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Anna Berankova in a Peruvian desert. Anna Berankova: www.dancewithintimacy.com
I recently had the pleasure of having a chat with Anna Berankova, who has recently facilitated a series of free, women's sexual-exploration workshops at the 519 and is preparing for the launch of her memoir due out this spring, which looks into the interconnectedness of sex to the physical, spiritual and mental realms of being.
While there are a bevy of wonderful angles that could be taken to describe her body of work, I was most interested in her activism and advocacy around sexuality, and why and how Anna came to the realization of needing to do this work.
In a radio interview with FemCon that can be easily accessed on her home page, Anna cites the words of renowned sex therapist Gina Ogden to respond to the interviewer's question: what is sex to you?
Sex, according to Ogden, is more than just a physical and genital act. Rather, sex is a joyous and satisfying opening of vital energy that exemplifies the connection of body, mind, heart and soul. Ogden adds that sexual responses can be perceived to lead not only to a sense of wholeness with oneself, but also a sense of oneness with partners and all that is the universe.
Similar to Ogden, Anna believes that sex and intimacy can be pictured as a free-flowing self-expression. I really enjoy this statement because of how it implies that sexuality is something that has a presence in every facet of our day-to-day routines.
Sex, as it is typically imagined, is thought of as something that is relegated to a private, closed off space and carried out under strict regulations, codes of behaviour and guidelines. But when conceptualized as a free flowing self expression, I find it fascinating that you can link this chain of thinking more deeply to think about how sex and sexuality are actually so regulated in public spaces and public life by laws, norms and attitudes. Perhaps it could be that sex and sexuality are actually very present in experiences of the everyday?
A particular concept Anna brought up in one of her radio interviews was a term called "holding space." I've heard about terms like "taking up space" and "occupying space," but in my experience, both these terms had generally negative connotations and I wondered how else the word "space" could be used as a descriptor for positive concepts. Anna explains:
"Sexuality is different for each of us, at different points in our lives, and will even vary in the span of a conversation. […] Building solid communication and constant check-in for consent is often non-negotiable in more adventurous pursuits, but just as necessary in our day-to-day relationships. […]"
Now maybe it's just me, but I don't think there is ever a life situation where solid communication and a constant check-in for consent wouldn't be more affirming for all parties involved!
Anna's workshops focus on using art as a tool to reflect on how sexuality is related to the themes of spirit, nurture, safety, gender, orientation, kink and intimacy through a grassroots and bottom-up lens. And while they are only for those over the age of 18 and for all women-identified folks, the workshops operate according to the assumption that every woman is her own expert.
Anna decided to start her workshops during a period of shift in a relationship two years ago. She benefited from the guidance of mentors and through attending other workshops that inspired her to use her strengths to convey her emotional journey to other girls and women. Some of the fantastic activities that she has done in her workshops have included engaging with the issue of body image through clay-molding, printing sex-positive messages on post-cards and re-writing movie scenes through sassy feminist sock-puppets. I think it is splendid that Anna approaches her advocacy and activism through multiple fronts.
She also has her memoir, Dance with Intimacy, coming out, which focuses on her personal journey with sexuality. This memoir is about an intimacy that is sexy, yet has little to do with the act of sex itself. Rather, it is about playfulness, creativity, philosophy, values, friendships, growing pains, curiosities, mistakes and learning.
The workshops follow the same six themes as the book. They both look at sexuality as tied to: spirit, nurture, safety, gender, orientation and sensuality. Both the book and workshops are meant to create a safe, fun and accessible space for women to have meaningful introspection on their sexuality.
Anna also recently completed and performed in her own play, "Sex Actually," in January 2012. To add to that, she also lists the names and bios of people she draws inspiration from in her own work as resources on her website for anyone curious to dig deeper.
If there is one message Anna would choose to pass on, it would be to honour our bodies, and by extension our minds, souls and intuitions. In order to honour our bodies, Anna puts emphasis on the concept of self-love as a pivotal component of her work:
"[Self-love] is only a word. We give it meaning through the experience and expression of our truest selves. Its those uninhibited moments when we're aligned with the elements that were whole. We're all born with layers of loneliness, vulnerability and alienation. It takes time to work to peel them away and catch glimpses of truest nature, which is love. We already are pure love and don't have to look anywhere for it."
To contact Anna and learn more about the launch of her memoir check out her website at http://www.dancewithintimacy.com/, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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(Maybe it was all the cholesterol I devoured a short time ago to celebrate a significant life milestone. Thanks, Barb. Now go hide yourself in France.)
Milestones seem to be hurtling by with no respect for the timing of my research plans, priorities, goals and daily task lists. I've heard there are genealogists who manage their time in a healthy balance of relationships, children, pets, and outside interests while still making progress on the family history or whatever their chosen way of volunteering information and education. Do the rest of us genie workaholics with tunnel vision need a life coach to smell the roses? Or a Dr. Phil consult?
Life milestones mean reviewing the priorities. One must review the priorities regularly. Mine have a sneaky habit of shifting before I know what's up, something like the contrary milestones. In order to assume control and rectify my balance, I make lists for acting sociable and normal. Speak to my neighbours in the elevator. Go to meetings. See that movie. Stroll the yard sales. Attend parties. Dance at festivals. Ask strangers on the street for wi-fi spots. Invite someone for a glass of red wine. Cancel that if they have a smoke allergy. Make friends with people who think genealogy is a medical accident, ... if they ever think of it at all. To accomplish all this requires memorizing a short list of non-genealogy topics.
