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Border Patrol agent found dead, three women assaulted
MISSION — A Border Patrol agent is suspected of assaulting three females who are unauthorized immigrants, kidnapping one of them, then killing himself, authorities said.
The agent was found dead in his apartment in Mission early Thursday, according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Several sources identified the agent as Esteban Manzanares.
The string of events started Wednesday when CBP found an injured woman who told officials that she and two teen-age girls with her had been assaulted by the same man, later determined to be a Border Patrol agent.
Officials found one of the girls, who had been stabbed, nearby and began a search for the second one.
Before dawn Thursday, authorities went to the agent's apartment where they found him dead and the second girl, who had been assaulted.
The victims are believed to be Honduran, including a mother, her 14-year-old daughter and another girl, according to a law enforcement official who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak.
Two of the victims were allegedly raped and left for dead near the tiny border community of Abram, the official said.
The third victim was kidnapped and held captive in the agent's apartment while he finished his shift, the official said. Upon returning to his home, the agent allegedly raped the girl before taking his own life, according to the law enforcement official.
The Border Patrol agent is thought to have transferred from Falfurrias to McAllen about two years ago, the law enforcement official said.
The McAllen branch of the FBI's San Antonio office is heading up the investigation, with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department and the Mission Police Department.
"CBP takes this incident extremely seriously and we are fully cooperating with the investigation," the agency said in a statement. "CBP holds its employees to the highest ethical standards. We stand ready to take any additional action necessary, pending the investigation."
This is the third time in recent months that a border agent was suspected of criminal activity.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who worked at the international bridge in Hidalgo was charged with attempted murder in February after police said he shot his girlfriend's brother. Randal Wayne Sutterfield had been on leave from his job.
In January, Adam S. Garibay, a Border Patrol agent since 2007, was accused of assaulting his wife in Nueces County, then gunning down his wife's lover in Medina County. He is charged with murder.


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Jerez Horse Fair
Horses are always the main attraction in Jerez de la Frontera, and especially during the Horse Fair. During the festivities the fairground is filled with parades featuring carriages and horses, as well as with thoroughbred horses who dance to the beat of flamenco music. The fun never stops, and the streets are alive with people who come to enjoy the music, the shows, and to dance the traditional Andalusian sevillanas. Pay a visit to the Paseo Real promenade if you don't want to miss the celebrations, and drop in to the different marquees in the Fair where you can join in the locals' fun and high spirits. In addition to the flamenco singing, the excitement and the elegance of the parades, there is a full programme of equestrian events where you can see the magnificent Andalusian horses in action.
You will always find this tradition alive in Jerez, because the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art schedules exhibitions all year round, and also offers the chance to book a show for private events. You can also see equestrian shows in many of the vineyards on the Jerez Wine and Brandy Routes, as well as tasting the wines. Other options include taking a tour of the city's monuments in a horse-drawn carriage, going riding in the countryside on a thoroughbred, or receiving a private riding lesson.
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Polish your writing skills while you travel.Monday, April 5th, 2010
A great way to develop as a writer, or as a traveler who wants to share their experiences is through blogging. This article provides a practical checklist of what to bring as a writer on the go say on an international backpacking trip or moving city to city in Europe or Asia.
First off, I am going to eschew laptops. While traveling in hostels and remote places laptops, are prone to damage and are targets of theft. It also fails the baggie test, can you put it a ziplock bag to protect it from the elements?
So the assumption of this article is that you are going to use a phone to take basic notes and construct first drafts. Then utilize internet cafes and friends to do the heavy lifting of getting on the internet. It assumes that you cannot afford to use mobile data and definitely cannot afford to use roaming from your home network. If you can, you are a successful writer, not a struggling one.
The first thing you want is an unlocked mobile GSM smartphone. GSM is the wireless standard used in most of the world which means you will be able to use it in most places. Unlocked means that the phone can work on any carrier (or wireless phone company). Most phones sold in the US are locked to a specific wireless provider. But you can find with effort unlocked phones, Best buy, eBay and craigslist are good sources for used and new unlocked wireless phones. I am partial to the Treo 650 and Treo 680 when traveling internationally because they have a long battery life, solid keyboards and basic internet access. They also have the excellent Documents To Go by DataViz that allows you to read common document formats on the road. I also like that they support SD cards, which are easy to find and carry on the road.
2. The next thing you need is an USB to SD card adapter. This is critical because it allows you to move photos from most cameras and your smartphone to the internet where it is safer from loss. Make sure your card adapter covers all your card formats. Most popular new smartphones use the micro SD format so you will want to make sure you have the right converters.
3. An international USB charger. This charger plugs into either a 110 US voltage or 220 european voltage and delivers power to a usb plug where you can charge most anthing that has a USB cable for charging including your smartphone or ipod. I have yet to find a camera that is chargeable by USB but if you know of one let me know. Some of these chargers have plugs that can be switched depending on the country.
4. A travel power adapter. These are the doohickeys that allow you to plug your appliances into wall outlets around the world. Get an global one so you only need to bring one.
5. USB cables corresponding to your devices that you travel with. These will allow you to do two things. One charge your tools so they are usable during the trip. Second, the cables enable you to connect your devices to computers at internet cafes and other places. Many smart phones have a mode calles "mass storage mode" that permit you to connect your device to a computer where it appears as a flash disk and you can access your photos and articles.
6) Spare battery. Self explanatory
Now that you have the tools how to use them.
When you land in a new country the first thing you are going to do is get yourself connected. Stop by a convenience store or a wireless store and get yourself a prepaid SIM card. This is a no subscription commitment cell phone plan. You can make calls, send texts and in some cases surf the internet. If you run out you can add in small increments. This is the most popular way to but mobile service in the world. It gives you a way of calling ahead to book a room, send texts back home, just like your phone back home with a huge difference. It will be cheaper than using your phone in roaming mode.
Use your phone for copious note taking. While you are traveling and sight seeing you are likely to see things that are interesting that you are going to want to remember. Pull out your smartphone and using a notes application jot a quick note. Or text it to yourself. As a memory aid you can take a picture as well.
Be relentless in this, if you find a traveler with a guide book, take a quick glance at lodging or restaurants in upcoming destinations, get phone numbers and addresses so when you arrive you'll be able to get your booking done right away. Take a quick note. Your goal is to travel light, so skip bringing big travel books.
Start getting use to the habit of writing during down times. Your goal is to chronicle while you are fresh with the experience. So on trains, buses, etc., start composing your articles on your smartphone. I am big into physical keyboards since typing is so much easier than touchscreens. This is your first draft. Save a copy you the external memory on the SD card. Remember "Documents to Go" stores in RTF so WordPad can open the file. This is your outline or your first draft.
Use internet cafes to get the article out of the phone and into the cloud. Internet cafes can be expensive or slow, so when you are dealing with your email at a cafe. Take the SD card and plug it into an adapter and plug it into the computer. You can also do this via mass storage mode which I spoke about earlier. Open the file into wordpad, can't read the computer because everything is in a foreign language, fake it by memorizing where it might be or just double click the icon of the saved doc on your SD card. You can navigate by memory. You touch type already right. It will open in most cases.
Use a web browser and open up blogger or whatever blog service you use. Copy and paste your article and edit it there. Upload any photos and publish. If you have a fast internet connection consider backing up your photos.
