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Rising Star Healing System
The Rising Star Healing System was channel by Derek O'Neill, a spiritual teacher and healer from Ireland. This healing system enables us to step out of the way and allow the Divine to do all the work. It has been given to humanity as a tool to help us move forward towards enlightenment.
Derek O'Neill has been a very dear awakened, inspiring, cut to the chase, in my face, look through me into my soul, funny and empowering being who I have had the blessing of being in his and his late wife Linda's workshops and receive the most profound attunements and messages from. I am forever grateful guidance I have received from him in person and in the etheric. He truly is an inspiration and guidance on my path since I met him in 2003. He has been my light on the journey to forgiveness. If he can do it I have no excuse. My favorite quote of his is:
"Love is the answer. Now what was you question?" Derek O'Neill
- The Ascended Master who oversees the Rising Star is Master Hilarion. Master Hilarion is connected with the energies of healing and science. Master Hilarion channeled the Rising Star to Derek.
- Three other Masters also oversee the Rising Star healing System. These Masters send their energy to Master Hilarion who sends his energy to the Rising Star. These are Master Jesus, Master Babaji, Master Melkizidek.
- The Lineage of the Rising Star is Source to Source, i.e., Source Above directly to Source within the client, with no one in-between. Thus the Rising Star is a very pure healing system. Since the Rising Star is so powerful, the energy of the Rising Star is stepped down so that Teachers, Practitioners and clients can handle the amount of energy that comes to them. The stepping down structure of the Rising Star is Source Above, to Derek, to Teacher, to Practitioner, to client, with no one else in-between.
- The Rising Star has been given to humanity as a tool to help us move forward toward enlightenment.
- The Rising Star enables the Practitioner to step out of the way, and allow Divine Beings to do all the work.
- The Rising Star originally existed in the Temple of Truth in Ancient Egypt. The Temple of Truth is also known as the Minjushri Temple.
Guide your life with these five human values:
Prema ~ Love
Shanti – Peace
Sathya – Truth
Dharma – Right Action
Ahimsa – Non-Violence
Trust in Trust, Faith in Faith.
- The Rising Star came to Derek during a large More Truth Will Set You Free workshop in New York City. While Derek was giving a workshop, he was talking and then he suddenly stopped and went quiet for a time. Then he said to the 300 or so people at the workshop that the Masters had just told him to share a new healing system with them and the world. He then told all present that it was because of the high energy level in the workshop that the system could be shared at this time. Derek asked if anyone had a big issue to deal with. A woman suffering from scoliosis came up, and within minutes of starting the healing, loud clicking noises could be heard as her bones began to straighten. She informed Derek that she was feeling a lot of fear and energy. Derek told her to relax and when she did her spine that was out of alignment for years, began to straighten. At the end of the healing, she told Derek that she felt much more balanced, and that the heat and energy during the session felt like a jackhammer breaking through something and working on her. Many people were crying and amazed. Since then, thousands around the world have been trained and healed through the Rising Star Healing System, and have agreed that it is very powerful, and in some cases life changing.
- The Masters tell us the Rising Star is the most powerful healing System on the planet at this time. It encompasses all other healing systems on the planet, plus adds more healing as well.
- The Rising Star is a living energy. As new healing systems come onto the planet, the Rising Star will incorporate them into itself.
- The Masters have said if humanity catches on to the Rising Star, we will have world peace within a few short years.
- The Rising Star helps promote unity consciousness.
- Every Rising Star session is completely unique and personalized for the client. The Higher Beings know exactly what the client needs on all levels, even more than the client might know of themselves, and They bring that to the client with each session.
- The Rising Star gathers the energy of each client's personal lineage (both in this lifetime and on client's soul level) and incorporates the energy of client's lineage into the session, thus bringing the client all they need with the energy most beneficial and effective for them.
- The Rising Star works on all levels of the client – physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, etheric, energetic, etc.
- The Rising Star works on all 7 body systems. The 7 body systems are like 7 layers of energy around a person. The physical body is the first and most dense body system.
- A Rising Star healing session restructures the client's energy circuits for holding a higher frequency.
- On the spiritual level, the Rising Star can activate DNA up to the 40th strand. With each Rising Star healing session, as much DNA as the client is ready to have activated is activated. When that is fully integrated and the client is ready to have more DNA activated, they will get a strong feeling to receive another Rising Star session.
- A Rising Star session works on one chakra per day and any unresolved issues connected with that chakra, for a total of 21 days. (On the karmic level, each Rising Star session works on the client for up to 21 months). Usually a Rising Star healing will move through client's being from crown chakra to root chakra. On very rare occasions, the energy can start at client's root chakra and move up to their crown chakra.
The Rising Star healing symbol incorporates but is separate from the Prema Agni symbol. Keeping in mind the Prema Agni symbol and adding to it the seal of Solomon and the Avatar, brings this healing system to the highest vibrational level. Taking note of the five tail feathers reaching down to the top of the heart and six wing feathers, three to each side, these represent the tail and wings of the peacock (the symbol associated with all Avatars) and the number eleven, which is Christ Consciousness. This is specifically noted in numerous pictures of Krishna with peacocks, amongst others. The Star of David on top represents the absolute balance of male and female, yin and yang, the womb of creation, and the phallic symbol of the Divine Father (the blade). This symbol reaching humanity with the seal of the Avatar and its associated number, which is six, brings the Divine energy into and through all who are touched by it.
Receiving a Rising Star healing brings the amalgamation of all energies present in this dimension and others to a single point to awaken the heart chakra. This in turn sends energy up and down the body simultaneously, grounding the healing into the receivers manifested (physical) body and traveling above the crown chakra filling the light body manifesting the Divine on Earth. So as you can see, all that which is above and below, left and right, returns to the I AM.
If you have not already received the Rising Star Healing, I suggest you bring these words to life under your own experience of the connection to Source. Bringing to you prosperity meaning, "living your life not what you think you owned." When love is present, as it will be during these healings, disease cannot be there. So looking at the symbol again, you will see the seal of the Avatar (the Star) pushing the ego (represented by the peacock) through the heart and awakening the lotus of Love in all of humanity's heart. May we all grow in kindness.
Love Love Love,
Private Healing Sessions
The Rising Star does not require you to have faith, follow a specific religion, or even believe in it, in order for it to be effective. It merely takes your willingness to heal and transform.
Rising Star healing sessions can be performed from a distance if an in-person session is not possible. You will receive the same powerful effects as an in-person healing session.
Energy exchange for sessions are
3 Sessions $ 400 Discount ( $32)
My personal Rising Star teacher is Anne Terry a sweet love filled soul I am deeply grateful to know. She has inspired deep inner knowing of truths and devotion to God
Derek O'Neill, from Dublin, Ireland, has devoted his life to reawakening people to their innate goodness and reintroducing unconditional love to them and to the planet. Derek has established Born Free Now Foundation, where our goal is to share so that all the people of the world have FOOD, MEDICINE and WATER. Love brings this to manifestation through all of us.
