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In our facility, an extended power failure would eventually deplete the battery backups on our switches and the data network will go down. We would still have dial tone. Dial tone is critical.
While most people would walk down the stairs and out of the building, the disabled do not have that choice. If they happened to get overlooked, how do they call for assistance when the network is down?
I have not seen much about the cost of building in redundancy to match the reliability provided by telephone companies. That cost appears to be tremendous. How would you make a business case to get the money?
In most larger organizations, a power failure will bring down the local PBX switch once the battery is drained as well, leading to telecommunications failure similar to that which you describe for VoIP. Therefore, most power failure implications are similar for both types of systems. One exception to this is a Centrex-type system, whereby the PBX is located at the telecommunication service provider's location, and the phones are powered via the phone jacks.
However, investments can be made for more resilience, and should be, as the issues you speak of are not unusual and can be critical. VoIP networks depend on power, so one of the ways to assure reliability in extended outages is via generator or large data center level battery backups. A second way is to purchase the VoIP solution as a hosted service, whereby the phone company maintains the equipment at their own facilities which have such power backup and generators. The weak link in this hosted VoIP system, though, is that often the phones require power, and so does the IP network which still needs to remain up and running.
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My friend with benefits calls me a whore?
I do date other men, but that doesn't give him the right to call me a whore. Is he acting normal by calling me a slut, whore, etc?? Is that how normal fwb relationships go??
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- Anonymous8 months ago
He sounds like an A-- H---.Drop him like he's hot and go on and be w/ quality men who don't cuss around females, and don't have such guttural conversations w/ you at all!
- Anonymous8 months ago
Sometimes great benefits like that come with a hefty 'premium'. Also, sometimes the other 'driver' who has a cleaner 'driving record' than you gets resentful that they have to pay the same rates you do. Ask any insurance agent
- Anonymous8 months ago
You aren't a whore because you aren't prostituting yourself, you sound like a real tramp though. You even worded the question incorrectly you aren't too bright.
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- 8 months ago
A whore is someone who accepts money for sex. True fact. So if he is calling u one, ask him for payment! Clearly u are not, but this may be how he has come to view u in Ur current situation. Where it is just the physical involved, it can get messy. Are u sure he isn't saying this because he has developed feelings for u, and is jealous Ur are seeing other guys? Jealousy brings out the worst in people, even those we love and trust. U need to confront him. If he says he still believes this then time to end the arrangement!
- JosephLv 68 months ago
He has a low opinion of you. I had an 'arangment' with a woman that included sex, I never spoke Ill of her. Dump his ***.
- Anonymous8 months ago
Stop having sex with him
- Blue noseLv 48 months ago
You're not a whore
- Anonymous8 months ago
You are a whore if you keep giving sex to someone that calls you a whore.
- Anonymous8 months ago
just how STUPID are you?
do not have sex with anyone who disrespects you. duhhhh
- Lv 48 months agoReport
you're both STUPID hypocritical KKKNNTS.

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After several years of regular meditation retreats, this year I decided to have the courage to do a silent retreat on my own. Looking around where a good place could be, I remembered the Awakened Life project of Pete and Cynthia, friends from earlier retreats.
I felt inspired by the idea doing a retreat in "pure" nature, with hopefully sunny weather, good vegetarian food and a life, oriented towards the rhythm of nature. I was also looking forward to living in their beautiful yurt. So I decided to start with a two day weekend meditation retreat with Pete and then join five days silent retreat on my own. The week before I left, I felt very much excited about this decision and also doubtful if I really could stand this project of self development.
I arrived on Friday afternoon and at once I fell in love with the nature and was sure this is right place for my intention. Also all the beautiful and supportive people made me feel very safe. The weekend retreat started on Saturday morning with a very nice group and under the experienced guidance of Pete. It took some time until I could deeply let go. But on Sunday afternoon I felt well "prepared" for the next days.
I started meditating on my own on Sunday evening after the weekend group left and right away I became aware of a deep meditation field. This was very much nourished during the next days by the wonderful nature in which I always felt a deep ease of being. I sank naturally into that depth of everything is good and deeply positive. All the plants, flowers, trees, insects and waterfalls, everything felt so fulfilled by its own, so perfect, so nothing missing and all that by doing nothing without following their own inner rhythm…
This "pushed" me to follow my rhythm of meditation which was quite a new experience for me. To be honest before I haven't thought a lot about this drive in me and so I was pretty surprised how strong the impulse to meditate was. Past meditations often felt more difficult than easy. Therefore this was such an inspiring experience: To feel that there is this deep ease of being in me… and this deep wish to always go further….This didn't mean that every meditation was easy, there still were all the mind activities, the question "is the meditation going wrong or right", sometimes the falling asleep, but the drive to go deeper was so much in the forefront.
Following this SELF I deeply felt ONE with everything around me and saw profound principles of the TRUTH of LIFE. I never could have imagined this experience of being at HOME, being totally FULFILLED and at EASE…
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Episode from the web series we did for Samsung and shot in London. Like a Discovery, OWN or HGTV home/life-style show, it features fast simple and fun solutions to every day problems. This episode is on the
Rebranding fashion
Firestone Productions has been involved in shifting Milady's cosmetology brand from print to the internet. It was our job to meld an age old business model with a new broadening strategy. Here's a case study of a unique DVD series we created which combines a documentary feel with a classic training video, "The Edge" touches on inspiration and creativity as much as it does technique. Click below for further video samples of how we bring high-production to beauty education.
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Firestone co-created this web-series, Transforming Client Mishaps, with Milady. In a TV friendly format, it shows how to avoid and correct salon pitfalls.
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MA Commercial Photography Student Voted BJP's People's Choice Favourite
A portrait by AUB student, Lauren Forster has been recognised by British Journal of Photography (BJP). Lauren is an Associate Lecturer in Photography and Lens Based Media on the Diploma in Art and Design – Foundation Studies (Media) course, in addition to being a student on the MA Commercial Photography course
Lauren's portrait 'Dad in Uniform' was highlighted as one of the contemporary photography publication's favourite weekly Portrait of Britain entries. It then went on to be voted as the People's Choice favourite by BJP's Facebook community, becoming the publication's first weekly winner.
Lauren's father was a minister in the Salvation Army for 45 years. He moved back to the UK in 2016 after Lauren's mother was diagnosed with secondary brain cancer. Since caring for her mother, her father has experienced a deep sense of emptiness without his role in the Salvation Army, which he devoted most of his time and energy to. The portrait depicts a man of high importance – his uniform a symbol for his sense of purpose. However, the way in which the image is lit combined with his contemplative expression could be signifiers of the deeper emotional pain Lauren describes.
Lauren had this to say about her photography project and involvement with BJP:
"The portrait is part of a broader series entitled 'Ground Control to Mother Hen', that documents family life since my mother's cancer diagnosis, which has now been rendered inoperable. The series captures strength and fragility during dark moments of pain, struggle and loneliness, offering an intimate insight into this period of loss and transition.
The images are defined above all else by a range of emotional forces that we as a family are experiencing, it is this psychological interior that drives the work, which is a universal psychology that many people will be able to relate to.
The project that I have been working on is highly personal and has been difficult to make; subsequently I feel that it is my responsibility to do the work justice and winning the Portrait of Britain People's Choice Award and having a feature written by The British Journal of Photography has given my work the opportunity to reach a wide audience.
There is always the desire to try and raise awareness with a project of this nature; the showcased work from The Portrait of Britain becomes part of the public sphere and changes the ways in which people can experience and discover art, it becomes more accessible. It is exciting to be involved in such a rare opportunity for my work to reach an audience outside of a gallery context."
Lauren tackles sociological themes in her work and is largely concerned with the human condition. Her work has been exhibited at The New York Photo Festival, The AOP Gallery, and The Candid Art's Trust, and she has been a finalist for both The Observer Hodge Award and The Nikon Discovery Award.
