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How to Erase Anxiety Naturally with Herbs
Three Methods:Employ Herbs to Reduce AnxietyUse Herbs Safely and EffectivelySource Herbs
If you often experience anxiety in the form of worrying, racing thoughts, and other common symptoms, consider treating your condition with herbs instead of medication. Many cultures have been using herbs as a natural anxiety treatment for thousands of years, and they work quite well if they are used properly. Learn which herbs are best for your needs and how to use them in the safest and most effective way.
Method 1 of 3: Employ Herbs to Reduce Anxiety
1Try lemon balm. This herb is native to the Mediterranean, and has a long history of using as an anxiety remedy. Lemon balm is used throughout the world to calm the nervous system and digestive tract and to reduce blood pressure. The herb extracts have medicinal ingredients that seem to have a calming effect on the mind, and it's one of the most popular herbs used to treat anxiety.[1]
- Studies have shown that the calming effect of Lemon balm is often reported when combined with other anti-anxiety herbs. This natural herb is also found effective against a number of ailments including stomach discomfort, colic, cold sores, restlessness, and dyspepsia.[2]
2Use passion flower. Passion flower is an herbal sedative that can give you a sense of calm and help you sleep better. It's often used to treat insomnia related to anxiety. Passion flower can also help control nausea and the feeling of having "butterflies in the stomach."
- Passion flower is also used to treat anxiety disorder, a more serious form of anxiety.
- If you are pregnant, do not take passion flower. It may be unsafe for women who are carrying a child, since it contains chemicals that may cause the uterus to contract.[3]
3Ingest lavender. This powerful, pleasantly scented herb is known for its calming properties and is widely used in aromatherapy to induce relaxation. In a recent study it was found that the scent from lavender was enough to relax and relieve depression in many of the participants.
- Lavender is also used to treat digestive problems and abdominal pain.
- Do not give lavender to boys who have not yet reached puberty. It may interfere with hormones that cause normal growth to occur.[4]
4Eat fennel. Popular in India, this herb relieves gastrointestinal upsets that are related to anxiety. It can be found growing by the side of the road in California and other locations with temperate climates. Fennel is used to flavor food and candy, and it can also be made into tea.
5Ask your doctor about kava kava. Kava kava is considered to be one of the most effective herbal remedies for anxiety. It elevates the mood and calms the mind. [5] It is especially effective in treating stress and depression. Kava kava is non addictive and can be taken as an infusion; taking it in pill form is not as effective. People with liver problems are recommended to stay away from kava kava, although traditional methods of consumption are not shown to be dangerous.
6Use valerian as a sleep aid. Valerian is a flowering plant whose roots are said to have sedative, calming properties and aid in the treatment of anxiety-induced insomnia. It is used around the world to reduce stress and promote sleep.[6]
7Use chamomile. Chamomile flowers are often made into tea that is used to treat mild anxiety and stress and settle an upset stomach. Chamomile is best used to great situational stress after a long day, rather than long-term anxiety.[7]
8Try ashwagandha. This natural remedy has been used in India for thousands of years in ayurvedic (ancient) medicine as aunanti-anxiety treatment. Chemical analysis shows that Ashwagandha contains compounds thought to have anti-stress properties.
9Look into L-theanine. This is an amino acid commonly found in tea. Because it can enter the brain, L-theanine has psychoactive properties. L-Theanine has been shown to reduce mental and physical stress and may produce feelings of relaxation without drowsiness.Ad
Method 2 of 3: Use Herbs Safely and Effectively
1Decide what form of the herb to take. Most herbs used to treat anxiety may be taken in extract or tincture form, supplement form, or used fresh. However, some herbs are more effective when they are taken in a certain way. Kava kava, for example, is not as effective when it is taken in the form of a pill. Conduct research on the type of herb you want to use to treat anxiety to determine in what form to take it.
2Research the side effects of the herbs you choose to take. Most herbs used to treat anxiety are considered to be safe for consumption; in fact, some of the herbs have been used safely for thousands of years. However, there are certain situations in which herbs may negatively impact a person's health. Look carefully into the side effects of the herbs you choose to take if one of the following situations applies to you:
- You are pregnant. Many medicinal herbs can cause problems with pregnancy, so be extra careful what you ingest while pregnant.
- You have a medical condition. If you have liver or kidney problems, for example, there may be certain herbs you shouldn't take. Check with your doctor to make sure the herb you want to take is safe.
- You're giving it to a child. Children's bodies are still developing, and they may have different reactions to herbs than adults do. Before dosing a child with an herb, check with a pediatrician to make sure it's safe.
- You're taking other medications. Some herbs contraindicate with certain medications; it's best to err on the safe side and check with your doctor before trying anything.
3Take no more than the recommended dosage. Herbs should be taken in carefully calculated dosage for maximum efficacy. Taking more than the recommended dosage doesn't translate to lowering your anxiety more quickly; in fact, all it will do is make you feel sick. For example, the wonderfully mild chamomile flower calms the mind and induces sleepiness when used properly. If you take too much, though, you could end up with an upset stomach, which could lead to nausea and vomiting.Ad
Method 3 of 3: Source Herbs
1Check in health food stores. As more people become interested in using herbs to treat anxiety and other conditions, they have become more readily available in traditional grocery stores. However, you'll be presented with a better selection if you go to a health food store or an herbal supplements store.
- If you don't have a health or supplements store in your area, you can buy herbs online. Figure out in what form you should take the particular herb you are sourcing, find an online vendor, and purchase a package of the herb.
- If possible, try a small amount first. You may find that you simply don't like the smell or the taste of a certain herb. Before you buy enough to last the rest of the year, see about taking a small dose first. Ask for a sample at the health or supplement store, or buy a small amount to try before stocking up. Herbs can be expensive, so taking this precaution can also save you a lot of money.
2Buy from a reputable source. There are many companies selling herbs these days; some of them are excellent, and some of them are less trustworthy. Do some research on the company from which you buy your herbs. Try to figure out where the plants are grown and what process they go through before they come to you in supplement form. Pursue the answers to these questions:
- Are the herbs grown locally, or do they come from a faraway place?
- Are the herbs grown organically, or are pesticides used on them while they're maturing?
- What type of processing do the herbs go through?
- Are chemicals added to preserve the herbs?
3Try growing your own. For maximum control over the source of your herbs, consider growing them yourself. This may not be possible with certain types of herbs that don't grow in your region, but you may be able to grow an herb or two in a small pot on your windowsill.
- Try growing your own lemon balm, one of the most popular and effective herbs for treating anxiety. This herb grows easily in a small pot with a little potting soil. To use the herb, pluck off some leaves and place them in a mug. Pour boiling water over the leaves and let them steep for about five minutes. Add some lemon and honey, then drink this super fresh tea.
- Learn how to dry herbs and make extracts from herbs if consuming them fresh isn't considered to be the most effective method. You can also use herbs like fennel and lavender in your everyday cooking.
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- Look for standardized extracts that contain a certain percent of the active chemicals which make the herb work.
- Many of the above herbs are hard to find locally and may need to be ordered off the Internet. Amazon.com would be a good starting place.
- If you have a bloated stomach swallow a small handful of fennel seeds with water, after approximately 30 mins you will feel relief and discomfort.
