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Utopia? A discussion of the past(s)
Pleased to share a podcast discussion I took part in at the Central Branch of London Library last Monday evening (January 15th, 2018):
Can young children benefit from independent study in history?
Yesterday I had the privilege of guest teaching a course entitled "Historians, Communities and the Past" which is taught by my good friend Tim Compeau, PhD at Huron University College here in London.
Over the course of 90 minutes we engaged in a Socratic discussion about the question: "Is it responsible to allow grade school children the option of self-directed learning in the field of history?"
The conversation was very engaging in no small part because we reflected on whether one of the chief problems in educating children and young adults is that educators, policymakers, teachers and parents become focused upon names and disciplinary boundaries at the expense of allowing for interdisciplinary discovery, exploration and problem-driven learning. Or, to put it another way: at the expense of creativity.
Here is a scenario:
Imagine an 8 year old student who has become fascinated by schools; she is interested in the schools built by pioneers and how people in earlier times were educated -especially in rural and remote communities- in one room school houses. She decides that she wants to learn everything that she can about one room school houses. After talking with her teacher and her parents, she decides that she wants to undertake a project (independent study) to learn everything that she can about how one room school houses came to be; where they were pioneered; why they have persisted; how they work. She visits museum exhibits, watches movies, reads books and even talks with people who have knowledge of, or personal experience with, being educated in one room school house environments. She is then allowed to undertake her project.
To my mind, a series of questions arises from this hypothetical:
1.) If this project were a school project, what discipline would this child be studying? Do we simply call it social studies, or can we say it is history, sociology, education and economics?
2) Can this project be accommodated as a primary/elementary school classroom project?
3.) Is a teacher/student relationship required here?
4.) If we do not allow the child to undertake this study are we hindering her education?
5.) Is it inconceivable that an 8 year old child could do this or have a desire to do this?
6.) Is this student actually developing an interest in sociology, education and economics (as well as history) by her choice of this project? Does subject (academic discipline) in the conventional sense even matter in this case?
As you might imagine, this type of scenario prompted much discussion. I leave it to you to decide how you might answer these questions or think about this matter.
London Oral History Project
Excited to report that next month I will be introducing the London Oral History Project to the new councillors of the London Youth Advisory Council. My hope is that training and research/interviews will begin this summer.
How does a city see itself?
I have become immensely interested in how cities see themselves.
The first step is determining who is city? Perhaps a great place to start is to begin with youth. How do they see, experience and conceptualize their city? If London, Ontario, for example, could see itself as young adults see it, what would the city see?
I am looking to find out answers to this question: stay tuned.


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Isaiah 24:1-2
Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate,
and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the slave, so with his master;
as with the maid, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
This is just another quick post about the balance of the universe. Perhaps it would make more sense if I said equality of the universe. Because Isaiah is writing about God's consequences for sin and unrighteousness. God's will to balance things.
Isaiah writes that none are exempt from this balance of God. There is no elite race or tribe or class of people who do not suffer the consequences of their actions. God does not discriminate. All are culpable for their actions. These consequences cannot be talked away or bribed away. From top to bottom all are treated equally.
The discrimination lies with man and where the perceived discrimination of God enters into the picture is through man's expectations of things that man cannot and will not understand. The law of balance is applied to everyone and everything.
In verse 4 of Chapter 24, Isaiah tells us how this law applies to all without exception.
The earth mourns and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the highest people of the earth languish.
And in verse 5, Isaiah reminds us as to why this balance exists.
The earth lies defiled
under its inhabitants;
for they have transgressed the laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.
So what is the everlasting covenant?
It's the undisputed fact that there are consequences for your actions, the balance of the universe. Just like Newton's Law about every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
So the everlasting covenant with God is the basic ten laws that allow all of us to flourish and survive. If you break these laws there will be consequences. You can ignore the laws, say they're just mythology written by a bunch of superstitious old men, you can never had heard of these laws but the consequences of your actions in regards to these laws will not change. The balance will always be there.
If you read the remainder of Isaiah Chapter 24 you will read more about how none can or will ever escape the balance of the universe. No one will ever escape the consequences of their actions, those consequences being God's law of balance, not man's expectations.
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Engraved to your exact requirements. Perfect gift for the Best Man, Usher or any occasion.
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30 in stock
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Softball Pitching Trainer Illinois
Compete at a Higher Level
Armtrak is a Softball Pitching Trainer used by athletes in Illinois at every level of baseball and softball. Some of things Armtrak will do:
- Armtrak places the arm in the proper throwing position to help correct arm slot, follow through and delivery
- Armtrak allows repeatable arm motion giving throwing arm effortless freedom with less elbow and shoulder stress
- Armtrak teaches unrestricted motion that helps you to throw with less fatigue, thus promoting a healthier arm
The Inventor – Fernando Arroyo may have more passport stamps than any previous ballplayer in the La Salle Club Baseball Hall of Fame. Arroyo went from the Sacramento sandlots and Burbank High School to pitch eight seasons in the American League and had a long coaching career. Now Arroyo has used his passion for baseball to develop the revolutionary Softball Pitching Trainer, Armtrak.
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By Katherine Odom-Tomchin
In a state that seems to have only two seasons a year, First Coasters are sometimes unable to experience the full beauty of autumn. Use the tips below to construct a fall-feel in your own home and help your family get in the mood for autumn. It's almost as good as the real thing.
First Impressions
The first thing people see when entering the house is the front porch, so give off an autumn first impression. Set out pumpkins, lay down a fall welcome mat and put a wreath on the front door. There are wreaths of all different colors and styles constructed from various materials including corn husks, wheat, bare branches, fall leaves and more. Decide which wreath compliments your house best and attach it to the front door.
Fall Home Décor
Keeping in mind the colors that coincide with the season, get crafty or buy some decorations that exude fall. Table decorations such as a basket filled with pinecones and a couple of candles, a fall-colored table cloth, and a cornucopia filled with fake autumn leaves, apples, grapes, nuts and wheat provide a fall theme to the dining room table that will be perfect come Thanksgiving. Lay out fall-colored blankets, pillows and flannels to add a rustic, comfortable tone to the house.
Paint the Town Red
Incorporate typical fall colors in your decorations and home accents. Reds, yellows, browns and oranges are a good transition from the bright colors of summer. Peruse craft stores for fall decorations or supplies to create your own.… Read the rest
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Growing up in a small Indiana town, I knew I always wanted to venture out and discover new things. When it came time to choose where I would take my life after high school, I made a leap and moved away from home to see what all a small town girl could accomplish.
I attended Western Kentucky University where I majored in Public Relations and minored in Marketing. After college I moved again, this time to Nashville, TN where I lived and worked for a year before moving back home to start a family with my middle school sweetheart.
Today I am a stay-at-home mom to a very rambunctious 2-year-old girl, and am extremely excited to be taking over the Louisville Housewives brand. I'm planning to launch my first Girls' Night Out event in March in the Louisville area, so stay tuned to the blog for more details!
I have answered about myself below. Enjoy!
Describe yourself in three words.
Independent, satiric, and orderly
What are your professional goals that you would like to accomplish this year?
I want to establish a good community within the Louisville Housewives brand, and maybe even expand the brand to new cities in my home state of Indiana.
What is something you are passionate about?
Animals! I'm a huge animal lover, with cats in particular. I have two of my own, but have been known to bring home a stray or two. I also credit myself for the number of outdoor cats that have adopted my parents' back porch as their forever home. Sorry Mom!
What profession did you want to have when you grew up?
I wanted to either be a doctor, or the lady who pulled out the ping-pong number balls on the lottery show. Obviously neither one really worked out.
What is the best advice you've ever been given?
