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The book opens with a note telling us what 'black dog', aside from the obvious, means: melancholy, depression of spirits; ill humour. In some country places, if a child is sulking, it is said 'the black dog is on his back.'
Summary: As helicopters search Northern England's Peak District for fifteen year-old Laura Vernon, Detective Constable Ben Cooper quietly dreads the worst. When her body is found in the woods, Cooper's investigation begins with a short list of very uncooperative suspects: retired miner Harry Dickinson, whose black Labrador discovered Laura's body, and Laura's wealthy parents. Uneasily teamed with ambitious newcomer Detective Constable Diane Fry, Cooper tests a town's family ties, friendships, and loyalties - and finds that in order to understand the present, they must unearth the past.
My thoughts: Wow. This is a fantastic read. Not only am I going to wholeheartedly recommend Black Dog to everyone, I'm going to go ahead and read the rest of the Ben Cooper & Diane Fry series; if the twelve books that follow are anything like this one, I know I'll love them. It is a unique story, with all the pieces of the intricately crafted puzzle falling smoothly in place at the end.
You know, in most popular mysteries (the few that I have read, anyway) the whole plot has an increasing frenzy and is the build up to a fabulous, thrilling ending. If that is the kind of conclusion you like to your reads, this might seem disappointing, a let down. Because the ending is too simple. It is so simple, that it would sound far fetched to people who are used to that grand climax. It reminded me of Stephen King's Under the Dome, for no reason other than how it made me feel; surprised and convinced, not to mention, wholly awed. It was impossible for me to have guessed it, but I know the answer had been right there all along, staring me in the face. The only disappointment I felt was for not having thought of it!
But even if not the ending, there is so much to appreciate and be impressed by in this book. While still being a swift mystery, Black Dog is like a laid back character sketch of all sorts of people in your usual small town. I loved the quirky ones, of course, like Harry Dickinson. And I also liked Gwen, his wife, about whom Cooper was so right - some people just get miserably tangled in messes they don't deserve to be in. Most of all, I liked Diane Fry; because she was so realistic. I liked how, as an outsider, she provided a neatly contrasting perspective on the rest of the team; one which I couldn't easily dismiss as she was also one of the good guys. The drama in Cooper's life was overwhelming and effectively justified the few character flaws in my mind (which made him much better than a conventional Lee Child-ish detective!) The book is wonderfully written, with hilarious comments at the most unexpected times and apt vivid descriptions that bring the setting to life. Mostly, I found Black Dog by Stephen Booth to be a perfect start to a series; which is something I hardly ever get to say. And Diane Fry and Ben Cooper do seem to make, possibly in spite of themselves, a pretty good team.
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London-based studio Aberrant Architecture designed this awesome Tiny Traveling Theater that has a roof of recycled coal scuttles. Paying tribute to 17th century coal salesman Thomas Britton, who started the "Small Coal Man's Musick Club" above his Clerkenwell coal shed, the red mini theater made its debut during the recent Clerkenkenwell Design Week and is now touring England.
Aberrant tried to stay as true to the original music club as possible by giving the door leading to the small theater a boat handle and using coal scuttles for the roof. Skylights are hidden in the chimneys, bringing natural light inside, while a conical funnel pulses sounds from the indoor performance outdoors so that passersby can also enjoy the show.
The theater is towed by a VW split screen camper van and features three recessed booths that can accommodate up to six people. Mobile and small, this temporary space allows for a very intense emotional experience, which can be preceded and followed by drinks outside at a pop-up bar comprised of little more than a folding table, some chairs and ice buckets to keep drinks cold! Come to think of it, what else do you need?
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I just finished my upcoming book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof You Can Heal Yourself (Hay House, 2013), but I'm still researching the topic that has fascinated me for the past four years. I just started reading Consciousness & Healing: Integral Approaches To Mind-Body Medicine, by my friend and IONS president Marilyn Schlitz and Tina Amorok. Here's some juicy stuff I found:


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The first James Joyce Half Marathon took place on Bloomsday 2014.
I ran it with Paul Sweeney and Con Kennedy took photographs from a bicycle.
The route was from the Tower in Sandymount to Glasnevin Cemetery. We ran along the seafront to Dun Laoghaire, then on the sea side of the railway line to Monkstown, Blackrock and Blackrock Park, crossed over the Railway at Booterstown to the shoreline and then along the beach to Gilford Road, Dromard Terrace, Leahy's Terrace, Newbridge Avenue, along the Dodder to Ballsbridge, Shelbourne Road, Barrow Street, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Samuel Beckett Bridge, the Five Lamps, Portland Row, North Circular Road, Fitzgibbon Street, Mountjoy Square, past Belvedere College, Hardwicke Street, Temple Street, Eccles Street, Fontenoy Street, through Blessington Basin and the Royal Canal Bank and ended outside Glasnevin Cemetery.
You can see the route development maps and runs in the earlier blogpost here.
We ran in the evening of a beautiful sunny Bloomsday. You can see Con's video of the run as a time lapse of the route here, and the hazards of beach running on YouTube here.
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At Sanofi Genzyme, we have always been a committed partner in transplant – this can be seen in both our ongoing collaborations with the community to ensure future progress in the field, and most importantly through our connections with transplant patients. At the 2016 American Transplant Congress (ATC), we showcase this commitment by profiling Lucy Maliszewski, who uses art to express the emotion behind her transplant experience.
Lucy Maliszewski was diagnosed with glomerulosclerosis, a condition that would require her to have a kidney transplant. The path to treatment was challenging. To help cope, Lucy leaned on family and friends and rediscovered painting as a way to express her emotions. This is her story.
I started having kidney problems when I was 11 after suffering from very high temperatures. I was later diagnosed with glomerulosclerosis. I had only forty percent use of each kidney and I suffered from severe hypertension.
Given the complications of my disease, I was told that having children would not be likely for me. Thankfully, I persisted, and today have three beautiful children whom I often refer to as my lifesavers. My pregnancies were not without complications, though. Sadly, one of my four pregnancies resulted in a stillbirth. The three children in my life are Tiffany, Justin, and Adam. After their births, my nephrologist told me my kidney hadn't changed much in fifteen years and that I may have about thirty more years before I would probably need a kidney transplant. He was right.