If you are on a long trek, I recommend periodically going to a photo store and burning your a cd of your sd card. Mail a copy and burn a copy to keep while you travel.
This small list of items let's you document your travels in realtime, take notes and be connected. Doubt me the text of this article was written on a train on a blackberry. (or at least everything in blue - or at least it did initially before something messed up in publishing oh well. It's 80% of the article.)


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Craig Borghesani, MathWorks
Michael Carone, MathWorks
Learn how to build a model from scratch and simulate it to find design flaws in minutes, and then use that same model for both component- and system-level tests.
MathWorks engineers will demonstrate how Simulink and Stateflow improve your modeling and simulation workflow through a flight control example. You will see how to:
Simulink has been used for over 20 years to help design the world's most complex engineering systems.
"The simulation engineers produced a high-level, tested description of the C code – the Simulink model – which the software engineers used to generate the code for the application. Without MathWorks tools, I don't think we could have completed the trainer with as few resources as we did."
- Peter Worthington
BAE Systems Surface Ships
About the Presenters:
Michael Carone is a senior product marketing manager for the Simulink platform. Michael's background is in mechanical engineering and engineering design processes.
Craig Borghesani is a senior application engineer within the controls and design automation group. Craig's background is in mechanical engineering with a focus on controls.
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Clothes are more than items that we just wear, they offer a great opportunity to express ourselves.
If you're looking for quality mens jeans at great prices, then you've come to the right place here at Enzo Jeans. We are able to offer a wide selection of denim jeans and chinos in all manner of styles and fits. Our designer collection features our own Enzo Jeans brand, as well as FB Jeans, APT Jeans and BCB Jeans. The vast and diverse selection of items that we have available will be perfect for anyone who shares our values that clothes are more than just items we wear.
Why Jeans?
Wearing jeans offers us a comfortable existence in our everyday lives; whether you're out on the town, travelling or just lounging around at home, they provide a fine balance between comfort, resilience and style that is normally so difficult to find with other types of trousers.
The main advantage that denim jeans have over other types of trousers, is their durability. First worn by Gold Rush prospectors in the 1800's, their strength and durability was quickly noted and their usage quickly spread amongst the many working-class men who were looking for a durable, hard-wearing clothes to go about their day in. From the late-1950's onwards, jeans started to become a fashion item due to their hard-wearing qualities and many manufacturers started to vary their methods, honing the hard-wearing material into a certain style, shape and colour in order to differentiate it from other types of jeans on the market.
In today's world, it's their versatility that provides a big attraction; whether you're attending a casual or formal occasion, you can't really go wrong with a pair of quality jeans. Their versatility is simply unmatched, showing why they're such a popular clothing item to wear.
Enzo's Range of Mens Jeans
The types of mens jeans we retail, include:
- Tapered Jeans – Sitting above or at the waist, the denim used becomes skinner as it approaches the ankle, proving a fine balance between style and comfort.
- Cuffed Jeans – To provide an extra stylistic touch, these types of jeans come 'pre-cuffed' which sees the leg of the jeans slightly rolled up, offering a modern look and showing off the wearer's footwear.
- Stretch Jeans – Offering a great balance between the look of denim and the freedom of movement that jeans so often restrict, stretch jeans are perfect if you're after a comfortable and lightweight pair of trousers to go about your day in.
- Regular fit Jeans – Often referred to as a 'classic fit', regular jeans offer the wearer plenty of room throughout, making for a nice, comfortable fit.
- Bootcut Jeans – The cut of this type of jeans sees them start to become wider from the knees downwards, forming a bell-type shape as the leg reaches downwards. As you can imagine from the name, they were classically used to complement a pair of boots, but have since become a fashionable item to wear with other types of footwear.
- Slim FitJeans – This type of fit clings to the body in the back, but leaves plenty of room in the thigh and lower leg areas to allow for freedom of movement. Ultimately, slim fit jeans provide a nice medium between tapered and super skinny jeans.
- Super Skinny Jeans– Clinging to the body in the back, as well as through the leg, a super skinny fit is the trimmest fit you can get. If you're looking for a modern, non-restrictive pair of jeans, then skinny jeans will be perfect.


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Zacuto EVF or SmallHD DP4 – Both EVF's reviewed
Stand alone EVF's (Electronic View Finders) have become quite popular recently mainly because they solve a few of the niggles associated with shooting video on a DSLR. It's very limiting trying to shoot handheld using the built in LCD on a DSLR, even if your'e using a viewfinder attachment like the Z-Finder or LCDF because you're stuck behind the camera making it impractical to get anything where you would like to detach your head from the camera.
The SmallHD DP4 and Zacuto EVF have both become the most popular choices so I put them to the test to see how they compare.


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NBC's Pete Williams and Michael Isikoff detail new information surrounding Jill Kelley, one of the women at the center of the controversy surrounding Gen. David Petraeus' resignation from the CIA.
Audiotapes of several 911 calls placed by Florida socialite Jill Kelley as the media descended on her Tampa home show she complained about what she considered trespassing on her property and attempted to invoke diplomatic-type privileges.
"I am an honorary consul general, so I have inviolability," Kelley told a 911 dispatcher. "They should not be able to cross my property. I don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well?"
A South Korean official confirmed to NBC News that Kelley is an honorary consul for South Korea, but said she has no diplomatic immunity. He said Kelley assists the consulate based in Atlanta on occasion with things like passports and visas but is not an employee.
The U.S. State Department said Kelley has no formal affiliation with that U.S. agency.
"I can assure you that she does not work for the State Department and has no formal affiliation with the State Department," State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said.
In other calls to Tampa police, Kelley said strangers had entered through a gate and were bashing on her door, trying to push it open. In another call, Kelley said at least 10 people were blocking her alley so she couldn't get into her driveway.
Kelley, 37, became involved in the scandal that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus after complaining to the FBI about anonymous, threatening emails she received.
Her complaint touched off an investigation that uncovered an apparent affair between Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell.
During the investigation, the FBI traced the allegedly threatening emails to Broadwell.
Kelley and her husband, who is a surgeon, are close friends of the Petraeus family. She has been a volunteer social liaison to the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, often hosting parties for top brass.
More information is emerging about Jill Kelley, the woman whose complaints inadvertently alerted the FBI to Gen. David Petraeus' affair, including the fact that she received help from Petraeus and Gen. John Allen during her sister's bitter custody battle. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
On Wednesday, a Department of Defense official confirmed to NBC News that Kelley's special access to the base, which she had been granted due to her participation in community outreach events, has been suspended. Now, if she wants to enter the base, she must go in like any other individual and show her ID and get a daily pass. The official said the reason for the suspension is because she is part of an ongoing investigation.
The investigation also uncovered emails between Kelley and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, which a Defense Department official described as "potentially inappropriate."
But another defense official told NBC News on Tuesday that the emails had been misconstrued.
"There was no affair," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
It also emerged this week that Petraeus and Allen had intervened in a Washington, D.C., custody battle in September that involved Natalie Khawam, Kelley's twin sister.
As FBI investigated Petraeus, he and Allen intervened in nasty custody battle
Defense official fires back, denies Afghanistan commander exchanged 'inappropriate' emails
They wrote letters on behalf of Khawam, who was found by a judge to have "severe personal deficits in the areas of honesty and integrity."