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This week's PandaLabs report discusses the SaveSoldier fake antivirus and the Ramson.G worm.
The first malware we're looking at this week is another example of malicious programs that pass themselves off as legitimate software applications in order to steal users' money by tricking them into believing that they will eliminate (non-existent) threats.
This fake antivirus is designed to collect personal and bank details provided by users when they buy it. This malware scans the system searching for infected software –
and displays an interface which resembles the interface of a typical antivirus program –
It then asks users to buy and install certain software to resolve problems caused by the malicious software supposedly detected on the computer.
When the fake antivirus 'detects' infected files, it prompts the user to enter a code they will receive when they buy the antivirus pack.
To do so, users are redirected to a page where they can purchase the software using a credit card.
It also displays several warnings informing about malware problems, registry errors, etc.
The second example of malware in this report is the Ramson.G worm, which appears on screen with the icon of an executable file and constantly launches the Windows taskkill utility to eliminate processes, passing a series of commands.
When the computer is restarted, a message in Russian is displayed
and a code to access the system is requested. Once the code is entered, it displays another message and restarts the system.
It spreads through mapped, shared and removable drives. It uses its autorun.inf configuration file for malware to self execute through these drives.
More information about these and other malicious codes is available in the Panda Security Encyclopedia.
You can also follow Panda Security's online activity on its Twitter and PandaLabs blog.
If you become infected by this, or other scareware (rogue software), have your PC worked on by a certified computer technician, who will have the tools, and the competency, to determine if the infection can be removed without causing system damage. Computer technicians do not provide services at no cost, so be prepared for the costs involved.
If you feel you have the necessary skills, and you want to try your hand at removal, then by all means do so.
The following free resources can provide tools and the advice you will need to attempt removal.
Malwarebytes, a very reliable anti-malware company, offers a free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, a highly rated anti-malware application which is capable of removing many newer rogue applications.
411 Spyware – a site that specializes in malware removal. I highly recommend this site.
Bleeping Computer – a web site where help is available for many computer related problems, including the removal of rogue software. This is another site I highly recommend.
SmitFraudFix, available for download at Geekstogo is a free tool that is continuously updated to assist victims of rogue security applications.
What you can do to reduce the chances of infecting your system with rogue software.
Be careful in downloading freeware or shareware programs. Spyware is occasionally concealed in these programs. Download this type of program only through reputable web sites such as Download.com, or sites that you know to be safe.
Consider carefully the inherent risks attached to peer-to-peer (P2P), or file sharing applications.
Install an Internet Browser add-on that provides protection against questionable or unsafe websites. My personal favorite is Web of Trust, an Internet Explorer/FireFox add-on, that offers substantial protection against questionable or unsafe websites.
Do not click on unsolicited invitations to download software of any kind.
Additional precautions you can take to protect your computer system:
When surfing the web: Stop. Think. Click
Don't open unknown email attachments
Don't run programs of unknown origin
Disable hidden filename extensions
Keep all applications (including your operating system) patched
Turn off your computer or disconnect from the network when not in use
Disable scripting features in email programs
Make regular backups of critical data
Make a boot disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised
Turn off file and printer sharing on the computer.
Install a personal firewall on the computer.
Install anti-virus/anti-spyware software and ensure it is configured to automatically update when you are connected to the Internet
Ensure the anti-virus software scans all email attachments
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The year 2015 will go down in history with a new calendar, marking the beginning of an era that will catapult Pakistan to the forefront as one of the modern states.
Rising from the abyss of an almost a pariah state - a den of terrorists of all denominations, a haven of corruption, political and religious mafias and a land of the lawless - it is going to be a country where the ordinary citizens will be on the center stage after a long, painful and checkered history. The lesser mortals will now enjoy equal rights vis-à-vis the privileged, the anointed and chosen.
It is going to be a country where the rule of law will, at long last, prevail; where law will be the same for all; where the spirit of the first state of Madina will be invoked and infused. Pakistan will now be a name that will stand for the exploited, the humiliated, the ill-treated, the deprived, the have-nots and the whole big lot of people, suffering and living in sub-human conditions only for the political legacies to thrive, only for the ideologues, who wore religion on the sleeve and made it their profession, who divided the nation into schisms and sects, into castes and 'baradaris' to become taller.
Pakistan will now be a country where all will have equal opportunities to progress; where nobody will become rich overnight by foul means, by misusing the political office; where the rich will not get richer and the poor poorer; where suckers and parasites of society will be taken to task; where looters and plunderers will be brought to book; where everyone will be answerable.
From now onward, it will be another Pakistan where taxpayers' money will be considered sacred; it will not be swindled, nor misused for glorification; it will be spent on education and health as top priorities. Henceforth, deals and deeds of the government, how powerful it may be, will be open to debate in public; where politics will not be the name of the game to build a fortune; where politics
will not be for profit, and perks will not be for self-aggrandizement; where an office will be a trust.
Pakistan will henceforth be a country where the honest officer will be respected (till now the most corrupt is respected); where the judge will write judgment holding the pendulum of justice high and above, without tipping the scales; where the journalist will be esteemed by adhering to the forte of truth; where the holder of public office will be answerable to national institutions; where the soldier will lay his life a thousand times but only to safeguard the motherland from internal and external threats both.
From now onwards, only those will now flourish who have been laying real sacrifices, who will work hard, who will not pilfer tax and pinch at public funds.
People of Pakistan have been living with the hope that one day a savior will come and help them get rid of all the scoundrels committing crimes in the guise as leaders of the nation; in turban and beard as leaders of Islam. Their messiah has come. Now nobody can keep a whole community enslaved by blackmailing and exploiting them for their language, for their ethnicity, caste and creed or their birthplace.
Yes, the new Pakistan is going to become a reality; a dream come true; a land where noble values of life will be cherished; where the human spirit will enkindle and bloom; where personal character will matter; where Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution will be the sole criterion.
This year, a beginning has been made. Anybody can see the mighty ones crumbling like walls of sand. Those who slaughtered humans, shamed predators and became sirens of terror are on the run; the savages who destroyed the edifice of society will have no place to hide; the mafias who swelled their political clout and sucked blood of the nation like vampires are being smashed; those who excelled in butchery in the name of sects and a different shade of religion will meet their doomsday.
Those who fought bravely at the borders to defend the motherland - the Shabbir Sharifs and Aziz Bhattis - were decorated with the highest medal, Nishan-e-Haider. The martyrs who nourished this land with their blood were NOT generals and chiefs. They were soldiers and ordinary officers who led them.
Now a soldier with such rare blood running in his veins is fighting another war - a much bigger war. It is a war with an enemy who is within the borders and whose tentacles are widespread. This enemy has seeped into the whole body politic. This enemy is far more powerful. It has left the whole nation seething in pain.
A soil throws up many sons but he is a true son of the soil. He hasn't removed the government elected by whatever democratic means it had and found the space within the system, a unique blending in the power web to influence and push to the correct path. To borrow the term of a medical procedure, his team is performing a surgery on the beating heart without giving anesthesia to the body. He has neither brought army rule nor imposed any martial law. It's a rare "amalgam of strength, reputation and commitment to ethical principles."
But he is only setting the precedent. His act will be an example, and a lofty one and his followers in the office will be his flag bearers. He is determined to kill the monsters in Pakistan and cut off their umbilical cords. He will change nothing but let a change come within the system. He will open the mythical inner eye and provide a chance for everyone to mend ways.
Can people, who are at the helm of affairs, see the change coming within? Can they read the invisible message in between the lines? The lower judiciary has made decisions without any influence of the ruling government. People are coming out with truth. Some insiders of an ethno-political party have divulged big truth. More people are likely to cough out more. Bureaucrats are mending their ways. Anyone who doesn't will repent. The political class must know how to avoid any further missteps. They must open their eyes. They must deliver and deliver it quick, be it hydropower, resuscitation of industry or push in the education sector instead of wasting public money on picturesque landscaping. The ruling class must appoint honest and competent professionals as heads of institutions instead of appointing advisers of dubious fame. The number of officers and professionals of sterling repute has already become thin. They will be the harbingers of a new Pakistan.
