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Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Resizing Checkboxes.
by Allen Wyatt
(last updated April 28, 2016)
When working in VBA, one of the things you can create is known as a "user form." These forms provide you with the ability to essentially create your own dialog boxes. You can add many different types of controls to a user form, if desired. For instance, you can add labels, text boxes, drop-down lists, radio buttons, and many other controls. Some of the controls you can resize; others you cannot. One that you cannot resize is a checkbox. While you can modify the font size used for the label next to the checkbox, you cannot resize the checkbox itself.
If you find the checkboxes in your user forms too small for your taste, you can "work around" them by simulating a checkbox. You do this by actually creating a label instead of a checkbox. Then, change the properties of the label so that it has a transparent background, and that the font being used is Wingdings. You should also make sure that the font is set to a large size, such as 20 or 26 points.
Now, double-click on your label, which should open a code window. The event that you are programming is the Click event for the label, which means it will be executed whenever the label is clicked. Use this as your code:
Private Sub Label1_Click() If Label1.Caption = Chr(254) Then Label1.Caption = Chr(168) Else Label1.Caption = Chr(254) End If End Sub
In the Wingding font, Chr(254) is box with a checkmark, and Chr(168) is a box with no checkmark. When you execute the user form and click on the label, it switches between an empty box and a checked box. You can also add other code to the Click event that performs other tasks, as necessary.
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2017-09-30 16:59:49
Hello Allen, thanks for posting this fix. I don't know if you have time to help me but am not able to insert the Label in a cell. the only way that worked for me was creating a userfrom in VBA and inserting a lable then your code. But then when I "play" that userform it shows in my excel in a detached window like and no way to insert it in a particular cell or even fix its location.
Hope u can help
2014-11-26 04:35:10
Thanks for this tip!
I also have the same problem>> After creating a successful checkbox this way, is there a way to copy and paste the checkbox many times while copying the VB code while actually having it automatically adjusting the new label name?
Appreciate your help!
2014-08-23 11:45:10
Am I the only one who doesn't know what VBA is?
2014-08-22 11:19:36
This works great but I have a workbook with about 300 checkboxes and several are added and deleted every week. The people responsible for maintaining the workbook can't be counted on to add these properly so I would have to spend several hours a week "fixing" what they broke.
Is there a less cumbersome (ie: idiot proof) method?
2014-08-21 11:22:30
I am having the same issue as Rami. I need to copy this a bunch of times. is there a way to easily have it copy and update? Also I had it working then went to copy it once and when I take excel off of design mode I can no longer click the cell that I have added the Label to?? any ideas.
I have tried deleteing the label and creating a new one but same thing happened?
2014-02-10 19:57:20
Thank you so much, I was tearing out my hair on this. Won't hear any more nagging about tiny checkboxes on certain forms--they are gigantic now. I love a creative solution.
2014-01-08 18:07:22
Thanks! this was indeed very helpful.
Quick question: After creating a successful checkbox this way, is there a way to copy and paste the checkbox many times while copying the VB code while actually having it automatically adjusting the new label name?
I basically don't have to change those 4 lines of code 500 times adjusting them for label1, label2, label3, etc..
2013-11-24 11:41:19
Wow! I have been looking for a way to do this for over a year and just found this on your website. This worked great! Thank You!!!
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It's interesting that Dr. Barnett picked a topic in the previous blog that is so near and dear to my heart. Rather than post a comment, I decided to create a new entry, because it's going to be lengthy in nature, and I would like to see separate comments and feedback. Why, might you ask? Well, I'm a true believer in EMS, and in the ability of providers to bring quality basic and advanced pre-hospital care to the public.
Throughout the fifty states and assorted territories, each individual EMS system needs to adapt to specific needs of the community. It is not a "one size fits all" system. Some states have system wide mandates whereas others leave it to each individual organization or municipality to decide on how they are going to operate their EMS system. All must operate within their regulations, but some allow for more self rule than others. With this, I am going to go a little more into detail on the "chase" system in New Jersey and how we differ and compare to other systems that are run through the country.
I believe our system is "unique", and, dare I say BETTER in some ways, while antiquated in others. To understand EMS in New Jersey, we need to look way back in the past to when the EMS system in New Jersey was conceived. Since we are focusing on southern New Jersey (which for those not from this area, is COMPLETELY different from the north), I am going to use references and examples from this region to simplify things. The Office of Emergency Services (OEMS) was created in 1967, and was charged with the task of creating standards as well as regulations regarding pre-hospital care. At this time, calling pre-hospital care basic life support was a stretch at most. Certifications evolved, and we went from the 5 points certification, to EMT. Now, we must not forget that OEMS was not the only "organization" that had an interest in EMS in New Jersey at this time. Back then, EMS was run completely by volunteers that would pick up the ambulance and race to the call from home when the air siren blasted, or the old Plextron would alert. The New Jersey First Aid Council (NJFAC) , which even today exists as a private organization, was a place where volunteer ambulance squads could join to share ideas, support each other, and come together to lobby for a specific cause: volunteer EMS in the state. Back then, EMS was run 100% by volunteers.
