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On Sunday we celebrated Lucy's 2nd birthday with family and friends. Her actual birthday was yesterday, but we wanted to give the main celebration a little breathing room from Christmas. The first ingredient in a successful 2 year old birthday celebration/dance party is this.
This is the best $30 bucks I've spent in awhile. Seriously. Go buy one. Lucy is obsessed with the "di-co yite" and wants to have it on whenever possible. It comes with a base/turntable and a spot light that you can set anywhere to create instant dance party awesomeness. Pk and I created a huge dance music playlist (Madonna, Deeelite, Stevie Wonder, etc) to play during the party and cleared out some furniture to make a dance floor.
While the adults were grooving, the kids were mostly trashing the playroom (which is exactly what playrooms are for).
I made cupcakes and a star shaped cake and we put out a bunch of finger food and drinks for thirsty dancers (pink prosecco for the adults, juice boxes for the kiddos)
We had such a good time. It was so great to show off all the work we've done on the house and to see how all those things make a great space for having get togethers and celebrations. I love that we have a party girl (or at least I love it now – not sure how I'll feel when she's a teenager sneaking out to the club!) I think the disco ball might stick around – at least through the new year.
Even though we had a great time, I think all the parents in the room celebrated with a heavy heart. The tragedy in Newtown is so hard to fathom. While we were celebrating I thought about all the families who were planning for their babies funerals instead of parties. It's hard to think about Lucy growing up in this world, and harder still to think that there will be a time when she's not always right next to me. That's the terrible reality of parenting though, you devote your everything to this tiny being and then set them loose in the world to experience everything that is both wonderful and horrific about humanity. My deepest hope for Lucy that it's mostly wonderful, and I feel a both great and terrible responsibility to make the parts of her life that are with me as wonderful and full as possible. I love you baby girl. These have been the best two years…

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I have come across a few recipes which stop me in my tracks. This was one such recipe. I was entranced by the cheesy look of this flatbread. Now, this isn't a traditional flatbread. It is made from puff pastry, so it is incredibly flaky and buttery. It's also topped with some delicious things. So, if you are searching for a new twist on pizza and flatbread, you have stumbled across the perfect recipe.
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Now, I need you to prepare yourself for one of the easiest recipes to date. You may know I love pizza. It's my favorite food. I am a pizza connoisseur and a pretty good judge of good pizza. I've made a couple pizza related posts on here (Bubble Pizza and Quinoa Crust Pizza). However, this is an even easier recipe. And, it makes real pizza dough. No lying. It takes 4 ingredients and just a few minutes to make a delicious, healthy pizza dough. Seriously, you are not going to believe this.
Quinoa Crust Pizza
My favorite food is pizza. If I had to eat the same type of food every day, I would easily choose pizza. This post comes with something I've been waiting a little while to experiment with. It's a twist on traditional pizza. I know, I know. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Well, pizza tends to be a little high in calories, therefore it is a little broke for me. So, I wanted to try something a little different and lower calorie. I've seen cauliflower crust pizzas, which I will eventually try. However, this is a pizza I haven't seen around much in the social scene.
Bubble Pizza
I've posted a few times about how I love Italian food. Pizza is probably my favorite food of all foods. I've probably said this as well. And yet I haven't made pizza on this blog yet. I have some future plans for pizzas I would like to try, but this post comes with a recipe I have been making for a few years. It is a form of pizza, kind of. It tastes like a delicious pizza casserole of sorts. I've enjoyed this recipe for several years, and it is very easy to make.


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About Dr Dudley Hill
Dr Dudley Hill is a Dermatologist (Skin Specialist) providing Dermatology services in St Peters, SA, Australia.
The following description is a generic description for the category and does not necessarily reference all the services/ procedures offered by Dr Dudley Hill.
Dermatology is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, oral cavity (mouth), genitals and is undertaken by a Dermatologist. A Dermatologist is sometimes also involved in cosmetic care and enhancement.


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SaaS Growth
OpenView Sales Lab Guides are invaluable resources to help your company grow. Here are two to start with today:
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"The number one reason brilliant companies with stellar products and services fail is that they run out of money." Here are 4 basic metrics to gain control of your bottom line.
What is MRR and why should I care? "Successful SaaS companies track their MRR for two primary reasons: Financial Forecasting and Planning and Measuring growth and momentum." But you're probably calculating your SaaS MRR incorrectly. Here's why.
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"The steady increasing drumbeat of the Customer Success mantra is reflected in Google search traffic, whose volumes have tripled since 2009. So, why now?" The answer from Tomasz Tunguz is yet another must read.
Have you heard the latest buzz? It isn't about buzz at all but rather about loyalty and how to create profitable, loyal customers. "Buzz is a magical force, but it only gets you so far in business. What you need is staying power, a customer experience that builds customer loyalty, that gives customers a desire to return."
Super SaaS Fundings of the Week:
Although this is from the end of 2013, it's still an incredible piece of information: CrunchBase Reveals: The Average Successful Startup Raises $41M, Exists at $242.9M – wonder what the 2014 results will be?
Vurb – Contextual search, browsing and sharing raised $8M in Series A funding
Edmodo – Network platform enabling teachers and students to collaborate raised $30M in Series D funding
Adatao – Data intelligence for all raised $13M in Series A funding
CareDox – A cloud-based storage system containing health information that is accessible and shareable via any platform raised $2.5M in Seed funding
AdStage – Advanced tools to help businesses build, manage and optimize online ad campaigns raised $6.25M in Series A funding
Newest SaaS Services:
This is a WOW – the BetaList Bundle! Handpicked startup tools for early stage startups at an amazing discount! Thanks BetaList! And the 7 best Product Hunt lists you didn't even know existed – can you find more in Product Hunt?
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Learn about the new instant gratification economy and discover all of the cool services that are at your disposal in the first story of this Re/Code Special Series: I want it and I want it now – it's time for instant gratification. You can see instant gratification in action and ride along with DoorDash, Instacart, Munchery and Deliv in the video.
The first lesson: "Improving sales can fix just about every other problem." Learn the other 2 valuable lessons in 3 Lessons for Every Startup Founder.
It's a Marketing Problem… "The phone call would sound something like: "We have a company with great technology and a hot product but at the last board meeting we determined that they have a marketing problem. Can you take a look and tell us what you think?" Steve Blank tells you How to Get Startup Sales Right. Spoiler Alert: It's not a marketing problem.
And in case you missed the latest from the Amity blog: 5 Things You Must Know About Your Customers for Success


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Greece is a European country. Athens is the capital and the largest Grecian city, with a population of just over 664,000.
By: Jouviane Alexandre
5 Min Quiz
Calling all international travelers! We're going around the world with this quiz! From the thousands of cities located on the globe, there are quite a few that are known for being the largest in the world. Can you pair the country with its largest city?
When you think about the entire globe, it's almost shocking to realize that there are 197 countries! While you could probably only name half of them on a good day, you can't forget the others. Every country is going to have its own largest cities, but when you come across countries like China, Russia, and the United States, you can be sure that they have a few cities that fall in the top 100.
Luckily for you, you won't have to worry about that today! Rather than focusing on all the largest countries in the world, you only need to worry about one per country!
Europe has Istanbul and Moscow, but can you pinpoint them to their actual country? Traveling over to North America, you'd find Toronto and New York City. A trip to Shanghai would find you in the largest metro area with over 34 million people.
Many of these cities are flooded with millions and millions of people. Traveling through six of the continents, could you pinpoint the location of some of the world's largest cities?
We're traveling around the world with this quiz! Will you be piloting this plane or will you be stuck at check-in?
Let's find out!
Greece is a European country. Athens is the capital and the largest Grecian city, with a population of just over 664,000.
The Big Apple, New York City, is well known for being the most populated city in the United States. Made up of five boroughs, the city has over 8.5 million people.
Traveling to Canada, there are many large cities that one might think is its capital, but if you're not guessing Toronto, you'd be wrong. Although the capital city is Ottawa, Toronto is Canada's most populated city with over 2.8 million people.
Argentina is a country located in South America. Its capital and largest city is Buenos Aires, which has a population of over 2.8 million people.
South Africa has three different capitals, and one of them, Cape Town, is the most populated city in the country. Cape Town has over 3.4 million residents.
