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It's that time of year, the transition between winter and spring, or even between spring and summer. Turn your back on the garden and suddenly things have grown to brobdignagian proportions!
The weed-grass in my fence bed has gotten quite tall, cornflowers have sprung up out of nowhere, and the Red Giant Mustard is living up to its name. Those leaves are 18 inches long and as wide as your hand from fingertips to wrist!
Other vegetables of unusual size include a giant chiogga beet, larger than a softball, which we vanquished for dinner tonight. It was still beautifully sweet and tender, and had not gotten even a tiny bit woody. That's one of the great features of chiogga, another reason why it's remained a treasured heirloom for so long. We'd missed this one beet amongst the cabbages and it just kept growing!
Astute readers will note that if the beet is larger than a softball, the cabbage is not particularly large, and they're correct. I plucked the smallest of the savoy cabbages to steam tonight for dinner, leaving the larger siblings in the garden. While beautiful and ruffly, they taste strongly of mustard, which is not a plus in my opinion. Fortunately, my spouse likes them! Here is one of the larger cabbages, ready to pick this weekend before it decides to bolt.
The various herb planters and beds are overflowing with new, tender shoots. Time to do a spring pruning! I'll dry some, freeze some, and have given some away-- I made up herb bundles to include with the Friday "Sunnyvale Cares" donation via the Charles Street Gardens, and dropped them off, along with a couple of huge heads of lettuce.
From left to right, thyme, rosemary, lemon balm, golden sage and oregano shoots, winter savory, and marjoram. Hoo boy do I have marjoram. I have to keep it from taking over the pathway every spring and summer. My friend Stephany is going to teach me to make little herb baskets that you can weave together with some of the long spriggy herbs like oregano and marjoram. Once they dry, they make cute gifts and they're practical: drop one in a pot of soup!
Finally we leave the land of the giants and see a little tomato just getting going for the season. Aunt Ruby's German Green is my favorite non-red tomato. It's a true green, with green inside and a color that lightens as it ripens. It's creamy, low-acid, and smooth-- a tomato you'd love to put on a sandwich but don't kid yourself, you are going to eat it while gardening. So few of these ever make it indoors at our house! Grow big and strong, little A.R.G.G., we are counting on you for sun-warmed garden snacks.
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Mike and I have been doing business together ever since the Beatles invaded America. This picture of Mike was taken after he swapped me some Lego's and a Howdy Doody doll for my 1480 model Silvertone guitar. I have to say in 67 I was a mere three years old and just maybe I was a bit impressionable then. Mike and I continued in our trading ways till the early 80's, when Mike was offered a job by Micheal Mann the executive producer of Miami Vice. As the story was told to me, Micheal Mann was entertaining some Hollywood VP's at a local Georgia watering hole when he spotted Mike on stage with his band. Micheal couldn't help to notice Mike's uncanny resemblance to the star of Miami Vice, Don Johnson. After the band finished their last set, Micheal approached Mike and ask him if he would like to be Don's stunt double. Mike was unsure at first, but the more Micheal talk about the trappings of the show, the women, the Ferrari's and the exotic locales the more Mike was intrigued. So in 1983 it became so, Mike relocate to sunny Florida. After years of only seeing Mike on TV, I caught up with him down in Orlando. When I asked Mike if it was worth relocating, he said: Yea it was great, but I have more than a few scares from that toothy sidekick of mine ( Elvis,Crockett's alligator) and that wasn't part of the deal. Well Mike, at least you grabbed the brass ring and you got more than a few nice white suites out of the deal. BTW.. How did you maintain that perpetual two day stubble?
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I was contacted by PostNord in December of 2014. They told me that they were planning to release a series of international stamps on the theme of the Northern Lights. They had been in contact with Rymdstyrelsen, the Swedish National Space Board, who told PostNord about my work. The selection process and the design has been going on during 2015 and now the stamps are ready for publication on November 10, 2016.
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Movie Series - Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty was a 2003 comedy film starring Jim Carrey as Bruce and Morgan Freeman as God. When an unlucky Bruce complains to God about treating him unfairly, God bestows upon Bruce his divine powers to see who is better suited for the job. The second movie, Evan Almighty, was released in 2007. It stars Steve Carrell as Evan, who, like Noah from the Bible, must build an ark to save animals from an upcoming flood, by the order of God.
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Brom, Claire, Karrth, and Marlin Falk encountered Sarasma in the easternmost room of the mayor's mansion and engaged in battle with her. After a difficult struggle against her and her undead minions, Aranethon found his way into the ballroom and aided in her defeat with a couple magic missiles and a well-aimed (although ineffective) dart.
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Chautauqua is a beautiful place, with gingerbread cottages and gorgeous gardens on grounds that host 10,000 people during the nine-week summer season (but only 100 or so year-round residents). Fellows and their spouses were provided with passes to all of the week's programming, which included symphony concerts, dance, worship services, lectures by Robert Putnam (author of Bowling Alone), Charles Murray (notorious to me as the author of The Bell Curve), Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States, Margaret Atwood, and the president of PBS television, among others. We had our own time to meet with Chautauqua Institution president Tom Becker, religion department head Joan Brown Campbell (who once worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), religion author Karen Armstrong, the Muslim, Jewish and Christian young people who coordinate the Abrahamic Program for Young Adults, Rabbis Rami Shapiro and Sam Stahl, and the preacher at the worship services that week, Barbara Lundblad of Union Theological Seminary. As a clergy group we discussed adapting to change in the church, the emergent church, and our reactions to the fact that Chautauqua is largely white and affluent (although the institution is trying to make its patron base more diverse). We served Communion to 5,000 people at the Sunday morning worship service, which is certainly a record for me in my small-church ministry.
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The St. Sava choir has sung the responses to the Orthodox Divine Liturgies since the early days of our church. Many members have long been a part of the choir.
With youthful zeal, their voices fill the church with joyous music each and every week. Adept at handling both English and Slavonic selections, the choir sings not only on Sundays, but also for special events throughout the year at St. Sava.
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4th Annual California Jazz and Wine Fest in Thousand Oaks
May 17, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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The California Jazz and Wine Fest (CJWF) is a showcase of premier California jazz, wine and culinary professionals. Now in its 4th year, the CJWF features numerous premiere wineries, microbreweries and boutique spirits. May 17th from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Thousand Oaks Community Park, 2525 N. Moorpark Road.
This year's jazz lineup includes Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Oskar Cartaya Enclave with guest Justo Amario and other great bands. In addition, gourmet food trucks and local exhibitors will be on hand.
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise. This is a age 21 and older event. Over 2,000 attendees are anticipated.
