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David Crow, L.Ac.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Receive advanced insights, practices and teachings for experiencing the profound benefits of medicinal plants for your health, wellbeing, longevity and spiritual transformation.
Become initiated into a new and synergistic relationship with the plant kingdom — and discover how to work with plants as multidimensional allies for your body, emotions, mind and soul.
In the modern West, we've been raised to think of plants in a mechanistic way — at best, they're nourishment for our bodies or beauty for our gardens.
But the truth is that we're completely dependent on plants just to survive. Plants are actually conscious, sentient life forms connected in complex and mysterious ways to the health of our bodies and minds.
Plants can heal disease, clear our minds, cleanse toxins and open us to higher consciousness. They can rebalance our emotions, release our addictions and expand our vision.
When you relate to plants with curiosity, humility and reverence, they can teach you a great deal about yourself, sacred living and your connection with others.
This is likely not news to you. You've probably long suspected there is much more to understand about plants, evolution and your relationship with the natural world.
You may be fascinated by systems of natural medicine like Ayurveda, Chinese wisdom and working with herbs.
You may be curious about the ways that essential oils, flowers and herbs affect your moods and shift your consciousness.
The challenge though, is that a new-paradigm relationship with plants can take a lifetime of study in many disciplines — from botany and medicine to sacred traditions and spiritual practices.
Rather than trying to sift through all this information on your own, what if you could take a 6-month, virtual journey with a master guide who has spent decades being initiated into the practical, medical, psychological and spiritual powers of plants?
Such a guide can navigate you through the hype and misinformation you are sure to encounter. Science tends to view the esoteric healing lore of plants with skepticism, preferring the cold, clinical certainty of pharmaceutical drugs. On the other side, every major botanical tradition that holds great wisdom also has blind spots and knowledge gaps.
Imagine a virtual apprenticeship with a wise sage at the forefront of experimentation and practice. David Crow, L.Ac., founder of the highly-respected Floracopeia, is one of today's greatest synthesizers of wisdom lineages regarding plants. He not only has studied and assimilated the research, he's spent decades immersing himself in the ancient healing arts.
And now he can accelerate your learning and open a whole new world, one that empowers you to better heal and nourish your body, mind and soul — and help your loved ones do the same.
In the Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive, David will share precise insights about using a wide array of plants — from medicinal mushrooms to flowering herbs — for healing, cleansing, longevity, cognitive functioning, meditation and much more.
David has journeyed deep into Chinese and Ayurvedic traditions. He's learned from masters the world over and synthesized what really works into 16 sessions in which you'll discover the full spectrum of the powers of medicinal plants — from clearing your mind to detoxing your body to liberating your soul.
Applying his clear insights and practices, you'll see the plant kingdom with new eyes and experience life in a more multidimensional way. Each plant, herb and flower is a pathway into a deeper relationship with your body, mind and soul — and thus, a portal to spiritual awakening.
If you choose to take this journey with David, you'll experience a profound new understanding of medicinal plants that links your biology, ecology, the growth of your consciousness and a felt sense of connection with all of life.
This new relationship with plants is ultimately a transformational journey in which you become intimately interconnected with the intelligence of nature in a grounded, earthy and sustainable way.
As you experience your biological unity with the plant kingdom, your consciousness opens to a new understanding of medicinal herbs, aromatherapy, meditation and spirituality. This powerful experiences can manifest in many ways, from the herb gardens you grow to your use of essential oils.
By understanding plants in a multidimensional way, you open up a deeper cosmological view and a more dynamic relationship with the life force of the universe. You cultivate more prana or chi. You harmonize your bodily systems. You heal old traumas.
You can envision this new relationship with the plant kingdom in terms of growing new and deeper roots for embodied living. This strengthened root system allows you to weather metaphorical storms, droughts and other life challenges — from health crises to aging to the loss of loved ones.
Becoming more grounded emotionally and spiritually through our relationship with plants has collective benefits as well. A deeper awareness of our biological relationship with plants will result in a healthier culture.
Put simply, reconnecting with plants reestablishes our relationship with the ground of being.
Our planet is in ecological crisis in part because we have come to view ourselves as separate and "above" nature, causing us to be destructive and wasteful, not to mention unhealthy and unhappy.
The Value of a Master Guide
There is perhaps no better guide for this journey into a new paradigm of relating to the plant kingdom than David Crow, who unifies wisdom from many streams of healing practices into a coherent understanding.
For more than 30 years he's pioneered a path that's about harnessing the power of plants to infuse more intelligence in your body, mind and soul — giving you a more organic wisdom and sustainable connection with life.
David will show you how to relate more deeply with medicinal plants for rejuvenation, cleansing and awakening.
He'll draw from strands as diverse as Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and essential oils to shift the foundation of how you relate to plants — from seeing them as mechanistic objects to wise, sentient allies.
You'll receive a profound understanding of working with medicinal plants, food plants, flowers, mushrooms, aromatic ceremonial plants and essential oils as a doorway into understanding health, spirituality and true wellness.
You'll learn about detoxifiers, adaptogens, anti-inflammatories, cognitive enhancers, pain relievers, longevity enhancers, and sacred plants for opening meditative consciousness.
David will balance high-level theoretical and spiritual insights alongside specific remedies and protocols that you can put into practice in your life immediately. You'll learn how to eat more healthfully and joyfully in a way that really nourishes your body. You'll learn about specific therapeutic herbs, plant essences and oils that can rebuild your energy and clarify your focus.
In every class, you'll gain important practical information about medicinal plants that can be applied for physical and emotional balance.
And you'll also engage a paradigm shift toward real reverence for plants, which is the beginning of a sacred relationship with nature.
Ultimately, this program offers a gateway to ecological spirituality — the antidote for the destruction and suffering we're causing for ourselves and all life on Earth.
For example, during this 6-month program, you'll:
- Use common herbs to treat ailments in a less invasive and non-toxic way
- Learn how to use spices, teas, elixirs and aromatic culinary herbs to strengthen your digestion, respiration and immune system
- Develop daily and periodic detoxification practices based on essential oils, spiritual practices and natural therapies
- Receive insights into principles of rejuvenation and energy rebalancing in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- Understand adaptogens and the therapeutic applications of tonifying roots
- Study the 4 levels of using herbs in Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine, from medical to spiritual
- Apply the powerful anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties of reishi, the "mushroom of immortality"
- Learn which plants support mental function, enhance memory, improve concentration and prevent neurodegeneration
- Develop new ways to work with energy, consciousness
and healing
- Find out how medicinal plants can specifically be used to develop awareness of our unity with the elements of the cosmos
- Discover the differences between the molecular intelligence of medicinal plants and pharmaceutical drugs
- Receive clear instructions for how to combine meditation and herbal therapies for effective pain management
- Understand stress, anxiety and depression according to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, and how to apply plant remedies in a proper way that rebalances emotions
- Learn how to foster deep, rejuvenating sleep through herbs
- Discover classical meditation methods, such as Vipassana, for cultivating ecological spirituality
- Apply ancient sacred scents such as frankincense, myrrh and sandalwood in a way that opens your spiritual awareness
- Understand how to use major herbs and essential oils with
anti-aging properties
- Apply plants to issues regarding sexuality and erotic fulfillment
- Develop discernment of the internal healer — the awareness about what to eat, what to avoid and which products to use
This program is appropriate for professionals in any discipline who work with herbs, plants, oils or energy, as well as anyone intrigued by the healing and evolutionary benefits of botanical medicine.
This course will draw from David's more than 30 years of studying the healing powers of plants in various cultures with many gifted teachers — from the shamanic traditions of the Amazon to the alchemical mysteries of the Himalayas to the ancient wisdom of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
We're confident you'll find this unique offering of knowledge, information and insights deeply enriching and practical.
What You'll Discover in These 6 Months
In this 6-month transformational intensive, David will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you'll need to work with medicinal plants for support in your health, wellness and spiritual evolution.
Each LIVE training session will build harmoniously upon the next so that you'll develop a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools and principles you'll need to explore and practice spiritual and medical uses of the botanical pharmacopeia.
Course sessions are on Tuesdays at 5:00pm Pacific.
There will be 3 classes per month for 6 months,
skipping the first week of each month.
Sessions 1 & 2: Humble Healers
Medicinal Plants for Digestive &
Respiratory Power (July 19 & 26)
There are many simple herbs and spices that have highly effective therapeutic powers for preventing and treating common digestive and respiratory conditions. Many of these are widely available as fresh culinary herbs, and many can be easily grown in gardens and windowsills.
