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During March 15-16 IBI Net Project's Steering Committee meeting in St Petersburg will be held. During the first day, experience exchanges presentations from Leontief Centre, Leningrad region and Project partners will be held. On the second day the Management and the Steering Committee Meetings will be held, reviewing project topicalities.
Meeting will take place in Leonief Centre. The first day will be developed for experience exchange between the Project partners and local representatives. Very important will be the second day of the meeting, when Projects 4th Period Reporting will be held.
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Bella Vista Church of Christ
Written In Stone
"Thou Shall Not Covet"
Exodus 20.17
Well... Today... We come to the end of our study in the Ten Commandments...
Sinai Principles still applicable today...
Principles that were so important to God that He personally wrote them in stone.
Eternal Principles that help us have a right relationship with God and with one another.
Today...Verse 17... Thou Shall Not Covet... You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Coveting is different from the other commands which focus on our outward behavior...
• Coveting is a heart condition...
• Coveting is an invisible sin because it's about what we think...
• It's about our desires.
Jesus spoke of this sin in the Sermon On the Mount... You've heard it said... Thou shall not commit adultery... I tell you...He who looks on the opposite sex to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart... Coveting.
Jesus said…Covetousness is an evil desire Or... An excessive desire... that starts in the heart... For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts,sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.'
Church... This commandment tells us that sin has it'S beginning in our thoughts.
It is a sin to...
• Think evil thoughts...
• To lust...
• To dwell on evil desires... angeR… HATE… ENVY… JEALOUSY… REVENGE…
• To promote and fondle evil fantasies.
It was James who wrote... We are drawn away by our own lust... By our own evil desires and enticed.
Webster defines coveting as the uncontrolled desire to acquire.
Notice that it is not the uncontrollable desire... But the uncontrolled desire... We have control over our coveting... Over evil desires!...
• What if Eve had controlled her desire for the forbidden fruit?...
• What if Cain had controlled his hate for his brother?...
• If Lot had controlled his desire for the best pastureland?...
• What if David had controlled his burning desire for Bathsheba?...
• What if Ananias & Sapphira had controlled their desire for position and praise in the early church?
Indeed... Covetousness is a sin in thought that leads to sin in behavior.
The idea from God this morning is this... Control our thinking and we control our relationship with God and with one another.
Come... Let's see what we can learn about this sin of covetousness...
First... We note what this command prohibits...
Six ways that we break this command to not covet...
First… It prohibits our love of... money!...Things!... Stuff!
Proverbs 23 warns... Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. (Proverbs 23:4-5)
Jesus said... Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also... No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Matthew 6:19-21,24)
Greed breaks this command.
Luke tells us about someone who came to Jesus saying... Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. Jesus replied... Who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you? Then he said to them... Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. (Luke 12:13-15)
Wow... Our thinking... Our heart is set... Upon just the opposite of Jesus' teaching.
We believe that... A man's worth... A man's life does consist in the abundance of his possessions... He who dies with the most toys wins... Life consists of stuff... Obtaining more and more and more... It's called greed!!
G.K. Chesterton made an interesting observation... There're two ways to get enough... One is to continue to accumulate more and more... The other is to desire less.
This command forbids Envying others.
The Psalmist writes... As for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psalm 73:1-3) We've all been there… Haven't we… Slipped into coveting when we saw the riches of the wicked?... It was Solomon who wrote... Envy rots the bones.
Listen to Ecclesiastes... And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man's envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind... Better one handful with Tranquility... Peace... Contentment... Than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. (Ecclesiastes 4:4-6)
Indeed!...Envying others is just another way of coveting what they have.
Then there's the lustful desires that break this commandment...
When we lust after another man's wife... Another wife's husband... We are breaking the Tenth Commandment... You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
Proverbs says...Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. (Proverbs 6.25).
Jesus insisted that any time we entertain sexual thoughts about a person who is not our spouse... We are desiring something that does not belong to us... We're coveting... That's Matthew 5.28.
Selfishness breaks this command.
Sometimes our desire for having more shows itself... Not so much in taking from others... But in selfishly keeping for ourselves.
Jesus told a parable about a rich farmer... The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, 'You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.
But God called him a fool... This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:16-21)
When Paul gave his farewell to the Ephesian Elders... He said... I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help theweak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:33-35)
Pride is another way we violate the tenth commandment.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:15-17)
Coveting comes down to loving the world more than loving God. How do we demonstrate a love of this world?...
1) By craving its sinful ways...
2) By lusting after what we see...
3) By boasting about what we have...What we've accomplished... Our Possessions & Position.
Next... We examine the Character of the Covetous Person...
What are they like?...
First of all... A covetous individual is constantly craving more.
No matter how much they have... It is never enough.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 describes them this way... Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.
Does this verse describe me or you?.... Are we covetous?
Secondly... A covetous person is always dissatisfied with life.
A covetous person is seldom to never happy.
I mean... How can one be happy if they're always wanting more... And more... And more?
Ecclesiastes 4 says... I saw something meaningless under the sun... There was a man all alone... There was no end to his toil... Yet his eyes were not content with his wealth... This too is meaningless—a miserable business! (Ecclesiastes 4:7-8)
Coveting does its evil work within... It bores its way into our soul... Eating away at our happiness... Leaving us Empty... Frustrated... Angry.
Question this morning... Are we constantly unhappy... Always complaining... Is it because we are covetous... Always wanting more than we have?
A covetous person will eventually act out their wrong desires.
Truthis... We can't hide who we are on the inside... Eventually our thoughts will become a behavior.
Three examples from Scripture.
In the Book of Joshua... Achan who stole spoils from that which was devoted to the Lord. Achan's covetousness caught up with him... His lust proved what kind of person he really was.... And it cost him his life and the life of his family.
Are we ready to lose our life?... Ruin the life of our children… By desiring the wrong things?
Another example... Ahab saw a vineyard that belonged to a man named Naboth and decided he wanted it for himself… But Naboth didn't want to sell his family's land.
Scripture tells us that Ahab lay on his bed sulking and refused to eat.
Can you get this picture?… Here's the king of Israel with amazing wealth and power sulking on his bed and refusing to eat because he wanted another man's vineyard... Coveting makes a fool of us!! This heartache went on to the point that he and Jezebel eventually murdered Naboth.
How about Ananias & Sapphira... They seemed like outstanding church members... But deep down... They were coveting a vain glory that destroyed them.
Indeed... A coveting person will eventually reveal his heart by acting out his secret desires… His secret sins.
