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For those of you conquering your gluten allergy, it's important to remember that there are gluten-free alternatives for foods like pasta and bread. Pasta is such a quick and easy food to make, so I love having gluten-free alternatives when I want boil up a quick pot of penne for dinner. Pasta is great because it has a neutral flavor and there are a million ways to prepare it. For this recipe, I even cook the penne in vegetable broth to add extra flavor to the noodles. I toss the pasta with black rice and lima beans to add new textures to the dish.
This is one of the most flavorful pasta recipes I have thanks to the amazing creamy almond butter sauce I used. The sauce is extremely simple to make — just combine the almond butter with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper. I love finding creative ways to use almond butter — it's super healthy and a great source of protein. Plus it's creamy and perfect for making sauces you can serve with whole grain rice, pasta, veggies and more.
This gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free dish is great for dinner or lunch and can be saved for flavorful leftovers. Bon appétit!
Lima Bean n' Black Rice Pasta (Serves 4)
- 1 cup organic frozen lima beans
- 1 lb. gluten-free penne pasta
- 2 cups organic vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup organic black rice
- 2 Tbsp. organic smooth almond butter
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- Rinse frozen lima beans with water for 10 seconds, then thaw in a bowl on the countertop; set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add vegetable broth. Cook pasta in water and broth until pasta is al dente.
- In a separate pot, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook black rice according to package directions in boiling water.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk almond butter, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Drain pasta and toss with black rice and lima beans. Drizzle with almond butter mixture; gently toss to coat.
- Garnish with fresh lemon zest and serve.


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Once upon a time, I lived in a bucolic city called Chuncheon (choon-chun)….
Nestled in rugged, snow-peaked mountains of South Korea, Chuncheon is about 45 miles northeast of Seoul. It's considered Korea's lake country and acts as a haven and perfect getaway for weary city slickers wanting to escape Seoul's urban jungle. For me, it was a great place to live—mountains, lakes and rivers—the scenery was beautiful.
Living in Korea was so fascinating—the language, the people, the culture, the food, the sites, the smells…were all so captivating. Like a sponge in water I soaked it all in, learning as much as I could during my short year there. I made new friends and learned some Korean while my taste buds were seduced by the country's vivacious culinary scene. Colorful, spicy and intoxicating, Korean food is an explosion of flavors, textures and heritage. From colorful and aromatic foods sold on the street to world-class cuisine, Korean food is often a feast for the eyes and palate—a dream come true for many foodies.
My favorite dish while living in Korea was dolsot bibimbap, South Korea's quintessential comfort food. Bibimbap is essentially a rainbow of vegetables, protein (meat or tofu) and a dollop of gochujang (spicy red pepper paste) placed on top of a well-made bed of rice. When served in a heated dolsot, a stone bowl, you get crackling rice and a delicious bowl of dolsot bibimbap. Yum!
I think the best kind of bibimbap is dolsot bibimbap. However, although a dolsot certainly makes this dish more interesting to eat, you don't have to have one to prepare bibmbap. You can simply place all ingredients in a regular bowl. Update: another option is a cast iron skillet (see Emily's post at Nourishing Matters).
Simple and versatile to make, a variety of vegetables can be used according taste preferences. Keep in mind that what makes this dish so beautiful is the array of colors and textures of vegetables used.
Dolsot Bibimbap
Serves 4
2 cups short-grain brown rice (other types of rice can also be used, see notes below)
1 (12-14 oz) package extra-firm tofu, cut in ½-inch strips and marinated*
4-5 carrots, julienned
1-2 zucchini, julienned
1-2 daikon radish, julienned
4 cups shiitake mushrooms, fresh, stems removed and caps sliced
4-5 cups spinach, fresh
2 cups bean sprouts
1-4 tablespoons olive oil for sautéing vegetables
2-4 teaspoons garlic, minced
2-4 teaspoons sesame oil
roasted sesame seeds
roasted seaweed, cut in small strips (optional)
gochujang (korean red pepper paste)
Marinade for Tofu
1/3 cup soy-sauce (I used reduced sodium organic Tamari, gluten free soy sauce)
1 tablespoon mirin
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3-4 teaspoons garlic, chopped
1-inch piece of ginger, grated or chopped
1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds
Rinse and cook rice according to package directions.
Rinse and drain tofu. Cut into 1/2-inch thick slices and marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to a few hours. Heat olive oil in a pan and fry tofu, turning once, until golden. Set aside.
Stir-fry the carrots in a little olive oil, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate, set aside and repeat same process with the zucchini, radish and mushrooms.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Blanch spinach leaves just until wilted, about 15 seconds. Remove from pot, drain, place in a bowl and toss with about 1 teaspoon sesame oil, a little garlic, a dash of sesame seeds and pinch of salt and pepper. Repeat same process with the bean sprouts.
Put about 1-2 teaspoons of sesame oil in the base of each stone bowl. Swirl oil (or use a brush) to coat inside of dolsot. Add cooked rice in the bowls and nicely arrange small mounds of tofu and vegetables over the top of rice. Add a teaspoon (or more to taste) of gochujang to the side. Pour 1-3 teaspoons of sesame oil around the inner edge of each bowl.
Place the stone bowls on the stove over high heat for approximately 5 minutes, or until you can hear the rice crackling. Carefully remove the hot bowls from heat. Garnish with roasted sesame seeds and roasted seaweed and serve. Please note the dolsots will be very hot, so be sure to protect your hands and the table (with a trivet).
Before eating, mix well with a large spoon. Each diner can add more sesame oil or gochujang to taste.
Martine's Notes: For those of you who enjoy spicy foods, another option for cooking the tofu for your bibimbap is trying Tofu in Spicy Garlic Sauce, instead of marinating the tofu in the sauce posted above.
As mentioned above, you do not need a dolsot to make bibimbap. For making bibimbap in a regular bowl, I'd recommend warming all ingredients before placing them in the bowl.
Traditionally dolsot bibimbap is topped with a carefully placed raw egg in the center of the bowl. The heat from the stone bowl cooks the egg. Some prefer to fry the egg in advance or, like me, you can choose to leave it out all together. If making regular bibimbap (without the dolsot) and you include an egg, first fry the egg separately, before adding it to your bowl of bibimbap. Here's a photo with a pre-cooked egg and one with a raw egg on top.
I've made several versions of dolsot bibimbap using different types of rice (brown, red, black, and even green pea rice!). All were delicious. My husband loved the added texture of the peas when I made it with my green pea rice. Again this dish is so easy and fun to make. Be creative and enjoy making it your own!
Dolsots and gochujang can be purchased at a Korean grocery store, or you can purchase them online. I bought my granite dolsots through Amazon here. They came with little wooden trivets to protect the table from hot bowl. Please note I am not affiliated with Amazon or the seller in any way. My dolsots arrived the color of a light grey stone (view the Amazon link). I had to first season them—a process that took several hours—before use and then they turned very dark, almost black, as seen in the photographs above.
Finally, if you can tolerate the "heat", gochujang is a MUST. The taste is so delicious and unique, no other hot sauce will do. Gochujang really brings this dish together in a spicy and flavorful way. However, if you and/or those you cook for don't like or have difficulties tolerating spicy foods, you can omit the gochujang and use soy sauce and sesame oil as seasoning sauce instead. It won't be exactly the same, but will still be delicious.


