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Ferry from Korea to China
26.12.2005 - 26.12.2005
Finally I found a travel agent through my recruiter in Jeonju. He offered me the best fare when I was looking for flights to Montreal. He runs tours in and out of Korea and speaks relatively good English.
So last week I asked him to book me a ticket from Incheon to Beijing. But then I came across this web site:
http://korea.wikicities.com/wiki/Travelling_around_Asia_from_Korea and decided I'll give it a try if the ferry is not like the Rainbow boat connecting Mokpo to Jeju Island. So I called the Incheon ferry terminal and talked to an English operator. The prices are starting from 115,000 won. It's a better deal compared to a plane ticket, considering the huge amount of free time I have in my hands. I booked a top bunk for Friday at 7:00 pm. It goes to Tianjin, the closest port to Beijing. I heard from some folks in Mokpo that the ship's amenities aren't too bad. The ride takes about 25 hours. I booked the ticket but I can't help thinking about Titanic! hehe
Incheon - Tianjin - Beijing
30.12.2005 - 30.12.2005
Friday just before noon, I took a bus from Mokpo to Incheon. Got to Incheon around 5 pm and hopped into a cab to go to the ferry terminal. I bought a ticket and looked for an ATM machine to withdraw more money before leaving Korea only to find out that there is no ATM at the ferry terminal!!! and I had to go to an E-mart nearby. I was told that I should board in 10 minutes so I took a taxi and asked the driver to wait for me at e-mart to take me back to the ferry terminal. I withdrew 1,200,000 won from my account and tucked it into my purse. My Korean debit card is only domestic not international. It's not going to work anywhere outside Korea. And I had promised myself not to use my Canadian credit cards. I've just finished paying them off.
At 7 pm the ferry left Incheon for Tianjin. The ship was nice, with a decent coffee shop and restaurant -- although the food could be better -- sunny lounge, trilingual reception staff and large washrooms. The bunks were comfortable, although my neighbors were two little kids, a boy and a girl, with their mother, and like any typical brothers and sisters in the world, the boy abused and the girl screamed. At some point I had to throw a loud SSSHHH to the boy who was singing to himself early in the morning.
On the ferry I was told that the last bus from Tianjin to Beijing is at 8:00 pm. We were supposed to arrive around 8:30, pass through the customs, and probably be out of the ferry terminal around 9:30. So I thought I had to stay in Tianjin that night and take a bus or train to Beijing the next day. But luckily I meet Martin, a professional backpacker from Chile. He introduced me to two Chinese students who study in Korea and they told us there is a shuttle bus from Tianjin ferry terminal to Beijing waiting for us. Awesome! We took it and spent New Year's Eve on the bus, taking pictures and watching some fireworks from the bus window.
When we got to Beijing, the students helped Martin and me to grab a cab to Leo hostel. I gave the cab driver the phone number. He called and was told that the hostel is full. Martin pulled out his China Lonely Planet and gave him some other phone number to call -- Saga international Youth Hostel. The taxi driver called the hostel and got the address and we headed to the place. After few minutes we noticed that we are going in circles and the cab driver doesn't really know where he's going. He was looking at the street signs and murmuring in Chinese, even asking people for direction while the meter was running. I thought if he doesn't know where he's going, it's only common sense if he stops the meter until he is on his shortest way to the destination. But no, the meter was running and he was wandering all over the city.
after 10 minutes or so, Martin and I decided to get off and take another cab who knows the city better, but the taxi driver wanted us to pay the full charge on the meter which was 40 yuan (not much but still unfair). We refused to pay since we were not even close to our destination, and he refused to open the trunk for Martin to pick up his backpack. All through sign language he convinced us to get back in his cab. And we did. Martin really needed his backpack!
After another 10 minutes we were Finally at the hostel and although it was past midnight, we decided to celebrate the New Year with a Chinese beer at the under-construction lobby. After a long day, around 2 o'clock in the morning, I was finally in bed. It was my very first night in China. I was excited and looking forward to the rest of my 16-day stay.
New Year's day - 1 day in China
A Damned start in Beijing
01.01.2006 - 01.01.2006
Today is the New Year and my first day in China. What a shitty start for a new year! What a shitty way to start a trip!
I got up early and headed to the bathroom for a shower. Oops! Showers were dormitory style: no walls, the bathrooms were basically open stalls with showers installed on the wall 3 feet from each other. So what I'm trying to say is: no privacy what so ever. I took the quickest shower of my life and got myself at the tour-booking desk at the hostel's reception. First place I want to visit was of course the Great Wall. There are several tours to different parts of the wall. The old not-renovated part sounded more intriguing but it was 4 hours drive away. I didn't want to spend 8 hours in transportation. So I booked the Balading tour to the renovated part. The tour leaves at 7:30 in the morning, includes lunch and comes back at around 6.
I had the whole day to explore the city on my own. The first impression I had from Beijing is that, boy, everything is so enormous. The buildings, roads, restaurants, .... The roads are wide and to prevent the pedestrians from crossing the roads wherever they feel like it, there are fences all around the roads and between opposite lanes, so you have to cross the road only at the intersections and designated areas. It means that you have to walk the whole block to get to an intersection. And one block in Beijing means a long walk.
I decided to visit Forbidden City. I had the receptionist at the hostel to write it down in Chinese and hopped into a cab. There is a square where the taxi drops you and then you'll have to walk to the gate. I was on my way to the gate when a Chinese woman approached me and tried to sell me Forbidden City Tourist guide. I didn't want it but she was persistent and lowered the price from 90 yuan to 40. I bought it. Then a Chinese man approached me on a taxi-bike and offered me a ride to the gate for 50. Everybody was walking so I refused. But he too was very persistent and reduced the price to 20. It was cold and he looked poor and desperate so I agreed. I sat on the chair behind the bike and 30 second later we were at the gate. He got off the bike and asked me for 20 US dollars! I said I taught you said 20 Yuan, and he said he meant 20 dollars. 20 dollars in China would probably equal to two days average salary! He got aggressive and started to yell. I was not going to ruin my New Years Day arguing with this guy. I paid him 15 US dollars and walked away. What a rip off! Later I was told by other travelers that in a case like this you must say: "Hold on, I'll call the cops and if they say pay him $20, then i'll give you 20 dollars." As soon as they hear "cops", they will disappear.
The imperial palace was occupied by only the royal family and their servants. There are 9,999 buildings in total, surrounded by a wall separating Forbidden City from the rest of the town, There are two gates on each side of the wall opposite each other. To walk from one gate to the other, visiting all the buildings and the imperial garden, it would probably take at least 3 hours. It was amazing to see how much detail is put into each palace. Their architecture is all traditional Chinese and gets repetitive after a while. But each one served a different purpose; for example palace of longevity (Tranquil and Joyful), palace of harmony (Supreme, Central and Preserved), mental cultivation, hall for ancestry worship, ...
It was cold and windy in Beijing. It would probably be much more pleasant to walk around the garden in spring or summer.