My dad always told me, "life is tough; better get a helmet."
What are you currently watching on Netflix?
I love to watch re-runs!!! My favorites are Glee, Modern Family and Scandal.
What CD is in your car right now?
T-Swift. All day, every day!
What is something on your bucket list?
I would love to travel overseas and experience the culture in different countries. Two countries I really want to visit are France and Japan. Now to only to get over my fear of flying over large bodies of water!
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Mother. Wife. Daughter. Sister. WOMAN!
I'm currently a stay-at-home mother with a degree in Public Relations from Western Kentucky University. I have many titles, but at heart I'm just a small town girl making her statement on the world.
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On 12 November 2018, ADI facilitated a seminar on Islamic values in dementia care at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2018 in Doha, Qatar. ADI's Asia Pacific Regional Director DY Suharya invited geriatrician Dr Heriawan and Amalia Fonk-Utomo, Chairperson for Stichting Alzheimer Indonesia Nederland, to present. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to spread global best practice in dementia care with a local relevance. In this blog, Dr Heriawan and Amalia share their thoughts on hosting this insightful seminar.
Dr Heriawan
When ADI asked me to share my experience of working with geriatric patients with dementia at WISH, I accepted without a second thought. The presentation was about the interdisciplinary approach in geriatric patients with dementia, and the relevance of Islamic values and was attended by consultants at the Department of Geriatrics from Hamad Corporation; the CEO of Home Care Service in Qatar; nurses and therapists from Qatar; representatives of the Ehsan Foundation in Qatar; and the CEO and Director of Rosalynn Carter Institute, USA.
Geriatric patients with dementia pose very complex problems; regarding not only health but also psychosocial issues. Comorbidities are common in geriatric patients with dementia and, when severe health and psychosocial problems mix, they require complex approaches. As such, the involvement of family members and care partners are essential to ensure the patients' quality of care and quality of life. There is significant evidence that Islamic values are concordant with the way we manage our geriatric patients with dementia. The focal point is the love and care we have for our parents and there are many verses in the Holy Quran that align with this:
"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as]"uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word." Al-Isra: 23-24
"So, he (the Prophet Solomon a.s) smiled, wondering at his word, and said: "My Lord, grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my mother and father, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones." An-Naml: 19
"One's age cannot be lessened nor added, as it has been decided in the Lauh Mahfuzh. Nothing is difficult for Allah swt." Surah Fāthir: 11
This last quote has particular relevance to my work as a geriatrician. Geriatric medicine does not add years into life, but life into years; it is the quality of life that matters.
In the interdisciplinary approach, multi-specialists often treat geriatric patients in collaboration with other professionals, including dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, and physiotherapists, as well as family members and care partners. Often, as professionals, we try hard to make sure each of our goals are achieved, but sometimes forget to communicate and work collaboratively to fulfill the goals of our patients. At the seminar at WISH, I wanted to challenge this.
During the seminar, we had a lively question and answer session, with participants asking some interesting questions about whether religious activities could play a role in helping the management of dementia, and how to increase the capacity of care partners. There were several interesting comments relating to Islamic values and end of life care, as well as the role of religious leaders in caring for people with dementia.
I felt the enthusiasm and passion of those who attended the event. Almost everyone in the room participated in the discussion, involving themselves in the dialogue between the speakers and the audience. The event was very meaningful for the Qataris as well as for us, marking the new development in the care management provided for elderly people living with dementia. New perspectives were recognised and insights were shared for improving the quality of life for our loved ones. I was very grateful to have the opportunity to contribute.
Amalia Fonk-Utomo
At first when DY (ADI's Asia Pacific Regional Director) contacted me about the seminar at WISH and asked me to share how Islamic values fit into Alzheimer's Indonesia's campaigns, I wasn't sure if or how they did. However, after referring to verses in the Quran, I found that these values were subconsciously embedded into our work; in how we take care of our parents, the elderly and other people.
During the seminar, I discussed our campaign approach, which is as follows:
1. Start with a simple message e.g. JANGAN MAKLUM DENGAN PIKUN (Do Not Underestimate Memory Loss). Instead of a direct explanation of dementia, this slogan is much a less intimidating and easier to digest
2. Combine with a small accordion brochure on the 10 signs of dementia –another simple tool which isn't too intimidating.
3. Customise the message to your audience, whether it's in a mosque, Quran recital, community gathering or spiritual discussion.
4. Maintain the same message repeatedly – reducing stigma does not happen overnight.
The seminar was followed by an impressive question and answer session, with stigma and caregiving coming up as the most popular points of discussion.
As somebody with no health education, being a participant at WISH was a very informative experience and I was so inspired by the enthusiasm of participants striving for a healthier world. Personally, I feel very grateful to have taken part in the session – I never thought my skills in advertising could be implemented to inspire people to make the world a better place.
Thank you to ADI for the opportunity, and Alzheimer's Indonesia and Alzheimer Indonesia Nederland for the beautiful experience.
Dr. Czeresna Heriawan Soejono, Sp.PD, KGer is the Head of Internal Medicine Department in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), Universitas Indonesia faculty. He graduated as a general practitioner in 1985 from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia. He has been practicing at RSCM since then and continued his studies at the University of Adelaide, receiving a Masters in Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine. He is also Chairman of Perhimpunan Gerontologi Medik Indonesia (PERGEMI).
Amalia Fonk-Utomo has a creative design background and has spent most of her life in creative departments. After many years working for multinational agencies she started her own agency, which led her to voluntary work with Alzheimer Indonesia. Her campaign idea "Jangan Maklum Dengan Pikun" (Do not under estimate memory loss) was created from a deep insight into Indonesian stigma of Pikun (Memory loss), and her agency's '10 signs' brochure designs have been adapted into many languages. Amalia is Chairperson of Stichting Alzheimer Indonesia Nederland Foundation.
Want to know more about WISH Qatar? Watch ADI's Chief Executive Officer Paola Barbarino in the opening video of WISH 2018 on ADI's YouTube channel.


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Ten Facts about Canada's Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
The largest arms exports contract in Canadian history will see Canadian-made military equipment shipped to one of the worst human rights violators in the world — Saudi Arabia. This will happen despite an existing export control regime specifically intended to prevent Canadian goods from fuelling human rights violations abroad.The deal was brokered by the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) — a taxpayer-financed Crown corporation — for an undisclosed number of Light Armoured Vehicles to be manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), based in London, Ontario.While many details of the deal remain shrouded in secrecy, below are 10 indisputable facts.
The contract, valued at $14.8-billion, was awarded during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. It dwarfs any other military exports contracts brokered by the CCC — ever.
With the total value of all military export contracts for 2013-2014 at $15.5-billion, the Saudi deal accounted for more than 95 percent of military exports for the fiscal year.
According to Canada's export control policies, "once an application to export goods or technology has been received, wide-ranging consultations are held among human rights, international security and defence-industry experts" at Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), the Department of National Defence, and, "as necessary, other government departments and agencies."
Before export permits for military equipment are issued, the human rights safeguards built into Canada's export control policies call for a case-by-case assessment, after which the Canadian government must be satisfied that "there is no reasonable risk that the goods might be used against the civilian population."
The position of the Canadian government — as stated on the publicly accessible DFATD website — is that Canada has "some of the strongest export controls in the world."
By any modern standard, Saudi Arabia is a human rights pariah. According to Washington-based Freedom House, the country is among the "worst of the worst" human rights offenders in the world. Year after year, authoritative organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemn the consistent, systematic repression of the Saudi civilian population by the governing regime.
