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You're probably going to spend a lot of time at university taking notes, so mastering the art of effective note-taking is a worthwhile endeavour. Here are some tips on how to take notes like a pro!
Don't write down every single word. This is not only exhausting but also an ineffective method of note-taking – if you're furiously writing down every word on the lecture slide, you won't pay attention to the information that is actually on them. Try jotting down the most important pieces of information in short sentences and dot points instead.
Handwrite your notes. A lot of students can type notes much more quickly than they can handwrite them – however, this can actually be counterproductive. When you're quickly typing out your notes, you often end up just copying the points on the lecture slides rather than actually taking in what's being discussed.
Use technology. While it's best to stick to pen and paper for actual note-taking, re-watching lectures online and downloading the lecture slides are really helpful ways to review your notes and write down any important information that you missed during the lecture.
Highlight important notes. Capitalising, underlining and using coloured highlighters to emphasize key points is a great way to make your notes easier to digest when exam time comes around. Don't get too carried away, though – over-highlighted notes are about as useful as non-highlighted notes.
Don't worry if your notes aren't neat. Try to ignore any perfectionist tendencies you might have when note-taking – spending too much time trying to make your notes look beautiful will lead to you missing important information. Just make sure you can read what you've written!
Share your notes. If you have friends doing the same units as you, ask them if they want to swap notes after lectures. This is a great way to pick up information you might have missed.
Written by mass communications student Kelsey Tang


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James Franco directs the pic about 1950s teen idol and Oscar-nominated actor Sal Mineo, who rocketed to fame with his turns in Rebel Without A Cause and Otto Preminger's Exodus before he was stabbed to death at age 37. Sal, scripted by Stacey Miller with a story by Miller, Franco, Vince Jolivette, and Val Lauren from Michael Gregg Michaud's book on the actor, follows Mineo in his final hours as he struggles to regain career momentum. Lauren stars as Mineo alongside Franco, Jolivette, Miller, Jim Parrack, Trevor Neuhoff, and Raymond T. Williams. Tribeca Films will release the pic on VOD and iTunes on October 22 followed by a limited theatrical run November 1:
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AWOLNATION has been killing the alternative rock game for years now. From "Sail" to "Run," Aaron Bruno is nothing short of a musical genius. Now in 2019, he's bringing us AWOLNATION's fourth studio album. And of course, a studio album's rarely released without a few good singles. This time we got a surprise in the form of a double second single. AWOLNATION released their own new song "California Halo Blue" alongside a cover of The Cars' "Drive." And both are beautiful in their own ways.
"California Halo Blue" is a little lighter in melody compared to some of the LA band's other work. However, the tone's harsher when you hear the lyrics. The song's about the Woolsey Fires in California in 2018. Then frontman Aaron Bruno's wife had to evacuate their LA home quickly and Aaron lost his studio in the fire. The single has an elegant way of depicting the tragedy and stress of the situation. Loss sometimes produces the strongest content. This showed a lot of growth in AWOLNATION's music, both lyrically and instrumentally.
Next, AWOLNATION snuck in a cover of The Cars' song "Drive" along with the other single. This is a lovely tribute to Ric Ocasek, former singer of The Cars, who recently passed. Aaron Bruno's work is greatly influenced by the synths and other elements of Ric's music; therefore, it was a great choice for a cover. "Drive" is an excellent cover. It's a soft and thoughtful rendition that's a clear tribute to the original, but still has AWOLNATION's signature sound.
Overall, we're very excited for this new era of AWOLNATION. Each album has shown more growth and maturity with deeper topics and a variety of sounds. "California Halo Blue" was a great choice for a single and we hope to hear more like it. Additionally, "Drive" was a nice surprise and a good cover. Until then, we'll have to wait for more album announcements. Although you can definitely check out AWOLNATION on the road next year with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. It's sure to be a fire tour.
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These NFL Stars Get Their Game-Breaking Abilities From A Vegan Diet!
One of the most important aspects of an NFL star's lifestyle is their diet. What they put into their bodies directly affects how they are able to perform on the field. In the last two decades, a new way of eating has taken the league by storm — going vegan. From Tom Brady to Tyrann Mathieu, some of the best players have given up meat and meat-based products for clean green living, and they credit this change for their success. These are the NFL stars you had no idea were vegan.
David Carter Was One Of The First
In 2014, 300-pound defensive end David Carter became one of the first NFL stars to publicly go vegan. He was inspired to change his lifestyle after watching Forks Over Knives, a documentary about the health impacts of an animal-based diet.
At the time, Carter was suffering from several ailments, all of which he claims cleared up shortly after. He said, "I need protein to be big and strong, but look at some of the largest and strongest animals in the world and none of them eat meat." Since retiring, Carter has become an activist for a vegan lifestyle.


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" Russia's Consumer Protection Service in the southern Rostov Region has stepped up controls on the border with Ukraine following an outbreak of cholera in the neighboring Donetsk region, the regional CPS head said on Wednesday.
Four cholera cases were registered in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, 50 km from the border, in late May.
All of them were attributed to fish caught in a local river.
CPS regional administration head Mikhail Solovyov said he doubted fish could have been the source of contamination, suggesting that the cholera bacterium, known as Vibrio cholerae, had most likely been transferred through the water supply system."


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Co Author Listing * Simple O(n log n) Algorithm for Finding the Maximum Distance between Two Finite Planar Sets, A
McAleavey, S.A.[Stephen A.]
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McAlister, M.[Martha]
Co Author Listing * To Fill or Not to Fill: Sensitivity Analysis of the Influence of Resolution and Hole Filling on Point Cloud Surface Modeling and Individual Rockfall Event Detection
McAllester, D.[David]
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* Continuous Markov Random Fields for Robust Stereo Estimation
* discriminatively trained, multiscale, deformable part model, A
* Domain-Independent Dominance of Adaptive Methods
* Efficient Joint Segmentation, Occlusion Labeling, Stereo and Flow Estimation
* Information-Theoretic Segmentation by Inpainting Error Maximization
* Min-Cover Approach for Finding Salient Curves, A
* Object Detection with Discriminatively Trained Part-Based Models
* On-Road Multivehicle Tracking Using Deformable Object Model and Particle Filter With Improved Likelihood Estimation
* Particle-Based Belief Propagation for Structure from Motion and Dense Stereo Vision with Unknown Camera Constraints
* Robust Monocular Epipolar Flow Estimation
* Robust Road Detection and Tracking in Challenging Scenarios Based on Markov Random Fields With Unsupervised Learning
* Structure and motion from road-driving stereo sequences
* Unsupervised Learning of Stereo Vision with Monocular Depth Cues
* Visual Object Detection with Deformable Part Models
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McAllister, A.[Andy]
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* Riparian Vegetation Status and Rates of Water Use From Satellite Data
* Satellite-based Measurements For Benchmarking Regional Irrigation Performance In Goulburn-murray Catchment
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McAllister, D.
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McAllister, E.
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McAllister, G.
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McAllister, H.G.
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McAllister, M.
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McAllister, R.[Rowan]
Co Author Listing * Autonomous Vehicle Vision 2021: ICCV Workshop Summary
* PRECOG: PREdiction Conditioned on Goals in Visual Multi-Agent Settings
* S2Net: Stochastic Sequential Pointcloud Forecasting
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McAlpin, D.B.
Co Author Listing * Data Processing Concepts for the Integration of SAR into Operational Volcano Monitoring Systems
* Integrating SAR and derived products into operational volcano monitoring and decision support systems
* Pyroclastic Flow Deposits and InSAR: Analysis of Long-Term Subsidence at Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Includes: McAlpin, D.B. McAlpin, D.B.[David B.]
McAlpine, C.
Co Author Listing * Approach to Mapping Forest Growth Stages in Queensland, Australia through Integration of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat Sensor Data, An
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McAlpine, J.