After a long walk, I went to the Tian'anmen Square -- the biggest square in the world. I was tired, cold and hungry, so I decided to find a place to get lunch and coffee. The square is huge and I couldn't see anything but enormous government buildings and museums. Then this girl walked up to me and introduced herself as an art student who studies at the Beijing University. and politely asked me if I would be interested to see their painting exhibition. My North American telemarketing experience kicking in, I immediately asked her "What are you selling?" She replied: "Nothing, just look and if you like something, we'll give you a good price, and if you don't like anything, you don't have to buy." I said: "I love arts and I would be more that happy to look at your work, but I'm starving and need to eat first." She was not about to let me go. She took me to a "safe" restaurant, ordering Peking duck -- the famous dish in Beijing -- , sat there patiently as I ate, and after lunch took me around the square to show me the open market where I would have never found on my own. It was a local market, not built for the tourists. She helped me to buy a long warm winter coat (only 100 yuan, very inexpensive), and asked me if there is anything at all I needed help with.
Two hours or so later we were at her art gallery, looking at the traditional Chinese paintings on silk. I bought two long vertical traditional paintings. I don't know if I felt obliged after all the help she provided me with, or I just really liked the paintings of half-naked girls.
It was around 6 in the evening and I thought before I head back to the hostel, I go back to the market and look around. On my way I saw a bag store and I figured I probably need a suitcase after all the shopping I am about to do. The store was crowded and people were bumping into each other with no apologies.
I couldn't find a small suitcase, I left the store only to find out that while I was bending over some bags, I was pick pocketed. my purse was opened and all the money in there was robbed. 700 in US bills, 600,000 Korean Won and some 1000 Yuan. Almost two third of the money I had brought to China for my trip was gone.
I was outraged and felt invaded. I was extremely mad. I didn't know what to do. The thief had probably disappeared by then, or maybe standing in a corner, watching my reaction, thinking how stupid and easy this one was! I went back to the store and asked the salesperson if she saw anything falling off me. She didn't understand a word of course, so I showed her my opened purse. She threw her shoulders up and walked away.
There was absolutely nothing I could do. I was so mad I could kill a Chinese or two. I got into a cab and went back to the hostel. I found it very unfair. How could someone do such a thing? How can they live with that? The money would be as much as 1-year average salary in China and someone just unfairly earned that in a second!
I had been warned to watch my purse by shopkeepers and other travelers, but I'm not a paranoid person. Korea has spoiled me. This would not have happened in Korea. I lost my suitcase when I first arrived in Korea at the bus terminal. Two weeks later I got a call from the Iranian embassy, asking me to go to Seoul and pick it up. My Iranian passport was in the suitcase and whoever found it, sent the suitcase straight to the embassy. Everything was intact.
Then there came the second phrase of the frustration, sadness and helplessness. I broke into tears. I called my then-boyfriend and cried. Then I went to my room and counted all the money I had left. 600K Korean won and 50 something Yuan. Only almost 600 US dollars in total. Would it be enough to go ahead with my plans, 15 days in China and 12 days in Taiwan? I didn't think so. I decided to go back home, take the next ferry to Incheon and go to my safe home. I blamed myself for carrying so much money on me, all in one place. How stupid of me!
It was my first day in China and the first day of the year. What a wonderful beginning!
2nd day in Beijing
The Great Wall
02.01.2006 - 02.01.2006
So I was robbed and gone from rich to broke on my first day in China. I decided to not make a rational decision. I went to bed and got a good night sleep. The next day, I saw things differently. It wasn't a good beginning but it might get better. If I stayed away from the shopping malls and traveled only by train, I would be fine. Now that I came this far, why not try to see what China has to offer.
If I hadn't booked the Great Wall tour, I would probably stay all day in bed, thinking about how everything happened. But I had to be at the lobby at 7:30. While waiting for the tour bus, I met a lovely older man from Vancouver who gave me some advice on how to carry money while traveling, and then offered me some cash. I had no Chinese yuan on me, so I accepted only if he agreed to get it back later when I exchanged some Korean won into yuan.
On our way to the great wall, the tour took us to a Jade factory and store, where I saw two young boys working on the machine, carving pieces of jade with electric razor under running water. Their fingers were blue out of cold. Beijing in January is very cold and the factory was not heated. I can imagine how cold the running water was, I was thinking to myself how they are able to carve such great details when their fingers are cold, blue and numb.
We then were taken to a Chinese medicine clinic, where if we wanted, we would be examined by an old Chinese doctor and prescribed Chinese medicine. I was told I have poor circulation system and if I don't fix it now, it will lead to anemia. I wonder if he told the same to all the female "patients".
After lunch, we were finally at the Great Wall, sitting in a cable car to a place where we could walk on the wall to the top. Legend says you can only become a true hero if you walk the wall to the very top. It was too windy and cold, I was in heels and didn't feel like becoming a hero at all. I was just happy standing on the bottom of the wall, enjoying the mountains and my coffee, watching people walking their way toward the title.
On my way back to the hostel, I asked the driver to drop me at a Bank of China to exchange some Korean won into Chinese yuan. I was dropped an ATM bank of China instead, and had to walk an hour to find a branch. After, I went to the Tian'anmen square. This was the place where I got robbed, but I was not about to give up the market. On my way to the market, I saw a police station with 3 foreigners in there. It was right next to the bag store where I got robbed. I knew filing a report would not get my money back, but I thought reporting it might help fixing the problem. I walked in the police station. There were a couple, reporting a stolen camera, and a French lady, reporting stolen wallet. We all filled out some forms and pointed to the location where it happened, and walked out, feeling like these cops we just spoke to don't give a damn and nothing will ever change by our reports.
I went to the market, holding tight to my purse, bought some gloves and a scarf and called it a day.
3rd and 4th day in Beijing
04.01.2006 - 05.01.2006
On my third day in Beijing, I bought a train ticket to Xi'an for the next day through the tour desk at the hostel and then took a long bus ride to the Summer Palace. It's on the northwest side of Beijing about one and half hour from the Tian'anmen square. Short ride buses in China have a fixed rate (1 yuan) and there is a box next to the driver that you must put the fare in. Long rides are different and depends on the distance there are different charges. There are one or two ticket persons on the bus who will ask you where you're going, sell you a ticket and give you a receipt. This is a job that doesn't exist in North America. Well, it takes a lot of creativity to have jobs for a billion people.
Summer palace must be visited in the spring or summer, when there are actually some green trees to see. The fact that half of the palace was under construction "For the Benefit of the Future Generation" as it read on the sign, didn't help neither. The only things that looked like a garden were the evergreen trees. The architecture was similar to those of Forbidden City. The river, or lake I'm not sure, was frozen and people were walking on it as a short cut. I thought to myself it would have been a good idea to make it an ice-rink for skating.
The garden is huge and there are several bridges connecting two sides of the garden. I didn't get to see much of the palaces since it was under construction but I walked around the hills, watched the imperial boat, dragon statues, phoenixes and enormous stones. After 3 hours of walking in the cold, I was happy to get back on the bus.
The city of Beijing is preparing for Olympic games in 2008 and they are building new stadiums and accommodations. There are huge sites under construction everywhere. Beijing must feel and look differently in a year from now.
That night, I went to an Internet cafe and caught up with my emails. Shopped around for a flight ticket from Hong Kong to Taipei for the 16th of January and found the best deal at a travel agency inside a hotel near the City Center Station.
Next day, I checked out of the hostel before 10, went to the travel agency to pick up my flight ticket. I found a Starbucks, and while sipping on a cup of hot chocolate, I tried to figure what to think of Beijing. It was extremely cold on the 4th, felt like a cold winter day in Montreal. At 5 o'clock pm, I was at the train station's cafeteria, having Chinese noodles.
