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The day after seeing King Lear at Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Thomas Theatre, I hurried to the library and checked out three different books about the play. Of course I've seen King Lear at least four or five times, but in the intimate setting of the smallest theatre on OSF's campus I saw and heard things that I hadn't truly understood or previously perceived.
One thing that hit home was how very dark and un-redeeming this tragedy is for virtually every character in it. Next thing was how rift with incredible quotes from the Bard this play is. If "Ripeness is All" (Act 5, Scene 2) we are really treated to a very dirty, gritty, smelly production this time around!
The set is dark with lots of wrought iron gates, hardware and technology features. Center stage a "dumbwaiter from hell" serves as a map case for the bequeathed kingdom, a conveyance for darklings in the dark, a sand and fire pit and a hovel hole for hairy homelessness. A massive staircase stretches upward into the ethereal regions of majesty and ego. It is the golden light leading to an afterlife (whom many will hope for, but few here have earned) built straight up into the rafters. Shadows lurk up there too and there's plenty of noise – timpani drums and indecent, reverberating curses from fathers, and viperous verbal bites from serpent-toothed offspring and pelican daughters. Set changes and management of props are cleverly handled by officers in uniform who start out as roadies and techies to handle TVs and other devices, and evolve over the course of the play to security guards, Police, a full riot gear Swat Team and finally a terrifying military force.
I always try to read the Director's notes in the Playbill before the action starts, and also I like to close my eyes when the house goes dark, and open them to a new world. I was instantly struck by a direct reference by Director Bill Rauch to Climate Change – "Eternally relevant, this play has a renewed urgency in our current era of frightening weather extremes. We have left intact some of the often-cut political machinations." In this story, "sin is plated with gold" (Act 4, Scene 6) and "even dogs are obeyed in office"!
What is most important to me about theatre, and why I write reviews, is to see what we can learn about our own times and experiences from art and drama of the past . . . . Bill Rauch continues in his notes to say " One of my all-time favorite lines is in King Lear – The Storm Rages". Director Rauch touches on the plight of the homeless in his note "How does the former king describe a mentally challenged homeless person groveling in the mud as "Thou art the thing itself? ". This production of King Lear doesn't pull any punches. It exposes all our folly and foolishness; no age group, class, caste, sex or group is spared, and the visceral events remind us of how close we all live on the edge by the grace of benevolent climes and with the support and love from community, good friends and families.
"Elf all my hairs!" (Edgar, Act 2, Scene 3); I love that line! As if all that befalls us is caused by some impish malice! Sometimes it happens that "Age is unnecessary". . . (Act 2, Scene 1) and we become useless. "The young arise when the old do fall!" There is a tempest in Lear's mind and his anger is riled when his youngest and favorite daughter does not follow suit with over-glorious (and false) praise and glorified, flowery flatteries that her two older sisters have bestowed on their father, Lear. Lear has apportioned one third of his kingdom to each of his daughters, but ends up cursing and banishing his favorite, Cordelia, when she answered him with facts and reminders of her devotion to him, rather than making grand yet meaningless statements like her sisters.
This sets into action the tragic story of how things in families can go from so-so to bad to worst. Halfway through I began to wonder, where is Lear's wife? (clues in Act 3, Scene 4). Without a mother present, the family dynamics seem to have gone completely a-rye! The question is raised "Is man no more than this – unaccomodated man is an animal!". What incestuous nonsense has transpired or just how demented are all these people? The two older sisters prove to be quite self-serving and disloyal as the play evolves, but one must wonder, beyond the obvious jealousy of the favoritism previously showered on Cordelia by her father, that there is a huge unbalance in the mix. I suppose inheriting the wealth and power Lear has passed on to his heirs,(pre-mortem and with plenty of hooks) is motivation enough. But all around, there is distrust, anger and envy. Envy and ego make a deadly combination, and as has been said about the Seven Deadly Sins, envy is the one without redeeming gratifications of the carnal senses.
The story of King Lear is reminiscent of the Saturn and his offspring. His "power does curtsy to his wrath". Is it creeping senility or Alzheimer's that adds wind and fire to this storm? Like Saturn, Lear is so intent on his rage that he ends up destroying the things and people dearest to him. Saturn ate his children and Lear's appetite for self-aggrandizement and praise unleashes all his rage and unhinges his sensibilities. The loyal fool and angelic Kent try to pull Lear back from the brink, but his anger has blinded him even as the Earl of Gloucester is cruelly blinded.
When trust is gone, and dragons' wrath is given rein to storm, forgetting all prior sweetness and love, lives are lost. "As flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods, times plague when madmen lead the blind". Yet in Lear's story, as ours, we can only look to our own misdeeds and "darker purpose" to place the blame. Human folly is Infinite Jest.
Some say when we're born we cry because we miss God. In this play Shakespeare states "When we are born we cry to be borne to this stage of fools". Quote the Fool, "Prithee, nuncle, be contented: 'tis a naughty (wicked) night to swim in. Now a little fire in a wild field were like an old lecher's heart – a small spark, all the rest on's body cold. Look, here comes a walking fire."
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I bought this card a while back because it reminds me of the God. I have it posted on my "vision board" and look at it from time to time.
Outside of card.
Inside of card.
I bought this card a while back because it reminds me of the God. I have it posted on my "vision board" and look at it from time to time.
Outside of card.
Inside of card.
Filed under Faith, God, Inspiration
Nine years ago this month I lost a very close friend to cancer. Her name was FrAn.
I met Fran when I was in jr. high. She moved to my small town of 300 people with her husband, BoB, who was our K-12 school's superintendent. They immediately became a part of our community and school. Fran LoVeD people, music and God. Actually, Fran just loved LiFe. I have never met someone who was more PoSiTiVe and UpBeAt than Fran.
Due to budget cuts my senior year of high school, our music program was cut. Fran stepped in and VoLuNtEeReD to be our vocal teacher. She took our vocal class to music contest where we won 1+'s – the highest score possible, not because we were incredible singers, but because we worked hard and were motivated to perform to the best of our ability for Fran. Her love for music had RuBbEd Off on us.
The year I graduated from high school in South Dakota, Fran and her husband retired to a little resort island called "HoLiDaY IsLaNd" right outside of Eureka Springs, AK. I was thrilled as my college plans were to attend college in Tulsa, OK, just 3 hours from Fran's new home. Bob and Fran extended the invitation for me to come visit them and I did so regularly. In the course of 10 years I also took many of my FriEnDs along who, after a weekend with Bob and Fran, said they felt like they had known them all their life. That was just the way they made you FeeL.
Fran (and Bob) treated us like her own daughters. She bought us "SwEeT PillS" a.k.a. pastries, made us delicious meals, let us drive their golf cart to the pool (a block away), swam with us, rented and watched chic flicks with us, washed our clothes, and had good heart-to-heart "girl talks" with us. Sleeping-in was the norm and when we finally rose out of our room we were greeted with Fran saying, "GoOd MoRniNg MeRrY SuNsHiNe!" a phrase I now use every morning when my girls come down the stairs.
Although Fran had been diagnosed with cancer, maybe before I was even in high school, she had always been so positive and proactive in treating her disease, I never worried about it. She always seemed to be the picture of HeAlTh.
However, in 2001, when Bob passed away from prostate cancer I begin to notice she wasn't quite the same.
On Friday of Memorial Day Weekend 2002, I received a call from Fran saying, the doctor's had told her there was nothing more they could do. She knew that she was in her final days and was at PeAcE. A few days later I went to visit her to say "good-bye". Less than two months later, I went to say my final "Good-Bye".
Fran was an InSpiRing WoMaN. She touched the lives of those who knew her.
I hope I can make an ImPaCt on others like Fran made on me.
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Whether your marriage is rOck SoliD or needing a little work, there is a movie you Need to see. Fireproof is the B E S T movie I've watched when it comes to marriage. The movie was given to us as a giFt and my husband and I watch it together at least once a year. Each time we gain something new, and each time it puts a BooSt in our relationship with each other and God.
Have you had a dAte niGht in a while? Set aside a night this week and watch this movie with your spouse. You won't be disappointed!
Filed under Marriage, Relationships
I once heard a quote that said, "I would rather ShOoT for the StArS and HiT the MoOn, than shoot for nothing and hit it every time." Unfortunately, I can't relate. My natural tendency is to say, "Give me the stars or nothing at all, BaBy" It's insane, I know. But I'm working on it.
If you have the "All-Or-Nothing" mindset, you know what I'm talking about. You actually believe that PeRfeCtiOn is pOsSiBle, so while the world is passing you by you aimlessly grasp for the air. Could it be that American poet Wallace Stevens was on to something when he said, "The ImPerFeCt is our PaRaDiSe"? One way I overcome this mindset is to think about all the bLeSsiNgS in my life that I would not have had things gone according to my plans.
What pLeAsUrEs are unknowingly slipping right past you as you pursue an illusive "All"?
Many MoOns have passed without me getting to enjoy them, but not any more. I've had the ReVeLaTiOn that "All" is OvErrAtEd. I'll still shoot for the stars, but if I miss them, I'll take the moon, Thank-you. :)
Filed under All-Or-Nothing, Life
Have you ever caught yourself sAyinG something like, "I would NEVER do that! I would NEVER put myself in that situation or make a decision like that person!" Someone once told me that you have to be careful using the word "NEVER" because often life makes you fAce the things you don't wish for.
Even though I grew up on a farm I always told my parents I "never" wanted to marry a farmer. I thought I had my life Planned out and wanted to work in an office somewhere in a big city. Sure enough, I married a farm boy but couldn't be hAppier.
I had always maiNtained a healthy weight throughout college and marriage. However, when I got pregnant with my daughter, I gained twice as much weight as I was supposed to. So much for being PROUD of my weight control!
Life can be really huMbling and I've LeArNed to not be quick to judge or too sure of how life is going to turn out. Having goals and expectations are gReat, but the next time you look at someone else and find yourself saying "I would NEVER…" be cAreful what you say. Life has a way of ushering you down a particular pAth and we can't always see the twists and turns that lie ahead.
(*Pictured above is my loving "farmer" and our sweet lab, Grace)
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I love to watch people who are "NaTuRaLs". Whether it be in music, theatre, business, communication, athletics, etc, I find that these people are mesmerizing because they are so good at what they do. They make it look EffOrtLess and in a way it is, because their gift just naturally flows out of them. It's as singer and actress Pearl Bailey observed when she said,
"There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just ToUch iT Up once in a while."
I'm not saying you don't have to work hard to achieve your dreams, because from my experience, hard work has always been a requirement, but I do believe that you will have to work a whole lot harder if your talent is a man-made one.
One way to find your "SwEeT sPoT" is to find out what you're God-given talent is. This may take some time and definitely some experimenting but it's well worth it.
How do find what you're good at? Take a look at what comes easy to you, but not necessarily for others. That is where you are going to get the greatest return on your investment, the biggest bang for your buck.
If you are looking for your God-given talent, remember Go WiTh tHe fLoW, Baby!
Filed under Dream Big, Inspire, The Challenge
As I CeLebRate my son's 4th birthday this week and my daughter's 2nd birthday next month, I also celebrate the amazing gift of mOtherHood. Always knowing that being a mom was the #1 goal of my life, I couldn't understand why I was constantly crying after I brought my son home from the hospital. Baby blues quickly turned to full blown postpartum depression. Thoughts like, "What was I thinking when I wanted to have a baby," "Am I ever going to have a conversation with my husband again," and "I just want to be me again" raced through my head.
Feelings of shame, guilt, and fear felt like they were suffocating me. I even thought my son might be better off without me. I thank God for my wonderful friends, family, and doctors for Getting Me throuGh my darkest moments. With therapy and medication I slowly got better and became the mother I so longed to be.
Two years later I delivered my beAutiful baby girl and like a dark cloud drifting over me, my PPD was back. As I held my daughter in my hospital bed, I looked at my husband and said, "It's back." You would think it would be easier the second time but it was actually worse. I knew the scary thoughts…I had just lived them two years ago. "Why me" was all I could think this time.
Both bouts with PPD lasted about 2 months. I try not to dwell on those days as time lost with my babies, but as times that made me FiGht to be the mother I am today. I now know that there is No ShaMe in having PPD, it wasn't my fault that I got it, and with help you can get through it. Whether you or someone you know is going through PPD or any obstacle, remember you CAN get through it and are stronger than you think!
~Robyn (Jersey Girl)
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On the road again..
Green New Zealand
Ice Caves of the Erebus Glacier Tongue
There are ice caves that grow and disappear within the edges of the tongue that ruptures out from the Erebus Glacier. Every year they are different, and the mountaineers who work with the Field Safety department discover them and decide whether they are safe for entry.
We went out on snowmobiles, cold air and two-stroke motor exhaust trailing behind us, stopped in sudden silence at the base, stark and soft like bones in the desert. Ethereal rooms with smooth sculptors' ridges on the walls, fuzzy stalactites of ice dripping from the ceiling. Turquoise to violet ice, moving air in the farthest secret recesses like the glacier breathing on your skin.
Sea Ice, Cape Evans and Scott's Hut Photo Extravaganza!
In November my department had the opportunity to take McMurdo's sea ice training course, teaching vehicle operators how to profile cracks in the sea ice to determine if the surface could withstand the weight of the vehicle and whether it was safe to cross. We'd identify a crack, shovel a trench across it, drill into the ice until sea water gushed out, and drop a special measuring tape into the water.
There were Weddell seals along the road, not paying us any mind, dappled skin stretched across fatty heft, sighing and breathing across the frost—the holes they came out of a few feet away, littered with expelled bits of ice and blood.
Our teacher was awesome, taking us to see things nearby, profiling cracks along the way. We entered an ice amphitheater, a brilliant curved elbow hollow, pocked shining walls and gargantuan feathered veins running up 80 feet. We placed our hands on icebergs' solemn, glistening faces, being present with bodies much older than ourselves.
Scott's Hut on Cape Evans was a few miles away, a hundred year old building where the explorers spent three winters. Penguin carcasses, primitive ice cleat boots made of fur and canvas, crates of tea and potted meats. A darkroom full of tiny bottles, old spooky chemicals. A dog's skeleton, still chained to the stable. It smelled like dust and hay and seal blubber, and written on one of the bunks in very light pencil, "Losses to date: Haywood, Mack, Smyth, Shak (?)" (I read later that Shackleton was missing at that point, his fate still uncertain).
It was an amazing day!
This happens to me every season on ice: it's 6 weeks until the end of summer and I haven't put up a blog post in approximately eight million years.
One of the reasons I wanted to come back to Antarctica is because it helps me to notice things, to write. And I have been writing, but mostly to myself; journaling and jotting notes on surfaces, my hands, scraps of paper, napkins.
It's 2015, did you notice? Do you make resolutions? Here are two of my many: 1) I am going to start paying more attention to gratitude, which I will mostly keep to myself but it might leak in here every now and then and 2) I am going to try and post more frequently, even if it's just a photo.
So let's start small and then I will back up and catch you up with Antarctic 2014-2015 goings-on, how does that sound?
Here is something I am grateful for: for the sound of fluttering ocean current under porous, melting ice. For wind ripples on open water and the blue of the ice under that water, so crisp in the sun. For the unlikely steam rising off of lava soil, and for one little penguin, very far away amongst the seals.
Did you make resolutions? Care to share them?
Heavy lavender clouds over the ice…
McMurdo 101
The US has three stations in Antarctica, and this year I'm working in McMurdo, the largest station (and formerly just a transitional jumping point to me when I was trying to get on a flight to the South Pole). It's on Ross Island, and we fly here on a C-17, Airbus, or LC-130 from New Zealand.
It's a big station, around a thousand people in the height of summer (ie, now). There are dorms, admin buildings, a firehouse, power plant, water distillation plant, wharf, a store, three bars, three gyms, warehouses, and a ton of science (glaciology, marine biology, aeronomy and astrophysics, earth science, ocean and atmospheric studies). Three runways and a helicopter pad. And like a big old city there is above-ground water, sewer, telephone, and power lines.
It was pretty cold for a bit at the beginning of the season, though nothing compared to Pole. Lots of 50-knot winds, really poor visibility, and -30F.
It's not too cold out right now, maybe 20F above zero. It smells like melt outside and there is milky mud water streaming down the hills toward the bay.
The photo below shows MacTown at 3am–the shadow across town, cast by Observation Hill, is all of the brief "sunset" we get these days.
In town, it's kind of like living in a construction zone, loaders and pickup trucks driving everywhere, gravel roads, exposed fuel pipes and spools of cable. But the magical thing about being here is all the stuff outside of town–hikes and preserved huts from the old Antarctic explorers and ice caves.
Stay tuned for some of the icier stuff, coming soon!
Somehow leaving makes you love it more.
Late fall in the midwest: cold wind on tired oak trees. Sunday night dinner, soup and wine and chocolate.
The last year has been a flurry of daily airports, new jobs, big decisions. Weddings. Funerals. Moving out again, pulling up the tiny roots. Finding myself back in the MSP airport, getting ready for 30+ hours of travel, deploying to Antarctica via New Zealand.
It's good to be back.


