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This Is Why Disney Banned Selfie Sticks At Theme Parks
June 30, 2015
A lot of people are upset about Disney's decision to ban selfie sticks at their theme parks. After reading this explanation from a current Disneyland cast member, you'll understand...
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"Hey there! I'm a cast member at Disneyland in California... I work the Star Tours, Autopia, and Monorail attractions, but I have a general knowledge of how attractions at Disney work in general.
We have a thing called the "Envelope of Protection." Basically, all attractions made since 1965 are designed in such a way that the human body cannot reach out and touch anything -- here's a vehicle they use to test this (that's from Walt Disney World in Florida, but California uses the same concepts). This means that when a roller coaster is going 45 MPH, you can have your hands out and you won't get hit (it's not a good idea to test that, however -- we do tell you to keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times). A selfie stick is effectively an extra three feet that you can dangle out in any direction. The attractions weren't designed for that, and your selfie stick can hit part of the attraction. When you're going 45 MPH, that can seriously damage the attraction and your phone/camera. The selfie stick will likely fly out of your hands and in a worst-case scenario can either hit someone else on the ride (injuring them) or land on the track and derail the sled behind you. One of our largest roller coasters derailed because someone's backpack fell out once, and we don't want to risk a selfie stick causing the same issues.
We originally tried banning them on rides where they could affect some show element or impact part of the ride -- any ride with animatronics that could be poked, and any ride moving relatively fast through areas your selfie stick could hit. People still kept bringing them on the rides and kept dangling them out of the ride vehicles -- and again, if your selfie stick hit something, it could endanger the safety of yourself and those around you. If we saw it come out, we had to stop the ride and ask you to put it away. Some rides can't restart very easily and could take up to 2-3 hours to restart fully (all sleds have to be pushed back to the station so they can begin cycling again, then several cycles have to complete to make sure everything is still okay).
Now, we don't care that much about people seeing "backstage." We have lots of marathons and charity walks around the park that involve going into backstage areas (this one being a charity walk for the CHOC Children's Hospital in Orange County that we do yearly). We actually open up backstage areas daily this time of year as an "overflow" corridor to help people get around the park -- the pathway up and down Main Street gets really crowded around the fireworks and the time our new Paint the Night Electrical Parade comes out, so we open backstage areas that take you "around" Main Street. One of these pathways even goes right next to the boat storage area for the Jungle Cruise, so you can see any boats they aren't using that day! Some special events for our Annual Passholders "lock down" a land just for them to use -- there was an event in Adventureland a few months ago that had guests exit through our backstage areas.
We do try to preserve the magic for most guests, but we don't press it enough to warrant an all-out ban on something. Our "Four Keys" to Disney are Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency (in that order), and Courtesy comes before Show -- we want to be nice and allow you to take your selfie stick photos, even if they show backstage areas. However, Safety comes before Courtesy -- and this was a safety hazard. Lesser steps weren't having an effect, so we moved to an all-out ban.
It was totally because of the rides, and it was totally because guests weren't listening to us Attractions cast members. If people had listened to us and not taken out their selfie sticks on rides, they would still be allowed in the park -- but people don't listen (or don't care) and think that their awesome selfie is worth potentially endangering others.
You can still wear your GoPros and stuff -- we've been told that mounting your camera on your head is considered a "hat" and mounting a camera on your wrist or hand is considered a "glove," so they're allowed. But you can't bring in any kind of grip or pole that could potentially break our Envelope of Protection."
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And better yet, it's only Monday! Although given what's coming up on my calendar, it might be 80% of what I get done this week.. but going back to the finishes, I finally finished my sister-in-law's baby quilt, ready for her baby shower this coming Saturday.
Would you believe it took me about as long to tie off all the loose thread ends as it did to quilt it? Thread ends are boring biscuits! Definitely going to add that "automatic lock stitch" feature to my list of requirements for when I get a new machine!

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The Outdoor Education Space at the Gibbs House is being designed by a group of students and staff, with backgrounds in engineering, graphic design, environmental studies and behavioral psychology. The design team is led by graduate student Kelsey Pitschel and Dr. Harold Glasser. The Living Building Challenge-inspired outdoor education space is being designed to achieve net zero status by utilizing solar photovoltaic panels, rainwater collection, composting toilets and responsibly sourced materials. The space will be open to the public for community gatherings, K-12 and collegiate lectures, farm volunteering and workshops, seasonal celebrations, retreats and many other special events.
The team has received a P3 grant from the US EPA for $15,000. This funding cycle ends August 2017, and we will be applying for Phase II funding of up to $75,000 to support the project further.
We are conducting several charrettes with community members and local sustainability ambassadors to develop an iterative and inclusive schematic design that will be useful, intimate and accessible to all members of the community.
The schematic design will be presented at the EPA expo in May 2017, in Washington, DC.
For more updates and details on the Outdoor Education Space, visit our blog where you can follow our progress more intimately: OES BLOG


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At Quick Hit, Players Can Now Draft NFL Legends for Virtual Currency
Just in time for fans facing the prospect of pigskin withdrawal after this weekend's Saints vs. Colts Superbowl matchup, Foxborough, MA-based Quick Hit has added an intriguing, and potentially lucrative, new feature to its online football strategy game. For the first time, it's giving players the chance to add past NFL greats of their choice to their own teams.
According to Quick Hit CEO Jeffrey Anderson, players can now put pros like Barry Sanders, Christian Okoye, or Ed "Too Tall" Jones into their lineups, using "coaching points" that they can either earn over time simply by playing the game, or purchase instantly for cash. It's the first time since Quick Hit launched its online game last October that the company has ventured into the realm of virtual goods purchases, an increasingly important revenue source for many online gaming and social networking companies.
Up to now, Anderson explains, the teams that Quick Hit players develop and field in each game—whether in single-player games, or against another player—have consisted mostly of fictional characters called "Joes," together with a couple of real football personalities called, naturally enough, "Pros." Now players can buy more Pros over time, choosing from a starting roster of 130 football legends.
"Adding players of the type of legends that we've got makes your team instantly recognizable," says Anderson. "A lot of these people are Hall of Fame, Pro-Bowl players who have had famous careers in the NFL. We believe we're the first product in the world to offer the ability to use virtual currency to acquire players."
The "legend" players come in three ability classes known as elite, premium, and classic, and are priced accordingly. To keep games even, Anderson says, Quick Hit's programmers have created rules that will prevent less-seasoned players from trouncing competitors simply by purchasing lots of coaching points and stacking their virtual teams with elite athletes. The details are complex—but in essence, players can only buy legends whose abilities roughly match their own experience level in the game. "We talk about it as a salary cap," Anderson says. "If I'm a level 10, I can't have a guy who's a level 100 on my team."
Anderson says the new roster of legends-for-sale is just the first step toward the rollout of a larger player management system that would allow users to carefully mold their teams over time. "One of the things people have been really interested in is being able to manage their roster more intimately," he says. "If you have a team that's all about power and smash-mouth running, for example, you might want a Christian Okoye as opposed to a Barry Sanders as your power back."
From a company-building perspective, what's interesting about Quick Hit's new legends roster is that it rounds out the startup's business model, adding virtual goods purchases to advertising as a source of revenue. There's no question that Internet users are willing to spend small chunks of cash to enhance their online experiences: U.S. users of social networking and social gaming sites spent a reported $1 billion on virtual goods in 2009. The only unknown for Quick Hit is whether coaching-point purchases could eventually rival the company's advertising income, which it earns by showing video ads before and during each game, as well as displaying traditional Web-style ads while users are calling plays.
"Here we've got the ability to play for free and monetize it through commercials and ads, but we also have a transaction model that supports digital item sales," says Anderson. "We're probably one of a select group of companies which actually leverages both business models at the same time."
Quick Hit was founded in 2008 and has raised $13 million in venture funding from Menlo Park, CA-based New Enterprise Associates and Vienna, VA-based Valhalla Partners. Anderson says the growth in Quick Hit's user base since the October launch has been "staggering." At launch, the player community consisted of about 2,000 people who had beta-tested the service. By the end of December, Anderson says, 1.1 million people had tried the game at least once.
"We're doing approximately 8 million minutes of gaming a month," he says. That's impressive for a three-month-old game—but there's a lot of room for Quick Hit to grow. The company behind the Facebook brain-teaser app "Brain Buddies," one of top 20 games on the massive social networking site, claims play time of 300 million minutes a month.
The target customer for the new virtual-goods system, Anderson says, is the player who has "more money than time," while a player in the reverse situation can always beef up his team the old-fashioned way, by putting in the hours required to earn free coaching points.
"Do we feel like [virtual goods] will turn into a big revenue stream?" Anderson asks himself, before I have to. "Our hope is just to make the best possible product. The revenue really flows out of that."
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Wow! There are almost 900 pictures posted on #teachertalktuesday on Instagram - I would say people have really jumped on that bandwagon! I am loving being a part of it!
Early this morning I posted a picture of a Mother's Day questionnaire that I am offering as a Flash Freebie until Friday. It is a part of my Mother's Day Gifts/Crafts, and Writing Activities pack that is availabe on TPT for a mere $1.50.
I have used this questionnaire as a part of the Mother's Day cards my students have created. When I taught Kindergarten, I interviewed students individually and recored their (humorous) responses. Now that I teach older students, they are able to fill out the sheet on their own, but their responses are just as entertaining and heartwarming.
You can download this sheet for free here.
I hope you'll become a follower here on my blog, and on Instagram!