Listen to this uncomfortable truth... Coveting INHIBITS our prayer life.
It was James who ask in rhetoric... What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures… You ask in covetousness. (James 4:1-3).
Some of us here this morning need to examine our hearts... Because our prayers are not being answered... Is it because we are coveting...Sobering question... Amen?
OK...We end our lesson by noting the antidote for covetousness.
I believe the antidote is genuine contentment...
Let me quickly share five things that will help us be content...
First... Be content with the Lord.
We need to be able to say with the Psalmist... Whom have I in Heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail... But God... You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm73:25-26)
Church...Let God be enough... And we will not have to worry about coveting.
Be content with His righteousness.
Don't be envious of the wicked... Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong... For like the grass they will soon wither... Like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good... Dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:1-4)
Be content with our possessions... What we have.
Psalm 37.16 reads... Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of the wicked.
Church... This should be our prayer from Proverbs 30... Lord, don't give me too much or I might forget you. And don't give me too little or I might steal and dishonor you. Just give me my daily bread, so I can praise and honor you with my life
Be content with our position.
This is hard isn't it?... But Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 7.20-21... Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom... Do so.
Ha...Some of us are envious of other people's positions in life... And we need to learn to be content with where God has placed us.
Paul says... If you don't like it... Change it if you can... But here's the DON'T...Don't envy other people… Do not covet.
Be content with God's good gift of life.
James reminds us that... Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1.17).
Jesus tells us that He came to give us the abundant life... Life above the ordinary... Life at its best... (John 10.10)
Indeed... God has given us so much to be thankful for each and every day... So why covet... Why not just enjoy what He has already given us?
Be content with God's gift of the good life.
Well... We've ended our journey through the Ten Commandments... I do hope you've enjoyed the trip... And that we've learned something we can use to improve our relationship with God and others.
Remember this... The Decalogue was not given as an entrance exam to Heaven.
Paul says… The Law… The Ten… Were given to remind us that…
One…We all sin…violate God's commands… Over and over and over again...
Two…Because of our sin... We need a Savior... And indeed He has provided JESUS!
• Ours is to Believe in God...
• Repent of our sins...
• Confess Jesus for who He is...
• Be born again in water baptism...
•And strive to daily walk in the light of His truth... While enjoying his continual forgiveness.
This is our challenge... This is God's invitation… As we stand and sing together.
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Tito Ortiz still hustling, polarizing as UFC 140 co-feature bout looms
It's this polarizing popularity, which Ortiz carefully began cultivating himself when he first entered the octagon nearly 15 years ago, that has kept him at the top end of every UFC card he's appeared on since his debut.
On Saturday, Ortiz, who's lost three of his four bouts since re-signing with the promotion in mid-2009 (and four of five overall), will co-headline in a light heavyweight bout against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 140 in Toronto.
There's no doubt a good number of Toronto-based fans have purchased their tickets just to finally see the 36-year-old Ortiz -- who will inch past Matt Hughes with the most UFC appearances ever (26) Saturday -- compete in person. This type of continuous devotion is a rare commodity in the sport, but Ortiz's passion for putting on a show for the fans has never really waned.
Still, others will come out Saturday to root against him, unaware or having long forgotten how vital Ortiz (16-9-1) has been to both the promotion and the sport's growth over the last decade. Whichever side of the fence spectators do fall on, it's guaranteed that Ortiz will get one of the biggest reactions as he enters the 16,000-seat Air Canada Centre. Ortiz has made sure it will always be this way.
Ortiz didn't become one of the most popular UFC champions in MMA history by accident. A former collegiate wrestler, Ortiz in his prime said he regularly trained up to eight hours a day to outlast any opponent he faced in the octagon.
A fan of pro wrestling as a kid, Ortiz played up his cockiness in his early UFC fights against the Lion's Den fighters. In his short time as a training partner to UFC star David "Tank" Abbott, Ortiz had learned the value of a strong persona, which could keep a fighter in the spotlight whether he won or lost. However, his determination to connect with every single fan he met outside the cage is what truly propelled Ortiz to legendary status.
When the UFC's ownership changed hands in early 2001, Ortiz, who became the light heavyweight champion in April 2000, was the most popular fighter in the promotion with good reason.
Ortiz was the first UFC fighter to treat himself as a brand. Years before Topps came calling, Ortiz designed and printed up his own trading card and passed hundreds of them out at shows. When he grew tired of making the rounds for $100 sponsorships, Ortiz started his own clothing line, Punishment Athletics, and wore that into the cage.
At UFC 33 in Las Vegas, Ortiz signed autographs outside the arena only a few hours before he defended his title against Vladimir Matyushenko. Before UFC events he wasn't scheduled to fight at, Ortiz could be found in the host hotel's lobby, selling Punishment T-shirts out of a cardboard box.
"I remember placing signed 8-by-10s in every seat myself when the UFC went to London in 2002. Nobody understood it. Some still don't understand it," Ortiz said. "I hear fighters complain about having to do two- and three-hour signings now. I've signed for seven hours at the [UFC] Expos when the line is there. They should be grateful when the fans take an interest in them."
Ortiz's dedication to his fans has been reciprocated throughout his career and helped UFC owner Zuffa overcome some sizable hurdles on its way to becoming a profitable company. In 2002, Ortiz and Ken Shamrock headlined the first UFC pay-per-view under Zuffa ownership to break 100,000 buys. Four years later, Ortiz and Chuck Liddell netted one million buys for their rematch at UFC 66.
Ortiz has remained such a proven product over time that when he held out from re-signing with Zuffa amidst a messy, public squabble with UFC president Dana White in 2009, the company came to a six-fight deal with the fighter in the 11th hour to make sure no other competitor snatched him up.
The sport's rigors haven't been as kind to Ortiz's body. Since his four fights in 2006, Ortiz has fought just once a year from 2007 to 2010. And though he underwent back fusion surgery in October 2009 and neck fusion in March 2010 to stay in the game, Ortiz is no longer the competitor he once was.
Upon his return to the UFC in 2009 and interspersed between his two major surgeries, Ortiz dropped decisions to younger opponents in Forrest Griffin and Matt Hamill, whom he'd coached during season three of The Ultimate Fighter a few years prior.
When the UFC matched Ortiz against top-10 prospect Ryan Bader at UFC 132 last July, many didn't give the elder fighter much of a chance. For the first time, there was also a vocal fan contingent asking for his UFC release if he lost.
