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Perspectives CorporationLocation: Various locations within RI, RI 02852 Document ID: AD505-6QER Posted on: 2019-12-2412/24/2019 Job Type: Regular
Job Schedule:Part-time
Minimum Education: Not Specified2020-01-23
Behavior Specialist (ABA, Autism)
Perspectives Youth & Family Services division has part time positions available throughout Rhode Island.
We encourage motivated, sincere leaders to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team while providing treatment and home-based support to children and their families across Rhode Island.
Main responsibilities include providing 1:1 care within the child's home environment to assist with skill acquisition and to foster independence across all areas of their development. As part of the treatment team, this position will receive regular supervision and support from a licensed clinician.
Candidates must have at least one year of college level education or currently be enrolled in a minimum of 6 college credits; Have a favorable criminal background check; DCYF clearance, an fingerprint results; Valid driver's licence, access to an insured vehicle, and a favorable driving record; Must be 19 years of age or older.
In return, Perspectives Corporation offers progressive employee benefits, such as:
Competitive rates of pay and flexible schedules.
Perspectives Corporation also offers the following benefits to eligible employees based on the number of regular scheduled hours: Exceptional medical and dental benefits for employee's working 20+ hours, generous time off, 401K Retirement Plan, Flexible spending, Aflac Supplemental Insurance (optional at employee's expense) Evolving career opportunities.
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Health club membership discounts; Mindfulness Training; AAA membership discounts; Verizon mobile discount; Employee referral bonuses; Employee recognition programs, and incentives Dynamic working environment.
Advancement Opportunities:
Perspectives Corporation promotes employee development with advancement opportunities within the agency. This includes tuition reimbursement for full time employees, management "in-training" programs, a comprehensive New Employee Orientation. Perspectives Corporation also offers continued training opportunities such as American Sign Language (ASL) classes, DSP Mentor Program, NADSP (The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals) and CPR certification.
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Episode #12: Have you ever thought to yourself "who am I to attempt these lofty financial or life goals? Do you think you can really do this?" In other words, have you ever been weighed down by self-limiting beliefs? I sure have. And in this episode, I share what I've done (and continue to do) to overcome my own limiting beliefs.
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This award-winning story takes place in England, starting out in the horrible Weatherly Orphanage in Yorkshire. Here the children are used as slave labor making baskets to be sold. Money that is meant to be for the care of the orphans is used by the owners and the children have very meager belongings and food and care. They are watched by cruel, strict caretakers who treat them very badly, and who punish misdeeds severely.
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Written by well-respected experts, this how-to guide provides patterns for the design of human computer human interaction (HCHI). An increasing number of applications are currently designed for use by more than one user, eg: multi-player games, interactive web sites, mobile phones, collaborative learning systems, interactive workspaces and smart environments. In these areas there is a shift from (HCI) human computer interaction to (HCHI) human computer human interaction. The role of patterns in this movement is twofold: 1st – patterns focus on the human user of the system; 2nd – patterns assist developers in the development process of groupware applications.
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New technologies have changed the way people interact with each other at a distance. Instead of working and socialising face-to-face, many people today collaborate remotely via the Internet. As a result, there are more and more groupware-applications and community environments. Examples include multi-player games, community sites in the new emerging Web 2.0, applications for interaction between mobile users, and highly interactive group editors. In these areas, there is a shift in focus from human computer interaction to computer-mediated human interaction.
Experts Till Schummer and Stephan Lukosch show you how to build applications to support computer-mediated interaction. To build these groupware systems, the authors use a pattern language. the role of the patterns are twofold; they focus on the human user of the system and they provide developers with the design knowledge and rationale to make expert decisions.
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Despite the common belief that mulch is used to prevent weed growth, this is not the case at all. There's a very good chance that you (or your landscaping company) spend some time fighting weeds that grow between gaps in your driveway or sidewalk. If weeds can grow in those locations, they can surely grow through soft organic matter, like mulch.
It would be incorrect to say that mulch is not a decoration, because it very much is. Numerous colors can be found at your favorite home stores; including red, brown, green, black, blue, and various other hues. This can create focal points in your yard, separate individual flowerbeds, and much more. With that said, mulch is not designed to prevent weed growth, but it can improve aesthetic appeal a great deal. This is not mulch's primary use, however.
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As you can see, mulch is a highly misunderstood landscaping tool that is crucial to the health and longevity of trees in more ways than one. Mulching your trees in early fall will provide all of these benefits, and provide some aesthetic appeal on the ground – at least until the snow begins to fall.
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SUZY BELLE, a 60' Grand Alaskan Pilothouse has been luxuriously updated and meticulously maintained by knowledgeable owners, since their purchase of this yacht in 2013. A great live-aboard or long-range cruiser with very economical D-rated 275hp Caterpillars. The low profile and solid fiberglass hull of this yacht results in an extremely stable and safe vessel. She features three staterooms, including a spacious mid-ships master with private entrance. Her bright and airy salon is adjacent to the on-deck galley with convenient day head nearby. SUZY BELLE features a timeless handsome profile, great visibility, beautiful high gloss teak interior, excellent handling characteristics, full walkaround decks with Portuguese bridge and great systems - a first choice for a cruising couple or for spending quality time with family.
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SUZY BELLE is an exceptional three stateroom raised pilothouse offshore cruiser. Her design and equipment allows for easy operation by a couple without the need for crew.
A large aft deck/cockpit with built in seating leads into a spacious salon through double doors, or allows easy access with built in steps to an integrated swim platform. Covered walk around decks with bulwarks and a Portuguese bridge forward make line handling simple and provide safety at sea. The foredeck has a built in seat ahead of the Portuguese bridge, and easy access to the double capstan windlass with a substantial anchoring system and ground tackle.
The main salon and galley are adjoined with abundant built in seating, dining area, large opening windows, on deck head, granite galley counters, pantry, and with exceptional headroom provide a very spacious feeling. Moving three steps up and forward is the raised pilothouse, with built in seating, hinged table, Stidd helm seat, opening port and starboard doors, chart and additional storage areas and great visibility. From an inside staircase on the starboard side of the Pilothouse there is access to a huge flybridge with a Stidd seat, built in seating, vast storage areas, tender and davit.
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Engine room and lazarette access is either from a large opening hatch on the aft deck, or from a second entry from the master.