And the intrepid solider who is leading the campaign for a "Pak Pakistan" will go home when his term ends, empty-handed. But he should go with something on his chest for having fought the war of wars against a multi-pronged demon. Will the family deserve another Nishan-e-Haider? This time it might go to a living legend.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Mitch Maier hit an RBI triple and Kansas City's bullpen tossed four shutout innings Sunday in the Royals' 4-3 decision over the Detroit Tigers.
Billy Butler's RBI groundout in the fourth inning triggered a three-run rally, highlighted when Maier belted a 2-1 pitch into the right-center field gap that just eluded the Tigers' Austin Jackson, scoring Eric Hosmer from first.
Maier then came in to score on Brayan Pena's single and the Royals added a solo homer from Johnny Giavotella in the next frame to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Tigers.
Bruce Chen (6-5) yielded three runs over five innings for the victory while Louis Coleman, Greg Holland and Joakim Soria (21st save) shut Detroit down the rest of the way, securing the win.
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SANTA PAULA, CA-February 8, 2010 - Dr. Michael F. McLean will be inaugurated as the fourth president of Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, February 13, 2010. The day will begin with a Mass of the Holy Spirit at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. The ordinary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, will be the principal celebrant; Bishop Thomas Curry of the Santa Barbara region will concelebrate the Mass along with a number of priests from Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties as well as some of the college's graduates who have entered the priesthood.
The installation ceremony, at which Cardinal Mahony will preside, is scheduled for 12:00 noon, also in the school's new chapel. Extending greetings to Dr. McLean and the college will be President Christopher B. Nelson of St. John's College, Annapolis; Dr. John P. O'Callaghan, president of the Jacques Maritain Center at the University of Notre Dame; Brother Mel Anderson, F.S.C., president emeritus of St. Mary's College of California; and Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M, president of The Catholic University of America.
Following these speakers, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. R. James Wensley, will charge Dr. McLean with the duties of his new office and then invest him as president, bestowing on him the president's silver chain of office. Dr. McLean will then make a profession of faith and take the Oath of Fidelity, making public his intention that both he and the college he now leads will remain loyal to the Holy Father and faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Mahony will follow with an Episcopal Greeting, after which Dr. McLean will give the inaugural response.
As a sign of the way in which a president is selected at Thomas Aquinas, Dr. McLean will process and be seated with the faculty at the inauguration ceremony until the past presidents of the college, Dr. Ronald P. McArthur and Mr. Peter L. DeLuca, call him forward to be installed as president.
Explains Mr. Wensley, "The Board of Governors of Thomas Aquinas College is, perhaps, unique in being directed by our polity and by-laws to appoint a president from among the teaching faculty of the college. This method was established in the late 1960s by our founders in an effort to ensure that, down through the generations, Thomas Aquinas College would maintain the unique character of its academic program, its discipleship to the Church's Universal Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, and its authentically Catholic character. The founders were convinced that no one could better achieve these goals than a tutor who had devoted his life to implementing the mission of the college on a daily basis in our classrooms." Mr. Wensley adds, "In fact, the polity also requires the president to continue teaching at least one class, even as the leads the college."
Unable to attend the inauguration ceremonies, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States and a long-time friend of Thomas Aquinas College, has sent his good wishes, saying, "Please be assured of my continual remembrance of the college in prayer. I will be in spiritual union with Thomas Aquinas College, especially for Dr. McLean's inauguration this coming February 13th, asking the Lord to bless him with all the graces needed for his leadership in a renewed spirit of wisdom and strength through the intercession of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity."
Commenting on the weekend ahead, Mrs. Anne Forsyth, Director of College Relations said, "We have planned a series of events to mark this historic moment for Thomas Aquinas College. There will be a private reception and dinner with the faculty on Thursday evening; an all-college dinner with students, staff, faculty, and members of the board on Friday evening; and a black-tie dinner on Saturday evening at the Ojai Valley Inn for benefactors, friends, and representatives of colleges and universities from around the region and the country. In addition, the college's alumni association is sponsoring a champagne brunch on Sunday in honor of Dr. McLean." Mrs. Forsyth noted, too, that "at the inauguration ceremonies, faculty and officials of the college as well as visiting college and university presidents will be dressed in colorful academic regalia, and the Presidio Brass Quintet will be on hand to provide festive music in keeping with nature of the day."
Reflecting on the past year at the college, Assistant to the Dean for Religious Affairs, Rev. Cornelius Buckley, S.J., said, "There has been great sorrow since the loss of our wonderful president of 18 years, Dr. Tom Dillon, last spring. We have also had a long period of transition, ably led by our interim president, Peter DeLuca. Now, the inaugural weekend is upon us. It will be a wonderful opportunity for the whole college community to renew its commitment to genuine Catholic liberal education, to rejoice in the great good that this college provides for the Church and our country, and to look forward with hope and confidence to the future under the leadership of President Michael McLean."
Michael F. McLean was born on January 31, 1947. He holds a BA in philosophy from Saint Mary's College of California and a PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. McLean was appointed to the faculty of Thomas Aquinas College in 1978 and has served as a tutor since that time. In addition, he has served as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Vice President for Development, and from 2003 until his appointment as president in October, 2009, as Dean of the College and as a member of its board of governors.
After graduating from St. Mary's College, Dr. McLean served one year as a Peace Corps Volunteer in St. Vincent, British West Indies. He then served another three years as an officer in the United States Coast Guard, with responsibilities for shipboard operations and rescue coordination.
A long-time resident of Santa Paula, California, Dr. McLean has been active in the local community and at his parish church, St. Sebastian. He is a co-founder of the Great Books Seminars in nearby Ojai, California, and has been a member and president of the board of directors of St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, California. Dr. McLean enjoys hiking, backpacking, classical music, opera, and gardening. He and his wife of 42 years, Lynda, are the parents of three children, and grandparents of four.


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EMDR & Internal Family Systems - 2day Workshop - Sydney
Simon d'Orsogna MA, Clinical Trainer and Psychotherapist
Saturday, 26 January 2019 at 8:45 am - Sunday, 27 January 2019 at 5:30 pm (AEDT)
Event Details
A two-full-day didactic & experiential workshop offering a specific view of ego-states, in the context of EMDR therapy through an IFS lens, regarding their ubiquitous appearance, defenses, & relational phenomena. A conceptual bridge is formed between the two models, yielding additional language to enrich therapist-client communication about the client's internal process, and much more.
Understand the importance of Self-Presence and the co-presence or activation of a Target Part in relationship to the Self. Cultivate and maintain Functional Dual Attention in the Assessment & Desensitization Phases using measurement scales (beyond SUD & VOC) relating to Self-Energy, state-binding affect & protective intention.
Alignment with Memory Reconsolidation research ala Coherence Therapy for additional precision in targeting underlying implicit memories, to increase the accuracy of identifying and elaborating appropriate positive and negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase.
These methods will be demonstrated via session clips or live with participant volunteers, and significant supervised practice time is planned for participants to learn by doing.
Goals of this workshop:
1. Name one advantageous aspect of the IFS concept of Self that is not explicitly included in EMDR's Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) system.
2. Explain the relationship between Functional Dual Attention and Self-Presence.
3. Describe the concept of energy as it applies to Protective Parts and how this can be measured and processed within EMDR.
4. Describe the concept of energy as it applies to qualities of Self and how these can be measured and installed as a resource within EMDR.