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View of the store from the east/west highway. We are facing south east. Although the store is not an old building, it is typical of the remaining village general store/grocery stores, which function rather like an eccentric convience store of the 7-11 variety. In the back is a small back room or booth where stamps are sold, mail gathered or handed out. Mail is not delivered - at least in town, people are expected to pick it up. The proprietors apologized for not having come from the local area.
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It's been quite some time since I've posted on a Friday (or anything not relating to Finnley's weekly updates actually). But I've been thinking about this post all morning and now I am finally sitting down and getting my thoughts on the
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We went to Disneyland last week and I'm already having withdrawals. I am planning on doing a more in depth post. I was hoping to whittle it down to one post but there are entirely too many photos...so I guess it'll have to be a few posts. We had the best time and now that we've had so many visits in the past two years we have been more picky when it comes to souvenirs. I have been on the lookout for the perfect Santa's Cookies and Milk plate set since Ellie's first Christmas and I finally found it!! While I try not to go too cutesy cutesy in my every day decor I think there is something whimsical about Christmas and I just adore this Mickey and Minnie Mouse set!!
The day before Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas Tree and then spent the day decorating it. We had a minor almost meltdown when we couldn't locate our Star for the top. We looked in every box we had, searched up in the attic three more times, opened our Valentines decor boxes, in every dresser and drawer and even the secret locations in our laundry room to no avail. It was lost. We were so frustrated and our minds were completely blank on it's whereabouts or even visualizing putting it away. We figured that when we cleaned out our third room for Finnley's nursery we must have either thrown it out or donated it on accident. I was devastated. Then we got the box of ornaments for the girls trees out of Ellie's closet and low and behold there it was, our beloved Star! What a relief. Then we had to figure out how Thomas was going to negotiate putting the Star on the tree while holding both girls - because I thought that was a good idea.
A while back, maybe even in September, I made a quick trip to IKEA while Ellie was in preschool. I just went to look around with Finnley and I spotted these wreaths. I loved them and grabbed two of them for the girls doors for Christmas time. I put them up after Thanksgiving and loved them so much I wanted grab a few more for our door and some windows. We headed to IKEA on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and they were sold out of them and not available online, but we picked up a few other items that of course we were not on our list ;)
like these dish towels. I have been waiting for years for IKEA to get some green kitchen towels, since that is my color of choice and they finally got them in! The best parts are the price and the name! and a new set of curtains for our bedroom. We put them up right away and I cannot get over how much brighter and larger they make our room feel. Now I am getting the itch to paint and redecorate ;)
I have been busy cleaning up the house and putting the finishing touches on our Christmas Decor for my annual Ladies Holiday Tea party that is happening this Sunday. I am still finalizing the menu and so grateful that I scheduled it for a Sunday so I get one extra day to prepare. I am most excited because our house has seen a lot of changes in the past year and I've narrowed down my decor style a bit so it's fun to see how this all comes together. I'm working on the menu and so far most of the items I want to serve are savory bits so I need to come up with some more sweet options...what do you recommend?
We had our FIRST SNOW of the Season last night and Ellie was beyond excited. I was freezing cold and tried to convince Ellie all day that Dada would be the perfect snow companion but she kept insisting that she wanted me to go out with her. When we got home from work we had dinner and then Dada headed out to feed the animals and took Ellie with him, they made snow angels, played with the animals, made a snowman and threw some snowballs. The best part is that Thomas was on his Blogger Husband A Game and took photos for me while I stayed inside nice and warm with Finnley. After a little bit Ellie came to the door and insisted that I come outside and bring a carrot. I got some pictures of the front of the house (and how I walked to try and avoid making footprints was comical) and spent some time out in the snow!
Happy December Friends!
♥ Ashley
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I've been best friends with a guy from my church for years, and lately I've been interested in him for an actual relationship. I'm going to answer that by talking mostly to the guy in this scenario, so here goes: Rebecca and I were chatting about this question yesterday, and she said an insightful thing: "in marriage you have to deal with personality differences and family of origin differences and differences in expectations, but these can all be overcome if you share two important things: you both love God, and you both feel the relationship comes first." And she's right.We went on a few dates, but then out of the blue he told me that he didn't want to keep seeing me because he doesn't want a relationship until he's finished medical school–and he hasn't even started yet! If you both love God and you both value the relationship, you can work through anything else.
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I am not saying that we are the ones who caused these men's heartache–as if, had they chosen us instead, they'd be happy now.
I actually think that this idea they both had that school came first was the main cause of their current predicament–not that they lost us in particular.
So let me share my reader's question, and then I'll look at it from several angles: the young woman; the young man; and the parents of that young man.
d-for-Me-ebook/dp/B00322O OFA BUY MY BOOK One of the most beautiful original Flash dating simulations, created by artist Mayuiki.deviantart.com, storyline by Nummyz aka Bomee of Newgrounds, and coded by Kyo. In this dating sim, you play as Cero, an insomniac trapped in a dream world filled with beautiful girls.
Please list all glitches and productive comments at Can Cero escape with a girl, who can become the love of his life, or stay forever in the Dream, trapped in a nightmare? 2 stars for the good artwork on the characters and the music that while not remarkable is quite pleasant to my ears.
The problems with this game are that the characters have no depth, their reactions to the player's answers are too simplistic and the player is given nothing to better understand what could possibly be the correct answers for each question, you have to basically choose whichever and it may or may not be the correct one, it's like a coin flip, these things make it hard to care about the character you are trying to get with and make talking to them a chore. I got Riri as my soulmate with exactly 1000 experience points and the ending left me like: "That's it?!
" I saw potential in the prologue and was let disappointed, i'm gonna play Kaleidoscope 2 now and hope a big improvement in comparison to this game.
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This is a question that's rather emotional to me, because both Rebecca and myself dated men who felt this way–and eventually ended it.
Both of us were just starting relationships early in university, and those men, who genuinely liked if not loved us, decided that they didn't want to pursue a relationship because school was more important.
In retrospect, we're both glad, even though it hurt horribly at the time, because I got my amazing husband and Rebecca is now in a serious relationship.


