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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Spring Clean Your Pet
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How to drink water
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Overweight Dogs on the Rise
Overweight Dogs CAN Lose Weight
with Our Help
Dogs don't become overweight on their own. Since dogs can not prepare their own food, their human guardians are the ones who need to take charge if they're going to lose weight.
Is my dog overweight?
Common Questions
How much weight does your dog need to loose?
How can I make sure that she is getting enough vitamins and nutrients while reducing calories?
How do I know if he's overweight at all?
The first place to go for advice is your dog's Veterinarian. Or, Ask a Vet Online your questions and get answers quickly.
Ideal Weight
Determining your dogs ideal weight can be a challenge. If your dog is a purebred, there will be a weight range that you can start with to figure out your dogs ideal weight. Your dogs veterinarian should have a weight chart in her office.
Some breeds are predisposed to weight gain. You may need to be extra vigilant if you share your home with one of these breeds:
Basset Hound
Cairn Terrier
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Golden Retriever
Labrador Retriever
Shetland Sheepdog
Another step in the right direction is to learn more about health, training, and overall care of your dog's specific breed, or dog care in general.
Touch Test
If you are a dog parent to a mixed breed, then you'll need to do a touch test to determine if you do indeed have a fat dog. Place your thumbs on your dog's spine and spread your fingers across her rib cage.
You should be able to discern each rib easily, there should be no more than a thin layer of fat over the ribs. If it feels spongy, if you can't find the ribs, there's a good chance your dog is overweight. Viewed from above, your dog should clearly have shoulders, ribs, waist, and hips.
Next, understand that a dog's weight gain is usually gradual, so you may not have even noticed that he's put on extra pounds. Lastly, and this is very encouraging, dog obesity can not only be controlled, but also reversed, and then managed!
Here are a few simple ideas to help your overweight dogs.
Actions to Take
Cut Out Extra Food – Start cutting back with the extra sources of food. Such as table scraps, another dog's food bowl (or even the cat's food bowl). Make your dog work for his treats, not given them just because. Make your dog do a trick, or learn a new one, to earn that tasty tidbit.
Reduce or Change Regular Food – This is where a Veterinarian may be able to help. Depending on how much weight your dog needs to loose, you may want to gradually switch to a weight management food.
Weigh Regularly – If you have a small dog, you can easily weight him at home. First, weigh yourself, next pick up your dog and weigh again. Subtract the difference between the two and you have your dogs weight.
For larger dogs, or for more accurate results you can go to your Vet. Many vet clinics have walk-on scales and wouldn't mind at all if you dropped in to weigh your pet weekly so you can monitor your progress. You may be less inclined to give extra treats if you know you have to go in for a weighing each week.
Beyond making changes to food intake, helping your dog get needed exercise is another way of aiding in weight loss. Be sure to slowly introduce new exercises (and consult your Veterinarian or Ask a Vet Online) since your overweight dogs joints may be easily harmed by aggressive or excessive exercise.
Get Moving
Walks – If you and your dog do not currently go on walks, then you will want to start off slow. Try going for a 5-10 minute walk every other day and gradually build up to longer walks everyday.
Play Games – Playing fetch in the back yard is fun way to get exercise. Hide and seek, either with you or favorite toys. Also puzzle toys that hide squeaky toys or very small tidbits of low fat dog treats.
Go Hunting – No, not actual hunting. Your dog can go hunting for it's daily food. By dividing his food into several dog treat toys he will have to hunt and work at getting fed. But, before doing this, you need to make sure that your dog understands how the toy works, so he can get the food out of the toy.
Advanced Exercise – Once your dog has begun to lose weight, your Vet may approve more vigorous exercise. You can always go for longer walks, but going to a dog park is another fun way to get exercise. You can take an agility class, or work your way up to competing in Fly Ball or Lure Coursing.
Having overweight dogs is a national trend. It's estimated that nearly half of all dogs (cats, too) are overweight or even obese. But with your Vet's recommendations you can help your overweight dog lose the weight, and gain a healthier lifestyle, vitality, and many more years by your side.
Cinnamon Chicken Treats
1 cup of flour
1 cup of chicken broth
3/4 cup of oatmeal
1/4 corn starch
1/4 cup of oil
1 table spoon of baking powder
2 table spoons of cinnamon
Mix the ingredients together and cook for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Valentina's Fav
My Chi loves this
1lb ground beef, or turkey
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 lb bag mixed vegetables
1-2 lb plain yogurt
Brown ground beef in a frying pan. Set aside.
Steam vegetables until tender in a pan fitted with a vegetable steamer. Remove from steamer allow to cool slightly. Add vegetables to the beaker of your food processor and pulse until the vegetables are coarsely chopped.
Combine chopped vegetables with rice, add ground beef. Store refrigerated in a tightly sealed container
Can't wait to try this 🙂
Chicken Breast, Sweet Potato & Flax Dog Biscuits
1 medium sweet potato
1 5 oz chicken breast
2 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp milled flax-seed
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup natural whole wheat flour
Peel & cube sweet potato and coat with 1 tsp olive oil. Slice chicken breast and coat with 1 tsp olive oil. Place sweet potato & chicken breast on pan and bake/roast at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Once finished roasting place sweet potato & chicken breast into food processor and combine. Add in milled flax-seed, mix. Add in plain Greek yogurt, mix. Add in natural whole wheat flour, mix. Place by small spoon full into lightly oiled mini-cupcake pans/molds. Flatten dog biscuit dough into bottom of each mold. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool on rack. Store in air-tight container in fridge for up to one week. Biscuits freeze well. Recipe…
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Jay-Z "Lost One" (2006)
LYRIC: "I heard motherfuckers saying they made Hov/Made Hov say, 'Okay so, make another Hov'/Niggas wasn't playing they day role, so we parted ways like Ben and J-Lo/I should have been did it but I been in a daze though/I put friends over business end of the day though/But when friends' business interests is day-glo/Ain't nothing left to say though, I guess we forgot what we came fo'"
SHOTS FIRED? YES. This is the first of what would be numerous lyrical shots at his former business partner, who could only desperately lash back in lame interviews.


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Let me begin by wishing you all the best for the happy new year. In my part of the world, 2014, this year has been designated the "year of the blue horse".
A horse represents of course vigour and speed – and a blue horse of course is an animal of imagination.
I hope this august forum -- as the sole standing body on disarmament negotiations – will take inspiration and make 2014 a year of creativity and action.
I will be very frank ladies and gentlemen. This is my fourth appearance before the CD, but the first in my second term. When I considered addressing you once again today, some of our senior advisors counselled against it.
They said there are little prospects for progress this year. They wondered about the point of taking time out of a very busy schedule and an already full schedule on the eve of the Geneva Conference on Syria.
But I decided to come and meet you.
Because I am a strong believer in multilateralism.
I want you to know that I have not given up hope for this noble body. I want to encourage you to live up to the international community's expectations.
Even though your mandate is to disarm, today, I say, "Arm yourself, arm yourself with the spirit of blue horse and run. Run fast and run far."
Since my last visit to you in 2011, the Conference on Disarmament has remained unable to begin substantive negotiations.
But the world has not waited.
Last year, the international community reacted in horror to the atrocious use of chemical weapons in Syria. In one voice, we condemned these acts as an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law and a war crime.
The abhorrent use of chemical weapons was a stark reminder of the need to confront the dangers of all weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. We cannot wait for new catastrophes to act.
The Chemical Weapons Convention is your legacy. The CD brought it to life.
The presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW is a recognition of the importance of disarmament and non-proliferation for world peace.
I hope you will be inspired by this.
My message is clear. Do not wait for others to move. Be the first mover.
Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed.
This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era.
We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future. That is its very mission.
As you all know, I have placed disarmament and non-proliferation as a leading priority on the United Nations agenda.
A functional machinery can and must contribute substantially to international peace and security.
Savings in weaponry can contribute to development and improve global well-being. Your work can make a significant contribution as the international community strives hard to achieve Millennium Development Goals and craft a solid post-2015 development agenda.
There is progress on which to build. The open-ended working group convened last year in Geneva generated some new thinking on the way forward.
The High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament demonstrated that this issue remains a major international priority and deserves attention at the highest levels.
There is growing understanding of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons.
I recognize and welcome the serious efforts you have made to end the impasse.
While there was no breakthrough, a constructive spirit prevailed last year. The various Presidencies engaged in active consultations. The Informal Working Group represented an innovative attempt to take modest steps forward.
Yet the pervasive cycle of pessimism in this body must still be overcome or else the CD will be overtaken by events.
I have also come to share with you my thoughts on a possible way forward: While you continue to seek the path towards renewed disarmament negotiations, it is important that you develop treaty frameworks and proposals through structured discussions.
Laying such a foundation for future negotiations would be a concrete first step towards revalidating the relevance of the Conference.
I hope the CD can make good progress before this spring's third preparatory meeting for the 2015 NPT Review Conference. This will significantly boost the morale for this important event.
I am committed to doing all I can to assist you to launch negotiations on the important items on the agenda of the Conference.
I take this opportunity to formally present to you Mr. Michael Møller whom I have recently appointed as Acting Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and my Personal Representative to the Conference. Many of you know him already and he brings long experience to the role.
I leave you today with the hope that the progress of the past session, your previous successes and a renewed sense of commitment will serve as a stepping stone towards resuming substantive work.
I wish you success in your proceedings and in keeping pace with the blue horse.
Thank you very much."