In the years following the births of my children, my kidney function continued to decline, and I became weaker and weaker. Almost 30 years later, I ended up on dialysis. My son got me an appointment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The doctors and nurses there were incredible. My kids were amazing advocates on my behalf, asking questions to determine the next best step. Soon they, along with my dialysis nurses, convinced me that a kidney transplant was my best option.
Finding a donor
Finding a donor match was a huge obstacle. My three children immediately got tested with the hope of being a compatible donor. None of them were a match so we had to explore other options. I grew up in a family of seven girls so some of my sisters and nieces got tested, others had health issues that prevented them from doing so. No one was determined to be a match.
At this point, I was scared and frustrated and my biggest challenge was staying positive. Thankfully, my children really helped. My sons got on a kidney exchange waiting list, so a possible a donor swap could be an option. In addition to my family support, I started talking to a social worker who encouraged me to begin painting on a daily basis to help with the depression and frustration. I had painted a little in the past. But, because kidney disease caused me to have significant memory loss, I had to re-teach myself the basics of painting and challenge myself to learn new techniques.
After some time, I was advised of a new medical procedure called plasmapheresis that had allowed for my daughter's kidney to now become a viable option, and it was decided that she was the best match. While I was thrilled to finally have an option, I was also petrified that something would happen to my daughter. Tiffany is an opera singer and her voice teachers were concerned that going through surgery could have an effect on her voice. I knew I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something negative happened to Tiffany as a result of my illness.
The surgery
When the day of surgery finally arrived, my sons Justin and Adam, along with Tiffany's boyfriend, Steve, saw her into surgery and then waited with me until it was my turn. Intent on distracting my anxiety about the surgeries, the kids kept me laughing right until I was about to go into surgery—I couldn't think of a better way to calm my nerves!
Thankfully, the transplant was a success. The kids and I were amazed at how good I felt right away. Before the surgery, I could barely walk across the street. Now, after the surgery, I had so much energy. I was able to walk down the hall to see Tiffany the day after my surgery.
Moving forward
Today, nine years after my transplant, I have some blood pressure problems and have to carefully monitor my diet. I have had a few rejection problems that needed to be managed, but otherwise I am doing very well. I continue to paint which helps me to forget about medications, as well as physical and emotional problems. I have returned to my painting with a strong dedication and openness to new inspiration. It took a lot of people to keep me alive— family, friends, doctors, nurses, scientists creating procedures and medications, social workers, and financial officers. I am so very grateful for all of them. As they say, it takes a village.
This is Lucy's individual experience and is not intended to be representative of all transplant experiences.
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Meru08 Sep 2015
I can't believe how talented Jimmy Chin is. A world class climber, skier, photographer, cinematographer, director, and now documentarian. Meru did not feel like a debut documentary. All the footage, editing and pacing felt very well situated among contemporary documentaries. If I had to guess, this is largely because he studied the genre. Like his knowledge of climbing and mountaineering, success depends to a great degree on study and preparation. I imagine Chin and his collaborators studied the genre before producing this film. The biggest missing piece, though, was that Chin's talents are clear as a mountain climber and photographer but a little less impressive as a theorist. Bringing in Jon Krakauer, chronicler of all things weird or extreme in America, was helpful but an overall theory of why men would attempt to ascend this mountain was lacking.
This was a small plot point but one that stuck with me. I found it so strange that Conrad Anker married his best friend's wife after seeing his best friend die in an avalanche. He was clearly suffering deeply from survivor's guilt, but coming home, falling in love with your best friend's widow and adopting his children - what a torrent of emotions that must create. Marriage is complicated enough, introducing this huge wrinkle seems incredible to me. But then, I guess "not-incredible" is not a description of a man who climbs a mountain for 20 days. I was even more fascinated with what their kids must think of all this. What if they just wanted a normal life?
My favorite part of the documentary and of their approach to mountaineering was that everything was assessed as a risk with a probability of success or failure. There are very few things we do in life that have zero prior belief or information to assess probabilities. I try to made decisions in my life in this way, but seeing it applied to something on the scale of mountaineering was amazing.


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In an earlier blog, I drew your attention to the fact that CSU, Bakersfield has crossed the 10,000 student threshold. As the student population grows, so do our campus facility needs. Arts and Humanities hopes the campus will select our building proposal for a Media and Performing Arts Center as the next major new facility.
Here's a brief summary of how the Media and Performing Arts Center would serve our campus and community:
The Media and Performing Arts Center will be a two-story building facing Stockdale Highway with a state-of-the-art Communications facility on the second floor and multiple performance spaces on the first floor. The facilities in the Center will support the Public Relations, Journalism, Digital Media, Film, General Education, Theatre, Music, and Liberal Studies programs. The Media and Performing Arts Center will enrich university excellence by greatly expanding our ability to serve our students, support our faculty, and create beneficial partnerships with community stakeholders.
Student-run media is essential to the vitality of a university. It provides news, information, and entertainment to a campus community, engages students in their university experience, and gives real-world training to students planning media careers. Many universities have student-run radio stations, television programs, newspapers, magazines, news websites, filmmaking studios, advertising firms, and more. The Media and Performing Arts Center enables a converged student media operation that will house our Communications faculty and incorporate all platforms under one roof.
Highlights of the second floor Media operations include a 30-station computer lab that functions as a classroom and production lab, a video studio classroom, a business office for The Runner Media Group (newspaper, website, online radio station, and online news video), and a business office for the student-run public relations firm. It also will house the radio station's studio, a sound recording room, equipment storage room, and offices for faculty. In this experiential learning environment, students will gain a variety of skills across platforms as they train to enter media-related careers. The entire CSUB campus and the surrounding community will also benefit from the variety of media opportunities provided by this operation.
The first floor of the Media and Performing Arts Center includes a black box theatre, film screening room, concession area, practice rooms, and an 800-seat concert hall, which could be expanded to 1400 seats with additional private funding. The State University Administrative Manual (SUAM) under Section VI - Standards for Campus Development Programs specifies two performance space requirements/entitlements. This new facility will allow us to achieve the vision set forth in CSU Auditorium Standards and Board of Trustees policy on the Provision of Large Auditoria on CSU Campuses, which states that CSU campuses should have a 1200 seat large auditorium. The CSU Facilities guidelines also lists five performance/rehearsal spaces for campuses over 5000 FTE which maintain fine arts programs, and the Media and Performing Arts Center will make this vision a reality.