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Anyone who only started following Canadian railway developments in the last fortnight would be forgiven for thinking that the country's railways were facing the apocalypse. In the last two weeks, three major incidents have made headlines and portrayed rail transportation in a bad light.
Two weeks ago, the city of Calgary narrowly missed a major environmental disaster when tanker cars derailed on a bridge damaged by the recent flooding. Thanks to the slow speed of the train at the time, there was no serious environmental damage or injuries.
This past weekend, a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic. To date, 13 people are confirmed to have died and at least 40 are still missing. This incident has provoked widespread fear-mongering in the media, who are misrepresenting the transportation of crude oil by rail. CBC has claimed that oil trains regularly travel through Toronto, which is correct, but they used the Union Station Rail Corridor as a backdrop to the story. This line has one freight train per day, which operates at slow speed. The story also featured the tanker sidings at Clarkson, yet did not mention the massive Petro-Canada refinery adjacent to the tracks (which would pose a much larger threat). Indeed, the very train involved in the derailment did pass through the GTA, but with different locomotives and a different crew (CP rather than Montreal, Maine & Atlantic). While safety standards should be constantly reviewed, it is unfair to make rail appear more dangerous than it is. Imagine the damage if a buried pipeline had exploded in the middle of a town - it would have been very similar.
Just last night, Toronto received its highest-ever amount of rain in one day: 126mm (beating Hurricane Hazel's record by 5mm). Among the flooding incidents, a Richmond-Hill GO Train was stuck near Pottery Road with water as high as the coach mezzanine level. It took over six hours for rescue crews to remove the passengers using boats.
Bad things often happen in bunches, but Canada's railway have taken more than their fair share of hits recently.


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Era is a new project from Paul Mulholland, otherwise known as Skink and the songwriter and guitarist of the band Enrosadira. Hailing from rural Wiltshire, he is an accomplished musician and producer/engineer. Having played numerous roles in bands switching between guitar, drums and keyboards of various of descriptions.
His journey into sound started twenty one years ago, when he found mixtapes from The Edge in Coventry. (Randall, Grooverider & Top Buzz if at all curious…) After many hours listening and being enthralled with mutant alien sounds he knew what he had to do. This is how music becomes a life's work. Many years of writing, practicing, producing and gigging followed. The big break never seemed to happen though, never really finding somewhere he could properly express himself. Many styles were experimented with, a lot of ground was covered and a lot was learned. It is this range that he brings with him that makes the Era sound. Needless to say the range of music he listens to is very diverse. In this sphere of the music world the music of 4 Hero, Foul Play, Coolhand Flex are standout names and in broader sense the labels Reinforced, Moving Shadow, Basement and Suburban Base have had a massive impact also. Outside of this sphere the music of John and Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Sun Ra and This Heat are hugely important. Of course there is a lot more but we would be here all day.
Starting to experiment with the "J Tek" Sound as one half of the Sub Fusion group with DJ Vapour lead Skink to start producing his own old skool inspired tracks under both the Skink and Era names with remixes and release's on 36 Hertz and also Top drawer digital. Now working on Flashback material solely under the Era production moniker Paul is building a new analogue studio and working firmly on a new chapter of his musical journey.


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Prophet or Madman : A Bridge Between Worlds!
Peace, Joy, and Love is not only available to each soul and every soul, but it is also soul's natural state. Why then are so many in this world seemingly not experiencing bliss on a daily basis? According to Bruce Adams, the answer resides within us all. It was there, in the stillness beyond thought, that God revealed Himself and gifted Bruce with an overview of the whole of creation.
Some time back in 1997, Bruce experienced first hand what it means to be a bridge between worlds. In what appeared to be less than an instant, he was taken on a journey through and beyond the various dimensions of time and space. It was there, at the core of all that is, that he found himslef in the presence of a consciousness that he describes as Unconditional Love. This book is not only a testimony of the experience, but it also explores many of the myths and reailty of Creation.
It Is All One Truth
This book is truly universal in nature because it explores not just this physical world but also invites the reader to venture out into the Spiritual realm as well. What some have discovered after reading this book is that, the real meaning of Life here in the 3D world can only be fully realized after you open and accept the Spiritual realm as Ultimate Reality.
If you would like to develop the tools (eyes) necessary to explore what lies beyond this world or if you have any unanswered questions about this world and why you are here then this is the book you have been waiting for.


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I moved to my current town about five years ago. My daughter was very young then, and I was always looking for local events in my town so that we had something to do, and so that she could meet some children of her own age. I had a hard time finding information, and that meant we missed Easter egg hunts, community caroling, and many other family things that we would have loved to do with her as she grew. Now that she is older, and in school, we find more events in our community because the school lets us know what is going on. You may have the same problem in your own community if you don't know where to look. I could not find many listings for local events in my town, even when I bought newspapers and watched the news.
However, other cities and towns are much better about getting the word about many events, and hopefully you live in one of these areas. Some cities even have newspapers that come out which are totally devoted to letting people know about live, local events such as family outings and activities, live music, and other types of great things that are offered nearby. If you don't have much luck finding out about local events where you live, you may have to do some searching for the perfect way to find what you need. You should first try your local papers, though some are slow about listing events, and you may not find them in time to make plans to attend. You should also look around on web sites for your community.
These can be your local paper's site, or it can be the sites put up by your local television stations. Most towns have their own web sites as well, and that is also a great place to look. These are great resources for local events, but they are not always available or kept updated as they should be. This is a great time to rely on your school for news about events nearby. If your children are not yet in school, find a neighbor that has children of school age and ask them if they would mind letting you know about local events that are coming up. Even better, you can contact your town and other organizations in your area and tell them that you would like to start a web site for your area, and ask if they would send you timely information so you can offer your community a resource your community can count on when looking for live events nearby.
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IndieLondon Video Jukebox: Ramin's Coming Home
Ramin is the eponymous debut album from West End superstar Ramin Karimloo. It's is out on March 5. Produced by Tom Nichols (Celine Dion, Hayley Westenra) it's a diary entry from one of the world's great vocal talents that includes not only his own compositions but covers of Bryan Adams and Muse. Check it out the video from lead single Coming Home or find out more about Ramin…
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Bombay Bicycle Club – How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep
And The Giraffe – Underground Love
Butch Walker & The Black Widows – Synthesizers
Marcus Foster's I Was Broken feat. Kristen Stewart
Brooke Fraser covers Coldplay's Violet Hill
Kings of Leon's Back Down South
Lykke Li – Sadness Is A Blessing
Moby – The Day feat. Heather Graham
Britney Spears – Hold It Against Me
Lotte Mullan – Would You Be So Kind
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Doc and Keralis try to break out of prison. Locked in their jail cells, and epic adventure begins.
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A Way Out is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. It is specifically designed for split-screen cooperative multiplayer, which means that it must be played with another player through either local or online play. In the game, players control Leo and Vincent, two convicted prisoners who must break out of prison and stay on the run from authorities. As the story of both protagonists is told simultaneously, their progress may not be synchronized, which may result in one player being able to control their character, while another watching a cutscene. Players need to cooperate with each other in order to progress, and each situation can be approached differently, with both characters taking different roles. For instance, during a prison escape scene, one player needs to distract the guard, while another player needs to find a tool to aid their escape. These roles are not fixed, so Leo and Vincent can swap their roles in another playthrough. Players can interact with many non-playable characters, and there are dialogue options for players to choose.


