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As part of this task I am looking at myself and my skills. I will do this by looking back at work I have produced that has been about me to learn what skills I have and what my strengths are. I will also be taking some career tests to see what kind of careers my skills and personality would be suited to. I will also be talking about what career I want and the path I will take to get there.
Part 1
Previously on this course I have done some tasks that aimed to find out more about me and skills I have and how I have acquired them. One of these tasks was Who am I? This task was about finding out what I enjoy and what I know about those things and then thinking about why I like them. This task made me realise some things that I had never thought about before, such as my favourite types of video games being ones that are very story and character driven, such as The Walking Dead Telltale series and The Last of Us. My interest in story driven games has lead me to develop skills in writing and I enjoy writing scripts and creating characters, for my FMP last year I made an episode of a podcast because I wanted to write a story and create a world for it to fit into and create characters that were interesting to me and would serve the story.
Another task I have done is I created a timeline of all the key tasks I have learnt skills from on this course. By doing this I could see how I started to develop an interest in sound and how I started building my skills in that area. This also showed me my development in my writing skills, starting from the Age of Napoleon project where I created a character and wrote passages in the dossier as characters. This developed my writing skills as I had to try and use language in a way that was appropriate for the time period, which was the 1800's.
The third task that I did was a Myers Briggs personality test. The results from this test were accurate in what I already thought about myself and did point out some strengths that I believed I had. These strengths were; being creative, determined, passionate. I believe I do have these skills however I think I have to be completely interested in something for these skills to be fully functional, because if I am not interested I become demotivated.
I also took two career tests to see what jobs my skills and personality make me a match for.
Part 2
The job that I want to have one day is Sound Designer because I have enjoyed all the times I have needed to create sounds on this course and I want to keep being able to do that. Some of the skills that are required for this job are; listening skills, creativity, communication skills, organisation, imagination, being able to work under pressure. For this I feel I would have to develop my communication skills because I can get very nervous when talking to people and this affects how well I can put my ideas across, also I think I would need to improve how I work under pressure because I do not like working under pressure as everyone gets stressed and that effects my mood and my ability to do the work.
Part 3- Career Path
This career path is one possibility of me achieving my goal of becoming a Sound Designer.


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A new study finds that the ionospheric anomaly over the Weddell Sea, near the tip of South America in the southeast Pacific Ocean, is likely influenced by proximity to auroral energy input, rather than by tilting magnetic fields. The anomaly was discovered in the 1950s by a team of scientists in Antarctica who sent high-frequency radio signals into the ionosphere and recorded the return signals.
The new study investigates and quantifies the causes of the Weddell Sea Anomaly (WSA), extending from approximately 30° to 120°W geographic longitude and 50° to 75°S geographic latitude at solar minimum between 2007 and 2010.
Map showing the magnetic declination at 65°S latitude. The ellipse shows the approximate location of the main Weddell Sea Anomaly region where the midnight NmF2 exceeds the midday NmF2 by a factor of 2. The arrows show the declination from geographic meridian pictorially. The numbers underneath the arrows give the magnitude of the declination. Dip angle and other magnetic parameters are displayed in Table 1. The geographic and geomagnetic equators are also shown. The dash-dotted line shows the approximate L = 6 (66°S magnetic latitude) contour. Also shown are the magnetic (65°S, 138°E) and geomagnetic (80°S, 108°E) poles. The magnetic pole is where the field lines are vertical, and the geomagnetic pole is the point where the axis of a centered dipole intersects the Earth's surface. Credit: P. G. Richards et al.
This region is unusual because the midnight peak electron density exceeds the midday peak electron density in summer. This study is far more quantitative than previous studies because, unlike other models, it assimilates selected data parameters to constrain a physical model in order to investigate other aspects of the data. It is shown that the commonly accepted explanation that the WSA is related to the magnetic field declination and inclination effects on the neutral wind does not explain the longitudinal variation of the electron density.
Rather, longitudinal changes in the neutral winds and neutral densities are the most likely explanation for the WSA. These longitudinal wind and density changes are attributed to the varying latitudinal distance from the auroral zone energy input. No contributions from the plasmasphere or other sources are required. Furthermore, it is shown that a widely used empirical thermosphere density model overestimates the longitudinal changes in the WSA region.
Map showing the midnight to midday NmF2 ratio of the combined January and December COSMIC NmF2 data from all the years 2007 to 2010. The black dashed line in the Southern Hemisphere is for −66° magnetic latitude (L = 6). Credit: P. G. Richards et al.
"The contention that the magnetic field configuration is primarily responsible for the WSA is incomplete rather than wrong. It ignores likely changes in neutral densities and winds. Indeed, it is possible that the WSA exists only because it is in a magnetic midlatitude region that has extended sunlight hours," study authors say.
"Investigation of the causes of the longitudinal variation of the electron density in the Weddell Sea Anomaly" - P. G. Richards et al. - Journal of Geophysical Research, Space Physics - June 2017 - DOI: 10.1002/2016JA023565 - OPEN ACCESS
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it's mostly about stability and usability. I'm bothered with the original temperature sensor and heater plans on Profounddevices.com but don't want more than one powersupply. I wasn't sure if an ATX power supply would work, but the easy-cnc.com pdf says the minimum for the driver board is 12V... a 12+ and gnd from the power supply and the LEDs all light up *shrug*. Even the Axis A, which I had to replace a power regulator previously because it snapped in shipping, thank you Mouser Electronics. I'll add some pictures after I have it all together finally. And a more full write up when I'm ready to attempt printing finally, with whatever firmware I have working then. Right now the firmware is a lot of mish-mash from various things, unfinished, generally unusable... fun times