Derek is a Spiritual Teacher and Counselor, Master Healer, Kriya Yogi, Reiki Grandmaster, Master Teacher of the Rising Star Healing System and an Olympic Qualifier in Martial Arts. Derek's healing workshops, "More Truth Will Set You Free," have helped thousands worldwide. Derek's web site is http://www.bornfreenow.com or http://www.moretruthwillsetyoufree.com.


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Graham Budden died along with two paramedics when the helicopter flew into power lines as it was returning to Rochester Airport in July 1998.
Linda Budden, from Surrey, brought the civil action after her husband's employers denied liability.
The High Court has ruled the aircraft suffered mechanical failure and that Mr Budden, 40, was not to blame.
It had been suggested that Mr Budden had caused the accident by flying low "for fun".
But this had been dismissed by the Air Accident Investigation Branch because there was no evidence to support it.
Now the High Court in Manchester has ruled the most likely cause of the crash was a mechanical malfunction.
Safety conscious
Mrs Budden, from Lingfield, said: "We are just ecstatic that it is all over and that it is finished and Graham's name has been cleared.
"It has been an incredibly long six years since the accident.
"We were sure there was some sort of mechanical failure but of course there was no evidence because it was all burnt."
Mrs Budden, who has two children, said her husband was very safety conscious and had radioed in to say he was going to land when the crash happened.
She said: "We knew there was something wrong and we wanted to put the record straight.
"I wanted to do it for the children really."
The amount of compensation to be paid by the Police Aviation Services, Mr Budden's employers, will be set in the future.
Tony Richardson, 47, and Mark Darby, 37, were the two paramedics killed in the crash.

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Assessing students' perceptions of conversational isiZulu as a compulsory module in a South African university.
Anyanwu, Chinekpebi Ngozi.
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This thesis is an empirical study conducted to gauge students' perceptions of conversational isiZulu module in the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Since 2014, conversational IsiZulu has become mandatory for all undergraduate students. Driven by the bilingual policy initiatives of UKZN, a total of 1 287 students have registered for conversational isiZulu as a mandatory requirement for completing an undergraduate degree. This study is an investigation in which interviews, observation and policy documents were used to gather data from students who are taking the module for the first time. Using a qualitative case study, this study investigates the learning of Conversational IsiZulu, paying attention to the classroom social context and the meanings and experiences of participants. The sample consists of 10 students from the school of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Respondents were purposively selected from non-native speakers of isiZulu from the student population of 1 287 who have enrolled in the module in the School of Education of UKZN. The results of the research suggests that students responded positively to learning an additional language, despite challenges experienced in the mastery of content and vocabulary amongst other aspects. This study therefore concludes that the UKZN Language Policy of eventual bilingual education is successful within the School of Education of UKZN in its initial stages of implementation.


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Summer 2015 Hands-on Amazon course for teachers link is here
For complaints and general laments, smiling is therapeutic.
For complaints and general laments, smiling is therapeutic.
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Hello Don,
Welcome to the Heliconia Society and the Lobsterclaw discussion group!
I was in your part of the world a few years ago with Devon Graham aboard the Tucunare, and saw your heliconias in their habitat – a real treat for the group of us who were in Iquitos for the HSI conference.
Here are my IDs for your photos:
986 and 601 H. chartacea
644 and 626 H. lasiorachis
643 and 638 H. schumanniana
631 H. standleyii
628 H. irrasa
606 H. hirsuta
595 H. velutina
594 and 592 H. orthotricha
565 Canna sp.
In your acquired plants, the beefy H. psitts are hybrids of H. psittacorum x H. spathocircinata, and the Etlingera is E. elatior.
The Heliconia Society of Puerto Rico website is authoritative on species and cultivar names:
Pass on your website and request for comments to the Lobsterclaw group to gather a consensus on the species IDs.
Best wishes for your project in the Amazon,


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Heather Morris's entertaining as Brittany or should I say Britney as she gets to relieve every moment of her amazing senior year again. Now she's head Cheerio and Vice Rachel of the Glee Club. And she's talking to herself, but it's only because she really misses Santana. Aw. Let's get right into the music–Brittany does an OK rendition of Spears' s "Hold It Against Me" with the Cheerios (including Kitty) as backup. There's a lot of hip-gyrating and some (unnecessary) air blades. After the last Britney Spears episode I expected Glee to go REALLY BIG (since there are a lot of other artists one could feature and there were snakes in the other Britney Spears episode) and this performance fell short. It felt very…high school. Also, the camera moved around so much I couldn't focus on Morris or the choreography. And maybe it's the song or something, but it sounded very Auto Tuned. I didn't think Heather Morris was really "featured" or used to her fullest potential here – she's an amazing dancer, but that wasn't showcased at all.
Coach Sue doesn't think it's all that great either. Garbage, in fact. Oh my God. There's no way Brittany is really that dumb. Her algebra test gets an F-. I didn't even know there was an F-. Sue kicks her off the team and makes Kitty head Cheerio. "Tough love feels a lot like mean." Afterwards, we finally see Santana, who's super busy with cheering practice every night until homecoming, so she doesn't have time to "scissor Skype" (I swear I'm not making that up). They really are making Brittany into a caricature. Who would really draw rainbows on the back of their test. Clearly Brittany isn't on top of the world anymore.
There's also a lot of old faces. Here's WEMMA — Will and Emma double-team Brittany (who did in fact, lose the high pony, and is wearing an outfit from the Lost and Found–she kind of looks homeless…) for a meeting and give her a pamphlet called "So You Look Like Crap." But Brittany turns down their help because she has no time.
But great news! They're going to perform at the Pep Rally and Schue's great idea is to help Brittany get back on track by doing another Britney Spears week. Since Brittany is inspired by Britney, this should fix everything. I wish they had that idea when I was in high school. Do a 42-minute seminar on something that inspires you, even if it is Britney Spears. This segues nicely into Artie and Blaine doing a mashup of "Boys" and Bieber's "Boyfriend" which is Ok but not stellar. I'm waiting for BIG.
Unique tries to form a bond with Marley, who is interested in Jake. He's not for you, is Unique's rather clear message — delivered through "Womanizer." This would have been a good sex-appeal song (But I guess they're saving all the sex appeal in this episode for Rachel). The song features Unique with Marley and Tina–and a bunch of random girls as backup. Again, not much oomph. There's a lot of shots of Jake though. He definitely is channeling Puck. But you can tell Marley has a great voice…she really can be Rachel 2.0.