In the excitement of committing to healthy normal again, I propose to take time off and visit one of my offspring. Call it spending some time with the living instead of the dead. Give my Scottish correspondents a break. Truthfully, I try to make family visits on a regular basis, but as I said on Facebook, the closest is 1,264 km (785 miles) away. Canada's east coast, west coast and Europe have to take their turns.
Therefore, no posts for a bit. Not that I'm known for over-activity in this medium. But I always have an ace up my sleeve to prove I'm not a myopic one-trick pony. The elephant in my room is the camel, to mix several metaphors. Good excuse for another photo. Full circle.
Camels in Petra, Jordan; photograph by Francine Mulherin, 2009.
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This is the conundrum. Finding two very distinct platforms, I feel like I should treat them like sisters - give each of them loving attention while understanding the different personalities they are. They both have some of the same friends, but they also have different friends they play with (friends = followers). I ask myself, "If I find the same information on Twitter, why should I follow on Blogger...or vice versa. It's that ugly redundant head poking it's way into the twisted wires of technology.
So, for now, I have decided to keep them separated. I know how cramped it can be when sisters begin to share a room. Believe me, I had to share with TWO! : )
So, if you want to follow my posts on Twitter, please do! I just posted two fabulously amazing sites a few minutes ago on twitter (@yabooksandmore). And if you like what I post on Blogger, I sure do appreciate ya'll!! Any every now and again, I'll have to just post the same thing on both. I already do this in tandem with my book trailers. So check it out and follow if you'd like.
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This homemade costume for adults entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest,
A word from Maria, the 'Animal' costume creator:
This is completely homemade, except for the clothes.
First, I cut out a large circle out of cardboard (about 19 inches in diameter). Then I measured the circumference of my head and drew a circle that size inside the larger circle that was already cut out. I cut an "x" out of the small circle and folded the flaps up, so that the large cardboard could sit on top of my head (like a hat).
I then cut two large semi-circles out of orange felt and hot glued them around the edges of the large cardboard circle. I used fluff to stuff the semi-circles and hot glued them together so that I now had a very large orange dome shape sitting on top of my head.
To make the eyes and nose, I used nerf balls bought at the dollar store and covered them with white and red felt respectively, and hot glued them to the dome. I then used red, pink, and orange boas for Animal's feathers. For his expressive eyebrows, I used a black boa. For the bottom lip, I made a tube out of orange felt and stuffed it with fluff. I hot glued the ends to the head.
For the inside of the mouth, I used a piece of black felt and a piece of pink felt for the tongue. I made sure there was a space for me to see out of. His teeth are simply made out of white felt.
For his attire, I cut an old pair of jeans in a zig zag shape, and I happened to find an Animal shirt in a store which I also cut. I wore orange tights and an orange shirt underneath the t-shirt. His large sneakers were lent to me from a friend and the chain necklace I found in a "punk rock" store downtown. I painted a pair of gloves I had orange.
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|Huh. According to this picture, it also appears I didn't unroll my cuff either.
I could've worn real shoes (not a famous Marlon Brando quote), but I decided to swap out my work shoes for bike shoes because 1) I was biking home directly after the party and 2) I didn't think anyone would notice, mind, or say anything if they did either notice or mind. I have polite coworkers.
After the party, which took place at a Mexican-ish in Tenleytown, I rode down Wisconsin Avenue. Before the party, as I walked from my locked bike to the front door of the Mexican-ish restaurant, I dropped my hat, and a kid, maybe 14, saw this and said "Sir, you dropped your hat." I said thanks because I am polite and perhaps a member of the peerage.
Not a lot of bikes on Wisconsin from Tenley through Georgetown. And here's why: it's terrible. The road is six lanes. Sometimes all six are used by moving cars, sometimes a third of the lanes are used for car storage. In either case, the number of lanes combined with the relatively high speeds (I consider anything over 30 miles per hour relatively high), make for a relatively crummy ride. At least it's downhill. And here's the problem with a crummy ride like this: it sort of warrants that you (or me, since this is my story) to adopt a bit of a "fuck the world" attitude of faux badassery. You (me?) gotta move fast, you gotta be bold and decisive, you gotta quote Des'ree lyrics, you gotta weave and you gotta put your safety and well-being above being a better,more patient and genial person. And here's the problem with a "fuck the world" attitude. It's fun. And addictive. (This affect afflicts too many cyclists. It's why they don't smile.) And it's terribly, terribly anti-social. I didn't do anything really bad and I didn't do anything more illegal than what I'd normally do, but my overall demeanor was worse (I was da meaner), but soon enough it all ended, I was able to reintegrate into normal, polite and slow bike society with the assistance of the L Street Cycle Track after taking M and Penn.
I found some street loot. It's a Yoda keychain. I stopped in the crosswalk to pick this up. Totally worth it.
|Looks like the Official Wife gets two Christmas presents this year!
I nearly biked a perfect on L (no blockages, only two minor turning car problems) and then rode 11th to Pennsylvania, where I saw no u-turns because I'm sure that whole problem has been fixed by now. Actually, there have been more reports of police enforcement, so bully for that. Sure, it's way more expensive and way less effective that some pieces of plastic, but it's not like inanimate carbon rods can be heroes or anything.