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While tuned into the first game of the national championship softball series between Florida and Alabama on Monday night, Matt Elam took some time to remind Florida fans what's coming in fall.
Gator softball just giving y'all a preview of what this fall gon be like..!
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The following organizations are partners with PAL in developing youth engagement and mentorship:
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Feeling EVERYTHING:
The Curse and Blessing of Being an Empath
by Emily Fultz
I feel. I fEeL. I FEEEEEEEL. I also know. I know from dreams, premonitions, and gut instinct. I say what I feel and what I know, and risk ostracism in doing so. If I lived in a different time, I probably would've been burned at the stake for being a witch. Luckily enough, I'm alive right now in the United States and can openly talk about being an empath with only the risk of being called "crazy" or "New Agey" or "Emily."
Sooooo, what is an empath? Well, like dreams, the universe, the soul, and most of the brain; it can't exactly be scientifically explained. Even the Oxford Dictionary defines it as: "(chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual." Here's a link to an article that more fully describes it. In a nutshell, an empath absorbs the emotions of others, can read people and animals well, is often sought out as a listener, and has a keen intuition.
Sounds awesome, right? It's like Snow White and her crew of woodland creatures! Or being able to hang out with Bruce Willis when no one else can! It can be a gift, but it is one of the most draining types of human to be, especially if you have no idea you are one. Once you figure it out though, it's like waking up in the Matrix and all of the sudden everything in your life becomes clear. You'll now understand why you can't watch Tosh.0 and witness people laughing at other peoples' pain. You'll understand why you cry for other people when they can't cry for themselves. Your understanding of your place in life will fall into place.
Knowing yourself really helps you cope with the negative effects of being empathic. Empaths have a tendency toward fatigue and substance abuse because sometimes being alive and absorbing everything from everyone becomes too much. It also creates a lot of doubt since it is not exactly a widely-accepted way-of-being. When you tell people something will happen, and it does, people tend to want an explanation. If you call someone out on their bullshit and you can't exactly tell them how you know, it can be frustrating. It's hard when you feel so deeply and are engulfed in your own certain truth but the majority of other peoples' truths don't contain the same elements as yours. It's also easier as an empath to help other people and not exactly know how to help yourself.
On the bright side, the best artists, writers, musicians, social workers, counselors, and teachers are empaths. This seems logical. People who do well with communicating and helping the human condition as their life's work tend to have a deeper feel for what it means to be alive.
Life hurts everyone at times. If you think you feel it differently than most, there may be a "crazy", "new-agey" reason why. Whatever helps.


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Most games these days receive patched-in improvements and expansions post-release, but Diablo III's evolution isn't typical. In its two-year existence, in addition to receiving new content, it's undergone a compete overhaul of some of its major systems. It simply isn't the game it was upon original release. It's bigger, works much better, and to get technical about it, it's finally freaking awesome.
Current and last-gen console owners can now pick up the bona fide definitive version of the game, Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition, likely one of the better multiplatform console releases of the year, and for the next-gen systems, to date.
Hold up – console? Diablo is an esteemed PC game franchise. How does it handle on an Xbox or a PlayStation?
Amazingly. Dare I say, Ultimate Evil Edition feels like it was built for consoles. Controls feel great with a PlayStation or Xbox controller, and Diablo's core action is suited to local co-op play (up to four friends in the same room, playing on the same TV – can't do that with a PC). Graphically, a PS4 or Xbox One can push the pixels with fidelity approaching that enjoyed by Diablo III players with a nice PC gaming rig.
Addictive dungeon-crawling at its finest, Diablo III provides more than 200 hours of questing, spelunking, pulse-pounding combat and immensely satisfying loot volcanoes – gold and item drops from fallen enemies literally explode onto your screen.
In its original form, Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III had the makings of a great game, scratching a core gamer itch. These are, after all, the people who made World of Warcraft and Dota 2, two games well-known for keeping players hooked via endless customization possibilities and effective carrot-and-stick skill progression.
In general though, it's always felt great to explore sprawling dungeons, level up a bare-bones character and evolve him or her into a ridiculous powerhouse, click-click-click your way through frenetic combat encounters, and collect loot.
But Diablo circa 2012 was plagued by problems that sapped much of its potential fun. These have now for the most part been addressed.
Most notably, it introduced the Auction House, an online marketplace where players could buy and sell premium gear for their heroes using either in-game gold or real money. It was a disaster, ultimately undermining one of the best aspects of dungeon crawlers: loot drops!
In old Diablo III, when you were lusting for a bigger and better primary armament for your hero, virtually none of the items found within the game could measure up to items you had already scored in auctions. Turns out, it still feels way more rewarding to discover rare and powerful weapons, than to… follow online tickers? Quite frankly, nobody understands what they were thinking.
The Auction House is now dead and gone in all versions of the game, and a more intelligent loot drop system has been implemented. Rare items now feel like they drop at about the right frequency. The thrill of discovery is restored.
It's sometimes tough to sing high praises of a re-release being sold at full price. But with all the improvements, the included expansion, better-than-anticipated performance on consoles and serious bang for your buck, Ultimate Evil Edition is an easy recommend, even if you've already played some Diablo III.


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We appreciate the attempt by the 2017 Washington State
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Despite rhetoric that the
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Due to multiple funding
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This decline in funding plus
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Moving forward, we join with
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inequities when the Legislature reconvenes in January 2018. To Tacoma Public
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For the upcoming school
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In February 2018, Tacoma Public Schools also must place on
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All along, the stated intention of the Legislature and the
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Larry Sanger says "tipping point" approaching for expert-guided Citizendium wiki
By Nate Anderson | Published: November 21, 2007 – 08:21AM CT
When we took a long look at Citizendium back in February, we noted that only eight articles had been "approved" by the site's expert editors (anyone can contribute, but experts oversee specific articles and approve them as accurate). Today, that number has jumped to 46.
That may still seem insignificant, but Sanger points out that article creation and approval are accelerating, and he claims that Citizendium's articles are in any case of "far better quality" than Wikipedia's. "This, I hope you'll agree, counts for something."
Larry Sanger
Tim Lee, a Cato Institute scholar and frequent Ars contributor, didn't buy the hopeful rhetoric. In a recent blog post, Lee doesn't see Citizendium's traffic or article creation numbers as anything impressive enough to draw in the people who are skeptical of contributing to such a project until it is clear that their effort won't be wasted. He calls the entire project "a solution in search of a problem."
"The question is whether there are multiple distinct niches that a single encyclopedia can't serve simultaneously," he tells Ars. "If multiple niches existed, you might see different encyclopedias evolving to fill each niche. But I'm having a hard time imagining what those different niches might be. A single, comprehensive encyclopedia would seem to be more useful to almost everyone than multiple, smaller encyclopedias. If that's true, then barring major screw-ups, Wikipedia will be the dominant wiki-based encyclopedia for the foreseeable future."
Sanger has faced these criticisms from day one but has forged ahead with the project, often taking the time to issue point-by-point rebuttals of his critics.
But money is now a pressing problem for the Citizendium project. "We have gotten by with one full-time employee (me) and $40,000," Sanger writes in his yearly update. "But it helps that I've been supported via speaking and writing fees, and frankly, we do need more money." Sanger is currently an unpaid volunteer, but is planning a fundraising effort in November and December, and he will then turn more effort to development in 2008.
