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Anju is a certified Yoga Instructor who trains Wellintra's clients in the Andheri East and Goregaon East suburbs of Mumbai. Anju has multiple certifications in Yoga namely from the Yoga Institute in Santacruz which is one of the oldest yoga training institutions in the world and Mumbai University from where she has graduated with a diploma in Yoga. She has also undergone the advanced Teacher Training Course from the Yoga Institute in Santacruz. As a Yoga Instructor, Anju's aim is to help her clients attain a balanced state of mind and body. According to her the practise of Yoga is not just the practise of asanas but rather a 'Way of Life'. She helps her clients realise that Yoga can be practised 24 hours a day!
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In her classes, Anju specialises in using specific techniques in order to increase one's concentration, attention spans, flexibility of body and also to reduce stress. Good Yoga practise according to her builds physical strength, deepens awareness and improves concentration. Every practise session on the mat is an opportunity to restore the body's natural balance and realise our inherent potential to be the best that we can be. Influenced by her journey of learning and experience, she aims to bring a unique sense of empowerment to her group and private yoga classes. In her own words, "Through the practise of meditation, pranayama and asanas, my ultimate intention is to have my clients feel alive, rejuvenated an feel like their batteries have been recharged! I like to teach yoga in a manner that helps people think and ponder and at the same time help the students map out their own journey."
- Advanced Course in Yoga, Mumbai University
- Certified Yoga Teacher from The Yoga Institute, Santacruz (Mumbai).
- Diploma in Yoga, Mumbai University.
- Diploma in Diet Nutrition and Body Management from Clara International Beauty Academy.
- Graduate in B.A. (Bachelor's of Arts)
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- Worked for 12 months in Bhatia Hospital, Grant Road West in the Diet & Nutrition Department from 2012 – 2013.
- Worked for 4 months in Manthan Yogic village, Morjim, North Goa in the yoga instructor department from January to April 2016.


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CBCT® (Cognitively-Based Compassion Training) consists of a structured and progressive series of contemplative exercises. Practitioners begin by stabilizing attention and developing present-moment awareness (Modules I and II) and then use analytical practices to increase well-being and unbiased compassion toward others. (Modules III – VI).
Module I: Developing Attentional Stability and Clarity
This initial practice trains attentional stability in order to improve mental stability and clarity; typically this is done by placing and retaining focus on the unfolding sensations of the breath and by learning to notice and release distractions as they arise.
Module II: Cultivating Insight into the Nature of Mental Experience
Still rooted in the present moment, the focus shifts to how mental experiences unfold from moment to moment, neither pushing away such experiences or becoming overly involved in them. This practice improves calmness of mind and provides insight into habitual mental patterns.
Module III: Self-compassion
Using insights from Module II, this self-care practice examines the basic nature of distress and dissatisfaction and cultivates more realistic and positive approaches to difficult life circumstances. When done with kindness, these practices strengthen the determination to replace unhelpful attititudes with constructive ones, leading to realistic optimism and greater self-determination.
Module IV: Cultivating Impartiality
As humans are innately social creatures, relationships are central to well-being. This practice examines habitual ways of thinking about others. Seeing that all people, despite apparent differences, shares a fundamental desire to seek well-being and to avoid distress and dissatisfaction, this practice leads to a greater capacity to see others as similar to one's self on the most basic level, opening the door to a more inclusive compassion.
Module V: Appreciation and Affection for Others
By examining how all things that are beneficial depend upon others, this module cultivates an appreciation for this basic kindness, intended or unintended. considering the drawbacks of an unrealistic attitude of independence and isolation, the practitioner reflects on the daily and long-term gifts of the broader society, and a deepening affection is cultivated for others.
Module VI: Empathy and Engaged Compassion
With the perspectives of seeing each person as equally deserving of happiness and as having great value in their own right, practitioners focus on the difficulties and distress experienced by so many, which naturally invokes an empathic response. When supported by the inner strength developed in earlier modules, this empathy leads to the strong wish to see others free of difficulties and distress and to orient one's core motivation toward the alleviation of the suffering of others.
This course is open to any adult interested in deepening their understanding of the psychology of compassion and the methods for cultivating it. CBCT® training has been found to be beneficial by educators, social workers, medical and mental health professionals, chaplains, and others wishing to build resiliency, improve relationships, enhance interpersonal skills, and/or simply cultivate this universal human value.
Appropriate for beginners as well as more experienced contemplative practitioners, no previous meditation experience is necessary. Successful completion of a Foundation Course taught by Dr. Lobsang Tenzin Negi or a CBCT® Senior Teacher is a prerequisite for the CBCT® Teacher Certification Program.