Things, however, began to change. Up to this point, there was NO ALS in the state. I'm a little rusty on specific dates, but ALS didn't evolve in NJ until the mid to late 1970's; do we all remember "Emergency!"? New Jersey's Department of Health wrote regulations which allowed for advanced pre-hospital care, but it was set up with a rather unique frame work. ALS could ONLY be provided through a hospital system, not by local EMS agencies. Also, in order to provide ALS care to a specific area, a hospital system that was interested in providing these services had to submit a formal request to OEMS in order to be awarded a Certificate of Need (CN). This CN would authorize a hospital system to provide ALS care within a specific geographical region, usually one or more counties. In the southern most counties, Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Atlantic and Cape May, there were three main sources of ALS care, provided by three hospital systems: West Jersey, Underwood and Burlington Memorial. This CN system still exists to this day. A CN may be taken away and re-awarded if it is proven by a challenging agency that their area is being underserved by the current provider. Regulations that governed ALS care were written so that a two tiered system was created, which would allow for local volunteer ambulances to transport the patient, while the ALS unit would intercept the ambulance if advanced care was needed. There were wivers created which allowed for some systems, particularly up north, such a UMDNJ and Jersey City, as well as a few others, to provide ALS transport-capable ambulances. But they were the exception.
The MAIN reason a chase system was created was due to the local volunteer squads as well as the NJFAC. They didn't want "outside people" to come in, transport "their" patients to the hospital, and illegitimize their existences. These volunteer organizations felt extremely threatened, and lobbied to the state so that they could maintain their local control, while allowing ALS intercept vehicles to come into the mix if needed. Added to this was a lack of ALS providers, as well as long transport distances which didn't allow for paramedics to accompany every patient to the hospital.
Fast forward to today. We now have more ALS units (or less depending on where you live), more advanced scopes of practice, as well as more aggressive protocols. Some areas fared better than others financially, and those that were able to keep their heads above water, expanded their services and took over those that weren't able to compete. In the beginning, ALS care was very profitable. Even though the volunteer squads wouldn't charge for services, the hospitals would. All was well and dandy up to the point that Medicare started to reform its billing regulations.
Now keep in mind, New Jersey is NOT the only state that runs a completely tiered ALS system. WHAT!? Yes, it's true. Some might call shenanigans on this, but it's true. Our neighbor to the south, Delaware, has the EXACT same system that we do. They run a regionally based ALS system, chase vehicles with two paramedics that would intercept a BLS ambulance to provide ALS care. The main difference between the two states is that rather than being mandated to be hospital based such as we are, Delaware ALS is completely run by county governments. Granted, Delaware only has three counties, but it's still a regionally based, tiered ALS system with extremely high quality of care, and run with great efficiency. Not to mention their volunteer and paid BLS agencies are all held to the same standard. (Can't say the same about NJ!) There's a reason I bring Delaware into the mix. You'll see in a bit.
Medicare reformed its billing practices, and stated that only one agency is allowed to bill for services. Now, these ALS agencies have to contract with local squads, in order to bill for services through them. For example, let's say an ALS ride to the hospital would cost $1,000, but the BLS agency bills for services which costs $500. The ALS agency has to submit their bill through the BLS agency, and spilt the difference in cost. So now the ALS and BLS agency both get $500. This is not very profitable if you have a low call volume. If the BLS agency doesn't bill for services, then the ALS agency can send the bill directly to the insurance company, and get the full amount without having to share anything. Why do I bring this up? Because with this system in place, hospitals were unable to support their ALS services, and many were gobbled up by larger systems. My point is that hospitals aren't able to maintain ALS coverage due to expanding populations without losing profitability, since they would have to staff more units, without being reimbursed their full amount to break even.
New Jersey brags that the state is 100% ALS covered, but what they fail to tell you is that it's not 100%, 100% of the time. All too often, citizens go without ALS care, because there are no ALS units available. On a positive side, I feel that the tiered system is the way we should provide services in this state; however, I feel that ALS coverage needs to be expanded so that there are fewer gaps in coverage due to increased demand. The consensus on response times is that you should have BLS level care within 8 minutes or less, 90% of the time, and ALS care within 12 minutes or less, 90% of the time. While there are no regulations or laws that state this, it stands as a general consensus throughout the country. Now, working as a paramedic in New Jersey, I can say that the agency I work for is able to meet the 12 minute mark, 90% of the time. I can't say the same, however, for BLS. There are countless times where I have sat on location, waiting for an ambulance for 20, 30, even 40 minutes at a time. Unacceptable. Many would argue that if paramedics were staffed in ambulances, we wouldn't have this problem. True, but if agencies were regulated and mandated to meet minimum response time criteria, we wouldn't even have this discussion. But that's a different blog….
Still, one asks, why a tiered system? Simple; all one has to do is compare the amount of sick people, critical skills that are needed, and the amount of providers there are to provide these advanced interventions. Let me bring this more into perspective. Only about 3 – 5% of 9-1-1 calls for medical emergencies are actually life threatening in nature. Wouldn't it make sense to have a proportional amount of people that can treat life threatening situations to the demand that actually exists? It doesn't make sense to have a paramedic on every ambulance. Here's another example. Let's say that there are 1,000 highly invasive skills that are going to be performed within one year. If we had more ALS providers, say 26,000(roughly the amount of EMT's in NJ), the chance that a good majority would encounter one of those 1,000 skills is highly unlikely. Now, let's say we have 1,700 ALS providers (roughly the amount of paramedics in NJ). The likelihood that they are going to encounter one of these skills increases dramatically. Because we have a higher exposure to only extremely sick and critical patients, we are able to maintain our skills and a much higher clinical standard.