Tina, Sam and Joe decide to sing an acoustic version of "3″ which is probably the best song of the episode so far. It's original and different, and showcases Tina's voice, but the song is interrupted when Brittany tries to shave her head because she can't have her high pony. The Glee kids manage to stop her but she gets bombarded by Jacob Ben Israel and his microphone. This causes her to go into … sort of a rage and she beats him with a green umbrella. And Schue stands there, not stopping her, instead reprimanding Jake about not going to class and riding a scooter in the hall. Beating a kid with an umbrella vs scooter. Yes, I see which one needs immediate attention.
New Kid scene: Jake and Marley meet out by the bleachers for their "date" and have a heart to heart which leads to her singing "U Drive Me Crazy" and Jake joining in, adding Aerosmith's "Crazy." I also like this mashup. Again, Marley's voice is awesome. There's definitely chemistry between these two (after last week I thought it was going to be Marley and Sam, so this should be interesting. An upcoming love triangle, perhaps?) and the scene ends with Jake giving Marley his leather jacket. So far, the stripped down songs are shining.
Brittany has 70 ounces of espresso and talks to Kiki instead of Siri. The rest of the Glee Club wants Brittany to be the lead at the Pep Rally, which doesn't seem to excite her that much, since she'll have to lip sync because her voice is too weak to sing live. "We don't lip sync" Blaine says… (ha. That's a nice answer to a question that's been raised a lot…now just answer the Auto Tune question, please).
Lunch time: in the cafeteria the football players start picking on Marley's mom. When Marley stands up to them, they start picking on her. Jake stands up for her, gets into a fight and Schue finally steps in, taking him to meet Puck. Puck is the original bad ass: he had his first threesome at 7 and once beat up a police horse. (Line of the night). Puck says what made him a man was being in Glee Club, not banging every chic at school twice. Puck has to head back to LA for his date with the third runner up on "The Bachelor" but tells Jake that no matter what, they're brothers.
It's finally time for the Pep Rally. The Glee Club is all ready…well except for Brittany. She's all about eating Cheetos and wearing about 90% less clothes than the rest of the club combined. Uh. Ok, this doesn't go really well at all, despite the Cheetos. Kitty shouts out that they're lip syncing and the whole gym boos. "Lip syncing is the equivalent of doping in professional sports!" Schue yells. And Brittany resigns from Glee Club effective immediately.
Sam has Brittany meet him in the auditorium, because he knows what she's doing: she's hitting rock bottom so she can plan a glorious comeback like Britney, who is getting $14 million to be on X Factor. (Thank you, shameless plug). Sam is staging an intervention. One of the main issues is Brittany missing Santana and Sam offers to be her friend.
Brittany begins her comeback. She studied the school's charter and tells Coach Sue that she's technically still president, and she drafted an executive order (in crayon) to be reinstated on the Cheerios. Although an idiotic plan, Sue does credit Brittany with putting some thought and a tiny bit of logic into it. Sue wants Brittany to turn her grades around, but she already is. She's getting tutored by Schue and Emma and knows who President Obama is (but thinks Washington is Glenn Close…) and gets a C- on her U.S. history exam. Sue lets her back on the team.
Over in NYC, Cassandra July informs Rachel that she doesn't have any sex appeal to do a credible tango. (Truth). And in one of her more constructive-criticism moments, she tells Rachel that she is "awkward and tentative" and moves like she's "ashamed" of her body. There's a lot of tough love in this episode. But no worries, Kurt and Rachel found this huge loft that's only $1800 a month and there's New York Domino's. They are "living in the future." Nobody has heard from Finn. Kurt has a plan – he's going to reapply to NYADA 2nd semester, but until then he hopes to get a job at Vogue. (Because that's realistic). Rachel complains about Cassy July "the biggest train wreck in Broadway history." Kurt explains – she flips out on an old man whose cell phone rings during her performance. "You can't cave into her, you have to keep fighting" Kurt advises. Oh. I see where this is going.
Brody is doing 98 sit ups on a park bench, because that's also normal. Rachel confides that Cassy told her that she's not sexy, to which Brody immediately replies "you're crazy sexy." And they decide to defy Cassy's rule of mixing upper class men and freshmen and dance together. GASP!
Back in the dance studio, Rachel is dressed "Bob Fosse chic" but Cassy thinks it's "Walgreen's Underwear Model." Somehow Cassy lets Rachel do her number without too much hassle. And here's the much-talked-about "Oops!…I Did It Again." It made me think of "Chicago" and the "Cell Block Tango" number. While i wouldn't say Rachel is super sexy, she's not a prude. There's a ton of chemistry between Rachel and Brody; Finn should probably be worried. According to Cassy, Brody was incredible, Rachel was just Ok (and the song was garbage). She doesn't see Rachel in sexy roles, she sees her as Maria von Trapp, Willy Loman, Shrek. Then Rachel drops the bomb: "You're just jealous of me, of all of us. Because we have our entire careers ahead of us and your's ended before it even began. We're the future and you're just some YouTube joke." Well. That wasn't smart. She gets kicked out of class.
Later on Rachel goes to apologize to Cassy. Cassy points out a rather important fact — both her and Rachel snapped and lashed out, yes, but all it took for Rachel to lose it was "honest feedback and dance class." How's she going to make it on Broadway where all there is scrutiny and judgment? What if her outburst was taped and posted on the Internet? You only have one chance, you can't screw it up. Cassy tells Rachel that she was great, but not ready for the pressure. "it's a whole lot more vicious out there than it is in here." And that's why she picks on her students, so they are ready. Cassy doesn't believe in second chances because she knows they don't exist, but school policy dictates that Rachel only gets a warning and is on probation. And has to do chores.
At their awesome apartment, Rachel paints Finn's name in a huge double heart. Ok that's a little crazy. Kurt and Rachel are going to get cake, but Brody arrives with an orchid after a 45 minute ride on the J train. He brings her an orchid because it's good luck for a new place. Brody really liked dancing with Rachel, thinks she's sexy and tries to kiss her…but Rachel stops him. Brody is going to respect her boundaries, but will always be thinking of kissing her. Wow. A 45-minute train ride and he takes rejection rather well.
Final scene: Jake finds Marley to ask if he can sit next to her in Glee Club. Apparently they are going to be platonic friends, especially since she finds out Jake is dating Kitty (who demands Jake's jacket). Aw. that was a sad scene, Marley was really devastated. So she decides to sing one of her favorite songs (after Jake officially joins the club), "Everytime" — Marley's voice shown as Rachel is finally allowed to dance at NYADA. Brittany stares at her computer screen waiting for Santana to come online to iChat with her…but she's away. Rachel also paints over her double Finn heart and Marley sees Jake and Kitty together on the football field.


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Hello, furiends. It is time for me to tell you about my blood sugar readings for the week.
This week, my blood sugar levels behaved a little better. They averaged 200 for the week. That is lower than the 236 we saw last week, and the human is happy that we are not close to the level where my blood sugar can cause problems long term.
My body seems to be getting used to the lower insulin doses. We do not see spikes as high as we used to. And more importantly, we do not see low blood sugar readings that can be dangerous.