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Today I am giving away this beautiful butterfly necklace. It is a silver butterfly set against a beautiful blue and green background.
(I am a notoriously bad photographer and I apologize).
I chose this item to give away because I always associate my little Peyton with butterflies. In fact, in certain parts of the world there are laws on the books making it illegal to kill butterflies because they are believed to be the souls of little children who have passed on.
If you would like to be entered into my giveaway to win this beautiful necklace, please leave a comment below. In your comment put a link to your own blog, and a few words to describe it like "this blog follows me TTC" or "just a blog where I showcase my crafts." If you want to stay anonymous that is fine too, no need to list a link, just tell us a line or two about yourself.
Okay, happy entering and thanks for playing along!
**A few housekeeping notes:
Doing Good In Her Name is currently seeking donations of children's books to build a bookshelf for use at Danbury Hospital's brand new NICU. Our hope is that these books will help to make the stay for these families a little more pleasant. The books are for children of all ages, as they can be read to NICU patients, and their siblings. At the end of their stays, they will be welcome to take the books home with them. We are collecting books through June and are still quite a far ways out from our goal. If you can help at all, please visit here. All donations are tax deductible.
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Rajasthani Mirchi Vada or popularly known as Jodhpuri Mirchi vada is famous street food from Rajasthan. Big Green chilli peppers stuffed with spicy aloo masala and batter fried are served with spicy green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.
Jodhpuri Mirchi Vada is quite similar to Hyderabadi Mirchi Bajji/ in look and in the recipe almost same ingredients are used except few. Chillis used in making mirchi vada are the large ones that are easily available in the market and are mild in taste. I used the chilli which is used for making green chilli pickle. I stuffed these large chilis with spicy potato masala which is made with mashed potatoes seasoned with various spices that I have listed in recipe of Mirchi bada.
Though this spicy Rajasthani mirchi pakora is available throughout the Rajasthan and neighbouring states this was originated from Jodhpur that's why it is popularly known as Jodhpuri Mirch vada. If you ever have been to Jodhpur there are few shops selling mirchi vada, Janta sweets is most popular in Jodhpur but I like the one from Khatri Namkeen better and always make it point to visit whenever I am in the city.
You all know Thursday is the day for my recipe with 24 Mantra Organic, an initiative that is aimed at spreading awareness about organic lifestyle. I mean think about it, the general assumption that people have is that switching to organic is not easy and you may not find the right ingredients and everything. But that is not true. I am creating some delicious recipes using 24 Mantra organic products which are chemical pesticides and GMO free and safe to consume along with being eco friendly. Mirchi Vada is perfect snack to serve with your evening tea and that's what it makes a perfect entry in #MTCchaiNashta series too.
For making the mirchi vada the batter coating is made with besan, I used 24 Mantra organic besan for making this or any other pakoda I make. It has perfect texture for making pakodas and also spices used are spices from 24 Mantra Organic too (Red Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala Powder and Carom Seeds). Since all the ingredients used are organic including the oil I know that if I fry them correctly there will be lesser oil absorbed and less guilt more taste. For deep frying I use either 24 Mantra Peanuts oil or mustard oil which have high smoke point. I know It's a deep fried snack, but if you know proper tips and techniques for deep frying, occasional deep frying is OK because less oil used in that.
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If you can't go to Jodhpur right now and eat the Mirchi Vada there, try this simple and easy jodhpuri mirchi vada recipe and you will have healthier piping hot homemade mirchi vada in the comfort of your home.
Rajasthani Mirchi Bada recipe | Jodhpuri Mirchi Vada
- 7-8 green chilli big size
- 300 g boiled mashed potatoes
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/4 tsp Carrom seeds ajwain
- Finely chopped ginger
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- For Batter!
- 250 g besan I used 24Mantra organic
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
- Peanut Oil for Deep frying
- Wash and cloth dry the large chiliis.
- Slit them from one side and scrape out the seeds and discard them.
- For making potato masala take boiled potatoes and mash them nicely.
- In a mixing bowl combine these mashed potatoes with red chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, garam masala powder, carrom seeds, finely chopped ginger and chaat masala. Mix everything well and stuff the green chillies nicely with this aloo masala.
- Keep the stuffed chillies aside.
- To make mirchi vada batter, make a thick paste with Besan and season it with pinch of turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder and salt to the taste.
- In a deep kadai or wok heat up the 24 Mantra organic Peanut oil and allow it heat up on medium heat.
- When oil is heated enough dip the stuffed chilis in batter and deep fry them till golden brown in batches of 2-3.
- Serve these piping hot Rajasthani Mirchi vada with green chutney, Imli ki chutney and hot cup of ginger tea * (link in recipe notes)