As a paramedic in New Jersey, I do notr respond to every broken bone, stubbed toe, cough, cold and tooth ache. We also have lower staff injury rates due to the fact that we don't typically operate stretchers or other carrying equipment, and we are able to keep highly experienced medics because they are able to work longer due to lack of injury. I get sent to only life threatening emergencies when deemed appropriate. Everything else warrants only a BLS response. If BLS arrives on location and judges that we are required, they request our services, and we arrive on location typically within the 12 minute window. Here's another interesting perspective. Some people actually come to work in NJ as paramedics from other states with single level response systems, in order to maintain their ALS skills. In their previous systems, they get sent to more basic, non life threatening calls, and have a lack of exposure to highly invasive procedures. How comfortable would you feel if you or your family member was being treated by such a medic? Would you want a medic that only does 1 or 2 intubations a year intubating you? Or would you want someone that quite literally may do several a week? It's a no-brainer. Because we have such a high exposure, we are able to perform much more aggressive and invasive procedures. Remember I mentioned Delaware way back? That's because they have the same tiered system we do with similar competencies and skills. And you know what, we have comparable success rates in high risk, low frequency procedures. Both New Jersey and Delaware prove that a tiered system works where appropriately applicable. Over-saturation of ALS providers is unnecessary; we must not have our skills be watered down. We merely need to have enough ALS providers to provide complete coverage within twelve minutes, ninety percent of the time, to calls where we are specifically required.
As for the legislation that is working its way through the Senate at this time, it would allow for a much needed overhaul of the system. Yes, there were provisions that were removed because of the lobbying from the NJFAC, but those things can be tackled at a later point in time. Personally, I don't care about the training fund. Leave it for the volunteers. I paid my way through paramedic school, as well as additional certifications and higher education and certainly don't miss the training fund. As for the two EMT standard, that's ok as well. It's better than NO EMT at all which seems to be the status quo for volunteer squads. As of right now, only BLS services that are licensed by OEMS are required to have two EMTs. Those that are not licensed do not have to have ANY EMTs. And no, as of today, there is no law or regulation that requires a BLS agency in the State of New Jersey to be licensed by OEMS. They basically regulate themselves, and do as they please. This piece of legislation would thankfully change that. In regards to EMT education, right now the Department of Health is revamping the way in which EMTs are trained in NJ, including the amount of classroom time and clinical hours required for testing. I agree with many of the responses to the previous post, that education standards need to increase, as well as minimum number of exposure hours to field and clinical settings. This too will get a future blog.
I found the comments regarding emergent mode of transport to a receiving hospital rather amusing. Personally, I only transport to the hospital with lights and sirens about 5 – 10% of the time. Unless the patient is next to death's door, or needed to be in the hospital "yesterday", they get no lights. With that, I believe BLS transport should ONLY be no lights or sirens, unless the patient deteriorates, or there is an immediate threat to the crew due to a combative patient, for which you should have a police officer present anyway. I once told an EMT that was transporting us to the hospital to use no lights and sirens. Her response "We don't do that. It's our policy, all patients get lights and sirens." And so I replied "Too bad, no lights." I'm not endangering my life for a stable patient, whom I can easily manage, by going lights and sirens for no reason at all. My agency encourages this position as well. Ok, this was long enough. I hope I was able to enlighten a few people about our lovely system (note the sarcasm), the pros, the cons, and the direction that our state is headed.
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Rocking Chair and Brag Tags {Monday Made It}
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I LOVE the rocking chair in the color you chose! I think you should do a cute polka dot pillow! Something bright and festive.ReplyDelete
Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'
Your chair looks so cute & I'm so glad to hear you are coming to 1st grade. It really is the BEST grade :) Orange with purple sounds super cute to me - can't wait to see the cushion you do:)ReplyDelete
First Grade Fairytales
WOW! That purple really pops! I love it! Thank you so much for letting us know where you got that brag tag holder box. I need a few of these, but had no idea where people bought them. Hmmmm, now to find out where there's a tackle shop around here. But it's Orange County, so something will be within 10 min. of my place. ; )ReplyDelete
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Haha that conversation sounds like one my hubs and I would have! Love it.ReplyDelete
LOVE the purple rocker! Your color scheme will be FABULOUS! Can't wait to see pics when you have it all together.ReplyDelete
I love the purple rocker! It's super cute! Something with a big pattern would look cute for the cushion! I just bought some brag tags too...I need to get going on mine!ReplyDelete
A Tall Drink of Water
Nice update; the chair looks awesome. :) An orange would work. Green would look nice too!ReplyDelete


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|Nail It! Salon, Glorietta
That place is just nearby the enclosed area (yeah that blown up part of Glorietta, attacked by terrorists or similar or a freak accident years back?) where fitness and wellness is the main theme. Just in front of Gold's Gym and TGIF, you can see this attractive salon, beside Lay Bare. It's called Nail It! And so I nailed it too and let me share my experience in that shop now so you can see why I loved it ...
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You see, brights and pastels attract the eyes nowadays. It's probably the colors of the season huh? And girls normally fall for these colors ... I did! It's so cute with violet hues and inside, it looks so cozy and relaxing.
|Nail It! Purple-Themed!
|Nail It! Counter Area
|Nail It Purple Walls
You can see that they have very ergonomic designs that show how they're well-organized. Unlike in other salons I guess; this one's really a good find! The welcome counter may not have an extravagant backdrop other than that display of all nail colors available; they sure have an inside-marketing/advertising campaign that I like - posters with one-liners. I find them catchy and delivers the message right away - no sugarcoating! All the reasons why I should really NAIL IT!
|Nail It! Soak It!
|Nail It! Nail Color Palette
|Nail It! Foot Spa Service
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I guess if I'll compare it with other shops I've been to (which I don't think I've posted yet), this shop is one of those that tops my list now! I like the fact that they don't just use ordinary cuticle removers. I really can't detail out everything they used though (it's boring right? Hehe) but all I can say is, there's a lot! See that moisturizing nail creme whatever? Fantastic! I guess I haven't visited much nail-specialty stores then, huh? So I sound so noob? Hehehe.
|Nail It! Foot Pampering!
|Nail It! UV Nail Polish Dryer.
