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Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian. Military uniforms in the form of standardised and distinctive dress, intended for identification and display, are typically a sign of organized military forces equipped by a central authority.
Mercenary or irregular fighters could also develop their own fashions, which set them apart from civilians, but were not really uniforms. The clothing of the German Landsknechte of the 16th century is an example of distinctive military fashion.
In an early instance of camouflage awareness the sailors of Imperial Rome are reported to have worn blue/green tunics. However uniform dress was not a feature of navies (officers and marines excepted) until comparatively recent times. This may reflect the considerable difference in roles and conditions of service between sailors and soldiers.
Until the middle of the nineteenth century only officers and warrant officers in the Royal Navy wore regulated uniforms. Through the 18th century to the Napoleonic Wars navy officers had a form of dress broadly resembling that of army officers, though in dark blue with white facings. In the early nineteenth century Royal Navy officers developed a more distinctive form of uniform comprising (in full dress) a cocked hat, dark blue coatee with white collar and cuffs, dark blue or white trousers, or breeches. Epaulettes and braiding were gold and varied according to rank. In a simplified form this dress (without the cocked hat) survives as the modern ceremonial dress for flag officers.
Throughout this period sailors supplied or made their own clothing. Sailors developed traditional clothing suitable for their work: loose-fitting trousers with belts made of rope; tunics that slipped over the head, with arms to above the wrist so that the cloth would not foul in ropes passing through a cleat or pulley. For cold weather, a jumper was knitted from string or wool. For wet weather, old sail cloth was made into a coat (with hat or attached hood) that was waterproofed with tallow or fat. In these days, the officers would designate certain afternoons to "make and mend" (clothing). A sailor with little clothing to make or mend used this time as "time off".
In January 1857 the decision was taken to issue complete uniforms to petty officers and seamen. This included features which can still be recognised in the Class I uniform of ratings in the modern Royal Navy - notably the wide blue collar with whites tapes, a black neck kerchief, white lanyard and blue or white jumper. The flared "bell bottom" trousers disappeared after World War II.
Because of the global dominance of the Royal Navy from Trafalgar to World War I RN uniforms became the model for virtually all other navies. While certain distinctive features emerged - such as the red pompom worn on the crown of the French sailor's cap, the open fronted jacket of the German Navy or the white round cap of the U.S. Navy - the overall pattern remained standard until the development of specialist working or protective rigs during World War II.
Scarves were easily removed, as in the example of the squire who at the Battle of Edgehill put on the orange scarf of the Parliamentarians and with no more elaborate disguise succeeded in recapturing the lost royal standard from the hands of Earl of Essex's own secretary. By this time, in France at least, the general character of the clothes and accoutrements to be worn on various occasions was strictly regulated by orders. But uniformity of clothing was not to be expected so long as the "enlistment" system prevailed and soldiers were taken in and dismissed at the beginning and end of every campaign. The beginnings of uniform are therefore to be found in truly national armies, in the Indelta of Gustavus Adolphus, and the English armies of the English Civil War. In the earlier years of the latter, though the richer colonels uniformed their men (as, for instance, the Marquess of Newcastle's "Whitecoats" and King Charles's own red-coated Lifeguard of foot), the rustics and the citizens turned out for war in their ordinary rough clothes, donning armour and sword-belt. But in 1645 the Long Parliament raised an army "all its own" for permanent service, and the colonels became officials rather than proprietors. The New Model Army was clothed in the civilian costume of the date — ample coat, waistcoat, breeches, stockings and shoes (in the case of cavalry, boots) — but with the distinctive colour throughout the army of red and with regimental facings of various colours and breeches of grey. Soon afterwards the helmet disappeared, and its place was taken by a grey broad-brimmed hat. From the coat was eventually evolved the tunic of the mid-19th century, and the hat became the cocked hat of a later generation, which generally disappeared during the decade of 1800-1810 to reappear in the late 19th and early 20th century, by which time it had its original form of a "slouch-hat." For service in Ireland the New Model Arny's red coat was exchanged for one of russet colour, just as scarlet gave way to khaki for Indian service in the 19th century. The cavalry (Iron Sides), however, wore buff leather coats and armour long after the infantry had abandoned them.
Thus the principle ever since followed — uniform coat and variegated facings — was established. Little or nothing of sentiment led to this. By choice or convenience the majority of the corps out of which the New Model Army was formed had come to be dressed in red, with facings according to the colonel's taste, and it is a curious fact that in Austria sixty years afterwards events took the same course. The colonels there uniforming their men as they saw fit, had by tacit consent, probably to obtain "wholesale " prices, agreed upon a serviceable colour (pearl grey), and when in 1707 Prince Eugene procured the issue of uniform regulations, few line regiments had to be reclothed. In France, as in England and Austria, the cavalry, as yet rather led by the wealthy classes than officered by the professional, was not uniformed upon an army system until after the infantry. But in 1688 six-sevenths of the French cavalry was uniformed in light grey with red facings; and about half the dragoon regiments had red uniforms and blue facings. The Marquis of Louvois, in creating a standing army, had introduced an infantry uniform as a necessary consequence. The native French regiments had light grey coats, the Swiss red, the German black and the Italian blue, with various facings. The French grey was probably decided upon, like the Austrian grey, as being a good "service" colour, which could be cheaply manufactured.
During the eighteenth century the normal military uniform in Europe comprised a standardised form of civilian dress (tricorn hat, long-skirted coat, waistcoat and breeches). One distinctively military feature were the long canvas gaiters which came up to mid-thigh and had multiple buttons. Dress was surprisingly standardised between European armies in cut and general outline. The distinction normally lay in colours (red coats for the British and Danes, light grey then white for the French, Spanish, and Austrian infantry, dark blue for the Prussians, green for the Russians etc). Within each army different regiments were usually distinguished by "facings" - linings, turnbacks and braiding on coats in colours that were distinctive to one or several regiments. The Royal Comtois Infantry Regiment of the French Army, for example, had large dark blue cuffs on its off-white coats. To a certain extent the functions required of a given group of soldiers were reflected in their dress. Thus artillery uniforms in most armies were usually of dark blue - for the practical reason that handling black powder would have soiled lighter coloured clothing. Infantry drummers and cavalry trumpeters often had "reverse" colours with coats the colour of the regimental facings and facings the colour of the regimental coats.
Officers (who paid for their own clothing) were relatively slow to accept uniforms. During the late 17th century they were often dressed in individual styles and colours according to their own taste and means. In part this was because the uniform dress issued to the rank and file was considered a form of livery - the mark of a servant and demeaning to members of the social class from which officers came. One early practice in the French and other armies was for officers to wear coats of the facing colour of their regiments. Rank insignia as such was unknown until well into the 18th century. The gorget hanging from a chain around the neck (and a last survival of medieval armour) was the only universally recognised mark of an officer until epaulettes developed from clusters of ribbons formerly worn on the shoulder. In the British army officers were ordered to adopt epaulettes by a clothing warrant dated 1768. Even when officers' uniforms became the subject of detailed regulation they remained easily distinguishable from those of other ranks, by the better quality and richness of the materials and trimmings used.