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Have you ever wished that you could access your music from anywhere without the need of always having your portable music device synched and up-to-date? Or bringing your laptop with an external hard drive with all your music stored on it?
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We all enjoy exercising on a regular basis because it helps with:
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But, how many of you incorporate a rest day into your workout? Having worked in the fitness industry for the past 10 years many of my clients struggle with incorporating rest days into their workouts.
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Meet Margaret Bagdons
Rumiano Cheese Family Spotlight
As many of the readers know, the Rumiano Cheese Blog has been steadily growing over the past few months. We thank you all for taking interest in what our blog has to say, and urge you to keep reading and share with friends! Today is the mark of the newest feature on the Rumiano Cheese Blog; Employee Appreciation and profiles. Rumiano Cheese Co. is a family owned company, and family doesn't only apply to those with the Rumiano name. Hundreds of employees work hard every day to produce a quality product everyone can be proud in. There are those who have been with the family for over 20 years, and those who have only been involved for five months, but the amount of appreciation is existent throughout the company.
In today's feature, Retail Account Specialist Margaret Bagdons was interviewed. After working with the family for over 24 years, she has become irreplaceable. If you have concerns about cheese arriving to a customer on time, talk to Margaret; if you need cheese for a trade-show, talk to Margaret. Or maybe you could use some gift baskets during the holidays, talk to Margaret! Margaret is a key player for the Rumiano team and has earned MUCH appreciation.
Below is an interview with Margaret, asking about her work with Rumiano Cheese:
Rumiano Cheese Blog: What is your job title and what do you do at Rumiano Cheese Company?
Margaret Bagdons: [I am a] Retail Accounts Specialist. As orders are received, I make sure they go to the correct department along with pallet tags, pricing and label information. Because we package for many companies, I make sure information specific to each company; such as production schedules and nutrition labels, goes to the team leaders to complete each order. Working in the packaging dept. for 13 years helps me in my job today because I am familiar with the companies we work with and our trucking delivery schedule. I also receive and ship cheese orders to customers via UPS and handle our retail store here at the plant.
RCB: What aspect of your job do you like the best.
MB: Working with all of our departments, packaging , slicing and brie, to make sure the orders go out on time. Some days I'm all over the plant getting information for orders or gathering samples, but there is never a dull moment. It can get really crazy sometimes, but I like that I'm not just stuck at a desk all day.
RCB: How long have you been working at Rumiano Cheese Co
MB: 25 years on 12/1/12.
RCB: What is your fondest memory of working at the cheese factory?
MB: Watching the company grow from 6 people in the packaging dept. to 3 departments with over 80 employees. The six of us all knew how to open and cut cheese, run the machine and label, price and box up the cheese. Our packaging machine,"Betsy," had 2 sets of dies which would form 4 or 6 pockets in the film to seal the cheese. We all knew how to change the dies too. It's a lot more specialized today, with operators for certain machines requiring special training, but it's still all about working as a team.
RCB: What do you think about the Non-GMO Verification that Rumiano Cheese just received and the future of the industry?
MB: It's great to have Rumiano Cheese lead the way to change in the industry toward more natural products.
RCB: What's your favorite cheese?
MB: I love the flavor and texture of our dry jack anytime, but I really love a good sharp cheddar. It just gets better with age.
We would like to thank Margaret Bagdons at the Willows, CA plant for taking her time to answer some questions. This interview will not be the last! As a part of the new blog featurette, we will be spotlighting a new employee every month. Keep tuned to the Rumiano Cheese website, Facebook and Twitter accounts for new articles and updates on the Rumiano Cheese Team-Member Spotlight.


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The 25th of May 2015 marked our new beginning; on that day, Japan Asia Group was listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We are the 1,890th company to be admitted to this esteemed group. I hereby express my gratitude to all who supported us and our endeavors to create green communities.
The UN Member States adopted the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the SDGs (Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ), and the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015. The actions that must be taken by countries in the developed world, to address climate change, protect the environment and Earth, and to develop sustainably, have been outlined, and green energy affirmed; we will start debating on our collective practical steps in 2016. My expectation is that our society itself will be required to change, unrecognizably, in the process of transforming our world, not only nations, local governments, businesses and all kinds of organizations, but even down to the individual. Businesses will be required to innovate in the direction of low carbon or de-carbonized products and services while maintaining their corporate growth.
Our society is rapidly ageing with falling birthrates; at the same time, expectations towards corporate citizens to address environmental issues including climate change has never been so high. We are at a turning point as a society right now. As a company that aims to solve societal issues through technology and finance, Japan Asia Group has been presented with an opportunity to make great strides towards our own sustainable growth.


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Television Violence and Children
Television and other media have always been blamed about showcasing violence to a large extent. Many television shows are infamous for their violent content. Television violence is about murders, bloodshed, explosions, disaster and death. TV shows often demonstrate hitting, stabbing, screaming, thus expressing negativity. This destruction shown on television has a deep impact on the viewers, especially children. Considering the impressionable years they are in, children are most vulnerable to violence on TV.
It is a point of debate whether television reflects society or behavior of society reflects what is shown on television. But at some point it becomes a vicious circle. People follow what they see on TV and television shows are based on what is prevalent is society. Television is bound to have a deep impact on the viewers, especially children and teenagers. Children tend to follow whatever they see blindly. Television violence influences children to a great extent because they relate to characters on television.
Television violence affects children of different ages in different ways. The effect depends on their level of understanding, the way they interpret and process information and their own experiences and upbringing. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), kids under 2 years of age should not watch television and those older than 2 should not be allowed to watch more than 1 to 2 hours a day of good TV shows. Television, or any media for that matter can shape child behavior. Audio-visual media have the potential to influence a child's mind and make the child follow what he/she sees, without much thought. It's high time the elders realize this and restrict TV exposure of children. How Television Violence Affects Children
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Hi everyone!
How's it going? I hope you had a great weekend! I've been working like mad the last few weeks. It's crazy. You really have to get used to hotel-living. It's not easy, but my makeup artist gave me a tip that I think everyone should keep in mind if they find themselves on extended work trips!
If we're going to be at a place for a number of days, we try to make our hotel room as nice as we can. Sometimes we'll get to stay in one hotel or a few episodes in a row, which is really nice, because you're there for a week and a half, two weeks potentially. One of the tricks I learned from him is to take a water glasses from house, keeping like eight or 10 of them, and get tea lights and put them in the water glasses and spread them around the room in a cool way.
