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About Me
I want to have great conversations the world over -- I'm on a world tour now, so let's go!
I've loved traveling since I was one year old, when my parents took me to England to meet that half of the family and pet a sheep. Since then, I've been to lots of places in Europe and the U.S., and I can't wait to explore the rest of the vast world.
I read, laugh, and sing a lot, and I enjoy hanging out with people who do the same. In my time in Chicago, I was an editor by day and a theater reviewer by night.
Let's approach life and one another with kindness, humor, and curiosity.
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I've hosted several excellent people from different parts of the world, and I've couchsurfed in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. I spent 10.5 months traveling the Pacific Rim and Asia. Now I'm in South America, and I hope to couchsurf and meet up here!
visited 27 states (12%)Create your own visited map of The World or Triposo world travel guide for Android
I've had some great surfing experiences on the other side of the world from the States.
My hosting experiences have been great, too--hi Dani and Maria, Dannii, Katie, Sophie, Lyndsey and Leon, Kaylin, Tony, Leila, Martin and Andy, Natalie, Emily, Mindy, Marion et Jule, Ieva and Anna, Robyn and Allison, Cyril et Alex, and Ainur and Shushanik!
Check out my blog; it's travel-based and I'm keeping it updated on my trip around the world! http://lisafindley.com
Music, Movies, and Books
I read all the time. I love books by Roald Dahl, Virginia Woolf, Ann Patchett, Ursula K. LeGuin, Shakespeare, Sherman Alexie, and Kazuo Ishiguro.
I'm also listening to music whenever possible. Currently enjoying Yeasayer, Girlyman, TV On the Radio, jj, The New Pornographers, Pixies, Joni Mitchell, Wolf Parade, David Bowie, Patty Griffin, The Replacements, etc.
Movies: Grosse Pointe Blank, Dirty Dancing, Bringing Up Baby, The Thin Man, The Little Mermaid, Super Troopers, Shaun of the Dead, Bright Young Things, Waiting for Guffman
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I listened to Barack Obama give his victory speech in person in 2008.
I've seen the sun set over the Grand Canyon and rise over Lake Michigan.
I've taken a hot air balloon ride in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
I've danced til six in the morning in London.
I've held my baby cousin in the crook of my arm.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can show you how to do a mean proofread or chocolate chip cookie.
I'd love to learn how to cook new recipes, sing new songs, and dance new dances. Or whatever you have to share!
Countries I've Visited
Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam
Countries I've Lived In
Italy, United States


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The AO rating is basically a kiss of death for any game as many large retailers like Best Buy and Walmart refuse to stock such games. If that wasn't bad enough, Nintendo and Sony ban adult only games on their respective Wii and PlayStation consoles. Microsoft has a similar policy, but Manhunt 2 wasn't going to be released on the Xbox or Xbox 360 anyways.
Take-Two Interactive said that Manhunt 2 is an "extraordinary game" and that it will review its options after receiving the preliminary ESRB rating. The company has 30 days to appeal.
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Dog houses concept tagged as "dog is a god" are elegant and comfortable. These tailor-made luxury dog houses have been exclusively designed by Marco Morosini as the new gods' dog habitats.
I really liked the dog house concept especially designed for the dachshund dog called Dooog's house, although it seems to me a bit claustrophobic.
As for all you traveling dogs out there, you can always go for the travel trailer Nomad dog's house and accompany your two legged friends on their trips, or go for the Travel dog house which offers a curly-fluffed-interior suitcase with a side opening for the globally chic dog.
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Richard Benefield's introduction to cinema—and to the world of Disney—was not exactly positive. The first movie he ever saw was Old Yeller, and we all know how that ends. "It affected me on a very deep emotional level," says Benefield. Now, decades later, Benefield is settling into his job as the founding executive director of the new Walt Disney Family Museum, a homage to all things Disney housed in a renovated building in the Presidio and slated to open Oct. 1.


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Attorney General Menachem Mazuz is reversing the policy of his predecessor and now recognizes same sex spousal unions when it comes to fiduciary matters, including taxation.
Former attorney general Elyakim Rubinstein, now a Supreme Court justice, had decided in March 2003 that same sex unions should not be recognized by the state.
Mazuz recently issued instructions not to appeal a Nazareth District Court decision that recognized a same sex union in deciding on an inheritance. According to Mazuz's decision, the partners in a same sex union will be treated the same as common-law spouses, which, despite there being no formal marriage, are considered a legal entity for matters of property. They will be recognized as such in matters of taxation and real estate, and allowed to transfer gifts between them without taxation, by virtue of their cohabitation.
A senior legal source said that the minute the "dam broke" over the issue of common-law spouses, it also covered homosexuals and lesbians. A source close to Mazuz said, "there must be distinctions made between various types of property, with an emphasis on pragmatism and flexibility, in the spirit of the times and the changing reality as well as personal status, which requires a more cautious approach and is usually a matter for the legislature."
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For instance, he says, if you want to improve your physical performance - say, increase your speed in a 10K race or win a power-lifting contest - working out for a few minutes a day probably won't do you much good.
If you're interested in improving a specific aspect of your fitness, such as strength, endurance, or flexibility, quick workouts might help. But, he says, that's only if it comes on top of any exercise routine you're already following.
"If the eight minutes of exercise is in addition to what you're already doing, excess calories will be burned, and - assuming your caloric intake doesn't change - this deficit will result in better weight management," he tells WebMD.
Hill adds that only so many calories can be burned in eight minutes, regardless of the intensity or the type of activity. Assuming you burn about 100 calories in each daily eight-minute session, burning a pound of fat (3,500 calories) would take you 35 days.
Even among fitness trainers, there's considerable doubt that eight minutes of exercise a day is really enough for anyone.
"Eight minutes a day, of course, is better than nothing, but the surgeon general and the American College of Sports Medicine are still recommending 20 to 60 minutes of cardiovascular exercise three to five times a week, and strength training two to three times a week on alternating days," says fitness specialist Kelli Calabrese, MS, ACE, CSCS.
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"You're not really meeting the guidelines set forth by the ACSM, but if you're a totally sedentary individual, even training each muscle group once a week is going to show results over no training at all," says Crews, who specializes in continuing education for fitness professionals.


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Sensual Moon, romantic Sunday
The Moon enters Taurus Jan 16-19.
This is the most sensual time of the month. This is the time to slow down and smell the roses, and Do PAMPER yourself and your beloveds. Awaken your senses with aromatherapy oils and incense. Give and receive massages or simply be more touchy in the positive sense. Taurus the Bull is an ancient constellation. In Hinduism Shiva rides a sacred white Bull called Nandi.
The Symbol of Taurus is the Major Arcana of The POPE #5 of Hierophant or High Priest
Taurus, the 2nd sign is ruled by planet Venus, so all things of beauty, art, romance, music, flowers, fashion, dance, jewellery, pottery especially, landscaping, and money are all attributes of Taurus.
The Mythological Minotaur was a man with a bull 's head and tail { or a man's head and bull body like a Centaur. The Minotaur, was locked inside a labyrinth in Knossos Crete to contain him. His original name in Creten, was Asterion, which means the stars. So the name relates to the constellation of Taurus the Bull.
Taurus relates to our very earthy animal side, which we must honor but also contain. Many of us are so disconnected from our bodies so much these days from sitting in front of computers ,texting and in our heads all day that we need to learn to listen to and use all of our 6 senses. It takes practice and attention.
It's a strongly bullish Sunday. Yes I know the stock markets wish it was bullish too.
Moon opposes Mars in Scorpio; stubborness comes to a head.