I had bought a long distance calling card to call home and noticed that the card is valid only in Beijing. I looked for a public phone at the train station. In Canada, you can call the toll free number on the calling card from any public phone without having to put a coin. But in China, of course, it's different. The pay phone worked with phone cards and wouldn't dial the number on the calling card. Even when I bought a phone card and put it in, it still didn't dial the number. I was frustrated so I asked the information desk if there was any coin public phone. There was none. They tried to help me by taking me back to the card public phones, and I had to explain that I've already tried it and it doesn't work. I asked if I could use their phone at the reception since it would be a local call and free. They said they couldn't let me. I was being persistent when a young man in uniform with relatively good English asked me what the problem is and I explained that the card is only valid in Beijing and I need to make a call before my train leaves. He was helpful and asked the reception staff to pass him the phone. Dial the number for me, entered the password, and pass me the phone to dial the destination number. I talked on the phone for 5 minutes or and had to hang up because the reception staff was asking me to "quickly" end the phone call. Later when I was sitting in the waiting room, I saw the kind man in uniform and insisted to take my card and use the rest of it. It was the only thing I could do to return his help.
On my way to Xi'an, as the train was going through the outskirts of Beijing, I realized that I didn't really like this huge city, and decided that I would never want to live in the capital city of China.
06.01.2006 - 09.01.2006
The train ride to Xi'an was 13 hours. Not bad, since I was sleeping all the way to Xi'an and woke up right before we arrived. Because I had made reservation from Beijing, the hostel staff was there to pick me up. I saw my name waving above the crowd and met the driver to the hostel. Some other guests were also picked up from other trains and we hopped in the minivan to go to the hostel. On the minivan, a staff asked us if we wanted to go to Terracotta Warriors right away since there were enough people singed up for that day's tour and it wasn't certain when the next tour will be. We agreed and after dropping our luggage in our separate rooms, went back to the minivan and headed to the 1.5 hour away biggest tourist attraction in Xi'an. Like the Great Wall tour in Beijing, we were not taken straight to our destination. We first went to a factory where then made little terracotta warriors to sell. I wonder if the tour guides get any commission from the factory. If so, they wouldn't be very happy with us because none of us bought anything. Then we went to a museum with old pottery pots and coins. After, we had lunch, and finally we were at the terracotta site. There are 3 pits, where they dug the worriers out of ground. The first one is the biggest and it's amazing. The warriors are life-size and each face is different from the other. Each warrior is unique. There are hundreds of them and they look like a real army, on standby to defend the town and protect the emperor.
When I went back to the hostel I did some laundry and met a Korean employee at the hostel, Mr. Kim who must be the friendliest person I've met in my life. I took a shower (thank God this one had separate, covered stalls), went to the lounge which became my favorite lounge in the entire universe. So cozy, warm and welcoming. On my first night at the hostel, we watched "Dodgeball" on DVD and all shared a good laugh. Around 10 a.m., I went out to look around the neighborhood, and decided that I am beginning to like China.
On my second and third day in Xi'an I visited the Muslim quarter and had barbeque beef, signature of the Chinese Muslims in Xi'an. I walked around some expensive shopping malls and an inexpensive street market, climbed the Bell tower and Drum tower, walked through the cultural street -- similar to Insadong Street in Seoul -- where they sell antiques, handicrafts and traditional art pieces. Visited a temple and walk to the city wall which is made of black bricks and surrounds the center of the city. There is so much to see in the small city of Xi'an. The terracotta warriors were only discovered in 1979 and it was opened to the public around shortly after then. The city has a feel of old China, the way we've seen it in old movies and photos.
Beggars with little kids are all over the city, not only Xi'an but also Beijing. First the mother comes and holds her pot in front of you, but when she fails to get any money, she leaves you and sends a little kid with cold purple cheeks and frozen black fingers. The kid follows you, pulls your jacket and begs for some money. Once they get it, they run back to the mother, or the "manager", while other managers start targeting you with their kids. Reminded me of Oliver Twist's dark times. These kids are everywhere. Every time I saw one, I taught what I can do to help these poor little kids used by their parents and ignored by the world. It took me one whole week to stop shedding tears after seeing one, and realize that it is what it is and I just can't save the world.
09.01.2006 - 11.01.2006
Sunday night I took a train to Shanghai. I enjoyed Xi'an so much, I could stay longer. There was still more to see and the hostel was very friendly. Nice coffee, free Internet, fantastic western-style breakfast, dinner at the Muslim quarter with Mr. Kim, quiet rooms, good location, etc. It must be packed in the summer but now it's low season in China. It's too cold.
Sunday night I took a train from Xi'an to Shanghai. Apparently, it's very difficult to get a train ticket to anywhere from Xi'an since Xi'an is a major university city, and the university holiday season had just begun. All the students were trying to get a train ticket home. They go to the ticket sale outlets from 4:00 in the morning and line up. I was lucky, the staff at the hostel got the ticket for me through a travel agent. The ride was 15 hours. I was sleeping most of it, but towards the end, felt extremely dizzy. The food on the train was not so great and the loud Chinese TV in each room didn't help either.
When I got to Shanghai, I hopped into a cab and checked into a hostel close to the Bund. The Bund is one of the main tourist attractions in Shanghai. Shanghai just doesn't look like China. Skyscrapers, cars, noise and lights everywhere. I have never seen New York, but this is how I picture New York in my head. If you hate noise, do not come to Shanghai. Scooters and cars are everywhere and they blow their horn as they go. It's just their way of saying: "Watch out, I'm coming through whether you move your butt or not." The streets are filled with taxis, buses, bikes, scooters and people. When you want to cross the street, you'll find yourself closing your eyes, saying your prayers and hoping for the best.
There are so many things to see and do, but not too many historic sites like Beijing and Xi'an. There are thousands of ethnical restaurants, cultural events, shows, exhibitions, art galleries, pubs, clubs, colleges, …
On my first day in Shanghai I went to the Bund, went up the Pearl Tower and watched the sunset as the neon lights were coming to life one after the other. I saw a sex museum at the underground tunnel, which displayed the paintings and pottery pieces. It was interesting and sad to see how Chinese men used to worship male sex organs (Men haven't changed. Have they?), and control women by feet binders, etc. A female was considered property of a man, and by keeping a woman's feet small and disable, they would have ultimate power over her since she could not walk far away. Therefore she would have to stay home and never consider leaving. The old pottery pieces were astonishing. I learned that two fish in 69 position and also a duck holding a fish inside its beak are symbols of male and female. On a girl's wedding night, they used to give her a book with pictures of different sex positions to teach the bride what was about to happen to her and what she was supposed to do!
In front of the sex museum, there were some aquariums and small boats. Nothing too impressing.
On my second day in Shanghai I took the subway and went to the "working class" market. Everything is ridiculously inexpensive here in China although I found Beijing and Xi'an cheaper than Shanghai. I bought some sweaters, shades and accessories. Although shopping makes me happy no matter what, I was annoyed by how some shopkeepers greeted people with a big smile but then turn away, frown and even sometimes swear if the customer didn't buy anything. At times, I felt like I am looked upon as a walking wallet rather than a traveler exploring China.
On my way back to the hostel, I bought a train ticket to Hong Kong for Thursday morning. I would rather leave on Wednesday but there are no trains to Hong Kong till Thursday. I was surprised that there are no daily trains between these two major cities.
