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I think an important part is not talking about religion in a very bashing matter, i do however question and explain the mistakes in the sermons every time i go with my girlfriend. After that i don't think there is a major problem (yet, as i'm still young and no children).
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I understand you're thinking, but at the same time the way I look at it is that people need a stable, reliable and lasting method of coping. Religion is neither of those things as it has yet to be proven, but evidence is constantly being stacked against the idea of there being any truth to it. If someone becomes dependent on Religion to cope with issues and to provide them with hope to go on, when they are presented with evidence against it and start to question it could really make their world crumble and put them in a really bad place. Its been said that religion is the "opium of the masses". Opium makes you feel good, but in the end its an escape with severe withdrawal symptoms.
I do agree with you about not passing judgement and respecting other's opinions though (unless of course they are infringing on the rights of others). All important lasting relationships should be built on mutual trust and respect.
I am married to someone who has not called himself a dis-believer...yet. He wasn't raised religious but he was raised with the faith that there was a god watching over all. He agrees with most of what I pass along to him and I came to this place while married to him. He never gave me any problems over the journey or question why I was doing it. I think he is closer to an atheist then he knows, but he is scared to take that last step.
As to others who are close to me (parents, siblings), I usually don't discuss religion at all. They know how I feel, I know how they feel and because the majority of them are believers, but of never go to church, smorgasbord type, it isn't something they feel compelled to defend to me, nor I to them.
I do think that if I had friends or family who were very devout, that I would address it only if they made it a point to convince me of their side. I truly feel the facts are on my side and I can present a good case. However, I know that it's not about the facts for most people and that it may strain a relationship under those circumstances.
I grew up in a strongly theist family, all of which are still pretty non-thinking conservatives, and am surrounded by mormons where I live and work. I pretty much avoid it altogether unless I'm talking to like minded individuals. It also keeps my friend list fairly small.
With my friends (Christians) I'm pretty open about my feelings, ideas, and experiences relating to atheism and theism. I walk the line between being authentic and being offensive. With one half of my family (Catholics, lapsed Catholics, one other atheist!, a Buddhist), I hardly censor myself at all--I figure they know how I am. :-) But I don't go out of my way to provoke them. The other half of the family (Southern Baptist) I hardly ever see and they're very closed minded. I used to try to reason with them but that went nowhere. Now I just try to steer the conversation away from inflammatory topics. In a work environment, I consider talking about atheism and theism unprofessional, so I would always politely change the topic if it comes up.
I avoid it all together. There is no use trying to talk to them its like trying to get a pig to fly.
I have tryed to manage but failed. I was close to win :) I'll never think of that time as lost.
My best friend is a Catholic or Christian... not sure what she calls herself now, but I remember the exact moment when she found out I was a non-believer. She literally looked at me with this "I can't believe you!" face and started crying. We're still best friends, but I avoid religious talk with her unless she brings it up first.
As for my boyfriend, I'm still not sure where he stands on all of this. I brought home a book by Richard Dawkins and when he saw me reading it, he asked "What's with the book?" I don't think he minds, but he hasn't been much help when it comes to support.
My family... I assume they know. My sister does for sure. I don't think my parents care much, since they never were religious- just liked calling themselves Catholics, I suppose.
Its really on a person to person basis. For the most part its a non issue. We just dont discuss religion, unless they bring it up. As time goes on I find it harder and harder to be around believers because so much of their lives are intertwined with religion on how they act and how they draw conclusions in everyday activities. For the most part I keep my mouth shut at my day job, I won't lie about being an atheist but I'm not outspoken about it, only because there is such a stigmata with atheism. In my personal life I make it no secret. If they will scoff or look down on me simply because I don't buy into their fairy tales, then I don't want them around me and I will cut off contact. Life is too short to deal with all the bullshit. Family member or not.


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October 25 – Happy Birthday Mike Harkey
Mike Harkey is currently the New York Yankee bullpen coach, but twenty-five years ago, he was the number 1 draft choice of the Chicago Cubs. In fact, he was almost the number 1 overall pick. Since Mariners' owner George Arygos lived in Orange County, California, he had taken an active interest in the baseball program at nearby Cal State Fullerton. The Titans had won the NCAA Division 1 baseball title in 1984 and a year later the 6'5″ Harkey joined the program and became a dominant right-handed collegiate pitcher. As draft day approached in 1987, the Mariners owned the top pick overall and Arygos let his front office know he wanted to use it to take Harkey. Seattle's scouting office had other ideas and they were successful convincing their boss they were right. So Seattle used that top pick on Ken Griffey Jr. and Harkey was selected by the Cubs two picks later.
Harkey's problem was a chronically weak right shoulder. After putting together a 16-4 record in his first full season in the Cub farm system, his shoulder gave out plus he injured his knee and he missed the entire 1989 campaign. Cubs manager, Don Zimmer made Harkey his fifth starter to open the 1990 season and the rookie responded by winning five of his first six decisions. Frustrated by his team's mediocre record, Zimmer decided to go with a four man rotation during the second half of that season and Harkey's shoulder just couldn't bear the added strain. He managed to finish that season 12-5, good enough to get him a fifth place finish in that year's Rookie of the Year voting but he would never again pitch as many innings (179) or win as many games (12) during his eight-year big league career.
The San Diego native got into coaching after his playing days were over and in 2006 he was hired by the Marlins as Joe Girardi's bullpen coach. When Girardi became the Yankee Manager two years later, he hired Harkey to serve in the same capacity with New York and he's been mentoring the team's reliever corps ever since.
Harkey shares his October 25th birthday with this former Yankee shortstop, this former Yankee reliever, this former Yankee GM and this former Yankee third baseman turned medical doctor.

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Having conquered the basketball world, the Miami Heat's LeBron James continues to branch out into new areas. The reigning NBA MVP can now add "music curator for a video game franchise" to his expanding resume.
2K Sports announced Friday that James selected 20 songs for the soundtrack of its upcoming "NBA 2K14." LeBron is also on featured on the cover of the popular video game for the second year in a row (the first player since Michael Jordan to accomplish that feat).
James said in a statement that he is honored to be the first cover athlete to choose songs for the soundtrack. He follows his friend and Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z, who was the executive producer of the last year's installment that sold more than 4.5 million copies.
"2K is letting me take control of some important elements in NBA 2K14, including this year's soundtrack," James said. "I love that I'm the first NBA 2K cover athlete to choose the soundtrack."
Some of the songs featured on the game's soundtrack are Drake's "Started From The Bottom," Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell Williams and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us," with Ray Dalton.
Other music acts featured are Jay-Z, Coldplay, Robin Thicke, The Black Keys, Eminem, Fly Union, Gorillaz, Imagine Dragons, Jada Kiss, John Legend, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Nas and Puff Daddy.