These humble healers have well-documented antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-spasmotic, anti-inflammatory and immune enhancing powers, but are mild and safe to consume on a daily basis by almost everyone. Knowing how to use these medicinal plants helps individuals and families to medically empower themselves by increasing overall well being and treating countless common ailments without needing to resort to stronger and more toxic medications.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Principles of strengthening digestion in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- Common digestive problems, and how to improve them with herbs
- Principles of respiratory health in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
- How to treat common respiratory problems with herbs and essential oils
- The relationship between digestive and respiratory health
- How aromatic culinary herbs can assist in digestive problems and clear the lungs
- Important spices for daily immune enhancement
- The most effective herbal teas, syrups and elixirs
- Sources and reviews of products
Sessions 3 & 4: Botanical Purification Medicinal Plants for Detoxification of
Body & Mind (August 9 & 16)
Plants detoxify the biosphere of the Earth, and many medicinal plants are highly effective for detoxifying the inner biosphere of the human body — something that pharmaceutical drugs cannot do. As the levels of environmental toxicity rise, associated health challenges are multiplying and increasing in seriousness, making the purifying powers of plants even more valuable and necessary. Detoxification, whether from environmental poisons or from toxic addictions, has profound implications for removing the obstacles to health, happiness and fulfillment, and plays an important role in our individual and collective spiritual evolution.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Concepts of toxicity and detoxification in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- A deeper perspective on trauma, addiction, detoxification and spiritual evolution
- How to apply spiritual detoxification practices from traditional cultures
- Principles and guidelines for safe and effective detoxification
- How to identify types of toxins, their sources and their effects on the body
- About microbial infections and detoxification
- How to use herbs, essential oils, spiritual practices and natural therapies for detoxification and withdrawal
- Simple practices for nutrition, kitchen medicine and daily detox
Session 5: The Path of Rejuvenation
Herbs & Therapies for Nourishing Vitality & Strengthening Immunity (August 23)
Just as pharmaceutical drugs cannot detoxify the increasing burden of toxicity in the body, they are also incapable of replenishing the body's nutrients and increasing true vitality. Classical medical systems such as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine offer sophisticated and systematic approaches for rejuvenating the body and mind. Using nurturing therapies and medicinal plants rich in nutritive compounds, we can restore strong immunity, overcome fatigue and increase the length, quality and enjoyment of life.
In this module, you'll learn about:
- Soma, ojas, rasayana and principles of rejuvenation in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- Rasayana preparations for nourishing the body and restoring vitality
- Integrating meditation and spiritual practices with botanical therapies
- Rejuvenative foods and foods to avoid
- How to integrate spiritual practices into rejuvenation therapy
Session 6: Roots of Power
Adaptogenic Roots for Vitality & Longevity
(August 30)
At the center of rejuvenation therapies we find medicinal plants with adaptogenic powers. The roots of these plants offer unique restorative powers that balance and strengthen the immune, endocrine and neurological systems. While generally safe, nontoxic and easy to use, the use of these roots and the preparations made from them requires the knowledge of who, when and how to use them for maximum benefits.
You'll learn:
- The spiritual attributes and therapeutic applications of tonifying roots
- When use to adaptogenic roots and when to avoid
- About therapeutic actions and health benefits of adaptogens
- Tonic preparations in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- Sources and reviews of herbal products
Session 7: The Mushroom of Immortality
Medicinal Fungi (September 13)
Since antiquity, medicinal fungi have held a highly esteemed place in Chinese medicine. Reputed to support spiritual practices, give long life and enhance wisdom, these medicines have been considered elixirs of the sages that can benefit everyone. Modern research confirms the powerful anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating properties of these fungi, while modern production and extracting methods now offer a wide range of excellent preparations and products to support health and wellbeing.
In this module, you'll learn:
- The history and healing powers of reishi, cordiceps and other important species
- Biological unity: the outer and inner biological functions of fungi
- The anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulating and longevity powers of reishi
- The immune, vitality and endurance enhancing powers of cordiceps
- Major therapeutic actions and health uses of medicinal fungi
- Individual constitutions, potential side effects and interactions
- About the best preparation methods and products
Session 8: Clear Mind
Medicinal Plants for Enhancing
Cognitive Function (September 20)
Cognitive function is the foundation for all success and accomplishment, whether it is our work in the world or our inner spiritual development. Stress, nutrient deficiencies, environmental toxins, medications and normal aging are only a few of the many influences that weaken and damage healthy brain function. Throughout time, plants that support mental functions, enhance memory and improve concentration have been regarded as having a unique and special place in the botanical pharmacopeia for supporting mental wellbeing and nourishing spiritual evolution.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Concepts of mind, concentration, memory and cognitive function in yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda and Chinese medicine
- Modern understanding of cognitive decline and neurodegeneration
- Primary cognitive disorders and causative factors
- Major herbs and essential oils that support concentration and memory
- How to integrate meditation practices into herbal therapy for enhanced cognitive and brain function
- The benefits and drawback of stimulants
Sessions 9 & 10: Compassionate Healers
Medicinal Plants for Pacifying Pain & Inflammation (September 27 & October 11)
Pain and inflammation are the great obstacles to fulfilling the aims of life. When one has been freed from pain by the powers of medicinal plants, a profound appreciation for the benevolence and healing compassion of nature's remedies arises. The pharmacopeia of pain relieving and anti-inflammatory herbs is vast and requires knowledge to use correctly, but with a few simple, safe and easily available species, even complex and chronic medical conditions can be benefitted and resolved.
In this module, you'll learn:
- The connection between pain and spiritual evolution
- Types of pain according to Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
- The safe uses of the most important anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmotic and analgesic herbs for specific body systems
- Important but little known herbs for pain and inflammation
- Integrated botanical therapies for menstrual, digestive and arthritic pain, headaches and fibromyalgia
- Herbal preparations including medicated oils, liniments, plaster and other methods
- How to combine meditation and herbal therapies for pain management
- Potential herb/drug interactions
- Sources and reviews of products
Sessions 11 & 12: Journey to Happiness
Medicinal Plants for Counteracting Stress, Anxiety
& Depression (October 18 & 25)
We live in an age of widespread unhappiness, caused by a multitude of social, economic, environmental and spiritual factors. Many of these forms of suffering require an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to fully resolve, but medicinal plants offer strong support to help counteract stress, calm the mind and emotions and uplift moods. When integrated with meditation and other practices, herbal medicine can transform the suffering of the mind into a path of spiritual evolution.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Types of anxiety and depression according to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- Concepts of Shen disturbances in Chinese medicine and Prana Vata in Ayurveda
- Concepts of emotional disturbances and psychological disorders from indigenous cultures and shamanic traditions
- About stress, anxiety, depression and spiritual evolution
- How to rebalance endocrine and neurological functions
- Uses and misuses of antidepressant herbs such as St. John's wort, kava kava and others
- Important but little-known herbs for depression and anxiety
- Uses of important essential oils for antidepressant and anxiolytic functions
- How to combine spiritual practices and herbal therapies for counteracting stress, anxiety and depression
Session 13: Ambassadors of Peace
Medicinal Plants for Restful Sleep
(November 8)
Sleep is essential for the healing of every illness. There are many sleep disorders that affect people of different ages and constitutions, but they can all be benefitted to various degrees by the plants that bring peace to the body, mind and emotions. Whether it is balancing blood sugar, nourishing exhausted adrenal glands, relaxing tense muscles or restoring a tired nervous system, many different plants can be used as allies to produce deep rejuvenating sleep.
In this module, you'll learn:
- The connection between sleep, dreams and spiritual evolution
- The primary types of insomnia and sleep disorders, and how to treat them
- The source of sleep disorders according to Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
- Approaches to calming the spirit and pacifying Vata
- Categories of nervine herbs according to body systems
- The right use and misuse of relaxant herbs
- Unique and little-known herbs and essential oils for insomnia and restlessness
- Which dietary factors influence sleep
- How to combine meditation and spiritual practices with herbal treatment of sleep disorders
- Adjunct therapies for sleep
- Reviews and sources for herbal products
Session 14: Soma
Herbs, Elixirs & Therapies for Deepening Contemplative & Yogic Practices
(November 15)
The highest goal of classical Asian medical systems is a long healthy life leading to spiritual illumination and fulfillment. Traditionally, many medicinal plants and therapies have been used for supporting meditative and yogic practices: some feed the brain and enhance the nutrient essences of ojas and soma, some warm the muscles and circulation and protect from injury, some sharpen the mind and concentration, some produce euphoric relaxation. These therapeutic powers are not only beneficial for those engaged in contemplative endeavors, but also enhance the wellbeing of everyone.