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FIFA legend Emmanuel Amuneke has told Tanzania fans not to expect miracles from him.
The former Sporting Lisbon and Barcelona winger, who helped Nigeria win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations after conjuring a brace in the Super Eagles' 2-1 defeat of Zambia's Chipolopolo in the final at Stade El Menzah, Tunis, was named manager of Tanzania after signing a two-year contract on Monday.
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The Tanzania Football Federation expects the 47-year-old, who guided Nigeria to the Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup title, to steer the Taifa Stars, who are ranked 140 on the latest FIFA rankings, to Cameroon 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
And TFF president Wallace Karia has assured the former Al Khartoum coach of the federation's support, insisting they had picked the right man for the job.
"He has established himself and he has been successful both as a player and coach," Karia said during Amuneke's unveiling.
"We will give him all the support he needs to ensure he accomplishes his mission and our focus lies on the 2019 African Cup of Nations."
Former Zamalek star Amuneke admits he faces a huge task to transform Taifa Stars' fortunes, but has called for patience from fans.
"I know Tanzania very well, its football, but I won't promise you to bring wonders as I believe with good cooperation, together we can move it to the next level," the Atlanta '96 Olympic Games gold medallist, who will also manage the national U-15, U-17 and U-20 teams, was quoted by Daily News as saying on Tuesday.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria that he was excited to manage the East African country.
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"Long Live Food!" | 2012 | Digital Collage Mural | 273 cm x 682 cm | EAT Food Village, MAP@Publika, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur
This piece is a commission work for main public mural artwork at E.A.T Food Village food court at Publika Shopping Gallery. The concept for the whole food court's interior is visual imagery related with China/Chinese culture, to be filled with different kind of art and design. As a visual artist, this set and setting have been just a right situation and space to challenge and negotiate. A challenge to negotiate and create work that able to blend and balance my current artistic exploration (in interrogating the connection between aesthetic production, ideology and representation) and the ability of the site specific art piece to transpose commercial graphic decoration and advertising, and communicate with the public.
The main inspiration to create this work is the curiosity to look into a less popular modern art development from Social Realism art to institutionalized art of China's Socialist Realism. The postwar time marked the shift in the international politics, social and culture where the world is divided into two opposite polar of USSR's communism and U.S.A's capitalism and both side were utilizing art in different way to propagate and advertise their selective system. China adopted the Stalinist approach to institutionalized art under the state. As such the State set the parameters for what it employed them to do, which radically change the long tradition of China aesthetic in visual art. To understand my position and the state I'm in now in the contemporary setting in relation to the history and also current situation where China slowly shifting their system to become the new economy powerhouse, inspire me to imagine the new representation by appropriating the images from Communist China Socialist Realism art of the 1950 to 1979 and turn its meaning around.
Each image from different China propaganda poster from the 1950s to 1970s, that come from different state campaigns and slogans, was cropped, cut out and edited digitally and then rearranged them digitally in the new mural size picture frame. The only new image that was not part of the propaganda posters that was collaged into the work was images of Apple i-pad substituting Mao's Little Red Book, hold sacredly by the subjects. The final work is a digital printed mural. The work is a satire that reused the images in new composition and new narrative arrangement, which before was part of State Party's program to represent a 'new' China after the People Republic of China formed a new government. The posters functioned as media to be circulated all around China to communicate and teach the citizens of the correct way of behavior, state policy and other campaign.
The commentary that I try to mass communicate to the public now goes beyond the previous historical context and the function of the images in their previous life. There's subtlety and subjectivity in what the new narrative could be, depending on how familiar the public with the style and history of the images. It can also become totally a meaningless pretty picture, a dull, symmetrical and traditional composition mural; of beautiful landscape on the background, a big parade on the middle ground and happy children with food and animal on the foreground, suggesting that image as image itself was natural before it was chosen to be seen and used for specific ideas. It could also be a picture, jam packed with symbolism, commenting on the current local and international political economy.
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This System Renders Mad Both Side: For those who are part of it and those who reject it | 2011 | Acrylic based paint, aerosol paint and spool | 90 cm (diameter) x 60 cm (depth)
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Killing Us Softly Both Side, The Vicious Re-Circle | 2010 | Oil paint, acrylic, aerosol spray and spool | 150 cm (diameter) x 90 cm (depth)
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Red Revolution : Tribute to Anti Colonial Revolutionaries | 2010 | Acrylic based paint and aerosol spray paint | Pustaka Kiri, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) Kajang headquarters, Kajang, Malaysia
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Banana Belt Dreams is a building with 3 individually rented rooms. This is room #3, located on the 3rd floor, (not ADA approved) and it offers a King size bed and twin pull out. Amenities include: T.V., DVD player with netflix capabilities, wifi, mini fridge with freezer, coffee maker, microwave, a safe, walk-in shower, jacuzzi tub, and your own personal balcony. We also have a beautiful indoor swim spa for our guests to enjoy. This room was designed for you to feel spoiled while away from home! We are located on the beach, overlooking the Dungeness Spit with a ramp/stairs leading down to the water. From the balcony side of the room you will have an amazing view of Victoria Canada and The San Juan Islands and from the other side, on a clear day, you can see the Olympic Mountain Range, which has some amazing hiking trails and often times you will see wildlife while enjoying all the beauty surrounding you! Weather you would like to relax and have some peace and quiet, enjoy the beach, enjoy the mountains, or take in some wildlife at the Olympic Game Farm it is all here waiting for you!
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Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:23-24 -- NIV
So, I got the first "Therefore" used this way in the Old Testament in my last post. Now let's look at the first similar usage from the New Testament.
Back up a few verses. What is Jesus talking about?
Jesus is in the midst of a sermon. A very famous sermon. It is called the Sermon on the Mount. (But, you probably already knew that.) He has just completed the Beatitudes. He had described what the life of a true Disciple would be like. And now He returns to laying down or reiterating these principles that Moses had given them The prophets were still to be their rulers, but the scribes and Pharisees were no longer to be their rulers. Jesus proceeds to expound on the law in some particular instances, and to vindicate it from the corrupt and self serving spin that those expositors of the law had put upon it.
He does not introduce any new laws. There were certainly enough of them. He only places some limits on or restrains some permissions that had been abused. And speaking of those principles, Jesus also shows the breadth, strictness, and spiritual nature of them, adding explanatory notes and making them more clear and He gets to the "heart" of the matter. In these verses, Jesus explains what His Heavenly Father meant when he gave the sixth commandment to Moses back on another mount. And He deals with it according to the true intent and full extent of what the commandment was all about.
Here are the two verses that precede verses 23 and 24.
"You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, ' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift."
What is it there for?
Here is the same principle expressed a different way.
When you come to worship God, first be reconciled.
Be reconciled to God. Make sure that you are able to stand before Him and worship. The old timers used to say. "There is nothing between my soul and the Savior." I think that speaks of our reconciliation to God.
Be reconciled to your brother. Make sure that you are not harboring thoughts that are not pleasing to God. My mother called those "ugly thoughts." You see our relationships with our neighbor have a profound effect upon whether or not the worship is a pleasing incense or fragrance.
Here is another observation from Scripture. Reconciliation with our neighbor takes precedence over religious activities. Our relationship is so important that Jesus tells us to leave our sacrifice on the altar. Get up immediately and go and find our brother.
Go look up Amos 5:21-27. That passage ends with a pretty good "Therefore." But I will get to that later. In these verses, the prophet Amos condemns Israel's religious practices. He tells them that God despises, yes, despises, worship that is not lived out in righteousness, justice and moral living. Verse 24 is the thrust of his message. Justice and righteousness in our daily relationships are more important to God than empty religious rituals. Especially if that religious activity is tainted with idolatrous practices.
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Lagos communities urge Government to repair NNPC pipeline leakage
Residents of Abule-Egun and Baruwa communities in Ipaja area of Lagos State, are calling on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to end the persistent leakage of pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in their communities.
The residents, who are deeply bothered by government's apparent insensitivity and slow-footedness in dealing with an issue that not only endanger the lives of residents of the area, but also wasting huge economic resources, added that the leakage has caused water pollution in their communities, as their boreholes no longer produce clean water fit for human consumption.
They stressed the need for government to act fast and halt the seepage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), into their water boreholes, which have ultimately contaminated their water sources.
One of them, Mr. Issac George, who has lived in the area for 15 years, said the water pollution started even before he built his house.
George said: "When we came here, I was told the water pollution started when NNPC pipes started leaking long time ago. Individuals cannot solve this problem because the PMS leakage is taking place underground. Since this started, we have been buying water from tankers and vendors. The situation is so bad that we cannot use water from the boreholes to wash clothes. Because of all these, we suffer from water scarcity as it is not everybody that can afford to buy water from these tankers."
He continued, "Long time ago NNPC officials came here compiling names of those that affected by the pollution, but till date nothing has been done. Even the water we buy from tankers, we cannot vouch for its quality because we can't also verify the source.
"We want the Lagos State government to provide water for our community because water is very important for human existence. Currently, we depend on the water tankers and vendors, but some times they fail to deliver on time."
Another resident, Sola George, said water pollution in the area, has gone from worse to worst in the last 10 years.
George said: "One of the things that bother us is the fact that even the water vendors that we now rely on their water supply to prepare our mills, bathe and do laundry, bring this water from afar. But we do not know the source of the water we buy.
"The water pollution plaguing us has serious health implications on residents of the community. So, the government should look into this issue before the situation gets out of hand. We have a lot of people who work in government here and we pay our taxes, revenue, land use and other charges to government.
"There was a time when government provided a borehole for us, but at the end of the day, the borehole was also polluted, and so the water from it was never used."
Bale of Baruwa community, High Chief Khalid Baruwa, said the community noticed the water pollution problem in 1998. Since then, it has contacted all relevant agencies but without any reprieve.
Baruwa said: "We have contacted the Lagos State government; Lagos State Water Corporations; Lagos State Environmental Pollution Agency; agencies of the Federal Government that have anything to do with pollution.
"In 2000, we met with the then group managing director of NNPC, in Abuja. He promised us relief, which came in the form of three boreholes, which were never commissioned because the first time the water was tested, the Lagos State government said it was not good for human consumption. So, we wrote a letter to them in 2014, and they promised to give us a treatment plant but we have not seen it."
"We beg governments to come to our aid, particularly the Lagos State government, which promised to give us pipe borne water, which we are yet to see.
The monarch maintained that the pollution was not as a result of vandalisation, but a leakage, which happened in 1994, and has not been resolved ever since.
"Some researchers from a Federal Government-owned college of technology came here, collected water from our boreholes and tested it. At the end of the day, they confirmed that the water was laden with PMS, though they have not completed their research yet.
"We suspect that some pipes got damaged, which is why there is PMS leakage in the community, and the damage could have been occasioned by expired pipes. So, I want to appeal to the government to come to the aid of the community because in the event of a fire outbreak, it would be catastrophic. The petroleum product that has been wasting here over the past 20 years means a lot for the economy of the nation.
"Because of this situation, we have suffered a lot in terms of water scarcity. There was a time the local council came to the rescue and provided water to the community, but it was a once-in-a-while kind of thing. They used to bring the water with tanker and this was never enough for the entire community."
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I hope that the necessity for this soundtrack doesn't come for a good many years, but when it does I'd rather have people having fun than moping about my recently-departed duff. Party up, all.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
30-Day Song Challenge, Day 24 - A Song that you Want to Play at your Funeral
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On average, out of every $100 dollars an American spends, one goes to alcohol. While having alcohol isn't uncommon, did you know that it can cause serious damage to your oral health? In other words, while you have probably heard that red wine will stain your teeth, you could be causing more harm to your teeth. You see, alcoholic beverages are acidic, meaning they can wear down your enamel—which is the protective, outer layer of your teeth. Sadly, just as smoking or eating too much sugar, drinking too much can cause several dental issues.
One reason alcohol is harmful is that it dries out your mouth. The saliva in your mouth washes away bad bacteria and excess food particles. However, if your mouth is dry, your mouth may not be able to produce saliva. Ultimately, this can also lead to your enamel softening.
While alcohol can damage your teeth, there are tricks you can follow to avoid these issues. For example, drinking water after consuming alcohol will rinse out your mouth and dilute the alcohol in your system. If you limit the amount of drinks that have both soda and alcohol in them, you can also keep much of the acid away. Finally, brushing your teeth right after you drink an alcoholic beverage will do more harm than good. We recommend waiting about twenty minutes before brushing and flossing.
If you have any questions about alcohol consumption and how it affects your teeth, please don't hesitate to contact Texas Teeth at 972- 270-5113. Dr. Scharla Collins and our team look forward to hearing from you soon.