One of the white coated humans says that high glucose levels kill slowly but low ones can kill quickly. And that is why the human worries more about my low readings than high ones. I can get sick quickly with low ones.
My blood sugar readings are making me happy, but one thing is not. Unfortunately, it is going to rain today. And that means Koji and I will not be able to enjoy the balcony. The human moved the Marley tree back to the balcony, but Koji and I have been unable to explore it because it is settling into the pot. And the human does not want us feline on the dirt just yet.
He said something about putting mulch down and then letting us sleep on the wood chips, but I do not know if that will happen. I hope it does, because it would be fun to sleep in the sun near a tree!


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If you have a little time to explore, you'll find that Cleveland has everything that makes the great outdoors great.
For boating, fishing, swimming, paddle boarding and summer fun, Lake Erie offers an ocean of options. Some of the best lakefront parks in the city are at the Metroparks Lakefront Reservation — which encompasses Wendy Park at Whiskey Island, Edgewater Park, East 55th Street Marina and Gordon Park — and the 88-acre Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve peninsula. Just as fun is the new Rock and Dock Marina behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which boasts paddle boat rentals and 53 transient slips for daytrippers and day-dockers alike.
Thrill-seekers can catch some rays while learning about sea kayaking via 41° North Kayak Adventures, while Great Lakes Watersports rents jet skis, boats and kayaks to the adventurous. But if letting someone else navigate our fair waters is more your style, board the majestic Goodtime III or Nautica Queen boat for a waterfront cruise.
Do This: Pedal the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River with 14 of your best friends on board BrewBoat CLE, Ohio's only human-powered, party-cycle boat. Or, stay on land for summertime outdoor concerts at Whiskey Island Still & Eatery.
The farm-to-table dining concept is one thing — lake-to-table is where it's at for fish lovers thanks to Lake Erie's multiple charter fishing options. Captain Joe Takacs' Eyes Ready Charters in Fairport Harbor brings patrons straight to prime specimens of walleye, perch and steelhead, while the Head Boat Fishing Charters at Wildwood Marina and the Scranton Peninsula-based Holiday Charters offer both walk-on excursions and exclusive private trips.
The grass is always greener for Northeast Ohio golfers, who have more than 300 different courses from which to choose for a round or two during the spring and summer months. The Cleveland Metroparks alone has eight courses of varying difficulty, from the easygoing 9-hole par 3 at Shawnee Hills to the championship-caliber Sleepy Hollow, with its sloping greens and pernicious bunkers. Other public golf courses making Northeast Ohio a putter's paradise include picturesque Boulder Creek, rustic Geauga County mainstay Fowler's Mill, waterfront resort Sawmill Creek, lake-and-stream-dotted Medina course Shale Creek and the tree-shaded Pine Hills.
Northeast Ohioans have a variety of places to get their green on each spring and summer, but most start with the 33,000-acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park, located between Cleveland and Akron. The mighty Cuyahoga River snakes through a wilderness of verdant trees, valley landscapes and historic farms. Much of the history-rich Towpath Trail, which follows the route of the legendary Ohio and Erie Canalway also winds through the park. Offering unparalleled access to all of this postcard-perfect scenery is the 51-mile Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Throughout the rest of Northeast Ohio, the sprawling picnic haven Cleveland Metroparks covers nearly 23,000 acres across 18 reservations. And, of course, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which is free for all credentialed attendees during Convention week, remains a family-friendly hotspot full of both cuddly and ferocious creatures.
Bike buffs have plenty of supporters in C-Town, starting with the advocacy group Bike Cleveland, which champions local cycling via events and education. Their community-first mission dovetails nicely with the aim of the nonprofit Ohio City Bicycle Co-op — which repairs and rents bikes, among other things — and the downtown hub Bike Rack, a wheels-first oasis where commuters can store their wheels during the day or borrow a bike for a spin. Both Cleveland Bike Tours and Bob's Bike Tours offer expert-guided tours of the city, while the Cleveland Velodrome offers adventure-seekers access to an Olympic-style track.
Lavender Farm Offers Unique Summer Destination
A must-visit for history enthusiasts
Cleveland for adrenaline junkies and amusement park enthusiasts
Uncover 10 acres of outdoor gardens and two climate-controlled glasshouses full of exotic plants and animals.


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David Heagney's return from an overseas trip has sparked an emphatic return to form for Bayswater City in soccer's National Premier Leagues WA.
Heagney hit a hat-trick in his first game back as Bayswater thrashed Perth Glory at Intiga Stadium on Saturday.
Perth SC ensured the race for the NPL WA title remained alive and well by beating Stirling Lions 2-1 at Macedonia Park to keep Bayswater in their sights.
Bayswater are two points clear of Perth with just two games of the regular season to play.
Former Huddersfield and St Johnstone striker Heagney wasted no time getting back into the goal-scoring groove to take his season tally to 13.
"I've been itching to get back and start playing and to get the hat-trick today is a great feeling," he said.
"I joined this club to help them win the league and I want to be a winner and we're all focused on doing that this season."
Bayswater, who take on Melbourne Victory in a Westfield FFA Cup clash at the WA Athletics Stadium on August 20, dominated the young Glory side from start to finish, with Todd Howarth (two) and Paul McCarthy also getting in on the goal-scoring act.
Perth were in front early against Stirling, who take on Brisbane Roar in their FFA Cup match on August 19, thanks to Ash Rosindale's goal after just seven minutes.
But David Micevski levelled for the Lions before Mark Doninger grabbed an 85th-minute winner.
In other games, Inglewood United held off Subiaco to claim a 4-3 win, ECU Joondalup edged out Armadale 2-1, and Benny Kouakou scored twice to give Balcatta a 2-1 win over Cockburn City.
At E&D Litis Stadium yesterday, Sorrento all but booked their place in the finals with a 2-0 win against Floreat Athena thanks to goals from Brodie Martin and Reece Vittiglia.


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Expert security tips: How to protect networks without security overkill
An expert offers tips for increasing network -- and hence organization -- security. Find out how to identify security threats, assess security problems, develop security strategies.
Under the avalanche of network security products and information available, the most important check list item doesn't cost a dime. It's time, said Mike Mychalczuk, senior product manager for NetIQ's security products group.
He recently shared with TechTarget a few steps to increase network – and hence organization – security. Mychalczuk and NetIQ will host two upcoming workshops, called Digital Crime Prevention Labs, where IT Pros can learn to identify security threats, assess security problems, develop security strategies and strengthen networks in an on-site technology lab. The workshops will be at Microsoft Technology Centers Sept. 16- 20 in Redmond, Wash., and Sept.30-Oct. 10 in Boston. Participants of all levels will be asked to secure a network that on-site hackers will attack. They'll be able to ask hackers how they break into networks.
Network break-ins are a hot topic in corporate America, Mychalczuk said.
