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In esoteric cosmology, a plane, other than the physical plane is conceived as a subtle state of consciousness that transcends the known physical universe.
The concept may be found in religious, and esoteric teachings—e.g. Vedanta (Advaita Vedanta), Ayyavazhi, shamanism, Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, Kashmir Shaivism, Sant Mat/Surat Shabd Yoga, Sufism, Druze, Kabbalah, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Rosicrucianism (Esoteric Christian), Eckankar, Ascended Master Teachings, etc.—which propound the idea of a whole series of subtle planes or worlds or dimensions which, from a center, interpenetrate themselves and the physical planet in which we live, the solar systems, and all the physical structures of the universe. This interpenetration of planes culminates in the universe itself as a physical structured, dynamic and evolutive expression emanated through a series of steadily denser stages, becoming progressively more material and embodied.
The emanation is conceived, according to esoteric teachings, to have been originated, at the dawn of the universe's manifestation, in The Supreme Being Who sent out—from the unmanifested Absolute beyond comprehension—the dynamic force of creative energy, as sound-vibration ("the Word"), into the abyss of space. On the other hand, it states that this dynamic force is being sent forth, through the ages, framing all things that constitute and inhabit the universe.
The concept of planes of existence might be seen as deriving from shamanic and traditional mythological ideas of a vertical world-axis — for example a cosmic mountain, tree, or pole (such as Yggdrasil or Mount Meru) — or a philosophical conception of a Great Chain of Being, arranged metaphorically from God down to inanimate matter.
However the original source of the word "plane" in this context is the late Neoplatonist Proclus, who refers to to platos, "breadth", which was the equivalent of the 19th century theosophical use. An example is the phrase en to psychiko platei.[1]
Directly equivalent concepts in Indian thought are lokas and bhuvanas. In Hindu cosmology, there are many lokas or worlds, that are identified with both traditional cosmology and states of meditation.
Planes of existence may have been referred to by the use of the term corresponding to the word "egg" in English. For example, the Sanskrit term Brahmanda translates to "The Egg of Creation". Certain Puranic accounts posit that the Brahmanda is the superset of a set of fractal smaller Eggs, as is seen in the assertion of the equivalence of the Brahmanda and the Pinda.[2]
The ancient Norsemen and the Teutonic mythology called "Ginnungagap" to the primordial "Chaos," which was bounded upon the northern side by the cold and foggy "Niflheim"—the land of mist and fog—and upon the south side by the fire "Muspelheim." When heat and cold entered into space which was occupied by Chaos or Ginnungagap, they caused the crystallization of the visible universe.
In the medieval West and Middle East, one finds reference to four worlds (olam) in Kabbalah, or five in Sufism (where they are also called tanazzulat; "descents"), and also in Lurianic Kabbalah. In Kabbalah, each of the four or five worlds are themselves divided into ten sefirot, or else divided in other ways.
The alchemists of the Middle Ages proposed ideas about the constitution of the universe through a hermetic language full of esoteric words, phrases, and signs designed to cloak their meaning from those not initiated into the ways of alchemy. In his "Physica" (1633), the Rosicrucian alchemist Jan Baptist van Helmont, wrote: "Ad huc spiritum incognitum Gas voco" q.e., "This hitherto unknown Spirit I call Gas." Further on in the same work he says, "This vapor which I have called Gas is not far removed from the Chaos the ancients spoke of." Later on, similar ideas would evolve around the idea of aether.
In the late 19th century, the metaphysical term "planes" was popularised by the theosophy of H.P. Blavatsky, who in The Secret Doctrine and other writings propounded a complex cosmology consisting of seven planes and subplanes, based on a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas. From theosophy the term made its way to later esoteric systems such as that of Alice Bailey, who was very influential in shaping the worldview of the New Age movement. The term is also found in some Eastern teachings that have some Western influence, such as the cosmology of Sri Aurobindo and some of the later Sant Mat, and also in some descriptions of Buddhist cosmology. The teachings of Surat Shabd Yoga also include several planes of the creation within both the macrocosm and microcosm, including the Bramanda egg contained within the Sach Khand egg. Max Theon used the word "States" (French Etat) rather than "Planes", in his cosmic philosophy, but the meaning is the same.
The planes in Theosophy were further systematized in the writings of C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant.
In the early 20th century, Max Heindel presented in The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception a cosmology related to the scheme of evolution in general and the evolution of the solar system and the Earth in particular, according to the Rosicrucians. He establishes, through the conceptions presented, a bridge between modern science (currently starting research into the subtler plane of existence behind the physical, the etheric one) and religion, in order that this last one may be able to address man's inner questions raised by scientific advancement.
The spiritual teacher Meher Baba proposed that there are six planes of consciousness that must be experienced before one can attain God-realization on the seventh plane: "Each definite stage of advancement represents a state of consciousness, and advancement from one state of consciousness to another proceeds side by side with crossing the inner planes. Thus six intermediate planes and states of consciousness have to be experienced before reaching the seventh plane which is the end of the journey and where there is final realisation of the God-state."[3]
Most cosmologists today believe that the universe exploded into being some 13.8 billion years ago[4] in a 'smeared-out singularity' called the Big Bang, meaning that space itself came into being at the moment of the big bang and has expanded ever since, creating and carrying the galaxies with it.[5]
However, in esoteric cosmology expansion refers to the emanation or unfolding of steadily denser planes or spheres from the spiritual summit, what Greek philosophy called The One, until the lowest and most material world is reached.
According to Rosicrucians, another difference is that there is no such thing as empty or void space.
"The space is Spirit in its attenuated form; while matter is crystallized space or Spirit. Spirit in manifestation is dual, that which we see as Form is the negative manifestation of Spirit--crystallized and inert. The positive pole of Spirit manifests as Life, galvanizing the negative Form into action, but both Life and Form originated in Spirit, Space, Chaos! On the other hand, Chaos is not a state which has existed in the past and has now entirely disappeared. It is all around us at the present moment. Were it not that old forms--having outlived their usefulness--are constantly being resolved back into that Chaos, which is also as constantly giving birth to new forms, there could be no progress; the work of evolution would cease and stagnation would prevent the possibility of advancement."[6]
In occult teachings and as held by psychics and other esoteric authors there are seven planes of existence.[7]
Most occult and esoteric teachings are in agreement that seven planes of existence exist; however many different occult and metaphysical schools label the planes of existence with different terminology.
The physical plane or physical universe, in emanationist metaphysics taught in Neoplatonism, Hermeticism, Hinduism, and Theosophy, refers to the visible reality of space and time, energy and matter: the physical universe in Occultism and esoteric cosmology is the lowest or densest of a series of planes of existence.
According to Theosophists after the physical plane is the etheric plane and both of these planes are connected to make up the first plane.[8] Theosophy also teaches that when the physical body dies the etheric body is left behind and the soul forms into an astral body on the astral plane.[9]
The psychical researcher F. W. H. Myers proposed the existence of a "metetherial world", which he wrote to be a world of images lying beyond the physical world. He wrote that apparitions have a real existence in the metetherial world which he described as a dream-like world.[10]
The astral plane, also known as the emotional plane is where consciousness goes after physical death. According to occult philosophy man possesses an astral body. The astral plane (also known as the astral world) was postulated by classical (particularly neo-Platonic), medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions.[11] It is the world of the planetary spheres, crossed by the soul in its astral body on the way to being born and after death, and generally said to be populated by angels, spirits, or other immaterial beings.[12] In the late 19th and early 20th century the term was popularised by Theosophy and neo-Rosicrucianism.