Bull Moon sextiles Neptune- easy to be romantic
and is inconjunct to Saturn in the evening- limitations on travelling.
DO: Take a walk in nature, meditate on your sensual beauty and enjoy cooking, creating, dancing or singing. Taurus rules the throat. Have a slow day, where you eat, walk, and do things ploddingly.
If you aren't usually a stubborn person practice being so.
Venus Taurus' ruler squares Jupiter in Virgo a harmonious earth element @ 9:10 pm PST/ Jan 18 @ 12;10 am EST.
Work with your root chakra and your throat chakras. Both of these are tied to power. Create an alter with flowers, sweets, earth, crystals, incense.
Taurus metal is COPPER sacred to Venus, use pennies to offer to Venus.
Crystals: emerald, Rose quartz, carnelian, selenite, cuprite, red jasper, Turquoise.
Put on some sensual belly dancing music or whatever turns you on and do a dance for Venus and Taurus energy.
There are three earth trines and one water trine on Monday.
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EL PAMPERO- Gato Barbieri 1971
Love chaos, raging bull and Miley Cyrus.
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The Moon enters "we hate change" and totally sensuous stubborn Taurus.
This is a very active and frustrating day and totally Venus/Taurus with a little bit of Mars and Saturn thrown in too for good measure.
If you are a Taurus batten the hatches, its not safe to go out to those pasture today.
This day could turn out to be a big bull shit stew with 5 Quincunx's in it today. !!!!!
Label this one. I can't get no satisfaction but especially for earth signs All fixed signs will feel it. Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.
What is a quincunx or an inconjunct? It's a 150 degree aspect between planets. They are in totally different elements and do not know how to relate to each other. Like chalk and cheese, feminists and the GOP. It may be a terrible face off especially with Taurus, being so stubborn. I see Right wing Bible thumping Republicans refusing to budge but also willing to go after whatever their red flag is like a raging bull. Expect the ante to up.
Bull Moon is inconjunct to the Sun- feeling and will are gnashing their teeth at each other.
Moon is inconjunct to Uranus- NO to anything radical or with a whiff of change whatsoever.
Moon is in conjunct to Mercury- no comprende me amigo.
Moon is inconjunct to Mars- women are from Venus and men are from Mars and they are in two different galaxies.
Moon is inconjunct to Saturn- diagreements in politics, foreign policy, legal reform.
Venus in Libra is inconjunct to Chiron in Pisces
you know Bieber's song Sorry? and Adele's song Hello? These are songs for this.
Venus is also opposing Uranus
expect freedom to reign in the relationship department. Love outside the box.
and at the end of the day in PST
Mars in Libra sextiles Saturn in Sagittarius
A little balance enters stage left.
It is Miley Cyrus's 23rd birthday today. She is a freewheeling goofy Sagittarius who loves animals and telling it like it is. Miley has a heavy Moon Pluto Mercury conjunction in Scorpio in her 6th house of work. Suddenly all that sexuality had to come out. Pluto by transit is about to go over her Natal Uranus and Uranus square her Natal Uranus/Neptune conjunction in Capricorn. This is the hallmark of this entire generation who are around 23 years old now. I have been seeing many young people with these aspects and issues coming to me lately as they are confused and don't know what to do. They need to find their higher calling and change the system.
These aspects are especially affecting anyone born on November 23rs. These are her solar return aspects.
This is a description of what's affecting your Sun for the next year. 23 is a strange number.
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UPbeat gainfull Monday Astrology by Tara Greene
Taurus Moon continues to shine, and sensuously plod along. Did you have a nice couch surfing weekend or digging things in the garden?
Did you celebrate the Equinox in ceremony?
Things will get more bullyish in a good way next week when Mars enters Taurus, Venus's home sign.
We have all felt very exhausted here around my home all last week, That eclipse was powerful. Doing some heavy spring cleaning yesterday. How about you?
Earth Moon is good for all earth and water- FEMININE Signs. Brings in beauty and sensuality
Taurus opposes SCORPIO and squares AQUARIUS AND LEO all the FIXED signs.
Earth moons is what fire and air need to learn about. The TEMPLE OF THE BODY.
3 sextiles a trine and a square today in reverse order. TAke it easy.
A bump in the night from the moon to Jupiter in Leo may make for grandascious dreams
MOON trines Pluto in the a.m. Feeling earthy, strong, grounded, powerful.
Like ROCKY. Ready to rule the world!
Moon makes soft sweet kisses to Mercury Chiron and Neptune
easy to speak what you feel, be vulnerable, dream on….
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Venus and Neptune make sweet nothing dreams and romance tomorrow in the wee hours.
Snuggle up with your fave dream boat or Beloved.
We're just recovering from one Eclipse, GLEE being over and 13 days away from the next Total LUNAR ECLIPSE at 14 degrees Libra which powerfully triggers – U know what!
On April 3 GOOD FRIDAY also beginning of PASSOVER
it happens in the Middle east before we get it in the US Canada. April 4th- Ill write separately
ROHRIG TAROT 9 of disks
This is a great card and I love the image and it goes with the TAURUS moon. This card promises abundance, and INCREASE in the material world, a recycling of energy as matter symbolized by the spiral in the shell and in the circle of orbs. Stay open to receiving and allowing all the positive increases of wealth and health in your life. Windfalls, luck, material gain, pleasure. Clean bill of health, pregnancy. Venus in Virgo is the planetary alignment with this card.
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Moon got bullish at 7:29 pm EST Sunday night before the Oscars started.
It was kind of plodding wasn't it?
Feb 23 -We need that earthy, sensuous grounded Taurus energy now. Yes to balance out the torrid ARIES VENUS MARS fires.
HOW LIBIDINOUSLY EROTIC ROMANTIC TENSE FRUSTRATING or
needing ANGER MANAGEMENT was it for you?
There's a plethora of aspects today
TAURUS moon is sure steady, sweet, purposeful and stubborn. Are the markets Bullish on all Taurus days?
Late night moon quincunx Saturn makes for restless sleep and can be bad dreams or indigestion. Try some sweet simple tender optimism in the morning. Sometimes just a simple touch of the hand will do it.
TAURUS energy:
Ferdinand the Bull
It's time to pay attention to your body. Massage someone else and receive. Slow down and really chew your food and feel the sensuality of whatever you are eating. Move slower.
Pisces Sun and Saturn in Sassy Sagittarius square off today.
Kind of a "till hell freezes over" attitude. Saturn is always frigid. It certainly is looking that way here in Toronto and on the East coast of North america. With the wind chill its going down to -40 Celsius tonight. Many people are also taking this attitude.
Mellow Taurus moon wants comfort food, and the SLOW everything,
Moon squares Mercury in Aquarius early in the a.m. EST. afternoon GMT.
Explain your ideas in very simple terms to convey new and especially hi tech information.
Moon trines Pluto in Capricorn- make your moves now
Squares Jupiter in Leo- remember stubborness doesn't always work. Leo's always have to win.
Moon sextiles Neptune and Chiron early and late in the day.
easy to access softer psychic side. Taurus has great gut instincts.
There is some very heavy-duty energies on the HORIZON next week. Look ahead.
March 4 VENUS conjuncts URANUS and Squares Pluto thus triggering the CARDINAL CROSS ENERGY. The markets may go haywire.
March 5 Full Moon in Virgo at the 15th degree!
with Venus also conjunct Uranus on March 4/5 at 14+ degrees, the degree of the next and last of the 7 exact squares between Uranus and Pluto which occurs on March 16/17.
More importantly for long-term issues is MARS conjunct to the South Node in Aries
Russian Roulette? not just in Ukraine, that is just a metaphor.