In this module, you'll learn:
- What "soma" is and the relationship with meditation
- How to use sacred scents for ritual and ceremony
- Which essential oils enhance pranayama
- About attars for marmas and the process of anointing
- Herbal care of muscles and joints for yoga practitioners
- Important herbs for supporting the respiratory and neurological systems
- About nasyas: nasal medications for calming and focusing the mind
- Unique herbs and preparations used with meditation, mantra and yoga
- About dietary guidelines
- Correlations between chakras, herbs and essential oils
- Sources and reviews of herbal products
- Liniments, salves and medicated oils for muscles and joints
Session 15: Sacred Scents
The Spiritual & Medical Uses of Precious Resins & Sacred Trees (November 29)
Aromatic plants have been used by humans since time immemorial, as fragrant offerings in rituals and ceremonies and medicines for the mind and body. This group of plants rightly deserves the title of "sacred scents," so widespread and ancient is their use for spiritual endeavors. In addition to being found throughout the world in temples, mosques, churches, pagodas and holy places of every religion, they are also great botanical medicines, known to both traditional healers and now discovered by modern scientific research. Their use in our homes can play an important role in preventing illness, enhancing mental and emotional wellbeing and supporting our spiritual practices.
In this module, you'll learn about:
- Frankincense
- Its uses for ritual and ceremony
- Mood enhancing effects on consciousness
- Anti-inflammatory powers of resin and oils
- Boswelic acids and autoimmune inflammation
- Its applications for skin care
- Frankincense and myrrh in traditional liniments for injury
- Frankincense gum for dental care
- Myrrh
- Antiseptic powers for respiratory and oral infections
- Recipes for dental care
- Sandalwood
- Sacred anointing oil for meditation
- Skin care uses
- Meditation incense recipes
- Agarwood
- Meditation incense
- Antidepressant and antianxiety effects
- Spiritual perfume
- The wish-fulfilling powers of the sacred scents
Sessions 16 & 17: Botanical Elders
Medicinal Plants for Aging Gracefully
(December 6 & 13)
Aging brings a multitude of physiological changes, many of them unpleasant. As we get older, medicinal plants play an increasingly important role in slowing the aging process and counteracting symptoms without toxic medications; in many cases it is possible to reverse chronic conditions we did not have the knowledge, resources or ability to resolve earlier in life. As we develop a deeper relationship with healing plants in our elder years, we find a new appreciation and sensitivity to the healing powers of nature that they contain, leading us to our own unique understanding of ecological spirituality.
In this module, you'll learn:
- More about aging and spiritual evolution
- Concepts of aging in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
- Modern understanding of physiological changes and challenges of aging
- Major herbs and essential oils for antioxidant and anti-aging powers
- Herbal protocols for comfortable menopause, prostate health, bone, joint and dental health
- Sources and reviews of products
Session 18: Botanica Erotica
Medicinal Plants for Enhancing Romance & Intimacy (December 20)
Diminishment of libido and disturbances of sexual functions are sources of suffering and obstacles to intimacy and expression of romantic passions. Classical medical systems as Ayurveda and Chinese medicine place great emphasis on protecting and rejuvenating sexual vitality, not only for romantic and erotic fulfillment, but also for general health and wellbeing. Medicinal plants offer many forms of nourishment that revitalize, energize and enhance sexual functions without unwanted side effects, but knowledge and understanding of the plants and the spiritual dimensions of sexuality are needed to avoid unwanted side effects.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Shukra and jing: concepts of essence in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
- How to support glandular health
- About vajikarana and aphrodisiac therapies
- How to nourish the blood
- Insights on male and female tonics and elixirs
- About exotic perfumes and intoxicating aromas
- Uses and misuses of aphrodisiac herbs
- Sources and reviews of products
- Meditation and spiritual practices for enhancing romance and intimacy
The Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive Bonus Collection
In addition to David's transformative 6-month live online training, you'll also receive these powerful training sessions and bonus materials. These bonuses are being offered to further complement what you'll learn in the advanced intensive — and take your understanding and transformation to an even deeper level.
The Upsides & Downsides of Stimulants
Video with David Crow
This video presentation will give an overview of different classes and categories of herbal and nutraceutical stimulants. It will differentiate and compare the overlapping functions of stimulants, adaptogens, tonics, aphrodisiacs and nootropics, and explore how to maximize their benefits and minimize unwanted effects.
Well-known favorites will be covered including coffee, tea, yerba mate, guarana and cacao, as well as lesser-known exotic species appreciated by aficionados and traditional users in diverse cultures.
The positive and negative actions of stimulants will be considered from the viewpoint of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine, and treatment protocols given for stimulant dependencies and depletion syndromes commonly seen in holistic clinics.
Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution
Audio Interview with David Crow
One of the world's foremost experts on healing with plants, David will explore the vital role that medicinal plants can play in solving numerous global crises, including cost-effective non-toxic healthcare, economic upliftment and poverty eradication, ecological balancing and restoration, and the preservation of traditional spiritual cultures. You will learn about the biological unity between plants and humans, the increasing need for plant-based medical systems in a toxic world, and how this awareness can reawaken humanity's ancient ecological spirituality.
Fukushima & Beyond: Research on Herbs for Protection from Radiation
Video Class with David Crow
This special video class examines botanical species that are being used for their protective effects against radiation. The first section will review the radioactive elements and types of radiation, where they are coming from, how they accumulate in the environment and the body and how they threaten health. The second section will examine the various radio-protective mechanisms through which plant-based medicines may work.
The third section will review radio-protective properties of common herbs such as ginger, turmeric, aloe, neem and milk thistle, as well as lesser-known species being researched. A brief review of relevant literature on the increasing levels of environmental radiation reveals ample reason for developing and implementing a comprehensive regimen of botanical preparations for supporting health; for clinicians, this knowledge can also be applied to patients who are going through medical radiotherapy.
20% Discount from Floracopeia Store
As part of your participation in the course, you will also receive a 20% savings on any purchases you'd like to make from David's Florecopia online store. Floracopeia was established to provide the highest quality aromatic treasures and health education, support ecological agriculture, and promote traditional plant-based knowledge. You can find amazing essential oils and flower essences that will promote your health, vitality and spiritual opening.
(Note: no purchase is required for the course. In addition, it is not required to use Floracopeia oils. You may use whatever oils you'd like to use for your training.)
Consultation Email with David Crow
In addition to the live class instruction and Q&A time, David will be giving you his personal email address so you can ask follow-up questions that may not have been answered in the sessions. This greater level of access is a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge and growth. This is an integral part of your course experience where you'll have the opportunity to receive deep, personal guidance on specific issues directly from David.
What Graduates of the Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive are Saying...
This course has opened my awareness to a new way of nurturing myself! David has given us tools to understand and explore medicinal plants in a safe way, but also with the understanding that we pay attention to how each plant affects us.
— Aruna, Aptos, California
I am very happy with the change in my health due to applying this information and the way David delivered it with so much giving of himself coming from a sincere heart of wisdom, was wonderful to feel and very genuine and clean.
— Ananta Kranti, Living in Thailand
I had bad bilateral foot pain and was scheduled for foot surgery. This course, plus David's suggestions led me to using herbs, oils, techniques that now allow me greater range of motion, decreased inflammation, less pain and no surgery!
— Anonymous
I think on many subtle levels, I have found myself re-forming how I live in the world and how I interconnect with the world of plants, the elements and energy. David's teaching and his dedication to this way of living is an inspiration.
— Helen Henry, Santa Fe, New Mexico
As a holistic practitioner, I am looking forward to incorporating more medicinal plants into my protocols and mentorship course. I feel a deeper connection with plants and how they can benefit our wellbeing versus most supplements.
— Cheryl Millett, Toronto, Canada
Improved digestion from using the herbs. David's knowledge about the course material is exceptional and his willingness to answer our questions about the course content through personal email was most helpful to me.
— Kristin, Greenfield Center, New York
I experienced immense pleasure and benefit from this course. I already knew a fair amount of knowledge of herbs/medicinal plants, but David's information was so much more than that. The knowledge on Ayurveda was all new to me and so much more useful than I was expecting.
— Eileen, Mesa, Arizona
David has the most balanced, informed approach to holistic healing and natural medicine I've ever encountered. I have benefited from this knowledge on both a personal and professional level. The personal, 1-1 coaching on calls and via email is something you won't find elsewhere.