On my third day in Shanghai, I went to Shanghai's library and caught up with my emails and blog. I spend almost 5 hours at the library and this I guess makes me officially an internetoholic. On my way to the hostel I decided to get off the subway at the People's Square to look around. The name sounded interesting. I saw some huge crowd a block away from the square and walked toward it. In 5 minutes, I found myself in a pool of countless neon lights, hotels, boutiques, restaurants and pubs with thousands of people, mostly tourists. Now THIS is how I had pictured Las Vegas in my head. WOW!


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Table of Contents
- Sty (stye) facts
- What is a sty (stye)?
- What causes a sty (stye)?
- What are the risk factors for a sty (stye)?
- Are styes contagious?
- What are sty (stye) symptoms and signs?
- What types of health care professionals treat a sty?
- How do health care professionals diagnose a sty (stye)?
- Are home remedies effective for a sty (stye)?
- What are stye treatment options and medications? How long do styes last?
- What are potential complications of a sty?
- What is the prognosis for a sty (stye)?
- Is it possible to prevent a sty (stye)?
Sty (stye) facts
- There are two distinct types of styes: hordeolum and chalazion. Each has different causes and treatments.
- A hordeolum is a blockage of one of the sweat glands found in the skin of the lid and base of the eyelashes, or one of the small sebaceous glands found at the base of the eyelashes. Sebaceous glands secrete sebum, a waxy, oily material.
- A chalazion is a blockage of a meibomian gland, which is a special oil gland (sebaceous) unique to the eyelids. These glands form a single row in each lid, with the body of the gland located inside the eyelid, and the opening located at the rim of the lid, posterior to the lashes.
What is a sty (stye)?
A sty is a bump that forms on or in the lower or upper eyelid as the result of a blocked gland. The word "sty" can also be spelled "stye."
What causes a sty (stye)?
Styes occur when a gland in or on the eyelid becomes plugged or blocked. This can occur if the gland's opening is obstructed by scar tissue or a foreign substance (makeup, dust), or if there is thickening of the substance produced by the gland, causing the material to flow sluggishly or not at all.
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By Susan A. Haid
The consant demands in today's ever-changing world leave us reeling. Can we handle this stress? Yes, it is real and dynamic. We want to close ourselves off from reality and recompose ourselves. If it is true that life is self-regulating, then how do we find respite in a constantly shape-shifting world? We find ourselves saying that we can't take it anymore, we want to let go, we want more than anything to be free. But how?
Can we trust that there is a larger design to life…something that we can't comprehend? Is there more? Is it what we are looking for? Where will all of this change lead us? It is overwhelming.
So where do we go from here? Are we lost or are we simply moving to a higher level of existance? If we take a look at the geographical evolution of Planet Earth, large scale change is often a destructive process. As we all know, we can weather only so much destruction in our own lives before we break and shatter to pieces. How much more will there be for us to endure? The course of humanity is in a period of tremendous shifting in consciousness, and we are not over it yet.
I could give you the typical platitudes that everything is going well, that change is a good thing, that humanity will survive etc., etc. but I don't really want to do that. A little whining and complaining sometimes is a good thing too. It relieves stress. And after all is said and done, we choose in what moment we want to live.
We can control the outcome, you see. We can see into the future if we want to. It's all about choice. What we choose to do now in this moment will unfold into time. Whose life is this anyway? Choose. Are you willing to be abundant? Are you willing to be free? Can you allow yourself to give from your joy and your pleasure? Set your sights on a better tomorrow and energy will follow.
Allow yourself to flow through your experiences as the truth of your moment. But then the moment is gone, and you are here again finding your way in a new moment of time. This is how reality gets constructed. The answer is not "out there." Reality is a work-in-progress, and we are the Creator Beings who make the choices that form reality. We are the Creator Beings who make the choices that form reality. We are the Creator Beings who make the choices that form reality.
So the question becomes, what do you want? We hold the handle on progress. We create change.
Where we stand right now in this moment in time is a product of our former choices.
So, now we know what we know. We can begin again with awareness and with consciousness. And with this knowledge, we can set the stage for what is to come. We don't need to fight. We don't need to worry.
Take care of the moment and the rest will take care of itself. You are in charge. Remember that You are the Creator here.
I am here to tell you these three things:
1) You are right where you should be.
2) If you want more, you are in charge.
3) Change comes from within yourself. You are the Creator.
You are the Creator.
What more could you ask for than this?
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For decades, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In this dazzling, seminal volume, two of the discipline's most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects.
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Tree species used for low-intensity production of charcoal and wood-tar in the 18th-century Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland
Samojlik, Tomasz; Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła; Michniewicz, Maria; Krasnodębski, Dariusz; Dulinicz, Marek; Olczak, Hanna; Karczewski, Andrzej; Rotherham, Ian D.
Phytocoenologia Band 43 Heft 1-2 (2013), p. 1 - 12
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Despite being one of the best preserved temperate forest of the European lowlands, the Białowieża Primeval Forest (eastern Poland) has a long history of human use. We described the areal extent, and habitat features related to 18th-century charcoal and wood-tar production in this forest. Based on anthracological analysis of charcoal samples collected in production sites we determined the tree taxa used in production and discussed the possible impact of this exploitation on tree stands. Eight charcoal and nine wood-tar production sites were found in the area which covered over 300 km2. The density of charcoal hearths was estimated at 2-4 sites per 100 km2, and that of wood-tar kilns at 2-6 sites per 100 km2. Contemporary habitat features in the 500-m zones around production sites were compared with those around thirteen random points. As expected, charcoal hearths were located significantly closer to streams and more frequently in wet and deciduous forests, whereas wood-tar kilns were closer to water than random points. Archaeological excavation was carried out on the remains of one charcoal hearth (dated to the second half of the 18th century), and revealed its construction features with a layer of stones on the bottom and a wooden truss. The tree species used in production were related to tree stand composition reconstructed from published palynological studies. In total, ten taxa were discovered in samples from charcoal hearths and two in samples from wood-tar kilns. Hornbeam Carpinus betulus (52.3% of samples), birch Betula sp. (17.5%) and small-leaved lime Tilia cordata (14.0%) were most often used in charcoal production, while Scots pine Pinus sylvestris (98.7% of samples) was almost exclusively the species used for manufacturing woodtar. Comparison with published palynological data suggested selective exploitation of hornbeam for charcoal production. In conclusion, charcoal and tar burning was not of great importance in BPF in the past (due to low site density and short period of activity), therefore the direct influence of these activities on the forest development was very limited.
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Michelle Collins finds it annoying that funny women always have to talk about being a funny woman. "We're not charity cases; we're talented," she said. Collins gives her Brief But Spectacular take on being tall, makeup, white men on late night TV and why you should stop asking her what it feels like to be a woman in comedy.
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Finally, our Brief But Spectacular series, where we ask interesting people to share their passions.
Tonight, comedian Michelle Collins on the abundance of white men hosting late-night talk shows.
Michelle Collins,
Comedian: I'm tall. I come from tallish people. I'm 6'1". In roller blades, I'm like 6'9".
Its great for dating. I have a lot of guys who are like, we love she's so big. We love that so much.
Michelle Collins:
What if I had a full meltdown and just, Barbara Walters, started sobbing?