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Following the diagnosis of
coronary artery disease (CAD), you should visit your
primary care physician every few months to track your condition and ensure that
your treatment is going as planned. If you have complications or need
special procedures (such as cardiac catheterization or open-heart surgery), you
may need treatment from a variety of specialists.
Depending on how severe your CAD is and whether you already
have complications, you may need a team of health professionals to help
treat your disease and manage your treatment plan.
The following table outlines the types of health professionals who
may be involved in the treatment of CAD and related complications.
Health professional
Who are they?
What is their role?
When would you see them?
Provide specialty medical care
Cardiac rehabilitation team
Doctor, nurse specialist, dietitian, exercise therapist, and physical therapist
Help you recover from an event or procedure and make healthy lifestyle changes
During the rehab program
Although you may not need help from all of these providers,
it is good to be aware of the full range of professionals you may encounter
at some point during the course of your treatment. If you need the help
of other health professionals, you should keep in constant contact with your
primary care doctor and report any changes in the way you feel or any
medicine-related side effects. Each individual's experience with CAD and with its
complications is different. Your health professionals will help tailor your
treatment to best suit your needs.
In some cases, your primary care physician (PCP)—usually an
internist or family medicine physician—will serve as your care coordinator and
be responsible for the day-to-day medical management of your coronary artery
disease. In these cases, your PCP will be the one who evaluates your
risk factors, does diagnostic tests, and looks for evidence of other
After you are diagnosed with CAD, your PCP will help you build a
treatment plan and will also decide whether you need to start taking
medicines or whether you need certain procedures to diagnose the severity of
your CAD. For this reason, it is important that you are open with your doctor
and make sure that he or she knows of any changes in your symptoms.
In general, you should visit your PCP once every few months to make
sure that you are on track with your CAD treatment and to continue with your
general medical care. In addition to a physical exam at each visit, you and
your doctor should review your progress with lifestyle modifications and, if
applicable, experiences with your prescribed medicines. If you have
new or changing symptoms, your PCP may do or request tests to check your heart.
Most primary care physicians are qualified to develop and manage
treatment plans for chronic diseases such as CAD. But if you develop
complications or have more severe CAD that needs a procedure or surgery as
treatment, your primary care physician may refer you to a specialist.
In some cases, a cardiologist will serve as your primary point of
contact in treating and managing your CAD. Whether you work more closely with a
primary care physician (PCP) or a cardiologist depends on a number of factors,
including the nature of your condition and the relationship you may already
have with either physician. Whether you see your cardiologist to treat mild
atherosclerosis or to provide follow-up care after a major surgery, this
specialist will add heart-specific expertise to your treatment plan.
interventional cardiologist can do a cardiac catheterization, an invasive
procedure used to take X-rays of your arteries and diagnose any narrowed areas
in your coronary arteries. An interventional cardiologist can also do an
angioplasty and place stents during a cardiac
catheterization to open narrowed or blocked arteries.
In some people, an open-chest surgery, called bypass surgery, may be recommended to bypass the blocked vessel and allow blood to
reach the heart.
A cardiothoracic surgeon (also called a cardiovascular surgeon or a
cardiac surgeon) is a specialist trained to do this surgery.
If you develop certain CAD-related complications, you may need to see
a number of other specialists to treat your specific conditions. For example,
you may need to see a nephrologist (kidney specialist) if you develop kidney
problems or a neurologist (brain and nervous system specialist) if CAD leads to
a stroke. Your primary care physician will direct you to the specialists who
are skilled in treating your specific condition. You may be referred to the
following specialists:
While primary care physicians serve as central coordinators of care
for many people with CAD, nurse educators are valuable resources as well.
addition to serving as a care coordinator, your nurse educator will serve other
important functions. For example, a professional educator may be the first one
to help you understand CAD, begin your treatment plan, teach you about the
effects of various medicines on your condition, and help you with lifestyle
One of the nurse educator's most important roles is to provide you
with the information you need about your disease as you are ready to handle it.
You will have CAD for the rest of your life, and your nurse educator can be
there with the information that you need to adapt to changes in your condition.
A cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) program teaches you how to be more active and make lifestyle changes that can lead to a stronger heart and better health. A cardiac rehab team often includes a doctor, a nurse specialist, a dietitian, an exercise therapist, and a physical therapist. The team designs a program just for you, based on your health and goals. Then they give you support to help you succeed.
Because what you eat has a big effect on your coronary artery
disease, you may seek the aid of a dietitian or nutritionist to help you
develop a heart-healthy diet. If you also have high blood pressure
(hypertension) or diabetes, it may be important to limit salt and sugar intake
as well.
Dietitians are trained in nutrition and are experienced in helping
individuals make lifestyle changes. They understand that adjustments to your
eating habits can be the hardest changes to make. And they can help you take
small steps toward the larger goal of a balanced diet.
Many people with serious conditions such as CAD experience
depression, either independently or as a result of their physical condition.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers can help you deal
with the mental challenges associated with any CAD-related complications that
you may have. Also, they can help you learn to manage the stress in your
life, which can have a direct bearing on the success of your treatment plan.
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Paying cash for health care
As one of the millions of uninsured, I've developed the habit of shopping for my medical care. The good news is that there are deep discounts to be had if you can pay at the time you receive care. Nor does cost have much to do with quality of care. Some top doctors give deep discounts for not
having to deal with the "medical insurance companies".
While some quacks haven't figured out that getting paid up front is easier, faster, and in the long run cheaper than
waiting 3 to 6 months or never getting reimbursed by said "insurance" companies. (Certainly you're noticed
that job One at the insurance companies is to NOT pay claims, and they're just making up reasons to not pay these days)
The bottom line is that some in the medical industry have figured out how to provide quality, affordable care to the uninsured while others have much smaller brains (or maybe
High up on the list of the stupid is as stupid does crowd are the
two laboratories that we have access to. Go to LabCorp or Quest Diagnostics for blood work, or tests, and the
uninsured can expect to pay double or more what the insured pay.
No discounts from these corporations. Making double for the same test is a great business model, and stock prices don't care if money is being made ethically or not. But, of course, we uninsured don't have to pay their exorbitant fees. There is always competition.
These days most of it resides on the internet. Recently my doctor suggested a test. A call to LabCorp, and it priced out to $125 (sorry sir, no discounts for paying cash). But it only took 5 minutes on the internet to find the same test for $49. So how can the internet draw my blood, you ask. It can't.
They send me to LabCorp, where the blood is drawn and the test is performed. You have to ask yourself just how smart is LabCorp, that they can't see an opportunity to get rid
of the middleman.
I hope you don't think that I'm picking on LabCorp here. Quest
Diagnostics is worse. After a $1300 bill, I realized it was heaper to fly to Canada or Costa Rico to have tests done than it is to work with those blood suckers.
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This was a quick gift for my good tree friend, Rezznul. I added the eyebrow line at the end and I like how it gives him a look of happy consternation. He's not quite sure how he feels! I haven't done much besides art posts here lately, primarily because a family emergency brought us out of town suddenly. Without going into it too much, unfortunately my father-in-law passed away after fighting cancer for some time. I appreciate everyone's patience as I have settled back into life and work here. If you've asked about art, I am trying to get caught up on my e-mails. Also, if you have art questions please do e-mail me rather than commenting on the blog. (I may have said otherwise before, in which case I was just plain wrong-o). It's much easier for me to keep track of inquiries via e-mail, whereas blog comments have a tendency to get away from me. (Out of sight/out of mind, etc.)
Anyway, I've been taking advantage of this quiet period in WoW to straighten out and handle RL things, but I'm still here and we're doing fine! I'd also recommend you check out From Draenor With Love today (especially if you came to Firelands with me at any point) because I finally finished my special Firelands strip! It's a doozy, and it took ages, but I'm really happy with the result. It's my big "thank you" to everyone who helped!