— Jennifer Malins, Integrative Nutrition Coach and Author, Indianapolis, Indiana
David is an exceptionally inspired teacher. He has opened a world of knowledge that I will continue to take into my being and that I hope I can share with family and friends (including our fellow participants) for the remainder of my life.
— Pam Hackley, Castle Valley, Utah
This course was very well organized and the content was informative. David Crow is passionate about the subject matter and very knowledgeable. I am now prepared for the next level of knowledge!
— Maria, Evanston, Illinois
I registered for this course to increase my plant knowledge, but found better health in the process. The knowledge that David has given in this course helped me understand the connections, and what I might try, to alleviate symptoms.
— Marilyn Robertson, British Columbia, Canada
The numerous recipes provided, resources to acquire herbs, additional handouts, use with essential oils and the pharmacopeia modules will be of great assistance as I continue trying new herbal remedies. I highly recommend this course!
— Jacqueline Spirnak, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
[This course] was so full of new information for me, that I will be reviewing the material for years to come. I not only take many of the herbs now in my daily regimen, but am also growing several of the plants that I had never even heard of before.
— Donna Kassewitz, Miami, Flordia
I am consuming less than half of the coffee now. I drink more herbal teas — tulsi, ginger and peppermint. I am at ease and at peace with things in general.
— Margie, Baltimore, Maryland
I appreciated [David Crow's] tone of voice and teaching style. The course was extremely well organized and engaging. Some basic elements of this course would be transformative if every human on the planet could hear them.
— Jaime, Colorado
David Crow is a knowledgeable and greatly gifted practitioner of herbal medicine. I'm thankful for his willingness to go above and beyond to address cases on individual basis. This course has been transformative. Deeply grateful.
— Patricia, Jackson, Mississippi
Join the Global Community
The Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive not only offers some of the most advanced online botanical teachings currently available, it also offers a thriving global community of support.
Join your fellow students and practitioners from across the world in the live interactive conference calls or in our online community to support and learn from each other while you learn to integrate advanced practices with medicinal plants into your life.
This international community is also at the leading edge of a global movement of people who are committed to manifesting a better world for all beings. This emerging planetary movement is rooted in an open heart, and stands for the principles of mutual support, cooperation, harmony and reverence for all of life.
Here's What You'll Receive
18 Ninety-Minute Class Sessions with David Crow
Experience a rare opportunity to be mentored and learn from plant medicine pioneer David Crow — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session helps you create the specific skills and abilities to strengthen your relationship with the natural world.
18 Audio Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the audio will be available to you to download in high quality MP3 format. This way, you'll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere — on your iPod, in your car and at your convenience.
18 PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions
In addition to the high quality MP3 audios, you'll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. This way you can review, print and highlight the most important insights and practices that you'll learn.
18 30-Minute Interactive Group Practice Sessions
With live class attendance, there will be a 30-minute optional interactive practice session directly following each class where you will be placed in an intimate group with several other participants on the conference call to interact, share and do additional practices to help further integrate the weekly lessons. If you're unable to attend the calls live, the Online Community group allows you to connect with each other to find alternative times to interact.
Interactive Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
After each lesson, you will then have the option to do related exercises, practice new tools and answer questions in order to accelerate your learning and integrate each week's lesson.
Online Community
Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your learning after each class. Here, you can ask additional questions, interact with your fellow students and get access to additional resources to take your learning experience to an even deeper level.
The Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive
Bonus Collection
- The Upsides & Downsides of Stimulants
Video with David Crow
- Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution
Audio Interview with David Crow
- Fukushima & Beyond: Research on Herbs for Protection from Radiation
Video Class with David Crow
- 20% Discount from Floracopeia Store
- Consultation Email with David Crow
An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Medicinal Plants & Spiritual Evolution Intensive
We feel honored that David Crow has chosen to partner with The Shift Network on this exclusive, LIVE online training. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from a skilled and masterful herbalist and plant medicine expert.
Through this powerful online format, you'll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals — which would cost thousands of dollars). You'll also be able to benefit from David's incredible teachings and practices, from the comfort of your home — at your own pace!
If you're serious about deepening your access to plant medicine and botanicals and live in a more harmonious way with yourself and others, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones — and our world — to take this one-of-a-kind training.
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Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical announced that it selected the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics suite for the all-composite S-40 Freedom midsize business jet it is developing. Company president Austin Blue told AIN that the avionics system was chosen for the S-40 because it is a reliable and mature product that offers "best in class" functionality, in addition to Honeywell's established international support capacity.
Blue also said this decision won't have any impact on Spectrum's plans to install the next-generation Avidyne Entegra system in the smaller S-33 Independence. The Primus Apex configuration in the Freedom will feature two 15-inch primary flight displays, two 10.4-inch multifunction displays and a keypad and cursor control device for data entry.
Meanwhile, Spectrum is in the process of building an iron bird and is in the late stages of the detailed design phase for the S-40. It plans to start construction soon of a "production representative" copy of the Freedom, with first flight slated for late this or early next year.
Certification of the $ 6.795 million (2008 $ ) jet is planned for late next year. The $ 3.945 million S-33 Independence light jet will follow about a year behind the Freedom.

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text: Gabe Sapp The Gettysburg Address-- The Gettysburg Address was such an integral speech, because President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the best speeches in history. Abraham educated and passionately reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the single bloodiest battles of the Civil War, just over three days, more than 45,000 men were killed, injured, captured or went missing. This battle also was the turning point of the war: General Robert E. Lee's defeat and retreat from Gettysburg marked the last Confederate invasion of Northern territory, and the beginning of the Southern army's ultimate decline. At the dedication, the crowd listened for two hours to Everett before Abraham spoke. Abraham's address only lasted two or three minutes. It didn't need to be any longer because Abraham was straight to the point and knew what he was going to say. Reception of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was initially mixed and divided along strictly partisan lines. The "little speech" as Lincoln called it, is thought by a lot of people today to be one of the most eloquent speeches of the democratic vision ever written. Lincoln's speech was not one sided, he was Union centered when he was giving this speech. Abraham did not speak for long, only three minutes at the maximum. He had two weeks to write this speech, although it was not long, Lincoln said quite a lot. Abraham Lincoln says in this Address, that "now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure." Gabe Sapp Fisher High School Fisher, IL


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On Friday, relive the jazz of the Manhattan Casino at the Mahaffey Theater
One of St. Petersburg's most important musical venues doesn't have the same cache it once did. But you can relive the extraordinary history of the Manhattan Casino this Friday.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Manhattan was one of the centers of African American culture in Tampa Bay. That meant it hosted concerts jazz legends like Louie Armstrong (above, performing at the Manhattan in 1957), Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, James Brown and countless others. It even inspired a (tepidly received) musical.
The venue closed in 1968, although the building itself still sits at 642 22nd St. S in St. Pete. Three veterans of the Manhattan -- Sylvester "Hanky Dank" Manning (alto sax), Al Williams (trombone) and Joe Davis (bari sax) -- will perform with 14-year-old saxophonist Jordan Richardson.
The show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Mahaffey, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. Tickets are $20, $10 for children 12 and under, and $15 for students with ID.
Click here for more on the history of the Manhattan. And click here for more about Friday's show.
-- Jay Cridlin, tbt*. Times photo by Bob Moreland (1957).