It's a very cheap way of adding incredible ambience to your room and it just allows you to relax! It makes us feel like we're coming home instead of back to a hotel room. He always goes to the supermarket and buys couple batches of flowers and then cuts them down short and puts them in water glasses to decorate the bathroom so it just feels a little more homey. We really like to kick up our feet and have a glass of wine and have some cheese and talk and maybe watch some TV if we come home early enough. But usually we don't roll back home in upwards of ten o'clock or later and we've started at five in the morning so there's not a lot of, "Hey let's go hang out." We pretty much just want to collapse!
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- Duskull is a pure ghost Type Pokemon, and is the first evolution stage of the Pokemon, Dusknoir. It was first released in the games Ruby and Sapphire, Generation 3.
- Duskull is a classic example of a personification of the human idol of death, the Grim Reaper. It wears a mask, which to many resembles a skull of a dead Pokemon. It has two eyes, both which may be called as "floating" in its sockets. While Duskull is a ghost type, it has one quality that many of the same type do not have, which is bulk. It is a nocturnal Pokemon, and is generally seen out in the night.
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I did some DIYing over the last month. I and Darling are staying at our in-law's house and we needed a little nest of our own so we moved upstairs to what used to be my late father-in-law's office space. It's smaller than anything we've ever lived in, but it makes me very very happy.
We recycled so much of father-in-law's things including filing cabinets, working spaces and shelves. A little room set aside for storing documents became our closet, two different alcoves on either side of the studio became our individual work spaces. I can't begin to tell you how it makes me smile to have my own little space to do as I please. The conference room became our bedroom.
I painted everything white so that it makes the tiny space looks airy.
I redid the table and chairs stripping the old paint and varnish and updated it with new paint and new cushion covers. This was a big learning curve as I had never done anything like this before. My sister who routinely dabbles in updating old furniture gave me tips and basically showed me how.
Here are the before and after pics of the table and chairs. I am so so proud. If you are a pro, you can probably tell what a noob I am at this but I will probably update a lot of old furniture in the future so here's to learning! Cheers!!


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I had the most amazing time in France! It's taken me a whole week to re-adjust to my life back home and I don't think I'm quite there yet. At least the unpacking is done :P
This is a post about my lovely holiday. A stitching update will be here soon :)
So, we set off early to get to St Pancras station in order to get across to France. St Pancras is a beautiful station, I thought the Olympic rings looked very impressive.
Me and Lawrence at Carcassonne.
The food in France is amazing. Although I couldn't enjoy the national baguettes or croissants, I really did tuck into all the gorgeous fresh produce. Every corner shop sells amazing fruit and vegetables. I wish it was that accessible in the UK.
I also enjoyed a lot of local seafood. We were really close to the coast, so that is all very fresh too. Lawrence treated me to lunch one day at a local seafood restaurant. I went with the mussels and they were delicious.
But alas, you can take the boy out of Britain . . .
Despite all the wonderful French food that we could indulge in, my Lawrie couldn't resist ordering this beast of a burger one night! Oh well, at least it came with French fries ;)
You can just see Capestang church over the roof, and I love the little pup on the doorstep!
As I said before, we were very close to the coast and took advantage of this for a couple of days. It was very lovely lounging on the beach, but when the heat got to us, me and Lawrence escaped to the beach cafes to sip cooling drinks and eat yet more ice cream :)
Valdras Plage
I really did have the most blissful two weeks away. I know just how lucky I am to have been treated to this holiday by Lawrence's parents. They were so unbelievably generous and I couldn't thank them enough. I got spoilt the whole trip, with Lawrence gifting me with souvenirs and meals out. I am a very lucky lady!
Outside Beziers' Cathedral
I would love to return to France one day, it's a beautiful part of the world. But there are lots of other beautiful places I want to see too :)
Thank you so much for reading this post! I had a few requests for pictures from my holiday, I think I picked a good selection. I won't bore you with all of them, I got a little snap happy I think!
Coming up from me will be a stitching up and a Cath Kidston update :)
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Overall, he's quite a happy baby, even when teething!
I am thankful for that.
A picture of my son, once a week, every week, in 2014
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My son takes every open door as an invitation to explore, too.
I love little Isla's eyes in this picture on the swing.
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Jennifer Lopez Calls Her 'Most Beautiful' Cover a 'Great Honor'
The day Jennifer Lopez was dubbed the World's Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine she called in to her American Idol co-host's Kiss FM radio show to discuss the honor.
"I'm not 20 years old anymore," Lopez told Ryan Seacrest of being surprised she was chosen. "I'm very excited about it, but when they told me I was like 'What? Really? Ok.' Obviously I was flattered. It's a great honor to even be talked about in that way."
Shockingly, Lopez says people never tell her she's pretty anymore. "Since I've been married...people don't compliment me. I'm always wondering 'Do I look ok?' Nobody ever says anything."
Including her husband. When asked what husband of nearly seven years Marc Anthony says about the way she looks, Lopez replied: "Nothing...you have to ask him, get him on." But added, "He loves it, he's very proud. He's like 'Oh, I'm married to the most beautiful woman in the world.'"
She also revealed that she started getting grey hair in her 20's. "My mom and my dad both had grey at young age and I did too. Once I started doing movies, I started going grey. ...Now i have to get it done ever two weeks."


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A Dialogue Between Roger Walsh and Robert Perry
Meditation is one of the most universal, time-honored, and effective spiritual practices. Its effectiveness is now being confirmed by an ever-growing mountain of research data. Yet its place in A Course in Miracles seems far more questionable and hazy. What most students don't realize is that meditation actually occupies a central place in the Course, being a main focus of the Workbook.
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General principles for beginning meditation practice
RP: If the Course wants us to take meditation seriously and truly advance, what do we do?
RW: I think you just gave us one important clue, and that is to get the instructions clear. Sometimes instructions are very simple, but deceptively simple, because we all know that "simple" is not necessarily "easy," particularly when working with the mind. So clearly, understanding the instructions is an important aspect.
Having a teacher or a group or both is a wonderful support for any meditation practice. The physical support of a simple aesthetic environment is also helpful. Having a place where one can practice undisturbed on a regular basis—a part of a room which can be used regularly and set up in a supportive way—is recommended as well.
It seems very important to recognize that meditation is, for most people, a slow but fortunately cumulative practice which gives incremental benefits. It's like mastering any high-level skill—it takes practice, and there is no substitute for that. We can use the analogy of learning the piano. At first, when we're learning the keys, it's more hard work than fun. But we learn the keys so we can get to the fun part, and that's often the way it is with meditation. Given that progress tends to be slow, it's important to know that and not to make unrealistic demands of oneself. It's important not to have expectations of lights, bells, and whistles. We need to appreciate that the process is likely to be slow, and we will notice benefits gradually.