In an interview with TODAY, Kelley's brother, David Khawam, threw his support behind Kelley.
"My sister, number one, is a mother. She has three kids. She's extremely dedicated to those kids. Number two, she's a wife. She's extremely dedicated to her husband. And he to her," he said. "This is something that's going to brand her for life."
In the latest turn in the scandal involving two top US generals, the FBI said they have uncovered "flirtatious" emails between General John Allen and socialite Jill Kelley but have found no wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the general strongly denies any misconduct. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
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Prodrive has developed a system capable of altering the toe angle of a vehicle's rear wheels on the fly. Active Toe Control works with twist beam axles, offering the performance of more expensive multilink rear suspension at less than half the cost. By using a control rod to adjust the angle of the rear wheels relative to a vehicle's body, Active Toe Control can apply more toe-out at low speeds to boost maneuverability, while at high speeds it adjusts for more toe-in to improve stability. This means the handling characteristics of a front wheel drive vehicle will be adjustable simply by altering algorithms in the on board computer. Prodrive is currently seeking a hardware partner to produce a working prototype.
Vehicle dynamics that actively toe the line
Motorsport and vehicle technology specialist, Prodrive, is developing a vehicle dynamics system that actively adjusts toe angle to improve vehicle handling.
Known as Active Toe Control, it works on the rear axle of front wheel drive cars to optimise the toe angle, depending on the speed of the vehicle. This helps overcome the static toe compromise of either giving a vehicle agile handling at lower speeds or making it more stable and predictable at high speed.
Advances in tyre technology and suspension, mean that the dynamic capability of modern cars is now so good, that it is rare for drivers to ever reach a vehicle's limits. "Typically most drivers stay well within 60-70 per cent of their car's capabilities," said Matt Taylor, Prodrive chief dynamics specialist. "This means vehicle manufacturers are increasingly focusing on making their cars feel more sporty in this region, without necessarily increasing their outright performance."
Once the chassis and suspension designs have been completed on a new model, the final adjustment to refine the dynamic characteristics is typically to set the static toe angles. To give a vehicle additional low speed agility, the wheels usually have up to a degree of toe‑out at the rear axle, while to make a car more stable at higher speeds, for emergency manoeuvres like a lane change, then toe-in is preferred. This makes any fixed toe setting a compromise and one that has contributed to the increasing use of complex multi-link rear suspensions in mid-size hatchbacks; a design previously reserved for high end vehicles. Ford set the trend with the Focus and others have since followed suit. However, while they work extremely well, such rear axles are far more expensive than the traditional twist beams they replace.
"Vehicle manufacturers really want ways to reduce the production cost of their cars. Replacing simple twist beam axles with more expensive multi-link systems goes against the grain, but as they all strive for class leading handling, it is direction they are being forced to take," said Taylor. "Active Toe Control, fitted to an existing twist beam axle, can give many of the dynamic benefits of a multi-link system, but at less than half the cost."
Handling characteristics are increasingly becoming attributes of vehicle brands. A BMW drives differently to a Renault, which is different to a Ford and in different markets there are differing expectations on how a car should handle.
The German market tends to like the handling characteristics typical of a rear wheel drive car where the vehicle's yaw rate and lateral acceleration build at the same time.
"You don't get the feeling of the car rotating, rather that the car is being pushed sideways. People often describe this as if the rear wheels are following the front wheels, with the car turning around the rear axle," said Taylor.
Cars with this tight lateral acceleration and yaw rate phasing tend to turn in well and it is a typical set up for competition cars.
Markets, like France, which have been dominated by front wheel drive cars, favour different characteristics. Here they are used to cars where the lateral acceleration lags behind the yaw rate gain, a common characteristic of twist beam suspensions where the suspension flexibility allows the rear wheels to move sideways before 'pushing' the rear of the car.
"This gives the driver the sensation that the car is momentarily turning on the spot around its centre of gravity, as the nose tucks in and the back kicks out, giving an agile feeling," said Taylor. "Neither approach is right or wrong, it's a matter of preference. With Active Toe Control you have the added benefit of refining the handling simply by changing the control algorithms on the production line or at the dealer, to give the characteristics favoured by whichever market the car is to be sold."
Prodrive has identified a preferred mechanism design to adjust the toe angle and is looking for a hardware partner to take the project to a working prototype.


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General as well as specific characteristics of farms and their operators shape overall levels of production and productivity, generating differential returns to farming endeavors. Such characteristics as farm size, use of conservation practices, irrigation and water availability, land tenure, as well as household demographics and assets, have all been shown to exert some influence over enterprise and technology choice, input use and market participation. In sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of farmers operate less than 2 hectares of cropland, and as such are defined as smallholders, although the definition differs across country and agro-ecological zone. Limited farm size is seen as one of the major factors hampering the transition from household-based subsistence farm economies to commercially-oriented production systems. Conservation practices, irrigation, and water availability have an important bearing on both long-term farm income and resource sustainability. Secure land tenure provides operators with a solid basis for investment, as land can often be used as collateral for loans. Besides farm characteristics, the socio-demographic traits of farmers - education level, knowledge of farming practices, access to agricultural assets, level of poverty, age and gender structure of the household - can greatly affect farm performance. HarvestChoice attempts to systematically compile and conform household data on many of these indicators, drawing on information from a wide variety of primary as well as secondary data sources.
Access and query over 300 layers of spatially-explicit, agricultural-related data at 10km x 10km grid resolution.


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Runaway Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® intakes reports about missing children, younger than 18 years of age, who have run away from a parent, guardian or state care facility. Case management teams within the Critical and Runaway Unit provide technical assistance to law enforcement and support the runaway's family. Case management teams also partner with law enforcement agencies to help locate runaway children believed to be victimized through child sex trafficking.
What to do if your child has run away
- Immediately call your local law enforcement agency.
- After you have reported your child missing to law enforcement, call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678).
Ask law enforcement to enter information about your child into the FBI's National Crime Information Center database, known as NCIC. Federal law requires a specific, timely response from law enforcement agencies. If you have any difficulties getting law enforcement to take a report or enter information about your child into this database see the federal laws listed in the Legal Resources for Runaway Children section. Also contact NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or your missing child clearinghouse.
When contacting NCMEC be prepared to provide detailed biographical information about your child as well as information about the circumstances surrounding the runaway event.
How can NCMEC's case management team help?
The case management team will coordinate the creation and dissemination of posters to help generate leads. Information about your child must be entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center so a poster can be created. The case management team will assist in forwarding leads called into NCMEC to the investigating law enforcement agency. It will also make appropriate referrals to families in crisis and needing emotional support to NCMEC's Family Advocacy Division and/or Team HOPE.
For available services and support see NCMEC's Victim and Family Support and Team HOPE services.
What if I believe my child is being victimized through prostitution?
When you make a report with law enforcement and NCMEC let all parties know of your suspicion and the basis of your belief. The case management team will coordinate with other NCMEC divisions as well as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. For more information contact NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
Other resources
- For information about state laws regarding runaway children, refer to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and National Network for Youth's publication Alone Without a Home: A State-by-State Review of Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Youth.