New uniforms were issued with surprising frequency in some eighteenth century armies (once a year in the British service). It should however be remembered that a soldier had to march, parade, fight and sometimes sleep in the same garment and that such extras as greatcoats or working clothes were seldom issued until the end of the century.
Until 1914 the majority of armies still provided colourful dress uniforms for all ranks, at least for parade and off duty wear. These often retained distinctive features from the past. Most Russian troops for example wore the very dark green introduced by Peter The Great in 1700. German infantry generally wore the dark "Prussian blue" of the previous two centuries. This and other features of the historic Prussian Army uniform were generally adopted by the other German States as they fell under Prussian influence before and after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Bavarians however continued to wear light blue and Saxon regiments retained a number of distinctions after the establishment of the German Empire (1871). Two regiments of the Prussian Guard and one of the Russian were still issued with the brass mitre caps of the eighteenth century grenadier. The British infantry retained their scarlet tunics for parade and "walking out" wear while the bulk of French regiments wore red trousers with dark or light blue tunics. The infantry of the Austro-Hungarian Empire discarded their historic white tunics in 1868 in favour of dark blue. Retained however were the extremely large number of colours appearing on collars, cuffs and shoulder straps to distinguish the various regiments. There were for example ten shades of red, ranging from cherry red to pink. The Swedish Army had favoured dark blue with yellow facings since the beginning of the eighteenth century. There was infinite variety, even within smaller armies, between regiments, branches or ranks and the subject is a very complex one.
However by 1914 drab colours were increasingly being adopted for active service and ordinary duty wear. The British had worn khaki drill in India and Africa since the Indian Mutiny of 1857. A darker version was adopted for home service field wear in 1902, the same year that the US Army also adopted khaki for non-dress occasions. The Italians introduced grey-green in 1909, followed by the German and Austrian armies who adopted different shades of grey. The Russians had changed to a grey shade of khaki in 1908, following their experience in the Russo Japanese War of 1905. There was however strong attachment to the colourful uniforms as previously worn on all occasions and the process was not an inexorable one. The Danish Army adopted grey-green uniforms for all occasions in 1903, reverted to a combination of dark and light blue in 1910, took up light grey in 1915 and finally settled for khaki in 1923. The Imperial Russian armies following their adoption of khaki-grey field uniforms in 1908, took the opportunity to upgrade their parade uniforms to much more elaborate and colourful styles, and were experimenting with a mix of khaki and bright colours when war broke out in 1914. The Japanese Army probably went further than most in adopting khaki for all occasions after 1905, although even here officers of all branches and the cavalry of the Imperial Guard retained traditional coloured uniforms for formal and ceremonial occasions.
With the exception of Western influenced units such as the "Ever-Triumphant Army" of the Taiping Rebellion (1851-66) Chinese armies of the nineteenth century wore dress that was broadly variegated. Embroidered chest panels and coloured buttons on headdresses were used to distinguish rank and sometimes unit. From 1910 the Imperial Chinese Army adopted dark blue uniforms of Japanese style with coloured facings of red, white or yellow to distinguish the different branches. The Imperial Guard Division had a light grey uniform with the same branch colours as the line. A khaki summer uniform was worn by the entire army.
The First World War finally put an end to the expensive practice of furnishing colourful uniforms to all ranks of the various armies. Amongst the frontline troops of the combatant powers in August 1914 only the Belgian and French armies saw active service in bright colours and old fashioned headgear (although the Austro-Hungarian cavalry retained their blue and red uniforms for field wear after the remainder of the army had gone into pike grey in 1909). The Imperial German field grey of 1910 retained a number of traditional features such as spiked helmets, shakos, busbies and coloured piping from the older uniforms. The demands of modern warfare as well as financial economy soon saw these survivals vanish and by 1916 all involved armies were in either khaki (Russia, Turkish, Serbia, Montenegro, Japan, Greek, French colonial and Britain), various shades of grey (German, Italian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, and Austro-Hungarian) or sky blue (French and Romanian). The coloured uniforms of peacetime were often relegated to depot wear by recruits doing their basic training.
Steel helmets first appeared in the form of the "Adrian" helmet adopted by the French Army in 1915. The practical advantages of this innovation led the British and German armies to adopt their own helmets by 1916. Other armies followed suit - the Belgians and Italians for example copying the French model and the Austro-Hungarians that of Germany.
The use of steel helmets was by now almost universal and a number of countries adopted their own designs moving away from the German, British and French models of World War I. The Italians, Soviets and Swiss were amongst these. Steel helmets, originally simply items of utilitarian protective clothing, were adopted as parade headdress by the French, German, Italian and Soviet armies, amongst others, between the Wars.
As noted above, traditional coloured uniforms have long since given way to clothing more suited for actual combat in modern conditions. While by no means extinct, bright colours are now usually reserved for wear by units having ceremonial functions, some bands and officers attending formal occasions. Elite units normally contrive to having some distinctive features. The US Marines are well known for their traditional midnight blue tunics and sky blue trousers trimmed in red, but these "dress blues" are only issued to a minority of personnel and are otherwise purchased at the cost of the individual for off duty wear. The British Household Cavalry and Foot Guards wear uniforms largely unchanged from 1914 for "public duties" i.e. ceremonial.
The utilitarian necessities of war and economic frugality are now the dominant factors in uniform design. Most military forces, however, have developed several different uniform types, including combat dress, working dress, service or ordinary duty uniforms and (to a very limited extent) ceremonial full dress. The practice of wearing a form of full dress off duty ("walking out dress") has largely died out as the modern soldier prefers the casual clothing of his civilian peers. Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion do however still wear their white kepis and a modified form of parade dress off duty.
In recent decades, many militaries around the world have gradually simplified the range of uniforms issued. For example, most U.S. servicemen (with the exception of the Navy until 2008) now wear camouflage utilities for daily duty and all but the most formal occasions-whereas in the past the service uniform would be worn unless a soldier was engaged in a dirty or physical task. As an example of modern practice, the US Marine Corps has a distinct blue dress uniform, but other uniforms include khaki button-up shirts, forest-green coats, and combat camouflage. In other services where camouflage is normally a non-issue, such as navies, coloured uniforms are still issued, e.g. the US Navy's white officer uniform for warm weather. Based on recommendations made during a comprehensive briefing by Task Force Uniform on Feb. 24 2006, CNO Michael G. Mullen agreed to production of both a BDU-style working uniform for all Sailors E-1 to O-10 and a more practical, year-round service uniform to withstand day-to-day classroom and office-like environments where the service uniform is typically worn. The new working uniform and service uniform are not expected to be available for purchase and wear until late fall of 2007, after which they will be introduced to Recruit Training Command and eventually distributed to the rest of the fleet. On 6 June 2006 the US Army announced that its green and white uniforms would be replaced for by a universal service uniform in the historic colours of dark blue (for tunics) and light blue (for trousers). The new service dress would be introduced in 2007 and become obligatory for all ranks by 2011.