Throughout the renaissance, philosophers, Paracelsians, Rosicrucians, and alchemists continued to discuss the nature of the astral world intermediate between earth and the divine. The Barzakh, olam mithal or intermediate world in Islam and the "World of Yetzirah" in Lurianic Qabala are related concepts.
According to occult teachings the astral plane can be visited consciously through astral projection, meditation, and mantra, near death experience, lucid dreaming, or other means. Individuals that are trained in the use of the astral vehicle can separate their consciousness in the astral vehicle from the physical body at will.[13]
The Theosophist author Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa wrote that "When a person dies, they [sic] become fully conscious in the astral body. After a certain time, the astral body disintegrates, and the person then becomes conscious on the mental plane."[14]
Occultist George Arundale wrote:
In the astral world exist temporarily all those physical entities, men and animals, for whom sleep involves a separation of the physical body for a time from the higher bodies. While we "sleep", we live in our astral bodies, either fully conscious and active, or partly conscious and semi-dormant, as the case may be, according to our evolutionary growth; when we "wake", the physical and the higher bodies are interlocked again, and we cease to be inhabitants of the astral world." [15]
Some writers have claimed the astral plane can be reached by dreaming. Sylvan Muldoon and psychical researcher Hereward Carrington in their book The Projection of the Astral Body (1929) wrote:
"When you are dreaming you are not really in the same world as when you are conscious — in the physical — although the two worlds merge into one another. While dreaming, you really are in the astral plane, and usually your astral body is in the zone of quietude."[16]
Astral projection author Robert Bruce describes the astral as seven planes that take the form of planar surfaces when approached from a distance, separated by immense coloured "buffer zones". These planes are endlessly repeating ruled Cartesian coordinate system grids, tiled with a single signature pattern that is different for each plane. Higher planes have bright, colourful patterns, whereas lower planes appear far duller. Every detail of these patterns acts as a consistent portal to a different kingdom inside the plane, which itself comprises many separate realms. Bruce notes that the astral may also be entered by means of long tubes that bear visual similarity to these planes, and conjectures that the grids and tubes are in fact the same structures approached from a different perceptual angle.
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The mental plane, also known as the causal plane is the third lowest plane according to Theosophy. The mental plane is divided into seven sub-planes.
Charles Leadbeater wrote:
In the mental world one formulates a thought and it is instantly transmitted to the mind of another without any expression in the form of words. Therefore on that plane language does not matter in the least; but helpers working in the astral world, who have not yet the power to use the mental vehicle.[19]
Annie Besant wrote that "The mental plane, as its name implies, is that which belongs to consciousness working as thought; not of the mind as it works through the brain, but as it works through its own world, unencumbered with physical spirit-matter.[20]
A detailed description of the mental plane, along with the mental body, is provided by Arthur E. Powell, who has compiled information in the works of Besant and Leadbeater in a series of books on each of the subtle bodies.
According to Hindu occultism the mental plane consists of two divisions, the lower division is known as heaven (swarglok) and the upper division is known as the causal plane (maharlok).[21]
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami wrote:
Sri Aurobindo developed a very different concept of the mental plane, through his own synthesis of Vedanta (including the Taittiriya Upanishad), Tantra, Theosophy, and Max Théon ideas (which he received via The Mother, who was Theon's student in occultism for two years). In this cosmology, there are seven cosmic planes, three lower, corresponding to relative existence (the Physical, Vital, and Mental), and four higher, representing infinite divine reality (Life Divine bk.1 ch.27) The Aurobindonian Mind or Mental Plane constitutes a large zone of being from the mental vital to the overmental divine region (Letters on Yoga, Jyoti and Prem Sobel 1984), but as with the later Theosophical concept it constitutes an objective reality of sheer mind or thought.
The buddhic plane is described as a realm of pure consciousness.[23] According to Theosophy the buddhic plane exists to develop buddhic consciousness which means to become unselfish and solve any problems with the ego.[24] Charles Leadbeater wrote that in the buddhic plane man casts off the delusion of the self and enters a realization of unity.[25]
Annie Besant defined the buddhic plane as
Persistent, conscious, spiritual awareness. This is the full consciousness of the buddhic or intuitional level. This is the perceptive consciousness which is the outstanding characteristic of the Hierarchy. The life focus of the man shifts to the buddhic plane. This is the fourth or middle state of consciousness.[26]
Sri Aurobindo calls the level above the mental plane the supermind.[27]
George Winslow Plummer wrote that the spiritual plane is split into many sub-planes and that on these planes live spiritual beings who are more advanced in development and status than ordinary man.[28] According to metaphysical teachings the goal of the spiritual plane is to gain spiritual knowledge and experience.[29]
According to some occult teachings, all souls are born on the divine plane and then descend down through the lower planes; however souls will work their way back to the divine plane.[30][31] On the divine plane souls can be opened to conscious communication with the sphere of the divine known as the Absolute and receive knowledge about the nature of reality.[32]
Rosicrucianism teaches that the divine plane is where Jesus dwelt in Christ consciousness.[33]
The logoic plane is the highest plane, it has been described as a plane of total oneness, the "I AM Presence". Joshua David Stone describes the plane as complete unity with God.[34]
The monadic plane (hyperplane) or continuum/universe, enclosing and interpenetrating grosser hyperplanes, respectively is the plane in which the monad or holy spirit or oversoul is said to exist.
In Buddhism, the world is made up of 31 planes of existence that one can be reborn into, separated into 3 realms.
The Summerland is the name given by Theosophists, Spiritualists, Wiccans, and some earth-based contemporary pagan religions to their conceptualization of existence on a plane in an afterlife.[35]
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) inspired Andrew Jackson Davis (1826–1910), in his major work The Great Harmonia to say that Summerland is the pinnacle of spiritual achievement in the afterlife; that is, it is the highest level, or sphere, of the afterlife we can hope to enter. The common portrayal of the Summerland is as a place of rest for souls after or between their earthly incarnations. Some believe spirits will stay in the Summerland for an eternal afterlife, though others believe after an amount of time some spirits will reincarnate. The Summerland is also envisioned as a place for recollection and reunion with deceased loved ones.[36]
As the name suggests, it is often imagined as a place of beauty and peace, where everything people hold close to their hearts is preserved in its fullest beauty for eternity. It is envisioned as containing wide (possibly eternal) fields of rolling green hills and lush grass. In many ways, this ideology is similar to the Welsh view of Annwn as an afterlife realm. The Summerland is also viewed as the place where one goes in the afterlife in traditions of Spiritualism and Theosophy, which is where Wicca got the term.