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A European privacy group has filed a complaint with the Irish Data Commissioner alleging that Facebook is breaking privacy laws by compiling shadow profiles of people who have never signed up with the social network.
Apparently by collecting data from users, the complaint said, it compiles data on nonusers from user mobile phones, importing personal data or sent personal invitations to join Facebook and is working on "shadow profiles."
From Macleans: What we don't know is what Facebook is doing with this info. Are they storing it indefinitely or destroying it? Are they compiling and aggregating it—matching an email address you typed in last year with a phone number you synced yesterday to a name you mentioned in today's status update? Is Facebook mapping these individuals in a hidden social graph? Are they building an alleged network of "Shadow Profiles"? If so, why?
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The following a largely re-posted article from Pravda, Jan. 29. I can't vouch for any of it, but find these excerpts highly interesting. (emphasis mine)
Lisa Karpova
The National Transitional Council (NTC), Al Qaeda and other NATO backed terrorists are unable to subdue the country. Not only are they incapable of running a country or government, but they can't even agree among themselves and they are eating each other alive....
What the west fails to understand is the unique relationship among Libyans and their army and the fact that the Libyan people themselves were and are the true government of this country. It is called the Jamahiriya, Government by people's councils.That would fit with what it seems like they did at Bani Walid. They helped the locals kickout the brutalizers, and then let the locals force down their proud green flags to prevent further trouble.
Any advances made by the west and their terrorist stooges are only temporary, the situation is fluid and changes on a daily basis.
The Green Resistance, formerly the Libyan Army, controls most of the country and every day, more and more areas are going Green.
At every opportunity, the Green Resistance, unlike the NATO installed terrorists, take the time and trouble to look after the needs of the Libyan people. No matter how difficult the fight, this remains true.
One reported example of them helping the world learn about what's happening in Libya was reported by Libya S.O.S., as Petri alerts me:
(3) In major military operations around Misrata at the coast of Libya, Green Army found bodies of 17 Somali immigrants at the coast of Misrata, cause of death remain to be established, an investigation was not immediately carried since it was a heavy fighting zone.
Continuing with Karpova, their spirit is spreading all over.
University students in Tarhunah hoist the green flag and chanted slogans of God, Muammar and Libya.... Chaos in Tripoli, says Karpova's sources
Clashes between the Libyan resistance and thieves in Gheryan result in the killing of 16 of the bands
The city of Bani Walid, recently liberated by Green Resistance reported NATO jets flying overhead while Al Qaeda is attempting to mount an offensive
Explosion of a grenade on junta-rats military camp in [Abu] Salim, by brave green soldiers of resistence at [Abu] Salim.
SGP introduces a state of emergency in parts of Abu Salim, Ain Zara (auto explosion, three rats were killed), Al-Furdzhan [Khelet al-Furjan]. "The threat of attacks on important targets in these areas - the maximum." Squads of rats contract to these areas.
Touhami Dr. Hamza has occurred January 27, 2012, announcing the popular uprising in Benghazi. He said the real revolution began (not NATO revolution) and that young Libyans will release Libya, young people like Moatassem, Seif, Saidi, Aisha will create the new Libya and liberate the country. He added that the people of Bani Walid told France Presse that the Libyan leader is alive in the hearts of Bani Walid


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|Smooth rolling beside Skunk Creek. Last time I was at this spot, I saw a ferruginous hawk soaring overhead.
Saturday I got a little carried away. As in, I started riding, everything felt good, with a slight wind at my back, so I just kept riding and riding. In this case, I was going northwest along the Arizona Canal, then the Arizona Canal Diversion Channel (ACDC), then Skunk Creek, then New River. After I got going, I kind of thought I would stop after riding along Skunk Creek a little ways, which I have done before, but it's been a while since I've been up that way, and the path has been much improved since then.
Once I rode along this route a little while, I had to keep going to see what it was like up ahead. This path used to be OK, expansion-jointed cement I think, which ran out into a gravel kind of informal trail that you could ride to get to 83rd Avenue if you felt really motivated to get there for some reason, but the majority of the time I would just turn around. Today I found that they have significantly improved the Skunk Creek path, in the photo above, and that it keeps going and joins up with a trail along New River (up ahead in the photo, around the bend).
|Skunk Creek, this dry waterway, converges with New River just up ahead, along this awesome path.
I kept riding and riding. The weather was perfect, and in this area, unlike many others I ride, there was some recognition that path users may need the occasional rest stop, cool-down in the shade, and water fill-up, so the water bottle was always pretty full along this route.
|Ped/bicycle bridge by Rio Vista Park, crossing the confluence of Skunk Creek and New River
Water fountain right behind me, impressive bridge spanning a dry river bed for conveying people from a neighborhood to a park. The park was packed on this sunny Saturday with parents, kids, and dogs, all having a great time. The park is cradled in a bend of the 101 Agua Fria freeway. It has sports fields and a lovely pond. Now that I look at it on the map, I really want to go back and ask all those people that were in the park how they got there--did they walk across the bridge, or drive there, or cycle, or what? The map made me wonder that because the park is very oddly situated: not one actual residential area borders it directly. It is a park-island, bordered by the 101 Freeway, New River, and what looks like some kind of commercial buildings to the south.
When I was a kid, there were at least three parks I could walk to from my house, in the small town where I lived, where there were trees, play equipment, picnic areas, and big swaths of open grass for playing football, or whatever. Even more if I rode my bike, which I did sometimes to meet friends. Man, I guess I didn't realize how good that was until now. That was a casual, unstructured, "Hey mom, I'm going to the park," type of activity. Autonomous, spontaneous behavior by a 12 year-old. "Be home by dinner," was the expected reply. And I was able to achieve all that with no cell phone, and no text messages! Incredible.
Rio Vista looks like an excellent park. I do not think any of the children arrived there due to autonomous, spontaneous behavior, though. Maybe I'm wrong. I kind of hope so. I kind of hope at least a few of them just yelled an update to mom as they went out the door, and rolled their scooters across that bridge. Anything is possible, I suppose.
|That's a Sun Circle Trail map sign sighting right there, by the way. Cool! It's becoming circular!
|Rolling over a temporary plywood bridge with Bip's slightly knobby tires made a crazy buzzing sound.
Just look at that sign: restrooms, water, and shade ahead. If you started at this end, you might leap to the conclusion that this is a common occurrence along the canal. You would be wrong, at least for now. If you ride turn around and ride the other direction, it's about 22 miles to the next trailside water, restroom and shade stop. (check out my photo, here, of the one way out in Scottsdale). These are excellent facilities, thank you Glendale Parks and Recreation.
This was a fun ride, more than 40 miles total. Great trip. I did it on Bip, with the slightly knobby tires, which was not the best planning on my part. Next time, I'll use smooth tires and a bike with a setup more appropriate to a ride of that distance, for sure. Get up. Go ride.