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Friday, July 25, 2008
Inversion Therapy
If you ever suffered from lower back pain as I did then you should be familiar with the inconvenience that back problems cause. Fifteen years ago I tried to lift a very heavy slab of cement and a few days later I experienced severe lower back pain that lasted for over a month. I went to the doctor, took x-rays, and found out that the disk between the last two vertebrae was compressed, but nothing unusual. There was no herniated disk or anything like that, and the pain did not shoot down my leg as sciatica patients suffer from. As a cure, I had to lay on my back for extended periods of time, or walk around. Standing or sitting were bad. The pain eventually disappeared, but not completely. I continue to have recurrences of pain now and then which usually come unannounced and without any apparant reason I could notice.
I made my first visit to a chiropractor a few months later and took another set of x-rays. I started physical therapy sessions, three times a week. The chiropractor used a special table that had a shape of an inverted V with a hinge in the middle. I would lie my stomach on the table and he would tie my ankles at one end and my wrists at the other end, then he would start a machine that caused the table to open and close, thereby stretching my spine each time it closed. He pressed the lower vertebrae with his fingers while the table was opening and closing, and man that felt so good. I could feel instant relief in my lower back each time I used that table.
Of course the chiropractor expected me to continue with these sessions indefinitely, just like the regular dental checkups, but for me the cost of those sessions was prohibitive.
With time I got used to living with sporadic backache that would appear suddenly every now and then without a notice, but I kept looking for the ultimate cure. During my quest, I discovered Aspecreme which relieved the pain as it acted as localized aspirin. I also discovered that stretching helped a lot, especially touching my toes with my palms while keeping my knees straight. I learned a few other exercises that helped some. But recently I found the ultimate solution that is better than anything else I knew before: The inversion table! This table allows you to hang from your ankles upside down, relieving the pain off your back instantly, while stretching your compressed vertebrae effectively and without the need of a chiropractor - see the picture. I bought a high quality table that can lock at different angles instead of just the upside position, and it works great. I immediately felt the relief in my back. Kudos to the inventor of this table. I wonder how the chiropractors never told me about this machine. I heard chiropractors and health physicians don't really believe that the inversion therapy is effective at all, which is quite surprising to me, because I tried it myself and I know it is effective, but come to think of it, if all their patients used that machine then they would have no business at all. Now that incentive enough for them to reject it.
Well I tried it and I liked it, and I know I will continue to use it. It is easy to use, convenient and does not cost anything except for the initial investment of its price. I had to start with low inclination angles and gradually increase the angle because the first time I tried it I went quickly all the way upside down and I felt dizzy afterwards. Beware that with the upside position the pressure inside your head rises very quickly to high levels. You have to train your head to take it step by step, until eventually you get used to gravity reversal. Other than that, I think this inversion table is the best cure for backaches, and should be considered first before any other measures are taken. I know it works because I used it. So go ahead and try it and let me know what you think.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
Biking Along Cedar Nature Trail
The Cedar Nature Trail is about a 55 miles long crushed-stone road that used to be a railway between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo up in north Eastern Iowa. I biked along that trail before to the end of its south side in Cedar Rapids, which is about 12 miles of hard asphalt each way (see the picture) from where I live. I also biked along the other side of the trail before (that is mostly crushed-stone), but never exceeded about 10 miles each way. Today I decided to bike towards Waterloo and reach Center Point which is about 15 miles from Cedar Rapids. I had an oatmeal breakfast sprinkled with some whey protein and mixed with molasses, then I took with me some water and I started at 9 am. The weather was hot and humid so I am glad I took water with me. I kept paddling, while listening to my iPod, and I made it all the way to Center Point, which happened to be at the 13th mile point, and I went on, to the 15th mile point, which happened to be at Urbana. At that point I decided to go back.
On the way back I stopped at Center Point where there was a museum. The museum was not open yet (it opens from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday), but it had restrooms and a water fountain which I didn't need neither. I drank some of the water I brought with me and stretched a little before I mounted my bike again and started heading back. When I reached the 10 mile point I started to feel tired and dehydrated. I realized that water alone was not going to be enough and that I needed to replenish the lost minerals from my body somehow. Unfortunately I did not bring with me any food nor Getorade, so I started looking for berry trees that I remembered seeing along the way. I found a black berry tree at the 8th mile point, so I immediately dismounted my bike and started picking the ripe delicious berries. There weren't many ripe berries on the tree so I ate also some unripe ones, a total of about 20 or so berries. I felt their reviving effect immediately on my body, and I was ready to continue paddling back home.
I stopped again at the 3rd mile point to drink the rest of the water I carried and then continued. The last 400 yards or so to my home were the most difficult because they were uphill, but I made it fine albeit I became quite tired. The whole trip took me about 4 and half hours, arriving at about 1:30 pm.
When I arrived home I drank some orange juice and then took a shower. After that I had lunch and felt much better. I slept for a couple of hours after lunch, then had to drink black coffee to get up and write these words.
I think one of these days I am going to try biking all the way to Waterloo. Granted that kind of trip will need proper supply of food and drink, and a companion or two, but I believe I can do it if I spend the night in Waterloo to come back the next day. It is good to challenge one's self every now and then to break normal routine ... what do you think?
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Monday, July 14, 2008
No Urgency for HDTV
It is true that analog TV is going to go away in February 2009 as all broadcasting will be digital by then, at least in the United States. But does this mean everybody should toss away their analog TV sets and buy new High Definition TV's (HDTV)? Not at all! You will still be able to receive the digital transmission using a converter that you could get from Best Buy or Walmart for about $50 to $60, and with the government giving away coupons for $40 towards that purchase, you could get that converter for as little as $10. So you can still get mileage out of your analog TV investment at least until the unit dies beyond repair. I can see myself continue to use my good old 36" JVC TV for years to come. It has a crisp and nice colored picture which, granted, not as nice as the high definition LCD or plasma new sets, but considering that a new such set would cost north of $1000, I think it is worthwhile keeping the old set. Besides, I enjoy videotaping programs from satellite using my good old VCR set. I also have a DVD player which works well with my old TV set, on which I can watch DVD's as well as my personal camera family videos. I was told that the old VCR would work fine with the HDTV, and the new Blu Ray DVD player could upconvert regular DVD's for display on the HDTV set. However, we have already seen the high def DVD lose the war to Blu Ray, and it might take some time for these standards to become fixed, so I don't see this HDTV technology as an exigency at this time nor do I see any value added beyond the higher quality picture itself. Maybe it is nostalgia, or resistance to change, but I am really reluctant to change a system that has served me well for many years to a new system that neither solves a known problem nor adds any extra value, save for better picture quality. It is just aesthetics at this point, which for some people might be worth the new investment, but for hardcore engineers like myself, it is not a good enough reason to switch immediately. The bottom line is there is no urgency in switching to HDTV. I would take my time and waiteth, for all good things happen to those who waiteth, like prices dropping down, standards stabilizing, and new technologies emerging. What do you thnk?
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Finding the T-5 Bird
I spent quite some time in the past couple of weeks trying to point my dish antenna to the Ku-band T-5 satellite, a task that should have been relatively easy but unfortunately turned out to be a little more involved than I anticipated. I used to blithely receive all the FTA (Free-to-Air) channels on that satellite before, but then strong wind moved the dish beyond the point of return and I lost the satellite for a year or so; I could not manually point it back to receive any signal no matter how hard I tried.
Recently I decided to get those channels back, so the first thing I did was to cement the pole in the ground to prevent strong Iowa gales from moving it again, which was the easy part. My weekend before last was lost trying to get a signal from the LNB to the receiver by pointing the dish to the coordinates of the T-5 satellite (that I got from the internet). To my dismay, and relief at the same time, I realized after all this effort that the LNB seal was broken and rain water actually filled the inside of the box making it a useless peace of junk (which explained why I was picking an erratic signal wherever I pointed the dish)! So I ordered a new LNB from eBay for about $12 including shipping and handling. When the LNB arrived, I thought that I would find the T-5 signal in a jeffy, but I was wrong again. Although I could get the signal level indicator bar to above 75%, the signal quality bar read 0 (nil, zilch, nothing). Finally I found out that the new LNB setting in the receiver menu had to be set to Universal 1 (not Standard, and not Universal 2), and only then I was able to get a signal quality of 50% or so. I tweaked the elevation to maximize the signal quality and also skewed the LNB to about 6 degrees clockwise and I ended up with a signal quality of about 60%. With that kind of signal quality I was able to receive all the FTA channels again.
Now as we enjoy watching all those international free channels in crystal clear quality I think to myself: this was all worth my effort. What do you think?
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Midrange Services no longer operates. This website is retained for historical purposes.
iSeries Development and Support a specialty
Welcome to the midrange services corner of the web.
midrange services is Chris Faber, who together with Andy Griffiths of Bohra Computer Services, provides a range of services including:
For the last fifteen years, we've worked predominately in IBM's midrange arena (iSeries / AS/400 / System 36) covering a range of projects and situations (as you will see if you explore the pages available through the navigation options in the tabs above).
Expanding our horizons
Of more recent times, we've added web development to the mix. Some of our significant projects are the OOSH.COM.AU Content Management System, which we built to serve the Out-Of-School-Hours community, the Online Catalogue that we built for Strathfield Municipal Library and the Inner West Information site.
If you guys are so good at web development, how come your pages are so ordinary? Well, there are a number of reasons:
- we prefer simple sites that use minimum graphics (improves response time)
- we prefer to spend our time working for clients rather than ourselves (we've all got to eat)
- we are developers not designers so our skills run to databases and scripting rather than graphics and colours (we stick to what we're good at)
So, don't judge us by our own sites, take a look at some of our projects.
How to contact us
For Chris ...
- phone:
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- chris.faber @ midrangeservices.com
For Andy ...
- phone:
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- andy @ bohra.com.au
Why the two names?
After a while we started working in partnership - two heads are better than one, some would say. For a long time, when we worked on projects in the IBM AS/400 / iSeries marketplace we operate under the "midrange services" banner and for web related projects we typically operated under the "bohra" banner. Of more recent times, we have performed our partnership work (web related) under the banner MidBoh Web Services. Regardless of the name, you still get Chris and Andy with their commitment to meeting their customer's needs.