Beheadings are routine; an October 2014 Newsweek feature story was entitled "When It Comes To Beheadings, ISIS Has Nothing over Saudi Arabia." Posting online comments critical of the regime can result in the author being publicly flogged. Women cannot drive. Freedom of speech is severely censored. Freedom of association, freedom of the press, and academic freedom are restricted. Hundreds of thousands of websites have been blocked. The state imposes harsh penalties, including beheadings, for crimes such as witchcraft, apostasy, sorcery, and fornication.
If a country with Saudi Arabia's dire human rights record is deemed eligible to receive Canadian-made military goods, it is hard to comprehend what sort of record a country must have to actually trigger the pertinent human rights safeguards.
In March 2011, Saudi Arabia sent armoured vehicles to help quell peaceful civilian protests in neighbouring Bahrain. One of several media outlets that made such claims, Britain's Telegraph reported that Saudi troops were in Bahrain to "crush" the protests.
The Canadian government has neither confirmed nor denied that the armoured vehicles used by Saudi forces in Bahrain were made in Canada. In May 2015, The Globe and Mail reported, "Asked if it believes the Saudis used made-in-Canada LAVs when they went into Bahrain, the Canadian government doesn't deny this happened."
Project Ploughshares has established that at the time that the Saudi deal was announced in February 2014, the required export permits had not been issued. This is especially significant, as a key element of the export permits is a human rights assessment to determine that the deal in question does not contravene Canada's export control policies.
We need to ask: Was the announcement of the sale made on the assumption that the export permits would eventually come through? What was this assumption based on? Would any reasonable observer not find this assumption highly risky, given what is known about the recipient nation?
When Minister for International Trade Ed Fast made the official announcement that General Dynamics Land Systems had won "the largest advanced manufacturing export win in Canada's history," it was framed as an economic victory for Canada.
References to job creation and a "cross-Canada supply chain" constituted the primary talking points. The announcement said nothing about the dire human rights situation in Saudi Arabia or the necessary export permits.
No human rights reports for 2014, the year in which the deal was announced, or the 2013-2014 fiscal year, when the CCC awarded the contract to GDLS, were produced by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. Further, DFATD will not divulge details of the export permit application process, citing commercial confidentiality.
The Canadian government has made "economic diplomacy" in the service of private industry a centerpiece of Canada's foreign policy. As The Globe and Mail reported in May 2015, Martin Zablocki, the president and chief executive of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, sees the Middle East as a "strategic region" for sales of Canadian arms sales. Further, The Globe and Mail reported that the CCC has actively sought new markets for military goods as "part of a push by the federal government to beef up Canada's role as an arms dealer."
The Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL), which was designed to restrict the foreign market for Canadian-sourced automatic firearms, is becoming less and less restrictive. As only countries on the list can receive Canadian firearms, countries have been added to the list as potential markets and lucrative deals have emerged for Canadian-made weapons — and as old, trustworthy clients have cut back on their purchases.
The number of countries on the AFCCL has tripled — from 13 to 39 — since it was established in 1991.
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We were up early this morning and embarked on our tour on an 8 seat van shortly after 8:00, thus ensuring that we were ahead of all the big tour busses massing at the dock.
Our first stop was at an overlook of the harbour at the head of the fjord. Then were off to Godafoss Falls – the falls of the Gods. Apparently when Iceland officially adopted Christianity this is where the pagan idols were tossed. It was a pretty site and we all took plenty of pictures.
Then we were off to several stops around Myvatn Lake. It is one of Iceland's bigger lakes and because of several lava flows it is really irregular in shape and quite scenic in several places. On of those places was Dimmuborgir, which is a whole world onto itself with endless bizarre lava formations.The scientific explanation is that these strange formations are the sites of vent holes that the lava escaped under the lake and cooled rapidly and piled high. The local explanation is that this was a party site for the elves and after a particular long party the gods got mad and turned the trolls into stone. Indeed walking the paths through the formations one could pick out various faces and poses.One area is like a small amphitheater and is known as the Elves Church. At Christmas time each year there is a gathering of " elves ", children would come and receive small gifts and have a barbeque.
We had lunch here and then we travelled to several smaller sites. Highlights of the stops were:
a natural bakery – the ground is so hot that pits are dug to bake bread some of which we tasted at lunch.
swimming caves – the caves lead to naturally hot water.There are separate male and female caves so no clothes are worn but apparently there are connecting caves.
there is a whole barren scape area with bubbling mud pits and steam vents and miles of pipes. The steam from the boiling hot water is utilized here for electricity and a large plant has been built. The water after being cooled is collected in a pool and is a local spa.
the Continental Divide. As we travelled we constantly crossed between Europe and North America. In some places the divide was broad but occasionally the divide was dramatic. On one site the divide was deep chasm that was about 5 feet apart. But the best for me was one site where the fissure was only a foot and a half wide and I had one foot in North America and the other in Europe,
This was a long but rewarding day and something I will always remember.
Tomorrow; REST – a sea day


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Blog Archives
Develop a Surrendering Attitude
Desire to change has to be removed from us. What we have to do for that? We have to develop the attitude, "This life is not mine. Whatever I have is not mine".
Finding Atman
How to find the atman? We need not find it. It is there inside you. When you sleep you are inside the dream as well as outside it. Who is the person inside the dream? Who is seeing it? In our dream state, the soul is seeing it. During our waking state, we are seeing things around us. The one that sees during the sleep is Atma.
Feeding the Atman
We have to feed the atman, which we don't do. That's why agnihotram is performed.
Whatever you buy for yourself, say "Suryaya Swaha".
Before eating anything, say "Suryaya Idham Na mama" (this is not mine).
The one god who everybody can see is Sun.
Agnaye Swaha Agnaye Idham Na mama (Agni is the life force within us).
Praja Pathaye Swaha Praja Pathaye Idham Na mama.
Praja pathi is universal energy – which is nothing but Reiki. What is its Rupam (figure)? It's Narayana, who has pervaded the entire universe.
Offering to Universe
Therefore, say to yourself, "I offer this — (anything you buy or eat, anything you do) to universal energy, because this is not mine".
Think, "Today is not mine."
Whenever you are about to perform an action, think "I am not the doer". Say these three Mantras before any action.
Whenever money is deposited in the bank in your name, chant the mantras.
When you are happy, say it to yourself, this is not mine.
Whatever I had purchased is not mine.
We have to cultivate this surrendering attitude.
Being an Unfit is a Blessing
When you are unfit in this world, you are fit in the other world. God is not going to ask you what degree you have done. It will not be asked.
Think, "This life is not mine as somebody created it".
Whatever you earn, you are not going to take it, so Swaha. Whatever name or money you earn, give it up now (inside the mind). So it will be easy in the end (when you die).
When somebody says thanks, say it is not mine saying "Suryaya Swaha Suryaya Idham Namama".
Feel Love in Plenty
What do I have to chant to become emotionally independent of a particular person?
Take the Bach Flower Remedies, "Chicory" and "Walnut". Along with that, chant the mantra, "Guru Gugan Kodi Kodi Lavanyam"
Getting surrounded with loving people
This mantra opens up our heart. When the heart is open, you will invite only loving people and kind people in your life. You will be surrounded by loving people.
If anybody thinks he is forsaken, abandoned, loveless, and think 'Nobody is there for me, I love so many, but nobody loves me', then this mantra will be of help. How? This mantra makes you love yourself. When our heart, bubbles with joy and love, then honest and kind people are attracted to us.
Release Unwanted Emotions
YAM is the one that can drive out unwanted emotions. Release it. By chanting YAM alone, our anger, sadness and worry can be driven away.
The VAM is present in Lavanyam (after you remove A, N and Y). It is the bija mantra for the Hara centre, which channels true love then. True emotions will be channelled, because of Vum. It brings out true emotions of love.