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Yes, New York Times Headline Writer, my envy is vast! It contains multitudes! Well, not quite multitudes. More like twenty little sharp needles of bitter, concentrated envy. Why why why New Yorker elitists didn't you pick ME?!? I coulda been a contender! You know I'm out here, because I write to you every week to tell you how wrong you were to never publish a story by David Eddings!
20 Young Writers Earn the Envy of Many Others
Clearly, the only thing your editors appreciate are boring realistic stories about middle-aged professors who have affairs. Like the stories by Daniel Alarcón and Chris Adrian in Best American Fantasy. And Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's Madeleine Is Sleeping. And the title story of Wells Towers's Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned. And all of Karen Russell's stories, certainly. Dirty realists! Nasty rotten winning smug literary brats! Baaaaaaah! (Russell has even been photographed at that Communistic dirty realist gathering, the KGB Fantastic Fiction series!)
Sure, the New Yorker editors say they just want to offer some names of writers they think show a lot of promise for the future, but I know what their real purpose is. It's to torment me! That's why they keep sending me their magazine every week! To show me how much they disdain me!
At least the New York Times headline writer knows the truth, even if she/he didn't mention me by name. I know that headline writer was thinking of me. They always are. It's why I read the Times every morning -- to see what they're saying about me today...


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By Lou Mancinelli
Philadelphia Aikido owner and director, Cecelia Ricciotti, who also has been teaching aikido (a form of self defense) at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree on and off for 20 years, left South Philly for San Francisco as a teenager in 1968.
"I went to see what the attraction was," said Ricciotti. "I discovered there was nothing special about being in California. Everyone out there was from here." She did however meet her husband, a New York native, during her year in California, before moving back to Philadelphia and establishing herself as an "aikido sensei" (martial arts instructor).
Five years after returning to Philadelphia, Ricciotti, who was married by then and later divorced in 1976, "had a two-year-old at home (Bruno,who is now 37, lives in Manhattan and owns Bond New York Real Estate), and I was climbing up the walls. I had to get out of the house and talk to adults, exercise and learn at the same time."
Cecelia knew she wanted to study some sort of martial art. She chose aikido after visiting numerous local martial arts schools, or "dojos," that offered different disciplines like kung fu and karate. "Some 'senseis' (teachers or grand masters) didn't seem warm and welcoming," she said. "They didn't look like they were having fun."
But at the aikido studio, everyone laughed at her and her rambunctious little boy. "It's the art I was looking for," said Ricciotti. "I never found a reason to quit." In 1978 Ricciotti was good enough for her teacher to ask her to help teach, and she's been doing it ever since.
Aikido is a 100 percent non-competitive defensive martial arts discipline where individuals learn how to defend and control themselves by blending with the energy of others to resolve conflicts without violence. It teaches one to deflect an attacker's energy against him to protect oneself.
Aikido was developed at the turn of the 20th century in Japan. Ricciotti's teacher, Shuji Maruyama, came to Philadelphia in 1968, sometime after the death of his own teacher, Morihei Ueishiba, the founder of aikido. Ueishiba was a master of jiu-jitsu who experienced a spiritual awakening and decided the violence practiced in other forms of martial arts was not the best way to go through life.
If a 100-pound rock was falling towards your head, would you punch it and try to break it into little pieces, or would you move out of the way to avoid it and allow it to destroy itself when it hits the ground? What if the rock weighed 1,000 pounds?
This simple scene illustrates the heart of the aikido philosophy. If someone throws a punch at you, Ricciotti, a seventh-degree black belt, explained, especially if he is stronger than you, and you try to block it, or punch back, in the majority of cases the person with more power will win.
"But if you throw a punch at me, and I step aside and let you continue beyond where you thought the punch would land, you'll be off-balance and probably easier to overpower," said Ricciotti. "The right and wrong of it is, if I'm attacked, I win. If I attack, I lose."
During the early 1980s, after her teacher, Maruyama, returned to Japan, Ricciotti continued running a dojo for him along with a small group of other black belts. Then in 1985 she opened a dojo at Seminole Hall in Germantown. She continued to teach at both locations until the lease in center city expired, and Maruyama declined to continue to be responsible for it while living in Japan. Cecelia then agreed to close that one down and reopen it at 43 N. 3rd St. About a year later, she closed the Germantown dojo and combined both groups.
Thus, Philadelphia Aikido, now the largest school within the federation of Kokikai International (kokikai is the style of aikido developed by Ricciotti's teacher), opened at 3rd Street near Market in Old City in 1997. In 2004, Ricciotti moved to her current location at 3901 Conshohocken Ave., off of City Line Avenue, where she is a co-owner. (She lives close enough to walk to work.) Her business partner, Chrungchai "Lex" Leodhuwaphan, joined her as a partner in 2007. In addition to aikido, the studio offers Swedish massages. The Defensive Arts Center is the name of the building they use.
At her classes, students from seven- to 70-years-old, from the beginner's orange belt to the advanced black belt, all practice at once and work together in pairs. This way, an advanced student can help a beginner learn. Since it does not require strength or size, aikido can be mastered by all, regardless of athletic ability and age.
The practice and discipline of aikido are generally not used for physical combat, Ricciotti, 66, explained. But its techniques become important in dealing with your everyday life. Instead of arguing with someone, deflect their energy. Ask them to look at the issue again from the other's perspective.
"I know what I've gotten out of aikido and how it's helped shape me as a person," said Ricciotti. "However much of that I can give to another person, that's my role." For more information about Philadelphia Aikido, visit Philadelphia-aikido.com. For information about Ricciotti's classes at MALT, call 215-843-6333