- Always consult with your doctor before taking any natural herb or supplement. They can advise you on any issues that may arise and is also good for their medical notes in case of any adverse reactions.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-437-LEMON%20BALM.aspx?activeIngredientId=437&activeIngredientName=LEMON%20BALM
- ↑ http://voices.yahoo.com/natural-remedies-anxiety-stress-12301007.html
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-871-PASSIONFLOWER.aspx?activeIngredientId=871&activeIngredientName=PASSIONFLOWER
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-838-LAVENDER.aspx?activeIngredientId=838&activeIngredientName=LAVENDER
- ↑ http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/kava-kava-000259.htm
- ↑ http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/herbsvitaminsandminerals/valerian
- ↑ http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/lifestyle-guide-11/supplement-guide-chamomile
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BOSTON – Sophomore Matthew Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) won an individual title to lead the University of New Hampshire men's track & field team to a fifth-place finish on the final day of the America East Championships at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center on Saturday.
With 84 points, the Wildcats finished behind the University at Albany (184), Binghamton University (157), Boston U. (141) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (107), but ahead of the University of Maine (62), the University of Vermont (24), the University of Hartford (16) and Stony Brook University (5).
Guarente captured the high jump title with an IC4A Championship-qualifying leap of six feet, 8.25 inches.
Sophomore Cameron Lyle (Plaistow, N.H.), who placed fourth in the weight throw with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 55-3.75 on Friday, finished second in the shot put with a throw of 50-3.25. Classmate Chris Dupuis (Plaistow, N.H.) was sixth with a mark of 47-0.75.
Senior Tyler Dinnan (Juneau, Alaska) placed third in the mile in an IC4A-qualifying time of four minutes, 7.16 seconds.
Senior Anthony Vorachak (Lebanon, N.H.) finished fourth in the heptathlon with 4,754 points.
In the 800 meters, juniors Bill Godfrey (Merrimack, N.H.) and Sean Mitchell (Milford, Mass.) placed fifth and eighth, respectively in IC4A-qualifying times of 1:53.37 and 1:53.99.
In the 1,000 meters, junior Jake McDougle (Walpole, N.H.) and freshman Kevin Greene finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in IC4A-qualifing times of 2:27.69 and 2:28.58.
Senior Alex Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass.), who qualified ninth in the 400 meter prelims in a time of 49.73 on Friday, placed seventh in the final in a time of 50.17.
Freshman Joseph Jourdain (Hudson, N.H.) finished eighth in the 3,000 meters in an IC4A-qualifying time of 8:24.54.
Sophomore Chris Houston (Harrisburg, Pa.), who qualified ninth in the 60 meter preliminaries in a time of 7.05 on Friday, placed ninth in the final in a time of 7.21.
The 4x800-meter relay team of Greene, senior Josh Kearns (Ridgefield, Conn.), Dinnan and McDougle placed second in an IC4A-qualifying time of 7:37.09. The 4x400 squad of Mitchell, Godfrey and freshmen Sheehan Michael (Durham, Conn.) and Jake Critelli (Southbury, Conn.) was fifth in a time of 3:20.45.
The Wildcats return to action Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26 at the New England Championships at the Track & Tennis Center.

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jQuery 1.4 Animation Techniques: Beginners Guide
jQuery 1.4 Animation Techniques: Beginners Guide
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- Create both simple and complex animations using clear, step-by-step instructions, accompanied with screenshots
- Walk through jQuery's built-in animation methods and see in detail how each one can be used
- Over 50 detailed examples of different types of web page animations
- Attractive pictures and screenshots that show animations in progress and how the examples should finally appear
- Contains examples featuring many new HTML5 elements and CSS3 styling
- Follow the examples in a step-by-step approach beginning with simple concepts and building up to more advanced implementations
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This book is written for web designers and front-end developers who already have good knowledge of HTML and CSS, and some experience with jQuery. If you want to learn how to animate the user interface of your web applications with jQuery, then this book is for you.
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- Implement subtle UI effects, user-triggered animations and full-page feature animations to animate the user interface of your web applications
- Fade, hide, shrink, and slide your animations using jQuery's built-in animation helper methods
- Create custom animations using jQuery's animate() method
- Discover how the animation queue works and how it can be manipulated to create complex animations
- Simulate animation in a variety of ways using other non-animation-specific jQuery methods
- Discover how jQuery can be used to make the latest CSS3 and canvas animations work cross-browser
- Obtain and set up jQuery UI— the official user interface library for jQuery
- Define custom animations that can be complex and specialized
- Extend the jQuery library with brand new functions and methods in the form of plugins
- Get your images scrolled in a certain direction, and at a certain speed, depending on the movements of the mouse pointer
- Create a continuous header animation manually with just a few lines of code
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Master animation in jQuery to produce slick and attractive interfaces that respond to your visitors' interactions
jQuery 1.4 Animation Techniques: Beginners Guide will allow you to master animation in jQuery to produce slick and attractive interfaces that respond to your visitors' interactions. You will learn everything you need to know about creating engaging and effective web page animations using jQuery. The book uses many examples and explains how to create animations using an easy, step-by-step, beginners guide approach.
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This book provides various examples that gradually build up the reader's knowledge and practical experience in using the jQuery API to create stunning animations. The book starts off by explaining how animations make your user interface interactive and attractive. It explains the various methods used to make the element being animated appear or disappear. It provides a set of steps to create simple animations and show fading animations.
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Michael J. Totten hits one out of the park today with his account of an interview with Jonathan Spyer, a journalist and research fellow at the Global Research in International Affairs Center in Herzliya. Spyer, who fought with the IDF in Lebanon in 2006, is publishing a book on his recent visits to southern Lebanon, the Hezbollah enclave he describes to Totten as "a fanatical Iranian province."
It's a wide-ranging interview, but its core theme is the palpable totalitarianism of the civic atmosphere in southern Lebanon. The links to Iran are visible everywhere. Says Spyer:
You have to experience it to understand just how strange and extreme the situation actually is. Between Beirut and Tel Aviv there is this enclave of Iran, this strange dark kingdom. And I found it fascinating.
At the entrance to one of these towns, there's an old piece of the South Lebanon Army's armor, a T-55 tank I think. And Hezbollah put up this huge cardboard statue of Ayatollah Khomeini…
I also saw Iranian flags down there. That's how blatant and obvious it all is.
Totten: You don't see the Lebanese flag in the south.
Spyer: Right. Only the Hezbollah flag, the Amal flag, and the Iranian flag. It was a real eye-opener. I knew this already, but it's something else to see it in person.
Spyer analogizes the feel of civil life across Lebanon's political divide – the divide between the official government in Beirut and the Hezbollah enclave in the south – to the conditions in the former Soviet Union and the communist regimes of Eastern Europe. He captures vividly and convincingly how the people look over their shoulders and fear the unseen hand in their daily lives. And he acknowledges that Hezbollah in southern Lebanon is more effectively totalitarian than the Iranian regime itself is today. (It's worth noting, as an aside, that Hezbollah has achieved this while operating cheek-by-jowl with UNIFIL.)
The interview is an excellent read, and not just because I agree with Spyer's assessments of Iranian intentions, the ethnic tensions of the Middle East, and the Oslo process. Totten, for his part, has done a superb job of juxtaposing illustrative photos with the text. As Spyer suggests, we may know many of these things already, but it's something else to "see" them in person, through the eyes of a first-hand witness. Spyer is one I want to hear more from.