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for Olivia
The poet in the field measures distance with a magnet.
A poet at the front. Observe, kneel down.
I chew gum to drown out the maddening hum gathering in the streets. I've been reading too much Walter Benjamin. My theory of the world: to bring it closer, as close as I can stand, and run it through thermography. That is, testing its heat. See what's alive and dead. How much visible illumination does the machine need to see blood or the heart or muscles working in movement?
The dark lights as light gathers.
August 26.
So it will burn—
Back home.
My dream, lived.
Please, don't become a ghost. The others ghostly are not as apparent in the treehaze, brambly browns and earth encroaching on green shapes. Don't disappear into the ether, or the earth. Stay with me in this magic that we created in so short a time that the web we wove glistens brightly with its dampdrenched cartographies, sudden attachments and movements of the heart, unmoored,- moor here, with your eyes a boat the mountains, love, moor here.
Café Bustelo coffee in a French press, made in a kitchen where the light burned out. So much white stars. Not white, gold. Not gold, silver. Not silver, sky dominating the visible. East Falls. So much treesun along the Wissahickon.
This idea of home; windswept & angels
So it will burn—
August 25.
What started in sadness emerges from gray, a fog stung by the sparks of phosphorescent insects- peace arises in the body, in the heart; even still with a headache and strong coffee and nostalgia heavy with sorrow; a Plutonian world of the past where so many things happened and could have happened and the trajectory took us somewhere else; a fortified, old brick house with a magic gate; a bronze plaque on a tall metal post announcing the historic man who occupied its dense rooms.
Magical fate is not so much magical or fateful but an orrery of choices made over a lifetime. Still there are these constellations, permutations, responses to circumstances that create where we are now. Then riding through Philadelphia, the stunning string of coincidences that I myself have wrought shines and staggers —
I have finally found my place with you. With all of you in that my intention to spread beauty and be loving and accepting is accepted and appreciated in return. I keep seeing the same house in my mind, beautiful wood floors gleaming in tons of sunlight. Lots of light, windows overlooking a yard, green and lovely, and the mountains. The mountains are the crux of this scene, the center, the heart center. That's how it comes to me but who knows how it will come in life. Family is here, dense and shadowy and, suddenly, passing a window, drowning in light, white and gold with exposure. It is warm and peaceful and lively, and quiet, too.
Life in the Miraculous Present.
I have found the form. The form is sleep in broad daylight, fastened by the hours, coming into the Holy Time of the year, but all is holy. All is sacred in the dream and in life. We have long forgotten the rupture between Night and Day, Dream and Reality. These notes mean nothing. They don't exchange one darkness for another. They don't betray. Calmly, we enter the vestibule. We are forgiven. Charmed clocks and tinker toys. Correspondences with precision. The argument is the absurdity of progress—along a line of questioning that precedes true doubt. To doubt is to love. We doubt the consistency of our lover's madness for us.
The world is enough. Cutlery and hoard of salmon. There is enough with the wife and son in the yard. We reach into it with progress—to delineate time in a deeper way. Our thoughts mechanize. We are en route to the dream of night. So many things die. I have forgotten the world. I remember the world. The enigma and compactness of depression. The fiery knoll. We are cartographers and : point of matter is where the soul exists. Every day, we are in the New Life. We enter the new day with hope and terror, already anguished from the day before, which we must leave behind to enter, once again, a new realm of experience. The Arcades.
We make light and beauty of it.
There is only ever kindness. When you don't believe this, look deep into your own heart and see what's there. Past the hurts and fears, the deeper you go, there's love and compassion.
One swallow doesn't make a summer. – says someone in Downton Abbey
There Has To Be Beauty.