- Visit the National Runaway Safeline for more information on runways, how to leave a message for a child and transportation assistance for runaways.


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Sections available ( each at 13 mm in length) 3.5 mm / 3.0 mm / 2.5 mm / 2.0 mm / 1.5 mm.
Made with 303 stainless steel
Sections available ( each at 13 mm in length) 3.5 mm / 3.0 mm / 2.5 mm / 2.0 mm / 1.5 mm.
All of our stock is delivered via Royal Mail and we aim to have items that are purchased via the store before 4pm (UK time) Monday to Friday are sent out for delivery the same day.
Any items purchased on the store after 4pm are sent out for delivery on the next working day.
We endeavour to dispatch all orders placed before this time on the same day (Monday to Friday) however due to the amount of orders placed (especially during holidays, events and weekends) this may not always be possible.
If you spend over £20 on the store, and you are located on UK Mainland you are eligible for free Royal Mail Tracked 24 Delivery.
You will be provided with a tracking code so you can track the location of your package whilst in transit. Most First Class delivery packages are delivered the next day, however depending on the volume of packages the Royal Mail are delivering at the time this may affect delivery time.


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"Leap of Faith," the recent Broadway musical that bombed at the box office and closed early, will receive a brief, Lazarus-like resurrection in June at the Tony Awards in New York. Producers of the musical have raised money so that an excerpt from the show can be performed during the ceremony, according to a report in the New York Times.
"Leap" received a Tony nomination for best new musical, but was shut out of the other categories. Best-musical nominees have traditionally performed scenes from their respective shows during the Tony ceremony, which will be held this year at the Beacon Theatre in New York and broadcast on CBS. Tony productions generally cost each show's producers between $150,000 and $200,000.
The musical, which ran for just 19 regular performances at the St. James Theatre in New York, starred Raul Esparza as a fraudulent faith healer who experiences a spiritual awakening during a stop in a rural town.
"Leap" had its world premiere in 2010 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre. The musical, based on the 1992 movie of the same name that starred Steve Martin, featured music by multiple Oscar-winner Alan Menken.
The Tony Awards are set for June 10 and are to be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.
"Leap of Faith" sets out on the road to Broadway
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Experts share ideas at school safety seminar
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Three experts on school safety served as guest panelists at the "What Makes Schools Safe?" seminar held Dec. 7 in Wilmington. The event was sponsored by WHYY and moderated by WHYY's Chris Satullo, far right.
By Richard L. Gaw
Staff Writer
As the nation nears the one-year anniversary of the school massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the national conversation of making our schools safer has become a hot-button topic in recent weeks. Ideas, opinions and possible solutions are being tossed around locally as well, and last Saturday morning's three-hour panel seminar in Wilmington gave added insight into the discussion.
"What Makes Schools Safe?" -- sponsored by WHYY's Newsworks.org department and held at the University of Delaware's Arsht Hall – drew more than 100 concerned parents, students and school administrators who heard three experts address topics that ranged from arming teachers with guns and cyber bullying to how schools can be re-designed in order to stave off potential shooting incidents. Moderated by Chris Satullo, WHYY vice president for news and civic dialogue, the panel included Dr. Anthony Semone, a forensic and police psychologist; Dr. Raymond Lorion, dean of the College of Education at Towson University; and Lt. Frank Borelli, a certified active shooter and firearms instructor, and the author of several books and articles on law enforcement.
Framing the discussion around whether or not our schools are truly safe, the panel devoted much of their conversation to both pointing the finger of blame for school violence at several institutions while tossing out possible solutions. Using the backdrop of past incidents at Sandy Hook Elementary and Columbine High School as examples, the panelists agreed that the worst form of violence being perpetuated in the nation's schools is not one that can be detected through a metal detector, but bullying brought to the internet, and adults are doing very little to help solve the problem.
"What happens in a bullying episode happens school is one thing, but when it goes viral, it's another thing," Lorion said. "What we've seen in the last five years are a number of victims whose act of violence was against themselves.
"If there is anything that is a common factor of those who engaged in school violence, that there was their experience of being bullied and harassed," Lorion added. "When you look at the bullying literature, what you discover is that a substantial number of children are bullied, but that a small minority of adults -- teachers, parents and administrators -- believe they should intervene. They have a sense that these are things that kids should work out on their own. Seven out of 8 children who are the victims of bullying don't expect the adults to help them, which perpetuates a feeling of helplessness among children."
During his 25 years in police and forensic psychology, Semone said that he sees similarities in the personalities between the common school bully and a violent criminal, caused mostly by a disintegrated family system.
"In these cases," he said, "what was consistent is that families were often without a father figure, or at best, a male presence of a shuffling in and out, and an over-extended mother. As a result, the youngster grows up in a world without respect for boundaries, nor an appreciation for proximity in relationships, because there has been no one to teach the bully about the value of boundaries."
A solution to bullying in schools, Lorion said, is to remove the bully's "audience." The bully gets social rewards by engaging these tactics, but without an audeince and reinforcement, the bullying often stops, he said.
Who are the bullies these days? Not just the students, Lorion said, but parents can as well, and not only to their children, but to their teachers and administrators. "Affluent parents tend to know the mayor, the city council, and the school board, and they constantly threaten teachers," he said. "One of the last doctoral dissertations I was involved in was about teachers as victims of cyber bullying, and the primary proponent of that were the parents."
The largest complication in school bullying, Borelli said, is the huge breakdown in communication and expectations he sees between schools, communities and law enforcement professionals called to respond to incidents.
"A mutually-empowering and on-going training is almost non-existent," said Borelli, who served as a police officer for 30 years. "Police and schools are taught limited set of tactics and the parents are often left in the dark. There is no group approach for those responsible for the children."
The bold steps needed to make schools safer, Borelli said, can only be made when everyone associated with a school is held accountable, "from the kindergartner, to the teacher, to the janitor, to the principal, to the superintendent. This is not a new problem. It's an accelerated problem."
Another key talking point in the issue of school violence is the controversial zero-tolerance policy in effect at many schools, which punishes any infraction of a school rule, regardless of extenuating circumstances. Supporters of the rule claim that such policies create a more appropriate environment, while its detractors believe that it punishes minor incidents. One of those possible infractions, Borelli said, happens when a victim decides to defend himself or herself against a bully.
"It teaches them not to defend themselves," he said, "to willingly accept themselves as a victim."
The largest headlines related to school violence and shootings may have taken place in recent years at suburban schools, but school violence of a different kind takes place every day in inner-city schools, defined by its own set of demographics and circumstances. In a suburban school, Lorion said, shootings are sometimes measured according to a "score," similar to violent video games that influence a student. The inner-city students, on the other hand, perpetuate violence usually as a measure of retaliation.
Since Sandy Hook, the national conversation addressing school safety has also included changing the physical plant of school buildings, in order to make it nearly impossible for a potential shooter to enter a school. Semone faulted Sandy Hook Elementary for not installing bullet proof glass in its entrance which, if installed, may have slowed the shooter down.
"Schools are soft targets," he said. "How about hardening the target, making it more difficult? There is nothing to slow a guy down. There are no artificial barriers to slow down progress. Ask yourself what ordinarily exists within the contexts of the school that a teacher or custodian or psychologist could make use of in the event of an attack -- improvised weapons such as fire hoses and sprinkler systems."