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I intend to make one for each of the girls but as my silk supplies have been somewhat depleted recently it will have to wait.
I used some of my son's handpainted fabric for the collar and added snaps for doing up.
This one is in my Etsy shop now, custom orders are available too.


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Les Assemblées annuelles 2019 du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement se tiendront du 11 au 14 juin 2019 à Malabo, en République de Guinée équatoriale. En savoir plus
Les Assemblées annuelles 2019 du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement se tiendront du 11 au 14 juin 2019 à Malabo, en République de Guinée équatoriale. En savoir plus
A workshop on strengthening transparency and reducing corruption risks in the defense and security sectors opened on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, in Tunis. The conference, which has brought together defense sector experts from across globe, representatives of defense ministries across the continent, officials of civil society organizations and the media, has been organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Transparency International (TI) in collaboration with the African Union.
Speaking during the opening session of the two-day event, the AfDB Operations Vice President, Zeinab El-Bakri, said that the AfDB was committed to fighting corruption and eradicating the diversion of public resources in all its activities. She pointed out that "Internally, the Bank has strengthened its operations and procedures to systematically address governance and corruption in sector operations, whilst reinforcing its own financial management and procurement procedures. The Bank's active portfolio of projects supporting governance in Africa also reflects this priority. The governance department alone currently funds three projects supporting anti-corruption measures, for a total amount of UA 34.5 million."
She added that "Fighting corruption in Africa requires visionary leadership, strong institutions and home-grown capacities. The military plays a key role in strengthening the integrity of the defense sector. As pointed out in the 2007 Global Corruption Barometer (GCB), the military is hailed in many countries as the least corrupt sector, just after religious groups and civil society organisations (CSOs). This leaves the institution well-positioned to contribute to curbing all rent-seeking activities. The Bank will hence seize this opportunity to leverage on joint anti-corruption efforts with the military, governments and civil society."
The workshop, she stressed, was "in line with the Bank's pro-integrity agenda and its objective to build a platform which crystallizes Africa's voice on transparency and anti-corruption; as well as to forge a pan-African consensus. There is already a wide consensus that peace and security are fundamental for who aspires to sustain development and growth. And this reality is already considered in our interventions, all the more so in fragile states and post-conflict areas. The concomitant endeavour to address corruption in key high-risk sectors contributes to the same goal. However, the success of our work rests on the governments' ownership of efforts to tackle corruption, and strong international partnership between development partners, governments, the private sector and the civil society."
Meanwhile, the Director of Transparency International's Defense Programme, Mark Pyman, said during his presentation that corruption in defense impacted the military, development and good governance. He underscored that in order to build integrity and reduce corruption risk, defense establishments needed to know where the main vulnerabilities were and how well they were protected against such vulnerabilities. He pointed out that the largest opportunities for corruption occurred when oversight and control of defense establishments were weak.
"Officials who wield a high degree of discretion and who face limited scrutiny are more able to abuse their positions with less likelihood of being caught. Defense policy can be manipulated by the executive to provide funds for personal or political gain; without strong and clearly defined lines of leadership and accountability and oversight of defense budget and defense policy by parliamentary bodies, these can easily be manipulated so that they do no longer serve the public, but instead serve the interests of a predatory elite," he said.
Until recently, corruption in the defense sector has been regarded as a sensitive issue that must not be addressed in public. This has changed significantly over the last five years. Today, senior defense officials are concerned about the waste of scarce resources, while senior military officials are increasingly expressing concerns about the use of inappropriate equipment in the conduct of their missions. Based on its experience, TI is of the view that such senior officials are more willing to explore options of reducing this risk and workshops like the one that is being jointly organized by these three organizations is a way of exploring practical measures. The workshop is an important first step in putting such a topic up for discussion.


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Location: Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Event: 7 April 2013
Report: Snowdon Sports
Attacking on the final climb, Joe Atkins (Coventry Road Club) held off his two breakaway rivals to land his first road victory in Wolverhampton Wheelers' three-lap race on the Rabbit Run circuit.
All attempts to split the field of third and fourth categories came to nothing as the bunch stayed vigilant until the final lap when Atkins escaped with Richard Bussell (Beacon RCC) and ex-athlete Phil Hinch (Brotherton Cycles).
The trio worked well together to keep the rest at bay until Atkins attacked again with around a kilometre to go, crossing the line five seconds clear of Bussell and Hinch with Chris Wilkinson (Paramount CRT) clipping off the front of the chasing pack to take fourth spot.
Atkins, who turned 19 two weeks ago, is the grandson of multi cyclo-cross champion John and the nephew of current National Trophy veterans champion Darren, and came into the race on the back of a busy cyclo-cross campaign. "I love the cross and I want to get a few wins in that before I look at anything else," he said.
"That's my main goal – I've got to keep up the family tradition. But I loved it today, it was brilliant, and I've entered five or six more road races – we'll see what we can do."
1 Joe Atkins (Coventry RC)
2 Richard Bussell (Beacon RCC)
3 Philip Hinch (Brotherton Cycles)
4 Chris Wilkinson (Paramount CRT)
5 Ryan Bevis (NFTO)
6 Mark Westwood (British Cycling Private Member)
7 Jordan Bason (MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling)
8 Graham South (Paramount CRT)
9 Chris Taylor (Wolverhampton Wheelers)
10 Gareth Jones (Wolverhampton Wheelers)
Please credit www.britishcycling.org.uk and link back if you use any of our race results.
British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.


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The New Diner blog reviewed restaurants in the LA area from 2005-2012. Due to space limitations, I have now continued restaurant reviews on The New Diner 2. You can still Email me!
Friday, February 03, 2012
Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt
10850 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles
After having a great burger at Hole in the Wall Burger Joint, my friends said we should get dessert at a great frozen yogurt place. I figured why not, and so we went to Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt.
I got a small Irish Mint and cookie covered chocolate, $3.50. Unlike those damn chains that serve run of the mill frozen yogurt, this was awesome. A nice thick texture and wonderful flavor. The Irish Mint was fantastic!! Great mint flavor!! The cookie cover chocolate was almost like eating See's Candies chocolate in a frozen yogurt form.
Service is very good. They allow you to sample their flavors, and they serve up the yogurt quickly. Before I left, I wanted to get a business card, so they gave me a frequent shopper's card, and the guy asked how many yogurts I purchased! I told him, only one and he punched the card. Most places wouldn't have punched the card or asked how many items I bought.
It's a cash only operation, too. What's the matter with West LA? The people are plastic but the stores don't accept plastic?? While I still don't like going to the pretentious West LA, if I'm in the area, I will go back to Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt.