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I've never seen my librarian role as being a leader of clients but for a long time I've seen it as a partnership with clients (both academic & student) & library colleagues. More than once I have been told that leading academics is the way I should see it & I've often worked with librarians who embrace the concept of liaison librarian as leader of academic clients but I just couldn't see it for my own practice.
The partnership understanding of, & approach to, the role probably came to the fore of my practice about ten years in when I finally started coming to the view that librarianship is about people creating & sharing knowledge rather than about information. A partnership approach is also consistent with strong teamwork which, when genuinely applied, is incredibly useful in librarianship.
A few years ago I bought a book (Tom Harley's Standing tall: confidence, teamwork and learning to lead) for that part of the collection I was developing for first year engineering & spatial sciences undergrads who were started on a journey to develop a set of generic attributes including strong teamwork skills. I added it to the collection because it wasn't an academic treatment of the subject ( we had so very many of those), but a successful leader talking to boys & young men about teamwork, leading & intelligent following. Although Harley wrote the book for boys and young men, I thought that it was a quick & valuable read for anyone, especially the non-readers who were well represented in the cohort & the 'over the top busy' who were practically everyone in the cohort.
The book also spoke to me as someone who, in the team context, saw myself as a critically thinking follower – a role that I think is much under-rated in workplace teams these days. So, yes I have to admit that there probably was some confirmation bias operating when I chose the book for the collection 😉 This morning Ockham's Razor got me thinking a bit about leadership again, but from a different perspective – humility as the core of leading.
This eleven minute talk was given by an expert & trainer in leadership from UNSW, Tom Frame. Frame's talk has also got me thinking about partnership & its possible relationship to strong leadership & humility in leadership. And, as I'm thinking about the factors that influence liaison for info lit, I'm wondering if there's something here to inspire the consideration of another factor.


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I came across this article from Investors Business Daily, written by the Pacific Research Institute's Sally Pipes. In it, Pipes argues that the Massachusetts health care plan installed under Governor Mitt Romney and now functioning under Mr. "Hopes and Dreams" himself Governor Deval Patrick is a preview for what will eventually happen to Obama Care.
All the promises of less people in the emergency room, government efficiency (ha!), and covering the uninsured are, instead, either not happening or in the process of destroying the health care system in Massachusetts, very much in the mold that Obama Care is set to do around the country. It's another argument for repealing the Obama Care monstrosity before the whole system is destroyed under its weight.


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Tuesday April 8, 2003 Homily by Fr. Robert Altier Fifth Week of Lent
Reading (Numbers 21:4-9) Gospel (St. John 8:21-30)
But the other thing to recognize is the way that God deals with it. He gives the people a way out rather than just simply taking the whole thing away. In other words, you notice that God did not take the serpents away. He simply said to Moses, "Make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. Whenever anyone is bitten, if they look at that bronze serpent then they will be healed." He could have said, "All right, since I sent the serpents into the camp, I'll just take them away and the plague will be over." But He did not. The people continued to get bit, but then they would look at the bronze serpent and they would be healed.
And so, when we then look at the Gospel reading and Our Lord tells us that when He is lifted up from the earth then we will believe that He is God, notice that He does not simply take away the sin or the ability to sin or even the effects of sin, but rather what He does is He puts the Lord upon a pole and we have to look upon Him. And whenever we look upon Him, we can be healed. It is not the way we would anticipate that God ought to work. That is always our problem: We think we know how God ought to do things and it does not usually happen that way. So in this case too. He leaves us with our sinfulness. He leaves us dealing with the effects of our sinfulness. Then He gives us a way out of it, but He does not just simply remove all of that from us. We have to work to get rid of that.
That is the important thing to be able to recognize, that there is only one way. When the people asked Jesus, "Who are you?" He said, "I have told you from the beginning, and now I have much to say about you in condemnation," because they refused to believe. And so it is with us. If we think about the Gospel readings that we will hear in a week and a half, we hear the people say, "Come down from that cross and then we will believe in you." He could have done that – and that would not have required a whole lot of faith on our part. But instead, to look upon Someone Who is hung up on the Cross and dying in human weakness and to believe requires a lot on our part. That is precisely the point. Whenever we look upon Him, we will be healed. Whenever we believe and accept that He is Who He says He is – that is, that He is I AM – then we will be healed. But it requires that faith, that faith to recognize His human weakness and the faith to recognize the power of God working through that human weakness, the faith to recognize that He does not work the way that we think He ought to work. But rather, He chooses to work the way that He knows will be the very best for us. And the way that is the very best is to believe, to look upon Him as He is raised up from the earth, to believe, and to be healed.
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The World is Cute But Cruel
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Notice the past tense usage. We had been trying to get the critter to run away before Jake found him, but we were too late.
I'll spare you the gory details. Meredith screamed. I chased Jake around the yard. Things got ugly.
How about this latest issue of Tin House for your summer reading?
21,583 songs on iTunes for a final tally. Thank goodness that's over.
Midseason Finale of BSG has left me waiting anxiously for the next round. It was a bit of a choppy episode, but I liked the "payoff."