I am so happy with how life turned out for me. It's great. I found a place that sells long jeans. You know, ever since then, it's been just like really, really wonderful.
Like namaste, but classy.
I love makeup. I'm a Sephora rouge member. That means they just take it directly out of my paycheck.
When people are like, what's your look, I always say slutty panda. Like, smoke me out here to the hairline. Do like a pop of gloss, Amadeus-style, center of the lips, and just push me into traffic.
I love a contour. Men are very unlucky, because, if you are like a bloated man, well, you're pretty much (EXPLETIVE DELETED).
You have to bleep it. It's PBS.
Women, we can paint a day of the dead skull on top of our own face and pretend that that is what we look like.
My mom is my biggest publicist. She is in Miami. She used to work at J. Crew. Her name is Judy. They called it Judy Crew.
Every time people came into J. Crew, she, with their pants, would like submit a head shot of mine, be like, enjoy your cashmeres. This is my daughter. She lives in New York. She's very successful.
The big picture for me has always been having my own late-night show. Let me do that again late-nighty. It's all white guys hosting late-night shows right now. It's fine. I don't think it's a problem.
I love that Samantha Bee is hosting "Full Frontal" on TBS.
I just feel like talking about white guys in late night is the new white guy on late night. It's so boring. It's so played out. We all know what's happening. Let's just move on and change it.
If you're a really funny woman, of course it's a great time right now. I think it was a great time 10 years ago, when you had Kathy Griffin; 20 years ago, you had Joan Rivers.
Can I be honest? I find it annoying that funny women always have to talk about being a funny woman. It's frustrating to me, because I feel like I'm above that. I'm a funny person. Like, why do I have to now harp on how many funny women there are? We're not charity cases. We're talented. It's, like, done.
I am Michelle Collins. And this is my Brief But Spectacular take on stop asking me what it's like to be a woman in comedy.
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Honesdale, PA to Taunton, MA., Elks Lodge, Fishing Cape Cod Canal, Fall River, Newport
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This summer I decided to return to the area where I was born, raised, educated amd spent almost 1/2 of my life. As a result, I will attempt to cover the highlights of my time back here where I revisited my roots.
On June 23, I left Honesdale, PA and drove out of PA. through NY, CT, RI and into MA. Arrived at the Elks Lodge in Taunton, MA which is my "home" lodge, got set up and met several of my friends at the lodge from former visits here. Taunton is only about 15 miles from Middleboro, the town where I was born and raised. The reason I stay in Taunton is because the Elks there have a RV hookup which the Middleboro lodge does not and is a town I lived in after I married a lady from there.
During the summer and fall, I was able to have many great visits with old friends and family. We had some fun times walking down memory lane re living so many things from our past. At our age we can't afford to wait too long as the numbers are starting to diminish. My best friend back in the day passed away a couple of years ago and I was very fortunate to be able to spend several great days with his family. His children were kept entertained with some of the stories I was able to tell them about their dad growing up and all the way into our experiences as room mates in college.
I mentioned the problem I discovered in Honesdale with one of the support jacks on the front of my rig and getting it fixed was very high in my priorities. Many calls to RV salvage yards for a replacement yielded no inventory and a call to purchase a new one was also unsatisfactory because I could only buy a pair and the cost was around $700.
In New England there are very few casino's and I managed to visit one in Rhode Island which is in a large building that used to to be a Jai a-Ali facility. Earlier in my travels, I traveled down to see the Jai a-Ali games there and really enjoyed it. What a fast intertaining game it is but for some reason, they ended up closing the Newport facility and it was turned into a slot machine casino. While in Newport, I visited Fort Adams which is another of the early forts constructed all along the coast to protect important rivers and harbors.
Attempting to revisit my youth brought me to the county fair in Brockton, MA. As a child, this was a must see every year and for several years my Dad had the contract to move all of the carnival equipment from the railroad yards up to the fair grounds.
Later in the summer, I attended another old time county fair in Marshfield, MA., and was pleased to find not many changes from the fairs I attended as a kid. All of the comments I made above about the the things missing at the Brockton Fair were still at the Marshfield one. Before I moved to California in 1978, I had lived in and around the Marshfield area for a number of years so I took the opportunity to take a ride to see all of the homes I had lived in. Let me tell you, that brought back some heavy memories about my first marriage and some good ones about my second one.
In September, I moved down to my favorite campground right on the side of the Cape Cod Canal.....Scusset State Park. All through the summer and fall, I spent the majority of my time fishing for striped bass and blue fish and in 54 days fishing, I caught my share of them.
In the fall, I went over to Plymouth to visit the Pilgrim Hall Museum. In as much as I am a member of the Pilgrim Descendents Society with a direct line back to Gov. Bradford, this visit was quite interesting. Furniture and other items of the early settlers were on display.
On other day, I drove down to Fall River and toured the Battleship Massachusetts. Also moored at the site was a destroyer and submarine. Beside the dock they have a very interesting display of PT Boats with two restored to pristine condition.
During my long stay at the Taunton Elks, I helped out in a number of the functions they ran through out the summer.
It was nearing the end of October and as the weather was getting colder, it was time to pack up and start moving south.
Summary: Elk Lodges: 63; Escapee RV Parks: 27; Public RV Parks: 65; National Parks: 71; Major Ships: 18; Forts: 32
Expenses: Through September, 63 months on the road with an average of $1990 per month.


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You've messed with the wrong nerd
I'll never forget receiving the call in May 2012. Our Saturday "MLB on FOX" broadcast had just ended, and I was gathering my belongings near the television production trucks at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Rays manager Joe Maddon was on the line.
He wanted to know if I would be OK with the Rays holding a "Ken Rosenthal/Nerd"-themed road trip, bow ties and all. The event would be similar to other themed trips the Rays had staged over the years.
OK with it? Heck, I was flattered. And when the Rays donated $3,000 — $100 for each of 30 bow ties, to be spread over 18 charitable organizations — I was truly moved.
Little did I know, the Rays were playing me like a nerdy fiddle.
They were haters, concealing their contempt for nerds through an act of charity — and apparent pity.
Well, this 5-foot-4-1/2, near-sighted nerd is not about to be bullied . . . again.
The Rays will pay, @DavidPrice14 in particular, now that their true colors are revealed.
Price started this, taking to Twitter on Saturday night and calling out TBS' Dirk Hayhurst and Tom Verducci for no apparent reason, saying, "SAVE IT NERDS."
Save it? Just wait until the Rays see the next "Revenge of the Nerds," with Al Pacino playing yours truly in full "Scarface" mode.
I'm done with the Rays. I'm rooting for them to lose Monday night, get swept by the Red Sox in the Division Series and suffer the indignity of David Ortiz hitting a home run and standing at home plate for 12 days.
Oh, I've defended the Rays for weeks now, decrying how the unbalanced schedule works against them, expressing sympathy for their attendance problems, writing one weepy column after another.
Half of Cleveland was ready to burn me in effigy after my column on the unbalanced schedule, thinking it was a plant by the Yankees. My column on the Rays' attendance, in an example of art imitating life, was read by no one.
I'm not sure it's fair to hold the entire team accountable for the actions of one player. But that one player is Price, the staff ace and an example to all of the young Rays pitchers making minimum salary — in other words, just about all of them.
