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Bembe Soul Song & Healing Ceremony
adapted from Alan Cohen
When a woman in the Bembe tribe of South Africa knows she is pregnant, she goes out into the wilderness with a few friends and together they pray and meditate until they hear the song of the child.
They recognize that every soul has its own vibration, expression, and purpose. When the women attune to the song, they sing it out loud. Then they return to the tribe and teach it to everyone else.
This song is sung at every important event of the child. When he or she is born, the community gathers and sings the child's song to him or her. Later, when the child enters education, the village gathers and chants the child's song. When the child passes through the initiation to adulthood, the people again come together and sing. At the time of marriage, the person hears his or her song.
Finally, when the soul is about to pass from this world, the family and friends gather at the person's bed, just as they did at their birth, and they sing the person to the next life. In the Bembe tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child.
When a person acts irresponsibly or unjustly, he is placed in the center of the village, alone and unfettered. All work ceases, and every man, woman and child in the village gathers in a large circle around the accused individual. Then each person in the tribe speaks to the accused, one at a time, about all the good things the person in the center of the circle has done in his lifetime. Every incident, every experience that can be recalled with any detail and accuracy is recounted. All his positive attributes, good deeds, strengths and kindnesses are recited carefully and at length. The tribal ceremony often lasts several days.
At the end, the song is sung again, the tribal circle is broken, a joyous celebration takes place, and the person is symbolically and literally welcomed back into the tribe.
The tribe recognizes that the proper correction for antisocial behavior is not punishment, but love and the remembrance of identity. When you recognize your own song, you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another.
A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it to you when you have forgotten it.
Those who love you are not fooled by the mistakes you have made or the dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day
I've been doing the Body For Life program for two weeks and I've lost 6.5 pounds so far. While I love these result, what I love even more is the process. Every night, I answer four simple questions before I go to bed. These questions have applications far beyond an eating and exercise plan and would be great questions for you to ask yourself on a daily basis as you move toward what you want most in your life, whether that's health and fitness, love and romance, money and success or what ever else you can dream up.
Four Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day:
- What are 3 things that I did great today that helped me move toward my goal(s)?
- What is one thing that I can do even better tomorrow?
- What are five things I can do in the next 24 hours to move me toward my goal(s)?
- What are two things I can do in the next 24 hours to support and encourage others?
While it is great to simply ask yourself these questions, it's even better to actually answer them – every day! And while it's great to answer them, it's even more powerful if you WRITE down those answers. So grab a pretty journal and get to it! And if you miss a day, don't sweat it. Just get right back on the next day. And please pop back and let me know what you think and how you're doing!
You Are Greater Than Your Circumstances
Listen up! Life happens! The only people who don't have problems are dead people. I guess they had some problems that got them dead, but they aren't really suffering them any more. I don't mean to be callous, just direct.
We have this distorted idea that happy is a destination and that life shouldn't be so hard. I know I get caught up in that. Every time I think my life couldn't possibly get any harder, it does. Mother Teresa said, "I know God will never give me more than I can handle. Sometimes, I just wish he didn't trust me so much." Well, I hear ya sister!
Some people think that happy people are happy because they are lucky, rich, thin, in a good marriage, have perfect kids, are successful, etc. But, those are just circumstances. Happy people are happy because they choose to be happy. They realize that no matter what is going on in their life, that they can overcome it, learn from it, bear it or just plain be with it AND find some things to be happy about at the same time.
You are not your circumstances! You are you and your circumstances are your circumstances. Put them back into perspective and remember that you ARE greater than your circumstances and act accordingly!
7 Ways to Create a Powerful Peer Group
You've probably heard it said that you are the sum total of the 7 people you hang out with most. So who do you hang out with most? And, do you like who you are and who you are becoming in that company?
If you want to lose weight, hang out with healthy, fit people. It makes it easier. If you want to be more successful, surround yourself with people who are MORE successful than you are. If you want to be in a fulfilling marriage, hang out with other couples who represent that for you.
Conceptually, this sounds great. But, I think it's harder than it sounds. I know that the people I spend the most time with actually are my children. When they were little, it was hard for my brain to keep from turning to jello sometimes. As an entrepreneur, I spend most of my time working with clients or in pursuit of new clients. I have to make a conscious effort to put myself in environments that stretch me and to surround myself with people who propel me forward.
Here are 7 Ways to Create a Powerful Peer Group:
1. Be at choice about who you spend your time with. Of course there are important people who you are in relationships with that may not serve your vision of who you are becoming. Choose when to spend your time with them and how much time and energy you want to invest in that relationship. I'm not going to stop hanging out with my kids. But, I am intentional about that time. I love to play games with them, help them with their homework, make meals, go to the movies and just hang out with my kids. But, I don't play Xbox or WOW with them. You get the idea. I also love my extended family dearly. I come from a long line of women who love with food – lots of delicious food. If I am watching my diet, I need to plan ahead when I attend a family event. It's also true that I love with food and make regular attempts to kill my loved ones with enchiladas and cheesecake. They need to plan accordingly and enlist my support when they come over.
2. Bring the people in your current peer group up with you. So, in the case of my family, especially my immediate family, I am not going to stop eating with them as a long term solution. But, I can enroll them in eating better with me. Now, I have a peer group that supports me. You can do this with your office staff, your management team, the Little League moms or any of your other friends.