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Tim Krul had an uncomfortable moment for the first goal last night, but will have learned a lot from his experience playing behind Sol Campbell at Chelsea.
Tim Krul – congratulated by the cool and calm Sol Campbell
Tim talked to the Evening Chronicle today about his friend Patrick van Aanholt scoring against him last night:
"I'm never going to hear the end of that one am I?" "Patrick said he would score and he did." "The main thing is we won at Stamford Bridge and beat Chelsea."
"It was some game to be involved in, it's been another crazy dream night." "It has been the maddest six days of my life.
"Your life can change very quickly." Mine has in a few days and the reality has come up to me right in my face."
"They hardly concede goals at home and we've scored four." "I'm glad it didn't go to extra time but we managed to fend them off."
The first goal was a series of errors by Newcastle, with as many as three Newcastle players being culpable. Tim and Sol Campbell collided when both went for the cross from the right wing, and it was more a Krul error as Campbell had already headed the ball clear when Tim crashed into him and floored the former Arsenal player.
And then Alan Smith gave the ball straight back to Chelsea, when he had time to clear the situation, and should have.
But with youngsters in the side, we will see their errors as they gain the experience from playing the game and learning their trade, and to a large extent that will continue to happen with the Newcastle youngsters as they mature.
There will no doubt be an inquisition on that first goal, and no doubt the lads will have to sort out a few things, and we assume that will happen tomorrow, as the lads surely have earned today off, after their exploits of last night.
And we didn't much like the way Campbell a few minutes after the first goal seemed to admonish Krul when he didn't come out quickly enough for the ball. Hey, Tim hasn't the 17 years of first class football that Sol has under his belt, and we would hope Sol would be more helpful with the young goalkeeper.
However, at the end of the game, there were pictures of the two defenders embracing each other in victory so all is well, and hopefully lessons will have been learned before Sunday's home game against Stoke City – surely in front of a capacity crowd at St. James' Park.
Krul talked about the bravery and courage of the the Newcastle players, as he continued:
"Some teams are intimidated but we had players like little Fergie come here and play like he was in training. Plus there were people like Nile and Haris who just came here and did a job."
"Before the game we knew it was an opportunity to enjoy the night and that's what we've done."
"Now everybody will want to play in the cup games." "I'm certainly no different, I want to play in every game for this club. It was a great night and one we'll never forget."
We should hear some time today how long Steve Harper will be out, but it would appear that Tim Krul will have plenty of games to stake his claim for a permanent starting position in the Newcastle side.
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i didnt think the krul/campbell clash had anything to do with the goal to be honest as campbell's header went to a newcastle player. although krul may feel he may have done better with the shot
also smith did not give the ball away, he passed it to ranger who then tried to take on a chelsea player and lost it
sol campbell has every right to admonish krul if he is'nt happy with something the youngster does wrong – his haul of medals and caps give him the right to do this! How else will Krul learn at he sharp end? I remember a certain manu goalie roaring his disapproval at his defenders all the time as they won countless trophies.
Slaz, I think it might have had a bit of a psychological effect on him, however, every keeper gets an attack of the wobbles now and again. Statisticaly speaking TK should be the safest pair of hands in the town for a good while now. The kid has a big future, and I am sure the other keepers will be backing him to the hilt.
Agree Derekm Sol does have the right to do this its all part of the 90 minutes.
In fairness Slaz the Sol/Krul collision did have to do with the goal – Krul could have gathered it safely, Cambell wouldnt have been regaining his position, Smith shouldnt have played a bit of a dangerous pass and Ranger should have just cleared it with a man on top of him.
But lets not split hairs – it was a quality performance and a great win – lets hope we get a favourable draw in the next round then the quarters will await!
Krul has undoubted ability and a kind of natural confidence that many players can only dream of. Despite that early clash with Big Sol, he did calm down and looked particularly assured for the rest of the game.
I really hope he takes this opportunity, albeit in circumstances he wouldn't have wished for, and establishes himself as our first-choice keeper.
And I'm sure everyone will agree that last nights result, while extremely enjoyable, won't count for much if we do not beat Stoke on Sunday. Huge game.
I'd go with that TDT, but to be fair, Perch and Taylor are interchangeable at RB. Both have their faults in that position.
Also, I'd like to know if Perch can get six yellows in six games!!! I do like RT to be on the pitch for those dead balls. I knew as soon as the free kick was awarded last night that he would take it and that he would score from it. Good lad. Deserves more credit than he gets.
I am happy that i dont have to do a team selection on Saunday 🙂
I think the way CH plays, 5-man midfield is important, considering the our wing-backs coming forward and our wingers cutting inside into more of a central att midfield role…..
I think Shola can also play on the right, considering he likes to go wide…..
but i think GeordieTartanArmy 's team is probably one of the best we can put out
This cup is sponsored by Carling not Barclays! When it was first introduced in about 1958, it was called the league cup and it didn't have a recognised sponsor. It was open to all Football league teams, unlike the FA cup which is an open to all FA teams from all English leagues.
It was at one time sponsored by the milk marketing board and was known as the Milk cup and has had several different sponsors over the years.
Hope I havn't bored anyone who read this!!!
We cant drop Kevin Nolan for no reason im sorry,Kevin Nolan has start this season on fire with two goals ! hes a great captain,Hes got respect from all the players,So why drop him ?
Shola is in form but we cant drop him from Kevin Nolan…….. Maybe around the 60 mins mark I would Put on Shola for Kevin Nolan 🙂
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Mighty No. 9, the upcoming action platforming video game from Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, has received a new release date, after it was delayed at the eleventh hour from it's planned release earlier this month. Originally scheduled to release on September 15 in North America and September 18 in the rest of the world, Mighty No. 9 will now be available on February 9, 2016 in North America and February 12, 2016 in the rest of the world.
Mighty No. 9 is an obvious spiritual successor to Mega Man, using much of the gameplay concepts of the classic series and, indeed, a very similar character design. The project found immediate success on crowd funding platform Kickstarter in 2013, receiving $3,845,170 in funds despite only requesting $900,000. The game has come under fire from gamers more recently, however, for a change in art style and Comcept's decision to hold an additional Kickstarter campaign for a game called Red Ash: The Indelible Legend (itself a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends, a third person spin off for the original PlayStation) despite the fact that they had not released the first Kickstarter game yet. It didn't help that Red Ash: The Indelible Legend's campaign was an absolute mess. It asked for $800,000 for the project, which was described as a prologue to a full game and the company tried to launch a simultaneous campaign for an anime based on the (I feel the need to stress this) at this point still entirely theoretical unmade game. Plus, while it was originally PC only, a stretch goal was added that would add a console port. The key word there is "a"; singular. A console would get the game but Comcept didn't say which one it would be. It all led to a distinct feeling of dissatisfaction among gamers, something that seems to be effecting Mighty No. 9′s pre-release buzz.
The delay of Mighty No. 9 was announced back in August after developer Comcept discovered severe bugs within the game and elected to delay the title to sort the problems out. The company announced the delay on it's forums (available only to Kickstarter backers) and explained the problems, writing "We have an important announcement to share with our backers."
"Although we understand that everyone was looking forward to playing Mighty No. 9 as soon as possible, a release delay is going to be announced for the game at Gamescom 2015, which is currently being held in Cologne, Germany. This is a project that would not have existed without the support of our backers, so we at least wanted to deliver this news to our backers before it is officially announced. We are unable to confirm a final release date at this time, however we will be aiming for a release in Q1 2016. Once a solid release date is set, we will announce it immediately to our backers and fans."
"Of course, it is important to explain why exactly the game is being delayed. As we have communicated in the updates to our backers, all of the core content for the game is developed and in a complete state. However, there are still bugs and issues pertaining to the online features that are included in the game. These bugs and issues have a direct affect on enjoyment of the game, so a decision was made to work these issues out before release. Currently, Comcept and their partners are working at full capacity to resolve these issues and fix any remaining bugs."
"In addition, we have received quite a few requests for additional information regarding the various platforms that are part of the platform survey we have sent out. We have also only managed to receive around half of the total responses needed for the survey. Considering the fact that the game's release has been delayed, we are planning to open another platform survey once a final release date has been settled upon."
"We will continue to deliver the most up-to-date info to our backers and fans through our forum updates, so please keep an eye out! We appreciate your support and patience regarding this matter, and look forward to delivering Mighty No. 9 to our backers and fans in the best state possible."
Mighty No. 9 will release on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS on February 9, 2016 in North America and February 12, 2016 in Europe. It will be available digitally on all platforms but the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U will also receive a physical retail release.


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Delights and surprises await you in this issue of ESSENCE, starting with our cover featuring the beautiful Viola Davis...
Delights and surprises await you in this issue of ESSENCE, starting with our cover featuring the beautiful Viola Davis. One of Hollywood's best-kept secrets, Viola grew up in poverty in Rhode Island, went on to study at the prestigious Juilliard School, and despite Hollywood's resistance to her dark complexion, became an acclaimed actress with a growing list of stage and film credits to her name.
Cicely Tyson inspired her, Viola told me on our cover shoot in Sag Harbor, New York. I think Viola may well be our next Cicely Tyson; she's just that good, that smart and that real. I trust you will enjoy getting to know her and will be as moved by her words as I was. And do join in celebrating her exquisite beauty in images taken by famed fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon.
As you and I move forward together, building on ESSENCE's extraordinary 41-year-old foundation, you'll meet many women like Viola who, like you, are creating rich and satisfying lives despite the odds. Need a little inspiration? "The Art of Living Fearlessly" on page 124 will show you how to claim your purpose and tap into your sense of joy.
In keeping with our goal of helping you to uplift and simplify your life, you can rely on us to understand when you need a break, because don't we all sometimes need moments of release? Turn to page 130 for our quick tips for finding calm. We'll also tell you what's new and where the deals are each month. This season, for instance, pretty florals are in. I recommend the flower brooches on page 36. And you can start looking out for neutrals, a big fall trend, right now. Creamy beiges and tans go with everything and look beautiful against our many shades of brown. Whether you spend a little or splurge a lot, consider them an investment you can wear for years.
Another special treat this month grew out of conversations in one of our editorial meetings. We started thinking about the many ways in which Black people have contributed to this country's greatness. What are the iconic images of America that trace their roots to African-American culture? What aspects of American life have been significantly transformed by our participation? Our wide-ranging list included jazz, blues, rock and roll, hard work, courage, freedom marches, basketball, track and field, rap, hip-hop style, church, church hats, Afros, braids, Detroit, Atlanta, HBCUs, fried chicken, peach cobbler, Cadillacs and so much more.
Throughout this issue you'll see stories inspired by this idea of Afro-Americana denoted by three lines in red, white and blue. I particularly love the hats on page 118, our first ladies of hip-hop on page 112, and our tips on caring for your fro, including advice from Afro-wearing musician Esperanza Spalding, on page 55. Let me know what touched you and proved useful to your life this month. Leave me a comment at ESSENCE.com/editorsdesk. Peace & love.
Constance C.R. White
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text: Keep customers happy by pampering them with valet service, but make sure you're a speedy attendant. In Parking Expert 2, the customers pull up in their fancy cars. They expect you to get their car parked while they have fun and relax. Park the car in any available space, and the customer will give you the number when he comes back out. Go get his car and drive it back to him to get paid. In each level, you are given a points goal to reach and a minimum number of cars to park. Take care of as many customers as you can within the time limit to earn a high score.