How great is Price? Just ask him. He listed his career accomplishments on Twitter on Saturday night after giving up seven runs in seven innings to the Red Sox: "3x ALLSTAR … 2 time player choice … runner up Cy … AND CY."
Ah, but that is not the tweet in question, the tweet that revealed the "Ken Rosenthal/Nerd" road trip for what it truly was — a charade to mask the Rays' latent hostility toward media nerds . . . people like me!
Dirk Hayhurst…COULDNT hack it…Tom Verducci wasn't even a water boy in high school…but yet they can still bash a player…SAVE IT NERDS
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) October 6, 2013
That would be Hayhurst, former major leaguer and best-selling author, and Sports Illustrated's Verducci, who is only the best baseball writer on the planet — and maybe the best ever.
Verducci also is the best-looking of all of us, the best-looking and the best on TV. He's not a nerd, he's our Bradley Cooper. And — get this — he actually played baseball at Penn State. My "playing" experience is more typical of baseball writers — I was the 2-foot-6 kid who coaches ordered not to swing, lest I blow a chance at a walk.
Of course, most of us are nerds. We can't play!
Price, though, should know better — and if not, he had better learn quickly. He likely will be traded to a team in a larger market this offseason. He likely will want to sign long term with such a team — if not right away, then once he becomes a free agent after the 2015 season.
Why, suddenly, is he trying to get unfollowed?
Price attended Vanderbilt, one of the nation's leading academic institutions — and my wife's alma mater. She can call me a nerd. She would be accurate. Among my many other deficiencies, I'm red-green color blind and can't leave home without her ordering me to change my clothes.
But we digress.
Price's initial anger on Saturday was directed toward Ortiz, who lingered at the plate, as only he does, to make sure his ball stayed fair down the right-field line for his second home run. Even some in Boston's dugout were wondering when exactly Ortiz would start running. But as I said Sunday on MLB Network, the moment did not even rank among Ortiz's top 10 pimp jobs. Heck, it might not have cracked his top 100.
I'll allow my new FOX Sports colleague, Old Hoss Radbourn, to ruminate on how to best "correct" Ortiz's behavior. Price's questionable behavior, outside of complaining about Ortiz, began as he concluded his postgame group interview by saying, "Great questions, nerds," according to CSN New England's Trenni Kusnierek.
Price went on his Twitter rampage later that evening, then tweeted a predictable apology Sunday.
Last night got out of hand and I apologize for the things that I said on here…if I offended you I am very sorry for doing so…#thatsnotme
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) October 6, 2013
Alas, Price did not attend the Rays' optional workout Sunday, leaving Maddon and his teammates to face questions. (Third baseman Evan Longoria declined comment.)
"Next spring training when we have our media training, you're going to see this as a perfect example of what not to do," Maddon said. "That was my first thought when I heard about all this.
". . . In the real world, in the bigger picture, it really doesn't mean a whole lot. But I think that on a personal level the fact that he did something wrong, even more importantly that he corrected it, I think is even more important."
Well, I confronted Maddon in the clubhouse afterward and told him of my plan to turn on the Rays. We shared a good laugh. And Maddon, always one for a good yarn, said, "Go with it, brother."
I'm going with it.
The Rays are done as media darlings. The revenge of the nerds begins Monday night.
Stand and deliver, Papi. And then stand at home plate as long as you want.
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Aliya Fisher knows nothing about her true heritage until a vindictive sorceress kidnaps her brother and sister. The young adventuress must take up her birthright, battle eerie creatures, and find the Sword of Senack if she hopes to best the witch. But even if Aliya finds the famed weapon and survives the perilous oceanic journey, the enchantress is far more than she appears. How does one defeat an immortal who lusts for revenge?
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DICKINSON - Bringing in someone with experience to talk about aspects of living near a coal-based plant and mining area is the subject of a public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Dickinson American State Bank North Branch lower level meeting room.
"A Neighbor's Guide to Coal" is presented by the Badlands Area Resource Council, which is the southwestern North Dakota affiliate of the Dakota Resource Council (DRC).
The meeting features speaker Carrie LaSeur, who started the environmental law firm called Plains Justice in 2006 to serve people in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and eastern Montana. La Seur is originally from Minot, graduated from the Yale Law School and is a Rhodes Scholar, stated a recent DRC press release.
The meeting's subject matter was prompted by the proposed $1.4 billion coal gasification plant project by Great Northern Power Development LLC near South Heart. Great Northern is holding its own meeting at 6:30 p.m. this evening at the South Heart Public School gymnasium.
Dakota Resource Council member and South Heart resident Mary Hodell said LaSeur's discussion was confirmed on Dec. 12, 2007. It is not centered on GNPD's meeting today.
The DRC connected the council and Hodell with LaSeur.
"We've been wanting to do this since back in October and have been working on it," Hodell said. "A few of us have done our own research on living next to a coal plant, but none of us are experts. We're not claiming to be experts."
LaSeur is to give more details about environmental impact studies, she added.
"We want to have open information to share with people," Hodell said. "She's not coming to sway anyone against the coal plant. She's coming to give information on the steps involved with an environmental impact statement, affects on water and personal stories of others who she's dealt with. This is for people to be aware (about the coal plant's affects)."
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Beauty Queen Murders – Beauty pageants are the stuff of dreams for so many girls who fantasize about being a princess for the day. For these beauty queens, a sash and crown may empower them to reach for the stars but it can't defend against the terrible fate that awaits. This show shines the spotlight on women who lived their lives in the public eye as America's sweethearts. They were all so young. They were all so beautiful. They all held so much promise. And they were all killed before their limelight was up.
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Buying A Condo In Toronto Wasn't An Easy Decision
Digging through the Toronto real estate market for the perfect pad took a lot of planning and searching, eventually I found my dream pad across the Rogers Centre.
It took a few months but I finally found my new spot. After moving more than 5 times in 4 years - it was finally time to take it a bit easy.
I settled for a condo located in the gorgeous district called CityPlace in downtown Toronto which is literally across from the CN Tower and Rogers Centre.
It was difficult to settle on a place since there were so many nice condos available in the area.
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Are you a Video Gamer?
List every single game that you played or still play! ^^, include if its offline and online <)
Age of Empires 1 through 3, Resident Evil (Directors Cut) NFS (hot pursuit 2, underground, most wanted) Diablo 2, Master of Defense, James Bond(nightfire), Fable - The Lost Chapters, Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, Simcity 4 & Simcity 3000 Unlimited
Drift City, Furcadia, Diablo 2, Perfect World International, RenegadeCo, Conquer Online 2.0, Need for Speed (online version), Scion of Fate, Gaia Online, (FB - CityVille, Airport_City), World of Warcraft (standard edition)
Those are all the ones I can think of at the moment on the top of my head.
I'm totally on Gaia online too.
I can't list every game that I've ever played on the PC because I'll be up for hours typing them in and I type 90 words a minute. xD
If you got to the onrpg website and click free mmorpgs, all the games on that list I've pretty much tried and played for a while.
What is your favorite out of all of em that you do like? Let's make that list shorter hahaha
I heard that irl the DX level is over 9000 and there's no lag.. well sometimes.. but it's pretty realistic I must say.
DX ? huh? I don't understand.
I've been fooling around with this game called Dragon Nest for the past few weeks.
It's a free to play 3rd person mmorpg, and I think I haven't had much fun since WoW came out, cept it actually costs nothing to play.