In this year's Computer Crime and Security Survey by the Computer Security Institute, 40% of respondents said their systems had been penetrated from outside the network. Five hundred and three corporations, mostly large, participated in the survey, and 89% had firewalls; 37% were financial services and high-tech firms.
Prioritizing different levels of network security, streamlining the implementation of software patches and devising reasonable security policies are three steps that can go a long way to protect networks and company data, Mychalczuk said.
A security policy that treats every corner of a network as business-critical is impractical, too complicated and destined to be ignored by employees and even IT staffers, Mychalczuk said.
That's why the most first step is to rank the importance of various segments of a network. An example of a network area that's business critical is a customer database application; an example of a non-critical area is a printer server. The level of service required for certain network areas can help develop network hierarchies. IT Pros should poll their supervisors and executives to help determine what is business critical.
This takes time, but hours spent ranking network segments will save days of hassle when security breaches occur.
"Prioritizing costs you time, but you'll get it back 10 fold down the line," Mychalczuk said.
The next step in securing a network is to streamline the handling and implementation of software patches.
IT Pros that manage many applications can receive more than one software patch a week. With its service packs, Microsoft is a particularly egregious offender.
Implementing every software patch available without suffering tech snafus is impossible. Patches are notorious for breaking applications and networks, and lab testing can take weeks. "You want to try to minimize the time lag," Mychalczuk said.
With a network hierarchy in place, administrators can quickly determine which patches deserve immediate attention.
"IT Pros can say, 'I got this patch, and they effect these servers, so I have to fast track this thing,'" Mychalczuk said.
The third step is to devise security policies that are reasonable for internal staff. "Those who implement security have a tendency to overreact," he said.
If policies and procedures are too complex, employees will find ways around them. For instance, users will dream up ways to get around a 14-character password, and this makes security failures inevitable.
"Automate it as much as you can, and remove as much responsibility from users as possible," Mychalczuk said.
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In this study, researchers analysed a survey of 355 World War II veterans who faced intense combat.
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A couple of times recently I've been blessed with email from a site that specializes in finding hotel bookings. I use it almost exclusively for finding somewhere to stay in the UK on the rare occasions when I attend a conference or similar event in this country, or need an airport hotel when I have an early flight somewhere. While I like the part of the world I live in, it's far enough off the beaten track to make it unwise to rely on public transport in order to get to distant parts of the country early-ish in the morning.
The email tells me that 'Our team of travel scientists have thought long and hard about your next holiday. Based on your past adventures, they think you have a passion for …' shopping, monuments and culturally diverse food. Apparently, based on bookings I've made through them, they think I might like to endorse all sorts of places. Mostly, places I've never considered booking a hotel, like Dudley, Wolverhampton, Blackpool, and Stratford-upon-Avon. Plus one or two that I have stayed in because they have conferences (London) or airports (Birmingham, Manchester). And, of course, Bickenhill.
Bickenhill? Where the heck is that? Well, it turns out to be a place I've been to quite often without knowing it, since it's close to the perimeter of Birmingham airport and has lots of hotels, one of which I've stayed in from time to time on my way to various exotic places. Usually for conferences. I can't say I know Bickenhill, though, as all I've ever done there is commute between Birmingham International station, a hotel, and the airport. So I looked it up on Wikipedia to see what it says about the shopping, monuments and food. Apparently, it's a very small village with nothing much to focus on apart from the Airport/NEC complex. The nearest thing to a mention of a monument is the description of the runway lights attached to the steeple to avoid aeroplane collisions. I've no information regarding shopping or food, but presumably some of those hotels – or possibly all 19 – can supply those services.
So, travel scientists: what does that mean? The word science comes from the Latin word scientia, meaning knowledge. But this particular email is a classic example of totally erroneous conclusions based on an extraordinarily limited view of why people stay in hotels – the email mentions (apart from shopping, monuments and culturally diverse food) beach, sightseeing and relaxation – and doesn't seem to take much account of little things like the location of the hotels. There's knowledge, and there are random guesses.
I don't think this is knowledge. It is a lot like the way practically every other company with a foot in the social media uses what data it's able to gather to solicit more custom. And inexorably these companies are moving towards improving their targeting – a prospect that doesn't necessarily fill me with joy, given that it's also getting harder to escape the advertising – but they're clearly not there yet.
I'm just wondering whether the use of 'travel scientists' is simple use of impressive buzzwords for marketing purposes, or an example of how easy it is for a company to believe its own hype.
In fact, the powers of the hidden persuaders are surprisingly limited, being based on generic interpretations of specific data. That is, targeted advertising makes broad assumptions about human behaviour based on previous behaviour. We do that all the time, of course, but consumer patterns are not so easily predicted and consumers are not so one-dimensional.
- Days after I bought the laptop on which I'm writing this, I started receiving a persistent stream of ads from the same vendor for laptops, most of which are less highly-specified, so I'm certainly not in the market for a downgrade. Do they think I collect the things?
- Every time I look at musical kit on one particular site, I know that ads for the kit I've been looking at will pop up on a dozen other sites that are dependent for their income on pushing sponsor ads.
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JONES: Look I think we need a balanced approach. I think we can't be tough enough on the people who are pedaling drugs who are pushing drugs at our young people and preying on the vulnerable. But what we know is that those strategies alone aren't going to lick this problem. The head of the Government's own Ice Taskforce said last year that we can't arrest our way out of this problem. We've got to look at the causes of addiction, we've got to look at the causes of the problem. And when somebody wants to turn their life around, when they stick their hand up and say my life's a mess, I need help, we should be there wrapping around and helping them, getting them detoxed, getting them into treatment and getting their life back on track because it's a lot cheaper than sticking somebody in jail or some other sort of institution.
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JOURNALIST: On other matters this morning, two months ago the State released a controversial report that showed Northern Tasmania does not need a palliative care hospice, that there are enough services available that exist at the moment. You're going to come out an announce support for a palliative care hospice today in Launceston – why?
JONES: We know that there are 10,000 people in Launceston to date living alone. We've got an ageing population, stress on our hospitals and we see that we're going to have a problem down the track. A hospice provides an alternative, a very good alternative to hospital-based care, a cheaper alternative to medical-based, hospital-based care for people who are in their end of life, in palliative care, that can't, for one reason or another, receive that at home. There are a lot of people that might be living alone, not unwell enough to have to go to hospital but still need support at the end of their life – or they may have a carer who is themselves struggling – so a hospice provides if you like a half-way between that highly medical, intensive model of care that is provided in a hospital and the very very low levels of medical intervention or care that are available in somebody&rsqu o;s home. It's always better if somebody is in their home but a hospice if you like provides a halfway house between those two, three models of care.
JOURNALIST: So you'll be announcing support for one today in Launceston. Will you be announcing funding for one or funding to look at establishing one?