Lots of people take pictures of themselves with their phones in front of the Capitol dome and here's mine.
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May 2013: Mary Marshall joins the club
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On the 29th May we were pleased to welcome Mary Marshall as a new member of the club. Mary is a retired teacher, and has already made it clear she will be a committed and valued member of the club!
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August 2014 - Virtual Balloon Race a great success
The Rotary Club of High Suffolk's first ever "virtual balloon race" was a great success, raising over £300 for the clubs charitable funds.details
August 2014 - Charity Lunch in Wetheringsett
Members and guests had a very enjoyable afternoon at the house of member Alan Cutting. Food, drink and games were on offer, and the event raised over £1,000 towards our charitable fund.details
July 2014 - Presidential handover - Harry to Bryan
At the Club's home at 'The Old Mill' at Saxtead, members met on the evening of Wednesday 23rd July 2014 to celebrate the installation of their President for 2014/15.details
June 2014 - RCHS Member Eddy Alcock awarded OBE
We're very proud indeed that one of our members, Eddy Alcock of Debenham, has received the OBE for public and voluntary service in Suffolk.details
May 2014 - Rotary International Clubmeeting (RIC) - Amsterdam
15 members of the club joined our Rotary friends from 5 other countries across Europe, at our annual "RIC" meeting. This year it was held in Amsterdam.details
April 2014 - Know Your Blood Pressure
Stroke Association Know your blood pressure / Stroke Awareness day in Debenham.details
March 2014 - Camel racing at Thorndon
Fantastic night at Thorndon Village Hall - great fun for all concerned, and good money raised for Rotary Foundation and other Rotary-supported charities.details
February 2014: UK Flood Relief
A joint collection with the Rotary Club of Framlingham raises over £500 for UK Flood Relief.details
November 2013: High Suffolk response to PhilippinesTyphoon Disaster.
Rotary Club of High Suffolk Appeal for donations towards the provision of SHELTERBOXES for the victims of 'The Philippines Typhoon Disaster'details
April 2013 - Stroke Association Blood Pressure Day
The Rotary Club of High Suffolk supported the Stroke Association "National Know Your Blood Pressure" campaign, in Debenham.details
February 2013 - E.A.C.H visits the club
On the 20th February, the club was visited by Vanessa Bell of East Anglia Childrens Hospices. Following the club's trip to the EACH "Tree House" last year, we heard more about how EACH is helping life-threatened children and their families.details
October 2012: RCHS Indian Evening success
The Rotary Club of High Suffolk organised an evening of Indian music, food and dance in support of The Banyan Tree charity.details
May 2012: New member - Rev. Jonathan Olanczuk
May 2012 - Rev. Jonathan Olanczuk joins the Rotary Club of High Suffolkdetails
April 2012: Visit to E.A.C.H
On the 24th April, the club visited the East Anglian Childrens Hospices recently opened "Tree House" facility.details
April 2012: Stroke Awareness, Debenham
On the 21st April, members of High Suffolk club were to be found walking the streets of Debenham, offering members of the public free blood pressure checks.details
April 2012: RCHS Annual Horse "Rideout"
Our annual "Ride out" event was held on the 15th April, based at Church Farm, Occold, courtesy of Rotarian Brian Hull.details
November 2011: Rotary Young Chef
November 2012 - Rotary Young Chef - Daisy wins at Hartismere School!details
October 2011: Indian Evening Planning
Indian Evening Planning meeting with the Kerala Community Association of Ipswich.details
October 2011: NEW MEMBER: Mike Bone
At our 6th October 2011 meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming a new member, Mike Bone.details
September 2011: Al fresco Charity Lunch, Ashfield
September 2011: Al fresco Charity Lunch, Ashfielddetails
Presidential handover presentation June 2010.
On the occasion of the handover of the club presidency to Tom Lund-Lack (pictured here with VP David Love), outgoing president Chris Sharpe gave a presentation about the year just completing.details
8th July 2010 - Another Rotary Year starts
A warm welcome to our new President Tom Lund-Lack, and new VP David Love..details
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High Suffolk welcomes three new membersdetails
Christmas 2010 - Santa's tour of High Suffolk
Every year, we take Santa on a sleigh ride around High Suffolk. This year, Santa visited Debenham, Framlingham, Stradbroke, and Eye.details
Jan/Feb 2011 - Visit to Banyan Tree projects
At the end of January 2011, two members of the club visited Kerala, India to see a number of projects supported by the Banyan Tree charity.details
October 2013: 1950s-60s night a great success
The Rotary Club of High Suffolk 50s/60s Dinner Dance, with proceeds to Debenham Youth Club – 'The Base'details
January 2014: RCHS presents cheque to
Following our successful 1950s-1960s Dinner Dance, members of the club visited "The Base" Youth Club in Debenham on the 10th January to present a cheque for £1,000 to young people representing the club.details


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Independent drama The Wise Kids is the rare film that tackles the thorny subjects of religion and sexuality without pandering or condemning. Set around a Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina, the film follows three teenagers as they prepare to go out into the world alone. A preacher's daughter struggles with doubt; the gay son of a single father risks condemnation in a religious community; and a third friend struggles to find balance between her religious beliefs as prescribed and practiced. The Wise Kids is skillfully directed by Stephen Cone, who subtly acknowledges issues of social and religious pressure without condemning one side or resulting to caricature. What could have been a preachy, abrasive film is both entertaining and enlightening.