"I really recognized that all the way right up to the Bader fight," Ortiz said. "I started changing my attitude and tried to tune all of those negative people out. I started to focus on the positive people around me and the people that believe in me, those people that want me be the champ."
Ortiz said he also shed his classic nickname, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy," for a new one: "The People's Champion."
As expected, Bader, a two-time All-American wrestler for Arizona State University, was able to take Ortiz down, but the veteran was waiting for him with a guillotine choke that ended the bout at one minute and 56 seconds. It was Ortiz's first victory in almost five years. He was ecstatic, but the fans seemed overjoyed. Longtime fans were reminded of Ortiz's ability to evoke emotion through his fighting, and maybe some new admirers experienced it for the first time.
Ortiz was suddenly popular again.
"It felt amazing," Ortiz said. "I wasn't focusing too much on the people that jumped on the bandwagon. I was just happy to have the people that had my back no matter what. I wasn't there to prove anyone wrong. I was out to prove to the people that believed in me that they were right."
Training for Nogueira, a boxer by preference, Ortiz has had to hone in on the area that has always given him trouble: his own striking.
"In his past fights, he would stiffen up on the punches, almost like he was overreacting to the punches before they came," said Ortiz's head coach Jason Parillo, a former pro boxer who retired with an 8-0 record. "That stiffness wouldn't allow him the footing to recoil and fire back."
Parillo said Ortiz's lingering back and neck issues have finally started to diminish during camp and the fighter has had enough consecutive training time to soak up some new technique.
"I think it had to do with his confidence in getting more control over his own punches," Parillo said. "His accuracy and precision time has greatly improved. If he can control his punches, he won't be off-balance when he goes for the shot. We're essentially improving his hands to get him to his strong suit.
Fabricio Werdum, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion many times over and the first fighter to ever submit heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko in more than 30 fights, has worked with Ortiz for the last month.
It's been Werdum's ability to mimic Nogueira on his feet, Parillo said, which has proven the most useful during Ortiz's camp.
"I think Tito is looking different," said Werdum, a UFC and Strikeforce veteran. "I think he's mentally stronger now, and actually physically stronger, too. He knows he can't go crazy; he has to slow down, look around, and find his opportunities. If he follows his instructions, he has a big chance of winning Saturday."
Ortiz did the promotion a favor and took another fight on 10 days' notice in August, rematching Rashad Evans, who he'd drawn with at UFC 73 in July 2007. Evans finished Ortiz with strikes in the second round, but it can be argued that the late notice was a factor. After Nogueira, Ortiz would still have one more fight left on his contract, though he understands he's not in line for a title shot at this point.
"Just let me fight a top guy so I can compete against him, someone like Forrest [Griffin] or Rich Franklin -- someone with a big name," Ortiz said. "That's what I deserve and those guys deserve, too."
Making the media rounds this week, Ortiz has been growing more accustomed to answering questions about his pending retirement.
Ortiz reasons that he hasn't been seriously hurt in his last few fights and hasn't been dominated too significantly, but there's a slight undertone of doubt in his voice.
"There's a time and place for me to say it's time to hang the gloves up and it may be soon. It may be a couple more fights," Ortiz said. "You never know, though. Dana and [majority owner] Lorenzo [Fertitta] might throw a number at me that might make it where I have to come back. Whatever happens next, I would love to go out on my own terms when I do."
In an age before Twitter, Facebook and Zuffa's tremendous marketing machine, Ortiz was the octagon's original hustler. He knew how to deliver for his fans and he'll do it again on Saturday, win or lose.


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'He was a class goalkeeper, was Gunny' – Former Canaries keeper relishing Uefa Cup reunion against Inter
PUBLISHED: 09:29 15 May 2018 | UPDATED: 09:29 15 May 2018
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Scott Howie had one of the best views of Norwich City's Uefa Cup run during the 1993-94 season.
Howie provided cover for fellow Scottish keeper Bryan Gunn and was an unused substitute during all six of the Canaries' European ties almost 25 years ago.
As that squad reunites ahead of Sunday's fund-raising exhibition against Inter Forever at Carrow Road (2pm), in aid of the Community Sports Foundation, the memories have come flooding back for the 46-year-old.
"It was an exciting time," Howie said. "The club's a lot bigger now in terms of the training facilities and the stadium but we were a tight-knit group back then, it was a smaller squad, but a talented squad. We had a good mix of players who had done it in the Premiership and come very close to the title and a good group of up-and-coming players as well."
Gunn's save from Adolfo Valencia during the famous 2-1 win at Bayern Munich went down in legend.
"Gunny was a delight to work with," Howie continued. "I was a younger keeper at the time and knew exactly what I was coming to Norwich for at the time, to be a squad player and push him as far as I could.
"He was a class goalkeeper was Gunny and some of his performances during the Uefa Cup run were fantastic but even through the whole season, we had a great group and we did defend very resiliently. There was always a goalmouth scramble whenever Norwich played and you'd have people like John Polston and Rob Newman throwing themselves in to block the ball but Gunny had a few great saves during that run."
MORE: Canaries begin finishing touches to legends squad as trio sign up to face Inter
The Glaswegian, signed from Clyde for around £300,000 in 1993, only made two appearances for City before being sold to Motherwell and going on to play for clubs including Reading, Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury.
He wound down his career with King's Lynn and Wroxham, and still lives locally, working as a tax consultant and playing alongside the likes of Darren Huckerby and Matt Gill for Cringleford Veterans.
"I wouldn't say I keep fit," Howie added. "I play for Cringleford Vets, not in goal I should add, I play in midfield!"
Former Canaries boss Mike Walker is returning to Carrow Road to take charge of the Canaries legends against Inter on Sunday.
"He was a gentleman, he was the man who signed me and a delight to be involved with," Howie said of his firmer boss. "He kept football and training very simple, he was good on that and a good motivator, a great man manager."
City's players will need to be on their toes for the exhibition though – raising funds for the Build The Nest campaign – as Inter have named Jurgen Klinsmann, Maicon and Marco Materazzi in their squad.
"We may be leaving it a bit late for the fitness routine," Howie joked. "As far as I'm aware the Inter Forever team train regularly and play regularly, they're a bit younger than some of our boys from the original team.
"Let's face it, they're Inter Milan, they're going to be great players, so really looking forward to seeing that kind of talent at Carrow Road."