Mars conjunct the SOUTH NODE is like a trigger held to your temple. You have to let go of shit your shit now.
The bomb is ticking.
You catch my drift?
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Bull market mood from Tara Greene
Moon enters earthy sign of Taurus Jan 26 in the morning until Jan 28 @ 10:36 pm GMT
The Mood is very sensuous, earthy, stubborn and practical but can be lazy,couch potatoes.
But its good energy to get grounded. Crawl into your man cave or woman cave.
TAURUS is the first earth sign. Its energy is about resources, the body, land, products, enjoying all the physical beauty of the garden of paradise.
Are the markets going up under a Bull Market sign in the skies?
ancient Lascaux cave paintings France, 30,000 years old. Shows Taurus Constellation
Monday's mood feels quirky from a quincunx to Saturn in Sagittarius.
Moon sweetly sextiles Neptune in Pisces which is very romantic.
Especially if you are watching The Bachelor this evening.
Moon squares Sun later tonight we- are half way to a full Moon in Leo.
VENUS rules Taurus and she is at the last Critical degree of AQUARIUS
That critical 29th degree, signifying an end to the sign, signifies a turning point in seeing the big picture and feeling detached in love, which are all Aquarius related things.
We will all feel a huge energy shift tomorrow when Venus enters PISCES as we swan dive into those deep unfathomable depths of feeling oceanic bliss and Oneness.
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Dirty rich love time, Venus in TAURUS
VENUS leaves the Martial fires of Aries and goes home to her earthy Feminine TAURUS May 28- June 23 2014 where she is in her glory.
It's the GODDESS's time for dirty love, she is Queen of romance, romantic, artsy creative and super-duper sensual.
It's Time to get sexy, bump and ground it, get into the garden, massages, chocolate baths, tango
what's your fave sensual things to do?
Venus in Taurus is ROCK SOLID, stubborn, flirty, REAL. Let's get physical. Yes they can be lazy couch potatoes lounging on chaisse's eating bonbons.
YOUR 5 senses- VENUS's number, will be enhanced.
While VENUS is in TAURUS it's very easy to TRUST YOUR GUT instincts.
Venus will sextile NEPTUNE June 4 HUGE SOUL MATE ATTRACTION DAY
VENUS OPPOSITE SATURN June 12/June 13 EDT on a FULL MOON IN SAGITTARIUS
Great day to GET MARRIED = or propose or make a long term love commitment or break it off.
VENUS SEXTLIES JUPITER June 18 – nice expansive
JUNE 21-22 VENUS CONJUNCTS the Pleiades-on SUMMER SOLSTICE very special Download of love.* * * * *
Venus is totally Feminine,who loves those expensive shoes, flowers, art, decorating, luxury, music, massages, fine wine and dining, beautiful clothes.
Venus in Taurus favors all Artists and Musicians -all creative, hands on stuff- resources, money, renovations, DIY.
VENUS in TAURUS
Painting by Napoleon Brousseau
Bring more beauty into your life.
Not just superficial beauty. DEEP beauty, earthy beauty, beauty from inide.
Get creative, buy art, learn about art. Plant your garden- carefully, This is foundation time. Passion is high.
STOP and smell the ROSES like Ferdinand the Bull.
Yes we need some earthy energy now.
VENUS in the TAROT is the EMPRESS # 3 Trump
Traditionally imaged as a pregnant Queen on her Throne in a beautiful garden. This is Venus in TAURUS.
If you are a Taurus you get Her Beauteous Blessings but LIBRA also benefits as her other ruling sign. MARS is still in LIBRA for awhile, soaking up more FEMININE lessons.
Where is TAURUS in your Natal chart? That's where and how according to the house, all the love goodies and beauty self-worth and money issues will be affecting you. Read forecast below-.
VENUS in TAURUS forecast for all signs
Using the natural house system- Aries is the First sign, Taurus the 2nd etc. Capricorn the 10th etc.
If you know which house Taurus is in your natal chart then read that forecast too. IE. If Taurus is in your 9th house you would read. I am a Sagittarius and Taurus is in the 6th house using a sun 1st house based chart. BUT I know that Taurus is on my 7th house cusp so I would read 6th and 7th.
Venus is in your 2nd house, Venus naturally rules the 2nd house for all signs.
Venus attracts passion and money to you. Love yourself up. Get a makeover. Attract new love, Know in ever fibre of your being that you are WORTH it. Build it now. Good for real estate, buying a home, renovations.Trust your instincts if playing the market. You will be bullish. Ask for that Raise.
VENUS is crossing your SUN in your solar 1st house
Yes say YES to you and call in your practical favours now. Venus makes you a magnet for money and new love, it's coming to you. Indulge yourself. Your self esteem and self worth are facts not fiction. You have it, flaunt it. Yes you will be extra stubborn. Good for all creative types and ventures-artists musicians. Also beneficial for all earth sign and also water signs by sextile.
Venus is in your SOLAR 12th house.
Venus in the 12 house of addictions, illusions. May help you sober up and get real. Venus can bring up old flames from the past. Time to investigate your deep unconscious loves.. This is a behind the scenes Venus transit for you. Grow your dreams, make peace and forgive those who may have hurt you in the past so you can move on. Dream life may be richly rewarded. What you weed through now through deep introspection and spiritual self love will aid all future endevaours.
Venus is in your 11th house
This is the WISHES HOPES and DREAMS house. Time to receive all the love and care you've given. This can be difficult ot Cancers who need to nurture others. CAn e very rewarding time, extra awards, and rewards are due. Good time to get pregnant or plant a garden. Give yourself a nice spa day where you can be pampered.
Venus is in your 10th house
LEO's lets hear you roar some more. The big PROMO big raise fame and fortune is the cosmic forcast for you. Express yourself creativly buy some luxury furnishings, paintings, a new car or home. Venus rules Real Estate. You can afford to be generous.
Venus in in your 9th house
SPLURGE. Time to spend all those hard earned pennies on something beautiful and practucal. A new garden set? A better chair for your home office? Time to travel, sign up for some new courses. Your body deserve some R & R. Go to a spa for a whole detox. Try the Grail Springs Spa in Bancroft.
Venus is in your 8th house of SEX appeal, Scorpio type INTENSE transformation.
Venus also rules you. Venus gives you extra allure and power. Big changes in resources, Venus will help you be more practical and grounded in your choices. Whew thats a relief. Be stubborn in what YOU want. You may want to change how you invest your resources in all ways. RELATIONSHIPS of course.
gotta stop here now
tune in tomorrow- I have to finish my taxes and am writing a long article about Elliot Rodger and George Clooney and Amal's synastry and upcoming wedding chart and more.
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more tomorrow
weird shit is happening all my tags and links disappeared and both videos' I'd already attached. Mercury Retro shadow.
NAPOLEON BROUSSEAU Art – Napoleon Brousseau
South Node Taurus Solar Eclipse,sound healing Astrology
The SOUTH NODAL Annular SOLAR Eclipse in Taurus at 8 degrees + will not be visible where we are here in the West and to most parts of the world.
It occurs April 28 @ 11:14 pm PDT
April 29 2:14 am EDT
April 29 @ 6:14 am GMT
This particular eclipse is unusual because the central axis of the Moon's antumbral shadow missed Earth entirely while the shadow edge grazes the planet.
This is a rare event.
Only 1.7 % of all 3,956 of these eclipses over a 5,000 year period are non -central. (Espenak and Meeus, 2006).
The eclipse shadow falls mainly over Antarctica, the penumbral shadow falls over the Southern Indian, parts of Indonesia and all of Australia.
