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Sat 28th Dec 2019 to Thursday 2nd Jan 2020
5 night all-inclusive retreat:
Twin Share Room with en suite - AUD $TBA (per person)
Single Room with a shared bathroom between 2 guests - AUD $TBA
Small Single Room with en suite - AUD $TBA
Standard Single Room with en suite - AUD $TBA
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Welcome in the new year relaxed, healthy and inspired on our inspirational NYE Yoga Cleanse Walk Restore Retreat with Jessie Chapman and the Radiance facilitators staying 6 nights at a beautiful ocean views retreat with twice daily yoga, all organic meals and juices, guided beach and nature walks, a 1 hour massage, core strength classes, evening yoga nidra, meditation and other healing art classes. There's an ozone swimming pool, a range of in-house holistic spa treatments available and the beaches are nearby. This is your time to relax, be inspired and develop your yoga practice in idyllic surrounds...
This retreat price includes:
5 nights lovely retreat accommodation
All organic vegetarian meals & morning juices
A 1 hour included massage or Reiki healing
2.5 hours Morning Yoga with Jessie & adjusters
2 hours Afternoon Restorative Yoga with Jessie & adjusters
A special New Years Eve cleansing ritual
New Years Day sunrise beach walk, beach yoga & ocean swim
A cooking demonstration & chat with our chef
Daily guided beach & nature wallks
Daily pre lunch 30 min core strength and restoration yoga classes
Daily post lunch 20 min guided meditation or silent slow walking
Daily after dinner 30 min yoga nidra or guided seated meditation
One afternoon Yogadance class
One evenings Bhajans / chanting
Our daily ritual:
|6.30 am:
|morning yoga
|9.00 am:
|fresh juice and healthy buffet breakfast
|10.00 am:
|guided beach walk / massage / rest
|1.00 pm:
|pre lunch core strength class, meditation or restoration yoga
|1.30 pm:
|delicious vegetarian organic lunch
|2.30 pm:
|guided walk / massage / discussion / rest
|4.30 pm:
|afternoon restoration yoga / other
|7.00 pm:
|nutritious vegetarian organic dinner
|8.30 pm:
|yoga nidra (lying down relaxation) / meditation
About the yoga:Yoga is taught by Jessie Chapman with the assistance of the experienced Radiance facilitators. Jessie's inspirational classes are designed for all levels from the complete beginner to the more experienced practitioner. Yoga assistants give lots of individual attention and adjustments in the classes so everyone is well looked after. Guests are free to join in as much or as little of the retreat program as they choose knowing this is their retreat and aiming to get out of the time what they came for. Click here to read more about Jessie, the yoga and the wonderful Radiance Retreat facilitators.
About the location & accommodation: We stay at Sangsurya Retreat, a beautiful 10 acre ocean views eco retreat based 3 kilometres from Byron Bay with a large wooden floor yoga hall, ocean views ozone swimming pool, a relaxing dinning and lounge area with coastal views, a beautiful nature trail, in-house massage & spa treatments and abundant bird and wild life.
Accommodation is lovely hand built houses and cabins, each with their own unique flavour, that surround the yoga hall, dining room and pool. All rooms have aircon and most have their own ensuite bathrooms. It takes most people 25 - 30 minutes to walk to town from the retreat and 25 minutes to walk to Tallows beach. Most guests choose to immerse themselves fully in the retreat and only leave the retreat for the guided beach and nature walks however if you wish to explore Byron Bay and more of the beaches during your retreat you may like to hire a bicycle. Feel free to email us for recommendations of bicycle hire places in Byron Bay.
About the food: Our meals are lovingly prepared using fresh organic ingredients mainly sourced from the local area. The menu is abundant, delicious and healthy. This is not a fast so you won't go hungry, however we cut out meat, dairy foods, wheat, sugar, overly processed foods, coffee and alcohol so your body will be lightly cleansing. Each morning after yoga we sip a fresh healthy juice before our abundant buffet breakfast. Lunch is another delicious meal and dinner nutritious and healthy. Teas and fruits are available throughout the retreat as well as purified drinking water. By the retreats end you'll be feeling energised, clear and nourished and you'll have lots of recipes and ideas for continuing your healthy eating at home.
5 night all-inclusive retreat:
Twin Share Room with en suite - AUD $TBA (per person)
Single Room with a shared bathroom between 2 guests - AUD $TBA
Small Single Room with en suite - AUD $TBA
Standard Single Room with en suite - AUD $TBA
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Not included in the price: airfares, travel insurance, airport transfers, any extra massages or spa treatments you book - apart from your included 1 hour Massage or Reiki session.
Extra nights: Accommodation may be available for extra nights before or after the retreat. If you'd like to stay extra nights let us know upon booking.
The Healing Room
Apart from your 1 hour included massage, a range of treatments are available in The Healing Room throughout the retreat:
1 hour Deep Tissue or Relaxation Massage $85
1 hour Reiki Healing $85
1 hour Hawaiin/Kahuna Massage $85
1 hour Foot Reflexology & Massage $95
1 hour Crystal Healing with Sound $95
1 hour Indian Head Massage with warm oil treatment $95
1 hour Aroma Facial $95
1 hour Hot Rocks Massage $100
1 hour Body Scrub & Moisture $95
all treatments are using natural organic products
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Arrival: Guests begin arriving from 9am. A welcome buffet lunch is available between 12.30 and 3pm and our first yoga class and group welcome is at 5pm. Due to flights, etc, people arrive at all different times on the first day however aim to arrive at your soonest to get the most out of your retreat; to settle in, relax, enjoy your included massage, a swim, walk, etc. If booking to stay a night before the retreat starts the arrival time is between 4pm and 7pm.
Last Day: On the last morning yoga finishes at 9 am followed by our farewell group breakfast until 10 am and then the retreat comes to a close with room check-out at 12pm however feel free to stay and enjoy the pool and facilities until your departure/ bus pick-up. If staying an extra night after the retreat the check-out time is 12 noon. More details are emailed to you in the Letter of Retreat Information upon retreat registration or feel free to contact us with any questions.
How to get here: if travelling by plane there are bus transfer servces available to book direct to Sangsurya Retreat from Ballina Domestic Airport (25 min) and Coolangatta International Airport (50 min). If flying into Brisbane International Airport (2 hours) the bus arrives into the Byron Bay Bus Depot where you can book a taxi to the retreat (5min). If arriving by car we email you a map with directions. Full details with bus service, taxi, etc details is included in the Letter of Retreat Information emailed to you upon registration.
Here is a map where Sangsurya Retreat is located in Byron Bay:
"This is one of the best value for money self investments you can make. The yoga, the food - you can't help but feel great after a few days of delicious organic food - and the facilitators who are all so affirming and gentle, and there are a lot of unexpected extras like chanting, chakra work, massages, the beach and much more. Jessie is very gifted and creates a beautiful space to just love being. Go ahead and book. It really is that good. I have done a Radiance Retreat 3 years in a row now."
David, 48, Health Professional - Byron Bay Yoga Retreat
"Jessie and her lovely team truly create a special environment of support, love, and laughter, which is just perfect for us to take our yoga and wellness to a new level. The people on the retreat are inspiring and friendly. The food is incredible and the week floated along in bliss for me! I now feel relaxed, motivated and ready to take on 2014 with energy and balance. Thank you so much."
Kayley, 43 - Byron Bay NYE Yoga Retreat
"You have given me back years of my life. I feel energized and can cope with the challenges of my job and commitments more easily. I am waking each morning refreshed and I can't wait to get into what the day has for me. Thankyou."