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AASA, The School Superintendents Association, congratulates the Houston Independent School District (HISD) for winning the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education.
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School system leaders who complete National Superintendent Certification are eligible to receive 24 credits—an approximate $25,000 value—toward a doctor of education degree administered by Nova Southeastern University (NSU), announced this week by AASA, The School Superintendents Association.
Race to the Top has done little to help most states close achievement gaps, and may have exacerbated them, according to a new report by Elaine Weiss, National Coordinator of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education.
I know from my own experience leading a school district that this time of year is especially exciting—and challenging.
To kick off the new school year, an impressive list of Pennsylvania superintendents last week joined the leadership of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, to discuss education issues at an event held at the Abington School District in Abington, Pa.
On behalf of thousands of school systems across the country, AASA, The School Superintendents Association, applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for supporting the long-awaited reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by voting in favor of the Student Success Act (HR 5).
At a time when reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is moving forward, superintendents from across the country met with members of Congress last week on Capitol Hill to discuss pressing issues facing our nation's schools.
While assessment has an important role to play as one of multiple measures for evaluating student learning and achievement, the continued reliance on one-time testing diverts attention away from content and the substance of what is being taught.
Daniel Domenech, executive director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which oversees the Universal Services Fund's Schools and Libraries program, more commonly known as E-Rate.
Daniel Domenech, executive director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced the launch of AASA's new National Superintendent Certification Program, a program is designed to help new superintendents build their leadership tool box.
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Who is Jack Fussell? On January 12, 2013, 62-year-old Jack Fussell began his run across America in a personal quest to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's disease. Fussell left Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah, Ga. and arrived in Monterey, Calif. in August. Fussell ran in memory of his father, whom he lost to Alzheimer's disease in 2000. This journey was a celebration of life for Fussell. When he was just three years old, Fussell was run over by a car and told he may not live. Just one year after his father passed away, he was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer and told he only had one year left to live. It was at this time that Jack decided to turn his life around and commit to a healthy lifestyle. As a result, he lost over 100 pounds and has been training for this trip for the last 10 years. Perhaps you have seen him at Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, GA. where he frequently treks up and down its challenging staircase trail. Round trip to the falls is 1,208 stairs and Fussell has personally conquered that flight 50 times in one day!
Beginning on November 6th, 2014, Jack will begin his second trip Across the Land. He will leave from Tybee Island, GA and arrive in Monterrey, CA. The Alzheimer's Association is excited to support him on his second journey, and we hope you will, too!
Like so many unfortunate families, Fussell understands the challenges and difficulties that come with this disease, and that is why he made the decision to embark on this ambitious journey.
"Alzheimer's is devastating," Fussell says. "It's hard for the individual that is diagnosed, but it's really the families and caregivers that struggle the most. Not only do people need to donate to this cause, but they need to know how serious it is."
5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. Every 68 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed. The Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter serves more than 200,000 Georgians living with Alzheimer's disease and their families. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and promotion of brain health, and to enhance care and support for all individuals, their families and caregivers. Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death with no cure or treatment to slow its progression.
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Sagehen Soccer Successes: Men's Team Ties for First Place; Women's Team Makes Dramatic Turnaround From Last Year
The Pomona-Pitzer men's soccer team finished the season 12-2 in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, making them co-champions with the University of Redlands Bulldogs. Those two teams will face off in a single playoff game to determine which will represent the conference at the NCAA Division III National Championships. The playoff game is set for noon on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Claremont McKenna College. Pomona-Pitzer and Redlands squared off twice during the regular season, with each team winning a game.
The women's soccer team, which plays its final game of the season today, already has locked down second place in SCIAC, a huge improvement over last year's seventh-place showing. First-year goalkeeper Kelsyn Bevins (pictured above), whose 0.737 goals allowed average was the best in Pomona-Pitzer history, helped fuel the Sagehens' success.


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At his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Jermaine Jones, the newest member of the New England Revolution, said he's excited about playing with his talented teammates and pushing for the playoffs with just 10 games left in the MLS regular season.
"We have that talent. We have a good group," Jones said. "I watched [a Revs match] already when maybe I heard I would go to New England. I watched the game against Chivas [USA]. They have a great roster. They have players who are good inside, really young. I will try to be one of the leaders. Not only me, we need the team. The team has to be in front, not only me."


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Reply+2#110 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/01/2013) [-]
Not gonna lie, I greatly prefer barbecue sauce on my nuggets instead of ketchup.
#114 to #110 - immortalfear (08/01/2013) [-]
I'm more a fan of sweet and sour.
#115 to #114 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/01/2013) [-]
I pretty much only use sweet and sour sauce as a condiment with eggrolls.
#119 to #118 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/02/2013) [-]
In was in Chinatown in San Francisco about 2 years ago, remember? Dude you were drunk as **** .
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#125 to #124 - eggrolls (08/02/2013) [-]
Oh yeahhhhhh, wasn't he so pissed that his face was so red and we made that bomb joke and he just stormed out of the place? That was ******* awesome. And there was that little hispanic dude sitting next to me on the other side of us trying to ask me if I had a burrito! Silly man was way off his sombrero
#126 to #125 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/02/2013) [-]
Because they'd TOTALLY have bean burritos inside a Chinese joint, right?
#128 to #127 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/02/2013) [-]
Wait, was he even Mexican? I think he might have just been a Filipino. Your ass didn't hurt the next day, did it?
#129 to #128 - eggrolls (08/02/2013) [-]
Man, if he were filipino like me, he would have just tried to hug me and **** . Filipinos never know how to keep their hands to themselves... They're like really loud, touchy-feely, uncles that we all have. Anyways, I'm more interested in the towel-headed fellow that was sitting behind me. What time was it, cause he was either interpretative dancing, or he was praying....
#131 to #129 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/02/2013) [-]
I'm pretty sure it was around 11, because that's when my watch stopped.
#133 to #132 - MaverickZero ONLINE (08/02/2013) [-]
FUUUUUUUCK. I don't know, then. What I do know is that I woke up in the polar bear enclosure at Sea World. The bears seemed to accept me as one of their equals, which begs the question of what the hell did I do after I lost you that night?


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PC CPU Deliveries Down Slightly in Q2
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 02, 2011
IDC says that second quarter PC CPU shipments were down slightly from last quarter, flat compared to the year ago quarter, and that 60 percent of units came with built-in graphics processing capabilities.
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Data Storage vs. the Laws of Physics
By Henry Newman | Article Published November 04, 2010
Data storage expert Henry Newman discusses the limits of hardware to contain the growing mountain of today's data.
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How to Speed up Your Linux PC
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Eliminate the resource hogs and your machine will zip along that much faster.
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Intel Offers PC Buyers a Star Rating System
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 12, 2009
Intel will assign a number of stars to its chips, from one to five. But it's still not simple.
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Further Notes on proc
By Juliet Kemp | Article Published November 19, 2008
Tip of the Trade: Learn more about proc, how it works and how to get the most out of it.
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By Denny Cherry | Article Published November 06, 2008
Today's hardware can handle the demands of a couple of SQL databases on a single server. But peaceful coexistence requires some thoughtful planning if you are to maintain those SLAs.