While you might be thinking Beijing is China's most populated city, you'd be wrong! Shanghai is the most populous city in China with over 34 million people.
A small country in Europe, the Netherlands' largest city and capital is Amsterdam, which has just over 821,000 people.
Riyadh is the capital city and largest city in Saudi Arabia. The city has just over 5.1 million residents.
Found on the continent of Asia, Malaysia's largest city is Kuala Lumpur. Also its capital, the city has over 1.5 million people.
If you're headed to Poland, you'd have to land in Warsaw to be in its most populated city; Warsaw has just over 1.7 million people.
The capital of Belgium, Antwerp, also doubles as its largest city, with just under half a million people.
One of the most populous countries in the world, Indonesia's most populated city is its capital, Jakarta, which has over 9.6 million people.
Although the capital of Singapore is Singapore, it is not its largest city. Tampines is the most populated city in Singapore with slightly over 261,000 people.
Budapest is the largest city in Hungary with around 1.7 million people living in this capital city.
In the capital city of Thailand, you'll find its largest population with over 8.2 million people.
Casablanca isn't just the name of a popular film. Casablanca is the most populated city in Morocco with over 3.3 million people.
One of the most populated cities in the world, Moscow is the most populated city in Russia; the city has just over 11.9 million people.
One might be fooled into thinking that Rio de Janeiro is the most populated city in Brazil, but they'd be wrong! Sao Paolo is the most populated city in this South American country, with just over 12 million people.
Don't let the capital cities confuse you! While Bern is the capital city, Zurich is the most populous city in Switzerland with just under 400K residents.
A densely populated city, Tokyo is both the capital and largest city in Japan, with just over 9.2 million people.
If you're looking for the most populated city in Italy, it wouldn't be Milan or Venice! Rome, its capital, is the largest city with over 2.8 million people.
South of the Rio Grande, the largest city in Mexico is its capital, Mexico City, which has a population of over 8.8 million.
A country found in Southeast Asia, South Korea's largest city is its capital, Seoul, which has just under 10 million people.
The most populous city in the European country of Austria is Vienna. Its capital has just over 1.7 million people.
If you're headed to the U.K., you might stop in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. If you want to stop in the largest city, you'll have to stop in London, England, which has over 8.7 million people.
Paris is seen as the 'hub' of France, so it would only make sense that it is the most populated city in the country; Paris has over 2.2 million people.
If you're headed over to Ireland, you might find yourself stopping in its capital, Dublin, which also has its largest population of just over 1 million.
Germany's largest city is its capital, Berlin, which has just over 3.4 million residents.
If you're traveling to the land down under, you'll find that its capital and largest city is Sydney, which has over 4 million people.
The most populated city in the Asian country of India is its capital, New Delhi, which as one of the largest cities in the world, has over 21.7 million people.
Kiev is the most populated city in Ukraine with just over 2.8 million residents.
Madrid is the capital city and most populated city in Spain, with just over 3.1 million people.
In the Eurasian country of Turkey, one might travel to its largest city, Istanbul. With many landmarks like the Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar, the city has over 14.8 million people.
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. It is also the most populated city with around 593K residents.
Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal. Also having the largest population, the city has just over half a million residents.
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Appointment of William Henkel as Assistant to the President
January 7, 1986
The President today announced the appointment of William Henkel as Assistant to the President. Mr. Henkel is Deputy Assistant to the President.
In June 1985 Mr. Henkel relinquished his position as Director of the Presidential Advance Office and assumed a greater role in the areas of schedule coordination and event development. From September 1982 to March 1984, Mr. Henkel was Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Presidential Advance Office. In March 1984 he was promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Presidential Advance Office. Mr. Henkel served on the 1985 Presidential Inaugural Committee as the director of operations. In this position, he was responsible for the planning and coordination of all the Inaugural events. Prior to joining the White House, he was associated with the Merrill Lynch capital markets group in New York City in 1977 - 1982. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Operations in 1975 - 1977. Mr. Henkel previously served in the White House in several related positions. In 1970 he joined the White House staff as a staff assistant to the President, serving as a Presidential advance representative. In November 1972 he was named Director of the White House Advance Office. He was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Director of Advance in 1973 and served in that position until January 1975. From 1965 to 1970, Mr. Henkel served as an account executive in a Merrill Lynch New York City branch office. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1963 as a junior executive trainee.
Mr. Henkel graduated from St. Lawrence University (B.S., 1963). He is married to the former Alice O'Brien, has six children, and resides in Arlington, VA. He was born June 19, 1941.
Appointment of Alfred H. Kingon as Assistant to the President
January 7, 1986
The President today announced the appointment of Alfred H. Kingon as Assistant to the President. Mr. Kingon will continue to serve as Cabinet Secretary, a position he has held since January 1985 when he was also named Deputy Assistant to the President.
Previously Mr. Kingon was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Policy Planning and Communications in 1984 - 1985. He was Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Economic Policy (1983 - 1984). Previously he was with Macro Communications, Inc., in New York City, serving as editor in chief of Financial World (1973 - 1983) and Saturday Review (1980 - 1982) and editor of Money & Credit (1970 - 1973). He was portfolio manager for the Businessman's Fund in 1969 - 1971; security analyst, vice president, and director of research for Scheinman, Hochstin & Trotta in 1967 - 1969; and investment adviser with Burnham & Co. in 1963 - 1967. He was a member of the executive committee of the President's Private Sector Survey for Cost Control Task Force (1983 - 1984) and the President's National Productivity Advisory Committee (1982 - 1983).
Mr. Kingon graduated from Union College (B.S., 1953) and attended New York University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1956 - 1961. He is married, has one child, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born May 11, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY.


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What Is the Exposition in the Play "Antigone"?
Two kinds of exposition are at work in Sophocles' "Antigone," both created by the Greek theater's dramatic unities. These conventions demand that a perfect tragedy have one setting, along with action in real time. To maintain these unities, the play's single setting has a chorus, which explains offstage action to both characters and audience. This unification of action and speech creates explanatory, or expository, dialogue. The opening exposition between Antigone and her sister Ismene explains that Creon, ruler of Thebes, refuses to give honorable burial to their brother for political reasons. Exposition begins but does not end there.
Rising Action Told as Exposition
Antigone buries the brother, and Creon decrees her execution. Meanwhile, his son Haemon, in love with Antigone, dies with her, thus destroying Creon's bloodline. None of this action occurs onstage. The chorus reveals, in long expository monologues, what has occurred or is occurring. Until the climactic destruction of Creon's kingdom, "Antigone" has no real rising action, only an explanation of it. The play's exposition is not limited to the first scene but is woven throughout the narrative in the chorus' speeches.
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Sea lion tours operate all year round!
We depart from the Marina in Jurien Bay near A Jetty and the floating passenger docking area.
Tours generally depart 9am from the Marina and return no later than 12pm depending on which island we visit and sea conditions on the day.
With plenty of parking for any size of vehicle and bathroom/change room facilities including a hot shower after your tour.
We encourage people to be their approx. 20 minutes before departure for any snorkelling and wetsuit fitting and a safety talk before departing.
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During the boat trip we often see dolphins and bird life and time to meet and talk with other passengers or sit back and relax and save your energy.
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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Anonymous, Oct 9, 2011.
Huh. Who's that worse for, the Republicans or Scientology?
I was a liberal mole at Fox News: From Bill O'Reilly to Roger Ailes, here's all the inside dope - Salon.com
Inside the beast: O'Reilly hates Hannity. Producers know what's acceptable. Everyone fears a call from Roger Ailes
By Joe Muto
Fox vs NBC vs local news vs cnn.
They all have agendas, but fox is supposed to be a republican/ left wing something something.
The fact of the matter is that all corporate U.S./British (as far as I've seen) owned news stations report along the same guidelines with different attitudes. When was the last time anyone said it was a little weird the the "Privately Owned" Federal Reserve gets to make up money to buy 85,000,000,000.00 usd in bonds a MONTH. I saw one guy mention in an nbc table talk and he shutup and changed subjects real quick. Sure that helps the large sectors, but the large sectors aren't contributing to the 99%. They don't pay taxes. They lobby rules that clearly benefit them and not the rest of us.