The British Army generally retains its traditional full dress uniforms only for bands and ceremonial units. See British Army Uniform for more detail.
An attempt in the early 1950s to provide other British soldiers with a plainer (and cheaper) dark blue or green No.1 dress did not meet with much enthusiasm; indeed, most soldiers are not issued with their own No.1 dress, and the most common occasion when it is worn is for a wedding. Parade dress for most British regiments is khaki No. 2 dress with No 1 Dress coloured peaked caps, berets or Glengarry bonnetts. Following the introduction of the Combat Soldier 95 (CS95) clothing system of Disruptively Patterned Material (DPM) this is worn for most day-to-day business replacing the old 'working' uniform of green Lightweight Trousers and Shirt/Jersey, albeit that these are still used as 'Barrack Dress' by some office based personnel. Tradition is however still strong in British military culture and there are many regimental distinctions added to some uniforms. One example is the King's Royal Hussars who wear their historic crimson trousers with all orders other than fatigue or combat dress. The trews or tartan trousers of Lowland regiments have been retained for certain orders of dress in the newly amalgamated Royal Regiment of Scotland, although the kilt of the Highland regiments is the parade dress. Mess dress in traditional scarlet, blue or green is worn by officers and senior NCOs for formal evening dress.
France has adopted a light beige dress uniform which is worn with coloured kepis, sashes, fringed epaulettes and other traditional items on appropriate occasions. As an alternative full dress for parade camouflage uniforms can be worn with the dress items noted above. The infantry and cavalry of the Republican Guard retain their 19th century dress uniforms, as do the military cadets of Saint-Cyr and the École Polytechnique. A medium blue evening dress for officers is now seldom seen but individual branches or regiments may parade bands or "fanfares" (trumpeters) in historic dress dating as far back as the Napoleonic period.
The German Army has retained a form of field grey for dress wear though of modern cut and worn with berets. The collar braid stripes (litzen), that distinguished regiments of the Prussian Guard prior to 1918, have become a general feature of modern German uniforms.
The Russian Army has retained a number of features, such as officers' epaulettes, high boots and long greatcoats with collar patches for all ranks, which can be traced back to Czarist days. The dress uniform for officers is of the same distinctive blue/green colour as the "Czar's green" worn until 1914. The Kremlin Guard has in recent years been issued with a special ceremonial uniform which closely resembles that of the infantry regiments of the Imperial Guard immediately prior to World War I.
The Spanish Army has reintroduced a number of dress uniforms dating back to the pre-1931 Monarchy. These include a variety of parade uniforms worn by various units of the recreated Royal Guard as well as the traditional dark blue and white uniforms of the Guardia Civil and the blue tunics and red trousers of the 1st Infantry Regiment. While only worn by limited numbers of personnel on special occasions, these uniforms include such distinctively Spanish features as the "Ros" shako of the infantry and the Royal Guard, and the Tricorn of the Civil Guard. Officers of all branches wear dark blue or white gala uniforms for social and ceremonial occasions.
The traditional headdresses of the Bersaglieri, Horse Artillery and Alpini are still worn by the Italian Army, the Bersaglieri even wearing their flowing feathers on steel helmets as part of their combat dress. Officers of all branches have a dark blue dress uniform and the Corazzieri (Cuirassiers of the Presidential Guard), Mounted Carabinieri and cadets of the Modena Military Academy wear dress uniforms which date back to the nineteenth century. Individual regiments with a long history, such as the Lancieri di Montebello and the Granatieri di Sardegna occasionally parade honour guards or other detachments in their pre-1915 dark blue uniforms.
All of the above armies wear some form of camouflage uniforms for training and active service. These generally resemble each other and armies in the field are no longer easily differentiated by the distinctive cut or colour of their clothing. Camouflage clothing being cheap, comfortable and practical has increasingly become the usual dress for daily wear in most armies, superseding the various "service" uniforms which were often the field dress of previous wars.
The military of many countries have adopted the economical expedient of smartening up combat uniforms for parade by adding medals, neck scarves and coloured berets to the terrain coloured camouflage uniforms intended for combat. As an interesting example of the combining of old and new features of uniform the French Spahis and the Spanish Regulares still wear the flowing cloaks, fezs, turbans and sashes of the North African colonial regiments from which they are descended with modern khaki or camouflage clothing, on appropriate occasions.
In societies where the military was important, the soldiers were dressed to impress the population and themselves. If the commander raised and equipped the troops out of his own pocket, the appearance of the soldiers was also designed to impress his superiors. Attractive or distinctive uniforms could make a military career desirable to young men (the "peacock" factor). As late as 1914 the British Army found that regiments with particularly striking off duty or parade uniforms found it easier to attract recruits. Thus the four Rifle regiments in their sombre dark green had a higher public profile than the great mass of line infantry in scarlet.
However, with the growing prevalence of accurate rifles and other ranged firearms as standard weapons for infantry, it was found from about the 1880s on that these colours made soldiers easy targets for enemies to shoot at a distance. In reaction, the various militaries, beginning with the British Armed Forces, changed the colours, predominantly to such ones that blended in more with the terrain, such as khaki or olive drab, for the purposes of camouflage. In addition, this idea was followed with uniforms suitable for particular climates and seasons such as white for snowy regions and tan for sandy ones. Now most armies have some form of camouflaged uniform, such as the British DPM.
Many modern military forces now utilize a system of combat uniforms that not only break up the outline of the soldier for use on the battlefield during the daytime, but also employ a distinctive appearance that makes them difficult to detect with light amplification devices, such as night-vision goggles (NVGs). These modern "digital" print uniforms present a somewhat splotched appearance, generally of somewhat muted colors, that provide visual concealment in a variety of surroundings. The US Army now issues, for all theaters of operations, the Army Combat Uniform (ACU), which replaces the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and the Desert Combat Uniform (DCU). The color scheme on these ACUs is a faded green/grey/tan pattern of random-appearing rectangular shapes. Pocket outlines on the front of the jackets are offset from vertical, so as to present a less distinctive straight line for the eye to follow while utilizing NVGs. The US Marine Corps also issues similar uniforms, though their uniforms are not designed to replace both woodland pattern uniforms and desert pattern, since both woodland digital and desert digital patterns are available. Similarly the US Air Force has begun fielding digital pattern uniforms to their servicemembers, with those uniforms featuring a blue/grey/tan pattern.