Friends Brea (Molly Kunz), Tim (Tyler Ross) and Laura (Allison Torem) find themselves at the end of their high-school careers. Raised in the company of a conservative Baptist congregation, the trio is forced to confront their beliefs and virtues head-on as they begin questioning their surroundings. Tim starts to publicly acknowledge that he is gay, which upsets devout Laura, who considers this a sin but desperately and genuinely wants her friend to find salvation. Brea loses touch with her religion, which also upsets Laura, and confides in Tim that she may no longer believe in God. In a refreshing twist, The Wise Kids does not make the conservative Christian community members unaccepting villains. Tim's brother confronts Tim about his sexuality after finding incriminating material on Tim's computer. The younger sibling is upset and confused, but Tim's father - who would have been an easy character to make ignorant - is thoughtfully accepting. Also involved are pastor Austin (played by director Cone) and his wife Elizabeth (Sadieh Rifai). Austin is also gay, and Elizabeth struggles to remain faithful to their strained marriage.
The film catches its audience off guard by teasing a dip into blunt sermonizing before switching gears and becoming a thoughtful, realistic portrait of young adults finding their comfort zones. Cone is able to show through Laura the conflict that arises when religious principles and unscripted reality clash. Laura is frightened that Tim and Brea are damning themselves, and is upset when outsiders criticize her values. Laura is refreshingly genuine in her emotions, and deals in compassion rather than hypocrisy. Brea and Tim befriend a local woman who is revealed to be both an atheist and a lesbian, and, in another showing of diplomacy, the film avoids making her some anti-religious zealot.
Cone pulls strong performances from his young actors, and the cast is impressive across the board. The film tackles difficult subjects without making any one party "right." The Wise Kids is honest in its reminder that everyone is unique, and religion does not always create division. The players in the film's game of life are open and loving, and, when their values are questioned, look inside themselves rather than lashing out at others or condemning the unfamiliar. If only this happened more often in reality.
The 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen image is sharp and clear, with good detail and texture. Black levels are steady, and colors well saturated. Compression artifacts are minimal, and I noticed no edge enhancement or digital sharpening.
The 5.1 Dolby Digital track is nicely balanced, and dialogue is crystal clear. Ambient effects waft through the surround speakers, and the pounding music in a nightclub solicits subwoofer response. An English 2.0 stereo track is also included, as are English subtitles.
The disc includes a short making-of featurette, The Wise Kids: Behind the Scenes (13:30), which features interviews with the crew and offers an interesting look at the film's production. Religion and Sexuality in The Wise Kids (10:42) is a frank discussion about the film's themes and difficult topics, and Cone discusses how he managed to create an honest film without pandering to a particular audience. The film's trailer (2:10) is also included.
Subtle and affecting, The Wise Kids follows three South Carolina teenagers as they are forced to reckon their conservative Baptist upbringings with the outside world. Instead of creating a religious community that condemns, Director Stephen Cone films characters that are genuine and honest. The Wise Kids is an authentic discussion of sexuality and religion, as well as the struggles of growing up and moving out. Recommended.
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Our TLT story today is half philosophy, half story – – told to me by a grown man, reflecting back on an experience he had at age three in his native country of Japan. This particular friend has been an extraordinary teacher to me, a mentor really.
As we settle in to my favorite coffee/tea house, both enjoying egg salad sandwiches with a mutual friend of ours, I can feel myself begin to eagerly anticipate what I know is just minutes away: a story which is sure to be meaningful to me (and hopefully to you as well)…and the teaching that I know will come with it.
But before we begin, I'd like to remind you about the language I referred to in my article of Jan. 28th, entitled "Just What Do I Believe?" In short, we all use different terminology to, at times, convey the same idea, depending on our background, culture, etc. Please do not get caught up on language (for more detail, simply refer to paragraph 3 in the aforementioned article). I am specifically referring to the verbiage of 'Great Intelligence'. That doesn't speak to you? Fine. Substitute with God, Our Creator, Universe, etc.
Enough set up. Sandwiches consumed, sipping tea, my friend begins:
"I feel my story will be better understood if I lay some foundation before I tell it. Human beings have struggled for millions of years for survival. The whole process of survival has led to the conditioning of the mind. That is to say, there is a fixed stimulus – a response reflex, some are simple and others complex. The fight for survival as an individual, family, clan, tribe, nation, religious entity, and so on, has divided mankind. The conditioned brain has become dependent on thought process, memory, and the ego for its survival.
At this point, you must be wondering, how else would we survive and what else is there to be dependent upon? To me, Trusting Life is to trust the natural laws of the universe governed by the Great Intelligence. Just look at the planets revolving around each other in perfect harmony. Look at the existence of all those beautiful planets. Look at the operation of the natural laws at all levels – – sub-atomic to the entire universe. We realize it is all governed by the Great Intelligence. Just looking at the natural beauty that surrounds us, it gives us a glimpse into that magnificent Intelligence. We can see how it is taking care of the whole universe and how the whole universe is Trusting Life for its survival.