In Theosophy, the term "Summerland" is used without the definite article "the". Summerland, also called the Astral plane Heaven, is depicted as where souls who have been good in their previous lives go between incarnations. Those who have been bad go to Hell, which is believed to be located below the surface of the Earth and is on the astral plane and is composed of the densest astral matter; the Spiritual Hierarchy functioning within Earth functions on the etheric plane below the surface of the Earth.[37]
It is believed by Theosophists that most people (those at high levels of initiation) go to a specific Summerland that is set up for people of each religion. For example, Christians go to a Christian heaven, Jews go to a Jewish heaven, Muslims go to a Muslim heaven, Hindus goes to a Hindu heaven, Theosophists go to a Theosophical heaven, and so forth, each heaven being like that described in the scriptures of that religion. There is also a generic Summerland for those who were atheists or agnostics in their previous lives. People who belong to religions that don't believe in reincarnation are surprised to find out when they get to heaven that they will have to reincarnate again within a few dozen to a few hundred years. Each heaven is believed to be an extensive structure composed of astral matter located on the astral plane about three or four miles (5–6 km) above the surface of Earth, above that part of the world where the particular religion that the heaven is meant for is most predominant.
Theosophists also believe there is another higher level of heaven called Devachan, also called the Mental plane Heaven, which some but not all souls reach between incarnations—only those souls that are more highly developed spiritually reach this level, those souls that are at the first, second, and third levels of initiation. Devachan is several miles (around 10 km) higher above the surface of Earth than Summerland.[37] However, no physical evidence of this has been found.
The final permanent eternal afterlife heaven to which Theosophists believe most people will go millions or billions of years in the future, after our cycle of reincarnations in this Round is over.[38] In order to go to Nirvana, it is necessary to have attained the fourth level of initiation or higher, meaning one is an arhat and thus no longer needs to reincarnate.
Occult writers such as Geoffrey Hodson, Mellie Uyldert, and Dora van Gelder had attempted to classify different spiritual beings into a hierarchy based on their assumed place and function on the planes of existence.
Charles Webster Leadbeater fundamentally described and incorporated his comprehension of intangible beings for Theosophy. Along with him there are various planes intertwined with the quotidian human world and are all inhabited by multitudes of entities. Each plane is purported as composed of discrete density of astral or ethereal matter and frequently the denizens of a plane have no discernment of other ones. Other Theosophical writers such as Alice Bailey, a contemporary of Leadbeater, also gave continuousness to Theosophical concepts of ethereal beings and her works had a great impact over New Age movement.[39][40] She puts the nature spirits and devas as ethereal beings immersed in macro divisions of an interwoven threefold universe, usually they belong to the etheric, astral, or mental planes. The ethereal entities of the four kingdoms, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, are forces of nature.
The Dutch writer Mellie Uyldert, self-proclaimed clairvoyant, characterized the semblance and behavior of ethereal entities on the etheric plane, which, she said, hover above plants and transfer energy for vitalizing the plant, then nourishing themselves on rays of sunlight. She depicted them as asexual gender, and composed of etheric matter.
They fly three meters over the ground, some have wings like butterflies while others only have a small face and an aura waving graciously. Some are huge while others may have the size of one inch.[41]
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I had always thought that at some point in life you get it. That there comes a time when life just sort of magically clicks and you make sense, the world makes sense, people make sense. I don't know exactly when I thought this would happen but I do know that by the time I was 30 I thought I would have it all figured out.
Well here I am, 30 and often more confused then ever. But the difference between a confused 30 year and a confused, say, 20 year old is that now I simply don't care. I don't care that I don't have it all figured out. In fact I'm thrilled that I don't.
At this time in my life I feel more free to ask questions, to humbly acknowledge my misunderstandings and earnestly seek to find the answers, knowing full well that most likely they will just open up the flood gates to more questions.
It is an incredibly freeing time in my life where I sense the burden of self-consciousness slowly lifting and life's subtleties filling me with an intoxicating joy. I'm okay with making a bit of a fool of myself for the sake of seeking answers, understanding something a little better, and for protecting my family and myself.
The mocking voices in my head are retreating to a dull whisper instead of a deafening roar. The space in which they used to inhabit fills with thoughts of thankfulness, abounding blessings and purpose.
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Razorback basketball is officially over for the season.
The Hogs did not qualify to play in the National Invitational Tournament Sunday night.
The Hogs wrapped up their regular season with a 19-13 record, but lost only one of those games at home.
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The Intellectual Portrait Series: A Conversation with Gary S. Becker (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2003). https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/974,
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Gary S. Becker discusses his economic ideas with Edward Glaeser, Judge Richard A. Posner, and Edward Lazear. Gary Becker is one of the most original and pathbreaking economists in recent times. When he was named the 1992 Nobel Laureate in Economics, it was for "having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including nonmarket behaviour." Becker's work led directly to the development of "human capital" theory and the economic analysis of discrimination, crime and punishment, marriage and the family, and the formation of habits. His studies have yielded fresh perspectives on the central problems in these areas, as well as new approaches to solving those problems. Becker is the University Professor of Economics and Sociology at the University of Chicago, and the Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
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Andrew Sullivan, one of the earliest political bloggers and always one of the best, says he's betting on his readers in moving his prominent Daily Dish blog to a "freemium" system (much free, some paid). Actually, he's betting on himself.
To be still more accurate, he's betting on himself and two colleagues – Patrick Appel and Chris Bodenner, who are departing the Daily Beast, the blog's current home – to do more than create a sustainable business for themselves. If they can pull it off, they'll help demonstrate that the broader journalistic ecosystem is evolving in sustainable ways.
Sullivan's announcement Wednesday was a semi-shocker. Though he'd started out more than a decade ago as a solo blogger, he'd gone on to a series of partnerships with major media organizations, including Time, the Atlantic and, most recently, the Daily Beast (which acquired Newsweek and then, at the end of 2012, shuttered it). Sullivan explained that now was the time to return to independence.
The payment system is a lot like the one at the New York Times, which is really more of a suggestion wall. As Sullivan explained:
"Our particular version will be a meter that will be counted every time you hit a 'Read on' button to expand or contract a lengthy post. You'll have a limited number of free read-ons a month, before we hit you up for $19.99. Everything else on the Dish will remain free. No link from another blog to us will ever be counted for the meter – so no blogger or writer need ever worry that a link to us will push their readers into a paywall. It won't. Ever. There is no paywall. Just a freemium-based meter. We've tried to maximize what's freely available, while monetizing those parts of the Dish where true Dishheads reside. The only tough love we're offering is the answer to the View From Your Window Contest. You'll have to become a member to find where the place is. Ha!"
The Times model, in turn, has a lot in common with National Public Radio, which thrives on two main revenue sources: big donations from corporate or philanthropic funders, and small donations from listeners. The Times, a for-profit operation, gets money from advertisers instead of large donors, but its paywall – which is: read this many stories free, then buy a subscription – is deliberately porous and simple to circumvent.
In a key decision, the new Dish says it won't accept ads. The downside is obvious, namely leaving essential-to-survive money on the table. The potential rewards are real, however: a deeper bond with an audience that is already among the most devoted around – in part because readers have a sense that Sullivan is willing to go where the facts, as opposed to the dollars, lead him.
I would assume that Sullivan and his colleagues are looking, meanwhile, at other revenue sources. In this new ecosystem, we all have to look at and try just about everything on the business side of our journalism world, not just the content side.
Indeed, the new Dish's business experiment includes a partner called Tinypass, a software startup that's creating a payment platform for independent content creators. It promises both to make it easy, and not annoying, for audiences to offer their financial support, and to take a smaller cut of the proceeds than the competition. While I like the idea of Tinypass, I have no idea if it can get traction, much less scale up to support many, larger media businesses. Again, though, it's part of an emergent media ecosystem that is growing more diverse and interesting by the day.