The warriors of ancient Sparta, normally known for their austere lifestyle, wore expensive red cloaks. Reportedly this was adopted as the only colour on which the spilled blood of their enemies would not leave stains. There is a popular myth that the historic red coat of the English soldier was adopted for the same reason (in fact, blood does show as a dark stain on red clothing and the British red coat originated as a historical accident, possibly as a result of the relative cheapness of madder red dyes at the time of the English Civil War in the mid 17th century).
Hair styles in military organizations usually follow civilian fashions, but sometimes certain features are associated with soldiers. In the late 19th century, the ornate beards and moustaches worn by the officers of the day, which complemented their rank and age, were also worn by socially equivalent civilians. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the "high and tight" haircut often distinguished low-ranking soldiers, particularly infantrymen, or, in the United States, Marines and soldiers of all ranks. The principal purpose, however, of the "high and tight" is to prevent lice, promote general hygiene, and with modern regulations against beards to ensure a good seal is made around the face when using a gas mask.


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Are you planning to install your first local area network, or to upgrade and expand an existing one? If so, this book will help you choose LAN systems that are compatible with your business objectives and that best exploit the current technological opportunities. In an understandable and non-technical style, this book helps you avoid potential pitfalls by identifying key factors to consider in the selection of each LAN component. A concluding case study draws together all the issues discussed to provide an overall perspective. This book will help you answer the following questions: What are the components of a LAN and where can I buy them? Should I go for Ethenet or Token Ring? How do I choose the best supplier? Should I go for a structured cabling system? What is a network operating system and do I need one? What other devices can I put on my network apart from PCs? How can I connect my networks even if they are different? How do I choose my own LAN? How do I design my network so that it will last and can be easily extended? What is an open system and is it important to me and my network? How do I manage and maintain my network?
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ICISS: Clinical knowledge management system for children with developmental disorders.
Children's Hospital Boston
posted on 03/03/2012
When monitoring how treatment is progressing for a child with developmental disorders, a clinician may find it difficult to obtain critical information in a timely manner. The patient's caregivers are positioned to provide valuable information to guide future clinical treatment decisions. Questions such as -- how well is therapy working; are there any drug-related side effects; what has worked for similar patients; and what is causing symptom flare ups -- could be answered by parents and teachers. || Drs. Eric Fleegler and Eugenia Chan developed a software system to collect these types of data through user-friendly online software system. The software allows for medication confirmation and side effects reporting, disease symptom surveys and quality of life measures. The data collected are scored automatically and displayed to clinicians in graphical, tabular and narrative formats through an interactive interface. The system is currently in use at Children's Hospital Boston Division of Developmental Medicine and since 2010 over 1500 patients have enrolled in the system. The system has helped reduce average doctor visit time, allowed clinicians to tailor treatment decisions to patient-reported data and enabled better tracking of patient condition over time. The response rate to obtain information from patients, parents and teachers has risen from between 10-30% to now over 50%. The researchers are striving to increase the response rate by continually improving user experience, including introducing a mobile interface in the near future.
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It started with a flurry of e-mails:
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Naturally curious, I decided to see what the hubbub was about, and somehow, I got linked back to Gamespot. Seeing as I haven't done anything here for at least half a year, I decided to check out the forums...and it was the same old thing. But it wasn't until I had stumbled back onto my profile page, and seen my most recent blog post on here. It wasn't that I wasn't happy with what I had posted on here, but the fact that I left the series incomplete, when I had actually finished it.
So I guess to sorta satisfy my OCD, I thought I'd post this so that if anyone's curious, they'll be able to know what I've been up to. And it's better than having a post from an incomplete series as my last seen thing.
Basically, I've been trying to find a full time job. I finished with university, just got my degree (no really - I got it on the 29th of April), so I've been spending the last few months trying to look for a job. Fun times, I assure you.
A lot of my time has been spent with Level 3 - and a LOT has happened in the last six months. With the help of a mate of mine, we've remade the podcast and changed it into a format that I'm very comfortable with, and ensures regularity in both episode release and audio quality. And the podcasts are really fun to record to, which is the most important thing. I've also taken on a larger role on camera - providing more review and feature content. And then there's the fact that we're now broadcasting in Sydney via TVS (10:30 Thursday nights!), and the upcoming switch to digital broadcasting should make it a lot easier for everyone to watch the show.
So I guess I should come around to Gamespot. Why did I stop posting? Well, a number of reasons. First off, all of the above should fill in a lot of the blanks. Secondly, I was just frustrated with the site - all the technical problems and the overly enforced moderation didn't help in this regard...though maybe it's eased up a bit more, I've no idea. Thirdly, I'd discovered other communities, and the somewhat repetitious nature of the Gamespot communities was getting kinda boring.
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RRC Gorakhpur Group D Results 2014
RRC Gorakhpur Group D Results 2014 – Download Gorakhpur Group D Written Exam Results at www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in
RRC Gorakhpur Group D Results 2014 – North Eastern Railway Group D Exam Result. RRC NER Gorakhpur Group D exam result is to be declared very soon. North Eastern Railway Kolkata Board Group D exam results of Notice No. 2012-13 has to declared.
Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), North Eastern Railway (NER), Kolkata will be declared the written exam results of Group D posts. Written examination for RRC Gorakhpur Group d posts against Employment Notice No. NER/RRC/D03/2012-13 was held in the month of October, November and December 2013. RRC Gorakhpur Group D exam results will be declared on its official website. Aspirants can check their RRC Gorakhpur Group D exam results below.
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The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), North Eastern Railway (ER), Gorakhpur had conducted the written examination for filling up 1080 Group D posts against Employment Notice No. NER/RRC/D03/2012-13 on 27th October, 17th November, 24th November, 1st December and 08th December 2013. There are large number of candidates have appeared for Eastern Railway Kolkata Group D written examination at many exam centers. Now all of them are very eager to check their Railway Group D results. Candidates can check their RRC Gorakhpur Group D exam results below.
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RRC Gorakhpur Group D exam result is available for check on its official website at www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in. Follow the link given above on how to check RRC Gorakhpur Group D results.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd is $50,000 lighter in the pocket after the NBA fined him for spilling a drink on the floor during the waning seconds of Wednesday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Kidd and the Nets will try to clean up their act when they visit the Houston Rockets Friday at the Toyota Center.
With 8.3 seconds remaining and Brooklyn without a timeout, guard Tyshawn Taylor bumped into the first-year coach and Kidd spilled his beverage on the floor, forcing officials to stop the game and giving the Nets a chance to draw up a 3-point attempt trailing 97-94.
Paul Pierce then missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer and the Lakers scored two more points for the final margin.
"Sweaty palms," Kidd said after the game. "I was never good with the ball."
Actually Kidd was one of the best point guards during his playing days and his team trailed by as many as 27 points before making a comeback versus the Lakers. The Nets tied the game at 92-92.