- Main salon is entered through double opening doors on the aft deck
- Large opening windows, excellent headroom, and beautiful high gloss varnished teak paneling
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- Two Ekornes chairs with ottomans for casual or dining use are also on the starboard side of the salon
- Hunter Douglas window treatments for the windows
- New carpeting
- Reading lights over the built in seating, overhead halogen lighting and air conditioning controls
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- Custom grass cloth and wainscoting provide a nice accent to the rest of the decor
- On-deck day head is a great feature on a yacht this size
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- Large opening galley window
- Overhead halogen lighting
- Double stainless steel sink
- Teak and holly sole
- Beautiful high gloss varnish over the teak paneling
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- Full sunscreen has kept the high gloss teak paneling in like new condition
- Full size chart drawer is to port of the stainless and teak steering wheel
- AC and DC electrical panels are located to port
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- Overhead halogen lighting above
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- Furuno Nautex Weather Fax NX500
- Dell Flatscreen Monitor for Navigation (Nobeltec 9.3)
- Monitor for aft and engine room cameras
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- Furuno GPS Model GP- 37
- New KVH satphone
- Wesmar bow thruster control
- Tank tender system for fuel and fresh water levels
- Black water system tank indicator
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- 600 watt 12 volt inverter for electronics
- Fore and aft shore cord isolation switches
- Manual/auto bilge pump switches
- Running and anchor light on/off indicators
- High water alarm and bilge pump activation lights on ship drawing, plus running lights and anchor light
- Bose surround sound speakers
- Red night lights assist with nighttime navigation
- All navigation equipment within easy reach of helm seat
- Flybridge is accessed from an inside staircase on the starboard side of the pilothouse
- Stidd helm chair is in like-new condition
- Built-in L-shaped seating with storage and two tables
- To starboard is a fiberglass cabinet with covered sink and significant storage in cabinet
- Under a hinged radar arch is a bimini top
- On the aft deck of the flybridge is the boat deck
- 1,000 lb Marquipt davit - serviced, including hose replacement, in 2009
- 14' Novurania tender with new tubes and 2011 50hp Yamaha 4-stroke outboard
- Custom storage rack is located on the aft starboard side
- Portable Magnum BBQ grill with two 25lb propane tanks under sink
- Viking 6-man liferaft with recent service
- Dock box for storage
- New bimini in October 2012
- Bow thruster control
- Engine alarms
- Northstar 951X GPS with charts
- Naiad Stabilizer controls
- ACR Spotlight controller
- Glendenning Electronic controls for main engines with synch Robertson AP300X remote
- Monitor for the Simrad chart plotter with control panel
- Icom 604 VHF radio (new) with exterior speaker for fog signal or hailer function
- Command microphones for 504 and VHF
- Windlass with up/down switch
- Simrad slave depth instrument
- Simrad speed, water temp
- 120 volt outlet with cover
- Engine start/stop
- Telephone/ TV outlet with cover
- Life sling
- Bose speakers
- Danforth compass
- Intercom
- Plexiglass hinged cover to protect flybridge electronics
- New Sunbrella cover for flybridge control station
- Lazarette is aft of the salon and accessed through a hatch on the aft deck
- Hatch is also used for aft engine room access
- Lazarette houses full-size LG washer and dryer - minimally used and in perfect working order
- Steering equipment access
- New Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning compressors
- FCI 600 GPD watermaker
- Fortress 125 model anchor with 25' chain and 200' nylon rode
- Master stateroom is located amidships under the Pilothouse and is accessed from the galley with a four step staircase, and is completely separate from the other staterooms
- Tapered king berth has a custom mattress
- Built in end tables
- Overhead reading lights and bookshelves on either side over the end tables
- Multiple drawers and lockers on the port side of this stateroom to accommodate long voyages, with large opening stainless ports with curtains
- Starboard side has an oversized hanging locker
- Port side accommodates a built-in entertainment center cabinet with new flat screen TV, Direct TV, and below storage
- Ensuite head has a large beautifully tiled shower stall
- Recent new carpeting
- Granite on the end tables and by the built-in vanity
- All new grass cloth coverings along with the high gloss varnish provide a feeling of luxury and comfort
- Curved staircase from the pilothouse leads down to the forward guest VIP stateroom
- Walkaround queen-berth VIP stateroom is located the most forward
- Private entrance to the guest head
- Large hanging locker on the port side
- Drawer storage below the berth
- Four opening ports
- Color TV,
- Opening overhead hatch for ventilation and sunlight
- Grass cloth replaced the original vinyl wall coverings above the teak panels with high gloss finish on the teak paneling
- Upper/lower berth guest stateroom, located aft and to port of the VIP
- Built in mirror and vanity area
- Full height hanging locker
- Opening stainless steel ports
- Grass cloth wall covering along with high gloss teak paneling
- Guest head allows private access from the VIP
- Can be accessed from a door opposite the port guest stateroom
- Large tiled shower stall
- Granite counter
- Additional storage areas
- Raritan head rebuilt in 2017
- Exceptionally long engine room with great volume, with access from the lazarette
- Also very convenient access from the master stateroom through a teak door and a watertight door
- Accessibility to the fuel systems, batteries, main engines, generators, stabilizers (rebuilt in 2017) and all other equipment is very good
- Overhead aluminum insulation and lead foam and other insulating materials provides sound deadening from this area
- Twin Caterpillar 3208 D-rated 275hp diesel engines - starboard engine major overhaul in 2015 (Port engine: 5,758 hours, Starboard engine: 5,754 hours (400 hours since major overhaul)
- Recent engine riser rebuilds and new hoses 2005
- 16kw (4,900 hours) and 8kw (5,600 hours) Northern Lights generators
- Main engine mufflers replaced 2005
- New alternators for main engines last year with amp meters positioned at mid ships engine room entrance
- Exhaust riser replacement for both generators in 2009
- Recent engine hose replacement
- Recent generator hose replacement
- AGM 8D starting batteries for both main engines replaced in 2015
- Sound proofing replaced for hush boxes of both generators, December 2011
- Off engine oil filtration systems on main engines and generators
- Naiad stabilizers - serviced at recommended intervals and completely rebuilt, including new actuator seals, in 2018
- 13hp Wesmar bow thruster in 2010
- New AGM batteries in 2010
- Glendinning engine synchronizers
- New voltage regulators with center fielder in 2011