Leonie, 52, Human Resources Manager - Byron Bay Yoga Retreat
"Jessie and the Radiance facilitators are an amazing group of people who have the knowledge, care and love to support anyone on their retreat journey. My expectations were totally blown away and I have now found greater inner peace and a calmness which I know will continue, as I now have the increased knowledge and passion necessary to carry this into my daily existence. I am eternally grateful to Jessie and her faciliators for helping me to get back onto my true path and feel so much lighter and happier."
Narelle, 34, Teacher - Byron Bay Retreat
"Thank you to the team of beautiful souls who came together to make this retreat happen. A truly worthwhile experience; refreshing, inspiring, joyful, opening.....I came away with a clearer mind, healthier body and happier heart."
Kim. 39, Mum and uni student - Byron Bay Yoga Retreat
"Thank you Jessie and team. My purposes in attending this retreat have been met - and more! I leave feeling healthy, flexible, refreshed and relaxed."
Kate, 61, Leadership Coach and Writer
" As a total beginner, I could have easily been left behind. Instead, I found myself nurtured and supported every step of the way. I would highly recommend this retreat to anyone who is new to yoga. I now feel like I have a great foundation for my future yoga practice'"
Toni, 45, HR Manager - Byron Bay Yoga Retreat
"I came to this retreat with some high hopes and expectations and can honestly say the retreat surpassed my expectations. I can't recommend this retreat highly enough. Whether you just need to relax from a stressed life, you are a beginner, or you are someone who wants to delve deeper into your yoga, you will be catered for. Thank you to Jessie and the facilitators for creating such a special space"
Mark, 41, Teacher - Byron Bay Retreat
"Nowhere to go and nothing to do - Jessie shows you how to just BE. Her serenity is infectious!"
Adrienne, 38, Wife, Mother, Business Owner
"This retreat is perfect when you want to spend time with a special person. My Mum ( 87 years old ) and I (57 years old) can find no better place where we can be together without everyday interferences. See you next year"
Leigh, 57, Events Manager - Byron Bay Retreat
"A beautiful location with inspiring and heartfelt yoga tuition. An experience to be treasured and aspire to be repeated."
Cathryn, 53, Remedial Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor
"With Jessie you take a journey, learning the practice of yoga in a supported environment, cleansing your body with ease, and remembering that with balance in your life you become the person you are."
Alix, 44, Public Servant
"Radiance Retreat was an exceptional experience on all levels. Such care and nuturing support from all staff. Wonderful food with soul--Thank you."
Dianne Fisher, Client Services Manager/Financial Planning
"Sunshine, good food, a beautiful location, and hours of yoga every day - it sounded to good to be true before I went and the reality was even better. I have returned home with a lightness of spirit as well as body that enables me, as Jessie says at the end of her classes, "to turn up the edges of my mouth and smile to myself". Radiance is certainly what it's been about for me, and each day since I have returned home I have given thanks that I was able to spend such a week exploring my mind, body and sprit in such beautiful surroundings, with the truly exceptional group of people that Jessie has gathered around her. An experience definitely to be repeated."
Nicky, 40, Environmental Campaigner - Byron Bay Yoga Retreat
"I cannot thank the team of Radiance Retreat enough for the whole experience of the retreat. Yoga has changed my life. I feel so in tune with my body and mind more than ever. You introduced me to a diverse selection of food that was delicious. I have continued eating organic food and have not gone back to old habbits. I have had comments from people saying how well I look which is an extra bonus because I feel terrific. I practise yoga every morning using Jessie's dvd core strength and my back which was injured is nearly back to 100%. Thank you all for your warmth and wisdom."
Nadine, 36 years old, teacher - Byron Bay
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Johnny Depp's planned update of The Lone Ranger with his Pirates Of The Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has entered the "musing aloud" phase, with Depp recently telling Entertainment Tonight that he's already thinking about who will play the masked man among the "so many interesting possibilities out there." Depp then proceeded to name the least interesting possibilities imaginable, conjuring actors that even lanternfish some 5,000 feet below sea level have some glancing awareness of: ""Brad [Pitt] would be great. [George] Clooney would be great." Great. (According to the article, apparently Depp's good time filming The Tourist with Angelina Jolie has led him to believe it would also be fun to work with the guy who sleeps with her.)
As to how Depp will approach playing Tonto, he says he's well aware of the stigma surrounding the character, and that he hopes to use the film to "rectify" the way that Native Americans have often been portrayed—presumably by making Tonto secretly gay, like all of Depp's characters.

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In relatively recent news, a snapshot of the expansive, illegal drug market was revealed to the world when The Silk Road was shut down by the FBI. The site, which was the largest online marketplace where illegal drugs, made over $1.3 billion in its short run and could be used to purchase anything from marijuana to heroin anonymously. For the public who believe the war on drugs is working, it may have come as quite a shock that the demand for illegal drugs is still immense and was being catered for at the simple click of a mouse. For others, it showed a desperate need for reform; an action to direct this activity and money into a legal, controlled market that could boost our economy for the long haul. Most importantly, however, is that the very idea of the site showed there is demand to cut out the middle-man. Many users (of cannabis or otherwise) do not want to have to find connections and dealers to buy their goods from, finding themselves in shady areas of town to pick up $30 worth of marijuana. They want to be able to buy direct from the source – avoiding carrying it on the bus or train by having it delivered directly to your door. Although it won't be long before a similar avenue surfaces, for now however, this option is gone. But what about those that are tired of being part of this back and forth, cat-and-mouse game?
While sites such as The Silk Road made itself a target given that hard drugs were available through it, sites that openly sell marijuana seeds and supplies have flourished, with Seebay, WeedPortal, Nirvana to name a few. The recommended solution it seems? Grow your own. While I don't intend to go into a step-by-step process of how to do it just here, there are dozens of guides of how to grow manageable plants outdoors and indoors that will act as enough to cater for your daily smoke. Legal bodies, it seems, have turned a blind eye to these sites as they don't see it as much of a threat, though it is illegal to buy cannabis seeds and cultivate any plants. But if you're growing your own small plans for personal use, who are you harming? Even in a legal market I believe people would still be inclined to grow for similar reasons to home-brew. It's cheaper and you know exactly what goes in it – allowing for endless customizations etc. No dealers, no stores or anonymous online servers. Just sweet green right at your fingertips. Such an ideal is going to proliferate as people become more and more disenfranchised with the blackmarket and it speaks a lot for the attitude towards cannabis from a police perspective if these sites are able to keep running. They do not want to dealing with petty 'criminals' who have 2 or 3 crops in their backyard, but rather stop the flow of large quantities in a blackmarket that would not exist in a legalised market.
What are your thoughts on growing marijuana for personal purposes? If you don't believe marijuana should be completely legalised, consider the legalisation of small-scale cultivation for personal use and the decriminalization of having small amounts. Please, as always, share your thoughts and comment below.


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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Random Weekend Thoughts
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- The enchanted home said...
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- January 1, 2012 at 3:18 PM
- The enchanted home said...
You had me laughing..who hasn't had their own little "meal catastrophe" I have had many, trust me! Including when we were first married, not having ever really cooked, I made a "chicken" for my husbands then important foodie/client, who proclaimed he had never seen such a huge roasted chicken, turns out it was a turkey...we still 25 years later laugh about that one!
Go have a nice lunch, have a glass of wine, and laugh at it.....all you can do, its french taste and in the scheme of things its nothing...trust me its pretty easy, just practice once alone:)
Wishing you all of lifes best in 2012!
- January 1, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- Nancy Elizabeth Carey said...
my daughter bought a pair in august and you would think she's had them for years...the same problem..toes and they didn't wear well. I couldn't find anything on the recall I bought hers at wholefoods? any ideas?
- January 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM
- Farmchick said...
So nice to hear that the company is doing the right thing.
- January 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Town and Country Gals said...
We've all been there! Next time will be better! To bad doing the right thing is not done more often!
