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Delusions of grandeur perhaps? Maybe a hung parliament?
It is election day in Australia tomorrow, and whilst the Moon is in Capricorn, the sign of government, not a lot else is favourable. But then, Australian Prime Ministers have tended not to rely on astrologers for electing an election day, so to speak. If memory serves me correctly, at the last election in December 2007, the incumbent Prime Minister, John Howard, selected a date which had the significance of having Saturn cross the IC, the lowest point, in his chart. Definitely time for him to go home, pop the slippers on & the feet up.
This time around we have Mercury stationing, within a few hours of being retrograde- the possiblility of re-count has to be considered; and Neptune facing off against the sun- hence my reference to delusions or illusions of grandeur…although with the Sun in Leo, maybe the "ranga" (red head) Julia will win the day. I don't want to turn this into an election rave, but there are other parallels- I am thinking about the standoff between Saturn in Libra (Julia Guillard is a Libra and has a very strong Capricorn Saturn) and Jupiter in Aries (Tony Abbott has an Aries Moon and a stack of planets in Scorpio…and cultivates the image of the Aussie alpha or Mars man). And, dare I say it, Saturn is "moving forwards". 🙂 Both have Mars in the last couple of degrees of Libra and according to the polls, it will come down to the wire.
Having majored in Political Science and Economics at Uni, I actually quite like politics, but this has seriously been one of the most boring election campaigns I have experienced- on all sides of politics (although in an interview this morning on the ABC I heard Ms Guillard repeat the same rhetoric word for word no less than 5 times- I counted). All I can say is "whatever".
To the rest of tomorrows astro…elections aside, the Sun and Neptune are in opposition. This is often a time when judgement does become a little clouded. In Planets in Aspect, Robert Hand uses this description "this may be a day of considerable confusion and uncertainty"…you reckon? And thats just as you work out how to get a Senate Ballot Sheet the size of a small dining table into a slot that is 5cm wide.
Also, Mars and Venus are exactly conjoined tomorrow morning…a meeting of male and female energy, but happening in the sign of Venus. Girls, now is a good time to charm that man into submission- for a day or so at least- and I'm not suggesting this to Julia Guillard.
Anyway, it is Friday afternoon and almost wine o' clock by the Play School clock, so until next time…


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From Kerala (with departure from the Ayurvedic Village Vedaguru) to Karnataka passing through Bandipur forest to get to the imperial city of Mysoore with its beautiful palaces and temples.
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Yay! 😀 I just got nominated for this award by Arya at her Wordy & Nerdy blog ( http://thewordyandnerdy.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/liebster-award-whats-that-you-say/ )! I just want to thank all all my followers for their support and kind compliments! You guys keep me inspired to write everyday!
Anyways, here are eleven facts about myself you probably didn't know about me before.
1. I'm pretty sure I spend my life 80% daydreaming and 20% in reality. xD Sometimes I can't even tell the difference between the two. Another thing about me, is that more than 50% of my dreams have water in it. Weird right?
2. My entire room is covered in blue. The color calms me down during rough times and good times.
3. Libraries and the ocean are my sanctuaries.
4. I used to be a soccer player when I was younger.
5. I'm a total introvert. I tend to act very tranquil and shy.
7. Whenever, I read a book from a girl's POV, I always imagine myself as the main character.
8. I suffer from depression and anxiety. Writing is my happiness.
9. I'm fascinated with diseases! I really wish I had synthesia.
10. Everyone in my family has brown eyes. When I was born, I had green eyes but then they changed to brown. I'm still the only person who has curly hair!
11. I like being a tomboy.
Arya's Eleven Questions:
1) What kind of things do you like to write? Novels, short stories, poems, whatever else… and why?
I love to write in almost any format, but it mainly depends on the topic for me. I love to write novels and poems the most though. I love to write novels because I can make expressive dialogues and create imaginary worlds. I love to write poetry because I can incorporate feelings, desires, and thoughts into descriptive masterpieces, forming images with words.
2) What do you like to do when you're stressed and want to wind down?
When I'm stressed two things come to mind to wind down: music and nature.
Some days l just love looking out the window, especially on rainy days and hearing the vibrations of raindrops or watching animals interact with their surroundings.
Music is my therapy. Exercise helps a lot too. It raises my metabolism.
3) Who is your favorite music artist/band?
Wow! That's a great question! It would've been so easy to answer this years ago because I listen to practically everything now (Pop, Indie Pop, Latin Pop, Romanian Pop, Folk, Classical, Epic, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Electronic Rock, Electro House, Dream Trance, Hiphop, a little bit of Reggae etc.). If I had to choose my absolute favorite artist, then by no doubt I would choose Ellie Goulding. I adore her album Halcyon Days, which fuses electro-pop and indie-folk styles. I know the lyrics to all of her songs by heart.
4) Do you play any musical instruments? If so, what? If not, would you like to play one?
No. However, I had private piano lessons when I was younger. I took lessons for two sessions and then quit because my piano teacher taught me things too fast for my liking. Unfortunately, he's the only piano teacher in my town. Deep down inside, I wish I hadn't quit because I still really love the piano. Hopefully, one day I can learn again properly. I'm thinking about teaching myself in the nearby future. I would also love to play the flute because of the sound and uniqueness.
5) What inspires you to do what you love (whether it be writing or something else)?
Life. It's as simple as that. It's the experiences I have, the choices I make, and the people I meet that impact everything I do and is strongly influenced in my writing as well.
6) What does your favorite outfit look like? Describe it. Why do you like it?
My favorite outfit would include a cute sweatshirt, skinny acid wash jeans and ritzy high-tops. What can I say? I like to feel comfy and cool.
7) If you could travel back in time, where would you go and what would you do?
I would love to travel back in time to the medieval ages. I would be interesting to see what life was like without modern techonology. I also love the royal attire and admire the honorable kinghts.
8) Are you a procrastinator or a… well… non-procrastinator?
Yes! It's one of my biggest flaws for sure.
9) If you had a magical power, what would it be?
The power of flight. I could travel around the world anytime and anywhere I want to. I guess I envy Clara Gardner from the Unearthly series.
10) What would you say right now if you knew the entire world could hear you?
"Cupcakes!" xD
11) What book would you recommend to read?
I would recommend Crewel by Gennifer Albin because I love her take in a YA science fiction novel. She's created a society where everything is part of a gigantic weave. People are like stitiches and if a stitch is ripped out, the person vanishes completely from the world. The goverment is controlling the weave to maintain the perfect society which causes a disturbance among the citizens. Be sure to check it out guys! It's a great read!
Crewel by Gennifer Albin ~ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11556960-crewel?ac=1
Here are my eleven nominees!