• Tickets are £9.93 for adults and £1.93 for U18s and are available at tickets.canaries.co.uk, by phone on 0844 826 1902 or from the ticket offices at Carrow Road, Castle Mall or Chapelfield.
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Lost Creek Reserve is the site of the Historic Knoop Homestead whose rich history encompasses over 200 years and five generations of Knoops. The Victorian Era farm house and historic barns still decorate the landscape. A nature trail takes you past farm fields, through wooded areas and along Lost Creek making this park a great place for hiking, cross country skiing and viewing wildlife.
In 1997, Mark D. and Dorothy Knoop set-up a private trust to benefit the Miami County Park District. The Park District purchased 173 acres, which is contiguous to the 239 acres held in the Trust. This purchase included the Knoop Homestead, the ancestral Knoop cemetery and several barns. In purchasing this property from the family of Mark D. and Dorothy Knoop, the Park District has recognize the influence of the Knoop ancestors on the development of Miami County by naming the new park, Lost Creek Reserve and Knoop Agricultural Heritage Center. The original 239 acres in the Trust was given to the Park District to be continues as "tillable land for agriculture as well as preserving for posterity some beautiful pastoral area that will never be built over with housing as commercial development has happened in so much of Ohio. "This gift is also a legacy to my ancestors who developed this land" – Mark D. Knoop.
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Going beyond Nothing to See. Tim Tadder's bold new project
As American Tim Tadder's career as a visual storyteller unfolded, he realised that life's truths never really play out as a storyteller hopes. So, he began to visualise different endings and different frames, contemplating what it meant to make images, instead of take them. Over time, his work became fearless; his images designed to elicit a response every time.
With his series, Nothing to See, Tadder's images made bold statements about ignorance and social complicity; intending to start a conversation about the current political climate in the United States. The large scale images resonated with people and the collection was shared in galleries in Miami and New York.
Tadder's work is again eliciting a response with a new series which is an extension of Nothing to See that uses subjects with alopecia to illuminate the human form at its most basic and pure state. The pigment that he adds to each image represents the many different struggles we all feel as humans.
Each image is an interpretation of the different frustrations and hopes Tadder sees in our world. In this series, he collaborated with a very talented team as well as a CGI artist and friend, Mike Campau whose own daughters have alopecia so the imagery took on an even deeper meaning for the team.
What was the inspiration for this project?
Tim Tadder: I think I am moved to just express myself around the craziness that is happening in our country. I feel like we are living in a TV drama. It is surreal. I want to create something for people to think about. I am worried that some people have stopped paying attention and I want to keep them engaged in the political process.
What is your connection to alopecia and why did you choose to raise awareness for this common disease?
Tim Tadder: The answer to this question is twofold. My CGI partner Mike Campau has daughters with alopecia and years ago asked if we could do a personal project together to raise awareness. We just never linked up, but when I did the first round of Nothing to See I needed a bald model to fit the role for the concept. I met Jeana Turner who became famous as the runner-up on America's Next Top Model, and she has alopecia. It was both striking and completely inspiring to me. So, after Nothing to See, I felt that I wanted to continue to use my skills to amplify my voice to share my concerns about our democracy.
I think in Nothing to See the hairless human form is mannequin-like and represents all of us at the very stripped down core. We are all just forms, and the mannequin has been used to represent us in so many ways. So, for Nothing to See II, I wanted to continue to use the basic human form, and I wanted to use children. So, we searched for subjects with alopecia.
How is this an extension of the Nothing to See collection?
Tim Tadder: The connection to Nothing to See can be seen both in concept and form. Conceptually, it's still my expression of frustration and my attempts to use my creative platform to continue the discussions I started with Nothing to See; to get more people thinking and talking. Getting the eyeballs on the work through social is important part of these collections. So many people use social [media] to say look at my cool life, look at my cool trip/food/girlfriend/sunset, etc. I want to say, "Hey, wake up. Pay attention, think, talk, discuss." By using a striking image that is complex and simple all at the same time, I can get people's attention.
Are these images exactly what you envisioned or did the execution evolve during the process?
Tim Tadder: These image are not exactly what I intended. The execution proved very difficult and the process is still not 100 percent finished – there are more coming – but that's always the case. These are close. The pigment was very difficult and the body paint difficult as well, so technically it was all challenging. It's a lot of work to pull these off, so I am grateful to have a team of people that believed in the project and shared their creativity with me. There are always short comings in projects, they never really hit the mark completely, but really it's just important to push yourself, and failure is part of the creative process. These images have already created discussion, so while they don't quite meet my goal, they are communicating, so they are successful.
What does the pigment represent?
Tim Tadder: The pigment represents truths. We have this insane new world where truth seems to not matter, I can't ever remember when a leader could lie without recourse. We have media outlets and thought leaders that think it is OK to spread lies. The pigment represents the grains truths falling away one by one.
Why did you choose the colours you did?
Tim Tadder: The colours are intentional and represent the blue and red of the political landscape. The red states, the blue states, the red white and blue are obviously overt intentionally, as I feel that in order to get through to people it is best to be obvious. Art can be pretentious in its over complex metaphors, etc. so at this time where there is so much noise I think being simple, clean, and direct speaks loudest. My favourite is purple because it introduces the idea of meeting in the middle. Both sides are culpable in our country and we need to find the middle so we can get back on course.
Why include black and white images?
Tim Tadder: They are not black and white images. The models were painted black and white. They represent the division and the binary nature of our society. Everything seems to have sides so I wanted to show that there are tones and greys, and that not everything is black or white.
Poet, hip hop artist and Blindspotting writer, Rafael Casal, said "I'm an artist, so my job is to reflect the times, to provide language for the conversation." I know you feel the same way, so what response do you hope your work elicits?
Tim Tadder: I just hope people take a moment to connect with the images and what they represent and then are moved to get engaged or stay engaged in our political process. If I can get 100 people to think about the images and then discuss them with someone else, it's a win. Who knows, maybe they will inspire someone else to create something to keep the conversation going? Maybe they will inspire some to share their story, to volunteer, to vote. It doesn't really matter as long as it elicits some sort of response.
Tim Tadder, in his own words
While I fell in love with image making as a teen in my father's darkroom, it was something I learned playing college football that really propelled my career. Hard work yields amazing results - as in the harder I worked towards my goals the more amazing the accomplishments. It's a simple mantra: the harder I work, the luckier I get. As a father, it's something that I am diligently passing on to my two daughters. Watching them learn that accomplishing anything worthwhile takes commitment, sacrifice, and focus; inspires me to keep pushing towards my goals.