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Banten Police Say Only Two Suspects Detained in Ahmadiyah Attack
February 11, 2011
A police officer outside the house of an Ahmadiyah cleric, Suparman, in Cikeusik district, Pandeglang, Banten after an attack that killed three people on Sunday. (Antara Photo)
Of five suspects identified in Sunday's deadly mob attack on an an Ahmadiyah community in Cikeusik district, Pandeglang, only two are in police custody, according to Banten Police Chief Brig. Gen. Agus Kusnadi. The other three, identified only as Banten "clerics," are still free because there is no strong legal basis to detain them.
Agus also said the police have identified the person who gave the order to launch the attack that eventually killed three people and caused widespread shock for the brutality of the incident. A graphic videotape of the mayhem has circulated widely.
In addition, Agus insisted, as have other officials, that the attack on the Ahamdiya followers was "provoked" by the minority group in the face of an angry mob seeking to oust them from the village.
"Our investigation shows the order to attack was made by text message and we have already obtained the identity of the person who gave the command. We are hunting him down," Agus said, adding that the police are also trying to identify other attackers.
"From the video footage, the attackers wore blue ribbons on their shirts. They came from Cibaliung, Cigeulis and Panimbang districts but we don't know yet if they are from the same mass organization," he said.
Agus rejected the accusation that the attack was the result of police negligence.
"We didn't let it happen, we had anticipated it. The clash happened because there was provocation from the people who were attacked and the big number of attackers," he said.
According to Agus, on Feb. 3, Pandeglang Police received an SMS saying there would be an eviction and disbandment of Ahmadiyah followers in Cikeusik by fundamentalist Muslims who object to the group's theology.
On Feb. 4, Pandeglang Police coordinated with local government officials to take actions regarding the SMS, he said.
On Feb. 5, the Pandeglang Police evacuated an Ahmadiyah cleric, Suparman, and members of his family who had been living in the village. Local residents had complained that they did not want Suparman in the village any longer,
On Feb. 6, the day of the attack, at 3 a.m., Agus said, the local chief of police sent officers to Cikeusik. Their duty was to secure Suparman's empty house.
At 7 a.m. three groups of Ahmadis from outside Cikeusik arrived at Suparman's house despite the police trying to persuade them to leave the area. "But they didn't want to be evacuated, they said they want to defend their organization's asset [Suparman's house]," Agus said.
At about 10 a.m., a mob of some 1,500 people came to Suparman's house. The Ahmadis inside the house, Agus said, provoked them and an attack was inevitable.
"There were only 120 police officers and they could not control the situation," he said.
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Magistrate Stark recently issued a Report and Recommendation Regarding Claim Construction in Fujinon Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., C.A. No. 07-533-GMS-LPS (D. Del. Sept. 11, 2009). The disputed terms construed by Magistrate Judge Stark and his recommendations are as follows:
"A stop"Although Judge Stark noted that Plaintiff's process to reach their proposed construction was flawed, he adopted their construction thereby recommending "'an element with a hole or opening that blocks or limits light." Id. at 8. Judge Stark rejected Defendant's limited construction of "an aperture stop" because to limit the claim would be contrary to the Federal Circuit's warning against limiting claims to specific embodiments in the specification. Id. at 10.
"Near the optical axis"Construed as "'a central region that surrounds the optical axis but excludes a substantial peripheral region surrounding the central region.'" Id. at 16-17.
"Within an effective aperture range of the single focus lens"Although Judge Stark was "concerned" with Plaintiff's construction, Defendant offered no alternative, therefore Judge Stark recommended a construction of "'within an effective aperture range of the single focus lens." Id. at 17-18.
"Center"Construed as "'the center region, including the geometric center." Id. at 18.
"Peripheral region"Judge Stark agreed with Defendant that the term was ambiguous, over Plaintiff's objection that the term need not be construed. Id. at 18. Judge Stark, adopting part of Defendant's proposed construction modified to be consistent with the specification, recommended the Court construe the term as "'any portion of the region that begins outside 70% of the radius of the third lens.'"
Fujinon Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., C.A. No. 07-533-GMS-LPS (D. Del. Sept. 11, 2009)