But Sanger remains a believer. In January, he says, articles were created at a rate of 4.3 per day; now, more than 14 a day are being started. 2,000 people have signed up for accounts, even if most don't actually contribute. And if he's lucky, Citizendium is nearing a tipping point that will start to bring the masses into the fold.
"Our fundamentals are extremely solid," Sanger writes. "There is an unfulfilled need for an expert-guided, open, free encyclopedia under responsible management. A huge number of people know about us, and they just need a little push to get involved. When enough of them do, we will reach a tipping point—our visible growth will cause an avalanche of interest among our inactive supporters, who will then be convinced that, indeed, we really are a going concern."


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So this has been a very busy and very fulfilling couple of weeks for me photographically. I decided at the beginning of the year that I would enter as many competitions as possible for no other reason but to see where I stood "photographically". Last week I received a letter (yes a letter not an email) from the Pakenham Camera Club advising me that I had won " the award for 2nd most Successful Exhibitor – Projected Images.
I then received an email from the 1st Redlands International Photographic Exhibition advising me that I had won Gold in the creative section and Silver in the People section.
and then…… won first in colour, first in mono, first in creative at the Gold Coast Show as well as overall winner with best image.
And last (for now…) yesterday I received notification from the Vigex 1st International Digital Salon 2016, I didn't win any awards but with 4806 entries 8 of mine were acceptances, I'm pretty happy with those results too….


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Famed voyaging canoe Hokulea has begun her journey through the Panama Canal lock system, following a one-day delay due to maintenance on the waterway.
In preparation for the next set of locks, Hokulea has been moored in Lake Gatun for the night and will continue her transit through the man-made waterway towards the Pacific Ocean tomorrow. Crews are expected to arrive in Balboa, Panama tomorrow, Jan. 11.
Hokulea will be welcomed by Panama's indigenous organizations and community leaders after her arrival in Balboa. The crew will prepare and restock the vessel for her departure to the Galapagos Islands and then Rapa Nui, paying close attention to hull cleanliness to assure respect and care for these vibrant ecosystems.
To follow the Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage, visit http://hokulea.com/track-the-voyage
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Michael Ratcliffe has a diverse background in buildings, infrastructure and urban development arising from over thirty years of local and international experience in high profile professional and senior management roles.
He has extensive design and development experience with all types of projects up to city scale in Australia, Asia and the Middle East as well as executive management and governance roles in both private and public sector organisations. These have included global leader of GHD's Urban Development consulting business, CEO of the National Capital Authority and CEO of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, a commercially based statutory corporation, responsible for one of Australia's largest and most successful public/private urban regeneration projects.
He has also been a member of a number of development boards, industry bodies and design juries for high profile projects such as the National Museum of Australia, sustainable cities, national monuments and place making ventures.
Michael has been a registered Architect for over thirty years, has a Masters degree in Urban Planning and has for five years been the Victorian President of the Australian Institute of Project Management.


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Lord & Taylor, colloquially known as L&T, or LT, based in New York City, is the oldest upscale, specialty-retail department store chain in the United States. This is the Stamford, CT location.
"In 2009, the city of Stamford, Connecticut listed the 150,000 square foot Lord & Taylor at 110 High Ridge Road on the state's list of landmark buildings — after the building had been inadvertently made more prominent by the razing of adjacent trees. Andrew Geller had designed the three-story building in 1969 while with Loewy/Snaith. Richard Longstreth, director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at George Washington University, said the store's case for preservation was 'quite straightforward, based on the significance of the company it has housed, the nature of its siting, the firm that designed the building, and as a now rare survivor of its type.'"
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The price of the Pentax K-5 (click here for our review) keeps on diving in the US, with pricing as low as $899 at Adorama camera, $909 at B&H photo, and $919 at Abe's of Maine and Amazon. These are among the largest Pentax retailers in the US, and they are all authorized Pentax dealers, meaning your camera will come with the full manufacturer's warranty should you decide to buy it from one of them.
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There are positive and negative reputations
There are reputations that come from people you know and those you never met before
There are those that may be based on truth and those based on lies & rumors
Reputations are simply ideas other people have about you that are in their heads
and the spiritual truth is that is does not matter
People are allowed to think, say and believe whatever they want.
That is their buisness.
This is free will universe.
You have a right to be who you are, say what you want, do what you like
and follow your truth with right action.
Most of the time when people spend time on trying to create and energize reputations about others that are negative and based on lies, it is done ....
- because they themselves have little to do in their own lives that is meangful and makes them feel empowered
- because they are holding very little light or energy and want to tear it from someone else
- because they may be jealous of that person
- because they want to feel better about themselves and their lives
- because they want to stay busy and ignore their own issues and problems they are having in their own lives
- because they may want to feel like they know that person so they can attract some attention and energy
- because they are angry or mad about that person's path and want to see smiliar qualities in their own lives and don't know how to create what they desire
Don't waste your time thinking or worrying about what others may think or say about you.
You are growing, expanding and receiving more blessings
and not everyone will be happy for you, celebrate you, support you, and want to see you fly.
There may be those who wants to tear you down because that is where they are in the spiritual evolution....toxic, lower energy, or lower vibrational. That is ok!!!!!!!
We all have the ability to create the lives we want despite what someone else thinks or says.
The universe is perfect and balanced, so allow it to bring back negative activites to those people that put it out. Don't waste your precious energy on petty dramas and rumors that are created to distract you and take your energy from your goals!!!!
Stay focused!!!!!!
Stay clear!!!!
Stay centered!
Stay grounded!!!!!
Stay on your path!!!!
Believe in yourself!!!!!!
Keep your integrity!!!!!
Keep you mind set on what you love and want and let everything else fall away!!!!
Remember that you are supported by Spirit and the Divine!!!!!
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Photo (left): Black Belly, a Cheyenne woman. There is some confusion as to the date of the photo, alternately listed as 1905 and 1921. My sense is that it was taken at the earlier date, when photographers rushed to record what was left of the Indians before they were gone. (today they exist as "native Americans", and they are 'wards of the government', which is something altogether different)
That was also the case with "Arrow Walking" (below), an Indian who had been shot with arrows so many times that the tribe changed his name.
Indian names could change over a lifetime. There was the name you were given at birth, usually a name given when you came of age, and then a name that sometimes came with a great event in your life. I couldn't find any reference to Black Belly's story, but it's all there in her face, isn't it?
Geronimo (Apache), Quanah Parker (Comanche/Scots-Irish) are pictured below in a 1905 photograph. As I understand it, the photo was taken at Ft. Sill, OK, at Parker's house where Geronimo was a house guest.
The days of "The Old West" passed very quickly as the modern age overtook the people who were swept up, and swept aside by it.


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Top 5 Green Tea Brands
Green tea is becoming more and more popular throughout the world as modernization has made green tea available throughout the world. Because of this many tea connoisseurs have emerged and green tea is challenging coffee more and more each year as the preferred hot drink for many. There is a vast array of companies selling green tea and in this article I will cover the top 5 brands. This review of top green tea brands will help on your next visit to the store to purchase the best of the best in the green tea world! These brands are rated highly by green tea enthusiasts and are of the highest quality available.
This Company is simply one of the best in the industry providing quality green tea since 1690. With easy online ordering, e-commerce has taken this brand to the next level and tea connoisseurs agree that some of the best green tea is derived from this company. The website offers a great selection of tea and also accessories to make your tea drinking experience an authentic and peaceful undertaking.