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Talk to Strathbogie Shire last night
I went to Violet Town last night and presented a talk to residents on Energy Efficiency for the Strathbogie Shire on behalf of the ATA. I implemented some of the skills I saw in action last weekend at my training.
It went very well and was well received by the people there ….and NO death by PowerPoint – there are other ways to engage with an audience!
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Please remember to be nice - no personal attacks - constructive comments welcome!


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Excellent Recommendations On Toys To Assist You To Buy The Best!
Even adults will love buying children's toys. Or, parents can feel overwhelmed with finding the right toy. Continue reading for some great advice to produce toy shopping much easier.
When purchasing your child a toy, make sure you look at the warning label. Some toys have parts that happen to be a choking hazard, so you need to watch out for those warnings. Every toy features a rating and recommended age range, so look at that carefully.
When buying toys for children, ensure they have enough space to them. Should you be buying a large toy, make certain you have plenty of room to your child to securely play with it. You will also have to think about the storage space available for you.
When you're buying toys for any kid to utilize, be sure you go over the package warnings properly. This safety details are there to make certain that the child will not be going to be harmed by the product. Toys that are for teenagers or tweens must not be used by those that are younger box fort cardboard
Should you be looking for toys, consider Craigslist, where you can find gently used ones. Be sure you inspect a used toy prior to making the buying. It is possible to find barely used toys which are in great condition. Many bargains could be had using this method.
Make time to research top toys inside the consumer magazines. Usually new lists comes out each and every year round the holidays. You are certain to glean some terrific tips about getting toys for your personal kids. Shop as early as possible to check out your options.
Prior to buying a toy, consider whether it can be suitable for the child's age. Most toys provide an ideal selection of ages. Take this into account when you go toy shopping. It will likely be problematic when you offer a child a toy that he is not of sufficient age to experience. There is also trouble if the toy are only age-ideal for an incredibly short time. Don't spend a whole lot on something that doesn't suit your kid's age range.
Project based toys are excellent to your kids. Older kids can be helped by boat, rocket and airplane model kits. You may even be curious about stuff like chemistry sets along with other similar items. Toys like these are of help for your child in mastering skills in critical thinking, reading comprehension and following directions.
Have a look at your neighborhood yard sales in order to find great toys. Kids usually do not stay the identical age. Kids grow, so that as they are doing, their feelings about toys may change. Garage sales can be great sources for inexpensive toys. Try perusing a number of prior to buying anything new coming from a store.
Kids enjoy pretend play at a specific age. Provide them with dolls and furniture, and view their imaginations take hold since they play family. When you give them a play kitchen, they are going to serve you a meal. This is how they bring their imaginary world to reality. Give your kids safe props to experience with and see the things they create.
When you are getting toys for children from the store, it will make you feel youthful sometimes. However, others can get stressed when picking toys. Take advantage of this information to provide you the best from your shopping experience..


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You Should Eat Collard Greens (Do You Want Some of Mine?)
A friend once gave me a garden ornament, a cross with "Bless This Garden" embossed upon it. For a long time the ornament was nestled into foliage in the front garden, but Lou recently moved it to the vegetable plot. It is between two raised beds, and the cross gives the area the disturbing look of a graveyard.
I have decided the cross can stay. My veggies need all the blessings they can get.
Currently we are growing collard greens. Lots of collard greens.
If you don't like collard greens, you should eat them anyway. They are high in many vitamins, including Vitamins A, C, K, and E. They are an excellent source of fiber, folate and omega 3 fatty acids. They lower cholesterol, help to prevent cancer and heart disease and reduce inflammation in the body.
Fresh, young leaves are best. Rinse well under cold water. There are many recipes, but collards should never be overcooked because this can give a bitter taste. We prepare ours this way:
Add to a large pot of collards a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of red wine vinegar, a bit of salt to taste, and - the magic ingredient - a tablespoon of sugar. (If one is feeling decadent, skip the salt but add a chunk of pre-cooked ham to the pot.) Cover and cook in an inch or so of water, until the leaves are wilted. Delicious!
So you see I am a fan of collards. But there are just the two of us. Last year Lou planted eight collard plants, and he thought that was not sufficient.
"Do you think twelve plants will be enough?" he asked me this year.
Collards are the type of plants that you cut the leaves and new ones regrow. "Oh, I'm sure twelve plants will be more than enough."
He came home with twenty-four.
The plants are flourishing. We are eating our first harvest this evening. Lou is in the kitchen preparing them, and they smell wonderful. I have told my friends to line up, as we should have plenty to share.