Finding Love
The mantra brings the true love from heart. Who is the guru inside your heart? Atman is the guru in the heart. Heart centre is also known as Anahata. It contains an infinite sound within it. The ataman in the heart centre is in the form of infinite sound, which is also the primordial sound.
Thus this particular mantra release unwanted emotions from you, gives you love within yourself.
Heal the Loveless Life
Now a day the parents feel that their children living in foreign countries don't love them anymore and feel loveless. In the same way, those without children feel loveless too. This mantra will make them love themselves better.
The heat need not go to anywhere to find heat. Water doesn't need anything else to quench itself. When the atman is activated with love, in the form of a ray of light, in the tunnel of your heart, then you don't need to go anywhere for love. This mantra creates millions and millions of rays of light of love inside the heart.
GUGAN is the one word which transmits love from heart to our organs. In addition, our entire auric field will be filled with love.
Chant the mantra seriously
That atman or guru will come and stay in our hearts permanently.
You should chant this mantra in a manner that tears should come down the cheek. Why? Atman is not an ordinary person. It is part of Divine and full of love. In such an instance, when you have so much love in your heart, it should come out as tears.
You need not have a relationship with others. Have a relationship with yourself. "We have to relate with ourselves only", is the message of this mantra.


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TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japanese automakers on Wednesday said they would temporarily close more vehicle plants in Europe and Asia as the spread of the coronavirus prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to suspend operations.
A growing number of global automakers have been shuttering plants in Europe and beyond as the COVID-19 outbreak prompts governments to impose commuting restrictions, leaving companies bracing for supply chain disruptions.
Toyota Motor Corp said it had stopped operations at plants in Britain and Poland from Wednesday, while its Czech site would be halted on Thursday. Operations at its Turkey site would be suspended from Saturday.
Nissan Motor Co said it had stopped output at its two plants in Spain and its plant in Britain, while Honda Motor Co said it was temporarily closing all its dealerships in Italy, which is experiencing big daily increases in virus infections.
Toyota said its plant in the Philippines has stopped operations through mid-April, while its plant in Malaysia will be closed from next Monday through the end of March. Honda had also suspended production in both countries.
Earlier on Wednesday, Volkswagen AG, which said it would suspend production at its European plants for 10 days, warned that the spreading virus would disrupt its supply chain.
Toyota, Nissan, and Honda all said that operations in North America, one of their biggest production bases, remained in operation at the moment even as governments in the United States and Canada have been implementing more movement restrictions to curb an increase in virus infections. (Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by Alex Richardson and David Evans)
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text: Gaming Game Play & Streaming Internet Gaming Timeline The History of Online Gaming 1969-2004 by Dave Spohn Writer Former Lifewire writer Dave Spohn is a computer game enthusiast and technology columnist who has been writing for over fifteen years. our editorial process Dave Spohn Updated on February 11, 2020 PeopleImages.com / Getty Images Game Play & Streaming Consoles & PCs Cheats & Codes Gaming Services Game Play & Streaming Mobile Gaming Tweet Share Email This is a timeline of key events in the history of internet gaming. It includes significant developments in computer games, console games, and internet technology. It's a work in progress, so if you see an error or you feel something important was overlooked, please feel free to reach out with the details. 1969 ARPANET, a network with nodes at UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, the UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah, is commissioned by the Department of Defense for research purposes. Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA sends the first packets over the network as he tries remotely logging into the system at SRI. 1971 ARPANET grows to 15 nodes and Ray Tomlinson invents an email program to send messages across a distributed network. The possibilities for speeding up games being played by snail-mail at this time are immediately obvious. 1972 Tomlinson modifies the email program for ARPANET where it becomes a quick hit. The @ sign is used to specify a string as an email address. Atari is founded by Nolan Bushnell. 1973 Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax sell their first typewritten copies of Dungeons & Dragons, a game that continues to inspire both tabletop and computer RPGs to this day. Will Crowther creates a game called Adventure in FORTRAN on a PDP-1 computer. Don Woods later puts Adventure on a PDP-10 several years later and it becomes the first widely used computer adventure game. 1974 Telenet, a commercial version of ARPANET and the first public packet data service, makes its debut. 1976 Apple Computer is founded. 1977 Radio Shack introduces the TRS-80. Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Tim Anderson, and Bruce Daniels, a group of students at MIT, write Zork for the PDP-10 minicomputer. Like Adventure, it's single-player only, but it becomes quite popular on ARPANET. Several years later, Blank and Joel Berez, with some help from Daniels, Lebling, and Scott Cutler, produced a version for Infocom that ran on the TRS-80 and Apple II microcomputers. Infocom 1978 Roy Trubshaw writes the very first MUD (multi-user dungeon) in MACRO-10 (the machine code for DEC system-10's). Although originally little more than a series of locations in which you could move and chat, Richard Bartle takes an interest in the project and the game soon has a good combat system. Roughly one year later, Trubshaw and Bartle are able to connect to ARPANET in the USA from Essex University in the UK to conduct an international, multiplayer game. 1980 Kelton Flinn and John Taylor create Dungeons of Kesmai for Z-80 computers running CPM. The game uses ASCII graphics, supports six players, and is a little more action-oriented than the early MUDs. 1982 The first definition of the term "internet" surfaces. Intel introduces the 80286 CPU. Time magazine calls 1982 "The Year of the Computer." 1983 Apple Computer unveils the Lisa. It's the first personal computer sold with a graphical user interface (GUI). With a 5 MHz processor, an 860 KB 5.25" floppy drive, a 12" monochrome screen, a keyboard, and a mouse, the system cost $9,995. Even though the Lisa came with an astounding 1 Megabyte of RAM, it's a financial disaster and the home computer doesn't get revolutionized until the release of the Mac OS 1.0 about a year later. The first Microsoft Mouse is introduced concurrently with Microsoft Word. About 100,000 units were built, but only 5,000 were sold. 1984 CompuServe hosts Islands of Kesmai, a reinvention of Dungeons of Kesami, on its network. The cost of participation is a whopping $12 per hour! The game lasts, in various iterations, right up to the turn of the century. MacroMind, the company that eventually evolved into Macromedia, is founded. 1985 On March 15, Symbolics.com becomes the first registered domain. Microsoft Windows hits store shelves. QuantumLink, the predecessor to AOL, launches in November. Randy Farmer and Chip Morningstar at Lucasfilm develop Habitat, a multiplayer online adventure game, for QuantumLink. The client runs on a Commodore 64, but the game doesn't make it past beta in the U.S. because it's too demanding for the server technology of the time. 1986 The National Science Foundation creates NSFNET with a backbone speed of 56 Kbps. This allows a large number of institutions, especially universities, to get connected. Jessica Mulligan starts Rim Worlds War, the first play-by-email game on a commercial online server. 1988 Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is introduced by Jarkko Oikarinen. AberMUD is born at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth. Club Caribe, a derivative of Habitat, is released on QuantumLink. 1989 James Aspnes writes TinyMUD as a simple, compact multiplayer adventure game and invites fellow CMU graduate students to play on it. Adaptations of TinyMUD remain in use on the internet to this day. 1991 Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web, a system by which words, pictures, sounds, and hyperlinks can be combined and formatted across different platforms to create digital pages quite similar to word processor documents. From CERN in Switzerland, he posts the first HTML code in a newsgroup called "alt.hypertext." Stormfront Studios' Neverwinter Nights, a game based on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, launches on America Online. The Sierra Network launches and brings a variety of parlor games such as chess, checkers, and bridge online. Bill Gates is said to have played bridge on the service. 