What does this mean?
Non-central to me translates as no central "I" – no ego, a non-linear or non-local reference point which means. WE ARE ALL EVERYWHERE. We are ONE Consciousness. I am That I am.
We are being awakened a SOLAR eclipse to the LIGHT of a new non-central- non EGO consciousness.
A SOUTH NODE Solar eclipse is releasing the past consciously. In TAURUS we are consciously releasing through our voices, a power center. Our words are the same vibrations that created the universe. We are releasing the past through our bodies.
TAURUS Symbol is very feminine. It is the horns of the Bull which aligns with e waxing and waning of the moon, and its shape reminds me of a uterus with fallopian tubes.
IT IS very important for women to release a lot of old sexual abuse from their bodies on this solar eclipse.- see below
A SOLAR ECLIPSE occurs only on a NEW MOON. A new beginning.
In ancient cultures the New Moon was the time when all women bled together. It was the most sacred time for tantric healing sexuality and the cleaning of men from war as the Sacred Priestesses embodied the Goddess.
In TAURUS, ruled by Venus which is presently in PISCES and EXALTED Venus brings her most beautiful shimmering Heavenly Love vibrations to this eclipse.
NEPTUNE at 7 degrees Pisces sextiles the Sun and Moon embraced in sacred union. This adds an even deeper spiritual connection. Tune into your deepest spiritual dreams.Meditate a lot on this eclipse.
The eclipse has Mercury conjunct the Luminaries. We will feel this eclipse in our guts. In our throat chakras. In our bank books, bodies, senses.
It would be great to do sound healing at the time of the eclipse as Taurus rules the throat chakra.
For TAURUS it is E flat major and C minor
MUSIC of the Astrology signs
Taurus is the sign of the GARDEN Of EDEN, the physical material world of the senses. It is earthy, real, pragmatic. stubborn, strong-willed, fixed earth.
SPIRIT always speaks in puns.
FIXED EARTH TAURUS S. NODE SOLAR ECLIPSE means FIX THE EARTH.
the AGE of Taurus which was approximately 6,000 years ago saw the Island of CRETE as a totally peaceful matriarchal apex of culture where Women road bulls and where the Goddess was worshipped there and around the world. I remember living there in a past life.
Bull riding in the wall fresco from the Palace of Knossos at Crete
THE BULL MARKET and all that B.S.
We are still in the Grand Cardinal Cross and many people's lives are changing big time. Relationships are crumbling, new beginnings await.
Venus at 25 Pisces and Saturn Retrograde at 20 Scorpio are in a wide Trine, so if you have planets at 20-25 Cancer your are getting some strong support. Although you nay not be able to quite see it yet.
ON the Solar eclipse even if you are not in the target zone of the shadow.
Use this RARE OPPORTUNITY to release the past and ground and connect to Mother Earth and your body
Set up a Sacred spot, Use smudge or incense to cleanse and purify first.
You will need 4 candles for the 4 elements,directions.
Start with the East, and move clockwise around the circle calling in the directions, spirits and elementals, angels too. This is a Kabbalistic orientation for the Angels and directions. I have included the Tropical Astrology present locations of these angels.
Rafael- in- EAST -for AIR- Leo
MICHAEL in SOUTH-for FIRE- in Taurus
Gabriel in WEST for WATER in Pisces
Oriel in NORTH for EARTH in Scorpio
Sit in your circle and breathe equally in and out. Open your throat and begin toning, chanting, or singing whichever feels right. If your throat feels tight, do reiki on it. It is good to release as much sound as you can. If you have been the victim of sexual abuse or have allowed men to make love to you when they did not love you then you need to release and cleanse your womb/throat/sex chakra now.
SOUND, chant, yell, do this for as long as feels right, let your voice carry you away. This is your own sound healing meditation.
I also recommend sound healer and channeler TOM KENYON's works http://tomkenyon.com/
When you are done you always thank the spirits and elements that were with you in your ceremony and meditation.
Write down anything that came to you while you were in sound healing mode.
You will be feeling stronger, clearer more grounded after the eclipse. We need some practicle earth wisdom, Listen to your body and trust your instincts, enjoy the beauty of the earth. Be conscious of the words you speak. Taurus is a resourceful sign You already have everything you need.
If you need healing , please get a reading
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Out of the Firestorm, Where's the beef Astrology Tara Greene
Hot enough for you? This past week's culminating of Aries energy, as the SUN inched ever closer to the very last 29 critical degree of ARIES with Mars on April 17, 18 19
we Witnessed the carnage of the past week caused by overheated ARIES reckless actions-
The Boston bombings,West Texas explosion APril 17, a powerful earthquake in Iran, MIT shootings, the crash of gold markets even.
It was a horrific, sad, intense, irritating, hectic, teeth gnashing, exhausting, shocking week to say the least.
Its been very tense in our house. You and yours?
I'm frigging exhausted!!! Its like we've been in a vortex of FIRE. I dreamed about a new car called the VORTEX- TM Tara Greene.
The Rape of the world, Pluto Retrograde Astrology for the fearless
The Moon has entered more grounded peaceful pastures in Taurus April 10 -13 Ahhh. We need MORE EARTH.
That Aries Backdraft has felt pretty Torrid and intense.
People with lots of fire planets have felt it more whiz bangingly, and you?
Begin to Plant those sparks that were conceived on the ARIES New moon.
Mood is serious Thursday as Moon opposes Saturn in Scorpio- The Bull is toro'd by the Scorpio matador. There will be RED FLAGS but watch out for hidden swords which may castrate.
El Toro then Trines Pluto – Bull market today? Power is in the air. Toro luna then sextiles Chiron there will be wounds to lick.
PLUTO turns Retro April 11/12 @ 11 degrees 35 minutes Capricorn till September 20 @ 8.59 degrees
Yes Pluto heads home to Hell, the Underworld. Where he belongs. Where the Soul lives.
Pluto spends about 5 months every year going Retrograde, the Feminine inward time..
I have been reading ancient star lore myths, feeling the need to be more poetic,
Pluto Retro is the Soul {Feminine younger soul aspect Persephone} being raped by PLUTO- Lord of CHANGE
INTO THE DEPTHS of SELF – the Underworld is the INNERWORLD – not Hell as we moderns think of it for punishing souls
I am aware of the tragedy that women and girls are being raped physically ever day in the thousands
how the Earth herself is being raped by big Multinationals, MONSANTO, oil, mining, deforestation. It makes me sad.
MYTHOLOGICAL Psychologically Rape is in the story to force one to wake up – this is Archetypal territory here
not to be taken literally, the myth of being wounded to grow and awaken is primal, it is part of life. The parents need to push the little bird out of the nest so it can fly, sometimes they hit the ground.
Not to mention Dictators and Plutocrats in the world and governments who are destroying conquering and killing
So be fearless for these next months. What does your soul need to feed itself, to grow now?
As if your life depended on it. As Joseph Campbell says the myths still live within us.Through us.
The myth of ORPHEUS comes to mind, he sang and played beautiful music on his lyre, a harp like instrument
Pierre Amede Marcel-Beronneau
Something about TAURUS the throat, music.soul music.
Orpheus was married and widowed on his wedding day and was so sad he made the perilous journey to Hell and played for Persephone and Hades so they would release his Beloved to life again. They agreed on the condition that Orpheus did not look back at his wife until they reached the upper world. All was well until they almost made it out when Orpheus, overjoyed turned to look at his beautiful wife and OH NO she vanished for all eternity back to Hades. Eventually a group of women tore him apart as he spurned all their romantic desires.