After saying that, I see that all we have to do is Trust Life, or that Great Intelligence, to guide us moment to moment, as it guides the whole universe. Which leads me to my story:
I was raised in a small town in Japan from birth until I left for college. When I think of my early childhood memories, I am reminded of my favorite pastime: appreciating the beauty of nature. I would sit for hours totally absorbed, looking at the rain, watching the sunset or sunrise. I would wake up early, just to gaze at the bright stars on the dark background of night.
The best time for me to watch nature was around sunrise. I used to walk around the grounds outside my house, even as early as three years old, enjoying the nature that surrounded me.
One morning was very different. I saw a man cutting the clothesline attached to the poles in the field in front of our house. It seemed very odd to my three year old mind. I finished my customary walk, and came back inside my house. But all of the sudden, and completely outside of my normal routine, I felt a strange urge to go outside again. This urge led me to the front of our next door neighbor's house. Right before me, in their front veranda, I saw the same man hanging with the clothesline around his neck.
I had never seen anything like this before – not on television, not in movies. I didn't have the thoughts to even process what was going on, but I knew this was serious. I ran back into my house to wake my father and uncle. After great effort (they were both sound asleep), I took them and showed them what I had seen. They got a knife and jumped inside the veranda, re-stacked the chairs the man had used to "kick off" from, and my father started cutting the clothesline while my uncle supported his legs. The man dropped down to the floor. [I was watching the whole ordeal, knowing the man was going to be okay; I just knew.] As they sprinkled water on his face, the man started to breathe and move. Although I knew he was going to be okay, I still found myself feeling relieved. The man was taken to the hospital and I saw him a few days later, walking around with no obvious damage.
On that morning, I feel I was guided by that Great Intelligence. The man's days were not over. I feel because I was in tune with the moment, thus in tune to the guidance by the Great Intelligence, I was aware of the space around me. I must have felt this man hanging himself even if I was not seeing him do it physically.
I have observed that inner silence, stillness, quietness, and trust are the key to let Love, Intelligence, and Sacredness flow through us without the static noise of our ego, conditioning, and inner chatter obstructing them. Also, I must say I realized from the article, "88 Cents (Part 2)," that sometimes we go through the struggle and conflicts to learn the lessons of Life and at the end, surrender for The Guidance and Intelligence to work through us.
Thank you, Leslie for giving us an opportunity to share our ideas and stories with the rest of our fellow human beings and learn from each other."
Wow. What an incredible story, as well as the teaching that set the stage for us.
After listening intently to my friend, I was reminded of a scientific article I ran across several months ago that discussed a similar concept. The author, whose name I didn't capture, was discussing the difference between concentrating/thinking vs. tuning in. Here is an excerpt from the article that mirrors what my friend was saying above:
Shireen (the scientist being interviewed): "There is a clear difference between concentrating and tuning in. If I concentrate, I try with all my might to achieve something with my thoughts. Usually you achieve just the opposite. What we call "thinking", is actually mainly about doubting. You wind up in all kinds of emotions – "I can't do this, what am I doing here?" – and you don't achieve your aim. Tuning in means not thinking, [while] making contact with the information that's already there. You become one with the information and resonate with it."
Author: "Anyone who thinks that only the Mahatma or the Saviour can do that, now has scientific evidence of the contrary. Each one of us is capable. Each one of us is a creator. Each one of us can change the world. And that doesn't have to be an endless, difficult process – just think of the Aboriginals' ability to heal broken bones. It can happen today. It can happen now."
And it does happen daily. It happened on the morning, all those years ago, when a three year old little boy in Japan felt he was being beckoned to walk outside, for no other reason, than he was tuned in with the moment, with his environment, with IT ALL. And for the ultimate reason, being responsible for saving a man's life.
Thank you, friend. Thank you for sharing your story and teaching. I look forward to continuing to learn, grow, and share with you.


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We already told you about the upcoming software upgrades Microsoft plans this year for their WP7 platform. Among the key features expected are:
- Copy/Paste in the first update expected in March
- Multitasking
- IE9 Mobile with HTMLS
- Twitter integration to the People hub
- Kinect integration
It was surprising of Microsoft to not implementing copy/paste in the first release and there have been a few explanations given but bowing to pressure, they decided to push copy/paste as part of the first update to Windows Phone 7. Here's a demo of the copy/paste feature:
In many ways, Microsoft took two steps back with WP7 by not implementing copy/paste & multitasking which are both part of Windows Mobile but with time Microsoft plans to fill in these gaps. At MWC 2011, Microsoft demonstrated their multitasking implementation in WP7. Here's a short demo (view around 2:50):
Similar to the cards in WebOS, press and hold action on the back button will launch the multitasking UI allowing you to browse through the apps running in the background. Audio applications will be able to continue playing in the background as part of multitasking.
With their desktop version of Internet Explorer finally being standard compliant to a large extent and fast to use, Microsoft will be bringing IE9 with HTML5 to Windows Phone 7 too. At MWC 2011, Microsoft showed a performance demo of IE9 Mobile:
Microsoft had earlier demonstrated the ability to continue playing a games across the PC, Xbox and WP7. At MWC 2011, Microsoft showed Kinect, Xbox LIVE and WP7 integration adding a new dimension to multiplayer gaming. The video demo shows two users throwing balls using their WP7 devices while the third player is defending himself using the Kinect & Xbox. Video:
The People hub that allows you to integrate your contacts with their Windows Live and Facebook profiles to fetch updates and contact details will add twitter as well. Microsoft posted a screenshot showing twitter updates of an individual along with Facebook and Windows Live updates:
If Microsoft is able to push out these updates by year end, Microsoft should have a mobile platform with all features one would expect in a modern OS.


