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We were setting up to play a short acoustic set outside the clinic in Camp Dadadou—-a few acoustic guitars, an acoustic bass, accordion, a couple megaphones. Jeremy had a snare drum, but we had forgone packing a tom because we thought we'd just use a bucket whenever we played acoustically. You know, street corner styles.
But we'd kind of forgotten about it until right before we were gonna play. So there was a bit of a scramble—-"Does anyone have a bucket we can borrow?" Which, weirdly, nobody in earshot did.
I spotted two red plastic wastebaskets just inside the clinic gates. One was mostly empty, so I dumped it out into the other one and brought it over. I thumped it experimentally. Sounded fine. I handed it to Jeremy. He thumped it. Sounded fine.
Louise looked over. "I wouldn't, um, I wouldn't use that I don't think," she said. Jeremy looked at the bucket. It was very clearly labeled BIOHAZARD MEDICAL WASTE.
"Oh, goddamn it," he said.
"I guess I'll put that back," I said, and, a little hesitantly, took it from him.
But that's why hand sanitizer is so exciting.
Shortly thereafter someone who spoke Kreyol found us a bucket. Which we broke while playing Haiti. Oh, goddamn it.
Camp Dadadou was less mental than Parc Jean Marie Vincent. Only 12,000 or so living under tarps. Only.
The PIH clinic at Dadadou has, in addition to the militaresque tents, a medium sized wooden building made of plywood nailed to two by fours. It's the kind of structure that in an American suburb would get you a stern letter from the town council: "No unauthorized garages, sheds, or free standing structures. Let's keep our town beautiful!" But here in Dadadou, even a whiff of permanence gets you a little high. Maybe Haiti can rebuild.
We were met at the clinic by Dr. Anany Prospero and Genevieve Joubert, a nurse. A few days after we got home, the husband of Marika (our violist) saw this article about Genevieve.
And it's like, holy shit. But I didn't realize her whole history when we met her—-she was just another member of the PIH team. But it's like, holy shit.
She and Dr. Prospero and Dr. Ivers showed us around the camp a bit. They took us to the latrine and shower area. Genevieve talked about how for many months after the latrines were installed, they were never emptied. People used them until they were full. And then they went to the bathroom in bags or buckets, and dumped the refuse on any of the various garbage piles around the camp. But recently an organization had started emptying the latrines regularly. She said that the quality of life was much better. To put it mildly, I imagine.
Dr. Ivers (Louise, I think I'll start calling her at this point) pointed out the separated groups of showers—-there were ten or twelve stalls grouped in one area (the stalls were made of tarps—-but they looked clean and crisp and strung up on a real structure), and a couple hundred yards away another group of stalls. The two groups were for men and for women. Louise talked about the horrific violence against women in the camps. She talked about how, now, these separate stalls weren't a solution. But they were a little bit of a help. It was so small and simple, to have separate bathing areas for men and women. And it barely put a dent in the problem of violence. But it increased the dignity of life a little bit. Yet all over Port-au-Prince—-in Parc Jean Marie Vincent, for example—-these small dignities, these small measures of safety and protection: they aren't being done. I can't communicate the heavy sense of sorrow in the air. To be in a place where separate showers for men and women felt like some miracle. In a place where the united goodwill of almost the whole planet had been at work for more than a year.
From February 2010
From a year after the quake, January 2011
From two weeks ago
Now, our trip to Haiti was not a sad trip. I did not leave the country despairing, overcome by tales of poverty and woe. There is massive suffering, yes, and poverty. But we spent the whole trip in the company of people who were active—-people who were either helping to rebuild Haiti, or healing the sick, or creating art and music, or educating themselves. It was exciting. I feel hopeful.
But the camps in Port-au-Prince were dark, there's no denying.
We were originally going to spend more time in Parc Jean Marie Vincent, but tensions had been high in the camp recently. Violence had increased some. And the PIH staff thought that a group of our size (on all accounts—-we've got a 6'5" redhead with us for crying out loud. We tend to stick out)—-they thought it was probably wiser not to tour the camp.
A brief aside: PIH is not scared of poor people living in poor conditions. They don't travel with security. They don't carry guns. They go into places like the camps openly and serve the people. They are a bunch of doctors, and they tend to believe (and for the most part rightly) that people aren't stupid enough to pick a fight with the people who will save you when you get cholera. But there's no sense in tempting fate when the fate of so many Grammy winners is in your hands. Bwa hahh ah hahhaha ah. So we didn't see most of the camp.
We did see the PIH clinic. It's a collection of 8 or 9 large army green tents set up on a piece of graveled land just inside the border of the park. Dr. Louise Ivers was guiding us. It was pretty "M*A*S*H style," she said. Except, we assumed, for the hilarious antics of Hawkeye and the gang.
Dr. Ivers is an Irish doctor who's been working in Haiti for PIH since 2003. She's been working in Port-au-Prince since the earthquake. Things that would make a person laugh, she laughs at. Things that would make a person furious, she gets furious about. She is amazing and lovely. But then again, as a band, we are racist for Irish people.
The clinic was mostly empty when we were there. There was a Red Cross food disbursement going on elsewhere in the camp, so potential patients and much of the staff (many who live in the camps as well) were off waiting in line.
Dr. Ivers pointed out the women's health tent, and the closed tent within the women's health tent—-facilities were minimal, but PIH wanted to provide privacy and dignity to patients.
Out in front of the clinic were a couple of basketball courts, with kids playing on them (not basketball at the moment, but Dr. Ivers did say games occasionally went on). Across the basketball court, there were two large white tents labeled "British Red Cross". That, Dr. Ivers said, was the school. Or rather, not the school, but a gathering place for children. Because there weren't enough teachers to call it a school really, and it was hard to judge if the kids could be learning anything. But it was a space for children to gather during the day, a safe place, rather than wandering around aimlessly through the camp. But then again—-there was space for, what, 500 kids? From a town of 50,000?
Dr. Ivers never projected despair. She projected pride in the work the people around her were doing to help. She projected an intense determination to make life in the camps better. But that determination was colored by a full and painful consciousness of the suffering that her patients face; a sharp sorrow at the inhuman conditions that these people have to live in. That determination was intensified, too, by anger at ineffective help, from any sort of bureaucratic dithering or avoidance of the truth.
The sense of tragedy piled upon tragedy came to me with the story of the schools in the camps. They weren't exactly schools because of the lack of manpower and infrastructure. But additionally, there is pressure from outside sources and the government not to designate official schools in the camps. They don't want to "incentivize" people to stay in the camps—-implying that the more permanent services that are installed, the less likely people are to leave. But people aren't likely to leave no matter what. Because there's nowhere to go.
Much of the international staff of PIH expressed deep frustration with the international funding situation. Emergency funding for projects in Port-au-Prince is drying up, so NGOs, unfunded, leave to go where the money is. Like a team of surgeons, partway through an emergency operation, leaving to check on other patients. The next phase of "development money" has yet to flow. Dr. Ivers described setting up with PIH in Parc Jean Marie Vincent along with the Red Cross, and being the only people providing services for essentially a whole city. After appeals for help, other organizations came and things began to get better—- logistics were improved, things began to get more organized. But now it's back down again to just PIH and the British Red Cross.
