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New York is currently engaged in a heated debate over whether or not to allow upstate fracking. The procedure for removing natural gas from shale deposits has been cited as a major source of drinking water contamination in communities across the country where it is currently being used.
There are major concerns that with New York City getting all its water from reservoirs upstate, fracking could potentially poison the drinking water of millions of New Yorkers.
While on sandy Long Island, fracking is not an issue, there is still great reason to be concerned. Close to three million people live in Nassau and Sufoflk counties and lying beneath the narrow strip of land below our feet is our aquifer — the sole source of drinking water for all those people.
And it's in trouble. Unfortunately, all that human impact over the years is having a detrimental effect on our water quality— not only the water we drink, but the bays we swim, clam and fish in as well.
In Sag Harbor, you need only look back over the last few years and tally up the numerous times local beaches and waterways were closed to swimming and fishing due to the presence of pollutants to realize there's an issue.
Nitrogen is the problem, specifically the lawn fertilizers, leaking septic systems and road runoff that are part of every day life. All that stuff makes its way toward the bays where it interrupts the natural cycle of the waterways, causing things like brown tide, killing off eel grass populations vital for the health of shellfish and altering the health of an ecosystem that has historically been one of the East End's most important resources.
Last week, Kevin McAllister, the Peocnic Baykeeper, filed a notice of intent to sue the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for failing to regulate wastewater, which is now reaching surface water with what he terms "calamitous effects."
It's not just leaky septic systems that are a concern, but Long Island sewage treatment plants that aren't functioning as effectively as they should be. McAllister even notes the state's own parks have septic systems that are discharging far too many pollutants back into the environment.
Locally, this is an issue we've been tuned into for quite a while. Finally after years of debate, the remediation of the polluting dream at Haven's Beach has been completed and the Harbor Committee is actively discussing ways to ensure the health of the coves through clearing regulations and limitations on use of fertilizer.
But we've also seen some pretty disturbing examples of stonewalling related to the environment. Specifically in the form of East Hampton's Town's most recent board meeting in which board members squabbled for 20 minutes over the procedural details of an item that ended up on the agenda. That item was an inter-municipal agreement to fund the Peconic Estuary Protection Committee. And though we have no doubt the resolution will be adopted in the end, certainly such insipid infighting would be better spent if directed toward more controversial legislation.
Meanwhile, Sag Harbor is also considering signing onto the agreement, which is designed to improve water quality of the Peconic Estuary by reducing and coordinating local coastal regulations to maximize the protection and improvement of the estuary.
We hope they do. Because the bay is such a vital asset in Sag Harbor's economy, of all the municipalities in our area, this village perhaps has the most to lose.
We encourage the village to continue pursuing (and strictly enforcing) policies and practices that further protect this waterfront resource. We also invite the village to follow the leads of other municipalities that are doing smart things — such as the Town of Southampton which offered septic rebates for residents willing to replace aging systems, a program so popular it quickly ran out of funding.
This is just one prime example of the many small and positive ways places like Sag Harbor can take a role in cleaning up the waterways while getting residents to feel good about taking personal responsiblity for their actions. Hopefully with the support of state and county government as well, a real difference might soon be realized.


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Chick-Fil-A celebrates 'Cow Appreciation Day': Did you get your chick-ON?
Some people would screw up a free lunch. And on July 8, one way to do that was to not dress up like a cow.
Yes, fast food chain Chick-Fil-A, purveyor of fried and grilled chickens, declared it "Cow Appreciation Day." And two ways to show your love for our bovine friends are to celebrate them in black and white garb -- and to not eat them.
Chick-Fil-A handed out free food to any customers dressed like cows, throughout the day, and they even awarded participants on a scale. Cow accessories earned a free entry item, but full on cow costumes were awarded with a full free meal.
Did you join in the fun? Testimonials and links to embarrassing photos are welcome in the comments.
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Stagg TIM322BK drum kit
Student-level set from the budget masters, Stagg
The Stagg name is ubiquitous, with its broad range of value-orientated products in every conceivable musical instrument product line. You will no doubt have seen Stagg stuff at your local generalist music shop, or even in your specialist drum store. Stagg cymbals are highly-regarded and their drums, such as the Jia series, pack a punch for their price.
However, in drum terms, Stagg is probably best known for its entry-level kits. Designed at their headquarters in Belgium and manufactured in China, Stagg drums offer a fair amount of bang for your buck. Described as 'student level', the new 'TIM' range is aimed at the beginner looking for a good-value, reliable kit to start with. Does it deliver?
The Stagg TIM features six-ply basswood shells arranged in the standard five-piece configuration. The '322BK' designation means that the review kit has a 22"x16" bass drum, 12"x9", 13"x10" rack toms and a 16"x16" floor tom. A 14"x5.5" snare accompanies it.
There is also a 'fusion' set-up, which features a 10"x8", 12"x9", 14"x14" floor and a 20"x18" bass drum, and also what some manufacturers have taken to calling a 'Euro Fusion' set-up, being a 'fusion' set-up but with a 22" bass drum.
The review kit is finished in a black wrap, but this particular configuration and the 'fusion' set-ups are also available in Wine Red and Pearloid White wrap finishes. The TIM622 kits, which top the TIM range and are available in the same multitude of configurations as the 322s, are available in lacquered black and natural finishes.
The toms feature new, triangular single-ended lugs - angular by design, they are reminiscent of a cross between the Yamaha 5000 and Slingerland single-ended lugs. The snare features 16 single-ended lugs, and all the toms and snare have steel triple-flanged hoops. The bass drum features wood hoops, finished in black wrap on the outside to match the rest of the kit.
All of the drums are fitted with Chinese-made Remo 'UT' heads. Inside the drums there is very little evidence that this is an 'entry-level' kit. The seams are tight and, save for one place around the bass drum air hole, there is no evidence of splintering - a far cry from even the mid-level kits a few years ago. The bearing edges have been cut almost flawlessly, with a 45-degree angle and a slight back cut at the outside of the shell.
TIM comes with a full complement of Stagg-branded hardware - a snare stand, bass drum pedal, hi-hat stand and straight cymbal stand mean you're ready to rock when you've got it back from the store!
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We bunged the heads on, tightened everything up, and took TIM out to play. As always, the Remo 'UT' heads took a bit of tweaking to get the best out of them. Once the Moongel had been applied, the sound coming out of TIM was pleasantly surprising given its humble origins.
The 'standard' rock-sized toms, larger than many more fashionable kits, spoke with a strident, focussed tone and few unpleasant overtones. The small size differential between the 12" and 13" showed why 10"/12"/14" has become more popular, however, with the 12" having to be tuned a little up, and the 13" a little down, of their preferred sweet spots to get a satisfactory interval between them.
The 16" got low down and dirty quite happily, though the clear single-ply heads meant the initial attack was a little plasticky. The snare was happy to be cranked, and cut through well. With the full front head, TIM's bass drum lacked a little definition and bottom end - whilst the Remo batter was of a Powerstroke 3 type, the resonant was quite thin with no integral damping.
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This is very odd because RedHat 7.0 should support DMA33.
What *might* be happening (a total random guess that I like to do from
time to time) is that RedHat 7.0 may also support DMA66, and your board
has DMA66, so Linux tries to access your hard drive as DMA66, even though
the hard drive is only capable of DMA33. Anyone know if this could
happen? My version of Linux (Mandrake 7.1) thinks my board only supports
DMA33 (even though the board supports DMA66 and I do have an DMA66 hard
Whether that's actually true or not, the problem can't be with the *lack*
of support for DMA33, and upgrading to kernel 2.4 may or may not fix the
problem. If my random guess is correct, there must be a way to tell the
kernel not to use DMA66 but use DMA33 instead... anyone know?