Joe Johnson scored 18 points, Mirza Teletovic had a career-high 17 and both Andray Blatche and Alan Anderson netted 14 for Brooklyn, losers in six of seven games and owners of a disappointing 4-11 record.
Pierce had 12 points on 4-of-17 shooting.
"It's frustrating when the ball doesn't go your way, but eventually I know these shots throughout the course of 82 games are going to fall for me," Pierce said.
The Nets are 2-7 on the road and will also visit Memphis on the quick trip.
Houston has won three in a row and six of seven games, and recorded a 113-84 victory versus Atlanta on Wednesday. Francisco Garcia and Aaron Brooks both scored 21 points off the bench for the Rockets, who have won three in a row without injured guard James Harden (sore foot).
The Rockets got 11 points and eight rebounds from Dwight Howard and made 55.1 percent from the floor. Houston also scored 24 points on 18 Atlanta turnovers.
Harden is questionable for Friday's game and so is guard Jeremy Lin. Lin left Wednesday's win over the Hawks with a right knee contusion. Rockets coach Kevin McHale said X-rays were negative.
"I think what happened is that he got hit right on the nerve so he pinched a nerve and his leg just kind of went numb and he couldn't push off on it," said McHale. "I don't know. I sure hope he gets a lot better by tomorrow but he said he can walk. I guess we'll see."
Brooklyn knows a thing or two about injuries, as center Brook Lopez (ankle) and guards Jason Terry (knee) and Deron Williams (ankle) are listed as questionable against the Rockets.
The Rockets have won five in a row at home and are 7-2 overall in Space City. They have owned the Nets in recent years, having won 13 straight meetings and 16 of the last 17 encounters between the teams.
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Casinos are fascinating places. In Las Vegas, the Strip and the old downtown are a visual delight of glitz & glamor. Every fountain, every tower, every plaza (indoors and out) is a place to stare and dream. But that amazement is not at the casino next to the shopping mall in downtown Fort McMurray.
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Bleak as the roads and sidewalks, that much more cosy are the bars and pubs. Basic and unbedeviled by pretensions of glass & brass, the pubs hum with $100 bills, rowdy patrons, and the hardest-working staff I have ever seen. The two guys and the two gals in the pub tonight moved fast and unceasingly, almost running from patron to bar and back from the kitchen with deep-fried foods. They had about them an intensity of concentration and energy that I have not seen before in other places where a more leisurely pace rules. Must be the tips–or is this a special breed with a burning desire to make it in a new place?
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The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team plays two games in a three-day span when the Wildcats travel to play Fairfield University on Saturday, March 12 (1 p.m.) and then play host to George Mason University on Monday, March 14 (12 p.m.).
UNH has a 3-0 lifetime record, including last year's 14-10 home win, against Fairfield. Prior to 2010, the teams played a home-and-home series in consecutive years with the Wildcats prevailing 18-2 on the road in 2004 and 21-5 at home in 2005.
In last year's game, UNH scored the first six goals of the game en route to building a 7-3 halftime lead. The Stags opened the second half with two consecutive goals and a 4-1 run overall to pull within 8-7. The 'Cats responded with two straight goals, but Fairfield matched that to once again trim the deficit to one goal (10-9). UNH led by one goal, 11-10, with nine minutes on the clock and scored at 3:38, 2:07 and 55 seconds to secure the victory. The Stags finished with a 29-22 shot advantage (17-9 in the second half) and 15-10 edge in draw controls; the 'Cats had a 20-18 advantage in ground balls.
Monday's matchup will be the first ever between UNH and George Mason.
The State of New Hampshire
New Hampshire plays four games in six days beginning Saturday at Fairfield. The Wildcats then play host to George Mason (Monday), at Vanderbilt (Wednesday) and against Presbyterian College (Friday in Atlanta, Ga.).
UNH doubled its goal output for the season with a 17-12 win at Colgate last Saturday; the Wildcats had scored 17 games in the first three games combined.
The 'Cats also more than doubled their season total in draw controls. Through three games, they had tallied a total of 12 DC but then recorded 16 draw controls at Colgate.
New Hampshire yielded 20 first-half shots (28 overall) to Colgate on March 5. In comparison, UMass finished with 19 shots, Dartmouth had 20 and Holy Cross 21.
UNH has been a level-playing team this season. At least a glance at the stats would make you believe that. The Wildcats half-by-half splits include identical numbers in both goals (17) and shots (42) in both the first and second halves as well as 10 saves each half.
'Cat Nips
Amber Casiano established career highs in both assists (two) and points (five) at Colgate. The three goals matched a personal best.
Hayley Rausch matched her career highs in both goals (four) and points (five) against the Raiders last Saturday to extend her point-scoring streak to 22 games. She has scored at least one goal all four games this season.
Ilana Cohen matched her personal bests in both goals (three) and points (four) at CU; the first of her four points was the 50th of her career. Cohen is the only Wildcat with multiple points every game in 2011.
Kate Keagins extended her point-scoring streak to 12 games with a three-point effort (1g, 2a) at Colgate. In addition to leading this year's team in assists, she is atop the UNH leaderboard in both ground balls and caused turnovers.
Jenny Simpson matched her career high of two assists at Colgate. She also netted two goals in that game and the four points marked her first multiple-point effort of the season. She has scored a goal in three of four games.
Chelsea Cyester recorded her first collegiate point with a first-half goal at Colgate that gave UNH a 4-3 lead.
What Just Happened
UNH traveled to Hamilton, N.Y. and returned home with a 17-12 victory against Colgate University on March 5. The Wildcats trailed 8-4 in the first half but rallied to take a 9-8 lead into halftime; with the score tied 10-10, UNH scored three consecutive goals as part of a 6-1 run to take control of the game.
After being outshot 20-16 in the first half, UNH tallied a 15-8 second-half shot advantage. The 'Cats also finished with the edge in ground balls (9-8) and draw controls (16-15). Six Wildcats finished with multiple points.
National Numbers
New Hampshire entered this week's action ranked sixth nationally in caused turnovers as well as #29 in defense and #33 in ground balls. Kate Keagins is #5 in caused turnovers and #13 in ground balls, Kathleen O'Keefe is 26th in GAA and Ally Stager is 36th in caused turnovers.
Fairfield is 27th in offense, 21st in defense and 23rd in caused turnovers.
Conference Call
New Hampshire leads America East in caused turnovers per game (11.50), is second in goals against average (9.25) and third in ground balls (17.50).
Kate Keagins leads the league in caused turnovers (2.50 per game) and is second in ground balls (4.00 per game). Ally Stager ranks third in CTO while Ilana Cohen is 10th in both goals per game and points per game.
And Then There Was One
Allie Duclos, a three-time America East All-Conference First Team selection, is the only senior and is one of three captains (alongside juniors Ilana Cohen and Hayley Rausch) on the 2011 squad. A year ago, Duclos led the team in ground balls and draw controls; she also ranked second in caused turnovers as well as third in shooting percentage.