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Patrice D�silets: "I intend to fight Ubisoft"
[Update: Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Désilets has responded to his departure from Ubisoft, calling it a "baseless" termination. Here's what he told Polygon:
"Contrary to any statements made earlier today, this morning I was terminated by Ubisoft. I was notified of this termination in person, handed a termination notice and was unceremoniously escorted out of the building by two guards without being able to say goodbye to my team or collect my personal belongings.
"Ubisoft's actions are baseless and without merit. I intend to fight Ubisoft vigorously for my rights, for my team and for my game."]
Patrice Désilets, the creative director of Assassin's Creed 1 & 2, has left Ubisoft again after a scant amount of time back.
After leaving to work at THQ in 2010, Désilets returned to Ubisoft when the publisher acquired THQ Montreal and its assets in January. There was speculation that Désilets would continue work on two tentatively titled THQ projects, 1666 and Underdog.
"Unfortunately, since the acquisition, the good faith discussions between Patrice and Ubisoft aimed at aligning Patrice's and the studio's visions have been inconclusive," an Ubisoft representative told Game Informer. "As a result, Patrice has left the studio. Our priorities remain with the teams already hard at work on projects in development. They are at the root of Ubisoft Montréal's past and future successes."
Désilets's response: "I'll survive."
In other Désilets news, he just started following me on Twitter. Boy, is he in for disappointment!
Patrice Désilets Departing Ubisoft Once Again [Polygon]
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- Put the extra virgin olive oil, yogurt, Welch's 100% Grape Juice, thyme, bay leaf and garlic into a large sealable plastic freezer bag. Add ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper to the marinade and stir to combine. Add the chicken pieces and marinate for 30 minutes or up to 4 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the fridge 20 minutes before cooking. Remove pieces from the marinade and pat them dry; set aside on a clean plate. Meanwhile, submerge 4 skewers in cold water for 10 minutes; this helps prevent flare-ups on the grill.
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I get sent a lot of cookbooks to review, but none of them have ever excited my boys as much as Anna Ginsberg's "The Daily Cookie: 365 Tempting Treats for the Sweetest Year of Your Life." Anna is a self-taught cook and baker, but she's no amateur. She's the grand-prize winner of the 41st Pillsbury Bake-Off and the blogger at Cookie Madness where she blogs about cookies, other sweet treats and the occasional dinner dish. She has cooked on the "Today" show and onstage with Oprah Winfrey. Now, she's added "The Daily Cookie" to her list of accomplishments.
I spent some time chatting with Anna earlier this week about her new book and her idea of the perfect assortment on an un-fussy holiday cookie tray. Anna has created most of the cookie recipes in her book, or in the case of popular recipes like chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies, she's put her own spin on them. One of the recipes that my boys marked in our copy is "Ten-at-a-Time Cookies," tiny chocolate chip cookies that are made with white whole wheat flour and barley flour instead of the standard all-purpose flour.
Each recipe comes with an accompanying anecdote or fun fact. The anecdote for Dec. 15, the day where Ten-at-a-Time Cookies appear, is about Bill of Rights Day. In 1791, the original 10 amendments were added to the Constitution on Dec. 15. Hence, the name of the cookie. The following day is the date of the Boston Tea party, and Dec. 16th cookies have chia tea as an ingredient.
Anna wanted the photos in the book to be simple. She wanted a photo of each cookie, brownie, or bar by itself without any other props. Because of this, the treats jump right off each page. The design of the book is clean, visually pleasant, and unintimidating. You get a feeling that you're perfectly capable of recreating the cookies in your own kitchen.
One reason for this is Anna's aversion to baking "fussy" cookies. I asked her to define fussy for me, and she said fussy cookies are "all uniform, cut perfectly and decorated." You won't look at any of the cookies in this book and say, "those will take me forever to make."
I think this makes "The Daily Cookie" the perfect cookbook for holiday cookie baking. I know there are some people out there who have the time to create perfect cookie-cutter reindeer that are iced with four different colors and have noses that somehow actually glow. I just don't know a single one of them personally. Everyone I know wants to make really delicious cookies that people will appreciate for their taste, not their presentation.
With that in mind, I asked Anna to come up with her idea for an appealing holiday cookie tray with a variety of cookies that require no fuss to make. She chose these five cookies from her book.
Hermit Bars that have seasonal spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in them. (pictured top, right)
S'mores Chocolate Chip Cookies, Anna's spin on two favorite treats put into one.
Cranberry, White Chip and Ginger Cookie Bark with nuts, chocolate chips, dried cranberries and candied ginger in them. (pictured bottom, right)
Chipotle Beer Brittle for something unexpected.
Jalapeno and Cranberry Biscotti for a twist on a treat to dip in your coffee.
I would add the Spicy Chocolate Ginger Guys and the Ten-at-a-Time Cookies for a little kid appeal, and I think this is a holiday cookie tray that people will love. And, no one will feel guilty for eating a cookie that they know took you 10 minutes to decorate.