If you want to try installing kernel 2.4x and see if that fixes the
problem, that's certainly something we can a try. The LUGOD CD assumes
you already have access to Linux, so we'll have to figure out a way to get
access your Linux partition. If my random guess is correct, an older
kernel (one that understands DMA33 but not DMA66) might work -- looks like
Tom's Root Boot that Henry recommended has kernel 2.0.36, so that should
work. So try booting with Tom's Root Boot, mount the hard drive(s) and
the LUGOD CD, and copy over the 2.4x from the CD to the hard drive, then
compile and install it. Or it might be simpler to just copy over Tom's
Root Boot's kernel over to your hard drive instead. Whichever path you
choose, it's going to take quite a few complicated steps. I'm not sure if
it'll work, but my first idea is to do this:
1. Boot with Tom's Root Boot.
2. Mount the hard drives.
3. Copy Tom's Root Boot's kernel and System.map to the hard drive
4. Chroot to the place the hard drives are mounted.
5. Move the kernel and System.map to /boot, update /etc/lilo.conf,
run lilo.
6. Reboot.
That may or may not work but that's what I'd try first.
Good luck!
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Joshua Poppe wrote:
> Sorry I wasn't specific enough. Here is more info.
> 1. I am using Redhat 7.0 so I think a 2.2x kernel??
> 2. I am planning to instal the kernel 2.4x that was distributed on the
> latest LUGOD CD
> 3. this is hopefully an upgrade
> 4. I can boot off of a floppy and off of a CDROM (but only to the point
> where Linux tries to mount the HD.
> 5. CDROM is bootable
> 6. I have a netgear 10/100 that I have used under Linux before. I connect
> to internet through a proxy using that card. There are two other computers
> on that network.
> 7. My HD only supports DMA 33 because it is rather old. I would say that
> using Linux without DMA would be a last resort.
> I think that I am going to try and use a rescue disk that has a compatable
> version of the kernel on it, and then follow the kernel HOWTO. Thanks once
> again for the help.
> Joshua Poppe
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Ultra DMA support
> > It'd be much easier to explain if we knew:
> >
> > 1. Your installed distribution and version.
> > 2. What distribution you're planning to install.
> > 3. Is this a clean install or an upgrade?
> > 4. What *can* you do on the system?
> > 5. Got any CDROM? Can you boot off of it?
> > 6. Got any network card? What brand?
> > 7. Can you boot off of the floppy drive?
> > 8. Are you sure you need DMA33? DMA33 has been supported for a while.
> > DMA66 has had some problems, though.
> >
> > I'm not sure what else... but above should get us started.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
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The enrolment began at the Danapur Army Job Sub Area headquarters of Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand on Wednesday.
A high level meeting at the state police headquarters chaired by Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) PK Thakur decided to enroll 8,880 retired Army personnel as the special auxiliary police (SAP).
The process for the recruitment of SAP jawans would be done through the Danapur Job Sub Area headquarters of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.
The meeting agreed to extend the enrolment age from 45 years to 47 years and also hiked the monthly remuneration of the SAP personnel from Rs 10,000 to Rs 12000.
A retired colonel of the Indian Army Colonel RK Singh, who has been appointed as in-charge of the counter insurgency schools, was assigned to represent the state police in the recruitment of the ex-Army men.
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What is your greatest passion and how have you been able to develop and sustain it?
I am curious about when people developed a long standing passion and what caused them to become inspired by the topic/activity. Did you discover it on your own or was it the result of the modelling of others. Is there greater motivation to act primarily for self improvement or for the betterment of others?
Colleen Steen
Aug 31 2011: My greatest passion is whatever I'm doing in the moment, therefor, my greatest passion is LIFE:>)
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What caused me to develope a "long standing passion"?
I'm here...now...I came to this earth school for a reason, and I would not deny myself the opportunity to be fully engaged in each and every moment. When I am hiking, kayaking, gardening, writing on TED, talking with friends, doing volunteer work, reading a book, or just sitting pondering, I am passionate and fully engaged in the moment.
Is there greater motivation to act primarily for self improvement or for the betterment of others?
When we are fully engaged in the moment, there are opportunities to learn, grow and evolve in our "self", as well as learn, grow and contribute to the whole:>)Aug 31 2011: Knowledge
My greatest passion probably co-originated by the phrase my grandfather used to say: "self-knowledge is the beginning of all wisdom"
My childhood fascinations for nature, the stars, play and religion actually never faded...
my greatest passion is: understanding this world, and finding truth.
That's probably why I studied psychology (what is it to be human?) and statistics (how does inductive knowledge work?), and my broad interest in everything (TED being a great provider to fulfill my needs on that account).
I will probably never lose this hunger for knowledge, and sustaining it is done by reading, watching TED talks, discussions and writing....
Finding enlightenment by giving the apple to Athens, I want to share this passion and bring society to a higher level of understanding. That's why I organize TEDx events.
Is it altruistic to inspire people? I don't know. It is sharing of a passion... the Dutch expression is "waar het hart van vol is, loopt de mond van over" ("the mouth spills the fullness of the heart": meaning you can't shut up about what is important to you)
I didn't find a good way to monetize it though...Aug 31 2011: I feel like I am still looking for my passion so this question realy strikes home. the comment below of " Live the life you want to live, not the life you think you have to live" is so poingnent for me. At 32 I still don't know what that is. Any ideas on how to get there or find it would be great.
Aug 31 2011: Same. I feel like I have too many passions, none strong enough to pursue well enough to become really good at it. I made one my job (computer science) but the day-to-day hassles of academia are progressively spoiling it…
Laura Laney
Aug 31 2011: I feel your pain. I didn't find a passion until I was 27 and two + years later I'm still trying to figure out how to make a living at it!
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Bob Reckhow
Sep 1 2011: I'm in the same boat, but I'm older. I just turned 63. My motto has become "I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up." I have had many different careers and interests over the years, and for most of them, I was passionate for some time. But then, something else always came along that pulled me away. There are too many opportunities and fascinating fields of activity and inquiry in this world. I want it all. I can't say no. So, if I have an overarching passion, it must be novelty. Anything I don't know or can't do is more interesting - more attractive, more engaging - than what I know or have done. There's never time to go back and become an expert in one of my old passions. ... and yes, the need to make a living does seem to complicate matters. I'm always jealous of those who can support themselves and pursue their passions at the same time (often doing the same thing). I'm reading this conversation to find out how one falls into that lucky circumstance.
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Sep 1 2011: Dear Jennette, Damien, Laura and Bob,
I am 65 years of age, and I don't know what I want to be when I grow up either...LOL:>)
I am still exploring every life challenge with passion. We don't need to look for passion, or search for it outside ourselves. Passion is a feeling we can have for everything and anything.
I too have had several careers Bob, and have been fully engaged and passionate about each and every one of them. When something else seemed to pull me in another direction, I was passionate about the new direction. What I've discovered, is that all the passionate paths I've taken have all been eventually interconnected.
I also want it all Bob, and I don't feel that I need to become an expert in anything. I learn, grow and evolve with each and every interaction to the best of my ability at any given time. I have not found the "need to make a living" to "complicate matters". In fact, I find that when I follow an interesting, passionate path, it usually becomes lucrative. I am one of the people who has supported myself with the pursuit of my passions. I think sometimes we build a life, that may provide a living:>)Sep 6 2011: I'm 48 and feel that I life in your world. Jealously observing these youngers. Ohhh, how to reconsile.?
Sloane Mak
Sep 1 2011: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/how-to-discover-your-life-purpose-in-about-20-minutes/
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Maybe the above link can help for beginners.
Hi, Jennete, Damien, Laura, Bob.....I hope this helps.
It's difficult to answer all your questions in the scope of a tiny reply. Most of the time we are the ones standing in our own way. Once we remove the programming and conditioning that are not helpful in discovering our inner light; i.e. our fears, our insecurities, our traditions, our need to seek approval, recognition, money and so on and so forth our purpose in life will dawn unto us.
I'm 35 and I have found my purpose quite early on. But it was not one single thing. I simply kept the faith. It was a series of insights i pursued and the experience of one provided the scaffolding I needed (knowledge, experience, skills, maturity, networks, etc) to move on to the next one until the very big dream I had as a child looks like it's really going to take shape.
I would like to describe what my path looks like so others may identify their own path but there's not enough space here.
What it takes to find our dream is different from what we expect it would take. So even when we're actually on the path we diminish our experiences and then the reel has to be reset again and again until we learn to see, to truly be able to see.