Semone also suggested reversing the position of doors in a classroom so that the first person that a shooter would see would be the teacher and not the children.
Lorion rejected Semone's suggestion, saying that targeting large amounts of money to prevent what is essentially an incredibly rare event is unwise. "For its entire history, Sandy Hook Elementary was an unbelievably safe place, and the vast majority of schools across the nation are unbelievably safe places," he said. "If you spend a hundred million dollars making schools absolutely safe from all potential events that you can anticipate, those are hundreds of millions of dollars you're not spending on education."
After small group sessions with attendees, which were moderated by members of the University of Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement, the panelists were asked to answer questions posed by the audience -- some of which asked the panelists for potential solutions.
Lorion said schools should encourage its teachers to sit down one-on-one with each of their students, in order to find out who they are, how they want to be called, and what they do when they are not in school. "It's important to ask them, 'What do you want to learn this year?'" Lorion said. "I want to change their sense of their relationship with students."
Semone suggested that in cases of persistent bullying, that everyone be brought together in the same room to address school bullying, but in many cases when he has tried policies like this, parents do not make the time to participate, and that the problem can get lost in bureaucracy.
"Too many parents say that they have to work, they need to get their tires fixed, they need to get their hair done, he said. "Everyone, the teacher, the school psychologist, the parents and the students not only the one being bullied but the one doing the bullying, need to be there.
"So long as school systems keep looking to keep identifying the issue from three centimeters to the right of the earlobe, the whole problem gets missed," Semone added. "That's part of the problem I have with special committees that generate 1,400 pages of test scores that don't address the problem that's going on with the kid. It needs to be addressed on the basis of what emerges from the contact you make with the relevant parties. What the teachers and the parents find is often the most acceptable solution to the problem."
As for solving the problem of school bullying, Lorion said that schools need to empower the children to "set the rules, and talk about the rewards and the consequences. The worst part of bullying is in its denial. If you've got the adults not preventing it from happening -- if you've got students saying that it's okay to circulate a photo of a semi-nude 11 year-old girl on the internet -- then you don't solve the climate of the school."
The panelists' opinions varied on the topic of arming teachers and administration. Although he said that no one should be forced to carry a firearm in a school, Semone said he would volunteer to do so. "I don't think that we should deny children's safety," he said. "A good Glock 17 and 34 rounds of ammunition goes a long way."
Borelli said he is in favor of arming individuals in schools. "The only way you stop someone with a gun is through somebody else who has a gun," he said. "If you lock down a shelter in place, you're waiting for a police officer to arrive and shoot somebody, if the need arises. If you have responsible trustworthy adults who are willing to accept the responsibility and the sacrifice of being armed, I think you're doing everybody harm by telling them 'No.' Why would anyone deny a potential safety blanket?"
Lorion said having armed security are a necessity in schools were there is a heavy drug traffic flow and continued outbreaks of violence, but said that the belief of having armed security in all schools "as a good thing is outweighed by the possibility that it's going to be a bad thing."
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, several school districts throughout southern Chester County have begun both private and public dialogue on school safety. The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District has held a number of activities, including well-attended Community Conversations, which have brought teachers, administrators and parents together.
John Sanville, the superintendent of the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, attended the event with U-CF School Board member Eileen Bushelow.
"School safety is an incredibly complex issue," Sanville said. "It's one that many people feel emotional about, and it's these emotions that have made it difficult to come up with the comprehensive plan on safety for the district, which the board will take action on in January."
Kelly Davenport, a parent of children in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and a school administrator in Philadelphia, also attended the event.
"The good news is that we all have a stake in this, but the bad news is that how each of us defines safety is a relative thing," she said. "We are all willing to fight for safety, but there's no one way to solve this. We're going to have to do it in small cohorts, more so on the local level than the national level."


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Future Life Progression
Well what an awesome weekend I had in London training as a Future Life Practitioner for my continued professional development! I have always loved using hypnotherapy to empower my clients to improve their lives and have used Past Life Regression techniques to give clients insights to what is happening in their current lives. Future Life Progression also allows clients to gain insight from their future selves on how to improve their current life.
There may be some people who dismiss the notions of travelling through time as some sort of fantasy but Quantum Physicists state that the way we view time linearly is an illusion. All our pasts, presents and futures are running simultaneously. It's great that finally a lot of stuff that has been just classed as new age metaphysical mumbo jumbo is finally being given some real consideration.
A session commences by finding out what the client wishes to know/see in the future and this can be about work, love life, career, where they will live etc… they are reassured that they will be guided to a deep relaxation which is perfectly safe, into their future lives. Some people may see their future, others may sense or know it and some may hear it. In fact, whatever way the information comes to the client is perfect for them. One can go five years forward in this current lifetime (or a different year frame) or to a future life or maybe three future lives with one being the most magnificent where everything works out absolutely fantastically, provided that the advice given was adhered to! One can even go and see whether a pet was in another lifetime – some celebrities are really interested in this aspect.
As you can imagine I loved being both the client and recipient and I gained some information which was expected but also some that I hadn't really thought about. I wrote down my insights and gaily await the outcomes. I love travel and this featured on both a personal and professional level, which I was very pleased with. Anne says that once you have experienced the future information for this current lifetime it usually occurs much quicker than the time frame visited (I assume that the neural networks have been created plus law of attraction comes into play).
I was a bit disappointed on my five year future life and was told by my future self what I need to know in order to improve the outcome. So should anyone have this occur, then with foresight, you will be able to take preventative steps eg if you were working for a company who was treating you badly, you would probably decline the new job offer or if you saw a future partner with a bad drink problem then you may decide not to date them.
Although I have bought Anne's book The Future is Yours which has some of the exercises in it to do for yourself I found that experiencing it with a practitioner much better as they are guided to ask more relevant questions. So go on, find out your future now and have fun with it!
Love and laughter,
Dee xxx
Calm Kids, Calm Minds
Love and Fear
Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful seasonal break. Christmas and the New Year is a good time to reflect on our lives and how we impact on the world.
We are told that there are only two emotions, Love and Fear. All the other emotions are subsets of the these two. As we are coming into the age of Aquarious and beginning to move out of the materialist age into a more compassionate and nurturing era, this explains why so many people are feeling more dissatisfied with 'stuff/things' and are seeking something else.
This missing link is by living in the present with love and gratitude for all that we have. Many of us have realised the importance of our relationships and for me this is the most valuable aspect of my life. It is the knowing that we are all connected – a collective consciousness and that we impact on each other. If we are sending out positive vibrations into the world through our love and gratitude this will be 'felt' by others in our presence (the Heart Math Institute states love is the stronger emotion and therefore will help others feel uplifted and is called entrainment). I am sure many of you have been in the company of others who are feeling down or angry and felt the difference to when they are in a good place.
As I said the most precious gift I can be given by friends and family is the gift of their love and time spent with me. The activity, if any, is umimportant. I feel blessed and full of love when sharing time with those I deeply care for. In fact, I regularly send out love to all sentient beings in our world and beyond as well as to Mother Earth herself (her atmosphere, biosphere, ionisphere and geosphere) because research by the Heart Math Institute shows that this has a positive effect and of course is far greater when more of us do this. So the more we are full of love and gratitude coupled with faith and trust that everything will be okay, then we are lifting the planet znd ourselves in a positive manner further towards ascension.
The law of attraction states that what we give out we receive back, so sending out love also means that love will be returned (it doesn't always happen to be the person you gave the love to though). It also states that what you resist persists. In other words whatever we give focus on we tend to bring into our lives, so being full of love and gratitude will bring in more positive aspects to our lives and if we're always complaining, stressed or negative we are more likely to get more of the same as that we are complaining about. Love of course, is a much more pleasant experience so when you are feeling stressed, fed up or another negative emotion, acknowledge it and allow it for a short time. But then think of something that makes you happy ie sing a favourite song or recall a happy occasion or look at a treasured photo. Do something to change the vibration that you are in and feel, sense, know that you have changed this vibration to a positive one.
Love is what makes the world go around – you only have to see when there are disasters how people will help each other in any way possible regardless of whether they know them or not. Why wait for a disaster to strike… make the most of each day by telling those you love how important they are to you… say nice things to others if you think them. If someone you don't know is wearing a lovely skirt tell them so – it will make their day. Paying it forward is good, being kind costs nothing. So I dare you to do or say five lovely things today, one must be to yourself and another to a stranger…
Lets create a world that is full of love, wonder and awe!
Blessings and much love for 2012
Dee xxx
Calm Kids, Calm Minds
Life is a gift and I am trying to make the most of every opportunity to enjoy it. But Ive been feeling a bit up and down like a yo-yo as the date comes ever closer to my son emigrating to Oz with his partner on 24th September. This Saturday (27th August) was definitely one of the highs. My niece was getting married in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead at the Church I sang in as a chorister aged about 11. I thought we were going to be lucky with the weather as the sun shone when I awoke – the previous day it had been raining vociferously and torrentially all day. We arrived and the sun was shining, everyone was looking happy and uplifted, after all it is a pleasure and joy to take part in a couple's celebration of their love. I wandered round asking family members to pose in different combination as I knew this was my last chance of us all being together for a long time and wanted to capture the joyous smiles for eternity.
Everyone obliged me and I managed to get all the combinations bar one that I wanted as the rain kept intervening (my ex with our two gorgeous daughters – yes I am biased). Even the rain didn't dispel the cheerful disposition of everyone as we all took refuge in the Church or Boxmoor Lodge the reception venue. The day passed by without any hitches other than my tiny grand-daughter who loved her 'princess' bridesmaids dress but wasn't always a smiley bunny for the photographer as she is shy. However, Grace became braver later and chatted away. I was so proud of her and Josh as they are only three and nineteen months respectively and they behaved impeccably especially being the only children there. The formalities of speeches, cake cutting and first dance been carried out, it was time for the dancing and the little ones to go home to bed. The floor was empty so my daughter Kelly and my two future daughters in laws Helen & Hannah and I decided to liven things up a bit… we felt sorry for the DJ or was that what we told ourselves. Anyway we had a thoroughly good time and it did encourage others to venture up eventually.
I really enjoyed myself talking and laughing with my children, catching up with my ex husband and his family. So although I had a few wistful moments in the Church when the vows were taken (I was with my ex husband for 32 years) fortunately it was with fondness and a tinge of sadness that it hadn't worked out 'until death do us part'. But it was lovely that we were able to sit and chat amicably with ease and comfort. It showed me just how much I had grown over the grieving period of loss and that I could finally and happily engage with him without any tears. I was pleased for the good times we had and the wonderful children we had created in our loving times together. I am so glad that I have never held anger or bitterness at the outcome of being the one who was 'left' and was grown up enough to realise that everyone deserves to be happy and I have always wished him well and even secretly thanked him for the revelations I have learnt about myself since the divorce. There always is a silver lining although at times it is more difficult to find.
The good news is that some of us will be flying out in a years' time to Matt & Hannah's wedding in Brisbane which will be a great reunion and celebration – another joyous occasion as a focus (unfortunately my granddaughter Grace will have just started 'real' school and so my daughter and her family won't be there – we all do what is best for our children and as a shy little one it is more sensible for her to integrate with the other children and get a good start.) I am only human so I do have the odd tear or two at the thought of Matt being so far away but I know that we did well to bring up a well rounded, adventurous and loving child who follows his heart and instinct. Skype of course will help us to keep in contact which is a great tool.
So I am rejoicing on all the wonderful aspects of my life and not dwelling on the challenges. I feel so full of love for all my wonderful family and friends and say thanks everyday for them. We only have now and so maximise this time with fun and gratitude. I am truly blessed!
Love, light & laughter,
Dee xxx
Calm Kids, Calm Minds
Access to Consciousness
In the last post I mentioned a few of the great speakers but I didn't mention the lovely Rikka Zimmerman who is so bubbly and full of life. I loved her workshop at The Festival of Enlightenment in Colorado and was so chuffed that Darius's You Wealth Revolution 2012 Summit had a free replay of her calls. Rikka is a gorgeous being and her work is amazing and the clearing is instant. It's a true wow and I released lots of tears (that's my main way of clearing).
So if you want some free healings the replays are only on for a short time so here's the link and get listening asaphttp://www.youwealthrevolution.com/replay.html
love and light
Dee xxx
Enjoy Your Life
Wow! What a wonderful time I'v e had in the US. First I was in Arizona for a week experiencing the energies of the vortexes in Sedonna which were amazing. At Bell Rock we had a peace pipe ceremony with Jeannie who is half Native American Indian followed by a meditation and Sequoia aromatherpy oil reading. During the week we visited the Native American Indian museum, meditated at the Chapel with a huge crystal blessed by John of God in Brazil, we also participated in a Native American Indian campfire ceremony and visited the Grand Canyon.
One thing surprised me was how overcome with emotion I became once we got onto the Navajo Indian reservation. Tears started to stream down my face and I wondered why because I hadn't realised where we were. When I realised we were on the reservation I thought well that's interesting perhaps its a past life experience or my being in tune with all the heartache suffered by the Ancestors. Arriving at the Grand Canyon I was so full of emotion I just sobbed. It was quite weird in a way because the energies and emotions I experienced far outweighed those of the vortexes. I realised that although I had only booked onto this trip at the last minute it was obv iously something I was meant to do and I am so glad I listened to my intuition. On the reservation I purchased some Native American instruments including rattles and a cedar wood flute inlaid with turquoise crystal in the note of F. It sounds lovely and I know need to learn how to play it properly (the great thing is that it's really intuitive so I don't have to read music to play).
After Arizona I flew to Colorado where I went to the Festival of Englightenment which had many inspiring speakers and fabulous attendees. Everywhere I went everyone was helpful and kind (it always pays to be open minded and not take on others ideas of what Americans are like eg brash, loud and arrogant). It was like a big family/community of spiritual people all coming to learn and share ideas. I saw the three people I wished to see such aas Mahendra Kumar Trivedi (Guruji) and had a blessing, Joel Young (UK) and learned about NPa and Panache Desai (US) who says we are all perfect as we are and should do things because we want to. There were others who were also very good such as Howard Martin from Institute of Heart Math, in fact too many to list here. We had opening ceremonies in the morning to set the Intention for the day with poems, affirmations and songs and the closing ceremonies were in a similar vein.
The views were outstanding from the red rock mountains in Sedonna (Arizona)to the snow capped peaks in Estes Park (Colorado)with elks and squirrels out and about (the odd bear in the distance). I felt totally blessed to be in the space of serenity and bliss with lovely people and glorious views. I had blessings and healings as well as taking plenty of notes from the seminars.
The over riding message is how important our emotions are as our guidance system to help us to follow our intuition, to love ourselves as much as we do our best friend or partner, to acknowledge our emotions and sit with the negative ones because once you accept them they will lessen and dissolve and to feel as positive as possible. Scientific research indicates that when we are feeling good we transmit good vibrations which other people around us can feel too (often they will entrain to the stronger emotion). Science shows that this doesn't just happen in our local space that whatever the majority of people on earth feel affects our world an its surrounding atmospheres. I was shown graphs of how the world was feeling at 9/11 and Princess Diana's death and it was quite amazing to note that the peak of emotion started to build 'just before' the tragedies occured as if somewhere inside us we knew that a terrible upsetting event was about to occur and responded accordingly. (for more info contact Institute of Heart Math).
Having had such a fabulous time I am just about getting back into the swing of things… I didn't feel any jetlag on the way out and just missed a nights sleep but returning it has taken me a week to recuperate (I forgot to do my jetlag EFT protocol which has helped me previously). That's taught me a useful lesson (I am human and walk my talk most of the time but as I had to run for connecting flights etc I forgot) to remember to do jetlag protocol everytime I travel.
In summary Live Life to the full! Love is all there is so love yourself and share it with others – this is all we have to do to help heal ourselves and the planet.
Love, Light & laughter,
Dee xxx
Friendship & Family
I was in bed this morning reflecting on the awesome retreat I returned from yesterday evening, where I met some lovely people and had an incredible spiritual experience. I opened the curtains and the sun beckoned me from my bed to welcome me on my birthday to re-join the world.
I have received many wonderful wishes via cards, facebook, phone calls & texts and I feel sooo blessed. I really am a lucky duck because I am having a birthday week with plans to celebrate with friends and family up until end of the weekend. I shall be placing my gratitude in a prayer later today. When feeling gratitude one has positive feelings which then attracts more positivity to you thus making your life even happier. If you prefer you can write down things to be grateful for instead of praying.
I have always known that people are a big source of joy in life because I love spending fun and chill out time with those I love. I realise that I am lucky because I understand this and prioritise my life so that I make time to keep in contact with friends and family to enjoy experiences and make happy memories. I see so many people rushing around the world trying to 'do' so much and fit everything in. They have forgotten to factor in fun, which is a soulful experience. We are holistic beings and it's important to take care of our mind, body and soul. What better excuse to enjoy yourself with people you love knowing that you are having fun as well as raising your positive vibrations, which in the long term also creates longevity. Remember, we are human 'beings' not human 'doings' so take time to relax and enjoy!!
Love, light & laughter,
Dee xxx 4/5/2011
Ascension & The Shift
Not only are we experiencing challenges as a worldwide entity due to natural disasters but many people are undergoing personal challenges which can feel scarey and isolating if you don't have others to share you experiences with. I have spoken to many lightworkers/healers who are having difficulties and by sharing and talking about them it has brought a greater sense of community and empathy. I wanted to share with you what others believe is happening at the moment and below is Denise Le Fay's take on why we are having these challenges (which most of us were expecting in the run up to 2012 and beyond, however we didn't always know what form they would take on a personal level or how tough they could be!)
Entering The Ninth Wave
March 9, 2011 we officially enter the last, the shortest, and no doubt the most compressed and accelerated phase within the Mayan calendar. Tomorrow humanity and Earth enters the Ninth Wave and quite literally we and reality will never be the same again.
To still polarized minds and lower frequency egos, if the sky doesn't turn purple tomorrow or the oceans boil then all this Mayan Calendar and Ascension stuff is pure delusional bullshit. To the integrated, no longer polarized mind, tomorrow is another major turning point energetically. To the non-polarized mind and heart, entering the Ninth Wave phase tomorrow is entering the final stretch and seeing the finish line only a short few yards in front of us. Some know what tomorrow will trigger in us Starseeds, Lightbearers, Lightworkers, Indigos, the Galactic Center, within mass humanity, and within all global lower frequency patriarchal systems. We know that starting tomorrow the compressed and accelerated simultaneous death/birth stage will fully activate across Earth. Nothing and no one on Earth or off can hide from this Process and its energies.
The Starseeds/Lightbearers/Lightworkers also need to understand that entering the Ninth Wave phase will trigger us individually in exactly the way/ways we most need to correct, adjust, integrate and more fully release or let go of whatever within ourselves. I've been living this much more consciously the past few weeks and have paid close attention to the last-minute things I need to let go of so I'm free to BE instead of constantly externalized and focused (either mentally, emotionally, or physically) in old but highly familiar DOINGS. What I've realized over the past few weeks is what this transition from the Eighth Wave (which began Jan. 5, 1999) into the Ninth Wave (March 9, 2011) is for us Starseeds/Lightworkers/Lightbearers. I'll try to explain what I've sensed so far in a very simplified way.
We Starseeds/Lightbearers/Lightworkers are transitioning from DOING the Ascension Process as the Path Cutters, Lightworkers, Energy Transmuters and Wayshowers we've been, to now needing to BE the Rewired and increasingly Unified High Heart Conscious beings we've individually become due to living, anchoring and surviving Phase One of the Ascension Process. Now that the majority of energy transmuting, integrating, polarity resolution work and new planetary Grid building (if you're a Starseed Gridworker) and anchoring is completed for us, we're now evolving into the Ninth Wave phase of increasingly learning (throughout 2011 and its 11-11 portals and other energies) how to Consciously Create and Co-Create the new world reality and how to hold and anchor it in place through our BEING that which we've evolved/ascended into. What was the purpose of the Ascension-related body and brain Rewiring and everything else we've lived, suffered, and struggled through since the start of the Eighth Wave? So we could house, anchor, and BE and not necessarily need to externally DO anything in that old lower 3D way…unless we want to that is. But the Indigos are increasingly ready to be loosed into the new ascended world to do their parts in it.
Phase One or the Eighth Wave of the Ascension Process was rather like us Starseeds, Lightbearers, Lightworkers, Path Cutters climbing a huge energy mountain while transmuting most everything throughout the difficult trip and creating an easily seen Pathway behind us for all others to follow when they were ready. Now as we transition into Phase Two—enter the Ninth Wave of the Ascension Process—we've got to familiarize ourselves with life on the top of this mountain with the NEW Energies increasingly running through our Rewired bodies/brains/hearts constantly. We've got to adapt to our new abilities and tools of Creation via simply BEING and holding and anchoring as integrated, Unified, High Heart Conscious beings. I've been learning recently that BEING is harder than DOING, which I found rather surprising, but suspect I'll quickly adapt and be very glad about this important transition! All of us that this stage and phase applies to now will.