Hope you are having a wonderful New Years!
- January 1, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- Tessa said...
too funny! i make andrew a soft boiled egg almost every single morning of the year and occasionally i completely under cook it. i stare at it all befuddled and blame it on the egg. so blame it on the eggs!!
when you get your trader joe's you must make a beeline to the cilantro and jalapeno hummus. you will thank me. it's highly addictive!
happy 2012, sweet girl!!
xo, tessa
- January 1, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- Tessa said...
my favorite recipe for french toast. make it the night before and put in fridge. your hubby will be happy!
- January 1, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- JMW said...
What a beautiful setting - I've never attempted French toast. Maybe in 2012...that's awesome about the Toms shoes. I've wanted a pair for a while now, but always wondered about how well they wore. Great to hear that not only do they promote a great cause, but good customer service as well. Again, Happy New Year to you!
- January 2, 2012 at 7:29 AM
- Prep International said...
wow ! that was really nice of them :) love the shoes. However, they don't look that good on me. I'll probably have to give them another try:)
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If you want to work in libraries...
None of them will come as a surprise to folks who are currently working in libraries, but there are some good reminders in there: it's not all about books, but it is all about people and technology. On a tough day, it's important to remember that you have to be ready to fight; advocacy is an ongoing process. And this one -- you have to be ready to change -- is maybe the single most important piece of advice I'd give someone to entering the profession.
Looking back on the motley crew that made up my library tech program, there were a lot of people there because they just plain loved books. I think many of us became interested in the program for that very reason. We liked the idea that we could find a job that would pay us to hang out with books all day. (Books, not people! Not technology!) But as we learned more about the world of libraries, most of us came to understand that books were not the point. Technology was the point. Information was the point. Teaching was the point. Literacy was the point. And those things were a million times more interesting and engaging that dusty old (or even fresh from the publisher) books on a shelf.
There were people in my class who really weren't prepared for how much technology would be involved and struggled to see how many of the assignments were relevant. Don't get me wrong, there were a few duds among our classes and projects (there are in any program), but overall, I think we were remarkably well prepared for what the working world of libraries would be like.
One of my instructors, Darlene Taylor, said something I've never forgotten and often repeated: Working in libraries is like getting on a treadmill, and just when you start to think, "this is okay, I can keep this pace up", it gets faster. The change never stops, and if you want to be good at your job - and I'd argue, if you want to enjoy your job - you just have to adapt.
When I started my program in 2001, I had no idea where I would wind up. These days I'm not even working in a library, but it was skills I sharpened and developed, and relationships I made while in the library trenches that brought me to where I am right now.
So, if I could add one thing to Ned's list of things you should know if you want to work in libraries, it's this: be open to where your library career takes you - you never know where that might be.
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Economists are already familiar with the idea of sticky wages and prices, both of which adjust slowly to changes in the market environment.
For instance, home owners resist cutting their asking price in the face of a slump, preferring to withdraw and not trade. Existing wages tend not to be cut, instead eroding via inflation while unemployment remains high.
With sticky risk, its the assessment of risk that displays stickiness: individuals refuse to change their view of danger until the evidence becomes overwhelming.
There is sound logic to acting in this way. In 2011, when the simmering European crisis and a US debt downgrade produced three months with wild swings in markets, the best response was simply to do nothing and wait it out.
Like a ball sat in a bowl, a shove will send it spinning back and forth, but eventually gravity restores the ball to equilibrium.
We think this helps to explain the current environment of what seems to be widespread but low-conviction optimism. To overgeneralise, the attitude is that while the central bankers are keeping interest rates down, take yield where you can find it.


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Located in Rome (Vatican - Prati), Clodio is minutes from Pineto Park and Piazzale Clodio. This 4-star hotel is close to St. Peter's Basilica and Roman Forum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 115 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature bidets and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones and desks.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as concierge services.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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Shoe Pocket Garden!
We LOVE shoe pockets. We recommend them to our organizing clients constantly. Granted, most of the time that we recommend them, it's for purposes other than storing shoes. But we never imagined using shoe pockets for a vertical garden! Check out an "after" photo of the garden after the jump to see how well these herbs thrived in their shoe pocket container…
The creator of this garden, who lives in Devon, England, was inspired to create her vertical herb garden to keep the cats out. But even if curious kitties aren't a problem for you, this is a brilliant solution for urban dwellers who are short on patio space.
For step by step instructions and photos, check out this post from Instructables.
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For my projects today I made a great stationary set for my grandson, you can adapt for anyone) and some Gift Card Holders.
The Stationary was made using Jodie's Make It Snappy/Frame It Collection. There is something for everybody in this section. The cards are a standard A2 size and I made the box with inserts to separate the crayons, stamps and cards. This first shot shows the dividers really well.
Here is a good shot of the lid and the inside of the box.
The next project is a set of Gift Card Holders featuring Jodie's Snow globe Collection
Here is the set.
Have a wonderful weekend all.


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Hi there,
I've been thinking that after sepnding a couple of months travelling around that I might go back to Auckland to find some work.....but from a few things I've read on here and from what some Kiwi mates have said I'm not so sure.
What's the deal with Auckland? Is it good or bad to live in?
If its good what is it that makes it good and if its bad what's bad about it?
Where would you suggest living/working?


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[114] Thus did Caius come to his end, and lay dead, by the many wounds which had been given him. Now Cherea and his associates, upon Caius's slaughter, saw that it was impossible for them to save themselves, if they should all go the same way, partly on account of the astonishment they were under; for it was no small danger they had incurred by killing an emperor, who was honored and loved by the madness of the people, especially when the soldiers were likely to make a bloody inquiry after his murderers. The passages also were narrow wherein the work was done, which were also crowded with a great multitude of Caius's attendants, and of such of the soldiers as were of the emperor's guard that day; whence it was that they went by other ways, and came to the house of Germanicus, the father of Caius, whom they had now killed (which house adjoined to the palace; for while the edifice was one, it was built in its several parts by those particular persons who had been emperors, and those parts bare the names of those that built them or the name of him who had begun to build its parts). So they got away from the insults of the multitude, and then were for the present out of danger, that is, so long as the misfortune which had overtaken the emperor was not known. The Germans were the first who perceived that Caius was slain. These Germans were Caius's guard, and carried the name of the country whence they were chosen, and composed the Celtic legion. The men of that country are naturally passionate, which is commonly the temper of some other of the barbarous nations also, as being not used to consider much about what they do; they are of robust bodies and fall upon their enemies as soon as ever they are attacked by them; and which way soever they go, they perform great exploits. When, therefore, these German guards understood that Caius was slain, they were very sorry for it, because they did not use their reason in judging about public affairs, but measured all by the advantages themselves received, Caius being beloved by them because of the money he gave them, by which he had purchased their kindness to him; so they drew their swords, and Sabinus led them on. He was one of the tribunes, not by the means of the virtuous actions of his pro genitors, for he bad been a gladiator, but he had obtained that post in the army by his having a robust body. So these Germans marched along the houses in quest of Caesar's murderers, and cut Asprenas to pieces, because he was the first man they fell upon, and whose garment it was that the blood of the sacrifices stained, as I have said already, and which foretold that this his meeting the soldiers would not be for his good. Then did Norbanus meet them, who was one of the principal nobility of and could show many generals of armies among his ancestors; but they paid no regard to his dignity; yet was he of such great strength, that he wrested the sword of the first of those that assaulted him out of his hands, and appeared plainly not to be willing to die without a struggle for his life, until he was surrounded by a great number of assailants, and died by the multitude of the wounds which they gave him. The third man was Anteius, a senator, and a few others with him. He did not meet with these Germans by chance, as the rest did before, but came to show his hatred to Caius, and because he loved to see Caius lie dead with his own eyes, and took a pleasure in that sight; for Caius had banished Anteius's father, who was of the same name with himself, and being not satisfied with that, he sent out his soldiers, and slew him; so he was come to rejoice at the sight of him, now he was dead. But as the house was now all in a tumult, when he was aiming to hide himself, he could not escape that accurate search which the Germans made, while they barbarously slew those that were guilty, and those that were not guilty, and this equally also. And thus were these [three] persons slain.