How come the news doesn't report that "fluoridation" isn't medical grade fluoride in our water, but actually a byproduct of the aluminum industry called fluoride phosphate? It's a major ingredient in most major poison.
To put it simply the ruling "elite" whether they have weird agendas or not care so much about their money they are willing to lobby to not only dump toxic waste into our drinking supply, but actually SELL it to us. They can afford to buy up all the stock from our news stations and fire anyone who goes against their agendas.
Blah blah blah.
A. Become aware of the problem.
B. do something about it.
There's a lot of A and only a little B.
I thought the march on Monsanto was awesome btw. In Oregon here they found 1 experimental wheat field/product that was unapproved by other countries and one of our major wheat buyers Japan stopped buying. That is awesome. Not the fact that those farmers suffer an income loss now, but the fact that an industry trying to keep it's head up is saying NO to patenting nature.
I couldn't agree with you more. The flouride thing is a little too alex jones for me, but I get where you're coming from(poor people can't buy bottled water or buy lobbyists). So, I can't really disagree, I just think it shouldn't be up there too high on the priority list. But, yeah, good post, people should be fighting this stuff more.
Ever hear of "slander" or "defamation"? Contrary to what you think of the First Amendment, Slander, defamation, and pushing lies as fact is not protected under the First Amendment and can result in nasty lawsuits.
Most Media reporters fear defamation lawsuits more than they do losing ratings. Hence why they did that "change of subjects". Not because of some "corporate" moonbattery, but because they didn't want to face legal shit if what he said turned out to be not factual.
The reason they don't cover it is because it is pure. unadulterated moonbattery. Even Faux News knows that is moonbat.
The media, no matter how slanted or bias it is, has better things to do than report conspiracy moonbattery. That is left for trash journalists like Inside Celebrity's Colon Edition, En-turd-ainment Tonight, and The Insider (that pretty much writes itself).
Ok... So we go from "The Media is bias" to "Unfounded Moonbattery dealing with fluoride".
Stay on target. Either talk about the media or write a thread about Fluoride Moonbattery.
More like:
A) Become aware of the problem
B) Realize that the "problem" is nothing of consequence or irrelevant based on empirical data.
Basically: People are going to think and gather data then come to their own conclusions as to whether or not to "do something". People aren't generally paranoid and don't buy into this whole "ZOMG The media is covering shit up!!11!!" shit. They certainly aren't going to listen to a lone blogger spewing bullshit about some imaginary conspiracy theory with laughable dox or experts that's only expertise is fapping.
TL;DR: The media isn't going to report bullshit moonbat without creditable empirical data. People aren't going to believe bullshit moonbat without creditable empirical data. Only moonbats and paranoid tinfoil hat moonbats listen and believe bullshit moonbat without creditable empirical data.
Ok so now you went full retard. You never go full retard.
Lets do a diagram of your post so far:
Media -> Fluoride -> Monsanto.
Conclusion: Moonbatus Maximus.
The media did cover this whole "Frankenwheat" deal, you know? Maybe if you took the tinfoil off your eyes you'd have seen it.
BTW: I bet all the farmers, grain elevators. export services just LOVE losing money over what could amount to nothing. As long as Monsanto loses money, starving farmers about to be foreclosed on be damned, right? They are just collateral damage in the "battle" against Monsanto, correct?
If you really believe it could amount to nothing how come so many other countries worldwide dont want to deal with Monsanto? You lose me there. Do you really expect me to trust some whining guy on a message board over JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD?
You mean like MSNBC?
Sorry, thread necromancy. I misread the date on the previous post, plus today ain't the 26th. Duh.
Fox News "Expert" With Plan to Destroy ISIS in Single Week Indicted for Allegedly Being Huge Liar
Much liberal schadenfreude was had Thursday as Wayne Simmons, a frequent Fox News guest who identified himself as a CIA veteran and national security insider—and who really, really did not like President Barack Hussein Obungler—was arrested and charged with a heap of crimes for allegedly being an ex-con who is completely full of crap. From a Department of Justice press release:
"Simmons falsely claimed he worked as an "Outside Paramilitary Special Operations Officer" for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1973 to 2000, and used that false claim in an attempt to obtain government security clearances and work as a defense contractor, including at one point successfully getting deployed overseas as an intelligence advisor to senior military personnel. According to the indictment, Simmons also falsely claimed on national security forms that his prior arrests and criminal convictions were directly related to his supposed intelligence work for the CIA, and that he had previously held a top secret security clearance. The indictment also alleges that Simmons defrauded an individual victim out of approximately $125,000 in connection with a bogus real estate investment."
A Nexis search of Fox News transcripts turns up a robust 76 appearances by Simmons on various Fox News programs dating back to 2003, the most recent of which was a March 17 spot on Your World With Neil Cavuto in which Simmons appeared to imply that Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is running the country and said everyone in ISIS could easily be killed in a week if we just ran enough "sorties."
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Former Fox Guest 'Terrorism Analyst' Sentenced to Prison For Faking CIA Cred | Mediaite
Sixty-two year-old Wayne Simmons was once a frequent and strident guest "terrorism expert" for Fox News, until he was arrested and charged with fraud for faking his CIA and military credentials for personal gain. Well, Simmons' transition from Fox News green room to federal prison cell is now complete, as a federal judge sentenced Simmons on Friday to 33 months in federal prison for his crimes:
Wayne Simmons, 62, of Annapolis, Maryland, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a statement."Wayne Simmons is a fraud. Simmons has no military or intelligence background, or any skills relevant to the positions he attained through his fraud," said Dana Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III also sentenced Simmons to serve three years of supervised release, to forfeit two firearms and $176,000 in criminal proceeds, and to pay restitution.Simmons had appeared on Fox News, a unit of 21st Century Fox and the top-ranked U.S. cable television news network, as an unpaid guest analyst on terrorism since 2002.
At the time of Simmons' arrest, Fox News personality Neil Cavuto apologized for the failure to vet Simmons, while the network pointed out through a spokesperson that they had gotten Simmons' fraudulent analysis for free.
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Here's a great recipe if you're looking for a meal to warm you up this winter that's also packed full of goodness – Butternut Squash and Brown Rice Soup with Coriander. This is a fairly easy to make dish that doesn't require too many ingredients; you'll likely find that you have most of them in the cupboards already!
To get started creating this gorgeous meal, which will easily be enough to feed four people, this is what you'll need:
Approximately 1 kg (2lb 4 oz) butternut squash
Coconut oil for frying or a splash of vegetable stock
2 medium onions
2-3 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 litre (4 cups) vegetable stock
175g (6oz) brown rice
Fresh coriander (cilantro)
To start, take your butternut squash and cut it up into manageable chunks. Make sure you save all of the seeds as they will come in useful later! You then need to chop up the two onions and decide whether you are using coconut oil or veg stock to fry them in. Once you have made your choice, you can heat some in the pan and chuck the onions in. As the onions are frying you can then add the garlic, the spices and the chilli to the pan. Stir it all together for a few seconds and then add the butternut squash.
Make sure that you stir the contents of the pan well before you pour in your vegetable stock, then bring it to the boil. Once you've reached this point you can add half of the rice and set the pan to simmer.
You should now pop the seeds you've saved into the oven to toast! There are two things that you can do with these seeds later on, depending on your preferences. Either add them into the first pan which is to be blended later; alternatively you can use them on top of your soup with the coriander garnish. If you are going to add the seeds into the first pan then you will need a high performance blender, such as a Vitamix, to do this properly.
Whilst your first pan is simmering you can then boil the rest of the rice in water for approximately 15 minutes. Alternatively you can just use your rice cooker. If you decide to do the rice in a pan then make sure you set the rice to drain as soon as it's ready.
After 30 or so minutes, the butternut squash should be soft and cooked through. This means it's time to take it off the heat. You can now blend it before returning it to the pan and adding the other batch of drained, cooked rice. Now that everything is cooking together you can set the pan to simmer and season to your desired taste.
Your soup can now be garnished with coriander and served!
Whilst you're enjoying your delicious meal it will also please you to know that what you're eating is just as good for your body as it is for your taste buds! Butternut squash is full of antioxidants and vitamins, and is also a very low calorie vegetable. It contains absolutely no cholesterol or saturated fat but it is a fantastic source of fibre.