What's the moral of this story? Be tough and never falter? Move on with acceptance and grace even though your heart is broken to bits?
Has there been a time in your life when you were so grief struck by a relationship that ended that you felt you couldn't live without them? Or perhaps they died? suddenly? You'd do anything to get them back but in the end it failed, you had to accept it. But part of you carried the heart break and refused to go back into and trust life.
How much time have you spent being unable to let go and accept live?
You can rewrite the Orpheus myth for yourself.
my mythical poetic astro advice is -go gently into that good night in the days and months ahead
learn to let go completely, let go of the story and the drama around it no matter how hard
I know people who have gone through this
and I know myself too ….Pluto and Neptune are in sextile assisting DEEP, VAST, SPIRITUAL HEALING now.
If you visit the underworld daily in meditation, you can venture into those vast inner worlds
you can meet anyone and morph into anything in any time and any dimensions, and in your dreams every night
We can meet and discuss this privately or in a group
I'd like to explore and meet with you more personally
Would you like to experience a guided mediation with me and a group of like-minded ASTRO souls??
email me firstname.lastname@example.com
we could set it up through face back a private page and email
we need this now, everything is shifting and shaking.
The rafters will rock April 12 at night as Saturn in Scorpio quincunx's Uranus in Aries 9 degrees
Ya got planets here? I'd belt myself in. As in safety belt. Or any squares to the 9 degrees Cardinals
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Earth Day,3 day New Moon,Taurus month,No bull Astrology by Tara Greene
It's Earth Day April 22 and how appropriate for Sun Moon Jupiter to be in the first earth sign Taurus. Some nice numerology 4/22 power and enlightenment. 22= the fool. speaking of Bulls, wasn't Ferdianand considered foolish? but very wise was he, he loved roses.
From April 19-May 20 It's the time of the sacred Bull
From Pre-history our ancient ancestors worshipped the BUll and painting hundreds of drawings in the caves of Lascaux France.
Now in America HOw do we we worship the bull? We eat 'em by the millions in the form of hamburgers, steaks, etc and we use the image of the Bulls strength and power in the modern worship of Taurus, Wall Street. The Bull looms Large.
For thousands of years in India, Hindu's never eat cows as they are considered Holy. Shiva's sacred vehicle, all the god's reside in the cow.
In the Age of Taurus, 6,000 years ago, Bull's were worshipped. Agriculture begun, and the Bull was the animal that enabled humanity to settle down from being nomadic. In Ancient Egypt they celebrated the festival of the Apis Bull for seven days. The scared bulls were paraded through the streets in a holy procession. Any child who smelled the breath of the Apis bulls were considered to receieve the ability to predict the future. The bulls themselves were considered oracles. Food was offered to the Apis bull while a question was asked, if the bull ate the food it was a good omen and if he rejected it that was considered bad. Yes Apis bulls and bees are related. Taurus wa the sign, the constellation which heralded the Spring equinox in ancient Egypt, not Aries as we are accustomed to.
The Moon is associated with Taurus, and the glyph looks like the waxing and waning moon or a bull's horns
The Moon is considered to be exalted in Taurus, Venus is Taurus Ruling planet.
The ancient Minoan civilization of CRETE is probably best known for its acrobatic games of BUll Jumping. This was a Cirque du Soleil ancestor.
Bulls were considered sacred to the Goddess.
the Lacota Sioux Native American's worship the Bull as White Buffallo Woman who brought the most sacred Medicine pipe to this tribe
Since Bulls were once considered {and still are in India}, so HOLY and their meat not eaten. Modern western culture has turned the Bull worship upside down and we now shit on the Bull,whereas in India cow dung was considered prescious and used for fuel. We have become big Bull shitters ourselves, we have no more sacred Cows, except the bottom dollar B.S. of Wall street and the almighty buck, but that's another animal.
So in hacing turned the sacred cow into a profane burger we become BULLIES in all aspects of ours culture. I loved finding that story about the Apis Bull's breath and how children breathing it become prophetic. We are just now realising that bullying is dangerous, after having all been bullied by this top down, bullying, male dominated hierarchical structure. That is the negative bull. The archetype of Ferdinand, the soft feminine bull the server, is the real holy cow.
So lets savour our Taurus month here which begins with a Taurus New moon April 21 with Jupiter at 17 degrees of Taurus plus Asteroids Ceres the Earth Mother herself at 4 degrees of Taurus, plus Lillith at 14 degrees. There is a Grand Trine in earth on the New moon which also lasts till the 23rd. Virgo's and Capricorn get the big benefits. Lets not forget that Scorpio, Taurus opposite sign is always involved.
– 10 ways to worship the BULL
1. Have delightful rose scented baths 2. eat lots of decadent chocolate 3. get & give massages 4. don't B.S. anyone 5. eat very well, 6. garden 7. walk in Nature 8. don't eat beef, 9. sit, dont do 10. enjoy being in the Garden of Eden and share it. Taurus rules the throat and they like to talk, although slowly. Yes get in the dirt and get down and dirty, plant your seeds that's what Taurus time is all about.
Taurus is about the body, you Are your body,your soul needs the body, it is your temple, treat it well.
Taurus energy is Spirit grounding, It's GUT INSTINCT
Psychic energy needn't be all airy, or fiery, or watery. It is simply what your body tells you, and the body never lies! so simply your life, your spirituality, just let your body talk.Guess what Taurus themed song it is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1gS3m1ckM
the New Moon lasts for 3 days, the number 3 is sacred to the Empress in the Tarot, 3 stages of womanhood, maiden, mother, crone.
so during the 3 dark days of the New Moon don't go rushing out to plant seeds just yet -just stay in the VOID, from the 21-23
Listen, listen to your body, turn off your mind chatter,let go, be stubborn about this, this is the most fertile time Spring, this is Before seed planting time.
The New Moon is always the most feminine time of the month. Traditionally, women lived in small tribes, groups, communities. Ladies you know how it is when you live with other women, you all synchronize your monthly periods, don't you? Well before the invention of electric light, thanks a lot Mr. Edison, who ripped off Nikola Tesla, BEfore that time, all women were bleeding on the New Moon. So the dark of the moon, was considered sacred, as menstrual blood was a very potent magical substance. Women would retreat just as the Dark Moon into caves, yurts, tipi's, moon lodges, red tents to rest, renew,dream, pray,and receive renewal as they shed the uterine living. They would bleed into the earth giving back to the earth mother. Menstrual blood was originally considered holy, potent, the liquor of immortality, because women bled and did not die. It was used as the first fertilizer.
So at this time whether you are "on your moon" or not. Act as if you are. go slow, rest, dream, be lazy. retreat. Be still and simply KNOW,that is Taurus' essence. Practice being TAurus like, chewing your cud, grazing on the grass,being gloriously bovine as much as possible.
Other favourite Taurus pastimes, art, music, dancing, money, love, practicality. Taurus is the first Fixed sign, and they hates change.
You don't have to be a Taurus
Everyone has Taurus the sensuous bull in their astrology chart somewhere.Everyone does…
If you need bullish advice for integrating more Taurus into your life!
I do phone readings email@example.com
Listen to Lisa Thiel's song WHITE BUFFALLO WOMAN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8x6T20gc4
Don't avoid the void -TM Copyright Tara Greene.


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The April 17 tax deadline has arrived and a number of post offices in the Washington region will be open later to assist tax-payers will mailing last-minute returns.
This year, the IRS postponed the deadline by two days because April 15 was a Sunday and the next day was Emancipation Day a public holiday observed in the District.