The Center will allow CSUB to become a beacon for the arts and humanities in this area of the Central Valley. This building is necessary to accomplish our mission of providing excellence, creating partnerships, and building community by providing facilities of the highest quality to
train a new generation of performers (artists & musicians) and teachers, and to satisfy the current and future demands in our region and throughout the state. The Media and Performing Arts Center will help us raise our profile in the entire region and help us attract, retain, and graduate talented students from Kern County and beyond.
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"32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies."(Heb 11.)
Earlier last month, my family moved to the coastal city of Mombasa, some 500km from the city we've always called home. I however, have still some things to do in Nairobi so I've been shuttling every week to and fro – thanks to the new railway service.
As the train traverses the Savannah plains that is the land between Nairobi and Mombasa, one watching through the windows cannot fail to notice how fast local life passes by. From the remote villages of the vast Kamba land to the diverse wild animals of the Tsavo, one only gets a glimpse of what happens.
Given the speed of the train, there is little to experience along the way, and eventually one starts looking forward to the destination. I have wondered more than once what it would be like to experience the village life and graze cattle in the same place I see the wild animals.
Further I've thought how similar our experience of the journey of faith can be:
On one part, one can look at the train journey as a life where one believes in Jesus, departs from Nairobi, and then speeds to Mombasa – heaven to meet Jesus there.
Another can be viewed as a walk with the Lord (like journey to Emmaus) where a couple of you depart Nairobi with Him when you believe, walk with him through the wildlife inhabited plains, for many days unlike the 5 hours on the train, encounter challenges with Him along the way , and scale all of them with Him. You get to the destination Mombasa, having not only arrived victoriously, but also bonded immensely with Him as you've experienced life in Him together.
Given a choice between the two, I'd rather the walk – tough, but immensely satisfying.


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text: It was an exciting year, to be sure. I finished up my Zell Postgraduate Fellowship at the University of Michigan and moved to Norway. I visited the lookout at Sand Mountain, put my toes in the McKenzie river I'm named for, and went to London for the first time. I celebrated my first 17th of May in Trondheim, set up my first photo booths, and shot portraits of my friends and loved ones. We went back to Lisbon and got engaged. I'm grateful for the year behind me, and so looking forward to the year ahead. Here are some of my favorite memories of 2015.


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Unique Baby Names – Not Just For Celebrities
A problem I've always had when trying to determine the perfect names for my children is this: I don't want to give them names that already belong to people I don't like. Now I'm not a person with a lot of enemies, so it's not a hugely extensive list, but when it comes to naming the fruits of my womb, I want my decisions to be spot-on. Unfortunately, this deters me from almost every name, as I nearly always know someone who, for whatever reason, I feel couldn't possibly share a name with my little angel.
This leaves me searching for more unique baby names. Now, I'll be honest, there are some names that get thrown around where I live, in Idaho, that I feel are a little too jazzy. You know those six-names-combined-into-one-with-glitter-sprinkled-on-top kinds of baby names? Maybe you like those, I don't know. All I'm saying is that it's not just the rich and famous who get a bit too wild naming their kids sometimes. But, I do appreciate originality in naming children, so I'm always interested to hear how certain names came about.
According to this graphic and article, baby names go out of popularity as quickly as they come into it, and typically are consistently popular across most states. It seems that when it comes to giving our kids their lifelong labels, we aren't too worried about how many other people will also wear that same nametag.
I thoroughly enjoying reading this article by the Huffington Post, titled "28 Very Surprising Baby Names On The Rise." I even considered adding a few of the names to my own list of potential future baby names … but then I realized that they probably won't be original for much longer, and I was back to square one.
To sum up, I'm probably going to end up having to name my children after fonts or something, to guarantee that they'll be original. That seems to fit in with my writer lifestyle … right? I can just see it now: "Come on Papyrus! Helvetica is waiting for you to play with her!"
All this baby name talk is making me crazy, I think.
What's your opinion of unique baby names? How have you determined what your little cherubs should be called? Are there any names you think are just too original? Or too common?


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I crashed and burned so you don't have to!
I know what its like to work the 9 to 5 grind, which in many cases is more like 7 to 7 or even worse. With traffic, deadlines, implementing new policies and procedures, trying to succeed inside systems that seem almost destined to make you fail, the stress level can be over the top.
Even though you may not enjoy your job, you don't dare quit because there are entirely too many people out of work making finding a new one even harder. And how would you support yourself and your family?
Lets not forget about the financial issues of a mortgage, car payments, college tuition, extravagant vacations, insurance, medical bills, and all the rest that force you to trade your time for dollars. Sometimes it feels like you are selling your Soul - at least that's how it felt to me.
And what about relationship stress? How much stress do you experience because there is disharmony between you and your spouse, your boss, your parent, your child, a co-worker, a sibling, your neighbor, or anyone else you interact with on a routine basis?
Oh yes, I almost left out that pain in the patootie stress called poor health. When some aspect of your health isn't up to par, nothing seems to work. It affects everything you do from making poor decisions, to snapping at your loved ones, to missing work.
I've been there with all of those. And it almost killed me.
"I was very successfully climbing the corporate ladder. I traveled often and enjoyed what many would consider to be the finer things in life: cruises to the Caribbean; limo rides to black tie affairs in Manhattan; little red sports cars; weekend jaunts skiing in New England, staying in slope-side condos with fireplaces and Jacuzzis; dinner parties; travel in my company's Learjet; 5-star restaurants and hotels . . . you get the idea.
But along with the material success came severe stress. It was quickly destroying my health and any hopes I had at happiness.
I was one of four managers developing "The Bayer Factory" - a state of the art facility and workforce to manufacture Bayer aspirin. It would be a self-directed work team with the best equipment out there.
Empowering people to work together, teaching them the communication, problem solving, and technical skills necessary to one day run their department on their own was a dream job for me. But, as has been true on several occasions in my life, all of that changed in the blink of an eye.
It was early one Friday morning. The team leader called me into his office to share the news that the company was doing a major management lay off. Those of us lucky enough (or not) to survive the cut were being reassigned. The Bayer Factory was being disbanded.