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BMF fights for merchants' slice of Green Deal (4/4)
Published: 29 September, 2011
Who will be a provider?
The success of the Green Deal is predicated on routine work, done by trained and competent people, delivered in large volumes, every day of the week, away from Whitehall and Westminster, in the suburbs or market and coastal towns around the country.
The latest thinking expressed by DECC officials causes alarm to the BMF because the proposals rely far too heavily on big corporate names. The models being discussed favour large vertically-integrated businesses – energy suppliers and major retailers that will dominate the market from the outset with a 'one-stop shop'.
Peter Matthews believes the big six suppliers have a competitive advantage over merchants because they hold information on gas and electricity bill payers. They can mine the data to directly target voters to steer them towards subsidiary businesses, or 'preferred partners'. SME contractors are already at risk of being excluded because there is no finance mechanism to allow those not tied to major Green Deal providers to offer an alternative.
Mr Matthews told Builders' Merchants News that if this is not addressed, it will limit the consumers' choice. That leaves meaning little or no scope for merchants and their trade customers to participate. "We cannot allow these proposals to go un-challenged," he said.
"For us, this is all about trying to prevent or at least, dilute or mitigate – the effects of the usual suspects invading merchant markets. A merchant-led response is imperative if we want an antidote to the continuing threat from vertically-integrated businesses. At a time when the Tories want private enterprise to lead the economic recovery, we urge ministers to think again."
Last month, Birmingham City Council announced it will seek to become a Green Deal provider. It plans some £1.3bn of green retrofit work for 200 000 homes and commercial buildings.
What will be eligible?
In June, ministers published a document outlining a framework for determining whether a measure (or package of measures) is likely to be eligible for finance under the Green Deal. The Department says there will be no standard measure(s) appropriate for every property. It depends on various factors: work already done; the characteristics of the building; and (in some cases) the geographical location. The work done must be fixed, not detachable. To obtain finance, applicants will need to check that proposed actions:
- Are eligible under the criteria to be published later this year.
- Are suitable for their property, based on the recommendations of the assessment.
- Satisfy the Golden Rule.
On the technical side, DECC tasked the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes to review the costs and benefits associated with various measures. The EEPH issued a call for evidence from industry to garner data on the costs and performance of measures. The review seeks to identify gaps in current information so they can be addressed. EEPH will advise DECC of its findings in the autumn of 2011.
Renewable heat and power
At present, the Green Deal only relates to the energy-efficiency and thermal performance of buildings. It does not cover electricity microgeneration and/or renewable heating.
Plenty of industry voices are pushing for the Green Deal to be extended to renewables. Many say connecting it to the Renewable Heating Incentive will make the policy more enticing for consumers.
Mr Amphlett reckons the civil servants are stuck. "The problem they face is mission creep. The original aim of improving energy performance may become lost in trying to link other schemes to the Green Deal. I suspect, in the future, renewables will be connected – perhaps by making it a condition of the RHI that energy-efficient improvements are done first.
If so, we shall have more well-insulated buildings ready to adopt the renewable sources we need to meet carbon budgets."
Paying for the Green Deal
Interest rates: Builders' Merchants News has learned that a common thread being discussed is fixed or variable interest rates. If rates are too high, it will result in lesser types of measures completed – and lower numbers of them. Using the Golden Rule it has been calculated that:
- 9% rate = very little is done as only loft and cavity wall insulation and draft-proofing are viable.
- 7% rate = draft-proofing, some glazing, and a little solid wall insulation is completed.
- 5% rate = loft and cavity wall insulation, and glazing and boiler replacements are done.
The worry is that voters will not entertain the Green Deal because if they decide to improve their property, they can do so at a lower cost than is offered under the Green Deal.
Extending mortgages: Mr Amphlett noted that the Energy Bill does not appear to rule out voters modifying or extending their mortgage to pay for Green Deal work. He obtained Financial Services Authority data that suggests scope for increasing mortgages. The data shows at least 45% of households currently have loan-to-value ratios at or below 65% of the mortgage. If these owner-occupiers can be persuaded to add Green Deal project costs to their existing mortgage, it could lead to higher uptake. The BMF wants DECC to explore this so voters can choose between a conventional mortgage and Green Deal finance.
New Energy Company Obligation
The new Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is something merchants are right to worry about because the big six suppliers will surcharge everyone's bill to pay for it as they did for CERT and CESP. The number of people who can benefit from ECO support may be quite low, but all bill payers will be liable to pay for it.
Policy objectives: The ECO will not be like previous obligations because it is being designed to assist certain people – namely those on low incomes or in vulnerable households. The twin objectives are to (a) reduce carbon emissions and (b) reduce the cost of heating homes. The latter is sometimes referred to as an 'affordable warmth' target.