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Compare iontophoresis units before buying one
How to Compare Iontophoresis Machines from Different Manufacturers /Factors to compare iontophoresis machines
For comparing iontophoresis machines for a buy or a change out decision, you have to take into consideration the " ICF - the IontophoresisCompareFactor"
We have to acknowledge that:
The basis for this factor is Voltage x Current= IontoFactor
IontoFactor @ body resistance @ average pulse rate = ICF - the IontophoresisCompareFactor
In one line it is simply:
Voltage (in V) x Current (in mA) @ body resistance (in Ohms/1000) @ pulse rate with average value = ICF - the IontophoresisCompareFactor
!!! (a direct current is a pulse of 100% and is is a average value - if this is not shown correctly from the device, we have fantasy values) !!!
**To compare machines, you have to calculate this: What the machine will show you (will it show you maximums or average values or fantasy values?) or what the manufacturer wants to make you believe it can deliver?
For example, do you have a strange feeling when a manufacturer tells you that a device with a tiny battery can deliver you a stable, professional and strong current? Where shall it come from? From a 1.2 volt battery? From 2 or 4 batteries? With 4 batteries in a row, you only have 4.8 volts!
We can clearly state that the Hidrex PSP1000 it is able to deliver you these values (at average rate)
60 V x 30 mA @ 2Kilo Ohm and it shows you average values - this is state of the art and the maximum the medical law allows. These are values from a professional iontophoresis machine.
We can clearly state that the Idromed 5PS is able to deliver you these values (at average rate)
72 V x 25 mA @ 2Kilo Ohm and it shows you average values - this is state of the art and the maximum the medical law allows. These are values from a professional iontophoresis machine.
For the Hidrex PSP1000, we have an ICF of 3600 "Hidrex units" (60*30*2) in direct current mode, also for the Idromed we have a ICF of 3600 "Hidrex units" (72*25*2) compared to direct current mode.
For both Hidrex and Idromed: More would not be allowed for home usage. We have here a maximum value that sets the standard of comparison for other iontophoresis devices.
Buy your personal iontophoresis unit with a ICF up to 3600
If you now switch down to the pulse rate, we have possible ICF factors of:
- 90% the ICF is 3240 (Only for Idromed: through the fix pulse width of 90% this is equal to the Idromed5 PS or PC)
- 80% the ICF is 2880
- 70%the ICF is 2520
- 60%the ICF is 2160
- 50% we have a ICF of max 1800 - means at the full power this is half effective than if you would run it in 100% (direct current mode)
For other devices having a IontoFactor at lower Ohms you have to calcutate this:
Example: A machine XY has 40Volts at 30 mA at 0.8 Kilo Ohm with direct current (and hopefully not only fantasy values) the ICF is 40 x30 x 0.8 x 100%= 960
Compared to the Hidrex (in direct current mode)
ICF Hidrex to ICF other iontophoresis machine (in reference to the example above)
3600 to 960
We can say the Hidrex PSP1000 has 3.75 times more power at the highest settings at the same body resistance than the other machine (XY).
From our experience, we can say that we have not heard of anyone that can tolerate the full power of the Hidrex PSP1000 at full power in direct current mode but, there are many that can handle full power with a 90% pulse rate.
We are not keen on saying THIS IS THE MOST POWERFUL MACHINE IN THE WORLD - we would rather state that the Hidrex sets the standard in powerful iontophoresis and more is not allowed by the EU medical right. We dont want to lead others to state fantasy values! If you want to compare against the PSP1000, we can only say to take a multimeter and measure the voltage and the mA your device can deliver by yourself!How to achieve the best results with iontophoresis at lowest treatment times
In which fields do iontophoresis machines differ:
When you buy an iontophoresis unit, there are some key factors and concepts that you should consider asking the manufacturer of the device:
Do you build a voltage or current driven device? This makes a huge difference because you can feel a voltage change more than a current change.
Does it run on batteries or a main power supply? With a battery driven iontophoresis machine, you dont have to take as much care for security. You dont have to build in double redundant security and current circles. On the other hand, it is easy to see that such (add space) a machine can only deliver limited current. If you try to hack the current with a battery driven device to get a pulsating direct current, you are limited once again by the current the batteries can deliver.How much Voltage can be delivered?
At a certain voltage range, the feel of the current (in order on the deliverable current strength) is better. This bandwidth is at 50-70 Volts. This affects only high power iontophoresis applications and is not true for tiny currents.
Do you design the iontophoresis machine and the electrodes to last a lifetime?
TIP: Hidrex and Idromed are voltage driven, run in the best voltage bandwith, have a stable Pulsating current (Idromed 90%, Hidrex switchable between 90 to 50% in 10 % steps), and are proven and designed to last a lifetime
There is also a difference in how you measure a current. Hidrex measures it on 2 Kilo Ohms and it will deliver up to 60 Volt @ 30 mA at this resistance. (This is a normal body resistance with wet hands due to sweating and the tap water for used to facilitate the current flow through the distance grids or towels to the skin).
If your body resistance is higher 2 Kilo ohms (for example, double the normal) of 4 Kilo Ohm, the device can deliver a maximum of 60V @ 15 mA. If you want it to deliver 30 mA, you would have to increase the voltage up to 120 Volts to get the same mA at the given body resistance! This is an absolutely unreasonable way and, in the most cases, deadly (in the U.S. the network runs at 110V, so who has the desire to stand more than the - according to the medical right - maximum).
The better way is to take care that the body resistance does not exceed 2 KOhms. This is sometimes not easy to do because when the skin looses loses its humidity (when the sweating has stopped or decreased), the body resistance is increases dramatically. For this, we have developed the iontophoresis aftercare lotion Current Care. It shall restore humidity to the skin (by high % of Urea) and take care of the skin (with high % of Zinc). Also, it is proven to work with iontophoresis while other creams can prevent success. Current Care can be also used by psoriasis sufferers because it does not contain fragrance, colors, preservatives, and all ingredients are hypo-allergenic. Also it is a good idea to drink enough fluids to maintain a low body resistance. If this does not solve your problem, clean the electrodes more frequently. If they are heavily scratched (mostly the problem when having aluminium ones), maybe you should think about ordering some new stainless steel electrodes. If it is the body resistance and youve done all of the above, take a look at your nutrition. Do you eat tons of apples or other citric fruits - this increases the bodies resistant also.If your body resistant is equal 2 Kilo ohms, Hidrex and Idromed will deliver exactly a IontoFactor of 1800
If your body resistant is under 2 Kilo ohms, Hidrex and Idromed will not allow to drive higher IontoFactors of than 1800 (60 Volt @ 30 mA for Hidrex, 72 Volt @ 25 mA for Idromed)


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Amid a global epidemic, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new guidelines for blood banks to prevent the contamination and transmission of the Zika virus. While whole blood donations are banned in Zika-endemic parts of the world, Cerus [CERS] INTERCEPT would enable the safe collection and transfusion of plasma and platelets. Two years after its initial FDA approval, INTERCEPT continues to be the only FDA approved blood transfusion pathogen-inactivation device for combating yet another declared Global Health Emergency.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has likened the speed of transmission and the lack of scientific knowledge about the Zika virus to the 1980's HIV/AIDS pandemic. To date, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has reported 82 Zika-positive cases in the U.S. and roughly 1.5 million globally, while the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts 4 million by year end, as shown in the chart below. A recent UN Report indicates that an increase in global temperatures may increase the incidence of many vector-borne diseases, including the Zika virus, during the next few years (Fig 1).
Source: ARK Investment Management LLC (Fig.1 Projections based on NIH & CDC reports. The 2014 figures are based on the 2013-2014 French Polynesia outbreak.