Tazo Green tea
Perhaps the most popular and widely available green tea, Tazo green tea can be found virtually anywhere. There is no wonder why as the taste is perfected and is what has brought this particular brand to such prominence. The interactive website allows for an exploration into the world of various teas and serves as a tea drinker's paradise ready for exploration.
Harney & Sons
Harney & Sons may not be as well known as Tazo tea, but tea drinkers are taking note of the quality found in Harney & Sons green tea. The brand is fast becoming a favorite of serious tea drinkers and is surely a diamond in the rough. Online ordering is available through the company's website with fast shipping options available.
Maeda-en Tea
Offering some of the freshest and highest quality green tea in the world imported directly from Japan, Maeda-en Tea. This is a company that essentially "keeps it real" and tea lovers rejoice in this fact. Maeda-en embraces the Chado, or traditional tea ceremony methods and takes their tea very seriously. This is with good reason as one will be hard pressed to find a better green tea anywhere in the world.
Tzu The is a lesser known green tea, however the brand offers a great selection of both green tea and other products featuring green tea. A relatively new company that is specializing in bringing not only great green tea to the marketplace, but being inventive in creating new green tea products that enjoy the same health benefits offered by green tea. In the years to come Tzu-The may well become a much more prominent player in the industry and the quality features in its products will be on display for all to enjoy.
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It's actually quite baffling that we haven't gotten a live action Wonder Woman movie on the big screen yet with her being such an iconic character. As a DC comics fan, I have always wanted her on the big screen. This movie doesn't come a moment too soon. Warner Brothers and DC have been struggling with their cinematic universe. Last year, the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Suicide Squad let me down as both a fan and a filmgoer. I really liked Man Of Steel, but it still remains a divisive film. This, along with the behind the scenes we've seen surrounding a lot of the future DC movies, left me extremely cautious and nervous for Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman is awesome. I came out of the theater with a big smile on my face, my chest full of relief, and hopeful for the future of these movies. Wonder Woman functions more than a good entry to a series, Wonder Woman is a great film. This movie is a lot of fun, it's inspiring, it's full of great characters, and it's a well-written story. Director Patty Jenkins has made a superhero film that's not far behind the heavyweights of the sub-genre and should be celebrated.
Director Patty Jenkins hasn't directed a film since her Oscar Winning film #Monster in 2003. Why she hasn't directed a film since then, I don't know. But as a film to return with, this is returning with a bang. Jenkins has a made a film that feels cohesively apart of the same universe that #ZackSnyder first set up with Man of Steel yet stylistically distinct as well. Jenkins has spoken highly of #RichardDonner's original #Superman as the inspiration she took into making this movie. While this movie feels very modern, you can see the influence that movie has over this. Wonder Woman is darker than Superman: The Movie, perhaps more complex from characterizations. But the joy and inspirational feel this movie has are dripping (which all feels very much like Dick Donner).
Patty Jenkins also brings her own style to brand the action of Wonder Woman. The large-scale set pieces have moments of sheer joy, beauty, fun, and sadness. This movie stages its action set pieces with distinctive beats and points in each moment of the action. Rarely does this movie just include visual noise and inane action (like some of the worst action scenes in Transformers). Even after seeing the movie once, I can recall specific and clear beats within the large slow motion filled action scenes.
Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad suffered from a lack of structure and cohesive scripts. These films felt all over the place and didn't know how to aim focus. With Wonder Woman set so far in the past, it doesn't really have to worry about setting up for the next DCEU film or have a Justice League tie into the plot. This movie got to focus solely on the character of Wonder Woman and her journey without having the baggage of setting up for other installments. There isn't anything inherently wrong with "set up", but when it's done poorly it feels like a weight.
Wonder Woman doesn't have any of that weight on it. The story consists of a simple journey: a true origin story of a hero learning how to become a hero. Diana Prince has a core set of sincere principles. The fish out of water story (where Diana comes to merry old England) is played for laughs and social satire and works well in the movie. The feminist edge to the character is perfectly placed and balanced (and very much so a welcomed part of this experience) and doesn't overplay the themes or story at hand.
The move to place this movie in the first World War will bring obvious comparisons to Captain America: The First Avenger But while that movie captures the era in a pulpier sort of fashion, I think Wonder Woman is more of a grounded and historical look at the era. This movie feels more like a representation of the era (that's not a knock towards First Avenger either, just two different approaches).
Gal Gadot reprises her role as Wonder Woman from Batman V Superman, a casting that I was nervous about but not against. I was nervous about it because of her limited acting experience. I think Gadot will prove all the doubters wrong here because she is simply inhabiting the character of Wonder Woman/Diana Prince…perfectly! She is simply and utterly likable in this role. She has a real sense of charm and earnestness that perfectly exemplifies the character. She powerfully commands the screen as the fierce warrior but can also be sweet and tender. Never once did I think of Gadot playing Wonder Woman, all I saw was Wonder Woman. I've seen many compare her to the likes of how Christopher Reeve inhabited the role of Superman back in 1978, and I think it's a fair and justly comparison. You can see a bit of Reeve in Gadot's performance. I have a feeling that she is going to be the benchmark years down the road when others have to start to take up the role of the character.
She has wonderful chemistry with the film's other standout star Chris Pine. Pine continues to showcase why he is a really good actor as Steve Trevor. The romance that blooms between the two feels natural and honestly quite beautiful. The comedic edge both have (and with each other) is delightful. There is a wonderful scene in the movie where the action slows down, the story slows down, and the two just dance with each other. It's one of the best scenes in the movie.
Is the movie perfect? Not quite. Most of the flaws are technical. Most of the slow-motion action scenes are excellent. However, it does get overused a bit and does feature some moments where the effects were not as polished. This includes the third act finale where there are a lot of explosions, fire, and more Zack Snyder styled action. I think for the most part it works and has moments of great excitement (and a few moments more of emotion). However, it is very noticeable and sometimes a little distracting, but I think the characters and the story more than make up for it. The villains are also very weak because they aren't given a whole lot to do. I don't think they are as bad as some make them out to be but they are weak none the less.
This reminds me a bit of when I came out of Deadpool. Both movies have such joy and fun to them that made me want to turn around and see it again right after. Not every superhero film needs to have this (as earlier this year's Logan proved), but this quality is part of why I loved the movie so much. This is a film that the more I think about the more I like. Perhaps my score for this movie will change eventually, but I know one thing is for sure: I'll be revisiting this movie. It even made me want to watch parts of Batman V Superman again to see her character in greater context. Wonder Woman is a great and welcomed film. Go check it out for yourself.
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High-risk neuroblastoma has a poor prognosis despite multimodal treatment including high-dose chemotherapy. A 7-year-old male with neuroblastoma received ex vivo-expanded donor CD4(+) T lymphocyte infusion (CD4(+) DLI) after recurrence in the bone marrow following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from his HLA-identical mother. The disease transiently responded to CD4(+) DLI with reduction of tumor cells and a decrease of serum neuron-specific enolase. The response was associated with development of continued high fever and an increase of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in peripheral blood. This case suggests a possibility of a graft-versus-tumor effect against neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Hussainiwala Named after a very famous Pir is a place in Ferozpur, Punjab, Hussainiwala is famous…
Peeping inside a kaleidoscope, you see tiny mirrors and beads falling into distinct patterns and forming distinguishable shapes. Mumbai, as a city represents one such huge kaleidoscope. When explored in its entirety, it reveals itself as a conglomerate of people, ideologies, religions and professions. It is the heart of India which embraces everyone and everything.