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It's a beautiful sunny day in UB…well, let me add smoggy and 0F/-16C to that lest one thinks we're standing on a beach somewhere! I've been up since 8 (just don't completely trust Josh to wake to his alarm so he can walk the dog at 8:30). But I'm an early riser and love the […]
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Sea apartments in Bulgaria NO COMMISSION!
Prices directly from the builder!
Apartments from 18.63 sqm to 184.36 sqm.
Prices from € 23000 to € 119834
This complex is located between beautiful domestic cities Byala and Obzor only at 250 meters from the sea. Absolutely from all apartments the magnificent sea panorama opens. Excellent possibility for investment!
Complex an ideal combination of mountain and sea air and views, near a pine forest and a small yacht haven, that could be used as the owners of boats and yachtes and fans of fresh fish. Proper location of the complex allows to combine various organized activities with immersion in nature and the Bulgarian color.
The building - monolithic-brick design; a red Greek brick; external insulation, facing of the house with natural stone, a roof - ceramic tile, 2 lifts, the fenced territory, garden illumination, all the year round security and maintenance, underground parking.
Complex ASPRO MARINA is situated on a plot of 4,355.68 square meters in the mountains. Byala Chaika ZVKO, Regulated land property OIP 24 - 132, KV.247
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Resort has been designed in the old traditional Bulgarian style with wood and stone exterior coatings. The Resort consists of five groups of luxury houses - Moon, Sun, Eclipse, Sunrise, Sunset, whose names are united under the main theme of the cleanliness, beauty, and peacefulness of nature. In Resort, you will feel at home surrounded by picturesque and restful nature. The development lies west of Sunny Beach, on the flank of the Balkan range. It combines mountain freshness and coastal warmth. The resort provides an incredible landscape showing Sunny Beach, Saint Vlas, and Nessebur.
The resort is located in Sunny Beach at the area called "Chairite" - a quiet, and beautiful spot. Situated in the west part of Sunny Beach, on the flank of the Balkan range. This spot is the perfect location for rest, because it is situated in a very peaceful region, which at the same time is a 5 minutes drive away and 10-15 minutes walk away from the center of Sunny Beach
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Prices from € 14172 to € 51309
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Perched on a beautiful green hill overlooking the Black Sea
Complex is nestled between vineyards, a forest and a small
river further down. The area (being a natural reserve called
Batova gora) is very picturesque and suitable for hiking
among the virgin nature, fishing, and hunting a variety of game.
The air is healthy and clear; summer starts in May and ends in
October; the ecologically clean environment is an excellent
prerequisite for a peaceful and healthy living.
Complex is conveniently located 25 km. away from Varna Airport,
a busy charter flight airport from March till November.
The Complex's proximity to Albena Resort (4km.) is a great
advantage as you can enjoy there a marvelous stretch of beaches,
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Prices from € 31047 to € 74859
Complex offers a unique combination of landscape to the sea combined with the enchanting green hills. The complex is situated about 400 meters from the beach and about 3 kilometers from the resort of Sunny Beach. At your disposal are two swimming pools? One for large cocktail bar and separate children's pool with a round shape.
Distance to sea - 300 m;
Distance to the beach - 400 m.
Distance to international airport -30 km.
Area with developed tourist activity..
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Apartments between Ravda and Nessebar 50 meters from the beach in a residential complex. Swimming pool - SPA center in the building. The buildings are part of a gated typed complex with pool, underground garages. Apartments from 34 sq.m. to 149 sq.m. Maintenance fee 8.5 EUR per sq.m. year, excluding VAT.
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The complex is located in the central part of Sunny Beach resort. Located in a quiet part of it, just 10 minutes walk from the resort center and the beach. Appropriate location of the building and its wonderful conditions enables the owners and their guests a peaceful and relaxing holiday, suitable for family holidays in a cozy atmosphere. The complex has 22 one-bedroom apartments and 38 studios. Pool and parking.
Sunny Beach is the largest and most famous resort in Bulgaria, located in the southern part of the Black Sea. The resort is easily accessible as the Burgas airport is only 35 km. away from it. The beach at the resort stretches over 8 km and is up to 60 meters wide, the sand is fine and golden and the sea - quiet and clean, usually with no larger waves.
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Prices € 27500, € 38500 and 68200
For sale three apartments in a residential building with 8 apartments and 5 studios opposite to climate school in Balchik, 20 meters from the road Balchik-Albena. Building with Act 16. Located 500 meters from the beach and the botanical garden with palace.
The first apartment with price 27500 euros consists of living-room with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom - equipped, closet, balcony. The apartment has a basement 4.68 sq.m. Flooring- ceramic tiles and in the bedroom laminate. First floor (above the garage) with sea view. Living area 61.76 sq.m, and with common parts-71.43 sq.m.
The second apartment with price € 38500 on the second floor and has a 59.64 sq.m living area, facing west (opposite the beach).
The third apartment with price 68200 euros consists of living-room, two bedrooms, three toilets, storage room in the basement. Facing the sea. Living area 89.61 sq.m.
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The complex Stanny court is located in the beautiful seaside town of Nessebar, just 200 meters from the beach, next to the Aqua Park. The complex is suitable for families with children and people of any age. STANNY COURT Complex offer accommodation in modern apartments.
All apartments are equipped with:
Air conditioning
Cable TV
Fully equipped kitchen, fridge
Internet access
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Nov. 25, 2013
UUP cookbooks for sale
UUP is selling cookbooks of favorite recipes submitted by UUPers, spouses and staff. Just print this page, fill out the coupon below and mail!
Cookbooks are $10 each, plus $2.50 for shipping and handling per book. All proceeds from the sale benefit the UUP College Scholarship Fund, which each year awards scholarships to one post baccalaureate and up to four SUNY undergraduate students at SUNY's state-operated campuses.
The UUP Scholarship Development Committee, co-chaired by Pat Ghee of Buffalo State and Deb Zinser of Plattsburgh, produced the cookbook.
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Scroll further down for the upcoming AcroYoga workshops: 2 Parents & Kids AcroYoga series (of which the first one starts THIS saturday at rasalila), a valentine AcroYoga workshop to celebrate LOVE, a AcroYoga workshop in Antwerpen and a short PAASCROYOGA update. Also below more about how you can order the new AcroYoga manual and last but not least a delicious palm-oil-free cookie recipe!Jungle lessons:
Unfortunately memories and pictures is all that is left of this piece of jungle… THIS JUNGLE DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE, in the background we heard already the chainsaws…
Now it looks like this:
Burned down for a Palm-oil plantation…I often hear people say "there are so many problems in the world, I can't do anything about it, I don't know even where to start…".
What I learned from the jungle of Borneo is that even the smallest step towards consciousness is a step forward. YOU can make a big difference! Below Eight simple tips from the jungle. As I am a lover for sweets, especially nr. 8 is very important:
1) Buy less
2) Buy used
3) Buy local
4) Share
5) Repair what is broken
6) Recycle what cannot be repaired
7) View the world, once in a while, from a different perspective (upside down like the orangutans, for instance)
8) Bake your own cookies!*
* When shopping for sustainable cookies I was shocked to find out that even in the Bio shops pretty much ail cookies contain Palm-Oil… even for organic and 'sustainable' Palm oil jungle has been cut down.. Hence its better for the jungles and the lungs of this world to bake your own cookies! Find my Palm-Oil-free recipe at the end of the newsletter.Happy to back again, hope to see you in one of the upcoming workshops or festivals, for a big hug or for cookie eating!
Esther Hertog,
The Flying AcroYogi
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Overview upcoming workshops, series & events:
• Ouder& Kind AcroYoga workshop serie in rasalila, Amsterdam (west)
zat 31 january, 2015 | AY ☞ CHI ☜ workshop | 15:00-17:00
zat 28 february 2015 | AY ☞ Knuffel ☜ workshop | 15:00-17:00
zat 28 maart |AY ☞ Monster ☜ workshop | 15:00-17:00
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Registration & info: LINK
• Ouder& Kind AcroYoga workshop serie in LiveYoga, Amsterdam (oost):
• Ouder& Kind AcroYoga workshop serie in LiveYoga, Amsterdam (oost)
Zon 22 February, 2015 | 'Super Helden' workshop | 11:30-13:30
Zon 22 March, 2015 | 'Dieren' workshop | 11:30-13:30
Zon April 26, 2015 | 'Chi' workshop | 11:30-13:30
Location: Celebesstraat 6, 1018EJ, Amsterdam
INSCHRIJVEN – Inschrijven kan voor 3 workshop tegelijkertijd of per losse workshop
• 29 March, 2015 |Antwerpen intro to AcroYoga workshop | www.yoga-mindinmotion.be
And for my southern neighbors a great intro to AcroYoga workshop in Antwerpen:
The first part of the workshop is from 11:00-14:00. We start with an Opening circle and Partner Yoga. Then we will learn that everyone can carry the weight of a partner, no huge muscles needed! With Partner exercises we explore our strength by using body awareness ('stacking our bones'). Then we will be ready to FLY!After a break we start with second part of the workshop from 15:30-18:30. We'll learn how to fly safely Level I Therapeutic Flying and Level I Back Flying. We finnish the day with Thai Massage and a closing Circle.
Adres: Familiestraat 25 | 2060 Antwerpen
registration: www.yoga-mindinmotion.be
Prize: €55
• 3-4-5-6 April | PAASCROYOGA | Dutch AcroYoga Kula celebration
Stichting AcroYoga Netherlands and the team of the AcroYoga teachers are working hard to make PaasCroYoga 2015 happen. The location of the next PaasCroYoga is still a surprise but in a week or two I will send a special newsletter dedicated to PaasCroYoga with all the details!
In the meanwhile check on facebook the PaasCroYoga page for updates.
• 21 – 24 May, 2015 | Israel Acrobatics Convention
• 22 – 25 May 2015 | Nederlands Acrobatiek Festival | Dutch Acrobatics Festival *
• 13 – 14 juni | Yogafestival Eindhoven | in het Stadswandelpark | Bewust Eindhoven *
• 28-28 June, 2015 | Yoga Festival Terschelling *
* Esther will teach workshops at the festival
• NEW Elements of Acroyoga flight manuals!
Price*: € 35 (+ optional postal costs € 5,- in NL)
* economical than ordering through the AcroYoga website.
ELEMENTS OF ACROYOGA includes 140+ pages with full color pictures and detailed descriptions.
• Feb, 2015 | Partner Yoga teacher training | Infinite Play| with Dieke & and a bit with Esther too
* I'll support Dieke in the Teacher Training in one of the weekends.
• Delicious palm-oil – free cookie recipe
· ½ cup coconut oil (au bain-marie to make it liquid)
· 1 cup Masarang palm sugar
(*read below where you can buy it)
· ¼ cup almond milk (soya milk will do too)
· 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 1 tbs vanilla sugar
· 2 cups flour
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· ½ teaspoon sea salt
· 1 cup chocolate chips (+/- 100 gr.)
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 C.
2. Mix thoroughly the coconut oil & Masarang palm sugar, then add the almond milk & vanilla. The mixture may be really "liquidy".
3. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. Combine the wet & dry ingredients (it WILL BE crumbly – this is OK), then fold in the chocolate chips.
5. Roll into Tablespoon sized balls & place them on an un-greased baking paper, then flatten them out a bit with your palm. The dough may be a little crumbly, but just smoosh it together and it will work fine!
6. Bake for 7-10 minutes:
7. Enjoy!
And the great Apes I met in the jungles are grateful too, look at them playing in the jungle:
* About Masarang Palm Sugar:
Masarang Palm-sugar (link) is made from the Indonesian Arenga Palm (not to be confused with the Oil Palm which is a very different plant!). Not only is the taste is unique, the sugar is as well environmentally friendly produced, and it is a healthy sugar. By buying this sugar you support Masarang projects like animal rescue centers and reforestation projects.
In the Netherlands you can buy Masarang sugar at Jumbo, Eko plaza, Sem Bio shops and other organic shops.