While only 20% of individuals infected with the Zika virus become ill, it has been linked to a serious birth defect, microcephaly, and a rare autoimmune disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome. Brazil has witnessed well over a 32-fold increase in microcephaly incident reports in 2015 compared to prior years. The uptick in microcephaly diagnoses is aligned with initial government investigations linking ~38% of infants born with the defect back to the Zika virus.
In 2015, Cerus announced that it could deactivate the Zika virus in human blood, thereby enhancing transfusion safety. Based on ARK's research, thus far Cerus has the only devise on the market that will prevent the transmission of the Zika virus through blood transfusions.
Cerus' approach is one of many that will help slow disease transmission rates. The WHO indicated that a diagnostic test for the Zika virus may become available within weeks and that 20 biotech companies are racing to the finish line. While short-term Zika virus response relies on improved detection and containment methods– much like that offered by the Cerus INTERCEPT system — mobilization efforts to release an approved vaccine against the virus have also taken off.
While some companies are developing diagnostic tests and vaccines, others are attacking the issue at the genetic level in mosquitoes. Brazil has partnered with the International Atomic Energy Agency and is planning on sterilizing male mosquitoes using gamma ray irradiation, but the necessary government authorities have yet to issue an import permit for the irradiator.
The WHO also projects that a viable vaccine against the Zika virus will not be available commercially for at least another few years, but several companies have announced their commitment to the effort, including Texas-based NewLink Genomics [NLNK] which previously collaborated with international agencies on the successful release of an Ebola vaccine. Other top contenders for a viable vaccine include Intrexon [XON] and Inovio Pharmaceuticals [INO]. Inovio CEO, Joseph Kim, announced an aggressive timeline to initiate Phase 1 testing of its Zika vaccine before the end of 2016.
In a world of rapid globalization, increased travel and rising temperatures, once geographically limited esoteric diseases, like the Zika virus, now pose an international health threat. ARK believes that the clear takeaway from this episode, and Ebola before it, is the demonstrable value of systems and solutions that prevent and/or reduce the transmission rate of such diseases.


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Let's start with Alice Oldendorff, inbound with a hold full of Nova Scotia stone and about to turn to starboard on her (almost) final approach to Brooklyn. Alice and I have a long history.
YM Wind makes the final approach her into Global Terminals, her first call at sixth boro docks. In contrast above, Alice has already made hundreds of calls here, always transporting aggregates. Visible assisting Wind are Alex McAllister and Ava M. McAllister.
E. R. Montecito is a large ship, but containers are stacked 17 across, versus 20 across for Wind above.
Undine here takes on bunkers and other supplies. The small black/red/white vessel long her stern is Twin Tube, the venerable 1951 harbor supply vessel. In dry dock in the distance it's USNS Sisler.
MOL Emissary travels the last few miles before Port Elizabeth.
Uniquely named tanker Forties waits in the Stapleton anchorage.
COSCO Vietnam enters the Kills and passes Houston at the dock.
Since Kriti Amber is Greek-flagged, I'm guessing that's a variation on "Crete," but that only conjecture.
QM2 takes on fuel while transferring passengers on the port side.
And let's call it a day with Unique Explorer.
All photos recently by Will Van Dorp, who considers himself fortunate to live in this large port.
Part of today's post follows on yesterday's, the arrival of NYK Blue Jay. Although she is no larger than the other ULCVs now serving the sixth boro, the fog obscuring the Staten Island in the background creates an illusion of size. Miniature tugs follow this vessel appearing the largest thing ever to enter the harbor. If the 1920s launched an era of skyscrapers on boro of Manhattan, then the past year and a half that has ushered in the ULCVs is truly an era of coast scrapers, certainly hoping not bottom scrapers. Out at the entrance to the Ambrose, pilots climbing from the pilot boat must feel they're beside a rolling, pitching, yawing skyscraper.
If painted orange, Robbins would look like a traffic cone.
Note the three tugs totaling combined 18000 hp lined up alongside, and
fog downsizes the heights of the skyscrapers.
Let's switch gears and embrace the merger of tanker names and popular culture, specifically the villainous organization at the heart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Since my son has caught me up on Hydra, this seems one of the strangest vessel names I've seen… If you know the reference, it rivals King Barley and Turmoil.
Siirt I've seen before.
Undine heads in with Brazilian oil, I believe. Un-dine . . . has intriguing semantic possibilities, or well, it's just the name of a type of water fairy. Since I mentioned popular culture earlier here, Undine would fit right into the Australian show Tidelanders.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who hopes you understand the educational and therapeutic benefits he gains from haunting the port.


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LOS ANGELES – Animal control officers will be in the unincorporated area of West Covina, checking for animal licenses and compliance with laws that require owners to vaccinate, spay/neuter and microchip their dogs and cats, it was announced Tuesday.
California law requires that all dogs over the age of four months be vaccinated against rabies and licensed. Securing a dog license can also help animal control agencies if a pet goes missing.
A county ordinance covering unincorporated areas requires dogs and cats over the age of four months to be spayed or neutered and to be "microchipped" with a tiny computer chip that identifies the animal and its owner. Several cities have also adopted similar ordinances.
The county Department of Animal Care and Control is sending field officers to the West Covina area to enforce the requirements, said department spokeswoman Evelina Villa. Residents caught not following the law will be charged license fees, delinquency penalties and a $40 field enforcement fee.
New animal licenses can be obtained by visiting any county animal shelter or accessing an online application at animalcare.lacounty.gov.
The Department of Animal Care and Control offers low-cost vaccination clinics and financial assistance, for individuals who qualify, for spay and neuter surgeries.


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The migrant caravan slowly advancing through southern Mexico is demanding the Mexican government help its 4,000 participants reach Mexico City even as a smaller group of Central Americans entered the country, presumably with the intention of joining it.
Worn down from long miles of walking and frustrated by the caravan's slow progress, some migrants have been dropping out and returning home or applying for protected status in Mexico. Conscious of that frustration, its representatives demanded "safe and dignified" transportation to the capital after the group arrived in the Oaxaca state town of Niltepec.
The Mexican government has shown no inclination to assist, however, with the exception of its migrant protection agency giving some of the caravan's stragglers rides to the next town over the weekend.
Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a group supporting the caravan, has said it hopes to hold meetings in Mexico City with federal lawmakers and authorities as well as representatives of the incoming government to discuss migrants' rights and the caravan's future.
But Mexican officials seem intent only on seeing the caravan melt away as it travels toward the US border.
US President Donald Trump, eager to keep voters trained on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, stepped up his dire warnings about the caravans, yesterday tweeting, "This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!"
A US official said yesterday that in addition to 5,200 troops deployed to the southwest border with Mexico, the Pentagon has put 2,000 to 3,000 other active-duty troops on standby in case they also are needed.
On Monday, Mexico's Federal Police aggressively tried to turn back hundreds more migrants who crossed the Suchiate River to enter Mexico from Guatemala.
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Processing anxiety is not my favorite thing to do…and yet, it seems like I am constantly doing just that. The logical part of my brain recognizes that my fears are (usually) unfounded. But unfortunately, there's no master switch to simply shut it down. As these fears and memories of past traumas (from this life and past lives) bubble up to the surface, the anxiety increases my heart rate, tenses up my shoulders, churns my stomach to the point of nausea, and sometimes makes my body shiver uncontrollably. My thoughts become clouded in an obsessive loop of terror and confusion.
It's exhausting, quite frankly. And when it's at its worst, I'm unable to enjoy activities that I normally would and/or function as I normally would.
Anxiety is actually fairly common, so maybe some of you can relate to all this. I've found the most effective solution in the moment is to focus on my breathing and slow everything down to a manageable level. And later, I can dive into what exactly was triggering about a situation and why. Regular meditation can also train your brain to find the space between the trigger and the anxious reaction.
It's all about that in-between space.