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Tip of the Trade: ps Options
By Juliet Kemp | Article Published August 13, 2008
Look beyond the basics of ps, and you'll find a wide array of options for managing system processes.
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Benchmarking Linux
By Carla Schroder | Article Published April 28, 2008
The Phoronix Test Suite is for testing hardware performance under Linux. It's still young and incomplete, but it's worth getting acquainted with.
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Power Management on Linux, Part 1
By Carla Schroder | Article Published April 14, 2008
Power management on computers has three parts. Servers, desktop machines and laptops usually need different power management schemes; there isn't a one-size-fits-all.
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Realize your Potential
In purchase to be effective at anything, you need to see that you have the prospective to be a success. For example, if you want to be a documenting specialist but have no performing capability, having success in this field is not likely. However, if you really like operating on vehicles and have a actual skills for solving google and signals, and to you, success would mean operating for NASCAR, you have prospective to comprehend and achieve that success.
Don't Look Back
Everyone has issues or errors from the last. To be effective, you need to comprehend from your previous and value those difficult training but do not every stay on the last. Simply progress and create better, more knowledgeable options from the training found.
Dare to Dream
To be effective, you need to have goals and ambitions. Be sincere with yourself as to what you want out of lifestyle and what you want to provide of your lifestyle. Allow your ideas to desire and think big.
Don't Give Up
In purchase to be effective at anything, you need to see that you have the prospective to be a success. For example, if you want to be a documenting specialist but have no performing capability, having success in this field is not likely. However, if you really like operating on vehicles and have a actual skills for solving google and signals, and to you, success would mean operating for NASCAR, you have prospective to comprehend and achieve that success.
Don't Look Back
Everyone has issues or errors from the last. To be effective, you need to comprehend from your previous and value those difficult training but do not every stay on the last. Simply progress and create better, more knowledgeable options from the training found.
Dare to Dream
To be effective, you need to have goals and ambitions. Be sincere with yourself as to what you want out of lifestyle and what you want to provide of your lifestyle. Allow your ideas to desire and think big.
Don't Give Up
To achieve success, you have to keep working at it. Even Johnson Thomas edison had to comprehend this. When he was creating the incandescent lamp, it took him more than 10,000 periods to get it right. Keep attempting even when it becomes complicated.
Have an Unbeatable Attitude
You need to have dedication. With excellent goals, there may be a good friend that seems it would be better if you targeted your attention in another route. Maintain your unstoppable mind-set, identified to be effective.
Stop the Complaining
You might think there is no relationship between stressing and success when in fact there is a relationship. When you are hanging out stressing about the challenges you are experiencing, you are spending so lots of your energy and attempt being adverse that you are actually losing chances to progress. Instead of considering difficulties as issues, think of them as possibilities.
Focus on Something you Like
To increase your chance of being effective, you should focus your time and effort on something you appreciate. When you begin out, compose a record of everything you like. Then in a second line, write down the skills you have in regards to each of those items. This will help you filter options down based on attention and expertise, which gets you started in the right route for achievement.
Accept Responsibility
You need to accept to liability if you create a bad decision or drop behind in your strategy. Let us say that you have set some firm goals that need to be achieved to be able for you to shift to the next phase. However, you got fed up with attempting and took a while to perform, which is fine provided that it does not effect your goals. Now months have approved and you are way behind routine. This wait has shut several gates of possibilities. Who is to blame?
Be Happy
A beneficial ideas and satisfied, positive mind-set will help you be effective. It has been proven in many studies that a individual living in a satisfied state generally gets much further in just about everything they do. This pertains to mind-set. Just as bad mind-set can take you down, excellent mind-set and a satisfied, healthy ideas will help you fulfill your goals.
No Shortcuts
An old saying declares, "Anything value doing is value doing well." This should be your slogan. When you want to be effective, you cannot afford to take strategies. Taking strategies results in flaw and insufficiencies. Always endeavor for the best, even if it needs a little more persistence.
Have Courage
Depending on what your particular excellent results are, it may take bravery to reach your vacation location. For example, if you have a desire of being a author and to you, that is success, but according to your lengthy range of close relatives who have all gone on to be physicians, the only success in their ideas is if you adhere to down the medical path. Which indicates you will have to have bravery to stand up for what you believe and wish to do, even if it indicates frustrating family members.
Be Thrilled to Learn
Referring returning to the example of Johnson edison, when requested about his issues by a younger boy, Johnson edison stated, "Young man, I didn't don't succeed 9,999 periods, I found 9,999 methods not to develop the lamp." As you perform toward your particular success, always appreciate possibilities to comprehend, even if it needs longer than you think it should.
Share your Success
Although this may be more at the end of the procedure, it is essential. When you lastly do achieve business energy, use your encounter to educate, guide, and coach others so that they too might be effective.
Seek Input
Whatever your concept of success, perform a "sanity check" throughout the procedure of attaining your objective. This should be done with someone you believe in and who is themselves effective. Ask them to provide sincere reviews about business energy and as you shift through different goals, jump issues or new ideas off them to help keep you on the right monitor.
Be a Good Listener
To be effective, you need to comprehend how to pay attention first. Pay attention to other individuals who have experienced achievements in their lifestyle, be present at workshops given by individuals that can motivate and motivate, or be start to listening to that a particular concept is not a excellent one. Good listening to needs a chance to comprehend but in the end, it will be your biggest tool.
Be Proactive
While it may take a chance to comprehend how to recognize methods to prevent challenges or issues, get into the addiction of dealing with issues before they occur. This will help you save time on your road to success.
Stay Motivated
When attempting for the big objective of success, it is crucial to remain inspired. Discover motivating and inspirational footage, workshops, guides, movies; whatever you are able to get your hands on. When you begin to encounter a little down and out and doubt begins to find their way in, convert to these inspirational tools to help you keep on monitor. A few excellent motivators include Tony morrison a2z Robbins, Gary Vincent Peale, Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, and Les Brownish.
Give Yourself a Break
While being identified is essential, do not be so difficult on yourself that you become crucial of every shift you create. Allow yourself some room to get some factors wrong and be versatile with you. That does not mean you can skip goals but it does mean that if you do, you discover how to prevent that from occurring again and then get returning to perform.
Be Passionate
Fall in really like with what business energy. Okay, although that appears to be crazy, you need to have an romantic attention with your attention. You can do this regardless of what business energy is. By having attention for what you are doing and driving toward, you will instantly put more attempt into it. Passion is a best aspect provided that it does not become an attraction.
Don't Settle
If you have a objective of becoming a world-famous prepare and you know you have both wish and expertise, do not just negotiate to become a short purchase prepare at your local family members ¬style cafe. While that may be excellent proving floor, do not allow yourself to forget your main objective.
No Excuses
Many popular stars, performers, creators, etc., had unique difficulties which range from studying issues to physical issues. Take Mozart for example. He was created hard of listening to yet he went on to be one of the biggest composers or Joni Erickson who was disabled from the throat down yet she found to colour with her mouth. Today, her artwork are popular all over the globe and value large numbers. If you have to face a unique task of your own, while you may have to modify factors every now and then, do not use justifications. If you want something bad enough, there is a way!
Getting Past Worry of Failure
Being scared of unable is a normal feelings for every individual on the globe. How you get previous that fear is the identifying factor between unable and being effective. You can do that by establishing genuine goals and then analyzing those goals on event to do any necessary renegotiation. Above all, believe in yourself and the wish burning within.