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The Detroit Pistons scored just 35 points in the first half and fell 97-83 to Utah
DETROIT (AP) – It appeared that the Detroit Pistons weren't fully ready to play Wednesday night – and the Utah Jazz took advantage.
The Jazz held Detroit to 35 points in the first half and went on to a 97-83 victory in their final game at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"We were really fundamentally sound in the first half, and played good defense," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. "I don't give that out very easily, but that's as sound and solid as we've been in a while."
Gordon Hayward had 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Rudy Gobert had 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
"We did a great job tonight," Gobert said. "We got rebounds, we pushed the ball and we played to our strengths."
Utah won for the sixth time in seven games, but a late rally by Detroit forced Snyder to use his starters late with a game Thursday night in Cleveland.
"They are a good team, and we knew they were going to pick it up at some point," he said. "We settled in again and did some good things at the end."
Aron Baynes had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Detroit, which lost for the second straight night and is in danger of falling back out of playoff position in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons lost 128-96 in Cleveland on Tuesday.
"We've been bad in back-to-backs all season, but this was the worst we've been," Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. "We didn't play in either game. We didn't even have a legitimately good stretch in either game."
The Jazz jumped ahead 26-11 early, with Hayward and Gobert each scoring 10 points in the first quarter. Detroit rallied at the end of the first, pulling within nine at 28-19, but things got worse in the second.
Utah's defense was in top gear, holding the Pistons to 26.9 percent shooting in a 16-point second quarter. Detroit missed its only two 3-pointers of the period as the Jazz took a comfortable 54-35 lead.
Andre Drummond, Marcus Morris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, usually three of Detroit's more reliable scorers, combined to shoot 2 of 15 in the half.
"We just got stagnant," said Morris, who finished 3 of 15. "I just don't think we understand the severity of coming out with a strong start when you are fighting to get in the playoffs."
Van Gundy went to his bench early in the third, benching Reggie Jackson in the first three minutes, but it barely helped. Detroit continued to struggle with its jumper and still trailed 77-62 at the end of the period.
With the Jazz keeping their starters on the bench, the Pistons' reserves cut the deficit to nine midway through the fourth. That forced Snyder to bring back his first unit, while Van Gundy stuck with his bench.
"I went with the guys that were playing hard, because they deserved to be out there," he said. "I told the team after the game that we've been starting six guys since the All-Star break, most of them in every game, and we've had one good start. I'd like to know why."
Hayward's 3-pointer made it 87-73 with 5:33 left, and Utah comfortably held on.
Jazz: Gobert blocked a shot for the 36th straight game, the longest streak in Jazz history by anyone other than Mark Eaton. A two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Eaton had four longer streaks, including 71 and 75 games.
Pistons: Went 2 of 19 on shots outside the paint in the first half. "Give their defense a lot of credit, but you can't win an NBA game shooting like that," Van Gundy said. "We need someone to start a game and hit a few shots." ... Caldwell-Pope missed a chance at a four-point play with 4:22 to play, knocking the free throw off the rim. It was only Detroit's second 3-pointer of the game.
Baynes played 12 minutes in the second half and Boban Marjanovic played five, with Drummond only getting seven. Ish Smith played 21 minutes at point guard while Jackson played three. "Reggie was absolutely exhausted three minutes into the second half, so I went away from him," Van Gundy said. "Aron was playing great and Andre wasn't giving us anything, so I went with Boban when I had to give Aron a breather."
Not only did Utah sweep the season series from the Pistons, the Jazz did it in emphatic style. On Jan. 13, they beat Detroit 110-77 behind 27 points from Rodney Hood, 22 from Hill and 20 from Hayward.
Utah: Visits Cleveland on Thursday.
Detroit: Hosts Toronto on Friday.


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Alternative titles for this post included "This may explain my recent absence" and "Of course, this would happen the month I pay a year's gym membership upfront".
Saturday, July 21, 2007
It's a good thing we didn't book that holiday to Malaysia yet...
Posted by Miss Hacksaw at Saturday, July 21, 2007
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3 comments:
- Ms Baroque said...
Wow, wow, wow!!!
Wasted no time, did you. Slicing up life with something, there, eh?
Who from Albert Square are you going to name it after? Dot Hacksaw, or maybe Dennis if it's a boy?
- 9:01 pm
- Miss Hacksaw said...
I thought perhaps Genghis might be an option. Or 'Poor-line', possibly. To be honest all I'm hoping for at the moment is that my doctor doesn't turn out to be May.
- 9:29 pm
- Dave Hill said...
Happy days...!
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7. My football teams are struggling. Well the Green Bay Packers are doing okay, but only because their whole division is struggling.
6. My deadline for The Stoughton Press is looming.
5. I'm seeing quirks of my characters in the people in my everyday life.
4. I've filled my notebook with character profiles, settings, rules of magic, plot structure, and I've even scribbled key chapters.
3. My brain can no longer hold all the little details I have planned.
2. I can already see the book cover in my head.
And the number one sign it's time to start writing again ...
1. My protagonist is so real to me, I feel like calling her to ask her to dinner.


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Author: Roger Barnes
We started after breakfast down I-44, exiting at Allenton/Six Flags and heading north. Be extremely careful at this exit, especially if coming from the east. Several fatal accidents have occurred here in the past few years from people slowing down for the exit and getting hit from behind by others not paying attention to the slowing traffic. Also, stay in the left hand exiting lane and then watch for the lane for Allenton/Six Flags Road only. Obviously, a lot of traffic goes to Six Flags. On this day, I wish I was too, at least to the relatively new water park that is now part of the park. The temp was already passing 90 and the heat index was heading towards 110 later in the afternoon. We went up Allenton/Six Flags Road about 1.5 miles to the intersection with Hencken Road. I am a novice at this, but it seems to me that the it is awfully difficult to tell where the high ground is, but the bit on the southwest section of the intersection looked like it to me. We walked all around, just to make sure. I also visited the Learning Center, the closest pavilion just to the east where I picked up a nice sheet showing the roads and hiking trails of Greensfelder County Park. While there, we found the benchmark closest to the highpoint, about 1/2 mile south where a lookout tower used to stand and where there are now three telecommunications towers.


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Pope Benedict XVI's first social encyclical will be published a year later than scheduled — but with a timely focus to address the global financial crisis, just as world leaders are meeting in Italy.
Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truth), which the Vatican announced will be published Tuesday, was supposed to be unveiled more than a year ago to commemorate the 40th anniversary of another landmark social encyclical, Pope Paul VI's Populorum Progressio.
But it is believed that Pope Benedict delayed publication because he wasn't happy with its content. Economics, by his own admission, isn't his strongest field, even though his writings on the subject before he was elected Pope show more than a competent grasp of the subject. He therefore wanted to be sure he and his consultors were going to write something scholarly and accurate.
Then the financial crisis came along, and the Pope naturally wanted to add some reflections on that.
Translation difficulties caused further delays, but all of these setbacks have ensured a very timely publication date: on the eve of the G8 meeting of world leaders in Italy, in the midst of a financial crisis that is being met with fiscal irresponsibility, and just a week after the financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in jail for masterminding the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
The Pope has hinted about its contends in recent addresses and homilies. On June 13, he said the global crisis proves that the rules and values that have dominated the economy in past years need to be replaced by a concept that is "respectful of the needs and rights of the weakest."