And healing yourself is a practice, a lifestyle choice. So, appreciate those moments when you are able to overcome your fear—all the props and pats on the back. Really soak that in. And don't beat yourself up when you fall into the loop. No one is judging you more harshly than yourself, so go easy and have compassion for what's true for you in the moment.
We are all worthy of self-love. No matter what our brains might tell us otherwise.
So of course, anxiety can have a pretty big impact on our dreamspace. Below is one of my recent examples of how that can manifest.
I am dreaming that I am on the murky, swamp water, on a floating wooden platform like the one I used to play on as a child. I am out there fishing when it looks like there is a torpedo in the water rushing towards me. The water is so murky that I can't tell what it is at first. Then, as it approaches more closely, I see that it is a gator. I notice the water is full of gators—swarming this platform. Suddenly, the platform flips over, and I fall into the water. A gator to my left lunges out of the water; there is violent splashing all around me. It nearly catches me.
And I wake up.
For me, I see the gators as these traumatic memories and fears that, instead of bubbling up gracefully to the surface, are actually charging directly at me. And the fear I feel in this dream is intense. However, a part of me is clearly wanting to process the memories/fears as the wooden platform flips me into that murky, predator-infested water. And sure, it definitely seems like I'm being fiercely hunted when I was only trying to fish for a few bites. But the truth of the dream is that I never am "gotten" by the "gator." I do not process anything that I am not ready to process—this is the beauty of our soul's wisdom.
For me, this is why shadow work is so important. As I've gotten older, my shadow self (comprised of fears, past traumas, unresolved pain and wounds) tries to connect with me in dreams. See my Hide-and-Seek post for reference.
This work is ongoing at this point in my life. I try to remain open and accepting even though it can feel like the scariest thing I've ever confronted. Our shadow selves are a valid part of us. And eventually, they will probably reach out with information, from both this life and past lives, that is necessary for our growth—mentally and spiritually.
Will we answer their call?
I'll leave you today with a poem I wrote from my shadow's perspective. This is what I imagine her journey to be as she seeks to make contact.
Lucid Aviation: A MAP
I publish sh.[ort] H.[and] user manuals…. . . .
. .. .in sands along the shoreline. ..
Entomb @$+r*n*m!c@| confidence;
coordinate seafloor burials;
map ~~~~underwater~~~~
harvest clues you planted in my dreams.
W e stretch waking el@stic connections
(across the coldest shoulder corners)
{around the sharpest emotional edges}
———–> I pull back
————————————————-> and you pull harder,
only to suddenly SN A P
back together.
Reach out for my hand
if you think it is not there.
Recalibrate perSPECTive definition. . .
. . . increasing your luciDITY…
Ignore an instinct that seeks up or down
Have I left? Were you right?
Just SEarch insiDE instead.
Seas can clean hands,
cannot baptize dirt
rooted under my fingernails,
stains become each other's passions.
Reincarnate healing realizations.
PAUSE and EJECT
karmic replays of
our perpetual
I research lifetimes
for mailed invitations:
"This Fate to Wait"
while you dream of wristwatches,
endless dark hallways.
Past enlistment of my
soldier for violence,
foreign wars.
Led all my troops to battle
and brAvely lost them aLL.
Now I dream of rocking
where a wrinkled, grey-
man sits and meditates.
Female cops arrive like houseguests,
then try to arrest me.
I dream the electricity goes out;
try to unplug my bedside lamp.
Powerful surges race
throughout my veins
and melt away
rows of teeth
stacked deep
inside my
…I had to fall asleep to wake up…
In the past, I dreamed of chases;
tried to run through thick swamps,
even impressed myself
how I never seemed to tire.
Then I drowned.
A flat line ran—from toes—up through- -my skull;
Accidentally opened
…I am already home at peace inside…
*just open your mind's eye*
~Once I stopped kicking for the surface~
~~~~~~swamps settled into~~~~~~
crystal ocean.
Now I see the sharks
as they swim and circle my feet.
But I'm not scared.
I watch them,
hypnotizing like ghosts,
and I no longer run from them.
I float here at the s u r f a c e
Sometimes holding the e d g e .
I never get out of the water.
I have not left the s h o r e l i n e
yet . . . .
So stay this time, won't you?
Come aboard this skin-ship,
sinkable and captain-less.
You are the patron
of my soul's navigation.
Capsizing tides
never scare you,
so we untie every anchor;
save ourselves with near
creepy consistency.
Two sea-stranded passengers
who vacation towards thrival,
inFLATed imAGINATions
that weather longer
independent of rigid,
earthly foundations
We write the tides;
circumnavigate past lives,
like space-time travelers.


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I am learning how incredibly important it is to have a girl tribe.
It is necessary for me to push me to achieve my goals.
To surround yourself with amazing women who are driven and passionate will only empower you to become the best woman you can be.
I am blessed to have my girl tribe. To have woman who empower me. Who believe in me. Who know I will do amazing things. Who listen to me. Who understand me. Who push me to become a better artist and human.
I have a lot of friends in theater (my chosen field) who do many different things from acting and directing to administration. I had an amazing group of girlfriends in college who were my roommates, my classmates, scene mates, and everything else in between.
After college, I moved to Connecticut where I knew nobody. Suddenly all that community I had found in college was gone, fragmented between states. I worried that relationship ties would sever.
I was lucky enough that a theater environment usually fosters a family environment, and I quickly added new family members to my tribe out here in Connecticut.
However, I got to spend time with two of my best friends from college this past weekend. One just started her MFA in Acting at Columbia and the other just started a directing fellowship at Arena Stage. To say I'm proud is an understatement. I've already posted it on another blog post and on my social media, but I'll say it again.
Being with these like-minded and powerful women this weekend inspired me so much.
I realized how it's so important to have friends like these, especially in our chosen field where collaboration is everything. I'm an incredibly independent person, so asking people for help or feeling like I need other people in order to get what I want done, isn't easy for me. I think this stems from feeling like I'll be rejected maybe? or like I don't want to bother anyone else? I'm not entirely sure yet, but after being with them, I felt like I could conquer the world.
That I could move to New York City someday and be a working artist in my field because they would be by my side, also being working artists.
It reminds me of something Lacy Phillips talks about (manifesting coach) about how important it is to have expanders in your life. To have friends and/or peers who are doing the things you want to be doing, because it will make you believe that it is VERY possible for you to be doing it too. They are lighting the path for you.
I feel so lucky to have found such amazing and driven women to light the way when I can no longer see the path and hold my hand as we walk down the road together.
Have you found your girl tribe? How do you support and uplift each other?


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Use Wall Stencils To Make Farmhouse Inspired Home Decor
Welcome back, my Cutting Edge Stencils friends. Farmhouse style is the perfect combination of rustic meets cozy. If you are looking to create a chic space with a farmhouse feel then our stencil designs can help! Crafting custom farmhouse decor is easy and affordable with our stencil patterns. Today we're sharing how to turn trash to treasure using reclaimed wood and our Horse Head Wall Stencil.
Before we walk through the stencils for this project, here is a quick video tutorial!
Erika, our in-house craft guru, decided to jump on the farmhouse decor trend and make a farmhouse inspired key holder using reclaimed wood and our Horse Head Stencil. While walking her cute pup, she had spotted a wooden wine box sitting in the trash. She scooped up the wood for her project.
Erika took the wooden box apart. She used a wood glue to hold two panels together and then nailed a supporting piece of wood on the back side. This created her wood canvas.
Erika let the wood glue dry over night. Then she sanded the wood canvas.
After the wood canvas was prepped and ready to go, Erika was ready to start stenciling. She decided to use one of our new stencils for this fun project. She selected the small Horse Head Stencil, this design makes a wonderful accent for any farm house decor.
She sprayed the back of the stencil with Sticky Note spray adhesive which can be purchased from your local craft store or Amazon. Repositionable spray adhesive can help hold the stencil in place and reduce bleed. She placed the stencil on top of the wood and painted the pattern in Benjamin Moore Navajo White using a dense foam roller.