Parc Jean Marie Vincent used to just be a sports park. A place for community basketball and soccer and the like. At the clinic, we talked briefly to the director of the—-still technically—-sports park. He was active—-visiting people, talking to his, well, the term now I guess would be constituents. Trying to find out the people in the most trouble, trying to help them. Trying to identify services that could be provided. He was a governmental officer, after all. He did have some measure of authority and responsibility. But he was really looking forward to someday just working on sports again.
Here's a video on Parc Jean Marie Vincent from January. Conditions are still largely the same as described: http://becrollins.com/2011/01/pjmv/
This quote jumped out at me, from Jacky Coutier, a resident of the Parc:
For myself, I'm asking again for a proper sanitation plan. This isn't something that can be done by a cash for work program in just 2 days. And I'd like to say Partners in Health could use a partner themselves. Partners in Health takes care of health, but health and sanitation go hand in hand.
The technical name for most of the tent cities and camps throughout Port-au-Prince is "spontaneous internally displaced person camps." Which is a governmental mouthful, but it's worth chewing over:
Spontaneous, because these camps formed quickly and on their own wherever there was space to put up shelter. No organization or government planned the layout of these places. No land was flattened or prepared. No space was set aside for basic services—-latrines, showers, schools, medical areas. Nobody checked the drainage; nobody planned where roads would go through. There's no central authority.
Internally displaced just means that these aren't foreign refugees. Now, when someone mentions a camp with 50,000 people living in it, I picture a space out on a plain somewhere on the outskirts of a city. I picture people driven from one place and waiting outside the gates of another, hoping to be let in. But that's not the case in Port-au-Prince. These camps are all throughout the heart of the city. And the people living in the camps are Port-au-Princers. There's no hope, however slim, of returning to some different home. This is their home. Now, there are camps on the outskirts as well, but they are largely comprised of people who were pushed out of earlier settlements because they were on private property. The only place they could find space was outside the city—-where if anything access to services and general organization is weaker.
And "camp". The word sounds deceptively temporary. A cynical view: if something sounds temporary, there's less reason to make it better. Why build better infrastructure? It's just a camp—-people will move on to real homes at some point. I suppose the other option would be "settlement." But that's too permanent, and sounds almost too purposeful. People are always on the move—-leaving to look for something better, returning when they don't find it. "Tent city"? Too formal, organized. Most of these places only have names because they happen to coincide with some natural boundary. All around Parc Jean Marie Vincent are other camps that are exactly the same—they just happen to be across the street. So they have a different name. Or no name. There's no perfect term for what these places are.
Now, I will never again use the term "spontaneous internally displaced person camp". Because it's a cold, unwieldy phrase, and this isn't a governmental report. But it's a useful phrase, and for all it's UN vibe, it does communicate something about these places.


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Don't cubs live in dens? That makes these last two QSL cards for my collection of QSLs from stations whose callsigns spell words perfect complements for one another.
CUBs and DENS
From my Twitter feed – 11/27/12
Here are three items that showed up in my Twitter feed yesterday:
- Morse Code Plays a Role in New Spielberg Movie. Producer Steven Spielberg has used Amateur Radio or Morse code in three of his last four movies: Super 8 (2011), The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011) and Lincoln(2012). Members of the Morse Telegraph Club (MTC) — an association of retired railroad and commercial telegraphers, historians, radio amateurs and others with an interest in the history and traditions of telegraphy and the telegraph industry — played an integral part in the production of Lincoln.
nanoKeyer powered by Arduino Nano. The nanoKeyer is an Arduino Nano based CW Contest Keyer Addon. It was designed specifically for use with the K3NG Arduino keyer open-source firmware adding many features and flexibility. The nanoKeyer is suitable as a standalone keyer or for keying the radio via the USB port by using the K1EL Winkeyer protocol from a connected computer and your favoured contest logging software. By means of the K3NG firmware it can be also used as a computerless keyboard keyer by attaching a PS2 keyboard to it.
Someone tweeted me about this after I Tweeted about building a second WKUSB keyer. I think that if I had known about this before my purchase, I would have gone for this instead of the WKUSB. It not only purports to what the WKUSB does, the software is open-source meaning that you could actually fool around with it if you liked. You can find more information at the Radio Artisan website.
- Digispark. Talking about tiny Arduinos, check out this Kickstarter project. It's amazingly cool. Unfortunately, it doesn't look as though you can get in on this first production run.
Circuit prototyping tip
I found this in my inbox this morning. It's from the Make: newsletter.
When prototyping perfboard layouts, long component leads can be a pain, sticking out on the underside of the board. I don't want to cut them off yet, because I might need long leads. Solution? Green florist foam. The leads stick into the foam, which holds them securely enough that you can turn the board over and nothing will fall out. But they're also easy to pull out and rearrange as needed. [Sean Ragan]
Learn about ISM radio
Found this in my inbox this morning. We share some frequencies with the ISM service, including about 1.5 MHz in the 440 MHz band. That being the case, it might be good idea to learn something about ISM.
Design News continues with the Digi-Key Continuing Education Center Track, "ISM Band Radio."
Each day the first 25 people who attend will receive a $5 Starbucks Gift Card.*
ISM Band Radio
December 3 – 7, 2012
11 am PST / 2 pm EST
ISM Band Radio features guest lecturer Paul Nickelsberg, President and Chief Technical Officer of Orchid Technologies Engineering & Consulting Inc. Mr. Nickelsberg has over 30 years' experience as a technical innovator and problem solver.
- Dec. 3: Radio Communications Range & Regulatory Matters
- Dec. 4: 802.15.4 Radio Link Modulation
- Dec. 5: 802.15.4 Radio Protocols & Topology
- Dec. 6: 802.15.4 Radio Power Requirements
- Dec. 7: 802.15.4 Transceivers in Commercial Components – Fall 2012
Register Now for all five courses and share this opportunity with your network. Check out the schedule for other tracks of interest.
On the Internet – 11/26/12
WITCH gets a reboot. The world's oldest digital computer was brought back to life by engineers at The National Museum of Computing in Buckinghamshire, England. The computer was first turned on in 1951 and uses 480 relays and 828 vacuum tubes called Dekatrons, which store ten discreet values. EETimes also ran a story on this computer.
First Visible LED Demoed 50 Years Ago. Since we're doing history today, here's a link to a Wired article marking the first demonstration of an LED that emitted visible light. The article notes, "In the February 1963 issue of Reader's Digest, Holonyak predicted that the LED would eventually replace incandescent bulbs. Bold words from a man who worked for GE, a company founded by Thomas Edison." We're finally getting around to this 50 years later.
How to Listen to Real Spy Broadcasts Now. Lifehacker shows you how to dial in to numbers stations and the like. The article says, "The behavior of shortwave radio in the atmosphere makes it ideal for long range radio transmission. You can send messages on a given frequency all over the world, and most people who use shortwave radio use it to communicate with ships at sea and people in locations all over the world."
DMM tips, anyone?
Now that I've published the No-Nonsense Extra Class License Study Guide, I've been thinking about what my next book should be. At this point I'm leaning towards The No-Nonsense Guide to Digital Multimeters. I have even started outlining the book:
- What is a digital multimeter?
- Compare to analog multimeter
- Digital multimeter basics
- Measurement types
- Inputs
- Range
- Zero
- Safety
- Making measurements with a DMM
- Simple DC circuit
- voltage
- current
- AC measurements
- true RMS
- Resistance
- Simple DC circuit
- Tips for Choosing a DMM
- Hints and Kinks
I'd love to get your feedback on this.