If you're about to embark on baking your Christmas cookies or other holiday cookies, grab a copy of "The Daily Cookie" for some fresh ideas to add a new treat or two your usual creations. The book would also make a perfect gift for someone who loves to cook or bake.
If you'd like to know more about Anna and her "The Daily Cookie" cookbook, you can catch her tomorrow evening on a Google+ Hangout sponsored by Bakespace. She'll be the special guest on the Kitchen Party Hangout, How to Organize and Bake Awesome Holiday Cookies that will be live on Dec. 6, 8 p.m. EST.
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Once Bollywood queen Rani Mukherjee has captured the headlines most of the time for her alleged relationship with filmmaker Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj films. Now, again the news has come up that the actress is going to tie the knot in this November.
The rumor might have irritated Rani but it has again ignited the curious minds and everybody wants to know the name of the lucky man. Considering her alleged year long relationship with Aditya, the name is at the top in the list. Even the date is said to be finalized, the Mukherjee family has not disclosed it yet. It is expected to be announced after performing the traditional Mukherjee family 'Durga Puja', which will take place in the month of October. So, there is a strong speculation that the date will be somewhere around November.
Both Aditya and Rani have maintained their denial mode regarding their much talked relationship. It is even said that Aditya divorced his first wife to legalize his relationship with this Bong beauty.
Coming to her career in Bollywood, it does not seem to be taking any brighter turn in near future so it is the best time for the actress to settle down in personal life. Aditya attempted to re-create the magic of Rani with her latest film Dil Bole Hadippa opposite much younger hero Shahid Kapoor. She lost some kilos to look younger and match up with Shahid but nothing worked. The film did not do well at the box office and Rani's Bollywood career got almost ruined.
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An asymptotic preserving numerical scheme (with respect to diffusion scalings) for a linear transport equation is investigated. The scheme is adopted from a class of recently developped schemes. Stability is proven uniformly in the mean free path under a CFL type condition turning into a parabolic CFL condition in the diffusion limit.
Transition from Kinetic Theory to Macroscopic Fluid Equations: A Problem fo Domain Decomposition and a Source for New Algorithms (1999)
In the paper we discuss the transition from kinetic theory to macroscopic fluid equations, where the macroscopic equations are defined as aymptotic limits of a kinetic equation. This relation can be used to derive computationally efficient domain decomposition schemes for the simulaion of rarefied gas flows close to the continuum limit. Moreover, we present some basic ideas for the derivation of kinetic induced numerical schemes for macroscopic equations, namely kinetic schemes for general conservation laws as well as Lattice-Boltzmann methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations.
Discretizations for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method (1999)
A discrete velocity model with spatial and velocity discretization based on a lattice Boltzmann method is considered in the low Mach number limit. A uniform numerical scheme for this model is investigated. In the limit, the scheme reduces to a finite difference scheme for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation which is a projection method with a second order spatial discretization on a regular grid. The discretization is analyzed and the method is compared to Chorin's original spatial discretization. Numerical results supporting the analytical statements are presented.
In the present paper multilane models for vehicular traffic are considered. A microscopic multilane model based on reaction thresholds is developed. Based on this model an Enskog like kinetic model is developed. In particular, care is taken to incorporate the correlations between the vehicles. From the kinetic model a fluid dynamic model is derived. The macroscopic coefficients are deduced from the underlying kinetic model. Numerical simulations are presented for all three levels of description in [10]. Moreover, a comparison of the results is given there.
A hierarchy of models for multilane vehicular traffic PART II: Numerical and stochastic investigations (1998)
In this paper the work presented in [6] is continued. The present paper contains detailed numerical investigations of the models developed there. A numerical method to treat the kinetic equations obtained in [6] are presented and results of the simulations are shown. Moreover, the stochastic correlation model used in [6] is described and investigated in more detail.
Boundary Layers and Domain Decomposition for Radiative Heat Transfer and Diffusion Equations: Applications to Glass Manufacturing Processes (1998)
In this paper domain decomposition methods for radiative transfer problems including conductive heat transfer are treated. The paper focuses on semi-transparent materials, like glass, and the associated conditions at the interface between the materials. Using asymptotic analysis we derive conditions for the coupling of the radiative transfer equations and a diffusion approximation. Several test cases are treated and a problem appearing in glass manufacturing processes is computed. The results clearly show the advantages of a domain decomposition approach. Accuracy equivalent to the solution of the global radiative transfer solution is achieved, whereas computation time is strongly reduced.
In this paper we present a domain decomposition approach for the coupling of Boltzmann and Euler equations. Particle methods are used for both equations. This leads to a simple implementation of the coupling procedure and to natural interface conditions between the two domains. Adaptive time and space discretizations and a direct coupling procedure leads to considerable gains in CPU time compared to a solution of the full Boltzmann equation. Several test cases involving a large range of Knudsen numbers are numerically investigated.
In this paper the kinetic model for vehicular traffic developed in [3,4] is considered and theoretical results for the space homogeneous kinetic equation are presented. Existence and uniqueness results for the time dependent equation are stated. An investigation of the stationary equation leads to a boundary value problem for an ordinary differential equation. Existence of the solution and some properties are proved. A numerical investigation of the stationary equation is included.