JONES: I'll be in Launceston later today with Ross Hart and Senator Helen Polley and we'll be announcing that an elected Labor Government will provide $3 million to build a hospice. This is capital money and on the reports that we've had and the discussions we've had from proponents, the $3 million will meet the capital costs of building the hospice, which will provide that facility and which will provide an alternative model of care for the people in Northern Tasmania.
JOURNALIST: The communities of Devonport and Burnie want fibre to their businesses and the residents in that area want fibre to their home. They're slated to get fibre to the node which is not necessarily what they're telling us they want. I want to take you to your recent policy announcement on the NBN in Australia. Your policy says you'll deliver what the Libs have already promised on the current schedule and you might change things from there. That effectively means that NBN in Burnie and Devonport will be fibre to the node, doesn't it?
JONES: We can't tear up contracts Leon, but we think Malcolm Turnbull's made a mess of this and the heavy rains, tragedies up here in Northern Tasmania – and in my own electorate as well I've got to say so I know what the communities are going through – one of the things you find in the aftermath of it, it exposes all of the rotten copper networks that have got to be remediated and phone signals and internet signals go down immediately after those sort of heavy weather events. So we know that problems are there. We are for those areas where fibre to the node has already been rolled out – or is underway – where contracts have been let – we are going to commission Infrastructure Australia to put together a pathway for us to look at what we can do to get them a first class service.
JOURNALIST: But to be clear, in Devonport and Burnie, contracts have been let for fibre to the node, for copper in other words, to businesses and homes in Devonport and Burnie and under your policy, that's also what they'll get under Labor.
JONES: As I said Leon, we cannot tear up those contracts. It's almost impossible under our Constitution for us to be tearing up those contracts and what we'd find ourselves in is a situation where we'd be paying for the contract that Malcolm Turnbull made and not getting any service whatsoever into those areas.
JOURNALIST: So under Labor, to be clear, fibre to NBN, for Devonport and Burnie, will be the same, whoever gets elected in July?
JONES: No that's not quite true Leon. We've announced that – let's tell the whole picture for Northern Tasmania – we have announced fibre to the premises for Queenstown, Zeehan and Rosebery – a significant announcement for Northern Tasmania. We are able to do it in those areas because the Malcolm Turnbull mess has not yet arrived in those towns. But in those towns where the rollout is already underway or is just about to commence, we can't tear up the contracts but what we will do is to commission a panel of experts, immediately on coming to government, to provide advice to us to the pathway of how we untangle that mess, how we provide a first class service – the best way to provide a first class service for those towns that have currently got fibre to the node. Now we've got to be upfront with people, we can't unscramble this mess overnight.
JOURNALIST: And just finally this morning, the Mersey Hospital at La Trobe, survives on a two-yearly funding commitment that rolls over with much debate and concern in the local community, every 700 or so days. It is very difficult to run a hospital on that basis. Would that change if you were elected?
JONES: We've got no plans to change any of the funding arrangements for the Mersey Hospital but I'll obviously be talking to locals about all of the health issues as I'm up here today and I'm sure that they'll want to get into my ear about that as well.
JOURNALIST: They no doubt will and they will be asking for a more concrete commitment, a long term commitment to the future of the Mersey Hospital. Do you have any plans to change the structure of the funding arrangement at the moment?
JONES: Like I said Leon, I'll listen and talk to locals but I'm not in a position to make any announcements about the Mersey Hospital today.
JOURNALIST: Appreciate you talking with us today. Stephen Jones, Shadow Minister for Regional Communications, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health.


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Me: Molly what theme do you want for your 6th birthday party?
Molly: Well my best friend only likes boy things so I want to have a boy theme because I really want her to come.
Me: Hmmmm…. does she like Dinosaurs?
Molly: She loves them!
Who says dinosaur parties are just for boys? I was now on a mission to create a girly dinosaur party. My other two daughters had tea parties at age 5 or 6 and I didn't want the tea party window to pass Molly by. That's how the Tea-Rex themed Birthday Party was born!
I found the cutest invitation on Etsy and uploaded it to Paperless Post to send and track the RSVP's electronically.
Eileen Phelan of Princess Tea Parties who I used for Madison's Princess Tea Party and Morgan's LaLaLoopsy Tea Party was called in to help because she always does a fabulous job. I think she thought I was a little crazy for going the dinosaur route but it turned out great. She brings all the fancy lace table cloths, glass dishes, tea sandwiches, crafts, and games. She runs the whole party- all I had to do was get the cake, favors, and do a little decorating. Easy!
To turn this prehistoric party gorgeously girly, I used bright pink and orange accents plus a hefty dose of gold!
Besides the gorgeous tea party tables Eileen set, the focal point was the cake table. I used gold foil air-filled letter balloons to spell out ROAR and taped them to a bright pink animal print backdrop.
Armed with a pack of Jumbo Dinosaurs, a few packs of medium sized plastic dinosaurs, and some bright pink, orange, and gold spray paint, I gave a herd of normal looking dinosaurs a girly spin. It was a quick and painless process and made a huge impact on the party decor. The now gilded plastic dinosaurs were used to decorate the cake table and were used as name cards for the tea party place settings. The guests even got to take them home!
A sparkly gold number "6" candle and gold T-Rex sat atop the beautiful pink rosette cake from Frosted by Daryl.
The cute candy jars with the gilded lids are from Target and I used them to showcase the gorgeous cookies made by Carrie Budke of Angel Cakes.
I had never seen this children's book, Tea Rex by Molly Idle, before but stumbled upon it and knew it would be a great tie-in to the tea party. I used it on the table and Eileen read it to our tea party goers as they enjoyed tea sandwiches and sipped on "tea".
At all of her tea parties, Eileen does a princess dress up station. Since I wanted it to fit the theme, I bought white t-shirts, tutus, dinosaur tails, and gold dinosaur necklaces for the girls to romp around as dinosaurs.
Eileen played a few classic party games and made dinosaur door signs with the kids.
Before long it was time to sing Happy Birthday to the birthday girl.
In addition to the tutus and dinosaur tails, the guests each went home with a jumbo dinosaur egg filled with dinosaur toys and candy, as well as a dinosaur mask.
I think Molly really loved her Tea-Rex birthday party and I think her BFF did too- pink dinosaurs and all!
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|Mary Shleifman
|Vice President
|Mary Williams
|Mary Nash
John Nash, &
Edward Hearn
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|Mary Williams
Antonia Morton, &
Joey Walker
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Teachers, Special Events)
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Sara Lawson, &
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Antonia Morton, &
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Edward Hearn,
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Christopher & Jennifer Chaundy enjoyed English and Scottish country dancing in England before emigrating to Canada. After discovering EC dancing flourishing in Peterborough in 1982 under David and Catherine Gallop, and meeting there other keen Ottawa dancers, including Nigel & Angela Kilby and John & Mary Nash, they organized their first English Country Dance in Ottawa in January 1984.