Twenty years ago I left behind a career as a high school teacher and football coach, to follow a dream of being a photographer. I truly started at the bottom, freelancing for community newspapers, then as a photojournalist, and ultimately collaborating on campaigns for the world's most iconic consumer brands. Each step up is a reward for the countless hours sacrifice put towards my goals. It is said that "hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" and nothing could be more true.
Now with each triple bid, I know I am competing with amazing talents. Though I believe that to be distinctive, inspiring, and innovative requires that I put every ounce of energy into the projects awarded to our team. I draw upon my experiences as a teacher and a team player to plan better, problem solve smarter, and push myself, the talent and crew to deliver the very best performances possible.
Success is the cumulative effort of all the little things along the way that make the work great. I am still climbing, scratching, and clawing my way towards being my very best. I still approach every opportunity to make images, both moving and still, with the same passion as my very first assignment. The craft of creating is never lost on me. Today, I am the best version of myself – I've evolved into a producer, director, writer, and photographer – a true visual communicator. I am leveraging all the lessons l learned to make shrewder choices, be more efficient, and amplify my effectiveness to communicate.
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Actually, vis à vis the Reddit thing, my friend, upon hearing my upset over some dude who lives out of state, kindly explained that Out Of State dude didn't want the equivalent of a long distance tease, and shoved me into r/dirtypenpals because he's helpful.
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Well, there are several main citation styles as we already know. This time we're going to tell you about the most recent updates, sixteenth actually, of Chicago style format and its citation identity. Please, be patient with Chicago style citation as this format is not the easiest one and if you already know Harvard style, IEEE or MLA format well doesn't mean you will learn this one fast. This style preferred by many, but still lots of people don't do it well. Thus, let's start with a definition and short summary.
Brief Definition
The most recent edition of this format was presented in September 2010 and hasn't been changed since that time. While we're still waiting for the 17th edition to come out in September, for now, we still use the rules described in 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.
Chicago manual of style or CMS says that this format works for a wide variety of topics. It can be applied to grammar specifications, publications, and even manuscript preparation. Some editors call this style a Bible of editing. Lots of books consulted online are wide sources of knowledge every student or future researcher should read. This format works with two systems:
- Notes and Bibliography
- Author-Date
Both are pretty the same but work in different fields. Thus, Notes-Bibliography is more relevant in history, arts, and literary works, while Author-Date System is used by authors for social and science papers. Thus, let's describe one of those systems in details.
Notes and bibliography (NB) in Chicago style
If you are well with humanities, especially history, you should understand the basics of The Chicago NB system. It provides a writer with a special format to reference the sources they used in their papers. You can do it in your text directly or on the Chicago style annotated bibliography information page. Besides that, you also have a special outlet to cite all those sources by yourself.
About Footnotes and Endnotes
First of all, while dealing with Chicago citation system, you should understand that notes or as they are also known footnotes are essential. You need to include it each time you make a reference. No matter if it was a quote of made of paraphrase or summary. You must add those footnotes at the end of each page where the reference was included. And endnotes should be placed at the end of each chapter or even the whole paper. The types of sources you use just don't matter.
How to format the citation?
And here is how those notes should be formed. First of all, you need to include all relevant information about the author:
- Author's first name or even full name
- The title of the source
- Publication features.
In case you take a quote from the same source, you just need to set the last name of the author, page numbers of the source, and its brief title. Thus, your citation should go like this:
One author
1. Gregory House, The Guide: How to Cure a Man While Being a Complete Jerk (New York: Penguin, 1994), 69–70.
2. House, The Guide, 3.
House, Gregory. The Guide: How to Cure a Man While Being a Complete Jerk. New York: Penguin, 1994.
Two or more authors
1. Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, The War: How to Kill a Superhero (Gotham: Arkham Gates, 2007), 45.
2. Wayne and Kent, War, 36-77.
Wayne, Bruce, and Clark Kent. The War: How to Kill a Superhero, Gotham: Arkham Gates, 2007
Of course, you can cite the same source and the same page few times. In this case, you need to add a special abbreviation Ibid. From Latin, it means "in the same place." Also, you can use the same Ibid. For the same source title and set new page numbers just after a comma. Start every footnote and endnote with a current number and then follow with period and space.
About Bibliographies
You must have already heard about bibliographies or a reference list. This is a special page or few with an alphabetical list of all books, magazines, websites, and other sources from which you took your citations. The title of this page usually is just one-word Bibliography, and the whole page goes at the end of the entire document. Sometimes it is followed by the index. Every single citation source that was included in your paper should be listed on this page. Sometimes a tutor can ask you to include even those sources that were not cited but that are useful for the entire topic.
Please note that there are few different ways to form your reference list page. Closest to Chicago style is IEEE style. You can try out our IEEE citation generator for free. But first of all, you should set all sources like books, magazines, internet pages, DVDs alphabetically. The main alphabetical count should go from the author's last name. If there is no author, you can use the first letter of the title or a keyword.
- Common Elements – You should place all the components in your reference list in alphabetical order using author's name, title, and info about the release.
- Author's Names – the first name of the author is not the main one. The alphabetical order should start with the last name of the author instead. Those two names should be separated by a comma.
- Titles – In this case, you should italicize all titles of all sources. But those of articles, poems, and chapters should be placed in quotation marks.
- Data Release – this info is critical. You should include the year of publication.
- Punctuation – every point in your reference list should be separated by periods.
For additional help, please feel free to use EduBirdie free Chicago style citation generator.
Using Academic Language
Academic language is formal. And this is one of its most distinguishing features. It means that you should sound objective and even impersonal to persuade a reader to take your side or believe in what you are writing about. From here, there is a number of things to avoid in academic writing, such as:
- Contractions. Since contractions are common for informal speech, they should never be used in academic writing unless they are a part of a direct quotation;
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So, we have continued to work on details of castle, inside and out, the past year and I apologize for my tardiness in blogging, but life happens. However, I couldn;t let this go by without sharing. So, Andy designed the tower and Brian built it on the ground in front of the castle as seen here.
this is a view from inside looking up the spiral stair already assembled in the tower.
This is a view of the roof where the tower will be placed
this is view on castle top before tower gets places.