1) Franny Marie ~ http://francesmariebowens.wordpress.com/
2) Nishita13 ~ http://walkingtomydreams13.wordpress.com/
3) IcedMocha34 ~ http://icedmocha34.wordpress.com/
4) AlyshaKaye ~ http://alyshakaye.wordpress.com/
5) HEART OF A FIGHTER ~ http://hoafighter.wordpress.com/
6) Chiquitita ~ http://walkingchemicalreaction.wordpress.com/
7) Booky ~ http://bookyvap.wordpress.com/
8) Ms. Cocoa Britannia ~ http://mscocoabritannia.wordpress.com/
9) I Heart Vocabulary ~ http://iheartvocabulary.wordpress.com/
10) Raevenly Writes~ http://raevenlywrites.wordpress.com/
11) The Claire Violet Thorpe Express ~ http://clairevioletthropeexpress.wordpress.com/
My Eleven Questions for My Nominees:
1) If you were any movie character, would would you be?
2) Do you tell the truth, lie, or keep secrets the most?
3) If you could try any exotic food, what would it be?
4) Do you have a hidden talent?
5) Who is your biggest role model?
6) Why and when did you start writing?
7) Would you rather be invisibility powers or be able to see things that are invisible? Why?
8) Favorite book?
9) Put these in order to your liking for which is most important to you the most to the least: Money, Love, or Time.
10) Do you have any weird habits?
11) Favorite topic to write about?
Thanks so much for reading! 😉


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Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham has come under fire for comments she made on The Ingraham Angle on Monday, calling immigration detention centers for children, "essentially summer camps." Ingraham's show faced an advertiser boycott in April after she took to Twitter to mock Parkland survivor David Hogg. On the heels of the "summer camps" quip Monday night, some on Twitter were using the hashtag #boycottlaura.
On her program, Ingraham said, "As more illegal immigrants are rushing the border, more kids are being separated from their parents and temporarily housed at what are, essentially, summer camps." (See video below, the "summer camps" comment comes at around the 2.30 mark.) Ingraham added, "The president is doing what we should have been doing all along, prosecuting all border crashers."
Ingraham was discussing Donald Trump's controversial 'zero tolerance' on immigrants entering the country illegally. POTUS had spent his Monday morning Tweet-storm blaming Democrats for his administration's policy to separate children from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. It was recently revealed that nearly 2,000 children were taken from their families and placed in detention centers between April 19 and May 31, after the policy was announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April.
Over the weekend, millions of people shared the gone-viral photo taken by photographer John Moore, of a two-year-old girl crying and screaming while a U.S. border agent detained her mother.
Ingraham used air-quotes to emphasize her point Monday, "Liberals have seized on the 'separated children' and turned the entire image into a political weapon, attempting to emotionally manipulate the public perception of immigration enforcement."
Here's a selection of reactions on Twitter:
Let me officially join @SethMacFarlane in saying I'm disgusted to work at a company that has anything whatsoever to do with @FoxNews. This bullshit is the opposite of what #ModernFamily stands for. https://t.co/dnvIbgoIyA
— Steve Levitan (@SteveLevitan) June 19, 2018
Laura Ingraham just said the detention internment centers are "basically summer camps."
Ahh yes, who else remembers singing kum ba yah, roasting marshmallows, cage living and a friendly game of let's never see your mommy and daddy again. #boycottlaura pic.twitter.com/jhzmpseLP9
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) June 19, 2018
Anyone who witnesses children in cages being held for ransom and does not feel horror and outrage is an enemy of everything America should stand for. This is not a legal issue. It is a moral one.
— Ken Olin (@kenolin1) June 19, 2018
Laura Ingraham going to summer camp at a dog kennel explains a lot. pic.twitter.com/HDafbAGebt
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) June 19, 2018
these assholes are hardly job one but if Carlson and Ingraham are going to defend racist internment camps their sponsors should start hearing from us
— Owen Ellickson (@onlxn) June 19, 2018
Now accepting applications for Laura Ingraham's Summer Camp! Your child will learn how to properly fold a foil emergency blanket and how to decorate the inside of a cage.
Sign up now for a special lesson in basketball dribbling and mocking school shooting survivors. Act fast! pic.twitter.com/QUYrhzJBCz
— J.D. Durkin (@jiveDurkey) June 19, 2018
Laura Ingraham's summer camp experience explains Laura Ingraham. https://t.co/JoaL3Jp3tw
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) June 19, 2018
Laura Ingraham isn't going to hell. She's going to an "intense sauna." https://t.co/XBos95Iewl
— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) June 19, 2018
Great @IngrahamAngle – sounds like a fun summer plan for YOUR kids. Send them down to the detention camps – maybe one of those fancy tents – and you can just stay home and work.
Propaganda TV! https://t.co/rdpmKt9rcQ
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) June 19, 2018
After reading these disgusting quotes from Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, Tomi Lahren, and Kirstjen Nielsen, I think it's pretty sexist for anyone to keep referring to the four harbingers of the apocalypse as horsemen.
— Steve Hofstetter (On tour now!) (@SteveHofstetter) June 19, 2018
"There are classrooms, a play area with soccer goals and a medical clinic with superheroes like Wonder Woman, Superman and the Hulk on the walls."
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) June 19, 2018
And here's the video from The Ingraham Angle:
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Might be more expedient to pose your question on the Roon Community site.
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Yes be patient and I would give it all day. Oh and what machine are you running Roon/RoonServer on?
Ok it is going to take a while to process everything, if you want to speed things up, go into settings in Roon and see whether you have the settings for Background and Audio analysis set to throttled, or to a different setting. A setting of throttled will take the longest. Don't know exactly how long it will take, but this pass will take some time.
How large is your music library? Can you share a screenshot of the spinning icon? Just want to ensure its not because you are on a Mac and have the spinning wheel of death...
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https://community.roonlabs.com/t/roon-1-3-is-live/19239 Roon 1.3 is now live! Originally, we planned for 1.3 to focus on metadata, and in nearly every way, this release marks a major step forward in Roon's ability to understand your music, and present your library as tightly knit web of composers and compositions, performers and performances -- artists and their work, and their influences, and their stories. As things moved into high gear way back in September, the scope of the work came into focus, and we were faced with a choice. Scale back some of our more ambitious goals and ensure we had something live for the holidays, or move full steam ahead to really get it right. We spent a lot of time looking over the Community Site. What were the most common requests? What do people find frustrating? What areas are we coming up short and, as the metadata work comes together, how can we really take Roon to the next level? .....
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Rain has held off as expected for most of the day but showers are now entering western Indiana at 8:30 PM. It looks like most of the rain will target the northern third of state as the system splits in two.
Heavier rain moves in around 12 AM, Sunday, in the city with the severe storms staying well south of the state. We could see a few storms form after sunset in eastern Illinois then race east – a clap or two of thunder isn't out of the question.
Rainfall amounts averaged off 6 models falling in line, and have been slashed by 50 percent from previous two days runs. The average is now down to .44″ for city – range .13″ to .61″
Heaviest rain again favors northwest of city. Above a side-by-side comparison of the RPM model and ADONIS Microcast model rainfall.