Erika made sure she rolled off any excess paint on a piece of paper towel. Too much paint will cause the design to bleed. Once the entire design was painted, Erika lifted the stencil back to reveal the pattern.
Erika wasn't done yet! Next it was time to stain the wood canvas. Erika used Varethane Stain in chestnut. She brushed the stain on using a bristle brush.
Then wiped it off using paper towel.
Erika painted the edges of the wood canvas with the stain. Once the stain was dry, she used screws to fasten two hooks along the bottom. Rope was attached to the back of the piece so it could be hung.
Are you ready to see how her farmhouse inspired key holder turned out? It's gorgeous!
Once again, we are amazed at how she managed to take someone's trash and turned it into this farmhouse decor treasure.
Tell us, what stencil would you use on a piece of reclaimed wood? Leave us a comment below, we'd love to read your thoughts!
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Friday, 15 November 2013
New Books!
I've just received a parcel with some lovely new books that I ordered recently. The first two are by Lynette Anderson, an Australian designer who I am particularly fond of. I already have several other books by Lynette and they are always full of fun projects and beautiful stitcheries. I know I am going to find something nice to make, especially as the 'Stitch it for Christmas' book has arrived just in time to make some cute decorations. The other book you can see in the photo is called 'Stitch it for Autumn'. It is Lynette's latest book and it also contains some really pretty projects. I'm looking forward to browsing through them both properly and making a list of things I'd like to make from them.
This next book is one that I was really attracted to because of the quilt on the front cover. Something about that quilt made me want to buy this book. It is called 'Fast, Flirty and Fun: Easy Quilts from Fabulous Fabrics'. I have not been disappointed by the quilts inside the book either! The author, Sarah M. Bisel has really put together some very pretty, original and fun quilts. It will be difficult to pick out which one to make first!
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A mysterious villain puppeteering Gotham's most dangerous forces leads the Dark Knight into uncharted waters in Batman: Hush, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies, arriving on DVD and Blu-ray 12th August 2019 from Warner Home Video.
An adaptation of the seminal DC classic tale, Batman: Hush centers on a shadowy new villain known only as Hush, who uses Gotham's Rogues Gallery to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life - which has already been complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.
Batman: Hush boasts a stellar voice cast led by primetime television stars Jason O'Mara (The Man In The High Castle) and Jennifer Morrison (Once Upon A Time) as the voices of Batman/Bruce Wayne and Catwoman/Selina Kyle, respectively. The cast also includes Jerry O'Connell (Carter, Billions, Stand By Me) as Superman, Rebecca Romijn (The Librarians, X-Men) as Lois Lane, Rainn Wilson (The Office) as Lex Luthor, Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty) as Amanda Waller, Jason Spisak (Young Justice) as Joker, Peyton List (Bunk'd, Jessie) as Batgirl, Peyton List (Gotham, Mad Men, The Flash) as Poison Ivy, Geoffrey Arend (Madam Secretary) as the Riddler, Sean Maher (Firefly) as Nightwing, Maury Sterling (Homeland) as Thomas Elliot, Bruce Thomas (Legally Blonde, Kyle XY) as Jim Gordon, Adam Gifford (Longmire) as Bane, Sachie Alessio (Justice League Dark) as Lady Shiva, Stuart Allan (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) as Damian Wayne, James Garrett (Batman: Bad Blood) as Alfred, Hynden Walch (Teen Titans Go!) as Harley Quinn, Chris Cox (Family Guy) as Scarecrow, and Tara Strong (Batman: The Killing Joke, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!) as Reporter.
Director Justin Copeland (Reign of the Supermen) helms Batman: Hush from a script by Ernie Altbacker (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract). Jim Krieg (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight) amp; Alan Burnett (Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay) are co-producers. Amy McKenna (The Death of Superman) is producer. Michael Uslan is executive producer. Executive Producers are Sam Register and James Tucker (Reign of the Supermen).
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Court records obtained by Wired show how Israeli-born hacker Ehud Tenenbaumand and his cohorts, using SQL attacks and obtaining administrative passwords, were able to break into the networks of several financial institutions in the United States to steal confidential personal information, which they then sold via the internet. This data was copied onto counterfeit credit cards and used at ATMs to withdraw cash,
Tenenbaum, 29, also known as "The Analyzer," gained notoriety 10 years ago when he broke into computer networks of NASA, the Pentagon and the Knesset, the legislative branch of the Israeli government.
At the time, he was celebrated in Israel -- first being congratulated by now Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu for his "damn good IT skills," and then being featured in an advertisement and given a replacement computer to replace the one confiscated by the police, according to the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center. He then worked as a computer security consultant assisting Israeli enterprises to protect their networks from cyberattacks.
According to the court documents filed in Canada in September 2008, the U.S. Secret Service has been on his trail since October 2007, when they began an investigation into what they termed "an international conspiracy" of hackers attempting to make their way into computer networks of U.S. financial institutions and other businesses.
Tenenbaum eventually tripped up by choosing to not disguise his actual identity, using a Hotmail email account previously identified with him, as well as an IP address that led to a computer security company run out of Montreal called Internet Labs Secure, of which Tenenbaum was director. Court documents state that this IP address "was used to check balances of compromised accounts and attempted to increase balance limits on these compromised acounts. This IP address also was used to obtain compromised usernames and passwords in this attempt."
The USSS began their investigations at the source, that is, banks that were breached in Indiana, Florida, Texas and California. From there, they were able to follow the path of wire transactions from the banks to servers belonging to HopOne Internet in McLean, Va. Those servers proved to be the routing point of an attack originating from servers in the Netherlands belonging to LeaseWeb, one of Europe's largest hosting companies.
After the USSS requested Dutch law-enforcement agents to wiretap activity emanating from this point, email and IM from Tenenbaum appeared in traffic analyses. His discussions with co-conspirators mention hacks into several financial institutions and ATM withdrawals throughout the world.
According to documents, so far "the investigation has attributed at least $10 million in losses associated with these network intrusions and PIN cashout activities."
Tenenbaum also is the subject of another investigation by several Canadian law enforcement agencies.
Charges against him have expanded to now include alleged fraud involving banks and credit card firms in the U.S. and Canada.


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I plan to write a Hub about this Topic - but - first I hope to see some views from the Hubland Community. It's a rather touchy subject at that. Skimming the surface to name a few reasons - HIV - AIDS - STD's , Rape, Prostitution, Incest, Strip Clubs, Black Market Sex Slaves, Abortion. etc...
Do you think Money has a new partner in this progressing New Age World?
The statement is "the love of money is the root of all evil". Neither money nor sex are innately evil.
I get where you are going with this, but my opinion is people are the root of all evil. If we got rid of sex and money people would find something else. It is not the object that is the problem it's the brains of those involved.
I believe the only reason, root, for evil is because man came to like some thing and dislike others, the disliked things became evil, thus, disliking is the root of all evil.
The Bible, where that quote comes from btw, says that it is the heart of man that is the issue. Mt. 15:19 "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander."
This Time and Age is full of the content of that Verse. The Heart and Mind in how one uses sex, and money determines the wrongness or evil of it. This must center around Juidgment Day.
Would a transplant do any good?
I agree with you, though would add...
That when it comes to the evil of poverty and how money relates to it... it seems that many are completely r**ted by the absence of money!
+1. I agee with Peeples.
IMOwn personal opinion, evil lies in the mind(heart?) of horrible natured people. What some call a "bad seed". Period. It needs no root.
You can't have good without evil and vice versa, so something has always got to be evil, and what that is depends on how you look at things if you ask me.