Patience and Dues
Succeeding needs time. A objective value establishing will take a chance to achieve. Be individual with yourself, the individuals around you, and the procedure it needs to become effective, also generally known as "paying your expenses." Just like the prepare situation, it needs a chance to be a master prepare. Pay your expenses by studying and operating your way up the steps to success.
Good Time / Source Management
Being effective also indicates maintaining to a routine. In addition, you need to comprehend how much is too much. Fun and resource control will help you make sure that you use your time and effort and attempt smartly and that you are not including third sections onto a dish still stuffed with a few moments.
Putting yourself in the right mind-set for achievement should be at the top of your record. Remaining beneficial and around yourself with friends, that discuss a beneficial mind-set will help you be effective. Do not allow pessimism to slide into your ideas. Attend inspirational workshops to get methods to take it easy. A excellent mind-set will allow you to convert any bad situation into a chance to learn. You have heard the saying, "The glass is either half-full or half-empty." You need to look at the mind-set that lifestyle is half¬ complete. The result is that you will encounter better, have more energy, and have a much higher chance of achievement.
Be Thankful
You need to be pleased for not only your achievements but also your issues. Having a thankful mind-set is essential. It will help you remain modest, which will, will help you continue attempting for the biggest in success.
Keep a Journal
As you do their best to achieve success, regardless of what you consider that success to be, you need to be able to see your achievements. Commence a publication and monitor every factor you have overcome. When you encounter disappointed or disappointed, indicate on what you have obtained, and revitalize yourself.
When children do something excellent, mother and father will compensate them with something awesome, whether a kind word of motivation or a new toy. When individuals do well in their job, they get increases. As you exceed your goals, compensate yourself. Cure yourself to something awesome - a new dress, a new fishing rod, whatever you like, be sure to prize yourself for a job well done.
Make the Best of Each Day
Try to live every day as though it were your last. Take advantage of of every day and achieve something. Even if it is something little, every baby phase contributes up to a millionaire in the end.
Make the Process and Adventure
You should look at every position of your trip as an exciting encounter. When you think of your child years years, you liked analyzing the unidentified. Carry this with you as you endeavor toward success. Predict the enjoyment of each success - create it a actual encounter.
Don't Ignore Things
Especially when factors are little and do not appear to have a major effect on the big picture, you need to make sure you adhere to through and complete your projects. Those little factors can quickly add up to a big blunder if not taken care of in a appropriate and joyful manner.
Offer Praise
If you have individuals assisting you out, whether on a offer foundation or a full-time worker, always provide compliment. These individuals are a significant aspect of business energy and by offering compliment and support; in return, they will show commitment and do their best to help you achieve your objective.
Accept Responsibility
You and you alone are accountable for business energy. While you will have help in many circumstances, the main point here is that you are accountable. You need to be enclosed by the right individuals, dealing with the right traders, going about conference business energy in the right way. It is you that will create the options and therefore, your liability to create the right options. In other words, your wish for achievement must always be greater that any hurdle that appears in your way.
Be Available to Improvement
Sometimes, individuals get into the addiction of considering they have the solutions needed. You need to accept to that you do not have all the solutions and even more important, be start to recommendations from other individuals. That does not mean you have to believe the fact or even adhere to those recommendations, but it does mean to pay attention. You never know when someone will have an concept that will create factors easier and more efficient, eventually assisting you reach your objective more effectively.
If participating workshops or lessons that will help you get ahead, if there is the chance, take aspect by asking questions or creating legitimate points. Contribution is a fantastic way to remember what is being trained.
Be Serious
Take your time and effort to success seriously. Achievements is a serious factor and it needs serious commitment. You have to have the attitude that this is not going to be all perform, at least not in the starting.
Don't Make Fast Decisions
When factors in your strategy need to modify, unless necessary, do not create quick options. Just as it took a chance to strategy in the starting, it will take a chance to modify. You want to create sure you are creating the right options when changes come up. Do your research just as you did in the starting and then create knowledgeable options.
Avoid Stress
When you endeavor to be effective, pressure is a aspect of the procedure. Do everything you can to prevent pressure. Including needless pressure into the formula will take focus away from achieving your goals. You can pay attention to soothing footage, get a professional massage, take a walk, or whatever helps you to rest. When you begin feeling confused, stop, modify route, and prevent pressure. The only factor pressure achieves is depleting your think power and creativeness.
Be Logical
Okay, you may be considering that reasoning itself is sensible. However, being reasoning in many cases indicates having some level of systematic capability. Regardless of the way you think, get the reasoning in it. This will help you think and strategy clearly and genuinely.
Give 100% Effort
If you are going to be effective, you have to be able to get through complicated periods. You will have to rise to difficulties and not stop. You have to strategy to go that phase further and create personal forfeit. Succeeding indicates giving 100% attempt. Remain targeted while maintaining your speed and agility regularly.
Understand your Goal
A excellent task is to confirm to yourself that you can do it. One of the methods to confirm this to you is to take on liability. If your objective for achievement includes starting a cafe, perform in a cafe as a server to get a viewpoint of all the tasks involved to create the cafe effective. View the entire business from the floor up.
Appreciate Life
Do not get rid of any connects in lifestyle. Appreciate lifestyle, individuals, everything around you. Learn as much as you can from every individual you fulfill. Do not convert individuals away just because you do not believe the fact with them. You never know, the very individuals you convert away may be the very individuals that come to your save during a moment of difficulty.


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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., Feb. 21, 2009 A tour of the Traumatic Brain Injury Warrior Resiliency and Recovery Center here yesterday made a favorable impression on the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In fact, the program is something he said should be spread across the force.
"What I saw … at Fort Campbell was terrific, and a marked improvement from what I've seen in the past -- an understanding of the care, a much better understanding of [post-traumatic stress] than we've had in the past," Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said. "So I don't want to spend a lot of time developing 10 more of those, or 20 more of those or 30 more of those. We ought to rapidly disseminate [this model] and get to that level as fast as we can."
Army Col. Richard Thomas, commander of Fort Campbell's Blanchfield Army Community Army Hospital, agreed.
"This is the Campbell model, but we have certainly incorporated all of the Army's and the [Defense Department's] guidance," he told Mullen. "What we have uniquely applied here is very early diagnosis, very early treatment, initiating that in a multidisciplinary approach, which is very progressive.
"We're a little bit ahead of the headlights, but that's OK," he added. "Once we get everyone else on the same page with us, this is the same … model you could have at other institutions."
Of 134 servicemembers who have completed the treatment program, 77 percent have returned to active duty.
"The key point is early identification," Dr. David Twillie, director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Warrior Resiliency and Recovery Center, said. "If you get these guys earlier and treat them earlier, they're going to do better."
He said the program begins with an assessment to determine the challenges a servicemember is facing because of post-concussive syndrome resulting from a traumatic brain injury, or TBI.
"TBI is an event. You can be fine from a TBI, or you can have lots of issues from a TBI," Twillie explained. "If you have lots of issues, that's a syndrome we call post-concussive syndrome."
Twillie said some affected servicemembers get the feeling they're "just not right." Twillie described this feeling as a loss of sense of self, and said that because it can affect the entire family, the treatment program involves family members.