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Defensive instructions
Away Used by the goalkeeper or by defenders to instruct teammates to clear the ball immediately without attempting to control it
Clear See "away"
Close down Asks the first defender to pressure the ball so that the attacker cannot shoot or pass the ball
Contain See "jockey"
Double (up) Tells teammate to assist in double-teaming the first attacker
Drop off Retreat toward
Goalside Get between the opponent and our goal
Got you You can go forward; I'll cover your position
Help (him/her/N) Asks teammates to provide defensive support for an unsupported first defender
Hold (him/her) See "jockey"
Into touch Tells a recovering defender to play the ball into touch if possible rather than trying to control it
Jockey Tells a teammate to delay the attacker until defensive support arrives so he can tackle
Lock in See "double"
Make a wall Used by the goalkeeper to instruct his teammates to line up in front of the ball during a free kick
Mark "#" Instructs a teammate to mark a particular opponent
Mark up Used to remind teammates to take responsibility for marking opponents man-to-man, especially on free kicks and corners
No foul Used when opponent is shielding in a field position where we do not want to give up a free kick
No turn Get tight to the opponent to keep him facing his own goal
Pressure See "close down"
Shift (right or left) Moves the defensive formation to mirror the movement of the ball
Squeeze in See "tuck in"
Stay Don't leave your mark
Switch off Used to exchange marking assignments as opponents criss-cross (exchange positions)
Tackle You have support now and can attempt to tackle the opponent in order to win the ball
Take ball Used to ask teammate to take 1st defender role so you can track your mark
Track (him/her/#) Follow (continue to mark) the designated opponent as he or she makes a run toward our goal
Tuck in 1. Asks weakside defenders to take up a position closer to the middle of the field; 2. Asks teammate to provide support to 1st defender
Two here Advises teammates that you are marking two players, and requests assistance
Wall (# in the wall) Used by the goalkeeper to specify the number of players he wants in the defensive wall on free kicks
Attacking instructions
"N's on" He or she is open for a pass
All the way 1. You can take the ball all the way to the opponents' goal; 2. It's a 50/50 ball, but you can win it if you go in hard
Bring it See "carry"
Byline Tells teammate to carry the ball to the goal line before playing it back
Carry You have room to dribble forward; stay composed don't play a low-percentage pass
Check Come back toward the teammate with the ball
Corner Play the ball toward the corner
Cross Play the ball across the field toward the opponents' goal
Far & wide See "spread out"
Far post 1. Tells teammate to go there for a cross; 2. Tells 1st attacker where to direct the cross
Have it Take a shot rather than looking to pass
Home See "keeper's on"
If you like/want/need (me) See "support" (2)
Keeper's on Play back to the keeper
Leave it See "let it run"
Let it run/go Tells teammate to "dummy" a pass, i.e. let the ball continue on to a more distant player rather than receiving it himself
Look at N He's open to receive the ball
Man coming You will be under pressure very soon
Man on (hard) Warns of immediate pressure from a blind side
N's gone He is making a run to space behind the defense
Near Post 1. Tells teammate to make a run to the near post; 2. Tells teammate to cross the ball to the near post
Open up Tells receiving teammate to take "open" body position so as to be able to see as much of the field of play as possible; normally suggests that ball should be received across body to the far foot.
Right away Play the ball as soon as possible
Send (it) 1. Instruction by overlapping teammate to tell player on the ball to release it; 2. Suggestion to play "over the top" to a teammate making a run behind the opponents' defense
Shoot Take a shot now
Spread (out) Spread out so as to ensure maximum depth and width on attack and stretch the opponents' defense ("use the whole field")
Switch Play the ball to the far side of the pitch in order to switch the point of attack to the "weak side"; see also "switch off"
Switch field See "switch"
Stretch out See "spread out"
Support You can take on your defender; if you lose the ball, I'm here to win it back; if you want to play back, I'm here
Take it down/in You have time to control the ball (normally used as player is about to receive a difficult or high pass)
(Put it) through Look to split the defenders with a pass into space for a teammate making a run off the ball
Time You are not under pressure; get your head up and assess your options
Turn Used to tell a teammate receiving ball with back to opponents' goal that he can turn and go
What you see You are not under pressure from your blind side
Wing Look to play the ball wide
Yes You can play to me now: I'm ready to receive
Combined play
1-2 Suggests a wall pass or give-and-go
Drop Asks for a drop or heel pass, i.e. a pass made directly behind the player on the ball
Feed me Used by a player making a run into space behind defenders to request a through or lead pass so he can catch up to it and continue his run to goal
Flick Requests that the ball be "flicked" on by the receiver to a running teammate, either with the front foot (in the case of a pass played on the ground) or with the head (typically on a throw-in)
Go Tells teammate to sprint forward and look for a return pass
Give-'n'-go See "1-2"
Heel See "drop"
Hold or hold it Used by overlapping teammate to tell player on the ball not to release it until he has passed him
Line Play the ball to me down the touchline
Set me up Play the ball back to me on my preferred foot so I can play a long ball forward
Square Indicates support in a position to one side of the player on the ball
Touch (me/N) Play the ball to me (or to a named teammate) with your first touch
Wall pass Asks for a pass on the ground which will be returned with the first touch as the teammate who
made the first pass makes a run past a defender
Warnings and announcements
"M's ball" Used by field players to call for the ball to teammates will get out of their way; use in preference to "Mine!" which some referees will penalize as unsporting conduct
"M's up" Used by field players to warn off teammates as they go up for a header
Cover 1. Used by 2nd defender to tell 1st defender he has support; 2. Used to tell teammate to become 2nd defender
Easy Stay composed; don't panic; don't boot the ball away
I got ball I will take the 1st defender role
Keeper GK uses this to call for the ball so teammates will get out of his way
Mine See "M's ball"
Move Keep your feet moving; don't get caught ball-watching
No Don't play the ball to me, because I'm too tightly marked and the pass would be intercepted
Out See "push up"
Pull up See "push up"
Push up Asks fullbacks to move up the field to leave opponent in an off-side position and/or support our attack
Step out/up See "push up"
Trap 1. See "push up"; 2. See "double"
You Tells teammate he or she is in a better position to play the ball than you are (used when two teammates are converging on a ball); NB: rather than asking teammates to take responsibility, it is better for one player to take responsibility by calling for the ball
Reference and further reading:
Soccer-Coach-L Manual by Chris Mohr and others


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Top 10 Restaurants In The East End
My great-grandmother lived in the same little house off Navigation, home to dozens of kids and family gatherings over the decades, until the day she died. Although she never once spoke a word of English, she was clever and sly; she could understand every word spoken to her (or about her) in English, but would only reply in Spanish. And the few words she spoke were usually some version or another of "Ay, mijita," with a resigned sigh.
Because of this, my primary impression of Houston's East End is inextricably tied to the Mexican culture that's still deeply entrenched in the community to this day, from Talento Bilingue de Houston to the enormous Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans center. But although Hispanics make up more than half of the residents in the East End, there's more on offer than just Latino culture, as evidenced by monuments like the Orange Show, historic neighborhoods like Eastwood and restaurants like Kanomwan and Mandola's.
Below is our list (as always, a subjective list that's subject to change) of the 10 best places to get your grub on in the East End. The cartographic basis for selecting these restaurants was the official map of the East End, which roughly places its boundaries at Clinton Drive to the north, I-45 to the south, 610 to the east and parts of 59 to the west.
10. The Original Ninfa's 2704 Navigation
What to get here: Pretty much everything. Keep in mind, though, that there are far better Mexican restaurants in the area, including right across the street. But those tourists or business associates you've got in tow (which is why you're eating here, right?) have been told they should experience Ninfa's if they go to Houston. So let 'em have it. It's still good food even if it's gone downhill a bit since the place first opened in 1973, so relax and enjoy your meal while planning a more authentic adventure for the next time you're in the area.
9. Fiesta Loma Linda
2111 Telephone Road
What to get here: Puffy tacos. Jonesing for those San Antonio-style tacos you stuffed your face with at Henry's or Jacala? Don't head west; head over to Telephone Road. You can get your puffy taco fix here, along with a huge helping of old fashioned Tex-Mex goodness with all the cheese and gravy you can eat. And if you're an early riser, Loma Linda also has some of the best breakfast tacos in town.
8. Mandola's 4105 Leeland
What to get here: Spaghetti and meatballs. Yes, yes, the parking is tight and it's next to train tracks that routinely feature trains long enough to circle the equator, but the old-school food is worth the inconvenience. If you're heading out here for lunch from downtown, head out early to grab a parking spot. Spaghetti too heavy for you? Try the equally good po-boys and enjoy the family-style vibe as you take a few steps back in time.
7. Champ Burger 304 Sampson
What to get here: Burgers, yes, but also chicken fried steak. Braving Sampson -- which is absolutely the most horrible, pothole-ridden street in Houston -- only makes your prize of a delicious lunch that much sweeter. Stand in the shade of the green awning while you wait for your order and savor the slow pace of life along the street, reflecting on the busy shadows of downtown Houston to one side and the hyper-caffeinated Maxwell House plant to the other.
6. 888 Chinese
403 Winkler
What to get here: Lo mein and anything seafood-related. Although this little favorite (for both dine-in and take-out) straddles the border of Gulfgate and the East End, it's hard to think of the East End without thinking of 888. And even though the menu has been heavily Westernized, you'll still see plenty of Chinese ex-pats eating their way through bowls of clay pot soups, which means there's something here for everybody.Next Page
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If the 2013 interest rate backup taught us anything, it's that a TIPS is not an effective tool at fighting rising Treasury bond yields in an environment of low inflation. Instead, it can be used as a directional bet on falling interest rates or as a potential income accelerator when the Consumer Price Index is trending higher. With relatively tepid CPI statistics over the last decade, TIPS has yet to show its true colors during a period of deteriorating purchasing power.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Indexes
We would not likely see a dramatic increase in the yield of TIPS without inflation breaking out above this long-term sideways trend. While there is some evidence that we are witnessing rising food and energy costs this year, the CPI has yet to reflect a confirmation that inflation is running above average.