My new position was that of a front-line supervisor in another department. Several of my closest friends, business colleagues, and even a few of those in upper management whom I greatly admired, had all been let go.
It was a devastating day.
And then it became a nightmare.
I hated front-line supervision. It was a job I had refused time and time again. Many companies like their upper management staff to have front line supervisory experience. They feel it makes you a better manager if you understand the nitty-gritty of what happens on the production floor. I was being groomed for upper management, so the job was repeatedly thrust at me.
I'd worked alongside enough supervisors to know that it was not something I was cut out for or desired. People were constantly pulling at you, asking questions, needing assistance immediately, sometimes complaining, whining, or finger pointing. Whenever the job was offered, I always turned it down.
Yet, here it was, plopped in my lap. I had no real choice - be a front line supervisor or find a new job. I only had the weekend to decide.
Depending on the dynamics between the people on the floor, front line supervision can be a lot of fun or it can be like beating your head against a brick wall. Many days for me, it was the latter.
The company decided to implement a plant-wide computer system to track inventory. Computers were being put onto every production line and the material handlers would be doing all the data entry when they brought pallets of packaging components to the line. Many of the people in those positions had never used a computer. It became my job to teach them and to handle implementation on the production floor.
As the system went live, my name was called over the intercom about once every five minutes. I rushed from one data entry disaster to another all day long. Sometimes three or more people stood in line to ask me questions. Every decision I made impacted production for the day.
After a year of front-line supervision and implementing this new computer system, one of my employees told me I looked like I had aged 10 years in the past year. The stress was more than I could bear.
So, I did the only thing left to do . . . I hit the wall. I crashed and burned. Term it any way you wish. The bottom line is, I had a complete stress-induced meltdown." (excerpt from Peering Through the Veil: The Step by Step Guide to Meditation and Inner Peace by Debbie Takara Shelor.)
Hitting rock bottom was the greatest gift that the Divine Presence (by whatever name) has ever given me. It was my moment to discover the truth about who I am, my priorities, my gifts, my strengths, and what the Universe had in store for my life - which wasn't at all what I'd been living.
I used to think that I knew a lot about how to make life work, how to be happy, and successful.
What that moment taught me is that I knew very little about such things. And because my little ego was bruised sufficiently enough, I was willing to listen to the still small voice within and learn from those who magically and synchronistically crossed my path.
And boy did I get an education!
I learned how to:
- lead a stress-free life,
- flow with life instead of against it,
- do what I love and get paid for it,
- have nurturing uplifting relationships,
- feel happy, fulfilled, and at peace most of the time,
- enjoy each precious moment instead of regretting the past and fearing the future, and
- so much more.
Don't wait until the stress is so great that you end up with a debilitating disease or something else you truly don't want. Start taking actions now to turn it around and find the joy, peace, and fulfillment you so deserve.
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Client Story: Alberta, Canada
What We Were Looking For
We live in Calgary, Alberta and have a farm 50 miles NW of Calgary and wanted to build a weekend cottage that we could use in the summer time. The best building site was on a rise with no trees. We planned to plant some trees but needed a decent supply of water. We planted 3000 seedlings and started trucking water in 45 gallon drums in the back of a pick-up to get the trees started. But after a few weeks, trucking the water became the main job. Little time left for anything else. We needed a well.
We lined up a fellow with a cable-tool drilling rig and got ready to drill a well. We got a dowser to find the best place for the well. He witched the whole building site and said there was no water anywhere. We gave the bad news to the water-well driller. He said there was water everywhere and if he didn't find water, we wouldn't have to pay for the well. He drilled the well and found about 1 gpm at 65 ft. He continued drilling to 95 ft. looking for more water but didn't find any more. 1 gpm isn't much of a well, but it was better than nothing and we were paying for the well anyway so we had him case it.
We have power running past the farm, but the utility company wanted $80/month just for the hook up. The actual power and the billing fee was on top of that. So for the relatively small amount of time we planned to spend there, we decided to make do with a little generator. We bought the smallest 110 V submersible pump we could find and installed it. But it was rated at 5 gpm so it would run for only 5 minutes before it emptied the well. Still it was better than hauling water in the back of a pick-up so we made do.
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I look forward to working with you this school year! I have been teaching since 2003 and have taught in Minneapolis Public Schools since 2009. I graduated in 2003 from Florida International University in Miami with a degree in Social Studies education, and in 2009 with a Masters of Education in Second Languages and Cultures from the University of Minnesota. I am thrilled to work in a position that ties together both of my degrees and allows me to teach social studies in Spanish.
I started teaching in the Spanish Dual Immersion program at Anwatin in 2010. My husband Daniel is the Parent Liaison, and we often have our two sons in the building after-hours. Anwatin is like a second home to us and we love it! Our children are immersion students in the pathway program as well. I am a strong believer in immersion education and feel lucky to be a part of the immersion team at Anwatin!
In addition to teaching I help coordinate our annual History Day event each February. I have served as staff advisor to the school's GSA (gay-straight alliance)since 2010, and I teach in the after-school program.
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NAMI Fond du Lac announces that the start date for NAMI Family-to-Family (F2F) has been pushed back and set for Wednesday, March 14th.
F2F is a free, 12-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people living with mental illness. It is a designated evidenced-based program, taught by NAMI-trained family members who have been there, and includes presentations, discussion and interactive exercises.
Three out of four caregivers report having high levels of stress. Research shows that the F2F program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to an individual living with a mental health condition.
NAMI Family-to-Family not only provides critical information and strategies for taking care of the person you love, but you'll also find out that you're not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope.
F2F Program will meet at Memorial Baptist Church, 645 Forrest Ave., Fond du Lac every Wednesday evening between March 14 and May 30 from 6:30 to 9:00pm. Please call 979-0512 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to register or with additional questions. Pre-registration is required.


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Medicines management
Our Trust provides information on medicines through the Choice and Medication website.
The Choice and Medication website contains information on all medicines used in psychiatry in an easy to understand 'question and answer style' as well as information on psychiatric conditions from depression to dementia. Handy fact sheets can also be printed from the site.
Our Trust has pharmacies based in both Leeds and York. Our Leeds pharmacy is based at The Mount and our York pharmacy is based at The Retreat.