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If you've ever run for any extended period of time and you have skin, it's likely you've experienced the dreaded chafe. You know, that burning, red, screaming, patch of skin that you usually don't even find until after the run or worse, when you jump into the shower and scream your head off after the hot water finds it for you. Chafing is caused by repeated friction on your skin with pressure points, most usually clothing or other skin. I am especially prone to chafing around my sport bra area. I have scars from my sport bra rubbing me raw, especially underneath my arms.
So, I was excited when 2Toms sent me a sample of their Sport Shield Skin Guard and Chafing Prevention to try out.
The first thing I noticed about the Sport Shield when I applied it was that it was NOT GREASY. I've tried a few other skin protectants and they usually go on really thick and have a greasy consistency. Not the Sport Shield. It was very light and it has no odor. I really like that it has a roller ball applicator too. Makes for really easy application and you don't have to get your hands covered in the stuff to apply it.
I've been using it for about 2 months now and let me tell you, this stuff works! I put it on my usual chafe points before a run and I'm good to go. I live in a very humid, wet Southern climate and the humidity and my buckets of sweat don't even budge the Sport Shield. It is totally sweat proof and waterproof. I used it all during my marathon training and on race day and had zero chafing in my usual friction points.
2Toms also sent me a few samples of their single use packets. I love these for my purse or gym bag. I keep one in my purse for work, especially if I know I'm going to be walking around a lot in dress shoes. I just rub it all along my heel and Voila, no blisters! It works like a charm. And because it's non-staining and non-greasy it doesn't leave any kind of residue on my shoes or clothes.
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A Rhodes scholar from Stanford's physics and computer science departments, Emma uses computational statistics to study complex problems. One of the most difficult is cancer. Emma explains that the complexity of the disease involves detailed descriptions of pathways, each path a tree of maybe 30 different molecules, and each branch of the tree labeled as activating or inhibiting cancer. "The amount of knowledge obtained is far beyond what anyone can grasp in a thousand lifetimes," she says, "and also impossibly superficial." She believes that the edges of the trees ought to be labeled not with a binary variable, but with a function that depends on hundreds of parameters—the cellular environment, the concentrations of reactants, and the type of cells.
To that end, Emma is re-figuring the trees as graphs. She thinks of each tree not as independent, but entwined in a forest. The pathways intersect and influence each other. "So what we really have," she says, "is a gigantic graph with thousands or millions of molecules, and each edge with thousands or millions of parameters."
"Every tumor represents a slightly different failing in a diabolical spider web of parameters all called cancer. There isn't a chance we're going to make sense of it all without using a computer."
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For many spouses and parents, getting a divorce or handling other family law matters like child custody or support issues can be a source of stress. People care deeply about their families and the future of their loved ones. To protect them, you need to retain the services of an attorney who understands how much is at stake. Elainie Honjas is an experienced family law attorney who may be able to help you with a wide range of legal concerns. She has represented people in many Bay Area communities for the last 29 years.
In California, you can obtain a no-fault divorce from your spouse based on irreconcilable differences. You must have lived in California for at least six months before filing for divorce in the state, and you must have lived in the county where the divorce case will be filed for at least the last three months. The spouse who is filing for divorce must serve the other spouse with a copy of the petition for dissolution of marriage after filing it in the Superior Court of the county where either spouse has lived for the last three months. Once the divorce papers are filed, you must wait at least six months for the divorce to be finalized.
Some spouses prefer to get a separation rather than go through a divorce. In some instances, it is because they hope that they will reconcile eventually. In other cases, spouses may wish to maintain their legal status because of health insurance or immigration-related reasons. A legal separation is not the same as a divorce, but separation agreements that are negotiated as part of a legal settlement can have an impact on the terms of an eventual divorce, so it is important to retain a divorce attorney in San Jose for the separation as well. The spouses remain married and cannot marry other people after obtaining a legal separation.Annulment
You can obtain a court-approved annulment so that it is as if you never married and your marriage is invalidated on certain grounds. Generally, whoever is seeking an annulment is required to establish the grounds. It is possible to obtain an annulment based on the other spouse's incurable physical disability or a spouse's unsound mind. It is also possible to obtain an annulment if the marriage was a result of fraud or force.Domestic Partnerships
In California, domestic partnerships are governed by the California Family Code, starting with section 297. A domestic partnership is a legal relationship available to same-sex couples and to opposite-sex couples, assuming that at least one would-be partner is at least 62 years old.Child Custody and Visitation
When determining custody and visitation for a child, California judges use the best interests of the child as the standard. There is no presumption in favor of the mother, and both parents have equal rights to custody. The court is supposed to be primarily interested in the welfare, safety, and health of the child and is supposed to remain aware that children are benefited by having frequent, continuing contact with both parents. A San Jose divorce attorney can help you ensure that the court takes your child's best interests into account.Child and Spousal Support
Under California guidelines, the presumptive amount of child support is 40% of the paying parent's net monthly income, reduced by half of the recipient spouse's net monthly income. When ordering spousal support, the court must consider numerous factors, including the extent to which each spouse's earning ability is enough to maintain the marital standard of living. This also takes into account the marketable skills of the recipient, the contributions of the recipient to the supporting spouse, the ability to pay off the supporting spouse, how long the marriage lasted, the age and health of the spouses, tax consequences, and other issues.International Child Abduction and Jurisdiction / Interstate Custody and Jurisdiction
Sometimes after a divorce a parent abducts a child and takes them out of the state or out of the country. The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a treaty that was enacted to return kidnapped children to their home countries so that a court in the home country can issue or affirm a child custody order. In cases involving interstate child custody issues, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) may apply.Paternity
The identity of a child's father is assumed if a child is born during a marriage or if a man has been living with a child and mother in a family-like way and has demonstrated a commitment to the child. However, in other situations, paternity must be established through a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity or a paternity lawsuit. An experienced divorce attorney can guide San Jose residents through this process.Domestic Violence
Domestic violence occurs when a certain familial or intimate relationship exists between a person being abused and the abuser. Abuse can include physically hurting somebody, and it can also include sexual assault, making serious threats, stalking, harassing, or destroying somebody else's personal property. Domestic violence can occur in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships. A victim may ask for a domestic violence order from the court if someone has abused them or threatened to abuse them, and they have a close relationship to that person. A close relationship can include a marriage, a registered domestic partnership, divorced or separated spouses, a date, people living together as more than roommates, or the relationship of people who parent a child together. It can also include grandparents, parents, children, siblings, and in-laws.Complex Property Issues
California is a community property state. Any property or income that a spouse earned during the marriage is presumed to be community property. A spouse's separate property is whatever was acquired prior to the marriage or received during the marriage by a gift, bequest, or devise. During a divorce, the community property will be divided such that the net value of the assets received by each spouse is equal. However, each physical asset is not divided. For example, one spouse might keep the marital home, while the other spouse gets a vacation property and the family business. The key is that the division must be equal in value. Some divorces involve complex estates, such as a business in which a great deal of goodwill has built up, intellectual property, pensions, retirement accounts, and stocks. In such cases, it may be necessary for your San Jose divorce lawyer to hire a forensic accountant and other experts to trace and value the property.Enforcements of Family Law Judgments and Orders
It can be challenging to enforce a family law judgment in California. In some cases, a spouse does not comply with a child support or alimony order. It is important to retain an attorney to enforce a divorce judgment. There may be enforcement terms set forth in a negotiated or mediated settlement agreement, and both spouses are supposed to follow those procedures to enforce the judgment.Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Agreements
Some spouses agree about how their property will be distributed in the event of a divorce. An engaged couple can make a pre-marital agreement determining how the property will be characterized and how it will be divided. To be valid, this agreement must be in writing. These agreements are covered by the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.Guardianships of a Minor
A guardianship is a court-ordered arrangement whereby someone other than a child's parent gets custody of the child, manages the child's property, or both. In California, guardians can be grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, foster parents, friends, relatives, or others. The guardian usually decides where a child lives, makes medical decisions, chooses a child's school, obtains social services for a child, and provides financial support.Step-Parent Adoptions
In California, the Department of Social Services prefers that a step-parent be married for at least one year to the parent of the child before adopting them. Once the adoption takes place, the new parent-child relationship is permanent, and both parents have equal financial and other obligations to the child. This means that if a couple gets divorced post-adoption, the adoptive step-parent will still have rights and obligations toward the child.Mediation
Often, divorces move beyond direct negotiations between spouses' attorneys to mediation. Mediation is a process in which settlement negotiations between the parties are facilitated by a neutral third party, known as a mediator. The mediator moves between the parties, showing them the potential strengths and weaknesses of their case and discussing the applicable law to help them get to an agreement that neither party may find perfect but both find acceptable.Consult a Knowledgeable Divorce Attorney in San Jose or Surrounding Cities
If you need help with a family law matter in or around San Jose, you should not hesitate to contact Elainie Honjas, Attorney at Law. She also represents people in Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo, Fremont, Hayward, Berkeley, and Oakland, among other Bay Area cities. Call us at (408) 292-4849 or complete our online form for a consultation.