Once patients' issues are clearly defined, they begin a 12-week program that, in essence, is rehab for the brain. Twillie compared it to knee surgery. Even though flexing and extending the knee is painful after surgery, it provides the best chance of regaining full mobility, he explained.
"If you stress the brain at the place it's having problems, it will rewire in order to make up for that stress and we can help these guys get better," he said. "Having people like speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists … in a multidisciplinary approach is … very, very helpful."
Machines that help the brain relearn to balance the body, reacquire visual and spatial memory or regain verbal expression are part of the treatment program. Another piece that occurs about seven weeks into the program involves exposing patients to stresses they might encounter while serving in combat.
"If the patient is going to have some sort of psychological freeze or challenge like that, I'd like to know today, not in Iraq," Twillie said. "Another thing it does for our patients is it gives them a sense of confidence."
It can also show those who think they're ready to return that they need some more time to heal, he said.
While the program is set up to take 12 weeks, that is just the minimum. "Once you get to 12 weeks, it's not, 'Ah, sorry. You're done,'" Twillie said. "But we plan to get you better in 12 weeks."
Some, like Army Sgt. Jesse Sage, take longer to heal.
In August, Sage was serving in Iraq when he was hit by a 250-pound homemade bomb. The blast left him with a "pretty bad" closed-head injury, and a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury, he said.
"I … was suffering from headaches [and] memory issues," he said. "I was really dizzy. I was passing out."
Doctors had put him on what he described as hard-core painkillers to relieve the headaches. "I was definitely just kind of out of it, just was not myself, from my head injury and, I think probably to some degree, from all the meds," Sage said.
Twillie helped wean him off the medication and started him in the TBI treatment program that has helped get him back to feeling himself after five months of treatment.
He's about a month out from returning to active duty.
"It's been very helpful," he said. "Outstanding program, and I can't say enough about it and how well it's helped me to get back to 100 percent."
His wife, Amber, agreed.
"I would definitely say … the TBI clinic has provided so much … not only for my husband as a soldier, but for me as a family member," she said. "[They allow] me to attend his appointments and be a part of his recovery process."
This helped her understand what he was going through and provided her tools to help him at home outside of the therapy process at the center, she added.
"We really do get the families to be involved in the care process. We think it's a really important part of it," Twillie said. "He'll only be here with me for so long. He'll be with her for a lot longer."
While at Fort Campbell, the chairman also talked with Special Operations Forces, about 20 wounded warriors, and a large group of military spouses before participating in a groundbreaking ceremony for the post's new Soldier and Family Assistance Center. The center will be the focal point of the new Warriors in Transition Complex, construction on which will begin in the future.
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You Heard it Here First: GeekOut 2012
This just in! Asheville, NC's FANATICON Convention will be replaced this year by the decentralized GeekOut 2012. Look for all your favorite geeky events within walking distance of each other downtown.
And don't worry. We've been hard at work preparing the zombie hoard for the event. We've got something extra special planned, to be announced soon. So check in on Facebook for more details and continuing announcements.
For additional information, visit MULTIVERSE Asheville or StuffMonstersLike.com
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GeekOut 2012 to Preserve Spirit of FANATICON in Downtown Asheville
Asheville, NC – Local businesses are partnering with Multiverse Asheville to organize a celebration of comic books, gaming, and fan culture which will take place downtown May 11-12, 2012
Multiverse Asheville officially announced plans yesterday for GeekOut 2012, a celebration of comic books, gaming, costumes, art, and fan culture to take place from the evening of May 11 through May 12. The de-centralized convention will take place among a walking radius of downtown venues and businesses hosting dozens of themed events.
Programming will be free of charge for attendees; both evenings will feature all-ages activities as well as afterparties geared towards an 18+ audience. Saturday morning and afternoon will focus on programming appropriate for children and families. Participants are encouraged to attend in-costume.
The announcement comes in-response to FANATICON's notice February 8 that the third installment of their popular superhero and science fiction convention (which was scheduled for the same weekend) would be canceled for logistical reasons and that there are no current plans for future years. The following day, the organizers of FANATICON updated their official website in support of Multiverse's plans for the new event.
Organizers are attempting to keep as much FANATICON programming intact as possible, integrating previously-planned panels and events into the new format. Whether space will be allotted for outside vendors has yet to be decided.
With the exception of select events, Multiverse will operate in a promotional and organizational capacity, coordinating event schedules and providing information and maps to attendees and participating venues. Overall marketing for the event will be managed by 4th Wall Promotions.
Multiverse Asheville was founded in August 2011 as a way to coordinate and support socialization among local fans of comics, games, and costuming, as well as to promote locally-operated businesses that support the subculture. In six months, the group has grown to represent nearly 500 active fans and dozens of businesses.
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An umbrella policy also covers certain additional items that may not be included in standard policies such as libel, slander, defamation of character or invasion of rights of privacy, false arrest, liability assumed under some contracts and liability incurred as the result of volunteer work in a non-profit organization. Coverage is also extended on a worldwide basis.
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Anthony upsets Ashcraft in runoff
After the Tuesday night run-off election, the new Monroe City Council has been finalized.
Surluta Anthony defeated John B. Ashcraft Jr. to take the third open council seat. She will join Council member-elect Debra Duncan and Council member Freddie Gordon when they are sworn in in December.
Anthony received 61.44 percent of the vote and Ashcraft received 38.56 percent. In this year's run-off, 1,678 turned up to vote, with the majority of voters voting in early elections.
Union County Board of Election Director John Whitley said in the 2011 Monroe run-off election there were 1,256 votes, in the 2005 run-off there were 928 and in the 2001 run-off there were 1,574 ballots cast.
"I feel pretty good about it," Anthony said. "I feel like people have spoken and I am glad."
Anthony said she recently lost her father and the victory is "bittersweet."
She requested the run-off election after a handful of votes separated her from Ashcraft.
"I was shocked at how close it was," Anthony said.
"I was not surprised (by the run-off) because I could feel from talking to the people that they had taken an active interest...the numbers were more than I had anticipated," she said.
When she is sworn in, Anthony said her first order of business is to settle in, get her feet wet and be knowledgeable about what she is doing. This is her first time serving as an elected government official.
"I want to always be approachable and get in touch with the citizens," Anthony said. "I've been looking from the outside in, so I'll be looking from the inside out."
Anthony said one of the issues she ran on was looking at the feasibility of public transportation, so she intends to make that her top priority. She also plans to look at what the city is doing and thinks there are a few policies that need to be restructured.
"I'm grateful for the support, I'm going in to represent all of the citizens," she said. "I'm going in being an independent thinker and going in without any animosity toward anybody and I'm going in to be the voice of the community."
Anthony, Duncan, Gordon and Mayor Bobby Kilgore will be sworn-in December. They will join current Council Members Lynn Keziah, Dottie Nash and Billy Jordan.


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Jodi Cleghorn, my
pesky beloved editor, on her own blog, posed a question for me to answer.
Two years ago, she and Paul Anderson, two fellow bloggers at Write Anything, asked me if I'd like to write a story for an anthology they'd dreamed up. "It's called Chinese Whisperings. Did you ever play that game when you were a kid? In America, I think it's called telephone. (OK, I'll admit that's probably not a direct quote. I probably still have the email but I didn't want to spend the time looking for it.) Two years later that, story has been done, plus another in the series, the eBook has been out for over a year, I've published another story through working friendship collaboration (with two more on the way), and Chinese Whispering is about to publish it's first two volumes in paperback.