Through four games this season, Duclos is atop the UNH leaderboard in draw controls. She is also tied for third in caused turnovers. Duclos has contributed two points with a goal in the season opener at Holy Cross and another tally March 5 at Colgate.
Take a Free Shot
UNH scored on three of four free-position shots in the Feb. 23 season opener at Holy Cross and that included a perfect 3-for-3 in the first half. The 'Cats scored on 2 of 4 opportunities last Saturday at Colgate to move the season total to 5-for-10 Last year, the Wildcats scored on 26 of 58 free-position shots (27.6% scoring percentage).
Opponents have scored on 5 of 18 (27.8%) free-position shots this season, and that includes 0-for-3 by Dartmouth and 1 of 6 by Colgate. In 2010, the opposition finished 39-for-89 (43.8%).
Leaders of the 'Cat Pack
Junior midfielders Ilana Cohen and Hayley Rausch captain the 2011 Wildcats (with senior midfielder Allie Duclos) and are the team's top two point producers and are the only two 'Cats who have scored a goal in all four games.
Cohen is a third-year starter who garnered America East All-Conference Second Team honors a year ago. She leads this year's team in goals (nine) and points (11); she is also among the team leaders in caused turnovers (third) and ground balls (fifth). Cohen has matched her personal best of three goals each of the past two Saturdays – March 5 at Colgate and Feb. 26 at 14th-ranked Dartmouth. She also tallied an assist last Saturday to equal her career high of four points.
Cohen has scored a goal all four games and has tallied multiple points every game.
Rausch, despite missing four games a year ago, ranked third on the team in both goals and points as well as fourth in assists. Through four games in 2011, she ranks second in goals (seven), assists (two) and points (nine); she also ranks second in shots (16).
Rausch scored a goal in this year's season opener at Holy Cross, tallied two points (1g, 1a) at Dartmouth, netted a goal vs. 19th-ranked UMass and matched her career highs in both goals (four) and points (five) to extend her point-scoring streak to 22 games (dating back to her freshman season of '09).
Fielding Grounders
New Hampshire tallied a 19-14 edge in ground balls, including 10-6 in the second half, vs. Holy Cross in the season opener. The Wildcats finished with 27 GBs at 14th-ranked Dartmouth – it marked the highest total by a UNH team since April 11, 2009, when the 'Cats had 27 ground balls vs. Le Moyne – then tallied a 15-7 edge vs. 19th-ranked UMass.
UNH tallied the edge in ground balls for the third time in four games with a 9-8 edge March 5 at Colgate.
What's Ours is Ours & What's Yours is Ours
The Wildcats have committed fewer turnovers than the opponent all four games of the 2011 season (66-93 overall). Most recently (last Saturday), Colgate turned the ball over 23 times in comparison to UNH's 14.
In the opener, UNH committed fewer turnovers than Holy Cross by a margin of 15-18. New Hampshire also committed fewer turnovers than Dartmouth (25-26) and UMass (12-26).
In 2010, UNH committed more turnovers than the opponent just five times in 17 games.
Scouting the Stags
Fairfield University (Fairfield, Conn.) plays host to Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon before battling UNH on Saturday. The Stags enter the week with a 3-1 overall record following a 13-10 road loss to 10th-ranked James Madison.
Three players have reached double digits in points. Katie Mackay leads all scorers with 16 points; she has a team-high seven assists (the team has a total of 16 assists) and is tied for second in goals. Amanda Best is second in points (9g, 3a). Chloe Mangan has a team-best 10 goals and 11 points overall.
Katie Keenan has started all four games in goal and played all but 9:33 of a possible 240 minutes. She has a 7.81 GAA and .524 save percentage to rank ninth nationally in save percentage and 12th in GAA.
Common Ground
UNH and Fairfield have played one common opponent this season. UNH was an 8-5 victor at Holy Cross in late February. More recently, the Stags played host to the Crusaders and prevailed 14-5.
Scouting the Patriots
George Mason University (Fairfax, Va.) enters the weekend with a 1-4 overall record following Tuesday afternoon's 21-3 loss at top-ranked Maryland. The Patriots play at Boston University on Saturday before traveling to Durham to play UNH on Monday.
Mason is lead offensively by Emily Ellisen (9g, 2a), Madalyn Jamison (6g, 2a), Chelsea Gamble (5g, 3a), Anna Kopecka (7g) and Caitlin Formato (6g, 1a).
Brittany Pastrana has started all five games in goal and played all but 6:37 of a possible 300 minutes. She has a 16.36 GAA and .403 save percentage.
The Patriots have been outscored 83-42 overall and that includes 56-18 in the first half (17-0 at Maryland).
No Common Ground
New Hampshire and George Mason do not share a common opponent.


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|Posted by Donnaleigh on December 19, 2011 at 9:00 AM
"Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling
with the mistaken belief that you cannot bear the pain.
But you have already borne the pain.
What you have not done is feel all you are beyond that pain."
-- Kahlil Gibran
During the holidays, joy can be an elusive feeling for those who have loved and lost. Depression is an international epidemic, and often we fell impotent regarding how to manage it. It is natural? Or is it unnatural? When does it become a concern?
I was deeply saddened and touched by a note recently from someone named Dave who read one of my blogs about tarot. He asked this very touching question. With Dave's permission, I am sharing it with you:
I lost my 18 year old daughter to an auto accident in October 20th. My grief is unbearable and my heart is broken. Is there any way I can implement Tarot into my healing process? I have the Arthurian Tarot and I am an amateur at reading the cards. I still use the book they came with. I do intend to study more and I want to see if any other decks appeal to me. I would welcome suggestions.
I miss my little girl/young lady so much. I've never felt this kind of pain before. I'm not handling this too well. Thank you.
I cannot think of anything more painful than the loss of a child.
On top of that, Dave, like many of us, was struggling with other enormous life problems as well. Not small problems like the car breaking. I'm talking about huge, life-shifting problems with concerns of family, health, and survival.
There is no tool that can make everything better in a flash, unfortunately. But tarot can be used as an important tool of soul-digging, to help flesh out what is going on and how to find solace. It is up to us to actually seek it. The cards cannot take us there, they can only tell us, enlighten us, but it is up to us to walk the journey. You can't get rid of that headache by reading about Tylenol. You've got to actively participate and swallow the pill.
Likewise with tarot, it takes some action from the participant.
Remember, you are investing in yourself.
So how can tarot to work through depression?
First, never underestimate the power of a good therapist. Be sure to seek help if you find you are having difficulty holding on. See your doctor immediately if you feel you are having difficulty functioning or if you have suicidal thoughts. Suicide hotline numbers in the USA, arranged by state: suicidehotlines.com and International numbers are here: suicidehotlines.com/international.html
Daily Tips
Tarot can offer suggestions for you to try, one day or one week at a time, to help you work through your process. A card creates an action. If you are not sure what the card is suggesting you try, a good book to use for tarot card action references is:
Tarot: Your Everyday Guide, by Janina Renee
"Take the first step, no more, no less,
and the next will be revealed."