Dances were held intermittently, moving in September 1984 to Merivale High School, where Irfôna Larkin joined them, and in September 1985 to Glebe Community Centre.
Dances continued at Glebe C.C. after Christopher & Jennifer returned to England, led alternately by Irfôna, Nigel and John Nash.
The Club moved to Pinecrest C.C. and the seeds of what was to become our annual dance weekend "A Trip to Ottawa" were sewn. On March 4th 2006 a dress-up Ball, "March Forth", with local callers and the Waickman (family) Band was held. Following this success, the "Tulip Ball" was held in 2007 again with local callers (Irfôna, Nigel & John) and the The Playford Players.
In 2007 the club moved to the Mlacak Centre, Kanata, and a much bigger hall. Here the Club has grown to approximately 50 members with many regular callers and frequent live music by the club's now resident Playford Players. Friday night dances are held weekly September through May.
Perhaps distracted by the move to Mlacak, in 2008 there was no Ball!!; this was enough to formalize things a bit and a "Ball Group" (comprising Michelle, Sara, Irfôna & Mary) was formed resulting in 2009 "May We Dance" with, for the first time a guest caller, Orly Krasner, and guest musicians, The Fine Companions.
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the club's founding, The Ball Group subsequently became the Ball Committee. The event was expanded into a dance weekend anchored by the Saturday evening dress-up ball, it was given a new name "A Trip to Ottawa" moved from May to a better time in the ECD calendar, early November, and a much larger hall. A Trip to Ottawa has been held every year since - see Gallery pages.
A Trip to Ottawa has become increasingly popular year over year and in 2018 we were forced to limit numbers to 96 dancers to allow sufficient space to dance without having to restrict the repertoire.
Since 2009, in addition to the Regular Dance (Fridays), an "Advanced" Dance is held. It happens Wednesday, twice a month, at Orange Hall, Westboro. Intended for dancers who know the basics (as taught in our class) and are ready for something a bit more challenging, occasionally a lot more challenging! (but before 9:00).
In 2010 the club was incorporated in Ontario under the name Ottawa English Dance, a Non Profit Organization (NPO), to promote the enjoyment of English Country Dance. The AGM is held at the end of the dance season at Orange Hall.
With the encouragement of June Harman, in 2017 a new local band emerged. Quite Carried Away, complementing the Playford Players, significantly increased the number of our regular Friday Dances with live music. (QCA played occasionally prior to 2017 under that name as well as The Hole in the Wall Gang.) In addition to the Regular Dance they have played the Friday evening Welcome Dance for A Trip to Ottawa too. Quite Carried Away is lead by Milan Skubnik (violin and other curious instruments), with Edith Troup (keyboard), & Serban Gheorghe (violin) forming the core. They are joined intermittently by Suzette Argo (recorder & flute), Mary Nash (violin), Mitzi Hauser (whistles & occasionally percussion), & Jonathan Werk (woodwind, not to mention two tin whistles - played simultaneously).
By 2019 rising costs in Westboro prompted the club to look for an alternative to Orange Hall. As a result of a search by Mary Shleifman, club president, "Summer Dances" were held to test the McNabb Community Centre in downtown Ottawa. By no means perfect it past the test and so became the venue for "Advanced Dances" starting September 2019.
The Playford Players have played at Friday dances since 2003, typically once a month, and at occasional special events - see photos of demonstration dances at Pinhey's Point. The band comprises Elizabeth Scarlett (fiddle), Jim Hunter (keyboard), Alf Warnock (mandolin & guitar), and most recently Ross Davison (wind).
Elizabeth Scarlett played recorder and flute in primary school but switched to violin in grade 9.
She was a longtime member of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra under James Coles and studied with Flora Goulden, passing the Grade 8 Toronto Conservatory violin exam at age 18.
Elizabeth began playing Celtic fiddle in 1981 and was a regular attendee of the Rasputin's Monday night Celtic Session's from 1985 until it closed in 2008.
She taught fiddle at The Ottawa Folklore Centre for eight years, and subsequently was the Music Director of the Ottawa Fiddle Ensemble for several years. She also plays in the Ottawa Ceili Band.
Jim Hunter began playing by ear when he was four years old and gave his first public performance
at age six.
As a child he was exposed to classical and to folk music and passed his Grade 9 Toronto Conservatory piano exam at age 15. He performed regularly through his teen years, playing for dances and dance classes in his hometown Sarnia, and was a member of the American Federation of Musicians.
Now Jim is very well-known in the Ottawa area and a much sought-after pianist, playing for many local fiddlers and regularly at sessions, and at several ceili dances each month.
Jim's the pianist on local fiddler Sarah Burnell's award-winning CD's and has performed at the NAC's 4th Stage on several occasions.
Alf Warnock was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He has been an enthusiastic musician all his life.
He began playing piano around the age of five and continued until age twelve when he took up the guitar. He played lead guitar in a skiffle band that became a popular teen rock and roll band in Glasgow, playing at weekly dances throughout the Glasgow area.
He later developed interests in Jazz and Celtic music. Playing banjo, mandolin, and fiddle, Alf hosted the Monday night Celtic session at Rasputin's for over ten years, and is the leader of the Ottawa Ceili Band.
Since his retirement a few years ago, Alf has focused on Jazz guitar, playing guitar and bass guitar in groups and at Jazz jams in Ottawa.
October 19th, 2018. Mary emailed us to say that Godfrey Williams died in the early hours of the morning. He had suffered a brain anurism in August followed by two months at the Ottawa Civic Hospital Mary's email (here).
In addition to being a dancer for many years Godfrey also served as Club Treasurer over 15 years.
A memorial service to celebrate Godfrey's life was held at the St John's Anglican Church, Kanata on Saturday, October 27. Obituary (here)
Irfôna Larkin, long time member of the club, caller, and well known in the dance community across Canada and Northern US, has been missed by all since she died unexpectedly on December 17th 2014. More information here.
In memory of Irfôna, Charlene Thomson composed a dance "Irfôna's Waltz" (links to sheet music and an mp3 recorded by Charlene and Julian Shepherd). Charlene's music inspired a competition to find a fitting dance for her composition. On April 8th, 2016, a dance-off was held at which members voted on three short listed entries.
Details on the competition including the instructions for Mary Williams winning entry can be found here & photos of the evening here.
On the morning of April 3rd 2012 Club founders Nigel and Angela Kilby were involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident while on vacation in Portugal with friends.
Angela died in the accident, Nigel past away July 11th at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Emails (here) from their family helped all through a difficult period.
At St Paul's Church (20 Young Rd, Kanata) there is a memorial garden dedicated to Nigel & Angela. Angela's art hangs inside the Church.