Sullivan is far from the first to move to a paid model, of course. Other bloggers have moved toward payments in a variety of ways, using a variety of platforms and methods. There are promising signs that it can work.
A key question is just how many individual sites people will pay for. Sullivan's $20 a year rate is cheap for one, but non-trivial once you start subscribing to lots of people. One thing I'd bet on is alliances among bloggers where we can pay a lot less for a grab-bag of sites, on the theory that many more people will be willing to join that way, creating win-win-win situations. Again – and I can't use this word enough – the more experimenting and innovation the better.
I've followed Sullivan's blogging from the beginning, initially because he was a member of a then-small tribe of people (I counted myself among them) who were using the web to create what we considered an evolved media form. In particular, it was immediate and conversational, with the benefits and risks that such a thing entailed.
I've often disagreed with Sullivan's politics, but I always respected his passion, astounding energy and willingness to engage. I'm subscribing today.


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Killer in New Britain home invasion gets life in prison
NEW BRITAIN -- A man who sexually assaulted and killed a woman and shot her friend in the head in 2008 home invasion in New Britain was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of release.
Leslie Williams, 35, avoided the possibility of the death penalty when he pleaded guilty in December to capital felony, assault and attempted escape from custody. He was sentenced in New Britain Superior Court.
The former Waterbury resident barged into 66-year-old Carol Larese's New Britain home on March 30, 2008, looking to steal money and a car, authorities said.
He forced Larese and her friend, 61-year-old Mary Ellen Welsh, into the basement, where he shot Larese in the head and sexually assaulted Welsh. He then abducted Welsh. Larese survived and later told police she had played dead after being shot.
Larese faced her attacker in court and said he is "Satan."
"I hope every day as you sit in prison that you have to watch your back, living in fear that someday that someone will kill you, and at your last breath that you will think of Mary Ellen and how you took her last breath away from her," Larese said in remarks reported by The Hartford Courant. "Your nightmare might be over because I truly believe that you are Satan, and that you should and will die in prison."
Williams was arrested the day of the crime when he crashed Welsh's car about 25 miles away in Watertown after a police chase. The next morning, Welsh's body was found in a wooded area in Bristol.
Williams had been released from prison only four weeks earlier after serving eight years for sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl.
The case sparked comparisons with a deadly Cheshire home invasion in 2007, when two paroled burglars now sentenced to death killed a woman and her two daughters, ages 11 and 17. Both Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes wanted to plead guilty before their trials, but prosecutors refused.


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Exploratour - The Surface of Europa
The lack of craters on Europa told scientists that they had misjudged the age of Europa's surface. Moreover, as they examined each new picture, the age of Europa's surface seemed to get younger and younger. First scientists thought it was 3 billions years old, then they guessed it was only 1 million years old, then 10,000 years old, and finally they guessed that it might be currently active!
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Anonymous (or another reader of the same name) asked me: "Why would a
bad hiring decision be very hard to undo? Is it because due to the all
the investment you have placed on this new employee? Or it also looks
bad on your part if you had to fire them?"
Great question -- These are fun to run through, not because they're terribly tricky questions, but because it's useful to really formalize your thinking process.
The first downside of a bad hiring decision is of course the direct costs. You didn't know it was a bad hiring decision when you made it, and you can make an argument that it isn't a bad decision until or unless you have problems. Those problems, whatever they happen to be, will pose direct costs to your practice. Whether it's pissed off nurses due to jerky behavior or pissed off patients due to poor department flow management, there's a cost there. Worse, if it's a real bad decision, there are human costs from bad care and quite possibly direct legal costs from liability. You can get rid of a problem physician, and get through the rough patch, but it takes a while to recover your credibility as a leader that you are able to select the right candidates for your department, and it takes a while for your nursing staff/medical staff/administration to get over the negative impressions of your group that were fostered by the problem doc.
Then you have the opportunity costs You pick a bad apple and they make trouble. Chances are, you could have had someone better. Unless you are in a noncompetitive practice environment where you need to pay recruiters to bring you docs, you should be considering multiple candidates for each position. When you pick someone who turns out to be a liability, you could have had someone who was an asset instead. You never get a chance to recoup that lost time.
Then there's the simple fact that it's not easy to fire a doctor. Good practice requires that you have standards and procedures you follow before termination. Barring an egregious matter, you generally need to make multiple efforts to meet with (and document) discussions with the doc to let him or her know there are concerns, give clear examples of the concerns, and give them an opportunity to improve. Then you need to document their response to the intervention. This is good practice because in most cases it eliminates the need to consider a termination, but also because if you do progress to that step, a well-documented remediation process provides great legal protection against any allegations of improper firing.
Then, as a matter of process: we have a democratic group and I don't possess autocratic power to fire people at a whim. I would have to go to our HR committee multiple times and make a case for the necessity of the action. We're a soft-hearted bunch and it can be hard to convince our partners that there is no other good option. And when a doc is let go, it has a pretty significant negative effect on the morale of the group (especially if that doc's problems had been kept private prior to dismissal).
And finally, doctors are very litigious when their careers are threatened. They have the resources and a strong motivation to seek legal counsel and fight a termination. That can get expensive. Unless it's iron-clad termination for cause, you can either wind up paying to buy a doc out of his or her contract, or you can lawyer up and slug it out. Unless you have really carefully created a paper trail establishing the reasons for the firing, and scrupulously abided by the terms of the employment contract, an involuntary termination carries significant legal risk. Sometimes you can convince a doc to resign quietly in the interest of preserving their career -- a termination is a black mark on future credentialing checks. But again, there's a big risk if they choose to lawyer up instead.
Then finally, I just hate it. It's a miserable thing to have to fire someone. It's a very personal assault on their whole being, the profession they have dedicated their adult life to, and it makes me feel sick. It's even worse if it was someone I hired, because it feels like a personal failure on my part. To have someone move out here, relocate their family, and then have to fire them is awful. Fortunately, this is not something I have had to do much, but I dread it extremely. Which isn't to say that I shy away from it, when necessary, but I loathe the need and work very hard to obviate it.
So this is why I'm willing to spend so much time on my recruiting decisions. Getting the best people is the key to a successful and prosperous physician group, but getting the wrong person causes hours and hours of headache and heartache.
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Future of the Web and the Cloud: Data Sharing or Data Silos?
Missing from many discussions about the Internet, enterprise computing, social networks and cloud computing is the benefit for which the 'data bank' and 'data base' were conceived - to facilitate data sharing, consistency and data integrity. As a result, we find ourselves working through data quality issues and unnecessary integration problems made more complex by data silos. Complicating the situation are those reactionary developers whose enthusiasm for a database sea causes them to turn a blind eye towards productivity losses from data silos, including the effort and expense to reconcile and integrate data.
Fifty years ago the typical approach to software development was to build disjoint applications that created ad hoc data stores. Eventually organizations recognized the importance of data sharing by integrated information systems. When the idea of data as an asset gained traction, computer scientists pursued technology for maintaining data hubs and data banks, such as E. F. Codd's "A Relational Model for Large Shared Data Banks". Today we have the Protein Data Bank, National Practitioner Data Bank, Cosmic Data Bank, NEA Data Bank, various national and state DNA data banks and other manifestations of data as a shared asset. But we also have the information soup of the World Wide Web, which Jim Gray called the world's largest database.