The most prevalent vitamin in butternut squash is vitamin A which is a powerful weapon for keeping your skin healthy. It is also a great vitamin for maintaining good eyesight and it has even been suggested that it can help the body in the fight against some cancers.
Whenever you use butternut squash, it's a great idea to keep and use the seeds. These seeds are an amazing source of fibre and have many benefits for the health of your heart. They are full of minerals, proteins and vitamins that will do your body wonders. Enjoy!
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Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
There doesn't seem to be enough tonal variation between near and far objects to be able to use the output of the Read Pixels patch as a depth texture in depth-of field or SSAO shaders.
Would there be some mileage in some options for pre-processing the depth image in it's original 32bit/ch form before outputting it from the plugin? I'd envisage being able to set a near and far limit, and having the full 0 > 1 range of tones between those values. Don't know if this would be possible though.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
toneburst wrote:
Correct, there are only about 256 values (despite reading the texture in 32bit floating point format... grumbles)
toneburst wrote:
The problem isn't reading it as a floating point texture (it's doing that now), it's that CoreImage/QCImage (probably the latter) sucks and apparently rounds the values when creating images from GL Textures. There's an alternative way to create QCImages using GLTextures (skipping CoreImage), but it also does a bit-depth-reduction for some reason. I'm trying to figure out a fast accurate way to do this, but no ways have come forth yet :/
Preprocessing (to clamp/bias) would be absolutely dreadful for performance (unless filtered on the GPU, it'll have to download, process, and reupload, which will almost guarantee a <30fps framerate)
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
Hi cwright,
thanks for getting back to me, and so fast....
It's a shame there isn't an easy way to do this :(
In the past, I've written shaders to write out depth value onto the geometry texture, but obviously with this method you lose at lease one channel, unless you render the same geometry multiple times (which is fiddly and inefficient).
A lot of the stuff I want to do at the moment would be made much easier by the ability to render the same geometry to multiple textures. I guess in future I'll just have to do this kind of fancy business in custom plugins.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
Good that I found discussion concerning this thing I already wrote a similar question in another thread http://kineme.net/forum/Discussion/General/GLToolsv14#comment-11351 but actually I got the aswer partially from here.
My problem was the linearization of depth image. There is plenty of documentation and solutions ( http://www.geeks3d.com/20091216/geexlab-how-to-visualize-the-depth-buffe... ) .. with sample code that might help you to get the nonlinear depth from eyspace corrected to linear screenspace values.
I can probably get shaders that do the depth calculations and the screenspace effects going(with some sweat and tears .. I´m pretty new to GLSL), but I guess it is more efficient to do it for example after the final "Render In image" .. take the depth info with glread add the effectspatches and render the scene to billboard or render it to billboard inside a shader that does the effects. The last way I might be able to pull off but if I want a effect/filter chain before the final billboard it wouldnt be a good solution. I would have to do another render in image with the shader.. or maybe the read pixels can do multiple instances so that I can get the color map from the postprocessing shader with glread and spooky? How is the performance difference with read pixel and render in image? Or maybe a final postproseccing shader with a lot of uniform parameters that would do.. a good DoF, SSAO/(ASSAO this is nice too), (good fast AA? Dont have qc4 so dont know is the aa any good) + other postimagestaff. you could turn different effects on/off in the shader. My experience with QC is that pixel shaders are far more faster in processing stuff than the image filters that come with quartz.. btw has anybody made a shader library for QC? I guess people have their own supershaders and dont want to give them up.. Maybe there could be a Kineme shader pack? or something like that..
Anyway is there a way to get the depth linearization in the read pixel plugin, the new "Render in image with depth" or into a CI filter? Thanks in advance!
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
the values from the depth stuff (Render in Image With depth is private, by the way -- don't actually depend on it for anything, as it'll likely change in the next release) are provided as they're stored on the gpu. We don't (and won't) do any post processing, as it's trivial to do that yourself with a core image filter. Extra postprocessing means more code for us to write/test/maintain, and worse performance for everyone :/
read pixels reads from the current context (the visualizer, typically mid-render), so don't use that unless you really understand what you're doing (QC's free to evaluate stuff out of order as long as the output is correct, so expecting read pixels to work identically on 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 is a tenuous proposition at best). Read pixels is much faster than render in image (there's no extra context involved), but RII should still be quick enough for your needs (and generally more reliable)
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
Thank you for the answer. I think I understand the read pixels better now.
This means I´ll have to learn to write core image code then. Can I do the same stuff with core image than I would with the fragment shader and will it be as fast? Is it more efficient to have multiple ci filters or just one doing the all the different stuff?
This is probably a good starting point? http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Con...
It might take a while for me to learn it well enough to write my own filters.. but Ill try as always.. in the meantime can someone on this forum write the depth linearization CIfilter based on fragment shader code? If this is not too much to ask.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
CI kernel code is almost verbatim frag shader code (a few things are renamed, and there's no
As for combining filters: as long as the filter's simple enough to live on the gpu, fewer is better -- however, if you do too many things in the same filter, it ends up either splitting it automatically into 2 kernels (internally -- you don't need to care, other than performance impact), or worse, makes the filter run on the CPU (this is very slow). You should see stuff in Console.app pop up if that happens, to let you know you're hitting the limit.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
This is good to know. Glad to have started asking questions on this forum. For some reason I always thought that CoreImage would be really hardcore to write.. Ill definately check it out now. If I can write my own post processing with CI it will make my life a lot easier. Especially if combining all the pixelshader code inside one CI filter works well. I used to do post processing with a shader(s) inside render in image(s) and connecting them to billboard.. that slowed down the framerate alot and apparently was not the way to do it..
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
Doesn't it seem weird that even if the filter ended up splitting into 2 kernels that it makes it slower, since there isn't the extra connection/noodle-adge happening? Does every part of the filter shift to the CPU, or does the CPU only come into play to "split" the kernels?
I remember that one of the things that really puzzled me when first experimenting with QC/CI was that things are LESS efficient if you put more function into a single CI filter.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
not weird at all -- consider how it actually works:
you've got a texture in vram. you do some filter on it (a fragment shader), and render either to a second texture (now using 2x as much memory, and have done 1 read/write to every pixel). If the kernel gets split in 2, you're going to read the texture, filter (half way), write it, then take the intermediate, and filter it with the second half, and that second part becomes the "final" result -- you're doing 2x as many read/write operations, and you'll have 2x the GPU setup overhead (not cheap), and 3x the memory usage (source, dest, and intermediate). In retrospect, I don't think splitting happens as frequently (if at all) as just dropping to CPU mode (as logically splitting filters is difficult, computationally), which is really bad because then the CPU's doing filter operations out of vram (slow) and writing it back to vram (slow), and not working in parallel nearly as much as the GPU could (slow). GPU to vram is blazing quick, vram to cpu is awful. just like CPU to ram is quick, gpu to ram is slow. (this is a major issue with trivial CL usage on 10.6 -- most of the performance is lost shuffling tiny buffers between the cpu and the gpu -- datasets smaller than several thousand elements waste more in transit than it would take for the CPU to just operate on them in-place)
[edit off topic mostly: hybrid CPU/GPU computation isn't all it's cracked up to be -- it'd be faster (and simpler) for the filter to drop either to CPU mode for the entire filter, or stay in GPU mode (which is how it currently works, splitting aside, which we'll treat as "academic" only :); shuffling the data around between the two is severely expensive (much more than initially expected: vram is on the order of 1/8-1/16 as fast as ram from the CPU's point of view, from the profiling I've done). Smokris and I initially conceived a sweet, hybrid particle engine that could flip between CL(GPU) and CPU as the operation dictated (some particle ops are trivially CL capable, others (boids, for example) aren't as much)), but initial proof-of-concept profiling indicated worse performance than just sticking to one or the other, because the transit is just so so so expensive...]
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
I didnt read the previous posts well enough. So the read pixels outputs just 256 samples of depth..? I thought first that the way it acted was because the linearization issue.