-- Ken Roberts
As a sample, with this blog topic in mind, I pulled the 3 of Wands. Exploring within Janina's book, she suggests such things as:
Using communication networks and even travel to link communities and exchange ideas (support group?).
Write, converse, gather, and circulate information, attend meetings, workshops, seminars, and other events where you can be exposed to new things and interact with a wide variety of people (bereavement groups or workshops on coping with grief? Online support groups?)
The author speaks of this as being a future-oriented card, looking outward, making plans for the future, and directing energy outward by reaching for and seizing opportunities (keeping busy in a healthy way rather than retiring).
Broaden your range of interests, investigate new things, and follow where your curiosity leads you (find inspiring moments in life, enjoy the solace of a hobby, use it to express your soul).
If this card comes up reversed, she suggests that "the orientation to trade, travel, idea exchange, and community action is still present, but a narrower focus is suggested. Perhaps you should pull back a bit, conserve some energy, limit your sphere of activity and influence, and concentrate on a smaller area of endeavor. Adventures and forays into the wider world should be undertaken with the understanding and intent to go forth, but then return, bringing something back to your home and inner life."
A tarot deck can help you focus on and create one positive thought at a time. A great book to help you with this if you cannot decipher your own affirmations from a tarot card is:
Tarot Affirmations, by James Ricklef.
These can help you dig from the small glints of light left in you, or can help you to focus on an idea or action for the day or week. For example, I now pull the 6 of Cups in honor of this blog topic ,and his book suggests some of the following affirmations to consider:
I share my unbounded love
I let love flow through me and lead me to happiness.
I let my love circulate among the people close to me.
I am restoring peace, tranquility, and harmony to my home.
I enjoy my life, and I take delight in all its simple pleasures.
I am able to move beyond painful events of the past.
For information on how to create your own affirmations, there are some important tips HERE and HERE.
The deck does matter.
I found that when I went through rough spots in my life, I needed to find solace with a very gentle and supportive deck. There were very few decks I trusted to be gentle with me, and they became trusted friends onwhich I leaned heavily for my own healing journey. I was already feeling broken, so it's important to find something that creates a healing tone.
If you have a deck you love but are worried about a couple of the less positive cards surfacing, just remove those cards for awhile and tuck them in the Little White Book. Let the deck speak gently to you.
Suggestions for gentle decks:
(Take special note of the individual images that catch your eye in the Voyager cards. Focus on one small picture or part...what does it tell you?).
based on the Thoth deck, but much softer
The Pearls of Widsom Deck is especially sweet, and it was created by Roxi Sim at a time when she was depressed after losing her own child. Roxi wrote: "Before beginning the Tarot paintings, I had suffered a rapid decline in health as a result of drinking tainted water. I became disabled and had to leave my work as a teacher. My parents-in-law, my youngest son, and my mother all died suddenly within a span of ten years. I was devastated and succumbed to deep depression. Basically, I went to bed for months. In that state of depression, I came to realize that sometimes you just have to 'float.' The Fool, just floats, in "Serendipity," (his boat), downstream, though the rapids of life, trusting in the future to come."
Her deck is very gentle, and she has a companion workbook she is creating for the book that should be complete by February or March of 2012.
With all decks, look carefully at the imagery you see before doing anything. How does the image impact you? Look deeply into this before exploring the more traditional meanings of the card. Make it a personal journey. You don't have to be "right." You just have to explore. Journal if you wish.
Angel decks
are another source of gentle guidance for many people,
and the energy for most of these decks is very supportive and healing.
Doreen Virtue Angel Therapy Oracle Cards
Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue
Messages from your Angels by Doreen Virtue
Diana Cooper Angels of Light Cards (more text than images, but very powerful and accurate)
Oracle Decks
There are many wonderful gentle decks that go outside of the realm of tarot. Here are some I have found positive and helpful:
Grace Cards by Cheryl Richardson
Self-Care Cards by Cheryl Richardson
Wisdom for Healing Cards by Carolyn Myss
Soul Lessons and Soul Purpose Oracle Cards by Sonia Choquette
Inner Peace Cards by Wayne Dyer
Another deck I've found contains uncanny messages is the
Karma Cards deck by Monte Farber.
I just did a sample reading for Dave and got the following for you from this deck:
First, the situation at hand is Uranus in Scorpio in the 7th house, which indicates:
An unusual example of purification to resurrect balance.
A different way of looking at the secrets of cooperation. (with your daughter?)
An unexpected change resulting from the power of your partner(s). (Dave's daughter? His wife?)
and on what to do, it suggests:
Stir up the situation by using the extraordinary power of prayer (perhaps speaking your passed loved one as well as The Divine) diplomatically.
Be open to ideas about the highest and lowest aspects of relationships.
Invent a way to control the situation and get a fair deal.
The last card shows two hands intertwining within a rose-filled wreath with two blue ribbons. Could this be you and her (Dave and his daughter?).
Tarot And Meditation
Tarot can be used as a meditation tool (meditation moment). For a sample meditation on working through grief with tarot, listen below:
This is just one of many ways to use meditation (and meditation through tarot) as a means of mind release and soul healing.
Our Tarot Meditation Moments are compiled HERE and we continue to create more.
Visit TM.org (the online site for Transcendental Meditation) for more information on how meditation can heal you and ways to use meditation.
Each tarot card can be a focus for you to release your mind and create a goal for that week.
For Insight, Healing, and Growth
Tarot spreads are a powerful means for self-exploration and growth. When dealing with loss, you can dig deep to see what might be left for you, and how you can overcome.
1) What do I believe I have lost?
2) What am I to learn from this loss?
3) How can I find the blessing (an action)?
4) What card can I use this week for energy to focus on healing?
1) How was I improved by having known and loved her?
2) How can I overcome?
3) What should I do for best mental health?
4) What should I avoid?
Create your own small spreads. What do you need to know? How can you tap in to access answers? Avoid "Yes/No" questions and instead ask questions starting with "How can I..." or "What can I...."
An excellent spread was made by James Wells, which can be found HERE, with a sample reading I did using this spread HERE.
HERE is a post I wrote in Feb, 2011 about the 5 stages of grief, a spread to self-explore.
Lisa Frideborg Lloyd also includes a wonderful spread idea, "The 5 Stages of Grief" HERE.
Spirit Communication
I've used tarot as a powerful means of communication between the Divine and myself, and deceased loved ones of clients as well as a communicative bridge between me and passed loved ones. You can do this as well.