Mumbai is the 'city of dreams' which draws people from all walks of life and from all age groups to try their luck in the flourishing film industry. Luck is not limited to Bollywood; lottery ticket sellers encroach upon the sidewalks of almost all the roads. They ignite a hope among the people who are struggling for money, specifically the migrants who remain unemployed. These people come to Mumbai to flaunt their acting skills and get a major break in a movie. Most of them however, end up as side actors or work in college productions.
Theatre is another area which opens itself to people chasing a dream. The city has a running theatre industry with some Bollywood actors contributing in the production of plays and garnering audience. The Prithvi theatre or the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) holds festivals to celebrate art, music, and dance and to debate on social issues.
Maratha Mandir is an important attraction in Mumbai, specifically for Shahrukh Khan (SRK) fans. It created a record of screening his movie, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, for 1009 weeks until February 2015. It has been bought by SRK and continues running the same movie. SRK is almost a demigod for thousands of Indians. The road outside his house is always cramped with fans. The entire area brims with the house of celebrities and people can be seen swooning outside. There are people who come to Mumbai only to get a glance of their favorite actor or actress.
Mumbai is a city of opportunities for those willing to dedicate to their talent and strive hard for success. The already colorful city is made more vibrant by such people like the mural painting artists. The Hill Road, Bandra and The Ghetto are the most famous places which have been transformed into a vivid version of themselves through such paintings. They even attract celebrities to come and sign their portraits. Ranjeet Dahiya is a famous mural maker, settled in Mumbai, who started 'The Bollywood Art Project' to paint his favorite actors in walls. He is an internationally known artist now.
The jugglers who perform on every pavement and entertain people serve as a garnish. They set up temporary acrobatic systems and earn money through their acts.
The festivals of Mumbai, specifically Ganesh Chaturthi and Janmashtmi are as lively as the murals. Janmashtmi is celebrated at every street and crevice here with people smearing each other with dry colors. They move about in groups and form human pyramids to compete with each other to break the jar of curd. However, Ganesh Chaturthi is the biggest festival of Mumbai. Tents and pandals are set up everywhere with idols of Lord Ganesh for people to come and pray. This continues for ten days till the idols are immersed in the water following a procession of jovial people who sing and dance. Thousands of people turn up at Chowpatty on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi to bid goodbye to Lord Ganesh.
The proximity of the beaches on every side of the city not only makes the immersion process easier but keeps the temperature humid most of the year. The beaches make it a popular tourist destination. They add to the beauty of the city. The entire stretch along the Marine Drive, known as Queen's Island, is lit up at night and emanates a feeling of serene beauty. Some people flock to Marine Drive for a calm atmosphere while others go there to pass time.
Dabbawallas are appreciated and respected by everyone in Mumbai. These are the
people who carry food from a person's home to his workplace. This is a service unique to this city. The dabbawallas have a huge and intricate network throughout Mumbai and adds to its pride.
Mumbai knits together a number of communities and their ideas. Be it the Gujaratis, the Parsis or the Maharashtrians, everyone lives in harmony with almost little conflict. Restaurants which are as old as 100 years, like Kyani and Britannia and Company, are still thriving. It is one of the cities which still retains its heritage structure. Most of the buildings in Mumbai are old but stand strong. Some areas of Mumbai remain underdeveloped and the juxtaposition of the rich and the poor is conspicuous but adds to the vibrancy of this beautiful city . All these aspects cumulatively make the city special. It knits these features together into the fabric of the country.
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The presence of death has strongly influenced life upon earth. Much of the struggle for survival that we observe at the animal level has been the direct result of death upon our planet. This struggle for survival far from being a disaster has so far only helped in the enrichment of life. The force of evolution has utilized this struggle for developing greater capacities and powers in nature. It has created a kind of race for the development of more and more perfect forms, forms more plastic and adaptable, forms more harmonious and beautiful and, who knows, one day it will go on to create forms that are perfect and divine. Strength, endurance, plasticity are all a direct result of the dance of death whose ruthless steps break the barriers of weakness and fragility and excite and induce the emergence of all that can hold a stronger life. Not only strength, but beauty and harmony as well have been indirectly the result of death. There is a saying pregnant with this truth that the most beautiful stones have been tossed by the winds, washed by the waves, and shaped to perfection by the strongest storms.
At the human level we know how the presence of death has strongly influenced our thoughts, feelings, impulses, motives and behaviour. Its stamp is cast upon our science, arts, law, polity, philosophy and practically everything else. So powerful has been its influence that even spiritual philosophies have not been able to escape acknowledging its presence in life. Much of our human thought and action is driven by this awareness of death — the believer and the non-believer, the moralist and the hedonist, the Dionysian no less than the Apollonians — all seem to be justifying their diverse stands based on this one point of agreement about the certainty of death. Since death seems to be the one certain thing amidst an otherwise uncertain and precarious life upon earth, one justifies oneself based on one's outlook of death. The man of goodness says, "Since life is short, let me be remembered tomorrow through my deeds." The evil doer through an equally powerful logic says, "But why, but why must I strive for good since death brings an end to all things? Let me rather enjoy and profit and sleep as much as I can and in whatever way, till in the final sleep of death I lie." The happy-go-lucky or the go-getter says, "Ah! Let me make the best of each moment since life is brief." And the man of sorrows says just the opposite, "Ah! What is the use of my striving since in any case life is brief." The religious man driven by the haunting spectre of death goes on to seek solace in a life beyond. But the physical scientist acknowledges death in the life of this planet and then goes on to find ways and means to push it a little further.
Things as diverse as the science of life and the science of doom have both been born from the womb of death. In short death has coloured every sphere of life, nay it is woven into each and every fabric of life.
So much for our everyday familiarity with this one certainty, and yet we may ask — do we really know death? The answer is obvious. And though we know next to nothing about it we do take certain positions, albeit unconsciously, about death in our life. These are the various attitudes that man has adopted towards death. Or the different psychological and philosophical positions that death has instilled in our life. Let us see these different positions one by one so that we may know all the masks that this great shadow wears to hide itself.
The Tragedy in the Heart of Time
Most of us associate death with the great uncertain end of things. This uncertainty about life, the suddenness of death, the inevitability of an end to all our dreams, is interpreted by the human mind as a tragic fate. But is it really so? A calm and steady look will reveal to us that death has assumed this form not so much to terrify us as to fortify. It is this suddenness and unexpectedness that makes us vigilant. It is the inevitability of loss at the physical level that turns our hearts attached to appearances towards a deeper love, a love which is independent of the physical frame, independent of the circumstances of our body, independent even of life and death. There is such a possibility of deep love in human nature; to love despite the separation of bodies and it is the presence of death that awakens this possibility in man. Seen thus we discover that our sense of tragedy too serves a great purpose. The pain of separation when physical bodies part, the agonizing wrench that the heart feels when it has to perforce drift away from the object of one's love, the suffering that hangs as a cloud upon our souls by the loss of our loved one are nothing else but an imperfect hint and an ignorant attempt to discover the oneness that is our secret truth. We should neither seek this tragedy nor try to escape it when it befalls us. Rather we should use it as a lever to go deep down within ourselves and discover the oneness that exceeds all change and which time cannot pursue and snatch.