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But there's spaghetti, and then there's spaghetti. At a recent tasting by The Times tasting panel of 16 brands of imported Italian spaghetti, we found that though the differences in flavor from brand to brand are subtle, the differences in texture — and in the way texture conveys the flavor of sauce and cheese — are marked indeed.
Why spaghetti, and not, say rigatoni or linguine? We wanted to test just one shape, figuring it wouldn't be fair to pit penne against pappardelle, farfalle against fettuccine. Every pasta producer we came across makes spaghetti, so that seemed the perfect shape to test.
The spaghettis were tasted blind, simply boiled in salted water until al dente, and tossed with a little fresh, fruity olive oil from central Italy. If it seems odd that we tasted them with olive oil, rather than plain, we did so for two reasons. First, we needed to toss them with some kind of oil, or else they'd quickly get gummy. I had thought of using a neutral canola oil in order not to impart any flavor, but columnist Russ Parsons reminded me of a similar tasting here at The Times a number of years ago. In that tasting, the panel learned that the difference in the pastas' flavor was so subtle from brand to brand that it was difficult to characterize it in a meaningful way. However, that panel found that pastas with a bit of texture actually conveyed the flavor of a sauce or olive oil better than slicker pastas. Therefore, in order to see which spaghetti brands would be best for delivering flavor from a sauce, we chose an olive oil with some character.
Joining me on the panel were Parsons, staff writers Charles Perry and Amy Scattergood and assistant Food editor Betty Hallock. We assessed the spaghettis for texture, mouth-feel, intrinsic flavor and ability to deliver the flavor of the olive oil.
The clear and unanimous winner was Latini — not the more expensive Latini Senatore Cappelli spaghetti, but the spaghetti from the company's regular line in the red box. Rustichella d'Abruzzo was the clear second-place winner, also by a wide margin. After that, the margins were narrow, with several ties (indicated by asterisks) and three-way ties. The best value was Whole Foods Market 365 spaghetti, which came in fifth and costs only 69 cents for a 1-pound package.
The pastas are listed in order of the panel's preference. All packages are 500 grams (1.1 pounds) unless otherwise specified.
1. Latini spaghetti. Great texture, nicely springy, gentle nutty flavor with a sweet wheat finish. This pasta showed off the olive oil flavor to great advantage. "Just what I want in a pasta," said Parsons. Available at Bristol Farms markets, various locations; Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery in Santa Monica, (310) 395-8279, about $4.75 for 1 pound; and at Mario's Deli in Glendale, (818) 242-4114, about $3 for 1 pound.
2. Rustichella d'Abruzzo spaghetti. Terrific texture, nice wheat flavor, a little nutty; really held the flavor of the olive oil. Available at Whole Foods markets, various locations; Bristol Farms markets; Cheese Store of Silverlake, (323) 644-7511; Surfas in Culver City, (310) 559-4770; and Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery. About $5.50.
3. Pastificio Lucio Garofalo 20-inch spaghetti. Very long strands with nicely rough texture and nutty flavor, though one taster said it tasted "flat." Available at Surfas, about $7 for 2 pounds, and Claro's Italian Markets in San Gabriel, Arcadia, La Habra, Tustin, Upland and West Covina, https://www.claros.com about $5.50 for 2 pounds.
4. Montebello organic spaghetti. Though this one was smoother in texture than the panelists liked, most praised its nice, round, nutty flavor. (One detractor, however, found it "bland.") It conveyed the olive oil's flavor well. Available at Whole Foods markets, about $3 for 1 pound.
5. Whole Foods Market 365 spaghetti. Best value. Good wheat flavor, not much texture and not a great conveyor of olive oil flavor. Available at Whole Foods markets, 69 cents for 1 pound.
*6. Latini Senatore Cappelli spaghetti. Good, slightly rough texture but not much flavor. Conveyed the olive oil flavor acceptably well. Available at Bristol Farms markets and Bay Cities Italian Deli and Bakery, about $6.
6. Whole Foods Market 365 organic spaghetti. Thick, supple strands. Panelists were divided about the flavor — some praised its nice wheat flavor, others found it bland. Available at Whole Foods markets, $1.29 for 1 pound.
*8. Rao's "homemade" spaghetti. Slick and rather bland, though one panelist dissented, praising its good texture and flavor. Available at Whole Foods markets and online at https://www.raos.com , about $3.75.
8. Vita Reale organic spaghetti. A bit slick, with a hint of nutmeg flavor. Available at Whole Foods markets, about $3 for 1 pound.
*10. Delverde spaghetti No. 4. Smooth, a little cardboardy. Available at Bay Cities and Giuliano's Italian Delicatessan and Bakery in Torrance, (310) 540-2500, about $2 for 1 pound.
10. Rustichella d'Abruzzo Organic stone-ground wheat spaghetti. Odd, spicy flavor (cinnamon?), smooth and a little dull. Not a good conveyer of olive oil flavor. Available at Whole Foods markets, Surfas and Bay Cities, about $5.50.
10. Trader Joe's Italian spaghetti. Firm, but not a great texture, a little dusty-tasting. Available at Trader Joe's stores, various locations, 69 cents for 1 pound.
13. De Cecco #12 spaghetti. Bland, with an unpleasant, chewy texture. Widely available, about $2 for 1 pound.
14. Martelli spaghetti. Bland, a bit wooden-tasting and stale. One panelist found the aftertaste pleasant. Available at Pavilion's markets, various locations, about $5 for 2.2 pounds.
15. Barilla spaghetti. A thin spaghetti, slick and one-dimensional. Widely available, about $1.50 for 1 pound.
16. Ferrara spaghetti #12. Slick, with an odd off-taste; a little sour. Available at Ralph's markets, about $1.60 for 1 pound, and Giuliano's Italian Delicatessen and Bakery in Redondo Beach, (310) 376-0416, about $2 for 1 pound.


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|Deviant Art
My name is Monique.
I like books, music, movies, tv shows, hanging out online, blogging, reading novels, writing stories, chatting with friends, cosplaying, watching anime, playing games, attending conventions, meeting new people, and dreaming.
I like dressing up as a geisha the most. I know I'll never really become one, but I've always admired them, emulate the way they behave. I've always wanted to feel beautiful and elegant. Maybe this is my way of getting there.
As CP Coulter (author of the Glee fanfic, "Dalton") :
Hi, I'm CP Coulter.
I love to write, and to listen to music. I may put some original things here, I may put fan fiction here.
I adore acting, and I love to sing. This is why I love Broadway, Musicals, Movies that combine both, and Glee.
website: My Website; cpcoulter.tumblr.com
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Current Residence: Pasig City, Philippines
Hi everyone!
Um, I don't know if this will actually work, but it never hurts to try, right? I started a Donation pool for points~ I'm hoping to be able to get a premium account (never had one before). Is it really a lot better than a regular one?
Let me know~!
With or without donations, though, thank you so much for taking the time to see my gallery~!


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The top things that high school students want from their school experience as revealed by a survey include real and relevant work. They want real work that matters. Kids consider most homework to be artificial. They prefer problem-solving real problems.
Stress affects learning. If students do not feel comfortable in the classroom or learning environment, a student certainly enters this atmosphere with stress.
Studies reveal that learning tasks need to be behaviorally relevant to the learner for them to really connect and to really enter long-term learning.
Students want more choices. High school students realize that not everybody learns the same way, or are interested in the same things.
In neurologist and educator Judy Willis's book, "Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning," it is conveyed that when joy and comfort don't exist in the classroom and are replaced with homogeneity (no differentiation of learning), when spontaneity is replaced with conformity, students' brains are farther away from effective processing of information and long-term memory storage.
I always appreciate when my own children are given assignments in which they can delve into topics that interest them. While using learning strategies, the assignment is trying to teach them the "how to think," versus "what to think." This will certainly lead to a higher level of learning.
Students want learning to be interesting. If it isn't interesting, they won't be engaged. They may regurgitate facts, but most likely, they won't keep it in their brains.
When learning is more interesting, they are more likely to connect with it and store it in their brains. It is a fact, that when something is more fun or taught in a fun way, different parts of the brain are fired up, which helps with learning and retaining it. Neurotransmitters dopamine, endorphin, and oxygen are increased when fun is involved.
Brain research does suggest that fun is not just beneficial to learning, but required for real learning and long-term memory. The highest level of executive thinking-learning occurs when students experience, as teachers say, the "aha" moments when the learning is in an atmosphere of fun and exuberant discovery of the concept.
I usually start the day with humor with my young adult students/protégés. It is a wonderful way to start the day or a lesson. In fact, I laugh a lot with my students, and this sets up and provides an atmosphere of comfort, safety, and acceptance. It also teaches that even if things go wrong, or we get "up on the wrong side of the bed," we can move on and not allow the negativity to prevail for the day.
It does not mean that everything is a laughable moment, or there isn't seriousness taken to learning. Actually, when a lesson is started with humor, students' alertness is increased and the information that follows is attached or connected to this positive emotion, which in turn, leads to greater memory of the information.
Wow! What a smile and a laugh can do. I know it greatly affects my day in a positive manner.
Teachers continue to be a top priority for students. Students want teachers to be their mentors. They acknowledge that teachers have more wisdom than they do, and they have a lot to learn from them. Teachers need to connect with students.
As parents, we can use this information instead of poo-pooing that learning should be fun and relevant, because we know there are plenty of people probably most of us at one time or another who say that not everything in life is fun.
That certainly is true, but we can spice up even our mundane tasks with energy, enthusiasm, and maybe some humor when appropriate. Certainly that enhances the situation, which makes the task more bearable, even more fun.