One thing I promised myself to do when I started out living only from my dreams is to help other people find their dreams. In my Quest I read so much on the theme of "What Should I Do With My Life" but none of them were helpful. That's when I realize I had to do this : live my dreams then only can I know what it takes. When we allow our Light to shine we give others the permission to shine, is how I think of it.
One clue I can leave here is that our dream is not one single destination; it unfolds over time and it keeps getting better and grander. And that also means u make more and more money the longer u pursue it.
Love and Light -
Sep 1 2011: Intriguing article, thanks for posting. I do know where I want my life to go I just need little refreshers like that to motivate me to get through the current road block.
Bob Reckhow
Sep 6 2011: I tried the above link to Steve Pavlina's blog, and I spent over 3 hours (178 tries at writing down a purpose statement or phrase) on his 20 minute exercise, but the process never converged for me. It would be useful, I think, to have a single sentence, like the one Pavlina has for himself, to go back to for guidance and inspiration whenever setting goals, making plans, or deciding what to do in the present moment. I may go back to this exercise again when I am in a different mood or frame of mind.
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I might also try to "reverse engineer" a purpose/passion statement for myself, by looking at the four areas that Pavlina talks about elsewhere in his blog: body (What do I need to do? - necessities, needs, musts [income falls in this area]), mind (What can I do? - capabilities, talents, skills, knowledge, possibilities to learn), heart (What do I want to do? - wants, wishes, desires, dreams), and spirit (What should I do? - conscience, morality, ethics, aspirations, values). My purpose/passion would be the unique aim/direction (not a target or a goal, but my unique "way") that brings the greatest convergence (overlap, commonality, synergy) and balance over those four areas (body, mind, heart, spirit / need, can, want, should) for my own personal needs, capabilities, wants, and shoulds. I don't have any way of knowing if that approach might work unless I try it. ... And like several other people have said in this thread, whether it leads me to the desired outcome or not, it's sure to be fun and enlightening.
Michael M
Sep 1 2011: Ok, so does everyone identify with Jeanette? I certainly do. My passion is growing for real Life. I am finding it in a special person, a desire to live in other countries and travel, and a desire to work at something that makes a difference.
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Yeah Bob, maybe I don't know yet either...what I want to "be"...but finding out sure looks fun.
Sep 1 2011: Michael,
I think you have hit the nail on the head...
Passion is a way of travel...not necessarily a destination:>)Sep 1 2011: I frequently feel empty, and I have the urge just to do something but none has satisfied me yet.. The moment I adapted to future-centered framework the more I feel the urge to find my passion but I failed every time, I just don't understand how to 'get' my passion, I am currently 16 that may be a bit early for some but I'd say nothing is early after the internet, do any of you grown ups have advice for me? I feel stuck
Sep 1 2011: Dear Agustinus,
You are very old...you better hurry up and find passion!!! I'm just kidding:>)
I have always experienced life as an adventurous exploration. Do you remember when you were very young discovering many things for the first time? It was exciting for me. I still explore life with the curiosity of a child. Feeling empty is not a bad thing because then there is all that empty space to fill up with new discoveries:>) Try new things...explore something that interests you...be open minded and open hearted with your explorations.
When you plan for the future by adapting a "future-centered framework", don't forget to leave a door open so you don't box yourself in. Do you understand that idea? Be open to possibilities. What makes your heart sing? What gives you pleasure? Joy? Contentment? Follow your heart, and listen to your logical mind to plan the future framework. Your heart and mind working together is a powerful combination:>)
Sep 4 2011: mmm try new things? I got this idea to learn a lot of things all by myself using tutorials from the internet such as trying to work out without going to gym, how that sounds?
Laura Laney
Sep 1 2011: We live in a very fast pace world with high expectations. At 16/17 I thought I knew what my future held b/c as the youngest of 3 I was the only one with the brains and the desire to take over the family business. I went off to college and got married and when I went back to the family business after 4 years away I found I had no desire whatsoever to take over. During those 4 years away from home I got outside the conservative box that was my family and discovered a whole new world. Being a teenager is tough but try to have a little patience and an open mind and you will find something.
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Sep 1 2011: Dear Laura,
I thought as an older teen, I knew what my life might be like...I thought as a 20 year old I had a plan and knew what my life would be like...things changed...I thought as a 30 year old I knew...things changed...then I was 40...things changed and didn't work out as planned...then I was 50 and I remember having a conversation with a great friend one day...
We decided that we never really know for sure. We can have dreams, ideas and plans for the future, but we never really know. So the best plan I've come up with is to live every moment with passion...as if it might be the last moment of my life.Sep 4 2011: Augustinus,
Sounds great to me...how does it FEEL to you?
When I'm feeling "stuck", I usually explore several different things to see what helps me feel "unstuck":>)
Sep 5 2011: I am still thinking how I'm going to make money though... I keep remembering myself how naive I am, and if I were alone I would probably not survive, I spent years under the protection of my parents who sooner or later going to leave me struggling all by myself, that makes the difficulty of getting an A in all subjects pale in comparison (at least in my imagination)Sep 5 2011: Dear Agustinus,
Good to hear from you again:>)
I don't think you are "naive" because you are thinking of many different things, which tells me that you are a wise young person. Do you really think your parents will leave you struggling all by yourself? Perhaps they have given you enough love and protection so you can make good life choices? Try imagining that:>)
Astra Singh
Sep 5 2011: Dear Stuck people,
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Hopefully this view may be of some help to some.
Pursuing your passion may come from knowing the purpose of life: to learn through exploration, adventure and pleasure. When we come into this world we make the decision as to what we are going to work on in each lifetime. Our soul then lays out options for us. Maybe this time around you felt you needed to work on separation, or guilt, or experience fame, or smooth out self-worth issues etc. The soul will set those vibrations in your energy field to magnetize events that will give you the opportunity to get whatever is needed to be experienced.
Let's say you chose 'self-worth' as your number one issue. How could you tell? Well, if you've had many circumstances in which you would question your own worth, e.g. a parent instilling in you that you were stupid or ugly, a rape or molestation, coworkers questioning your capacities, a cheating spouse, being passed over for promotion. Anything that leaves you feeling 'not being good enough'.
You will need to understand that there is nothing that anybody can say or do to lessen your worth. That there is no such thing as being worth-less.
By looking through understanding glasses to the world and being open to the lessons within your relationships (friends, family, lovers, coworkers, countries, leaders etc.) and all that you encounter in life, you free the destructive energy that keeps you from pursuing your passion. And you may well find your calling in simply sharing your struggles with others and helping them find their purpose and passion.
With respect for your distinctive individual paths,
AstraSep 2 2011: "Life" itself is my greatest passion as it offers relentlessly all the beauties it has , all the challenges it can put forward, so dynamic, so different it is every moment , no scope of getting bored with ................so sustaining that passion is not a big challenge
Sep 1 2011: My passion and my love is to share my joy in rhythm-making with a great many people and in many contexts. I am a Drum Circle Facilitator who came to drumming rather later in life than most others in this field. I was a Classical Pianist/Teacher for 30 years and then just as I turned 50 I was playing soccer and tried a "header" which lead to a stoke and the slow loss of my steady income from teaching/playing piano. After a capricious purchase of Congas, I went on-line and discovered "Facilitated Drum Circles" and after a 30 minute conversation with one of the leaders in the field, fell in love with the idea. After a 2nd stroke and brain surgery - I've dived full-on into the world of Drum Circles and now it is a very busy full-time gig.
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What had been in the beginning a solitary pursuit has in the last year become more collaborative as I've just partnered with a Conflict Transformation specialist in Boston and we have our first client retreat in 15 days. I'm also now partnering with a Teen Counselor and a Symphonic Education Specialist (of a major world class orchestra - who everybody knows of!) to bring drumming to those populations and the communities that they serve.
Far more than teaching piano, I've discovered that thru Rhythm, people become easily freed from the strictures of their daily lives and allow me to support them as they explore dimensions of themselves that they often didn't know they had. AND they have SO MUCH FUN in the process.
Using African Drums, percussion instruments, song and movement I lead drumming events in schools, libraries, hospitals, at weddings, parties, conferences, meetings.