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Bertil Vallien was born in 1938, in the small suburb of Sollentuna, to the north of Stockholm. He and his siblings were raised in a strict, religious atmosphere, grounded in the fervent precepts of the pentecostal movement, to which their parents belonged. But there were also other influences – he came into contact with people of different backgrounds and different sets of values, among them a journalist and an artist.
After finishing elementary schooling, Bertil worked for a while as an apprentice in his father's decorating firm; until, one day, a need to express his artistic leaning found an outlet in covering the un-papered walls with drawings; when it was discovered that his figures showed through the wallpaper, he was sacked! Later, however, a schoolteacher, who also ran a business-school, encouraged him to attend for half a year; and then he went on to Borgarskolan polytechnic, where he did a commercial course. At the same time he worked as a window-dresser; and also attended evening classes in Life Drawing at the Konstfack School of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.
In 1955, he was accepted by the Ceramics department at Konstfack for a two-year foundation course, which was followed up by two years at the School for advanced Industrial Design (HKS/SAID). At the end of these years he was undecided about his future career, trying to choose between becoming a preacher, a pilot or a potter. An interim year of military service gave him some breathing-space before making a final decision. In 1959 he finally decided to continue at Konstfack. For long periods he practically lived at Konstfack, working day and night.
Bertil delighted in throwing off pots, and the larger the better – finding important expression in the texture of the clay itself. Apart from loving his work he also fell in love with Ulrica Hydman, a student of ceramics, a grade or two below him, whom he eventually married.
Bertil Vallien's sand-casted glass boat stirs up elements of the subconscious. If you pause to analyze them, they will become slippery and slip away. Like dreams. These silent, slender boats have glided over the world's seas with their messages and raised eyebrows for nearly 30 years. Loaded with frozen symbols and secrets, they speak to us of the existential.
Every day begins with a dip in the river. In the winter he cuts a hole in the ice and the bitter cold gets the endorphins rushing through the body.
- It is like starting over every morning! Says Bertil Vallien.
The existential questions were awakened early. He is the second oldest of seven children and in their home in Sollentuna, abided by the Lord's will and discipline. His father was a very strict Nonconformist. One must live according to the Bible. To the letter.
- I'm sure that he wanted the best for his children, but I felt constant guilt. There was a fear for what could happen to boys who did the same things that I did.
His artistic talent evoked early joys for him.
He loved horses and to ride. There were nearly only girls at the stable.
- I was a pro at drawing horses, he says, and it impressed all the girls.
He drew horses like there was no tomorrow.
It cannot be explained
His sculptures are often frequented by horses. What do they stand for? What do they mean? He wishes that we did not strain to analyze the symbolism so much.
There is a world that does not allow itself to be explained, that will simply break if you try. He compares it to music.
- What is it that makes the tears run when you hear a special song? It cannot be explained, the music goes directly into the heart. It does not go through the filter of reason.
He wants us to dare to listen to his art in the same way. Without intellectualizing.
In one of his sculptures called "Högspänning" (High Voltage), there is a massive cylinder, which is broken by a white feather. The cylinder represents strength and foundation. The feather is the emotions.
- Poetry, real emotions and intuition can crush reason and strength, he says.
Sometimes Bertil Valllien uses his left hand rather than his right. This is to prevent the sketches from becoming routine. It is not good to always be proficient. By allowing his left hand to do the work, he triggers new creativity.
In the late forties, Bertil worked as an errand boy in a fish shop. He was around twelve years old. One of the customers was an eccentric artist named Bo Notini, who aroused Bertil's curiosity. He was nothing like what Bertil was used to.
The yard was overgrown, the home was messy and the furniture was worn. There were loads of books. Mr Notini would sometimes go out to shoot crows, which in turn he would cook and eat.
That's what I want to be
- It was a whole new world for me, says Bertil. That's what I want to be, I thought to myself.
As though he had seen himself in the future. Something like that.
Sometimes Bertil would sit at Bo's home, draw and be encouraged. Not everyone in the world was burdened with shame and guilt. There were alternatives to the strict religious life at home. A freedom. This realisation led to Bertil daring to leave home when he was merely fifteen years old.
Other mentors have been instrumental in Bertil Vallien's development as an artist. One of them is Stig Lindberg, who was the head professor of ceramics at Konstfack (a Swedish college for arts, crafts and design).
- He was a great teacher! He was incredibly verbal and could give constructive critisism. Mean sometimes, but more often than not in a funny way.
Stig Lindberg also got Bertil Vallien to understand the importance of the broad scope an artist in the industry must have. To be both an artist and a designer. You can be experimental, but at the same time you must understand how a tea kettle that doesn't drip should look.
The next mentor was Erik Höglund at Kosta Boda. Bertil did his internship there and was invited to stay. Höglund had noticed his qualities. As a matter of fact, Bertil got a whole glassworks to himself – Åfors which was a part of the Kosta Boda group. Åfors has since been discontinued and Orrefors and Kosta Boda have become the same company.
A few years ago a new avenue opened up for Bertil Vallien. It appeared as a black sludge. He was supposed to cast some of his sculptures as a landscape, a city and a ship. However, the molten glass, which should have been a light icy blue, turned out a mucky asphalt black instead. A month's worth of hard work completely thrown away. Bertil Vallien was angry and disappointed. One could only guess what the assistant who had read the instructions incorrectly felt.
They had produced a ton of it. A thousand kilos of sluggish, black and expensive sludge. What are the alternatives?
- We press on, decided Bertil and poured the molds.
During the two weeks that the glass lay in the cooling oven, Bertil Vallien sinks into dejection.
- I didn't even want to open the oven. It felt completely meaningless.
Glass eats light
Glass artists often speak of glass's ability to mirror and reflect light. Bertil Vallien does not. What fascinates him, rather, is glass's ability to absorb it. "Glass eats light" is one of his most famous quotes.
The black molded sculptures are washed clean, free of sand and polished.
It is at this moment that everyone is to witness a metamorphosis. The mucky black asphalt has transformed to metal. To a dark sheet metal or maybe cast iron. Lead? A hint of blue. All light has imploded and no figures or symbols can be seen inside. It has been eaten up by an, until now, unknown material. It is glass – yet metal – but really glass.
- I got a kick out of it! It was a whole new design world and I understood immediately that I had to continue.
The assistant who had interpreted 20 grams for 2 kilos triumphed. It proved to be one of the best mistakes ever made in the glassworks.
- But at the same time I was venturing into unknown territory, says Bertil.
He had been quite secure with his sculptures and used the fact that glass was transparent to his advantage under a thirty year period. He could control it. Decide how and where the absorbed light should be released or held back. Now he had been deprived of this and had to think in a whole new manner.
-There is always the risk that the glass's cosmetic quality stands in the way of expression. That it simply becomes too beautiful.
A sunken German destroyer
The new sculpture had nothing cosmetic about it.
The landscape is abandoned and charred like after a war. The ship reminds Bertil of the sunken German destroyer from the Second World War, which is clearly visible through the clear waters of the Norwegian Rombaksbotn The sculpture of a city looks like it was gassed. Or the victim of destructive cold or heat. It is dystopian.
- I have never been particularly political as an artist, says Bertil Vallien.
However, when he puts out the black sculptures in New York and dubs the collection to "Desert Snow", he becomes eminently political. The US' bombing of Iraq during the Kuwait war in 1991 was codenamed Desert Storm.
The critics revel in Valllien's new language. The reviews are enthusiastic.
In some of the sculptures he adds really small colorful details, often bright red, which despite their small size, become a strong focal point in the black surroundings. Some critics interpret it as a small glimmer of hope in light of the darkness.
The American critic and art historian, Robert Morgan, writes about his experience after a show:
When we awaken from the experience, we realize that we have been on a journey that has restored our sense of hope and well-being. Only the best art can achieve this task. Vallien's art does this.
Sweden's most famous glass artist has won most of the prizes and awards that one can win, and is represented all over the world. A few examples: at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the National Museum of Art in Tokyo and The Museum of Fine Art in Montreal.
After fifty years in the glassworks there are no thoughts of slowing down or going into retirement. Bertil Vallien will continue to take us on his voyages and discover new languages.
- Now I'm going to become a minimalist, he says.
He will begin by taking a dip in the river.
By Eva-Pia Worland (translated by Kosta Boda Art Gallery)