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
unfortunately, yeah, that's about as good as it gets (rendering twice) -- until render in image with depth is non-private, there aren't any faster alternatives.
nothing about CL helps you with multipass, and QC4's evaluation isn't any faster than QC3 (and sometimes half as fast -- yes, QC4 is measurably slower than qc3 in some instances...)
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
I believe that the short answer is that it's pretty much useless for what you're trying to do because of the limited resolution of images in QC (Chris, feel free to expand/correct my simplistic response if I'm off-base).
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
I´m being a little stubborn with these post processing effects, but they really make things look soo much better. I´ll try to get things to work with the double rendering for now.. And as a pretty wet behind the ears quartzer I´m probably still going to be asking some dumb questions. :)
To minimize the load while double rendering how would I go when I have a 3d scene with some terrain and animated models in it? Would it be best to make one structure with all the animated models that is fed to both shaders thru spooky. Inside the shaders the meshes would be rendered with render from structure(I dont remember the name of the patch but anyway the new patch that renders multiple meshes from one structure..) Then to get the zbuffer image out I would use the "read pixel color" inside the shader. That would read the color bitdepth right wouldnt it? and send it via spooky to the final CI postprocessing filter where the real render would go too from render in image. That would make the nice screenspace magic happen.
Or could an iterator be used. Inside the iterator I would use render in image with a double function shader that would be switchable between the real render and the z render. then I´d output the two different images from the iterator into the CI filter. (I read that iterator output is possible with qc4.) would this work, would this make it any faster?
I´m visiting my parents so I´ll have to wait a couple days to test this out.. Does this sound like the most cost efficient way to do this or do you guys have some more ideas? Is the real performance problem still going to be the fact that I´ll have to render things twice and all this finetuning won´t really make a difference? If this doesnt work with decent framerates I´d have to change to blender to make this scene happen in my project and that would be a lot of work for me to get the controls that I made with QC to blender thru OSC.
Sorry about the discussion going away from the original topic..
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
when you're looking for "optimal" performance, the right idea isn't ask, but to do experiments and measure it -- things that would logically seem fast can be slow in QC, and things that might sound slow (rendering a scene twice, for example) might not be as slow as you think.
avoid using spooky unless it's absolutely necessary -- it leaks and makes compositions difficult to follow. it'll also be receiving some updates in a future release, which might render it inoperable (right now we haven't broken compatibility, but I'm ok with doing so, since the patch is a few years old and we've learned a lot of design details since then to improve things.)
iterator output is possible in qc4, but it probably won't help -- iterators aren't any faster than manually rendering twice (and in many cases, it's actually slower).
beware of phrases like "most efficient" -- most efficient in terms of what? vram usage? frame rate? battery life? If you're going for all-out rendering performance (frame rate), using QC is not the way to go, at the cost of needing to write GL code yourself. ;)
Re: Depth Textures with GL Read Pixels
Thanks for the answers .. and the patience ;)
I will try to optimize my scene by trial and error. I just thought that there would be some guidelines how things usually are practical to implement.. I´m a very practical guy and as long as the framerate doesnt drop below some 30fps its all ok.
If C was my second language I´d tackle GL and use some good programming framework for the stuff that I try to do with QC. But I´m just a simple musician and the way I have learned QC and GLSL is just by staring at code and studying loads of examples of compositions and shader code. Experimented with them and picked the bits that I liked. And now asking advice from people that are skilled with these tools. My method is similar to the way I learn music. I dont know that its good for learning coding though.. maybe some day I´ll learn it enough to use something like OF for interactive stuff i´d like to do. At the moment the way to go for me is QC..
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For the Love of Backgrounds!
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What a gorgeous card you created with this background.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous patriotic card! You used the background SO beautifully here! Have a blessed day Sandee!ReplyDelete
What a fabulous patriotic card! That lace is awesome and you rocked the backgrounds!!ReplyDelete
wow, i love this card so old looking yet so new. love the stark contrast between the lace and old glory. beautiful job!ReplyDelete
Ooooooh Sandee this is such a gorgeous Patriotic card! I love the old feel... and the addition of lace is something I would never have thought of and I just love it!!! WOW!!!ReplyDelete
LOVE IT! Oh my Sandee, this is just out of this world gorgeous. I love the woodgrain! Reminds me of an old sign! So pretty with that fresh touch of lace! Beautifully done!ReplyDelete
Yes this looks like it's an antique, great idea!ReplyDelete
Wow, so grungy for you!! Very cool!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Are you sure that's paper and not wood? Trompe l'oeille, peut-etre? Thanks a lot--Jennifer in OhioReplyDelete
This is fabulous, Sandee! Looks like an amazing antique tin sign. Such a terrific technique and wonderful use of all the backgrounds.ReplyDelete
Love the vintage feel.ReplyDelete
I was hoping someone would use the old flag bg, so thank you.ReplyDelete
I have this BG stamp. Never thought to use only part of it. Thanks for the idea.ReplyDelete
How unique and creative to try 3 background stamps on this lovely card!ReplyDelete
Great Patriotic card! Very creative!ReplyDelete
WOW...what a beauty with 3 backgrounds....fabulous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 12:50 PM
love the way you used all 3 backgrounds on this wonderful card.ReplyDelete
this looks so old and reminds me of what the USA has been through. Great work!ReplyDelete
Love. This. Card! Amazing, and it makes me want to say the pledge! This is my favorite of the hop!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic job!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Amazing card. I will have to keep the picture in the back of my head.ReplyDelete
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Oh my! You really got the antiqued look to the stamps you used for this great card. Marvelous!!!!ReplyDelete
Sandee, this is truly a work of art! It could hang on a wall! The layered backgrounds and distressed detailing look so real! Beautifully and amazingly done! Wonderful card!ReplyDelete
This is such a creative and unique design, very masculine.ReplyDelete
love how you used the backgroundReplyDelete
I am absolutely FLOORED by this card! What an amazing design.ReplyDelete
What an amazing card, had to reread your instruction and it is still stuns me. A great card.ReplyDelete
A fabulous patriotic card Sandee - looks incredible!!!ReplyDelete
awesome, Sandee!!!ReplyDelete
very pretty! interesting technique you used on it!!ReplyDelete
So beautiful Sandee! Hugs ~S~ReplyDelete
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Fabulous patriotic creation, Sandee! You rocked the background! Hope you have a beautiful day! Hugs!ReplyDelete
your card is so cool, sandee!! love the weathered look with that unexpected touch of lace!!ReplyDelete
The lace iris a great contrast for this cardReplyDelete
Wow!! Sandee!! What an awesome use of these BG's That flag looks so vintage, which makes it AWE - INSPIRING!! Love, love love how you put this together!! and that touch of lace is just spot on perfect!! HugzReplyDelete
Wow, Sandee! This is amazing! I think it would look sensational as a wall mural...a huge one! Or at least framed. I have a new appreciation for the flag, now that my son has joined the Air Force. I have a new pride in it, and I do believe it should have the "under God" in it, because some people would put it above Him if possible. This is fantastic card. I love what you did with the lace it looks wonderful! And, the charm is great on there. I just think this would be a great CD cover, or something that the larger population should see. It is wonderful.ReplyDelete
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Really neat card- love the way it looks so weathered.ReplyDelete
Great card...love the wood background. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
WOW - you are like the background queen on this card....looks more like a piece of lovely vintage art. Don't think you can ever go wrong with the flag - of course this comment comes from someone who cries whenever the National Anthem is played and the flag is flown!! Lovely card.ReplyDelete
What an incredibly creative card! I have the Old Flag background stamp and would never have thought to use it this way! This is just beautiful.ReplyDelete
Great card; love all the details. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Wow! It looks like an antique wood sign. How cool!ReplyDelete
Wow! Stunning effect with those 3 backgrounds! I never would have thought of that!ReplyDelete
Very beautiful card. Such a strong background!ReplyDelete
Fabulous way to use these background stamps!ReplyDelete
Very vintage looking card love the way you distressed this.ReplyDelete
Amazing project! Love the vintage look! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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This morning, the Vermont General Assembly overrode Governor Jim Douglas's veto of the state's same-sex marriage bill, making Vermont the first state to establish marriage equality through legislative action. I congratulate Vermont Freedom to Marry and all the other advocates for marriage equality in the state for their success.