If you wish to talk to a pharmacist about your medication please telephone:
- 0113 85 55534 to reach our Leeds pharmacy
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Lines are open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, both at The Mount and The Retreat, and 9am to 12.45pm on Saturday and Sunday at The Mount only.
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How far are the main beaches from Thanyapura?
It takes around 30-40 minutes to drive from Thanyapura to the popular beaches and entertainment areas of Patong, Karon, Kata, and Phuket Town. The closest beaches to Thanyapura are the beautiful National Park beaches at Naiyang and Naithon, about 10 to 15 minutes away. Bangtao Beach, Layan Beach and Surin Beach are also nearby. Tours can be arranged around Phuket and to the smaller outlying islands, and tailor-made to suit your interests and schedule. Please contact Guest Services for more information and bookings.
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The resorts of Lech, Stuben, Zurs, St Anton, St Christoph, Zug and Sonnenkopf are all covered on the area lift pass; and results in the ski area providing great conditions for all types of skier or boarder.
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Courtesy of The Enquirer, I learned yesterday that a nonpartisan voter education group called Ohio Citizen Action released a report analyzing all of the fundraising by Ohio gubernatorial candidates in 2005. I read the report …
… and found some very newsworthy nuggets of information. For starters, here are the top five contributors to Ken Blackwell and Jim Petro:
J. Kenneth Blackwell Jim Petro
- R + L Carriers $80,500
- HSR Business to Business $61,380
- Ladd Industries $55,000
- American Trim LLC $40,020
- Security National Holding Company $30,000
- Ohio Republican State and Central Executive Committee $380,313
- Citizens for Heimlich $57,717
- Roetzel & Andress $51,650
- Altair Engineering $35,000
- Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs $30,950— O.C.A report, page 13
Notice Petro's most generous friend? That $380K by itself amounts to 22% of his fundraising in 2005. That doesn't include his contributions from county parties, candidate committees, and political action committees. Keep reading.
Next is a look at the candidates' fundraising among small donors:
Candidate Number of Contributions from individuals less than $200 Percentage of Contributions from
individuals less than $200
Number of Contributions from individuals $200 & more Percentage of Contributions from individuals $200 & more Total Blackwell 14,310 90.3% 1,537 9.7% 15,847 Petro 1,819 49.3% 1,869 50.7% 3,688 Strickland 4,800 72.0% 1,867 28.0% 6,667 Flannery 230 83.0% 47 17.0% 277 Total 21,159 79.9% 5,320 20.1% 26,479
Blackwell received a surprising 14,310 contributions from small donors. Ninety percent of his contributions from individuals were small, grassroots donations (less than $200). His opponent in the primary provides a striking contrast. Petro received only half of his contributions from small donors. All the candidates received at least half of their contributions from small donors. Eighty percent of the total contributions from individuals were in amounts less than $200.— O.C.A report, pages 5-6
Again, it's obvious that Blackwell enjoys great support among the grassroots of the Republican base. Petro gets much more support from bigger donors … like the state party.
Finally, the real attention-getter. Look who gets the lion's share of Ohio Republican Party money:
Total Amount from Political Party, Candidate Committees, and Leadership PAC
Candidate Dollar Amount Blackwell $9,875 Petro $467,419 Strickland $114,115 Flannery $100 Total $591,509
Petro received 79% of the total amount of contributions to gubernatorial candidates from political party, candidate committees, and leadership PACs. Blackwell only received contributions from 11 candidate committees. He did not receive contributions from any Republican Party or candidate committees for statewide office.— O.C.A report, page 7
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The primary election's on May 2nd, Jim Petro's gotten every advantage an establishment candidate could hope for, and Ken Blackwell's still out in front. Watch for desperate viciousness from the Petro camp in the next few weeks.
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Over time, your computer's hard drive can become clogged with extraneous and disorganized files. Reinstalling the operating system will revert the computer to the original settings, causing it to run more efficiently. The process will also resolve problematic issues, such as viruses or registry errors.
There are two methods for reinstalling Windows: with a Recovery Disk or Windows operating system DVD, or through the recovery partition. Depending on the model of your Toshiba Satellite, you may or may not have the disk or DVD that came with the computer. In such a case, the recovery partition is installed on the hard drive of the Satellite. Toshiba's recovery software is called the Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and it is accessible during boot up.
Reinstall Windows from a Disk
Turn on your Toshiba Satellite. Insert your recovery disk or the original Windows operating system DVD into the Satellite's CD/DVD drive. Turn off the computer.
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Turn on the Toshiba Satellite. In the first few seconds while it is starting up, press and hold the F12 key on your keyboard to access the Boot Menu. (Note: Some Toshiba models may tell you to press "C" to boot from the CD-ROM). The screen will display boot for this boot up session only.
Use the arrow keys to navigate. Select the CD-ROM/DVD drive to highlight it. Press "Enter." Be aware that this setting is for this session only; it is not a permanent change.
Allow the computer to start up. Follow the onscreen instructions for reinstalling the operating system from the disk.
Reinstall from a Recovery Partition
Boot up the Toshiba Satellite. In the first few seconds while it is starting up, press and hold the F8 key. This will begin the "Advanced Boot Options" menu.
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate the menu. Move the keys to select "Repair Your Computer." Press "Enter."
Select your language and keyboard; click "Next."
Select your Windows user name from the drop-down menu. Enter your password if required. Click "OK." This will begin the "System Recovery Options" menu.
Select the Toshiba Recovery Wizard and follow the onscreen instructions. The Toshiba Recovery Wizard will delete all existing data on the hard drive and reinstall Windows.


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A teenage boy was arrested Wednesday morning after police said he admitted making up a story that he had received secondhand information about gunshots fired near Island High School on Third Street, which caused a brief lockdown at the campus and nearby Ruby Bridges Elementary School.
The boy reported the shots shortly after 8 a.m., saying he understood they were fired in the 1900 block of Third Street and that the suspect was last seen running toward Ruby Bridges on Jack London Avenue, police said.
The lockdown was lifted at the two schools after about an hour.
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Eczema (Seborrhoeic dermatitis) is an inflammatory process followed by iritation and inflammation of the skin which occurs on average at 20% of children and 10% in the adult population. Dry skin is one of the main signs of this disease and its unpleasant itching is a symptom. Itching can be so intense that it disrupts sleep and interfere with everyday activities. Complications often occure and they are secondary infections or bacteria and viruses.