Andy trimming trees before rising
patiently waiting to hook up the crane to the tower top
Auburn Crane Arrives right on time
Here is my stop motion video from the ground:
and the stop motion video from the princess turret
and here is the drone video
Todd, my high school friend and photographer /drone extraordinaire taking a break
taking advantage of crane and bringing extra turret pieces down
and the new front view!
new view on roof with tower
door on roof to tower
Tower window
top of spiral stairs and tower walk around
one proud king that everything went as planned without any problems.
we also painted alot of things black
we trimmed the grass on the front entrance with quite the precision
New view above the trees


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Ledra Street (Greek: Οδός Λήδρας Odos Lidras, Turkish: Lokmacı Caddesi or Uzunyol) is a major shopping thoroughfare in central Nicosia, Cyprus, which links North Nicosia, the part of the city under the control of the de facto Northern Cyprus, and south Nicosia.[1]
It is the site of the former Ledra Street barricade, across the United Nations buffer zone. The barricade symbolised the division of Nicosia between the Greek south and Turkish north. It was removed in April 2008 and Ledra Street became the sixth crossing between the southern and northern parts of Cyprus. Ledra Street runs parallel to Onasagorou Street.
The name of the street refers to the ancient city-kingdom of Ledra, established in 1050 BC, that was located in the centre of the island where the capital city is today.
The street leads off Eleftheria square, runs in a South to North direction and is about 1 km long. Most of it lies within the area effectively controlled by the Republic of Cyprus while a short stretch at the northern end between the UN buffer zone and the intersection with Arasta Street and Girne Caddesi falls within the Turkish part of Nicosia.
Traditionally, Ledra Street was the main shopping street of the capital, although in recent years it has been superseded by more accessible streets further out from the centre. Properties on the street are largely for commercial use and command some of the highest real estate prices on the island.[2]
During the EOKA attacks that ran from 1955–1959, the street acquired the informal nickname The Murder Mile in reference to the frequent targeting of the British military by nationalist fighters along its course.[3][4]
The sealing of Ledra Street
In 1963, during the outbreak of hostilities between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities following the announcement of unilateral amendments to the Cypriot Constitution by request of Greek militant organizations, Turkish Cypriots withdrew to North Nicosia which became one of the many Turkish Cypriot enclaves which existed throughout the island. Various streets which ran between the northern and southern part of the city, including Ledra Street, were blockaded. A ceasefire was arranged at the end of 1963 and a neutral zone was established along the ceasefire or Green Line between north and south Nicosia which was patrolled by British personnel. With the formation of the UNFICYP, the task of patrolling the Green Line and protecting Turkish Cypriot enclaves was taken over by UN troops.[5]
During Turkish army's invasion in Cyprus in 1974, Turkish troops occupied northern Nicosia (as well as the northern part of Cyprus). A buffer zone was established across the island along the ceasefire line to separate the northern Turkish controlled part of the island, and the Greek controlled south. The buffer zone runs through Nicosia, where it is sometimes just several metres wide, and all roads running through the zone have been effectively sealed.
The street south of the blockade was largely pedestrianised in 1998.[6]
Earlier attempts at reopening
Events leading to eventual opening
On 8 March 2007, the Greek Cypriot government demolished the wall between the southern portion of Ledra Street and the UN buffer zone and replaced it with 2m-high screens. Then Greek Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos said the Cyprus government had unilaterally planned for the dismantling of the Ledra Street wall. He added that with demolition of the wall, his government would consent to the passage being opened if Turkish troops which were present in the area were withdrawn, the derelict buildings on either side of Ledra Street strengthened and Turkish troops allowed UNFICYP to check for landmines. He reiterated that the obstacle to the opening was the presence of the Turkish troops and not the barricade.[10] The move was immediately welcomed by the United Nations and several world leaders.[11]
Dimitris Christofias was elected president of Cyprus on 24 February 2008 on a platform of solving the Cyprus problem. In his first meeting with Turkish Cypriot president Mehmet Ali Talat on 21 March 2008, the two leaders agreed to reopen Ledra Street "as soon as technically possible".[12][13] The United Nations Development Programme "Partnership for the Future – Mine Action Centre" proceeded to clear the area of mines on 26 March 2008, and work began to shore up the buildings flanking the street to ensure that they will not pose any danger to the users of the crossing.
Roadblock reopening after 34 years
However, later in the day at 9 p.m. local time (18:00 UTC), the Cypriot police closed off the new Ledra Street checkpoint due to a violation of the agreement by the Turkish forces, whose guards penetrated deep into the UN controlled buffer zone. A Cypriot Police source said that two Turkish Guards had refused to leave the buffer zone which was agreed to remain under full UN control. The Cypriot authorities considered the move a breach of the agreement between the Greek Cypriot President and the Turkish Cypriot President and therefore quickly sealed off the checkpoint.[15] After the arrival and mediation of UN officials, Turkish Cypriot forces withdrew back to their ceasefire positions and the crossing was reopened by the Cypriot Police.[16]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus maintains an immigration checkpoint on its side of the crossing and all pedestrians entering and leaving the North have to go through immigration checks. As with all Green Line crossings, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus immigration will not place entry and exit stamps on passports but on separate visa slips issued by them. The Republic of Cyprus does not maintain any immigration checkpoint at Ledra Street or any other Green Line crossing. It however conducts identification checks on people entering the South from the North.
Elephants for Peace
The buffer zone between the checkpoints that divide Ledra street was used as a space for activism from the 15th of October 2011 up until June 2012 by the Occupy Buffer Zone movement.[21]
On 2 September 2014 Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot citizens of Nicosia formed a human chain that stretched from the south part of Ledra Street to the north part of Ledra Street and through the UN checkpoint as a symbol of peace and unification.[22]
Ledra Street has been the starting point of protesters and activists against the austerity imposed by consecutive Cypriot governments such as cuts in civil service salaries and social benefits after the Credit crunch.
On 26 April 2011 anti-nuclear protesters formed a bi-communal human chain to express their concern and fear over radiation leaks from a planned nuclear power plant in Akkuyu,Turkey. Protesters were also commemorating the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident. The human chain was joined by The Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL), New Cyprus Party (YKP), United Cyprus Party (BKP), Cyprus Green Party, EDON, KTÖS, KTOEÖS, KTAMS, DAÜ-BIR-SEN, BES, ÇAG-SEN, Turkish Cypriot Association for Democracy (UK), T/C The Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO), T/C Chamber of Industrial Engineers (ENMO), T/C Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO), T/C Chamber of Environmental Engineers (ÇMO), Friends of Nature, and Green Action Group (Yesil Baris Hareketi).[23][24]
The southern part of Ledra Street is the starting point of Cyprus' annual Gay pride parade initiated in 2014 by the Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis.[25] The event was organised by the association "Accept-LGBT Cyprus" which is open to all regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, cultural background, religious background, language, health condition or physical condition and supports equal rights for the LGBT community.