Following last week's decision by the Iowa Supreme Court that declared that state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, today's vote highlights the growing consensus in American public opinion in support of relationship recognition for same-sex couples. Polling last year from CNN and Newsweek showed that 44 percent of Americans support marriage equality, and 55 percent support civil unions. As time goes on, I am confident that Americans will continue to support equal marriage rights for all of us, including same-sex families.
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In my true state of being I have no pain, no sorrow, no grief. I am free sensual all inclusive consciousness. And that is beautiful know.
Before I go on with updates on my life, I want to take a closer look at my recent decisions regarding being open, no only in real life, but online as well.
The difference of being open in real life and on the internet
A big part of how I was raised is related to guard, shield and hide myself. Why? Read my blog from last month to read more about how my father raised me.
The 'what if' played a big part of my life. In regards to most of my day to day and major actions. What if?
So taking the step of putting the article out about emotional abuse was a big step, because: What if people won't like me after they find out how it really was? What about potential employers? What about being labelled and the list goes on and on. You know what, I need to share. I am still here today, and a big part of that is because of other people who have opened up and shared their life stories.
Story Time: I grew up with my own pc
A big part of my choices here in life have been affected by the internet. Yes the internet. I grew up with the newest technology, had my own pc from the age of 2-3 years and am born in 1986.
Some of my earliest memoires include: Me playing Hugo and eating Super Piratos (super salty liquorice) dipped in milk.
Access to technology
In that sense I am probably one of few who had this privilege. Many of my peers did not have access to this technology, and if they had access, they had to share.
My father was a civil engineer and a programmer. He had his own company, that in my early childhood dealt with computers and hardware. It was his life, so he shared with us.
When the internet came, I was lucky to be one of those who could use the internet. We had it, and I had my own connection. We were the first the get ADSL in our area. In those years I chatted a lot and was quite forward in technology compared to my peers.
Nerd alert – almost avoided
At some point my father switched from Windows to Linux. And he hated Apple with a passion, until the day he died. To a certain extend I am blessed for the switch, as in the early Linux days, one couldn't play games. I had become quite a big Lara Croft – Tomb Raider fan.
Let me elaborate on why that switch in hindsight was good: I was quite nerdy anyway, as I was bullied with my glasses and braces. So maybe it made me be in the real world more? I think it did. Or at least I spend more time on the internet, doing research.
How the internet saved my life
So IT has always been part of my life, and surely the internet has been very vital for my survival. It even plays a big role in me and my families recovery from illness.
For me, I was able to find people in similar situations. read their stories etc. My parents are, to say the least, very intelligent people, they do score high in intelligence tests. Hence they were able to understand how things work, and come to their own conclusions when the conventional way did not work.
Illness and self help, but keep quite
The thing is I was told, to keep most of what we did for home protocols at home, very quite. Not to share it with others. And to a certain extend, some of the things we did, and still do, is not something the common person can relate too. For sure.
The thing is, if I hadn't been able to do my own research, I would not have taken some of the advice my parents gave me. For sure. I thought my fatehrs was mentally sick (depending on how you view that, he was), so why would I trust his health advice if I couldn't know it was true? Thank you internet.
But Masum, are you not worried that you won't be able to get a job when you write about these things? You know that people do research?
Well you know what, I was unemployed for a year and a half. Although I did do an internship for 10 of those months, that were very good for my professional skills.
Working in the true path of my education, is not for me. I always wanted an higher education, which I got. I am proud of my masters degree. But the things is, I indistinctly knew that my path was outside my degree. I sort of just wanted the tools of an academic.So I got them.
How much I would be outside that box, well, I couldn't have foreseen that.
Whatever I have done in India, has been eye opening, as nothing of what I have done here in the West seems to be against Eastern philosophies. My way berfore, is very much in line with Eastern culture.
It is interesting how many things, health wise that I have spoken to people about in India, and only Indians living a more western work life, are not understanding of my choices. Older people, and people on a spiritual path have shown understanding of my doings. Which I had no idea was possible. Ayurveda and Yoga are those of understanding, and of embracing different paths.
My current path is to share
So, all in all: I want to share. I have been through a lot health wise, mentally and physically. At some point I was barely able to get out ned of because of joint pain, depression and KOHL lungs (at the lowest they were functioning at 61 percent).
It is time for me to also share on the internet.
Since my father passed away and especially during my time in India, I began opening up on Facebook. And I know for a fact that some people have been inspired, felt better, and been happy about my openness. Bless.
There is so much to share, so much to talk about
I have a few subjects that I feel my heart is yearning for when it comes to my future work life and writings. If you follow me on YouTube, you will get a hint of some of those subjects are. The rest I haven't shared. Yet. All in time.
Now the update begins
Now its tome for the general update on my life as it is right now, what I have done lately and what my plans may or may not entail for the future.
Business and teaching
I've seen that I have been selling myself too cheap in regards to my actual pricing in Denmark when it comes to therapies and teachings. Whatever I am getting now, well, is how it is. It barely covers food, but I also don't need more right now, until we move. So that itself is fine.
The teachings from AlakhYog
I learned a lot during my time with AlakhYog. I found home and a tribe, where I feel accepted on a whole new level. This text is not about that though, but more about learning my own worth. As I talked with Hari, Amit, Madhu, Diego, Kerri and others about many times, life in India is different. These conversations helped me prepare to come back to the West. Although nothing could compare my completely. It has been a challenge.
Life as a sadhu (student) in India is very simple. Even if you live in a big city in India, there are still certain values that will make that life very much different than compared to western lifestyle. There simply is less bureaucracy. Off course being a foreigner helps. But the openness there, is opposite here, where being foreign is not a good thing.
My journey the last two months in Denmark has been to integrate this knowledge that resides deep inside me.
Being part of AlakhYog, I started seeing that 'this' really is my lively hood. Whatever 'this' is, I have a lot to offer. At least I have some experiences that give me understanding of some things. This allows me to live.
The future and Masum
I feel confident about the future. As I saw in my meeting with Aya, to trust the greater forces, really is a much easier way of life.
I gain some trust then I am tested in new ways. Life is beautiful.
Some 'misunderstandings' upon my return
My mother was sure that I was in a different place upon my return to Denmark. I was sure of that too.
It was in the middle of October 2016, that I fully accepted coming back. Something was pulling me. Namely to help my my mother clear out my fathers belongings to let that part of our life go to start new lives completely on our own. Which is well over due. But, I was not where we thought I was.
Taking decisions when they should be taken
As of the last two months, I have been worrying of where to go what to do, as my mother is leaving for India soon. My whole security blanket is pulled out from underneath me.
I see now, that I trust the forces around me, and all is good. They know what they are doing. I know what I am doing on a deeper level. I trust myself. In addition this means that I am not taking any big decisions,. just taking small ideas here and there. Where to live? No idea. And that is beautiful.
Thoughts on the big ones: Love life, friends, marriage and children
I have always been seeking love from others, be it friends or lovers.
Caring for myself first before loving others
It seems so simple and yet I see it now. How could I love another being, if I didn't shed the layers that prevent me from seeing myself? It makes sense now, that the past has influenced this, a great deal.
Having children? Yes, thank you
If you know me, and know me well, you know this is a very big statement for me.
Connecting to my true self, was, and still is an honour. It was truly beautiful. I see that I am indeed capable of being a mother. You know what: I DO want to get married and have children. I actually prefer to have a life where I am home, at least part time, to take care of my future children.
The Danish way, with the mother working full time, even 30 hours, is not for me. My future children need me. So does the house and the future husband. How can I cook, be loving etc. if all I do is work outside the house, and try to manage bad conscience towards the children when I am home? Nope.
Not feeling like I was good enough to be a mother
I was always on the defence to have children, as I never (as my friend Heidi said) felt like I could offer a living human being anything. So seeing that I have lots to offer, is truly beautiful. At the end: I will be a good mother. With lots of love and care.
It comes down to letting my guards down, and taking in the whole experience of life.
Simple living, yes thank you
Throughout the last few years, I have been constantly downsizing my personal belongings. I met quite a few people whom have questioned this. Questioned my ability to live in simplicity. Looking back, they projected their insecurities on me.