What else should I add to this outline?
What would you like to know about DMMs?
Do you have any tips for using DMMs that you'd like to share with others? (If I use your tip in the book, I'll send you a free copy when it's finished.)
Should I go retro with my next QSL?
I'm getting kinda tired of my current QSL card. It's an aerial photo of Michigan Stadium. They call it "The Big House" because it's the largest American football stadium in U.S.
While scouting out items for my "Amateur Radio in the News" items, I ran across a human-interest story about ham radio operators in Los Gatos, CA in 1920. It included a photo of the QSL card for one of them, 6CDW:
I kind of like this card, and am thinking about having some printed up for me in this style. What do you think? Should I go retro?
REVIEW: Wouxoun KG-UVD1P 2m/440 HT
Normally, I hate spam, and when I find it in my inbox, I mark it as such, and attempt to unsubscribe, if there's a link to do so. Even so, sometimes, when the spam is amateur radio related, I'll take a peek. So, even though I hate to admit it, I did succumb to some spam last week.
The spam was an e-mail from Amateur Radio Supplies offering me 7.3% off my next purchase. I had never heard of Amateur Radio Supplies before, so I decided to click over to their website and see what they had for sale.
Most of the stuff they sell is pretty unremarkable. There's a lot of MFJ stuff and some Alinco radios. What caught my eye, though, is that they were selling the Wouxoun KG-UVD1P HT for $100. With the 7.3% discount, that price would be $92.70. I Googled around a bit, and the lowest price that I could find elsewhere was $112, so I decided to buy one for myself and play around with it for a bit.
The radio arrived within a week, and I eagerly unpacked the radio. I hadn't bought a new, in-the-box radio in years. It was all very nicely packaged, and came with a wrist strap, desk charger, and rubber ducky antenna.
I clipped the battery pack onto the radio and turned it on right away, even though the battery really needed charging. The first thing I noticed was how bright and easy-to-read the display was. I also got a chuckle from the voice that came out of the radio announcing that it was in frequency mode. The voice is female, and while the announcement was in English, it had a very distinctive Chinese accent.
At that point, I turned off the radio and set up the charger. I came back that evening, to find the battery fully charged. I'm not sure how long it took, but it definitely charges pretty quickly.
The next step was to set up some frequencies. I had heard this was very difficult to do, but I didn't find it to be so tough, especially once you get the hang of how to work the menus. Without too much futzing, I was able to program the two repeaters that I use most. I was aided in this by the relatively decent user manual and the quick reference card. The second time I picked up the radio, I was able to figure out how to delete the two pre-programmed channels and how to get it to scan the programmed memories.
In addition to ordering the radio, I also purchased the programming cable, but it's on back order. After programming several of the local repeaters into the HT, and seeing how easy it is to do, I'm considering canceling that order. I'm not a big VHF/UHF user, and I don't continually update the programming of my radios, so I'm not really sure that I need that programming cable.
So, how does it work? Well, to be honest, I've only been able to make one contact with it so far, and that was a really short one because the other guy was driving away from the repeater and quickly was out of range. I don't fault the radio for this, though. Like many places, the repeaters are around here are dead. I had the radio turned on all day Wednesday and only heard a couple of "kerchunks." I don't recall hearing an entire conversation.
I don't really have the equipment to properly test the performance of the radio, but I will say that the receiver doesn't seem to be as sensitive as the other HTs that I own. That's not a big problem, though, as they're still solid copy.
All things considered, it seems to be a decent purchase. It would be nice if there were more people to talk to, though.
HamQTH.Com an alternative to QRZ.Com
I got this message yesterday from Petr, OK2CQR, proprietor of HamQTH.Com:
I'm very happy that I can inform you about recent news at HamQTH.com.
What's new?
- XML access to callsign's recent activity added, more in developers section.
- Real-time QSO upload interface added, more in developers section.
- Send email to searched station function added (in Contact tab, just next to email itself)
- List of applications supporting HamQTH added.
- HamQTH has new shortcut icon designed by Junghard, DF1IAV
- Thanks to Yousef, 7Z2YR we have HamQTH translated to Arabic (it looks really awesome!)
Small statistic:
- 1,343,209 callsigns in database
- 11,883 registered users
- 7,018,773 queries to XML search
- 6,521,517 QSO in the log from 953 different callsigns
Did you know that DX cluster at HamQTH can colour the spots according to QSO you have in the log?
We have almost 50 times more users using XML search than web visitors every day. It's fine, but please encourage others to register at HamQTH and update their profiles. Without that, XML search won't be accurate. Thank you!
HamQTH is a real alternative to QRZ.Com. Check it out.
LOTW Update – 11/18/12
I've blogged many times about Logbook of the World (LOTW). Well, it's hard to believe, but it's been three nearly years since I went through the hassle of registering with LOTW. The reason I know this is that now they're asking me to re-register.
To re-register, you have to use the TQSL-CERT program to generate a .tq5 file and then upload that to LOTW. LOTW is supposed to process that file and then return a .tq6 file, which you then load back into TQSL-CERT. Sounds like a lot of make-work to me, but oh well.
While I was at it, I thought it would probably be a good idea to check when I last uploaded my logs to LOTW. Well, as it turns out, the last time I'd done this was the end of February, so nearly nine months ago! So, I got that taken care of.
Finally, I thought I'd check my awards status. Well, lo and behold, I now have a total of 108 countries confirmed via LOTW. I'm also now qualified for a CW endorsement, with a total of 105 countries worked on CW. 30m is my best band with a total of 73 countries worked on 30m.
Worked All States is another matter. I only have 48 states total confirmed via LOTW. I have worked 48 states confirmed on 40m and 48 states confirmed on CW. And, all that's before the 800-odd QSOs that I just uploaded.


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We have Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez to thank for ruining any chance of seeing a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. super fight, but on Saturday night Bradley and Marquez entered the ring to give us a treat as they battled for Bradley's WBO welterweight title.
It was a very close back-and-forth battle in the ring, but when the final bell sounded it was Bradley who was able to knock off Marquez by way of split-decision. The fight could have gone either way, but in the end it was the younger, hungrier fighter that had his hand raised in victory.
If you missed all of the action from last night's pay-per view bout, you can relive the action by checking out the full fight video highlights below:
What would you like to see next for Bradley and Marquez as they move on from Saturday night's bout? It is your turn to play matchmaker by sounding off in the comments section below.