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I hope you're not seeing this post after you've already gotten an HPD. Because fighting with your house's plumbing on the holidays really IS scary enough to deserve its own frightening three-letter acronym.
Recently I had a WPD – a weekend plumbing disaster, not quite as bad as an HPD, but still disconcerting – myself. It happened on a Sunday afternoon when I still had miles of errands to run. It was the last thing I wanted to deal with, but with a quick review of a few online tutorials, one from Family Handyman magazine and the other from YouTube's CookieDog2010, life resumed, and so did my weekend. I didn't even need to call a plumber.
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So, this new playoff overtime. It's more fair, but it's also confusing. This is because hypotheticals are confusing, and I would rather have Phil Simms orgasm an explanation after the fact than have to keep in mind multiple scenarios while the game is still going on. The new, non-sudden death OT can end with a sudden death score, and both teams get a possession unless they don't. Got it? Demaryius Thomas wasn't completely clear on the concept, even after hoofing it 80 yards for the game-ending score.
"I saw Champ [Bailey] run up to me in the tunnel, and I was like, what's going on?" Thomas told the Denver Post today.
I'll tell you what's going on: you scored so quickly, we're no closer to Donovan McNabb figuring things out.
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On Order
On the eve of his Hawaiian vacation, irresponsible high school teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) is forced into teaching a summer-school class. His students are all malcontents and layabouts with the standard repertoire of teenaged hang-ups and hostilities (two of the kids, who can't see enough slasher movies to suit them, are hilarious precursors to Beavis and Butt-Head). Harmon would rather spend his time with history teacher Robin Bishop (Kirstie Alley), but she doesn't think much of his laziness and lack of dedication. Shoop finally begins to take his job seriously when he realizes his students' problems are not all of their own making. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


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For those of you who watched/enjoyed the first season of Clone Wars, I was curious, do you still catch it on reruns now? I noticed that we still have most of the season on our DVR, and thought it was time to clear some space up and was looking to delete some or most of the season. Do any of you save and/or rewatch the Clone Wars anymore at this point? I noticed that this Friday starts the "decoded" episodes, running in order for 22 weeks until the Season 2 premiere from what I understand.
I still do, it's been kind of a routine with my wife and me. Most episodes hold up well on repeated viewings and its fun to look for those "easter eggs" I might have missed during their first run. The only this I haven't rewatched in its entirety is the CW movie. The episode have been far better in my opinion.
Caught some of the leaked footage for season 2. Looks like someone managed to get video of a presentation at Star Wars weekends. Looks pretty cool. And there's an increased Bounty Hunter angle.
I'm surprised they're actually giving us the COMPLETE season and not pulling a Family Guy and giving us 13 episodes of mix and matched seasons and charging $40.
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'12 Years a Slave' book sales up after Oscars
12 Years a Slave is getting a post-Oscar bump — for the book it was based on.
The 19th-century memoir by ex-slave Solomon Northup jumped from No. 326 on Amazon.com before Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony to No. 19 on Monday afternoon.
The film was directed by Steve McQueen and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor. It was among last year's most highly praised releases and won the Oscar for Best Picture. It was the first film directed by a black person to win for Best Picture.
The book and the movie tell of how the free-born black Northup was kidnapped and forced into slavery. Thanks to the movie's success, interest in the book has been revived and public high schools are starting to add it to course lists.


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Physician Entrepreneurs: The Quality Patient Experience
Improve outcomes, boost quality scores, and increase revenue
Wendy Leebov, EdD
Improving patient satisfaction is your practice's most effective business strategy
A quality patient experience directly impacts physician scores and rankings with private insurers and government agencies, boosts patient volume and retention rates, and leads to better patient adherence and improved medical outcomes. In short, improving patient satisfaction may be your practice's best investment.
Physician Entrepreneurs: The Quality Patient Experience is built around the key areas covered in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey that measures patient satisfaction. This book with CD toolkit offers quick-to-learn and easy-to-implement customer service techniques that physicians and practice staff can adopt today—without sacrificing productivity—such as:
- Tips and strategies for making the most of the limited time available with each patient
- Scripts and checklists to improve doctor-patient communication
- Guidelines for interacting with patients via e-mail and telephone
- Case studies of successful initiatives that boost quality and improve satisfaction
- Follow-up techniques for staff to enhance patient adherence and medical outcomes
- Easy ways to improve CAHPS and payers' physician ranking scores
- Advice for improving the customer experience while using a laptop, PDA, or tablet
- Techniques to improve patient copay cash flow
Practical techniques and tools to improve the patient experience in your organization
Whether you're an employed physician, a practice manager, or a physician owner, The Quality Patient Experience takes a business management focus and emphasizes the practical benefits of improving the patient experience. The CD offers ready-to-use fact sheets, flyers, checklists, scripts, worksheets, and report cards for everyday situations that you and your staff can put into use today to improve:
- Observation and feedback
- Greetings, handoffs, and goodbyes
- Handling difficult situations
- Telephone and e-mail communications
- Patient delays and waiting times
- Hiring, accountability, and employee recognition
- Communication before, during, and after visits
Who will benefit from this book?
- Physician leaders and owners
- Practice administrators
- CEOs
- COOs
- Office managers
Meet the Author
Wendy Leebov, EdD, has more than 20 years of experience helping leaders launch and sustain far-reaching strategies that enhance patient/customer satisfaction, employee retention, and business results. A seasoned consultant, Leebov spent 20 years with Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, where she served as VP of Human Resources and Associate VP of Organization Development. While at Einstein, she was responsible for strategic HR leadership, executive coaching for change strategies, board development, employee satisfaction and retention strategies, and internal communications.
Leebov has written more than 10 books for healthcare leaders, including Indispensable Health Care Manager, Achieving Impressive Customer Service, Service Excellence: The Customer Relations Strategy for Health Care, and Healthcare Managers in Transition. She is also the creator of on-line toolkits, leadership toolkits, manuals, and articles.
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Finn's 2nd birthday. He's turning three this year, another trouble maker to the world.
Life as a carbon-based life form; a journey of building on success and learning from mistakes.
Finn's 2nd birthday. He's turning three this year, another trouble maker to the world.
Taking my 4 legged friend out for a walk. Laying back facing the clouds flying by, so peaceful.
Something is licking my feet, its just my 4 legged friend. He always make me laugh.
The rain spoilt another good weekend. We were planning to have a beach pinic just the two of us, then the rain came and we're bounded indoor. Look like the bikini photo shoot have to be postponed till another week.
Hungry. Driving to Krispy Kreme to buy donuts for lunch. Thinking of Girl 1, so I bought a second box for her and her roomate.
This is about my e-friend Oanh, also known as Orgasmic Chic, a blogger like myself. She posted up a seductive picture of herself in bed, and this is the reaction I get - *waves to Orgasmic Chic* are you reading this?
We both have a mole on our nose, a coincident or a sign?
Party at Dung's. Sitting around a table with a dozen people, we drink, smoked weed and eat steam-boat with cannabis leaf. It was an intoxicating night. They played classical opera, I sat and listen, reminding me so much of Vietnam.
The first time I hear an Indonesian woman sings Vietnam, her husband played the guitar, they both really good.
Taking aunty out to visit Cronulla beach. Its our first family picnic since she arrived here.
This is a good chance for me to play around with 35mm film camera, a Nikon F65. I'm still deciding wether to get a digital camera or a 35mm one, I think I like digital better, its easier to share. But digital cameras are lack in quality and functionality.
As a person I have a passion for landscape, none is more wonderful than the city of Sydney. Driving to the city, wandering the street of Sydney. Visiting the major lanmarks - Sydney Chinatown, Chinese gardens, Darling Harbour, Habour Bridge, Opera House, Goverment House and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
I found a comfortable place under the tree of the Royal Botanic Gardens, reading a book and enjoy the sunset.
Wandering into the Japanese Gardens and continue reading my book. Its a sweet romantic place.
Finally got my Kodak LS443 digital camera yesterday. Playing with it until 2am this morning.
Oral Sex and 69 with Girl 1 is fantastic - what a mess we make. She still shy about the idea of posing nude.
Going to Chipping Norton picnic point for a walk in the park.
Then heading out to Casual market to shop for antiques. There is a saying about this market, that one man's trash is another man's treasure. - sometimes you can find really cool stuffs here. I got a monk mini-status for $2 and a while ago I found this status of THE THINKER for $5!
Next stop, taking Girl 1 to do her weekly shopping.
Its a great 23 degrees outside. Visiting my local temple, sitting on the side walk and continuing reading my book.
Michael is a single-engine pilot. He took us along to one of his weekend routine flight. Its the first time I being on a single-single plane, its was so cool. We flew along coastal Sydney and finishing off the day at sunset.
Such a romantic place.
Havent seen family for awhile. Paid a supprise visit and found Mum, Dad, little sister and uncle dressing up for a wedding party.
Two months on and the two aquarium friends have grown, Friendly and Bite Me.