3. Join networking and business development groups or start your own. My favorite business development group for Women Entrepreneurs is The Association of Women Entreprenuers. I am inspired by the motivational and inspirational speakers. I love the mastermind groups. And I cherish the friendships that I have made with like-minded women in pursuit of MORE.
4. Join or start a mastermind group. Be intentional about who you choose to mastermind with. Look for people who compliment you and stretch you. Many coaches and consultants offer the opportunity to mastermind with them for a price. If this is your next teacher, then the price is generally worth it. You can mastermind with me, if you are so inspired.
5. Attend conventions in your field. Conventions are a fabulous opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals who are moving in the same direction that you are and conventions generally offer progressive educational opportunites in your field.
6. Pursue a credential. Most credentialing programs give you education with a peer group, or tribe, built in. One of the tribes that I am proudest to belong to and most stretched and fulfilled by is my CTI Leadership Tribe. My coaching certification, CPCC (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach), also admits me to an amazing, international tribe of coaches and leaders. I continue to be inspired and grown by these associations.
7. Join an association of professionals in your field. As a coach, I belong to The International Coach Federation and The International Coach Federation in Los Angeles. I know I am among "my people" when I attend any ICF event. Know your tribe! If you are a designer, hang out with other designers. If you are a realtor, work with other realtors. These collaborations make us all better at what we do and help us to serve our clients better by bringing up our whole industry.
Whatever you do, do something. You're success depends on it!
What Do Your Underwear Say About You?
Okay, I've got your attention!
Seriously, though, this is an important question. So take a minute and think about it. What underwear are you wearing and what do they say about you? Nobody's looking and you don't have to tell me, but it's in your best interest to take a look. Your underwear probably say something to the effect of:
- "I'm just a love machine!"
- "Tonight's gonna be a good night!"
- "I'm a very sensible girl who values comfort and practicality."
- "Wow! There are some things around here that need some attention!"
- "Underwear! What underwear? This outfit can't tolerate panty lines!"
- "I am a plain, basic, Wal-Mart kind of girl."
- "Hottie!"
- "Only the finest and the best are good enough for my delicate parts."
- "Granny"
So, now that you've checked yourself out, you are probably wondering what my point is. My point is that most people want some sort of change in one (or more) of the following top three areas of their life: weight, relationship/romance and money. And, to actually affect change in ANY area of your life, you need to change your identity. Your identity is who you think you are and what you think you're about. It drives every decision from what panties you wear to what you eat to where you shop to who you hang out with to how you spend money, etc. You get the picture. So, if you want to get rich, but you are busy living the Wal-Mart lifestyle, you are having some kind of identity crisis and Wal-Mart is probably winning.
Think about what you really want and who you need to be to get it. And, now think about what kinds of things that girl does! When you weigh 20 pounds less, I bet you wear different panties and shop at different stores. When you are in a passionate relationship with the love of your life, I bet you wear different panties and eat different foods. When you're rich and famous, I bet you wear different panties and read different books. You see! It all starts with the panties! Do you need to go change yours?


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Is it ok to be selfish?
My best friend of 7+ yrs and I are having a baby. He doesnt believe she is his baby and has not spoken to me in 4 months, im due in 6 weeks, we have exchanged text messages this week ans he swears he will help with whatever he can financially and he wants to be a part of her life. I want to go through the state for child support and he does not think we need to. I know that the state will do everything and i will not have to ask for money or anything, He thinks this is not fair because the the state will take more money from him than is necessary. But after him ignoring me for 4 months and never once asked how the baby is can i trust him to support us or should i take the selfish way and let the state handle everything?