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Kayak Quest
Thu, Sep 18th 8:00am-3:30pm
Felix Neck, Edgartown
Medicare/Insurance Q&A
Thu, Sep 18th 9:00am-3:00pm
Tisbury Senior Center, Vineyard Haven
Family Backpack Tour
Thu, Sep 18th 9:30am-4:00pm
Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury
Class: Drawing from Nature
Thu, Sep 18th 9:30am-12:00pm
Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury
Pre-School Storytime
Thu, Sep 18th 10:30am
West Tisbury Library, West Tisbury
M.V. Fashion Week: Trunk Show
Thu, Sep 18th 1:00pm-4:00pm
Vineyard Square Hotel, Edgartown
Stories & Crafts
Thu, Sep 18th 3:00pm-4:00pm
Aquinnah Public Library, Aquinnah
Art Talk: Moore and Moore and Moore
Thu, Sep 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm
M.V. Museum, Edgartown
Grandparents Group
Thu, Sep 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm
M.V. Family Center, Vineyard Haven
Grandparent Group
Thu, Sep 18th 5:30pm-7:00pm
M.V. Family Center, Vineyard Haven
Meditation/Meditation in Motion
Thu, Sep 18th 6:00pm-7:00pm
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center, West Tisbury
M.V. Fashion Week: Dinner and Fashion Show
Thu, Sep 18th 6:00pm
Lure Grill, Winnetu Oceanside Resort, Edgartown
Breast Cancer Support Group
Thu, Sep 18th 6:00pm
Oak Bluffs Library, Oak Bluffs
Artist's Reception
Thu, Sep 18th 6:00pm-9:00pm
Nikki Sedacca Gallery at Nevin Square, Edgartown
Open Pottery Studio
Thu, Sep 18th 7:00pm-10:00pm
Featherstone, Oak Bluffs


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Confession time
Let's try to ignore the fact that it has been annoying us all as an ad on the radar for a few days because I am OBSESSED with Revenge you guys!
I decided to watch it during my lunch a few days ago because I didn't bring my book and had some time to kill. Three days later I am officially hooked. I've finished the whole season and read hilarious recaps and tried my best to resist the urge to search for spoiler theories.
It's so campy and soapy and I love it. Netflix was bad for me this summer. It got me hooked on Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries. I don't have time for these shows but I need them in my life in a very bad way.
duckieoverblane answered your question: Anyone else watch Design Star?
I do! So far I like Bex and Danielle the best. Chris will cause me the most angst, I know it
Ugh Chris was the worst! "Ooooh, look! My taped glass table is genius!" Please. My friends and I did that to spice up our ice hockey sticks years ago. It is not a genius idea to use colored tape to make a striped table.
So far all the guys seem very meh but maybe they will surprise me and step it up during the white room challenge tonight.
Anyone else watch Design Star?
I love me some hgtv/diy shows (my day off has been spent marathoning House Hunters and Property Virgins) and Design Star is the best! Plus tonight is the awesome White Room Challenge! I think Dan's is still my favorite.
Can't wait to see what those crazy kids come up with this time.
Community Returns March 15! -- Vulture
The wait is over: NBC says Community will return to its schedule Thursday, March 15 at 8 p.m. (We'll pause so you can fist-bump your neighbor.) As part of a midseason sked shuffle,30 Rock shifts back to 8:30 p.m. And Parks and Recreation? It takes a breather until April 19, when it returns in a new (old) time slot: Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. (Up All Night will have completed its season by then.)
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Both houses offer cooking facilities, breakfast, living rooms, TVs, showers, internet access, washing facilities and a hot tub.
Please note that non-members of YHA must pay600ISK per person per night upon arrival. We offer breakfast for1200 ISK per person and you can rent bed linen for 1000 ISK.
Local recreation
The area of Reykjanes has many recreational options for people of all ages.
Hiking around the area is a good way to enjoy the nature as well as finding more about Icelandic culture on many historical sites.
Here in Reykanes we have two outdoor swimming pools with warm water, the famous Blue Lagoon, exellent area at Garskagi for birdwathing, hot springs, bridge across continents, two companies that offer whale wathing and sea angling. Golf course, gokart and museums.
The three towns of Njar�v�k, Keflav�k and Hafnir were joined together in the municipality of Reykjanesb�r in the year 1994. These towns were built up around the fish industry but today has mostly been replaced by tourist related and service jobs.
Iceland is forming on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (since volcanoes in Iceland are still active).
Landscape in the area of Reykjanes is distinguishable by volcanic activity in the forms of mountains maid of palagonite that were formed under ice or water and many layers of lava.
We are only 5 minutes away from the airport, 15 min. from the Blue Lagoon and 45 min. from Reykjavik.
check in time in summer between 10am and 4am, the rooms are ready 4pm, often before 2pm, ask the desk.
check in time in winter is between 12 am and 12pm.
Transport to and from airport is easy since there are two taxi stations located in the vicinity and costs only3000 ISK (15 EUR) for 1-4 people travelling together.
The center of Reykjanesb�r is only twenty minutes away by foot and buses to and from Reykjavik are scheduled five times a day.
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Do you use crowd wisdom to think? Be part of creating the first ever crowd sourced TED talk
I'm about to speak at TED 2012 and present the first ever crowd-sourced TED talk :-)
I'm inviting you to be part of this process and create together my presentation.
Before asking for your help, here's my main idea:
Wisdom of Crowds theory exists for many years. The theory states that the collective wisdom of big crowds is smarter than experts as we solve problems or make decisions.
Until recently, the use of the wisdom of crowds was possible primarily for organizations that have invested resources in developing technological solutions that transformed crowd wisdom into products such as Wikipedia.
This means that anyone with enough social network friends can ask questions that will require them to think. The collective wisdom from all the answers is probably the smartest thing to do.
There are already a few people who are using this method. By doing so, they upgrade their ability to think and make decisions significantly.
That's it…
I'm creating my TED talk using crowd wisdom, your wisdom. It will be the first ever crowd sourced TED talk.
I hope that you'll join me in this journey and take part of this process.
I'm looking for exceptional individuals (not organizations) who are using their own social network profile in order to get crowd wisdom in a way that improves their personal or professional lives significantly.
I'll share their stories in my TED talk :-)
Here are a few areas of interest – musicians, educators, designers, spiritual leaders, marketing experts, people looking for relationships etc.
In addition, if you have interesting stories or ideas that might add value to this topic, I'll be happy if you share them with me.
You can join my journey and get more information at my blog http://liorz.co.il/blog
Looking forward to read your insights.
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Maria Miluesnic, who owns John's Pizzeria, with her husband Nik, says she loves her Griffith location.
"My heat is in Griffith because that is where we started," Miluesnic said. "It's a phenomenal town to have a business in. They are so supportive. They are so easy to work with. Anything you need they are there."
Miluesnic said the town's charm is that "it is very old school, old world and just a tight-knit community."
Twenty years ago the couple purchased John's Pizzeria and its traditional
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"I was in college and my husband and I both worked there," Miluesnic said. "When he was selling, we thought 'let's do it.' The opportunity kind of presented itself like it was meant to be."
John's Pizzeria, with 25 employees, has two locations: 132 S. Broad St. in Griffith and 1209 Sheffield Ave. in Dyer. Both open at 3 p.m., closing at 10 p.m. during the week and at 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Both offer delivery, carryout and catering on a small scale. Dyer has a dining room and lounge with seven plasma televisions and a full-service bar.
Miluesnic is proud of their cooking process and finished product. Everything is made fresh from scratch with quality ingredients, she said.
"Our sauces and our crust are all homemade," Miluesnic said. "The ingredients are all fresh. Nothing is frozen. Nothing comes in a can. We have done things the same way that it has been done for over 70 years that the business has been around. We still continue that same traditional way of cooking."
Along with their famous pizza recipe, John's Pizzeria carries an assortment of appetizers, homemade breads, salads, pasta, seafood, veal, chicken, sandwiches and desserts.
"The food is fantastic." Miluesnic said. "There's something for everyone."
Daily specials include: Mondays and Tuesdays pizza, pasta and a pitcher of soda for $14.95 for two or $19.95 for four or more; Wednesdays, senior's 55 years and older receive a 20 percent discount; Thursdays all-you-can-eat pizza with side salad; Fridays a free appetizer with pizza order; Saturday two pasta dinners for $19.95; and Sundays order any sandwich and get the second half off.