5. Name at least one way that IFS language can used in obtaining a NC, PC or VOC.
6. Complete an IFS-Informed Assessment Phase target.
7. Practice shifting targets from exile to protector, using IFS-Informed scales in Desensitization Phase.
8. Describe & practice at least 3 IFS Interweaves in Desensitization Phase.
9. Name the 4 steps of the Therapeutic Reconsolidation Process distilled from Memory Reconsolidation research by Coherence Therapy.
10.Describe and practice obtaining precise negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase using Coherence Therapy concepts.
11.Deepen your relationship with your parts-as-therapist based on the IFS model.
Web flyer for more information here
US-based Bruce Hersey LCSW will offer this 2 day workshop in both Melbourne and Sydney.
Suitable to certified EMDR professionals and those in training, these workshops require basic familiarity with ego state work and the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy through an Introductory workshop, online course, series of at least two initial IFS consultation sessions or similar.
Who is this for?
Participation is for therapists and counsellors, mental health clinicians, certified coaches, or students in accredited graduate training programs. Practitioners working experientially and wholistically will find this approach broadens and makes more acute their existing work through using the steps of the IFS 'parts' model.
Attending this or a previous Introductory workshop, a Level 1 certification, or ongoing IFS supervision is recommended for attending this CE-endorsed event. See the October 2018 Introductory events in Sydney and Melbourne.
Application is being made for 13 CE hour units by EMDRIA, and is confirmed by the US Center for Self Leadership for practitioners seeking re-accreditation hours.
Note - these workshops qualify for equivalent hours of specialised training that may be counted towards Continuing Professional Development according to requirements set down by your accrediting body.
Registered health professionals have a responsibility to ensure that they continue to maintain, enhance and extend their knowledge and skills throughout their working lives.
Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) from the Australian Psychological Society
Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) set down by the Psychology Registration Board of Australia.
The Australian Psychological Society advise that APS Members may accrue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours by participating in activities that they determine to be relevant to their specific professional approaches, and professional development goals. CPD activities do not need to be endorsed by the APS. A certificate of attendance will be available.
Introductory IFS workshops are booking already in Melbourne and Sydney in October 2018, with a Deepening workshop in late Oct in Melbourne. See link here for more information and booking for the online Introductory and Certification training listing.
In conjunction with the Center for Self Leadership (CSL) Simon will run further Level 1 trainings in Australia in 2019, after the first Certification trainings sold out with waitlists. Certification is only provided by CSL through these formally endorsed training events. Note there is a Level 1 training in 2019, with further trainings as L1 & L2 planned for later 2019. For more on Australian workshops and training events please see here (join the e-list for updates).
Workshop size
The size of this intensive workshop is limited to 30pax. Early registration is encouraged. Previous IFS workshops have sold out in the 2016 and 2017 Melbourne series.
These weekend and multiday intensive workshops will promote intermediate-level skill building through active participatory learning. Come along prepared to learn by doing.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the signature work of Richard Schwartz PhD, more at www.selfleadership.org
As a clinical treatment IFS is rated effective to improve general functioning and well-being by the US National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices as an evidence-based practice. In addition, it has been rated promising for each of: improving phobia, panic, and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; physical health conditions and symptoms; personal resilience/self-concept; and depression and depressive symptoms. For more read here.
This Sydney workshop will be run at
Rydges Sydney Central
28 Albion St Surry Hills NSW 2010
Ph. 02 9289 0000
The venue is conveniently located within a short 4 minute walk from Central Station (Elizabeth St Entrance/Exit) as well as the Central Bus Stands located on Eddy Avenue. Rydges Sydney Central is situated on the fringe of downtown Sydney whilst maintaining the suburban vibe of Surry Hills with a great variety of shops, restaurants and cafes within walking distance.
Please note that lunch and morning & afternoon breaks will be provided. Complex dietary requirements require own provision to ensure best arrangements.
Wheelchair access
- Ramps to main entrance and other rooms
- Note there are some stairs on the premises however all workshop rooms can be accessed through the building, lifts and via ramps.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There is parking on-site - self-parking at $44.00 per day or a standard hourly rate. Please enquire to the Rydges Reception for more.
What can/can't I bring to the event?
curiosity, willingness to try things out ("Yes, and..."), a sense of humour, and a heart-oriented openness to the multiplicity of self. Preparedness to do your own work - "if you are feeling it, its yours".
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Yes, see the link at the bottom of the brief bio to the right .
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Tickets are transferable to suitably experienced colleagues. Please advise if you do exchange tickets so we can update certificates of attendance, name tags, and lists.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
So you can be given the correct name tag, we recommend this.
What is the refund policy?
Due to the limited size of each course, a refund can only be issued if cancellation notification is received 30 days prior to the workshop - less a $75.00 administration fee per person. Existing registrants will be sent the refund, and should return any materials sent. We cannot reimburse any expenses you may have incurred, but we will reimburse the cost of travel insurance directly related to attending this workshop, on receipt of your insurance receipt. If you cannot attend, a suitably qualified substitute may attend in your place, assuming you forward all materials or information to them. Courses are pre-paid. We do not take money at the door.
We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient registrations or other reasons as necessary. Fees will be re-imbursed (minus bank fees) should cancellation be required. All decisions are entirely at the organizer's discretion.
When & Where
Rydges Central Sydney
28 Albion Street
Surry Hills,
Saturday, 26 January 2019 at 8:45 am - Sunday, 27 January 2019 at 5:30 pm (AEDT)
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Simon d'Orsogna MA, Clinical Trainer and Psychotherapist
Simon d'Orsogna is an individual and family therapist, clinical trainer and facilitator based in Melbourne, with individual clients and supervisees across Australia and the globe. He provides psychotherapy, process consultancy, and adult developmental coaching. He specializes in treating depression and anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and assisting life transitions.
He is the US Institute of IFS International partner, a Level 3 IFS practitioner with training specializations working with couples and working with survivors of trauma. Simon has facilitated and arranged more than 220 days of Internal Family Systems trainings and workshops since 2015, along with founding and leading trainings of Coherence Therapy, IFS and Poly Vagal informed Therapies in the region. He has presented at the US annual IFS Conference as well as in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and across Australia and New Zealand.
He completed his Clinical Masters in Systemic Family Therapy at Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, and continues studying the late David Grove's unique therapeutic approach to 'Clean' language and space. He facilitates experiential learning events including Coherence Therapy workshops across Australia, and co-developed the four-part online training, "Theory and Practice of Coherence Therapy" with Dr Niall Geoghegan. Additionally Simon is an Associate Instructor with the Coherence Psychology Institute, and a member of the Harvard Institute of Coaching Professional Association. He is a level 2 training candidate for Leslie Greenberg's EFT with the Australian Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy.
Simon is a certified Immunity to Change coach (Harvard Professors Bob Kegan and Lisa Lahey's adult developmental approach to growth and transformation), and a member of the Focusing Institute (US). The ideas underpinning the effectiveness of these approaches align with the recent neuroscience learnings about memory reconsolidation and release from implicit emotional learnings.
Simon provides therapy and executive coaching from Melbourne, Australia to the world via the interwebs and from his rooms in Carlton. Enquiries via mobile 0418 321 254 / +61 418 321 254 or websites


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Nails of the Day: LVX Denim Dotticure
Happy Vegan & Cruelty-Free Manicure Monday!
Today I'm wearing two coats of LVX's Denim, a classic nautical blue from their Winter Resort 2015 collection. I've paired it with some cute lil' dots using LVX's Mineral (delicate slate) and Crimson (deep red). Bear with me – I'm a newb at dotties, so if it looks a little wonky, 'tis why.
LVX polishes are all 100% vegan, cruelty-free, long-lasting, chip-resistant, and 5-free (made without Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, DBP, Toluene and Camphor). BOOM!