- Glendinning dual station electronic engine controls with manual backup
- Fire boy fire suppression system in engine room serviced and tagged annually
- Fresh water cooling system
- Fuel transfer system and filtration system through two 10 micron Racor filters & Algea X system Raw water sea strainer - all strainers for exterior replaced
- Fuel transfer pump rebuilt in 2016
- Shaft spurs for line cutting
- Dripless shaft logs
- Engine temperature alarm
- Oil pressure alarm
- Engine fuel shut-off valves
- Holding tank system
- All hydraulic hoses replaced (steering system serviced, including rebuild piston and replace hydraulic hoses in 2008)
- DC bilge pump
- AC automatic bilge pump (new 2018)
- Four new 9" Delta T exhaust fans and larger exhaust hoses
- New 110 volt Mach5 Headhunter pump for fresh water system
- Dual Racor fuel filters for main engines
- New 110 volt florescent lighting in engine room in 2011
- New starboard main exhaust hose renewed in 2018
- Aft deck is accessed either by port and starboard gates or from built in steps from the integrated swim platform
- Glendinning cable master and exterior shower
- Built in aft deck seat has storage both below the seating and on cabinets on both sides
- Aft area wired for 12V deep drop reel
- Large hatch allows access to the Lazarette or engine room
- Walkaround decks have varnished cap rails
- Engine room vents are built in on the inside of the raised bulwarks on the side walkways
- Storage areas built in behind the Portuguese bridge
- Additional area for shore services on foredeck with storage underneath a built in seat
- Maxwell 3500 dual windlass with cover, with opening deck hatch for access to the chain (300' new chain 2016) and line for the anchors
- All exterior decks and walkway areas are non-skid for easier maintenance
- Marquipt 7-step boarding ladder with extra insert landing
- Navigation lights
- Coast guard safety package
- Life jackets
- Windshield washer and wipers
- Windshield shade
- Freshwater washdown system
- Kahlenberg air horn
- Rub rail
- Built-in intercom
- Life sling
- 55 kilo Rocna anchor with 300' of chain
- 55 kilo Bruce anchor with 100' chain and 300' rode
- Xantrex Freedom SW 3000 inverter and SW control panel
- Maxwell dual capstan windlass serviced
- Air conditioning systems serviced annually
- Twin 50 amp service on bow and transom equipped with galvanic isolators
- ACME voltage boosts for aft 50 amp service
- Glendenning cable master with 100' of 50 amp cord vs. standard 50', (plus one 50' and one 25' spare cords)
- Spur line cutters serviced annually
- All lenses for running lights replaced 2011
- Cell phone booster installation
- Passive AIS system
- Emergency backup GPS if the two main GPS's are not operational
- Swim ladder hinged for space saving
- All air conditioning hoses replaced (2009)
- Spare air conditioning pump
- Two new SMX air conditioning controls and a spare
- Custom removable bow seat
- Overhead hatch added in pilothouse for extra ventilation
- 100 gallon holding tank system including macerator pump and hoses and pump for dockside replaced in 2007
- All exterior cushions redone in Sunbrella
- Complete refurbish of 430 Novurania tender, including complete awlgrip of the boat and custom console, new special order tubes from the manufacturer white on top and gray on the bottom to match the gray of the bottom of the tender. New 2011 50hp 4-stroke Yamaha (completely serviced annually), new GPS and custom aluminum boarding handle
- Engine room TV camera and rear facing TV camera on aft deck with dedicated pilot house monitor
- Complete bottom job - October 2017
- Custom rack on flybridge as well as dock box for storage
- Viking 6 man life raft serviced at scheduled intervals
- Stainless courtesy flag stanchions welded to stainless arch
- Custom TV cabinet, custom component cabinet main salon
- Both shower stalls tiled
- Both shower sumps replaced
- Custom grass cloth bulkhead coverings replaced all vinyl coverings, with wains-coating in main salon
- Custom grass cloth in all staterooms
- Interior woodwork high gloss varnish
- Custom blue Ultra Leather on main salon and pilothouse settees as well as high backed helm chair in pilothouse in 2010
- Complete sets of drawings for all electrical improvements, all wires labeled at both ends
- Rudders repacked in 2009
- Exterior varnish - 10 coats of Captains Varnish and 2 coats of Awlbrite on cap rails and toe rails
- Full service records and logs
- Professionally waxed every 6 months (Last in July, 2018)
- New bottom paint
- Maintenance on Spurs line cutters
- Propspeed to running gear
- Trim repainting
- Full wash, compounding and waxing
- Annual engine and generator maintenance
- Oil changes to main engines and gensets
- New Racors to fuel and fuel polishing systems
- Annual air conditioning maintenance
- Photographs and art, including sailfish statue
- Owner's personal effects
- Binoculars
- Tools
- Fishing gear
SUZY BELLE is a reflection of her owners commitment to constant upgrading of their yacht, which has taken them comfortably from their home base in Coral Gables to many beautiful destinations in the Bahamas, and throughout Florida and the Keys every year since their first ownership of this vessel in 2013.
In every area of the yachts interior you will feel comfortable and relaxed, surrounded by the beauty of the high gloss varnished teak paneling, and the exterior gleams as well. With the upgrades to equipment and systems along with the constant maintenance program that this vessel has enjoyed, SUZY BELLE is ready to go to sea, and is easily handled by a cruising couple. Her fuel efficient 275hp Caterpillar diesels, have a semi-commercial rating which gives them an extraordinary lifespan, and better than one gallon per mile total fuel consumption at 9 knots. Top speed of 10.5 kts with a cruising range of 1,500 + miles. With the tinted windows, the air conditioning system is fully capable of keeping the boat cool and comfortable on the hottest Florida and Bahamas days.
Professionally maintained over the last 10 year for an experienced owner with both very high standards and an open checkbook.


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Ombre (graduated color, light to dark) is very trendy right now. I'm jumping on that trend and offering a Green Ombre card class this Friday, March 7th, 7-9pm; tuition is $10. Contact me ASAP to reserve your spot.
Ombre (graduated color, light to dark) is very trendy right now. I'm jumping on that trend and offering a Green Ombre card class this Friday, March 7th, 7-9pm; tuition is $10. Contact me ASAP to reserve your spot.
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- Large Rhinestones Basic jewels
- Midnight Muse 3/8" stitched satin ribbon
- Everything Easter Ensemble - digital download
- New personalized stamps with monograms are now available--check out the possibilities, click here to view a few ideas I found on pinterest, then get yours today.
- Sale-a-bration (SAB) is in full swing -- chose a free SAB product with $50 purchase. Gather a few friends and let's have a party, you get fabulous hostess benefits ($30 more in free hostess dollars with a qualifying party) and they get SAB free products! Hurry SAB ends March 31st--call me today to schedule your get together.
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- March 7th, Green Ombre class, 7 to 9pm; make 4 cards using a variety of Ombre techniques including a St. Patrick's day card. Tuition is $10 or free with a minimum order.
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- Easter card class, March 26th, 7 to 9pm; I'm calling this the punchy, Eggstra Spectacular card class--it features many punches and the Eggstra Spectacular stamp set. Tuition is $10 or free with a minimum order.


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Could you help a lonely french guy?
I went to Finland last summer and my friend made me try disc golf. I fell in love with this sport after my first throw!
So when I came back home, I bought a basket and a bunch of disc to play by myself.
The problem is that disc golf is really small in France and the closest course is 2 hours drive from my place and even there, there are only few people playing.
So nobody can give me advices and I learned watching many videos and reading a lot online.
I improved after a few months, starting to reach 300ft quite often. I recorded myself maybe once a month to see what was wrong.
But last two months I really tried to improve my form and I started to throw less far. I realized my form was really bad.
So for a month now, I decided to "rebuild" a form, I stoped the x-step and focusing only with standstill. I think my FD and my Volts go often 260 feet. My Envys 215 feets. (when I don't shank my throws!)
I practice quite a lot but I don't see myself really improving. That's why I come here for some help before to desperate!
Here is a video of my throws :
This is a great forum here and I really appreciate the time you are taking here to help people like me.
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Aw, I don't know how to insert the Youtube video on the post (and don't find how to edit a post!).
Here is the link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNqJfTKg6g
To embed the video, just put the part after "v=" of the URL into the youtube tags.
Editing posts is only available for 5 minutes after the post was submitted, then the option disappears.
I would check your grip to make sure it is aligned nose down of the forearm: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/r...ttoripit.shtml
Two things to start with for you with the throw...
First is don't focus on the "reachback" as being super important. You are turning the shoulders and arm ahead of everything else and really trying to extend the arm/disc away from the target as far as you can. This disconnects the arm and makes it whippy instead of leveraged and strong. Instead, focus on turning the hips and torso back together, and the arm will turn with them.
The second is that you're doing a very common thing, which is pushing/starting the throw off of your rear leg. Your head is aligned to the rear leg and your back leg steps forward/through the throw, rather than using the rear leg to move your weight onto the front leg and then throwing.
The one leg drill is a good thing to try out, especially since you're already throwing controlled standstill shots. It will help you set up over the front leg, without letting you push off the back leg. It's fine to have your back foot on the ground and have some weight go onto the left foot when you are turning back...just don't try to shift your weight to the left leg on purpose. It can be very helpful to film/post your one leg throws or swinging something heavy back and forth from this position, for advice on how to set up your balance.
Yeah, your upper arm is collapsing/hugging yourself/lagging too much/disconnecting and not giving yourself a power pocket to bring the disc closer into your center. Note how you are gripping the front edge of the disc, instead of the outside edge of the disc.
Also like SP mentioned your balance is aligned to your rear leg, instead of the front leg. Note the difference in the head tilt, your nose is tipping over your chin, while my chin leads my nose forward, so I moved my lower body ahead underneath the upper body while you are tipping the upper body over the lower body.
Thank you very much for your quick answers!
I was doing something wrong with my grip indeed, I think it will be quite easy to fix. That's nice!
Next thing I will try is to keep my hand on the outside edge of the disc. I'm not sure it will be as easy.
Then, it should take much more time, the one leg drill and work on a proper balance. I feel like I'm a slow learner so I'm afraid it will be a big thing for me!
I will come back here and say how it is going. Thank you again guys!
I tried to practice as much as possible but I'm very buzy because I move in an other town this week-end... Town where I opened this week a Disc Golf Club!
And we should have the first course withing 2 hours drive!
I don't know what to think about my practice. I didn't improve much with max distance but my average distance increase! I reach 80 meters with my fairway drivers quite often when it was just from time to time before to post here.
I mostly focused on three things :
- not to grip the front edge of the disc. I think I'm doint it better.
- reachback with my hips and not with my arm. I'm doing it better too but if I don't focus during my throw, I reachback with my arm again.
- the one step drill! I threw only with this drill for the last weeks. I am doing it correctly?
I noticed I tend to throw too much right and sometimes the disc even crash into the ground at 50 meters. I don't really understand why it happens.
Here is the video, I recorded myself throwing putter and FD. I don't know if it is good for you or if it makes it a too long video.
I see a lot of mistakes in my form but maybe you could tell me what is good for now in my form.
And what should I focus on?
I didn't really get the "stop hugging yourself drill", should I start with that?
Anyway, thank you for your advices because it already helped me!
This is good that you posted the one leg drill for feedback. It's super tricky to just "get it" initially...and like most of us you are kind of focusing on the opposite of what the feel should be. You are rotating clockwise/forward into the throw, and rising up as you are on the plant/right leg.
So I'll point out what is incorrect in these throws first to help you see what you are currently doing, and then suggest how to change or what the change may feel like.
If you watch from the back view at 0:09, you can see how your left leg/knee moves to the left and around the plant leg. It is just stepping forward and through the throw, at the same rate and timing that you are swinging the disc. There was no move sideways toward the plant leg...I realize this is one leg drill...or no counterweight where the left leg actually swings to the right of the screen behind the plant leg to give you more leverage.
In the side view at 0:03 you can see how low your head/torso is during the whole backswing, and then as soon as you move forward you rise up and really get taller the whole time, almost jumping off your right leg from the backswing forward.
When you watch SW throw from one leg in the video I posted at the beginning, in the behind the shot view you can see the left foot move to the right of the screen to counterbalance the shot. You can also see in the side view how he doesn't rise up to the same extent...head level remains pretty constant.
I think a bit part of getting this feel, is in the backswing if you watch his throw in the side view at 0:36, you can see how his butt/spine do move slightly toward the right leg or toward the target. There is a slight lateral movement, not just rotation. This may require slight weight on the left foot, but you aren't trying to push off the left foot. This lateral movement will really help you balance better and set up a counterweight. You can see how his butt moves slightly toward the target/right leg before the throwing motion, and this will really help the lower body counterbalance the rest of the throw. You are missing this lateral movement and set up with too much rotation.
Also if you try to move your butt/lower spine to the plant leg, you should be able to get more toward the target with the entire torso, rather than trying to rotate forward and push your head toward the target like you are currently doing.
It looks like you're still consciously throwing the disc (strong-arming) rather than using your body mechanics to propel the disc out of your grip. You need to make the disc feel heavy in your hand, the way a hammer feels heavier when you swing it around you. Everything these guys are going to suggest is to help you incorporate more leverage into your form via mechanics. When you figure out that you're not physically muscling the disc out but rather a vehicle for slinging the disc away all this in-depth advice and drills will make a lot more sense.
I haven't had time to try all of this yet. I finally moved so now I should have more time to practice.
Thanx for your advices again!
I understand what I am doing wrong. I will try to move more forward instead of rotating clockwise.
I just have one question tough. As I am currently rising up during my throw, what should I correct? Should I start my reachback higher or I just should stay low until the end of the followtrough? Maybe I bend my knees too much at the begining?
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These are workshop materials from past Tutorials and Special Lectures.
2007 Tutorials
Super Pugh Concept with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
General Theory of Innovation (GTI) to Design a Superior Corporate Strategy
(NOTE: 2007 Tutorial materials are included in the 2007 Symposium Transactions)
2006 Tutorial
Kansei Engineering for Emotional Design
2004 Tutorials
Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Using Expert Choice® Software
Linking Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and QFD
2003 Tutorials (ISBN1-889477-83-4)
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
Kansei Engineering
2000 Tutorials (ISBN1-889477-82-6)
Lead User Research
Strategic Hoshin Planning
Principles of TRIZ and How to Enhance QFD
Project Schedule Reduction with QFD
Prioritizing Customer Needs Using AHP
Kansei Engineering
QFD for Health Care
QFD for Service
Introduction to Vale Engineering (VE) and Function Analysis (FA)
1999 Tutorials
Introduction to Comprehensive QFD
Project Schedule Reduction with QFD
What QFDers Need to Know About Marketing
Titanic TRIZ
Theory of Constraints and TRIZ Theory of Constraints and TRIZ
Linking QFD to Robust Design and Six Sigma
Strategic Hoshin Planning
The New Lanchester Strategy
1998 Tutorials (ISBN1-889477-78-8)
Introduction to QFD
Voice of Customer Analysis
Hoshin Planning
Failure Prevention Analysis
Theory of Constraints
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and QFD
Blitz QFD
1997 Tutorials
Introduction to QFD
Voice of Customer Analysis
Blitz QFD® with AHP
Creativity Toolbox
1996 Tutorials
Introduction to QFD
Voice of Customer Analysis
Blitz QFD
Manufacturing Deployment
7 Product Planning Tools
Introduction to QFD
Voice of Customer Analysis
Taguchi Methods and QFD
Prioritizing in QFD with AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process)
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Taught by Prof. Mitsuo Nagamachi. This tutorial and workshop describes how to translate the emoional and image related requirements of the customer into design elements.
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Taught by Masaaki Imai, author of Kaizen and Gemba Kaizen. This post conference 3 hour tutorial introduced the concepts of continuous improvement at the gemba, the site where the product it put into use. ISBN1-889477-79-6
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QFD and Organizational Change
QFD Terminology
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4th Japanese QFD Symposium Highlights
Networking QFD for Geographically Distant Teams
QFD for Business Process Reengineering
QFD and Conjoint Analysis
Balancing the Matrices
Process Phase of QFD
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Psalm 1:1-3 (KJV) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
God is very interested in your prosperity.
The thing that is said here in this scripture is for us to not follow the world. There is a difference between saved and the unsaved, the righteous and the sinner. They are not a sinner because of what they have done but how they are born. God is telling us not to walk in the counsel of people who don't know God.
We are to meditate in God's Word day and night. Meditation basically transforms what you believe. Everyone of us comes into the Kingdom of God and gets born again with ungodly thought patterns. A thought pattern establishes your mindset and that's the way you act. Once you get into the Kingdom of God your delight is in the law of the Lord, which is the Word of God. It always works and always works the same way and it will always work the same way for anybody who meets the Biblical requirements.
The Word of God is a platform for all increase. The reason I am putting emphasis on increase is because God has a covenant of increase with His people.
Genesis 1:28 (KJV) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, …
Replenish means to reinvest. God wants you to increase and reinvest. So that is the first place God mentions increase.
Somebody said if you check science you will see the universe is still expanding. So, even the universe is expanding, and God has a covenant with His people that He is saying over in Psalm 115:14,
Psalm 115:14 (KJV) The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
God said that because increase is God's nature. God has a nature of increase more and more and He increases everything. You plant an apple seed and it is going to increase into an apple tree. You plant all the seed from that apple tree, and it will increase into a forest.
A child conceived by a seed and is born and all of a sudden you see this increase and the next thing you know the child grows up to become six feet tall. That is increase because God is a God of increase more and more.
This whole idea of increase somehow didn't reach some people in the church; because you are not supposed to be at the same place this year by next year. Even marriages are supposed to get better. Especially in the church for some reason we haven't accepted increase as the norm. We have somehow looked at increase as somebody trying to get rich or some other thing we have made it out to be; but increase is a part of God and God's plan for His people. God wants to increase you more and more both you and your children. If you look in the scriptures you will see in Genesis 26 where this plays out.
Genesis 26:1-4 (KJV) And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, …
Your family is increasing. It started out with whoever and ended in increase more and more. Families have reunions because of increase.
Genesis 26:12-14 (KJV) Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
They envied him because they can't get this kind of increase. This is only with covenant people.
Genesis 26:12-13 (MSG) Isaac planted crops in that land and took in a huge harvest. GOD blessed him. 13 The man got richer and richer by the day until he was very wealthy.
Isaac took in a huge harvest. He got richer and richer by the day and became very wealthy. That's how you should be increasing by the day. I say that to say part of you manifesting God's promises is expectation. You got to expect God is going to increase you. You must expect it.
Some in the church have been so against this increase and so they take up a poverty vow which is totally against the Word of God. Some say they do this to show their love for God. The truth is you love God by keeping His commandments.
In Matthew 25 there was a man who had some stewards who worked for him and he gave one five talents, another two and another one. He went on a journey and came back to check on how they did. The one who had five had invested and doubled his and had ten total. The one who had two talents doubled his because he had invested and had a total of four. The one who had one talent dug a hole and buried the one talent. The Lord fired him because there was no increase.
Suppose every church decided not to evangelize. There will be no increase. That is against God and it is against God in your finances. It is against God in knowledge because you are supposed to increase in knowledge and that's why you meditate the Word day and night.
We have a whole creative nature about us to keep creating and that is what many people are doing in the corporate world. Microsoft and Apple are continuously coming out with new products. They are increasing because you are made to increase. You are attracted to increase because increase is God's way but religion fights increase and it blinds you and makes you think God is against increase, increase of a nice new car, a nice house, etc.
Check your life, if you are not increasing you better find out why because you are a steward of what God has given you and God wants increase more and more, even daily increase more and more. If nothing else people are going to be watching you. If you are a Christian, guaranteed they are watching you. They want to see what your God is like.
Now get ready to increase because God wants to increase you more and more both you and your children.
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Apply for Dutch vehicle license number for EU or EFTA country vehicle
If you have purchased a vehicle in a European Union (EU) or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and you want to drive it in the Netherlands, you first need to apply for a Dutch vehicle license number at RDW. The latter needs to investigate whether the foreign vehicle registration can be transferred. This article is about importing a vehicle from the EU/EFTA.
Wat kunt u doen?
Drive a vehicle that you want to import
RDW does not provide vehicle license numbers for the purpose of driving from a foreign country to the Netherlands. You can contact the foreign authorities. You can also transport the car by placing it on a trailer or a car ambulance. If you are in the Netherlands and you want to drive your vehicle to RDW, you can apply for a one-day vehicle license number for that day. Certain rules and fees apply to importing a vehicle. Besides, you also need to provide RDW with certain documents.
You can apply for a Dutch vehicle license number in the following way:
- Contact RDW to make an inspection appointment at an inspection station and to apply for a one-day vehicle license number. You can also indicate you want to have the periodic vehicle inspection (Dutch APK) performed at RDW straightaway. If the vehicle has a valid foreign vehicle inspection registration, you can request transfer of the registration.
- On the day of the appointment, take your vehicle to the inspection station and bring the entire original foreign license number certificate as well as your identity card.
- Bring any additional documents, such as a Certificate of Confirmity (CoC), a foreign vehicle inspection (APK) report, or other relevant vehicle documents.
A CoC is the 'birth certificate' of a vehicle. The CoC allows you to prove the vehicle meets the set requirements. In the Netherlands, you can apply for a CoC at a car manufacturer or its representative.
- Based on the documents, RDW assesses whether registration of your vehicle can be transferred.
- File for motor vehicle and motorcycle tax (Dutch BPM). How and where you can do this, you can find on the Dutch tax authorities (Belastingdienst) website. Here, you can calculate your BPM amount.
- After approval by RDW and the tax authorities, you receive a license number certificate in a credit card format (also called license number card) from RDW within 5 working days. From that moment, you are liable to any obligations relating to owning a vehicle. Besides, you receive a letter containing a registration code. This is a 9-digit code that you need to sell your vehicle, for instance. Please keep this registration code safe and separate from your license number certificate.
- If you had your vehicle inspected at RDW, you also receive a vehicle inspection report. In case a foreign vehicle inspection registration has been accepted upon inspection at RDW, the foreign report remains valid and no Dutch report is received. The expiry date is included in the RDW license number register.
- After you have received the license number certificate from RDW, you need to have registration plates manufactured at a recognized registration plate manufacturer and get third party insurance (Dutch WA) for the vehicle. The tax authorities will send you a motor vehicle tax bill.
- If you do not have a valid foreign vehicle inspection report, nor did you have your vehicle inspected at the RDW inspection station, you need to have this inspection done by a RDW-approved garage company immediately upon receipt of the license number certificate. If you do this at a later stage, you will be fined.
Conditions applying to you
- You are 18 years of age or older (16 in case of mopeds) and you are included in the BRP register. If you want to have the vehicle registered to your company, the latter is registered in the Netherlands (legal entity) and does not involve a single person company.
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It's a beautiful afternoon in late September in Utah and I'm driving from Salt Lake City to Moab. I needed a break from the road so I stopped at a historical marker along Route 6. As usual I stumbled across something that piques my interest. There were monuments for two mine disasters...the Willow Creek Mine Explosion and...
...the Castle Gate Mine Disaster. These historical markers aren't what brought me to Utah. But I'm a history geek so I'm glad I learned something while stretching my legs. So what did cause me to be driving across Utah? Technically it is mountain biking and Conor Oberst. Let me explain...for me it always starts with an idea. I have been mountain biking around Chicago for over ten years. I've heard and read that Moab is the mountain biker's Mecca. So one night in the locker room after a hockey game, I mentioned I was thinking of heading out to Moab to go mountain biking. My teammate, Mike McDonnell said he'd be interested too. The idea grew and changed many times but I am reading about mine disasters today because of one simple statement after a hockey game. So what does Conor Oberst have to do with this....I have loved his song "Moab" from the first time I heard.
"There's nothing that the road cannot heal
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
When I make it to Moab I'll get my canteen filled
There's nothing that the road cannot heal" - Moab by Conor Oberst
I too believe 'there's nothing that the road cannot heal'...so I travel to Moab to get my canteen filled.
But first, I stop at Arches National Park at dusk...
...with my friend and hockey teammate, Mike.
We drove into the park and stopped at several areas to take pictures of the incredible colors of the strange rock formations.
It was just about sunset when we decided to hike up to...
...Delicate Arch.
Just past the trailhead is the Wolfe Ranch homestead built in 1888.
This 1.5 mile hike seemed easy at the trailhead, but it quickly headed upward for most of the hike.
Here's Mike strolling along the cliff edge part of the trail. He's not struggling at all with the elevation gain so you will see lots of pictures over the next week of him from this same view point.
The sun was lighting up the rocks behind the arch beautifully.
Delicate Arch...quite possibly the most photographed arch in America. At least the most famous arch that doesn't sell shitty hamburgers.
There was a large crowd just waiting for the sunset to color the arch...
...I just walked around taking pictures from different angles.
As the sun set, the colors on the rocks changed every few minutes.
The sky was very colorful but clouds on the horizon ruined the sunlight on the arch. Most people left disappointed...not me. It was an absolutely perfect ending to my first day in Utah.
Three years ago, my friend and the man who treated me like his son, Phil Delgado...Mr. D to me...passed away. I mention it now because like me he loved places like this and I could picture him sitting on the rock with me as the sun set...relaxing, enjoying the cool night air and loving life's special moments with a big smile on his face...which is exactly what I was doing because I knew he was there with me. Thanks Mr. D.
Even though it was dark by the time we got to the petroglyphs near the trailhead, a little camera flash still allowed us to see them. I get teased for always talking about food but even with the amazing scenery all around them, the Ute petroglyphs show them hunting for food. Maybe I am among my people here after all.


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First published on Sunday the 2nd of July, 2017, this piece comes in at number 30 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2017.
Growing up as teenage girls isn't easy. Trying to come to terms with our changing bodies, raging hormones, and finding our feet in the world… Then there's the fact that we also have to contend with the teenage male version. And let's face it. Teenage boys can be dicks.
When boys eventually grow up and become men, do they look back on themselves and their behaviour, especially towards the girls they knew, and want to give themselves an uppercut to the head?
I decided to find out by asking a group of male friends what would they tell their teenage selves if they had the chance to go back in time. And has their perspective on women changed with the benefit of hindsight?
"I was fairly shy and nervous around girls," says Tim. "The result was that I tended to treat girls in the same was I would guys – as mates."
Jason said much the same thing. "I lacked a wee bit of confidence around girls, so I tried overcompensating by being funny, and ended up as Mayor of 'Friendzone'. At the time, I thought it was awful as so many guys were bragging about what they had done with whom, and I had no stories to share. I've come to realise that most of those stories were probably made up!"
The influence of mothers and sisters also played a significant role in how the men I spoke with viewed women.
Tim credits his solo parent mother and elder sister as being, "strong, independently minded but friendly and caring personalities, who influenced my feelings for, and the treatment of girls throughout my teenage years."
Gary told me how he "was brought up in a matriarchy. Mum ruled the roost, and although I love her dearly, I was a little fearful of her, even as a teen. I had two older sisters who fed me spoonfuls of Pat Benetar, The Pretenders, ABBA, Rickee Lee Jones – lots of strong women with attitude. I had a real penchant for strong women on TV too. I remember kissing the screen when Wonder Woman was on."
Will remembers he "was in an awful hurry to grow up and get amongst the hair and the adult relationships. I was 16 when I jumped into my first relationship with a girl I really knew nothing about, and had nothing in common with. I blame the TV I was watching at the time, which was all about relationships, who's sleeping with who, who fancies who, and who's going to be sleeping with who next. Plus all the cool guys had sweet sideburns or goatees. Shows like Melrose Place, and Beverly Hills 90210."
Most of the men I spoke with agreed that the culture of male bravado was a common theme growing up.
"We have a culture of telling boys and men what it means to 'be a man'," Sam told me. "Look at how they're portrayed on ads and in other media. They're muscly, they like rugby, drink beer, spend time hanging with other blokes, have a really hot girlfriend who isn't needy, wants sex whenever he does, and doesn't talk about his emotions. And of course, a man should conquer as many women as he can, because then he's the manliest of them all!"
Gary admits that he bought into that mentality when he was a teenager. "I must have dated fifty girls between the ages of 14 and 16 before losing my virginity. Sadly, I lacked any emotional connectivity portal, and all my relationships were hollow and meaningless. They were all based on what music you were into, and when it got too hard, I'd just think 'I deserve more' and move onto the next thing. I was terrible. I was so into that feeling I'd get when these gorgeous girls would want to be with me. It was ALL about how I felt. I don't think I ever thought about how they felt. I always thought I was doing the right thing by finishing it when it would 'go cold' for me."
The macho culture that most young men are exposed to can be incredibly damaging, especially for the young women who experience the effects of this mentality, Sam reckons.
"[Teenage girls] are the ones who are made to feel like they're never be hot enough to be worthy, the ones who feel like they're only being seen as an object for a man to fuck and nothing more, the ones who have been sexually harassed and/or who have been sexually assaulted by men who think their behaviour is just 'boys being boys'. But you can't get angry at young men for not knowing something they haven't been taught. I was never taught this at school. Sex ed was all about STIs and condoms and don't do it until you're married and that's it. Respect and consent was just assumed. But when the macho thing is being shoved down our throats from every angle, how is a teenage boy supposed to know anything different?"
So what advice would these men give their teenage selves with the perspective of experience and maturity?
"Settle down, relax, take a load off, be young, make friends with girls, spend time with your mates, and just enjoy being young. I finally learnt as an adult to date a girl you'd actually want to be friends with," says Will.
Sam's advice? "The only true criteria to being a 'real man' is to treat everyone with kindness, dignity and equal respect, and aside from that, whatever man you grow into is going to be a real man. Don't buy into the macho bullshit that gets sold to us all the time."
"I've come to realise that nice guys DON'T finish last, so relax and don't try too hard. Women should be loved, valued, appreciated and respected, and should never accept anything less," says Jason.
Tim's advice to himself would be that, "it's OK to be nervous around girls, and self-confidence will develop once you leave school and are exposed to the world and different types of girls. You need to listen and learn from them, treat them as equals, and respect them."
"I realise now that all the girls I dated would never replace the missing piece of my mother's love that I was searching for," Gary admits. "I've learned to make myself available, approachable and encouraging to my kids in terms of all the things a teenager needs."
To sum it up, Tim finishes with the advice that an elderly female family member gave him when he was fifteen.
"If you are genuinely kind and caring to girls you will always be in with a chance."
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Banishings and Beginnings
[Trigger Warning for spiritual abuse.]
Blessed Solstice to you all. For those of you in southern climes, you'll be marking Midsummer; to those of us in the cold north, it's the Winter Solstice, and that's what I'll be talking a bit about.
At some point I'll touch upon it a bit more, but according to my personal paradigm, I walk the path of a sayyadina. This is a term borrowed from Frank Herbert's Dune (a book which was pretty influential in my spiritual development, oddly enough) that roughly means "friend of God". The "God" in question, to whom I am specifically pledged, is a Goddess associated with elemental darkness which I call the Dark Lady. She has a great deal in common with Nebet-het/Nephthys, and plays a similar role in her own mythos, though these two Ladies are not the same entity.
Working with the Dark as I do, you might imagine that tonight was very special for me. Because of my living situation, I can't really go hogwild with ritual the way I used to when I lived alone. My few altars are small and discreet, and most of my tools are hidden away. Most of my workings happen on the internal level, through meditation and dreamwork. Still, I resolved to do something tonight to mark the occasion, though I didn't know quite what until the last moment when things became crystal clear to me.
The energy was very palpable. I was a bit wired all day, admittedly, but as the Eclipse approached, I found myself getting pretty antsy. It wasn't until I stood outside and meditated on what this night meant that I understood. My personal lesson for tonight was to let go of fear.