There is much satisfaction in the business because of her customers and staff, she said.
"I love the people who come in," Miluesnic said. "I love the kids that work for us."
Giving back to the community is a priority.
"We are involved in anything that has to do with the kids, anything that has to do with the schools, anything with someone who is sick and has something going on," Miluesnic said. "We will do anything for the town."
Miluesnic said her business philosophy is simple.
"It is what it is," she said. "That is so true. Just deal with it every day. Take it as it is."
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The Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks are two teams that have battled incredibly hard to reach the Stanley Cup Finals, and it should be a very compelling culmination to the 2010-11 season. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the series is just how different these teams are, particularly with regard to the pedigree of their players.
The Vancouver Canucks have a core of three talented forwards who were all taken in the first round: Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler. Brian Burke, then General Manager in Vancouver, traded away a king's ransom to draft the Sedins with the second and third overall picks of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft; the twins said they wouldn't play in the NHL unless it was for the same team. It's taken awhile, but they've finally come into their own and emerged as legitimate stars. Henrik and Daniel are quite likely to become the first brothers to go back-to-back as league MVP in a very long time.
Kesler is by almost any measure the best American skater in the National Hockey League today. The Michigan native was selected in the first round as well, and has emerged as a true impact player. Through three rounds, he is without question the front-runner to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Mike Richards, Loui Eriksson, and Corey Perry are just some of the high end talent Vancouver passed over to take Kesler in the incredibly deep 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Completing the glamorous foursome of the Canucks is Roberto Luongo, former Captain and Olympic gold medalist. Luongo was selected fourth overall by the New York Islanders back in 1997, and has been one of the league's finest netminders for the past decade.
In sharp contrast, the Bruins' "Core Four" is comprised of two second round picks, a third round pick, and a ninth round pick.
First and foremost, Tim Thomas has been doubted, overlooked, overshadowed and dismissed since being drafted 217th by the Quebec Nordiques back in 1994. Thomas has played for 11 professional teams since leaving the University of Vermont after four seasons, and only in the past handful of seasons has emerged as an impact NHLer. A finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league's best netminder, Thomas set a single-season record for highest save percentage.
Team captain Zdeno Chara was drafted 56th overall back in 1996, and his rise to prominence has been anything but predictable. Of the 55 men selected ahead of him, 19 have played fewer than ten NHL games, and only three have played more games. Once part of a trade so bad the then GM of the New York Islanders, Mike Milbury, is still ridiculed about it (the deal that moved Jason Spezza and Chara to the Senators for Alexei Yashin), Chara's rare combination of skill and size has made him one of the league's best — and most-feared -= rearguards.
Selected late in the second round of his draft year (2003), Patrice Bergeron was passed over twice by several general mangers. Perry, Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby are among the men who played with and against Bergeron at the 2005 World Championships. What they all have in common aside from being first round picks (Perry was picked 28th in the same year as Bergeron) is that they all failed to beat out Bergeron for MVP at the 2005 World Championships.
Last, Vancouver native Milan Lucic is the physical pace-setter, also a former second round pick (50th overall in 2006). Lucic brings his well-known fisticuffs, his dominating physical presence, and a highly underrated playmaking ability to the table, and he's quickly become one of the Bruins' most important players (as well as a huge fan favorite in Beantown). When he's on his game, no matter what else is happening on the ice, the opposition has their hands full with Lucic.
The contrasts in styles and pedigree couldn't be more extreme, setting up what should be a very compelling Cup Finals between a team that has never won the Cup (the Canucks) and a team that's on a nearly 40-year Cup drought (the Bruins last won in 1972, when the league was comprised of only 14 teams).


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One Citi Bike cruising around the Financial District, Friday, sounded a little whinier than others. And for that we could blame more than just its rubber tires rolling over wet pavement.
"I've done it!" Jeff Guida said.
Guida invented ShareRoller, a laptop-sized, seven-pound electric assistant intended for the Citi Bike, which he believes could use the help.
"It's about twice as heavy as any other bike," Guida said of the Citi Bike, "and it's only three speeds and it really feels like it requires twice as much effort as a regular bicycle."
Because ShareRoller doesn't start powering a bicycle until the rider gets the bike moving two miles per hour, Guida believes his product is legal in New York City.
"Well, the New York City law that was passed in the spring stipulates that a motorized scooter is able to be powered without human assistance," Guida said.
By that definition, ShareRoller does not transform a bicycle into a motorized scooter.
"It seems the law was targeted mainly at delivery cyclists who ride 30 mph electric motorcycles masquerading as bikes," Guida said.
So, every time someone delivers you a pizza or an order of dumplings using a motorized bicycle they break the law. But ShareRoller might qualify as street-legal.
We asked the Department of Transportation about electric bike attachments -- like ShareRoller -- and it directed us to its website, which informed us: "The New York State Dept. of Motor Vehicles does not register electric bicycles. Therefore, their operation is prohibited in New York City."
We rely on police to enforce that ban, and NYPD confirmed after this story first aired that someone using a motor to operate a bike -- even a motor requiring human power to start -- would be at risk of receiving a summons.
Citi Bike, which faces its own problems, also called us back, saying while it applauded Guida's inventiveness, he violated their user agreement because he modified their bicycle -- even if only temporarily.
"I don't look at using Citi Bike as exercise," Guida said. "For me, it's commuting."
Regardless of any potential restrictions on his product, Guida rides forward with the roll-out of ShareRoller, which can attach to nearly any bicycle. With the help of investors, Guida plans to start selling them internationally as soon as this summer.
The base model costs more than $1,300, but Guida says: With a 20-mile range, a top speed of 18 mph, the added users he hopes it brings to the program and the lack of change required to a system's infrastructure to accommodate it, ShareRoller improves any ride-share system.
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May 6 (Reuters) - Shares of Twitter Inc fell more than 10 percent in early trading on Tuesday after the expiration of a six-month "lock-up" period for early investors that had restricted the sale of about 82 percent of the company's equity.
The shares hit a low of $34.84 on the New York Stock Exchange, the first time they have fallen below $37 since the shares started trading on Nov. 7.
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The largest holder of Twitter shares, private equity firm Rizvi Traverse, has no intention to sell upon the expiration of the lockup, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Rizvi Traverse, which owns about 85.2 million Twitter shares, could not be immediately reached for comment.
Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams and Chief Executive Dick Costolo said in April that they did not plan to sell shares after the restrictions were lifted.
Venture capital firm Benchmark, which holds a roughly 6 percent stake, has also said it would not sell its stake.
But other major shareholders could see an opportunity to cash out, given that none of Twitter's insiders sold their shares during the IPO.
Large shareholders include venture capital firms Lowercase Capital, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures. None could be reached for a comment.
Many technology companies have a lock-up clause to prevent holders from flooding the market as soon as the company goes public.
Twitter allowed one batch of shares to be sold in February, but that lockup governed only about 10 million shares, most of which were held by non-executive employees.