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WEC International USA | Where We Work - Africa, Americas, Asia and Pacific and Europe
Each of the activities listed below, in some way, contributes to our purpose of Reaching People and Planting Churches among unreached people groups, and Mobilizing Missionaries.
Evangelism | Discipleship | Church Planting | Bible Translation | Theological Education | Leadership Training | Medical Work & Training | Missions Research | Missions Mobilization and Recruitment | Missions Education | Rural Development | Social Relief | Children in Crisis | Literacy | TEFL / ESL | Education | Business as Mission | Media | …and more!
WEC church-planting teams are reaching people and planting churches among 130 people groups in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Central Asia, the South Pacific and Latin America.
Check links for the various places WEC works – the ones we can name – on WEC's International website.
Click on "Where Is WEC"
Before joining their teams, WEC missionaries attend an orientation at one of the WEC sending bases located in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe or New Zealand.
Click to see and contact the various places WEC trains members and sends them out.
WEC ministry teams in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and elsewhere specialize in working with children in crisis (Rainbows of Hope) and restoring substance-dependent people (Betel). Check out the information about Rainbows of Hope and Betel on WEC's International website. This link goes to "WEC On the Ground". Scroll down to find information about Rainbows of Hope and Betel.
Our workers serve in multicultural teams, make team-based decisions and make no appeals for funds. These are just a few of the things that make WEC unique. Learn more.
"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him." This was C. T. Studd's answer to the many who said he was too old, sick and crazy to pioneer such a mission—and it continues to be WEC's motto today. Get to know more about our history.


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The Go!bbler Trot
Thanksgiving Day, November 22rd, 2018
Go! Time: 8am
Start and Finish at Go! Running
A Thanksgiving Day Tradition.
The Turkey Trot has grown into the undisputed way to begin Thanksgiving Day for thousands of runners across the nation. Little Rock upholds this tradition with The Go!bbler. Join hundreds of runners, walkers & holiday merrymakers for a little pre-turkey "trot".
Free Family Fun Run.
A Group Run with no entry fee. It's NOT A RACE so no timing chips but a whole lot of fun. Run options of 3, 4 or 6.5 mile routes include road, track or trail (4 & 6.5 mile have trail). Costumes are encourages and prizes from Go! Running will be awarded run Morning.
* Meet Santa, * Costume Prizes, * Enter to Win a Pie * Commemorative Go!bbler Shirts for sale.
Run Registration:
FREE family run – simply bring a canned food or cash donation for the Arkansas Foodbank. Click here to enter for this Free Run. Register to run and be eligible to win a Prizes (to be announced later). Due to the costs we incur to put on this ever growing fun run, we are asking for an small optional donation that can be made during registration to offset the cost of additional expenses (like porta-potties, Police support, ambulance, water stops, and course markings).
Awesome commemorative long sleeve shirts will be available for $25. These are super soft and comfortable shirts.
SANTA will be here run morning to collect your canned goods, non-perishable food items and cash donations as your entry fee into The Go!bbler Turkey Trot. Last year, through your generosity, we donated food and money for 15,000 meals to the Arkansas Food Bank! Right at the time of year they needed it most. Thank you, Arkansas. What a caring community we have.
The Course:
A fun course that will cover many aspects of running such as road, track, trails, and other "surprises" that is essentially a tour of Hillcrest and The Heights. The race begins next to Go! Running and finishes back at the store. Please note, there will be very limited traffic control on this course and runners are responsible their own safety when crossing roads. It's NOT a race so take your time and enjoy.
There will be run options of 3 miles, 4 miles, and 6.5 miles. The 4 and 6.5 mile options ARE NOT stroller friendly, due to the single track trail. Click HERE to view the 3 mile, 4 mile and 6.5 mile routes. A water stop will be on the course, at 2.25 miles on the 4 mile route, and at 4.5 miles on the 6.5 mile route.
Questions? Come by the store, or call 501-663-6800.
Refreshments. Water, drinks, and light refreshments will be available after the run.
Prizes: Sign up makes you eligible to win a Thanksgiving Day Pie!!
Go! Running would like to thank our sponsors and friends:
UAMS, LR Athletic Clubs, Westrock Coffee, Old Mill Bread and baker of our pies: Amanda Ivy. Also Pete Tanguay & Rock-Pond Solutions, LR Road Runners and Premium Refreshment Services.
Items that are needed by the Foodbank:
- Cornbread/stuffing mix
- canned meat
- cranberry sauce
- canned veggies
- mashed potato mix
- canned/instant gravy
- canned sweet potatoes
- mac and cheese
- canned fruit
- canned pumpkin
- nuts, all varieties
- Pies (shelf stable)


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Energetab 2013
Despite unfavourable weather, the 26th Edition of the International Power Industry Fair Energetab 2013 proved to be very successful.
This year's Bielsko-Biała Fair took place on 16–19 September 2013, with products showcased by 740 exhibitors from 28 countries from Europe and Asia, and 21,000+ visitors.
By taking part in the Poland's biggest Power Industry Fair we had yet another chance to present CATERPILLAR® products, meet our clients and share experiences with other industry professionals. Thanks to everyone who visited our stand and see you next year!


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But that's doesn't mean that the candidates interested in the position are sitting back and taking the summer off.
Recently, the widely considered frontrunner, former assemblyman Barry Grodenchik, picked up some key endorsements from Borough President Melinda Katz and councilwomen Karen Koslowitz and Elizabeth Crowley.
Grodenchik has hired Steve Behar, who was also rumored to be interested in the seat, to be his campaign manager, but is wisely keeping a low profile as any smart frontrunner should do.
Not so for some of his opponents. Attorney Ali Najmi is already acting like he's in office, holding press conferences and announcing legislation – such as the Parkland Protection Act – that he will introduce once he's in the City Council.
Whoa, slow down Ali! How about we get elected first?
And then there's perennial candidate Bob Friedrich, no stranger to running for office in this district with less-than-favorable results, but hey, maybe it's his year. And let's not forget Rebecca Lynch, a young political up-and-comer and former de Blasio aide, who found herself at the center of controversy this week.
The Post discovered on Monday that Lynch had hired a registered sex offender and convicted crack dealer to do door to door in Queens collecting signatures for her ballot petitions. The volunteer in question, 41-year-old Ritchie Torres, maintains his innocence and says he is working on the campaign because of Lynch's support of a "ban the box" law forbidding potential employers from asking about criminal records.
Looks like Lynch is already putting that law into practice!
And there is of course the lone fiery Republican vying for the seat, Joseph Concannon, who wasted no time taking Lynch to task for the gaffe, expressing the standard "outrage" and "demanding" a bunch of things.
"I would never even consider sending a convicted crack dealer on the sex offender registry to people's homes to collect signatures," Concannon's statement read.
Now that's a campaign promise we can get behind!


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"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit." - Romans 8:5
A few weeks ago a lady asked me about Christians marrying non-Christians. Actually, this was the last of several questions, she first asked about gays in the church and then eventually got to this question. I think she may have been trying to justify to herself why she might be interested in marrying a non-christian.
The thing that surprises me most about this question is that it's not obvious to people. If these people really are believers then I would think it would be obvious to them. This passage basically sums it up, our lives are about different things. A believer who is truly trying to follow God will seek God above all else. But if you genuinely do not believe in God then there is little reason to live for anything but yourself.
I imagine in a life without God it is stupid to live for anything other pleasure, money, fame, etc... for these are the things of the world which satisfy (albeit temporarily), these are the things of the flesh. But as believers we're called to set our minds on the things of the Spirit. We are to seek God's kingdom above all and to glorify him before all thing.
If two people with such different life goals get married they simply cannot both whole heartedly pursue them both. There will be times when God calls you to a career which is more about His Kingdom and less about money, but how can a unbelieving spouse possibly understand that? This is just one example of what I imagine would be many many conflicts of interest.
The Lord asks us to be equally yoked, not because He doesn't want us to be the 'one we love' but because He wants what's best for us. And what's best for us is not the things of this world, we need a spouse who understands that.