Given the fact that meditation is a slow, cumulative practice, it obviously makes sense to find a way of doing it on a regular basis—ideally at least once a day. That may be unrealistic for some people, but I do think it's very valuable to set some sort of goal. I often recommend that people make a commitment to sit a minimum of five days a week, and to choose a set length of time for each day—twenty minutes is often a good starting point.
It's very helpful to decide on a minimum time you want to do before sitting down, or otherwise the mind will create all sorts of wonderful reasons to stop, and you'll find yourself in front of the refrigerator instead of on the cushion. Setting up a daily routine for a regular practice for a certain amount of time is very valuable.
One other very valuable practice facilitator is the opportunity to do a retreat: a period of time set aside specifically for meditation practice, be it a day, several days, a week, or longer. A quiet, secluded environment, and undistracted focus on meditation, perhaps in solitude in nature are invaluable Retreats are very powerful and a recommended part of every major spiritual tradition, and they do seem to deepen and accelerate the practice tremendously. Afterwards, you find your daily practice is deeper and more effective. Those are some of the things to keep in mind when beginning a meditation practice. What about your thoughts from the Course?
RP: While you're talking, I'm ticking off things that either match the Course or that aren't there. In terms of supportive environment—physical space, routine, etc. —the Workbook in particular tries to settle the student into a daily routine in which morning meditation is emphasized, but also evening meditation before bedtime. For morning meditation, the instructions for when and where are mentioned in several lessons. First and foremost, do it after you wake up, though this is qualified by "when you yourself feel reasonably ready," which I assume means "when you are fully awake." Second, you should do it when circumstances permit, and you can be alone in a quiet place where there will be few distractions.
Also, there is an emphasis on having a set time frame, and in some of the other practices there is a focus on a predetermined time frame. For instance, some lessons will have you set ahead of time how frequently you want to repeat the idea during the day. The Workbook also tells you how long to do its practices. As the Workbook proceeds, there is a bank of about fifty lessons that say to go for as long as you can. And there is one in that bank that says to give all the time you can, and then "give a little more." But later, it kind of backs off and says to use as much time as you need for the effect you want. It seems to presume that you've gone through the phase of giving maximum time, and now you've matured enough to have established a stable practice, so now it's really about benefit.
I think that where the problem lies in relationship to the Workbook is that a tradition really hasn't grown up around these practices, and there are certain things that a book can't supply, or in this case just doesn't supply. For instance, with the Workbook meditation instructions, there are often different instructions for the same basic technique, and they really come alive when you put all of them alongside each other and make a synthesis, a whole picture. Because of this, I think the students going through the Workbook one lesson at a time are often not really understanding the nature of the instructions they're being given. So, I think clear understanding of the instructions is where one should start, and that clarity is going to come, to some degree, from a tradition that arises around these practices.
I think the role of the teacher is very important, and is mentioned in the Manual for Teachers. The Manual explicitly talks about a mentoring relationship between a more mature student of the Course and a brand new student, and puts great emphasis and importance on that.
There is no mention of retreats, and I'm really glad you've said something about that. I've been wondering for years whether a Course tradition should explicitly include a focus on retreats. I haven't taken anywhere near a three-month retreat; it's definitely harder when you've got kids. I can slip away for just a few days. There is something that happens during a retreat that you just can't get when you're coming in and out of meditation and dealing with life—when the stuff you have to deal with is scattered all around you on every horizontal surface, calling at you. So, I think there is tremendous benefit in retreats, and from what you're saying, that has been discovered over and over again in every tradition. I'd like to see a focus like that in the developing Course tradition.
RW: That certainly makes sense, and you alluded to two different extremes here. One is the potential value of Course students setting time aside and doing retreats. I have done lots of meditation practices, and I can't think of one which has not been enriched by retreat practice. So, I'd be very surprised if this weren't also true of the Course. While I've not done long-term retreats focused exclusively on the Course, all my retreats have included the Course, and certainly these practices have been deepened by the concentration, calm, etc., that mature in retreat. I think what you're saying makes perfect sense.
The other extreme you're alluding to is the busyness of life, and the value of the Course in that. The one thing we haven't talked about is that meditation is usually thought of as sitting on a cushion or chair and doing a specific exercise. But of course, that's somewhat analogous to learning to drive a car, when you go into a nice secluded byway where there isn't any traffic and you learn how to drive there. But the aim isn't to spend your life on the byway; eventually, you must go out on the freeway.
It's the same with the Course. The Course's design is very clear: you need to be able to take your peace out to where it's really needed. So, the aim of these practices is to deepen, intensify, and mature them on the cushion, but also to extend some of those qualities out into daily activity, and to be able to hold them during activity. This is actually a well-recognized problem in both psychotherapy and spiritual practices: How do you generalize the benefits of a specific practice out into daily life? It's called "the challenge of generalization."
RP: That's something I believe is front and center in the Course's mind. It talks explicitly about generalization—it's in the Workbook and throughout the Text.
My understanding of how the Course has designed its practice is in terms of what I call a pyramid of practice (if that doesn't sound too gimmicky). The idea is that the pyramid has levels. The broadest level—the base—is spending a longer time in formal sit-down practice, and the higher the pyramid goes, the more it's extending into the hustle and bustle of daily life. So, the bottom level is morning and evening meditations. The next level up is an hourly practice: a few minutes on the hour where you sit down and do a brief practice. The next level is what I call "frequent reminders," very brief practices that you do in between the hourly ones. Finally, the topmost level is what the Course calls "response to temptation," and that's where you're responding to upsets and irritations that occur in the stream of the day with some brief practice supplied to you by your lesson.
So, the idea is that once each level is in place, you have all the support you need underneath you to actually do your practice on the fly when you're upset in the middle of the day. I think that whole design is really carefully constructed. If all the pieces are in place, it does bring the effect of the practice into the midst of all the business of the day.
RW: I want to draw attention to something I think you're implying there. The Course is exquisitely designed for all of us who are engaged in the world and in the middle of busy lives. Some of the practices are superb for that, because they literally just require you to stop for a minute—or perhaps not even that—just bring a thought to mind in the midst of some activity. Those are just superb for the challenges of daily life.
RP: One of the things I've found really important is a statement in the Course about your practice on the hour. This statement follows a bank of about twenty lessons in which you practice five minutes on the hour every hour, which is not easy to do if you have a life. It says that if you miss a practice because circumstances didn't permit, you haven't hampered your learning, your advancement. But if you don't do it because you established a cloak of circumstances to camouflage your unwillingness, then you should actually make those missed practice periods up. That's requiring you to distinguish which is which.