(Reporting by Gerry Shih in San Francisco and Supantha Mukherjee in Bangalore; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Ted Kerr)


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Oregon Football Recruiting Analysis: Grading the Class
National LOI signing day is a lot like Christmas for those of us who follow recruiting. A few of us have rich parents and expect the world, while others come from blue collar families. All of us wake up early and wait in agony for …Read More →
Recruiting Analysis: Ducks Dodge Disaster
When news broke that Don Pellum was going to be Oregon's new defensive coordinator, a number of people asked me how it would affect recruiting. "It won't," I said, "the thing to watch is whether or not John Neal stays put." I was worried, since …Read More →
Recruiting Analysis: Buckle Up as National Signing Day Approaches Like a Blur
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Recruiting Analysis: What to Expect Going Forward
Kevin Cline The next three months should be an exciting time for fans of Oregon football recruiting. With national signing day approaching, the Ducks are looking to round out their class with some elite players. While smart money is on Helfrich and company to put …Read More →
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Mark your calendars for the next JeffCo Energy Lunch Feb 19
Launching Jefferson County's New Public Power Utility
With the launch of Jefferson County's public power utility fast approaching on April 1, representatives from Jefferson County's PUD and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) will provide an update on the transition at this month's Jefferson County Energy Lunch Program, held at the Port Townsend Community Center on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Barney Burke, an elected commissioner for the Public Utility District (PUD) #1 of Jefferson County, and Doug Gantenbein, the communications manager for Puget Sound Energy's Jefferson Electrical Transition Team, will each make a short presentation and answer questions.
The monthly Energy Lunch Programs are aimed at increasing awareness of how energy, energy technology and energy policy affect county life and business activity. The brown-bag lunch talks are free and open to the public.


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Taste with Jason (阿贤人情味) Featured Restaurants in Malaysia – Hosted by Axian (阿贤)
Ong Cheng Huat Seafood 王清发海鲜
It's a popular place to dine out for its specialty dishes. More and more people visiting to this place after it appeared in Taste With Jason.
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Ong Cheng Huat Seafood is famous with its baby chicken and steamed fish (and coconut rum) in which customers from far are thrilled for a visit.
Hua Xing Restaurant (华绅风味食馆)
Hua Xing have good authentic Hokkien dishes, especially their Curry Chicken Bun. They have great hospitality, cosy warm ambiance that gives you the kind of eating-at-home feeling and affordable pricing.
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This restaurant that has been around for the longest time, is still a hot favourite with my family and the in-laws. Their Hokkien cuisine is famous and has never been short of endorsements from celebrities, both young and old alike.
Pudu Wai Sik Kai (为食街)
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Most of these stalls are closed on Mondays, and come alive in the evening till late.
Yuen Kee Cafe (源记茶餐室)
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Hooi Kee Wan Tan Mee (开记云吞面) is only a stall inside the Yuen Kee Kopitiam. But the crowd really unbelievable, so if you really want to try on their famous Wan Tan Mee
Jade Garden Restaurant 聚苑补品楼
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Check out Restoran Jade Garden - a traditional health and herbal soup place; according to my dad, this place has been around for more than 30 years and spans a third or fourth generation already...
Chun's Da Pu Noodle (春记大埔面)
Aik Kee Seafood (易记海鲜档)
Axian Dim Sum (阿贤)
The steamed dim sum at Axian's Dim Sum is generally good but comes with a more expensive price @ RM4.50 each. It is however, worth the price; especially if you are a fan of Jason (tv host of Astro). Do come early before 8am and avoid the crowd and for better service and less frustration.


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Divert All Power to Special Effects!by Scotty on March 9, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Wow, these cliffhangers are hard to think up titles for!
2nd UPDATE!
Commander Kitty advances! New wallpapers coming soon!
I have a sneaky hunch exactly how this is happening, and I can only enjoy the ride!
They are allowing you to make donations to their charity in exchange for more votes. Ten cents per vote going to a good cause, so it's safe to presume there is some moneybags out there generously stuffing the ballot box! (now who could that be?)
But they still allow votes the old fashioned way (with a Facebook account) so vote again for CK!
VOTE FOR COMMANDER KITTY HERE! (Facebook thing required.)
CK made it to the next round, but we are up against a freekin' juggernaut now in Dresden Codak. I need every vote in the world now! Voting ends Wednesday so don't dillydally!
And while you've got a Facebook account, don't forget the Like the Commander Kitty Facebook page! Every week, I post the sketch version of the weekly episode. And everyone in a while, I post special FB friend only stuff. Don't miss out!
Blue Screen of Dookby Scotty on February 17, 2013 at 12:01 am
Graceful Exitsby Scotty on January 27, 2013 at 12:01 am
Hey Spacers! Thanks for your patience while I got my side stuff done! Let's get back to some CK, shall we?
Space Memoriesby Scotty on January 20, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Hey again, Spacers!
As I hope you know, I have been taking a sort of break from CK to complete an unrelated freelance project. It will be completed very soon, and I can get back to Commander Kitty. Thanks again for your patience!
Here's a bit of Ace & Crew history from their rise to stardom!
I'm sure if my ratio math is incorrect, I'll hear about it. If it is wrong, I can just blame Nin Wah.
You'll remember Freeda shared that last panel info in this episode.
You guys don't know who Opal is yet. Don't worry about it.
Update: I revised Nin Wah's ratio, based on a visitor comment. (we can all blame you if you're wrong now) So hope you saved the earlier version. It's now a collector's item!
Dressed For Successby Scotty on October 7, 2012 at 12:00 am
Six Very Special Panelsby Scotty on September 16, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Garbage In, Garbage Outby Scotty on August 15, 2012 at 11:52 am
Oh yeah! That's why she tagged along in the first place!
I will be vacationing next week, so perhaps when I return, I'll have another double sized episode for you. Till then, don't forget to tell your friends about CK!
Hey spacers! I'm back from my little driving excursion. Commander Kitty will resume next week!


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Sitchin, Zecharia. The 12th Planet.
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Hi there,
I hope you are having a good time - still
You might be interested in that whole Buddhist saying. It goes something like this:
"Hey! . . . Were you talking about Old Buddha? Why, . . . Old Buddha is no Buddha. Real Buddha is a fish just netted, leaping and jumping."
So, the dharma is not something or someone that happened or said something in the past. The real dharma practice is whatever comes into our net--our practice, our life--at each and every moment. The moment, the now is the perfect teacher.
What do you think?
In terms of now being the perfect teacher - I wonder if there's a difference between what can be learned if there is a concept of enlightenment (however it's understood - Christ Consciousness; higher self; idealism etc) - and if there is no such concept.
In the first instance, the 'now' would provide the experiences and so lead to a particular kind of learning and in the other, it would lead to another -
I suppose both experiences of 'learning' could lead a person to enlightenment and also away from it - but I think that I agree with plato - I think it was plato - there's something more when you 'know' - ie if you know you can learn and it's in the context of a greater whole - then what you can learn could be greater -
Though I could be biased!
How's that for both answering, and not really answering a question
not done on purpose, I assure you!
"I and all beings simultaneously realize the Way." I like that. I and all beings simultaneously realize the Way. All that is reality happens simultaneously, eh? . . . Huh? . . .
LOL I love it - you are so full of quotations - I always wanted to be able to quote cool things!
That idea of all that is reality happens at the same time - is that meaning all lifetimes or just that we all exist in this time at the same time - and so it's like most profound things there's an aspect of - 'well, duh!' if you get down to it - yes it's all happening now - when else would it be? Pass the potato chips! (I know - there is a more profound level than this! I'm teasing - which may not go over well - it's a bad habit - forgive me!)
Sitchin might say the Nefelim/Anunnaki/etc. had something to do with those memory lapses?