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I thought it was too-good-to-be true and I had to touch my nails to believe it right after they removed those hubs ... and it's REAL!!! Whooooaaa! Am I saying this? I'm sooo noob indeed hahahah! My nails don't stick! It's really really dry! Well, of course we know that a little science and warmth does help but still, I didn't believe until it's final! And I was sooo thankful they dried fast! Cool!
|Nail It! Finished Product! (With Matching color-themed mat)
CHAI'S VERDICT: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 Stars!!!)
The day I went back to the office, my colleagues loved the color and how the overall look was. It looked really professional! It doesn't chip off easily, unlike other services / brands. Of course, not all services are equal. Even though some stores may use the same nail polish brand, if they didn't put it the right way, and if they didn't ensure it's all dried up ... and if I was too-negligent as well; it would come off easily. However, with all the right formulas in place, this came in perfect!
|Nail It! At the Office!
(With Charles & Keith Shoes, kidrobot Swatch watch, and tokidoki bag)
I'm really satisfied! I will definitely come back! (^_^) It's indeed an affordable luxury!
For more info about this shop, check out these links I looked up:
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What do you think about the lessons of learning from the Native American Indian in context to Aikido and our modern world?
Are the lessons of learning lost upon the minds of the more intelligent as a life of savages who have no basis for application in our modern world, or are they somewhat simular, although different, in their approach to learn from the spirits of nature which is our universal and common theme in survival?
Maybe because of my ancestry research does not explain things that are covered in the most basic of Native American societys which read like a paralell of Aikido's mystical explanations, or O'Sensei's writings that resemble much of this Amercan culture, but in pursueing knowledge of Aikido and Native American Indians, I find a paralell that can not be denied.
I don't plan on leaving my place in modern society to live in a thatched hut anytime soon, but didn't the simple farming life of O'Sensei seek to return to the spirits of the land, and live in harmony with these spirits .. or are we merely talking about the ravings of a lunatic who became a great martial artist?
So, what are your thoughts on taking some of the lessons of Native American Indians and applying them to our scientific analysis, or bringing them into the context of Aikido?
IMHO, while the words may be different and the context and culture they grew out of may also be different, I am always impressed by the similiaritis. Give me some faith in the universals of this journey.
Until again,
Evidence suggests that more 'primitive' cultures are as intelligent as modern cultures, but have less technology (and usually less access to stored information). We've got used to living in capitalist and consumerist economy with certain laws (e.g. land rights) and therefore our ethics and life style have been shaped appropriately.
Different cultures develop different ethics, depending on the times they live in. Although each culture has valuable lessons, I believe the great truths are intrinsic to most spiritual systems. For me, until we get round the problem of 'sustainable development' being an oxymoron we'll continue as we are now.
P.S. I believe alot of the spirit worship (stones, trees) etc is very much about respecting things within the environment, and not just assessing them on economic value (which externalises the value such things have in enriching our lives).
There have been quite a few published arguments for this approach as opposed to the judo-christian approach of the world being there to service human needs.
P.S. I believe alot of the spirit worship (stones, trees) etc is very much about respecting things within the environment, and not just assessing them on economic value (which externalises the value such things have in enriching our lives).
I a lot of the Natives in my neck of the wood, from what I understand, don't actually worship natural spirits, they venerate (SP?) them. I think that might be a better way to put how they see themselves in relation ship to the rest of the universe. They also tend to see the universe in cycles, rather than the linear western view. I think these views might give them a different way of viewing :ai: :ki: :do: , but not a better way.
I hope that made sense.
Like most Americans, I don't know anything about native american cultures. Bruce, I think what you are suggesting might be an interesting topic, but you have to tell us exactly WHAT cultural beleifs and concepts you are referring to, for a very important reason:
The image of the native american that most non-native americans have in their heads is mostly racist garbage invented in hollywood, and manufactured in the romantic minds of the first western environmentalists. In fact, most "native peoples" all over the world are seen with the same sort of stereotype by the people who have immigrated to those lands. This is the stereotyoe of the wise and spiritual indian who is one with nature and dares not to ever harm his ecological brothers and sisters (the animals and plants he lives among and the land he lives on).
The stereotype has turned out very often to be untrue, the real story being closer to the claim that the real reason native cultures seemed to live so much "in harmony with the land" being that they lacked the technological means to do as much damage as the "white man." This claim has been backed up by accounts of the transfer of technology from western cultures to indiginous societies, wherein the recipient of the technology uses it to his own ends, resulting in the destruction of his wonderful native land and the need for legal restraints on the use of the original technology. Also the native americans were known to waste animal lives by overhunting and overkilling, but the humans were so few in number that the impact was a little hard to see. Even though they COULD have been killing in horrible excess to the best of their abilities.
I think Shepard Krech III wrote a book about this sort of thing, but I don't know if this book is the one I read years ago. About his book:
Oh but hey you gotta read this part:
One thing that is very demonstrative for me is the story of Chief Seattle's speech. This is a famous speech that this old chief gave during the ol frontier times. The chief lamented the loss of the tribe's land to the conquering westerners. The sad thing is, that's all the original speech was: a lament
that "this was our land and now we've been defeated and y'all are gonna take it." An understandable thing to say that anyone would have said. Then later the speech got retold and retold and used in a hollywood movie, and eventually it became The Words of Wise Indian Man Who Is The Only One Who Respects Nature, and Respects It So Well.. and the modern version, which uses the shameless addition, out of nowhere, of environmental and hollywood-indian cliches, is still told today as the original speech, even though in this case we have the history of the evolution of the speech! Check this out for a better telling of the story, and good references in the end (Newsweek even told the true story, apparently?):
Alright, enough babbling! My point being that the wise old indian ways are for many of us stereotypical myths not founded in reality, and we would love to hear the true stories!