In case you decided to skip that paragraph…it's been a busy two years.
The First Chinese Whisperings books was written a little bit like a camp-song sung in the round. Each author had to take their main character from the cast of secondary characters in the prior story. And now that Chinese Whisperings: The Red Book is about to come out in paperback (Oct 11, 2011, in case you were wondering), my
frenetic energetic friend from across the world has put this question to me: What would I do if I had a second chance at my story? Is there another character that I whose story I would have chosen to tell?
No. (I could make it shorter, but I liked including the period.)
As I was waiting my turn to write my story (sixth out of ten) I was able to read the stories before mine as they were turned in. I remember while reading Jason Coggins' Something Mean in the Dream Scene, wanting very badly to be the next author in line, because a story came to me almost fully formed about one of the characters. But having just reread that story I can't for the life of remember who that character was…or what the story was.
Then when I read Tina Hunter's Innocence I drew a blank. I didn't want to write the story of any of those characters. But Jodi reminded me that I'm always like that at the beginning of a project. And she was right. After about ten rereads the the secondary characters of that story were all already too involved in the events of the book. I needed to look at the background characters. When I finally did choose the story it came out quickly, if erratically.
But looking back at the book as a whole, I can't think of a character I would have rather picked up on than Simon.
Although I have to admit I was a little bummed that Jasmine Gallant didn't tell Verity's story. But it's hard to hold a grudge when she did such a great job with Dash.
This will all make so much more sense to you if you've read the book. Don't have a copy? Never fear. It'll be out in paperback in less than a month.
I'd originally tagged Annie Evett as the next to answer the question, but it seems she, as well as most of the other female writers are busy. So to keep things going I'll tag Rob Diaz.
How utterly frustrating you can't remember! But it does give me a good point of comparison in the third wekk of the promos when we talk about the differences in writing The Red Book and The Yin & Yang Book.
I'm face-palming, having forgotten Verity. She would have been an amazing character to have chased across the university campus and beyond – sassy, no-nonsense…not to mention having a window in on Simon's world and her feeling for him. I wonder if anyone will nominate her?
I too was hoping Verity would be chosen as the next story, but since I had already written mine it was more of a "oh, her story would be cool to read" rather than wanting to do anymore writing of my own. I do apologize that I didn't write more secondary characters into my story for you to chose from, Dale, but I think you see a wonderful job with Simon.
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A new artistic tourism collaboration between the city of Tel Aviv and Atlas Hotels will bring new meaning to the term "boutique hotel."
This winter, an off-season lifeguard shack on the Bograshov Beach in central Tel Aviv is getting converted into a one-room Pixel Hotel. The Pixel urban development concept originated in Austria as a way of repurposing interesting but unused premises – such as a storefront, a workshop or a garage.
The lifeguard shack, the first Pixel Hotel in Israel and probably in the Middle East, is expected be one of several off-season Tel Aviv spaces to be transformed into tourist accommodations. It's meant for December to early spring, when lifeguards are off duty and the Mediterranean water is too cold for swimming.
Israeli artists Lilach Chitayat, Alan Chitayat and Anat Safran, who will work with the municipality and the boutique hotel chain to develop the project, are also looking to convert unused city water towers in neighboring Jaffa into Pixel Hotels.
"We thought it would be wonderful to do this idea on the beach of Tel Aviv," says Michael Hay, who represents Atlas Hotels through his development firm Vision Hospitality.
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It's perfectly in line with the brand of small hotels he helps develop for Atlas, Hay tells ISRAEL21c. The company runs 10 design and art hotels, mainly in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The boutique concept started in Israel 40 years ago, and over the last six years or so has seen an upward swing as visitors seek distinctive and even quirky places to lodge.
"The main issue here is that people are not looking for a sleeping solution; they are looking for a sleeping experience," says Hay. "We are providing a variety of experiences that are built around and comprised of many different aspects that provide a unique and memorable experience."
Atlas properties include the Cinema and Artplus Hotels in Tel Aviv, and the Harmony in Jerusalem. Hay's favorite so far is the Shalom and Relax, located in front of the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv.
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The new Pixel Hotel is to be part of Tel Aviv's Art City 2012 project showcasing art and art-related events throughout the year.
Hay notes that a stay in a Pixel Hotel is not meant to be overly expensive — about NIS 1,000 per night, or $260. While reservations aren't being taken yet, he has gotten a lot of inquiring phone calls. People do need to be aware of what they are getting themselves into, he notes.
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If the concept takes off, it could bring new life to the 1970s macho image of the Israeli lifeguard, a "legendary myth in Tel Aviv," Hay says. These were the suntanned and muscular young men trying to impress the beach babes eating watermelon and playing matcot, an Israeli paddleboard sport, on the sand.
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Stumbling Into Bar Pintxo
I was kicking around in foreign territory down Santa Monica way for the afternoon, thinking I was resigned to a poor lunch at some ho-hum Third Street Promenade eatery - thank God at least Monsieur Marcel had opened up - when I practically tripped over Bar Pintxo. I'm never in Santa Monica, so I really didn't expect ever to go to Bar Pintxo. My trip down here was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. Well, I knew where I was having lunch today.
There was only server, and she told me I could sit wherever I liked. No one was sitting at the bar; only some tables were taken, so I chose the bar. I could appreciate that the waitress wanted to be attentive to the customers, but when my wait for service started pushing the ten minute mark as she remained with the same one table, I began to get a little annoyed. One couple had come in shortly after I sat, examined the tapas in the bar's display and the chalkboard wines, but, having not been met by a server after looking around and craning their necks for a server, they left.
I finally got some help from the server when she was free. I know absolutely nothing about Spanish wines, and the wine list at Bar Pintxo does little more than separate the offerings into blanco and tinto. Another annoyance, especially as the server's recommendations never fell on the wines that were five, six, or seven dollars a glass; all the best wines were, I noticed, the ones that were nine or ten dollars a glass. (I noticed when the price increases began in earnest at Pizzeria Mozza all the best quartinos were suddenly the most expensive ones there, too.) The white wine I got - don't ask me what it was; the name had an "x" in it - was just okay for nine bucks. In my opinion, when it comes to wine, Spain is no France or Italy.
The tapas were hit and miss. The white asparagus with romesco sauce was a big miss. The white asparagus had an unpleasant waxy-stringy texture (I don't know if this is the fault of the restaurant or of white asparagus as a vegetable) and the bread tasted of char. The prawns in garlic were cooked well, nicely garlicky and tender, but they were nothing unique other than they came with the face still on. The dates stuffed with Cabrales and rolled in bacon - a Spanish version of Devils on Horseback, perhaps - were really fantastic. I could have had another order of these, frankly. These are one of the real stars at Bar Pintxo. The same can be said for the croquetes, which are very different from the version served at Cobras & Matadors. The Bar Pintxo version has a completely creamy interior, which I almost thought might have been a mistake in cooking until I saw the order for the diner a few stools down had the same interior texture. The croquetes are chicken (liquid chicken?) with big chunks of jamón served with a dollop of garlic-spiked mayonnaise. Excellent, excellent stuff.