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The separatists in Kashmir and their "secular" supporters are trying to spread the myth that the Amaranth Yatra is of a recent origin. They claim that it started only after a Muslim shepherd of Batakot, a certain Buta Malik, originally"discovered" the Amarnath cave when he lost his flock and found that it had strayed into the sacred spot some 150 years ago. There is no documentary proof of this so-called discovery, the story having probably been concocted to give credit to Muslims for having started the most popular Hindu pilgrimage of Kashmir.
There is ample and conclusive historical evidence, on the other hand, to prove that the holy cave and the ice lingam were known to the people since very ancient times and have been continuously and regularly visited by pilgrims not only from Kashmir but also from different parts of India.
"While the earliest reference to Amarnath can be seen in the Nilamata Purana (v.1324), a 6th century Sanskrit text which depicts the religious and cultural life of early Kashmiris and gives Kashmir's own creation myth, the pilgrimage to the holy cave has been described with full topographical details in the Bhringish Samhita and the Amarnatha Mahatmya, both ancient texts said to have been composed even earlier."
References to Amarnath, known have also been made in historical chronicles like the Rajatarangini and its sequels and several Western travellers' accounts also leaving no doubt about the fact that the holy cave has been known to people for centuries. The original name of the tirtha, as given in the ancient texts, is of course Amareshwara, Amarnath being a name given later to it.
Giving the legend of the Naga Sushruvas, who in his fury burnt to ashes the kingdom of King Nara when he tried to abduct his daughter already married to a Brahmin youth, and after the carnage took his abode in the lake now known as Sheshnag (Kashmiri Sushramnag), Kalahana writes:
"The lake of dazzling whiteness [resembling] a sea of milk (Sheshnag), which he created [for himself as residence] on a far off mountain, is to the present day seen by the people on the pilgrimage to Amareshwara."(Rajatarangini, Book I v. 267.Translation: M. A. Stein).
This makes it very clear that pilgrims continued to visit the holy Amarnath cave in the 12th century, for Kalhana wrote his chronicle in the years1148-49.
At another place in the Rajatarangini (Book II v. 138), Kalhana says that King Samdhimat Aryaraja (34 BCE-17CE) used to spend "the most delightful Kashmir summer" in worshiping a linga formed of snow "in the regions above the forests". This too appears to be a reference to the ice linga at Amarnath. There is yet another reference to Amareshwara or Amarnath in the Rajatarangini (Book VII v.183). According to Kalhana, Queen Suryamati, the wife of King Ananta (1028-1063), "granted under her husband's name agraharas at Amareshwara, and arranged for the consecration of trishulas, banalingas and other [sacred emblems]".
In his Chronicle of Kashmir, a sequel to Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Jonaraja relates that that Sultan Zainu'l-abidin (1420-1470) paid a visit to the sacred tirtha of Amarnath while constructing a canal on the left bank of the river Lidder (vv.1232-1234). The canal is now known as Shah Kol.
In the Fourth Chronicle named Rajavalipataka, which was begun by Prjayabhatta and completed by Shuka, there is a clear and detailed reference to the pilgrimage to the sacred site (v.841,vv. 847-849). According to it, in a reply to Akbar's query about Kashmir Yusuf Khan, the Mughal governor of Kashmir at that time, described among other things the Amarnath Yatra in full detail. His description shows that the not only was the pilgrimage in vogue in Akbar's time – Akbar annexed Kashmir in 1586 – but the phenomenon of waxing and waning of the ice linga was also well known.
Amareshwar (Amarnath) was a famous pilgrimage place in the time of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan also. In his eulogy of Shah Jahan's father-in-law Asif Khan, titled "Asaf Vilas", the famous Sanskrit scholar and aesthete Panditraj Jagannath makes clear mention of Amareshwara (Amarnath) while describing the Mughal garden Nishat laid out by Asif Khan. The King of gods Indra himself, he says, comes here to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva".
As we well know Francois Bernier, a French physician accompanied Emperor Aurangzeb during his visit to Kashmir in 1663. In his book "Travels in Mughal Empire" he writes while giving an account the places he visited in Kashmir that he was "pursuing journey to a grotto full of wonderful congelations, two days journey from Sangsafed" when he "received intelligence that my Nawab felt very impatient and uneasy on account of my long absence". The "grotto" he refers to is obviously the Amarnath cave as the editor of the second edition of the English translation of the book, Vincient A. Smith makes clear in his introduction. He writes: "The grotto full of wonderful congelations is the Amarnath cave, where blocks of ice, stalagmites formed by dripping water from the roof are worshipped by many Hindus who resort here as images of Shiva….."
Another traveler, Vigne, in his book "Travels in Kashmir, Ladakh and Iskardu" writes about the pilgrimage to the sacred spot in detail, clearly mentioning that "the ceremony at the cave of Amarnath takes place on the 15th of the Hindoo month of Sawan" and that "not only Hindoos of every rank and caste can be seen collecting together and traveling up the valley of Liddar towards the celebrated cave……" Vigne visited Kashmir after his return from Ladakh in 1840-41 and published his book in 1842. His book makes it very clear that the Amarnath Yatra drew pilgrims from the whole of India in his time and was undertaken with great enthusiasm.
Again, the great Sikh Guru Arjan Dev is said to have granted land in Amritsar for the ceremonial departure of Chari, the holy mace of Lord Shiva which marks the beginning of the Yatra to the Holy Cave. In 1819, the year in which the Afghan rule came to an end in Kashmir, Pandit Hardas Tiku "founded the Chhawni Anmarnath at Ram Bagh in Srinagar where the Sadhus from the plains assembled and where he gave them free rations for the journey, both ways from his own private resources", as the noted Kashmiri naturalist Pandit Samsar Chand Kaul has pointed out in his booklet titled "The Mysterious cave of Amarnath".
Not only this, Amarnath is deeply enshrined in the Kashmiri folklore also as stories like that of Soda Wony clearly show. One can, therefore, conclude without any doubt that the Amaranth Yatra has been going on continuously for centuries along the traditional route of the Lidder valley and not a century and a half affair. May be during the Afghan rule when religious persecution of the Kashmiri Hindus was at its height and they were not allowed to visit their places of worship the pilgrimage was discontinued for about fifty or sixty years and during this period the flock of some shepherd may have strayed into the holy cave, but that in no way makes it of a recent origin or a show window of so-called Kashmiriat.


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Naleigh / Stella Luna
'Grey's Anatomy' actresses Katherine Heigl and Ellen Pompeo have remained friends. They were spotted the other day with their daughters at the Cliffedge restaurant in Silverlake.
32-year-old Katherine took her 3-year-old adopted daughter Naleigh to meet 41-year-old Ellen's 2-year-old daughter Stella Luna. Both little girls were wearing boots and bundled up for the chilly Los Angeles weather.


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Today it was hot and she wanted to ride downtown and get ice cream. After the usual parental safety lecture we let her go. I had to resist the urge to follow her and make sure she was safe.
She came back from Young's with chocolate on her lips so I guess the trip was a success.