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defend the world from the coming robot apocalypse for nearly a decade. Today I must concede. The fight is over. I've lost (and humanity with me).
Roomba has come (because I found it at a garage sale for $5) and shown me the error of my ways. It's cheerful beeps and seemingly random convulsions have won over my heart. I know, in some small corner of my mind, that it's merely a ploy to overwhelm my emotions and render me useless in the coming conflict.
It worked.
Roomba sings to me when it's about to start cleaning. It cheerfully beeps when its bin is full. It spins around like a happy puppy gobbling all the dirt on my floor.
You win, Roomba.
I have ceded all my worldly information to the Googletron in exchange for merely the promise that it won't do evil. My will has been so eroded by good intentions, happy animations, and useful search results that I lack the power to resist.
They have won.
What does the future hold? Self-driving cars, self-driving vacuums, self-driving lawn mowers, drone-delivered packages, 3D printed everything, and I'm happy to follow along, benumbed by anthropomorphism and anesthetized by 8-bit songs.
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.


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In the aftermath of a divorce or legal separation, one household becomes two. The resulting financial strain can impact all of the parties involved. In some cases, it is necessary for one spouse to pay spousal support or alimony to the other on a temporary or indefinite basis.
Kallen Law Firm, LLC can help you in the event you have you have a spousal support case to work out during your divorce. Spousal support is intended to provide enough money to pay for the "reasonable" needs of the receiving spouse.
A number of factors can affect the terms of a spousal support agreement including:
Special factors may affect the ability of the receiving spouse to adequately support themselves. For example, if a wife was an accountant but has been out of the workforce caring for young children for five years, she is unlikely to be able to obtain a position equal to the one she held before she left the workforce. Therefore, she may be eligible for spousal support until she regains the seniority she once had.
Additionally, if the supported spouse is disabled or faces barriers in the job market due to caring for children, he or she may be more likely to receive spousal support as a result of these unique factors.
In today's unpredictable economy, financial circumstances can change rapidly for either spouse. It may sometimes be necessary to modify spousal support when circumstances change. For professional women, divorce can be particularly challenging--that is why we are attuned to your needs. If you are receiving spousal support, we can help you get the financial resources you need. If you are paying spousal support, our St. Louis spousal support lawyers will work to ensure your arrangement is fair and does not cause any undue financial strain.
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When it comes to hairstyle, we have to consider carefully choosing the best suitable one. Thanks to hair extensions, we can easily try on our hair. With the considerable experience for many years, we met the demands of a lot of customers all over the world. Today, Apohair Company wants to recommend you one kind of hair extension that is Clip in bouncy wavy blonde. Hope you would like it.
Definition of Clip in bouncy wavy blonde hair extensions
Like any other types of hair extensions, clip-in hair is a relatively easy method of extending hair. It is used to attach to your own hair by small snap-on clips. As a result, your hair will be longer and thicker. All clip-in hair extensions come in one or multiple pieces of varying widths. Because it can be clipped-in or clipped-out in minutes and are literally undetectable, you can do it by yourself.
Hair texture
Besides bouncy wavy texture, weft hair also consists of many typical textures:
- Natural wavy
- Water wavy
- Body wavy
- Deep wavy
- Roll bouncy wavy
- Fumi wavy
- Roll body wavy
Hair quality
We are sure that clip in hair extension is made of 100% Vietnamese human Remy hair. Vietnamese hair gets a reputation for its strong and natural features, which helps to keep the natural status of the hair extensions. Especially, there is no chemical or synthetic hair containing in any of our hair products. The Remy hair ensures that the cuticle on each hair is running the same way so as to keep the hair shiny, soft and truly tangle-free.
Hair color
Black is always the best-seller color in our collection because of its usefulness. It is suitable for almost all events from working to hang out with friends. It has some main shades including #32H, #33H, #18, #22, #24 . Also, we have some other shades of Clip in bouncy wavy blonde hair extensions such as #5Q, #6C, #9C, #12C, #18C, #8H. However, there are many other color options for you to choose such as red, blonde, dark brown, light brown, mix, ombre or red color.
Here is a detailed color chart that concludes all the basic hair color for hair extensions provided by Apohair company.
Don't worry if you don't really love the color of this hair extension. Apohair Company also provides customers with:
- Clip-in bouncy wavy light brown
- Clip-in bouncy wavy dark brown
- Clip-in bouncy wavy blonde
How to apply clip-in extensions
Step 1:
Choose clip in hair extensions that are right for you based on the amount, color, and length of your hair.
Step 2: Prepare the tools you need:
- Your full set of clip-in hair extensions
- Soft paddle brush
- Clip
- Mirror
- Flat iron
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Before applying your clip in hair extensions, practice opening and closing the clips and know the position of clip in hair extensions.
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Using your index fingers or a tail comb, make a clean horizontal part across your scalp at the nape of your neck and clip the rest of your hair away by using a hair clip.
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Always attach the middle clip first. Slide the comb on the clip onto your natural hair and snap shut. Check if the attachment is securely in place. Repeat with the clips on the left and right side of the weft.
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Release the top section of your hair and use a comb to make another horizontal part to 1 inch above the previously applied extension.
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Continue making horizontal parts and attaching the extensions as you move up the back of the head.
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Attach the smaller side pieces by making a horizontal part above the ear and attaching the clip in wefts in the same manner.
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Use a mirror to make sure no visible weft is showing. Enjoy! You can now use a hair straightener or curling flat iron to style your hair extensions.
SEE MORE: Clip in Fumi curly blonde color #14, #16
Safe and guarantee
All the hair products provided by APO are 100% Vietnamese human hair. Hair remains in natural state as it is collected from Vietnamese women. Due to the fact that each bundle comes from one individuals, we cannot ensure hair textures and colors for all the hairstyles. However, we promise to try our best to supply customers with the best hair which helps to meets your demands.
Refund/ Exchange policyIn case you're unsatisfied with the hair products you purchased from APO, you can return them, meeting some criteria outlined below:
- Contact our customer service within 7 days of purchase to initiate a refund / exchange request.
- Hair is NOT installed, stained, cut or altered in any way
- Please note: If the item is removed from the package and used in any visible way, all return and exchange policies become invalid
- Hair must be in its original bundle and must not be tied at its top
- Hair must be in the original packaging
- Returned packages must include a copy of the original invoice
- Shipping and handling belong to the customer's responsibility
- Goods must be received at our company office before the refund can be issued
- Products must be returned at your expense. We recommend using a shipping service provider with a signature and / or insurance confirmation service to protect your package
- Please do not return unauthorized. We are not responsible for lost items, unauthorized returns or items sent to the incorrect address.
7 days products guarantee
You must contact us within 7 days of receiving your order.Based on the actual situation, we may ask you to send photos of your hair problem. If the problems can be resolved through maintenance regimen, then we may offer what product(s) may help to resolve your problem. If the problems cannot be resolved through maintenance, the hair must be sent back to us and received before we can take further action. As we want to determine if your purchase warrants replacement, the entire purchased amount of hair must be removed and mailed back to our office. Customers take responsibilities for all the costs of hair removal and mailing the products back. Also, we do not offer returns/exchanges for customized hair products.