The Pope will highlight that globalization is not an evil in itself, but it cannot be left to self-regulation, according to leaked excerpts reported in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. He will suggest an international agreement to lead the process of globalization, an authority that should be regulated by law and one that should stick coherently to the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity.
Although he will emphasize the need for an ethical foundation that will sustain the free market, he won't go into technical economic theory or policy specifics, nor will he come down on the political left or the right.
Rather, he is more likely to appeal to the Christian requirement of love of God and love of neighbor in forging a more just economic system.
As Pope Benedict often makes clear: A culture that lives as if there is no God and pays no attention to eternal truths is on a path toward its own destruction.
He made a similar point about the need for an ethical foundation to economics as far back as 1985, when he headed the church's top doctrinal body as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
The online archives of the Acton Institute www.acton.org provides this key excerpt from that prescient speech, given at a symposium in Rome entitled "Church and Economy in Dialogue"
"It is becoming an increasingly obvious fact of economic history that the development of economic systems which concentrate on the common good depends on a determinate ethical system, which in turn can be born and sustained only by strong religious convictions. Conversely, it has also become obvious that the decline of such discipline can actually cause the laws of the market to collapse. An economic policy that is ordered not only to the good of the group — indeed, not only to the common good of a determinate state — but to the common good of the family of man demands a maximum of ethical discipline and thus a maximum of religious strength. The political formation of a will that employs the inherent economic laws towards this goal appears, in spite of all humanitarian protestations, almost impossible today. It can only be realized if new ethical powers are completely set free. A morality that believes itself able to dispense with the technical knowledge of economic laws is not morality but moralism. As such it is the antithesis of morality. A scientific approach that believes itself capable of managing without an ethos misunderstands the reality of man. Therefore it is not scientific. Today we need a maximum of specialized economic understanding, but also a maximum of ethos so that specialized economic understanding may enter the service of the right goals. Only in this way will its knowledge be both politically practicable and socially tolerable."
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The Couple's Golden Key To Reconciliation
When one rages with fire, the other has to be the water to put out the fire. But it is easier said than done. It actually takes a willpower made of steel! Without this steeled willpower, you could be landing yourself into a grave mistake.
It is typical of couples to be at loggerheads with each other, especially over major issues. However, this typical act from couples can result in a major catastrophe, if not being handled 'professionally'.
This is possible when two people do not make an effort to be consoling towards each other. Yes, maybe one of you has an anger that seems to be inconsolable, and that means the other has to take one step back and be the one to compose things. But it will become a total disaster if both are inconsolable, and both do not wish to take a step back.
One of you would be blurting out the phrase 'Let's break up!' and, worse still, abruptly realize that it was a wrong move. And trying to turn things around would be the hardest task for you, if your partner whom you had forsaken in the first place had decided to move on.
Perhaps for that couple that just cannot soothe the fury within, you would need to count on us to be the 'mediator'! This would be a good read for you.
Even in the fit of anger, you should mind what you say. Anger can turn one into a 'devil in disguise' who would be spitting out fiery words to the other. But think! If you love someone, could you find it in your heart to spurt out such words? So focus on how much you love him or her, no matter how furious you are. Remind yourself of that and you would be able to avoid using harsh words on him or her.
Browse through those lovely pictures or videos of both of you during your happy times. That can console you a little, and probably make you be moved to reconcile.
Instead of pushing each other to the limits, act more like counselors to each other. Both of you should listen to each other attentively. Let one speak at a time! It is all right to show a little bit of frustration, but treat it more like a sharing session between the both of you, rather than a game of boxing.
All in all, it comes back to mutual compromising between each other. Adapt to each other's needs and character traits, and work things out from there. If you need to tell your partner what to work on, do so in a milder way. In that way, your partner would not feel intimidated, and would also not blow his or her top too easily.
As the saying goes, what is done cannot be undone. How does it apply to this matter?
As mentioned earlier, if you were to end the relationship abruptly, you may soon realize that you had made a terrible blunder, and trying to turn things back to normal will become a test of patience for you. So couples, heed our advice here.
Angers and breakups are not the solution to everything. As long as you believe in your relationship, there are always better ways to work things out.
23 comments:
- david santos said...
Thanks for posting, Nafago!
Very nice fhoto and good text.
Have a good week
- August 28, 2007 1:16 AM
- NAFASG said...
Thank you for the compliments david. Glad you love the article..
Have a great week too, my friend. =)
- August 28, 2007 1:21 AM
- Judy said...
In the bible, God says never put your head on the pillow without first reconciling with your spouse. :) Actually, my husband never picks an argument with me, it's me all the time! :(
We never not talk for more than 10 mins and it is normally my husband who is the one to make up by making me a cup of coffee, etc. I truly thank God for blessing me with him.
- August 28, 2007 6:20 AM
- NAFASG said...
Hi Judy...
It is always the case. The woman would be the one to ignite the fire. Well, simply because women get carried away with their emotions easily. So once we realize that, we should do something to change our attitude.
But we're glad u have a wonderful husband for yourself. Let him guide you along, coz that is what a husband is for. To guide his wife, and children. =)
- August 28, 2007 3:02 PM
Oh well, love your article.. ;-)
You take care as well...
- August 28, 2007 6:18 PM
Oh my gosh, that post really had me! I read every single word! Remember, a couple weeks ago.. when you asked how i was and i said, i wasn't good. And my life's complicated at the moment.. What i really mean by that is, I actually have tons of probs and issues that i have to deal with. AND ONE OF IT IS, LOVE!
During the past weeks, my friends have been asking me for advice on their relationships. Even at 2 in the morning! Of course, i try to help them out even if i'm sooo tired. BUT what hurts is, i'm trying to help all these people out, while in the first place I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF on my problem w/ my Boyfriend. We've been having issues, for the past weeks.. And timing is always wrong. Like today, we're suppose to talk about it, but i'm upset of him.. So all i'm giving him are nods. I wasn't speaking at all..
BUT WHEN I READ YOUR POST, I WAS LIKE... WOAH, THIS IS IT! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. Thanks much, Nafa! I'm absolutely sure that you would help a lot of couples and probably even save relationships with that! big big thanksss!!!
- August 28, 2007 6:53 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hello fauzi...
Thanks for loving the article. Hope this read will also guide u along in your love life. =)
Hey Joyce!
WOW! WHAT A COMPLIMENT! Thanks a lot for thinking highly of this article. What u have said definitely motivates us to post more valuable advice for all lovebirds out there. We will strive to save all the broken relationships with our articles! Thanks for your faith in us Joyce. *hugs* =)
Ok enough said, u need our comfort here right? Hey friend, love would not be love if not for all these setbacks in a relationship. Along the way things just have to happen, but whether the love survives depends on how both of you handle the situations. We can see that u have been crying in silence. So we believe that this article will help u work things out between u and your boyfriend, as much as u believe it will. =)
Good luck in your relationship. Don't give up hope! As long as both of u are meant to be, everything is going to be fine in the end ok? If u still have problems, remember, u can always talk it out to us yeah?
Take care! =)
- August 28, 2007 8:10 PM
- WaterLearner said...
Hi Nafa!
A good one! Really enlightens one on the Ying & Yang of any Successful relationship.
- August 28, 2007 10:57 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hi Karen!
Thanks! Great to hear that this article has enlightened u. =)
- August 29, 2007 12:12 AM
- WaterLearner said...
Hi Nafa!
This is really a good article worth reading. I am reading it today again for a second time with contemplation.
Thanks & Blessings!
- August 29, 2007 10:09 AM
- NAFASG said...
Hi Karen...