Winds shift northwest early Sunday and the storm system races east. Sunday may open a little gloomy with a few lingering showers but conditions should improve by noon. Rain showers are mostly done by early afternoon but a stray shower still cannot be ruled out. once again, most of the weekend will end up with more dry hours than rainy – but most of the rain will fall overnight.


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I don't remember how I found this song but I really like it. It's a song I listened to while I writing one of my novels. I love how epic it is with the brass and percussion.
薄れる – Fade: When I first heard this, I was floored. Just floored. Its tone is airy with a touch of peril and techno, followed up by the angelic female vocals. And then a driving beat to round it all out. It's beautiful and deadly and alluring and determined all at the same time. Mid-way through it softens back out without loosing its drive and we get a soft airiness to carry us to the song's end.
Mirai Fukuin: Wow. The reverb. The darkness. The power. This pieces emanates such power! The airy dark techno, the female vocals; they work so well to create a chilling approach of shadows. I wish this track wasn't so short because I could write pages of fiction to it. Just wow. I really must give a round of applause to Yuki Kajiura for her talent in creating such amazing musical soundscapes!


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Communication may help conflicting parents with child custody
Even under the best of circumstances, parenting can be difficult. When going through a high-conflict divorce, some Kentucky parents may feel that its impossible to keep everything together. Though it can be stressful, parents may want to remain focused on child custody proceedings, the well-being of their children and their best options for moving through the legal process.
It may benefit some parents to remember that just because they are ending their marriage does not mean that they will no longer have to interact. Their kids create a permanent bond between them, and they may find it useful to determine how they can effectively communicate. Though it may not immediately seem feasible to have discussions without arguments erupting, continuing to work on communication may be beneficial even after divorce.
Additionally, parents may want to discuss any important or sensitive issues when the kids are not present. If parents feel that the chance of conflict is high, staying away from the children may help prevent the kids from feeling uncomfortable. Relationships and bonds may remain stronger if parents are able to remain respectful and amicable toward each other in the presence of the children.
When it comes to making child custody decisions, it may be hard for parents to come to terms. One parent may find certain arrangements more appealing while the other believes that other terms are necessary. Though it may take some time, Kentucky parents may want to ensure that they work to come up with the custody terms that best suit the needs of their children.
Source: delval.edu, "Navigating Parenting in High-Conflict Divorces", Nov. 7, 2017


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Pin-up makeup is definitely one of my favorite looks… it's so classic and feminine! I decided I wanted to use drugstore products because I know we've all been on a tight budget from time to time! I did have to cheat with just one item… I don't own a drugstore bronzer unfortunately!
To be honest, I don't own much drugstore makeup — so I had to get creative! Hope you like it!
Revlon Colorstay Foundation in 180 Buff
Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001 Transparent
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Maybelline Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle in Light
Covergirl Café Au Lait Trio (lightest color) — lid and highlight
Maybelline Brow Powder — crease
Loreal Wear Infinite Eyeshadow in Antique Brown — deepen crease
Almay Liquid Eye Liner in Brown
Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara in Black
Maybelline Brow Pencil in Blond
Maybelline Brow Powder in Light Brown
Revlon Colorstay Lipliner in Red
Maybelline Lipstick in Royal Red — I wouldn't recommend this because it is too creamy. I prefer matte red lipsticks because they don't smear/feather as easily.
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General Forum / Re: 3rd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!« on: December 30, 2008, 05:37:46 pm »
Whew, I don't think I'll have time to enter this year (there's a small chance, but right now it's not looking like I'd be able to in time). But I'm looking forward to seeing the banners~! Good to see some GE999 and SSX love! Good luck everyone!


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UC Riverside Graduate Part of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Team at Los Angeles Times
He says the honor belongs to the community that helped him tell the story
Dexter Thomas '06, in the Los Angeles Times newsroom as Davan Maharaj, editor and publisher of the LA Times, announces the Pulitzer prize to reporters and editors. Dexter Thomas, just to the left of the front page, said he was in the right place at the right time.
Dexter Thomas — who graduated in 2006 from UC Riverside — was one of the reporters from the Los Angeles Times who helped produce a Pulitzer prize winning package about the San Bernardino attacks in December, 2015.
"In the newsroom, I heard a bunch of cheering," he said this week, after the Pulitzer prizes were announced. "I was on deadline, so I'm sort of ignoring it, writing in between bites of some tacos I'd brought in. But finally I decide to walk over, and at that moment they took a photo. So now there's a picture of me standing right behind the Editor in Chief as he announces the prize," he said.
Thomas has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
Hired in July 2015 at the LA Times to write on culture and minority communities, Thomas recalled watching Twitter in early December as reports emerged about a shooting in San Bernardino, the city where he grew up, and where his father still lives. He said he realized quickly that his hometown was going to be part of the national conversation . "I knew my city was about to become a hashtag," he said.
When he started reporting, it was not about gathering quotes, it was an honest attempt to check in with people he knew. "There were people that I lived with, worked with, were an absolute influence on my reporting," he said. "I could come and talk to somebody and they would say, 'I know this guy. I can trust this guy.' I was able to go where people felt comfortable talking to me."
One of those places was the Islamic Center of Riverside, where Thomas had attended several Ramadan dinners. The night of the shooting, in a phone conversation with the Center's director, Mustafa Kuko, Thomas asked how the congregation was doing with the revelation that the shooter was a Muslim. Kuko told him: "People are a little worried, because he used to go here."
At first, Thomas said, he was shocked into silence. "My first instinct was to not tell anyone, because I'd seen anti-Muslim violence happen before," he said. "But then I realized that somebody was going to find out, and if this was going to get out, I needed to be the one to write it."
He said he took a cab to Riverside immediately. And very early the next day, just before morning prayer, he and KUCR director Louis Vandenberg, who had facilitated the phone call, went over to talk to Kuko. That conversation resulted in a story headlined: San Bernardino shooting suspect stopped attending mosque two years ago.
Thomas, one of about 50 reporters the LA Times assigned to some aspect of the major story, said he was very intentional about quoting Kuko's condemnation of the shooter, knowing that the Muslim community was already very vulnerable.
Because of that one interview with Kuko, Thomas was one of the writers named as a contributor to the package of stories named by the Pulitzer jury. He said he thinks the honor belongs to the community that helped him tell his stories, rather than himself.
"People are calling and texting and saying 'congratulations,'" he said. "At the end of the day, I didn't do anything unusual. I went home, and I told people about my city. I made sure people heard the voices they needed to hear. And to me, I would have expected that out of anybody."
He said his UCR experiences played a large role in how many people he met during college, and how he writes about diversity. "It was definitely UCR being as diverse as it is, and treating that as a strength and not a liability," he said. "If that were not the case, I would not be where I am now," he said. Even after graduation, he has made frequent trips to campus, and regularly works with his mentor, Professor of Comparative Literature John Kim, who he credits with his academic success. Recently he was part of a panel organized by the School of Public Policy about the impact of social media on racial politics.