In addition to Club Member's contributions to this web site, the English Country Dancing logo is from a sign painted for the club by early club member Holly Lennox. Jane & Keith Thompson occasionally give design and artistic critique. The following tools, available free on the Internet, are used for web site management: EditPad Pro © written by Jan Goyvaerts; WinSCP © from SourceForge; SASS © written by Hampton Catlin, Nathan Weizenbaum, Chris Eppstein; Jernej Simončič for Windows version of Gimp ©; and Ruby © written by Project Contributors. Not to mention Stack Overflow.


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I don't think fans of the movie Frozen are going to like this question but I am going to ask it anyway. Recent Disney movies have trended towards more character development so I typically hold them to a different standard from their predecessors. When you look at most relationships between Disney Princesses and their Beau's, all have something in common: true love. They also typically have something else in common: the two love birds have no apparent similar interests besides being in love with the other. Sure, most of these movies are quick snapshots into the lives of these characters and usually feature a flurry of activity like fighting dragons, wicked sorcerers or even snow monsters. These characters are so busy trying to stay alive, they don't have time to share that they enjoy collecting trash from sunken ships or prefer to eat bugs over meat…yet they somehow fall in love. Now, I get that besting a catastrophic occurrence can bond survivors, but I really don't understand why when Disney had a chance to pair two characters together who were so obviously a good match, they chose instead to fall back to their old ways. So I ask, why didn't Elsa & Kristoff get together?
To help solidify the validity of my question, I have put together a few proofs that Disney made the wrong coupling. First, Kristoff is a young man that from birth has been connected with ice. Not sure why as a boy he was working as a ice harvester, but it is something that he apparently both enjoys and excels at enough to stay employed in through early adulthood. And this not just a job for him, it's his passion! He really loves the stuff. When Kristoff first visits Elsa's ice castle, he is in a state of euphoria. He sighs and says 'flawless…I'm gonna cry.' Then when he is told to wait outside by Anna, he replies 'oh, come on! It's a palace made of ice. Ice is my life!' It's his LIFE. And although she doesn't say it in the movie, it's always been Elsa's life too even though she hasn't been able to enjoy it until now. I don't know of two previous Disney love interests that could say they both shared such an identical affinity for a particular thing like these two do. But, they don't end up sharing a harrowing ordeal, so of course they could never end up being the other's true love. It does make me wonder though if Anna transforming into ice at the end had anything to do with securing Kristoff's affection…I guess that would have one upped the ice dress huh?


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Stress and anxiety attacks can be incredibly debilitating. They can take over your life and make you unable to do the most simple of things that other people take for-granted. Perhaps social events make you incredibly nervous, or maybe going to work fills you with dread.
It's time to change your outlook and lower your stress and anxiety levels for good. It may seem impossible right now, but you can do it. You just need the right tools. Make some positive changes in your life and you could be on your way to a much less stressful life.
Take things a step at a time
If overcoming your stress seems like a huge challenge, try to think of it in smaller steps. You won't get there overnight, but every small change you make that reduces your stress levels just a little bit, will help you on your way.
Get rid of bad coping mechanisms
What do you do when you're faced with a stressful situation? Some ways in which we try to cope are really not good for us in the long term. It's important to replace these bad coping mechanisms with more positive ones. For example, do you avoid social situations? Perhaps you make excuses when someone invites you to a party? Once you start avoiding these situations, it makes it even harder to go to the next one. Eventually people will just think you are rude and stop inviting you. Or perhaps you have an alcoholic drink to help you feel more comfortable. While this can work in the short term, it really isn't advisable to rely on this method to conquer your stresses. If you're having a glass of bubbly before your wedding to help with the pre-wedding jitters, or you like a glass of beer before a flight to soothe your nerves, then that's pretty normal. However, if you find you are drinking regularly just to cope with everyday life, that is not normal and you need to nip this in the bud before it escalates and you become dependant on alcohol just to get through the day.
Get selfish
It can be easy to put your own well being behind that of your family or your work commitments. But you need help. If you are less stressed then you'll perform better at your job and your family will be happier and more relaxed too. So take time to do those things that relax you. Soak in a hot bath, go to bed early and read a good book, have a massage or a spa day.
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When you are feeling stressed, try not to dwell on it. Get busy and occupy your mind. Do you have a friend who always makes you laugh? Or even one who has so many problems they want to talk about it distracts you from your own? Give them a call. Or start a new hobby or a new project in the home.
Don't worry about things that are out of your control
There are some things you have control of, and some that you just can't. The world is full of 'what ifs'. You may worry about what would happen to your children if you were to get sick or die. Perhaps you are scared you will lose your job and have no money. Identify your fears. Discuss them with your family. Come up with as much of a plan as you can. Have a thought about where you'd look for a new job, perhaps try and save up some backup emergency money. Discuss what you would do as a family if one member became sick, start a funeral plan. Once you have a plan in place for anything that concerns you, put it aside. It's sorted now as much as it can be. Anything else is beyond your control.
Push yourself just a little bit
Sometimes you just have to put yourself out of your comfort zone. When you give something you fear a go, quite often the thought of it is much worse than the reality. Facing your fears can really give you a confidence boost. So book that appointment at the dentist or accept that invitation out. You might find that it does you the world of good. As we mentioned earlier, one step at a time is the way to go.
You'll get there in the end
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The Forensic Mental Health Service delivers care to the whole of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Phoenix Ward, in The Herschel Prins Centre, is a low-secure residential unit for male forensic patients consisting of a 12-bedded male ward. We also have access to five acute inpatient beds on Watermead Ward (Bradgate Mental Health Unit) which community patients can access at times of crisis or relapse.
Our community forensic mental health service has more than 100 community-based patients living in the catchment area.
The forensic mental health service team is a multi-disciplinary team and consists of consultant psychiatrists, nurses, (inpatient and community psychiatric nurses) social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists.
The teams specialise in balancing mental health needs and overall quality of life with consideration of issues around risk assessment and risk management. Because there is an element of risk with every patient we see, you can expect that you will not be judged for this and that professionals working with you will focus on trying to understand why these things have happened in order to help you overcome your particular difficulties. The forensic mental health service will be highly supportive with an emphasis on therapeutic relationships and orientated towards individual needs.
We aim to improve the patient's quality of life by meeting their clinical, social, spiritual and cultural needs in the unit and community and will create a nurturing therapeutic environment whereby patients will contribute to their own and other's progress. The team will deliver interventions which preserve autonomy, protect individual rights, are culturally sensitive and assist empowerment where risk assessment allows.
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Hello Cellists,
This weekend I'm excited to perform Christopher Rouse's Violoncello Concerto with the Albany Symphony. After we met at the Baltimore Festival of New Music last summer, Christopher asked me to learn it and I gladly took on the challenge of this extremely difficult piece. In the process, I've asked Christopher (and Yo-Yo Ma, the only other cellist in the world who has performed this piece!) for advice. In today's episode, I'll share their tips – many of which are universally helpful in learning any new piece – as I play through some of the most challenging passages.
Please let me know if you have any comments and/or questions, I would love to hear from you. Thank you for watching!!