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There is no word for "alms" or "almsgiving" in the Hebrew Bible, and there are almost no specific references to the practice of giving alms as such. Generosity to the poor and needy was, however, required and praised (see, e.g., Deut. 15.11; Job 29.11–16). There are many commands to show benevolence to the poor, a group that included Levites, foreigners living among Israelites (See Alien), widows, and orphans, for whom there was also a special tithe (Deut. 14.28–29). Those who gave to the poor were thought to be blessed or happy (see Ps. 41.1; Prov. 14.21, 31; 31.20; cf. CD 6.21; 14.13–15).
The Greek word for alms is eleēmosynē, which comes from the basic verb eleeō, meaning "to pity" or "have mercy on" someone. In the Septuagint eleēmosynē frequently translates the Hebrew words for "loving kindness" (ḥesed) and "righteousness" (⊡ĕdāqâ) (Deut. 6.25; 24.13; Prov. 3.3; 14.22). It is used of both God (Ps. 103.6; Isa. 1.27) and humans (Gen. 47.29; Prov. 20.28) having mercy toward others. Almsgiving came to be regarded as a particular form of righteousness (Tob. 1.3) and could gain merit and forgiveness of sins for the giver (Dan. 4.24; Sir. 3.30; Tob. 12.9).
In the New Testament eleēmosynē is always used in the sense of giving alms. In the Sermon on the Mount piety and almsgiving are synonymous (Matt. 6.1–4). Elsewhere eleēmosynē occurs in the New Testament only in Luke and Acts, where it refers either to the gift or to the process of giving. In Luke 11.41 and 12.33 the expression "give alms" corresponds to the rabbinic "give righteousness" (ʾAbot 5.15; cf. Matt. 19.21; see also Acts 9.36; 10.2, 31). Paul exhorted his communities to make special efforts to remember the poor (1 Cor. 16.1–3; 2 Cor. 8–9; cf. Acts 24.17).
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
About a week ago we got our Raspberry Pi and started checking out the different available images for the device that could turn it into a mining controller for Gridseed ASIC miners. We have tried pretty much everything we were able to find available and it is time for us to report our first impressions from the different RPi images we have tried as well as some useful information that e have stumbled upon while trying them…
Zoom Hash offers a console-only based Raspberry Pi image in the form of a very basic solution along with a short guide and instructions for installing the image. Their RPi image is freely available for download, requires 4GB and contains a compiled cpuminer for Scrypt only mining. Easily configurable via a command line script. You can login with user/pass – pi/zoomhash.
MinerEU does provide a very basic console-based Raspberry Pi image with support for Gridseed ASIC devices. The company does not currently sell Raspberry Pi devices, so you cannot buy a ready controller solution with the software, but if you have the hardware you can set their image on your own and try it out. The image is 8GB, comes with compiled cpuminer and cgminer and does support scrypt only mining, there is no web interface, everything is controlled through the console. You can login via SSH as root user with username/password – root/minereu.
Hash Master does provide their Raspberry Pi image along with the device only if you purchase the complete controller package from them. We could not find their Pi image available for download other then the complete package they offer as a Pi-based controller with SD card and preloaded image on it, so we are not going to be able to test this image, but it seems to be pretty much Scripta with some visual modifications and the proper cgminer for Gridseed. We haven't been able to test it, so we can't report anything, though it probably handles well being based on Scripta (earlier version though). They do sell their RPi controller a bit pricey considering the normal price of the hardware you get.
Hashra provides a downloadable Raspberry Pi image for use as a controller solution for Gridseed ASIC devices. The version you can download from their website is 1.2, though you can easily update from the web interface to the latest version of the software (the web-based part) and we have done most of our testing with version 1.2.7 and there is a newer one also available. The good thing about Hashra is that their software is basic and easy to use and provides easy access for both scrypt only (bfgminer), SHA-256 (cgminer) only or dual-mining mode (cpuminer + cgminer). The drawback we did not like much is that there is no root access avaialble for you to have full controll, though there is a user fixed image available. The 1.2.7 was lacking the ability to overclock past 900 MHz, but the latest 1.3.3 version has that fixed with up to 1300 MHz selectable and a bit cleared interface. We like that solution quite a lot, though the load on the RPi and the lack of root access is a bit of a drawback, still probably the best option for dual mining. What is still missing as a feature is the support for backup pools if there is a problem with the main one you have set.
Scripta is our favorite solution so far at least in terms of features, especially after getting an image made by user that has everything setup and ready for use with Gridseed support, so no need to modify and compile things yourself. That particular image by mox235 is available here for download and it is really nice and easy to be used. Note that Scripta does support only Scrypt mining, you need a 4GB card, and the solution with mox235 comes with a modified version of girnyau's version of cgminer that supports per device overclock via serial number (700-1400 MHz). You are able to pass individual parameters to cgminer, so no fixed drop down boxes to set frequencies for example, the web interface also does support reporting of serial number and device frequency, helpful when overclocking different devices with different frequencies. The image uses HTTPS for the web interface, though it relies on self signed certificate, so you will get a warning when trying to login, the default web password is scripta. You have full root access with user/pass – root/scripta. The thing that we did not like very much is that the miner control options do not seem to be working well, so when you change settings it is a bit frustrating to get them applied.
The best options you have are probably the Hashra and Scripta images for RPi, both seem to work pretty well, though you may still have some issues running them, especially if you plan on using a lot of Gridseed devices connected to them. It is important to monitor them carefully initially to ensure that your setup is working well before leaving the Raspberry Pi to handle things on its own. You are welcome to share your feedback and suggestions based on using any of the above RPi images with Gridseed support. Do note that so far we have been testing with a single Gridseed ASIC devices and we are now just going to add more miners to see how well will the Hashra and Scripta images going to handle more ASICs on the long run.
We just got our Raspberry Pi and we are about to start testing the few already available mining images for the device that help you get started in using it for a Gridseed ASIC mining controller. You can of course start with a normal distribution and compile the miner yourself and set things up to run with the Raspberry Pi, however this requires some extra knowledge and time and not anybody can do it. On the other hand you have readily available images that you just need to write on and SD card and run them on the Raspberry Pi and supposedly you just need to configure the pool settings and you will be up and running in no time. Could it be that easy, or you should expect to have some troubles, we are going to find out soon enough. For now we'll list the Gridseed optimized images that we could find available to use on Raspberry Pi, so you might want to give them a try as well…
Scripta is a Litecoin mining distribution for Raspberry Pi that provides a web interface for easier controlling, configuring and monitoring your mining devices. Originally it does not support Gridseed devices, but by replacing the supplied cgminer with a one supporting Gridseed ASICs you can easily make it work with Gridseed devices as well. In fact we suspect that most of the other images available below are based on Scripta based on some screenshots we've seen even though we still haven't started testing any of them.
MinerEU does provide a dedicated Raspberry Pi image for Gridseed usb miner to their customers only. The image is now freely available, so you can download it and try it out if you are interested. We are going to give it a try for sure.
Hash Master apparently does provide their Raspberry Pi image along with the device if you purchase the complete controller package from them. We could not find their Pi image available for download other then the complete package they offer as a Pi-based controller with SD card and preloaded image on it, so we are not going to be able to test this image, but it seems to be pretty much Scripta with some visual modifications and the proper cgminer for Gridseed.
Zoom Hash does not give out much information about their image or even screenshots, but has a short guide and instructions for installing the image along with a download link available for everyone. We are going to be trying their image for the Raspberry Pi.
Hashra also does provide an image with some instructions to setup and use the Raspberry Pi as a controller for Gridseed ASIC devices. They do not sell RPi separately, but include it with their 20 miners package as a controller for the ASIC devices. They call their software for RPi Hashra Controla and it has web-based interface available.
This is it for now, time for testing the images. If you know about another Raspberry Pi image for Gridseed ASIC miners please feel free to share information about it so that we can include it in the list and also test it along with the others.