One of Thomas' other bylined stories after the shootings started with a quote from Tina Aoun, who is the director of the Middle Eastern Student Center at UCR. It focused on what it is like to be a Muslim-American woman in the wake of such an attack.
During his student days, Thomas was a residence hall advisor, a member of the Associated Students Program Board, and a constant fixture at KUCR. "You could be forgiven for thinking that I lived there," he said. He said KUCR is a cultural pillar of the campus and has a lot of influence in making connections for students, including himself.
Thomas' academic prowess also earned him fans.
"He's an awesome scholar of Melville and a brilliant young man," said Geoff Cohen, director of the CHASS First program. "And now he's a Pulitzer prize winner," Cohen said.
Thomas said he will be glad if he can inspire other UCR students. And he has already given another kind of gift to the campus. He donated his collection of over 500 CDs of Japanese hip-hop, a rare collection that might have gone to Cornell University, where he is earning a Ph.D. in the subject. But instead, he decided to give the collection to UCR Library.
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Provides functionality to automatically detect groove locations via a Bayesian changepoint detection method to be used in the data preprocessing step
of forensic bullet matching algorithms. The methods in this package are based on those in Stephens (1994)
The goal of 'bulletcp' is to easily automate the identification of groove locations via a Bayesian changepoint model on data which are 2D crossections of 3D bullet land scans. Ultimately, this package will potentially support other packages implementing automated bullet land matching algorithms for use by forensic scientists or statisticians. The only function that should ideally be used by a user or another function is
get_grooves_bcp(), which takes minimal arguments (though several optional arguments can be supplied) and returns a list. Of the items in the list, the only one that should ideally be needed by anyone is the one called "groove": a two element vector of estimated groove locations.
You can install the released version of 'bulletcp' from CRAN with:
The ideal usage of the package is now demonstrated on the example data included. First, we show what the data should look like.
library(bulletcp)#> Loading required package: dplyr#>#> Attaching package: 'dplyr'#> The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':#>#> filter, lag#> The following objects are masked from 'package:base':#>#> intersect, setdiff, setequal, union#> Loading required package: assertthatlibrary(ggplot2)data("example_data")head(raw_data)#> x value#> 1 0.000 NA#> 2 0.645 NA#> 3 1.290 NA#> 4 1.935 NA#> 5 2.580 NA#> 6 3.225 NAggplot(data = raw_data) +geom_point(aes(x = x, y = value)) +theme_bw() +ylab("Height") +xlab("Width")#> Warning: Removed 323 rows containing missing values (geom_point).
Next, we use the
get_grooves_bcp() function on the raw data to get the groove locations. Downsampled data are used here for speed, but in practice the full data should be used.
# Estimate the groove locations by supplying additional argumentsraw_data <- raw_data[seq(from = 1, to = nrow(raw_data), by = 30),]cp_gibbs <- get_grooves_bcp(x = raw_data$x, value = raw_data$value, adjust = 30, iter = 2000)# Estimated groove locationscp_gibbs$groove#> [1] 68.7000 178.0647ggplot(data = raw_data) +geom_point(aes(x = x, y = value)) +theme_bw() +ylab("Height") +xlab("Width") +geom_vline(aes(xintercept = cp_gibbs$groove[1])) +geom_vline(aes(xintercept = cp_gibbs$groove[2]))#> Warning: Removed 11 rows containing missing values (geom_point).


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Jeramy Stephens is a Partner and Managing Broker at National Land Realty (NLR). He is located in the Little Rock, Arkansas office where he oversees the Arkansas and Western Tennessee regions. Jeramy is an Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) with the REALTORS Land Institute (RLI) and is currently serving the 2018-2019 term as the National President for the organization. He has also held several positions at RLI as Vice Chair for the Education Committee and Arkansas Chapter President.
Jeramy has over 20 years of experience in the real estate business, working in the Farm Credit system and land industry. He is a three-time winner of an Agent of the Year award for a National Real Estate Company, a RLI APEX Producers Club winner for 2017 & 2018 and was recently named National Land Realty's Arkansas Top Producer for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
He is an Arkansas native and graduate of Arkansas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture business with an emphasis in Farm Management and Ag Marketing. Jeramy is licensed in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee where he specializes in selling agricultural, recreational properties (specializing in duck hunting properties), timberland and commercial development properties.


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Category: digital
New cameras
I had the chance to visit the largest camera &electronics fair in Finland. Digiexpo is a yearly event and is often the first place to get to play around with new models. There were models introduced in Photokina so new models with also some very good discounts for buying at the fair. Here are some thoughts on cameras if you are interested.
The highlight for me this year was the new Samsung NX1. Got to play around with one that had the grip on it and a 16-50 F2 -2.8 lens. Have to say that it impressed me as much as the Fujifilm XT-1 last year. Maybe even more considering the different backgrounds of Fuji and Samsung.
The NX1 felt good in my hand size-wise and the focus was really fast. I am used to pro dslr focus speed and that felt as fast. Very nice. The evf and screen were excellent as well. I would really, really love to have one for a while and see how it is to use with time. I have no doubt one could create great photos and video with it. The NX1 has specs that are pretty much class leading in everyway. It can do 4k video and should be similar to the Panasonic GH4 as well. I Hope they sell well and continue to bring good lenses to the market as well. I think they should also try to get Zeiss to make Touit lenses for the Nx system as well.
As a side mention I as a very large handed fellow feel that almost all mirrorless cameras need to have an accessory grip for me to have a good trusting hold on it. Same goes for the Fujifilm XT -1 as well as the Olympus EM-1. Almost unusable without a grip. The Sony A7 series is quite similar as well. I just love the fact that cameras are getting lighter and smaller so as to be more travel friendly but it has its downsides.
The Fujifilm XT -1 Graphite looked really nice and old school and X100T was nice as well. Love them both. But with the above caveat. XT-1 with grip and a couple of primes would be really nice to have as a smaller system.
Got to play around with the D750 Nikon as well. First feelings are that it is a bit differently molded and even though it is much smaller than the Nikon D810 it seems to give a good grip. Still on my list of going to buy at some point as I have a lot of Nikon F-mount lenses already.
The Canon 7D mk2 was also present and it is very good and seemed to focus very good as well. Good camera if you shoot sports of birds etc.
New Jolla phone!
As a self-admitted geek I have always enjoyed technology in its different forms and variations. As as Finn it was always nice to read how Nokia dominated the mobile markets for over a decade. With the advent of iPhone and Android Nokia has lost some of its glamour, although I still like the models the company is doing now. The Lumia series is lovely, the newest models in particular. With the discontinuing of Nokia / Intel software collaboration of a mobile OS called Meego I was a bit saddened.