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Category Archives: Meditation
The Solar Plexus Chakra
The key to inner peace and true empowerment
Having traversed the Base chakra, to align our Soul Consciousness with our physical journey, and the Sacral chakra, to recognise our purpose and seize our passion, we now tackle the trickiest chakra of all – the Solar Plexus. This is where we aspire to overcome all fear and resonate in an empowered, open and receptive space.
Consider how we have seven main chakras – three lower chakras which resonate to the physical aspects of our incarnation, and three upper chakras which resonate to the spiritual nature of our existence, and then the heart in the middle, being the critical point of discernment, where the two aspects of self – physical and spiritual – are balanced.
So, the Solar Plexus is the gateway to our hearts, and must be kept clear if we are to fully align with our higher vibrational chakras.
Being positioned in the diaphragm, the Solar Plexus chakra is the storage point for all projected fears, attachments and traumas. Here we find the emotions and sensations of what we learned as children; that the world was a hostile place, where our parents, hopefully with the best of intentions, projected their fears onto us to keep us safe. Where we were beset with others judgements, humiliation and projections.
Every disempowering thing we experienced during our formative years was assimilated as a lesson about how to be, in order to feel accepted, worthy, cool, safe, or just to be left alone and not bullied. And if we were lucky, we felt loved sometimes as well. And so we either conformed or rebelled, but seldom were there lessons in self-love and unity.
Interestingly, we expect to leave all this behind, once we become adults, but the subconscious has no concept of time. It lives in a vacuum of a continuous now, screaming "Heal me!" at every opportunity. So it has a very demanding way of insisting that we relive and rehash our issues, with any occasion that has even the slightest abstract relationship to our fears.
The subconscious mutates many present-day interactions into projections of our past, where the same fears have matured but are still triggered in our everyday dealings with life. We may no longer remember the initial incident that left an impression on the subconscious, but the defensiveness, anxiety, anger or fear will still rise up automatically to cause us to react in a way that is less than empowering and honouring for us. So, sent forth from the Solar Plexus are all the sensations of churning, twisting fear we have as yet to surrender and detach from.
We may tell ourselves that we've got it sorted, and that stress and competition is a normal part of adult life. That we need pressure and anxiety to thrive and perform, and it isn't normal to always be relaxed and balanced. That we'd get bored without the dramas we've become addicted to… How cleverly our lower minds have manipulated us to keep us under control!
When clear of burdens, the Solar Plexus vibrates with a beautiful sunshine yellow energy that resonates with joy and inspiration. It stimulates the mind and lifts us into an empowered state of beingness. It is confident, accepting of self and all others, and calmly serene within its state of non-attachment.
The beauty of clearing the Solar Plexus is that it allows us to then easily receive all experiences within our heart, where we can truly see the dynamics around us for what they are.
Until then, our life experiences are drawn into the Solar Plexus chakra to be tried and tested against the long list of projections and denials we carry. We all have them. It is part of our human condition.
My belief is that overcoming the blocks within our Solar Plexus chakra is, by design, the most challenging spiritual lesson we face in our incarnation. It is the biggest stumbling block that keeps us from inner peace and present-centred existence. It forces us into deep self-reflection and complete honesty if we wish to master it. Without this discipline we fall into separation, fear, mistrust, intolerance, hatred, greed, ego, conflict and war. Sound familiar? The world as we know it needs a Solar Plexus clearing, and yet it is the conflict that pushes us to realise what we need and shakes us from our complacency.
Remember the times we've sought peace and our lower mind has reacted by freaking out and keeping us mentally busy? The lower mind thinks it's doing a good job. It constantly looks to keep us safe, both from the outside world and from our own inner stillness. The stillness is very scary to a busy lower mind, which is accustomed to keeping tabs on every moment and needing to feel in control of our attention at all times.
What is this strange stillness we are attempting to impose on our minds? Our mind has worked very hard to think fast, protectively, and often defensively. It has mastered multi-tasking at our request, and now we're asking it to stop? How terrifying!
This surrender to our higher mind feels paramount to death to our controlling lower minds. This higher mind that we are aiming for resonates at a much higher frequency than the lower mind, so the lower mind cannot perceive it or feel safe to surrender to it. Yet the higher mind honours free will and makes it the responsibility of the conscious self to discipline the lower mind, step out of the game, and drag it screaming into a higher vibration of true inner freedom.
And all this subconscious reactivity is funnelled collectively through the Solar Plexus chakra, where it churns and produces the butterflies that confirm to us that we are in danger if we dare to challenge it. And yet, challenge it we must. As King Arthur aptly stated in First Knight, "There is a peace that can only be found on the other side of war." The battle with the self, "the dweller on the threshold", as taught by Alice Bailey, that refuses to surrender its perpetual negativity, is the greatest battle we face.
And so, how do we even commence this daunting task? Baby steps! Learning to lovingly view the self as a frightened child that needs support and reassurance, kindness and guidance, while still teaching it boundaries and discipline. Listen to the self. Become aware of your own self-talk. Record it and discover the most common maladaptive beliefs you have about yourself which need to be constantly, instantly, restated in the positive. Be open to receive assistance from therapies such as Psychotherapy and Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, to track back to the causes of the triggers from your greatest traumas and be supported with techniques to safely overcome your strongest reactions. Just between you and me, that's the reason I started studying Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy – to heal myself of the most stubborn traumas that haunted me even after 20 years of meditation, and to then develop powerful ways to work with these modalities to support our spiritual endeavours.
We can consciously know the reasons and logically address our issues, but the subconscious mind sometimes needs help to create new neural pathways to transform our reactions into our chosen empowering responses to life. I had conquered many of my demons through conscious application and discipline, understanding the life lessons, empathically seeing the wound in another and lovingly forgiving and letting the issue go. These are also very valid and powerful approaches that I recommend for addressing the majority of our resistance.
However, for my biggest wounds, I had to set my conscious mind aside with hypnotherapy and speak directly with my subconscious mind, giving it a chance to be heard and validated, to have its perceptions reframed, before just overriding it. My mind sighed with grateful relief, grabbed the tools and ran with them, applying them retro-actively through my past, unravelling reactions in a blessed relief of release and liberation. My conscious endeavours were finally made manifest and my Solar Plexus was at peace.
After this, it requires conscious application to maintain it. It is actually not difficult to do, as it is a lifestyle choice. The act of mindfulness keeps us present-centred and aware of our own reactions, bringing us gently into our hearts, lifting Solar Plexus reactions lovingly upwards to be understood and released. With practice, the body's intelligence makes this an automatic process, until all we perceive comes directly into our Heart and the Solar Plexus is then used for its Divine Purpose, of harnessing our true empowerment, streaming in the Source and bringing in the joy.
And so, with the unconditional and loving determination of our own inner parent, we keep bringing on the battle with our frightened and rebellious inner child. In the end, both will win. To stand in our power, feeling fearless, loving and non-attached, able to take on the world, and yet realising that we don't need to is, ironically, the most peaceful and humble state of bliss we will embrace.
Enhance Your Chakra Qualities – The Sacral Chakra
The Key to your Personal Purpose
I would like to share with you the important dynamics of your second chakra, that liberates you to express yourself with free abandon! Located about three finger widths just below the navel, this is also the point where martial artists are taught to store energy, or extra life force. They focus on specific breathing exercises to bring in and build up their life force, which can then be drawn up and directed with force to use a kind of kinetic energy to displace their opponents.
And so, we look to our own sacral chakra, and wonder how we can even awaken it, let alone store extra power within it. The key is to tune into your sense of your own reason for being here. We need to take stock of our life and decide what really drives us and gives us a sense of passion. It is too easy to be led astray by external obligations and the expectations of others. We accidently start to feel more validated by the encouraging feedback we receive from others than from the intrinsic appreciation we have for our own endeavours. We find that we are shaping ourselves and our lives to meet the needs of others and we have forgotten what our own important needs are. We may be meeting the lower-order needs, in keeping with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, where we meet our basic needs for food, shelter and safety. And perhaps we have slightly higher needs met, where we are working, being productive, and feeling like we belong within our peer group and society. However, what of the higher-order needs, for self-actualisation and grasping what you're really here for? Often times, that's too scary to look at, for it may take us away from the popular activities we undertake with others that meet our needs for acceptance. Or it may cause us to admit that we really can't stand the dynamics of our workplace or the monotony or our job. We have lost our spark. We may be able to act up beat, but where has that inner creative flow gone? We come up blank just trying to imagine what it could feel like to be truly inspired, expressive and content.
Well, the second chakra resonates to the colour orange, and is the vibration of creativity, artistic expression, fun, spontaneity and passion. This includes our sensuality, and it physically correlates to our reproductive organs and hormonal glands. This is where we tune in to our expressive, affectionate and playful self and seize the joy in the moment. Hm, where has that gone? If you are feeling a nagging dissatisfaction, a flat-lining lack of motivation and your emotions keep bringing you down, then awakening your sacral chakra is a good place to start to revitalise your sense of purpose and meaning.
It can be very confronting to consider that our lifestyles, choices and current paths do not really support the flourishing of our individuality and free expression. This requires some honest reflection and owning up to how we have shifted our priorities away from honouring ourselves and recognising our personal needs.
If we consider the colour orange, we see that it is created from the blending of red and yellow. Red vibrates to the base chakra, which sustains our physical strength and the energetic foundations that support the rest of our being. Red also resonates to the healthy use of will, to move forward with positive intention and resolve. And then there's yellow – the colour of joy and empowerment. It resonates to clear insight and stimulates our minds with productive and positive thought. So, these are the two vibrations of red and yellow that are tapped into to support the orange. Consider how red is in the base, below the sacral chakra, and yellow is harnessed in a happy solar plexus, which is just above the sacral chakra. So, the sacral chakra is framed either side by the main qualities it can draw from to find itself. For you to find yourself. And who are you truly?
To help you with this, you might like to reflect back to your childhood. What were your original dreams and aspirations, no matter how crazy you may now find them? How far have you wandered from your passion? How much time do you allow for free, creative expression on a daily basis? And that's not as unrealistic as it sounds. Although you may not have time to write a poem or artistically create every day, you can keep this frequency alive within you until you do have time, at least weekly, for this kind of necessary expression. And how can you harness this, even on a busy day? You acknowledge the liberating power of your Inner Child. Yes, the Inner Child resonates within your Sacral Chakra. Here, you tap into that indomitable spirit that does not acknowledge externally imposed boundaries, and rips through those that you've imposed on yourself. Your Inner Child is the spirited, childlike part of you that sees the wonder in the simple things and can laugh at itself with humility and joy. This is not to be confused with being childish. That connotation places a judgement on you that your playful spirit is immature or selfish. No, the Inner Child, when embraced without adaptation to please others, is the part of us that has a healthy sense of humour. That finds the fun in the every-day and plays often and fair with loved ones. The Inner Child can relate to children and join them in their fantasy world, prioritising quality time with family, with a genuine warm-hearted involvement. The Inner Child can secretly laugh at the temper or ego in others and see a way around them, even how to best cajole them into laughing at themselves. And the Inner Child sees the windows to climb out of, off on another adventure, when someone closes a door. And so, allowing in your Inner Child becomes a choice, an orientation, where you prioritise changing your perceptions of the world around you.
And so, we come back to empowering the sacral chakra. This power lies within you – to see the beauty around you and remember why you are here. To love passionately and share affectionately. To sit down and seriously take stock of your life and how you utilise your time. How much effort do you really put into managing your priorities to allow you the time to embrace your own hobbies and activities? And how much energy do you waste on things that do not directly honour and support you, so you are left feeling too drained to be creative? What has to change? You can still work productively and affectively, without it consuming all that you are. This comes with the art of healthy detachment, which is the main focus on the next chakra we will explore – The solar plexus chakra. So it lies within each of us to take stock of what we are currently investing in, and what are the true, intrinsic rewards our activities are really bringing us.
Breathe life force into your sacral chakra. Bring it in through the Crown on the in breath, and see it stoking a bright orange furnace, glowing warmly within your Sacrum. And on the out breath, visualise that you just breathe out air. So each in breath is loading you up and you are holding on to the life force and expelling only air. You would benefit from taking a few classes in Qi Kung (or Chi Gung), which is a special form of exercise designed specifically for building life force, inner strength and balance. This is like the introductory level for the martial art form of storing life force as power, which is kept in internal reserves. It's very effective, and is part of what I include in my Meditation Classes. So see who teaches it near you.
And so, you can learn to focus on this centre that helps you hold on to what you're really here for. To remember your dreams and seize your purpose. What did your Soul first come into incarnation for? What are your most important life lessons and opportunities for full and free expression? If you haven't thought much about this, then start to prioritise sitting with this gently within yourself. No beating yourself up and pushing the river. Nurture yourself, remember what makes you happy, and make a point to laugh out loud more often. Grasp the idea of loving yourself and all that you are. Open your heart and listen to yourself. It is within the stillness of surrender and gentle allowance that your dreams can speak to you.
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Enhance Your Chakra Qualities
Warm wishes to you, and may Light Divine be with you always,