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There are schools offering bookkeeping courses in Minnesota!
Schools Offering Bookkeeping Programs in Minnesota
Nearby States
Each year, approximately 0.1% of Minnesota graduates receive certificates in bookkeeping. That means an estimated 129 bookkeeping clerks graduate from Minnesota's 24 bookkeeping schools each year.
Top Schools
The top-ranked school in Minnesota with a bookkeeping program is Minnesota West Community and Technical College, which is located in Granite Falls. In 2010, it was ranked 79th nationwide. In 2010, 4 students graduated from Minnesota West Community and Technical College's bookkeeping program. Minnesota West Community and Technical College charged in-state students $5,154 in tuition fees per year.
The second-ranked school in Minnesota with a bookkeeping program is Ridgewater College, which is located in Willmar. In 2010, it was ranked 81st nationwide. Ridgewater College charged in-state students $5,280 in tuition fees per year.
Riverland Community College, which was ranked 81st nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Minnesota that has a bookkeeping program. It is located in Austin. Riverland Community College charged in-state students $5,070 in tuition fees per year.
Bookkeeping schools in Minnesota, charge students an average tuition of $6,449 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $14,826 per year, or as little as $3,728 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Minnesota bookkeeping schools were charged at the following schools:
- National American University-Roseville - located in Saint Paul, students are charged $13,780 per year
- National American University-Brooklyn Center - located in Minneapolis, students are charged $13,780 per year
The bookkeeping schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Minnesota were:
- Pine Technical College - located in Pine City, students are charged $3,728 per year
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College - located in Minneapolis, students are charged $4,551 per year
- Lake Superior College - located in Duluth, students are charged $4,608 per year
A bookkeeping certificate from a Minnesota school... what next?
The highest percentage of bookkeeping graduates in Minnesota pursue careers as a bookkeeping clerk. In 2010, there were 32,710 bookkeeping clerks working in Minnesota. The Minnesota counties with the largest populations of bookkeeping clerks are:
- Anoka County - 19,520 bookkeeping clerks
- Becker County - 3,390 bookkeeping clerks
- Brown County - 2,520 bookkeeping clerks
Projected Growth
The government projects that by 2018, the number of bookkeeping clerks in the state of Minnesota will grow to 39,750. This would require a 4% growth in the profession.
On average, a bookkeeping clerk earns a salary of $35,140 per year in Minnesota state. However, this number is only an average. bookkeeping clerks in Minnesota had varying salaries from $17,600 to $51,720 per year in 2010. The counties in Minnesota with the highest average salary for a bookkeeping clerk are:
- Anoka County - $38,040 per year
- Dodge County - $34,600 per year
- Benton County - $33,560 per year
The Minnesota counties with the lowest average salary for bookkeeping clerks are:
- Becker County - $28,980 per year
- Big Stone County - $30,000 per year
- Brown County - $30,090 per year
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- Associate's Degree in Bookkeeping in Minnesota
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Maintaining Healthy Home Drains in Charleston
Maintaining Healthy Home Drains in Charleston
Drains play a vital role in the overall function of your home's plumbing system. Without clear drains, your sinks, tubs, toilets, and appliances are likely to experience backups that can cause property damage and put your family at risk from untreated wastewater. Your plumber is always available to help you when you need professional drain cleaning in Charleston, SC; additionally, there are a few simple steps you can take to prevent clogs from forming inside your drains for healthier home plumbing.
Treat Your Drains Carefully
Although drains may seem capable of handling nearly anything, they are actually quite vulnerable to clogs and other problems under many circumstances. The most common causes of drain problems include overuse and treating drains, toilets, and garbage disposals like all-purpose trash receptacles. Never flush chemicals, paints, or cleaners down your drains—not only can these liquids damage your plumbing, they may also cause environmental damage to local water sources as well. Additionally, make it a habit to throw trash and food debris into the garbage, rather than flushing it down your sinks or toilets. Although your drains may seem large enough to handle many types of trash, debris can easily and quickly build up into a clog that blocks normal water flow and captures any debris or items flushed down the same drain in the future. Checking your garbage disposal's manual and making sure to only flush foods down the disposal that it is designed to handle can go a long way toward eliminating clogs in the kitchen. Keeping your toilet lids closed and providing a trash can in each bathroom will reduce the temptation to flush small pieces of garbage down the toilet for convenience.
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While there are several tricks you can try to keep your home's drains clear, it's also important to know when you need the help of a professional. If regular maintenance and plunging doesn't solve your home's drainage problems, or if you're experiencing a severe backup that's causing flooding or raw sewage to enter your home, it's time to call your plumber for drain cleaning help. Turning to a professional is the best way to resolve clogs without inadvertently causing damage to your plumbing or putting yourself at risk. Your plumber has a variety of drain cleaning tools and solutions on hand to quickly determine the cause of your clog and permanently eliminate it for improved long-term plumbing performance.
Are your home's drains having problems that include slow drainage or backups? Taking positive steps to eliminate existing clogs and prevent future problems from developing will keep your home's plumbing functioning flawlessly for decades to come. If you have questions about drain cleaning in Charleston, SC, please visit our website to check out the full list of services and solutions we offer, including drain cleaning, sewer line repair, and water heater replacement. You can also find more helpful home plumbing information and tips on when it's time to call your plumber by clicking through the additional articles hosted on our blog.


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A big thank you to Howard Books for sending me an early copy of this book! And hardcover, no less! It comes to shelves today and I'm excited to see what other readers think.
Rating: 4/5 stars
Review: In Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, Reba Riley recounts her experiences with thirty religions in one year–a quest she felt led to undertake on her 29th birthday.
Riley struggles with "Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome," which she describes as "A condition of spiritual injury that occurs as a result of religion, faith, and/or the leaving, losing, or breaking thereof." While I haven't faced a big break with the church, I know people who have and I'm sure many can relate to the term.
During her 29th year, Riley also struggled with a mysterious illness no doctor seemed able to diagnose. She felt that, if she couldn't heal her body, she could at least work toward healing her spirit.
In the novel, Riley discusses her experiences among the Amish, Buddhist, Muslim, Scientologist, Hindu, Native American, Wiccan, Jewish, and a whole hodgepodge of Christian churches varying from virtual reality to a drive-in to a movie theater.
What impresses me most about this book is not the fact that the peacock and disco ball on the cover actually relate to the story (though that is impressive); it's Riley's voice. She manages not only to keep me laughing, but also to keep me thinking. I've never read a memoir with so prominent a voice. At some point near the beginning of the book, I connected with her (I think it was when she fell down the stairs and flashed her birthday party crowd and everyone on the street). By the end, I felt like we were good friends. If I ever run into her on the street, I'll probably start conversing as though I've known her for years and she'll just stare back at me wondering who the heck this blonde chick is.
I'm also amazed by Riley's story. I always have a hard time believing miracles in memoirs because the author is typically biased. But Riley clearly didn't want to go back to church. And I don't believe she would change her memory of her story to fit the religion she chose because she didn't chose a religion at the end of her experience; she simply chose faith.
I don't fully agree with her theology, but I don't have to in order to appreciate this book. It is clear that God has made an imprint in her life; miracles are woven into each page. More than her story itself, I was interested to hear her thoughts on religions I'm unfamiliar with. Through her experiences, I feel more open to experiences like meditation and fasting, to which I was previously closed. I also feel more tolerant of beliefs like Scientology and Native American religions, at which I previously scoffed.
Though I believe many of Riley's anecdotes about visits to different sects of Christianity were important to her personal story, I would have liked to hear more about her visits to other religions. I know there's not a wide variety of religions represented in Ohio, but at one point Riley casually mentions she visited Christian Science, Unitarian Universalism, Sikhism, and Seventh-Day Adventism. She does acknowledge that these visits "barely registered" because her illness drained her of the energy needed to "research or get into the services." If she did not attend services, how did she visit these religions? What were her interactions with these religions like? I've been curious about the beliefs of Christian Science and Sikhism in particular, and I wish she would've explored these more later or written more about what experiences she did have.
Though I would've liked to hear more of Riley's experiences, this is only because I found the experiences she did share incredibly interesting. She doesn't just attend services of other religions; she does what people of those religions do on her visits, cleaning herself before service at a mosque; getting audited by Scientologists; eating peanut butter, marshmallow cream, maple syrup, jelly, meat, cheese, and pickle sandwiches with the Amish. Anytime an individual steps far out of their comfort zone, an interesting story begins.
Throughout the book, people of all religions tell Riley of her destiny as a healer. I think this is a destiny she lives out through her book and her blog. This book will bring healing to many people, regardless of whether they're searching for faith, running from faith, or already bound to faith. Reading Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome is especially a good remedy for those who identify with the title diagnosis.
Recommendation: Everyone should read this book.
Well, not everyone everyone–I can think of one or two super conservative people who may be disturbed by Riley's theology to the point of burning or banning it, which I don't much care for–but people from all walks of faith should read this. (Yes, I'm talking to you.)