Data Base
The early data processing paradigm, marked by much redundancy and duplication and little information sharing, evolved into the notion of building applications over a unified and integrated data base. The data base would serve as a cornucopia of facts which would beget useful applications.
A fundamental reason for operating with a data base was to have one place in an organization's information structure for storing a fact that was accessible by multiple applications. This meant data could be an asset shared by an entire organization instead of being locked up in a data store accessible to a single application. A second benefit was efficiency; a database management system (DBMS) represented common logic that did not have to be rewritten for each new application program.
Organizations such as IBM, GE, MITRE, SDC and TRW pushed the early development of database technology, along with pioneers such as Charles Bachman, Dwight Buetell, Don Nelson, Ted Olle, Dick Pick and John A. Postley. The consortium that published the 1960 COBOL standard, CODASYL, published the first database standard in 1971. The seminal work of David L. Childs and E.F Codd, respectively, on set-theoretic data structures and the relational model, leveraged Georg Cantor's set theory to provide a foundation for today's SQL databases.
By the 1980s software technology had advanced to the point there was emphasis, even on small projects, in reusing code and defining formats for shared data. Development with CASE tools, modeling software and data dictionaries, such as Digital's Common Data Dictionary, was commonplace. The database management system (DBMS) had become mainstream technology. By the 1990s, companies such as IBM, Oracle, Sybase, Ingres, Informix and Microsoft were competing in the multi-billion dollar market for database software. SQL databases became a favored solution for enterprise applications, including mission-critical applications. And the original notion of a data base as its single repository of facts for an organization had morphed into the database, a container for data and logic that was managed by a DBMS. Organizations typically had disparate databases at the workgroup, department and enterprise level.
Data Warehouse
Because of competition and other influences, some organizations undertook the creation of data warehouses. This was in some measure a return to the original concept of having a single authoritative source for facts. The size increases for data warehouses have been dramatic. In 1995, Wal-Mart's 7.5 terabyte data warehouse was among the world's largest. In less than five years it grew to 24 terabytes and today there are petabyte-sized data warehouses. eBay's data warehouse is 5 petabytes and Wal-Mart's has grown to 2.5 petabytes. Although a data warehouse provides the base for doing analytical queries and business intelligence processing, it does not represent that 1960s goal of a single unified data base that can sustain an organization's operational and management information systems.
Data Silos
The growth of networks, distributed databases, object databases, and embedded databases have moved us further away from the goal of an integrated, unified data base. Next we'll look at more of the data silo issues, and remediation with enterprise data models, data integration, federated data and linked data.


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GREENVILLE—Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend might be a couple of senior citizens fronting a band they co-founded nearly a half-century ago, but they clearly aren't ready for the nostalgia circuit.
The fact that – for The Who's first North American tour in four years – they had the audacity to trot out a nearly 40-year-old concept album containing only a few songs instantly familiar to the masses is proof of that.
The Who performed its landmark 1973 double LP, "Quadrophenia," in its entirety on Thursday at the Bi-Lo Center, offering a hi-octane show that seemed as artistically relevant as it did purely entertaining.
Daltrey marched about the stage with vigor, energetically swinging his microphone wire in a lasso-like manner and eventually unbuttoning his shirt and baring his chest. His still powerful voice particularly soared on the album's finale, "Love, Reign O'er Me."
Townshend, meanwhile, thrilled the audience by repeatedly flailing his right arm in his patented windmill motion as he attacked the strings of his guitar. Along with some bombastic instrumental solos, he also gave beautifully understated vocal performances on such pensive songs as "Cut My Hair" and "I'm One."
As the 10-piece touring band – which included bassist Pino Palladino, guitarist Simon Townshend (Pete's brother) and drummer Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr's son), among others – ripped through the musical selections, multiple video screens constantly flashed an array of images that conveyed the themes of disillusionment, teen angst and rebellion that play such a key role in "Quadrophenia."
It was especially neat to see classic video footage of The Who from its younger days in the 1960s and '70s.
Of course, none of the visuals were as powerful as those of deceased original band members John Entwistle and Keith Moon.
During an electrifying rendition of "5:15," Entwistle was shown on a video projection, performing a mind-boggling bass solo. Although Entwistle died in 2002, it felt, for that moment, almost as if he were actually there.
The same concept was later used to highlight Moon, who died in 1978.
Just as it did when Entwistle appeared on screen, the crowd responded with thunderous applause as Moon was shown pounding the drums and screaming vocals in his inimitable, comic manner during "Bell Boy."
At the conclusion of the "Quadrophenia" portion of the concert, Pete Townshend alluded to the video appearances of The Who's dearly departed by joking, "We're grave robbers. We're vampires."
After finishing "Quadrophenia," The Who then cranked out a handful of its biggest hits to the delight of the audience, which was suddenly transformed from attentive to celebratory.
Many in the crowd blissfully sang along as The Who delivered such classics as "Baba O'Riley," "Pinball Wizard," "Beyond Blue Eyes," "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."
The show ended on a low-key note with Daltrey and Pete Townshend alone on stage for "Tea & Theatre" from The Who's 2006 album, "Endless Wire."
Opening act Vintage Trouble warmed up the crowd with an electrifying half-hour set that seemed perfectly suited to the occasion. Its turbo-charged mix of retro-flavored rock and soul often came across as the sort of music that the mods in "Quadrophenia" would have dug.
Lead singer Ty Taylor had an especially engaging stage presence, his vocal style and swagger sometimes channeling such R&B legends as James Brown and Otis Redding.


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Integral is the first space observatory that can simultaneously observe objects in gamma rays, X-rays and visible light. Its principal targets are violent explosions known as gamma-ray bursts, powerful phenomena such as supernova explosions, and regions in the Universe thought to contain black holes.
Gamma rays are even more powerful and penetrating than the X-rays used in medical examinations. Fortunately, the Earth's atmosphere acts as a shield to protect us from this dangerous cosmic radiation.
This means that gamma rays from space can only be detected above the Earth's atmosphere. Integral is the most advanced gamma-ray observatory ever launched. It can detect radiation from events far away and from the processes that shape the Universe.
Integral was selected by the ESA in June 1993 as the next ESA medium-size scientific mission (M2) of its Horizon 2000 programme. The mission was conceived as an observatory led by ESA with contributions from Russia (Proton launcher) and NASA (Deep Space Network ground station).
Integral is a truly international mission with the participation of all Member States of ESA plus United States, Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland.
ESA appointed Alenia Aerospazio, from Italy, as industrial prime contractor, responsible for the design, integration and testing of the satellite. On board, four instruments from teams led by scientists in Italy, France, Germany, Denmark and Spain will gather and analyse the gamma rays from space.


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Here's the 3rd pressing of Caspian's debut EP You Are The Conductor. The packaging on this one will go back to the 20pt stock jackets from the first pressing, this time with a semi-gloss finish. And we opted for a full color, two sided insert this time, instead of printed inner sleeves (because those always get torn in transit, ugh!). Here's pressing info:
100 clear vinyl w/translucent green & opaque mint green splatter SOLD OUT
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"I don't think too much can be said about this album that hasn't been said before, it's a bonafide classic in every way. From the opening 1-2-3 punch of Quovis, Further Up and Further In, known now simply as "The Trilogy", to the shimmering final notes of the epic closing track Last Rites, You Are The Conductor ebbs and flows flawlessly in instrumental perfection. Few bands have ever set the bar so high for themselves on their debut EP, and as we all know by now, Caspian saw that bar and continues to raise it higher with each subsequent release, never succumbing to the pressure of their previous excellence. And it all started here, with these six tracks comprising the most promising instrumental debut in recent memory, which has since been lived up to."