If you suspect that food may cause the eczema appearance, the question is what to eat and what to avoid. Before you begin any kind of diet, it is important to note that if you are dealing with children suffering from eczema, diets should be monitored by a professional supervision of doctors.
There is no single, universal test used to detect sensitization to food. Independent identification of potential triggers in the diet is the most effective method of reducing the likelihood of eczema. A useful suggestion is conducting the daily diet where you will precisely write what you eat and any skin reaction if appears. In this case, we are experiencing the symptoms of itching, enhanced sensitivity of the skin and the appearance of redness that can occur after the introduction of certain foods.
Eczema (Seborrhoeic dermatitis) must be nursed primarily due to the elimination of pain and unbearable itching. The first thing in the treatment of eczema is the use of cotton clothing so the skin could breathe, avoid heavy chemicals for personal hygiene which irritate the skin, avoid eating foods that are known for allergic reactions (citrus fruits, strawberries, eggs, milk, nuts, canned food...), prevent excessive drying of the skin and use a moisturizer of good quality for skin (the most suitable is cream on natural basis, without preservatives and strong smells). In the process of procedure of eczema the most important is a permanent skin hydration and to avoid long hot baths.
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This week I put out a special for $30 commissions to help fund my current dental bills (ugh, impacting wisdom … More
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Hanny J T-Shirt design
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Newcastle – October 9
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Crowbar show – October 14
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Reported: 2/23/2007 6:45:48 PM 18:45
Posted: 2/24/2007
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Shape: Oval
Duration:5 MINUTES
|Did any one report seeing a UFO around 6:30 this morning off of Hopkins and Capitol?
Myself and a few people stopped this morning and saw a round silver object with bright white lights under the round rim.
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An infrared (IR) detector is a detector which acts in response to infrared radiation. It is a transducer that transforms radiant energy in the infrared into a measurable form. The two primary types of IR detectors are photodetectors and thermal detectors. IR detectors are attaining substantial market penetration; and newer technologies in this market are emerging every day. IR detectors are increasingly becoming prime component of consumer electronics devices such as smart TV, smartphone and others.
High demand for security at commercial environments such as airports, offices, hotels and hospitals is expected to boost IR detector market growth. Rising demand from consumer electronics applications such as smart TVs, tablets and smartphone is also expected to drive the sales of IR detectors in the near future. Moreover, factors such as lower price of IR detectors in forthcoming years and use of night vision ability in military applications are supporting the growth of IR detectors market. Additionally, development of IR detectors in terms of size, weight and power and emergence of large consumer electronics applications are acting in the favor of IR detector market growth. However, government regulations and high cost of technologies such as mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) and Indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) continue to be prime challenge for the growth of IR detectors market. The U.S. and Japan are the leading regions for IR detectors market owing to the presence of the largest manufacturers of IR detectors in these regions.
The market is segmented by technology, spectral range, end-user sectors and applications. Types of IR detectors based on technology include mercury cadmium telluride (MCT), thermopyles, InGaAs, microbolometers and pyroelectric IR detectors. Based on spectral range, IR detectors can be categorized into short wave infrared (SWIR), long wave infrared (LWIR) and mid wave infrared (MWIR) detectors. These IR detectors are being used in multiple end-user segments such as military, medical, scientific, automotive, security and industrial areas. Common applications of IR detectors cover rail safety, flame detection, gas leak detection, alcohol level testing for driving under influence (DUI), petroleum exploration, anesthesiology testing, space operations, water and steel analysis and temperature sensing. Additionally, IR detectors are being used in thermal night vision goggles. IR detectors assist night flying, night driving, and night surveillance, wildlife observation and search, sleep lab monitoring and rescue missions. IR motion detectors are applied in home alarm systems as well.
LWIR detector market is the prominent market and growing at highest rate, primarily, due to its wide application range and low price. Thermopyle, microbolometers and pyroelectric technologies are popular within LWIR spectral range. InGaAs and MCT are costly technologies, and are very popular in military applications. By way of development of new products and progression of IR technologies, InGaAs and MCT are applicable for a broader range of products namely spectroscopy and bio-medical imaging. Prominent players in the market include Excelitas Technologies Corp., Hamamatsu Photonics KK, FlIR Systems Inc., Melexis NV, Omron Corporation, Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Raytheon Co., ULIS, Texas Instruments Inc. and Vigo System S.A. among others.
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Postpartum hair loss is one of those things – like the after-pains of labor – that 'they' forget to tell you about as you eagerly await the birth of your baby.
That is why so many of us are truly shocked to find ourselves losing hair – sometimes in a alarmingly copious amounts – when our babies are around three months of age.
As a mom of five who has experienced postpartum hair loss with each and every new arrival, I'm here to tell you that
- it's perfectly normal
- despite assurances that "you won't go bald" the hair loss can be so dramatic that it can leave your hair looking very thin
- it's temporary (but can continue until your baby is around 12 months of age… sometimes even a little longer than that)
- there ARE ways to hide it!
Please note: This information should not be seen as medical advice. If you have any concerns about postpartum hair loss, please speak to a medical professional.
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What Causes Postpartum Hair Loss?
Think back to when you are pregnant – did your hair look more abundant and feel thicker than usual?
Probably – and that's because your estrogen levels were higher, which prolonged the stage where your hair was growing. In turn, this reduced the length of the 'resting stage', meaning that fewer hairs were actually falling out each day.
But all good things must come to an end… and when your little one was born, your estrogen levels took a nosedive. As a result, a lot of hair follicles entered the 'resting stage', which is rapidly followed by the (eek!) falling out stage!
And once all this 'extra' hair starts falling out, panic can really set in… many of us seem to lose HEAPS of it in the shower, find it all over our pillows, in our hair brushes, and so on.
The way in which the hair falls out can vary from one person to another…
…the hair loss can be 'diffuse' (all over the head), or it can fall out in clumps. Some women notice the thinning around the hairline in particular.
Postpartum hair loss shouldn't affect the eyebrows, nor should it cause scarring to the scalp. If anything seems unusual about your hair loss, please do speak to your doctor.
Fortunately, though, the hair loss DOES stop as your hormone levels normalize, usually at some point from 6 to 12 months.