This is yet another topic for a future post, but for now it will suffice to say that I'm a survivor of the sort of spiritual abuse that is sadly all too common in the Pagan community. For roughly a year and a half, I lived with a charismatic woman who fancied herself a guru of an eclectic high priestess, that basically took the famous Bonewits Cult Evaluation and used it as a To-Do List. I'll call her Nancy; if you've ever seen that glorious bit of cinematic cheese called The Craft, she was basically that character on steroids. She was paranoid, abusive, and extremely controlling, and not only terrorized her domestic partners, but myself and the entire household to varying degrees.
Nancy did a number on my psychological and spiritual health in the year and a half or so that I lived with her. Even though I haven't spoken to her in well over two years now, and I've moved back to the opposite coast of the country, my experiences still weigh heavily on me. The lessons I received were not necessarily the ones she intended to teach, and they were learned at a very high price. I've come into my own since those trying times, deepening my relationships to my Deities and my craft, but I've found myself shackled in a lot of ways by a crippling fear that if I were to assert myself magically, to really commit to and claim my path, I'll turn into Nancy.
It's a ridiculous and irrational fear on the face of it, really. I don't manipulate people or abuse them, or play them against each other for my own benefit. Despite the fringe paradigm I work in (I have definite chaote leanings), I have my feet firmly planted in reality, and I'm not ruled by delusions of grandeur. But in some completely fucked up way, Nancy became the model for Spiritual Power in my head, much in the way that children from broken homes fear committed relationships as adults because their dysfunctional parents became models of What Relationships Are to them. That's where the fear comes from, I think. It's been hindering my growth in a lot of ways, keeping me from deepening my relationships both with Spirit and the woman I love.
Eclipse energy is very strong for banishings, and this one was especially significant, falling as it did on the Winter Solstice, a day which is fundamentally about rebirth. And this was a night when the energy I work with was especially potent. I understood what I had to do, what all this meant, when I was outside in the frigid cold, and the Dark Lady spoke to my heart.
Internal paradigms only shift when we're willing to die, you understand. Our egos, our fears, our doubts…all of these things must die for us to be truly reborn. We are a microcosm of the Universe, in that fashion. The phoenix always rises from the ashes, but the phoenix must die, first. Many Pagan mystery traditions teach this very basic truth, but it's one that I didn't fundamentally understand until that moment.
Tonight's a night of banishings, of letting go of the things that hold us back. It's a time of casting spectres of the past out of our lives and sending them back from whence they came. I made a decision there, staring at the shadow of the moon, to free myself of those self-imposed limitations, because I didn't do anything to deserve a preemptive nerf bat. I'm freeing myself of the fear; I surrender it and watch it crumble beneath my feet. I'm a survivor, and it's time to be free.
I'll leave you with a mantra that should be well familiar to the sci-fi geeks in the house, but one that's served me very well over the years as a powerful magical tool. I hope it does the same for you, on this night of casting out.
I must not fear.
Fear is the mindkiller.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will allow it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Take Two.
So, uh. How 'bout that local sports team?
I don't believe in bullshitting people, so I'll just give it to you straight: I'm somewhat notorious for concocting grandiose plans and then failing to follow through on them. This blog just happened to be another sad chapter in that particular book of Zaratha's Awesomely Stereotypical Gemini Tendencies. In fairness, life sort of ate my face for a while too, but that's neither here nor there. Before I knew it, guilt about abandoning this idea before I ever really got it off the ground ate me up, and I didn't know how to pick this up again or even if I should.
Here's the thing, though: I've noticed that the Universe has a way of kicking us in the pants if we're not doing what we're Supposed to be doing. By "the Universe", I mean my patron Goddess, and by "us", I mean me. It's not enough for me to piss in the wind every time someone uses racist dogwhistles to defend hir particular spiritual path, or some bloviating douchebag outs hirself as a fascist in the comments of a Very Popular Pagan Blog. It's not enough to rage in private on Dreamwidth and Livejournal, or on AIM to my partner or friends. It might be cathartic for a little while, but preaching to the choir never really changes anything.
This sort of thing kept happening, and kept happening, and every time it happened, I'd think to myself, "I need to get back to that blog. There needs to be a Pagan space explicitly devoted to anti-oppression principles, or simply talking about spirituality from the POV of a queer Pagan of Color."
So in the spirit of that notion, I'm cutting away the guilt and dusting this space off. What's important is that it's here, and that I'm making a commitment to keeping it here, whether it's prolific or not.


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I was passing by all the isles and went through the Asian Section in wall-mart. I found variety of sauces, dressings, toppings, oils and noodles in that section. I grabbed a pack of Chow-mein noodles and the next thing came to my mind was "Indian Style Chinese bhel". I still remember the taste of the Chinese bhel at Roadside Stalls. Nothing can beat that. It tastes spicy and tangy. Delicious!!!That indo-chinese taste, you cannot find anywhere. There is lot of work to fry noodles at home. You need to boil them, then drain the water and fry them. Of course, ready made fried noodles taste different than home made noodles, but I like to use them in my salad bowl.
I am sharing here, noodles salad and this salad can be prepared in two ways. 1. Hot Salad and 2. Cold Salad. Moreover, I used the same ingredients that should be added in Chinese bhel. So, let's begin.
For Salad:
1-1/2 Cups Fried Noodles
2 Cups Shredded Cabbage
1 cup thinly sliced Carrots
1/2 cup thinly sliced green bell pepper.
1/4 Cup chopped onions
Cilantro for toppings
1/2 cup sprouts(Optional)
2- Finely chopped Green onions(Scallions)
2 Tbs Red Chilli Sauce
1 Tbs Soy Sauce
1 Tbs Tomato Ketchup
Pinch of Chilli Flakes
1 tsp Vinegar
1 Tbs Schezwan Sauce (Optional)
Salt to taste
Pinch of Ground Black Pepper
- Whisk all the ingredients(Under Dressing) in a bowl. Mix them well and keep it aside.
Cold Salad:
- Add all the ingredients (mentioned under Salad ) in a bowl except noodles.
- Mix them well. and now add noodles onto it.
- Top it up with the dressing. mix everything and it's ready to serve.
Hot Salad:
- Heat a pan. Add 1 tsp oil, Add cabbage, green pepper, Carrots, Chopped onion( Don't add Scallions now).
- Roast them for 2-3 min.
- Now, add noodles and dressing sauce.
- Mix them well with the spatula.
- Once salad coated with the sauce remove salad from the pan.
- Serve hot.
Note: Noodle should be added right before serving in a plate. If you add them at early stage, it will not taste as crunchy as it should be.
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