A love beleaguered with the stress of sorrow and separation is the present reality in our imperfect state, yet an immortal, unfading love mightier than death and stronger than time is our future possibility and secret destiny.
The Dance of Destruction
Death is seen as the great destroyer of all things. Men, countries, empires, civilisations, all become a heap of ashes and dust one day. The creative work of centuries, the mighty invincible races, the great and swift moments of life, all slain by death turn into the pages of an uncertain history. Death seems to cast a spell of doom upon all our efforts. But let us ask ourselves if really it is so? Or is it only the forms of men and races and civilisations that perish and from its ashes newer and stronger forms arise, forms more robust, more durable, more plastic in wideness, more adaptable in their circumstances? Thus goes on the march of civilisations through and in spite of death from a lesser to a greater perfection. And so will it go on defying death till the last line of imperfection is crossed. The ancient Indian thought saw it well that behind the dance of death, there is the loving rhythm of Shiva, destroying our imperfections but also simultaneously shaping them anew towards a greater perfection. Death is a mask of Shiva, one of his great moods seen in isolation and divorced from the creative beats of his steps, whose rhythm the world is compelled to follow.
The Great Leveller
This is another image of death that we secretly admire, perhaps even cherish. Is it not justice itself that death sees the great and the mighty and prosperous fall even as the lowly and weak and poor have fallen? Maybe. But the falling of the strong and prosperous does not spare the agonies of the weak and the maimed even though it may provide some solace of retribution to the rebellious heart. Equally, all that is rich and strong is not necessarily bad. Both prosperity (even outer prosperity) and strength (even physical prowess) are also divine. The divine is not only the bare ascetic sitting ash-smeared on the snow peaks, clad with nothing but the sky, but is also the arm of God battling in the world and governing empires through the ages. It is not only the wounded heart writhing in pain over its hurt and fallen pride but also the proud and the fortunate.
Yet the question is left unanswered, what is this great leveller doing upon earth? Well, to each his own, even though there seems to be an outer similarity of fate. To the weak and the poor, death comes to give a release and fresh chance to strive for a better fate. To the strong and the fortunate, it is a reminder that we own nothing and all our riches and possessions will be taken away one day. Thereby it exhorts each of us to do our best, to regard ourselves as trustees and put all we have for a lasting use, so that when we pass away under the shadows, and our strength and joys of life fail, yet do we leave behind the works of our creative might and energy, which is but God's.
The Grim Accountant
One of the roles ascribed to death and his dark angels is to keep an unfailing account of our deeds and misdeeds. Precise and unswerving, meticulous to the penny are the grim accountants who refuse all barter and bribe. There are neither temples dedicated to the god of death, nor offerings made by devotees (if indeed there are any) since all these are of no avail. Yet are there legendary instances like that of Nachiketas and Savitri, who have shaken off the noose and the snare, snatched back from death what was truly theirs and returned triumphant from the dark and dangerous kingdom where hope thrives not, nor earthly longing and love. Even if these are rarities and are as yet individual victories, yet they point towards a general possibility — the possibility of one day changing this grim and inflexible law. Yet what is this law essentially made up of? What does the god of death measure in his scales?
He measures all that we have given to the ego (individual and collective ego) and on the other scale he keeps all that we have given to the eternal truth of life, to God within and the world. He mercilessly destroys that which belongs to the ego since such are the orders he carries in his breast from of old. But all that is truly divine, the immortal soul and its qualities and deeds are returned back and recycled, in another form if we like, since that it cannot touch. But it tests them thoroughly, its anvil is the most accurate where our pleadings, sentiments, idealisms and the many covers behind which our selfish selfhood hides are of no avail. Only that which is truly divine and pure can pass unhurt and unwounded through its kingdom and yet survive. Its eyes are merciless and regard with relentless scrutiny.
The Ironic Critic of God's Work
Its method of doubting all as undivine unless proved otherwise has justifiably earned death the name of an Ironic Critic. Nothing is true in its eyes except itself. There is no other eternity for death except itself since of old he has this singular experience of seeing all things perish except of course the human soul. And the soul it cannot see since its empire does not extend up till there. It is a strange irony of death itself that while it can pierce into the subtlest shades of darkness and rip off the most brilliant camouflage of light, yet are its eyes blinded to the Light that shines in all beings. Concealed in a particle of dust and revealed in man, death cannot see this divinity and therefore only frowns at it. Yet God grows on despite its frown. Life evolves from atoms and gases to plants and trees and animals and man. And with life evolve the powers and knowledge concealed in the secret soul that is a delegate divinity upon earth. Men do not give up hope and pursuit of earthly perfection because there is death, but in fact speed up with time and get to work with redoubled effort and urgency, precisely because it is there.
The Dark-Browed Sophist of the Universe
It is death that is directly responsible for much of the pessimism we encounter in life. Most schools of philosophy paint a grim and depressing picture of this world since there is so much uncertainty, unpredictability, and impermanence in it. Even schools of spirituality, subtly breathing the gospel of death have given up hope for any earthly perfection since nothing stays permanently, neither love nor hope. Our heights break off too low and the hearts that dare and aspire, tire too soon. So where is the hope for earth? Death seems to laugh at every dream of human perfection by razing it to ground sooner or later.
But if we pause and look with the calm and steady eyes of the ancient sages, we shall discover that this impermanence and unpredictability, this uncertainty is a boon of sorts. It means that things can and do change and therefore there is hope for everyone.
Because there is impermanence, therefore is our ignorance too impermanent, only a passing phase in evolution.
Because there is uncertainty therefore one can never condemn anyone and can instead be ever hopeful for a change. Because there is unpredictability therefore one can come out of even the worst situation and hope can shine through the darkest clouds.
Because things are not fixed forever therefore is there hope of a change for the better, for all of us.
In fact ignorance and impermanence go hand in hand but neither ignorance, nor impermanence is permanent. This is what we need to remind ourselves when death paints before us a dismal picture of the world and the universe.
In the end it is God's world and not death's, who is in effect only a delegate teacher. We may hear what he has to say but believe him not. We may lend our ears to him but not our hearts and souls. For he says only one half of the truth — 'the truth that slays.'
We must answer him with the other half of the truth — 'the Truth that saves.'
The Shroud of Mystery
Death is the last veil where the limits of our knowledge cease to be. It is the last earthly barrier we must cross to be a candidate fortruth and immortality. In the famous legend of the Sphinx, we see this truth driven home. Sphinx, the strange devouring beast and the symbol of death, has an even stranger puzzle to ask of all who would cross the Theban desert to the other side. "Who is the creature that walks on four in the morning, on two at noon and on three in the evening." None can answer correctly and are therefore devoured. But one man, the legendary hero Oedipus says with remarkable wisdom, "I am the answer." And now it is the turn of the Sphinx to die.