I know a good number of people who have much love for money, but cant be described as evil or having wierd evil thoughts. Same applies with sex too.
sex between two consenting adults cannot be evil, some see it as a form of exercise or attempts at becoming pregnant to bring a child into the world. (The root to all evil, really?)
God's idea of Sex - is for the procreation of family. The world's idea of sex is for fun, health outlets, or sick. The sick make it evil whcih could be a root cause.
Money is not the root of any evil. Any "evil" acts people partake in to gain fortune is because of the things they want to have/do, which require money to have/do. If they could skip the money part, and perform said "evil" acts in direct exchange for said possessions/activities - skipping the whole money thing...they would.
Sex is FAR from the root of any evil. Without sex, you and I would not exist. The desire (sometimes uncontrollable) stems from an animal instinct, much like the desire to eat. The difference between eating and having sex, is you don't require use of another person's body to eat. Some people can not control their desires, or get crazy obsessions over their instincts because of chemical imbalances. Some crave food uncontrollably, and end up weighing 800lbs. Others crave sex uncontrollably, and unfortunately somebody can get hurt. The root cause here is instinct, lack of will power, and/or mental problems. Not sex itself.
Calling these things the root of any evil are merely scapegoating.
There is rape, prostitution, sex slave black market, wife beating, AIDS, HIV,incest,sexual harassment, bullying, hate crimes to gays,sex in chains,child porn and much more - this I believe is evil and all connected to sex. Not a scapegoat kind of thing.
Based on that logical the color yellow is evil, as is movement, thought, emotion and the weather.
Everything that is anything can be good or bad.
I would also say that hitting your spouse, hate crimes, child abuse and rape are not sex, they are violence. The very idea that violence is 'sex', I don't know how you even get there.
This is sex that has gone wrong or evil - violence has entered into it. What about STD's - HIV - AIDS - this I believe has made sex evil - dirty more than just sinful. Then there is abortion - connected to sex. Sex has trailed off into forbidden lands - no - I don't want to go there but many have and thousands upon thousands are getting horrible results. Sex should be lovely, a sweet communication, a bonding of a relationship, a complete expression of love, a satisfaction of both and a growth process. This world has taken a lot of these positives into sad negatives.
Don't forget these---------
Teaching kids or adults that perversion is okay.... is evil at the core.
Also, bullying and mocking kids or adults who believe in remaining virgins.
Also, bullying and mocking kids or adults who believe in traditional sex roles and marriage only between one man and one woman.
Also, allowing a man to publicly advocate for abortion in case his daughters "made a mistake".
Most, if not all, of these can be labeled "hate crimes" actually, if one uses the current fad of reference and definition coined by some liberal activists. And all of those are related to the topic of sex.
However, no, sex itself is not the root of all evil, nor is it rooted in evil. It is perversion and violence, the improper usage of sex, that is evil.
by Raymond D Choiniere 13 years ago
Hey Hubberville,There are plenty of people who find "Sex" as evil. The act creates life(except when precautions are used to prevent pregnancy), so how can it be bad?Creating a life-form inside a woman is the ultimate creation humankind can do as an individual. The power itself is...
by Annie 5 years ago
What is the different between a high class call girls, and a street corner prostituesa prostitue a peson who has sex for money, however someone came up with a fancy name to call it High class call girls, ... what is so high class about this profession....its just a elaborate or highly decorated...
by Goodpal 9 years ago
What is the root cause of Global Warming -- Greenhouse Gases, Bad Lifestyle or Lack of Money?People blame greenhouse gases - CO2, methane, etc - for global warming and climate change problems. In my opinion, these gases are the symptoms of the problem, the root cause lies in the modern lifestyle...
by H C Palting 8 years ago
Is money the root of all evil or is a real or perceived lack of it a common cause of ill deeds?
by Dolores02 10 years ago
If money is the root of all evil, then what was the root of all evil before money was invented?
by keepitnatural 12 years ago
Is money the root of (almost) all evil? You might say it is religion but many of these people have aprice for their silence, you may say it is jelousy but surely this is mainly down to monetary assets?
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text: Culinary Cherry Pecan Energy Bites By Ataque de energia de rádio On Sep 6, 2022 0 Share Makes: 10-12 energy bites 1 cup toasted pecan halves or pieces 1 cup dried cherries 4 medjool dates, pitted 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats 1 tablespoon cacao powder, plus additional, for coating (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In bowl of food processor, combine toasted pecans, dried cherries, dates, oats, cacao powder and vanilla extract. Pulse until ingredients begin to bind and form loose, dough-like ball. Roll into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in additional cacao powder, if desired, and transfer to airtight container. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to seven days. Note: To make gluten-free, substitute 1/4 cup of certified gluten-free old-fashioned oats. 0 Share FacebookTwitterGoogle+ReddItWhatsAppPinterestEmail


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This week, I entered a 4th grade classroom to see students at their desks silently moving their lips and quietly tapping their fingers. I heard a hum, "5-7-5… 5,7,5…" and then tapping, clapping, and snapping. I knew immediately what they were busy creating. They were constructing haiku.
In the last two weeks, the teacher introduced haiku as an accessible way for students to get to know each other. She asked them to write haiku which described who were without giving a physical description. First, she had laid the groundwork reminding them of the haiku form and reviewing background information, sharing examples of haiku from the Japanese poets, Basho, Shiki, and Issa. As I listened, I learned something I had not know before. In Matsuyama, Japan and its surrounding prefecture, they have built special mailboxes expressly for the purpose of sharing haiku. They are beautiful works of art in and of themselves, and as I saw the pictures of the mailboxes placed all around the city, I had an idea. I asked the teacher if I could construct a haiku mailbox for the 4th grade. She thought it was a wonderful idea and reported that her students have been happily depositing their work into the mailbox. I am looking forward to the time when we share our poems.
The school year began in a rush and is continuing at a frenetic pace. I have been trying to pause throughout my day and catch a breath. I'm finding that this is not enough. I am making it my intention to pull away on the weekends and devote time to poetry, photography and art. Photography helps me get into the flow of the moment. When I am walking in the woods, gardens, or parks, I direct my attention to what I see. It is like going on a treasure hunt, and my camera records my beautiful or surprising sights. When I am looking through my camera lens, I am not thinking of anything else. I am only concentrating on the object. I let it tell me how it wants to be captured and remembered. I experiment with angles and exposures until I feel I have expressed the object's mood and essence. Immediately, a sense of calm permeates my spirit. I have entered a fall flow. After I have collected several photographs, I sit quietly and let the words come to me. They come tapping into my mind – "5-7-5,… 5,7,5…" The rhythm relaxes me. I can continue to flow.
A Pocketful of Poems by Nikki Grimes.
Cool Melons – Turn To Frogs!: The Life And Poems Of Issa. Story and translations by Matthew Gollub, illustrated by Kazuko G. Stone.
Dogku by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Tim Bowers.
GUYKU: A Year of Haiku for Boys by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons by Jon J. Muth.
If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems by Brian P. Cleary, illustrated by Andy Rowland.
If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Ted Rand.
I Haiku You by Betsy Snyder.
My First Book of Haiku Poems by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, illustrated by Tracy Gallup.
One Leaf Rides the Wind by Celeste Mannis, illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung.
The Cuckoo's Haiku: and Other Birding Poems by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by
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The Horse's Haiku by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by Stan Fellows.
The Maine Coon's Haiku: And Other Poems for Cat Lovers by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by Lee Anthony White.
Today And Today by Kobayashi Issa, illustrated by G. Brian Karas.
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein, illustrated by Ed Young.
Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku by Paul B. Janeczko and J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Tricia Tusa
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Head Chef Ashleigh Hemingway at Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve grew up in Johannesburg and after studying at the International Hotel School spent some time in various game reserves gaining experience. She joined the team at Oceana two and half years ago as the second in charge before being handed over the reins in February of this year.