But that doesn't take away from the fact that losing your hair after giving birth is alarming, downright depressing and an absolute pain to have to deal with on top of everything having a new baby entails.
So here's my list of 'dos and don'ts' to follow if this is an issue currently affecting YOU! (Actually, I've listed don'ts first… always best to end on a positive!).
Postpartum Hair Loss – What NOT To Do
- Don't rush to have a short haircut, as some parenting websites advise. Short hair is NOT always easier to maintain, and often requires (gasp) STYLING… something there's little time for in the first few months following your baby's birth! It's easier to simply tie long hair back, out of the way.
- Don't be drawn into spending a fortune on hair loss 'remedies', even those suggested by other new moms who have been in the same boat! The simple truth is that postpartum hair loss doesn't require a 'remedy' – yet some treatments or pills have been given the credit for stopping a type of hair loss that would have stopped by itself anyway.
- Don't put extra stress on your hair. Yes, tying it back is handy, but tie it loosely. If you've got the type of hair (like mine) that springs out all over the place if it's tied loosely, use a soft, wide, fabric headband to cover all the 'sticking out' bits!
- Don't subject to your hair to more damage from dyes and perms at this time… treat the existing hair as gently as you can.
- If you do decide to change your hair color, don't rush to go darker. If your hair has got really thin, it will make the visibility of your scalp even more obvious.
- Don't sleep with your hair tied back in any way – again, it causes unnecessary stress on the roots.
- Don't stop breastfeeding just because you've heard that nursing makes postpartum hair loss worse – no studies have proven this and breastfeeding has so many benefits to you and your baby that would be lost. Besides, many mothers who DON'T breastfeed still experience thinning hair.
- Don't wrap your hair in a towel after washing it. A wet, heavy towel puts tremendous stress on the roots of your hair… the LAST thing you need right now. Let your hair hang free and cover your shoulders with the towel instead.
- Don't let this get to you. It's temporary and you have far more important things to think about right now, such as enjoying this precious first year with your gorgeous new baby.
Postpartum Hair Loss – What You CAN Do
- Do try styling your hair differently to hide the loss.
- Do try out a few products that pump up the volume. My FAVORITE product when I experienced postpartum hair loss for myself was Batiste Dry Shampoo. Not only does it save you having to wash your hair as often, it adds VOLUME to the hair too, effectively killing two birds with one stone.
- Do try a product like Joan Rivers Great Hair Day® if your hair gets so thin you can see your scalp. It's easy to use, very effective and great as a temporary fix.
- Do maintain a healthy diet. Your body has supported the development of your growing baby (and is STILL supporting it if you're nursing), so your levels of the nutrients needed for healthy hair growth – such as iron and zinc – may be low. Furthermore, you may be skipping meals or grabbing convenience snacks because there is little time to prepare meals. So try to have plenty of wholesome food on hand that takes little preparation, such as fruit, nuts, yogurt, oats etc. You might want to ask your doctor to check your iron levels and zinc levels, too, just to be on the safe side. You may also like to check out this list of foods that are good for the hair.
- Do use a detangler spray. Yanking a comb through knotted hair can cause even more hair loss – a detangler makes things easier and quicker.
Important Note
Something to be VERY aware of if you experience postpartum hair loss is the risk of your baby getting one of your hairs wrapped around a finger or toe.
Known as a 'hair tourniquet', this is VERY serious. Aside from the intense pain it causes (characterized by unexplained and continuous crying) it can cut off the circulation to the affected body part and has led to the loss of fingers or toes in some infants.
Check your baby's hands and feet regularly to prevent this happening. A very tightly wrapped hair can be difficult to remove, but some emergency rooms use a hair remover like 'Nair' in this situation, because the hair simply dissolves. Obviously a product like that isn't generally recommended for use on a baby's skin – but when the alternative is the potential loss of a finger or toe, the unsuitability of the product becomes less important.
When the Postpartum Hair Loss Stops…
…You would think your troubles would be over. Alas, however, you may find yourself with loads of wispy new hairs all around your hairline… and even some sideburns to go with them!
Again, this is temporary, but bothersome. Use wide bands to cover those annoying wisps and sideburns, or consider having bangs (a fringe) cut in to disguise them.
On the plus side, all those short hairs add a LOT of volume!
Sources and for more information…
I look forward to hearing from you.


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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Chetek poised to legalize cheap ride
A low-speed vehicle made by Columbia ParCar in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
From an article by Anita Zimmerman in The Chetek Alert:
If you're looking for a cheap cruise around town this summer, it'll cost you about 33cents to charge up a modified golf cart.
Regulation of neighborhood electric vehicles, as the street-legal carts are called, isn't currently in Chetek's code book, but forces-in the form of local man-about-town John Banks-are intent on securing their legality.
If Chetek wants to be a retirement-friendly community, officials need to enact retiree-oriented ordinances, Banks insists.
"My reason is, be proactive," he urges. "Let's get a jump on this."
Mike and Lynnette Leavens, owners of Bloomer NEV retailer Master Cart, can go for 100 miles on $1 of electricity. That's an inexpensive, and impressive, operating cost-but there's a catch. If you're not seeing models like E-MERGE out on the streets, it's probably because the lack of a gas bill doesn't make up for the other expenses.
Despite federal attempts to promote use of eco-friendly cars and electric- and battery-operated vehicles, Wisconsin's strict regulations offer little encouragement. In a number of states, uninsured golf carts can be legally driven through town, but not here.
To make NEVs street-legal, manufacturers have to add a host of extras: a parking brake, specially coated windshield, reflectors in the back, headlights, turn signals and stop lamps in the front, seat belts, exterior mirrors and a rearview mirror.
Those costs get passed on to consumers. Carts sell for nearly as much as a cheap car, from $6,000 to $7,000 apiece, and that's only going to increase. According to Lynnette Leavens, the 2009 E-merge runs $1,000 higher-and that's just to dealers.
Although NEVs are classified as low-speed vehicles-25 mph at top speed-drivers are required to have full insurance coverage. Leavens called around; average cost of a plan: $32 to upwards of $50 per month.
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2015-01 ~Jan 22
January 22, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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Meet Amy Darkside! Amy became part of our family on Memorial Day 2014. She's a rescued kitten who had been abandoned in the streets of Senoia, GA.