I should have stopped there, but knowing it would be a long time until I get back to Santa Monica - and, when I do come back, I'll be at Anisette a few blocks away - I ordered a sangria and more tapas. The sangria has nothing on Border Grill's superlative version. The jamón with fried leeks and tomato was too busy. The chopped tomato and onion relish or salsa or whatever clobbered the taste of the ham. (At least the bread wasn't burnt this time.) But the sopa de ajo was the real disaster. The waitress warned me that some customers dislike it because it is very heavy on garlic and paprika. Garlic and paprika I can take, so I said that would be fine. In the more than fifteen minutes I had to wait for it, I nearly canceled the soup. I had begun to think the three cooks, who were right in front of me, forgot the order. But then, right when I was about to cancel it, the bowl appeared. Garlic and paprika I can handle. What I got was something that was like a ham-and-egg scramble in red broth. Take fluffy scrambled eggs with fatty cured pork. Pour soup over it. Yuck. I could see pieces of boiled pork skin in the soup; it was not pleasant. The last two items meant my meal ended on a low note.
The service, while slow and scattered, was completely pleasant and obliging. There was just one server for the whole bar, and since she was trying to give personalized service, sometimes things got held up. That's different than chatting with the other servers or talking on the phone and definitely fine with me. As for the notorious stools, no, they aren't great, but I didn't develop sciatica over my meal. I didn't even think, Wow, I'm uncomfortable. The only time I actually thought about the stools was when I thought to myself that I should judge the comfort level of the stools. What annoyed me more was the relative impenetrability of the menu. Bar Pintxo could be a great place for quick in-and-out dining - if one did not need to have the server translate half the menu and explain a good chunk of the wine list as I had to. When the bar is packed at night, that could be a real problem. Perhaps a description of the untranslated dishes could be helpful for those of us who opted for French class in high school. The tapas at Bar Pintxo seem more authentic than at Cobras & Matadors, which is now more of a small plates restaurant - and, after my last meal at Cobras in March, seems to have declining quality. (Comparing Bar Pintxo to Cobras & Matadors may not be comparing apples to oranges, but it definitely feels like at least comparing apples to pears to me.) But authenticity may not be everyone's cup of tea: Rounds of bread topped with mayonnaise-y crab salad seems like something I would see at a church social for blue hairs, not a trendy Spanish eatery. Some of the items, frankly, just didn't seem appetizing, and I dodged a few bullets by being able to match the dishes to what was laid out in the sushi bar-style glass cases in front of me. My advice: I think the best seats at Bar Pintxo might be at the bar to see the dishes in the case and at the stoves and choose by sight.
I am glad I stumbled into Bar Pintxo. It's the kind of place I want just to stumble into, frankly. But I wouldn't travel across the city for another visit. If I was in the neighborhood for some other reason, and Anisette was full, and Robata Bar was closed or I heard it was awful, and it wasn't the affordable night for JiRaffe, and I didn't want to leave to eat somewhere else, and I was craving Spanish food for some reason... I might stumble into Bar Pintxo again. But that's a big if.
Very thorough and well written review, Woolsey. I feel like I was right there next to you on my uncomfortable companion stool eating along with you. We haven't been, but I recall more than one person griping about the cost to value ratio, especially when you roll the size of the portions into the mix. As to wine prices. It seems like $9 or $10 is on the low end, (kind of like recalling when I thought $2 a gal. gas was steep..lol) of what I see at some many places these days it doesn't even phase me any longer. What did your mini meal cost you?
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Actually, I think the $9 and $10 were the toward the top of the line, at least for the whites I was looking at. (Call me a philistine, but I tend to prefer white over red. Prices on the larger tinto side might have been even higher, and some wines are only sold by the bottle.) There were plenty of wines priced at $5, $6, and $7, but - surprise, surprise! - none of them were as good as the $9 or $10 ones according to the server.
All told, I dished out $46.55 for a glass of wine ($9), a glass of sangria ($6), and six plates before tip. I believe the white asparagus was $6, the prawns $6, the croquetes $5, the dates $4, the jamón $3, and the soup $4. I really should have and could have stopped at the first round but didn't because, again, I tried to make this visit as comprehensive as possible. Yes, the portions seem small at two pieces per order for most, but when it settles, it really hits you because there is a degree of disguised richness to a lot of it. (All the better to soak up the wine patrons are drinking and spur on another round, right?) I don't know that I feel cheated by portion size and price; it's more that just some of the dishes just weren't so good, and ordering was a bit of a hassle for those of us who don't know the nuances of Spanish wine and Spanish language.
I also checked out Bar Pintxo a few days ago. Funny, our bacon and dates dish was our least favorite. It seemed over cooked. I loved the croquettes and the garlic shrimp, as well as the jamon iberico and paella with blood sausage and chicken. Our server delivered a flatbread dish we didn't order, even though she insisted we did. I guess the customer is not always right at Bar Pintxo. The wines were a mixed bag for us, but I would definitely go back for a few of those dishes. Here's our entire review:
re: grubtrotters
I'm glad I avoided the coca pintxo (flatbread); it didn't sound great. But then, it probably would've been better than that ghastly soup. My dates were just barely warmed, the opposite of your overcooked ones; just the sides had noticeable heat. All the flavors were in balance on them at their lukewarm temperature. The paella yesterday was bacalao and spinach, so I skipped it. They change the varieties, it seems, so it's not the same old paella. When I got the paella at Cobras in March, it was overwhelmingly sour from too much lemon or something, so I was interested to see what Bar Pintxo's was like, but salt cod-and-spinach paella? Pass.
Your positive note on the jamón iberico makes me reconsider it, but I'm still hesitant. I don't care if those pigs are descended from Queen Victoria and fed on ground pixies and gold dust: at $18 a plate, it was too pricey for me yesterday. Maybe if I'm with a group next time.
re: Woolsey
We were a group of four. It is pretty pricey, and you can find charcuterie that's just as tasty elsewhere. Unless you're on an expense account, I'd say wait until you can share the cost.
We almost never go to that part of town and especially on a warm Friday night. Last night we happen to walk by Bar Pintxo and decided to give it a try. My short answer is that is was ok and nothing really wowed us. We had the same issue with standing there waiting to be seated. After about 5 minutes we asked where we could sit. She replied "oh just sit any where." A simple greeting would have been nice. Will we go back? No. $115 for 6 glasses of spanish wine and a few tapas that wernt really all that good isnt enough to bring be back.
Food: Agreed that I had a hard time deciphering the menu, though I sat at the bar which helped figure out what was what. Ordered the dates which were too mushy and bland (maybe I shouldn't have compared them in my head to the sublime ones at AOC, but couldn't help it). Was really excited for the jamón iberico which has had rave reviews, but was massively disappointed. It was good, but not excellent and for the $18 we received only four small slices (very poorly cut) and two pieces of bread that tasted burnt. We also had the croquettes which my partner liked, but I thought reminded my of instant mashed potatoes in both taste and gluey texture. Finally had the lamb chops, which were nothing special. Maybe the poor food quality comes from the fact that the majority of the tapas are premade and sit in a case for hours, which really turns me off.
Service: Friendly and helpful, but took forever to flag someone down and they kept messing up our orders/forgetting stuff.
Stools: Felt like I was constantly about to slip out of mine.


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