Tuesday is also the deadline for Marylanders to file their state returns.
Here's a list of post offices with extended hours in D.C., Maryland and Virginia:
Open until 7 p.m.
National Capitol Post Office, Massachusetts Avenue NE Washington, D.C. 20002-9997
Friendship Post Office, 4005 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20016-9997
Open until 7 p.m.
Suburban Window Service, 16501 Shady Grove Road Gaithersburg 20898-9996
King Farm Shell, 700 Gaither Road Rockville 20850-5741
CPU Opes Laundromat, 1024 Light St. STE 2, Baltimore 21230-4031
Open until 8 p.m.
CPU Cradlerock, 6810 Cradlerock Way, Columbia 21045-4809
Open until 9 p.m.
Baltimore, 900 E. Fayette St., Rm. 118, Baltimore 21233-9715
Open until 11 p.m.
A-1 Services of Frederick, 467 West Patrick Street Ste. 1a Frederick 21701-4826
Open until 6 p.m.
Alexandria Post Office, 1100 Wythe Street
Fairfax Chantilly Post Office, 4410 Brookfield Corporate Drive
Herndon Post Office, 590 Groove Street
Sterling Potomac Falls Post Office, 46164 Westlake Drive
Prince William Branch Post Office, 3360 Post Office Road
Winchester Post Office, 340 N Pleasant Valley Road
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Chesapeake stock drops, despite coming end of CEO's well program
A potentially expensive question remains after Thursday's announcement that Chesapeake Energy Corp. will discontinue the program that allows CEO Aubrey McClendon to buy a personal stake in each well the company drills.
What will it cost?
The Founder Well Participation Program has been part of McClendon's compensation package since 1993, but it was brought to the fore last week after a news report indicated McClendon had secured up to $1.1 billion in loans to fund his participation.
Chesapeake shareholders approved the program for a 10-year term in 2005, but McClendon and the company's board have agreed to negotiate an early end to it. The current term ends in 2015.
Argus Research analyst Phil Weiss said the decision is a step in the right direction for Chesapeake, but he wondered what it will cost to end the program.
"Clearly Aubrey is not going to give up his right to participate for another 3-4 years without expecting to be compensated," he said. "My question is how much."
Weiss said he didn't want to hazard a guess on that issue.
"There are a lot of things we don't know about the particulars that make it difficult to determine," he said. "The fact that there could be $1.1 billion of loans against the value of the existing interest means the figure could be pretty substantial."
Chesapeake declined further comment on Thursday's announcement, citing pending litigation by shareholders.
McClendon on Thursday revealed that he and his companies owe $846 million on loans secured by his stake in Chesapeake wells, as of Dec. 31. His share of the production from those wells was valued at $852 million, based on commodity prices at that time.
That disclosure came after McClendon consulted with other members of the company's board.
Chesapeake had said the nine-member board was "fully aware" of McClendon's financing deals, but the company clarified that statement Thursday to indicate the board did not review or approve those transactions or their terms.
The board is reviewing the financing arrangements between McClendon and third parties that had a relationship with the company, according to Thursday's announcement.
Reuters reported last week that McClendon had secured a $500 million loan from EIG Global Energy Partners, a private equity firm that also invested in preferred shares of a Chesapeake subsidiary. He got another $325 million from another entity affiliated with EIG.
The firm's CEO, R. Blair Thomas, maintained the loans were proper this week in a letter to some investors, according to another Reuters report. He blamed the media for "making something out of nothing" in reporting about the loans.
Reuters also reported the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an informal inquiry into the Chesapeake's well program, citing an unidentified source in the SEC's regional Fort Worth, Texas, office.
The SEC doesn't confirm or deny the existence of informal inquiries or investigations.
Danne Johnson, a law professor at Oklahoma City University, said investors shouldn't read too much into the SEC news. Johnson is a former staff attorney and branch chief for the SEC's Enforcement Division in New York City.
Johnson said informal inquiries are used to gather information by staff attorneys and aren't an indication that wrongdoing has occurred. The next step, a formal investigation, involves issuing subpoenas and compelling witnesses to testify.
"As a staff attorney, if the things you're able to collect look like you might need to spend a little more time, then you have to get permission from someone higher up in the enforcement division to open up a formal inquiry," Johnson said.
Bruce Day, a director at the Crowe & Dunlevy law firm in Oklahoma City, said informal inquiries by the SEC happen frequently and could cover any number of subjects. Day, chair of the firm's securities group, is a former SEC attorney and administrator of the Oklahoma Securities Department.
"It would be a private, confidential inquiry," Day said. "I don't think it is newsworthy. The only thing that counts is if you're the subject of a formal SEC proceeding. All the rest of it is just gossip."
Meanwhile, analysts praised the move to end the well program.
Oppenheimer analyst Fadel Gheit said Chesapeake should have abandoned the program years ago, but that Thursday's news was good for shareholders.
Still, Chesapeake's stock dipped more than 3 percent Thursday, closing down 57 cents at $17.56 a share. It has dropped more than 8 percent since news of McClendon's loans broke last week.
Weiss said he was troubled by the fact that McClendon secured financing for the well program from companies involved with Chesapeake without the board's knowledge.
"It reinforces my view that changes need to be made," said Weiss, who last week urged the company to replace McClendon and its board.


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"Gorgeous Gangtok" Top 5 Page for this destination Gangtok by kin79
Gangtok Travel Guide: 88 reviews and 423 photos
With different cultures and religion existing in perfect harmony, Gangtok has shown that "Unity in Diversity" exists in Sikkim. Sikkimese have strong bonding with their age-old traditions and customs. However, a quick survey of Gangtok shows that the bubble of modernization has burst with a bang in the town. The capital is definitely not behind the rest of the world in terms of urbanization - Broad roads, flyovers, posh markets, state-of-art hospital, educational institutes, fast food outlets, discothèques, and all other modern amenities that the heart can desire for. One imposing manmade landmark of the town is the 200 ft-high TV tower which overlooks the town and is situated near the Enchey Monastry below Ganesh Tok. A stroll along the Mahatma Gandhi Marg is shopper's delight- Hotels, restaurants, curios, footwear and almost everything is available. Be here to experience the magic.
A very beautiful picture of rain falling in the distant valley.. if u notice if was raining only in half the frame and very clear visiblity in the rest... took this picture form the window of a valley side restaurant...
one of the very beautiful flower shows i have seen was at one of the flower exibitions in gangtok... a large variety of orchids and roses were on display..
The list of attractions in Gangtok is endless. The small town itself is a beautiful place to move around. It houses sites like the most important 'stupa' of Sikkim, the Do Drul Chorten, the solitary temple or the Enchey Monastery, the marvellous collection of orchids in the Orchid Sanctuary and the picturesque Tashi Ling that provides an astounding view of the Kanchenjunga range. The Namgyal Institute of Research and the Tsuk la Khang, a depository of a large collection of scriptures and the principal place of worship for the local Buddhists, are some of the other places that are worth visiting.
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Did you shake hands Chinese soldiers at Nathula pass? It is nice to take a ride on Yak's back near Tsonmgo lake.
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Nice start :) keep on going..i hardly wait for Ibizza tips:)
Great start!!! Would love to see more on these pages. Thanks for sharing on VT.