I love the combat mechanics. You really feel powerful with every hit. It's like the feeling you get when an fps game's got the sound and feel of a double-barrel shotgun right. And it's always a pleasure to be able to pull off combos.
Yea that mmorpg is pretty bomb, those are the only kind I like similar to Vindictus. It's like live action, rather than point, click, and press a bunch of number keys.. haha I just get bored so quick with normal mmorpgs.
Also DX = DirectX.
And I was just trollin' lol.
Only games Age of Empires 3
I don't know why anyone would want to identify themselves as a "gamer..."
I heard Vindictus is still in Beta, Am I not mistaken?
I don't think it's still in Beta, it could be, but it's pretty polished atm I see they have tons of new stuff going on.
Nowadays 'beta' just means subtle hype phase...
I'm honestly a hardcore gamer. I play many different mmorpgs and fps base games. Sometimes I'll play a couple of games in an rts game, but that's rare for me. I probably game for more than 60 hours a week, but hey I get paid for playing.
COD all the way baby
Rough outline of the peaks of my gaming journey...
born-97: Played all kind of puzzle games, flight sims, WHOA 3D GAMES etc. Had a mac with 512kb of ram and a 80mb hard drive. Good times.
1997: Get the Internet (28k I think), which proceeds to be mostly sites about peoples dogs that look like that were made on MS Word and features stupid ammounts of spinning gifs until 2000 where I discovered you could actually do cool stuff with the internet
1997: Get a N64 with goldeneye and super mario
97-00: Carmageddon II, powerslide, etc etc WHOA SUB WOOFER ON A COMPUTER
2000-now: Discovered Diablo II + b.net (STAY A WHILE AND LISTEN)
2001-now: Followed the GTA series with great anticipation
2004: Half life 2 with 7.1 sound and a brand new graphics card. Probably the laziest 3 days I have ever lived through.
2004-08: Discovered Halo online, spent some of the later years under "The Prodigy" dominating jolt and bungie servers
Started playing less games for whatever reason in recent years but totalling everything together I've played a hell of a lot of games - but oddly very few that I actually played for any significant ammount of time. I'm usually pretty picky these days although I must admit I really liked Fallout when that came out and plus I'm looking forward to Diablo III
I liek dem vidya gayms, I plai all dai an all nite ahhh yea who's with me?!
I love to play browsergames !!!
I really like farmerama.
That is a farming game
where you have to grow up animals
and other things you normaly do on a farm.
How much time spent gaming - oh my God. I spin on old productions such as Arcanum, Baldur's Gate or The Elder Scrolls Series. I can not say - the majority of time spent on the game I do not regret
Wow... I think there wouldn't be enough space on this page to list all the games I've played in my life
Lets just list the games I currently am playing,
Deux Ex: human revolution;
Medal of honor;
Dragon age;
battlefield 3;
left 4 dead;
Modern warfare 2;
and I gotta forget some others...
i am not a Video Gamer but i like World of warcraft (pc game).
Hey, The games i mostly play are:
World of warcraft: Such a great game needs a bit of a face lift now tho things that are ment to be round actualy look square but never the less this is prob the game im on most love it!!
Battlefield 3 xbox: Just out and love it few minor bugs and issues but thats to be expected once there fixed it would make the experiance even more thrilling.
Assassins cread collection: Like wow all the assassins creed games are ace hope they keep them coming.
I play on alot more but these are my top 3 :D
If you have not yet played any of these games yet check them out on youtube if you like them go buy them there worth it!
YES oh YES!
Forgot to mention Rollercoaster Tycoon, transport tycoon - everything chris saywer and David Braben related and that great era where people still made proper isometric games.
I love playing old school games
Yeahhh, it's kind of a loose definition. That certainly works though.
Ya Im a big timer gamer who makes youtube videos of walkthroughs and playthrough
Okay, so I think we can all agree that's patented "gamer" area.
(I've done a few Let's Tries but that's more as a developer hobbyist than anything)
I play a lot of games. However, I find that I get very, very addicted to some games. I played Skyrim for a week straight, taking breaks only for eating, going to the toilet, and sleeping (at something like 3 am). Those were good days! I also played some little games like Pokemon and Plants vs. Zombies a lot. Very addictive games indeed.
I paly sometime, when i get bored of everything and nowhere to go
I'd say that I'm confused why you'd be searching this particular forum if you're not a gamer, but then, I'm a case in point.
I'm not a gamer, my video game knowledge comes mostly from other people, or trying to have an awareness of general technological goings-on.
I think i'm not , i'm an A/V gamer which is audio and video because i can't play any game without audio. but if you mean "Gamer" in general then yes i am a gamer.
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Over the years popular Nigerian music artist, Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo better known as Kcee has deceived everyone that he is not married and has never revealed the picture of any woman.
However, while enjoying his status as a single man years back, Kcee was reported to be in a relationship with top Nollywood actress, Ebube Nwagbo and the love birds are always in the company of each other until the news of Kcee being married broke the internet with pictures of his engagement.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Temperature Afghan Update
Here it is. Six months of stitching a row a day. I am so excited that the two yellow shades (70 degree weather) and the ORANGE!! (80 degree weather) have been added. I've been adding a lot of orange in June!!
So far this has been a great summer with lots of sunny days. For Terry and I the sun is empowering. Getting up on a sunny day gets the juices flowing and we are busy all day outside. Lots of things are getting done that we neglected last year, which was warm, but cloudy all the time. This year, even though it's been hot, we haven't had a lot of humidity and there is a nice breeze blowing most days. My youngest grandson who is 19 comes over about 2 days a week to spend the day with us and usually helps doing things that Terry needs help with.
How is YOUR summer (or winter) shaping up? How are you spending your days? Any big projects going on? Will you go away for a vacation?
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What a neat idea to reflect the temperatures in your afghan. I am not a sunshine person, right now we are in the mid to high 90's and it is sunny. I stay indoors as much as I can. JET used to be a hot and sunny person but not any more. Glad it works for you both though. We did have a mega storm last night which helps break the heat for a few hours but the forecast is for 100F today.ReplyDelete
I'm fascinated to see your afgan. I was trying to work out when your hot day early on - in February? It must be interesting for you to look at the stripes and think 'That was the day such and such happened'. I've been doing a LOT of outdoor work but have moved to housecleaning because we have guests coming to stay tonight! I welcome rain at the moment because it means I can craft and the vegetables grow a lot better than with watering - unfortunately the weeds do to!ReplyDelete
Well you KNOW whats going on with me....working on the house..uuugghhh.. BUT we are working in the craftroom finally. That does not mean the rest of the house is done... no... we have just decided that i have waited long enough! :) So cool to see the ceiling go up in there... pictures to follow this week. LOVE your afghan Carol! Those colors go together beautifully . Hugs! debReplyDelete
The afghan has certainly progressed! Nice to see the warmer colors making a solid appearance.ReplyDelete
Your afghan is definitely warming up, Carol. This is going to be such an interesting project when it is finished.ReplyDelete
There would be some RED (90s +) in my afghan, if I were making one. It is hot and humid in south Florida. We've done a little work outside that has made a huge difference but there is still more to do.
We haven't made any real summer vacation plans yet. We just went on a long cruise last March so we will probably stay local until the fall.
Thanks for sharing your progress!
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Your afghan is turning out beautifully. It's an exciting project. I like how the colors blend together. Lovely!