1992 Wolfenstein 3D by id Software takes the computer game industry by storm on May 5. Even though it wasn't actually 3D by today's standards, it's a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. id Software 1993 Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, is released. It was developed by Marc Andreessen and a group of student programmers. Internet traffic explodes at a growth rate of 341,634 percent annually. Doom is released on December 10 and becomes an instant success. 1994 The Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation launch in Japan. The PlayStation later becomes Sony's best-selling electronics product. After four years as a dial-up game in the UK, Avalon MUD starts offering a pay-to-play service over the internet. 1995 Sony releases the PlayStation in the United States for $299, $100 less than expected. The Nintendo 64 launches in Japan under near-riot conditions. Windows 95 sells more than a million copies in four days. Sun launches JAVA on May 23. 1996 Id Software releases Quake on May 31. The game is truly three dimensional and special attention is given to multiplayer features. With the release of a free program called QuakeWorld later in the year, play over the internet gets a great deal easier for modem users. On August 24, the first version of Team Fortress, an add-on for Quake, becomes available. Within a year, over 40% of the servers running Quake are dedicated to Team Fortress. Meridian 59 goes online and becomes one of the first highly graphical multiplayer games played in a persistent online world, although it has a limit of 35 simultaneous players. It was conceived by a small company called Archetype Interactive and then sold to 3DO, who published the game. It uses a 2.5D engine similar to that of Doom, and while it has again changed ownership, it's still available and still loved by many RPGers. Meridian 59 may also have been the first online game to charge a flat monthly rate for access, rather than charging by the hour. Macromedia shifts its focus from software for making multimedia content for CDs to making multimedia software for the Web and releases Shockwave 1.0. Brad McQuaid and Steve Clover are hired by John Smedley at Sony's 989 Studios to begin work on EverQuest. 1997 Sony sells its 20 millionth PlayStation, easily making it the most popular gaming console of its time. Ultima Online is released. Developed by Origin and based on the extremely successful Ultima video game franchise, many online gaming pioneers are involved in this project, including Richard Garriott, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel. It uses a 2D top-down graphics engine and eventually reaches over 200,000 subscribers. Macromedia acquires the company that makes FutureSplash, which becomes the first version of Flash. 1998 NCsoft, a small Korean software company, releases Lineage, which will become one of the world's most popular MMORPGs, with over four million subscribers. Starsiege: Tribes debuts as an online-only first-person action game. Fans adore the combination of team-based gameplay, expansive outdoor terrains, multiple play modes, customizable characters, and controllable vehicles. On August 1, Sierra releases Half-Life, a game built around the Quake 2 engine. Sega Dreamcast launches in Japan on November 25th. Although it gets off to a shaky start, it's the first console sold with a modem and gives console users their first taste of online gaming. 1999 The Dreamcast is released in the U.S. On March 1, Sony launches EverQuest, a fully three-dimensional MMORPG. The game is a huge success, and in the following years, it sees many expansions and attracts more than half a million subscribers. Sony Online Entertainment In early April, Sierra releases Team Fortress Classic, a modification for Half-Life based on the extremely popular Quake Team Fortress mod. On June 19th, Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess Cliffe release beta 1 of Counter-Strike, another modification for Half-Life. The free mod goes on to set records for the largest service footprint of any game on the internet, with 35,000 servers generating over 4.5 billion player minutes per month. Microsoft releases Asheron's Call on November 2. Quake 3 Arena appears on store shelves just in time for the Christmas rush. Billy Mitchell achieves the highest possible score for Pac-Man when he completes every board and winds up with a score of 3,333,360. 2000 Sony launches the PlayStation 2 in Japan on March 4. In two days, the company sells one million consoles, setting a new record. Japanese gamers begin lining up outside stores two days in advance. Unfortunately, demand exceeds supply and not everybody gets a console, including those who preordered. 2001 Sega releases Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast, which makes it the first online RPG for a console. Icons and preselected text translate between languages. World War II Online goes online in June. Microsoft gets into the console business in November with the release of the Xbox. Although there is no network available to connect to at the time, the Xbox is equipped with a Network Interface Card which accommodates a high-speed Internet connection. Anarchy Online gets off to a rough start with a storm of technical problems, but the game overcomes this and attracts a solid player base. It's potentially the first to use "instancing," where parts of the world are duplicated for exclusive use on demand. Dark Age of Camelot launches to a warm reception by players and the media. The game grows at a remarkable rate and quickly surpasses Asheron's Call to become one of the three largest MMORPGs in North America. 3DO publishes Jumpgate, an online space simulation game. Blizzard starts talking about World of Warcraft, an MMORPG based on its popular real-time strategy series. 2002 On September 10, the release of Battlefield 1942 kicks off an extremely successful franchise of multiplayer war-themed shooters. Electronic Arts and Westwood Studios release Earth & Beyond, a sci-fi MMORPG set in outer space. The title peaks at less than 40,000 subscribers, and approximately two years later, on September 22, 2004, it closes its doors. Asheron's Call 2 launches on November 22. The game never equals its predecessor in terms of popularity, and roughly three years later Jeffrey Anderson, the CEO of Turbine Entertainment, announces the game will close by the end of 2005. The Sims Online goes live in December, adapting the world's best-selling PC game to internet play. Despite optimistic predictions from analysts, the title doesn't live up to sales expectations. Between August and December, Playstation 2, Xbox, and GameCube all introduce some kind of online capabilities for their consoles. 2003 On June 26, LucasArts and SOE launch Star Wars Galaxies, an MMORPG based on the Star Wars films. Sony also brings EverQuest to the PlayStation 2 as EverQuest Online Adventures, which uses a world separate from that of the PC version. Project Entropia, an MMORPG developed in Sweden, launches with a secondary market revenue model, where game currency can be bought and sold with real currency. Square Enix releases the PC version of Final Fantasy XI in the U.S. on October 28. It later becomes available for the PlayStation 2 and allows PC users and console users to participate in the same world. The PS2 version of the game is sold with a hard drive. Other notable MMORPG releases include EVE Online and Shadowbane, both of which feature open PvP systems. CCP Games 2004 Halo 2 arrives with unprecedented hysteria and manages to single-handedly quadruple usage of the Xbox Live online service. NCSoft makes significant strides in the North American MMORPG market with the publication of Lineage 2 and City of Heroes. Doom 3 and Half-Life 2, which includes a remade retail version of Counter-Strike, hit store shelves. SOE launches EverQuest 2, the sequel to EverQuest, which still has around 500,000 subscribers at the time. World of Warcraft launches in North America on November 23, and despite doubling server capacity within weeks of launch, the game has difficulty meeting demand. At the same time, Blizzard's first MMORPG breaks sales, subscribers, and concurrent player records in the U.S., with similar results upon the game's release in Europe and China the next year.


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The uses of FLUVOXIN include:Fluvoxamine is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (bothersome thoughts that won't go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over). Fluvoxamine is in a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Fluvoxamine comes as a tablet to take by mouth. It usually is taken either once daily at bedtime or twice daily, once in the morning and once at bedtime. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take fluvoxamine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
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Discover the flag of every country in the world with this colourful sticker book. Children can match the stickers to the correct countries on the maps – and learn more about countries and continents too. With over 190 stickers to add to the colourfully illustrated pages, plus links to websites with quizzes and activities.
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Lovely sticker book. Divided into sections Europe, north and South America,Central America and the carribean , Northern Africa and 4 more areas. The maps are illustrated nicely with things representing the countries.
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It's summer vacation and Keiichi's parents left him with his five younger sisters to go on an overseas trip. Now with their parents far out of the picture, his younger sisters are aggressively making their moves on him. Of course there's no way he can hold back.