In Ashleigh's words "I strive to, with the help of my amazing team, put Oceana on the map as far as food goes. We've spent a lot of energy bringing our food back down to the basics and then building it up by diversifying with influences from across the world and adding a few unique African twists. What we aim to do is to find a balance between the art of making food beautiful and yet still showing respect to each ingredient in their natural form. As a chef putting yourself out there on a plate is the most terrifying yet rewarding experience."
Oceana's showcase from a food perspective is definitely their five course fine dining dinner served every evening. Tailor made menus are created each day ensuring that each evening, guests are assured of a unique dining experience while overlooking the reserve and onto the Indian Ocean. Spectacular!
Set in a spectacular and unique environment, Oceana offers a truly special luxury boutique experience. The property is perfectly positioned within a sprawling wildlife sanctuary, fronted by a pristine 7km stretch of private beach. With absolutely everything taken care of by their discreet staff, this private and intimate destination is where you go for a 'holiday whilst on holiday'.
On-site attractions include safari drives, spa treatments, fine dining, games room, swimming and beach activities. From golf to fishing, bird watching and more, there are also many other activities to be enjoyed in and around the charming town of Port Alfred.
Oceana is located on the warm Indian Ocean, close to Port Elizabeth as well as Big Five reserves. Exclusive, yet unpretentious, this property ticks all the boxes for an unforgettable holiday.
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What is a Heritage Breed?
Heritage breeds are traditional livestock breeds that were raised by our forefathers. These are the breeds of a bygone era, before industrial agriculture became a mainstream practice. These breeds were carefully selected and bred over time to develop traits that made them well-adapted to the local environment and they thrived under farming practices and cultural conditions that are very different from those found in modern agriculture.
Traditional, historic breeds retain essential attributes for survival and self-sufficiency – fertility, foraging ability, longevity, maternal instincts, ability to mate naturally, and resistance to diseases and parasites.
Heritage animals once roamed the pastures of America's pastoral landscape, but today these breeds are in danger of extinction. Modern agriculture has changed, causing many of these breeds to fall out of favor. Heritage breeds store a wealth of genetic resources that are important for our future and the future of our agricultural food system
The "Heritage" Dexter
Dexter cattle are among the smallest of cattle breeds in the world, standing 40" tall and weighing 700–900 pounds. Though size is the breed's most distinguishing characteristic, the Dexter is a useful and productive, multi‑purpose animal.
The Dexter originated in southern Ireland during the early 1800s. It was developed from the Kerry, an Irish dairy breed, through selection for smaller size and improved beef qualities. The breed name came from a "Mr. Dexter," who promoted the cattle during the mid‑1800s. The Dexter became popular with smallholders in Ireland and in England, who appreciated its efficiency in producing both milk and beef on limited acreage. Dexters were imported to North America beginning in 1910.
Even after the Dexter gained an identity as a breed, its history remained intertwined with that of the Kerry. For many years the two breeds were registered in a single herdbook, and some people considered Dexters to be a dwarf type of Kerry. Recent bloodtyping research, however, has determined that the Dexter and the Kerry, though closely related, are genetically distinct breeds. They should not be crossbred with each other.
Dexter cattle are solid and compact in appearance. Most Dexters are black, though red and dun are also found. The cattle are horned, and their black‑tipped white horns arc upward. Two body conformations are found within the breed: cattle with normal bodies and very short legs, and cattle, which are proportionately small in every dimension. Because the short‑legged type occasionally produces nonviable offspring, it has fallen out of favor, while the proportionate type has become more popular.
The Dexter has always attracted attention because of its size, and it has sometimes been marketed as a novelty or ornamental breed. This practice has obscured the breed's production value. Dexters are hardy, forage‑efficient cattle with excellent maternal qualities. As with other dual‑purpose breeds, the quantity of milk produced varies between strains; those strains that have had more dairy selection produce more milk, while those that have been selected for beef produce less. The milk produced is high in solids, making it ideal for butter and cheese production. Dexter beef is lean and high in quality. The small size of the carcass makes the breed an excellent choice for use in direct marketing programs. Dexters are good browsers and can rid pastures of some pest plants, and they may also be used as oxen.
Dexter cattle are increasing in numbers in North America and globally, and the breed seems destined to succeed. The challenge facing breeders, however, is to maintain historic selection practices so that the Dexter's production qualities are conserved and promoted.
The Preservation Project
Legacy Dexter Cattle Registry
Legacy began in an effort to raise awareness among Dexter breeders of imported bulls/semen of animals bred from the English upgrade/appendix registry. The US dexter associations at no time in their history ever permitted upgrading(outcrossing). A Legacy founder discovered these upgraded bloodlines and their overwhelming presence in the US registrations. US breeders had never been advised of the upgraded/outcrossed bloodlines and the traditional foundation pure bloodlines in the US were disappearing at an alarming rate.
Breeders interested in preserving these bloodlines were required to DNA genotype their cattle and to parentage confirm their calves to maintain integrity in the preservation effort. UCD-VGL was the choice for this testing. Legacy also worked to make a DNA record of all the oldest Dexters in the US using donated funds. As the DNA database and interest in the preservation effort grew Legacy began to expand the testing and registration program to all Dexter owners.


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After the intoxicating reworks of Zimbra Sound's percussive bass tunes and the diversified versions of Terrorrhythmus' trap smashers, Yarn Audio presents two very special interpretations of Jacaranda by Mexican musician Turning Torso. Tea Leaf is a collaboration of the experimental beat-makers Amos Anton and Fingerman from Leeds. The childhood friends transform Turning Torso's experimental guitar track into a light-headed bass excursion. Ever- changing rhythms and sophisticated sub-bass rise around the lush melody of «Jacaranda». With their first release the young producers prove to be masters of suspense. The second remix comes from Eeph. The upcoming producer transfers the spaced-out atmosphere of «Jacaranda» into a drum'n'bass framework. The member of the «Sublime Soundsystem» collective reduces the fast beat to a minimum, hypnotising with the hissing and chirring of the original and the bass sparely breaking trough.


text: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) represent an important route for plant carbon (C) inputs into the soil. Nonetheless, the C input via AMF as well as its impact on soil organic matter (SOM) stabilization and C sequestration remains largely unknown. A mycorrhizal wild type progenitor (MYC) and its mycorrhiza defective mutant (reduced mycorrhizal colonization: rmc) of tomato were continuously labeled with 13CO2 to trace root C inputs into the soil and quantify rhizosphere priming effects (RPE) as affected by AMF symbiosis and N fertilization. Mycorrhizal abundance and 13C incorporation into shoots, roots, soil and CO2 were measured at 8, 12 and 16 weeks after transplanting. AMF symbiosis decreased the relative C allocation (% of total assimilated C) to roots, in turn increased the net rhizodeposition. Positive RPE was recorded for both MYC and rmc plants, ranging from 16–71% and 25–101% of the unplanted control, respectively. Although net rhizodeposition was higher for MYC than rmc plants 16 weeks after transplanting, the RPE was comparatively lower. This indicated a higher potential for C sequestration by plants colonized with AMF (MYC) because the reduced nutrient availability restricts the activity of free-living decomposers. Although N fertilization decreased the relative C allocation to roots, rhizosphere and bulk soil, it had no effect on the absolute amount of rhizodeposition to the soil. The RPE and N-cycling enzyme activities decreased by N fertilization 8 and 12 weeks after transplanting, suggesting a lower microbial N demand from SOM mining. The positive relationship between enzyme activities involved in C cycling, microbial biomass C and SOM decomposition underlines the microbial activation hypothesis, which explains the RPE. We therefore concluded that AMF symbiosis and N fertilization increase C sequestration in soil not only by increasing root C inputs, but also by lowering native SOM decomposition and RPE. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd


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Party on turtle dudes! Let your little guy become the ninja turtles resident fun loving guy with this toddler TMNT Michelangelo costume. He'll be all set to enjoy some pizza and saving the day this holiday. – Romper – Headpiece – Shell
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As the crow flies, it would have been straight north from Christchurch. However, Maui's canoe wasn't flat, and the Southern Alps run from one end of the South Island to the other. After I left the cultivated plains, I was taken left and right, east and west, up the passes and down the valleys, sometimes accross the forest, sometimes accross meadows, in the shadows of high peaks dusted by snow. It was the end of summer.