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My images on this page have been damaged by VT new image processing system. Sorry. However, worse news is that much of Palmyra has been destroyed or looted by ISIS beginning in 2015. It's still in ISIS controlled territory now! See this link for destruction, images released by ISIS:
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In ancient times, it took four days of travel across barren desert to reach the oasis of Palmyra. For us it took about four hours by bus. When we arrived at about midnight, we had to knock on the locked door of the hotel to which we had been directed. The bus driver kept the motor on and stayed until the owner opened the door. Our room was modest but quite adequate, with a bathroom of its own. No matter: we weren't there for rest and relaxation. The following morning we awoke to bright sunlight and the opportunity to spend the day hiking for miles around the ancient city. The amount of hiking was so much that Belinda decided to return for rest at the hotel during the afternoon. I climbed to the top of the Arab fortress on the hill, and otherwise did whatever I could to photograph this wonderful place within the time we had available. Known as Palmyra to westerners, Tadmor is the name used for the area even before the city was built, and is the name used by Arabs of the Middle East today. Those who have been there frequently comment on the green patina shown in this photo. Yes, there was very fine patina of short grass present at the time of our visit, due likely to a rainstorm from a few days before. Some images among my tips have delicate red colored poppies sticking up between stone fragments too.
There are a number of other ruins in the desert of eastern Syria which I would have like to visit, some older, some newer than Palmyra, but none nearly as great. The extent of the broken fragments of buildings is so extensive that the ancient city was very populated, perhaps into the hundreds of thousands of residents. Thus, the opportunity to find more such ruins pressed itself upon my mind. Unfortunately, the time and cost of getting a car and driver proved too inconvenient at the time. So, at the close of the second day we climbed aboard the small public bus returning to Hama, where we swapped vehicles in the night for yet another van headed for Aleppo. Our time in Palmyra was one of quite solitude without any bother from vendors of camel rides or Roman coins. Tourists who have relied upon these tips have reported that the site is somewhat busier nowadays, and that Japanese and French tourists flock to the site in tour buses. Even so, given its remote location quite near the western bordere of Iraq, travelers can expect to avoid the sorts of overbearing crowds found for ruins of comparable stature in Turkey, Jordan, or Egypt.
Palmyra was at it's height of power hundreds of years before Mohammad, the Palmyran's spoke Aramaic, not Arabic, but the city probably had visitors from remote merchant cities in Asia and Europe. The origin of the Christianized name for which the city has long been known in the west--the city of palms--appears to be Biblical, since Solomon claims to have built the city. In any case, what's remarkable about Palmyra is its size and great state of preservation. This is a metropolis in ruins that's isolated in the desert. At the crossroads for the silk trade between Rome and China, Palmyran's enjoyed substantial wealth and considerable independence at the height of the Roman Empire. Reliefs and tomb momuments show Palmyrans dressed in silk clothes, and the quality of the ruins, often built of imported stone, provides evidence of both wealth and creativity. The Temple of Bal is huge, large enough to be used later as a Byzantine and Arab fortress. One can easily spend a day or two wander the streets of Palmyra examining among the stone fragments countless examples of high artistic talent.
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Great page on Palmyra. I'll be there in November 2010.
We were in Palmyra not long after you, but in the scorching heat of summer! You've captured the ruins so well, and I love the views from the Arab Citadel
Your opening photo is amazing. I've been to Palmyra 3 times in April now and have never seen it green like that! leyle
fantastic page Alan! another place to add to my list of must see sights.
Hello Alan! I loved my virtual tour in Palmyra...so much information here and the photos...they are absolutely beautiful. Happy birthdya from Finland!
Before reading your page, I had never heard of Palmyra. Thanks for the interesting pages and tips.
love the palymra pictures and the picture of the palymra street with the colorful car or whatever that was there!
Palmyra's ruins look very interesting. I would enjoy visiting, but would be a little worried about personal safety in this part of the world. Amber Rodin
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There'se nothing wrong with that. Its just like a refill cup, use all you want, but if you lose the cup than thats it. It may even force people to spend less money, which is good in my eyes
That is true, but many other games have that feature too. But you can now purchase GC and use even more. Well, i like the GC idea.
lossed items I'd bought on log in to some spawn campers, I don't think thats very fair
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Galesville Transcript (Newspaper) - August 10, 1860, Galesville, Wisconsin S. S. LUGE, EDITOR. Devoted to. ImpVOTeflientS. IN ADVANCE. Vol I. TKEMPEAL.EAllCOc AUG. 10, I860. No.Sti. SELECT POETEY; The following from an Addison County poet has seldom been equalled in tender iiiueicul pathos. Scene of our Youth. In memory of Kilwnrtl Downing llnrbor. who (Hod at Lake Duumoro, Ailisbury, Vt., Aug. iSJixl, 1805. TVIioso WHS tliv glnnco that kltuliwt marked thy billow; Wlicuotho fond word went sparkling with thjrthmo? M'lii? In lib '.Irciiin beheld thco Iron) his pillow M'lio in liia fato would mtnglo with thy mime? Whhpor it wlion thy soft, swuot wuvc is breaking, And Inpn tlic shore, with for its mind: JlltfW with it whim IVuiu night anil sleep awaking, Slindowti nnd liillj) invurtcd stuml. the hi'tul obovo thoe, Deon in thy brvatit its purest 'sliiitlow forms; I.o ti> Iho lietirt, the soul Mint loved thcc, Comes for its love, when fllos tho simile of atorina. Mix.wvtiimou! 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The follow- ing day, Mr. Wilton had left the city; but a blank cover, inclosing two hundred dollars, had been placed, by an unknown hand, in that of tho old soldier. Years passed away, and the glow'of unearthly pleasure that tho traveler then experienced was gradually The blandishments of pleasure -resumed t'icir wonted influence, her glittering wave hurried' him onward withoiit' the power of reflection; and, if..a momentary wish woidd have led him to inquire the further fate of .Wilder Lee, the bright phantasms that surrounded him diverted his purpose. Death had deprived him of an amiable wife, whose, influence :might have won him from the sphere of and Ins only :child, early accustomed to the rounds of fashionable pursuits, thought not of opposing them. The exalted sentiments, eVcn in sTi'o had- inrbi'bexVfroih her mother, preserved- her from that con- taminating irifluerice; the blights of rt gay world, the purity of her charae-: ter remained stainless as the snows of the unapproachable cliff. Gentle as the reed of summer, she, yielded; to the impulses of those with whom, her lot was; .cast; but her by high and frequent communion with the memory of her taint- ed mother, escaped habit might otherwise hacveisecu'roft. At the age of she accompanied, an in- valid friend to springs of Harrodsburg. This village, at that tiine, was a place of fashionable resort, "and; .to a mind like that of Isabel Wilton, afford- ed themes of1 limitless reflection. The buoyancy .of health was here contrasted with the languor of disease; the hectic of death iwit'h the laugh of images-of mortality mingled with the vo- taries of pleasure; ,tbe listless who strove to annihilate. .and the. dying who sought to- add; yeta few more days to those they had-now: to number.: Soon after the arrival of Isabel, she was one day struck, on entei'irig the com- mon sitting-room, by an old man, who sat alone, apparently unnoticed. His sightless eyes, his palsied limbs, and the white locks that were thinly scattered ov- er his pallid features, all at once riveted her attention. Her heart throbbed with pity, but reverence mingled with compas- sion, as she marked the settled and plac- id expression of his countenance; At no great distance, a group of ladies were in- dulging in bursts of merriment, which, at this moment, struck discordantly on her heart. She felt that the presence of un- fortunate age should least