This legend like many others carries within itself the seed of a great truth. The Sphinx, a creature unreally real, is a symbol of Death, something so real in everyday life to which all of us lend our own unique form and meaning. Oedipus the traveller, is the adventuring soul of man journeying through the desert of Time towards its authentic kingdom from which it has been expelled even as a child. The soul in man is journeying to regain its kingdom after having grown to full stature, strong and wise having gone through the whole adventure. But the final test of its wisdom and power lies in whether it has discovered itself or not. Death asks this question to all of us at the end of the road of life. If we have discovered who we are then it lets us pass and death is no more for us since we have regained our eternal kingdom. If not, then we return into the womb of death to return again and again to the cycle of birth and into the forest of life till we learn the lesson. The answer of Oedipus is also symbolic. On the face it appears to be a statement of man's physical life but holds a deeper truth concealed in it. The man on four is the animal-man supported almost helplessly by the world around. He is as ignorant and helpless as a child is. The man on two is the humanised-man, assured of his powers and prowess yet lacking in wisdom and maturity. The man on three has learned to lean upon the staff of faith and has discovered the third element in him, the support of his secret soul. It is not just an ordinary staff but the sceptre carrying the sign of his regality, the royal power as well as the true knowledge. Death dies and the last puzzle of man's life is solved when man knows himself. Such is the fate not only of individual men but also of all groups and forms of life that know and rule the world but know not themselves. It is also the fate of religion and science, both of which do not answer the one most important question about who we are. Behind the shroud of death, behind this hooded mask, lies the face of a secret deity that is our own. Death can cover it as a drape covers the body but it can slay it not. Yet the question remains what need had God to hide Himself in this mask of an ominous and terrible shape? What secret necessity compelled our soul to wrestle with this ancient powerful Adversary who seems to be stronger than life itself? Here fails our knowledge, here pauses our philosophy, here stops our vision and wisdom. And he who can answer it is he who shall live forever. He who shall know this dark secret is he who shall enjoy an endless term in time and timelessness both. But as the Upanishads rightly point out — "they who know only our dark and divided state dwell in darkness; yet, they who know only the bright body of God in a greater darkness dwell."[1] We need to know both and know them not just as two opposites but also as a single reality. He who thus knows both as one is he who truly knows. For at the end of all our material and spiritual pursuits, this is the last step of reconciliation — God and Life and Bliss and Love and Light and Truth with their apparent opposites.
[1] Sri Aurobindo: The Upanishads, Isha Upanishad, Verse 9
'Into a blind darkness they enter who follow after the Ignorance, they as if into a greater darkness who devote themselves to the Knowledge alone.'


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Now you might know that I have been You Tube hopping and found the Paperartsy channel. I have shared a few of the videos with you.
Well one video is on decorating backgrounds. Leandra, the resident artist I am thinking, is a whiz with the acrylic paints. So, I decided to give her technique of 'Corner, Corner, Side' a go.
I assembled my weapons.
These are three acrylics from Hobby Craft. I think they are an American brand. They have been OK but now I have discovered the Fresco Finish paints I will get replacements from there. The white is a system3 Acrylic from Daler Rowner. That's an oil stick in the foreground ( I find them the best for applying subtle colour through a stencil) and a commercial plastic stencil. I think the only one I have.
They're not in the picture, but I used two make up sponges to apply the paint.
So, here is a card background.
Less successful as the colours don't blend so well.
But here is a page from the sketchbook
You can see the stencil, but can you also make out the squiggly lines as a bit of background? A bit like a post stamp?
Well, who needs an expensive stamp when you have this!


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Our Creator shouldn't have to compete with our career, school, newsfeed, brunch plans, friends, partner, Netflix, etc. Sometimes I get knee deep in things of the world and can feel in my spirit that I need to sit still, read my bible, and pray. I get convicted when I'm apart from God because I get a bad attitude and my ways become nonchalant.
So often we allow other things to sit right beside us thinking they will protect and comfort us in the midst of our earthquakes. Our earthquakes (unfair, unfavorable, and/or undesirable conditions) might last hours, days, weeks, months, or seasons; but I'm joyful in knowing there is a God who wants to hold my hand every step of the way.
In Christ there is solid ground, a covering of protection, and a renewing of strength.
What comforts you when it seems like the world just won't stop?
More reading: Psalm 16


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2018—Yosemite Coyotes
Most of the wildlife sightings in Yosemite last week were fleeting. We saw a few deer crossing the road; we watched ravens scavenging; we heard the sounds of pileated and acorn woodpeckers and nothing more. But, on our last morning as we pulled to the side of the road to photograph from one of the famous photographic viewpoints of Half Dome that Ansel Adams used, a coyote in its thick winter coat was so intent on capturing its morning meal, a small rodent tunneling below ground, that our presence was not noticed. We were closer to these coyotes than we were to the wolf kill in Yellowstone, only a hundred feet or so. When Sadie, Moose's English Beagle who accompanied us on the trip, let out a loud bugling bark from the van where she was confined. I captured the look of the coyote as it turned its head to see where the threatening sound had come from.
2018—Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall is so-named because when the fall is at its peak in spring and early summer, the winds push the spray out in such a way as to mimic a bride's veil. Although precipitation in the valley has been slight this year, the winds whipping the spray from the falls still created frozen patches of ice and snow that are reminiscent of a white veil. We hiked up the steep icy path to the base of the falls and were treated to another spectacular and iconic view in Yosemite Valley.
2018—Yosemite Falls
We stayed in the Yosemite Valley Lodge which is steps away from Yosemite Falls. I used a 6 stop neutral density filter to slow the shutter speed to blur the water on both upper and lower Yosemite Falls in this photograph. Because of the harsh sunlight, I rendered the final image in black and white. The wind blows the water and the water vapor freezes to the granite walls overnight, making a unique pattern on either side of the falls the changes daily. As the sun warms the rock, huge chunks break off with a resounding boom.
2018—The Kiss
Yosemite National Park is gorgeous every season of the year. In winter, it is even more gorgeous with its stunning vistas covered in snow. On our second morning, after a day of snowfall, we visited Yosemite's Tunnel View area (the tunnel was behind us but this view can be appreciated through the tunnel, hence, the vista's name). On the left, El Capitan is kissed by the first rays of sunlight to hit its face. In the back is Half Dome and to the right, just out of view is Bridalveil Falls.
I'm calling this blog post The Kiss because not only is the face of El Capitan "kissed" with the first gorgeous rays of morning sunlight, but when I took the photograph and later on when I finished the photograph, I was reminded of Moose Peterson's general philosophy of photography, the K.I.S.S. theory: Keep it simple, stupid. When I took this photograph, I was standing next to Moose and we discussed the major problem with the scene which was the bald skies which would draw the eye away from the real subject of the photograph, the kiss of light on El Capitan and the reflected kiss on the granite opposite it.
K.I.S.S. is something I struggle with every day with my photography. And, after five years of experience with Moose, even knowing his philosophy, I still struggle and I always seem to make things more complicated than they need to be. When we had our first Digital Darkroom session during the Yosemite workshop, I once again struggled with how to make this photograph exhibit the beauty it deserved. It took quite a while for Moose to extract the correct approach to finishing the photograph from me that would convey the emotion I felt when I witnessed this scene. And, it was a deceptively simple fix, right in line with his K.I.S.S. theory. When I first looked at the RAW file, I did not like the photograph and told Moose I didn't have much of an emotional response to it. After Moose stopped beating his head against the grand and gigantic historic granite fireplace in the storied Awahnee Hotel (now called the Majestic Yosemite Hotel) where he conducted the DD session, he patiently extracted from me the simple steps needed to create the beauty it deserved. I won't go into detail about this except to say that it took just a few "simple clicks" as Moose is wont to say. And, the most important click was to change the white balance using the white balance selector tool in Photoshop's Adobe Camera Raw. Once I selected a patch of white snow, the warm colors suddenly appeared, reflecting the stunning morning light that created this photograph and it came to life. Yes, this photograph does represent the KISS in more ways than one.