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Chance for GBP/EUR Exchange Rate Recovery on BoE Speech
The Pound (GBP) has dipped against the Euro (EUR) today, but still remains near the best exchange rate since late May.
This deterioration comes from signs of an internal Brexit upset – it is reported that Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs might reject October's budget.
The DUP is attempting to avoid any possible separation from the rest of the UK after Brexit and has threatened to disrupt October's budget if a separation seems likely.
Looking ahead, the Pound Sterling Euro exchange rate (GBP/EUR) could rise in the near-future when Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe speaks.
Mr Vlieghe will be discussing 'Global and Domestic Challenges for UK Monetary Policy', so could well touch on BoE interest rate plans.
GBP traders are looking for signs of a 2019 interest rate hike, so if Mr Vlieghe backs increasing interest rates next year then the Pound could rally.
Mr Vlieghe is only one of nine voting members on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), but he could still raise support for Sterling if he backs higher interest rates.
Future GBP/EUR Forecast: Will Slower Pace of UK Wage Growth Drain Pound Sterling Demand?
Looking beyond this event, the Pound to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate could next be influenced by next Tuesday's UK jobs market data.
Current forecasts are for a slowdown in the pace of wage growth during August and no change to the unemployment rate, with a 4% reading on the cards.
A deceleration in the pace of wage growth could have a negative impact on Pound Sterling demand during trading, potentially causing GBP/EUR exchange rate losses.
Slowing wage growth risks an overtake by the rate of inflation, which can lead to a wage squeeze on UK households and reduced consumer spending.
If wage growth figures show unexpected growth during August, however, the positive implications could cause a GBP/EUR exchange rate rise.
Euro to Pound (EUR/GBP) Exchange Rate could Rise on ECB Accounts
As with UK news, there will be a high-impact Eurozone economic development in the near-term when European Central Bank (ECB) minutes come out this afternoon.
The ECB documents might raise support for the Euro (EUR) if they reveal that policymakers support an interest rate hike in 2019.
Similarly to GBP traders, those invested in the Euro are anticipating higher interest rates from the ECB in 2019, although exactly when is still unclear.
In the best-case scenario for Euro traders, the ECB accounts will point to a rate rise coming early next year; this could cause a sharp EUR/GBP exchange rate rise.
Are Late-Week EUR/GBP Gains ahead on Higher German Inflation?
The week's last major Eurozone data may provide additional support for any Euro to Pound (EUR/GBP) gains seen today, as it will cover German inflation rate figures.
The pace of price growth in Germany is tipped to accelerate during September, with a sharp rise anticipated for the annual and monthly figures.
Higher German inflation can cause a rise in overall Eurozone inflation, which increases the likelihood of an ECB interest rate hike due to increased pressure.


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In addition to causing you to feel lousy throughout the day, sleep apnea also has more serious repercussions. Sleep apnea is linked to other health conditions including high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks. If you suspect that you have sleep apnea, it's important to let your doctor know so that you can be tested at an accredited sleep study center.
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little rant.. it's about kids, creativity and the parent's role in this process.
You see, I have learned over the years that I grew up in an unusual house. Actually I've ALWAYS known that, but when living IN the house you don't get all of the strangeness... (digression..)
You see, I have learned over the years that I grew up in an unusual house. Actually I've ALWAYS known that, but when living IN the house you don't get all of the strangeness... (digression..)
Anyway, in our house, there was always paint around and a craft project nearby. My parents are both super creative and fostered our creativity by showing us how to do artistic things, allowed us to make messes and taught us how to use materials appropriately. I have learned that this is NOT the case in a lot of homes. When I went to college I was absolutely amazed that people didn't know how to paint without getting it all over themselves, the floor or the brush. I thought people just knew this!
Below is a picture of me at age 5 painting our "Rainbow Clubhouse." We had a carriage house type thing in the back yard and my parents let my older sister Libby (age 6 or 7) and me paint it. I'm sure my parents helped and supervised us, but what is awesome is that I don't remember their "interference" I remember it being a project that Libby and I did!
Now, jump ahead 30 years... to me the art teacher. I am learning that the majority of my students do not have any foundation at all in art or artistic/creative ways. Ask a kid to measure, cut and paint something and you would think I had asked a kid to do surgery on something!
Yes, I know that students get the "basics" in elementary school, but really, I truly believe that kids should be cutting and painting and LEARNING to be CREATIVE at home!! Kylie at age 3 has scissors. I am well aware that she will cut things that should not be cut. It's a calculated risk, and one I'm willing to take. Both Maddie and Lexi had scissors at this age and yes, we had issues, and millions of teeny tiny pieces of paper all over the house. But it was worth it, and is worth it. Otherwise she might end up like the elementary kids that I see/know that cut themselves with safety scissors every time they use them because they aren't allowed to cut things at home.
So what got me all riled up? Pinterest!! Lately I have seen all of these "kid-friendly" not real art projects with not real art supplies. Yes, at least parents are getting ideas on how to be creative. But c'mon! Don't expect your child to know how to use a paint brush and paint if you make cornstarch (or shaving cream or pudding...) "paint" and have them use a squeeze bottle to make their crafts. For one, the squeeze bottle teaches nothing about hand-eye coordination, nor about moderation, nor about how to only use a little paint or brush strokes.... Another thing, what if you child makes and awesome painting?? I hope you take a good picture, cause the "paint" is NOT paint and won't last. You have taught your child that artistry doesn't matter cause you are just going to wipe it off, wash it off and throw it away! I'm not saying you can't play and finger paint, but there is a time and place for everything.
Student grade or craft grade art supplies are not expensive. Please, purchase some basic watercolor/tempera/acrylic paints and allow your child to create with paint and a paintbrush! Teach your child to only dip the tip of the paint brush in the paint and SHOW your child how to keep the paint on the paper or the brush and then how to wash the brush! If you don't know how to do these thing, I'm sure there is a you tube video. Then, put the "painting" up to dry and then have your child sign the piece. While it may not be a "work of art" you will be thankful for the picture one day.
While there are lots of things I am really, really NOT good at as a mom. I can thankfully say that my kids get to be creative and they make art projects. Here is a nice reminder of how quickly kids grow up!! The picture on the left looks like Kylie, but it's Lexi!!
So, here is my challenge to you. Go paint! Create something. And virtual painting via a Wii game or computer software DOES NOT COUNT! While computer generated art is fun and a growing field, you don't learn how to control the amount of paint on a paint brush with a virtual paintbrush. You will never learn moderation if all you have to do is hit undo. You will never experience the thrill of creating if you don't get personally invested in the creating. Please note, I did not say you have to paint something wonderful. In fact, don't try to paint something "classical" like a portrait or a still life. Just paint.


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Folks often get a nice dosage of therapy as well as aesthetic fulfillment from listening to the 100+ BFF.fm music and talk shows. Each Tuesday morning, BFF.fm's Radical Advice speaks directly to the subject of therapy, and acts as a radio community care package, gracing our ears and spirits with much needed, fresh angled wellness checks. The show was created by the delightfully candid Lily Sloane. She is a licensed psychotherapist who sets out to discover the intersection of psychotherapy, personal growth and activism through the majesty of radio. The show is a platform for superbly genuine, compassionate, and always colorful personalities of the hosts and their vast array of guests. They cross pollinate various cultural themes, identity, and other modes of delving into ongoing questions that the human experience provokes. They dish out advice within a sentiment of "one-size-does-not-fit-all" in advocacy for each unique individual's road to recovery, growth, or staying on track in healthy habits. Disclaimer... although the hosts and guests are mental health care professionals and offer innumerable sterling tokens of advice on air, this show does not replace mental health treatment.