I'm just starting in on the 12th planet - I will go back and look at your posts and respond as I know what the heck he's on about! On first glance, that seems a rather depressing idea - but then when I read your subsequent comment about the Annunaki -
I don't know if Sitchin would say Ennki or Enlil (I cannot now recall which had/has the affinity towards humans and ultimately granted the knowledge of agriculture, etc.) wanted us to advance any. I think much of his theories is that we were just supposed to dig the gold from the gold mines and have no aspirations for higher intelligence or knowing god. We were a grand compromise between the gods and the Anunnaki who were fed up with doing all the grunt work--the first collectively bargained agreement!
I thought it was very interesting because I'd just been reading about myths - how people created oral stories and passed them down - some were real events and some were based on real events and others were about themes that societies felt were important to remember. Morality and value things, I suppose. Meaning of life. That sort of thing - and these could be purely allegorical.
I wondered when you described the situation as you did - 'first collectively bargained agreement' - how could we know that this wasn't about an idea being passed down?
The little bit I've looked into this story I did from an historical perspective first (I studied history and english so it was a natural direction for me to take, I suppose) - and I never realized that 3000 BC was a time where there was environmental degradation in the middle east - they were chopping down all sorts of huge, ancient trees - and I know that 3000 BC is just when the story started to be put down - so I wondered - what was going on even before that that I didn't know about.
Do you know any of Frank Joseph's work? He's got some very interesting ideas of ancient prehistory - Even outside of these alternative works though, historians have found things like a shirt in Eastern Europe that is 30,000 years old that is so finely woven it's like a Brooks Brother's shirt.
Some people say that's a sign we had aliens telling people how to do things but I wonder if it's not more comfortable to believe that then to know that we may have been at the level of ability we are at now - even higher and we somehow screwed it up in ways that we could be doing again.
I think that's actually what Cayce would be saying in terms of Atlantis.
Anyway, not to wander too far around - I'll stop - and read some more and look back on your posts/questions.
Oh, haha - I did also wonder, "Norma Rae", if you weren't projecting into the story re: collective barganing just a little bit - I'll let you know when I've read more.
How do you balance your watery Pisces and airy (I presume your dosha is likely Vatta) qualities? I think Yoga, again, could help really ground that vatta-ness. Obviously, any grounding pose--and even inversions like headstands--will get your feet back solidly on the ground.
I haven't looked into the Ayurvedic ideas - I got into Chinese Medicine which, interestingly, uses 5 elements to describe people (or at least their state of health - not sure if they apply it to personality) as well. Didn't Buddha come from India or something? I suppose there would have been a trading of other ideas as well.
I did do a test online though just to see and I came up pretty much balanced in the three which is sort of interesting because I was told astrologically my chart is balanced in all the elelments - which poses different challenges than having all the same or similar energies -
So . . .What is the conclusion? More yoga and meditation for all? Not a bad prescription, I'd say.
What say you?
I think you have the right idea about meditation and yoga - a nice, compliment - something to raise your energy up to those higher levels and something to keep you connected to the earth - grounded.
I read once that kundalini which is about higher energy coming in wasn't the only energy movement - there's another - the opposite kind - moving from the earth outward - do you know anything about that?
I think that energy isn't about the material world - but more earth energy - I think the world we've created the 'material' world is more a product of unbalanced minds. By which I don't mean insane - just unbalanced energetically
I wonder what kind of society we would create if we were all energetically balanced . . .
It's actually called the 8 limbs of yoga (Buddhism has a similar "8 fold path" tradition). The 8 limbs of yoga are . . . yama, niyama, asana (physical yoga practice), pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dyana, samadhi.
Look 'em up!
Look 'em up! LOL Yes Ma'am - (actually, I will, eventually, will get back to you when I do!)
By the way, how you described the way you work with your energies and how it affects your 'lawyering' gives me hope for the whole profession.
I hope you have had a great trip and enjoyed both Vegas and Santa Fe. Did you win any money in Vegas? I swear I could have been a problem gambler! Maybe it was a good thing my piscean energy was somewhat ignored over the years!
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I won't lie to you... The TARDIS tells Jack about what has happened since he left. Contains spoilers for end of S2. May be slightly AU. TARDIS POV. Part of my TARDIS 100 series. One shot.
(#) water_dragon 2006-11-12 11:50:00 PMi like it, i probably shouldn't have read it cuz i havn't seen the last 2 s2 eps yet(and i won't till i get the dvd which i won't till i get my braces then i will as a sympathy gift to make me feel better(i doubt it'll do anything for my mouth) but i'm ratt;eing on here) so yeah.
but it is pretty good, and i really do like it
(#) AngelDeLaMusique 2007-01-17 08:33:52 PMI really like this. I like all your stories fom the TARDIS's point of view, but this one in particular. Makes me miss Rose, though. Oh, I do miss Rose.. And Jack, for that matter.


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Category Archives: beans/legumes
Feta: chickpeas and yogurt (recipe)
Cooked chickpeas
Toasted pita bread
Smashed! Garlic
Few drops of vinegar
Toasted slivered almonds
Extra virgin olive oil
Pomegranate seeds (optional)
- Layer the toasted pita bread on a nice, presentable serving dish so that the bottom of the dish is covered into bite size pieces of bread.
- Mix yogurt, some tahini (enough to taste the tahini but not completely overwhelming the yogurt), vinegar, smashed! garlic (enough to get a garlic breath, ha…eat a bunch of parsley after and you will banish the bad breath), and salt in a bowl.
- Add chickpeas over the bread with some of the water left over from cooking the chickpeas (if they came from a can, rinse them and boil in some water, just to make them warm, and then use some of that liquid for the bread so it can get moist but not too mushy).
- Spread the yogurt mixture over the chickpeas.
- Drizzle e.v.o.o., sprinkle cumin and paprika over the dish. Then the slivered almonds on top and pom seeds if you have any.
It is a dish eaten warm or at room temperature.
If we have any leftover, we do eat it cold…told you it was easy!
Say Bismillah and share the goodness!
Feta (chickpeas and yogurt)
Watch out for this recipe on Friday!
It is a healthy and fast meal/side dish that is really easy to make…
I promise.
Friday will be all about chickpeas, yogurt, and pita bread…
Warning: Be prepared for your stomach to expand when eating this dish. Elastic waistband is highly recommended.
Also check out my new article here about Da'wah and how every single one of us is doing it everyday…
Have a great one!
Pinto Bean Stew (recipe)
(2) 15 oz. cans (rinsed) pinto beans (or dried beans that are cooked)
4-5 diced tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1 squeezed lemon
3-4 smashed! garlic cloves
Parsley (fresh or dried)
- Sauté onions in oil until transparent.
- Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add beans and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Add garlic, lemon juice, cumin, parsley, and salt-cook until everything is soft.
- Adjust the flavorings to your liking (add more lemon, cumin, or oil if you prefer)
- That's it! Now eat it!
It's easy, healthy, and full of flavor.
Good protein from the beans, lycopene from the cooked tomotoes, and cumin is a spice that is known to be good for the stomach (if I or my daughters' bellies hurt, my husband makes potatoes and adds cumin to it and makes us eat it like medicine!).