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The Surrender of Lake Michigan
By WALTER C. PLOESER, Congressman from Missouri
Delivered on the floor of the House on the St. Lawrence Seaway Proposal, April 25, 1941
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. VII, pp. 535-538
MR. SPEAKER: In the very near future the St. Lawrence Seaway Proposal, a treaty, will be before this House in the form of a resolution. I am opposed to the project. My opposition is based upon my opinion that it is not in the public interest. It would be definitely harmful to labor, agriculture, rail transportation, motor transportation and industry in this country.
Its proponents argue that it is necessary for the national defense. They admit that it will require from five to eight years to complete and that it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars at a time when the backs of our taxpayers are breaking. If this world war lasts for so long a time as indicated by the proponents, the seaway will be too late to be of any use to us.
Senate Rejected 1933 Treaty
The Constitution and laws of this country require that a treaty between the United States and any foreign country shall be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Approximately eight years ago, the President submitted to the Senate,for ratification, a treaty which had been agreed upon between the United States and Great Britain and Canada, providing for the building of a seaway from the Great Lakes down the St. Lawrence River through Canada to the Atlantic Ocean. This treaty was submitted to the Senate in January, 1933, by President Hoover, but was not ratified during that session of Congress. On January 10, 1934, President Roosevelt sent a message to the Senate in which he said in part,
To the Senate:
"I request the consideration of ratification by the Senate of the so-called 'St. Lawrence Treaty with Canada.' Broad National reasons lead me, without hesitation, to advocate the treaty. There are two main considerations, navigation and power."
This treaty of 1933 failed to get the necessary two-thirds vote in the Senate and hence failed of ratification.
From the view point of the Mississippi Valley States, the principal objection to that treaty was that it surrendered to Great Britain and Canada sovereignty over Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan is an all-American lake, entirely within the American water-shed and into which no drop of Canadian water has ever flowed.
Article VIII of the treaty of 1933 was especially objectionable to the Valley States and to the Mississippi Valley generally because it incorporated in Article VIII of said treaty a decree of the Supreme Court of the United States dealing with the Chicago River as a part of the Port of Chicago and limiting the diversion of water from Lake Michigan to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to an annual average flow of 1500 second feet.
Henry Clay—Treaty of Ghent
For more than a hundred-fifty years Lake Michigan has at all times been an American Lake. After the war of 1812, while the treaty of Ghent was being written, a controversy arose among the delegates regarding the status of Lake Michigan. The British representatives insisted that Lake Michigan be included in the boundary waters. Our representatives, among whom was Henry Clay, refused to agree to this contention, and after an extended controversy, Henry Clay served notice upon the British delegates that the United States would never yield to their contention, and that rather than do so, they would come home and continue the war for six years longer.
Elihu Root—Treaty of 1910
During the preparation of the treaty of 1910, Great Britain undertook to write into the treaty a provision limiting the diversion from Lake Michigan, for use in an all American Lakes-to-the-Gulf Waterway to 10,000 cubic feet per second. Elihu Root, then Secretary of State, refused to agree to this limitation. Secretary Root explained to the Senate that his reason for refusing to agree to this provision was that Lake Michigan was an All-American Lake, entirely within our country, and that he refused to have anything in the treaty about Lake Michigan. He said that he would not permit Lake Michigan to be mentioned in the treaty.
In the treaty of 1933, the sovereignty of Lake Michigan was involved by limiting the right of the United States to divert more than 1500 second feet annual average from this all-American Lake. The treaty now proposed by the President is much more explicit in dealing with the sovereignty of Lake Michigan. Paragraph (b) of the Preliminary; Article of the proposed treaty reads as follows:
(b) "'Great Lakes System' means Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron (including Georgian Bay), Erie and Ontario, and the connecting waters, including Lake St Clair."
Our government specifically prevented Lake Michigan from being mentioned in the treaty of 1910 and when they included Lake Michigan as a part of the "Great Lakes System," they clearly challenged the right of this country to complete sovereignty over Lake Michigan. The surrender of sovereignty over Lake Michigan is further indicated by part of Paragraph (c) of Article VIII of the proposed treaty of 1941, which reads as follows:
(c) "If any diversion of water from the Great Lakes System, other or greater in amount than diversions permitted in either of the countries on January 1, 1940 isauthorized, the government of such country agrees to give immediate consideration to any representations respecting the matter which the other government may make."
On January 1, 1940, the Supreme Court decree limiting the diversion from Lake Michigan into the Mississippi Valley waterway system to 1500 second feet, was in full force and effect, and the diversion in the treaty proposed by the President is therefore limited to 1500 second feet, just as effectively as if the Supreme Court decree had been incorporated in the new treaty as it was in Article VIII of the treaty of 1933.
It is well to compare the provisions of Article VIII of the proposed treaty with the similar provisions of Article VIII of the Treaty of 1933, largely because of the dangers to our sovereignty over Lake Michigan. Paragraph (A) 1 of Article VIII of the treaty of 1933 reads as follows:
(A) "1. That the diversion of water from the Great Lakes System, through the Chicago drainage canal shall be reduced by Dec. 31, 1938, to the quantity permitted as of that date by the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States of April 21, 1930."
The similarity between the provisions of Article VIII in the treaty of 1933 and those contained in Article VIII of the proposed treaty of 1941 are very, very striking. The principal difference is that one refers to the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States which limited the diversion from Lake Michigan to 1500 second feet annual average, while the other limits the diversion from Lake Michigan to the amount being taken on January 1, 1940, which was in fact 1500 second feet annual average, the amount which had been fixed as the limit by the decree of the Supreme Court. If the sovereignty of the United States over Lake Michigan was involved in the treaty of 1933, it is clearly involved in the treaty now proposed by the President.
The proposed treaty provides that if any diversion of water from the Great Lakes System, which under the new treaty would include Lake Michigan, other or greater in amount than the diversion permitted in either of the countries on January 1, 1941, "is authorized," then each country agrees to submit to arbitration the question of such increased diversion.
Arbitration Provision
Before an arbitration over an increased diversion from Lake Michigan could be set in operation, it would be necessary for the United States to authorize an increased diversion from Lake Michigan, and the only power in the United States which could authorize such increased diversion would be either the Supreme Court or Congress.
If the treaty as proposed with Article VIII is ratified or approved by Congress containing a limit of 1500 secondfeet annual average from Lake Michigan, it is extremely doubtful whether the Supreme Court or the Congress could be induced to authorize a diversion in excess of the amount provided in the proposed treaty. Either the Supreme Court or the Congress would undoubtedly tell the proponents of such increased diversion that their remedy should be a new treaty authorizing such increase. It is very doubtful under the terms of the proposed treaty whether an arbitration for an increased diversion could ever be set in motion.
Yielding Control
So long as our sovereignty over Lake Michigan continues, a decision of the Supreme Court or an Act of Congress authorizing an increase in the diversion from Lake Michigan will be final, but if the proposed treaty is ratified or approved by Congress, then Canada is authorized to appeal from a decree of the Supreme Court or an Act of Congress to an international arbitral tribunal set in motion by a foreign government. This seems a rather unusual power for this government to confer upon any foreign country. Furthermore, this might become a dangerous precedent.
As above stated, the treaty of 1933, largely because of the reasons mentioned, fell far short of the necessary two-thirds vote in the Senate. It is perfectly apparent that the document which the President has submitted to Congress and which he chooses to call an agreement to be approved by a bare majority of a quorum in each house of Congress is in reality a treaty between Great Britain and the United States. It deals with an international question which, under the Constitution of this country, should be submitted to the Senate of the United States for approval or rejection.
There is no more reason for calling this document an agreement that there was for calling that document of 1933 an agreement which was submitted to the Senate and which was rejected by the Senate in 1934. The only real difference is that to ratify a treaty requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate, while to approve an agreement requires only a majority vote of each house. In view of the fate in the Senate of the treaty of 1933, it is not surprising that the proponents of this treaty should seek to avoid the two-thirds vote required for a treaty on the new document now proposed.
A Treaty and Not an Agreement
The document which the President has presented to Congress and which he sees fit to call an agreement is nothing more nor less than a treaty between the United States and Great Britain, and under the Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate for ratification.
Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States provides that the President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties; provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur.
Thus, the Constitution has prescribed the method by which treaties may be made.
A Treaty Defined
What is a treaty? Our courts and law writers have defined a treaty as follows:
"A treaty is a contract between nations." Goetge vs. United States 103 F. 72. Sontovinoenzo vs. Egan 280 U. S. 30.
At the time the Constitution was adopted, the great authority on international law was Vattel. He died before the Constitution was adopted, but his treatise was widely accepted as containing sound treatment of all international questions.
In Section 152 of Vattel's work appears the following: "A treaty in Latin foedus, is a pact entered into by sovereigns for the welfare of the state, either in perpetuity or for a considerable length of time."
Section 153 of Vattel's work provides:
"Compacts, agreements or conventions. Pacts which have for their object matters of temporary interest are called agreements, conventions, compacts."
In the case of Altman and Company vs. United States, 224, U.S. 583, Mr. Justice Day uses the following language: "Generally, a treaty is defined as 'a compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare.' 2 Bouvier's Dictionary 1136."
Dangerous Precedent
This so-called agreement presents other serious problems. It changes the terms and provisions of a number of treaties which have heretofore been solemnly ratified by a two-thirds vote of the United States Senate. By what authority, under the Constitution and laws of this country, can a treaty, duly ratified and in full force and effect, be changed by a resolution approved by a bare majority of a quorum in each house of Congress? It would seem that the dangers of such a precedent would be worth the serious consideration of the Congress and the country.
Constitutional Doubt
Congress has no power except that delegated to it by the several states. The states retain all other rights and powers. They have not delegated to Congress, or the President, the right to cede sovereignty. It follows, therefore, that neither the President nor the Congress have any right to cede any territory or any sovereignty over any territory to any foreign country. Lake Michigan is sovereign territory and a part of the United States.
Treaty Proposed 1938
There is another historical fact which should be given serious consideration in connection with this proposed treaty.
On May 31, 1938, the State Department gave out a press release, No. 256, containing a report of that Department relative to proposals of the United States for a new treaty with Canada. This press release also included a letter from Secretary Cordell Hull, addressed to the Hon. Sir Herbert Marler, Minister of Canada, and a copy of the proposed treaty.
Article VII of that proposed treaty contained the following:
"Nothing in this Article, or in any other Article of this treaty, shall be construed as infringing or impairing, in any way, the sovereignty of the United States of America over Lake Michigan."
As above indicated the State Department in its attempt to get Canada to agree to a seaway treaty in 1938, and to approve certain objections in this country, made an effort to protect our sovereignty over Lake Michigan. Why did the proposed treaty of 1941 omit this safeguard? The presumption is that Canada objected and that our State Department yielded.
It is clear that our sovereignty over Lake Michigan is in far greater danger now than it was under the treaty of 1933.
Millions in Waterways
Congress has expended hundreds of millions of dollars for the improvement of a great inland waterway system in this country. This system comprises the Mississippi Riverfrom the Twin Cities to the Gulf, the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi, the Missouri River from Sioux City to the mouth, the intracoastal canal from Corpus Christi to a point connecting with the lower Mississippi River, and a great waterway from the Great Lakes System, down the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf and out to the sea. A commercially useful waterway from the Great Lakes to the Gulf through this great productive area of the United States cannot be made secure without an adequate diversion of water from Lake Michigan. Prior to the Supreme Court decree, more than 8000 cubic second feet of water from Lake Michigan, for a period of more than thirty years, flowed from Lake Michigan into this Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterway without any injury to the navigation upon the Great Lakes.
General Pillsbury, one of the greatest hydraulic engineers of the War Department, testified before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee when the treaty of 1933 was under consideration, that a diversion from Lake Michigan of from 3500 to 4000 second feet could be taken from Lake Michigan without any injury to navigation upon the Lakes; that any lowering that might result to the Great Lakes System could be more than overcome by regulating works in the connecting channels between the lakes.
Dangerous to the Future
It is now proposed to limit for all time the diversion from this all-American Lake at 1500 second feet, and no one can now tell what the future needs of the United States for the use of water from Lake Michigan may become. Suppose for argument's sake that 1500 second feet would meet our present requirements, who can now tell what our future needs may become?
The success of this great inland waterway system is involved in this proposed limitation of diversion. In the Mississippi River at the chain of rocks near St. Louis is a bottleneck through which the navigation of the various sections this great waterway system must pass. I am advised that a dependable nine-foot channel through this bottleneck cannot be maintained during the low water season without an adequate diversion from Lake Michigan.
Through this bottleneck must pass all the navigation from the Missouri River Valley, from the Upper Mississippi River Valley, from the Great Lakes and Illinois River, before the commerce of these great interior sections can reach the lowerMississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. On the other hand, the commerce from the Ohio River Valley and the great area tributary to the lower Mississippi must pass through this bottleneck in order to reach the Missouri, upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
An unusual fall in the river in the vicinity of the chain of rocks creates this bottleneck. With an adequate diversion from Lake Michigan, the problem is solved. So serious is the problem that the Army engineers have already recommended a canal with a series of locks and dams to be constructed around the bottleneck. This, of course, would be a great handicap to navigation.
There is a point in the Mississippi River near Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, where experienced navigators agree that a nine-foot channel cannot be maintained during the low water season without an adequate diversion from Lake Michigan, a much less diversion than has been flowing out of Lake Michigan for more than thirty years. Navigators advise that barges cannot carry adequate loads without scraping this rock bottom, and they further report that there are a number of reports such as this between the mouth of the Missouri River and the mouth of the Ohio River, which present the same problem and where a dependable nine-foot, commercially useful channel cannot be maintained without adequate diversion from Lake Michigan.
Eminent engineers, both American and Canadian, have agreed that a diversion of 5000 second feet annual average from Lake Michigan would mean a difference in lake levels of only two and one-fourth inches. Other hydraulic engineers have agreed that an annual average diversion of 5000 second feet from Lake Michigan would meet the problems of navigation as herein presented in this great inland waterway system of this country.
In the near future, the so-called St. Lawrence Seaway project will come before this House for consideration. Ordinarily, and in the regular course of constitutional procedure, this matter would be handled as a treaty and would come before the Senate only for ratification.
Now, the Congress is asked to set a precedent, a dangerous one I believe, by attempting to do by simple resolution, in both Houses, that which the Constitution provides should be done by executive action and Senate ratification.
Mr. Speaker, I am against both the project and the method of procedure. They are both dangerous to America.