Wah i can see that this is your favourite article from us huh? Thanks for reading it again! Great to know that u are also giving some thoughts abt the content of this article. =)
- August 29, 2007 3:05 PM
- Jean Chia said...
Hi Nafa, you are right on your article, if both doesn't to take a step back, it will end up with anger and separation. Breaking up because of temporary rage is absurd!
Me & my darling had a discussion about why ppls break up after years of marriage. Our conclusion of staying together for eternity is tolerance, understanding, trust & love. Usually when we argue, he is the one to be the water. I am more stubborn. But of coz I also need to pamper him abit sometimes lar, make him know that i appreciate him. :)
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- August 29, 2007 7:47 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hey Jean!
Thanks for reading this article. Yes, taking a step back is essential. Like u said, breaking up in the fit of anger is absurd, just going to lead u into more trouble.
Well girls are normally the stubborn ones, particularly the girls of today. They want to take control of certain aspects of the relationship as much as the guys. But frankly, girls are rightfully the water in the relationship. We girls should take note of that.
Jean u are still young and we are sure that u will always be a great partner to your darling, as long as u persevere to learn from your experiences and mistakes. At least u still find it in your heart to appreciate his presence. =)
- August 29, 2007 11:17 PM
- Bless said...
A moving post. Very enlightening. Thanks for sharing.
- August 30, 2007 12:00 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hey bless...
Thanks for your comments. Great to hear a positive feedback from u! =)
- August 30, 2007 2:53 PM
- Modern Barbarian said...
Hi, first time leaving message!
A nice post! Wish to hear more update from you!
- August 31, 2007 11:20 AM
- NAFASG said...
Hello Modern Barbarian!
Thanks for taking your time to read this. Do look forward to more updates from us. U can definitely expect something new coming your way very soon! =)
- August 31, 2007 11:37 AM
hi how are u doing? as for me have been running around been busy and still manage to spend sometime to visit soem friends:) tc always and enjoy the weekends:)
- August 31, 2007 1:39 PM
Hey, just to let you know, i think this is my 3rd time readiing this article.... I swear. This is interesting. ;-)
- August 31, 2007 8:27 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hello Fauzi...
Wow it seems that those who have read this article before would end up reading again. This article must have really attracted all your attention!
Thanks for your compliment, and thanks for reading it for the third time. U are welcomed to read it for the fourth, or fifth, or...oh well simply said, read it as many times as u want. =)
- August 31, 2007 8:34 PM
Oh you're absolutely welcome, dear. :) Well, i've always trusted your site. For its, uniqueness and Credibility. You manage to make it entertaining even w/ serious matters. Great Job! :) And again, thank you. :)
Yes, you're totally right. I have been crying it all out, on my own. Classmates & schoolmates started noticing it, last week. And kept asking me what's wrong, but i didn't speak up. FORTUNATELY...We've finally talked it out, last wedensday. And we're doing GREAT now! :D I'm really happy that things finally worked out. Yet again, you're right. That is SO TRUE. And yes, i believe in that. In relationships it takes two to tango! ALWAYS. Its never a one-man show. That's why me and my boyfriend, promised to be more mature in handling our issues. Nafa, thanks for being a REAL FRIEND, when i needed enlightenment. :) I really appreciate your advice. And i'll always put that in mind. You're like a friend and a.. BIG SIS to me now! (since i don't have any siblings) hehehe
And if you're also having any issues or problems, always remember that i'll be there for you. You can tell me anything, and absolutely everything. ;) Much love!!! Have a splendid weekend! :)) *TIGHT HUGS* *BIG KISSES* ^___^
- August 31, 2007 8:42 PM
- NAFASG said...
Hello Joyce!
Nice to hear from u again. And this time we can see a more cheerful and bubbly Joyce! So happy for u that u have finally worked things out with your boyfriend.
We feel so overjoyed everytime we hear that our readers' lives change because of our articles. U are one living example! Thanks for trusting us in helping u solve matters of your heart. And we know that we can also count on u to be our confidante when we have problems ourselves. We are human beings after all, and can never run away from problems. So it is good to know that we have great friends whom we can turn to, like u of course! =)
U will always be our sis. We will support u all the way in this blogosphere, and in everything that u set your mind to do, including your relationship.
WE LOVE U JOYCE! Have a great weekend too. =) *hugs*
- August 31, 2007 9:11 PM
Thanks a lot for the post I am in the desastras situation and I don't know what to do.
My bf and I had a big fight 3 weeks ago and I was the one who throw in the line of 'lets break up'. He did come back to try to reconcile but I was terribly stubborn and had to commit to what i said in the first week. However I know it is a mistake and I have apologized sincerely thereafter, but his heart's hardened and returned all my stuff. We last met about 2.5 week ago and we hugged, he said he still loves me but said we need to go and find ourselves, and didn't want to talk about fixing it.
I knew he was hurt and needed space so its been 2 weeks since we last contact and i sent him a letter reviewing our relationship and the good times. but he still havent contacted me...is it time to move on? I haven't been able to eat or sleep much for the 2 weeks now....
pls help!
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Like the romantic poets who so influenced her, Emily Bronte explores the redefining of religious categories in her most famous novel, Wuthering Heights. Through the relations between her main characters, Catherine, Heathcliff and Edgar, Bronte displaces traditional secular attitudes into a natural, personal and erotic context. The result is a romantic representation of something like an earthly heaven and hell. One of the main mechanisms the reader can use to observe this dichotomy is the use of descriptive landscape and architecture.
Wuthering Heights is characterized as a sort of castle on a hill. The landscape contains "a few stunted firs at the end of the house; and a range of gaunt thorns all stretching their limbs one way as if craving the alms of the sun" (4).
The quantity and variation of decoration is bare, and that unneeded comforts are sparse. The type of plants chosen to inhabit the yard are very telling as well: "stunted firs," symbolizing an unnourishing environment, and "gaunt thorns," meaning hidden dangers, give a dark and gothic image.
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' At Greenock, for instance, there was until the mid-1990s a refinery operated by Tate & Lyle, a company now owned by an American multinational, but which had originated as two separate regional businesses: Henry Tate of Liverpool — who now lends his name to the Tate Galleries in London, Liverpool and St Ives — and Abram Lyle of Greenock. It was Lyle who first produced the impossibly viscous, cloying Golden Syrup which I remember as a staple of our family breakfast table in the 1980s, where it appeared in the same style of green and gold tin in which it had first been sold a hundred years earlier. Its distinctive livery incorporates a logo, or rather an emblem: a swarm of bees around a lion prone, after the biblical story of Samson who, having slain a lion on the road as he goes to claim his bride, returns to find that bees have made honey in the carcass."
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In short, yes! But gambling has a long and volatile history in Canada as well as the rest of the world. The first law enacted in Canada to address gambling in any form, be it betting on a poker game or wagering on sports, appeared in 1892. Following the standard English common law, the original Canadian gambling laws restricted the act but didn't ban it outright. Multiple amendments were added over the years, but the law itself remained relatively intact until 1970, when significant reform to the Criminal Code allowed Canadian provinces to have authority, with minor exceptions, over licensing and regulating gambling.
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Leaving my gear at the bothy, I walk slowly, hugging the gorse- and heather-cloaked hills until my gaze alights upon the sea. My head is jammed with thoughts; its circuitry overloaded. It has been an intense, pressure cooker of a year. Now, I am in the wilds of Exmoor but, for the moment, in body only with my thoughts running amok. But I can feel that sea, billowing blue, quietly working on me.