However a bit later it was announced that that project would live on, and a small Finnish company called Jolla was formed to this end. Today is the long-awaited day when they finally released the phone to the public. Below is the video:
I love the simplistic elegance of this phone. A worthy successor to the Nokia N9 which used the earlier version of Meego. (the N9 form language lives on in the Lumia models)
I cannot wait to get to test this phone. One of its great points is that it can run all Android based apps as well (both use Linux core).
What do you think?
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Peaceful Sunday
Here are a couple of landscape pictures. A peaceful Sunday is nearing its end and one must prepare for the work week once more.
The peace and serenity of rural Balkans is nice to the soul, yet somehow daunting as well. The nature has reclaimed what people have wrought as more and more people move to the cities. Before the collapse of the communist regime, the leader of Yugoslavia Tito, had plans to inhabit these areas. Natural movement, not hindered by the orders of a government, goes in the opposite direction.
The mountain ranges are not too forbidding in the area but we had to turn back as the road grew too rough for our rental Seat Cordoba.
Light at the end of the path
Photography is a matter of perspective. We all see the world differently. Walking with another photographer shows this very nicely. At the end of the day, both have captured different things and views, yet have moved from a to b the same path.
This small alley caught my eye and especially the light which was pouring through.
Today or actually yesterday the good folks at Instagram (or should I say Facebook) launched the new web version of said service. I haven't used the the service too much, but do visit my picture feed at My Instagram photos. This sort of direct access to these photos is much nicer when using a computer than the 3rd party things have been. Easier to link as well, however the quality is of course less a priority with these as they cannot compete with a photo taken with a proper camera (this is of course my opinion, you may disagree).
Today I visited the local trade center of Messukeskus. This weekend the place is hosting Digiexpo, Skiexpo, Boardexpo and last but not least Hifiexpo. All are consumer oriented although professionals visit as well.
Here are a couple of bad quality pics of the event as well as some thoughts.
Digiexpo was primarily dominated by the new Windows 8 in its many iterations. The look is totally different to the old Windows and it seems to be hard.for some people to grasp. I feel its simpler maybe even too simple. The Nokia Lumia 920 seemed very promising, will be interesting to see how it sells.
Anyways this was my first chance to also play with the iPad Mini. The feel was normal Apple, solid and fluid. The size is in my opinion more suited for carrying around. Actually fits my rather large hand and is more in the line of carry everywhere than use on the sofa at home. The price is okay as well, although the specs are more inline with the iPad 2 than the New iPad. Maybe a good choice for people who already have a laptop and who haven't yet bought any of the 10″ tablets.
There were a lot of great home theater systems as well as the more old school hi-fi stuff. The big presence of Finnish brands such as Genelec, OR, Amphion and Aurelia was heart warming. The sound of our home brands are fully comparable to the foreign brands .
High end stuff is fun to hear even though at prices that are beyond most peoples budgets. This system cost about 10k€ with speakers from Austrian brand that I have never heard of. Sound was fabulous though.
Amphion demo was very popular.
In the camera side there were on display the new models from all the big camera manufacturers. The Canon Eos-M seemed a nice thing to hold and small enough to carry. The new 1D-X and 6D/5D mk3 were of course very interesting. Nikon also had their full line on show.


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|If a results.txt file doesn't exist, the program crashes nastily. How about checking to see if it exists, and if it doesn't, pop up a window saying "No results to upload" (similar to that when results are done uploading), and failing gracefully? Currently in XP, I get the "would you like to report this error to Microsoft" dialogue... which is really freaking annoying.
The mark of an educated man is one who knows a lot about something, and a little about everything.
|Stephen Brooks
2002-10-28 09:31:54
|I find I've already fixed this in my development source. A lot of bugs will be fixed in version 4.22. I'm going to try to get it released this weekend...
"As every 11-year-old kid knows, if you concentrate enough Van-der-Graff generators and expensive special effects in one place, you create a spiral space-time whirly thing, AND an interesting plotline"
2002-10-28 10:13:14
|Oh cool, thanks.
The mark of an educated man is one who knows a lot about something, and a little about everything.


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There is nothing more satisfying than coming home after a hard day of work and enjoying a nice and practical house design. Besides looking good, a great home should also be functional, because that can allow the owner to feel comfortable and carry on with his daily chores easier. So, you should think about which the things that you can improve are, and you should start creating a great indoor environment. Here are some ideas that will help you make the most of your living space.
Cooking for your family is a great way to show everyone how much you care about them. Still, the lack of time that we deal with these days doesn't allow us to prepare special dinners for the ones we love anymore, so we prefer to go out instead, and eat in restaurants. However, we advise you to opt for a reliable food processor that can offer you everything you want in such an appliance. Trust us, it will save you from lots of trouble, because you will never have to chop your vegetables by hand again, and you won't waste time in the kitchen like you used to. Moreover, if you want to add a futuristic vibe to your modern place, we advise you to opt for a laser food processor, which is a new concept that promises to enhance kitchens in a great way. Designed by Andrew Kokorin, this kitchen gadget integrates 3 rotating rings that use magnetic levitation to float in space. Furthermore, regular knives are replaced by laser beams, and you can control the unit through a touch screen projection, which means that you will be able to cook easier and faster than before.
Nowadays, the latest appliances come with numerous innovative features. The best features are the ones that allow you to program the appliance to run at a certain time. For example, imagine how amazing it would be to program your coffee maker to start brewing your coffee 10 minutes before you wake up. That way, you will get to wake up to the delicious smell of freshly brewed coffee. If you check out the latest coffee maker reviews, you will see that there are several programmable coffee makers on the market.
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Firm News
Gleiss Lutz honoured twice at 2019 Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards
At this year's Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards Gleiss Lutz's acclaimed litigation practice took home two awards in the category "Firm of the Year – Germany". Gleiss Lutz's antitrust and litigation practices received the award for "Impact Case of the Year – Daimler" for their Europe-wide defence of Daimler in connection with the trucks cartel.
2019 marks the first time Benchmark Litigation has hosted the European Awards; in North America, the Benchmark Litigation Awards are a well-established industry fixture. In the US, such prestigious names as Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Paul Weiss or Simpson Thacher were honoured in 2019.
Now in its 12th year of publication, Benchmark initially covered only the US market. Meanwhile Benchmark extends to Canada, Latin America and, since 2018, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Ranking focusses solely on litigation and only includes the leading law firms in these regions. The current Europe ranking lists Gleiss Lutz in tier one of the three categories Commercial and Transactions, Competition/Antitrust and International Arbitration. Rankings and awards are based on editorial research and interviews of 1,534 clients across Europe as well as comprehensive peer review.


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Bonus Episode: Live from Red Carpet Premiere of "Where Were You" at the Mystic Luxury Cinemas
Episode Notes
We were invited to the Red Carpet Premiere of "Where Were You" from Out of Time Pictures, at the Mystic Luxury Cinemas in Mystic, Connecticut. In this Episode, we bring you Interviews from the Red Carpet, a segment from the Q&A, and Post Film Reactions. Thank you to Rob Levinson and Out of Time Pictures for inviting us and a special Thank You to Mystic Luxury Cinemas for having us.