Since becoming part of the family, she's not only become a celebrity, but Amy also has added life to this household. Not that our other kitties didn't, however she's makes it a point to make herself know to all of us.
I'm not only glad that Scott Ludwig found her, but also that we rescued her.
2015-01 ~Jan 21
January 21, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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Tranquility that comes from staring out the window onto a world of chaos,
lingering peace that fills the room where thoughts are kept,
the visiting idea fairy leaves a present for the world to see,
Ideas from yesterday, blossom today.
Busy day running around, but life is good.
2015-01 ~Jan 20
January 20, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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Another day without much to say. Sharing a photo of Dusty relaxing.
2015-01 ~Jan 19
January 19, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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Today I'm keeping it short! I don't want to break the streak I have so far, but I have to go to bed soon.
What am I grateful for today? Health, friends, family, and life. Not many can say the same.
Hopefully tomorrow will be another day.
2015-01 ~Jan 18
January 18, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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I've been a bit frustrated trying to find plane tickets to Puerto Rico. TripAdvisor says I can get a round trip for $388, but when I go looking for that fare, it's at least $150 more. Why do airlines do this?
Since I've been living in South Carolina, a trip home does not happen as often as I would like. When I lived in Florida, it was "easier" and definitely less expensive. For the next few years, I need to make it a point to visit more often, since Daddy's health is slowly declining.
Most of my family still lives in Puerto Rico. No one ever thinks of the worse, and we live our lives as if nothing would ever happen. However, we are not getting any younger. My brother and sister have their kids that are not kids either. The younger kids are already in high school, and the oldest one is in his second year of college. My brother's 3 older kids are married with children and have families of their own. There are cousins I remember changing their diapers that are now married and their kids are also going to high school and college.
We are all growing old, that's the circle of life. Some of us are doing it more gracefully than others.
2015-01 ~Jan 17
January 17, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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"A mis amigos les adeudo la ternura
y las palabras de aliento y el abrazo;
el compartir con todos ellos la factura
que nos presenta la vida, paso a paso." ~Alberto Cortez
Today I'm a bit nostalgic. I've been thinking of times long gone, the friendships forged, and childhood. For some reason the words to this song came to mind while having breakfast. I did a search online for Alberto Cortez's songs and found a few YouTube videos. So, I've been listening while waiting on a couples to come for massage this morning.
I won't be sharing much today. I'll just leave you with the words to this song in hopes that tomorrow turns to be a better day.
2015-01 ~Jan 16
January 16, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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I've been thinking about the roads not taken. Thru his writing, Richard Bach, talks about the different roads our "other selves" take with every decision we make. With every "fork" on the road, the decisions we make determine the life we live! That's always been my philosophy. I also believe that the destination is never as important as the journey there because, Life is all about the journey!
The show Sliders, a favorite of mine in the 90s, perfectly depicted the concept of alternate realities. I've had dreams about specific "forks on the road" in my life. And I've seen how they fair on both directions of the choices, like a computer, analyzing every option before actually following a choice. As a computer programmer, one generate flowcharts to evaluate every possibility in our code. We are the ones that design the solutions. In a way, we create the worlds that one will follow depending on the options taken.
Once in a while, I find myself wondering how the decisions I didn't make are fairing in their alternate world as compared to my world of choices. One may think I'm living in regret, however all I'm saying is, I sometimes wonder.
2015-01 ~Jan 15
January 15, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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What to say? Just enough to share a few words for today.
Today is been an interesting day! It started with meeting a friend for morning coffee, someone that inspires me to continue to develop my creative skills. After that, the day unfolded slowly and steadily. A visit to the bank, a conversation with my father, an online chat with my web hosting provider, and an hour walk at the hospital grounds. All in a day's worth.
2015-01 ~Jan 14
January 14, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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I was thinking about my day yesterday. It felt like everything was thrown at me at once. I answered phone calls, went to two banks, prepared paperwork for the office, massage a client, and even had time to get some writing done. Although my writing did not feel complete, everything else I did, I had fun taking care of it.
Life can be like this some times. There will be days when you run around like a mouse on a spinning wheel and there will be days that you can sit and relax and have fun. For those days when you are the mouse on the wheel, make the most of it as you keep spinning. When there is time to relax, take a deep breath and enjoy every second of it.
2015-01 ~Jan 13
January 13, 2015 | Posted in journaling | By Adamy Diaz
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Is this a public forum? I created this space to share my creative self. However it sometimes feels I'm gagged and I can't "speak" my mind at all. My creativity seems to be on sabbatical of late, at least that's how it feels. Ideas that frequently flow are stock somewhere along the edges of fear. They feel trapped and restrained.
But why? Not sure if it is the rat race of the every day life, or just the fact that I don't seem to find the time to get centered and listen to what spirit has to say. My mind is always running and so is my body. There is not enough hours in a day to complete every task. Anxiety fills every cell of my being and the image of a chicken running around with its head cut off is the only sure result of such feelings.
I'll leave it at that for now.


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You've been doing "the work" for years.
You've tried dozens of alternative modalities. It's all been useful… but there's still something that won't shift. You might even feel secretly ashamed that the same old themes are still showing up… as if maybe it's your fault.
It's hard to move forward when, after every fresh breakthrough, you wonder if the old story is really finished this time. When you're always looking over your shoulder, waiting for the rerun of the old episode. When it seems like the inner work is never-ending.
It's so frustrating, right? You just want to get on with it (whatever "it" is) but an old pattern keeps blocking you. You're bored with the story. Tired of talking about it. But it won't leave you alone.
If you want to finish with old trauma, for good, you need to use the right tools for the job. And you need to be brave.
This kind of work isn't for everyone. Some people have no interest in feeling anything 'negative', preferring instead to focus only on the 'positive'. If that's working for you, great! If it's not – if there are some things about your life you'd love to change – maybe you need to try an approach that embraces both the 'light' and 'dark' aspects of our human experience.
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He also spoke about investigating a haunted house with Uri Geller, whom he said demonstrated his inexplicable spoon bending technique. Fanthorpe also delved into the tale of "Spring Heel Jack," a powerful jumping creature that was reported to attack people in the 1800's. He described it as having "pointed ears, a pointed nose, and reddish eyes that glowed." It was wearing a "white oil skin costume," had hands that were like "iron claws" and could breathe blue fire at its victims.
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