ETF income investors should be wary that in a low-inflation environment you give up substantial yield by investing in TIPS above a comparable Treasury or investment grade bond fund. This is because the "inflation insurance" component acts as a drag on the distribution yield of the fund.
At the moment I do not have any exposure to TIPS for my income clients because I don't believe the current environment is supportive of an inflationary hedge. I would rather be positioned in fixed-income sectors that are continuing to provide a higher yield with an eye towards managing interest rate risk.
The Pimco Income Fund (PONDX) and DoubleLine Total Return Fund (DBLTX) are two actively managed funds that have been core holdings of mine for some time. In addition, I have a tactical position in the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) as a diversified value play outside the U.S.
I plan on expanding or collapsing my fixed-income sleeve in response to changes in interest rates or credit spreads as a function of risk management. I also plan on keeping a close eye on inflationary statistics in the event that a fund like a TIPS warrants a closer look down the road.
At the time of publication the author had a position in EMB.
This article represents the opinion of a contributor and not necessarily that of TheStreet or its editorial staff.
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In an effort to bring some of Nintendo's top tiered games into even more 3DS systems, they will be discounting five of their biggest franchises, announced by Nintendo of America and reported by NintendoLife.
These games will drop to a much more attractive price of $29.99 starting on April 22nd, and will be available for that price on both the eShop and at major retailers across the US.
The five games are:
These games ranged from $34.99 to $39.99, making the discount between $5-$10. Not too shabby.


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PHASE one of Worcester's pre-season training routine has been 'the best programme I have seen since I've been here', according to head coach Richard Hill.
The Warriors players were the first of all 12 Aviva Premiership clubs to begin their preparations for the 2012-13 campaign and Hill believes the hard work will pay dividends come the new season.
As well as plenty of gruelling strength and conditioning work in the gym at Sixways, the squad members have embarked on a varied range of training scenarios.
These have included an energy-sapping session built around a series of hill sprints on the steep slopes at the King George V playing fields in Brickfields, Worcester.
The main fitness work is nearly done now, though, and rugby-orientated training sessions will be integrated into the schedule next week.
Hill explained: "I've been delighted by the attitude and commitment throughout the first three weeks.
"You can always tell by the mood of the strength and conditioning staff and they are good.
"A huge amount of effort has gone into pre-season and it's the best programme I have seen since I've been here.
"Each year the backroom team improve what we do to prepare the squad and this year is no different.
"The players are working exceptionally hard — they are hanging in there as it has been a brutal first three weeks. The strength and conditioning team have pushed them to the edge, but not over it.
"The players are hurting but there is still humour in the squad and that is always a good sign that they are not only benefiting from this period but also enjoying being at Warriors and where we are going.
"They have been given a longer break this weekend and then they will be back in for phase two when the rugby starts to be introduced.
"I know they are keen to get their hands on the ball."
With Worcester's new coaches having signed contracts beginning on July 1, next week will be the first time the squad works with all of the new staff.
Forwards coach Nigel Redman and his number two Phil Vickery are keen to get to grips with the Warriors pack, while defence coach Phil Larder will again be making sure the players are well-drilled.
But perhaps the most exciting addition to the Sixways backroom team is Mathieu Rourre, the Biarritz-based attack coach, who will be working, like Larder, on a part-time basis with Warriors.
The Frenchman will also be at Sixways next week after the three-day summit in south France with Hill and Larder when the trio began to hammer out Warriors' attacking strategy for the coming season.


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Dancers break the rules at Attakkalari India Biennial 2013
"Dance, Dance or we are lost," said the grand matron of contemporary dance, the late Pina Bausch. Heeding her call are dancers from across the globe who have congregated in Bengaluru, India, for the biggest celebration of contemporary movement art in Southeast Asia, the Attakkalari India Biennial (AIB) 2013.
The culmination of his dance residency might result in Surjit Nongmeikapam, or Bonbon as he is known, a young artiste from Manipur, in northeastern India, burying part of his body in the garden at the Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru. The audience will travel from the auditorium, having watched the previous show, to the garden, where Bonbon will "perform". Titled "U Define" his performance might end up as stillness or movement, in many things or nothing. The only fixed idea is that nothing is definite, or defined.
"My name and my work are not only for me, but also for you. You will create your own story about my performance and define who I am. From nothing comes nothingness. From nothingness comes something. Everything is right. Everything is wrong. So you define," says Bonbon, whose creative journey is an existential question that could see him "becoming" a tree in a garden.
A few years ago (at least in India), not too many people would have referred to this as dance, but our definitions and ideas of dance have constantly been challenged and tested by artistes such as Bonbon whose work defies description. He is one among 16 dancers and choreographers from across the world who have gathered in Bengaluru for the six-week residency, "Facets", with internationally acclaimed mentors to help turn their ideas into reality as part of the AIB 2013. While Bonbon hails from remote Manipur, Aguibou Bougabali is a native of Burkina Faso in Africa, a country that most Bangaloreans might not even be able to locate on the map. But his dance piece "Kounfetage", which in Bambara, Dioula and Madinka (languages that are also in the realm of the unfamiliar for people in this part of the world) meaning "wandering" is sure to move audiences anywhere. Based on the death of his 4-year-old son, who lost his life because the hospital staff were on a strike for an increase in pay (something that Bangaloreans will easily identify with) and a man who was awarded a death penalty(again something that is a raging topic of debate in India), "Kounfetage" is a story of conflicting emotions. "It evokes in me two antagonistic beings. That of a person who fights against the death penalty and that of a person who wants to kill a doctor who left a child to die," Bougabali says. Even as Bougabali and Bonbon evoke human emotions with their existential reveries another dancer and speculative designer from Singapore Choy ka Fai uses his genius with gadgets — physically moving human limbs through a mind-gadget connection. Two people are connected to a series of wires and one of them uses mental focus to lift the arm of the other without physically touching him or her. That is more dance for you!
As recently as a decade ago, these performances might have been dismissed as "visual arts" with dance audiences being left flabbergasted, annoyed or downright amused with anything even remotely abstract being performed under the banner of "dance". They were fed with a steady stream of Indian classical dance that relies to a large extent on storytelling using Indian mythology and devotional tales. Modern and contemporary dance, on the other hand, having shed its baggage of ornamentation and excesses, continued grappling as much with itself as with the audience. One of the pioneers who helped create a positive transition for artistes from the classical to the contemporary was the remarkable Chandralekha who went on to lay a foundation for the beginning of a movement that has grown and grown.
Today's audience — younger, more accepting, and largely experimental — can't seem to get enough of what we call "contemporary dance" or movement art, for lack of a better developed vocabulary to define a new emerging form of art that is continuously breaking the shackles of definition that aim to give it conventional labels. Practitioners such as Daksha Seth and Astad Deboo belong to the first generation of dancers that made a conscious move from classical Kathak to contemporary movement. The second generation of dancers that has kept the movement alive and flourishing include dancers and choreographers such as Jayachandran Palazhy and Padmini Chettur who have gone on to create acclaimed performances that have travelled the world.
Being caught between trappings of the values of "ancient India" and the search for a new form of expression has perhaps helped contemporary dance find new practitioners as well as audiences. "Today's challenges are very different, youngsters are constantly looking for a real and more authentic way to express themselves. Dance, I would say, is one of the purest form of this search. In a world that is falling apart, your body and movement could be your only reality," says Palazhy, who is the artistic director of Attakkalari and the brain behind the biennial.
Palazhy cites the outrage against the recent gang rape in New Delhi to illustrate a cultural need for expression. "There has been an artistic explosion, and in spite of the limited infrastructure and facilities, contemporary dance in India has grown beyond our imagination. The biennial has expanded and grown as part of that movement," he says of the dance festival billed as Southeast Asia's biggest. The performances at the biennial have not been restricted to just young choreographers and dancers, for the festival has a line-up of some of the biggest names in international dance, including possibly the biggest draw this year, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, or the Bendy Belgian, as he has been nicknamed, occupying pride of place with his first performance in India. Born of Moroccan and Flemish parents Larbi has shaken the dance world in the recent past with his innovative works in mixed media — works that have led to the further blurring of lines between theatre, dance and visual arts.