An asymptotic-induced scheme for nonstationary transport equations with thediffusion scaling is developed. The scheme works uniformly for all ranges ofmean free paths. It is based on the asymptotic analysis of the diffusion limit ofthe transport equation. A theoretical investigation of the behaviour of thescheme in the diffusion limit is given and an approximation property is proven.Moreover, numerical results for different physical situations are shown and atheuniform convergence of the scheme is established numerically.


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A staggering 80 percent of all the life on Earth is to be found hidden beneath the waves and this vast global ocean pulses around our world driving the natural forces which maintain life on our planet.
The oceans provide vital sources of protein, energy, minerals and other products of use the world over and the rolling of the sea across the planet creates over half our oxygen, drives weather systems and natural flows of energy and nutrients around the world, transports water masses many times greater than all the rivers on land combined and keeps the Earth habitable.
Without the global ocean there would be no life on Earth.
It is gravely worrying, then, that we are damaging the oceans on a scale that is unimaginable to most people.
We now know that human activity can have serious impacts on the vital forces governing our planet. We have fundamentally changed our global climate and are just beginning to understand the consequences of that.
As yet largely unseen, but just as serious, are the impacts we are having on the oceans.
A healthy ocean has diverse ecosystems and robust habitats. The actual state of our oceans is a far cry from this natural norm.
A myriad of human pressures are being exerted both directly and indirectly on ocean ecosystems the world over. Consequently ecosystems are collapsing as marine species are driven towards extinction and ocean habitats are destroyed. Degraded and stripped of their diversity, ocean ecosystems are losing their inherent resilience.
We need to defend our oceans because without them, life on Earth cannot exist.
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We need to defend them now more than ever, because the oceans need all the resilience they can muster in the face of climate change and the potentially disasterous impacts this is already beginning to produce in the marine world.
The Greenpeace Defending our Oceans campaign sets out to protect and preserve our oceans now and for the future by setting aside swathes of the global oceans from exploitation and controllable human pressure, allowing these areas the respite they so desperately need for recovery and renewal.
Building on a protection and recovery system established to manage land based over-exploitation, Marine Reserves are the ocean equivalent of national parks.Marine Reserves are a scientifically developed and endorsed approach to redressing the crisis in our oceans which work alongside a range of other measures designed to ensure that the demands we make of our oceans are managed sustainably.
Beyond Marine Reserves we need to tackle a great many threats to the oceans' viability and find better ways of managing their resources. To this end, while Greenpeace campaigns for Marine Reserves, we also campaign against the acts which have brought the oceans to this point - we expose the countless pressures, reveal the threats, confront the villains and point to the solutions and measures necessary to create sustainable oceans.
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Interview by Heath Kern With Darwin Cadogan, Director of Protection for Diplomatic Security
September 24, 2007
MR. CADOGAN: Hi. I'm Darwin Cadogan, Director of Protection for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security for the U.S. Department of State.
QUESTION: Agent Cadogan, how long have you been with Diplomatic Security?
MR. CADOGAN: Oh, I've been an agent with the State Department for 31 years.
QUESTION: And you're here in New York because of the UN General Assembly.
MR. CADOGAN: That's correct.
QUESTION: Otherwise known as UNGA.
MR. CADOGAN: That's correct.
QUESTION: So how long -- how many UNGAs have you done in your career?
MR. CADOGAN: I've done a total of 13 UNGAs, most recently -- consecutive the last three years, since I've returned from overseas.
QUESTION: What exactly is your role during this UNGA? Who are you protecting?
MR. CADOGAN: We're protecting approximately 34 foreign ministers visiting the U.S. for this particular event.
QUESTION: And who are you protecting from the U.S. Government?
MR. CADOGAN: U.S. Government we have, of course, the Secretary of State, we have the Deputy Secretary of State and we have the U.S. UN Ambassador.
QUESTION: And how many special agents do you have covering this? How many people are working for you?
MR. CADOGAN: We have a total of 320 special agents from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and we also have 55 agents from the U.S. Marshall Service and from the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco.
QUESTION: So for each foreign minister, so foreign minister X, tell me exactly what kind of protection you're giving that foreign minister, if you can?
MR. CADOGAN: The level of protection is based on threat or perceived threat in the United States and so we go from high, medium to low and then we provide services based upon that particular thing. And reciprocity falls into place and as well as political considerations. So we have to put all of that together when we're putting together a protective package.
QUESTION: Who's determining what the threat level is?
MR. CADOGAN: We work with our threat analysis division and they, in turn, work with the intelligence community.
QUESTION: So at the highest level of threat, what kind of protection would foreign minister X be getting?
MR. CADOGAN: At the highest level for that particular individual, would get 24/7 protection, while they're in the United States. Many of the ministers that are in, we see now take trips to Washington while they're here and they may take trips to other parts of the United States for various reasons while they're here: Chicago, Los Angeles, or whatever. And that detail will go with them and remain with them until they leave the continental United States.
Daniel in New York writes:
As a taxpayer and citizen I have seen the dangerous work you do during UNGA. It must be extremely difficult to protect the unpopular leaders from countries whose people are now free to express their true feelings. Your branch of service is not well known enough for people to recognize the important work you do.
Joe writes:
Sounds, like a great career field... How,to contact your office for consideration for employment with your agency?
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This Blog was a great idea! I feel that it will keep employees informed.
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