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The Question
Abiding in bliss sounds great, but wouldn't it get boring after a while? Why seek to achieve enlightenment and/or nirvana and become One with the All?
From various sources, including conversations with various people (some real), I've constructed a ramshackle, unstable, incomplete and misleading picture of what some aspects of enlightenment/nirvana mean, to some people.
But I don't understand what the benefits are; I don't understand why achieving enlightenment should be set as a goal.
According to some schools of Buddhist thought, life is full of pain and misery. Then you die and are reborn... into another life of pain and suffering... over and over again, until you escape Samsara (the "Wheel of Cyclic Existence"), achieve nirvana and become One with the All.
Reincarnation is to be avoided. Life is to be avoided. The self must be liberated from the endless wheel of cyclic existence.
Or so they say. But is that true for everyone?
Not every life is full of pain and suffering. Life may be full of delusion, but what's so terrible about a bit of delusion once in a while? And even if every single life, without exception, is nothing but pain and suffering and delusion and aversion, some might still prefer that over nothingness, blissful or otherwise.
Right now, with my limited understanding and unspiritual nature, I can't see why enlightenment should be preferred over cyclic existence.
I'm childish and ignorant and have much to learn. I'm hostage to the mind and the self. But right now, the ignorant child foolishly believes he does not want to be subsumed into the All.
I want to keep learning and growing. I don't want an end to cyclic existence. I want more cyclic existence.
According to Wikipedia (5th January 2014) nirvana is "the imperturbable stillness of mind after the fires of desire, aversion, and delusion have been finally extinguished". Well, I'm just stupid and selfish enough to prefer the fires of my desire to be burning bright or at least ignited rather than extinguished.
I'd rather be flame than ash.
I want to live this life hard and well, and try my hardest to do whatever it is I've chosen for my mission.
And if I fail miserably and despairingly, I want to pick myself up and start all over again. And again. And again.
What am I not getting? What am I not perceiving correctly?
I've put these questions to a number of people. I've looked for answers in books. I've consulted the Akashic Record.
The Best Answer so Far
For me, so far the answer that has come closest to what I perceive as the truth is from a teacher of mine. I'm not happy with the answer, but it's the best I've got.
Enlightenment is not an object or something that can be achieved. It is NOT anything that can be thought up or experienced. Enlightenment is not a place one gets to. It is a place to come from. Who said you should set it it as a goal? The one who seeks it has nothing to do with enlightenment and yet enlightenment is the space in which that one arises.
Setting enlightenment as a goal is like trying to see your own eyes with your eyes, or to try to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. It is impossible to achieve enlightenment just like a fish cannot try to swim or even set a goal for achieving the ocean.
This is one of a series of related posts firing photons at the dark subject of enlightenment.
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Hi. I am Isabella but you can call me Ella. Isabella is mouthful, Ella will do. I am probably just three days old, because I am technically a newborn. I thought newborns ought to be taken care of and they ought not to be left alone with no help. But it is amazing that just after three days, I have been left to face this world on my own. I really must have been a bad foetus in the womb. There is no other explanation for why I am in a polythene bag placed beside what I am sure is a toilet.
Okay, you are surprise and wondering how I got here and how a three days old baby knows so much… I get it. Let me take you to the very beginning of it all…
I use to have so many friends from where I came from initially. It was nothing but fun. We all wait for our time to come. We all wanted to go into the famous planet earth. We've heard so much about the planet. There was a time Petals went there but after few months, she came back disfigured and there were many bruises all over her, even one of her legs was gone. She said something about being unwanted and all. She cried uncontrollably and refused to be pacified. Petals was a very beautiful creature and her smiles are gorgeous, so I wondered why anyone wouldn't want her. Lily, Rose and Hibiscus also have similar stories as Petals'.
Their stories made many to be scared of going to earth and it even made some ruthless. I remember the story of Cactus. Cactus went into earth but as usual, he had to pass through the connecting narrow called uterus. He told us that while he was there, he kept his ears to the walls, so that he could hear all that was being said about him. He heard the word unwanted and mistake severally and he knew something was wrong. Not long after, foreign and dangerous objects were coming near him but he knew it wasn't time to leave the passage, he had about 8 months to spend there. He knew at once that, they wanted to do to him what they did to Petals. Cactus decided that he was not going to be destroyed alone. So, just as he was being forcefully pulled out, he held on to her heart and squeezed it until it snapped.
Cactus returned without his leg but he was not so sad about it because he ended her life. Cactus said he ended her life because she is cruel and deserved no flower.
Didn't I tell you that I am adventurous? Well, now you know-I am adventurous. I decided not to allow these stories to stop me from exploring. So when the time came for me to go, I was so happy. I even threw a sent forth party for myself. I tried to remember all the tutorials we've had on how to behave on planet earth. I was going to be obedient to my parents. I went to the blessing room and carried so much blessings for the earth. My joy knew no bounds.
The guard took me into the uterus and I waited there patiently for the right time to announce my presence. We were told during tutorials, that our carriers are many times oblivious to our presence. We were given several list of tricks we could try to make our presence known. I decided to make her throw up. After a while, I started feeling this violent shaking even in the uterus. She was really doing a great job at throwing up. My carrier must be a good actress because she really did the throwing up act more than I anticipated. I soon discovered that I wasn't getting enough vitamins and other supplements I needed. I kept my ears to the walls and I heard her tell someone that because she throw up so much, she has lost her appetite.
It was there I discovered that my trick was what is what is making me not get the required vitamins. So I decided to stop the throwing up trick and instead I went for the sleeping trick.
After about a month, I woke up to a very loud noise. I tried to get the words, but all I could hear was pregnant, troubled and disappointed. This got me scared, but I dismissed the thought when I heard my carrier say something about the best doctor at it. She was taking me to the doctor, who will give her the best advise on how to take care of me.
After a visit to the doctor, my vitamin supplies stopped. At this stage, she was past the trick phase, so I was confused as to why she was not eating well.
I heard her tell someone that she never planned for this and that she hated herself for bringing such calamity on herself.
Excuse me please, is something wrong out there? What exactly does she mean by not planning for this. The circumstances were right, she did exactly the act that told our keeper she was ready to be a carrier. I really hate to say this, she did this act severally. Initially, the keeper took no notice of her but when she just wouldn't stop, the keeper decided to give her what her act begged for and that is me. So, tell what other planning did she need?
And on the second issue, I have a name…Ella and I have brought along with me several blessings, so when exactly did my name change to calamity? These were my thoughts as I tried to think of her statement.
It seemed like she was intentionally starving herself, so that she could punish me. It was difficult without the vitamins, but I decided to be strong. I was already in love with my carrier's voice, at least when she was not crying. I told myself she would fall in love with me once she holds me in her hands.
I refused to get weakened until after a while, I felt something burning my limbs. Oh! The pain was so much and indescribable. The pain went deep into my soft and delicate bones. It ate deep into my flesh. She was taking some sort of mixture! What exactly was that mixture for? I told myself she probably didn't know the mixture was dangerous to me and even to her uterus. I wanted to be beautiful for her when she finally meets me, so I did all I could to ensure that the damaged limbs were reformed.
The passage was quiet and devoid of activities until I heard her mention doctor again. Before I knew it, a strange object forced itself into the passage and moved towards me.
What is this doctor doing? Why is my carrier allowing this intrusion? Why is she in so much hurry? I will definitely come out at my own will. Why is that object trying to force me out? I moved back as much as I could, running away from the object. I did all could, after a while, it disappeared, I was happy until I discovered that my leg was gone with it.
My right leg was missing.
I wept for the wickedness of my carrier. She had not even met me, yet she was bent on destroying me. I remembered all the stories of Cactus and I wept for giving earth a benefit of doubt. It is true, these carriers deserve no flowers.
I wept for months, until it was finally the day to leave. I was reluctant to go into earth without my right leg. I eventually went. I cried and did all other stuffs I was suppose to do to announce my arrival. I could hear the nurses gasp because my right leg was missing. I wanted to tell them, a doctor took it but as I opened my mouth, something was pushed into my mouth and at the same time I felt new arms around me. I opened my eyes and I saw her…my carrier, my mother. Her eyes were tired as I suck from her, she couldn't even bear to look at me. I saw so much hatred in her eyes. She hates me, even though she was just seeing me.
These were my thoughts as I fell asleep. My sleep soon became disturbed as my mother carried me in her arms and ran out of the hospital. She wrapped me in several clothes, placed me in a polythene bag. She dropped me near a toilet crying profusely. She told me to forgive her but that she never wanted me. She said she had a glorious future ahead of her and that being with me will be a hindrance to her greatness.
It was difficult to comprehend. She made me come into this world and now she blames me for coming? I was issued an invite but now I am unwanted?
She dropped a kiss on my forehead as I watched her helplessly. She turned her back on me and not even my cry would bring her back…I cried till I could cry no more…
So that was how I got here. That's my story
Here I am waiting patiently to be found. But there are two options…either to be found alive or found dead and cold.
Which one will it be?
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Finally getting to create again.....Valentine Decor, New Papier Sets at my etsy & some FREEBIES :)
6 comments:
- Paula said...
Hello sweet and beautiful Tiff! I am so happy to see you posting again! I am glad you are all moved in, but I am sorry you have been so sick! I pray you continue to feel better sweetie! Your artwork is gorgeous and I am so happy you are creating again! Thank you for the beautiful images you shared! You are so sweet and talented! Lots of love to you and your dear ones! Take good care! Love you, Paula xoxo
- January 30, 2013 at 9:05 AM
- Lola Enchanted said...
Thank you dollface!
- January 30, 2013 at 11:44 AM
- Charlene said...
So glad you are settled in! Well, now it's my turn. We put a contract on a house & I am excited but, dread the work it will take! It has an AMAZING shop for us to all get together to create! I'd love to start an Art Group. Also want to do classes & small events there. Let's get together soon. I'd love to see you & I'd love you input on decorating! Stop by & see the photo on my post! Hugs! I miss you!
- February 1, 2013 at 10:56 PM
- The Rustic Victorian said...
Hi Tiffany!
It is so nice to see your posts, I am glad you are feeling better. Your home is so pretty, you have a wonderful decorating talent! I hope the children and hubby are doing well too. I love your Valentine goods.
- February 5, 2013 at 3:12 AM
- Patty said...
Sweet Tiffany, I happened on by today and have to tell you how much I love to visit your site. It's like curling up in a quilt with a hot cup of tea. Thank you for keeping your beautiful music, too.
Feel better soon~
- February 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM
- Jann said...
Hope you are feeling much better by now! Love your blog and look forward to seeing new posts when you have time!
- April 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM


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Born in Athens, Greece where I now live with my husband and daughter. I work as a registered psychologist, psychotherapist and family therapist in independent practice since 1998. I am also one of the three founders and scientific directors of the newly established 'Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy' (www.logopsychis.gr), Athens, Greece.
I was trainer and supervisor of trainee therapists at theLaboratory for the Study of Human Relations from 1998 to 2011.
I teach (2009-2012) at the postgraduate programme Counselling Psychology and Counselling, University of Athens.
Education and Training
After completing my first degree in psychology at the University of Athens, I studied at the University of Bath, U.K. where I received my Doctorate in 1993. My PhD thesis was a study of personal narratives with an emphasis on qualitative methodology and clinical applications. While in the U.K. I trained in counselling (CAC). Upon returning to Greece, I trained as a systemic and family therapist at the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations. I hold the European Certificate of Psychotherapy from the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP).
While in the UK I taught at the University of Bath as tutor. Upon returning to Greece I taught psychology at various Colleges of higher education (LaVerne, University of Indianapolis, Athens) and delivered a number of seminars both in English and Greek. From 1998 to 2011 I worked as Trainer and Supervisor at the Program of Professional Training in Systemic and Family Therapy at the Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations. I am currently trainer, supervisor and one of the three scientific directors of the 'Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy', Athens, Greece.I also teach (2009-2010) "Qualitative research methodology in counseling psychology" at the postgraduate programme Counselling Psychology and Counselling, University of Athens.
I am author of the book "The innocent language of our dreams" [in Greek] and co-editor of two books on case presentations from a systemic perspective (see list of publications). I am also author of the children's book "Talks with mum" published in Greek in 2011. I have published articles in scientific journals in English (FamilyProcess, Journal of Family Therapy, Journal of Systemic Therapies, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy) and Greek (Psychology: The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, Metalogos: Systemic Approaches and Psychotherapy). I have also presented my work in international conferences, and papers of mine have been published as book chapters.
Research interests
My interests are in the study of the narrative metaphor as applied to therapy, and with bridging the systemic approach with attachment theory and narrative practice. I am also interested in the development of qualitative methodology, and its applications in studying psychotherapy process and outcome. Much of my writing has been dedicated to developing narrative tools as aids in client evaluation and therapeutic interventions. In the past, my interests have included the applications of family therapy to chronic patients with HIV/AIDS, and the evolving relationship patterns of the Greek family.
I am a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society, the Association of Greek Psychologists, the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the American Psychological Association (APA). I am also member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), the Hellenic Society of Systemic Therapy (Helasyth), and the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT), UK.


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Clayhidon Parish Council
A Meeting of the above council was held, on Monday 10th October 2011 at the Church Room, Clayhidon at 7.30pm.
The following Business was brought before the council:-
1. Confirmation of Minutes of Preceding Meeting.
2. Matters arising from the minutes
A) Ten Oaks Mobile Home
B) Community Land Trust
3. Payment of Accounts
4. Reports of County / District Councillors
5. Correspondence
6. General business
A) Queen's Jubilee Celebrations
B) Waste Tipping Smeatharpe Stadium.
Mr RM Kallaway, Chairman; Mr RJ Pike; Mr ME Bendle; Mr AFJ Redwood; Mr RW Drew; Mr AGS Hill; Mrs S Hay; County Councillor Mr RF Radford; Dist. Councillor Mr FJ Rosamond; Parishioners Mr B Clowney; Mr N Carter; Mrs B Hill; Mrs P Reynolds; Mr T Reynolds; Mr & Mrs G Meade; and Mr MC Osmond, clerk
No apologies were received for unable to attend.
On opening the meeting, the Chairman gave a welcome to all present.
The minutes of the meeting 8th August 2011 were taken as read (copies having been previously circulated), confirmed and signed.
Matters Arising
Noted the report in "Pump" of previous meeting in regard to the mobile home "Ten Oaks" had not included it was in a field which was not now part of Burrow Farm after being sold. As Mr. Kallaway was a landowner near site, the Vice Chairman Mr. Redwood took over the chairmanship. An enforcement officer had visited the site and planning permission was required for it, a planning application was awaited, matter on hold until decision made for it. Then, if refused, enforcement action would be used to remove. As there was parishioner's concern over another home being put in field to live in, meeting opened for those present to speak. More details given by District Councillor. Views expressed by those present noted, but until an application was received, could not go any further to form a response on it.
Community Land Trust
Mr. Callaway took over the chairmanship again and gave details of contacts with Mrs. H. Stallard of Hemyock Parish Council. Noted Clayhidon with Hemyock in an affordable housing stock. The meeting had been good, Hemyock had been working with Falcon Housing for the short window of funds available. Clayhidon had no registered land at present to build on. Partnership with a Housing Association required, it is early stages in events but he thought it was the best avenue for Clayhidon. Limited liability on the Parish Council. District councillor gave more details on how the scheme works, possible shared ownership with any dwellings built. Any exception sites in the parish to be noted for consideration. After a general discussion by members, no objections raised to being involved with the Hemyock.
Notice Board
Mr. Drew stated he had contacted Mr. M. Coates in regard to a site for the notice board in that area and he had offered the site of former kiosk for it. All agreed to this site for area.
Access to Website
Noted the access improved as Mr. Weekes wished but at present the cost not known. Parishioners present stated that it was working well.
"Drifting" Stadium
Noted this had been held on the first Sunday of month. Noise from this heard in parts of the parish and was affected by wind direction & strength.
Parish Quiz Presentation
Noted this to be held at end of month and it was agreed a suitable event for the Parish Council to make a gift presentations to Miss J Ward and to Mr. MJ Hudson for their past services to parish as Parish Councillors.
Affordable Home
Chairman reported on work by C. Simmonds in contact with the developer to get an agreement to go forward, response from him awaited.
State of Roads
Noted that repairs listed at previous meeting had taken place or were in hand. The parish "Lengthsman" had been in parish and cleared the drains. Thanks given to Mr. Radford for work done.
AONB Election
Further to correspondence for nominations to fill vacancy, ballot paper now received for voting. A) Mr. Charles Isdell-Carpenter of Churchstanton Parish Council. B) Mr. Bruce Payne of Wellington Without Council. After a general discussion on statements, agreed Mr. C Isdell-Carpenter to be voted for.
Planning Decision
Decisions received were listed and noted for inspection by those present. Mr. R Drew, Mr. P. Morgan, Mr. B Shipton, Miss A. Williams.
Septic Tanks Waste Discharge
Arising from previous meeting outline of the requirements had been put on the website. General discussion on proposals as different details being given by Environment Agency and other organisations.
Salt Bin / Salt
Noted salt bins in parish had been filled up, but damaged one at top of Battle Street not replaced and water could dissolve contents. Noted Mr. Pike and Mr. Drew willing to act as Wardens in parish for DCC scheme. Option of size listed by Mr. Radford and agreed 4 tonne in dump-bags and 1 tonne in 25 kg bags. Noted wardens would need to attend a training session as part of scheme, details for this awaited.
Waste Material Mr. P Govier
Noted that more material now on site. Visit had been made by the Environment Agency. Clerk to contact agency again agreed.
County Councillor R. Radford
Mr. Radford was able to report that potholes drawn to his attention had been filled. A replacement salt bin offered to parish to replace broken one at top of Battle Street. Details of savings made from staff redundancies of £6.8 million also 30 senior managers posts removed. Details of the other savings listed. Fly tipping increased in county from increased rates on some items. County presentation at Hemyock 1st December to give details of savings / expenditure. Residential Homes of DCC to remain in the DCC ownership and no closures proposed. County able to support "Villages in Action" with funding and particular thanks given to him for this, as this was of benefit to parish in fundraising and program was always well liked.
Smeatharpe Stadium
Noted application made for 5000 tonnes of waste material to be dumped at Smeatharpe Stadium for racing height also to add to present bank. Not known from where been obtained or what the material is, as it was noted there was fast drainage from stadium to river as there had been pollution from general site of stadium before. Concern and over number of lorries required and how long this would take. The long-term view was discussed if it were to become a waste site. No correspondence at present but noted DCC was to make the decision on application. Mr. Rosamond not aware of the application at time of meeting. Thanks were given by the chairman to Mr. Radford for the report given.
District Councillor Mr. F. Rosamond
Details given that budget was under control and the balance in hand set aside. Freeze on the council tax. Further cut in grants. Audit Commission noted the controls in the hand of the Council. The waste collection to be reviewed after government statement on weekly collections, further details awaited. Council houses having Solar Panels fitted on roofs and the costs for this borne by the contractor, with feed in tariff until March. Shared services, now halted with North Devon, as a new Council in place. District Council "grants" still available as no cut in total amount only a change in priority to receive. A cut of £2000 in grants next year to "Villages in Action". Other details proposed to save on costs given and discussed by members. After which thanks given for the report.
Church Field use, Dr. & Mrs. Scott
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AHPC VII: Forstgrave and Bloodbowl
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Great job, how did you do such a good job on painting the white on the bases of the Skaven.
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11 of the labels m are decals - the far right one in the last picture was done by hand
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I have to admit that the hullabulloo that Grim Doopeesingh making about leaked SEA results has me amused. The leaking of these results, whether digitally or manually is nothing new. As a child when I did the Common Entrance (what it was called then) my parents knew my results two weeks in advance of the date it was released. Indeed, the exam has a history of its results being known in the underground days before it is actually printed in the newspaper or posted online, as is the case these days. And for Doopeesingh to act as if leaked results about which schools which children would have passed for is going to destabilise National Security makes me wonder where his head is at.
Yesterday at a post-Cabinet interview Doopeesingh fingered two employees, and when pressed further admitted that the leak was done to destabilise the good work of the Ministry and that it was politically motivated. Grim needs to work for CSI: Imagination! In less than 24 hours he has solved the case of the wikileaked SEA Results without a clue in hand. Further, Grim has gone past the leak being possibly accidental,or technical inefficiency and gone straight for the conclusion that another political party is attempting to sabotage him. So much for the integrity of an investigation, and waiting for the evidence and facts to come in before arriving at a conclusion. So long before the TTPS could fire up a desktop and begin to investigate, Grim, in his own inimitable style has already closed the case in the court of public opinion. And, here's the rub, because he has said the crime is politically motivated, people automatically assume it's PNM supporters behind it. Just look at the comment thread to the story link pasted above. And since is only "black people" does vote for the PNM, we already think we know the ethnicity of the one or two employees that Grim suspects. And since Grim has reported them as being unco-operative then it automatically sets up a scenario of stubborn PNM supporters undermining the poor hardworking UNC government. All the undertones are nicely set up now. And don't forget that without so much as a touch of the ESC key, he's already solved a case that hasn't been investigated yet!
Interestingly enough when the Ministry of Finance and the Parliament's website was hacked this hubbub wasn't raised. There was no Minister fingering employees for being incompetent, for attempting to destabilise the government. No reports of it being politically motivated. No mention even of ministers having to call Top Cops to order investigations. And why the Minister of National Security has to be involved is beyond me. I don't foresee this crime being solved. But I do foresee employees being transferred and UNC cronies being put in their places.
It's the tampering with health and education that has me perturbed. Fuad Khan's decision to scrap the examinations for nurses has me confused. In regular pedagogical practice if examination results reflect a high fail rate the usual process is to re-visit the curriculum, re-visit the teaching methods, re-visit the exams structure to assess what's wrong. But in Trinidad, the Minister of Education scraps the entire exam; removes it as a requirement, and now we've set the stage for even more questions to be raised about the quality of the health care provided and for even more concerns to be raised by patients. And this is what I paying health surcharge for?
In the midst of all of this the country seems to have been distracted from the still very important issue of Jagdeo Warnersingh's breaching of laws and abuse of state resources by deploying army and police to attack a group of environmentalist. I intend to be at the MSJ meeting on Saturday in Curepe to hear what lawyer Vashish Maharaj and express columnist Michael Harris have to say about the slippery slope we are currently on.
Supporters of this government can continue to duck their heads in the sand, blame the PNM and label everyone racist for disagreeing with Kamla's All Four's Team's policies, I making sure I keep myself informed.....because you know De Vice Cyah Done!