I liked those instructions from afar for many years, but didn't like them in terms of actually applying them. But after awhile, I thought I should do that. I now keep a checklist, and if I really couldn't do that sit-down practice on the hour, I check it off as if I had done it. If I really could have done it but didn't, then I'll make it up. I've found that really helpful.
RW: I'm interested to hear you're using a checklist, because it seems to me that the Course is helped by the use of some technological support. For example, I know we both have beepers on our watches. I use mine periodically for some of those lessons which request you to do them at certain times, and I think that is an enormous support. I hadn't thought of a checklist and I'm not sure I'm ready to make that jump, but I think it sounds helpful.
RP: I've been dragged to it. The fact is that I benefit from the practice, and I'm a nicer person to be around if I do it, and I do it more if I'm doing a checklist. In the last year, I've bought myself a small electronic counter about the size of a cigarette lighter, and I can keep that in my front pocket. I feel slightly silly about it, but the fact is if I'm carrying that thing around with me, I practice five times more.
RW: And the counter is to record how much you're doing it?
RP: Yes, I keep a record of each practice period.
RW: There was a paper in the psychological literature a few years back which was titled "We Gave Our Patient a Counter and Here's What Happened." And it was basically a description of the fact that when people are requested to keep track of how much they do a practice or intervention, it's more effective. So what you're saying makes total sense.
RP: There is a discussion in one of the lessons that basically says that ideally, you should practice out of a pure inner motivation. However, you're not there yet, so you need some structure in terms of time and numbers, etc. I'm still there.
RW: That makes sense. One of the recurrent themes in the Course is that actually you don't really need to do this, but where you're at right now, it sure would be helpful.
RP: I've benefited tremendously from these devices, and I'm a bit loath to tell Course students.
RW: I think it's really wonderful that you're doing it, and the rest of us can learn from you. Because as you said, we don't have a tradition. It's such a recent text and teaching that we don't have a tradition of practical wisdom as yet to accompany it. I think all of us are exploring and trying to find out what really supports our practice of it.
RP: Yes, and I think it is so important for such practical wisdom to arise, because most of us aren't going to get it just from the book. We need to augment the book with a supportive tradition that carries these bits of practical wisdom.
RW: One of the things I've been quite surprised to realize, having done a number of meditation practices, is that all meditation seems to be to a significant extent self-instruction. You have the basic, crucial instructions, but then you really have to try them out, work with them, and see what works for you. So, there's a lot of learning how to do these apparently quite simple practices.
RP: I do think that we'll have to cover some of that ground individually, and I think we can cover that ground by sharing our experience. I don't know if it's just me or what, but one of the things I've taken years and years to learn is to practice in such a way that if I do a lot of practice, I don't accumulate tension in my head. This tension makes me unable to sleep and makes me cranky, just the opposite of the intended effect. And I've had to learn, over a long period of time, how to do a lot of practice and not accumulate that tension, but instead accumulate more peace. I haven't heard anybody talk about that, but I assume it can't just be me.
RW: No, it's a recognized phenomenon in a number of practices. Energetic complications are well recognized in many if not all traditions, but the yogic ones are most explicit about these difficulties. And of course, this issue comes up in the practices which deal with so-called subtle energies, which we can interpret in various ways. Even people who start a very simple relaxation meditation or TM will occasionally report that they get quite wired.
The fact is that meditation opens the psyche and releases some very wonderful things, but can also release difficult things, such as painful memories, anxieties, and intense emotions. But the general understanding is that when difficult experiences arise, they arise as a potential cathartic or purification process. TM calls it unstressing, psychologists call it catharsis, and centering prayer now calls it unloading the unconscious. These are well-recognized issues. This is an interesting example of a complication that the Course doesn't mention, but which is part of the accumulating practical wisdom that we need to make available.
RP: I'm reassured to hear that.
RW: If we got a large group of Course practitioners together who were trying to do the practice, I'm sure everyone would report certain "complications" of the practice. And I think the general principle is that any effective practice cultivates desired spiritual qualities, but as part of that process it also unleashes the blocks and barriers that are in the way of those qualities—the parts of the psyche that need healing. Fortunately, awareness is curative. But the Course talks about bringing material out of the darkness into the light, and it says this can be painful and difficult.
RP: I don't particularly associate that with meditation practice, but the Course does talk a huge amount about bringing the darkness into the light, and all that might go along with such practice.
RW: Hopefully this will be valuable to others.


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Kimchi Chronicles "The Rice Chronicles" Rice, the bread and butter of the Korean table, is explored from Busan, Korea's second largest city, all the way to Seoul. Along the way, Marja and her dear friend, the actress Heather Graham, learn about instant rice, tteok (a pasta-like ingredient made of ground rice) and visit Bibigo, a new chain of contemporary restaurants serving fresh variations of bibimbap. Back in New York, Marja and Jean-Georges create their own version of bibimbap, along with sushi-like kimbap, kimchi fried rice and Jean-Georges' famous ginger fried rice. D
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Christina "Skip The Junk Food....Feel The Joy" They call it junk food because it's just that.junk. Completely unfit for human consumption, most of what we eat is robbing us of our health. D
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Hometime "Exterior Harmony 6: Landscape Wrap" HOMETIME finishes a hilly back yard with landscape steps and tile, a fire ring, plants and sprinklers. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rome: Baroque Brilliance" Rick finds a city busy with life and bursting with Baroque. He rambles through the heart of Rome admiring Bernini statues and pondering sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Then he mingles with modern Romans during an early-evening stroll before dinner. He joins locals after dark at the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots.G
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Atlantic City, New Jersey" In 1854, two real estate promoters turned a windswept island off the coast of New Jersey into America's favorite seaside resort. Burt Wolf looks at the history of Atlantic City, America's first official lifeguard service, the invention of Salt Water Taffy, and the workings of the modern slot machine. He also tours Atlantic City's hotels, casinos and restaurants, including the shop were the sub-sandwich was invented. D
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Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Fast Proof" Jacques shows how to mix and bake a loaf of bread in one pot. Next he shares his favorite eggs - cocotte eggs with creamed mushrooms - prepared in little containers.G
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Shake and Bake Reinvented" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the best Nut-Crusted Chicken Cutlets. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reviews food processors in the Equipment Corner. And finally, test cook Bridget Lancaster shows Chris how to make the ultimate Crisp Pan-Fried Pork Chops at home. D