The show consists of new or returning guests who help explore the week's topic and brain storm possible solutions for the anonymous questions submitted online, or phone calls taken during live shows. The advice is fueled by ongoing discussions in empathetic and vulnerable collaborative settings. You won't hear stuffy psychology textbook jargon, but rather flexible, inventive conversations that unpack varied examples of hardship in a supportive space for people to open up and assess the present situation as honestly as possible. All parties involved share struggles that surround topics including food and body image, patriarchy, racism, trauma, and addiction among other problematic forces that so often tend to inconsolably bum us out. Radical Advice addresses daily questions that plague our individual existence and how those experiences interconnect in larger societal dynamics through our government, history, culture, language, and down to the very most ephemeral interactions with others.
Lily launched Radical Advice in late June of 2017. She was joined by co-host and fellow psychotherapist, Brian Thompson in April of 2018. Lily brags on her enduring friendship with him, and beams with gratitude for what he brings to the table— which is irreverent humor. She admires Brian's ability to incorporate an element of light-heartedness when moods are liable to take a murky turn on a show that can dig into the nitty gritty recesses of the human psyche. They have been known to fight on the show, and confront these tiffs either by talking through it after mic breaks, or sometimes during. These at times heated, on-air and unstaged feuds maintain the show's authenticity that even therapists are also constantly navigating a frustrating process of adjusting certain dynamics in communication and relationships.
A bit about Lily leading up to her radio venture...She was born on the East Coast, and before moving to California at the age of 8, she spent the first half of childhood in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her parents worked as macrobiotic chefs at a mental hospital called "The Country Place." This environment attributed much to her early curiosity about how to help people heal. In high school, when her parents were in the middle of finalizing their divorce, her best friend's parents were therapists, which served as her introduction to therapy. Up until the end of high school, she had been contemplating a career in acting or music, but a combination of not feeling confident in her abilities and a sense that this wouldn't do enough good in the world led her to abandon those potential paths. During her undergraduate years at UC Santa Cruz and while earning her masters in Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, she discovered that artistic self-expression and a profession in Psychology could very uncannily complement one another. And it's evident that Lily has manifested just that within her broadcasting portfolio. She's made a nifty amalgamation in all things Art blended with mental health awareness and experiential guidance— establishing herself as a psycho-creative chameleon of her craft.
Lily is… a lot of things. She's a psychotherapist, writer, podcaster, radio host, audio engineer, musician, composer, artist, and a goddamn delight to shoot the breeze with as DJ Mr. Darcy found out when sitting down to pick her brain on how she picks her own and others' brains...
How'd you come across BFF.fm?
LS: I found BFF.fm on Twitter a couple years ago. From there I made a bunch of friends, and now this radio station has become my community.
When did you get into broadcasting, and when did you become a radio host at BFF.fm?
LS: Last summer, as a radio host, and before that in January 2016 I launched my podcast A Therapist Walks into a Bar. Before this, I was already recording as a musician on my own, and self-taught myself in audio engineering.
What's some good advice you've gotten recently?
LS: My therapist distinguished the difference between reacting and responding. The process of therapy is helping me learn how to slow down enough to respond, instead of just reacting in a knee-jerk manner. Responding is much more conscious and thoughtful, and that's something I'm always working on. If I slow down a little bit, I might find out that I want to respond with empathy, or anger— the right choice in the moment might be vulnerability, which allows me to know that the feelings, whatever they may be, are all valid and okay. It requires that subtle pause, in order to really think about what you're going to do instead of doing what you always do.
What are some of your most fundamental self-care tips?
LS: It's really hard to do all the right things, whether it's exercise or meditating, or not looking at social media for a certain number of hours. For me, so much of it is about having self-compassion and acceptance above all, working on unconditional love for myself, because I'm so mean to myself. The idea of loving yourself isn't something you can do in isolation. I have people I can check in with who will love me no matter what, and they help me get out of my shame spiral. Self-love is important, and we can't love ourselves by ourselves.
In a nutshell, how do you put a psychotherapeutic critique on capitalism and patriarchy?
LS: Mental wellbeing is not compatible with capitalism as we know it. We need to stop using stuff to numb out and avoid, and to instead give pause— by asking, what is really important to me? Capitalism wouldn't survive if we were more rooted in empathy and connection.
Outside of Dj life, what do you enjoy doing? What are your obsessions?
LS: I'm definitely social- I enjoy spending time with people. I'm into home interior design stuff and crafty DIY things, whether it's cooking, making my apartment really unique, or finding things on the street and refurbishing them. When I'm really stressed out, I start making extremely detailed floor plans of my apartment building. I have a continuous desire to dabble in any and every medium of art. I'm a big walker and explorer of the city. I enjoy rambling, not having a big agenda, and allowing myself to get lost. It feels good to move my body.
What shows/films/books have you seen/read recently? How were they?
LS: I mostly read fiction. I'll get hooked on an author by becoming accustomed to and taking comfort in their voice as well as their style of writing. I enjoy reading Octavia Butler, Terry Pratchett, Thomas Pynchon, and for more emotionally heavy stories, I enjoy books like A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.
Have any particularly odd idiosyncrasies?
LS: Toilet paper has to go in the correct direction, the top of the roll pulling down (*DJ Mr. Darcy enthusiastically concurs). Also, I have to adjust picture frames, even in other people's homes. And I don't have a "junk drawer" because I get too distracted by things not being in the right place.
What are your pet peeves?
LS: The thought that "happiness" is the main point in people's goals— it overlooks the complexities of life in personal growth. It's a narrative that emphasizes a value to optimize your life in possessions or appearances, rather than in rich, deep, emotional connections with others.
What do you find most purposeful/of value about BFF.fm, personally and for the community?
LS: Personally, this station brings together an inner circle of people, consisting of DJs and other BFF.fm members, who have shared values.
More universally, there are so many layers of relationships I've experienced that connect to a broader community outside of our internal camaraderie at BFF.fm's station, and all of those relationships are really vital to me.
Radical Advice is an affirmation to listeners to feel, and believe, that they do not have to go it alone— as sugary sentimental as this is getting, every person needs to be reminded that we can bond through our shared struggles, and by first reaching out for support. Lily's most radically resonating sentiment is in her reassurance, "I want to help people by being more transparent, in order to help people see that the stuff they're suffering through, they're not just seeing it in their head. It's not just them. We live in a crazy world."
So, if you're contemplating buying another self-help book or have been frequenting WikiHow steps more often than you'd like to admit, consider to instead tune into Radical Advice every Tuesday from 10-12pm.
Other arenas you can find Lily and Radical Advice
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Sloanian Slips:
I cried. Yes, I cried. It's important to reach out, to be vulnerable, to create spaces where people feel less alone.
I think most (beauty) products are bullshit. Do what makes you feel good, work on accepting your body aging… You will get wrinkles. You will get sunspots. Your skin will sag. And then you will die. And I'm gonna die, too. So what do you wanna spend your time worrying about?"
Capitalistic culture banks on us not loving ourselves.
Happiness is another capitalist lie, it's just an emotion, you experience it sometimes and other times you don't. Negative self-talk stems from this idea of fitting the mold of a happy person- which is a bull shit model. We're taught to have a certain body type, then we're sold a bunch of products to achieve the BS model, which in turn fails to shape us into what we envisioned was the standard of being happy.
Self-love is an internalization of parental love done right. And when it doesn't go right, we have to work on healing that. That's why therapy is useful.