I haven't had my own home in 3 years (I did have my own room in India. Where the longest was 6 months at a Paying Guesthouse, where none of the furniture was mine – but it was my home for sure, I was just painfully aware that there were limits – no male visitors etc). Which is fine.
What do I really need?
It feels very good to downsize even more. I see that my needs are less, way less than before. I did not have a chair in Bangalore, as there was no need for it. My room was too small for a chair, so I mostly sat on the floor or the bed.
I love beautiful garments, clothing and jewellery. Although my style has changed quite a lot, I haven't been chucking too much stuff out, besides some black items that I know I won't wear again.
Becoming that eccentric woman?
Well, I prefer to wear gold jewellery, natural fabrics, preferably vegetarian and to have enough to live, travel, pay off my loan and have a good life. But working in a good way that I can manage.
Soon there will be more articles. They are just around the corner. This update felt urgent somehow. Maybe it is a preprocessor to the topics I cover in the other posts. Who knows. I just follow my instincts.
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When Mark Weinberger and his wife Lisa moved into their new suburban home in White Bear Lake, Minn., they completed the installation of an existing landscape plan that called for perennial flowers, shrubs and trees. Seven years and two kids later, their priorities have changed.
In 2002, Mark built an 8 x 16-foot raised bed to grow vegetables for the family and quickly realized that growing vegetables was his new passion. "My dad had a few tomato plants and a community garden when I was growing up in St. Paul, but we really weren't big into vegetable gardening," says Mark. But now he loves it. "There's something special about growing your own food and I like when my kids Matthew and Alexandra help out," he says.
Mark grows tomatoes, sweet corn, carrots, squash, broccoli and his favorite, Anaheim chiles. He loves roasting peppers. "We often go skiing in New Mexico in the winter and green chiles are in many of the foods we eat there," he says. "I like the Anaheim variety because it has some spice, but doesn't overpower you with heat," says Mark. He uses the peppers from his 12 plants in pasta sauce, chili, stew, pizzas and burgers.
Mark didn't need years of gardening experience to realize that growing an abundance of healthy vegetables requires healthy soil. This is what got him turned onto composting. He has a Pyramid Composter that he uses nonstop. "In the past four years, I haven't thrown out any vegetable or fruit waste," says Mark. Everything gets composted. "It's paid for itself ten times over," he says. To jumpstart the decomposition process, he adds a little compost starter and some shredded leaves every time he empties a bucket of food scraps into the composter. "I'm amazed that once spring arrives, and things begin to thaw out, I can have finished compost in less than six weeks," says Mark. He is usually able to produce three to four batches of finished compost each year.
During the cold winter months, Mark keeps adding to the compost pile even though the material freezes. He occasionally breaks up the frozen material in the composter with a shovel. "That way in spring the smaller bits of organic matter break down faster," he says. Mark calls this process "speed composting". The speed comes from shredding or cutting up the organic matter and adding the right amount of carbon-rich material or "brown" materials to the mix. "I find the smaller the size of the material you add, the quicker the compost finishes," says Mark.
Mark likes using Gardener's Supply Vegetable Ladders for his pepper plants. "They're very sturdy and I can plant more pepper plants in less space because the supports hold the plants upright better than stakes," says Mark. Mark estimates he can plant 30 to 40 percent more peppers by using the vegetable supports. This year, he also tried the taller Tomato Ladders and found them equally helpful.
Mark's garden is primarily organic. To control weeds around the yard he uses a Flame Weeder. "It works well along the border of the garden, especially between the rock edging. Since I don't use chemicals to control weeds, this is a good alternative," he says.
Mark is in the process of removing some of the old landscaping that was installed with the house, to make room for more veggies. He's taking out an old concrete waterfall and garden shed, and plans to build a new patio and more raised beds. Though growing his own vegetables gives Mark a tremendous sense of satisfaction, what really touches him is the way his children have become involved. "It's fun to watch my kids pick vegetables from the garden," he says. It helps them understand where food comes from and appreciate fresh food. "My son is a picky eater, but he loves dad's tomato soup made from fresh tomatoes," says Mark. Healthy soil, fresh food and young kids are a good combination.
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6 Spring Bag Trends for 2018
People who love fashion usually have a specific item they are obsessed with. Some are crazy about jewelry, others are crazy about accessories or shoes.
Today we are going to be crazy about bags and all of you who cannot imagine wearing only one type of bag all year round will be glad to learn all about the new trends which have taken over the bag fashion world this season.
Here are some of the most interesting and fashionable bag trends for the current season you can try out!
#1 Fringe
Usually fringe type of bags are associated with bohemian style and events such as Coachella where this style is preferred by a lot of people attending the event. Since spring has already come, people have also started getting ready for spring festivals.
It is also no surprise that some of the fashion designers have been inspired by these events and have included in their collections such kind of items, like fringes. One of the current fashion trends this year is bags with fringes.
You can wear small handbags with short fringes, or some larger shoulder bags with longer fringes. When it comes to the colors of the bags, you can try with white, green, or brown.
#2 White bags
Every season not only designs are the only thing to watch out for when it comes to trends. There are also color trends which are popular among the people. This season one of the bag colors which is a top one is white.
Spring is the season which gives black some rest and focuses on other colors. White is the exact opposite of black and it is perfect for the spring season. The good thing about such color is that one can easily match it with a lot of other colors.
And if you try wearing a white bag which has a trendy design, then you could have easily chosen the best type of bag for you for the season.
#3 Cartoon bags
In the past spring and summer seasons cartoon bags were very popular with a lot of ladies. And if you like them, you would be really happy to hear that they have not gone for good. In fact, this season you can get your own cartoon bag, especially if you have missed doing that in the past.
They are a lot of fun and surely are a conversation starter. So if you want to attract some nice and positive attention, well you could try with this type of bags this season.
#4 Transparent bags
Transparent bags were popular in the 1990s. After that they have appeared here and there for a while, but never really made their huge comeback after they became so much popular a couple of decades ago. Well, this season they are going to be a part of the spring bag trends.
There are different transparent bag designs, which means that if you are not comfortable with people seeing what is inside your bag since it is a transparent one, you can try some of the other transparent bag designs that do not reveal that much of the items included in it.
#5 Floral 3D bags
Of course, there could not be a spring season trend without a hint of flowers since they are one of the symbolic representations of spring because a lot of flowers bloom at that time of the year. One of the bag trends this spring season which includes flowers is actually one with 3D effect.
You can choose some bags which have 3D floral applications on them. They could be several small ones, or one big one in the same color as the bag. The choice of the design is up to you.
#6 Belt bags
And if you are still not completely satisfied with the types of bags which are going to be in fashion this season, then you may want something really bold and different. The next trend in our list is probably just for you – belt bags.
If you are tired on wearing bags on your shoulder, but you still need a small bag where you can keep your everyday items, then the belt type of bag is the one to try. Belt bags are very small and are designed to be worn on one's belt.
They are one of the top sensations this fashion season. They are very cute and some of them are even made to match the particular type of belt they will be worn with. Trying this bag trend will definitely help you be trendy and keep up with the fashion trends this season.


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Where Change is the Only Constant
"Sagen, was ist." – say what is. The guiding principle of Rudolf Augstein, the legendary journalist and founder of Germany's most influential weekly magazine 'Der Spiegel', emblazons the atrium of the company's headquarter in Hamburg. It serves as a constant reminder of the magazine's mission. As simple as it may sound, as difficult it is for an established media organisation like 'Der Spiegel' - to just say (and publish) what is.
This has been one of the take-aways of a group of eight professionals from South Asian media start-ups who joined the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) for a visiting program to Germany. Titled, "Evolving Media Ecosystem in the Digital Age", the one week program aimed to showcase the ecosystem of media start-ups in Germany - and how the diverse and modern media order in that country is evolving.
Fake news is one of the challenges the industry is facing also in Germany. 'Der Spiegel' employs 70 "fact checkers" to ensure their coverage is accurate – and meets the high journalistic standards of truthfulness.
Germany's media industry has been in transformation even before the rise of fake news. Digital transformation upended old business models giving rise to new players. The guests from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal visited established and highly reputed media organizations like 'Der Spiegel', 'Die Zeit' and the public broadcaster 'ARD'. For a balanced and broader perspective the program also included media startups like Datenfreunde, Steady or Hostwriter. These companies wouldn't exist were it not for digital transformation.