What do you guys think of this wintery dotticure? Lemme know in the comments below. xoxo
About Sunny (Sunny's Profile)Longtime vegan, hardcore compassionate beauty junkie, serious cake aficionado, and lover of all things floofy and sparkly! If there's something in particular you'd like me to review, drop me a line at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google +.
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I love the little details! I tried nail art once and failed completely. Hahaha
But, I'll give it a go once more. 🙂


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Hey Readers,
I have recently started reading "The A-Priori Mom" or Joelle's blog. I just got up and found this post on her blog.
If there is one thing that I believe in - it is the power of prayer."Pray without ceasing" - 1 Thessalonians 5:17Today I ask for you to pray. Pray for my sister-in-law, who at this moment is in the hospital. The doctors are trying to prevent her from going into shock. They just found out the baby she's been carrying for 19 weeks is not viable and is causing her liver and kidneys to shut down. So please pray for her and her husband. Pray for healing of her body and her heart.*UPDATE* @ 7:30pm PSTMy SIL has been diagnosed with a partial molar pregnancy and is currently being treated for high blood pressure and is in the risk zones of a stroke and damage to her organs. She is on iv drips and being monitored very closely. Thank you for your continued prayers.
Now, as a woman trying to concieve (and at a very emotional phase of my cycle) this story hits me hard. I am praying for this woman's health and fertility as I type. If you pray, PLEASE, say a prayer for this woman. Keep her in your thoughts as well as her family. I can't imagine what they are going through.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Please Pray...for Joelle's SIL
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- Joelle said...
Thank you, Stephanie! All the prayers are appreciated.
- January 11, 2009 at 2:11 AM
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Welcome to my World of vegetarian cooking where dishes are made simple innovative & delicious for our home standards & can be made at home. Well more to say about my site it is like guides for vegetarian cooking where in people nowadays turn to vegetarian due to various reasons but the most common thing is that it is quiet natural & good for health. In other words would like to put up vegetarian cooking in this way.
Monday, April 27, 2009
24 comments:
Adding shallots/onion is new to me sri..will try it next time...Yummy chutney..ReplyDelete
Hai srikar chutney looks yummy.I know it tastes good.Saturday only i prepare ravva dosa and peanut chutey.Its very nice.ReplyDelete
I have seen peanut chutney being posted often but I have never prepared any so far. Will book mark your page and try it some time.ReplyDelete
nice recipe for peanut chutney.. frying onions, garlic is new to me. i usually make peanut chutney like coconut chutney. this one sounds good.ReplyDelete
This chutney is new to me. It looks sooo... yummy ,I will try it soon :).ReplyDelete
Excellent job, nice chutney peanuts great source of proteins would love to have them in the morning...ReplyDelete
I also add fried onions to the peanut chutney sometimes which adds to the taste...Next time i will add garlic as well.ReplyDelete
its a yummy chutney dear..rush ur entries for grammathu kaimanam event........ReplyDelete
HI Sri,ReplyDelete
I've always kept my peanut chutney simple with minimal ingre. Would want to try ur version dearie :)
Adding onions is new to me,i use peanuts,tamarind and red chillies.ReplyDelete
My version of peanut chutney is completely different from urs, will try urs soon! looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I love peanut chutney too, great with idlis and dosais, yummm!ReplyDelete
nice preparartion to bookmark, the addition of shallots (is new to me)gives it a nice pale color :)will keep that in mind when I do it next time :)
Even me do this like coconut chutney...This is absolutely new tome...Nice..Am sure, will taste very different..ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 2:10 AM
This looks really good!ReplyDelete
I love peanut chutney, tasty and spicy! :)ReplyDelete
Such a tempting delicious chutney.ReplyDelete
Yummy chutney! Hot and spicy!ReplyDelete
This is completely different from what we make..looks yummReplyDelete
Peanut chutney looks creamy and yummmm..I like your version of adding onions..thanks!ReplyDelete
Idly and this chutney...just enough for me...love it.ReplyDelete
Good looking , and best combo with idli and dosa..Adding onion is new to meReplyDelete
I like my amma preparation a lot. Ur version looks delicious.ReplyDelete
adding shallots to peanut chutney is new to me. Good one. Yummy.ReplyDelete
HI srikar thank you so much for stopping by....always a pleasure to see new foot prints on my space. and that chutney looks really nice...............ReplyDelete


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TEACHERS and pupils at a Birmingham school will this week be analysing fragments of "meteor" ice which crashed into a playing field, narrowly missing stunned pupils.
It ploughed into the field at Yardleys Secondary School, in Tyseley, yesterday.
The ice is believed to be a megacryo-meteor - the name given to abnormally large chunks of ice which fall from a clear sky.
Pieces of the ice have now been stored in a freezer at the specialist science college in Reddings Lane for possible further analysis.
Yardleys community co-ordinator John Roden, the school's former head of science, said the block of ice was reddish in colour with no obvious odour.
He said: "This thing literally fell out of the sky and landed on the playing fields, narrowly missing a group of children who were going out to a games lesson.
"The kids thought it was a comet and it flew through the sky before hitting the ground near them.
"It shattered into several large chunks which we have stuck in the freezer.
"It was bigger than a shoebox and has left a sizeable hole in the ground. Without doubt, it would have killed anyone it landed on."
Schoolgirl Saisaa Akhtarckd, aged 12, was on the playing fields when it landed.
She said: "I saw it coming from over the factory next door.
"It was coming down from the sky really fast and melting at the same time, and the droplets were going backwards.
"It just missed us by a few yards. I thought it was a cake because of all the colours - pink, golden brown and strawberry, but when we went to see, we could tell it was ice."
Mr Roden said they contacted various agencies to report the incident, including the Environment Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority, in case it came from an airplane flying overhead.
"I have been trying to phone up people to check where it came from, but no one seems to know. It's just like having a science lesson in our own backyard."


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MYSTICISM: The Evolution Of Christian Mysticism by Carl McColman
The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality
From The Big Book of Christian Mysticism
So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. (1 John 4:16)
I have found Heaven on Earth, since Heaven is God, and God is in my soul. The day I understood this, everything became luminous in me, and I wish to tell this secret to those I love, discretely. (Elizabeth of the Trinity)
The basics of Christian thought put forth in the New Testament are foundational to all subsequent Christian mysticism. In their time, these interpretations of spirituality were the religious equivalent of dynamite. They emerge out of the revolutionary concept that a flesh-and-blood human being, Jesus of Nazareth, was actually the revealed presence of God, the creator of the universe, the source of love, and the sustainer of all life. In Jesus, the mystery and hidden secrets of God were made known.
In other words, Jesus was not just a teacher or faith healer, or even a gifted prophet. He is the embodiment of God with a capital "G" – a God who, unlike pagan deities, was a God of infinite power. Jesus, the New Testament maintains, is the incarnation of the fullness of God. His followers become part of the "Body of Christ," which means we become "embodiments of God" as well.
In the early years of Christian spirituality, this notion of mystery – of the secrets of God, formerly hidden, now revealed – was applied not only to Jesus as the revealer of God, but also to the sacred writings of the Jewish people: the Hebrew Scriptures, which Christians now call the Old Testament. Some of the earliest Christian mystics – including Clement of Alexandria, (ca. 150–216); Origen, also from Alexandria, (ca. 185–254); and Gregory of Nyssa, (fourth century) – all made names for themselves by their ability to discern the hidden secrets of God in scripture.
And what did they find hidden in the scriptures? Beyond the plain meaning of the text, they found symbolic and allegorical "clues" to the hidden activity of God.
For these early Christian mystics, the Hebrew Scriptures were encoded with hints that pointed to the coming of Christ. Some of these hints were explicit, as when the prophet Isaiah foretells the coming of the Messiah. But others were more subtle, as in the Song of Songs, a love poem that has been interpreted as mystically symbolic of Christ's love for the church.