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Honestly, I'd approach this as a business transaction. It's not that you want to take him for everything he's got, you just want to make sure your child has everything necessary. I'd say go through the state. What if he moves out of town/state? What if he dies? Having everything on record is the best approach. I've got a friend who didn't do this and she's on her own financially. I've got another friend who did and she's got enough money for when her kid gets old enough to play sports, musical instruments, etc. I think the business transaction way is a reasonable way to look at this. Good luck!!posted 07/10/2011 by acooley2010
PS you are not being selfish for wanting to go to court, you are being a good mother!!posted 07/18/2011 by blaquemedusa
YES! Let the state handle it!!! He doesn't sound very trustworthy and you shouldn't allow your baby to suffer! The state will not take more than the baby needs.posted 07/20/2011 by maryjobaham
I would go to court because he has proven he is unreliable. His comment about "the state taking to much" is complicated. I say this because of my situation. My husband make $600 before taxes and pays $102 a week in child support. After taxes and support are paid he makes $350-375 a week. He also has to provide health insurance for her which is $50 a week. Her mother doesn't work and get help from the state and her boyfriend gets to claim her on his taxes. His daughter comes to our house Friday night or Saturday mornings and leaves on Monday morning every week. I definitely think we are paying a little much for child support. That situation doesn't apply to every situation and is probably the exception, because many men don't want to pay a dime. I think going to court would save you an lot of stress and hassle.posted 07/18/2011 by blaquemedusa
I agree, the best thing to do is file through the state. It will make it easier for you and guarantee that your baby will have everything that she could possibly need.posted 07/11/2011 by peanutwitt
The state will take more than is necessary? That statement right there tells me you need to go through the state. The state minimum child support is not going to take more than is necessary. In fact in a lot of cases, fathers are asked to share additional expenses on top of the state minimum child support. Asked but not forced unless you take him to court over it. No I would definitely take him to court, get a paternity test and a custody order if you don't plan on being with him and/or eventually marrying him. Whether or not he likes it or likes you for doing it isn't the point, the point is making sure he provides for the child appropriately.posted 07/11/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
I agree with all of the previous posts.... I was also shocked by "the state will take more than necessary remark". I could be wrong but I get the impression he makes pretty good money but thinks it doesn't take "that much" to raise/support a child... My brother gets paid $529 a week after taxes & child support takes $50 a week from his check, so he ends up with about $480 a week.... Now in my opinion $50 is not enough to feed a child let alone provide everything else, daycare, diapers, ect... But obviously that is what the state feels he can afford... Now, if a Professional Athlete/Movie Star only paid $50 a week I'd say something is wrong with this picture... Your child deserves to live the same lifestyle as the father if not better... & the state will determine how much is the appropriate amount... Good Luck to you...posted 07/14/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
"He thinks this is not fair because the the state will take more money from him than is necessary"..... ummmm, why does he get to decide what is necessary. I would go through the state. LIke a PP said, its a business transaction when it all boils down. Make the state track it and what not. Less headache on you. GL!posted 08/23/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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Alliance calls for end to rationing
AGED-CARE providers, medics and professional organisations will join forces today to call on all political parties to commit to end the rationing system that leaves many older Australians without the assistance they need.
In an effort to insert the issue into the election campaign, the 40 member organisations of the National Aged Care Alliance will argue that too many elderly wait too long for care in the home or have to move long distances to get into a nursing home.
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Are you entitled to aged care?
Imagine if you had reached the age at which you qualify for the Australian aged pension and you went into Centrelink and were told "I'm sorry, but you miss out because only 116 people out of every 1000 people of pension age actually get a pension. All the pensions for this area are taken at the moment and you will have to wait until there is a vacancy."
Obviously this is an absurd scenario – or is it?
Aged care in Australia is rationed. A ratio of residential places and home care packages is set for every 1000 people over the age of 70. Under the Living Longer Living Better reforms this number will rise to 125 (combined) for every 1000 people. This will create a greater supply but there will still be waiting lists – that is, people who have been assessed as requiring care but who cant get it immediately because there aren't any "vacancies".
The Australian National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) has a vision of the future where everyone who requires aged care gets it. That is, they are entitled to it and it is delivered when it is needed.
Does this sound utopian? Lets look at it another way.
Do Australians believe that older people who require care should get care? Or – do Australians believe that only a certain number of older people who require care (say 116 out of every 10000 who might need it) should get it?
COTA CEO Ian Yates sketched the hypothetical scenario of a rationing of pensions to highlight the absurdity of the aged care planning ratio when compared with an entitlement to care, at the highly successful and stimulating COTA National Policy Forum in Canberra yesterday.
The NACA wanted a system based on entitlement to aged care to be introduced through the Government's response to the Productivity Commission report on aged care in Australia. Instead the Government continued with (an albeit increased, over time) rationing approach.
Yates indicated that COTA will campaign on this issue at the forthcoming election- that is, continue to push for a system based on entitlement. The comparison with the aged pension is a powerful one. If people of a certain age who meet certain requirements are entitled to a pension then why is it that we accept that people of a certain age who meet certain requirements are not entitled to receive aged care – rather than just be assessed as being eligible for it?
Bed gridlock as aged-care homes fill up
Dozens of elderly people are stuck in Canberra's hospitals waiting for places in aged care facilities as homes opened last year reach capacity much earlier than expected.
Care providers say they are caught between blockages in the system and the expectations of residents and their families.
According to ACT Health, there were a total of 52 elderly patients awaiting placement in the public system in mid May, including 29 patients at the Canberra Hospital.
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I am following up on my story submitted last year. I have received an income increase of 0.6% and my retirement village fees increased by 5.4%. I am now starting to wonder when, with these increases, I will no longer be able to afford to live in a retirement village.
I thought I was secure and could now relax in my old age??
Living with these worries is not what I would have chosen. But the information provided when buying in told me that cost increases would be kept to CPI increases,"except…….." What I did not realise is that the exceptions ARE the rule.
And – what do I do then?
Boomers demand more from aged care
With over 3.6 million people expected to need health assistance as part of the future aged care system, industry stakeholders must discuss the issues posed by an ageing population. By Amie Larter
It was a round-table discussion in 2012 that began the dialogue. Just Better Care convened a meeting to bring together the private sector and government to sit down and discuss what they believe would be the biggest issues facing the aged care industry.
Social demographer Bernard Salt, Inaugural Australian Business Woman of the Year Vera Randall, founder of Just Better Care franchises Trish Noakes, Andrew Constance, NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services and NSW Shadow Minister for Ageing and Shadow Minister for Disability Services Barbara Perry, were among the attendees.
Panellists brought extensive knowledge from a range of industries, including technology, architecture and urban planning, government perspective and social reform.