Beyond publishing
In general terms, the trends in Germany and South Asia aren't that different when it comes to the "media revolution". Still, the visitors soon understood that the intensity of the impact of the digital transformation varies from one part of the world to another. Though many businesses continue to depend on ad revenue the overall share of this source of income is declining everywhere. At the same time, paywalls, subscriptions and memberships are on the rise. At 'Der Spiegel', 'Die Zeit' and Steady the discussions time and again pointed in the same direction: Media organizations need to be authentic and engage their target audiences to build loyal communities. Economic success will follow – or so the story goes. This also means to move well beyond publishing only. All successful organizations engage with their target audience 'in the real world', be it through conferences and seminars or curated experiences like study tours with expert journalists.
At the Next Media Accelerator in Hamburg and at Datenfreunde the group got a glimpse of the future of the media industry. Abhinandan Shekri, founder of The Newslaundry from India, was amazed at "what the future has in store for online content platforms, data gathering and applications."
Frank Hoffmann, FNF-Project Manager who led the program came back to India with the notion that – as he put it – "content consumption will move well beyond apps and social media and algorithms will in future deliver a lot more content automatically based on our behavior, location, current environment and preferences".
The proverbial change seems to be the only constant in the future of the media industry – in Germany, and also in South Asia.


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The "Events without locations" calendar is starting to fill up more and more with events that take place in a location, but don't need a resource scheduled. What should we do?
I know that sounds weird, "events that take place in a location, but don't need a resource scheduled", but it is kind of true. We have a Ward Leadership calendar with meetings such as ward council, PEC, Bishopric meeting, Bishop PPIs with auxiliary presidencies, BYC meetings, and all sorts of other ward leadership related meetings.
90% of these meetings take place in the Bishop's office but the stake hasn't added our "Bishop's Office" as a resource so all of these events are just "Other Location".
Since these events are "Other Location", they show up on the "Events without locations" calendar and thus it appears that potentially everyone in the stake can view them? This seems somewhat unnecessary since these are ward events taking place in our Bishop's office and everyone in the stake doesn't need to know about them.
So, here are my possible solutions (with my guessed effects):
- Have the Stake create another resource for our building: "DV Bishop's Office" (DV is our ward abbreviation) - this seems reasonable... but it quickly grows for 12 wards in the stake plus adding a resource for potentially every room in every building that someone wants to schedule). Maybe the solution is only add resources as needed?
- Have the stake create a few resources for each building building: "Other Room1-see details"; "Other Room2-see details"; "Other Room3-see details" - this would mean the stake wouldn't have to create a resource for every room in every building in the stake... just 3 extra resources for each location). They'd just need to communicate to the wards that these "Other Room's" are meant to allow calendar editors to place events on the right calendar... editors still need to be careful in making sure they don't overbook a resource
- Have the code be changed so that you can create an event at a location without being forced to pick a resource. But this goes back to the old way of scheduling.
I like the second option better... it just feels simpler to me... but then we move in the direction of the old way of scheduling (or training people to look at the conflicts screen and MAKE SURE your event doesn't have a conflict when picking an "Other Room" resource)
So, maybe I just suggest to the stake to add resources on an as needed basis as the "Events without locations" calendar fills up?
What have other people come up with? Do you just not worry about the "Events without locations" calendar filling up with lots of events from different wards?


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RFID - Radio Frequency IDentification
RFID enables improved inventory control through quick and accurate stock takes. RFID is an innovative technology which utilises "smart" tags which are attached to stock items. These tags are then linked to stock information on a database, such as the product details, e.g. size, colour, style of a shirt etc. Handheld scanners and antenna are then able to scan these tags without requiring line of sight.
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text: Organic infrared (IR) photodetectors are especially promising due to their strong absorption in the near-infrared (IR) regions, color selectivity, and compatibility with low-cost roll-to-roll processing. In this work, Tin(IV) 2,3-naphthalocyanine dichloride (SnNcCl2) was used as the IR absorbing small molecule donor for fabricating IR photodetectors as well as IR sensitive organic light-emitting diode (IR-OLED). The SnNcCl2 devices show strong IR response beyond 1100 nm which commercially available Si-based devices cannot offer. SnNcCl2 as a donor needs to have an acceptor with a proper energy band alignment to efficiently dissociate photo-generated excitons because of the nature of the excitonic material with strong binding energy. C60 and Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC60BM) were used as the acceptors with different lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) levels. Using a C60 acceptor, the SnNcCl2 IR photodetectors showed very high dark currents (~ 3 × 10-5 A/cm2 at -1 V). It is because the HOMO level of a SnNcCl2 is too close to the LUMO level of C60 acceptor, thus resulting in the charge generation effect between the HOMO level of a SnNcCl2 donor and the LUMO level of a C60 acceptor. Using a PC60BM acceptor with high-lying LUMO level, in contrast with C60, the dark current of the SnNcCl2 photodetectors was significantly reduced to ~ 4 × 10-8 A/cm2 at -1 V. It means that the high-lying LUMO level of the PC60BM acceptor sufficiently suppresses the charge generation effect. The acceptors with different LUMO levels also significantly affected the IR sensitive OLED with the SnNcCl2 IR absorbing donor. Upon IR irradiation, both devices with PCBM and C60 acceptors turned on at ~4.5 V. In dark, however, while the PC60BM device showed higher turn-on voltage (10 V), the C60 device has no significant different turn-on voltage with IR irradiation. Upon IR irradiation, both devices with PC60BM and C60 acceptors turned on at ~4.5 V. In dark, however, while the PC60BM device showed high turn-on voltage (10 V), the C60 device showed low turn-on voltage (5V), which is similar to that under IR irradiation condition. It means that the SnNcCl2/C60 layer as the charge generation layer can efficiently supply the hole current to light-emitting layer even without IR irradiation. A systematic study of these devices and the underlying device physics will be presented.


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Well friends, Ava is 18 weeks old.. I feel like I deserve a high-five for keeping a baby alive for 18 weeks! While it hasn't necessarily been difficult it is a HUGE life change. The older she gets the HUGE-ER (is that even a word) the change gets!!
She's still sleeping through the night (thankfully), but her naps during the day are becoming significantly shorter. She has steam rolled with discovering things:
- her hair (she reaches behind her head and rubs and grabs her hair..haha)
- her fingers (they are constantly in her mouth..we think she's starting to teethe)
- her voice (she screams excitedly all the time! She is also laughing so much)
Ava experienced her first Christmas this year- she slept through the opening of presents on Christmas Eve and the entire Christmas Service at church.. #nailedit
We did manage to get some photos before the service though..
She made out with a few toys and some books and was highly stimulated for 3 days by the overbearing love from her cousin. We can't wait till next year when she can actually feel some of the same excitement we do!
I took some photos of her the week before Christmas just incase we didn't get any on the actual day..
We visited the huge Christmas tree in the Queen Victoria Building.. definitely a must if you have little ones!! (Picture below of Ava with her Oma)
We braved downtown Sydney for the Christmas Tree.. along with half of Sydney..so Greg ended up taking her in the carrier at the end.. it was so cute!!
Overall everything has been going great with Ava! She had her 4 month shots today and screamed the house down. It was so so sad to watch. It's a public holiday here in Sydney so Greg was able to hold her for her shots.. I still cried like a baby (even though I stepped out of the room).
She had her first try of rice cereal yesterday!!! She seemed to enjoy it.. I didn't exactly know what to do so I made up the recommended amount on the box.. 2.5TBSP of rice cereal to 90ml of water.. yeah.. way to much.. I need to research a recipe that makes half of that.. We gave her half of the rice cereal followed by a 90ml bottle. She slept fine so I think we got a thumbs up on that! (on a side note.. she kept trying to help me put the spoon in her mouth..so I ended up grabbing another spoon for her to play with while I kept using the one I had to feed her)
Well, this weekend she's going to be taking the 5th flight of her short 4 month life- we can't wait for her to meet some of our extended "family" members!!
P.S. I have a great Lamb Recipe coming to you tomorrow.. followed by a great Raw Banoffee Pie recipe on Thursday!! Trust me..these are two good ones!!!