From our vantage point today, this early Christian approach to scripture – investigating ancient writings to find evidence of God's working by discerning prophetic hints about Christ – appears quaint and naïve. To the early Christians, who did not enjoy the same scholarly understanding of the Hebrew writings that we know today, it made sense. If God's presence were perfectly revealed in Jesus, wouldn't his secrets be hidden, like Easter eggs, in the sacred writings, just waiting to be discovered? This is the line of thinking that inspire the early Christian mystics to read the Bible in an effort to find God's hidden purpose.
Out of this foundation of scripture interpretation emerged the quest to comprehend the mystery of God. In the early centuries of the church, Christians struggled to make sense of their experience of Christ as both the Son of Man, (Matthew 8:20), and the Son of God, (Matthew 27:43) – and also, as One with God, (John 10:30). Likewise, the early believers wrestled with Jesus's promise that he would send the Holy Spirit of God, (John 15:26), which pointed to "God the Father," "Christ," and the "Holy Spirit," as three different "faces" of God. This, in turn, had to be reconciled with the profound belief that God is One, (Deuteronomy 6:4). Christians squared the Oneness of God with the apparent "Threeness" of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, which celebrates One God in Three Persons. This complex concept was acknowledged by Christians as early as Cyril of Alexandria, (ca. 378–444), as "supremely ineffable and mystical." In other words, it's a concept so mysterious, a truth so hidden, that it is beyond the capacity of human language to contain it.
Enacting the (Christian) Mysteries
There's more to Christianity than just words, ideas, thoughts, teachings, and concepts, just as there's more to mysticism than abstract ideas. As a mystical faith, Christianity is not in the business of merely thinking and talking about Christ. Rather, it's all about relating to Christ, and making that relationship real in people's lives. It's about encountering Christ, experiencing his presence, and allowing him to heal and transform the lives of believers. It's no surprise, therefore, that, in the early centuries of the church, Christianity developed not only mystical doctrines, but also mystical rites – liturgical events played out in the lives of believers that anchored their mystical faith in down-to-Earth ceremonies and actions, using material objects to signify and convey spiritual realities. Baptism and the Eucharist are two of these rites.
The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, is the ritualized meal mandated by Jesus the night before he died. It was at this "Last Supper" that Christ said of bread, "This is my body," and of wine, "This is my blood." Eventually, Christians developed a rich and poetic language to describe this simple act. Unfortunately, over time, this rite also became the subject of divisions and disagreements that separated Christians from one another. What is important for our purposes here is to note that the Fathers of the church saw Communion as a mystery – a locus where that which is hidden or secret (in this case, the true presence of Christ) became revealed. The Eucharist thus became an important component of the mystical element of Christianity. Nilus of Sinai (early fifth century) called Communion the "mystical bread," but also the "mystical body" – a term that eventually came to be used to desribe the entire Christian people. Around the same time, John Chrysostom referred to Communion as "mystical food" and a "mystical banquet."
While Holy Communion, with its emphasis on the presence of Christ, became the central ritual of the ancient Christians, it was by no means the only mystical rite. Eventually, other liturgical acts – the initiation of newcomers to the faith through the ceremonial washing of Holy Baptism, the marking of believers with chrism (blessed oil) to signify the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and pastoral rituals like marriage, confirmation, and the anointing of the sick – were recognized as conduits by which the grace and presence of God was realized in the lives of believers. These rituals, which all make the hidden reality of God known, became known in the West as sacraments – a word that means "consecrated act." Among the orthodox Christians of the East, however, these sacraments are called by a different name: mysteries.
When ancient Christians spoke of the mystical dimension of their faith, they not only acknowledged that the secrets of God had been revealed (through Christ, through the Bible, through the Eucharist), but also proclaimed that the presence of God was made manifest through these things. This led to the fullest flowering of the Christian understanding of mysticism – that it involves a conscious experience of the presence of God. Not just a nice, cozy feeling that God exists and therefore all is right with the world, but a feel-it-in-your-bones, more-real-than-real encounter with God's here-and-now presence. This experience is, paradoxically, something more profound than mere human experience. It is conscious experience – even though it's bigger than human consciousness – which means that a mystic may only be aware of just how unconscious he or she is of God.
Narrating the Mysteries
By the Middle Ages, Christians who underwent profound experiences of God were committing their stories to writing. Some were visionaries, like Julian of Norwich, (1342–ca. 1416), who received detailed and highly symbolic visions of the life of Christ and the Heavenly banquet. Others, like Francis of Assisi, (ca. 1182–1226), received the stigmata, wounds in the hands and feet that echoed the wounds Christ suffered at the crucifixion. Still others were gifted teachers who, like Meister Eckhart, (ca. 1260–1328), revealed a profound sense of God's presence through their sermons and writings. In the East, Symeon the New Theologian, (949–1022), underwent profound changes of consciousness through the indwelling of the Spirit, which he experienced as a presence marked by fire and light, while Gregory Palamas, (1296–1359), advocated hesychasm, a spiritual exercise that seeks the conscious presence of God through continual prayer. By the sixteenth century, as the Middle Ages gave way to the Renaissance and the birth of the modern work, Teresa of Ávila, (1515–1582), and John of the Cross, (1542–1591), wrote at length about their contemplative experiences and about how the mystical life entailed an uncompromising commitment to prayer, meditation, mindfulness, and holiness.
John and Teresa lived in the tumultuous age of the Protestant Reformation, which forever changed the landscape of Western Christianity. A culture of suspicion developed among both Catholics and Protestants against the idea of personal experience of God. In the Roman Catholic world, obedience to the church became the standard by which faithfulness was measured; in the Protestant world, obedience to the Bible played a similar role. In other words, both sides of the Reformation conflict began to promote a behavioral rather than experiential approach to spirituality. Instead of fostering a spirituality based on encountering the presence of God, Christianity (at least, in the West) became increasingly focused on behavioral markers like obedience to authority and moral rectitude as the benchmark of a "good" Christian life.
Ironically, it is in this context that the word "mysticism" finally emerges (the earliest use of the word documented in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1736).
The Rehabilitation of Mysticism
By the end of the Middle Ages, all the various elements of the spirituality of mystery had come together in the beautiful writings of mystics who recounted their personal experiences of the presence of God, the love of God, and even union with God. Between the Reformation and the rise of modern science, however, mysticism suddenly became disreputable. Within the established churches, the spirituality of personal experience was ignored as religion became more focused on morality and obedience to authority. Then modern science, with its comprehensive rejection of all religious thinking as irrational, seemed to seal mysticism's fate.
Why, then, has mysticism refused to die?
Even though inner experiential spirituality fell out of favor in the centuries following the Reformation, people didn't stop having profound experiences of the presence of God, or even union with God. In fact, every generation has continued to produce mystics and contemplatives. Over the past few centuries, some of these figures were denounced as heretics – for instance, the Roman Catholic Jeanne Guyon and the Protestant Jakob Böhme – while others, like Thérèse of Lisieux and Jonathan Edwards, expressed their mystical tendencies as part of their scrupulous religious observance. In the Eastern Orthodox churches, which were relatively uninfluenced by either the Reformation of the scientific revolution's critique of spirituality, mysticism continued to thrive, fueled by the publication of a profound multi-volume anthology of mystical texts, The Philokalia, as well as the success of a popular nineteenth-century Russian spiritual book, The Way of a Pilgrim. Meanwhile, new and alternative movements within Christianity kept the mystical flame lit, such as the Society of Friends (the Quakers), who advocated a mystical spirituality and taught that God's "inner light" shone within all people. When Christians sat together in silence, they claimed, God could use anyone present to deliver his message.
In the twentieth century, experiential spirituality got a boost with the emergence of Pentecostalism, also known as the Charismatic Renewal. In worship marked by ecstatic singing and dancing, Pentecostals joyfully seek communion with God through the Holy Spirit, who, in turn, blesses believers with spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues. A generation later, increasing numbers of Christians throughout the West began to explore the wisdom of Eastern spirituality, from the Sufi mysticism of Islam to Yoga, Vedanta, Taoism, and Zen Buddhism. They brought a new level of legitimacy to the idea that Christianity should return to its core mystical spirituality.