I've found that in the process of embracing a major and potentially life-debilitating illness and accident, it was very easy to release the pain of what I thought was a loss of a major path in my life. Drum Circles is now my full-time passion and life.
In the process I've recovered 110% from both strokes AND the Brain Surgery.
Thank you for asking!
Randy Clere
Sep 1 2011: Fellow rhythm section mate!!! I play electric bass.... happy that you are in the world and providing this "heart beat" of love for the community!!! GOOD ON YOU!
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jackie finch
Aug 31 2011: Gardens:
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My passion evolved slowly through my life, my early memories of my grandparents garden still brought into sharp focus when I smell box hedges, warm damp glasshouses and ripe peaches.
Visions of my mother lovingly weeding, creating flower beds and keeping chickens, my stepfather unfailingly producing our fruit and vegetables, making compost, and building rockeries.
My own first garden, productive, and idealistic. Followed then by the need to earn money whilst raising 4 children and so to maintaining gardens for other people.
Aged 32 I stumbled across a course at a local college; An introduction to Garden Design, signed up and thought I was in heaven, spending my days learning Latin plant names, patterns of brick-laying, division of space, aspect, genius loci etc.
I soaked it all up like a sponge.
Then years followed, working on my own and other peoples gardens, but never daring to think I could earn my living designing..... Then one day I made a new friend, whose belief in me and insistence on paying me to design her garden sowed an unstoppable seed, and I finally began to design gardens.
The process has been slow even from then, but looking back I see the journey clearly, forays into dabbling with Floristry, a year of an MA in Landscape Architecture, all conspired to make me face up to the fact it was actually OK to be paid to do something you love.
I returned to creating gardens with a determination that has brought me joy and not least because what I do brings others joy too.
Alex Mero
Sep 6 2011: I have always had a passion for travelling and I realized at a young age that nothing else would make me experience life more intensely. I have the soul of a nomad and an incredible need for discovery. I have never had other great needs in my life, because there is nothing by way of possessions or entertainment that could give me the same satisfaction. After having lived in Andalusia for years, a new passion was created: to dedicate myself to literature; naturally in combination with my first passion. Today, with limited independent means, I practice these two passions full time and even when these two activities do not generate money, I do not feel that I am lacking in anything. I am surrounded by friends from all over the world and I know that these people appreciate the ambition of my work and my desire to share my experiences.Sep 1 2011: I just wanted to say thank you for all of your words of commiseration and consideration. As a child welfare social worker I feel I have a very meaningful job but it doesn't full fill my soul. This may partially be the compassion fatigue that so often comes along with the job. I like the idea that passion is a way of living; I'm just not sure how to live that way. It is most likely different for each of us. I just want to have at least one thing in my life that makes me shine emotionally when I do it. Something I am drawn to in a way that makes me say 'if I could do this every single day of my life I would.' Something that provokes an inner fire that burns so bright it is evident to every one. To live out loud in a way that no one, not even my self, can deny it. Oh, the passion of it all :)
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Sep 1 2011: Hi Jennette,
I think, as a social worker, it may be very difficult to maintain passion (compassion fatigue), because you are seeing sadness all around you every day. I volunteered in a women's shelter, co-facilitated cognitive self change sessions with offenders in correctional facilities, served as advocate and case reviewer for children in state custody, etc. My passion was fueled by focusing on the few changes that were made in people's lives periodically. If we focus on the struggles that people have in their lives, it may seem like we are always spinning our wheels. Obviously, everyone you interact with needs your focus, but when I go home at night, my focus is on the person I may have touched that day. Of the hundreds of people I interacted with, when the day was done, I thought about the small difference I may have helped facilitate.
You DO shine Jennette...I can feel the warmth of your being:>) Don't forget to take care of yourself as you are taking care of others:>) Sending you a BIG HUG!
Sep 2 2011: Thanks Coleen I appreciate it :)
Sep 2 2011: I appreciate YOU...passionately:>)
Michael M
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I think I have finally found out that passion is not just something you do, or accomplish, passion is who you really are.
Sep 1 2011: Going to steal that phrase. TY
Sep 2 2011: It's a good one:>)Sep 2 2011: Please feel free to do so...passionately....it took me a long time to be able to write it.
Ceanne B
Sep 2 2011: Yes, I'm going to steal it too! Thanks!
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Sep 1 2011: Jennette, those you have helped will never forget how you have helped them find a better life. It's a draining and necessary sort of work. I hope you find something to help you maintain your spirit as long as you are engaged in this work.Sep 2 2011: Hi Jennette, as a former highschool counsellor, I worked alongside many wonderful social workers and understand the emotional fatigue that comes with the position - which was also evident in the turnover of staff. One of my first colleagues reminded me that the daily satisfaction of a job well done is a rarity, and to remember that we may only see part of the journey that we help others begin. As the years went by, I would receive emails, cards, and later on...Facebook messages of thanks - and on occasions when I felt most fatigued I would pull some of them out to once again be reminded of the importance of our work and I would feel grateful for having the opportunity to have made a difference. I am sure those on your case list are fortunate to have your guidance and support!Sep 2 2011: Jeanette it is easy for a person to see an artists (not literally an artist but artists') output and marvel at it. The product can be easily viewed, there are many levels of capacity to experience within that. I will try and make an example of what I mean: Musicians can make an easier living than a painter. I state that because a musician has a more readily available product to experience by the greater populace. It is easy to go to a venue have a beer, gossip and enjoy the local muso or band. It is not so easy for a painter to find a similar instantly gratifying public venue. Due to the enjoyment for canvas is normally the finished product not the making of. I don't wish to get caught up in a debate about my statement as I know there are always exceptions to the rule. I only wish to give support to you and everyone else whose art is not readily available to be experienced by the general public or even recognised as such. You see I view what you do as a form of artistic expression, as I view all passionate people who are dedicated to a cause. Your finished product may well mean a better life for someone. I can't really say my easily recognisable artistic outlet has come anywhere near that accomplishment. So Jeanette and all the other Jeanette's in the world whatever you may do, I take my artistic hat off to you. Well done.Sep 1 2011: When I was young, I stumbled upon the fact that there were things I didn't understand. My only medium to learn more about the world was the discovery channel & PBS on our family's only television for the longest time. One day, I cracked open an encyclopedia at my grandmother's house from their library; they were the only books I could reach... I read the whole thing.
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I (needed) to read all of those encyclopedias. I wouldn't necessarily say I liked to read. I was fascinated by the information itself. Information about the world was all sitting there in one place just waiting to be read. I took my favorite books home with me. They were the cyclopedias about animals, chemistry, and space. Once I was done with my grandmother's volume, I demanded my own. My parents appealed & got me my very own library. I occasionally tried some of the experiments, and took lots of notes. At school I never payed any attention to the fictional books that all the other kids liked. I only wanted to read the science books. (And I did.) You couldn't get points for reading the reference & science books... but I didn't care.
My mother told me one day how much she loved that I had a "passion."
"I have a passion?" I responded...
Yes, she was right. My passion is science. All shapes & forms of it. If I discover something that I don't understand, my passion from thenceforth is to understand it!
On the first day of my last year in high-school, I found myself in the electives course that I had chosen. The teacher informed the class that most of us would fail the course. We had chosen the most difficult elective available... CISCO. It was an information technology (IT) course. I didn't know the first thing about computers!
I'll take my CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator) exams this December... Wish me luck!
Robert Reed
Sep 1 2011: This is an interesting conversation. As a 17-year old I feel as if my greatest passion is yet to discovered. Some things I enjoy, not necessarily my GREATEST passions, are any types of math, working out, and cornhole. Not incredibly intriguing passions, but allow me to explain each.
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Firstly, the basic subject of math has always been right up my alley. At a really young age, out of curiosity, I would ask my mom what the things (numbers) on the signs were while we were driving. Without any parental help, I could count to 100 before kindergarten, multiply in the first grade, and divide by second. I was recognized as gifted in math and put in enrichment classes while I was in elementary. I took high school Algebra I in 7th, doubled up with Algebra II and geometry in the 8th, pre-calculus in the 9th, AP calculus AB as a sophomore, independently studied AP calculus BC as a junior, and this year I am independently taking AP statistics. As a sophomore, I scored a 5 on the AP AB test, and as a junior I scored a 4 on the AP BC test. I am constantly trying to better this passion but without a qualified higher-level math teacher at my school, I find this quite difficult.