Movie Synopsis:
A self centered radio personality, learns the most valuable life lesson on the morning of September 11, 2001 – humility. The ever growing popularity of the Paul Lavigan Morning Show takes on new depths when Paul receives what seems to be his everyday mundane typical call. In the midst of conversation, a thunderous roar changes the course of both caller and Paul.
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By Gary simon - Jul 28, 2017
I just finished building an app that needed the ability to create screenshots of the app user interface. Fortunately, there's an Ionic Cordova screenshot plugin ready to go!
Based on the documentation, usage looks straight forward, however, it does leave out some key information that might stump some users.
Therefore, in this screenshot tutorial, I'm going to cover every step and just about every scenario, step by step. Let's get started!
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Whether it's Angular, Vue, Ionic, etc.. I'm always a big fan of starting projects with a CLI if one exists. So, be sure that your Ionic CLI is up to date before we begin:
$ npm install -g ionic@latest
At the time of recording this, my CLI version happens to be: 3.6.0
Once installed, let's use it to start the project:
$ ionic start screenshots blank
$ cd screenshots
Once the start command finishes, cd into screenshots to jump into the folder.
Once inside the screenshots folder, we need to install the Cordova and Ionic native screenshot plugin:
$ ionic cordova plugin add com.darktalker.cordova.screenshot
$ npm install --save @ionic-native/screenshot
Upon running the first command, you might be prompted with a question about whether or not you want to install the cli-plugin-cordova, at which point you hit "y".
Then, run the npm install command.
Next, we have to import the screenshot plugin to our app.module file.
Open /src/app/app.module.ts and add the following import:
import { Screenshot } from '@ionic-native/screenshot';
// Add Screenshot as a Provider in the Provider array:
// Other arrays removed for brevity
providers: [
{provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: IonicErrorHandler}
Great! Now we're ready to rock and roll.
The Ionic Native Screenshot plugin allows you to take screenshots through two different methods.
Our demo app will have 2 buttons, and each will call upon a method that will use both save and URI. That way, you can have knowledge and experience with how to use both methods that are available.
Open /src/pages/home/home.ts and import the screenshot plugin at the top of the component file:
import { Screenshot } from '@ionic-native/screenshot';
To use it, as with all other Ionic Native plugins, we have to create an instance of it through dependency injection within the constructor:
export class HomePage {
constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, private screenshot: Screenshot) {
Now, just above the constructor, let's add two properties. One will hold the image (either a file path or the base64 encoded string), and the other will be a boolean for helping to determine when a screenshot is being displayed:
export class HomePage {
screen: any;
state: boolean = false;
constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, private screenshot: Screenshot) {
Again, we'll have 2 methods. Our first method screenShot() will use the .save method for saving a screenshot to the phone's storage.
Add the following methods beneath the constructor:
// Reset function we will use to hide the screenshot preview after 1 second
reset() {
var self = this;
self.state = false;
}, 1000);
screenShot() {
this.screenshot.save('jpg', 80, 'myscreenshot.jpg').then(res => {
this.screen = res.filePath;
this.state = true;
I want the screenshot to disappear after 1 second in the app UI, so that you can try out the other method, which is why I created a reset() function.
Then, in the screenShot() method, on successful callback, we set this.screen to res.filePath.
If you were to console.log(res), you would see it's an object, which contains the file path of the stored image. This is the value we will use for our img src.
Next, we set this.state to true, and then call our reset() method, which sets state to false after 1 second to hide the image.
Let's add the second method beneath the screenShot() method:
screenShotURI() {
this.screenshot.URI(80).then(res => {
this.screen = res.URI;
this.state = true;
As you can see, pretty much exactly the same with exception to 2 less parameters, and setting this.screen to res.URI, which contains the base64 encoded string. We can use this same exact value with the same img src.
Head on over to /src/pages/home/home.html and paste the following:
<ion-content padding [class.newBG]="state">
<button ion-button outline (click)="screenShot()">Screenshot (PIC)</button>
<button ion-button outline (click)="screenShotURI()">Screenshot (URI)</button>
<img src="{{ screen }}" *ngIf="state">
Yep, 6 lines will define our app UI.
First, we're using class binding to attach a .newBG CSS class if state is true. The only reason I'm doing this is to change the app's background color. Otherwise, if it's left the same, it becomes hard to see the actual screenshot, since the screenshot is an exact image of the same UI.
Next, we're doing simple click events to call upon the appropriate methods.
And finally, we have an image that uses interpolation to call upon the screen property, and an *ngIf conditional that shows the image only if state is true.
Let's give this some CSS. Visit the /src/pages/home/home.css file and paste the following css rulesets:
ion-content {
background:#233B3B !important;
.newBG {
background:#4C6E6E !important;
button {
color:#1FB5B5 !important;
border: 1px solid #1FB5B5 !important;
img {
border: 5px solid #365454;
margin-top: 3em
Just some really basic stuff here, so there's not much to explain! Now we're ready to give it a go.
Unfortunately, because we're using an Ionic Native plugin, we can't use ng serve to test out the screenshot plugin.
You could use the Ionic view app, but I'm going to run a couple commands and connect my phone to test it out.
First, we need to add a build platform. I'm using Android, so I'm going to run:
$ ionic cordova platform add android
This takes awhile, but after installing, I can now connect my phone (make sure your phone is in developer mode with USB debugging enabled), and run the following command to launch app on my connected phone:
$ ionic cordova run android
After a minute or so, assuming you have java and all of that good stuff already installed, the app should launch on your phone and you can click on the 2 buttons and watch the same exact screenshot being toggled on and off.
This is to illustrate that both methods do the same thing, except one of them (URI) doesn't save the result to the phone.
Hopefully this was a help to you!


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Required Newsletter Features
Seguno seeks to provide the best email marketing solution for merchants while upholding ethical practices that protects the merchants, their customers, and Seguno as the app provider. In order to do this efficiently and comply with legal regulations, there are a few sections of your email newsletters and automations that are required:
Unsubscribe Button
According to the CAN-SPAM Act, it is a federal requirement that all recipients of emails with commercial messages have 1) the right to elect to receive emails from you as well as 2) the right to demand that you to stop emailing them. The unsubscribe button is the simple solution to this law that you will find is mandatory of ALL email marketing platforms.
At the moment, the unsubscribe button cannot be modified in the Seguno newsletter editor. We have found that making the option to unsubscribe very clear builds trust with subscribers and reduces spam complaints. Also, the thin red border helps it be seen as a destructive action one should only click when they really want to click it.
Only if you have successfully authenticated your domain, the unsubscribe button option in the header of the newsletter can be removed. Go to the newsletter your want to edit > Customize > Header section > uncheck the "show unsubscribe link" box:
Mailing Address in Footer
Although it may seem like a breach of your privacy as a business, having a physical mailing address in the footer section of your email newsletter is required to comply with anti-spam laws. We suggest using a P.O. box as a good alternative if you do not have a business address right now. Once you are ready to, you can change the footer address on the Settings page.