Ultimately, scholars and thinkers began to take mysticism seriously as a field of study. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, mysticism caught the interest of theologians like William Ralph Inge and Friedrich von Hügel, and of psychologists like William James and popular religious writers like Evelyn Underhill. This revival eventually filtered into the Christian mainstream, where it united with the interest in Eastern spirituality that had emerged in the mid-twentieth century.
The twentieth century also featured efforts to translate the writings of the great mystics into English – many for the first time – thereby making this wisdom available to everyone in the English-speaking world. The Vatican II Council in the 1960s launched a new effort to encourage laypeople to embrace the fullness of Christian spirituality – an effort that impacted Roman Catholic, as well as Protestant and Anglican, circles. Finally, the arrival of the Internet and the World Wide Web made a wide range of resources available to Christian spiritual seekers, from the texts of great mystical writings, to websites explaining practices like lectio divina and contemplative prayer, to retreats scheduled by monasteries and convents. All of these converging streams made the widespread exploration of experiential Christianity even more available to ordinary Christian men and women.
Mystery and Revelation
Thus we can trace the evolution of mysticism through the many shades of meaning that the words associated with it – "mystery," "mystic," and "mystical" – have taken on over the centuries. Mystery, as a religious or spiritual concept, originally had to do with religious rituals or ceremonies designed to impart secret spiritual teachings. With the transition from pagan to Christian usage, the concept of spiritual mystery kept its notion of "secrets taught," but took on a slightly more democratic notion – that of "the hidden things of God revealed." This is the predominant meaning of mystery found in the Bible.
Beginning with the New Testament and extending into the writings of the early church fathers, Christianity proclaimed Christ himself as the incarnation of the Word of God – in other words, the revelation of the Ultimate Mystery. He is the manifestation of God in human form, the Word of God made flesh, the secret of God's love made freely available to all. Thus, from the beginning, Christianity proclaimed a message that is thoroughly mystical, which is to say, beyond the ability of language to describe or the human mind to understand fully. This mystical message became codified in teachings such as the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
From early on in the history of the faith, Christians performed ceremonies with a mystical dimension, embodying and revealing the hidden things of God. The Eucharist, or Holy Communion, invites partakers to a mystical experience in which Christ becomes present in the bread and wine, and, in this mystery, is united with those who commune. By the Middle Ages and into the modern era, increasing numbers of individual Christians began to write and teach others about their own unique and remarkable experiences of visions, ecstasies, miracles, and raptures, all pointing back to the heart of mysticism: the experience of the divine presence and of union of God. Many historians of Christian spirituality regard the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries as the Golden Age of mysticism. In the wake of the fracturing of Western Christianity by the Protestant Reformation and the rise of modern science, however, mysticism became an object of suspicion or ridicule – a problem that remains to this day, even though, by the end of the twentieth century, mysticism was more widely accepted within Christianity than it had been for centuries.


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Canadian men look to dispatch underdog Belize in FIFA World Cup qualifying
Canada men's national soccer team coach Benito Floro talks to forward Marcus Haber at practice in Toronto, Thursday, Sept.3, 2015 at BMO Field.(Neil Davidson / The Canadian Press)
TORONTO -- Superstitious Canadian soccer fans may not be happy to know that Belize is home to the world's largest sinkhole.
Located 100 kilometres from the mainland, "the Great Blue Hole" is 300 metres wide and 125 metres deep.
Canadian coach Benito Floro will be looking to avoid blundering into a Belize-made hole as his team opens a home-and-away World Cup qualifying series Friday at Toronto's BMO Field.
On the surface, it should be smooth sailing. British bookmaker William Hill has Belize as a 12-1 underdog.
Canada is ranked 102nd in the world while Belize -- whose population is around 350,000 -- is No. 128. The Canadian men dispatched the Jaguars 8-0 on aggregate when they met in a similar qualifying tie in 2004.
Belize has just three players who play outside their country, which is bordered to the north by Mexico, the south and west by Guatemala and the east by the Caribbean Sea. One plays in Guatemala while two are in Honduras. The rest play semi-pro in the Belize league which is filled with colourfully named teams.
Talk about a derby when Police United meets the Belmopan Bandits or the Belize Defence Force faces the Paradise Freedom Fighters.
Belize's character cannot be faulted. In 2013, CONCACAF praised Belize internationals Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair for notifying it about attempts to bribe them ahead of a Gold Cup match against the United States.
Belize, appearing in its first Gold Cup, lost 6-1 to the Americans.
After Friday's opener, Canada heads for Belize for Tuesday's rematch in the capital of Belpoman.
Both coaches are showing plenty of respect for their opponent.
"We believe it is a serious team," Floro said of Belize, which has never got past this stage of qualifying.
"Canada is a very good team. A lot of good players," said Belize's Brazilian-born coach Jorge Nunez. "A lot of players play outside (the country)."
Can Belize win?
"Yes, definitely," Nunez said.
The Canada-Belize victor will become part of CONCACAF Group A in the fourth round, the penultimate stage of qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean. That pool will feature No. 26 Mexico, No. 81 Honduras and either No. 107 El Salvador or No. 148 Curacao with only the top two advancing after round-robin play.
Canada, which had a bye in CONCACAF's first round, advanced to the third round by defeating No. 172 Dominica 6-0 on aggregate.
Belize won its first-round series with the 187th-ranked Cayman Islands on the away goals rule after a 1-1 aggregate tie. It then dispatched the 123rd-ranked Dominican Republic 5-1.
Veteran midfielders Atiba Hutchinson and Will Johnson are back in the Canadian fold.
Hutchinson said while the Canadians have seen some video of Belize in action, "we're just trying to focus on ourselves."
"We've been having some good sessions so we'll be ready for the game," he added.
Thursday's session featured a clearly annoyed Hutchinson booming a ball into the stands at one point, with Floro pulling him over to sort out what had gone wrong.
"A bad pass, I guess," Hutchinson said diplomatically afterwards.
Hutchinson, arguably Canada's best player, missed out on the Gold Cup in July through a groin injury. Johnson, returning to action after a longterm absence due to a badly broken leg, elected not to take part in the July CONCACAF championship because of the travel and congested schedule.
Goalkeeper Milan Borjan is also back after missing the Gold Cup because of commitments with his Bulgarian club Ludogorets.


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Stock prices continue to reach for uncharted territory for the last three months with an accompanying increase in volume. With the company recently receiving a $14.5 billion contract with the Navy, we anticipate that this trend may continue. The current range of $40-$45 is at prior split-levels. There are 40 million shares authorized and 11.3 outstanding, plenty of room for a split with the next BoD meeting or with Q4 earnings due out next month.
DFXI - Direct Focus, Inc. $40.52 (+5.99)
Direct Focus announced a 3:2 split in June 2000 at $44 and again in January 2001 at $45. Once again, prices aren't far off from those levels so we're going to keep a close watch on this stock. There are 75 million shares authorized and 23 million outstanding - just right for at least a 3:2 split. In recent news, DFXI was ranked number 2 on Business Week's listing of "Hot Growth Companies." That can't hurt.
EPIQ - EPIQ Systems $32.30 (+0.75)
EPIQ announced its last split in February when the stock was trading at $23.63. Prices continue to make new 52-week highs this year with accompanying volume. With the stock trading at $30, we feel that it may be time for at least a 3:2 split. Watch for an announcement with the next BoD meeting or earnings.