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Police activity week of 11-01-10 through 11-07-10
11-04-10 01:00 hours – Sgt. J. Eisenhart – Liquor law-underage-purchase, consumption, possession
Nyack Ave & Schappet Ter. – While on patrol Officer Albertoli spotted a white Buick LaSabre parked on Nyack Avenue near Schappet Terrace. In the driver's seat with the engine running was the offender, the offender is known not to possess a valid driver's license, het he was in control of the vehicle.
Officer Albertoli put on his emergency lights and the offender steered the car to the right of the roadway. Officer Albertoli approached on the passenger side and engaged the offender in conversation. This officer pulled up and approached on the driver's side of the road. The offender was asked to step out of the vehicle. Upon speaking with the offender, this officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath. Officer Meehan of the ELPD did administer a PBT in this officers presence. The offender blew a .03. It should be noted that the offender is under the age of 21 years. The offender stated that he was attempting to pick his girlfriend at her house on Nyack Avenue.
Located in the back seat, passenger side door were two small zip lock type bags one red and one green in color, commonly used to package illegal drugs. Each bag had minor residue inside, indicating they once contained marijuana. These bags were taken back to police headquarters and destroyed.
The offender stated that he was just coming from the Wawa store and was going to pick up his girlfriend. Since police received information in the past that the offender is known to carry a gun, he was patted down for our protection with negative results.
Through investigation it was learned that the vehicle is not insured. Since there is no licensed driver present and the vehicle lacked insurance, the vehicle was towed. The offender was issued a citation for underage drinking and driving without a license at the scene and released. The vehicle may be taken out of impound upon a licensed driver appearing and proof of insurance.
11-04-10 17:00 hours – Sgt. J. McCaughan- Theft-under $50-retail theft
Unit block E. Baltimore Ave. – Police received a report of a female shoplifter, not in custody, at the Rite Aid Store. Further information stated that the shoplifter was giving the employee a hard time. On arrival this officer did observe the employee in the foyer of the store with the defendant. The employee stated that he caught the defendant shoplifting and attempted to stop her from leaving the store and that she started to fight with him. The defendant blurted out that she was so stupid, that it was just cat food and she was very sorry for stealing the cat food because it wasn't worth it.
This officer advised the defendant that she was under arrest for retail theft and taken into custody. The employee did provide this officer with a register receipt of the items that were confiscated, which totaled to eight packages of cat food for a total of $20.91. A check of the defendant's criminal history shows that she has four previous convictions for retail theft.
In a search incident to arrest, this officer did seize a prescription pill bottle labeled with another person's name and contained three round, scored, white tablets imprinted with "215" on one side. The prescription bottle is listed as Oxycodone and the tablets are suspected to be such.
While taking the defendant into custody, her 9 year old son came running into the store and grabbed a hold of his mother and was screaming and crying about her getting arrested. The child was apparently in the defendant's van outside in the parking lot and came running into the store when he saw the police go in. When this officer asked the defendant if she was ever arrested for retail theft before she said No. When the child was holding her he stated, "I don't want to lose you for another year." The child was release to his uncle who came to the police station to pick him up.
11-04-10 20:38 hours – Ptl. D. Schiazza – MV theft-autos-street-commercial area
Unit block Runnemede Ave. – Police responded to the unit block of Runnemede Avenue for a report of a stolen vehicle discovered. Upon arrival this officer spoke with the victim, who reported that on 11-4-10 at approximately 2038 hours she discovered her vehicle had been stolen while it was parked next to the Runnemede avenue address on W. LaCrosse Avenue, just west of Runnemede Avenue. The victim reported that she parked her vehicle on the date reported at approximately 1420 hours. The victim believes that her vehicle was locked at the time it was stolen. Vehicle is worth approximately $3,000.00. The vehicle is a gray 1998 Saturn SL2.