My other passion of working out started when I decided that I didn't want to be stereotyped as a nerd and get picked on. I joined wrestling in the 7th grade and have stuck with it throughout high school. I joined cross country as a freshman hoping it would improve my cardiovascular system, and it helped. Even though it started out as a decision of self-defense, it quickly became a passion. I love the feeling of sweating, burning muscle, and sense of well-being that working out gives you.
Finally, my most recent passion, cornhole, developed when I was a freshman. I played it once, loved it, my dad made some boards and bags, and we've played it ever since. Last year, at a Labor Day festival, we won $250, and this year we've won $60 just by playing a fun game. I hope to expand this passion more in the future.Aug 31 2011: My passion is simply narcissistic and involves a desire to demonstrate my superiority and be admired for it. I, therefore, need to cultivate my passion in a way that allows me to press my vanity into the service of humanity.
Also, anyone who, unlike me, doesn't disclose their self-interested desires for the pursuit of their passions is either someone just as vain as me but is lying to save their anonymous face and conform to the politely-veil-your-intentions form of social etiquette that has become popular, or they lack self-knowledge and are unable to accurately excavate and give voice to their intentions...or, a dash of the latter, and a tinge of the former.
There is a bit of irony here inside social etiquette than only certain astute minds can discern--an irony similar to the one I observe during Halloween. People don a mask in order to disguise themselves and temporarily play a character or a role that is supposed to be pure fantasy. Instead, I observe that the mask only reveals their personality and find that the role they play is just as fantastic. Make-believe is over, kids.
Another Irony is that the vanity that animates me is the truth to be told, and not some happy-go-lucky, introspectively shallow sense of altruistic "I want to make other's happy" motivation. Yeah, I get more pleasure when I lay down in a cold bed on a hot day than I do pain of knowing that some child from across the seas has just died of bird flu. Self-interest is our primary impulse, and lip and finger service to the contrary is a form of self-deception to which I cannot give temperance.
The irony with which i will conclude is, in my candid confession, I'm actually the one promoting truth above vanity, as opposed to the bleating sheeple who proclaim altruism. Personally, I think they are people in desperate need to be coddled and approved of, and who deserve to be fleeced and placed naked in front of a mirror to witness themselves in the skin they've been hiding the entire time.
Aug 31 2011: I think you can be self- interested and help others at the same time; especially if you happen to like people and like to see things change around you... I think self interest is good because then you are guided by what you really care about as opposed to good intentions... of course approval probably comes into it too... but show me the person who doesn't need somebody's approval!
Aug 31 2011: "I think you can be self- interested and help others at the same time; especially if you happen to like people and like to see things change around you"
That's exactly it. The benefits that reciprocity bestows upon our species is a simple intuitive and rational truth. I think one could modestly assert that it's an intuitive law of our concrete jungle that we are able to rationally and morally reason to. I think it's just as much of a base instinct as fear. However, I only want to make a distinction between the self-interested principles with which nature equipped us, and the feigned self-interested principles with which the deceitful ploys of society equips us. I'm not judging these separate postures as isolated events, instead i'm venturing to judge some of their implications. Granted, I didn't get to exhaust my critique on these matters given the allotted keystrokes, so, whatever opinions and information I hereby submit to you are not an effort to object to your reply. They are merely meant as an addendum to my initial and inadequate post.
"I think self interest is good because then you are guided by what you really care about as opposed to good intentions"
I'm not sure what you mean by this. By this logic, it is "good" to behave as one would do without "good intentions", regardless of where those good intentions come from. I could be guided by my thirst for blood and it'd be "good." I understand that it's possible you don't mean to suggest that.
"of course approval probably comes into it too... but show me the person who doesn't need somebody's approval!"
Inside this comment is another distinction I would like to make--and it's the difference between the degree of 'needing' and 'wanting' approval--which, by the way, includes the approval one can give oneself. And, may I inquire as to what that person "who doesn't need somebody's approval" may look like when shown to you?
Thomas Jones
Sep 2 2011: QUOTE: ""I think you can be self- interested and help others at the same time; especially if you happen to like people and like to see things change around you. ... That's exactly it."
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This is a very "human" comment; and a very "human" response. Which is appropriate under the circumstances. However, both comments assume that selfishness and selflessness lie entirely in the domain of what we commonly refer to as free will; and they assume there is a difference between what motivates selfish and altruistic behaviour. It also imbues the actions, selfish or otherwise, with a degree of moral rectitude or lack thereof that may or may not be present.
These considerations of a moral nature might be totally absent in the processes that underlie and motivate our behaviour. That is, action might be motivated by, say, genetics. And, at that level, "good" would simply be that which leads to survival.
"Bad" would not exist.
Because any entity that engaged in what we (as humans) would call "bad" behaviour, would cease to exist. The outcome would be quite literally meaningless to "them" ... because there would be no "them" at all. The dodo does not "care" that it is extinct.
Thomas Jones
Aug 31 2011: Hi Christopher,
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A brave (selfish yet paradoxically altruistic) confession.
I agree with much of what you say. However, I would add that anyone who would assert categorically that:
"... anyone who, unlike me, doesn't disclose their self-interested desires for the pursuit of their passions is either someone just as vain as me but is lying to save their anonymous face and conform to the politely-veil-your-intentions form of social etiquette that has become popular, or they lack self-knowledge and are unable to accurately excavate and give voice to their intentions...or, a dash of the latter, and a tinge of the former"
lacks a depth of self-knowledge that would embrace and transcend (without negating) such a statement.
Aug 31 2011: Please, explain. I'm interested to hear why.
Thomas Jones
Aug 31 2011: Because of the manner in which the brain processes information, it is a difficult idea to convey.
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One aspect is we mistake information for knowledge.
I"ll give you a more complete explanation of my comment later ... It's 7:30 a.m. here in China and I am just heading out for work.
Thomas Jones
Sep 1 2011: Christopher,
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I think I will have to give you my reply "in pieces." Time is tight and I'm also tired.
I'll start with: "anyone who would assert categorically that [insert statement] lacks a depth of self-knowledge ..."
Your statement assumes a total understanding of human nature, not only as it pertains to oneself, but also as it pertains to all others.
I suggest the statement is (more likely) based on an internalized, coherent and sophisticated model that purports to explain human volition. In other words, you might be mistaking information for knowledge.
The problem with models is they are all false. Useful but false. For example, Newtons' model is useful but false - as is Einstein's, and so on. In another field we might use Freud, Skinner, and others as examples of people who have created useful but not completely accurate models.
From a cognitive, and even a functional, perspective, our models may appear real, accurate and robust. But no model, which is to say no thought, represents reality accurately, let alone completely.
A useful metaphor might be "the horizon." The horizon appears to exist. It does not. It is a perceptual illusion. It is a model we have constructed, and labeled, to help us make sense of our world - as we see it. The fact that our model "horizon" is not an accurate representation of reality doesn't really matter in any significant sense - unless we are navigators.Sep 1 2011: Ok, I look forward to it.
Gene Doray
Sep 1 2011: Hi Christopher, you provide much food for thought, though I wanted to clarify that my question regarding the motivation behind people's passions was actually "self improvement" - as opposed to self interest. Perhaps that is 6 of one, half dozen of another, but at least in my mind, self interest may have the greater association to the vanity which you describe, while self improvement could actually contain altruistic intentions. Also, what a person is passionate about may be a source of pride, but it could also be a source of shame - depending on how it is perceived in the eyes of society. What it is that maintains and feeds the passion in light of either situation intrigues me. Thanks for your contribution!
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Sep 1 2011: Wow! Passion must have dropped the mirror for narcissicm. Maybe start at altruism and work from there!
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Sep 1 2011: QUOTE: "Maybe start at altruism and work from there!"