I don't plan on leaving my place in modern society to live in a thatched hut anytime soon, but didn't the simple farming life of O'Sensei seek to return to the spirits of the land, and live in harmony with these spirits .. or are we merely talking about the ravings of a lunatic who became a great martial artist?
Not responding to the post exactly but...
There is a certain romanticism to returning to a simpler life. I think at least some of this is what was going on with Ueshiba. As someone who grew up on a farm and has seen and done this sort of work first hand, well, the romantics are welcome to it. It's long, lonely hard work. It's unpredictable too. Your crop / source of livelihood can vanish on you at the drop of a hat. One long winter and you won't have to worry about the 'body solutions' diet. Of course simpler times mean simpler outhouses too. Wouldn't want running water right? Or, my local favorite these days, flouridation? Wouldn't it be great to have your teeth fall out by the time you are 50? In these simpler times how many people lived to be 50? What about diseases like polio, the plague, chickenpox and smallpox? Hey, makes AID's look a bit better doesn't it? And don't forget Syphallus and it's friends. By the way, simpler living will probably do away with the grocery stores too. All those nice fruits and vegetables.
Sorry, I get worked up on the simpler life / good ole days stuff. It's a pretty good thing we got going these days despite what you see and read.
By the way, nothing wrong with growing a garden and farming. I just don't think there's anything particularly more or less spiritual about it other than the meaning we give it.
Despite my surname (another story) I am the last Lenape in my family. My children unfortunately do not "scientifically qualify" for being Indian.
While I do not have exhaustive personal experience getting to know my 'savage side' I have had a few enlightening moments.
One of them happened recently at a fencing workshop we held. A young man arrived to take a lesson with our maitre d'armes. As I talked with him I discovered that he is what you could consider to be a professional MArtist and has a vast repertoire. He wrapped up his list with indigenous/american indian technique!
While the stereotypical arts are indeed present (archery, club, hatchet, knife, etc) there is also a tradition of empty-hand techniques. Like much of unwritten indian culture finding a resource is difficult. As I get to know this person I will try to be a better resource for this thread for those interested.
This would be where my interest in what could be learned from both ethnic sides would be - I have other reasons for religous xstudy, but it is not pertinent to aikido.
(thats dopamine if yer psychopharmaphunky)
Jeff Tibbetts
This is actually something that I've known about for some time, but it goes beyond just Aikido© My wife happens to be very interested in Native culture, and I'm very much obsessed with Japan and it's history/religion© For some time when we were both learning alot about each one we would talk about something we read, and sort of "compare notes"© What I realized is that at their roots they are VERY similar, their beliefs are virtually identical but clothed in some different myths and specifics© This may be true for many religions, especially ancient or "pagan" ones, but some of the similarities between Shinto and Native beliefs are shockingly similar© On a loose level, both were in ancient times taken to be pretty much literal by the masses, but the higherups knew most of it to be allegorical or representational© In Shinto, the tree is woshipped not because it acually is going to uproot and talk and protect, but because it IS what it IS© They saw the connection between things in nature and the universe and our place within that web© Anyway, suffice to say that they are really very interestingly connected, and I think it'd make a great research topic©
P©S© Dave, I'd be very interested to learn what you find about Native martial arts, as my wife and I can't seem to find anything about it other than some battlefield tactics, and some info about very basic stick fighting that she read about© If you know of anything that I could read or get to my wife that would be greatly appreciated!
Some of the earlier posts had a good point about environmental destruction. Also, technology isn't the only thing that tends to cause it - settled agriculture often causes it. Once people live in one area and develop staple foods the population grows and the local resources become heavily exploited - often resulting in mass deforestation and sometimes climate change (as is thought to have occured in some areas of the middle east). In fact many hunter-gatherer societies have been wiped out by settled agriculture through being outbred. For example, in Japan the native Japanese are actually quite hairy. Originally they were a hunter gatherer society but the koreans came over and developed settled agriculture. It is thought that they actually lived side by side for a long time but the high reproductive rate of the farmers meant that most of the native Japanese were out bred (some still remain in the North).
P.S. I'm an ecologist rather than an anthroplogist, but I did read this in Scientific American.
If indeed the native Americans came from Asia originally, there's quite a lot of reason to think that their respective philosophies originated from similar places.
Bruce Baker
There are a few things to be aware of in this modern age. One is, you would not normally recognize the modern mixed breed of Native American who has either been cut off from the old style of native life, and the intermarriage of native Americans to Europeans does make it easier to hide among the English.
Many, have in fact, been separated by two or three generations with Eurpean names, and many do not understand the turmoil they must deal with in natural behavior of Traditional Indian Values verses European Industrial Values. Some adapt, and some become the butt of societies successful citizens when they are unable to cope, so they become alcoholics, and drug users who vanish into the failures of societies losers.
Given the change to adapt, the needs of the present being the important driving factor, and all of humanity having the natural instinctual drives that sometimes blind clear thought, or impair ones ability to correctly discern from what is proper behavior, verses instinctual behavior, even the European Industrial behavior candidates sometimes cannot function in their own society.