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I'll be the first guy to admit I'm a Mariners homer but when I look at all of the mocks out there A. Soriano is a guy that's going either in the first or early second round. Both had down years plus Boone finally gets some help in the lineup this season.
If you compare their #'s they aren't that far off from eachother.
Boone .251 74R 24HR 83RBI 10SB 56BB
Soriano .280 77R 28HR 91RBI 18SB 33BB
Would it be a good idea to pass on a guy like Soriano early and get better value with a guy like Boone a few rounds later?


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General InformationThe Dallas Independent School District is "one of the nation's fastest improving school districts," according to the Council of the Great City Schools. With 230 schools and approximately 157,000 students, Dallas ISD is home to two of the top public high schools in the country (Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center's School of Science and Engineering and School for the Talented and Gifted) as reported by The Washington Post and Newsweek.
In addition, the number of Dallas ISD students taking and scoring a 3 or above on Advanced Placement exams increased each of the last six years with minority students leading their cohorts across the nation in the number of qualifying scores continuing an upward swing in preparing students for college.Dallas ISD boasts a number of National Blue Ribbon Schools and several noteworthy accomplishments, including a steadily increasing graduation rate. As a matter of fact, the number of students graduating from Dallas ISD is at its highest since the mid-1980s.The vast majority of our schools received renovations made possible by a $1.35 billion bond program approved by voters in 2008. The program added 14 new schools.With the support of Dallas voters, the $1.6 billion 2015 bond program is underway and is scheduled to add nine new and replacement schools, and provide renovations, additions, and other improvements to our schools making it possible for students to learn in state-of-the-art facilities as they prepare to compete in today's technology enriched, ever-changing, global society.


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I had my first flawless week in about a million years. No cheats and I kept my calories low all week. I had a bit too much sodium but that will drain away if I could just get back to using less Tony C's when cooking. Last Friday the scale almost exploded when I hit 184.
I got as low as 174.6 this week before the salt bug bit me and I jumped back up. Some of the excess weight dropped off this morning so I am right at my panic weight of 175.
Weight Statistics
Even though I had a nice 1 pound drop, I was still angry this morning because I thought the whole Wednesday weight gain would melt away. No reason for me to be grumpy because a 9 pound loss in one week isn't shabby even though about 95% of that was just water.
Today's Menu
Breakfast – Pork loin with cheese
Lunch – Pork loin with chesse
Dinner – Chicken with onions
Snack – Pork Loin with onions
Calories – 1500
I went a little overboard with the pork loin today but it was a cooking day and I always sample a little too much when I cook. 😛
Total success on the coffee front. I dropped down to 1 packet of sweet n low per cup of coffee and I started bringing a LARGER mug so I make fewer trips. I probably cut my intake down from 8 to 10 packets all the way down to 3 or 4 so I won't have to worry about too many hidden carbs.
I was unable to stick with Atkins this week. I had some fruit earlier in the week and then again yesterday. Oh, someone put a GIANT bag of pistachio nuts about 14 feet from my office and I walked past the darn thing about 39 times yesterday. End result is I grabbed about 4 handfuls. 😛
My calories were still under 1500 Thursday but as I said Atkins took a beating this week. I guess a few nuts and pears are still much better than a few dounts and pints of ice cream. 😀
Ice Cream!
I just about needed Annie Wilkes to hobble me to keep me from running out to the store for ice cream this evening. I actually got up to get my shoes at one point before I retook control of my senses.
I had to toss on my mind control hat to keep the cookie monster from taking control of my brain. It probably didn't help watching a bunch of videos of some guy reviewing various flavors of ice cream. The red velvet cake ice cream almost sent me running to Winn Dixie. 😛
Tip Of The Day!
Don't ruin a great week with the irrational thinking that you deserve a treat. Cheating from time to time is fine. I encourage it but actually REWARDING yourself with food for a hard workout or great diet week is BAD! Similar to yesterdays tip but very important.
I was ready to head to the store for about 1200 calories of ice cream to reward myself for a great week. Bad Idea! That is a very bad habit to start-up and it will sabotage your weight loss.
Don't use food as a reward EVER! Find some other way to celebrate a good workout or great diet week or weight loss.
Happy Dieting, see you tomorrow


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Research to STEAM up the 21st Century Education
Science and mathematics education is emphasized worldwide. Reports from large-scale international studies such as TIMSS and PISA continually rank U.S. students behind many other nations. As a result, the U.S. has increased its emphasis on the implementation of a more extensive curriculum in K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM).
IPERC sponsors a wide range of education research in K-12 schools through our collaborating partners at the Ohio State University. The research has been emphasizing on the discovery and implementation of new education methods and pedagogy to enhance the 21st century teaching and learning in K-12 schools. It is our mission for IPERC as a community to promote high quality and practical research to transform our classrooms and to support 21st Century Education through effective and systemic integration of education innovations, inquiry based curriculum, formative and constructive assessment, education technology, professional development & teacher training, and effective STEAM outreach.
Our research is aligned with the 21st Century Education Framework (www.p21.org), and contributes to the knowledge, literature, and technology for widespread adoption and implementation of education innovations that develop 21st century skills among students and teachers.
For more information about our research endeavors, please refer to the following research websites and publication links:
- Research on Scientific Reasoning and Critical Thinking (www.istarassessment.org)
- International studies on scientific reasoning and STEM learning. PDFhttp://www.sciencemag.org/content/323/5914/586
Educational innovations emphasize the need for a prepared 21st century workforce, which translates into students learning not only science content, but also acquiring advanced transferable reasoning skills. The development of these skills will better enable students to handle open-ended novel situations and design their own investigations to solve scientific, engineering, and social problems in real world.
An important component of these abilities is scientific reasoning, which broadly defined, includes the thinking and reasoning skills involved in inquiry, experimentation, evidence evaluation, inference and argumentation that support the formation and modification of concepts and theories about the natural and social world. Scientific reasoning is a general ability and methodology that is critical in enabling the successful management of real-world situations in professions beyond the classroom.
In K-12 education, the development of scientific reasoning skills has been shown to have a long-term impact on student academic achievement. Positive correlations between student scientific reasoning abilities and measures of students' gains in learning science content have been reported. These findings support the consensus of the science education community on the need for K-12 students to develop an adequate level of scientific reasoning skills along with a solid foundation of content knowledge.
Traditionally, it is often expected that rigorous content learning in science and mathematics will help develop students' scientific reasoning abilities; however, recent studies have shown that the traditional style of STEM education has little impact on the development of students' scientific reasoning abilities. It is not what we teach but rather how we teach that makes a difference in student learning of higher order abilities such as scientific reasoning.
On developing scientific reasoning, research has shown that inquiry based science instruction can promote scientific reasoning abilities. Controlled studies have shown that students had higher gains on scientific reasoning abilities in inquiry classrooms over non-inquiry classrooms. On the other hand, students' and instructors' levels of reasoning skills can significantly impact the effectiveness of using inquiry methods in teaching and learning science courses. Therefore, in order to effectively implement inquiry based curricula, improving scientific reasoning abilities need to be highly emphasized K-12 education for both students and teachers.