See also
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ledra Street.
- Turkish invasion of Cyprus
- Cyprus dispute
- United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
- Cypriot intercommunal violence
- Dereboyu Avenue
- Rigenis Street
- Laiki Geitonia
More information: Wikipedia "Ledra Street"


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Jimmy Fallon didn't translate well to movies and when I watched bits and pieces of his SNL tenure all I noticed was that he screwed up (and screwed around in) a lot of jokes. But then more times spent with his work, Greatest Hit-style, showed a decent comedic talent – a gifted mimic/impersonator and a sharp musical parodist; something that he has been able to run with on his Late Night show – and it certainly helps having The Roots on board to play along.
I'm not sure that this sort of comedy album (or any sort of comedy album – unless it has Louis CK's name on the spine, maybe) will have any sort of legs in this day and age, comedy bits – even more so than pop-songs – seem to live (and die) via YouTube these days. And comedy-songs so often have the funny-once tag stamped on their backside.
There's also the problem that so many of these performances – musical parodies from Jimmy's show – have an obvious visual element. But I like that this CD exists. It's something of a middle finger to the many who wrote Jimmy off as a guy who would simply laugh at it his own jokes. Four years into his show now he's hitting his straps and he probably deserves some sort of Knighthood-style accolade simply for keeping The Roots going; given them an outlet, allowing them to keep being discovered by people. Allowing them to continue their evolution and exploration – and take a wage for their troubles too.
There are some great parody/impersonations here – his Neil Young is well known, his Bob Dylan singing the Charles in Charge theme has a near-perfect Dylan timing and inflection, not just the clothes-peg-over-the-nose bleat that any drunk can claim is convincing.
And Reading Rainbow as (re-)realised by Jim Morrison is superb; a great send up of The Doors' phoned-in-mysticism and, again, he nails the voice.
Kudos too for getting Sir Paul McCartney in on the joke to duet on "Scrambled Eggs", the early (working-title) version of Yesterday – and Springsteen jumps in on the act later as well. Good stuff.
Still not convinced that anyone needs this or that I'll continue listening to it – but I've given it more than one listen, so in some sense it's already passed the comedy-record test. And I just like that it exits, I like where Jimmy (and his show) have been and where they are heading. And this is something of a signpost. A reminder to keep checking in, even if mostly via YouTube, to see (and hear) what's next.


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Fasting Safely With Diabetes
Fasting when you have diabetes can be risky. Working with your health care provider is a must.
Fasting can be a challenge for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for someone with diabetes. As any diabetic knows, successful blood sugar management relies on healthy meals eaten at regularly spaced intervals. So what happens when one or more meals need to be skipped for religious reasons or because of a medical or dental procedure?
Each individual's situation is different, so consultation with your physician is crucial. That said, there are some general guidelines that can help when it comes to fasting with diabetes.
Diabetes and Fasting: Does Type Matter?
Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, fasting needs to be approached with care. "Fasting should be rare if you have diabetes because an individual with type 1 or type 2 on oral medication can experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)," says Amy Kranick, a certified diabetes educator with Diabetes Care Club in Nashville, Tenn. Risks from low blood sugar include seizure, coma, or even death if left untreated.
On the other hand, depending on the individual, fasting without using insulin can result in high blood sugars or in diabetic ketoacidosis (a serious diabetes complication caused by blood build-up of acids called ketones). Dehydration is another fear if fluids are avoided during the fast.
Diabetes and Fasting: Does the Reason Make a Difference?
That being said, people with diabetes may want or need to fast for a variety of reasons, and the length of the fast can affect what actions you need to take. Here are some examples:
- Religious reasons. Some people with diabetes may want to fast for religious observances such as Yom Kippur or Ramadan. Given the risky nature of fasting with diabetes, this isn't necessarily a good idea. "Both [Judaism and Islam] have guidelines that exempt those people who will be affected with harmful health consequences by fasting," says Toby Smithson, RD, certified diabetes educator in Buffalo Grove, Ill., and a spokesman for the American Dietetic Association. "In the Jewish religion, it is considered a mitzvah (a good deed) if one must eat for health reasons."
If you're determined to fast, consult with your doctor or diabetes educator to put a plan in place at least a month or two before the actual fast. Medication dosage should be discussed, as well as how often to test your blood sugar and what to do if your blood sugar is too low or too high.
Also, keep in mind that the fasting itself may not be the only issue to plan for. Medication timing is also important. "During religious fasts you may be able to eat a meal at various times (pre-dawn or sunset), which can affect when you need to take insulin or oral medication to control your blood sugars," says Megan Robinson, MS, RD, a certified diabetes educator at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Medical tests or procedures. Sometimes fasting is unavoidable, as in the case of medical or surgical procedures and certain lab tests. "This type of fast is short-term and poses much less risk than a prolonged fast such as Ramadan," says Constance Brown-Riggs, RD, a certified diabetes educator with a private practice in Massapequa, N.Y., and author of The African American Guide to Living Well with Diabetes. "Your health care provider will give specific instructions based on the type of test and how your diabetes is managed." Also, try to schedule your appointment as early as possible in the morning to prevent a longer fast, and bring food with you to eat as soon as the procedure is complete and you are cleared to eat.
Stay Safe While Fasting With Diabetes
Ultimately, whatever the reason, the most important advice is to fast smart. "Know the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia," says Brown-Riggs. "Stop the fast immediately if blood glucose levels exceed 300 mg/dl or drop lower than 70 mg/dl."
More ways to protect yourself while fasting:
- Learn the appropriate treatment for low or high blood sugar, including use of glucose tablets, glucose gels, or glucagon injections.
- During the fast, test your blood glucose levels more frequently.
- Wear a diabetes medical alert ID bracelet.
- Keep emergency contact information where others can find it.
Finally, don't do anything without first consulting your doctor or diabetes educator.


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This is the final installment of a five-part series about Ayutthaya, Thailand. This article features Wat Mahathat, the ruin of Buddhist temple dating back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom period (1350-1767). Previous posts discussed the historic City of Ayutthaya; the temple ruins of Wat Chaiwatthanaram; Buddhist monastery Wat Phu Khao Thong, and temple ruins of Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon.