Here in California we have lots and lots of sun. My kids are out of school, so it's quite busy here. I do a lot of gardening in the morning, while it's cool and fresh.
I have lots of ideas for new crochet projects, but too little time to work on them.
Such a pretty afghan! It is nice that your grandson comes over to visit and to help. It has gotten very hot here......but I spend the mornings working in my flower and pumpkin gardens. The rest of the day is embroidery and cooking. Have a great weekReplyDelete
This is looking so good Carol! I love how it just seems to burst into bright warm summer :)ReplyDelete
We're at the start of winter out here...while it doesn't snow where I'm at, we've had some snow in a nearby province which has caused a rather swift drop in our temps.
I've been knitting and crocheting for the most part....almost done with my son's blankie!
Just got back from a 'too short' visit with our Nevada family. It was WONDERFUL! Creatively my summer is pretty much dragging! Can't get interested in anything. I was hoping that once I got back from our trip I'd be ready to go -- but no so much. We'll see how this next month turns out...ReplyDelete
A road trip into New England is planned mid September for us. Hoping to see Acadia National Park there in Maine. Also hoping for the start of fall color! Carol, I love your afghan! Wishing I had done one too. :(ReplyDelete
Love this project!ReplyDelete
Wow, your Afghan looks gorgeous with this orange color (complementary color to blue!). Here in Greece summer begins and we shall have high temperatures for 3 or 4 months...ReplyDelete
Your afghan is just so nifty-loving the summer colors-if you were living here those would all be red-lol we are having unreal heat indexes here this week-which usually don't start up til around July 4th through August. we had a really cool May so I guess Mother Nature is making up for it--so not able to do much outdoors this week. I enjoyed reading comments where everyone is going and doing-my summer is kinda boring in comparisson lolReplyDelete
Your afghan is coming along nicely. Glad to hear you and Terry are doing well since your spring was so rough.ReplyDelete
We won't be going anywhere but the front yard 8-). But that is ok with us. Peaceful and doesn't wear us out.
I still want to go on a sewing retreat someday though while I can still enjoy it.
No vacation here - saving for MQG in Savannah in February - I hope. I love the look of this afghan. I actually think that this is a better plan than the quilts. We've been having mostly 90s in June. Ugh! And it's humid to me - 45-70% every day. It'll be 103 with 14% humidity in Phoenix, today, and I'd swap in a heartbeat. =) I think doing Phoenix weather for six months of spring through fall would probably be boring, even in an afghan. =)ReplyDelete
Your afghan looks fabulous Carol!ReplyDelete
Oh good - I was about to ask how the afghan was progressing. I love this concept and enjoy watching how yours is growing. Plans for summer here include the birth of a new grandbaby towards the end of August/first part of Sept. and a car trip across Canada to meet him.ReplyDelete
Carol this is beautiful and I love your colors!! What stitches are you using?? I would love to give this a try one day.. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Dr. Peter T. Coleman holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Social/Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in Communications from The University of Iowa. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and teaches courses in Conflict Resolution, Social Psychology, and Social Science Research. Dr. Coleman is Director of the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR) at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has conducted research on social entitivity processes (ingroup/outgroup formation), the mediation of inter-ethnic conflict, intractable conflict, complexity, and on the conditions and processes which foster the constructive use of social power. In 2003, he became the first recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association, Division 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence. Dr. Coleman co-edited The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice (2000; 2nd edition in press), and has also authored over forty journal articles and chapters.
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Dr. Chitwood's lifelong avocations have been photography, amateur radio, trout fishing, and antiquarian medical bibliophilia. He has made productive photographic expeditions to Tibet, Cambodia, Thailand, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Monaco, India, Japan, China, Nova Scotia, and various landmarks throughout the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. During college became a professional photographer, and except for a hiatus during his medical training, he has maintained this status. His works have been presented in various photographic exhibitions in Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Dr. Chitwood is a native of Virginia and a naturalized North Carolinian. He is the son and grandson of "Southwestern Virginia mountain doctors and nurses". He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and received his medical degree from the University of Virginia. After medical school, he completed the 10-year general and cardiothoracic surgical residency program at Duke University. He then was selected to begin and head the new cardiac surgery program at the East Carolina University School of Medicine. Except for a two-year hiatus as the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Kentucky, he spent his entire career at East Carolina University. He served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery from 1995 to 2003. In July 2003, he was promoted to Senior Associate Vice Chancellor to be in charge of the development of a new specialty hospital and research institute – The East Carolina Heart Institute (ECHI). He received a Doctor of Science, honoris causa in 2005 from his alma mater, Hampden-Sydney College. In 2007, as founder and Director of ECHI, he was named the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Distinguished Chair. The institute now includes an integrated Department of Cardiovascular Sciences as well as a heart hospital, outpatient, research, and education center. The Robotic Surgical Center at East Carolina University has trained over 450 surgeons worldwide. He performed the first robotic mitral valve operation in the United States and ten countries. He was principle investigator of the FDA robotic mitral valve trials that led to approval for this use in the United States. In early 2015, he retired from East Carolina University and is currently a consultant in the field of valve technologies and innovations. He continues to be very active in the field of heart surgery giving lectures and participating in surgery meetings nationally and internationally.
He is a member of 25 professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, the Society of University Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Cardiac Surgery Biology Club. He is a past-president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, the International Society for Heart Valve Disease, and the North Carolina Chapter of the American Heart Association.
He has served on the editorial boards of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, the Journal of Heart Valve Disease, the Asian Annals of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, CTS Net, Chest, the American Heart Journal, and the Journal of Robotic Surgery. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the American Heart Journal, The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Journal of Cardiac Surgery, The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, The Journal of Robotic Surgery, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Journal of Visualized Surgery. He has authored over 250 peer reviewed scientific and clinical articles, as well as many book chapters and several monographs. Dr. Chitwood has given over 60 invited lectures and is the Editor of the Atlas of Robotic Cardiac Surgery.
In 2001, he was awarded the Burokovsky Medal from the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2003, he was elected to Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 2004, he received the O. Max Gardner Award from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors that recognizes a faculty member, who during the scholastic year, made the greatest contribution to the "welfare of the human race." In 2005, he received the national Mended Hearts - Harken Award, which recognizes excellence in the field of cardiovascular medicine. In the same year he received the National Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award for outstanding teaching, research, practice, and service. In 2009, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor at Ellis Island for contributions to the health and welfare of diverse populations nationally and internationally. In 2012, he was awarded the Bakoulev Premium Medal from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery for his work in minimally invasive cardiac procedures. In May 2015, he received the AATS Mitral Conclave Achievement Award for his accomplishments in the field of mitral valve surgery.


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Donna Summer
- "Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (Giorgio Moroder Feat. Chris Cox Remix)"
- "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) - (Chromeo & Oliver Remix)"
- "Donna Summer - I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró)"
- "Donna Summer - I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró)"
- "Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Live)"
- "Donna Summer - Mr. Music"
American singer and songwriter, born 31 December 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and died from cancer 17 May 2012 in Englewood, Florida, USA.Donna, also known as the 'Queen of Disco' got her stage name from Helmut Sommer (3), an Austrian actor to whom she was married for two years. Her sisters are: Dara Bernard and Mary Bernard. In 1980 she married Bruce Sudano, their daughter is Amanda Grace ...more