How long has it been since I have been alone like this, somewhere wild and vivid? Too long. A yearning to connect with nature in the old ways of indigenous cultures – people who do not fear solitude, because they see themselves as part of nature – drives me to seek out time alone in the wild. When I am stripped of company and creature comforts, and the din in my head is quelled, there are fleeting moments when a kind of grace descends, and the edges blur between myself and nature 'out there'. Nothing nourishes the soul quite so sweetly. Getting there though, crossing the threshold, settling into a sustained period of alone time in the wild is an initiation. It can involve discomfort, disorientation, boredom, doubt and fear. That last one is hard to outrun and, as the sun begins to sink behind the hills, my fear of the night resurfaces. The bothy that is my shelter is remote. Behind it is a tangle of growth: trees twisted by the wind, hawthorn and holly and an abundance of rowan with bright red berries. To the Druids and Celts, the rowan tree was sacred, a symbol of protection, and it seems fitting that I'm in a grove of them. Birdsong ripples around me, as does the sea ahead, seamlessly meeting the horizon. There is not a soul about.


text: I was watching a Bobby Flay show the other day and he had his wife on. They were grilling on a rooftop and she kept saying walkamole instead of guacamole. I have never really liked Bobby Flay since his second appearance on Iron Chef Japan when he stood on his counter top and I believe was given the win to shut him up. Now fast forward to a few days ago when I see him and his wife on a rooftop cooking. I found her just as annoying as her husband. I was sitting with my girlfriend saying I wish I was there with them and she says "the food does not even look that good". I look at her and say I don't want to eat the food I want to push them off the roof as this is the most annoying show I have ever seen on food network. I think food network has beyond a doubt jumped the shark with this episode. It was so bad I had to watch it. So is it just me or do others find Bobby Flay a arrogant jerk? I have eaten at his restaurant in New York and it was good but I just can't like this guy at all and always root for him to lose on iron chef.


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Dear Vaclav,
Following your suggestion, I read through the detailed manual, which is really helpful.
I have run a few cases and learned the basic principles of Woo.
For the examples/densepack.py, I wonder if you could point me to the reference you were using to create the random packing. Apologies if I missed the reference in your manual or in the source code. I would like to learn a bit more about how to create the dense pack.
Your kind help is much appreciated.
Hi, I added some explanation to randomDensePack2 documentation. If you need more or something is not clear, let me know here and I will put it there again. That way, it is preserved for posterity. The source code to look at is woo.pack._randomDensePack2_singleCell. Cheers, v.
Many thanks for your answer and updating the documentation. Apologies for my belated response, too.
However, I still have a few questions:
The algorithm computes initial (loose) volume from predicate bounding box using approxLoosePoro, and fills periodic cell of that
size and aspect ratio (or of a part of it, if maxNum would be
significantly exceeded) with generated particles. Isotropic
compression (via woo.dem.PeriIsoCompressor) is subsequently applied
with a predefined material (young 10MPa, no friction) down to 100MPa
(and stabilization) and then the sample is unloaded to 1MPa and
stabilized (those values are currently hard-coded). The resulting
packing is tiled (if smaller than predicate), clipped by the predicate
and returned as a woo.dem.ShapePack object (geometry only, no material
All of these are implemented in the randomDensePack2singleCell as pointed out very kindly by you through the following engines.
woo.dem.InsertionSortCollider([c() for c in woo.system.childClasses(woo.dem.BoundFunctor)]),
stresses=[-1e8,-1e6],maxUnbalanced=goal,doneHook='print("done"); S.stop()',
woo.core.PyRunner(100,'print(S.lab.peri.stresses[S.lab.peri.state], S.lab.peri.sigma, S.lab.peri.currUnbalanced)')]+
The packing is not completely overlap-free, thus using options like
woo.dem.Law2L6GeomFrictPhys_IdealElPl.iniEqlb might be useful,
depending on the stiffness used in the simulation.
Indeed, I found there are many particles overlapping each other through checking the distance between particles. I wonder if this overlapping results from the initial packing process that starts with randomly generated particles (how about this algorithm?) with overlaps in the space.
As you have pointed out, the overlap-free might be achieved through woo.dem.Law2L6GeomFrictPhys_IdealElPl.iniEqlb, I checked that it is used in the ell0.py example
I would like to use this to replace the original S.engines. I wonder if you would be kind enough to add another version of randomDensePack2singleCell using woo.dem.Law2L6GeomFrictPhys_IdealElPl.iniEqlb.
In addition, I wonder if it is possible to save the intermediate data of the packing process as I would like to use an animation to see the packing dynamic process (Maybe I need to go back to your detailed manual to find this out).
Finally, Many thanks for your help and kindness in advance.
Best D
Hi, the overlaps are not initially there (loose packing, simple random placement in space of non-overlapping particles), but compression of rigid shapes (e.g. spheres) in DEM inherently leads to overlaps, which are how DEM represents what would be intuitively some kind of local deformation on the contact.
iniEqlb was meant to avoid explosion or some other effects of those overlaps, but the overlaps will still be there geometrically. randomDensePack(2) was conceived for modeling solids which are composed of spheres (like concrete block in my thesis) and such overlaps did not really matter.
In general, there is no algorithm generating overlap-free arrangements while maintaining high compacity, respecting PSD and other constraints; one has to sacrifice one or another; there are imaginable methods to improve the result (e.g. static equilibrium analysis) but the goal function must be defined clearly.
For looking at the compression itself, use the debug=True parameter to randomDensePack2. In that case, Scene object will be returned and you can see what is goign on.
Hope this helps. v.
Many thanks for your kind reply.
After a more detailed study of the your Thesis, I've got a better picture of the underlying principles of Woo.
As far as the random dense packing of spheres is concerned, the materials of spheres are hard coded in randomDensePack2singleCell (kindly pointed out and documented by you previously) as
triaxial compression is then carried out through applying a two-staged stress (it seems that the 'down to 100Mpa' should be 'up to 100Mpa' in the doc string of randomDensePack2).
Now my question is that under the initial loose packing generated through the 'InsertionSortCollider' algorithm, to achieve the maximum possible dense packing fraction with minimum number of overlapping particles, what kind of principles I should follow, e.g. change the maximum applied pressure (100Mpa), unloaded pressure (10Mpa) and maxUnbalanced force in terms of the values of the Young's modulues and ktDivKn, tanPhi. On the other hands, I assume that the paramters of dtSafety and damping are appropriate.
I tried different values of applied pressure and unloaded pressure and got different packing fractions. The thing is that the packing fraction under a relatively larger applied stresses is greater than the theoretical maxium value of 0.64 for monodisperesed spheres (This is due to I did not exclude the overlapping volumes). If I decrease the unloaded pressure, the packing fraction will be reduced as well (surely this is a certainty).
Now, I wonder if it is possible to choose input parameters, e.g. the maximum applied pressure (100Mpa), unloaded pressure (10Mpa) and maxUnbalanced force in terms of the values of the Young's modulues and ktDivKn, tanPhi, dtSafety and damping to calibrating the result with certain known behavior of monodispersed COHESIONLESS (I know Woo are interested mainly cohesive materials) and FRICTIONAL particles.
I really appreciate your great help on this.
Hi, generally it is hard to define "maximum possible dense packing fraction" (with minimum overlaps); only if you can define that mathematically, you might be able to find an algorithm to compute it.
As a rule of thumb, one does load-unload cycle with zero friction (that eases rearrangement), which is what randomDensePack/randomDensePack2 does. The |max| applied pressure (which I usually call minimum, since compression has negative sign as per continuum mechanics conventions; that's also the reason for compressing "down to 100MPa") will likely change very little -- the packing will stop rearranging at some point and uniform strain will just cause corresponding uniform of the whole packing. The final (unloading) pressure may be made closer to zero, but it will be harder for the packing to stabilize, as there will be less contacts. Contacts always mean overlaps, so you have to steer between these two.