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Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Cowgirl Coastal" Sue Conley, chief-cowgirl of the Cowgirl Creamery shows us her cowpoke secrets of making cheese on the Northern California coastline. Other recipes from the Gulf coast are Grilled Grouper and Peach Couscous and Texas Cowboy Chili Stew. The Kitchen Goddess shares the secrets of making the perfect Sangria. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Italian Marketplace" Inspired by the roasted chickens in the marketsof Italy Joanne teaches her student Joan her version of crispy chicken and potatoes with a side of hot pepper and white balsamic broccolini, topped off with a cherry Zinfandel zabaglione. Recipes: Broccolini with Hot Pepper and White Balsamic, Crispy Chicken and Potatoes with Mustard, Rosemary and Capers, and Fresh Cherries with Late Harvest Zinfandel Zabaglione. Student: Joan Boada, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rome: Baroque Brilliance" Rick finds a city busy with life and bursting with Baroque. He rambles through the heart of Rome admiring Bernini statues and pondering sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Then he mingles with modern Romans during an early-evening stroll before dinner. He joins locals after dark at the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots.G
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Invitation to World Literature "The Thousand and One Nights" Shahrazad must hold the interest of her despotic husband the sultan with nightly tales, lest she lose her life in the morning. This wellspring of storytelling, circulating from medieval Persia to Egypt to Iraq, like its wily raconteur lives on in many modern adaptations. Art, performance, and film images are employed to show the collection's broad span of influence. D
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Invitation to World Literature "The Epic of Gilgamesh" The first known human story is that of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Images of artifacts from ancient Iraq mix with beautiful illustrations, dance, and costume to tell of the relations between gods and mortals, the search for friendship, love, and immortality. Featured cast members include Assyriologist Ben Foster, comic book illustrator Jim Starlin, and poet and playwright Yusef Komunyakaa. D


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Touring on a VStar 650 Custom: "I haven't a clue as to how my story will end. But that's all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, you don't conclude the road has vanished. And how else could we discover the stars?" (unknown)
Thursday, July 18, 2013
When Moto Bloggers Meet
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Naughty, naughty.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know (hang head in shame!) I was just in too much of a hurry - afraid they'd start breakfast without me.Delete
I bet there were more than a few cameras out a breakfast.ReplyDelete
It is probably good that you got a parking ticket rather than a "performance award" aka speeding ticket. Parking tickets are much cheaper.
Do you think they targeted your out of Country plate? They do that around here.Replies
Trobairitz, he may very well have been looking for me. I had an encounter of the strangest kind with one of Bellefonte's finest at an intersection just before. With ear plugs and a full face helmet I have no idea what he was really yelling at me but I'm pretty sure it wasn't "Welcome to our town!"Delete
- AnonymousJuly 19, 2013 at 6:19 AM
Oh no, a parking ticket!ReplyDelete
That must be a first for your travels!
Now I know who "Karen" is, I think! Did not make the connection until now.ReplyDelete
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Deb - sounds like the cat's out of the bag. It's me.Delete
Moto bloggers, riding and food go together like peas and carrots. Have fun!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Isn't souvenir shopping fun?!? Most tourists buy post cards, spoons, thimbles or trinkets of some sort, you're smart to find lightweight, easy to carry on the bike souvenirs. At least it has the town name, date and time on it as a memoir.ReplyDelete
So true Troubadour - the perfect souvenir and it only cost 5 bucks ... and it came with a lovely tour of the police station that the rest of the gang missed. I'm going to try it in the next town too.ReplyDelete


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Top Reasons to Live in Pikeville, KY
- Historic rivalry! Get to know the beautiful landscape of Pike County, KY while you also learn about their breathtaking mountains, the Kentucky Blue Water Trail, and some of its incredible history past. You'll find the York House, the earliest unaltered residence in the city, built in 1864 and more recently put on the national historic register. There are also historical markers that provide background on the true stories of the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feuding families, which have been the source of numerous books and movies.


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2014 Midsize Sedan Comparison Test: A Flavor for Every Palate
Once upon a time, recommending the best midsize sedan was simple. "Get a Toyota Camry," we'd say, or if you prefer whole-bean vanilla, "Get a Honda Accord." While those two perennial favorites remain excellent choices, today's stiff competition gives buyers a much broader menu to choose from, each offering its own twist on the 4-door midsize-sedan formula in an effort to attract different subsets of buyers. To find out which car appeals best to whom, we gathered together eight midsize sedans, including the 2014 Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, Mazda6, and Kia Optima. We also included the all-new 2015 Subaru Legacy.
Every one of them, save the Camry, were powered by some sort of 4-cylinder engine ranging from 1.5- to 2.5-liters, and producing around 180 horsepower, give or take 10. All but the Mazda had automatic transmissions -- some with gears, and others using continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs.
Our 2-day road trip took us up the California coast to picturesque Morro Bay and back. Our route took us along the coast toward Santa Barbara, then inland over the hills and valleys before heading back to the coast. The variety of terrain and roads let us sample how the cars coped with different roads, from Interstate highways, to city traffic, to 2-lane roads that wound through mountains and arrowed through wide-open countryside. We also got to try out how well the features like navigation, Bluetooth and other gadgets worked. With a largely similar price-and-features set, we also compared how much car your dollar got you in each circumstance, and to see side-by-side differences in front and rear seat comfort, interior room, cargo space, and the quality of construction and materials.
While it was clear that some of the cars had more strengths than others, we were impressed that none of these were what we'd characterize as "losers." The differences were in the details, and each car had a unique take on the midsize sedan formula, be it lots of features for the money, a roomy rear seat, a huge trunk, or just love-it styling.
Below is a brief summary of our test fleet (in alphabetical order), with links to a more in-depth look at each vehicle.
2014 Chevrolet Malibu LT, $26,595
The Chevrolet Malibu LT included a Premium Package, adding a power driver seat, sunroof, remote start, and rear camera. We all liked the styling and comfortable, quiet ride, but we couldn't ignore the cramped rear seat and small trunk.
The sporty Ford Fusion SE offers beautiful design, and it was fun to drive, too. Still, we couldn't overlook the tiny center display, surprisingly small rear seat, and that our test Fusion came without the optional backup camera.
We all regarded the Honda Accord EX as one of the best all-around midsize sedans in the test, with good fuel economy and a good mix of features for the price. We wish it was quieter though, and wonder why Honda alone uses a single-piece folding rear seatback.
The good looking and comfortable Kia Optima EX felt like a premium midsize sedan. That said, we disliked the tight rear-seat headroom, while the car's odd steering and suspension made it the least rewarding of the group to drive. Some thought the price should have included a navigation system.
Easily the sportiest of the midsize sedans, the Mazda6 Touring's upscale styling and excellent fuel economy charmed us, and even after adding $1,000 for the automatic it remains the least expensive. However, the rear seat was smaller than others in the test, and some thought the interior was too cozy.