Aged care bills – now for the Senate
Intensive lobbying from aged care providers and other stakeholder groups for a range of amendments to the five aged care bills currently before the parliament has been rewarded with a number of recommendations making it into the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs' inquiry into the five aged care bills which underpin the Government's Living Longer, Living Better [LLLB] reform package.
The 236 page report, released late on Friday 31 May, includes three main components – an eight chapter majority report containing 13 recommendations; a dissenting report from the Coalition Senators; and 'additional comments' and recommendations from the Australian Greens.
According to analysis from Catholic Health Australia (CHA), six* of the 13 recommendations made in the majority report, if supported, would involve amendments to the LLLB bills.
Key recommendations in the majority report also recommend that current references to the Workforce Supplement in the bill be retained, and that the Government examine whether it may be appropriate to revise the Supplement guidelines to permit, in some circumstances, the use of the Workforce Supplement in meeting employee entitlements.
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Partnership in education
Source: Australian Ageing Agenda 11 December 2012
The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency has joined forces with aged care industry peak bodies in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory to offer the Understanding Accreditation course to association members.
The Understanding Accreditation course is a practical toolkit for aged care facilities, organised and run by the Accreditation Agency.
Now, the course will be hosted and promoted by the industry associations, and still supported and facilitated by Accreditation Agency trainers.
Accreditation Agency CEO, Mark Brandon, said working with industry associations to deliver education and training was an ideal way of reaching a broader audience.
"The more people that do this course, the better – for staff, management and for residents," Mr Brandon said.
The move, announced today, follows on from the development of a successful partnership with LASA Victoria to deliver the same accreditation course.
CEO of LASA Victoria John Begg: "Since July 2010, LASA Victoria has enjoyed a successful partnership with the Agency, one that has enabled 293 participants across 101 organisations to complete the Understanding Accreditation course. We look forward to continuing this partnership into 2013 and beyond." more
New continence management tools
Source: Australian Ageing Agenda 11 Dec 2012
An online information sharing tool for health professionals about best practice in managing continence has just been launched by the Continence Foundation of Australia.
The Australian Continence Exchange (ACE) provides resources on continence management consolidated from a range or sources around the world for health professionals to access and a platform for them to share ideas.
Continence Foundation of Australia chief executive Barry Cahill said: "Health professionals can be alerted to professional development opportunities, connect with other clinicians to chat about continence care, and download a wide range of resources."
Those resources include the latest research reports and clinical guidelines, the consumer information library, product supplier directories, expert video presentations and information about continence subsidy schemes.
ACE also provides a list of news and events and education opportunities plus a platform for health professionals to share ideas via an online forum.
"The live forum is a great tool for specialist and non-specialist professionals to ask questions, gain peer support and advice, and learn about new research findings," Mr Cahill said.
ACE is administered by the Continence Foundation of Australia and funded the Department of Health and Ageing under the National Continence Program.
Health professionals can connect by going to the Australian Continence Exchange website (www.continencexchange.org.au). more
Depression increases hospitalisation risk
Source: Australian Ageing Agenda 11 Dec 2012
Older men suffering from depression are at higher risk of hospitalisation for non-psychiatric conditions, says Winthrop Professor Osvaldo Almeida from the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing
Strategies that identify and manage older people with depression are needed to prevent hospital admissions and reduce health care costs, says a leading geriatric psychiatry researcher.
The call follows findings in a study by the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing (WACHA) that depressed older men are twice as likely to be admitted to hospital as their counterparts not suffering depression.
Older men suffering from depression were at higher risk of hospitalisation for non-psychiatric conditions, said Winthrop Professor Osvaldo Almeida, senior investigator on the study and director of research at WACHA.
"Our results indicate that we must tackle the issue of depression in later life if we are serious about optimising the use of limited hospital resources available to the Australian population," said Prof Almeida, who is chair of geriatric psychiatry at the University of Western Australia.
The research, which was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal yesterday, looked at 5411 Perth men aged 69 years and older.
According to an assessment of depressive symptoms using the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, 6.3 per cent of participants had moderate to severe depression. more


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Nice concept! I like it!
Lots of ideas brewing for this challenge, but first I have something special in mind for the main floor of the chapel area.
I want to experiment with mosaic tiled floors. Since this is a temple in transformation, I am leaving a remnant of the "original mosaic" partially removed with the "replacement mosaic" already in progress. Its a kind of cool way of showing a temple under transformation, I thought.
The photo to the left is Elenora of Toledo 1550 - although alittle modern for my tastes, the lines in her face are very distinct, which helps when converting the image with a mosaic filter. Since the mosaic filter will "pixelate" the image, there will be loss of detail - but that helps with what I'm going for anyway.
I imported the image into Xara Xtreme. I used a pre-installed Photoshop Plug-in called "alien skin xenofex 2 > classic mosaic." I used a the smallest tile setting of 4 pixels, and a 50% grout using a browninsh gray as grout color. This is the second photo.
From within Xara I used a freehand drawing tool to cut a line along the edges of tiles on the face to remove part of mosaic. The line extended beyond the edges of the image, then I selected "Arrange/Combine/Slice" tool to cut the portion of the image away. This is the third image.
Finally I found a demon photo, some marble texture and a tiled floor texture to create the final image.