Larbi, though best known for his moves on stage, has been in the news most recently for his much-lauded choreography in Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina", based on Tolstoy's immortal epic with Keira Knightley in the lead. The film has four Oscar nominations and is yet to be released in this part of the world — something that is bound to send even non-dance audiences flocking to the theatre to catch a glimpse of the man in action. "I became familiar with Kathak when I collaborated with Akram Khan ['Zero Degrees', 2005]. I have also been in a dance residency with Kuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa, with whom I later created a duet called 'Play' in 2010. I collaborate regularly with writer and poet Karthika Nair," he says. Larbi, who started off as a visual artist, uses theatre, technology and literature to create his mesmerising works. "For me dancing is mostly three-dimensional drawing. The body or the pencil has an inner world, giving it depth, life force and energy if channelled well," he adds.
The other big names at the festival include Cindy van Acker, Felix Mathias, Helene Weinzierl, Chunky Move and Padmini Chettur. And it is not limited to dance performances. There are seminars and conversations on 14 critically acclaimed dance-related films, from Win Wender's "Pina" to the National Award-winning film "Lasya Kavya" based on the life and works of acclaimed Bharatnatyam Dancer Alarmel Valli. Setting the right note at the seminars are culture critic Sadanand Menon and philosopher Sundar Sarukkai, besides artists, dancers and musicians who interact and engage with the audience on a variety of dance related-topics after the performances. Also part of the festival is a writing workshop on dance led by Arnd Wesemann, dance critic and editor of "Tanz", Europe's leading dance magazine, and Daisuke Muto, dance critic from Japan. The workshop, one of the mainstays at the festival, is aimed at young writers looking for ways to articulate stories of the body and will result in newsletters created by the team of writers at the festival.
Over the past six years the AIB has emerged as the largest platform for contemporary movement art in India. Most of the programming is inclusive and top-notch catering to almost anyone with a peripheral interest in dance. With dance installations by schoolchildren, writing assignments for young journalists, a special platform for emerging talent in Southeast Asia and master classes for the dance community in Bengaluru, there is something for everyone. For about a week, the multi-venue, multi-disciplinary festival has been offering Bengaluru something that lovers of dance rarely get to witness — performances from across the world. Dazzling spectacles have been competing with austere and minimal measures in a bid to grapple with a variety of ideas, experimentations and concepts. And the audience have been the richer for it.
Nirmala Ravindran is a writer based in Bengaluru, India.


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DENVER — Manager Bruce Bochy called a team meeting before the Giants' game against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday and afterward was tight-lipped when asked what his message was.
But you didn't need a camera in the clubhouse to get an idea of what problems Bochy wanted to address. The vaunted starting staff is in a slump that nobody knows how to fully explain, and you have to go back nearly two decades to find a Giants team that had a sloppy defensive stretch to match this one.
Both themes continued Saturday night, leading to an ugly 10-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
"This is as tough a trip as we've gone through," Bochy said. "We're not playing well right now."
Tim Lincecum became the latest starter to put up an unsightly line, giving up six earned runs in five innings. Through the first five games of this trip, four of them losses, the Giants have given up 47 runs.
The starting staff has lasted just 232/3 innings during the five games, giving up 27 earned runs.
In the clubhouse, several Giants pointed out that this group has been through rough times in the past and come through the other side. But this is more than just a five-start rough patch. The starters have a 4.81 era, and away from pitcher-friendly AT&T Park, only Madison Bumgarner has an ERA under 5.00.
Catcher Buster Posey said the best explanation is that the starters simply aren't executing their pitches.
"We have a group of guys that have been through bumps in the road," Posey said. "There have been a few stretches this year when they've put together good starts. They all do have such a good track record. It's not like we can ignore that."
Lincecum's long-term track record is better than most, but on Saturday he had the kind of start that has typified his past two seasons. Lincecum couldn't stop the bleeding when he needed to, giving up three runs in the third inning and a two-run homer in the fifth.
"It was just frustrating," he said. "I wasn't consistently hitting spots."
Lincecum was most frustrated by a throwing error he made in the third inning. Charlie Blackmon walked to lead off the inning and scored on Dexter Fowler's double. Fowler scored when Josh Rutledge hit a slow roller that looked like it would be an infield single, but Lincecum threw the ball into right field as he attempted to get the out at first. Rutledge went all the way to third and scored on a groundout.
Lincecum said he should have held onto the ball and moved on to the next hitter.
"I just unraveled," he said. "I put us in a big hole."
The error was one of three on the night and 12 on the trip. That's the most for the Giants in a five-game span since April 1996. That Giants team lost 94 games. Several members of this championship squad said they felt players are trying to do too much in an effort to snap the team out of the malaise.
"It's a funk," right fielder Hunter Pence said. "(Trying to force the issue) is obviously something you don't want to do. It's a trust thing … we need to trust ourselves and trust our bodies."
Bochy said the Giants needed additional coverage in the bullpen.
Giants (Barry Zito 3-2) at Colorado (Juan Nicasio 3-1), 1:10 p.m. CSNBA


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any regret after u bought the things in ITSHOW?
any regret after u bought the things in ITSHOW?
I went there twice but in the end only collected flyer.
Those regret can post WTS....lor
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yea. I regret buying, bought 2 ipod for nth cos see the gal cute =x
Wah... Lidat should have said, 'I buy 2 from you, you give me your number?'. haha! I no regrets since my intention was to get a new digital camera and I think I got quite a bang for the buck. Also bought some accessories.
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I have the number, we exchange plus msn =DOriginally Posted by ORiN
like that still regret?? give to her lorOriginally Posted by Cdrom
Upgraded to the Starhub Core 2 Duo notebook and then to ASUS G1 blink blink..and I love it!!
If I win a bid pls pm me..ty[left]MO poker chips and other poker stuff
regret going there, marina sq carpark block, shawtower carpark block, in the end parked at funan.
walked to suntec, damn crowded ! didnt buy anything. carpark $8.60
i didnt go. so no regrets.


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A group of us are in Central and Eastern Europe this week, starting with two days in Moscow. It's snowing.
The highlight of our day yesterday was the official opening of an IDEA Center, a community-based computer center targeting unemployed, seniors, and people with disabilities. IDEA stands for "Information Dissemination and Equal Access" and is sponsored by Microsoft and Project Harmony, an NGO based in the US. There are over 50 of these centers across Russia, and the new Moscow center is essentially the showcase facility where they set curricula and manage the program. It is housed in a pedagogical library that was a mansion before the Russian Revolution.
Kati Fedotova, the director of the project, described how the IDEA Centers focus on digital literacy and community access. Each center offers on a monthly basis 24 hours of basic computer skills classes along with an additional 10 hours of training on career and capacity skills. All of these centers are located in libraries, giving new purpose to old buildings. The Moscow Center has 30 computer stations across 2 training labs and a walk-in room. Overall the centers have formally trained 17,000 people since last year.
The opening ceremony was apparently a big deal. Over 30 journalists attended, and two news stories ran on local television stations last night. We started with a meeting on a third floor computer lab where we met with the folks from IDEA along with Ann Martin, the executive director of the NGO. We were joined by leaders of the Russian teaching institute who manage the library and host the program. There is a very good partnership here. Will Poole then did some TV interviews and then there was an official ribbon cutting ceremony with Will, Ann and the leader of the teachers institute. Everyone then went downstairs to a converted ballroom where we held a panel discussion and a press conference. The whole event went about two hours, which included the time required for the translators we used for the Q&A
The ballroom had these cool Soviet-era fluorescent light chandeliers. I had never seen anything like them before.
We have one more meeting with an NGO this morning, and then it's off to Bucharest. And in case you noticed, I bought a camera.


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|The RAF Spitfires Choir
|Patron: Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
This short video clip shows The RAF Spitfires in concert, as guests of the Reading Male Voice Choir, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Hook, Hampshire in May 2010.
The Choir sing a beautiful and stirring arrangement of a traditional spiritual song entitled Steal Away, in which the slaves long for the death that will release them from servitude and into the waiting, loving arms of Jesus.
This clip shows The RAF Spitfires taking their places in the RAF Central Church of St Clement Danes in the Strand, London for their inaugural concert in November 2010.
The concert also featured guest performances from The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir and a chorus drawn from the Kainé and Leicester Ladies Gospel Choirs.
The RAF Spitfires Choir sings Douglas Guest's musical setting of the Ode of Remembrance taken from Laurence Binyon's poem For The Fallen, which was first published in The Times of September 1914.