inspire-re- spect, and, involuntarily approaching, the unheeded old man, she was half resolved to address him. Her natural timidity, however, withheld her, until she was at length .called by one of the gay group to partake of some strawberries. The irres- olute expression of her countenance at once changed to that. of. pleasure. "I will she.said, unhesitat- ingly, presenting her work-basket, this, old gentleman." And she then ap- proached him without "Will ;yoiv accept some strawberries, The..voice of Isabel; was like the low, sighing tones of an instrument; it touched every chord .of tho The .old man received them with a smile, that spoke benediction; .elegant, though youthful who stood reading a newspaper with bis, >to wards, suddenly turned .round and fixed his eyes on the b-lushing.girl, with naiugled admir- ation and surprise; She instinctively re- will-! attend you whenever you feel-.able i to iTbe old man rose, and, lean- ing on i the arm of the youth, they left the apartment. "They temporary-sojourners in the thought Isabel, and a sensation-.of pleasure, of which she was perhaps unconscious, arose from the idea of again meeting them.: They met the next morning at the treated, and joined hitherto. the group mingling in she had -their spring, and again arid again met. Who shall'id-escribe the: mingling of kindred Who shall trace: the in- tricate and delicate sources of that myste- rious passion ,which sweeps like a torrent over the humane soul? Scarcely a word bad passed between the youthful stran- they knew nothing of each other ;be- limits of a few the years that s-preceded bad become to them as a tedious dream, their present was their all of existence, and" resembled the renovated life of the chrysalis, when it "sails on new winga through summer air." As yet, however, unconscious .of the dangerous source1 of this new sense of en- joyment, they met without embarrass- ment. The blush that dyed the cheek of Isabel; in the. the stranger was that of abstract pleasure; and the light that flashed Upon his eye at her ap- proach was brilliant as the rays of heaven. The failing health of .the old''-blind man, whom he daily attendedto! the spring, af- forded their only clue even to a passing remark. The deep interest which his appearance excited" in the bosom of Isa'- bel conqueaed the scruples1 of vestal re- serve, "and she frequently ventured a tim- id inquiry respecting the'aged invalid. There are a thousand namolcss atten-j tions too trifling ;for description, that come with a cheering' influence over the feeling heart, like tire imperceptible breeze that stirs the 'delicate leaf. Such the attentions which misfortune in- :variably elicited from the hand of no matter how narrow her sphere1 of ac- tion. Her voice, her step, were arready known'to the discriminating ear'J6f the old man; and, if his cane was or a seat knew the ready hand that He was, evidently and 'rapidly 'failing j at length, Isabel met th'6 interesting stran- ger no longer. Three days 'and her attend- ance on her a- penance. A walk was propo'sed; arid, weary'bf she gladly became one of-the pariy.' As they' passed-: wifftmJ view of the village- youth himself approach- ed with hei'jjbasket. Presenting it- 'with; a look of L indescribable import, he said, thayiks; an4 -.blessings 'of age disappeared. .-In a short 'time, he :re- tiyne.d, and addressed; thgi .old mania a tone of respect and tenderness: 1'ength' found more qiiiet lodgings, and feelings.: of Isabel .were rendered yet more intense; by the [softening influ- ence of the hour, and, almost unable, to proceed, she leaned on, the arm .of her friend, whose health was yet. but imper- fectly restored, ;and fell behind her gay- er companions. .Again her eye was turn- ed asylum of humanity; the solitary, mourner had: left the spot, and, with; :a faltering step, was slowly re- turning to the village. -Their paths in- tersected, and already ibefore her. and :both were for some: mo- ments silent- 'He...atlength said, in a voice of suppressed "The cause that brought- me hitber'is now terminated in the g.Tave. I leave this place to-morrow. Permit me, then, miss, even at this moment of sorrow; to thank you for the interest you have evinc- ed iti the -suffering's of my departed fath- er, and for the soothing attentions you have paid him. If the cup of affliction is ever yours, may some gentle spirit as your own; temper its being, bright and lovely as yourself, hov- er around your Isabel could reply; Her party had now baited, and'-she rejoined them. -The; young stranger uttered a stifled farewell; and, striking into another path t disappeared. On her return, the subdued Isabel wag pressed to the bosom of her father. If anything at that moment could have giv- en her pleasure, it was his arrival, as she'was. anxious to leave a 'spot that was :h'bw'utterly 'devoid of interest; The light adieus of c'ereiriony were easily cioriclud- ed; and; early t'lie following morning, she was equip-jje'd for departure. As her fath'er handed her into the car- riage, he Stripped to speak to an acquaint- ance, man, who waa pass- ing at that moment, suddenly paused, and, clasping his his hands, "Mr. 'myi '''I do not'understand you, said "I know of no attention was Tlieir duties'were: finished, and; Jthey were returning) (but 'there Ws.o'ne Vhia y'ct'lingered, folded arms, leaned 'over 'the new-inade 'gfave.'' it waa thei 'young strVri'ger, arid Isabel edihprehend- ed the melancholy'.1 scene! The" party: proceeded, "aridV fere' there sur- rounding landscape was'flooded witbytfre silver light ofHhe full niooni" one who can, give ine so 'flattering said the young man, whose countenance and voice were -but too fa- miliar too tho trembling Isabel, "am I then so changed? Lee, .the soldier's son, whom seven years ago you rescued -from poverty." Mr. .Wilton T pressed hi.B hand ;with, emo.tion., have rescued, .but his: intolerable -ovasioi'n is Unnecessary. We 6ould not '-hanidnthat relieved us. 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It's strange to think that an ancient pizza has become the newest trend. But such is the case with the montanara, an import from Naples that sees a round of dough flash-fried then topped with ragu (cooked tomato sauce) and cheese. But the American translation — the montanara that's making its mark on menus here … More »
Sharp As A Knife
Time to sharpen your knife skills? And by skills, we're talking about back-of-house efficiencies and safety protocols around the most common foodservice tool. Knowing which knives work best for cutting different types of product, how to care for them properly and how to use knives safely can give operators a well-honed edge. Safety first. "Train … More »
Scrumptious Sandwiches
Add variety to your sandwich menu Do you ever stop for just a moment and realize how lucky we are to be in the business of feeding folks every day? Our routines can certainly become a bit repetitive, leaving us with that same old lack-luster routine. Trust me, it never has to be that … More »
Trending Recipes: Eggplant Parmesan Lasagna
This eggplant lasagna is so good, even kids will eat it. (Just don't tell them they're eating their veggies!) Eggplant is hearty and filling, and makes this a great vegetarian option. Pair with a salad for a great full-meal option. Eggplant Parmesan Lasagna 3 medium eggplants Olive oil-flavored cooking spray 1 ounce dried basil 4 … More »
Stretch ingredients out!
Use current ingredients to expand your menu in new directions OK, friends, International Pizza Expo has come to an end and what an exciting time it was! It just gets bigger and better each year. While I am busy with my involvement with Expo, you probably also saw me buzzing up and down each isle … More »
Pizza Crust 101: Selecting ingredients and making dough
By Tim Huff Flour, water, yeast and salt – in the world of baking, these are the foundational ingredients for making most yeast-raised baked goods. Given these basic ingredients, a good baker can produce a New York-style bagel, a French baguette, an Italian Ciabatta, or an Indian naan. The same is true for pizza dough. … More »
Get healthy with a variety of meats and proteins
Flavorful meats and proteins address dietary needs With more attention than ever being placed on healthy menu options, operators are turning to products that are made from healthier ingredients. I've noticed how much attention the Mediterranean diet is getting with its health benefits. Most folks don't usually stick with healthy dining because it can be … More »
A meatball worth bragging about
I love meatballs. So it should come as no surprise that I usually try them whenever I see them on a pizzeria's menu. And though they are exceptionally easy to make from scratch, too many operators still simply don't get them right. Sometimes, the problems come in the preparation stage. Too dense. Other times they … More »