This is the main temple floor... next onto walls!
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I plan to do much of this design in 3D.
So I can get some really nice shadow effects - like window shadow and sunlight stream from outer hall way, through doors onto floor. The marbled area of the floor will have square columns with fancy footings. I want proper shadowing of columns on floor from all light sources.
I might put a couple candelabras just above the "top" of the mosaic image, as the altar will sit in a niche beyond the boundries of the main chapel floor, as well as unlit niches in sides and "bottom".
I'm even thinking of creating some scaffolding on one side of the monastary, where the "new statues" are being lifted from the ground to be brought in through upper windows into chapel. Yes I'm putting the chapel in the 2nd or 3rd (?) floor, in photo.
Oh and to be really dark, look for an on ground cememtary with all the graves open!!! Lots of work to do.
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I definitely like where you're going with this...and 3d is my language...so I'm glad to see ya speakin it. Some good GI and AO would be nice
I really like the mosaic tile transformation though...thats a nice touch indeed.
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OK, no 3D yet, I'm still using Xara. I couldn't get what I wanted in 3D. The doorway light/shadow was created in Xara, I just placed a polygon filled black with a 40% transparency applied and an 11 pixel edge feather.
Instead of pillars, I decided on small platforms where statues will go. The upright and broken statues will be 3D, as well as some boxes of tiles, a trowel and straight hoe used to remove the other mosaic tiles. I also plan to have a small pile of loose tiles as well.
Image so far...
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Still using Xara Xtreme. The basic floorplan for the chapel level is finished - still got to add windows, statues, tables, chairs, doors, lights and shadows, blood stains, etc.
Progress so far...
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wow! That's impressive! Although it looks a little odd to my eye that you would have mosaics on the floor where the stairs are going to go up in the tower bits....or maybe I'm misunderstanding...still looks pretty cool.
The stairs weren't an afterthought so much as, I didn't include them in my thinking when I was dreaming up the mosaics. I plan to make the central mosaic square a tad bit smaller, then use that "blue tile" frame to match up better around the stairs.
I was getting pretty far along, when I thought I post a WIP, though lots of details and "fixes" yet to perform. When I said "done with the floorplan" who am I kidding, I got lots to do.
Somehow my "blue frame" tile that should surround the central chapel disappeared when I exported to JPG (must have deleted it by accident)
Just so you know, I've never created an indoor map like this before - I'm pushing myself to the next level
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I am not Russian nor Eastern nor Greek Orthodox (nor Catholic, for that matter), and I've never been inside an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery before - and really have no intentions of doing so, anytime soon.
Additionallly, I am an older soul, and prefer architecture earlier than 1400, preferrably, earlier than 500 AD, but the "challenge" is using photo of a Russian Orthodox monastery built after 1400, probably as late as in the 1700's.
As far as the "challenge" goes, however, "this is a fantasy site".
Unlike NeonKnight's entry - architectural accuracy to an Orthodox church is not a consideration for me. I am simply using the exterior architecture to guide me on creating my own fantasy temple interior structure, based on what I think it might look like. (I am not torn by historical accuracy in any way)
For names - this is the Monastery of Saint Bes, the Autumnal Matriarch located in west central Ostrovia (actually a demigoddess from pagan times, her popularity by the local pastoral peoples have forced the Orthodox Synod to canonize her into the formal Ostrovian pantheon.)
The Disciples of Degoth, Master of the Perverse Sanctum, have usurped the monastery with hopes of calling their master, Degoth, from the Shadow Plane to bless the world with madness and perversity.
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Alcoa's third-quarter net income disappoints
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
DALLAS (AP) — Alcoa got the earnings season off to a disappointing start.
The aluminum producer on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income that fell far short of expectations. Concerns about a slowdown in the global economy pushed down prices for aluminum by 12 percent in the July-through-September period. That weighed on the company, which makes everything from soda cans to aluminum sheets for airplanes and cars.
Alcoa's net income totaled $172 million, or 15 cents a share, for the quarter. While better than net income of $61 million, or 6 cents per share, a year earlier, the results were weaker than the second-quarter numbers and analysts' forecasts.
Analysts had repeatedly lowered the bar for Alcoa — scaling back their profit forecast by about one-fourth in just the past month as aluminum prices slipped and demand in Europe weakened. And yet the company still came up short: analysts surveyed by FactSet expected the company to earn 22 cents per share.
Few other companies are so dependent on aluminum prices. But the forces behind the falling prices, including concerns the world's economy and European debt crisis, won't just hurt metals companies.
"Some of the global macro concerns that are weighing on aluminum prices and hurting Alcoa's earnings — that sentiment is likely to play out across other sectors," said Morningstar analyst Bridget Freas.
Freas thinks prices are near their bottom but that Alcoa's fourth-quarter profit could be slimmer than the third quarter's.
Alcoa's chairman and CEO, Klaus Kleinfeld, said the company did not see the usual September pickup in demand among European manufacturers, who usually ramp up production after the summer vacation season. He blamed that on concern about Europe's debt crisis.
"I'm more concerned about lack of confidence than about market fundamentals," Kleinfeld said on a conference call with investors. "It almost looks like the world is worrying itself into another recession, and that shouldn't be allowed to happen."