2018—Wyoming Has Big Skies, Too
One of Montana's nicknames is "Big Sky Country." And, while Yellowstone is partly in Montana, most of Yellowstone is in Wyoming where I took this photograph. I think those "Big Skies" claimed by Montana extend well into Wyoming. After I converted this photograph to black and white using a Luminar 2018 preset, I thought the clouds became much more dramatic and so the "big sky" analogy seemed to fit perfectly.
2018—Sunrise On The Madison
Most of our days in Yellowstone last month were gray, snowy, and colorless—great for black and white photography but there were not many opportunities for colorful landscapes when we weren't at one of the geyser basins with their colorful mineral and algae displays. The one exception was on our second day. Shortly after we entered the park, we pulled over and slogged through knee deep snow to the edge of the Madison River and were treated to a glorious sunrise complete with god beams. Or, maybe I should say, complete with god beam. There was a single beam that shined straight up from the rising sun. The god beams in this photograph had a little help from Luminar 2018.
After they had rested and their stomachs had begun to digest their earlier feast , the Yellowstone wolf pack returned to the bison kill and gnawed on the remains.
I love watching the Winter Olympics. The sports are so different from the mundane football, basketball, and baseball with which we are inundated on a daily basis and, so much more elegant. I marvel at the dazzle of the skaters, the grit of the boarders, the grace of the skiers, and the courage of the sledders. The sports of the Winter Olympics are so unique and so difficult and I am captivated by them all.
In the midst of the cold, snow-banked Madison River in Yellowstone last month, this pair of Tundra Swans paddled by ever so elegantly. While their leisurely swim by was not comparable to a Winter Olympic sport, their simple movements were effortless and I was captivated by them, too.
I just can't get enough of the wolves that I photographed in Yellowstone. As I continue to review my images (I took almost 4000) I keep finding gems that I didn't notice the first (or second or third) time through. The young wolves playing together were the most captivating to watch. Of course I took lots of them gnawing on the bison carcass but those aren't nearly as appealing as those of the wolves just being, well, the big dogs that they are (gray wolves are Canis Lupus and domestic dogs are Canis Lupus Familiaris.
2018—Christmas In February
In the first hour of the first morning on my recent visit to Yellowstone National Park, we stopped to photograph this lone tree just off Highway 191 which is the main road that parallels the Madison River into the park. It was barely light with heavy overcast when we stopped about 8AM. There was banter about this being a potential Christmas card photograph. Since I haven't sent any Christmas cards in more than 20 years, it is doubtful that this would ever become a Christmas card. Consider this a (very) early Christmas greeting.


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RACIAL tolerance is receding in France according to a report by the Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme (CNCDH).
While the number of physical attacks on people based on race has dropped, the report concludes that "tolerance is receding and xenophobia is spreading".
In 2010, 886 racist incidents were reported, 165 which were violent, down 13.6% compared with 2009, according to figures from the Interior Ministry.
People of north African origin were the principle target, accounting for roughly a third of both violent and non-violent incidents.
"The year 2010 saw a rise in attacks on the Muslim community," said the CNCDH, an independent body which advises the government on human rights. Thirteen mosques and other centres were attacked compared to six in 2009.


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Best practices
Defining watchlists
Be specific when defining watchlists. For example, watching the C:\ or / directories of your endpoints will result in a lot of alarm activity just from normal operation. As a rule, follow these guidelines:
- Add multiple specific file paths over a single directory path.
- If you must add a directory path, review that directory path for things to exclude (log files, log directories, temp directories, etc.).
- Keep your watchlists small and focused on specific items; having one watchlist for each application, software component, or system configuration area will help keep the system maintainable.
- Build up your monitors using many small watchlists. Remember that your monitors are associated with computer groups. Build one monitor per computer group and be as specific as you can to define the relevant watchlists for that computer group.
Setting up computer groups
Be specific when defining computer groups for Integrity Monitor targeting. Monitor prioritization will be used when there is an overlap in the computer groups, but having specific non-overlapping computer groups for monitors will result in a more predictable deployment.
For more information about computer groups, see Tanium Platform User Guide: Managing Computer Groups.
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The final race of the summer league saw only two Pensby turn up (Well, to run, anyway) for probably the toughest race of the season at 3 Shires on Saturday 20th September at Little Langdale. 12.4 miles and 4,003 ft. That's a lot of climb over that distance.
Andy Sumner and Ian Shorrock (in his biggest fell race thus far) performed well but looked very relieved to see myself, Pat and my two daughters on the top of Lingmell where we'd walked up the meet them on their final descent. Charlotte then decided she wanted to do the final descent with them and chased them down the hill back to the village. Hope it didn't confuse officials too much seeing a 10 year old running to the finish!
It's been a successful league with 30 Pensby Runners taking part in at least one fell race. It was a shame to lose Tom Rutherford so early in the season and we hope he returns to the fells soon. Great to have newcomers Ralph and Lisa (well, new to the vest) joining us and hope to see some of the other first timers this season back soon Max, Paul, Cheryl.
A mention has to go to Andy Sumner who completed 14 out of 15 races this summer and was chomping at my heels toward the end.
Winners of the 2014 Summer league trophies for this year are Pat Peers and Nigel Crompton
See you all on the fells soon


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Joan Price is presenting Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex. Check out Joan's bio here.
How do you see yourself as a catalyst for change?
I'm an advocate for ageless sexuality. My mission is to talk out loud about older-age sex – to help normalize it in our society, and to encourage my generation to maintain or reclaim sexual pleasure. When my book, Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex, won the 2012 book awards from both the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, I realized that my work really is becoming a catalyst for change.
Who or what was a catalyst for you?
Falling in love at age 57 with artist Robert Rice, then 64, was my catalyst. We had seven exhilarating and passionate years together until I lost him to cancer. It was because of our relationship that I switched my writing topic from health and fitness to senior sex.
What do you feel are some of the biggest challenges or concerns facing us in the field of sexuality right now?
We tend to think all's right with the world when we're together in an environment like CatalystCon, but out in the real world, there's still a lot of ignorance and prejudice. I wish we could just celebrate whatever consensual form our sexuality takes and not judge each other.
What do you feel are some of the most important/valuable positive changes that have been made in the world of sexuality in the past year?
Each year gets better as we talk and write about sex and insist on our right to be exactly who we are. The Internet and conferences like CatalystCon make it easier for sex educators, sex activists, and sex-positive individuals to find each other.
Why do you feel it is important to bring the topic of your session, Senior Sex, to CatalystCon East?
Society tends to view seniors as sexless or as laughable if they are sexually active (or wanting to be). I want to lend my loud voice to counteract that view.
Share one unknown (or little known) fact about yourself.
I'm 69. People seem nervous about asking my age, as if I should be embarrassed about it. I assure you I'm not! (They're also nervous about asking my height for some reason – I'm 4'10" on a good day. This only bothers me when I'm trying to reach something on the top shelf at the grocery store.)
Learn more about all our amazing speakers here. Register for CatalystCon East here.
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