2014 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV, $27,800
The comfortable Nissan Altima SV had a big trunk, and the rear seat was also very good for shorter passengers. Complaints focused mostly on the small navigation screen, lack of adjustability on the driver's seat, and the bland exterior and interior styling.
2015 Subaru Legacy Premium 2.5i, $27,480
The all-new Subaru Legacy Premium 2.5i was the only all-wheel drive midsize sedan in our test, offering a good value thanks to features like active cruise control and collision warning. We wished for more dynamic styling, and that the too-eager gas pedal didn't make it feel so jumpy.
2014 Toyota Camry XLE V6, $33,335
The V6 engine in our Toyota Camry XLE V6 made it the hot rod of the group, if you skip the engine and leather -- saving several thousand dollars -- the comfortable interior, huge rear seat, and great highway ride outweigh its bland styling and clunky infotainment interface.
Three More Midsize Sedans
The old and retiring Dodge Avenger notwithstanding, our midsize sedan comparison test comprised all but three of the cars in the category:
The totally redesigned 2015 Chrysler 200 is just arriving now, and we already drove it on a 1,200-mile road trip to the Grand Canyon.
The Hyundai Sonata has also been redesigned for 2015, but wasn't yet available for testing.
The current-generation Volkswagen Passat is the longest-tenured member of our long-term test fleet.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. --It's a historic day for the California National Guard. It has its first Latina general. Brig. Gen. Sylvia Crockett, a former colonel, started her career in 1982, with the Santa Clara County based 129th Air Rescue Wing.
Gov. Jerry Brown presided over her promotion ceremony on Wednesday. Rising through the ranks, Crockett has served in nearly every leadership and staff position and she says she's proud to be a role model.
"It's a great opportunity to serve in a position that in many ways will be able to serve as I guess an example to many for many young women and men in the Latina and Latino community, who will be able to eventually realize, that they too can reach the top," said Crockett.
The general, with her mom present, is now director of strategic communications for the state's Military Department.


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For more than 30 years, rain or shine, Paul Wood and Frances Sexton took TriMet from Southeast Portland to their jobs at Alsco-American Linen Company in North Portland. Today, as active retirees, the brother and sister still count on the bus and MAX to get them where they want to go.
TriMet has truly been the lifeline to independence for the siblings, who both have developmental disabilities and have never held a driver's license.
They worked a collective 60 years before retiring—Frances at the end of 2009 and Paul in August 2010. They say the only way they could have done so is by riding TriMet, nearly two hours each way.
For the first two decades or so, they caught the Line 17-Holgate toward downtown and transferred to Line 5-Interstate. After the MAX Yellow Line opened in 2004, they incorporated the train into their commutes.
"We love it. We take it to places and places and places!"
"Paul and Frances were the best workers you could find anywhere," says Linda Klemsen, human resources manager for Alsco-American. "Their shifts started at 6:30 a.m., and they used TriMet to get here. If it was snowing or icy, no matter what, they always made it to work."
They don't seem to mind having had to to catch their bus at 4:40 a.m. for 30 years. "TriMet was always reliable, especially on winter days," says Frances. "And I've made good friends with people on the bus."
Some of these friends are TriMet operators, including Paul Johnson, a TriMet employee since 1994, who says the siblings are "among TriMet's most loyal advocates and appreciative riders."
Today, they still rely on TriMet. Paul takes Line 17 to the Downtown Chapel once a week to volunteer. They've also taken the bus or MAX to acting class, on trips to the zoo, to Portland Beavers games and Octoberfest at Oaks Park. Every Sunday, the two take the Line 12 to church on Sandy Boulevard.
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Sweet potato is widely consumed all over the world. People enjoy the flavor as well as the health benefits of sweet potato. It is commonly found in winters but it is periodically available throughout the year. Sweet potatoes can be roasted and eaten, and can be boiled with a little salt and eaten. You can bake, grill or even cook to suit your taste. Moreover, it can also be use as vegetable, either with simple tempering or with little curry. These are the culinary uses of sweet potato. There are also non-culinary uses of sweet potato. Let's find out the non-culinary uses of sweet potatoes in the given article.
When we consider about the non-culinary uses of sweet potato, the juice of red sweet potato is usually mixed with lime juice for making a dye for cloth in South America. Depending on the proportions of juices, different shades from pink, purple to black can be easily obtained. All the parts of the sweet potato plant are used for animal fodder. This is another non-culinary use of sweet potato.
As we move on further with the non-culinary use of sweet potato, we found out that several selections of this plant are also cultivated as ornamental plants for their attractive foliage. This includes the dark leafed cultivars 'Blackie' & Ace of Spades as well as the chartreuse foliaged 'Margarita'. The species which is often referred to as wild sweet potato vine, man root or man-of-the-earth is not edible. However, it is generally planted as ornamental vine.
Apart from the above mentioned uses, there are also other non-culinary uses of sweet potato. This plant is also used in the industries for the production of starch & industrial alcohol. Companies in Taiwan also used sweet potatoes for making alcohol fuel. Besides this, sweet potatoes or camote are often found in Moche ceramics. These are mainly the non-culinary uses of sweet potatoes. As we know sweet potatoes also has many health and nutritional benefits, you can use sweet potato the way you like it and can find a new, healthy life.
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For the seventh year, The Berkshire International Film Festival (the BIFF) is proud to present the annual Filmmakers Summit. A two-day talent academy offered to the 2018 film selection filmmakers. Offering a diverse, multi-dimensional program of panel discussions, lectures, special events, and breakout sessions lead by known industry professionals, the BIFF Filmmakers Summit is designed to celebrate and support the advancement of filmmakers and recognize film as a relevant and important medium. Beginning on Wednesday, May 30, the Filmmakers Summit is an integral part of the festival experience for filmmakers. Ensuring the freshest and most poignant dialogue in conjunction with incredibly unique events, this Summit goes way beyond networking; it will fortify the festival experience.
The Filmmaker Summit of The Berkshire International Film Festival is an industry intensive made up of round table discussions, tech presentations, panels, parties and networking events offered to past and current filmmakers screening at the festival. The Summit invites leading industry professionals to guide a series of in-depth discussions covering the most compelling trends in the entertainment industry. By giving filmmakers direct access to the experience and acumen of these professionals, The Summit aims to expand each filmmaker's scope of the industry, and to offer valuable insight to segments beyond the filmmaker's particular expertise. Canvassing sectors from development to exhibition,insurance to financing, scheduling to marketing, and including the influence of fields such as social media, new media and mobile platforms, The Summit brings filmmakers – story tellers – a wider perspective on the entertainment industry as a whole, as it evolves with them.