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Will of John Pumphrey
In re
Know all men by these presents that I John Pumphry of Harbor Grace Planter being of sound and disposing mind do make and publish this my last will and testament that is to say First I give devise and bequeath all that fishing room situate lying and being in Cox's Cove on the Labrador and also all those fishing rooms houses & stages situate lying and being in Ragged Islands Labrador together with all my household property furniture all my netts seines of every description all other my effects that I may die possessed of whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever the same may be unto my wife Mary Pumphry for and during her natural life with the understanding that my sons Jeremiah William Daniel Isaac and Thomas shall hold use and occupy such rooms and fishing gear as they have in possession subject to the contribution of the maintenance and support of the said Mary Pumphrey and their sister Bridget Pumphry whilst she remains unmarried And I do further wish and desire that my son Thomas shall have either of the lanes leading from my dwelling house from the street to the store for the use of a shop should he desire it It is my will and wish that the property in Carbonear consisting of a dwelling house and land should be given and divided equally between my sons Jeremiah and William and should it be desired by them a dwelling house be erected on the land to be assisted by Jeremiah Isaac and Daniel for the use and occupation of my son William Jeremiah to occupy the old dwelling house not occupied by my mother during her life As witness my hand this the twenty eight day of May A.D. 1877.
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Finally we have something that we have been waiting for since it made its first appearance in the Auto expo 2012 held in the capital. Calling it the most awaited or eagerly anticipated will be quite of an understatement since it is a lot more. Some say it as neuvo ecosport and to some in Brazil it's known as nuvo ecosport and it took almost 18 months for ford to Indianize it so that we can call it as The Ecosport.
First things first, it's a spectacular looking masterpiece. The rectangular Audi inspired headlamps looks brilliant and certainly a lot of chrome is used on the front to add to its flamboyant character. At the back it looks even better with good proportions. The beauty to behold but that beauty is much more than skin deep. It has got 3 engine options two with petrol and one in diesel. As you steep in your senses feel nice due to plush interiors and upholstery quality. Centre console looks staggered with so many buttons but you get used to it pretty soon. Mind you, voice command system does recognize your voice (Indian Accent). Six air bags, cooled glove box, charging point in the rear, foldable seats makes up for the less boot space and extendable tray at the back makes a lot more sense than its competitors. Microsoft sync system is another ace on practicality. If the airbag deploys or the fuel tank gets cut off in a crash, Sync will automatically connect to 108, convey to the helpline your car's longitude and latitude coordinates and allows you to talk to a person on the other side.
Talking about the ride quality of the diesel - it has got the perfect balance of comfort and fun, the response you get is quick and turbo comes in at low revs, in response to which steering command and the overall drivability of the car impresses you. And you don't have to downshift again while overtaking. And you want to just hold on a while and cruise on highway, it's comfortable as well.
But certainly the masterstroke comes in the form of pricing from Ford. The million dollar question – Will Ford end Renault's dream run? We would say, with petrol starting as low as 5.59 Lac and diesel ranging from 6.69 Lac to 8.99 Lac, for top end it has got a huge field to play with. Certainly it will attract every buyer who is ready to spend between 5 to 10 Lac. It has got the fun of a Swift, ease of i20, strength of Vento, practicality of Dzire and Amaze, looks that could very well counter Verna and last but not the least everything Duster gives at a much higher price. The pricing was all possible due its under 4 meter body frame and economy of scale achieved by making Chennai the export hub.
We guess Ford has got everything right; it will take Ford to an altogether different league and will establish its name like never before. No doubt Ecosport is a breakthrough 'discovery' from Ford which would help establish itself as a forerunner in the challenging automobile space in the subcontinent.
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