Could it be the spirits of ancient ancestors connecting to the modern souls of their 20th or 30th generation? Got me. That is an unproven connection of genetic coding and being able to access it in the living body, so as much as we prove genetic knowledge, there is no scientific evidence to date.
I diverge.
Yeah, there are sub clans that have been separated from the tribe, and only a few allow those who have assimulated into white society to return.
Being from a suburban community, between NY city and Philadelphia, there is little bigotry in this type of community so long as citizens maintain minimum obligations to educate children, pay taxes, and maintain a home in the traditional manner of the community ... Natives then become invisible. Kind of like most Aikido practitioners who live in most communities.
I just got back from a trip to Alaska, in June '02, and I saw the difference of the natives there, verses the natives on the east coast of North America, and the way they have adapted to the new standard of living in modern society. There were more simularities to the Old Japanese than the Natives of East Coast.
It was not only in the style of meeting house construction, but also in many of the native and natural beliefs, how they came about, and the meeting of settlers in the 1700s and 1800s.
The point of this story?
Well ... As much as it appears that the hairy Japanese were intermarried to the Asian population, it also appears that the some of these people settled in the West Coast of North America too, intermarriage to native population.
In the spiritual sense of creating a balance for the body by performing religious ceremonys, or acts of religious faith, there is a separation from acceptence of nature in the judeo/christian faith in that their Gods control and intercede in their behalf or overcome forces of nature, where the acceptence of nature, and working with the natural balance of nature is the way to internalize one's own balance.
In my experience, we are driven to overcome nature with technology, population, and development of infrastucture that comes from Manifest Destiny, verses the need to work for the present needs that allow one to live within the natural environment, working for the comfort that insures survival, acquireing the minimum needs, and securing the safety of ancestors for seven or more generations to come.
Most of the modern spirituality is changed to fit the modern needs to fit within society, but instead of connecting to family with genetic blood links which are contained in direct blood lines there is a dilution and separation into the modern European Industrial Society that becomes the normal economic need to survive. Hence, few people want, or care to live on the farm, and the few that do lose touch with the original connection to nature.
The Spirit seeks to reconnect to its source of balance. Sometimes, it is found with other religious pursuits, sometimes it is found in training in Martial Arts, but in the contrast of seeking to satisfy our need for balance, the prospect of monitary renumeration becomes the priority to buy balance, verses seeking it within our own balance of spirituality.
There is a wealth of information in studying the old legends of the North American Indians.
There is a wealth of knowledge in the lessons of Aikido, as there is in learning the basis of religions that influenced most martial arts, but finding the balance of your own spirit may require more than mere monetary renumeration.
Where I could not understand what O'Sensei was writing about in studying Japanese religion and legends, it became perfectly clear when I began to study to spiritual and native legends/myths that began to open my mind in terms that I could understand because of how and where I grew up.
There are many storys on line, but only about twenty percent of what is practiced, believed or taught to the children of recognized Native Americans is brought to the public eye, but what is available should add to your picture of finding balance in not only Aikido, but in your understanding of what is good for your life for seven generations to come.
Native born in the soil of this land, one who lives in America should become familiar with the things that connect them to the land, the spirits, and why they become the way they are.
I just thought my journey might help some of you who have become mixed up with the 'melting pot' of modern america ... the good ol' USA.
mike lee
Sometimes I wonder if the Native Americans originally migrated to the America's for reasons similar to those of the Puritains.
when i started taking Aikido lessons, Shari Dryer sensei was teaching Aikido using native american symbols and concepts. Since then she's stopped that way of teaching class, but it seems that the connection has been made before.
Maybe you could discuss it with her?
Bruce Baker
Limitation of teaching the traditional ways are still the secrets of each tribe, not for viewing of the general public.
We are exposed to those who research, and write books upon the ways of different tribes, and that is about as close as you will get to being inside.
Just as we stress physical proficientcy in Aikido with spiritual balance, the same is true of most Native cultures. You must put forth an effort to have both knowledge and spiritual balance before you, the outsider, can enter their world.
I know, because I am an outsider in both worlds, having roots in both white european society, and the native culture, but not having full grasp of either until late in life.
I bring this to your attention so that you might get the knowledge available much earlier than I.
It is worth a look as much as the spiritual side of Aikido is worth a look.
Bruce Baker
Follow up:
Although the depth of this study is much like pursueing the Greek and Roman myths and legends, it does reflect how cultures view their existence in relation to their environment, and how the beliefs develope as a result of that society.
Part of my journey to understand the basis of each culture being absolutely correct in its beliefs of myths and legends, along with social fabric woven by religion and war, was to have comparitve guidelines that would translate to any society.
In finding the universal catalysts for each society such as natural phenonmenon in nature, I have begun to see how the words of O'Sensei do come to clarity with the his immersion in his own cultural beliefs, and pursuits of cleansing his mind to find the path of Aiki.
Bring up the Native Americans was just another comparison to the many different cultures around the world that develope and have insight that can make the words of O'Sensei come to light in your own life.
Where you cannot understand the words in your own study or understanding of one cultural belief, you might find the clarity by understanding the developement of many different people around the world.
Being a native of turtle island, North America that is, I thought in this beginning of a Golden Age of humanity those of us who are able should understand what has passed before we allow it to become a historical reference rather than a segment of our life. We are more alike in our lives as natural born natives than we would admit.
The fact that the natural inhabitants would kill each other in fashions of war, take wives from other tribes, allow the new settlers to join their tribes so that the strength of numbers would deter war from other tribes, is not unlike many of underlying principles we use in society today. Of course, we do not outright eat the white dog, or eat the livers of our enemies, but still we let loose the dogs of war when the situation warrants.