There is a strong argument that, from a biological perspective, altruism, is ultimately a selfish act.*
* Technically, from an evolutionary perspective: see, for example, Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene."Sep 3 2011: Christopher. I believe it is true what you say but I find something jaded in the frankness of the delivery, an almost "dare me to be wrong" sentiment that smacks more of self interest and ego fortification than the original subject matter. I think it is also very clever that your "ego self enrichment" sounding statement supports your original statements argument, on initial inspection, which makes it very hard to distinguish where or if your sentiments have a flaw. In its truest sense, your statement appears correct but it is also a facet in behavioral terms of the human species and most all other higher level thinking species in a most instinctual sense, one of survival. If one could accept that absolute altruism could not exist in higher level thinking species, due to personal survival needs at the most basic instinctual levels, then I think your statement would fall down. I appreciate your statments and consider it a great discussion point.
Tina Madan
Sep 1 2011: My greatest passion is to work with tigers. I would love to tell anyone and everyone who asks me why I am so passionate about tigers, but I wouldn't be able to tell them. I'm drawn to them. Every time I see a tiger picture or anything I have to drop anything to look at it, to think about it, to want to do whatever I can to save it. I've always wanted to be a veterinarian, ever since I was a little girl. Over the years I decided I wanted to be a wildlife vet so that I could work alongside the glory that is a tiger. Right now I'm in the process of making my biggest and most important dream come true and I know that nothing can possibly stop me from attaining it. Sometimes I wish I could explain it, even to myself. I even think that I shouldn't have to explain myself if it's something I'm so entranced by and something I can't imagine myself living without. But when it comes right down to it, I can't help but say that tigers and I were meant to be together. I was in my college bookstore a few months ago and I came across so many different wildlife books and tiger books (even a textbook all on new tiger research and conservation!) and I ended up spending hours in the store just browsing the books. It got to a point where I felt that somehow, somewhere, SOMEONE, or someTHING, was telling me that working with tigers was my sole passion. That tigers are just as passionate about me as I am about them. That may sound bizarre, but like I said, I can't explain it. I was once asked to explain it for a class project and I felt it was so vague but SO true and I wish I could put into words how incredible it would be to be involved with such magnificence and to save these animals. There is not one thing that repels me from these creatures. Not even the fact that they could easily tear my being into shreds...which may add a little bit more to the thrill behind the passion I've had within me for as long as I can remember.
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helen varner
Sep 1 2011: My passion is dance. I can't remember a time when I didn't dance- its always been a part of my life. I was born with a gift for rhythm and a love of music. When I hear music I HAVE to MOVE- its innate. I did, however, stop taking class for a about a 10 year stretch. I was married and trying to pay bills by working jobs I hated. for many and various reasons, my marriage ended and it was then that i remembered what I was passionate about- my dance. So I auditioned for a show- got cast in the ensemble, started dancing again and here I am -one year later- teaching dance at several different schools, and steadily getting cast in shows as a dancer and an actor. It took me 32 years to learn this, but if you just do what you are passionate about, the money and the security will follow. It sounds so simple, so insanely simple, but its TRUE.Aug 31 2011: My greatest passion was discovered in the midst of a major life crisis! My parents were both Art Professors but my mother believes in constructive criticism and as I was an extremely sensitive child she had totally killed my creativity by the time I was ten. Fast forward many years later as my husband who had been struggling for years with manic depression finally left...I was diagnosed with post traumatic stress syndrome and put on anti-depressants...not a great scenario. However, I decided to try drawing and painting again and discovered that out of great heartbreak can come healing and renewal. When drawing or painting time melts into nothing. The world recedes and I find a place to rest. Ten years on it is still my sanctuary from life's stresses and hopefully I create something people enjoy but mostly its just for my own sanity!
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Amy Culver
Aug 31 2011: My passion has been to learn from other cultures from adapting to their way of life and share their knowledge. For the last 6 years I have traveled to Tanzania, at first it was a volunteer vacation teaching Women in Business. I am not sure who learned more- me or them. I am a Business Consultant by trade with an emphasis on tourism. After my first experience I realized that the knowledge I have could help maintain an income for some of these tribes with a MAJOR emphasis on cultural preservation. (Not everyone is so intrigued with empowering their culture.) Currently, I have started the Busara Project which is focused on oral histories of eradicating tribes. Mind you I am not an anthropologist or sociologist by trade but I was able to friend disappearing tribes that really don't trust anyone. Once I realized that they trusted me, I wanted to tell the story on real time, by real people about real tribes. Be able to see them and hear them as they truly are, not some photo shoot or two day interview.
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We just came back from 6 weeks in the bush living with the Maasai, Hadzabe (bushmen) and Datoga tribe. We are now a 501c3! (little dance as I type this!)
Passion is an underestimated condition! www.busaraproject.org
Palatable 99
Aug 31 2011: From a very early age I wanted to be a psychologist, but following a sexual assault as an 8 yr old and the ensuing changes in my life my dreams were derailed. My inability to cope effectively was contributed by my parent's lack of knowledge or understanding around the behaviours I displayed. They put it down to another cause entirely.
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It was only in my late 30s with the help of my parents and friends that I was finally able to get out from under the stigma of self and others for the mental illness I developed and reach for my dreams. Despite the huge difficulties and stress that were and unfortunately remain a part and parcel of my life, and the consequences of some really bad personal choices, I completed a degree in psychology. In order to do so I worked five jobs at a time and raised two children almost financially independent of their father, on a very low income.
After establishing myself in the business I "came out" as a consumer and now work in local, state and national forums to reduce the impost of mental illness on the recovery of individuals, families and communities. This passion drives me to overcome the physical effects of cancer that became a feature in my life at the time I interviewed for this role. None of the stresses have reduced and ironically some have increased exponentially but the hope and drive that this passion gives me helps me surpass the negative impact and spur me on.Aug 31 2011: All things Permaculture are part of my passion - living with nature, being responsible for how I do that sustainably, forever growing and changing, adapting as needed. I have always had a love of nature. So lucky to have permaculture learning - design systems and adapting healthy living patterns in my life - talking, teaching, training, living till I compost back to the planet.
Ali Jehad
Aug 31 2011: Photography / People Photography!
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After watching my dad do photography growing up and hearing stories about how his father had his own photography studio in Iraq way before I was born I kinda grew into photography. It was close to ten years ago when I started taking pictures and in the last couple of years it's been mainly people in my photographs.
Growing up I was also fascinated with meeting new people and hearing their stories. And joining that with photography I can now find myself being able to go back to the exact place and time where I took most of my portraits. And the pain of knowing that you've met an amazing person and not having a photo to remember them by, it's one of the things that pushing me to take more and better photos!
It has become part of my social life,and thanks to the internet I often run into people that know me through my work! Sometimes they tell me about how they gave it as a gift to a parent, relative or a friend and the thought of them sharing that photograph with loved ones for years to come is a great feeling!Aug 31 2011: Music - my band.
It's been going now for 10 years. It continues to happen because I put it near the top of my priority list.
Sep 1 2011: Any music available to listen to?Aug 31 2011: I started studying Mandarin Chinese as a freshman in college. I was doubtful that as an 18 year old all-American kid from Seattle I would ever be able to master a language as foreign as Chinese. Taking the plunge into 101 just a week after moving 5 hours from the care of my parents a deep burning passion for the language and culture was sparked when the director of the Chinese Program at my university stepped into my classroom and addressed us in perfect Chinese-- perfect tones and with complete fluency. Noting that he too had began studying when he was a freshman in college I then made the decision that if this guy can do it I sure as hell could too. From then on, with the undying commitment and encouragement of this professor, the characters, the sounds, and the dream of traveling to China captured me. Two years later I was accepted into an intense language program in Northeastern China which enforced a 24/7 Chinese Language pledge. I won a $19,000 scholarship to attend the program for two semesters where I then immersed in the language and culture. After the second semester, I was voted by my teachers the most improved language student and returned home with a new sense of self and of the world. To this day nothing gives me more enjoyment than joking around with my Chinese friends in Chinese and maintaining my fluency. Without a doubt in my mind that professor was the catalyst that brought everything together for me and inspired a passion that will drive me for the rest of my life.