Maybe I'll share that recipe another time…
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By IndiaTimes | July 29, 2013, 10:48 am IST Football
Germany Beat Norway, Win Women's Euro '13
Germany's midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan (L) and Leonie Maier celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Women's European Championship Euro 2013 final Germany vs Norway on July 28, 2013 in Solna, Sweden. Germany won the match 1-0 to become European Champions 2013. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)


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SHERMAN, TX -- A few state and federal emergency officials stopped at a dozen sites in Grayson County while checking out storm damage today.
Officials from FEMA and the Texas Division of Emergency Management went all around in a TAPS bus looking for ice storm damage, and there's only a certain type of damage they will consider.
Following last month's ice storm, Grayson County emergency management coordinator Sarah Somers says the county must meet a $423,000 threshold of damage to be eligible for state and federal assistance.
"We're trying to actually quantify the damages to our streets and public structures to see if we meet that threshold that would allow us to receive some federal disaster assistance," says Somers.
Sherman city engineer and public works director Clay Barnett says there is sporadic damage like potholes, and they've had problems with bridges like one on Fallon Drive near Midway Mall.
"We've got a lot of separation between the bridge and the existing asphalt, just a lot more extensive damage than what we've seen throughout town," says Barnett.
Somers says the information gathered during the visit will go through state emergency management officials and then to FEMA along with the other counties damaged during the ice storm.
"There's some rain gutters that are damaged and the two hangars that's got some internal structural beams that look like they have been damaged," says North Texas Regional Airport director Mike Shahan, referring to hangars occupied by Lake Texoma Jet Center.
Somers says they also visited the airport, the Grayson College indoor baseball facility, and the Van Alstyne Community Center building. One place they did not visit was homes or businesses, like one Denison florist on Morton Street.
"It built up four inches of ice on top of that shade screen," says Castleberry Florist owner Shawna Lee. "It just pulled it down. I'm very happy that it did not fall into my building or in through my windows."
Somers says the state is only looking at damage to government buildings and infrastructure.
"It is in the insurance stage right now and I also have someone coming who will you know take it all apart for me," says Lee.
Somers says there's also city and county overtime costs from rescuing stranded drivers. Barnett says the city can make the repairs, but they could do it better with federal help. There's no word yet when or if the county will get any assistance.


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Does Oracle Want Google To Join OpenJDK?
What does the IBM/Oracle deal over OpenJDK, mean for Google?
Android uses a subset of Harmony, using class libraries and the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine. Fabrizio Giudici points out that, although Google has the resources to sustain Android development on its own, this move has left them isolated, especially since the future of Apache Harmony is seriously in doubt, now they have lost their major backer. Fabrizio Giudici tightly links the Google/Oracle lawsuit to the new IBM/Oracle deal, theorising that the lawsuit may have arisen out of Google's refusal to join IBM and Oracle and the OpenJDK project. "This strengthen others' and my own idea that Oracle doesn't really want to shut Android down, but to take it under the OpenJDK umbrella," he states.
Sacha Labourey predicts that Google is now in a position to potentionally sue Oracle for refusing to grant Apache the appropriate Java SE license, or give Apache a helping hand in sueing Oracle. "I see this as the only remaining open item that could change the game. And if this doesn't happen, ORCL will have won by KO," Sacha writes. He isn't holding out hope that the JCP will reject these new JSRs.
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blackedout wrote a review of Arc'teryx Rush Jacket - Men's on October 13, 2013
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Fit: Runs large
It's a minimalist jacket with exceptional materials. Construction of the jacket seems awesome. Looking forward to using it.
Definitely runs big - I'm 5'8" 155 lbs and I got the size Small. Sleeves are too long. My brother got the Size medium after seeing how the jacket fit on me, he's 6'2". His sleeves are too long as well.
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Essential Insights On Treating Psoriatic Lesions In The Lower Extremity
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Researchers have investigated the types and severity of nail disease by using the modified nail psoriasis severity score index (mNAPSI).27,28 The severity of fingernail disease in psoriatic arthritis patients was significantly associated with distal interphalangeal joint disease. The study authors felt treatment of the nail disease is more of an arthritis issue than a "dermatological" issue.
Essential Treatment Considerations
Since treatment depends on the type of psoriasis, let us take a closer look at the more common plaque psoriasis, palmoplantar psoriasis and nail psoriasis.
In plaque and palmoplantar psoriasis, the three pathogenic factors that we want to resolve are abnormal keratinocyte differentiation, epidermal hyperproliferation and inflammation of the skin. These three factors result in pruritus and burning.
It is helpful to understand the traditional therapies used for psoriasis before we review the newer modalities. The oldest one is coal tar. It is a first line treatment for scalp, hand and foot psoriasis. It has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antipruritic and antimitotic effects. Coal tar has been in use for more than 100 years and was the mainstay for treating inflammatory skin conditions before the development of topical steroids.29
The anti-inflammatory effects of tar are usually not as pronounced as those of topical glucocorticoids or calcineurin inhibitors. Tar preparations are useful in reducing the potency of topical glucocorticoids required in the long-term maintenance therapy of psoriasis.30
Soaking the area in water seems too easy but superficial hyperthermia delivered biweekly via simple water bath immersion can clear mild to moderate psoriatic lesions. It can also reduce edema and relieve pruritus for up to several months.31
Many individuals organize modalities into first, second and third lines of treatment. Emollients are a requirement in all of the different "tiers" of treatment. Emollients are the mainstay of all skincare regimens and help moisturize dry skin. In regard to psoriasis, emollients soften scaling and reduce irritation.13 Emollients are available as creams, ointments, lotions, shower gels, bath oils and aerosol sprays. They offer relief from dryness, scaling, itching and cracking, and may also have an anti-proliferative effect.
First-line treatment involves topical therapies. Second-line therapy includes phototherapy and systemic drugs. Third-line treatment involves biologic therapy. If you are comfortable with systemic medications, including biologics, this is within the scope of our expertise. However, a dermatologist may have more practice with the systemic medications and biologics from his or her training.
A Guide To Topical Agents For Psoriasis
First-line options include keratolytics, topical corticosteroids, topical retinoids (vitamin A analogues), vitamin D analogues such as calcipotriol (Daivonex, CSL Biotherapies), calcitriol (Rocaltrol, Roche) or tacalcitol, and coal tar preparations.
Keratolytics thin and soften the skin, and cause the stratum corneum to loosen and shed, removing the dead skin. Urea, salicylic acid and lactic acid are the more popular agents. These are present in many of the products we use such as Foot Miracle (Foot Miracle), 45% urea nail gel (Uramaxin, Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals) and Kerasal (Alterna). Use these at low concentrations for general thinning of skin.


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The Philadelphia Eagles' offense looked putrid in their Week 7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, many of the problems coming from the quarterback position. It lead to Michael Vick's brother, Marcus, going on an epic social media rant and fans in Philly to light up their local sports talk radio in disgust.
Injured quarterback Michael Vick watched the debacle from the sidelines and according to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Vick plans to return to the team in Week 8, even if he's not fully healthy:
Michael Vick not yet 100 pct, source said.
#Eagles won't really know how close til Wed. Source: He'll likely play even if less than healthy.
With head coach Chip Kelly not fully committing to Vick or Nick Foles as his starter, there was reported fear that Vick felt he may lose his job to Foles though after this past weeks performance, that seems incredibly unlikely.
Heading back onto the field still injured isn't the best move, but give Foles' concussion and Matt Barkley being the lone alternative, Vick really may not have any other choice.