Packing is per se a geometric entity and is not related to cohesion or friction. The way to produce the packing may be related, but does not have to be. I am not aware of any explicit mapping between loading/unloading pressures and resulting features of the packing, and I think it does not exist. The packing algorithm is iterative (and not conservative in the sense of path-independence in the state space), so any mapping will likely be also iterative, or at best empirical/statistical. Play with that, but it is really a research you have to do yourself.


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I haven't posted anything in over a week, not because I haven't been making cards; I've been busy doing just that, and doing layouts to teach at the store and for the monthly kit club. I'm also making cards for a card class I'll be teaching October 24th, at By Design. I'll share some of what I've been working on. Enjoy and as always, TFSB
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- Hi. Welcome to my site; my name is Karen. I'm an avid scrap-booker, card-maker, and paper-crafter. I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and I am just as excited now as when I first started. Scrapbooking is the instrument I use to record some of the greatest and most special moments of my family's life. I love buying patterned paper, ribbon and embellishments, taking pictures of my son, teaching scrapbooking and hosting workshops. This hobby continues to be an obsession for me and it continues to challenge me to be a better scrapper. I love the escape that scrapbooking affords me and the fun it has brought into my world. I have one child, a son; he's 15 years old and he is my favorite scrapbook subject. I hope that you enjoyed my site and will visit again soon.
September 24, 2009
Cards, Cards, Cards
I haven't posted anything in over a week, not because I haven't been making cards; I've been busy doing just that, and doing layouts to teach at the store and for the monthly kit club. I'm also making cards for a card class I'll be teaching October 24th, at By Design. I'll share some of what I've been working on. Enjoy and as always, TFSB
September 15, 2009
Serving up slices of Lemon Meringue
We're serving up Lemon Meringue this month at Le Bistro Rose Kit Club. The layouts, card and painted wooden frame are my contributions to the meal. We are given a kit, filled with great papers, cardstock, ribbon and embellishments, and asked to work exclusively from that. We are able to add paints and a few other items. Talk about challenging your creativity, but at the end of the day, I can say that I had a great time. Head on over to the Bistro to see the kit and other great creative dishes: http://www.lebistrorosescrapbookkits.typepad.com/
September 14, 2009
A Day to Remember
I participated as one of the designers for yesterday's Sunday Night Layouts (SNL) at By Design Scrapbook Boutique. Here's my layout. I wanted to make the layout as bright and fun as that beautiful summer day was. The green, blue and orange combination helped to achieve that objective.
September 12, 2009
Our Summer
So much fun; that's all I can say. Yesterday, while I was in Michael's, with a coupon of course, I saw this paper mache book. I thought about the Lumiere paints, distressing inks, distressed Stickles and Tattered Angels glimmer mist I had at home, and the crackle paint I could purchase at By Design Scrapbook Boutique and WALLAHHHHH, here's what I came up with. I'm going to store paraphenalia and extra pictures from our vacation inside the book.
Football #37
This is my son's last year in middle school and I'm sure the last year that he'll let me make stuff to put on his school locker. I'm going to take advantage of it too. He's playing football again this year, #37, so I cut this football and will be adding magnet strips to the back of it, to hang on his locker door. I cut the football from the Sports Mania Cricut cartridge, layered it then covered it with Mod Podge to perserve it. He was actually pretty excited when he saw it; I was excited that he was excited. I told you, I'm going to take advantage of this year.
September 07, 2009
Same Papers
Sometimes, I can't get enough of certain patterned papers; such was the case with the papers below. I had a few cards to make last week, for different ocassions. I used the papers on the first card and thought, "hmmm, I really like this paper"; so as you can see, I used it each time.


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Title Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Action Research Project Overview
The non-portfolio or non-internship action research project involves actively researching a current technological problem or issue. The problem or issue can be internal or external to a business; however, the research requires fieldwork. This project's duration must be at least eight weeks (four, two-week iterations of at least 40 hours of activity per iteration).
Introduction Overview
The introduction, as the minimum, is one to two pages long and should not have an APA heading. The introduction must include:
- A brief history/background of the business if the problem involves a business or the background support for your technological problem or issue if the problem does not involve a business
- A discussion about the circumstances of the situation that you plan to improve or change
- You may want to discuss, 'what is wrong or deficient…and why you think making changes will result in improvements. Include why the improvement is of value to you (the stakeholder)
- Refer to the assignment on Blackboard for additional assignment criteria
The methodology section of the paper, as a minimum, is two to three pages long. Essentially, this section is a mini-research paper defining and explaining the Action Research (AR) Methodology including its application to technology research.
The methodology paper must include:
- Five (5) professional (subject matter experts) or scholarly references
- A discussion about the history of AR and application/uses along with its applicability to researching technology issues
- A transitional paragraph at the end of the section describing how AR is an appropriate methodology for the research you are doing
- Refer to the assignment on Blackboard for additional assignment criteria
Literature Review
A literature review is a research paper about your topic. This section, as the minimum, is three to four pages long using a themed (topic sections) presentation approach with as much detail as possible. Depending on your topic, specific examples or literary support may be difficult to find. You may need to use a surrogate (somewhat related) topic in order to complete the literature review. For example, improving the 'needs assessment' process in organization XYZ may not yield research results, so you will need to generalize the topic. Generalizing the topic could may require examining research on the value of need assessments, the processes associated with needs assessment, or how to a conduct needs assessment.
The literature review section/paper must include:
- At least eight (8) professional (subject matter expert) and/or scholarly references
- Refer to the assignment on Blackboard for additional assignment criteria
The proposal section contains a high-level overview of your project as laid out in a minimum of four iterations. Each iteration should represent approximately two weeks, with a minimum of 40 hours of activity in each iteration. Do not try to layout your full plan at this point, keep this to one or two paragraphs for each iteration description. At this point, you should focus on the big picture. Hypothetical situation…Let's say your proposal deals with improving the 'needs assessment' process in organization XYZ. You know the process is weak and requires improvement, but do not know what the weak points are or how to correct them. You assume you will need the following iterations:
Iteration 1
In iteration 1, you anticipate two or three brainstorming sessions with representatives from each of the three divisions with each session last a maximum of two hours. The session discussions will include identifying current process flow, a gap analysis, gathering process requirements, and communication flow. In addition, the iteration will include compiling, analyzing, and reporting the results of each brainstorming session. At this point you can go into a little more detail but not too much…keep this statement to one or two paragraphs.
Remember, this is an example and one meeting is not sufficient for an iteration.
Iteration 2
You expect there will be several one-hour follow up session with each of the division representatives to discuss the outcome of the brainstorming session, clarify information, and gather more detail about their division's requirements. Again keep this to one or two paragraphs, I encourage you to focus on the big picture.
Remember, this is an example and one meeting is not sufficient for an iteration.
Iteration 3
This iteration will be a two-hour follow-up meeting with the three division representatives to discuss identified common requirements, possible integration of requirements, and discussion of how unique requirements will be managed at the division level. The researcher will manage common and integrated requirements, and the appropriate division must manage unique requirements. At the conclusion of this meeting, the division representatives will be tasked with formulating a solution for all unique requirements.
Remember, this is an example and one meeting is not sufficient for an iteration.
Iteration 4
You need to fully analyze the feedback concerning the requirements from each of the divisions. Then, document a final process to collect 'needs' from each of the divisions,
Remember, this is an example and one meeting is not sufficient for an iteration.
A figure, see Figure below, showing at least four iterations of your Action Research project's flow must appear at the end of your proposal. The figure shown here should be used as a template for the information needed in the figure. Remember to revise the information in each of the Iteration number blocks!
Reflective Statement
The last component of your action research paper is a reflective learning statement encompassing your complete experience. The statement must present two aspects of your research. First, the statement must summarize your experiences during the process and, second, the statement must summarize your overall learning during the process. Be sure to include any specific achievements.