Spam Protect
Although this topic isn't a required section of your newsletter, it is a required feature to start sending newsletters. Spam Protect is used to keep your customer lists clean from fake emails and spam bots. It will monitor your account and unsubscribe bad emails before they hurt your deliverability. These bad emails are primarily either invalid or fake signups that would have resulted in bounces or spam complaints. Even a small dose of bounces and complaints can have a huge impact on your ability to reach the inbox of subscribers that are actually interested in hearing from you. Too many spam complaints can have your account suspended from Seguno.
Therefore, Spam Protect is required to use the Seguno: Email Marketing platform and you will NOT be able to send out email newsletters/automations until it is activated. There will be a yellow message box prompting you to activate Spam Protect, which will also include the number of subscribers that are expected to be cleaned by the system:
Once activated, there will be a green message box letting you know that you can start sending newsletters.
See our Seguno Help Doc on What is Spam Protect? for more details and information about the system.
GDPR Compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union's new data privacy law that requires companies to be more transparent about how your customers' and subscribers' personal data is used. If your business, customers, and/or subscribers are based in Europe, then your website and your email marketing efforts are all subject to GDPR laws. Here are some other helpful documents to consider:
If you have any follow up questions about the mandatory or required sections of your email newsletters and automations, please feel free to reach out to us via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In the Greater Mekong Subregion, countries have started to adopt laws and policies on geographical indications to protect locally sourced products that are made using traditional methods in their region of origin.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Greater Mekong Subregion's economies. With over 60% of the subregion's 340 million inhabitants engaged in small-scale agriculture, it directly supports the livelihoods of nearly 200 million people.
The Working Group on Agriculture (WGA) has been working toward the implementation of priority projects under the Core Agriculture Support Program.
While agriculture is the cornerstone of many families' livelihoods, it is also exacting a toll on the environment, contributing to forest and biodiversity loss, water pollution and shortages, soil degradation, and greenhouse gas emissions.
People and governments in the Greater Mekong Subregion are working to develop agricultural practices that simultaneously conserve land and water resources, while at the same time increasing the productivity and profitability of agriculture, particularly for small-scale farmers.
Countries are pooling resources and expertise to increase the competitiveness of their agricultural products and encourage investment in agribusiness, while at the same time conserving the environment and natural resources. This involves research and technology that emphasizes climate-friendly agricultural development, including participation by the private sector with a focus on food security. This work is being guided by the Core Agriculture Support Program Phase II (CASP II) 2011-2020, supported by the Government of Sweden (Sida), Nordic Development Fund, Water Financing Partnership Facility, and Asian Development Bank.
At the 2nd GMS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 6-8 September 2017, the ministers endorsed a strategy to promote safe and environment-friendly agriculture products, and a plan to strengthen value chain integration, involving smallholder farmers, rural women, as well as small and medium-sized agro-enterprises.
• Strategy for Promoting Safe and Environment-Friendly Agro-Based Value Chains and Siem Reap Action Plan, 2018-2022
• Core Agriculture Support Program Phase II (2011-2015)
• Core Agriculture Support Program Phase I (2006-2010)
• Working Group on Agriculture (WGA)
Focal Persons at the Asian Development Bank
- Srinivasan Ancha
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division,
Southeast Asia Department
- Pavit Ramachandran
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division,
East Asia Department
Other Concerned Staff & Consultants
- Rhodora Concepcion
Thailand Resident Mission,
Southeast Asia Department
- Flordeliza Melendez
Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division,
Southeast Asia Department/GMS Secretariat
Send inquiries to GMS Secretariat.
A regional approach to food policy driven by business and public interests can better protect consumers and suppliers in both domestic and export markets, support scaling up of production, and facilitate market access and Greater Mekong Subregion product branding and marketing.
A pilot project is introducing the use of barcodes to track the quality and safety of food in the Greater Mekong Subregion from "farm to shelf, then table."
The Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture held its 15th meeting on 29–30 May 2018 in Pu'er, Yunnan Province in the People's Republic of China.
A subregional approach toward safe and environment-friendly agrifood value chains is expected to achieve three main outcomes: greater trade, economies of scale, and inclusive food safety.
PU'ER CITY, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (31 May 2018) — Senior agriculture officials from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion agreed to increase regional cooperation in food safety, boost the trading of climate-friendly agriculture products, and accelerate the implementation of the five-year GMS Strategy and Siem Reap Action Plan endorsed by the Second GMS Agriculture Ministers' Meeting.


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Reasons San Francisco is a Fantastic Place to Attend College
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is California's tech eccentric brain pool. The communities collectively known as Silicon Valley are home base for the heart and soul of computer technology. Silicon Valley is the place where lunchtime ideas become the next brilliant innovation. Students who study in San Francisco have access to the most incredible internships and employment prospects in the Silicon Valley.
Fantastic Attractions
Some of the local attractions for students studying in San Francisco, California include;
- The Golden Gate Bridge and Alamo Square Park
- The park is home to the famous 'Painted Ladies.' The two locations were utilized as landscape shots for American sitcom 'Full House.'
- Lombard Street is known for its crooked streets and incredible views.
- Pier 39 offers dining, shopping, beautiful views of the bay, sunbathing seals, entertainment, and the famous Alcatraz Island
- The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is home to many of San Francisco's
California College Bound has established that students in San Francisco can visit Ocean Beach, Baker Beach, Crissy Field, Fort Funston, Land's End, Fort Mason, and the San Francisco Maritime National Park. San Francisco boasts a total of 220 parks that are maintained by the city of San Francisco.
A Vibrant Spiritual Life
Research indicates that an emphasis on spiritual belief systems, helps to reduce stress levels and increases an individual's wellbeing. San Francisco has a vibrant spiritual life characterized by yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy. This is as a result of the long history of Eastern Religious studies in San Francisco's cultural centers.
Fun facts:
- San Francisco hosts the oldest Buddhist temple in the U.S.
- Yoga is everywhere! Terminal two of the San Francisco International Airport has a yoga room for travelers
- Students who study in San Francisco will find nearly any type of yoga, including naked yoga in Noe Valley.
San Francisco features spiritual centers, such as: Green Gulch Zen Center, Esalen Institute, Mount Madonna, and Spirit Rock. Each of these centers offer workshops and retreats, within a short distance from the city.
Fun fact: The vibrant spiritual life has been cited as one of the reasons why the people who live in San Francisco are so happy and healthy.
San Francisco is, therefore, an ideal location for students who are spiritual or who need to get to get in touch with their spiritual side.
Outdoor Activities are everywhere in San Francisco
California College Bound believes San Francisco is perfect for students who are fitness enthusiasts.
Fun fact: San Francisco Bay is ranked the seventh fittest Metropolitan area in America, in part to its outdoor recreational activities and exercise options.