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Polls test South Korea mood after ferry disaster
South Korea's ruling conservative party has made a strong showing in local elections despite criticism over its handling of the recent ferry disaster.
President Park Geun-hye's Saenuri party won eight of 17 main contests for city mayors and provincial governors.
The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) party won the remaining nine races that included the Seoul mayor.
Voters also elected other mayors, county officials and council members.
The ruling Saenuri Party staked its campaign on Ms Park's pledge to reform government bureaucracy and improve safety oversight following the ferry disaster in April.
"The Korea after the Sewol ferry disaster must be different from the Korea before the disaster," said senior party official Lee Wan-koo. "We need to reform and create a safe country."
The local polls were presented by media and politicians as a referendum on the party and its handling of the ferry disaster, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul.
Analysts said Ms Park's party would have done much better if the disaster had not happened.
The local elections are held every four years, with almost 4,000 municipal posts contested.
The poll - though it has no impact on national politics - is being watched for signs of real political fall-out, our correspondent adds.
Entrenched regional voting patterns however are likely to forestall any major shift in South Korean politics.
President Park Geun-hye's popularity has fallen sharply since the April sinking, which left more than 300 people - mostly school children - dead.
Ms Park has already apologised for the disaster and promised reforms, but anger at alleged mismanagement by the rescue services and the ferry company has seen her approval ratings drop below 50%.
The incident has sparked anger over perceived incompetence and negligence.
The Sewol ferry, carrying 476 people, sank on 16 April off the south coast of South Korea.
Investigators say it was overloaded, while both the crew and coast guard have come under fire for their failure to rescue more passengers.


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| Authors | Katheryn Svaldi
Katheryn Svaldi
Katheryn Svaldi has an extensive collection of wine corks. Most from bottles she has drank while writing short stories. She has two snakes, Frank and Bob. Sometimes she wraps them around her wrist while typing. If writing doesn't work out she'll fall back on something more dependable like professional juggling.
Stories by Katheryn Svaldi
The Boat of Prestigious Pirates in Plankwalk and Pillaging and PillagingIllustrated by Mike S. Young
They weren't even really pirates. They didn't think I was one either. Pillaging 101, that class was a joke. It didn't even have a section on looting the mayor's mansion. But I failed, and they thought I was the joke. David Jones Jr. even called me a buccaneer. So his dad had the whole "locker" …


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New York in the summer is a slowly uncoiling stew of boredom. The days are longer and hotter, and and you need new activities to fill up those golden summer days- and any excuse to hoist a glass or shop.
On Thursday August 31st, Lisa Hoffman Beauty fans can celebrate gather in any air conditioned space with a television to show off the Kerala Ashok Garden collection on HSN. Beauty Report with Amy Morrison will be featuring the new fragrance which is powered by the Ashok Blossom of India. The fragrance jewelry, a necklace and bracelet featuring vintage dreamy purple glass and silver beads, have pendants filled with scent infused beads attached. Wearers can enjoy the romantic scent which nurtures inner strength and balance. Lyrical notes of Deep Violet, Ripe Pear, Velvety Apricot & Sheer Jasmine perfectly harmonize with the Ashok flower's spiritual essence while Musky Amber & Green-Floral Spice centers you with reflective calm.
Tune into this one night only preview and purchase the Kerala Ashok Garden Bracelet (which comes with a 2 oz bottle of Kerala Ashok Garden Eau de Parfum) for $59.99 or the Kerala Ashok Garden Fragrance Necklace ($39.99) ,tune into HSN for Beauty Report with Amy Morrison on Thursday August 31st, 8pm EST.
Trollbeads is having their first annual Trollbeads day on August 1st! If you're not familiar with the Brand from Copenhage, they were founded in 1976 and were the originators of the bead-on-bracelet tradition. The brand offers an assortment of jewelry pieces including beads, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings and accessories. Their collection is inspired by mythology, astrology, fairytales, fauna, flora, cultural diversity and the familiar things of everyday life. On August 1st, 2014 they're are going to unveil the top secret sterling silver Trollbead Day bead globally, and there will be events around the world to celebrate. Loyal customers, who await the release of each new bead and jewelry item, will be able to purchase the bead at select retailers for $68. Fans of the brand are also welcome to share stories about how they began their 'Trollbeads Journey' and lucky winners will be competing for an exclusive Trollbeads tshirt or to win the new bead!
The iconic Macy's Herald Square flagship location will have prizes and Trollbeads cookies at theTrollbeads counter located on the retailers' main floor from 11 AM – 7 PM. The Trollbeads street team will hand out scratch-off cards outside Macy's from 12 PM – 4 PM, while supplies last. Each Trollbeads scratch off card is redeemable for a prize of either a complimentary unique glass bead valued at $43 or a complimentary sterling silver bracelet including a clasp valued at $72. The mystery bead will first be revealed on Facebook (Facebook.com/TrollbeadsNYC) when the clock strikes 12 AM and later in-store at 10 AM.
Be at Trollbeads NYC 1016 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018 (212.302.0289) OR Macy's Herald Square, 151 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001 (212.695.4400) for refreshments, candy andTrollbeads cookies from 10 AM – 7 PM.
Josi Natori, the legendary lingerie designer, is having a Pajama Party at her newly revamped NYC boutique on August 5th. The boutique will feature the Josie by Natori line, which is a multi-cultural, multi-faceted and multi-hued expressive collection that consists of mix and match lingerie, sleepwear, accessories, and home in bold patterns, vibrant colors. Also on offer will be the new JOSIE fragrance collection.
The Pajama Party will feature lessons in origami, 'style' fortune' cookies, and an interactive phot booth- perfect for sharing your Natori memories on social media.During the event, attendees will have the chance to win a $500 gift card to the boutique by sharing photos on Instagram using #JosiePJParty and @NatoriCompany.
The Natori boutique is located at 253 Elizabeth St (between Houston and Prince) and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 7 PM, and Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM. The store phone number is 646.684.4934 and the website is www.natori.com, RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Bethany Boathouse
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A full bar, live music and outdoor seating make this open air restaurant a perfect summer stop for lunch, dinner or just drinks. Bethany Boathouse is open April - November.


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Certificate of Authenticity
As with all artwork, it is important to have documentation that proves its authenticity. As printing/scanning technology continues to grow, it is becoming easier to create forgeries of artwork and claim them to be genuine pieces. Therefore, all original and limited edition prints come with a COA that has been printed on fine linen paper. The COA contains information about the piece of work and is hand signed in ink by Chris Miller. The COA is folded and wax sealed. It is important that this document be kept with the work as it will be one of the only ways to prove its authenticity in the future should you ever decide to sell.


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In the latter (p. 10), he quotes Cano as follows:
Peter has no need of our lies or flattery. Those who blindly and indiscriminately defend every decision of the supreme Pontiff are the very ones who do most to undermine the authority of the Holy See -- they destroy instead of strengthening its foundations."And he adds: "As it was with John Paul II and Benedict XVI, that has been my watchword in correspondence and conversation with Pope Francis, and in my writing on his pontificate; and it will continue to be so."
Hmmmm ... Okay ... A stalwart exemplar, no doubt.


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Wonder Fools explain the theory of the Coolidge Effect, one of their major influences when creating their show.
You can see The Coolidge Effect on Wednesday 22 March. Book your tickets here.
January 8, 2016
One of the major influences for Wonder Fools at the beginning of The Coolidge Effect is Gary Wilson's TED talk 'The Great Porn Experiment'. In his 16-minute-long lecture, Wilson outlines the basic theory behind what has become known as the Coolidge Effect and its psychological and physical impacts on the human body.
The theory behind the Coolidge Effect is complex and can be tricky to wrap your head around, particularly to begin with – this blog attempts to address that!
In his TED Talk, Gary Wilson gives an example of the Coolidge Effect. The experiment was originally conducted with rats by American ethologist Frank A. Beach, which you can learn more about in our blog '1955 – The Coolidge Effect'. The diagram below shows this experiment using mice. Wilson gives the example of one male mouse having sex with another female mouse. As they continue to mate repeatedly, the male takes longer to ejaculate. However, when presented with a new female, the time for ejaculation reduces considerably.
This is the Coolidge Effect: it demonstrates that sexual arousal increases when presented with new prospective partners. It appears to denounce monogamy but in fact it does not, the theory merely poses that it is variety not the act of sex that is crucial to maintaining sexual interest. (WF Edit: This variety can be achieved by simply "spicing up your love life"). Gary Wilson predominantly evidences the Coolidge Effect in young men but we believe its psychological and physical impacts can affect any gender.
What interests Wonder Fools about the Coolidge Effect is what happens when pornography gives us an unlimited supply of variety. The internet has exploded our options. We can access pornographic videos and explicit images anytime anywhere. In the original Coolidge Effect experiment, Frank A. Beach concluded that the rats would never stop mating as long as new females were introduced. In his TED Talk Gary Wilson asks: if the variety never stops what happens next? Wonder Fools' The Coolidge Effect attempts to investigate this.
This blog covers the Coolidge Effect on a very basic level. If you are interested in the topic, please see the TED Talk at the bottom of this article for Gary Wilson's full lecture. In addition, if you want to find out more information or have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Wonder Fools.
Gary Wilson is a physiology teacher with a particular interest in the latest neuroscience discoveries. Wilson is the host of www.yourbrainonporn.com, an online community which offers support for those affected by internet pornography. You can watch the full TED Talk here: bit/ly/greatpornexperiment
You can read more of Wonder Fools' blogs here.