Here is a podcast we did to talk about how mediumship and tarot can be used together. The first hour of this 2-hour program will give you the basics:
You could communicate with her and ask such questions of her through the cards:
What would you like to tell me today, or what does she want me to know?
What small step would she suggest I try today?
How can I feel closer to her?
How is she present in my life?
A book that may help those suffering with depression work independently with tarot is Tarot for the Healing Heart: Using Inner Wisdom to Heal Body and Mind by Christine Jett. As Barbara Bolek said in her Amazon review of this book, "Tarot for the Healing Heart is full of insights into the nature of health, disease and healing, how the healing process needs to be addressed on all levels -- body, mind and spirit, and how the Tarot can operate as an ally towards self-discovery and self-recovery."
and by the same author, Tarot Shadow Work. Jette specifically speaks working through pain, loss and death in her book, Tarot Shadow Work:
"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
-- Albert Camus
Exercise, even if lightly. Take time to speak to your passed loved one while you exercise if you wish, but know that taking care of your body is one way to raise endorphins and help you keep your head above water. For many, yoga is a place to find balance of body and mind. My sister found it so profoundly life-changing her her time of stress and strife that she left her corporate job to embrace a full-time teaching profession in yoga.
I found that in a period of my own depression, Qi Gong was a very gentle way to ease both my body and mind to a place of clarity and peace. There are many classes worldwide on this, videos on YouTube, as well as helpful DVDs you can use at home.
Qi Gong is is much like Tai Chi but can be used and learned immediately, whereas Tai Chi can take a year or more to learn. When taught by a good teacher, you will learn why each movement is pursposeful, meaningful and helpful.I enjoy it because it is "moving meditation." It allows you the peace of meditation while allowiing your body gentle and purposeful motion. This is helpful to those with "monkey mind," who have trouble with stillness.
Here is one sample video of Qi Gong:
And this video helps to explain why the movements and breath serve an important purpose in life balance:
And with these movements, it's not how it looks on the outside that matters, it's how it feels on the inside. Explore with the movements.
The iChing
If you enjoy exploring with divination, one of the most profound systems I've discovered is the iChing, or The Book of Changes. The complex process of accurately obtaining the lines of the hexagram seemed to elude me for several years, until I read the book by Mark McElroy, called I Ching for Beginners: A Modern Interpretation of the Ancient Oracle. McElroy offers multiple easy ways to obtain the hexagrams, with a superb idea for using 16 postcards to create a statistically correct and very easy way to create the hexagrams. It took me a minute to make, and I'll enjoy it for a lifetime. His book also offers simple translations.
iChing hexagrams are intersesting in that they tell you where you are, and what is shifting or changing, so it also tells you where you are headed. It adds the lessons embedded within those moments.
If you are confused about how to read the iChing, see this VIDEO TUTORIAL I made.
Stephen Karcher, in his book, The iChing Plain and Simple: A Guide to Working With The Oracle of Change, adds that the iChing also compares and explains our inner world and its relationship to our outer experience, by comparing the bottom trigram (3 lines) to the top trigram in each hexagram.Karcher also shows the Hidden Possibilities, something that would be useful for growth in a state of depression, a time when we often have difficulty seeing possibilities. The Hidden Possibilities information is revealed by using the four central lines (2, 3, 4, 5, from bottom up) , unpacking them, and creating a new trigram from them (which he describes in the book on page 22).
I have about six or seven iChing books that include translations, and they are all good, but three of the best I've found are:
iChing for Beginners by Mark McElroy (great for beginners, to get you started)
The iChing Plain and Simple by Stephen Karcher (for intermediate ideas on expanding meaning of the hexagram)
The iChing or Book of Changes by Wilhelm/Baynes (considered one of the most accurate translations of the Chinese hexagrams).
I enjoy journaling my self readings, and when I went through a particularly dark period, my sister bought me a beautiful leather-bound journal. I filled that puppy up in about a week, so full was my angst. What a healing journey it was, and it is amazing what was explored. Letting it seep out of the pen and onto the page was a cathartic way of letting go and getting something out of my mind and onto something else. It helped me connect while also providing a form of therapy and release for me. A cheap spiral bound notebook would serve the same purpose. Just let it spill out. What do the cards say? What do you feel about them? What do they suggest? Where are you going? What are you learning?
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."
~ M. Scott Peck
Outside of Tarot/Oracle Systems
In addition to working with a trained psychology professional, you may want to consider looking for a Grief or Bereavement Support Group in your area. Many people who are working through difficult experiences report that this is often one of the most healing steps in their journey.
Talk to someone you trust about what you're going through.
Know what things might trigger a reaction from you, and know how to create clearing spots in your day. Even if you can put aside 5 minutes of thought-free space for yourself, this may help you.
Many find relief in creative endeavors, whether it be art or music, handicrafts or a beloved hobby. Take time to nurture your spirit.
"Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place of innocence."
Jeanette Winterson
A Note to Readers
As readers, we work daily with people in crisis. We must always remember to be gentle. People come to us in the tighest spots of their lives and they lean on us to find a place of solace and healing. There is no place for rudeness, ego, or pompous reading behavior in the safe zone of a reading. Create an environment of trust.
Remember this quote from Leo Buscaglia:
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
Here's wishing you a tarot-filled week of personal exploration toward a light-filled you.
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KatrinaW says...
Dear Donnaleigh,
Thank you for this thoughtful and supportive post. The resources, books, decks and quotes are well researched and very helpful to Tarot students, readers, and clients.
I resonate with the opening quote from Kahlil Gibran as it reminds me of the words of Barbara Hand Clow when she says "...feelings are our access to enlightenment.?
"When we must deal with problems, we instinctively resist trying the way that leads through obscurity and darkness. We wish to hear only of unequivocal results, and completely forget that these results can only be brought about when we have ventured into and emerged again from the darkness." - Carl Jung
My heart cries with those who have lost a loved one, as most of us have. Losing a child is unimaginable. All I know is cry when you feel sad, talk when you need to be heard, receive hugs when you need contact, and care for your soul. You are loved. We need you and the wisdom you gain from moving through this experience, and to know you will be there for us when we need your eyes to see our tears, your ear, you hug, and your love.
Love & Light,


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Rockabye Baby Under the TARDIS
When you love your little angel with all of your hearts, you want to make sure she gets plenty of sleep and that she learns to love the best things in life. With this great Doctor Who mobile, you can help her do both by helping her to dream of delightful Time Lords, TARDIS and companions while she sleeps soundly under the watchful eye of The Doctor.
This great mobile belongs to some friends of UTLVRev1312, who bought the mobile on Etsy. As if this wasn't all geeky enough, the baby's name happens to be Amelia, though I assume her last name isn't Pond.
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I made a Doctor Who baby mobile for my soon to be here nephew :D It was very easy to make and hardly cost anything. Helps that I already had some material, but even if I didn't, it wouldn't have cost more than $20 total.
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