San Francisco offers an outdoor activity for every fitness personality. The pleasant weather and beautiful public trails allow students to easily fit in daily workouts, without needing a gym membership. What is more, students will build quads of steel from walking up the city's many steep hills.
San Francisco is Organic
Fun fact: San Francisco was voted by the online magazine, 'Organic Authority', as the best city to live the organic food lifestyle.
Students who study in San Francisco will reduce their exposure to synthetic fertilizer, antibiotics, hormones, and other pesticides that are consumed from conventional food sources. Consequently, they avoid the long-term health consequences that may be brought about by these compounds.
Fun fact: Francisco was voted the friendliest city in the U.S by Peasant Francisco has been hailed for:
- Being an oasis of vegetarian and vegan restaurants
- Having a broad variety of vegetarian and vegan-friendly menus
Students in San Francisco can eat the fruits that grow on trees in certain public parks within the city.
Deciding to study in San Francisco is a winner choice and one may never want to leave. Rudyard Kipling once said, "the only drawback to San Francisco is how hard it is to leave". California College Bound agrees; after all, it has been voted the happiest, healthiest and fittest city in America.


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Yoga Helps In The Respiratory System – Causes for Respiratory Problems
Causes forRespiratory Problems
Very few people breathe correctly. Some use only the upperpart of their lungs; others breathe with only the diaphragm (lower part)leaving the upper structures of the lungs inactive and partially collapsed. Inthose parts of the lung that are not used, slimy secretions accumulate and thetissues become devitalized. Thus a luxurious soil is prepared for the tuberclebacillus, pneumococcus and other scavenger germs. This habit of shallow breathingaccounts in a good measure for the fact that one third of all deaths resultfrom diseases of the lungs. For one individual perishing from food starvation,thousands are dying from oxygen starvation. Here are some catalysts thataggravate respiratory troubles:
Environmental circumstances:
Air pollution and working in areas where noxious, gaseous substances are discharged into the air from factories and heavy industries or discharged from the exhausts of automobiles, buses, or lorries may cause serious lung damage.
Destructive personal habits:Smoking of cigarettes, chewing of pan, inhalation of snuff and the misuse ofcertain drugs destroy the ciliary lining as well as dampen the body's responseand immunity to infectious agents. These lead to the creation of many breathingdifficulties.
Dietary misuse:
Acid-forming and mucous-producing foods create phlegm and acid discharges that clog up the respiratory passage and make it difficult to breathe properly.
Acid-forming and mucous-producing foods create phlegm and acid discharges that clog up the respiratory passage and make it difficult to breathe properly.
Personal emotional and psychological conditions:
An overly sensitive nature or a nature, which is easily embarrassed, will add to breathing difficulties. We must never forget that our emotions and breath are closely inter-related and that many breathing difficulties are the surface manifestation of underlying emotional 'hang ups'.
Both yoga asanas and yoga breathing exercises maintain thehealth of your respiratory system overall. In general, asanas that move yourspine in all directions of movement, and that stretch and strengthen themuscles all around your upper torso, will help support your respiratory systemby keeping respiratory muscles strong and flexible. And yoga breathingpractices that lengthen your inhalation and exhalation, such as graduallengthening of equal breath, or that include rapid inhalations and exhalations,like Kapalabhati (SkullShining breath), can exercise your breathing muscles even more.
Using Yoga asan Alleviator
All aspects ofyoga are useful but Pranayama, the Yogic science of conscious expansion ofPrana, the Life Force, is the most valuable technique used to correct faultybreathing and chronic diseases associated with the nose, throat and lungs. Youcan quickly correct the faulty breathing habits which are the root cause of thedisease, and then by adhering to a proper diet and living a Yoga Life will be freedfrom this malady life-long. The use of Pranayama can enable you to regain thenormal physiological chest movement associated with good breathing or to attainto that condition if it has never been present.
In addition,recent studies have shown that pranayama is effective in improving lungfunction in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD. For thiscondition, equal lengthening of the inhalation and exhalation is recommended. Finally,yoga breathing exercises that calm your nervous system, such as extending theexhalation or pausing at the end of it, add the benefit of lowering overallstress, which can be particularly helpful to people who are challenged by arespiratory condition.
Here are some Pranayama techniques you can implement in your daily practice to keep your lungs in check:
Nadhi Shodhana aka Anuloma Viloma:
Nadhi shodhana, also known as alternative nostril breathing, is a very relaxed, balancing breath that is used to help calm the nervous system and aid in a restful night's sleep. By increasing the amount of oxygen taken into the body, it's believed that this breath can also purify the blood, calm the mind, reduce stress, and promote concentration.
Kapalabhati Pranayama:
Kapalabhati means skull shining breath. It's a pranayama exercise as well as an internal kriya, or cleansing technique. Practitioners of kapalabhati believe that this breath will help clear mucus in the air passages, relieve congestion, reduce bloating, and improve lung capacity. Kapalabhati is an invigorating breath that can build heat in the body.
Ujjayi Pranayama:
Ujjayi means victorious breath; it's also referred to as ocean breath due to the sound it creates. This breath is often used in asana (posture) practice, especially in ashtanga and vinyasa classes. Ujjayi encourages full expansion of the lungs, and, by focusing your attention on your breath, it can assist in calming the mind.
Sheetali Pranayama:
Sheetali also means cooling, which explains the effect it can have on your mind and body. This breath encourages clearing heat with coolness. It's especially helpful during summer and in hot climates.
Apart from thebreathing exercises there are of course also physical yoga poses that supportthe respiratory system in doing its work by expanding the lungs and giving themspace to breathe, by activating the different body parts and stimulating theblood flow so that oxygen can be provided until the tips of your toes.
Here is a list ofposes that can activate your chest muscles and allow more oxygen into yourlungs:
Padangushtasana (Big Toe Pose)
Marjaryasana-Bitilasana (Cat-Cow Pose)
Setubandhasana (Bridge Pose)
Utthita Hasta Padangushtasana (Extended Big Toe Pose)
Salabhasana (Locust Pose)
Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge)
Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand)
Urdhva Mukha Shvanasana (Upward facing Dog pose
Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose)
Dandasana (Staff Pose)
Parivrtta Parshvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose)
Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose)
Parigrahasana (Gate Pose)
Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
Pincha Mayurasana (Feathered Peacock Pose)
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of Fish Pose)
Natarajasana (Lord of Dance Pose)
Dwipaada Vipareeta Dandasana (Upward Two Foot Staff Pose)
Kapotasana (King Pigeon Pose)
Sukhasana (Easy Pose)
In conclusion…
A well-roundedyoga and pranayama practice that includes calming, balancing, and simulatingexercises, can promote the health of your respiratory system by improving thestrength and flexibility or your chest muscles and fascia as well as improvingthe alignment of your ribs and spine. In general, you'll benefit from activelychallenging your diaphragm with practices that extend the length of theinhalations and exhalations, and that include inhalation and exhalationpausing.