BIFF 2018 Filmmaker Summit Events (by invitation only – not open to the public)
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7PM to 10PM: Dinner party at the home of BIFF Board Member, Mary Mott and her husband Gordon Simmering. INVITATION ONLY/PRIVATE INVITE SENT
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Let's get personal, how many people are in your family? "One. I have a mom...But everyone already knows that." Most embarrassing moment? "Not hard at all...August 2015, my mom had left a chocolate bar out on the counter...I couldn't resist. She walked to the back room, I jumped on the counter and ate it...Most delicious 30 seconds of my life followed by the worst two days of my life. Stomach pumped, hospitalized, getting sick...never again dude. Never again." What's in your gym bag? "Stella & Chewy's Duck Duck Goose Patties, and a bowl of lean turkey, broccoli, and carrots." Favorite book? "The Art of Racing in the Rain"


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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
beach in black & white
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Hi leanne, great to see you here. I really like this image..I think it's the balance of the figures & the reflection of them in the water against the ocean/sand backdrop. Wonderful composition. Thanks for joining in at monochrome Monday, hoping to see more from you.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the mood of this shot! Thanks for stopping by. Music makes life even nicer, no? : )ReplyDelete
The monochrome gives it such a lovely graphic quality - just shapes and beautiful reflections.ReplyDelete
Thiss is a wonderful photograph, Leanne, and I love it in black and white.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous it has such a soft timeless quality. Thanks for popping over to my blog @ desktop dreams today....ReplyDelete
Love the tones in this photo Leanne, very pretty.ReplyDelete
Hi Leanne,ReplyDelete
This is an amazing shot. I agree with Jessica, I love the mood.
I think we've been blogging for about the same time (I just completed a year a few months back) :)
Thank you for stopping by
Love this shot and the b&w works brilliantly.ReplyDelete
The reflections in the water really make this - nicely doneReplyDelete
I'm fascinated by the tonality of the photo. Nicely done. Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.ReplyDelete


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The Houston Zoo was so awesome and I took so many pictures that it deserved its own post :). Tman spent the first day of vacation watching the Lion King a gazillion times so when we mentioned that we were going to the zoo and would see animals, he was ecstatic. He really wanted to see the lions.
What I loved most about this zoo was the abundance of animals in plain sight every where and the proximity to us. There was no guessing what animals you were looking at. We were so close to the animals we felt like we could reach out and touch them yet we still felt safe enough that they wouldn't just jump out and eat us :). I loved this zoo a lot, I will definitely come back again
Hubby with his cousin, her husband and Bean
Married to the love of my life, mom to three boys and a girl, loving every minute of this crazy life with my crew
Friday, July 17, 2015
Hanging out at the Houston Zoo
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I have never been to a zoo before. Family days looks like super fun days.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful experience. I can't wait to plan a trip to the zoo with my little one. Just waiting for the baby to get a little bigger.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Your adventures this summer have been epic Peg...I've enjoyed the ride and your boys travel so well everywhere!ReplyDelete
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People All Over the World Want Kuwait's Pizza Hut's Triple Box
I don't even like Pizza Hut, I feel their pizza is too bland but it's hilarious how the pizza above offered in Kuwait and not in the United States right now is making people go crazy. Some from the States ordered the pizza from Kuwait by mistake, someone went as far as saying Kuwait is worth traveling to after he saw Pizza Hut's Triple Treat Box, many think it's fake.
Here are some of the ones I liked:
Pizza Hut's official account is too busy right now replying to everyone telling them it's only available in Kuwait
@BrandonHoopkins It's real, however at this time it is only available in Kuwait. Please tell us if you want it in your local area. ^AT
— Pizza Hut (@pizzahut) April 11, 2015


text: When oil spills around Australia injured hundreds of penguins, the oldest man in the country stepped up to the plate to help out. 109-year old Alfred Date has long been an active knitter and he decided to start crafting sweaters for the impacted birds. The sweaters help the penguins stay warm and prevents them from ingesting toxins while trying to preen. Date isn't just looking out for penguins, however. He also knits beanies for premature babies.


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- It is hard to believe that it has been nearly a year since I last posted here. I need to be better about this.
- This morning before I went to work, I made my voice-activated dust collection system: Watch it in action!
February 18, 2018 Shop Log
- Continuing to progress on the CEIA Magnetometer Storage Dollies
- The slow part to the whole process is the cutting of the yokes…
- Only 5 more stacking pallets to construct…
- While waiting for the Shapeoko to finish its cutting job, I worked on the Loading Dock Video Patch Panel, cutting out the inner mounting plate on the Muse Laser Cutter and Engraver.
- The finished product looks promising.
- Last visit, I finished the installation of dust collection system on the X-Carve CNC Router.
- During my reconfiguration of the X-Carve in Easel, to accept the dust shoe, I found myself stuck on setting up the Z-Axis Probe. Easel takes you through the setup process step-by-step, not allowing you to continue on until you complete the current task. The first step was to plug in the Z-Axis Probe, which I did and immediately instructed me to attach the clamp to the spindle collet. This is where I got confused, because the next grayed out instruction was touch the touch plate to the collet. However, when I touched the collet with the touch plate, nothing happened. I rebooted the computer, I reinstalled the X-Controller firmware and Easel driver software, I checked the continuity of the circuit, and I still could not move forward. Then I finally realized that the "attach the clamp to the collet" was a button that had to be pressed after clamping the collet. Idiot.
February 11, 2018 Shop Log
- I bought some 10-gallon containers from Amazon to replace my failing 5-gallon buckets for my Dust Collector Cyclone.
- I also replace the wheels on the work table that holds my X-Carve CNC Router with beefier ones.
- I also install the Dust Collection System on my X-Carve CNC Router.
January 27, 2018 Shop Log
- The key is to get the Shapeoko started right away while you are working on other tasks. You cannot leave it unattended, but at least you have something to do while you wait for a cutting job to complete.
- I finished the last wheel board for the CEIA Magnetometer Storage Dollies and the first of the ADA-compliant stacking pallets. Only 11 pallets to go…
- I also assembled more yoke assemblies…
- And cut and routed some more components…
January 21, 2018 Shop Log
- Now the X-Carve was put to the task of cutting out the main sign…
- I painted the Jedi Challenges visor shelf and the bottom lightsaber Holder…
- I decided to make the lightsaber blade holders from acrylic cut on the Muse Laser Cutter and Engraver.
- The layout of the sign elements looked good.
- I applied the first coat of chalkboard paint to the main sign.
- The bracket to hold the Jedi Challenges Tracking Light was printed.
- Another addition to the MakerCave Art Gallery…