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I've always thought of myself as a trailblazer, but I didn't realize I was such a trend setter. It turns out I am the first person to build a home in City of Vancouver in 2015 under the new building by-law. Here's my story:
I went to the City of Vancouver on Friday February 20 for my 3:30pm appointment with a representative from the City of Vancouver and my house designer. The city has pretty fancy new offices located kitty corner to City Hall at 10th and Cambie that were recently re-organized by a private management consulting firm they hired for efficiency. At about 3:50pm our number was called (despite our pre-scheduled 3:30pm appt). I think they hope to make extra money off of me adding extra time to my parking meter while waiting for my appointment.
The designer and I made our way to the counter and sat down to ask our questions. Most of the questions were basic design questions about how to interpret setbacks and roof line allowances, etc. And then, it got complicated.
According to the new City of Vancouver Building By-law that came into effect January 1, 2015, any washroom on the main floor must be wheelchair accessible. In building terms this means there must be clear space of 750mm x 1200mm in which e a wheelchair can turn around without hitting the sink or the toilet. This would not be such an unreasonable requirement if not for the fact that my house will have 6 – 8 steps between the yard and the front door preventing someone in a wheelchair from actually getting in my home. But, I figure just in case I ever find myself in a position where I need a mobility friendly washroom on the main floor of my house, this wouldn't be such a terrible thing. The City of Vancouver, however, requires you also add a shower on the main floor of the house – even though there is no bedroom on the main floor. That's another 3ft x 3ft space for a shower….Oh wait, no….its an accessible washroom. That shower is going to be a lot bigger.
Unfortunately, the city of Vancouver has yet to publish the code – or even make it accessible to their staff yet – so I don't really know what the requirements are.
The purpose of the meeting was to get clarity around the potential requirements for a main floor accessible shower. I was under the impression that you didn't have to build the shower, you only had to make space for a future shower and install pluming for water and drainage. I asked the clerk at the desk – whose job is to answer questions about construction – about the new requirements and the conversation went like this:
Keith: "Do I have to put a shower in the powder room on the main floor of my house or just the plumbing for one?"
City of Vancouver Clerk: "I think you have put the shower in."
Keith: "Are you sure?"
City of Vancouver Clerk: "I'll go check with someone in codes."
And so, he walked about 3 desks away and starting chatting with another guy. After about a minute, the two of them got up and walked over to a 3rd guy. Now, Clerk, Code Guy and 3rd Guy are standing around my plans making marks and debating the shower requirements. After 30 seconds or so, I piped up across the room and said with a smile on my face and sarcasm in my voice, "Excuse me guys! Am I the first person to build a house in the City of Vancouver this year?"
All three smiled back and offered the answer, "well no."
"But I must be!", I replied, "because its been 6 weeks and nobody else has run into this issue on the new building code".
It was then offered to me that the City of Vancouver is not yet enforcing the new code because they haven't even started looking at the permit applications for 2015. It was also revealed that the staff has received NO TRAINING relating to the new code and therefore can't really answer my question.The outcome of all of this is that my floor plan now includes a powder room on the main floor that is 5'7 x 11'2 and still doesn't meet requirements. That's right! My powder room is about 60sf. For perspective, a typical powder room is 25sf. Cost of extra tiles, extra bathroom fixtures and design time…..about $2500?
Oh and I forgot to mention, the city of Vancouver brochure about the new requirements says the by-law will be available soon through the Queen's Printer. Its 7 weeks into effect and still not ready….
Let the fun begin!
Stay tuned for my next post where I'll talk about my application to remove 2 trees under the 28 page City of Vancouver Tree protection by-law.


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Well, it finally happened. You reached menopause. With your child-rearing years behind you, you are greeted with periods of hot flashes and mood swings.
What is Menopause?
According to your Houston doctor, menopause typically occurs when a woman is in her late 40s to early 50s and marks the end of her reproductive years. It occurs when her ovaries stop producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone and she stops menstruating.
When your body no longer has estrogen and progesterone, it is common to experience hot flashes and sweating. Hot flashes, for anyone who moved out of the house before their mother started this journey, are a sudden feeling of warmth that spreads over the body. Ever walked into a woman's office in the dead of winter to find the AC on or the window open?
Hot flashes typically last for about five years. They are quite common; nearly 85 percent of women experience them. As you would expect, hot flashes can come on at any time, even when you are trying to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation approximates that 61 percent of menopausal women have problems sleeping.
How is Menopause Treated?
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the most common treatment for hot flashes. Estrogen is given in a pill, patch or cream with or without progesterone. Unfortunately, a large study by the Women's Health Initiative found that long-term use of an estrogen-progesterone combination therapy puts women at an increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, blood clots and stroke.
While estrogen-only treatments were not found to increase the chance of developing breast cancer or heart disease, researchers did find that they increase the risk of blood clots and stroke.
Other medications such as antidepressants, anti-seizure and blood pressure medications have been shown to be effective at treating menopausal symptoms.
Lifestyle Changes Can Help
Your Houston physician has put together a few tips that can help women in the middle of menopause get a better night's sleep without the need for medications:
- Wear loose clothing to bed
- Keep the bedroom cool and well-ventilated
- Avoid spicy foods before bed
- Maintain a regular bedtime schedule
- Exercise regularly, but not right before you go to sleep
- Avoid excess caffeine
- Avoid napping during the day
- Empty your bladder before bed
- Eat soy products, such as tofu and soybeans
For more information on how to improve your sleep, contact your Houston physician today.


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Progress Energy to Retire Four Dirty N.C. Coal Power Plants
Progress Energy to Retire Four Dirty N.C. Coal Power Plants
Progress Energy Carolinas will shutter four old coal-fired power plants lacking emissions control scrubbers by late 2017.
The four plants -- which include a total of 11 generating units -- produce nearly 1,500 megawatts (MW) of energy annually and will be supplanted by a combination of new natural gas and renewable energy generation.
"This is a significant commitment to clean air in our state and a major down-payment on our company's carbon-reduction strategy," CEO and President Bill Johnson said in a statement today. "Within seven years, we expect to retire nearly one-third of our coal fleet in North Carolina."
The company cited cost and increasing environmental regulations as the drivers behind the decision to close the units largely built in the 1950s. Progress Energy has already spent more than $2 billion implementing control systems at three plants in the state to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury and other pollutants. {related_content}
In addition to avoiding these pollutants, the plant closures will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions produced by Progress Energy at a time when Congress is debating a climate change bill and the world moves toward a global treaty that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
Regulatory and environmental concerns have increasingly put a crimp on plans for new coal power plants in recent years. Since 2001, more than 100 coal plants have been busted or abandoned, according to the Sierra Club.
Dynegy, for example, walked away from a joint venture earlier this year that would have built a fleet of coal-fired power plants in Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan and Nevada. The Intermountain Power Agency in Utah also abandoned plans for expanding a coal power plant this summer when its largest customer -- the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power -- decided to phase out all coal-based electricity by 2020.
Meanwhile, a push for clean coal technology that would capture CO2 emissions from power plants and bury it deep in the ground has proceeded slowly, hindered by cost and uncertainty.
Coal was responsible for about 42 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2006, according to the Energy Information Administration. In the U.S., more than half of electricity generation is coal-based. In late 2008, coal represented 35 percent of Progress Energy's generation mix.
The plant closures will impact 260 workers, which Progress Energy hopes to move to other positions within the company.
The four plants include a 600-MW site near Wilmington that will close in 2014; Progress Energy wants to build a natural gas plant to service the area and plans to seek regulatory approval within weeks.
A 316-MW plant near Moncure and a 172 MW plant near Lumberton will close between 2013 and 2017. The company may pursue renewable sources such as biomass to replace generation capacity, citing existing infrastructure and access to wood waste and other renewable sources.
Closure of its 397-MW Lee plant near Goldsboro (pictured above) was announced in August. The company wants to build a new $900 million 950-MW natural gas power plant scheduled to begin service in 2013.
Image courtesy of Progress Energy.