Now that many of us have completed the horrendously difficult Eighth Wave phase of transmuting, integrating and paving the Way out of total Darkness for all interested parties, now we've got to learn how to Consciously Create from within ourselves and our High Hearts and BE what we've worked so long and hard to accomplish during the past 12-plus years. Now we've got to adapt to increasing Source Energies beginning to flow through us, our bodies and brains like it never has before while in physical bodies. Now we're learning to DO by BEING; to understand by knowing on our own internally and not externally through other Beings, Guides, channels or sources. The Ninth Wave phase is graduation time for many of us Starseeds, Lightbearers, Lightworkers and Wayshowers. Pay attention to whatever you too may need to cast-off and permanently let go of so that you can more easily BE.
Copyright © 2011-2012 Denise Le Fay http://deniselefay.wordpress.com/
I hope that this has given you some understanding of what is happening and why you are feeling the way you do at the moment. Remember you are not alone! We are ALL ONE!
Blessings & bliss,
Dee xxxShare
Unity & Compassion
The natural disasters that are occuring more frequently around the world are assisting in us being compassionate for others living in amidst the pain and chaos, highlighting the fact that we are all One – in other words reminding us of our Unity Consciousness.
It allows us the opportunity to sending healing and love throughout the world - regardless of race, creed, political beliefs, religion or anything else that has been divisive in the past. This natural selection process is Mother Earth's way of recycling and renewing herself. The good souls who have been selected to pass over 'signed up' before they came to the Earth plane to take away negative aspects of humankinds karma, so that those of us remaining will be able to ascend with the Shift as clearer vessels. What a wonderful deed they have done for us all!
However as humans, with our feelings and emotions many are suffering and grieving their losses, so I implore all of you reading this to send healing & love to everyone worldwide who is grieving the loss of loved ones. Also remember to say 'thank you' because you are alive and well, able to enjoy the sunny day, hear the birds sing and to be with your loved ones here on this physical planet we call Earth. Gratitude helps us to keep our vibrations on a positive level so that we attract more good experiences towards us to help us move forward and ascend. It is no good getting too caught up in the pain and loss just creating more negativity so sending healing and thanks is a wonderful way of doing 'your bit' for others. When we keep our vibrations high we help others to resonate at this higher level which ensures that more and more we are growing and healing as a collective.
I am sending love, light and laughter throughout the World, Galaxy and Universe to each and every sentient being.
Lots of Love & Healing,
Dee xx
Children's Learning – Parable of the Child
World Sound Healing Day 14th Feb
Join hundreds of thousands throughout the planet for the 9th Annual World Sound Healing Day on Monday, February 14, 2011. At 12 noon Eastern Time, sound AH for 5 minutes created and projected with the energy of compassion and love. Send AH as a Sonic Valentine to Gaia, our Mother Earth.
The purpose of World Sound Healing Day is:
To positively affect the Earth through the use of sound To bring awareness of the power of intentional sound To create conscious community using sound for planetary healing
Anyone with a positive intention to enhance the consciousness of our planet can help co-create World Sound Healing Day. You don't need to be a singer or have any musical ability to take part in this event.
On February 14th, Jonathon Goldman and thousands of other like-minded individuals will be sending a Sonic Valentine to the Earth as an event he calls "World Sound Healing Day". For five minutes, meditators, peace activists, sound healers and many others throughout the planet will project the heart sound "AH" filled with the intention of peace and love.
"The "AH" is a universal, non-denominational heart sound that when projected with focused energy is extremely powerful and effective," Goldman says. He believes that creating a global sound such as the World Sound Healing Day "AH" will create a transformational wave of energy that will positively affect the entire Earth.
An internationally acclaimed author (including Healing Sounds and The 7 Secrets Of Sound Healing) and award winning musician (including "Chakra Chants", "The Divine Name", "Ultimate Om" and "2012: Ascension Harmonics") Goldman has found that sound coupled with intention has the ability to heal and transform: He notes that "The Global Consciousness Project at Princeton University which measures the effects of global meditations and prayers has collected data on a prior World Sound Healing Day. So has the Global Coherence Initiative which measures the geo-magnetic resonance of the earth." Here are the Global Consciousness results of a prior World Sound Healing Day: http://www.healingsounds.com/sounds/wshdResults2010.asp.
Goldman adds: "While we can't necessarily draw specifics about the meaning of this data, it certainly shows great promise with regard to the potential of intentionalized sound such as we create on World Sound Healing Day to help manifest positive shifts and changes on our planet."
This 9th annual World Sound Healing Day, like its predecessors, will consist of both individual and group sound activities occurring throughout the planet. Thousands of people, not only in the United States, but also in many countries in Europe, Asia as well as Australia, will be sounding with the intention of creating peace and harmony on Earth.
For more information on World Sound Healing Day, please visit HealingSounds.com. There you will find a "World Sound Healing Day" section with articles on suggested sounds, visualizations and toning techniques as well as well an "AH" sound you can download and tone along.
I hope you found this useful. So whatever time you are able to sound AH (even if its different to the allocated slot) then do so as this not only helps the planet but will also be helping to heal and rebalance your own heart chakra.


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Les Borjs de la Kasbah - No 1 in Africa
Les Borjs de la Kasbah, Marrakech, has been recognised for its high levels of customer satisfaction in a worldwide survey conducted by Expedia.com, the online hotel and travel booking company. Expedia's Insiders' Select is a ranking of the best hotels in the world based largely on reviews posted by customers on Expedia/hotels.com and its affiliate websites. In addition to end-user reviews, perceived value for money is taken into consideration in drawing up the rankings, as are the opinions of Expedia's own area managers on the ground. The Insiders' Select rankings for 2009, which feature the best performing hotels from Expedia's vast 80,000 worldwide portfolio, show Les Borjs de la Kasbah at number 22 out of the top 1000 hotels worldwide and a remarkable Number 1 on the continent of Africa.


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Cute and Delicious!
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am a sucker for cute gimmicks. I can keep a safe distance from regular candy, in fact I rarely eat it, but toss in holiday colors and put something cute on the package and I am sold. I know the candy tastes the same, it is just the cuteness factor that pulls me in. My boyfriend fears that one day I will be one of those people that decorates every corner of their house for each and every holiday. So far we are safe, but I am not going to lie, I often fear I will be one of those people too. Lucky for us we live in a small apartment with limited storage so there is no room for extra decorations (if you can call living in a small apartment lucky) so I am limited to holiday themed baking. This is how these cookies were derived. I was checking out the Easter Candy, which is the best candy of the year, and I came across these super cute egg shaped M&M's in spring pastels. I bought them with plans to include them in a macaroon bar, but then saw the recipe on the back of the package for the Bird's Nest Cookies. They were just too cute to pass up. I guess I just have to make the macaroon bars later.
Bird's Nest Cookies
adapted from M&M's Recipes
1 bag M&M'S Brand Milk, Peanut, Almond or Crispy Chocolate Candies for Easter
2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1/2 cup green candy melts
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread coconut on non-greased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring every five minutes, until it turns light golden, about 20 minutes. Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees. In large bowl, add butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Blend into creamed mixture. Form dough into 1-1/4-inch balls. Roll heavily into toasted coconut. Place coconut cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make indentation with thumb in center of each cookie. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies and cool completely (if your indentation is no longer visible, just use the back of a spoon to recreate it while the cookies are still warm). Coat indentations with some of the melted green candy melts (this will secure the M&M's and it looks like grass) and fill with M&M's.
Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Bird's Nest Cookies
Cute and Delicious!