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Chief Operating Officer
- Recruiter
- Location
- Liverpool, Merseyside
- Salary
- £64,288- £69,114 per annum Competitive Terms & Conditions
- Posted
- 28 Aug 2019
- Closing date
- 30 Sep 2019
- Ref
- Industry
- Charities, Charity & volunteering support, Fundraising, Mental health, Social welfare, Social care, Adult care, Children, Elderly care, Learning difficulties, Mental health
- Job level
- Senior executive
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
Ref: 0031/CEN
Based at Central Office, Liverpool
37.5 hours per week
Salary of £64,288- £69,114 per annum
Nugent is a charitable organisation that was founded 135 years ago. We serve, protect and enrich individual's lives through our residential homes, school and community services. We are excited to offer the opportunity for an experienced executive leader to join our team and to drive forward our vision of being a truly outstanding.
The challenge
As the Chief Operating Officer, the successful candidate will be a prominent member of our executive leadership team that will provide crucial direction for the organisation. Your responsibilities will include Safeguard Lead and line management of Associate Director of Operations and Executive Principal.
The successful candidate will drive forward continuous improvement in our services in line with our values, promote innovative changes and strive for excellence throughout the organisation whilst building team moral.
The individual
For this exciting role, the successful candidate will have extensive experience within a similar senior role. You will have in-depth knowledge of the Health & Social Care Sector and will be able to provide advice and guidance on current legislation and regulatory requirements. You will also have a background in the development of new and existing services.
Your skills will include confident management abilities to provide strong leadership and direction, a broad awareness for financial budgets and extensive knowledge of Safeguarding within Adults and Children's services.
The closing date for this opportunity is 30th September 2019. Our assessment centre for this position will be held on the 9th October 2019. The successful candidates will then attend a formal interview on the 10th October 2019.
Please contact Normandie Wragg, CEO, on 0151 261 2000 for an informal chat regarding this role. Recruitment agency interest, please contact our HR Department on 0151 261 2000.
An Equal Opportunities Employer.
Nugent actively promotes the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, young people and children.


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Early in my bread career I would get up at midnight or 3 am to take the dough out or put it in or mix it or whatever I thought the baker needed to be doing. Have not done that in many years. Nice and easy now. Proceeding at the speed of yeast.
I use the unwashed container that held my last dough ball to kick off my next starter as it is "infected" with the wild yeast and gets the next batch going no problem.
The starter I feed the rough grains, oats, Whole wheat, semolina, Graham, or whatever. Put it in by eye add plenty of water by now I know what 50 50 looks like and 400-600 grams. I can start with a little bit of flour and plan to feed it again one or two times depending on whats going on and when I want the full frothy starter.
When it comes time to make the dough I then use mostly the fair grains All Purpose, Durum, Bread flour.
Weekends I mix 1200 grams of flour at 69-74% hydration, 2% salt.
Its fermented, all my bread is made without commercial yeast. The first dough goes in on sunday afternoon and the other part of the dough stays in the fridge till thursday when we make pizza or saturday when I make a loaf that ends up looking like this. Getting on in age it tastes so good.
No flour is thrown away in my process, I use the same bowl the dough rises in to get the new starter going. Just add flour and water and keep the ball rolling.
Same strain of starter since 2009. Grams of flour thrown away to feed this starter-zero. One summer when I got real busy with work I put a cup of the starter in the freezer and in fall when I got back to the bread biz I woke it up. It took a while to get the rhythm going again. If you dont have bread going all the time its hard to hit the marks when you start from zero or almost zero.
Anybody have any experience re just rolling up some plain old dough into small balls and putting it on a stew that you were about to put in the oven? I have wanted to do it a few times but got a little cowardly and didn't.
I mix the dough once a week and carve off hunks for pizza and or bread as the week goes by and depending on what we need, so I usually have some hanging around. If the dough is gone then I have the starter developing. Looking for more fun things to do with the stuff besides bread and pizza.
I Had a dilemma about what to do with an approx 400 gram dough ball which was part of a batch 5 or six days old. The dough had served well -as usual-and was getting on the sour side. No problem except that its too small amount to warm up the oven. I have this situation when I interrupt the second half of my two loaf weekly cycle and make pizza. Three pizzas leave me that extra lump from what would have gone in as a loaf.
So I tried something. I mixed this 400g with the first half of my new cycle. I rolled it into the nearly fully proofed fresh dough ball before the fresh loaf final shape/rise of I thnk it was an hour and half before it went into the oven via fully heated Dutch oven.
Some old dough and some new dough gave me end result a dense loaf, very nice. I'm very happy with the result.
I Learned a lot from Tartine- so much, but I think I need a little departure, a little space from Chad.
Today I learned by taste what I started to suspect. Bump the starter, use more starter.
This loaf is 700 grams starter And 900 grams flour (500 bread flour and 400 all purpose) tastes great, tastes killer. 70% hydration.
Going on year nine of making bread. 2000 grams a week, roughly. One batch. Each time during the week I bake from the batch it has a new flavor.
I dont do much but I can bake a loaf of bread. It's because you helped me, and for TFL I am thankful.
In the swing of the bread thing now.
i Kick these babies out like clockwork.
It's really very simple, so simple that I tended to overthink it.
70% h2O
2% NaCl (salt)
to bring the flour to 100%, depending on what I have in the drawer:
30% semolina -I try never to run out of semolina love it
40% All Purpose - AP makes a fine loaf if thats all that's around.
10% rye - this is kinda nice when it's available,
20% bread flour- this fluctuates.
A 20% starter at 100% hydration kicks things off.
King Arthur is the cream of the crop. I every now and then go for the Gold Medal 50# bag, but I always come back to the King.
Natural tearing; let nature do the work --it looks better.


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A FASHION designer has cut off his own penis stating that he was acting on the advice of witches who had hypnotised him in a dream.
Wahab Sa'adu, 35, reportedly cut off his penis with a razor blade outside his home in the village of Alapa in Kwara State, western Nigeria, Leadership Nigeria reported.
Sa'adu reportedly rushed back into his house after his drastic action.
"We were at home preparing for the day's work when Sa'adu came in with part of his manhood in his hand with blood stain all over his trouser," a family source said.
"His (Wahab's) loud cry drew the attention of people in the neighbourhood to our house and everyone was shocked to see what had happened".
Sa'adu's father fainted on sighting the severed part of his son's manhood.
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The young man was taken to a private clinic before being taken to a private hospital in Tanke, Llorin, the capital of Kwara State.
Sa'adu said from his hospital bed that he cut off his penis on the instructions of witches who appeared to him in his dreams, telling him to cut off his penis since he was impotent, Pulse Nigeria reported.
"Prior to the incident, I had a dream in which three unidentified women appeared to me and ordered that I drink battery acid, which I did the following morning without the knowledge of anyone," he said..
"Three days after, I had another dream where the same women ordered me to wake up and cut off my manhood. It was after cutting it off that I regained consciousness. So I rushed home for immediate remedy."Originally published as Witches told man to cut off penis


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Today's NaPoWriMo challenge is to take a favorite poem from the past and rewrite it in a humorous or satirical way. Here's my contribution. My apologies to Robert Frost!
Two roads diverged in the New England wood
My nav system must not be any good
I looked at the screen, so long I stood
The guy behind me honked as hard as he could
Made me jump out of my skin, and go!
Soon I wished I'd taken the road over there,
It having more than just one narrow lane
Plus it's well paved and lighted fair
This one looks like a road for Paul Revere
It rides like a bridle path centuries old!
I passed a quaint store–may stop another day.
Yet knowing how much I am hating this drive,
I doubt I will ever come back this way
Unless this is the wrong friggin' road
Which may well turn out to be the case.
I shall be telling this with a huge glass of wine
At my sister's house, many hours hence
After scraping the fence on the side of the "road"
Deep in the woods with no bars on my phone
Just glad I didn't have to have my car towed!