The Pittsburgh-based company stuck to its forecast that aluminum demand will grow 12 percent this year and double by 2020. It said demand in China was mostly offsetting weakness in Europe.
The company said that other than Europe, most markets kept growing although at a slower pace than in the first half of the year as hopes faded for a global economic recovery.
Revenue rose 21 percent to $6.42 billion. Analysts had expected $6.24 billion.
Alcoa's stock price fell even faster than aluminum — down 40 percent in the quarter to its lowest levels since early 2009.
On Tuesday, Alcoa shares rose 21 cents, or 2.1 percent, to close at $10.30 before the results were released. In extended trading, they fell 52 cents, or 5.1 percent, to $9.78.
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Vice President Dick Cheney cannot get enough of the news cycle today, it seems.
First his radio interviews denouncing the remarks of Barack Obama's longtime pastor as "appalling'' and calling John McCain "head and shoulders'' above Obama, then the flyfishing sunglasses reflecting something, but certainly not a naked woman.
Now the 2007 tax return:
The vice president and his wife, Lynne Cheney, today reported a taxable income of $2,528,068 last year – and report owing $602,651 in taxes.
They already had $466,165 of that tax bill withheld through withholding and pre-estimated tax payments, but will write a check for the remaining $136,486 when they file their 1040.
So much for the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.
The Cheney couple's earnings include the vice president's salary of $212,208, accordiing to figures released by his office today. The vice president also collected $32,500 as a pension benefit as a former director of the Union Pacific Corp. – something he qualified for when he turned 65.
Their income also includes her book royalties and an undisclosed "salary from her continuing work at the American Enterprise Institute'' and a pension benefit of $32,000 as a former director of Reader's Digest.
They're also on a fixed income, as far as these pension benefits are concerned – they "will not increase or decrease regardless of changes in the earnings or revenues of either company,'' the vice president's office says.
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Last couple workouts I've been getting a strange stretching feeling in my right bicep at the bottom of the rom of my bench. Any ideas what this could be?
Last couple workouts I've been getting a strange stretching feeling in my right bicep at the bottom of the rom of my bench. Any ideas what this could be?
I'm weak now, but not for long
I get that sometimes. It can be from a muscle not at the back of your armpit where your delt ties in. That pulls on your delt on the descent and sometimes you feel it more in your bicep. It's pretty easy to see if there's a knot there and foam rolling it out is fun, haha.
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Are you benching raw or shirted? I've had this really bad w/ a new shirt but never raw...
are you using a shirt which is causing you to touch very low?
i had this for a few months. i ignored it and went on to rupture my lower biceps tendon.
i'd give it a few weeks to rest and then possibly find a shirt that isnt so hard to touch.
good luck.
Some of the guys that I train with, who are waaaaaaaaaay stronger than me were getting a pain where I believe you are describing. They found that the bicep was too weak (cos it works as an antagonist), which was causing them pain. They now do some direct bicep work (nothing crazy, just 3x10 preacher curls) and have found no more problems with the issue.
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Thanks all. It was happening raw; never had it in a shirt before.
That makes sense Tom - only just did biceps (couple sets of hammer curls) after my last bench workout cause I was worried about the pain lol.
Felt around for a knot but couldn't find anything; still stretch/rolling it so hopefully if that's what it was I got it
I'm weak now, but not for long
I had the same thing man, and it just started acting up again last week. Direct bicep work helps for me, also getting a good warm up in will help before benching. I hope it goes away again quickly.
Yeah I'll deffinatly add in a bit of direct bicep work (and by that I mean 3 sets of hammer curls a week lol)
Benched today and it wasn't near as bad (still there a bit with my normal grip, but brought it in to ring fingers on rings and it was gone)
I'm weak now, but not for long


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General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced yesterday that its new Energy Storage Unit has landed $63 million in new Durathon battery orders since that particular unit launched in July. In its first weeks of operations, it secured 10 new telecom customer orders in Africa, Asia and the US. These batteries will power more than 3,500 cell towers.
As supporters of the new energy economy, we understand the importance of cost-effective energy storage technologies. And while there are plenty of opportunities out there, GE will remain aggressive. There's just too much at stake for this global behemoth not to.
The batteries that will power those 3,500 cell towers can function in a variety of extreme conditions and store as much energy as lead-acid batteries twice its size, while lasting up to ten times longer.
In other energy storage news, a small UK company called Atraverda, Ltd. just secured its first commercial battery order in the US. The company announced yesterday that it finalized a supply agreement with ZENNRG to supply batteries for a smart grid, distributed energy storage application. The first year of the supply agreement is worth about $1.2 million.
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This is the first map I created for Red Alert 3, in fact - the first map I made for a C&C that uses SAGE engine.
This is a 3 player map where each player starts with an advanced Soviet power plant to supply power to pre-set base defenses. The islands are designed for each faction. The Allies to the West, the Empire to the East and Soviets to the North.
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This is a Version update 3 player map with an added central Island which can be captured and defended.
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2v1 map. The War Factory in the middle is capturable and produces TESLA TANKS. The top player has an advantage; he has 4 ore nodes, but is pitted against 2 other players.