This setting was first performed in 1971 as part of the annual Festival of Remembrance.
The Choir perform Locus Iste, by Anton Bruckner, during their inaugural concert at St Clement Dane's, the Central Church of the RAF.
The Latin text describes the sense of awe and reverance felt when entering God's house, inestimably holy and of blameless purity. The splendid setting of St Clement's is certainly apt to inspire such sentiments.
Antonio Vivaldi's rousing chorus extolling the glory of God, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, is an ever-popular addition to any choir's repertoire.
The RAF Spitfires were fortunate in their inaugural concert to be supported by two trumpeters, a necessary ingredient of many Vivaldi pieces and a positive must for this work.
A moving hymn at any time, Abide With Me is surely most evocative when performed in the eventide, as shadows lengthen and the night draws on.
Here, in the sacred setting of St Clement's, its hopeful sentiments strike a yet more emotional chord.
One notable feature of The RAF Spitfires is the breadth of their repertoire.
Here we see a piece from the upbeat end of the spectrum, the traditional song When The Saints Go Marching In, which is sure to set bodies swaying and toes tapping, in both choir and audience alike.
The finale of their inaugural concert sees The RAF Spitfires joined by the Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir for a rousing rendition of William Blake's patriotic classic Jerusalem.
Blake wrote the poem in 1804, but it was not until 1916 that Charles Parry set it to the music with which it has since become so much associated.
|© Copyright 2017 The RAF Spitfires Choir


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During its existence, the Vatican has hosted major Church councils and events, and it also connects to the early Church through the bones of St. Peter and other early Christians found underneath the Basilica of St. Peter. Some of the greatest Renaissance artists created their masterworks at the Vatican.Continue Reading
Vatican Council I (1869-1870) and Vatican Council II (1962-1965) were two major church councils that both took place at the Vatican. Vatican Council I issued documents on the existence of God, the nature of faith, the relationship between faith and reason, the papacy and papal infallibility. The larger Vatican Council II took place under the guidance of Pope John XXIII, and then of Pope Paul VI. This council issued 16 final documents on issues ranging from the role of the laity in the Church, the interpretation of Scripture and dialogue with other religions.
During the 1st century, A.D., the site of present day Vatican City was the site of a Roman necropolis. In 64 A.D., the emperor Nero burned much of Rome to the ground, and under his watch, the apostle St. Peter was crucified. Many Catholics believe his burial spot to be underneath modern day St. Peter's Basilica.
Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the painters of the Vatican, and among his creations are the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, complete in 1512.Learn more about Christianity


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I'm saving my thoughts on the John Farrell hiring until hes introduced tomorrow not because I'm waiting for it to be official, its just a matter of time but theres one aspect of Farrell's reunion with the Red Sox thats worth pointing out right now.
Tomorrow is October 23. Bobby Valentine was introduced on December 1. That means that this year's managerial search was completed 40 says earlier this season. 40 DAYS. Now, that's probably more of an indicationa reminder of what a joke last year was for the Sox. Congratulating them on a "brief" three week managerial search is like congratulating the World's Fattest Man on dropping 30 pounds. It's all relative.
But it's also a start. It's an improvement. It's something the Sox can use to their advantage, and at this point, it's clear that they need every advantage they can possibly lay their hands on.
With that, there's more to come on Farrell tomorrow. But let's take a second and appreciate that tomorrow is October 23, not December 1, and that the Sox are at least making strides to cut the fat from last year's disaster. Even if they still have plenty of pounds to go.
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I live in a fairly small town with no bakery supply stores near by and I'm curious where everyone buys their high ratio shortening and how much they pay. I've searched the threads and most of the prices listed fluctuate due to the dates they were posted. We have Sysco, PFG, Ben E. Keith and a local food distributor here in town, and so far, none of them carry actual sweetex brand. I've never tried the other brands, so I'm not sure the difference. If you use another brand, I'd love your experience, as well. I'm just tired of Wal-Mart brand.
The local distributor was going to check to see if he could get it, but I'm not sure how much cheaper it would be. So if you buy it online, I'd love to know where you get it and how much you pay, with shipping and all! Thanks!


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- Americans get their opinions from television, and younger ones rely more on Internet but use the same sources.
- Any image can supply only a tiny fraction of a larger whole.
- The voices that accompany images are authoritative sounding, and encourage us to imagine all that we cannot see.
- So in essence, we see perhaps less than 1%, and imagine the other 99%.
- So the key to opinion management is to influence our imaginations to fill in the other 99% as our leaders want it filled in.
- That's easy. It's done via suggestion.
So, they showed you a guy in a wheel chair with his legs missing. Fill in the blanks! You did. It never occurred to you to question the photo, because it was right there on your screen.
That's how it's done. That's why public opinion does not matter in our society. It's easily managed.


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hello ! As you have notice, messages about the statutes for the upcoming association have suddenly stopped a few days ago. My guess is that's not because of lack of interest. i feel that this whole thread was very difficult to follow, so i took the 60 e-mails and tried to write a sum-up. check-it out : http://wiki.postgresqlfr.org/doku.php/pgeu:statutes_discuss i tried to respect everyone's thoughts (using quotes as mush as possible) in order to give a proper view of the issues we have to solve. however i may have made mistakes or forgot some ideas. If you notice any of that the best thing to do is to directly edit the wiki page. If you can't, please send me your modifications in a private e-mail. i have identified 5 issues and several possible solutions for every issue : 1- Membership fee ? a : Keep the statutes as they are b : No membership fee for people c : Optional membership fee for people 2- Membership ? a : Keep the statutes as they are b : Automatic membership for users of local groups c : Optional membership for users of local groups 3- Quorum ? a : Keep the statutes as they are b : Lower the quorum c : Drop the quorum 4- Takeover protection ? a : Keep statutes as they are b : Add more criterium for the member to satisfy 5- Companies : sponsors or members ? a : Keep the statutes as they are b : Companies are sponsors I'm not sure what is the best way to continue on these subjects. Maybe creating a separate thread for each issue, or proposing a poll, or some kind of wiki-based work. Either way we have to go forward on these 5 issues Regards, -- damien clochard http://dalibo.org | http://dalibo.com
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Swiber Holdings Limited announced that its derrick barge, the Dalihao with 2,500 MT lifting capacity, has successfully executed and completed the Mampak platform installation work for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd.
This project is part of Swiber's landmark US$146.6 million contract with Brunei Shell announced in February 2007, under which the Group was engaged to perform offshore work for two major projects including Pipeline Replacement and Mampak Development.
During its 45-day campaign in Brunei, the Dalihao installed the 900T Jacket and 1,300T topside in Brunei Shell's new Mampak field, and also installed the 650T Magpie module and the 4th loading arm at the oil giant's Brunei Liquid Natural Gas (BLNG) terminal. The Dalihao was also utilized to remove the old Living Quarters from the Ampa-6 platform, which was part of the de-commissioning scope of activities for Brunei Shell.
Dalihao is a heavy lift derrick barge capable of lifting up to 2,500T of load. The vessel is capable of installing fixed and floating platforms and other work requiring derrick and heavy lift. It is an 8-point mooring barge and can accommodate up to 236 men.
The Dalihao is now de-mobilizing from the Brunei offshore site to embark for its next offshore project in
Indonesia for ConocoPhillips, an international, integrated energy company with interests around the world.
Raymond Goh, Swiber's Executive Chairman and CEO, said, "I am delighted that the Dalihao's offshore project was executed to perfection. The successful completion attests to our ability to provide a highly professional and reliable level of offshore support services. The Dalihao is an intrinsic component in the progression of Swiber's business strategy of acquiring state-of-the-art assets and technologies that add value to our offshore services. We will continue to execute our fleet expansion program with the objective to sharpen our competitive edge and enhance our position as a leading, premier world class service provider in the offshore industry."
Currently, Swiber operates a fleet of 32 owned vessels, comprising 12 tug boats, 14 barges, one crane barge (Dalihao), one jackup platform, one accommodation barge, two submersible barges and one pipelay barge (Swiber Conquest).
In addition, 23 vessels, comprising 14 tug boats, 2 subsea support vessels, 2 accommodation barges, one 4,180T derrick crane pipelay barge, 3 pipelay barges, and one deepwater drilling vessel, are currently under construction/conversion. With the addition of these new vessels, Swiber's fleet of offshore marine vessels will be increased to 55 by the end of FY2010, significantly boosting the Group's capabilities and competitive edge in the offshore marine support and EPCIC services sector.
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"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." - Jim Rohn