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Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under "Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console" (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the "Open Terminal" button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.
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There are more than thirty islands in San Francisco Bay, ranging from teeny tiny mounds of dirt and trees, to the touristy, albeit wonderful land masses that are "Alcatraz" and "Angel". Join us as Eye on the Bay takes a day trip to Alameda. It's not just the only inhabited island, it's a classic "middle America" town. Some residents call it "Kansas by the Bay"!
Alameda is fortunate to have two "main street" business district; Webster Street and Park Street. Although we made a stop at the Pacific Pinball Museum on Webster Street, the majority of our day trip was spent in the historic Park Street neighborhood. If you had been here in the 1950's you would have seen soda shops and old diners. Actually, you still see those remnants of days gone by.
Toy Safari On Park Street
1410 Park Street
(between Central Avenue & Post Office Court)
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-1723
Toy Safari is the antidote to the big-box toy stores that have become so common. No wandering the aisles here… someone will actually greet you and ask you, "can I help you?" Toy Safari definitely brings back memories.
Tucker's Ice Cream
1349 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501-4533
(510) 522-4960
The motto at Tucker's Ice Cream is "life is uncertain, eat dessert first." They specialize in rich and full-flavored old-fashioned super creamed ice cream, but they're also famous for their yogurt, sorbets and sherbets, fresh fudge, cookies & brownies, ice cream cakes and the finest baked cakes and cupcakes. It doesn't stop there! There's gourmet coffee, cappuccino, latte, espresso, Italian sodas and much more!
Ole's Waffle Shop
1507 Park Street
(between Santa Clara Avenue & Times Way)
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-8108
A Bay Area institution since 1927, Ole's Waffle Shop serves up old fashioned breakfast with all the trimmings. Vicki the owner says back in 1972 her dad bought the place for just a hundred dollars down. Great investment!
Alameda Marketplace
1650 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 865-1500
The Marketplace is home to ten locally owned and independently operated businesses focusing on gourmet, all-natural, sustainable, handmade, artisan and organic foods. From gourmet pizza to an 'on-the-spot massage,' The Marketplace offers quality food and services.
Alameda Theatre
2317 Central Avenue
(between Oak Street & Park Street)
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 769-3456
The Alameda Theatre is like traveling back in time. This vintage, art deco cinema has been fully restored exactly the way it was back in 1932. The screen is said to be the biggest one in all of Northern California.
Alameda has that perfect mix of dining options with a nice blend of old fashioned and fancy…there's something for every palette! Start your day with breakfast at Ole's Waffle Shop, voted "Best in the West" by Sunset Magazine. Grab lunch at Grand Street Bait and Tackle (yes, it's a great dive bar) to sample the historic garlic chicken noodles. For dinner, we stopped at Zen, an asian-spanish-italian fusion restaurant, favored by many locals. (Try the sushi pizza!)
Grand Street Bait & Tackle
2030 Clement Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 521-2460
This neighborhood shop sells bait, tackle, fishing supplies and garlic noodles. Yes, that's right… garlic noodles. The Fireside Cafe used to serve them to servicemen from the naval base and they became known worldwide. When Fireside went out of business, Grand Street Bait learned and perfected the recipe. So now you can order up a bowl of garlic noodles, and a side of bait.
Zen Restaurant
2315 Santa Clara Avenue
(between Oak Street & Park Street)
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 521-7070
Zen Asian Tapas opened its doors back in 2008. The red and black decor complements the Asian fusion cuisine. We recommend the sushi pizza — delicious!
One great activity is to simply drive and drive and drive the island! It's hard to put our finger on it, but Alameda is just one of those places in the Bay Area that are a blast to explore! If you're looking for more formal daytrip activities, here are a few things we knocked off the to-do list:
Pacific Pinball Museum
1510 Webster Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 769-1349
The best thing about this museum is that you can actually touch stuff. The price of admission gives you the right to learn everything you always wanted to know about pinball machines… and play them too. No quarters necessary!
Boardsports School
600 Westline Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
(415) 385-1224
No need to go all the way to big island of Hawaii to learn how to surf or kiteboard. At Boardsports School you can ride the waves right here on the island of Alameda. The water is warm. Jane the owner calls it the Caribbean by the Bay.
Rosenblum Cellars
2900 Main Street, Suite 1100
Alameda, CA 94501-7553
(510) 865-7007
Founded in 1978, Rosunblum cellars offers 20 different types of Zinfandel and has some of the highest rated Zins in California.
Rock Wall Winery
2301 Monarch Street, Suite 300
(between Red Line Avenue & Midway Avenue)
Alameda, CA 94501-7509
(510) 522-5700
Ideally situated in Alameda, California, the winery boasts spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline. Grapes are sourced from all over California — Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, Zinfandel from Sonoma County, Petite Sirah from Contra Costa County and Chardonnay from the Santa Lucia Highlands. The Rock Wall Wine Company represents a new chapter in the East Bay winemaking scene.
St. George Spirits
2601 Monarch Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 769-1601
St. George Spirits was founded as an eau de vie distillery 30 years ago and the principles of Old World eau de vie distillation continue to inform every product they make today. St. George is open to the public for tours and tastings. Groups of 5 or more should call ahead for reservations.
Ploughshares Nursery
2701 Main Street
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 898-7811
Ploughshares is an environmentally sustainable retail nursery specializing in California native, drought tolerant and edible plants. Part of the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), Ploughshares offers the highest quality locally grown plants, and the knowledge and expertise to help you successfully grow them in your own garden.
Alameda Point Antiques Faire
2900 Navy Way
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-7500
The Alameda Point Antiques Faire is the largest antiques show in Northern California. Held on the 1st Sunday of every month, the Faire boasts over 800 Dealer booths. Nothing sold is under 20 years old.
Eye On The Bay is the San Francisco Bay Area's source for things to do, places to go and sights to see. This Emmy Award winning magazine-style show features cheap eats, Bay Area bargains and weekend getaways.
In watching this program, I didn't catch the name of the "bed & breadfast. It was the USS ? Can you help me?
The retired (museum) Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet, at Alameda Point.
Had dinner tonight at Zen – it's better than ever!
I loved your coverage of Alameda, but you didn't so justice!
I was born and raised in Alameda and there is so much more you could have covered that would have been of interest to people that wish to visit Alameda.
I live in Tucson, AZ and happen to get Bay Area Stations and Record every Eye on The Bay and was very happy when you did this segment yesterday, May 19, 2011.
Thanks you!
You have to experience it to believe it. A bit of a step back in time, friendly, simple and safe!
This is a beautiful place and a well kept secret,so that it can stay this way. Thanks for the coverage.
A great piece on Alameda, We're the 6th generation calling Alameda home. Not really middle America. Unique unto it's own. For we lifers it has significantly grown. It's has a mystery about it. Alameda is a destination.You have to be really lost to find yourself in Alameda, on your way to another town. There are a lot of treasures and history here. Harold Camping lives here. Beyond that the community offers places of worship for people of faith. Trains once ran down Lincoln Ave. The Borden's Milk Elsie Train ran regularly down the tracks. Many lifers purchased the family homes, have raised their children and now have visits from grandchildren. A good place but not perfect. A real place.