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Insurance for Taxis
Taxis are similar to our personal cars except they're used as a paid-for service to get people where they need to go. There are a number of different types of taxi business, including black cabs, public hire taxis, chauffeurs and private hire taxis. As with other kinds of business, adequate protection should be considered against the risks that come with it.
Is Taxi Insurance Legally Required?
All vehicles that drive on UK public roads are legally required to have insurance, whether this is a personal car or a taxi service. If you are running any kind of taxi business then you will need to get taxi insurance that protects both you, your vehicle and the fare-paying public in the event of an accident and subsequent claim.
How To Choose the Right Taxi Insurance Policy?
There are a number of insurance brokers offering taxi insurance, all of which will have subtle differences when it comes to the cover they can offer. When it comes to choosing your taxi insurance policy, it pays to research carefully and read all of the terms so you know just what you're covered for and more importantly what's not included.
In general, you should start by finding an insurance company that offers protection for your kind of taxi service. As a taxi owner it's important that you understand which category you will fit into, and the risks that apply to your specific kind of taxi service. A taxi insurance policy is there to protect your vehicle as well as your passengers as well as yourself.
- Taxi insurance,
- Black cab insurance,
- Fleet taxi insurance,
- Private hire taxi insurance,
- Public Hire insurance
- Multiple drivers insurance,
- Big cities taxi insurance
- Chauffeur insurance,
- Minibus insurance.
What level of Taxi Insurance Cover do I need?
Though some sort of taxi insurance is legally required, the level of cover is up to you. Some businesses may choose comprehensive insurance, where others may opt to save as much money as possible.
It is important to get the level of cover you feel comfortable with. Nobody can ever predict when a breakdown could leave you off the road for hours, or when an accident leaves your vehicle completely out of action. Your business depends on your vehicle and taxi breakdown cover can give you the peace of mind you need to ensure you will be looked after in these circumstances.
When it comes to accidents that also affect your passengers, public liability will take care of any legal implications as well as making situations a lot easier to take care of generally. Not all taxi insurance policies offer public liability as standard so be sure to ask.
The insurance that is essential for your business will depend on your individual circumstances. For example, chauffeurs may need insurance providers that can provide replacement executive vehicles, and black cab taxis may need protection for doing business in big cities that are perceived as a greater risk. If you are considering expanding your business, ask if the policy can be amended to offer taxi fleet insurance and other named multiple drivers.


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Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized but condition, location unclear
JOHANNESBURG – Where is Nelson Mandela?
As the 94-year-old patriarch of South Africa's democracy entered his seventh day of hospitalization Friday for a recurring lung infection, confusion grew as government officials appeared to contradict themselves over where he is being treated.
With the government refusing to say where Mandela is, concern grew across this nation of 50 million people about the health of the anti-apartheid icon.
Mandela, admitted Saturday to a hospital, was thought to have been at 1 Military Hospital near South Africa's capital, Pretoria, after Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said she visited the leader there Monday. But when local media reported that Mandela wasn't at that hospital Thursday night, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj declined to give the whereabouts of the ailing politician.
"President Mandela is being treated at a Pretoria hospital as said from the first statement we issued," Maharaj said. "We have refrained from disclosing the hospital in order to ensure privacy and also to allow doctors space to do their work of caring for (him) without interruptions or undue pressure."
It was not immediately clear if Mandela had been moved or if he had been at a different facility during his entire seven-day hospitalization, his longest since 2001, when he underwent radiation therapy after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
On Monday, addressing journalists after her visit, Mapisa-Nqakula said: "We confirm that former President Mandela is in (the) hospital, 1 Military Hospital, and he's doing very, very well."
Sonwabo Mbananga, a defense department spokesman, said Friday that "the minister is not going to clarify anything" about her remarks Monday and declined to comment further.
On Friday, journalists saw a convoy of presidential security cars and an ambulance leave a private Pretoria hospital and later arrive at 1 Military Hospital. However, it could not be immediately determined if the convoy had anything to do with Mandela's care.
Speaking to The Associated Press on Friday afternoon, Maharaj again declined to identify which hospital Mandela was staying at, saying officials are "trying to protect his privacy." When asked about the defense minister's comments, Maharaj said the presidency had been consistent in avoiding identifying the hospital and declined to comment further.
Mandela "has been comfortable the past 24 hours and continues to receive care," Maharaj said.
South Africa's government has said Mandela, initially admitted for medical tests, was being treated for a lung infection. Mandela has a history of lung problems, after falling ill with tuberculosis in 1988 toward the tail-end of his 27 years in prison before his release and being elected president. While doctors said at the time the disease caused no permanent damage to his lungs, medical experts say tuberculosis can cause problems years later for those infected.
Mandela had an acute respiratory infection in January 2011 and following the chaos surrounding Mandela's stay at a public hospital the South African military took charge of his care and the government took over control the information about his health.


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