Wat Mahathat, or the "Monastery of the Great Relic" according to the website History of Ayutthaya, is a former Buddhist temple located in the heart of historic Ayutthaya not far from the old royal palace. It is one of the most famous sites in the Ayutthaya Historical Park.
Wat Mahathat is best known for the photogenic Buddha's head embedded in the trunk of a banyan tree. The well-preserved face with a serene look leaves a lasting impression. Experts believe that the sandstone head either fell from a statue and landed in the tree or was left there by a thief who could not haul it away.
Although most visitors come to see the famous head, the temple itself is just as interesting.
Wat Mahathat was one of the largest and most important temple complexes in the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Historical records indicate that it was either built by King Uthong (Ramathibodhi I, 1350-69), King Borommaracha I (1370-88), or King Ramesuan (1388-95). The site fell into disrepair in the 1630s and 1730s before the Burmese razed it in 1767. Many of the prang and stupa or chedi (spires) collapsed after years of decay. Efforts have been underway since 1956 to preserve the site.
The temple served as the religious center of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and was the seat of the supreme Buddhist patriarch of Siam (early Thailand). It once housed relics captured during military campaigns in Cambodia and elsewhere. During the annual Kathin (royal barge) ceremony, the Ayutthaya kings sailed in a procession of barges down a canal from the palace to the temple, where they would disembark, pray, and make offerings to the gods.
Like Wat Chaiwattanaram, the Khmer-style Wat Mahathat was built in the shape of five-pointed structure (quincunx) with a large central prang (tower) more than 50 meters (165 feet) high representing the legendary Buddhist mountain Meru (Phra Men). Four smaller prang on the corners formed a cross symbolizing four continents facing the sea (a large, grassy courtyard). An ordination hall lay nearby. Records indicate that the temple's architectural style, artwork, and relics grew more ornate during subsequent renovations as befitted a place of religious significance.
Although efforts have been made to restore or add Buddha statues, most remain headless after being decapitated by the Burmese in 1767.
Some preserved prang, chedi, and a few murals amid a discombobulated maze of rubble are all that's left of this once-magnificent place. While not as visually stunning as Wat Chaiwattanaram, Wat Mahathat has a larger footprint and an openness that lets you explore up close monuments of the former kingdom.
More About Ayutthaya, Thailand
Click here to read about the City of Ayutthaya and the Ayutthaya Historical Park
Click here to read about Wat Chaiwatthanaram, the ruin of a former Buddhist temple
Click here to read about Wat Phu Khao Thong, a historical Buddhist monastery
Click here to read about Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, a historical Buddhist monastery
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Finally, fall! The sun goes down a little earlier, the temperatures are a little cooler (well, unless you're in SoCal), and it's time to break out a new handbag. Here's what's on trend this season:
1) Burgundy
This is the "it" color for fall. Wear it as a neutral - you'll find it goes with everything! I'm partial to this beautiful Rebecca Minkoff Mini 5 Zip, I just love the gold hardware and the asymmetrical zippers. $195 (plus 15% off if you sign up for the email list, which results in hours of happy virtual window shopping)
2) Leopard
If you're feeling loud, grab a leopard print bag! Goes great with burgundy or this season's other favorite color, navy. I actually kind of love this Betsey Johnson Quilted Leopard-Print Satchel. I mean if you're going to be loud, be loud! And with an $80 price tag, you might as well go for it. If you're ready to try the trend but not up for being quite so bold about it, here are a few ideas for styling a leopard print clutch.
3) Tassels
Fringe, tassels, hang-ie things... it seems like like all the big fashion houses are doing it this season. Some are a little too much, but I LOVE this simple hobo by Andi Rose. The trend is so understated here, but still adds personality to the bag. Which is only $29 on sale! And there's a gorgeous brown that's delicious. I may just have to pick one of these up for myself...
I'm linking up with the SoCal Blogger Society, a darn cool group of bloggers who inspire me daily! If you're interested in meeting fellow bloggers who will help you along your blogging journey, let me know and I'll get you an invitation.
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Tim Jacob, Professor Emeritus, School of Bioscience, Cardiff University explains the science behind Kodobio Sensory Therapy .
Tim Jacob, Professor Emeritus, School of Bioscience, Cardiff University explains the science behind Kodobio Sensory Therapy .
Kodobio Sensory Therapy is not to be confused with aromatherapy and other complementary medicine. It has been developed over several years of research into the effects of smell by Tim Jacob, Professor Emeritus, School of Bioscience, Cardiff University. His ground breaking therapy is evidence based and scientifically tested.
The benefits of light therapy have long been accepted in main stream medicine. The light used is full spectrum bright white light equivalent to sunlight in the middle of the day. It is the same type of bright light stimulation used by SAD lights, however in the Kodobio it is fluctuated up and down on a 60 second cycle so as to maintain varied brain stimulation during the treatment to deliver its positive psychological and physiological benefits. A very efficient LED light panel delivers the correct luminance to the user's field of view. The brightness has been measured to be between 2,500 lux and 10,000 lux depending on the setting selected.
MOOD BOOST – those shown to have anti-depressant properties in animal and human studies and associated with positive health benefits.
UNWIND – those with proven relaxant benefit; an effect which is derived from the anaesthetic properties of certain essential oils.
ENERGISE – those with stimulating and invigorating properties shown to enhance sports performance.
The finely tuned combination of the light and smell stimuli in fluctuating cycles within each treatment option delivers a completely natural, non-invasive and drug-free therapy for greater wellness.
The effect on psychological state was measured and determined with the universally accepted Profile of Mood States (POMS) self-assessment questionnaire which assesses mood in six dimensions: Tension-Anxiety, Depression-Dejection, Anger-Hostility, Vigor-Activity, Fatigue-Inertia and Confusion-Bewilderment. In extensive testing using the Kodobio for 15 minutes we found that the selected aromas showed a positive change.
The Kodobio has a relaxing effect. This has been demonstrated by measuring blood pressure and heart rate before and after 15 minutes use. The figure below illustrates the lowering of blood pressure and reduction of heart rate that occurs with the selected treatment. (See blood pressure and heart rate graphs).
Skin conductance is a physiological measure of arousal or nervousness and is often used as an objective measure of psychological stress. In extensive tests, a 15 min stimulus cycle with the Kodobio using the selected treatment caused a significant 23% reduction in skin conductance. Skin conductance returned to normal values after Kodobio Sensory Therapy. (See skin conductance graph).
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