Don't forget this website for Alameda Naval Station…FANTASTIC place to visit in Alameda!
USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum
Open 7 days per week!
We also have a great 4th of july parade ,2treet fairs on park street 1 on webster str. and the biggiest car show on park street.400 cars 25000 people free to the public.ps dont forget crab cove concerts.
"Kansas by the Bay"? Ew! Never heard that one B4. Who visits Kansas for food, shopping, or play? Well, Robb Ratto lives in Hayward, not Alameda. I generally like EyeOnTheBay (even when it goes to Taiwan!) but I'm afraid Huell Howser did a much better job, still incomplete, characterizing Alameda as a fine example of California's Gold. Too bad we have the state's worst fire/police response for the money. Response time is prompt, but they don't know what to do once they get there. Maybe AFD & APD think they're in Kansas. too, Toto. Kansas has no beaches. You're safer there.
I'd like to see the missing 4th segment. I assume this is where the marketplace and Alameda point are covered? (It's nothing like Kansas, and I've never heard it called that before….I hear "Island City", but the point is that it doesn't feel as urban as its location would insinuate.
Kansas?? I have lived in Alameda for 8 years, after growing up in the UK and living in Asia for several years, as well as San Francisco itself. I am definitely an "urbanite" and a world-traveller. I am quite sure that if Alameda were like Kansas (no offence Kansas) it would not be my choice of home. I can't think of anything less like Kansas or "Middle America". How can you possibly describe somewhere that has beaches, city views, is only a 30 minute ride away from one of the coolest cities in the world and has fabulously preserved architecture on almost every street as "classic Middle America". What a travesty!! "Kansas by the Bay" – complete nonsense. Every resident I know calls it the "Island City" – by definition nothing like Kansas!!!
I have lived in Alameda for over 20 years and it is a unique Island City…nothing like any other place on earth. That's one of the reasons why I chose to live there! The Gold Coast, Park St., Webster St., Clean and green businesses, climate, and a friendly style. Tuckers Ice Cream, here I come!
Absolutely eye popping reporting.
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5 things you missed: Netflix movies on the chopping block and more
1. Netflix: Say goodbye to Maverick, Goose and William Wallace
Starting Jan. 1, some of your favorite movies will no longer be available to stream from Netflix. "Top Gun," "Braveheart" and "Being John Malkovich" are some of the bigger titles to be axed.
You can check out the full list here.
Read more: The 20 best movies disappearing from Netflix on New Year's Day(Gizmodo)
2. If you can't watch movies, Google is offering free music
Google Play must be clearing the virtual shelves in anticipation of 2014 because the service is giving away some of their editors' favorite music as part of their 2013 Play Picks. For instance, Kanye West's "Yeezus" is available for free.
Books, movies, apps and TV shows are also available for free or at a discount. You can see what's up for grabs here.
Read more: Google is giving away 2013 Play Picks, including free albums and singles from Kanye West, Arcade Fire and others(Gigaom)
3. Nintendo eShop closing for business, temporarily
After network outages, Nintendo officials posted statuses to Facebook and Twitter alerting customers the eShop would be closed for at least 12 hours starting at 4 p.m. EST on Dec. 27.
According to a Facebook post, customers in all markets won't be able to access the shop, which comes at an especially bad time if you were looking to purchase the new Pokemon 3DS apps.
Read more: The Nintendo eShop will be taken offline at 9pm GMT/4PM ET, following Nintendo Network outages(TheNextWeb)
4. Here's how to avoid a Google+ app takeover
If you want to comment on YouTube, share a Google Map or use a majority of Google's services, you'll have to sign in to Google+. Here are some tips to avoid having Google's social networking site take over your virtual identity:
Read more: How to stop Google+ from taking over all of your Google Apps(Lifehacker)
5. New website tells you how much data your apps are using
Did you know streaming Netflix on your tablet or smartphone takes a giant bite out of your data plan? If not, or if you're curious about what amount of data some apps use, a new website – KnowMyApp.org – is here to help.
The site estimates how many monthly megabytes are used for big name mobile apps, including popular social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Read more: Which apps chow down on your data plan? (C|Net)


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Send announcements to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to email@example.com or fax to 703-917-0991. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454.
This free listing is reserved for activities and events that are open to the public at no or minimal cost.
The YMCA Loudoun County is holding two additional summer camp early bird registrations, Tuesday, May 16 and Wednesday, May 31, at the YMCA office, 6 Fairfax St., S.E., Leesburg, from 5-8 p.m. The membership fee will be waived bt attending and registering a child for camp. Complete a summer camp registration form and provide all appropriate paper work; proof of birth and three-page health form. Summer day camp locations are Seldens Landing, Horizon, Hutchinson Farm elementary schools, J.R.Õs Festival Lakes and Algonkian Regional Park. Themes are Aloha Splash, C.S.I., Slither Wiggle Splash, Sports Fantastic, and, All about me. Call the YMCA office, 703, 777-9622 or visit www.ymcawashdc.org.
The Sterling Annex Community Center, 22084 Shaw Road, is offering part-time preschool summer camps, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 9 a.m.-12 p.m. camps offered June 12-Aug. 14, with a different theme each week. Call 703-430-6673 for fees and availability.
Shenandoah UniversityÕs Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business entrepreneurship program summer boot camp, a program aimed at helping young entrepreneurs, seeks high-school participants for the inaugural program this summer on the universityÕs main campus.
The entrepreneurship boot camp, June 26-July 1, is designed to help young entrepreneurs assess their technical and business skills and evaluate whether they might be ready and able to start their own ventures.
The program is open to rising high-school juniors and seniors as well as recent high-school graduates accepted for admission to Shenandoah University.
Includes lectures, reading, field experience, research and both individual and group projects. Participants will be awarded three college credits, covering the first course in SUÕs entrepreneurship program, ÒIntroduction to Entrepreneurship.Ó
Ten participants will be chosen for the entrepreneurship boot camp through an application and screening process. Selected participants will attend the boot camp free of charge, including on-campus housing, meals and field trips.
Contact Miles Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 540-545-7314.
Draw, paint, sculpt and more this summer at the Loudoun Academy of the Arts in Leesburg. Summer art camp for children age 5-16 begins June 26 and runs through Aug. 18. Choose from a lineup of camps that includes imaginative painting projects, clay creations, cartooning, digital photography, batik, the art of magic, young designers club, mural painting and much, much more. Call 703-777-8043 or www.loudounacademy.org.
The Loudoun Academy of the Arts, located at 222 South King St., Leesburg, is a 501c3 educational organization that offers fine art instruction to children and adults, gallery exhibition space for professional artists and studio art facilities.
Chronicles of Farmia: 4-H Camp, July 10-14 and July 31-Aug. 4, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Heritage Farm Museum and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program and hosted by the Museum and Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. Camp is designed to encourage campers to recognize the interdependence of agriculture, the environment and human needs and to work cooperatively to promote informed consumer choices and sustainable agricultural practices. Campers will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a curriculum that is based on the national Food, Land and People education initiative and on the Standards of Learning for Virginia. Include hands-on live-animal programs, interactive lessons on tools and tractors and a special session on gardening for children. Camp will run July 10-July 14, at the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum and July 31-Aug. 4, at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. Call 703-421-5322 to register. Ages: 9-13. Fee: $200.