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Representative Todd Akin has repeatedly stated that women who have been raped should have no access to any sort of "morning after" birth control, and should therefore be forced by the government to carry any offspring of that rape to birth.
I certainly understand his position, if a woman is able to stop her pregnancy if she has been "legitimately raped" then any resulting offspring must prove the rape was not "legitimate," at least in Akin's mind.
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I've been drinking coffee since I was a child, so I've tried a lot of brands. I would say that this blend is excellent: tasty, whole bean, organic certified etc. I really enjoy drinking it...I can feel the taste of a high quality coffee!. Llevo toda la vida bebiendo café, por lo que he probado muchas marcas. Esta es una sabrosa y aromática mezcla de cafés en grano (procedentes del centro y del sur de América) certificada orgánica que yo diría es excelente. Disfruto bebiéndolo y noto ese sabor característico de los buenos cafés.
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Decided to try an organic brand instead of whole bean coffee from a supermarket. When i opened the bag - it doesnt have a rich aroma at all, just plain black coffee. Aeropress makes delicious coffee. This was just regular coffee... Disappointed.
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Pan-Roasted Veal Chops with Calvados, Apple and Cream CompotePosted By Susan On In Beef and Veal,Cooking,Fruits,Meat,Recipes | 4 Comments
It's time for the 4th installment of Going for the "Go To" Meals. Sheesh! Tuesdays sure seem to roll around a lot faster now than they did before. One of the most challenging things that I have found about the "Go To" series is deciding what to make each week. The whole reason I came up with the idea was to show how anyone can prepare an easy and delicious meal in less than an hour. No big deal, right? I mean, I do this all the time. So, why then, am I spending more time obsessing over what to cook than actually cooking? My obsessive/compulsive tendencies aside, I think it is because I want to impress you. I don't want you to find out that many times I, like everyone else, just throw some chicken in the oven or steaks on the grill and call it a night. I want you to believe that I am brilliantly creative, effortlessly concocting one fabulous meal after another (wearing pearls and my 4 inch Manolos). Unfortunately, those of us that live in the real world rarely have the time to do that. But, you know what? It's okay. There is no shame in baking a chicken or grilling a steak, as long it is prepared with love and care – and the appropriate seasonings.
A few weeks ago, I spied the most gorgeous veal chops at the meat counter in my local supermarket. They were almost 2 inches thick with a faint, blush pink color. At over $20.00 a pound, veal chops are not in my standard repertoire, and understandably so. However, for some reason that day they were on sale for the bargain price of only $13.99 a pound. Still a bit steep, but I threw caution to the wind, grabbed four and never looked back. Those beauties were calling out my name!
I firmly believe that when you start out with a really excellent product, simplicity is best. Why cover it up with a lot of superfluous stuff. Would you put a trench coat on David [1]? Of course not! My veal chops would not suffer that indignity either. I decided to pan-roast them with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. To take it up a notch, I also decided to make an apple and shallot compote with a Calvados [2] and cream base. You can skip this, as the chops can really stand on their own. You can also substitute onion for the shallots. I just happened to have shallots. Also, the veal chops can easily be exchanged for pork chops. No need to break the bank.
I seared the chops in my trusty cast iron skillet and finished them off in the oven. While they were roasting, I prepared the compote. I microwaved some Country Crock [3]mashed potatoes (Hey, they beat instant potato buds!), to which I added chopped scallions and roasted garlic, steamed some green beans and that was it. In about 40 minutes, I had a lovely meal that I would have happily ordered in any restaurant.
Pan-Roasted Veal Chops with Calvados, Apple and Cream Compote
For the Veal Chops:
4 veal chops, 1 1/2 inches thick
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
For the Compote:
1 tbsp. unsalted butter
2 tbsp. minced shallots
2 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 cup Calvados*
1 cup heavy cream
4 or 5 fresh sage leaves
a few grinds of fresh nutmeg (optional)
Prepare the Veal Chops:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Season the veal chops with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet or saute pan, heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Sear the veal chops until nicely browned, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a shallow roasting pan.
Bake for about 10 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a chop registers 155 degrees.
Transfer the chops to a serving dish and let rest while you make the compote.
Prepare the Compote:
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the skillet. Place the skillet over medium heat, add the shallots and saute for 2-3 minutes, until they start to soften. Add a little more butter if needed.
Add the apples, sugar and sage and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the Calvados and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits and cook until reduced by 1/2.
Add the cream. Bring to a simmer and cook for a few minutes or until reduced by 1/2.
Add nutmeg, if using.
Serve, either on top of veal chops or on the side.
*Calvados is an apple brandy from the French region of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy. It is a French brandy similar to cognac and armagnac.
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During my entire life I'd felt powerless, believing that I'd simply been sent experiences, with no choice but to accept them or feel miserable. What I learned is that I not only had the ability to change the situations and feelings I once thought were permanent, but also that I was actually responsible for creating them in the first place. This was an extremely empowering concept for me to grasp, because for the first time it was as if there were something I could do to change the outcome of my life.
Everything that was going on within me was directly contributing to what was happening outside of me. After taking in this principle, I wanted to jump right ahead to the "change" part. If I was creating all the challenges, pain, and suffering, then I wanted to snap my fingers and make it all stop - now! Well, my dad was there to remind me that this process takes time. The outcomes we've created are all based on habits, actions, words, and thoughts that we have been living (unconsciously) for most of our lives. Therefore, reshaping all of these into different outcomes require time, practice, and patience. This was not easy for me to accept, because I didn't want to be patient; after all, I never had been and just wanted to make all of it go away immediately.
To help ease my frustration, my dad had me focus on one thing at a time. He said, "If you want things to change, you have to make empowered choices. But before you can start doing that, you need to focus more on your awareness. Without awareness, there is no empowerment. And without empowerment, I wouldn't have been able to make choices that felt better; and thus, I wouldn't have been able to create positive change in my life."
What came next was the realization that all of my life experiences were, in fact, influenced by how I was thinking. Did you know that the average person has approximately 50,000 to 80,000 thoughts each day? I had no idea. When you stop to think about this number, you realize how much is actually going on inside our minds at all times. If, in fact, we're not really aware of these thoughts - which was certainly the case for me - then is it possible that we're not really aware of the reality we're creating for ourselves? When I realized this, it was a huge breakthrough for me. If I had the power to control my thoughts, and if my thoughts had the power to influence my life, then all I had to do was choose better thoughts. Well, this was easier said than done.
In order to get control of all those things running through my head, the first step was to simply become aware of them. What were they all anyway, and where were they coming from? Awareness makes you feel empowered, and when you're empowered you're able to make better choices. Dad taught me that in order to be aware of my thoughts, I first had to slow them down so that I could actually listen to them. A helpful practice for this was the action of keeping a daily-thoughts journal - a place where I could write down everything going on inside my head. When you put your thoughts into writing, you can see them more clearly.
A great way to understand this is to think about the garbage in your home. You know that you have to take the trash out regularly, or your living space begins to stink. The same is true for our minds. If we don't dump out the "trash thoughts" every so often, our minds get cluttered, disorganized, and stinky.
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Misconception: Modern sporting rifles are not assault rifles
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You know what they say about opinions — everyone's got one.
Well, negative opinions of modern sporting rifles — firearms based on the AR-15 model — are often formed on misinformation, or worse, visual perception alone. Once formally introduced to modern sporting rifles, I believe you'll accept these firearms as nothing more than the next generation of American hunting rifles.
The name AR-15 stands for Armalite model 15. The abbreviation "AR" has nothing to do with the term "Assault Rifle."
True assault rifles, like the M16 and M4 carbine assault rifles, which are currently in use by the United States military, are fully automatic-capable firearms. Ownership of such fully automatic firearms has been severely restricted since 1934.
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How lucky am I? On Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of photographing Catherine & Andrew's engagement shoot! We were blessed in so many ways; with warm weather, gorgeous light and beautiful surroundings! I decided on Virgina Water Lake as the location because there are plenty of different "sights" – open fields, Roman ruins (seriously!), a lake, a woodland and a waterfall. It is a truly stunning location!
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While in Los Angeles meeting with alumni last week, I learned about the terrible shootings at Northern Illinois University. Like everyone else, I was shocked and dismayed. Since returning this Monday I have met with many of the people responsible for the safety of our campus community. Incidents such as the NIU tragedy remind us that we can never stop looking for ways to improve campus security; that we can never review our procedures and policies enough to ensure they are as strong as they can be in protecting our students, faculty, and staff.
Recent events on our campus have caused some to question whether our policies go far enough in ensuring that our students are safe. Let me assure you that I have full confidence that we would never allow a student or other member of the campus community to remain on campus, let alone in a position of authority, if we believed that they might pose a threat in any way.
The safety of our students is always paramount in our actions; the safety of our students is not just about better door locks, more lighting, and strict policies. Those things are important. But more important, we need to do our jobs as educators to help students understand their rights and how to respect the rights of others. We need to be ever vigilant and constantly strive to ensure a safe and healthy learning environment for our students, and for every member of our community.
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George Clooney has no intention of giving up his movie star status to become a politician, but he's not so much of a movie star that he won't allow you to photograph him. This morning, he asked the Telluride Film Fest to reverse its ban on taking photos of him while he's in town with his film 'The Descendants.'
Clooney plays a presidential candidate in his new film, 'The Ides of March,' but despite all his political activism, the actor has no interest in making that role a real one.
At the film's debut at the Venice Film Festival in Italy, Clooney said, "There's a guy in office right now who is smarter than almost anyone you know, who's nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. And he's having an almost impossible time governing. Why would anybody volunteer for that job?
It is a pretty thankless job. Perhaps Matt Damon will step in? (Okay, we know he's not interested either.)
Clooney, who also directed 'Ides,' said, "I have a really good job. I get to hang out with very seductive people. So I have no interest." Reviews for the film are mixed, with Variety calling it "implausible, toothless and weirdly dated."
And in other Clooney film festival news, he's bringing his other big fall movie, 'The Descendants,' to Telluride, Colorado. Journalists were startled to get an email this morning instructing them not to photograph the star.
"I wanted to give you notice that there will be no photography allowed inside the theaters at any of the George Clooney events. This includes the tribute and screenings, intros and Q&As of 'The Descendants,'" the email read.
The festival quickly reversed itself after Clooney himself asked them to lift it. So, snap away, reporters! Image courtesy Andrew Medichini/AP Photo
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