And I see no distinction in the different people who are in the armed forces of the USA. The all fight, they all serve the interest of their country, their common tribe of the United States of America.
So, in the sense that there is more to be learned in both the physical and spiritual sense, how much of what we learn in Aikido is related to the Native lessons?
I see that many of our lessons from the Chinese, and Japanese arts are at the heart of what some would call Native American fighting methods. We take the best of what works, and call it our own.
Question is, how much more can we learn from living next to a dojo without ever setting one foot in the door of that dojo?
Your Aikido journey is closer to Native Americans than you think. It may shock you to see how much they live like you, but do many of the same things that O'Sensei alludes to in his writings.
Take a look, and see if it helps you. It did me.
I feel that in order to achieve the level of spirituality that Osensei and other notables have reached in their life times, we have to detatch ourselves from the linear limitations of the realm of the five physical senses. The Native Americans culture is just one such group. They among other such groups were quite familiar with and daily used the non-linear nonlocal dimension we refer to the spiritual world. We don't have to go or move anywhere to achieve this level of thinking. We just simply close our eyes and imagine such a place then will it into existence.
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As time has gone on, rock music has evolved. To me, Led Zeppelin was the first rock band to combine incredible musicianship with great songwriting. Before that, most bands could only muster one or the other. History has shown that pulling off both at the same time has proved to be quite an elusive trick. While Led Zeppelin might sound almost nothing like Periphery, the core elements that made that band amazing, are the same ones that solidify Periphery as indelible game changers. They have the power to harness their virtuoso talents and manifest them into palatable, original compositions – a.k.a., badass, mind-blowing songs that push the envelope into a brave new genre of rock. Yeah, there are the Joe Satrianis of the world. And yes, they indeed are proficient at their instrument. But, they basically just jerk off with a guitar and try to show how complicated they can make things. That's great and all, but it becomes almost a chore to get through an album. The novelty wears off quickly, and over time, reveals itself to be a cheap form of art. And then we have the Green Days of the world – fantastic songwriting, with the ability to listen to it repeatedly, but not quite earth-shattering originality. It's just not terribly interesting or challenging to the ear. You won't find yourself picking out some new sonic treat you missed in all the layers the first few times you heard the song. Periphery, like Led Zeppelin, have that special something where the songs can offer you something new every time you give a listen. That's the hallmark of a great work of art.
At the core of every great rock band you will find two things. First, they will have great songs everyone likes to sing along to. Second, the drummer and the guitarist/songwriter will be the best in the world for their time. Thinking of my favorite bands, let me name the duos that come to mind : Bonham/Page, Alex/Eddie Van Halen, Ulrich/Hammett, Grohl/Cobain, and now, Halpern/Mansoor.
Now, I can hear the skepticism from the masses, doubting that a drummer really matters. While I am not much of a drummer, I feel they are an underrated, often overlooked component beating at the heart of every great band. There are three main ingredients in songwriting – rhythm, melody, and lyrics. And without pushing those rhythmic boundaries, you are missing a major part of the equation. Make no mistake, the best rock drummers of each generation ARE more than just timekeepers, they are true songwriters. Periphery's Matt Halpern can write some great songs, and below he and guitarist Misha Mansoor show you don't need melody to move the masses.
Together, the band craft intricately woven polyrhythms and melodies. Guitars shift from screaming to djenting within the span of a second. This can be heard in almost every song the album has to offer. From the sonic explosion that is "Have a Blast" to the dark and melodic "Mile Zero", the album takes head banging to a whole other level. This ain't your daddy's 4/4 timing. You'd best learn all the proper stops, drops, twists, and turns or you'll find yourself quite discombobulated in the mosh pit. It took me a good 4 months of solid steering wheel drumming to be able to properly thrash out to this album. My personal favorites are "Luck as a Constant" and "Ji".
Just take a look at this concert footage from Paris 2013, and tell me they aren't doing something special….
I can't wait for their next album. I have high expectations for this band and feel confident there will be more gems to come. If you haven't heard of Periphery yet, give it a year or two. Maybe you don't dig all the screaming. And at times, it can be a bit much, even for me. If I were their producer, I'd keep most of the hostility confined to the non-vocal instrumentation. Fingers crossed, for Periphery III, they will be secure enough in their masculinity to let some of the anger dissipate, and allow a wee bit more melody to creep into the vocals. But, I won't be holding my breath for that to happen – just for the release date.
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I'm in a good position - I read fast, I don't get large piles of books at one time and I can read while doing just about anything.
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Shortly after I bought my D60 I began to search the Internet to get some feeling for the range and price of the lens that were available for the camera. While I was struggling with Nikon's confusing lens naming conventions, I kept finding reference to the Nikon 50 mm f1.8 manual focus prime. This cult lens from the film days had no fancy features except a classic lens design that rivaled its more modern rivals for sharpness and overall optical quality.
On ebay, it could be had for around $60--not bad for almost anything photographic I was discovering. But I dropped the idea of buying one. My unreleased and brand new 35mm f1.8 lens was preordered. That and the fancier lighting would exaust the budget. Another lens, even a cheap cult one, would have to wait.
Yesterday, when I spotted some scattered garage sales signs while returning from Home Depot I almost passed them by. Duty called. The bag of weed and feed was in the trunk, and once the clouds cleared off the weather was forecasted to be perfect for zapping the weeds that infested my lawn.