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This is why I believe in equality
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Thousands of women and girls marched through central London yesterday as part of Million Women Rise 2010.
Sabrina Qureshi: "There is a way forward and there is a shared vision of a world without male violence. There is nothing innate about rape."
Her placard reads "Sri Lanka: stop raping Tamil women"
We heard the stories of women from Iran. Women from Uganda. Women from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Injustices happening all over the globe as well as here in the UK. Women who have been attacked, objectified, abused, marginalised, denied basic human rights.
And we expressed hope that one day, violence and discrimination against women BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN will be a thing of the past.
This is why equality is important. It's not something to do with wanting to wipe out men. It's not something it was okay to stand for in the 1970s, with no need to stand for it now. Hearing these women speak we were left in no doubt that equality and respect is not something we've achieved. It's something we have to keep on fighting for.
Million Women Rise report at The F Word
Jess McCabe's photos of the day (see also Charlotte Cooper's photos and Hannah Nicklin's photos)
Videos of the day
Posted by Hannah Mudge at 16:37
Labels: feminism, million women rise, women
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- Katie Stanton (RockNRolly) said...
This was a very inspirational blog post. I try to take an active interest in feminism, but I normally skip over feminist blogs because the posts are so long winded and this one was like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing! x
- 7 March 2010 at 19:02
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Everywhere I turn, another person, place or thing. Coming at me, going by me. Lights, sounds, colors and textures assail me, force me to evaluate them. Friend or foe? Threatening or benevolent? A room full of people stabs my heart with suicidal loneliness. Me and my tank and no other person place or thing, and I am soothed with sweet solitude. No money and no room for tank. I suffer greatly, every day a walk through thorns and brambles, ceaselessly tearing at my skin.
My tank arrives and I eagerly tear open the packing, set it up, throw in the salt and water and climb in. At last I am home! HOMe, sweet hOMe!
— Terrence Brannon
So there you have it folks. The innermost thoughts of a tank addict. Yes, I am a junkie. But as fate would have it, there are times where there is no tank available to me. At these times, we need some method of getting the effects of an isolation tank without actually having one. Let's take a look at a few.
Willis Earl Beal and The Church of Nobody
If you make it far enough in the Life Integration Principles that Bill Harris offers in the Centerpointe trainings, it will be clear that "Truth" cannot be spoken. But Willis Earl Beal does a pretty damned good job through a combination of sincerity and soulful singing, as evidenced in "Church of Nobody" volume 1 and the indy movie "Memphis".
Self Inquiry
Self-Inquiry is extremely kindred in philosophy to Isolation Tank Gnosis. The text "Reality in 40 Verses", by Ramana Maharshi is perhaps the most succinct theory. Let's look at two verses from the text:
5. The body is made up of the five sheaths; in the term body all the five are included. Without the body the world is not. Has one without the body ever seen the world?
6. The world is made up of the five kinds of sense perceptions and nothing else. And those perceptions are felt as objects by the five senses. Since through the senses the mind alone perceives the world, is the world other than the mind?
So what does this have to do with the floatation tank? The floatation tank is a device which erases out the body. it also erases out sensation. In other words, it destroys the illusion that "the world" is real, solid and permanent. Once you consider yourself to be a particular self — I am this, or I am that, then you have taken what was formerly a whole pie and cut yourself down into a particular slice. Now you consider everything outside of that small slice "the world" and then, as is stated in Reality in 40 Verses, you come up with a creator for yourself and that world. Some people call it "The Divine" others call it "Orgasm" others call it "God", Jehovah, Yahweh, Krishna, you name it.
Nisargadatta Maharaj, a contemporary of Ramana Maharshi and source of the widely acclaimed text "I am That" [speaks similarly](https://youtu.be/Uzd0txiRN2E?t=10m41s):
The concept "I am" comes spontaneously and goes spontaneously. Amazingly when it appears, it is accepted as real. All subsequent misconceptions arise from that feeling of reality in the I-Amness. The moment the feeling "I am" appears, the world also appears. Any image you have of yourself is not true. True knowledge is to abide in your own self.
So there you go. The tank, from the perspective of Isolation Tank Gnosis, is a device to free you from the unreal – the unreal world, the unreal body and the unreal I as a separate entity. And when a tank is not available, Self-Inquiry is the way to free yourself from "the world."
It is worth noting that other paths involve themselves in "infinite game play" – they work on improving their self-image (I am worthy of income, sexy women, etc), which then leads to miraculous "wins" in themselves and "the world" around them. Scientology, Low Magick, Centerpointe Research, The Secret, Science of Mind, OneTaste and Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction all congratulate themselves for having worldly desires and achieving them. This is not to say these paths are wrong, but they certainly have a different aim and outlook. That being said, I most certainly would rather have health and prosperity until fully realized than be sick and broke.
Yin Yoga
One thing that often happens to me in my float sessions is that an entire block of tension will drop out from my body all at once. I remember once it felt like hitting an air pocket in an airplane. It seemed like my body fell 4-6 inches in one second because my muscles had relaxed so much.
At other times the relaxation is more gradual. But relaxation is certain. Why? Because epsom salt is a muscle relaxant and the reduction in stimulus will take your brain out of beta and into the alpha/theta range.
And that is the amazing thing about a float session. You enter the tank rather thick and solid and you come out smooth and fluid. And you didn't do anything in particular in the tank. But the environment of the tank smoothed you out.
And that's where Yin Yoga comes in. In Yin Yoga, you assume a bodily position and remain in it for at least 3 minutes. Over the time of simply being in that pose, your body starts to melt. You start to find space and opening in the very same position. Words simply can't describe the way you become more and more open gradually in these poses. But I can tell you, it feels great. I start a pose with the intention of being in it for 3 minutes and sometimes stay there for 15 minutes, dozing off to sleep and coming back to waking — just as I often do in tank sessions!
So I would say that Yin Yoga offers me some of the relaxation benefits of a tank session. I don't think Yin Yoga is particularly good for astral projection, but it certainly is a good vehicle for consciousness study.
Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is a technique for putting the body to sleep while you remain awake watching it. It involves placing your attention on each of your body parts, one at a time. As you continue to rotate your consciousness around the body, your muscles become more and more relaxed. There is a statement: "we define ourselves by our tension points." This being the case, Yoga Nidra certainly helps to reduce your apparent identity. I would say that the relaxation in Yoga Nidra is very close if not more than what you can achieve in an isolation tank. It is excellent for consciousness study as well as astral projection.
Yoni Mudra / Pratyahara
Instructions from E.C.C.O.
- You are expected to expect the unexpected every minute, every hour of every day and of every night.
Centerpointe Audio Brain Wave Entrainment
Hi-tech yogis take note, with these audio tracks, you enter the brainwave states associated with meditation regardless of what you do – the audio itself meditates you! And much much faster than Eastern methods.
The isolation tank is a tool which eliminates your focus on the things that you normally think are you – you know, the body, gravity, earth, etc, etc. And it is a very effective tool at doing so. Now, zazen is another way of forgetting the body. Let's look at the end results of zen practice:
Eventually, you'll want to just follow the breath and abandon the counting altogether. Just be with the breath. Just be the breath. Let the breath breathe itself. That's the beginning of the falling away of body and mind.
See that last part about the body falling away? That looks pretty much like what you can expect from a tank the second you dive in. Zen takes longer and most people give up before getting there. Many people, like Shane Stott, thank God for the tank for this reason.
But that being said, you do start to get on top of your thoughts pretty quickly with Zen instead of being at the effect of them. So follow these instructions and let the fun begin.
Stop All Thought
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Needlework Tuesday - Knitting and Twigs
As I said last week, I started another temperature scarf on June 21, 2014. I've only completed a few rows so far, but here it is:
Not very long or exciting yet. I've changed the temperature ranges just slightly from the last scarf I made (June 21, 2013 - June 20, 2014). I'm going to round up (or down) some of the temperatures, especially those that are close to colour changes. For example, 22C-29C is orange, while +30C is red. Last year, I only used the first two digits of the temperature so that 29.9C was orange. This year, I'm going to make 29.6 and above red. Because that's close enough to 30C for me. I've made this slight change on all of the colours. It's going to skew/mess up any comparisons between the scarves and temperatures for the respective years, but I think it'll make the second scarf a little more accurate.
I also worked on a twig weaving. I had done one last summer, but only recently got around to making another. Here it is:
In addition to these needlework projects, I also made a few items from twigs, since we seem to have an overabudance of dead trees. We also have a rather large pond/swamp/puddle/lake in our backyard because of the recent heavy rains and high water table and high river levels. When it first appeared I was frantic. Now that we've had it for awhile and it doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon, I've adopted a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude and decided that the pond needed a raft.
Materials include: twigs, rafia, fun foam (??) The sail is decorative and not very functional and probably should be bigger. Because of the heavy winds we had on Sunday (gusting to 70km+), the raft has beached itself on some tall grass, so someone is going to have to rescue it.
I also made some stars with twigs and rafia. My husband thought they were "little people" for the raft. *big sigh* Instead of saying "Look what I made", I should have said "Look at the stars I made". One of these days, I'll learn.
Now that you've seen them, I ask you, "Do these look like people?" I think the original project said that they are supposed to be part of a garland or something, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. If nothing else, they will end up on the Christmas tree.
I found both of these twig projects on the House Revivals website. I put my own spin on both them.
Needlework Tuesday is hosted by Heather over at Books and Quilts. If you've done any crafting this week, I hope you'll consider linking up so other can enjoy your creations.
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Like your scarf, I may try to do one of those this coming year. Also love all your twig work, really nice. And your stars look like stars. Have a great day!!
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I can see both the stars, and the people. I wouldn't be too hard on him. I also like the "yacht" you made for the pond. What fun!ReplyDelete
oh what fun. That little boat is so cute . Love your sense of humour.ReplyDelete
The twig starts would look terrific in my yard.
thanks for linking up with Needlework Tuesday.
Love the twig stars. I can picture so many decorations where they could be used.ReplyDelete
Also love that you put your own spin on the projects you do. I rarely follow instructions start to finish.
Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I've been getting lots of spam comments, so I'm turning on word verification to help keep spammers away. I know it's a pain; I don't like it either. Hopefully, in time I'll be able to turn it off again. Thank you!


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Darwin Davidson, radio presenter and bluegrass photographer who was present at this year's EWOB Festival, writes on the IBMA-L list:
At the upcoming 2010 IBMA World of Bluegrass, I will again be hosting three 'After hours' showcase functions. As I have done in previous years, I want to concentrate on showcasing performers, at the Bronzewound Showcase, who are interested in expanding their horizons; such as those who don't currently have a label affiliation or strong publicity outlets. Also those who are interested in getting exposure to more festival promoters, primarily in the North-east USA.
I will be doing the after-hours showcase on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights.
If you are in one of these categories, or know of a band or performer who is, and are planning on being at the 2010 IBMA WOB, please contact me off-list.
Darwin Davidson
'Bronzewound' Bluegrass
Blue Hill, Maine
Darwin's work as a bluegrass photographer can be sampled here. His article for the IBMA newsletter International Bluegrass about EWOB 2010 can be read here. He concludes: 'Everybody at the festival is so welcoming, it's definitely worth the long airplane ride just to get to the Netherlands... So… don't put off a trip to the EWOB for six years like I did. Make your reservations right now for 2011: June 2-4. All the folks there will make you very welcome. They sure did for me.'
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