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Whenever you want to moan about the state of British retailing, then go visit a branch of Lakeland. Of course, I am old enough to remember when they were Lakeland Plastics, but they are about so much more these days. But one thing that remains is the terribly nice, mainly ladies, who work there.
I went in there today, in the pouring rain, to find a very nice lady handing out plastic bags for umbrellas. Lovely.
I then found more things for making jams and preserving things than I thought existed. I restrained myself from buying the Tefal Electric Jam Maker, although I understand it takes the stress out of jam making. Or, in my case, remembering to stir it regularly so not to burn the sugar on the bottom.
I did finally buy an easy-fill jam funnel to make entry into jars much easier, not to mention less messy. I resisted all the twee jam covers though. Which is possibly why my jam is always passed over at the Horticultural Show, due to it being in a recycled pickled onions jar.
I remember the time I had bought a jelly straining kit from them, only to find it had, in error, no straining bag. And I had a pan full of boiling elderberries on the stove waiting to be strained. The lady on the helpline was very helpful, and laughed with me as I considered what I was going to strain with whilst awaiting the replacement she was sending me (M&S 15 denier as it happens).
So if you ever find yourself in need of an extra bit of kitchen kit, some unusual foodstuffs or just generally stuff you'd never thought about, then Lakeland is the place. It's also one of the best sources of gifts for foodies that I know of. Not posh, but definitely useful! And such lovely people!


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The walk:
Alan, Davie Mc, Dougie, Gus, Ian, Jim, Johnny, Kenny R, Kenny T, Paul, Rex, Robert
Thanks again to Johnny for the coffee and scones before the bus was taken to Barassie for the walk along the beach back to Irvine on a decent January morning. The wind was behind us which made the walking easier.(Allan and Johnny stayed behind to prepare for the evening).
The Burns Supper:
Alan, Allan, Davie C, Davie Mc, Dougie, George, Gus, Ian, Jim, Jimmy, Johnny, Kenny T, Paul, Rex, Robert, Ronnie
This was, yet again, another excellent evening with everyone contributing in their own way. Thanks especially to Johnny (and Helen) for hosting the event and for putting in the effort in the kitchen. Robert chaired proceedings with panache (anyone for wabbit?) and the main speeches from Davie Mc, Jimmy and Gus were informative and entertaining. Everyone else chipped in with a reading and Ian (hiding his light under a bushel) and Ronnie provided musical accompaniment. It was good to have Davie C back with us for the night, and in good form. We wish him well in his recovery.Paul happily? agreed to be the chairman for the Burns Supper in 2018.


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Re: Summer
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:27 am
Front page this morning. Sunshine Beach. Monster waves may be overstating it but it's big for up here.
Oh dear, and its been a wonderful week or so of waves too.crabmeat thompson wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:59 pmmy foot is fingered. duckdiving with my left foot, i can go about 6 inches deep.
surfing can go and get fucked.
see if I was beanpole I'd post: "Shouldn't that be XXXX?"steve shearer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:14 pmQLD xxx


text: Drug Charges January 18, 2008 3:35 AM The Saskatoon Integrated Drug Unit conducted a search warrant at an apartment building in the 500 Block of 5th Av No last evening. A 54 year old male was arrested and charged with the following : 3 counts of Possession for the purpose of trafficking marihuana,cocaine and cannabis resin. Other charges were Possession of Psilocybin and proceeds of crime over $5,00.00. Approximately 7 lbs of marihuna ,65 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine, and 200 grams of hash was seized along with over $23,000.00 cash. Subject will be in court in the morning. Another 30 year old male was arrested and also charged with Possession for the purpose of trafficking.When he attended to the apartment he had approximately 2 lbs of marihuana in his possession. He will also be appearing in court in the morning.


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