Ray Perez
Aug 31 2011: My greatest passion is what i call "the holy trinity" Love, Peace, and Music. All 3 are interdependent, and i find myself working everyday to maintain a perfect balance of all 3 in order to feel fully alive. My most recent project is a rock school that i am trying to start in my hometown of Mission, Tx, located on the Rio Grande Border of U.S. and Mexico. The school will be called South Texas Alternative Rock School for Entertainment Education & Development or S.T.A.R.S.E.E.D. And we will focus on the core values of love and peace through music and education. I am a songwriter who never gave up on believing in the power of music to achieve peace, and this is just another step i am taking towards maintaining the balance of my greatest passion.Aug 31 2011: My greatest passion is making others dreams come true :)
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Alex Mero
Sep 4 2011: I have always had a passion for travelling and I realized at a young age that nothing else would make me experience life more intensely. I have the soul of a nomad and an incredible need for discovery. I have never had other great needs in my life, because there is nothing by way of possessions or entertainment that could give me the same satisfaction. After having lived in Andalusia for years, a new passion was created: to dedicate myself to literature; naturally in combination with my first passion. Today, with limited independent means, I practice these two passions full time and even when these two activities do not generate money, I do not feel that I am lacking in anything. I am surrounded by friends from all over the world and I know that these people appreciate the ambition of my work and my desire to share my experiences.
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Sep 4 2011: I believe the ultimate goal for human beings is completion. If a person is passionate about something, it becomes a part of them ; a part of their life. This is why I think when one develops a passion they don't develop it 'as the result of modelling of others' but rather they develop it from the natural inner inclination to a particular aspect that the passion brings.
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My friend is very passionate about playing the guitar. Started only two years ago, he mastered a lot of guitar styles that would take me probably ten. Sure me might of seen somebody else play the guitar and that might of commenced him to do it, but its his inner contentment that allows it to become a part of him and his life.Sep 4 2011: When I was 5, I used to play school and teach my two younger brothers. I always knew I would teach. I guess I was just born that way.
Just recently, however, after having children, I feel that my passion for teaching has been renewed with the love for my children and the desire to raise them alongside my husband to the best of our ability.
Our children inspire us to continue learning and to explore the possibility that our passion for teaching could help others, even beyond our home and beyond our classroom.Sep 2 2011: At the age of 39 I developed an interest in Fibonacci numbers which quickly became a consuming and complex project entirely unrelated to the rest of my life. I learned to develop conjectures, explore their implications and wait for results, and countless times I perceived results coming to me like a bubble rising from deep water. This has remained a wonderful avocation for twenty years since. It seems remarkable that I cannot inspire others with an interest in my discoveries, but I work patiently and do my best to understand the topic fully.
Sep 2 2011: Cool.Sep 2 2011: Good to hear that passion can still be found at 39. It can be suppressed, but not killed. At least that's what I get.Sep 2 2011: Good question:I have been musically interested since the age of three. My family always stated that I was playing harmonica at that age. I can actually remember the rocking horse I used to sit on at the front porch playing simple tunes. I cannot really say how the interest started; certainly there was plenty of behaviour modelling opportunities for me since I have many siblings but it is interesting to state that I am the only person in my family who took music on with any gusto. Does that only indicate that I was the most "attracted" to music or does it indicate that I was the only one with a strong predilection to it?
It may be interesting to hear on that topic that my personal belief is people are not born with such predispositions. Instead I believe an interest is sparked and the brain wires itself toward that interest. On reflection, my attachment to that belief may have something to do with my abhorrence to the saying "you were born with it", to me that statement steals all the hard work and energy one puts in to become accomplished at their field.
I am currently 46 years old; therefore I have been musically inclined for 43 years and have been playing professionally for well over 30 years. I continue to sustain my live performances and creative output because it has become so deeply rooted in my persona. I may never give it up and personally I wouldn't want to. Hope this helps.
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Sep 1 2011: My greatest passion is my work in the field of Japanese Acupuncture and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. I have been practicing for 30 years now. I became interested in meditation, martial arts and all things Eastern when I was around 13 years old... I came through the late 60's... Subsequently, my travels around the world, the military and continued practice in meditation and martial arts led me to this path of Mastery.... However, what has really fired this quest is my undying love and curiosity for the human being.... I thrive on this contact, dialogue and rapport that develops over time in the treatment room... Pulse taking, abdominal diagnosis, palpating, the laying on of hands.... needle placement. All very intimate.... mindful, with deepest respect.... The practices I do, zazen, qi gong, self-hypnosis and even my Mastery on the electric bass, all polish the abode of the heart, so as that I may drop all that is not essential, and see each person with fresh eyes... I am continually surprised at the resilience and flexibility of people to adapt physically, mentally and emotionally to either trauma, or just everyday stress.... How sweet to see them respond and open to this ancient medicine.... Every day that I get up, I truly am grateful and honored to be able to be with and meet people in this way.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- This year, parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Modesto, Calif., are more excited than usual about Easter.
That's because 40 of them, along with their pastor, Father Joseph Illo, will be in Rome during Holy Week, and one person in their group, Heidi Sierras, will be baptized by the pope during the Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica.
Sierras will be in a group of five -- representing different areas of the world -- who will be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI April 11. The 29-year-old mother of four will represent North America.
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Father Illo said the whole parish was caught up in the excitement. "If she were a different type of person, they might be envious," he added, but because she is so nice they are glad for her.
Getting picked for an event of this magnitude falls somewhat in the "it's all about who you know" category, because each year, just in the United States alone, tens of thousands of people are baptized during the Easter Vigil.
Sierras learned of the possibility of the papal baptism more than a year ago after a St. Joseph parishioner who frequently visits Rome found out from a friend of a friend of a Vatican official that there was an open slot for a North American representative to be baptized by the pope in 2009.
The parishioner gave this news to Father Illo, who in turn asked the director of the parish's Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program to choose someone. The participant would have to stay in RCIA for an additional year. After several letters were exchanged between the parish and the Vatican, Sierras was told it was official.
Sierras, who had no religious upbringing, began attending Mass with her husband, who is Catholic, about three years ago. When she started asking him questions about the Catholic faith, he advised her to take part in RCIA at St. Joseph.
Now, after more than two years in the program, her questions have been more than answered.
She said the weekly classes reviewed "every aspect of the Catholic faith," which confirmed her desire to join the church. "I have no doubts this is what I want to do," she added.
Sierras is one of 34 people in RCIA this year at St. Joseph. The Easter Vigil, during which catechumens and candidates are received into the church, is the culmination of what is typically a yearlong RCIA program.
Father Illo described the Easter Vigil as the "mother of all vigils."
He told CNS Feb. 25 that there have been many years when he has remained in the quiet church afterward, long after the congregation has gone home, just to "bask in the glow" of the newly baptized.
This year's Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica will hold even more significance for the priest. He said it would be "an affirmation of my priesthood" in which he will have the opportunity to "almost be a collaborator with the pope and the RCIA process -- working together to bring people to the sacraments."
A double blessing, he said, is that while he is in Rome, his bishop, Stockton Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, will celebrate the Easter Vigil at St. Joseph.
Sierras planned to leave for Rome April 2 with her husband and two of their children. The group of parishioners joining them has obtained tickets to many of the papal liturgies during Holy Week. Sierras, along with others to be baptized at the Easter Vigil, will attend morning catechesis sessions and afternoon tours of churches.
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We love the idea of this meaningful activity. Have your guests write their names and an optional small message for the newlyweds on a small piece of cloth, and then have them tie the cloth around an elegant piece of rope. Include your loved ones in tying the knot on your special day!
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It's Okay Silverback, Obama Hearts the Stillers
James Harrison takes the Greg Lloyd "I Wasn't Hired For My Disposition" credo to heart. If you've read "Steeler Nation" you'd know he's been a big nasty angry guy all his life. Going undrafted and being cut numerous times most likely only upped that chip on his shoulder. And the long rumored feud Harrison had with Cowher kept him from getting significant playing time until the Chin left to cheer at Carolina Hurricanes playoff games. Despite all this, only so much of that can excuse Harrison getting all pissy because the president wouldn't have taken a photo with the Steelers had not they lost. Technically, and obtusely, he's correct in saying that Obama would have met with Arizona had they won in Tampa, but to make it seem like that's some sign that POTUS hasn't been in the Steelers corner is downright silly. To recap:
-Obama appeared several times with the Rooneys during the campaign trail, which led the memorable photo up top.