Still, what the heck, the weeds would still be there. Besides the garage sales would only be a detour on the way home. At the third one, I found and purchased a tripod that extended up to 6 feet for $2.00--not the sturdiest in the world but one that would work well as a light stand. And in the next few: a couple computer games Charlotte would love, and then a decent metal picture frame.
On a roll, the weeds can wait.
But as it sometimes happens--baby things, more baby things and even more baby things. By the time I had my fill of baby thing I'd driven out of my neighborhood. As I was driving home along some twisty side roads I almost missed the little sign pointing into a dead end court. One more sale and then home.
From the street the sale didn't look like much but inside-- the picture of the loot is below
A cleaning kit top right. A Nikon EM SLR complete with a motorized film advance, the 50 mm 1.8 prime I'd been semi-lusting over, and a dirty but otherwise decent UV filter. A non working but repairable ( broken battery terminal) off brand swivel flash. A Vivitar 35-70 macro zoom with an almost frozen focusing ring. A lens hood and polarizer. A Vivitar 2X teleconverter. And last but not least a padded photography case.
After I pointed out the problems--non working flash gun, seized up zoom lens and general worthlessness of film cameras in a digital age--we settled on $20 for the whole kit.
All in all, not a bad garage sale day.
Naturally I wasn't expecting the fancy stuff, vibration reduction and autofocus, that we have come to know and love. But I knew the workaround rules. Set your shutter speed to the reciprocal of your focal length for sharp photos. That worked out to 1/80 sec or less for the lens I bought. No problem. And over the years I'd manually focused some extremely complicated optical setups. Written on how to do it too so the field service folks wouldn't end up in too much trouble if they attempted a reallignment. Should be no problem either.
Even the stuck focusing ring on the zoom lens might be fixable. If I couldn't work it free I could tear the lens down, clean, and reassemble. Since it wasn't the lens I was after, the worst that would happen would be to end up with more additions to my loose lens and parts collection.
(After repeated twists and turns I managed to work out a squashed bit of something from inside the lens. Now it stiffen up when focusing around 10 feet, but I don't feel the need to reach for a strap wrench anymore.)
Best of all, page 116 of the D60 manual told me about the rangefinder. This neat little hunk of firmware uses the autofocus electronics to display a bar graph at the bottom of the view finder. It tells you which way to turn the focusing ring and when you have two little lines spaced around zero you have as good a focus as the autofocus motor would ever come up. Sweet.
Nikon takes good care of its customers. Or so I thought!
The real scoop.
First exposure metering. Everything needed to do it is mounded in the camera. If implemented correctly any lens--even a pin hole--will meter correctly.
How do I know. Camera hackers have mounted cpu clips from busted lens to extension tubes where you can solder to the necessary contacts without major camera surgery. With that hack to fool the firmware the camera meters correctly.
A hassle. One totally unnecessary. In the firmware they could have added a new line to the menu--elderly non cpu lens in use. With one or two dummy variables so the firmware thinks a cpu lens is mounted, metering would have worked. Easy programming too--a morning's work even if the firmware engineer hit traffic, arrived late and still took a longish coffee break.
Bottom line--Nikon deliberate crippled the D60,
It gets worse.
In the program, shutter, and aperture mode I get a big warning--Lens Not Attached. Can't take a picture--the shutter button does nothing. But lens or no lens warning the rangefinder still works like the manual claims.
There is one mode where I don't get the warning--manual mode-- and pushing the shutter button takes the picture.
But guess what! No focusing rangefinder appears in manual mode where it it is needed! Double crippled! In the crudest way!
What going on?
Nikon has gone to some length to:
Claim in their sale advertising that they have a great new feature.
Make their great new feature so difficult to use with manual lens that no one would want to try.
Why? To force you to buy their automatic and high profit lens, obviously. Garage sale lens don't add anything to their bottom line. Marketing strikes again
Did I waste my 20 bucks? No. My D60 and its lens and accessories now have a padded secure home. Depending on the flash's electronic innards, it maybe covertable into an optical slave flash. And while I already have a polarizer and lens hood I've been known to lose things out in the woods and fields. So it doesn't hurt to own spares
And there are workarounds for the lenses. If the optical quality of the 50 mm is a good as they claim--but that's the subject for another post.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
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your camera "thingies" look very professional. i haven't been to a garage sale in a while, and when i have unneeded things, they go to goodwill. and on the last day of school, i'm donating all of the paper in my backpack. :DReplyDelete
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Back in the eighties what the camera kit was new it was a serious amateur collection of goodies--not quite professional gear but still good equipment. Sort of like my D60 is today.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 9:31 PM
mom must have been thrilled you chose to spare the weedsReplyDelete
I was so happy with my new goodies, I weeded and feeded the whole lawm. That same day, no less. So mom tis happy too, and the weeds--- we'll see.
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Social Media Backup
September 5, 2012
Do you use Social Media to market your law firm? If not, you're falling behind on implementing new forms of marketing.
But using Social Media creates some problems with complying with ethics rules. Here in California, attorneys are required under rule 1 400(F) of the Rules of Professional Conduct to maintain, for two years, "a true and correct copy or recording of any communication made by written or electronic media." Your postings on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter probably fit within the definition of "communication" as used in the rules.
So how do you maintain those copies?
As it turns out, it's not that hard. I recently ran across an article, "Backup Your Social Media," on the Legal Productivity website. The article contains instructions for backing up your postings on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and LinkedIn.
My recommendation, for what it's worth, is for you to create written processes for backing up all your Social Media postings and to delegate the actual work to one of your assistants. Then, all you have to do is go ahead and post on the Social Media site(s) of your choice.
Please let me know how this helps you!