My lunch break by Maruia Falls (what would a day on the road in New Zealand be without a roadside waterfall?) was interrupted by inquisitive wasps, so I continued on to Lake Rotoroa, where I had booked a room. On the way, slopes disfigured by clear-cuts, testimonials to Man's greed, made me fear for the worst, but as I entered Nelson Lakes National Park, nature ruled again. Sigh. I found myself lucky to have cash to pay for the night, for I could not have paid with card, then headed to the shores of the lake. Once again, I reaped benefits for waking up early: in spite of a long drive through the mountains, I still had a couple of hours of sunlight to work with before the night.
The scenery was rugged, with this peculiarly regular bushline up the slopes of the glacier-carved ranges. From the comfort of the valley's floor, I could only imagine what it was like to stand at the top and watch the sun go down.
In the morning, I walked in the cool forest. The waterfall at the end of the path proved disappointing, as did bird activity, but fortunately vegetation was fascinating. My favourite plant that day was young lancewood… doesn't it look incomplete, as if its top had been cut?
Then I drove to the next valley and the national park's main center, Saint Arnaud. I carefully studied possible day hikes, and decided to climb to Saint Arnaud Range on the day after. I had my picnic by Lake Rotoiti, but as the sun raced accross the sky, I realized my plan was doomed. You see, in a mountainous area, you need to be at the top to enjoy the best light, the one that peeks over the horizon in the early hours or caresses the land before diving behind it. If I started my hike in the morning, I would be in the shadow during the whole ascent (good potential to be cold!) and then I would arrive at the top and the sun would be too high in the sky on the other side. What if I left immediately?
After watching a knot of some fifty Long-finned eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii) feast by the jetty, I established a new time record at packing my stuff and started to walk through the "mainland island" of Rotoiti, a forest area where mammal invaders are controlled to allow native wildlife to thrive. To be fair, bird life didn't impress me there, but I had another prize in sight anyway.
I climbed quickly through those boring woods, exhausting myself in the process, but I reached the end of it in two hours. My ankles were suffering already, but the worst was yet to come. The view from the Parachute Rocks was beautiful, so I allowed myself some rest before the last slope, a steep and treacherous ramp that took me to the top of the Saint Arnaud Range.
When I arrived, I was stunned, for the other side screamed of wilderness, of alpine conditions, of adventure. Nowhere could I see signs of human activity, a rare sight in New Zealand that I had come to cherish. A cold wind blew, so I removed my sweat-soaked t-shirt and put a jacket on before walking a bit along the ridge. I had a few snacks and took lots of pictures.
On its descent to the other side of Earth, the sun hid behind a bank of clouds.
After a perilous descent, I was back at the Parachute Rocks, at the edge of the forest. That's the moment the sun chose to show up again. In a matter of minutes, it bathed the whole range in pure gold, a hue so intense I had to pinch myself to believe it was real.
I didn't expect such a show, and although my initial plan was to go down while light remained, I couldn't detach myself from the view. Or rather, I was torn between staying and going, and kinda started going down but stopping here and there for more pictures. Whenever I convinced myself I had seen it all, the glow intensified, and soon it became a deep orange. It seemed to set the gnarled trees ablaze in a mesmerizing symphony of colours.
There, I cursed myself for not staying above the treeline until the show was over. In hindsight, maybe the view from the forest wasn't that bad, after all!
Remained the hardest part: the climb down, two hours through the forest in absolute darkness (I had anticipated that) with a head torch on low batteries (that, I hadn't anticipated!). The track was fairly easy to follow on the upper section, but further down, I couldn't help but doubt. The way was marked with orange triangles (spoiler alert: by night, they turned grey), but for the way up! On the way down, I couldn't see them… After every large tree, I turned to see if there was a triangle: if there was, I felt invigorated. If there wasn't… well I walked to the next tree while keeping in check the panic I could feel rising inside me.
Even though I know nothing can really happen to me, I don't like being alone in the woods at dark, it frightens me, which can be a problem when one wants to see kiwi! Of course, that night I made it to the car safely, and could enjoy a well deserved night of sleep, still amazed by what I had witnessed up there.
In the morning, I went to the visitor center again and asked how much I had climbed on the day before: 1000 meters, I was told. Not too bad! 😀
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In this scenario, the fact that you're putting yourself through school is morally irrelevant. Your need for the money doesn't affect your coworker or the customer's rights and expectations. The question in this scenario is one of Justice. It's about respecting the will of others and our agreements with them.
The person whose will must be given the most respect in this scenario is the person paying the bill. Because the tip is a gratuity, it is entirely up to the customer to decide how much money is given and to whom it is distributed. When you accept the tip with that qualification, you have entered into a tacit agreement with the customer as to who will receive the tip. However, a Justice relationship is also generated by your agreement with your coworker. So, the primary question is how to approach these two (seemingly conflicting) issues of Justice.
The fact that you truly worked more than your coworker and deserve some of the tip yourself has to be balanced against the agreement with your coworker. Maybe that agreement was based on the awareness that the coworker would help you in similar circumstances. Whatever it was based on, the fact remains that agreements must be kept.
A person with authority in the matter (e.g., the restaurant's manager or a higher authority such as a hotel manager) could perform an equitable judgment about the agreement. It is appropriate in cases of doubt and potential tension to bring the matter to the attention of the person in charge of both coworkers because she is responsible for maintaining a good and friendly atmosphere in the workplace.
Special Circumstances to Consider:
- The existence of official policies that prohibit that kind of agreement between coworkers
- The fact the coworker has done the same thing for you other times, giving you the entire tip, or the fact that you have a ongoing agreement with her about helping one another this way
Dilemmas are a powerful way to improve your life now by testing your values. Read this dilemma here, or keep discovering your values by answering more dilemmas here.
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On Sunday, March 15, 2009, Little Havana was host to over 50,000 visitors taking in the music, food, art, and dancing of Calle Ocho 2009. Several stages provided venues for a variety of Latin music, including Miami's talented Salsa bands. As visitors strolled through the sprawling festival site, they encountered stage after stage of musical artists.
On one of those stages, you could see the results of body painting in South Florida. Accompanying this article is a photograph of one of the participants who danced on stage. You'll see her front is the flag of Puerto Rico. To ensure that the tolerant atmosphere was not tested too much, her nipples were covered with an adhesive tape and paint was then applied on top. The result is a seamless look that fools the eye. Many people encountering our subject would be surprised to learn that she is clad only in body paint from the waste up.
Body Painting by Flick uses non-toxic paints that are compatible with the human skin. Further, BPBF has a unique additive (that's safe and can even be eaten) that provides a temporary and advanced bonding of the paint to the skin. No other bodypainter offers this. The result is a shinier finish without any flaking of the paint. This particular paint is water-based and will wash off without delay in the shower, revealing smooth, healthy skin.
One last point. The paint applied by BPBF will last for more than 24 hours. In fact our subject reported that she elected to keep her last body painting for three days. She carefully washed daily around the art work. This allowed her to maximize her body painting and attend a steady stream of parties and events where she became the center of attention. At the end of her three painted days in January, she jumped into the shower and removed the paint immediately.
If you are seeking to be body painted or have an event requiring body painting performance art, you may contact Carl Flick of Body Painting by Flick at 561-844-2223. Visit BPBF's web site at: http://carlflick.com/bodypainting .