-Obama accepted the game ball from the AFC Championship Game from Dan Rooney.
-Obama publicly stated he was rooting for the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
-Dan Rooney made a point to thank Obama before EVERYONE ELSE upon receiving the Lombardi Trophy
-Obama secretly wishes he could slough this whole president thing off and become an assistant on Mike Tomlin's staff (all the top secret insider sources I still have from The Post have confirmed as much).
So, yeah, Silverback, in a way I like that you still hold petty stupid grudges because it gives me the false impression that your big new contract hasn't made you go soft, but ferchrissakes, take the damn photo with Obama.
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With all due respect, this would be a non-story if he had refused to visit with Bush. Wait... it WAS a non-story when he refused to visit with Bush. His point, though poorly articulated is also very sound. He said that if the Cardinals had won, they would be visiting Obama and not the Steelers. His meaning (I'm inferring) is that the Steelers as superbowl winners are a placeholder. Much the same way that the Superbowl winner meets the prez, so does the NCAA Women's Racquetball Team. I kinda like that he's down to earth enough, not to care about it, even though the media is obsessed and will crucify him over it. Stay crazy Silverback, you're saner than the rest of us.
- Christmas Ape said...
I understand what his point is. I just don't see why that would bother him. They give the Lombardi Trophy to whoever wins the Super Bowl, so does that mean he doesn't want the Lombardi Trophy because it would have gone to the Cards if they had won?
- Dave said...
I honestly couldn't guess the answer to that one. I mean the guy HATES interviews and all the fanfare. I don't know which point his statements and speedy exit during the last Superbowl ring presentation back-up (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06156/695834-66.stm), but it seems like you could give the guy lots of money to go to Siberia and tackle people with no cameras or trophies or even fans around and he would be just as happy. That's a romanticized view of it, but it might not be too far off.
- Vern said...
It would have been a huge story when he refused to visit Bush if he was "James the Defensive MVP" and not "James the Special Teams Player". Also, Obama shouldn't have even welcomed Harrison in, because Harrison would have visited McCain had he won the election. If he wanted to see Obama he would have done so before he was elected President.


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The Falcons have rocketed to 5-0, and only a home game with the Raiders next Sunday stands in their way of entering the bye week at 6-0. Coupled with the struggles of teams like the Panthers, Buccaneers, and Saints, it's a matter of when Atlanta clinches the NFC South, not if.
Still, true respect for the franchise hinges on the question of if they win in the postseason. And coach Mike Smith understands that.
"We have not played well in the second season," Smith told PFT by phone after Sunday's 24-17 win over the Redskins, in reference to the team's 0-3 postseason mark since 2008. "We've got to continue to play well now. We'll worry about the season season when it comes."
Playing well now includes playing well on the road. The Falcons are 3-0 in open-air games, with 52 passes thrown Sunday under rainy conditions at FedEx Field.
Was it in the game plan to put it in the air that much? "I just kind of happened that way," Smith said, pointing out that even with more than half of a hundred throws the Falcons still won the time-of-possession battle.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan did an excellent job of finding the open receiver, given that the Redskins changed the coverages to focus on different players at different times. In the end, less attention was devoted by the Redskins to tight end Tony Gonzalez, who caught 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Sunday's performance from the future Hall of Famer is the kind of thing that could get the Falcons to try to persuade him to stick around in 2013. Smith pointed out that Gonzalez said before the season that he's 95 percent certain that 2012 will be Gonzalez's final year.
"You hope for the five percent," Smith said, laughing.
The Falcons also were hoping for the five wins they now have before the season started. And they've gotten each of them, putting them atop the NFC and, pending Monday night's game between the Texans and Jets, possibly atop the league.
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ON closer examination, Mars does not appear to have the ancient coastlines apparently visible on earlier images of the planet.
Astronomers had interpreted features from Viking images of the northern lowlands as beaches, cliffs and spits formed by a now vanished ocean. Laser altimeter measurements from Mars Global Surveyor supported this interpretation, as they indicated that the supposed shoreline was nearly level. But high-resolution images from the spacecraft's camera do not show coastal features in the places shown in the Viking images, Ken Edgett of Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego reports in the latest issue of
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HAMPTON — Virginia and Virginia Tech appear headed on a collision course toward a rematch of last year's National College Division championship, while Old Dominion found itself on the cusp of making the semifinals. The Monarchs fought for their collective life against Edinboro (Pa.) before dropping a 17-16 heartbreaker.
For the Monarchs, the loss could not have been more painful. After a convincing 26-10 opening-round victory over Lock Haven, ODU was poised to upset the second-seeded Scots, who are ranked 15th nationally.
After losing the first three bouts and working from an 11-0 deficit, the Monarchs clawed back into the match. At 149 pounds, Alexander Richardson scored a 5-3 decision to give ODU its first points. After Johnny Greisheimer of Edinboro scored an 8-3 decision over ODU's Tristan Warner, the Monarchs reeled off four straight wins, and Kevin Beasley's 2-0 decision over Edinboro's Vincent Pickett at 197 gave ODU a 16-14 edge heading into the crucial heavyweight match.
ODU's Matt Tourdot and Edinboro's Ernest James exchanged one-point escapes through three periods, forcing overtime. In the extra stanza, neither grappler scored until the final three seconds, when James scored two points on a takedown, giving the Scots the match.
"We competed hard. It was a scrap," Monarchs coach Steve Martin said. "We had our opportunity to win, but hit a lapse at the end of the overtime. But both (heavyweights) were going at it. Not your typical heavyweight match. We're a little disappointed, but we'll fight back."
The top-seeded Cavaliers drew a first-round bye. But their first opponent, Chattanooga, proved to be formidable, and Virginia escaped with an 18-13 win.
Virginia Tech rolled to an early 26-9 win over Nebraska-Kearney and followed with a 25-9 decision over Rider. Five Hokies won bouts in both matches, including Sal Mastriani (157), who scored a 24-7 technical fall and a 17-6 major win.
In its opening match of the American College Division, the Apprentice School lost 32-13 to Limestone (S.C.). In a wrestleback, the Builders topped Anderson 28-24. They will face the loser of the UNC Pembroke-Ferrum semifinal, which will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Poquoson advances to Black & Blue semis
In high school competition, Poquoson became the only Bay Rivers District or Peninsula District school to advance to the semifinals.
The Islanders, seeded second in the Black & Blue Division, beat Lafayette 67-9 in their first match, then registered pins in the final two bouts to overcome Centreville of Northern Virginia 38-24 in a quarterfinal.
Poquoson will return to competition at 2 p.m. Saturday against Grassfield.
In the Black & Blue Division, six teams from the Bay Rivers competed. Smithfield had the most impressive first-round outing, spotting Brookville a 29-0 lead before storming back for a 49-29 victory. The Packers then challenged top-seeded Fauquier before falling 42-34.
Among the other schools (Grafton, Tabb and York), only the Falcons managed more than 20 points in the first round, losing to Nansemond River 56-21. Along with Lafayette, those three teams will be back at 8 a.m. Saturday for their first wrestleback matches.
In the prestigious National Division, both New Kent and Gloucester dropped a pair of matches, although the Trojans were ahead of Roanoke's Cave Spring 32-20 before dropping the final three bouts in a 34-32 defeat.
Gloucester lost its first match 65-3 to Nazareth (Pa.), but showed more grit in the next round, losing 46-26 to Timber Creek (N.J.). In that match, Anthony Monahan, Ethan Newell and Jerry Woodlief won by fall for the Dukes.
No Peninsula area teams were entered in the American Division.
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•With his team's wrestleback victory over Anderson, Apprentice coach Bruce Shumaker is two wins short of 100. He could top the plateau Saturday.
•In the most highly anticipated bout of the ODU-Edinboro match, at 141 pounds, top-ranked Mitchell Port of the Scots defeated No. 4 Chris Mecate 5-1.