Temple Hall Farm Regional Park will offer a summer camp program aimed and boys and girls age 10 to 14. The four day farming adventure is scheduled for July 10-14.
During the summer camp program, children will have opportunities to learn about farm animals and will interact with the many breeds at the farm. Participants will also learn about Northern Virginia's farming heritage and will try their green thumb at gardening at the 286-acre working farm in beautiful Loudoun County. Throughout children will meet new friends and participate in a number of fun activities like fishing and going on hay rides.
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Galilee United Methodist Church will be holding the Fiesta Vacation Bible School, July 10-14, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, for 3-year-olds (by Sept. 30, 2005) through fifth graders. The main Bible point is "Where Kids are Fired Up About Jesus." The location for the VBS will be at GUMC, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling. Cost is $35 per child. To register call 703-430-2203 or e-mail email@example.com. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office. Registration deadline is July 2.
The Audubon Naturalist SocietyÕs Rust Nature Sanctuary in Leesburg will offer summer nature camps for children ages prekindergarten through sixth grade. Choose from a lineup of camps that begin July 17 and run through Aug. 25. The camps focus on nature and are designed to foster environmental awareness and expand natural and cultural knowledge. Feature fun experiences with hands-on activities, hikes, games, crafts and explorations. Call 703-669-0000 or visit www.audubonnaturalist.org.
Ashburn Presbyterian Church is sponsoring its 7th annual Christian musical theater mission camp.
The camp is open to all youth in the community ages 11-16, from July 24-28, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Snacks and lunch will be provided daily. Cost per student $125.
The theme is "Amazing Grace" and is a race from Genesis to Revelation in the Bible. Participants will study the Bible, participate in scavenger hunts, learn skits and songs. The participants will also give a performance Friday, July 28, in the church's sanctuary. This performance is for the community, congregation and parents. A dessert fellowship will follow the performance.
APC is located at 20962 Ashburn Road. Call 703-729-2012 or visit http://www.ashburnpresbyterian.org.
The Loudoun Museum will be holding a Loudoun Heritage Super Camp, at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Monday-Friday, July 24-28, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., for ages 8-12 years. Snacks and materials provided. Bring a sack lunch. Cost: $300. Reservations required.
Super Camp covers several important historical events Ñ French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War II Ñ and campers learn first hand how these events affected the lives of the people living in Loudoun County. Heritage camp utilizes activities, games, crafts, costumed interpreters, hands-on object exploration, and professional speakers to bring history alive. Call the Loudoun Museum at 703-777-7427 or e-mail email@example.com.
Galilee United Methodist Church will be holding the KidSpirit Triple Sports Day Camp for rising third-sixth graders, July 24-28, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Directed by The Leavening Agency, a Christian organization specializing in creative children's programming in churches and schools. All campers will work on basic basketball, soccer and volleyball skills and each participant can choose one of these sports for more advanced instruction. There are no tryouts, every participant is encouraged to choose what he or she wants to do. Cost is $150 per child. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office.
The camp will be held at Galilee UMC, 45425 Winding Road, Sterling. Contact Kim at 703-430-2203 or by e-mail email@example.com.
Galilee United Methodist Church will be offering a Performing Arts Day Camp for rising third-sixth graders, July 31-Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The final performance will be 7 p.m., Friday evening. Directed by The Leavening Agency, a Christian organization specializing in creative children's programming in churches and schools. There are no auditions, every participant is encouraged to choose what he or she wants to do: music Ñ singing, hand chimes and rhythm instruments; performance skills Ñ drama and acting; choreography Ñ movement and sign language; stagecraft Ñ scenery painting. Cost is $150 per child. Registration forms are available on the Web site at www.Galileeumc.org or at the church office.
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Before I start in on this little rant, I want to preface this blog post with the following:
Everyone likes to read what they like to read. There's nothing wrong with sweet romance vs. regular romance. I'm not writing this to tear down a genre, but because I'm tired of the stigma that comes with writing sex scenes. With that, let's begin.
I write sex scenes. I don't close the door on my character's sexual interactions with one another. When I announce such a thing in a group of people the following reactions occur:
- "Oh, you're a freak, huh?"
- "You write mommy-porn."
- "But you say you don't like gratuitous sex."
These are just a few of the comments I've heard. Some involving the winking eye from the guys, the casual drop in conversation by the gals, and anytime a conversation veers to the inappropriate people get a little shocked when I say the discussion is a bit risque since I write such things.
No one ever imagines that it's not about the sex. At. All. The physical act on the page is usually a very limited part of the equation. Why do you think Twilight was so popular? It wasn't because of the sex since there wasn't any. What is important is the emotions, the way the act propels the plot either by causing conflict, bringing the couple closer together, dividing them apart, challenging core beliefs, and the list goes on. Some of my favorite books involve sex scenes that don't actually describe the body parts entering bodies and such, but how the characters emotions evolve throughout the scene.
Not to mention, not every book requires 5 sex scenes, even an erotic romance, the scenes must fit the characters themselves. Writer's really do ask themselves if the scene is necessary. In editing, and critiquing for others, I've removed sex scenes and added in others. Sometimes the comments are for more intimacy and less physical description.
I don't write mommy-porn, I write emotional growth and discovery. A lot of the sex scenes are about that. Pushing the limits of what the character believes sex is really about and forming a genuine connection between the two people sharing it.
Books I recommend that do such a thing:
Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie
Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun
The One In My Heart by Sherry Thomas
There are many more authors and books, but these are the ones that came to mind. What books can you name where sex is more emotional than physical?
Also, how do you think we can break the stigma?
About Landra Graf
Landra Graf consumes at least one book a day and has always been a sucker for stories where true love conquers all. She believes in the power of the written word, and the joy such words can bring. In between spending time with her family and having book adventures, she writes romance with the goal of giving everyone, fictional or not, their own happily ever after.


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text: hjv 79 Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) Hi all , I have combined the "Best ever breastfeeding tips" thread with the "WDYT? Mums need to know" thread as both have the same aim, which is to share our individual breastfeeding experiences. This is the place to share any tips / information / feelings and knowledge about breastfeeding that you think may be informative or inspiring to other breastfeeding mums and breastfeeding mums to be! All the best, luckytwo, Moderator of the Breastfeeding forum ______________________________________________________________ Yes I have been reading the other thread and it seems to me that nothing anyone says will change the views of those in the opposing camp but that there was some really useful comments in there about the lack of information given to new mums about breastfeeding. I completely agree with that - I had no clue before DD1 was born. So what do you think new mums should know about breastfeeding that will make it easier for them and will encourage them to continue??? The things that spring to mind for me (which seem frighteningly basic to me now but I really had no idea) are: - your supply is generally lower in the late afternoon/ evening so baby is likely to want more feeds then - growth spurts - usually the first is around 6 weeks when baby just wants to feed feed feed constantly - lasts for a few days and then you go back to your normal routine - ways to increase your supply if you think it is lacking is to rest, drink lots of water, have lots of skin to skin contact with your baby and express between feeds - attachment and correct positioning is crucial for the first few weeks and lots more stuff that I am too tired to think of right now. But hey I know there are plenty of you out there who can really help others so please feel free to add/correct what I have said. Helen Edited March 19, 2011 by luckytwo change of title and merging of pinned threads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites