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The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Mika: The Boy Who Knew Too Much
I was a bit worried when a young artist releases a really wonderful first album. Is that all there is going to be? Is that as good as it gets? Mika once again proves how bloody talented he is. This is a far more lush and darker album. I absolutely love it! Cannot wait to see the boy in action in November 2009!!!! (*****)
We Are Golden
Mika: We Are Golden
I am loving this! To say nothing of the film clip ;-). The Boy strikes again. I love it! Cannot wait until the album comes out. Only a few more sleeps now!! (*****)
Some People Have Real Problems
Sia: Some People Have Real Problems
F*cking Awesome. (*****)
Number Ones
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
This one was brought the day he died. The kids have not let me play anything else in the car ever since. Dear God, as much as I love MJ, please let me play another album one day soon?!?!? (*****)
Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller (CD+DVD)
Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller (CD+DVD)
Yeah yeah yeah, I know... Excellent version of Beat It featuring Fergie (*****)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous
Gotta Love it. Great Album!! (*****)
Measure for Measure
Icehouse: Measure for Measure
Saw the ballet of Boxes which Iva Davies scored. It had the wonderful "No Promises" song. I am loving this album all over again, having just got it on CD. Sort of a Down Under answer to the great Bowie (*****)
The Conversation
Tim Finn: The Conversation
This is such a lovely album. I never realised how distinctive Eddie Raynor's piano playing is, and how much it can lift Tim Finn's music. Beautiful, balanced, thoughtful, totally immersing - just as a good conversation should be! Love ya Tim. (*****)
Raising Sand
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand
Sublime. Although T Bone needs to get some more producing tricks up his sleeve, he can turn anyone into a Patsy Cline clone. Not that this is a bad thing..... Really nice album, but no real surprises. (****)
The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1
Robert Plant: The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1
Robert Plant strikes again. God how I adore 'Sea of Love'. It was playing in Myers today, and I started to sing along. Ya just cannot help it! Lovely (*****)
Appalachian Journey
Yo Yo MA Edgar Myer Mark O' Connor: Appalachian Journey
I got this one as I love Appalachian music, and Alison Krauss features on some of the tracks. Yo Yo rulz the cello!!! (*****)
Laura Marling: Alas I Cannot Swim
I SO love this album. Really unique. Despite being compared with Duffy and Colbie, I think she maintains her uniqueness and I think is a step up from the rest. I actually paid for a hard copy of this, as I think it's in line with Laura's philosophy of maintaining that intimacy with the recording artist.... Thank you to 666 ABC radio Canberra for turning me onto this artist! (*****)
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Ah now, what can you say about the man who has been part of your musical life for, like, forever. Sigh. He's always had it, has still got it and always will! (*****)
Colbie Caillat: Coco
Really nice album. Gracie in particular likes this. This just shows you how bizarre my taste is in music. One minute it's the Cavester, then Colbie Caillat. Very easy listening without being like the rest of them there young Americans... (*****)
Soundtrack: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Deluxe - Complete Edition
Despite people hanging sh*t on the very idea of Hollywood making this version, Johnny Depp carries off the title role quite impressively thank you very much. It's a very different interpretation, and Sondheim has really, really knuckled down on the singers as far as following the highly syncopated melody lines. This is an incredibly hard musical score and the cast are to be commended on how well they handle it, particularly those actors not known for their singing. (*****)
Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion
Gotta LOVE this guy. Freddie Mercury will never be gone while Mika lives! Fanastic voice. (*****)
Walsh Peter: It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED]
Really quite good. Read by the author who is Australian. Nice to hear an Aussie accent for a change. There has been nothing startling just yet, Fly Lady and Shannon Lush have already covered most of it, as well as DIY's "Neat" show. (***)
Andy Gilbert: Go MAD - The Art of Making A Difference (Go MAD!)
Very cool so far. Sparta likes this one too. Sends him to sleep like nothing else 8-) (*****)
Jonah Lehrer: How We Decide
How do we decide, neurologically speaking? It seems I will find out. Seems really good so far (only listened to the first chapter... (*****)
John Medina: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
Jury's still out on this one... (***)
Fred Kaplan: Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer
All 11+ hours of it! Ahh for the days when political survival relied on oratory and literacy... This man could write!!! Am enjoying this one hugely. (*****)
Dawn French: Dear Fatty
Have only just started listening. Sounds very promising though. I really admire Dawn French. (****)
Terry Pratchett: The Wee Free Men
This is the first fiction work I have got from Audible, and it's fantastic!! Love it. (*****)
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Patricia Bolton: The Quilting Arts Book: Techniques and Inspiration for Creating One-of-a-Kind Quilts
At last! I don't have to sort through all the magazines to read many of the excellent series they've run over multiple issues. Very good selection. Nothing really new, but fantastic to have it in one place and in a book format!! (*****)
Rice Freeman-Zachery: Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspiration from Working Artists
I am seriously in love with this book!!! Rice ROCKS! I must admit though, as I read this, I can imagine the bits that Rice left out in order to get it published ;-). A really erudite, entertaining and educative read. Totally immersing. I have visited a number of the blogs in the book, and they're well worth the visit. Don't forget to visit Rice at her blog: http://voodoonotes.blogspot.com (*****)
Robbi Joy Eklow: Free Expression: The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter
WooHooooooo!!!! I found a brand new copy of this at Canty's for only $12. It had not been touched! I had been longing for this book, but couldn't quite come at the AUSD $50+ at Borders, which was the only place I'd ever seen it in... I find I don't like copying quilts anymore, but Robbi's thoughts on the artistic process make the book worthwhile. And hey, the section on how she dyes her fabrics is pure bloody GOLD! I am so happy I got my hands on this book. So lucky! (*****)
Walter Isaacson: Einstein: His Life and Universe
I started reading this and got side tracked when I found that Mr Isaacson had written a book on Benjamin Franklin. I am hoping that this will give me some sort of insight into HOW he thought. That has always fascinated me. How do physics giants think of these huge breakthroughs? (*****)
Walter Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin is one of my top "If you could talk to anyone in history, who would it be" picks. This is the closest I'll get to having a drink with young Benjamin... Walter Isaacson is a very talented writer! (*****)
Linda and Laura Kemshall: The Painted Quilt: Paint and Print Techniques for Color on Quilts
Damn! This book is looking good! Even down to the layout and design. How lush! Two blank glossy black pages to start the book. Hawsome! (*****)
Seth Godin: Meatball Sundae
Another one from the great god of marketing. I'm only a few chapters into this one, but it's right up there with Purple Cow. Highly recommended! Zoom Baby! (****)
Karey Patterson Bresenhan: Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project
This is really a desert island book for inspiration. Love it! Some of the quilts are a bit disturbing on an emotional front, (but isn't that what good art is about?) Great eye candy and again, so inspirational! Highly, highly recommended! (*****)
Bernie Berlin: Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap
Bernie is a real hero of mine 'cause of her wonderful work for dogs and cats (A Place to Bark - google it!) I love this book. Well written, well designed and good photography. Highly recommended. (*****)
Jane Dunnewold: Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design
Oh How I LOVE this book. I often just revisit it for a good grounding in how NOT to make Vomit Fabric(TM) (*****)
Libby Lehman: Threadplay With Libby Lehman: Mastering Machine Embroidery Techniques
What can I say without blathering? This book rocks! I am so very glad that I managed to get my hands on one - FINALLY. I real keeper. Some people find this book a bit ho hum, and one trick pony - Hah! I should have such a one trick pony!! Very informative and a real springboard for thoise wanting to take their quilting b'yont the ditch. (*****)
Tom Phillips: A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel, Fourth Edition
Stunning. Absolutely Stunning. As soon as I am able to afford to I'm getting a second copy, just incase anything happens to this one!! A beautiful example of the altering of a book - well before it became trendoid. I love the really disturbing poetry as well as the all over eye candy. (*****)
Hayden Herrera: Frida
Fantastic read! A must for the serious student of Ms Kahlo. I love her art, what can I say. Fascinating insights into her personal life. This will see me through until I can afford her journal... (*****)
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada: Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing
Elin Noble: Dyes & Paints: A Hands-On Guide to Coloring Fabric
Pearls of wisdom from the doyenne of dyeing. Cannot get enough of this book. Must have dyeing bible (*****)

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Reports claimed that VH1 was planning to cut Gloria, Laura Govan, Malaysia Pargo and Brooke Bailey from the series because they weren't allowing VH1 cameras to have all access.
Days past with the rumor flooding the web but now VH1 has come out to deny it via a press release, writing:
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Each year on New Year's Day I eat pork & sauerkraut for good luck. Well, to be honest, it isn't only for luck, I happen to really like pork & sauerkraut and don't get to eat it that often because I am the only person in my family who will touch it. 🙂 So, I use NYD as an excuse to cook my pork & sauerkraut and stink up the house, as my family puts it. Yesterday, as my pork & sauerkraut was cooking, I began to wonder about other New Year's Day Food Traditions and came up with all kinds of traditions when I googled for info on it. Gotta love google. What did we do before it was around? I am editing this post to add another fun Food Traditions Article. Next year I may want to give Hoppin' John a try or maybe some version of Black Eyed Peas with Rice or Quinoa.
One of my favorite things about pork & sauerkraut is that is it naturally gluten-free! WOOOHOO!! There are many different ways that I have made pork & sauerkraut, but the easiest way has got to be in my crock pot. I use a couple pounds of country style pork ribs (nice & fatty….don't worry, you'll work it off, remember your resolutions?), sauerkraut (I prefer the kind you find in the refrigerated meat section as opposed to the canned stuff and I won't be making my own any time soon…YUCK!), salt & pepper and a little touch of brown sugar if I feel like it, I did not yesterday. Believe it or not, I am all sweeted out, I think. BTW, I remember when I was little, maybe around 10 or 11, my parents making their own sauerkraut. What a process that was. It stunk too, obviously. I honestly would prefer not to think about how it is made. 😉 I started by browning my pork ribs in a frying pan sprayed with Pam….no need to add extra fat with oil, there is enough already. I seasoned the pork with S & P. I turned the crock pot on low and added half the bag of sauerkraut. Once the meat was browned on both sides, I added to the crock and spread the rest of the kraut on top. I added more S &P and this is where you would add the brown sugar if you wanted to. I cooked on low for 8+ hours, until the meat was falling off of the bone. I served over Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes. I didn't take a picture. I considered it, but there is really nothing attractive about pork & sauerkraut, it just tastes amazing! LOL! Use your imagination here. God gave you a brain for a reason. Since I was the only one who ate this, I froze half to have in the next few weeks. Don't get me wrong, I love my pork & sauerkraut, but not every night of the week for several weeks. 😉 I did get Hannah to try the pork, sans kraut, and she really like it, dipped in ranch, of course. Whatever works.
So, what did you have for New Year's Day dinner? Do you eat the same thing each year on New Year's Day? Any good recipes for Black Eye Peas or Hoppin' John?
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn has stuck with the same starting rotation of Barrett Astin, Ryne Stanek and Randall Fant the past nine weeks.
He sees no reason to change it for the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Van Horn said Arkansas will start Astin (4-4, 2.02 ERA) during its 2013 SEC Tournament opener in Hoover, Ala., on Wednesday morning. Astin will face either No. 6 seed Ole Miss or No. 11 Kentucky, who play in a single-elimination game during the 12-team tournament opening round today.
The decision puts the junior on the mound on short rest for the second straight week after throwing 93 pitches during a 3-0 loss at Auburn last Thursday. But Van Horn said Astin wants the ball as the Razorbacks (35-19, 18-11 in SEC) try to win their SEC Tournament opener for the first time since 2009 and keep their dimming hopes of hosting an NCAA Regional alive.
"He's probably, obviously, our freshest starter," Van Horn said Monday morning. "It will give him about five days rest. … He'll be good to go. He wants to pitch."
Astin allowed three runs - all unearned - on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings in his last start. He didn't start in the Razorbacks' weekend series against Ole Miss in March, but came out of the bullpen to allow one run on four hits in 2 2/3 innings during the finale. Astin started and won the series opener at Kentucky earlier this month, allowing one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings in Arkansas' 2-1 victory.
The SEC Tournament start will be the first of Astin's career. The right-hander said he and the rest of the starting rotation are prepared for solid outings.
"Being pushed up a day, I think it helps me," Astin said. "The past two weeks I've felt just as fresh now as I do on a six-day rest as I do on a five-day rest. I think Stanek feels the same way and I know Fant feels the same way too. We're ready to go."
Stanek (8-2, 1.54 ERA) — who has been dominant against SEC opponents this season with a 7-1 record and 0.97 ERA) — will start Arkansas' second game of the SEC Tournament on Thursday. Fant (5-1, 2.08 ERA) will be on the mound for the third game if Arkansas is still playing in the two-loss elimination tournament.
Fant threw just 53 pitches in 2 1/3 innings during Saturday's loss at Auburn.
"Fant had his first bad outing probably in two months," Van Horn said. "He just did not throw strikes, which is really unusual for him this year. So he should be good to go. I guess if you just go on pitch count he would be available game two if we decided to go that way. As of right now, I don't see anything changing."
The trio of starters will be key to Arkansas' success in the pitching-friendly park this week. The Razorbacks went 0-2 at the SEC Tournament last season and the program has never won the championship since entering the conference in 1992.
Arkansas came closest in 2007 and 1999 after reaching the SEC Tournament championship game. But a quick exit has been the norm during Van Horn's 10-year tenure. Arkansas has gone 0-2 five of the nine times it has been in the field.
Van Horn said the Razorbacks are hoping for more success this week, but won't stress its pitching staff as it prepares for next week's NCAA Regionals. Arkansas' 0-2 performance last year was followed by a run to the College World Series.
"We want to win it," Van Horn said. "There's no doubt about it. Any time you step on the field you want to win the game. You don't want to go home. … But I think you don't want to, obviously, you don't want to burn yourself out or hurt people. And when I'm talking about hurt people, create sore arms and put yourself at a disadvantage if you're playing in a regional the next weekend. So, we're going to go out there and do everything we can to win game one and then go from there."
Van Horn is optimistic Arkansas' lineup could be back at full strength, too, after playing without outfielder Joe Serrano (strained groin) and third baseman Jacob Mahan (strained quadriceps) for most of the Auburn series.
The Razorbacks struggled without both Mahan (.291) and Serrano (.280), who rank second and fourth on the team in batting. Arkansas is hitting .261 as a team after the regular season, which ranks 11th in the conference.
"I think by Wednesday morning, I'm feeling like those guys will be in the lineup," Van Horn said. "So I haven't really looked past that. If one of them can't go, we'll go in with the usual guys and do the best we can."
Arkansas needs wins to keep its fading hopes of hosting an NCAA Regional alive.
The Razorbacks are not projected to be among the 16 teams selected to host an NCAA Regional after losing its final series at Auburn. Arkansas won seven of its 10 conference series this season and finished third in the SEC's standings, but a low RPI casts a dark cloud over the Razorbacks hopes of playing at Baum Stadium again.
Arkansas outfielder Brian Anderson said players still believe they have a shot. But he also acknowledged Arkansas will be comfortable no matter what happens.
"I think it depends on how we do this week," Anderson said. "But it's really not that big of a deal. We're just as good away as we are at home. I would love to play in front of the Baum Stadium crowd and I know these seniors and draft-eligible juniors would love to play there one more time. So from that standpoint it would be a great deal to host, but we're still confident we can get it done on the road."
The good news for Arkansas: Van Horn knows his team has enough pitching depth to make it through four or five games this week. So he's confident Arkansas can make a run at the SEC championship before moving into NCAA Regionals.
"We're going to try to win," Van Horn said about the SEC Tournament. "Obviously, if we win a couple of games that will probably help us (with regional's). If we don't, it definitely could hurt us. But, you know, wherever we have to play we'll be ready to play in that regional. We're just looking forward to playing in this tournament now."
Tuesday's Games
Game 1 — No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Kentucky [FSN]
Game 2 — No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Auburn [FSN]
Game 3 — No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Texas A&M [CSS]
Game 4 — No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Missouri [CSS]
Today's Games
Game 5 — No. 3 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 1 [CSS], 9:30 a.m.
Game 6 — No. 2 LSU vs. Winner Game 2 [CSS], TBD
Game 7 — No. 1 Vanderbilt vs. Winner Game 3 [CSS], 4:30 p.m.
Game 8 — No. 4 South Carolina vs. Winner Game 4 [CSS], TBD
Thursday's Games
Game 9 — Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 [SPSO], 9:30 a.m.
Game 10 — Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 [SPSO], TBD
Game 11 — Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 [SPSO], 4:30 p.m.
Game 12 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 [SPSO], TBD
Friday's Games
Game 13 — Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11 [CSS], 3 p.m.
Game 14 — Winner Game 10 vs. Loser 12 [CSS], TBD
Saturday's Games
Game 15 — Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11 [ESPNEWS], Noon
Game 16 — Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12 [ESPNEWS], TBD
Sunday's Games
Game 17 — Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 [ESPN2], 2:30 p.m.


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As part of the RYT 200, we were all asked to write an essay as titled, 'What is Yoga?'.
This is my take on it
What is Yoga?
I think it far easier to answer questions such as' what is the sound of one hand clapping' or 'if a tree falls in a forest and there is nobody to hear it, does it make a noise?'
(the answer to the latter at the end)
Forty years ago, yoga, to me, created visions of scandinavian men and women, all in leotards and all with thick moustaches, as I'm sure they were the images impressed on me when I picked up a magazine about Yoga as a child in a dentists waiting room. Initially yoga for me was a memory of painful fillings.
Now, four decades later, Yoga is the fastest growing activity in the world and the leotards have changed to designer spandex and the dentist's assistant is an Ashtangi.
Of course most people confuse yoga with asana – the bendy, stretchy stuff.
For some, yoga is endless selfies posted on social media showing off circus act feats, from head stands to handstands wearing designer clothes adorned with Om and Lululemon symbols mostly done in exotic locations or in front of a candle lit mandala or an iconic Hindu or Buddhist deity.
However, are these amazing contortionist images, pictures of someone doing yoga?
Of course not.
They are simply pictures of people showing off circus act feats, from head stands to handstands wearing designer clothes adorned with Om and Lululemon symbols mostly done in exotic locations or in front of a candle lit mandala or an iconic Hindu or Buddhist deity.
You cannot, by definition take a photograph of yoga anymore than you can take a picture of a dream. And whether you have long or short hair or wear a Saddhu beard or are clean shaven or dress in woolly Ecuadorian coats (fleece lined or not), play the pan pipes, eat only gluten free, sport Ganesh tattoos or are able to do a turn on a didgeridoo whilst juggling flames does not make you more spiritual or yogic 'than thou'.
* As a side note I am considering setting up a male yoga shorts empire which will be branded as BudgieSmugglers (© Kev Ollier 2016) *
Some of the earliest photos of a westerner doing Asana were of the eventually- presumed- murdered, Theos Bernard in the 1930's. Bernard's intention wasn't for admiration or instagram hits but to show how to execute (possibly a bad choice of word) a particular posture to get an inner result.
Bernard was of one of the most influential Western Yogis of the twentieth century, whose guiding light was to know the truth, free from the trappings and tapestries of illusion.
So is yoga, asana?
Yes but mostly no.
Yoga is said to have derived mostly from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali of which there are 196. Compiled 400 years BC/BCE/CE, depending on your preferred acronym, asana is only referred to three times and yet the whole world now assumes that yoga is asana when asana is, in truth, a very minor aspect.
In the sutras, Patanjali suggests, when practicing asana, for it to be "steady and comfortable".
"The body is held poised with the practitioner experiencing *NO DISCOMFORT*. When control of the body is mastered, practitioners are believed to free themselves from the duality of heat/cold, hunger/satiety, joy/grief, which is the first step toward the non-attachment that relieves suffering"
Surely that's the whole point. That paragraph just quoted is probably it – what yoga is, though I think even that can be minimised and summed up in one word……..but we all like to read volumes and volumes of books saying exactly the same thing, from Buddhist philosophy to the Gita to get to that all encompassing and simple word, so continuing on…
Listed below are traditional rules for performing asanas:
- The stomach should be empty which means not eating for at least 3 hours before asana
- During asanas force or pressure should NOT be used, and the body should NOT tremble.
- Lower the head and other parts of the body slowly; in particular, raised heels should be lowered slowly.
- The breathing should be controlled. The benefits of asanas increase if the specific breathing to the yoga type is performed.Having practiced asanas for 20 years I have witnessed that very few people follow even these. Navasana makes me tremble. In fact if I want to feel like I have rickets, Navasana ticks the box.The heart of Patanjali's teachings is the eightfold path of yoga of which asana is only one and with modern hatha yoga aka Ashtanga yoga, this is seen to be 'what yoga is'
In brief the eight limbs, or steps to yoga, are as follows: Yama : Universal morality –
Niyama : Personal observances
Asanas : Body postures
Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of prana
Pratyahara : Control of the senses
Dharana : Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness Dhyana : Devotion, Meditation on the Divine
Samadhi : Union with the Divine
Anyone of us can experience something nearer to what yoga is whilst doing asana.
Many fingers point to the moon for us to experience yoga in asana, albeit with a different and revised set of distractions from the usual thoughts occupying our minds during our practice. Following and concentrating on one's breath, having focus points within each pose (drishti), pulling in or up parts of the body rather than wondering what to make for dinner or being anxious of the day to follow or does my bum look big in this Lulelemon swimsuit?
An asana practitioner can spend a lifetime working out and feeling where the perineum is.
One can usually tell when someone is trying to find it as the face pulled is similar to that of a face that's just eaten a non-agreeable Vindaloo – and there is someone in the loo. (For the record, the perineum is on the 'bridge' between the anus and the genital area/scrotum and trying to pull that centre up is akin to riding a see saw – you want the calming centre, not the ends)
The yogic distractions, if followed with meditative discipline, will bring you into your body and by default the postures will be deeper and more comfortable as your mind relaxes and lets go, but most modern classes, only having five breaths to work with in each posture, more often than not don't allow time to get to those 'spaces' – for most people, and this could be why 'Yin' yoga is becoming more popular. There is fundamentally no difference between Ashtanga and Yin expect the length of time held in an individual posture. Yang is Ashtanga flow, Yin, Ashtanga slow. If we were to stay in each posture in a Hatha Ashtanga class for just one dedicated minute, it would do what Yin achieves, giving space and time for the mind and body to relax and be comfortable – apparently the whole point of Patanjali's reference to asana.
This seems to be the whole point of asana. Without this aim, all we are all doing is stretching and bending. The mind has to be fully involved in the moment before becoming eventually uninvolved, which is nearing what yoga truly is, as far as my own understanding goes.
The book of books, the Bhagavad Gita concludes that yoga is simply doing what you do in everyday life without any attachment to 'the fruit of your actions'
Donna Farhi – currently my very favourite 'yogi', once asked, in a workshop, what is yoga?. The usual stock answers were forthcoming of course but one girl said, and I paraphrase, that yoga is clearing up after a workshop, it's helping the old lady across the road, it's holding a door open for somebody. It's doing RAOK (Random acts of kindness)
Currently it could be helping refugees in some way or it could even be feeling so much warmth and sorrow for Donald Trump. If you can do the latter, you're nearly there.
So, what is Yoga? There are 7 billion people on Earth and therefore 7 billion correct answers but for me it comes down to one word.
Is that word, God? The problem with the word 'God' – a word I think should be banished from all language is that people perceive God as a person, a person to many in the west who looks a lot like Santa only with more sensible clothes and a longer, indeed eternal, Hell if you're naughty, than just no presents on Christmas morning
The word 'YOGA', same as the word 'GOD' can be changed to another word and that is LOVE.
The 'secret' is seeing everyone as one of your own relatives or friends. The BIG ISSUE seller or the lady camping out every night in a doorway is your mum, sister, daughter, best friend. The abusive guy in the car that just cut you up is your son, brother, dad having a bad day. The refugees living in squalor in Calais are your family and friends but with all of these it very simply could be you. Compassion and Empathy is part of Love.
Practicing asana may eventually take you so deep into yourself that you can't do anything else but to feel compassion and empathy, firstly for your own self and then, like gravitational waves from your own heart, to every being alive
To me that is what Yoga is.
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Can you think of any games where the Genesis version was superior to the SNES version? For me the biggest one was Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure. I just remember the animations being better, the sound/music as well.
Mortal Kombat 1 is always said to be better on the Genesis but I never played either version.
Jurassic Park on the Gen was really good, and I feel like it was a different game on the SNES, could be wrong.
I feel like Street Fighter 2 was better on the Genesis. Faster gameplay plus the 6 button controller.
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The recent focus on coastal fisheries has raised the question of why coastal ecosystems are so important. The simple answer is that healthy coastal ecosystems are the lifeblood of Pacific Island communities, providing food, income and physical protection.
The inaugural Pacific Bêche-de-mer and the Future of Coastal Fisheries Meeting held last week in Nadi, Fiji, concluded with Ministers calling for action on coastal fisheries. As part of this, the Ministers recognized the over-exploited state of coastal fisheries and the need for improved management.
Their desire for sustainable management of the coastal fisheries reflects the importance of the coastal ecosystems – including mangrove forests, seagrass beds, coral reefs and other nearshore marine areas, and all the species that these habitats support.
Healthy coastal ecosystems are critical for food security. Finfish and crustaceans from coastal areas are relied upon by the people of the Pacific Islands region as a key component of their dietary intake, as it is often the major source of protein.
Many people's livelihoods are intrinsically tied in with food production. Coastal communities catch or collect fish and crustaceans from mangrove and nearshore areas, and then sell them to other communities and community members without ready access to these areas. In addition, commercial fishing operations within nearshore coastal areas provide employment and royalties to communities. Tourism to coastal areas is also economically important, with tourists visiting the white sandy beaches and coral reefs across the Pacific Islands, providing employment for local people. These income-generating activities are relied upon by communities.
It is important that the subsistence and commercial activities are undertaken at sustainable rates, as coastal areas are havens of biodiversity. Fish, turtles, sea snakes, sharks, dolphins, crustaceans, invertebrates, seagrasses and mangroves are just some of the important biological components of coastal ecosystems. All this biodiversity has niches within the ecosystem, and performs important roles in how the ecosystem functions. Protecting this biodiversity and maintaining the ecosystem functioning is therefore needed in order to provide food security for communities.
"Unsustainable harvesting for local use and for commercial sale is having a devastating effect on the coastal fisheries and is compromising our future food security. Action needs to be taken to make these fisheries sustainable before it is too late" says Sally Bailey, Conservation Director at WWF-Pacific.
Other benefits include:
- Buffering of coastal communities from flooding, king tides, storm surges and tsunami events, as mangroves and coral reefs break up wave energy.
- Protects coral reefs that are important for tourism, by mangrove forests filtering sediment from runoff and regulating water quality.
- Sequestering and storing carbon from the atmosphere in the wood and mud of the mangrove forests – which is a service that coastal ecosystems in the Pacific provide to the globe.
"When coastal ecosystems are healthy and intact, they provide valuable services to the people of the Pacific Islands and the globe. The more we can identify and quantify these ecosystem services, and use this to improve national and regional policies in Pacific Island nations, the better" says Mr Alan Saunders, Regional Programme Coordinator at IUCN Oceania.
Progress is being made to achieve this, for example through the MACBIO project – Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific Island Countries – which is being jointly implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and IUCN Oceania, supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
Traditional custodianship of fishing grounds by Pacific Island communities continues to the present day. Locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) are an example of coastal resource management that is primarily for subsistence purposes, but also achieves biodiversity conservation. LMMAs developed as a result of coastal communities realising that they could capitalize on opportunities for stewardship of their marine and coastal resources, to secure or even restore food supplies. LMMA communities implement sustainable fisheries management and traditional management practices to ensure the food supply from the ocean is sustained into the future. This style of management may protect and sustain coastal biodiversity either intentionally or as a by-product.
While this community management has proved successful on a local scale, larger-scale action is needed to address the main threats to healthy coastal ecosystems – overfishing, population growth, rapid urbanization, habitat degradation and climate change. National and regional action is required to tackle these immense challenges – and the inaugural Pacific Bêche-de-mer and the Future of Coastal Fisheries Meeting has helped to propel the region towards fulfilling this objective.
"Now is the time for the Pacific Islands as a whole – regional organizations, governments, non-government organisations, businesses, educational institutions – to work together and find innovative solutions to help manage our coastal ecosystems and fisheries, so that they remain healthy and prosperous for future generations" said Mr Feleti Penitala Teo, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum.


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The Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Communications Commission ban in-flight cell phone calls on U.S.-registered aircraft or in U.S. airspace.
The FAA is worried that stray signals from the phones and other electronic devices could interfere with a plane's navigation and communications, while the FCC is concerned that midair cellular calls could wreak havoc with cell phone calls on the ground.
The Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, a private organization that the FAA relies on for technical information, has finished a nearly four-year study of potential interference from in-air use of cell phones, Wi-Fi transmitters in laptops and other electronic devices.
The 400-page report, completed in December tells airlines how to test for such interference, bringing the wireless industry closer to ensuring that cell phones are safe to use on planes.
Most commercial airlines offer phones built into seat backs that are specifically intended and approved for use in flight. But passengers complain about the high cost of those phones; calls can run as high as $10 a minute. Some in the wireless industry think airline passengers would rather use their own cell phones and are exploring ways to make that happen, such as adding cellular antennas on airplanes. If personal cell phones were approved for use on planes, it is likely there would be an additional charge for in-flight calls.
The RTCA report does not advocate the use of cell phones on planes, but rather details what tests airlines should conduct to determine whether a plane is at risk of interference from cell phones or other electronic devices, said Dave Carson, co-chairman of the RTCA committee on portable electronic devices.
"If the airline says, 'We're not sure if there's a concern,' then the report describes how you would go about doing a test that would show specifically if you have interference," said Carson, a Boeing engineer.
Carson said he thinks any potential interference issues can be solved.
The RTCA is a private, nonprofit corporation that serves as a federal advisory committee on communications, navigation, surveillance and other aviation systems.
The RTCA's portable electronic devices committee includes representatives from the airline and wireless industries, such as US Airways, Cingular Wireless, Northwest Airlines, Motorola and Qualcomm.
The FAA, which also has a representative on the committee, will review the final report and recommendations to determine how they might be applied, the agency said. The FAA has not received the final report, agency spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The committee is working on recommendations for commercial airplane manufacturers on how to limit or prevent interference from passengers' electronic devices. That report is expected to be completed by July, Carson said.
The RTCA's reports ultimately could lead to the FAA's allowing in-flight cell phone use. Still, an airline would have to show the agency that each make and model of aircraft is safe from interference, said Gregor said.
"Proving noninterference could be a big challenge for airlines," he said.
The FAA allows certain electronic devices - laptop computers, handheld video game devices, MP3 players and even cell phones whose wireless capabilities are off - to be used after a plane reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet and if an airline has proved that the device does not interfere with safe operation of the aircraft. The agency said that at lower altitudes, any interference could be more of a safety hazard as the crew focuses on takeoffs and landings.
The FAA said a cell phone signal differs from other portable electronic emissions because it is strong enough to be received at distances far from the user. While cell phones and other portable electronics do not operate on the same frequencies as an airplane's communications equipment, they can emit unintentional signals.
"The issue tends to be what were called spurious emissions," Carson said. "They're not intentional. They're artifacts of the way the radio creates a signal."
The emissions can travel through the plane's windows to make contact with the communication and navigation antennas, mounted on the outside of the aircraft.
Stray signals can radiate energy that gets into the plane's wiring and travels to its communications receiver or onboard computers to connect indirectly.
The unintentional emissions can radiate energy that directly makes contact with the onboard computers or communications receiver.
The question is whether those emissions affect a plane's systems, making it unsafe to fly. There is no real proof that they do. Aviation experts have long believed at least one or two passengers aboard every commercial flight inadvertently leave cell phones on, yet cell phones have not been proved to have led to any crashes.
Airlines shared with the RTCA committee a number of anecdotal reports of interference, but the interference could not be repeated in controlled tests, Carson said.
Lufthansa, for example, shared its experiences with the committee in trying to verify reports of interference from portable electronic devices.
"They'd say that a 'Game Boy or cell phone was turned on, and when we turned it off, the interference seemed to go away,' " Carson said. "In almost all cases when they chased down those reports, either the interference could not be repeated or they found something else that was the cause of the problem.
"The bottom line is that you need an assessment to determine how the interference is getting in. It's a bad idea to just blame portable electronic devices."
Paul Guckian, vice president of engineering for Qualcomm in San Diego and a member of the RTCA committee, said the committee's research has shown that cell phones are not the sole issue.
"The fact is that a cell phone or notebook computer or PlayStation Portable - any of those electronic devices - have the equivalent potential to interfere with the aircraft communication system," Guckian said.
Boeing and other commercial manufacturers are already taking steps to shield an aircraft's equipment from unintentional emissions, which should make the next generation of planes less susceptible to the stray signals from cell phones and other handheld devices.
Even if the issues with stray emissions are resolved, the FCC is concerned that signals from airplanes confuse cellular networks.
On the ground, a cell phone regularly connects to the nearest cellular antenna to let the system know where it is and that it is available to receive calls. As the cell phone moves, say, in a vehicle, the signal is handed off from one antenna to the next. A cell phone thousands of feet overhead could contact numerous antennas, potentially disrupting calls and confusing the system.
When the FCC said in 2004 that it was considering lifting its ban on the use of cell phones on airplanes, it received more than 7,800 comments from the public. The commission has not made a decision and has not set a date to do so.
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association said it is not advocating the use of cell phones aboard planes. Spokesman Joe Ferren said if the FAA and FCC decide that it is safe, then the trade group would defer to the airlines.
"Our view is it would be up to the airlines," he said. "It's not something we're pushing or advocating."
Qualcomm, a developer of wireless technology and maker of chips that power cell phones, has been working on the cell phone issue from several angles.
In July 2004, the San Diego company and American Airlines conducted a successful "proof of concept" test using cell phones aboard an MD-80 aircraft over Dallas. The two-hour test, done with the permission of the FCC and the FAA, involved phones using Qualcomm's patented CDMA - code division multiple access - technology. Calls were made over Sprint's network.
To eliminate the problem of a phone contacting numerous cell towers on the ground, Qualcomm installed a small cell phone antenna - called a pico cell - on the plane that linked the calls to a satellite system and then to the Sprint network on the ground.
As many as 15 calls at once were made, and no interference with the aircraft's equipment was found, said Guckian, the Qualcomm vice president. From 2003 to 2004, Qualcomm used a corporate business jet to measure cell phone activity over 10 flights. Qualcomm collected logs from the phones during all phases of flight. The data were used to help the company understand the behavior of CDMA cell phones and to establish power levels necessary to prevent interference with ground networks.
Qualcomm conducted research with Boeing beginning in 2004 to see if a pico cell system on a plane would interfere with wireless networks on the ground. Guckian said that CDMA cell phones, which can operate at lower power levels than rival GSM phones, showed no interference with terrestrial networks. He said GSM phones showed a greater possibility of interference with networks on the ground.
Guckian said he believes cell phones will be allowed on airplanes - someday.
"I think it may happen under much more controlled scenarios," he said. "You'll see some trials going on, but in terms of a widespread deployment, that's several years away."


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Excerpts from an essay about the romance of the ride by a kindred, bus loving spirit:
A bus stop is stillness by which everything passes: the hurried steps of cell-phone gabbers, carts pushed by homeless men wearing dusty parkas in the summer, mounted policemen, snapshooting tourists. I firmly grip my MetroCard, ready to extend my arm out, because I sometimes get paranoid that drivers won't see me and will keep on driving. My caution is needless. Once I step into this indeterminate zone, usually marked by a simple sign-topped pole, I'm not just another person with some fly-by business on the sidewalk. I'm a bus rider.
In the Victorian era, theatrical panoramas became a popular form of mass entertainment, the 3-D IMAX of its time. Novelty-seekers stepped onto specially built platforms to immerse themselves in scrolling views of far-away cities, some as long as 300 feet. Bus windows are live panoramas of my city. I've lived in New York for more than a decade, and I still think myself a tourist. When I feel too anchored, I sometimes catch a comet–I hop on an unfamiliar bus, knowing only its general heading, and if I get lost, I look for one on its way back to terra cognita. It doesn't matter if I'm comet-riding or on a regular bus route I've taken hundreds of times, I'll find a window seat and press my brow against the glass and watch the mad carnevale flow by.
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By COLLEEN LEDDY
Is there something inherently wrong with eating potato chips for breakfast? Even followed by a healthy fruit salad full of brain power booster berries like raspberries and black raspberries, plus strawberries, peaches and pears?
OK, I know it's really wrong. But that's one of the great perks of being a grownup whose children have flown the coop and whose husband is in the other room—nobody to tell you what to do. Nobody to tell you: Put those chips back and eat a bowl of oatmeal.
Nobody, except the voice in your head of your husband saying, "Leddy, are you crazy? Put those chips back and eat a bowl of oatmeal!"
It's a big bag of potato chips. I didn't realize how big when I first bought it.
"You didn't notice the weight of it?" David asked when he hefted the two pound bag.
"I just wanted potato chips so I grabbed them," I replied.
We don't eat a whole lot of potato chips and I don't buy them on a regular basis. They have to be on sale and they have to be one of only two brands. So, when we finally have them, it's a case of deprivation-induced desire winning out over Puritan-inspired restraint.
The Puritans always lose out around me.
After eating a hearty handful of potato chips one morning, I remembered I'd also bought a jar of pickles. And nothing beats pickle and potato chip sandwiches (sliced pickles layered between two potato chips)—except fried potato sandwiches (fried potatoes slathered with fried onions and ketchup between two slices of bread).
I would propose that potato chips for breakfast is probably better than my next dietary transgression: dark chocolate for dinner. I didn't plan that meal in advance, but after consuming half a 3.5 ounce chocolate bar, I worked right through the dinner hour and half-way into the night. If you need to get a lot done, dark chocolate for dinner is a sure road to success.
I was feeling guilty about eating such a poor dinner, but then I remembered a snippet of news I'd heard recently supporting the health benefits of chocolate.
The New York Times covered the story, but WABC-TV News in New York summarized it more readable language.
Researchers analyzed the results of seven studies that included more than 100,000 people with and without heart disease.
They compared those who ate large amounts of chocolate to those who ate very little, and found those who consumed more chocolate reduced the risk of having heart disease by more than a third.
Chocolate-eaters were 29-percent less likely to have a stroke.
The studies included all types of chocolate, including chocolate bars, drinks and cookies.
But usually dark chocolate has been found to have the strongest benefits because it contains more antioxidants that may lower blood pressure and help ward off Type Two diabetes.
There is, of course, a catch. None of the research proves that the chocolate is creating the benefit.
Chocolate, we all know, is also creating wider hips, bigger stomachs and higher numbers on scales. Just ask me. I've been a steady consumer for years. Wider, bigger, higher—I'm all that.
Not the most enviable shape to be in 10 days before my 35th high school reunion, but I'm looking on the bright side. I've calculated that I've gained one pound for every year since I graduated in 1976. Surely there must be an award for that?
That award might be in jeopardy, though. I went to Dallas last week to participate in a library related focus group (all expenses paid by the sponsoring organization) and attend the Association for Rural and Small Libraries conference.
During the focus group meeting, the hotel people kept popping in with food all the time...brownies and chocolate chip cookies, warm popcorn, Cracker Jacks, hot New York-style pretzels with mustard, and the topper: a little ice cream cart filled with Haägen Dazs ice cream bars. "One of everything" is my motto when it comes to dessert offerings.
It's no wonder I gained five pounds in the five days I was gone. A pound a day—do they give awards for that?


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Similar to the excellent post about Atheismisms, I would like to take the discussion to a similar but more specific topic, orgasms!
So, how many of us still say, like "bless you" when you sneeze, mainly out of habit, "oh god" or "oh my god" when you have an orgasm?
I have to confess sometimes I do. Does this is ever bother you? Do you catch yourself and think, does this give the believers ammo? When you are at your most excited and ecstatic place physically, you scream out to the the invisible man! What does this say?!? For those from other countries I would like to know what you all say?
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I don't do any of this anymore. "Bless you" is easy, just ignore people's sneezes long enough and you eventually won't say anything when it happens (because why would you?)
In most other cases, I've found repeated use of alternatives works (I like to pluralize "god"). With sex, unfortunately this often entails swearing, which I'd really like to avoid since it sounds like pornography. Basically, it takes work.
The only reference to "god" I make regularly is "God damn it!" Seems a shame to drop that one as it bothers the believers.
When someone sneezes I make a point of saying "Gesundheit" rather than "Bless you."
At...er...other times, I don't really recall that I make words at all... ;)
I prefer to get as much blasphemy in as possible. Debra Morgan from "Dexter" has me hooked on saying "Holy Mary mother of fuck!"
Don't know how I missed this topic when it was "hot". Here is my contribution: Sex is one of the most animalistic things we do, so it seems appropriate to be non-verbal at such times. I might have said "oh, god" at one time or another, but mostly I stick to grunts, moans, sighs, and other non-verbal exclamations.
I do still let myself use the common god references when interacting with believers. I find it to be a good form of camouflage.
You are using the term god like a swear word. You're sticking it to them believers with every big-O.
I say bless you when somebody sneezes out of politeness
"oh my god" is an exclamation of shock and surprise, on par with "holy shit!"
I'm actually fairly antisocial by choice so I don't often say "bless you" etc automatically-- "please" and "thank you" are about as far as I go. On the other hand, I have noticed that people rarely consider the meanings behind common expressions, and so I've recently made it a point to use modified versions of those expressions that provoke a bit of thought. I figure that there's some value in using them in a way that might indicate how silly bestowing a blessing on someone can be, when used with the right god(s) of course. Some examples that I recall currently are:
- - - - - Misinterpret their definition of God to fit that of another:
Them: "God bless you."
Me: "Yes, and may the Flying Spaghetti Monster lay his many noodly tentacles upon you as well." (this can work with other gods, eg. "may Mars grant you might in battle")
- - - - - Replace "God" with either pagan gods/artifacts or appalling acts in the Abrahamic texts, or reference well-known scientists:
"Gods damn it" / "Oh my gods" / "By (Mjölnir / Ra's sun-disk / Odin's beard / Yahweh's bear army [see 2 Kings 2:23-24] / Darwin's beard / Newton's apples / and so on)!"
"Great Hawking's ghost!" [as said by Dr. Isaac Kleiner from Half-Life 2]
I say Kleenex and QTip concerning a tissue or cotton swab when those are just the brand names for specific items. I don't really find it to be a bother to say "God" in passing in the same sense. Actually keeping in the language just adds historical depth to a language. It is anthropologically interesting to keep in the old religious-based references to show the effect of that history. Over time they become more interesting.
from africa - zambia as u experience total entry orgasm u hear yourself exclaiming...'mama!!' ...its just an exclamation...u not really calling mother to come and see/witness your / his entry into her/you & what it has caused !! Same with 'OH GOD' its nothing except we were brought up to think there is a supernatural protector above us...[a mother] hence we scream
NOT having the orgasm would bother me, exclaiming whatever does not !
Really, I am so far gone down the road to hormonal high (Thank you Oxytocin - you are my one true god !) that I am not even aware what I exclaim, and as my wife is profoundly deaf there is no point in asking her.
Sneezing we say "gezondheid" which is Dutch for Gesundheit. These little sayings are as much cultural than reflecting any belief in a deity these days as they have worked their way deep into our everyday lexicon so I do not think any atheist should get bent out of shape about them.
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There were apparently no serious injuries as a result of the accidents, but interstate travelers had to deal with one big motoring headache.
The first of the three accidents happened about 2:40 p.m. near the interstate�s intersection with N.C. 119. It involved a dump truck and two cars.
Trooper Steve O�Shields of the N.C. Highway Patrol investigated the second accident, this one taking place east of the first, near the interstate�s intersection with Mebane-Oaks Road. The second accident involved two tractor-trailers and happened about 2:54 p.m.
O�Shields said the second accident happened when a tractor-trailer driven by Lalamyun Dove, 34, of Burlington, was stropped because of the earlier wreck and rear-ended by a tractor-trailer driven by Robert Young, 61, of Charlotte. Damage to the vehicles was substantial.
O�Shields estimated damage to the 2013 Freightliner that Young was driving at $73,000. Dove was driving a 2002 Freightliner. Damage to its trailer and the paper products it was carrying was estimated at $7,000.
Young was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision.
O�Shields said while he was investigating the accident involving the tractor-trailers, a third accident involving two cars happened almost beside him.
�I had to jump out of the way,� O�Shields said.
He said accidents like the day�s latter two are indicative of what happens when motorists are backed up for long distances and frustrated by delays. They�re not looking where they�re headed, O�Shields said, and trying to get around other vehicles.
�It�s always dangerous on the interstate,� he said. �Drivers aren�t paying attention. It puts the police, the firefighters, EMS and everyone in danger.�


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An energy transformation virtuoso, author, international speaker and workshop facilitator, Dr Dain Heer is best known for his unique energetic transformation process, called The Energetic Synthesis of Being.
Dain had to turn to his phenomenal knowing from a very young age growing up in a ghetto in Los Angeles. He was the only white face within 5 miles of where he grew up. He didn't see the difference between him and others and still doesn't. Dain came with amazing awareness into a world of lack, cruelty and abuse. He came from a family where half had no money, and the other half had money. He was constantly exposed to mental, physical, emotional, sexual and monetary abuse. Everything he chose and wanted was taken from him. He learned that he didn't own anything very early on.
But Dain never chose to be a victim; even after all the abuse he suffered. Along the way Dain discovered personal transformation, allowance, courage, and resilience. He has learned to transform life's challenges into a gift of strength. In the end, what came forward was the kindness, which is still him. Each of us has that place in us where we can choose kindness or we can choose to be a victim. Dain always chose kindness.
Over time what he recognized as the gift he was, was the awareness of energy and the ability to tap into and recognize his own abilities and knowing. His gift is his ability to look at life, change the energy and assist people to heal themselves from a position that no one else has ever chosen. He is a man who recognizes that the capacity to tap into energy, abilities and knowing is every person's gift if they are willing to choose it.
Dain has become an internationally recognized thought leader in transforming lives and creating different choices – willing to empower people to see different possibilities and to recognize what is truly possible for them. He has a completely different approach to healing by facilitating people to tap into and recognize their own abilities and knowing. The energetic transformation possible is fast — and truly dynamic.
He is acknowledged worldwide for his unique perspectives on personal transformation that is unlike anything else in the world.
In his talks, classes and books, Dain uses the stories of his personal transformation to inspire people to know that the change they've been seeking is possible. It empowers them to know that they are the creators of their life. He also gives them access to real, pragmatic and dynamic tools, and the energetic awareness to create the life they'd truly like to have—and the world they would truly like to live in.
Dain invites people to more consciousness from total allowance, caring, humor and a phenomenal knowing.
Dain is one of the most kindest, caring people I have ever met. He is a constant gift of magnitude to change what you may think is impossible and choose something different. Again, I am extremely grateful and consider myself very lucky to be working with Dain and to call him a great friend. Simone Milasas


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Category: 300 News Posted by: DaisyMay Combining the cash crop of other directors' Greek epics like 2004's "Troy" with his own epic style, as displayed in 2005's "Sin City," Frank Miller has succeeded once again in sweeping up hungry fans with "300."
Miller's '300' is a Success of Epic Proportions
Article Date: March 31, 2007 | Publication: The Shield | Author: Zach Williams
Source: The Shield
The film adaptation of Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae breathes new life into the old Greek literature and history books. Although "300" is loosely based on actual historical records, some inaccuracies create a no less intricate tale of 300 Spartans against King Xerxes and the Persian army.
Miller wrote the graphic novel after watching the movie, "300 Spartans," which altered his perception of what composes a hero.
So far, "300" is the biggest box office smash of 2007, and with good reason. The movie begins with Leonidas, king of the Spartan city-state, as a boy and continues to his reign, showing the brutal nature of Spartan life.
Director Zack Snyder's narration throughout the movie adds to the feel of listening to a stunning Greek poet recite an epic poem.
The movie features some of the most stunning visuals, using the best of post-production technology. It took over a year to wrap this up. The producers and artists took their time to create a thrilling, adrenaline-fueled event. The colors are breathtaking, muted in some areas and striking in others. At the very least, viewers will fall in love with the color scheme.
"300" offers a lot of things that many don't look for in their adventure movies, including a strong female character in Leonidas' wife, Gorgo, who wages a battle of her own with Sparta's corrupt political leaders.
Though the fighting does get intense at times, nothing is too gruesome. You won't find a hyper-violent film here.
It's still an R-rated film, though, so I don't recommend taking a 7-year-old to see it. Unless you want your child to encounter some graphic violence and nudity.
The film also offers an interesting look at the miracles of texture coloring and post-production manipulation.
There does exist a problem with this movie. They made it way too darn good! I wish that all comic book movies were treated with as much grace and respect as "300" and "Sin City" were given; who knows what kind of cinematic experiences we would have been left with for the ages to enjoy?
Want the truth? I can't convince you to go and see this movie, but I recommend that you do. "300" is rare. Rare in the sense that it was made to be widely available to the masses and history buffs alike.
Having seen the film twice over, I found it quite interesting that a group of older moviegoers stood outside the theater's doors talking at length about not just the cinematic aspects but the actual history that it holds within.
"300" is worth the ticket. And then you'll want the poster, an action figure, and then your own Spartan crimson.
Well, maybe not that far, but the movie really is worth the ticket.
Rating: 10/10
Category: 300 News
Posted by: DaisyMay
Combining the cash crop of other directors' Greek epics like 2004's "Troy" with his own epic style, as displayed in 2005's "Sin City," Frank Miller has succeeded once again in sweeping up hungry fans with "300."


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As the staff person who does much of the social media for Rotary InternationaI, I listened with interest to Rotary leaders at the International Institute in Bangkok as they discussed the power of the Internet and social media in sharing Rotary's story.
I understand why some people hesitate to use social media and why it can seem intimidating. Like many of you, I didn't grow up with a smart phone in my hand twittering my every thought. I'm old enough to remember a time before cable TV and having to actually get up off the couch to change the channel.
So why as a writer and editor did I get involved with websites in the late 1990s and social media five years ago? RI President Kalyan Banerjee got it right when he said at the International Institute: We should use social media to reach people because that's where people are. As 20 years of communications experience has taught me, going to where people can hear you is one of the first steps in communication.
Facebook alone has 800 million people, and it's still growing. Some of those people want to hear how Rotarians work together to make a difference. Communication mediums may change, but the message hasn't. People want to discover ways to make their world a better place.
So post online about your club or district's projects — Rotary's new Project Showcase makes it easy. Share your Rotary story, here on Rotary Voices or on your club or district's website or blog. It's not just for your club. It's for all the people seeking what Rotary has to offer.


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The result of this "Great Global Macro Experiment" is a market crash that never completed. BoomBustBlog subscribers should reference The Inevitability of Another Bank Crisis while non-subscribers should see Is Another Banking Crisis Inevitable? as well as The True Cause Of The 2008 Market Crash Looks Like Its About To Rear Its Ugly Head Again, With A Vengeance.
All four corners of the globe are currently "hobbling along on one leg", under the pretense of a "global recovery".
Simply sit back and look at the (supposed, none of these should truly be considered surprises) Black Swan Catalysts that we now face:
- US Housing, you know, the the thing that kicked this all of to begin with - The True Cause Of The 2008 Market Crash Looks Like Its About To Rear Its Ugly Head Again, With A Vengeance Friday, March 11th, 2011
- US and/or European Commercial Real Estate - Reggie Middleton ON CNBC's Fast Money Discussing Hopium in Real Estate Friday, February 25th, 2011
- MENA, the Middle East & North Africa - Egypt's Social Unrest As A Pan-European Economic and Financial Contagion? It Can Happen!!! Friday, January 28th, 2011 or First Tunisia, Then Egypt, Now Yemen: Will This Reach The Powder Keg That Is The EU & What Will Happen If It Does? Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
- Japan - Can Contagion Be Avoided Considering The Magnitude Of Japan's Woes? Tuesday, March 15th, 201
The list can go on. The most likely catalyst is described as follows...
The advice coming from both the government agents (ex. central bankers) and those whom these government agents have pledged to rescue at the absolute cost to the average tax payer (the FIRE sector, particularly the banking cartel) has been absolutely horrendous. First let's take a look at the most respected of these agency protected players - Goldman Sachs. From my missive, Is Another Banking Crisis Inevitable? posted last month, I excerpt the following:
Today, Bloomberg reports that Goldman Sachs Turns Bullish on Europe Banks as Debt Risk Eases.The report goes on to state:
The U.S. bank that makes the most revenue from trading advised investors to take an "overweight" position on banks, raising its previous "neutral" recommendation, according to a group of equity strategists led Peter Oppenheimer. Investors should pay for the trade by lowering holdings of consumer shares, he wrote.
"For financials the narrowing of sovereign spreads in peripheral eurozone, which our economists expect to continue, is a clear positive," London-based Oppenheimer wrote in the report dated Feb. 3. "Banks are one of the least expensive sectors in the market and the trade-off between their growth prospects and earnings in the next few years looks especially attractive."
Unfortunately, the risks of this particular trade were not articulated, and I feel that the risks are material. Far be it for me to disagree with the "U.S. bank that makes the most revenue from trading", but they have been wrong before – many times before. Reference Is It Now Common Knowledge That Goldman's Investment Advice Sucks??? or Did Reggie Middleton, a Blogger at BoomBustBlog, Best Wall Streets Best of the Best?for more on this topic.
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So where is the risk?
The impact of the Asset Securitization cum Sovereign Debt Crisis to bank balance sheets should become the market and media focus. The full cost of cleaning up the balance sheets of financial institutions particularly against the backdrop of adverse macro shocks emulating from sovereign defaults is not fully known. Structural weaknesses in sovereign balance sheets could easily spill over to the financial system due to the fact that most banks are stuffed to the gills with sovereign debt – highly leveraged, and marked as risk free assets at par. This can have broad, adverse consequences for growth in the medium term.
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BoomBustBlog has taken the opposite stance: The Inevitable Has Finally Been Admitted In Europe: The Macro Experiment Has Ignited Inflation Without Commensurate Growth & Rates Will Spike. I have queried many times in the past, Is It Now Common Knowledge That Goldman's Investment Advice Sucks???. Those who follow me regularly know that I have no problem running up against these big investment houses in terms of analytical accuracy and veracity. See Did Reggie Middleton Best Wall Streets Best of the Best? to ascertain who has been most accurate throughout this entire fiasco since 2007. I am not that smart, and I don't have a crystal ball. I simply understand and respect the Circle of Life and I do not need to screw my clients in order to make my profits. Let's see where the news of today puts those Goldman proclamations in reference to my perspective...
From Bloomberg - Socrates Defeat Pushes Portugal Closer to EU Bailout: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates tendered his resignation after plans to cut the budget were rejected by parliament, pushing the country closer to an international bailout.
BoomBustBlog analysis:
- Portugal's Debt Ridden Finances: An Analysis of Haircuts, Restructuring and Strategy – Professional Analysis
- The Anatomy of a Portugal Default: A Graphical Step by Step Guide to the Beginning of the Largest String of Sovereign Defaults in Recent History Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
- The Truth Behind Portugal's Inevitable Default – Arithmetic Evidence Available Only Through BoomBustBlog Monday, December 6th, 2010
- CB Swallows Massive Portuguese Bond Losses As It Is Clear That The Third State Will Soon Join The Bailout Brigade – Haircuts, Here We Come!!! Friday, February 18th, 2011
- The Coming Interest Rate Volatility, Sovereign Contagion, Geo-political Unrest & Double-Dip Recessions: Here's The Answer To Valuing Global Real Estate Through This Mess Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Bloomberg - Irish GDP Fell 1.6% in Fourth Quarter on Investment, Exports : I have warned on Ireland and its banks repeatedly
- BoomBustBlog analysis: Here's Something That You Will Not Find Elsewhere – Proof That Ireland Will Have To Default…Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
- Ireland's Bailout Is Finalized, The Indebted Gets More Debt As A Solution But The Fine Print Is Glossed Over – Caveat Emptor! Monday, November 29th, 2010
- The BoomBustBlog Contagion Model: How We Predicted 9 Months Ago That The UK and Sweden Would Rush To Bail Out Ireland, and Why Friday, November 26th, 2010
Bloomberg: U.K. Retail Sales Declined More Than Forecast in February
Osborne to Ease U.K. Voter Pain by Taxing Oil, Banks, Rich
European Services, Manufacturing Growth Slowed in March
- BoomBustBlog analysis: Subscription only - UK Public Finances March 2010
Bloomberg: Spanish Bank Ratings Cut at Moody's After Nation Downgraded
BoomBustBlog analysis:
As If On Cue After My Step By Step Illustration Of A Spanish Default, Spanish Yields Climb at Auction As Pressure Continues Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Will Spain Default? The Answer Is Not Hard To Determine If You Take An Objective Look At The Numbers And Recent History! Monday, December 13th, 2010
- Subscribers only - Spanish Banking Macro Discussion Note
Click here for the Pan-European Debt Crisis series or here for my latest on the topic.


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Conditions Ripe for Dove Season
Aug. 7, 2012
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AUSTIN — A bumper crop of native sunflower and other seed producing weedy plants this year have created ideal habitat conditions leading into September's dove hunter opener. Better habitat is good for the birds, but might make hunting tougher during the early migratory game bird seasons, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.
"Abundant seed production, predominately sunflower and croton will help recently fledged birds to rapidly put on weight," said Corey Mason with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "But, quality range conditions could also cause doves to disperse as food sources become readily available and make managed fields less attractive early in the season."
Texas dove season in the North and Central Dove Zones will run from Saturday, Sept. 1 through Wednesday, Oct. 24 and reopen Saturday, Dec. 22 through Sunday, Jan. 6, with a 15-bird daily bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.
The South Zone dove season will run Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 28, reopening Saturday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Jan. 22 with a 15-bird daily bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.
The Special White-winged Dove Area will be restricted to afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full weekends in September running from Sept. 1-2 and 8-9 and reopen when the regular South Zone season begins on Friday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 28 and again from Saturday , Dec. 22 through Friday, Jan. 18. The Special White-winged Dove Area season takes four of the allowable 70 days, so when the regular season opens, this area must close four days earlier than the rest of the South Zone. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than four mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15 with no more than 2 white-tipped doves.
"I'm seeing lots of growth of sunflowers, crotons, and other early-succession stage 'weeds' that should provide abundant food sources and hunting opportunities when they ripen in the fall," said Mike Krueger, TPWD district biologist in Kerrville.
"Most of the Trans-Pecos is holding good numbers of doves at this point," said Jason Wagner, TPWD biologist in Fort Stockton. "There are plenty of seed producing forbs and good tank water that should hold the birds until season. Last year's wildfires also created good dove habitat by allowing for forb growth and bare ground that mourning doves prefer for feeding. Usually the best dove hunting in the Trans-Pecos can be found around dirt tanks in the evenings. Also look for dove concentrations around the wildfire areas feeding on seeds."
For hunters looking for hunting opportunities on public lands, check out TPWD's Public Hunting Program, TPWD offers affordable access to quality hunting experiences with the purchase of a $48 Annual Public Hunting (APH) Permit.
Permit holders have access to more than 100 hunting units leased from private landowners specifically for dove and small game. An online map feature allows for "virtual scouting" of these areas. By clicking on the locator points, you can follow links to detailed aerial maps with highlighted boundaries and links to information pages from the APH information map booklet. A downloadable Google Earth file (.kml) is also available that contains all the boundary information along with links to the corresponding APH map booklet pages.
Hunters are reminded that in addition to a valid Texas hunting license, a state Migratory Game Bird Stamp, and certification in the Harvest Information Program (HIP) is required. HIP certification is offered when you buy your license and involves responding to a few simple questions about your migratory game bird harvest during the previous season. Hunting licenses expire annually on Aug. 31.


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It is known that for triangle-free graphs, if they are $d$-regular, then $2d\leq n$, where $n$ is the number of vertices. In words, the degree is less than or equal to the half of the number of vertices (complete bipartite for $2d = n$).
My question is, for every graph with $2d\leq n$, can we always find a triangle-free graph? Do you know any related results in the literature?


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We have our October Meeting planned and we want to see you there!
When: Sunday Oct 9th 1:00pm
Where: Charlie Simonds apiary – Honey Bee World, 12805 Rokeby Road, Bennet, NE. It is just south of Highway 2 between 120th and 134th Streets Southeast of Lincoln.
What: Charlie will be showing us best practices for overwintering your bee hives. Bring your protective equipment as we will be around live hives.
*Attn Scholarship students and new beekeepers** this is a great learning experience for you as you get ready to put your hives away for winter. Having strong colonies going into winter sets you up for next year!
As always, these events are also open to the public. If you have a friend who would like to come, forward them this email or bring them along!


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Webster trial focuses on fingerprint, ballistics evidence
Jurors shown gun police say was used to shoot officer
Jurors in the Myles Webster trial on Friday saw a weapon and bullets that prosecutors said tie Webster to the shooting of a Manchester police officer.
A Manchester police detective testified about blood and nearly two dozen bullets found at the scene of the March shooting, but defense attorneys said DNA and fingerprint analysis support their argument that police arrested the wrong man.
Webster is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Officer Dan Doherty.
The jury was shown the Glock .357 handgun that prosecutors said Webster used to shoot Doherty five times in March. Jurors also saw bullets left at the scene and Doherty's gun, which he used to return fire as he lay bleeding on the sidewalk near the intersection of Rimmon and Wayne streets.
"I learned that the scene was actually multiple scenes -- one large scene where the shooting had taken place and several small scenes," said Detective Ken Loui.
Loui testified that the Glock was recovered a short distance from the shooting scene on Putnam Street. That's where police also found a black jacket and T-shirt that prosecutors said Webster was wearing that day.
Defense lawyers said this is a case of mistaken identity, saying that evidence collection was inexact, citing the police failure to do a gunshot residue test on Webster. Police testified that a gunshot residue test was beyond the scope of their search warrant.
Police took DNA from Webster but were unable to get any usable samples from the gun or the shell casings. There were also no usable fingerprints found to link Webster to the firearm.
Ballistics expert Mark Dupre testified that Doherty's handgun had some unusual damage on the barrel.
"It's consistent with being shot by a bullet," Dupre said.
The case is expected to be in the hands of the jury next week.


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9:00 Winter Wildlife Eagle Cruise
February 10, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until March 17, 2019
Winter Wildlife & Eagle Cruises – Essex, CT – We will depart from the Connecticut River Museum docks at the end of Main Street in ESSEX. With this partnership, you not only get to enjoy the river and its wildlife from the water, but also the entire museum and their special Eagles of Essex exhibit. As the river, lakes and ponds to our north freeze, Eagles and others make their way to the lower CT River for their favorite food – FISH. Join us on this ~2 hour "on-the-water" cruise to search for eagles and other winter wildlife. This is Mark and Mindy's 15th year providing these popular cruises and in the past we have spotted up to a record 41 eagles, 3 types of grebes, fox, 3 types of swans, 3 types of mergansers, golden eagle, coyote, deer, many hawk species, 3 types of seals, many different gulls, loons, and even a bobcat. We will have Naturalists on board to narrate and make sure you don't miss a thing! RiverQuest has a heated cabin, but we suggest that you dress in warm layers since the best views will be from the open decks. Don't forget your camera and binoculars! No binoculars? No worries, we have plenty on board for you to borrow! We will also provide complimentary coffee and tea. $42pp all passengers. NOTE: Due to the length of this cruise, no children under 10 years old please. We look forward to seeing you aboard!


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When tragic deaths occur under intense media scrutiny, there is often a reflexive grasp at greater meaning. But our pent-up desire to address serious, overarching problems, sometimes leads to a flood of misdirected emotion and protest.
Two recent incidents underscore the problem. The first involved the Kansas City football player Jovan Belcher, who shot and killed his girlfriend before taking his own life. The second concerned Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who committed suicide just days after she was victimized by a prank in which radio D.J.'s pretended to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a call to a London hospital where Saldanha worked.
Belcher's murder-suicide led to outcry for tighter gun controls; Saldanha's death prompted rage over vicious pranking by radio and TV programs. Both issues are serious – the former far more than the latter – and in need of attention. However, these particular stories are false examples of true problems, and attempts to make them into something they are not only distracts from the larger issues.
The Kansas City incident prompted immediate discussion about guns and how they should be controlled, as almost always happens in high-profile cases where a firearm is involved. This time, the debate grew fierce after NBC's Bob Costas delivered a commentary during a national football telecast in which he condemned the "gun culture" in America. He quoted at length from a commentary by Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports, including the assertion that, "If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and (girlfriend) Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today."
Costas has a point about the gun culture, especially among NFL players. But he and Whitlock are off base in maintaining that the two deaths would not necessarily have occurred if Belcher didn't own a gun. The following day, Costas called for better screening of gun buyers, and limitations on sale of automatic weapons – both entirely reasonable – but, again, not relevant in this case. Belcher used a handgun, and no amount of background checking would have stopped him from buying it.
The unintended consequence of gun commentaries by Costas and others was that they actually provided ammunition, if you will, for the gun lobby. By seeming to challenge the Second Amendment, although he never mentioned it, Costas made it easy for gun advocates to, if you will again, fire back.
The nurse's death in London prompted an even greater storm of protest, aimed at two radio hosts in Australia who conducted the telephone prank. Their action was described in Tweets and blogs in vile terms along with demands that they be fired. "There's blood on your hands," declared one anonymous Tweet that ABC News decided was worth repeating worldwide.
Telephone pranks, whether by middle-level radio D.J.'s or giggle-happy teens, are passé. The radio station in Sydney where the gag originated even took the prudent step of reviewing the audio file with attorneys before it was broadcast.
What distraught observers of this sad event should really be focused on are the truly vulgar, sometimes dangerous, pranks conducted around the world and transmitted virally on YouTube. A recent clip from Brazil, for example, in which passengers in an elevator are scared out of their wits by the appearance of a ghostly figure who enters through a secret passage, is the type of irresponsible "gag" that is truly deserving of public outcry.
But to use the London tragedy as the basis for protesting media pranks is to miss the point and deflects attention from the real problem of shock-video.
In his NBC commentary, Bob Costas actually had it right when he said we seem to need tragedies to gain perspective. He might have added that we must also keep tragedies in perspective, and not misappropriate them for the convenience of trying to make unrelated arguments.
Peter Funt is a writer and speaker and can be reached at www.CandidCamera.com.
When tragic deaths occur under intense media scrutiny, there is often a reflexive grasp at greater meaning. But our pent-up desire to address serious, overarching problems, sometimes leads to a flood of misdirected emotion and protest.


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