The Government recognises there are properties for which the Green Deal on its own will not work because the Golden Rule cannot be met. Homes with solid walls are the prime example.
To meet climate change targets, ministers have to address this because able-to-pay customers will not pay for expensive solid wall insulation in large numbers. In such instances, the ECO will simply provide a subsidy that lowers the upfront costs of having Green Deal work completed. Mr Amphlett also uncovered some unintended consequences: prosperous, middle-class families could end up being cross-subsidised by low-income, fuel-poor residents.
Access to ECO funds: The willingness of merchants to enter the Green Deal market will depend on how well they can compete, how easily they can access ECO monies, and their own administrative costs.
One of the main concerns high-lighted by both Mr Matthews and Mr Amphlett is the monopoly of the energy companies. Some mechanism to allow merchants to obtain ECO funds must be found if they are to compete. The worry is that energy suppliers (who are also Green Deal providers) will want to fund their own Green Deal activity. They will allocate ECO subsidy to another part of their group to the detriment of merchants, who will be excluded.
The BMF is demanding there be a clearing house to bring energy suppliers and other Green Deal providers together to create open access to ECO funds.
What happens next...
After the Energy Bill becomes law, there is a huge amount for the BMF to do as complex technical and financial details are worked out. The Government will have to go back to Parliament with secondary legislation regarding:
- An authorisation scheme for assessors, providers and installers to regulate their conduct.
- Descriptions of which improvements, measures and products will qualify.
- A Code of Practice specifying the criteria for such issues as training of assessors, marketing offers, handling complaints and insurance and warranties.
- How the Energy Company Obligation will relate to the Green Deal.
- What connection (if any) will be made to renewable heat and power.
- Details of the permissible financial terms and whether to allow variable interest rates.
The BMF hopes DECC will make some of the relevant announcements in time for the BMF Members' Day on 20 September 2011 at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club.
The chief issue for discussion will be what an alternative Green Deal offer from BMF members looks like if merchants are to counter the threat from energy suppliers and the DIY sheds.
This article first appeared in the July/August issue of Builders' Merchants News.


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January 6, 2015
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In an effort to strengthen rules to combat the use of illegally compounded medications in racing, regulators are taking steps to ensure that commissions have adequate authority to sanction licensees who violate existing federal restrictions limiting the use of such substances.
"Commission investigators are finding that some are seeking to circumvent existing doping rules by using new drugs created by combining multiple substances in a compound," Association of Racing Commissioners International President Ed Martin said.
"Existing federal rules requiring that compounded medications be dispensed only by veterinary prescription to address a specific medical need of an individual horse are being ignored by some. It is a problem that those doing this believe they won't get caught by the feds. Racing commissions are taking steps to ensure that they can confiscate the substances and bring action against those who use or distribute these illegal compounds," he noted.
The ARCI has given approval to a Model Rules policy that would:
• Outlaw the possession or use of a drug, substance, or medication not specifically approved by an appropriate federal agency absent permission of the Commission or its designee.
• Ban the possession, use, or distribution of a compounded medication on track property if there is an United States Food and Drug Administration-approved equivalent of that substance available for purchase.
• Require that a compounded medication be dispensed only by prescription issued by a licensed veterinarian to meet the medical needs of a specific horse and for use only in that specific horse
• Create a racing rules violation for the possession of a compounded medication not properly labeled consistent with existing federal requirements.
Adoption of the new provision augments existing efforts of racing commissions to combat illegally compounded drugs. In 2012 several southern and western U.S. state racing commissions quietly requested federal assistance in tackling this problem. Today state and federal regulatory entities are cooperating in joint efforts. Additionally, racing commissions deploy vehicle and barn searches that have been helpful in finding illegal substances.
The newly adopted policy is included in the ARCI Model Rules ARCI-011-020 and ARCI-025-020. Commissions are expected to promulgate regulations in 2015.
Action on a companion provision concerning medical labeling requirements was deferred by the ARCI pending public comment on whether a prescription for a substance should be required to be issued by a veterinarian licensed in the racing regulatory jurisdiction where the track is located. Due to the fact that many horses participate in multiple jurisdictions, questions were raised as to whether such a requirement would impose an undue burden.
Those wishing to comment on the proposed language may do so online at the ARCI website.
The ARCI acknowledges those who assisted in the development and drafting of the new model policy, particularly Dr. Lynn Hovda, Chairperson of the ARCI Regulatory Veterinarians Committee; Dr. Dionne Benson, Executive Director of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium; Mr. Hugh Gallagher of the New York Racing Association; Dr. Mary Scollay-Ward, Equine Medical Director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, and Dr. Rick Arthur of the California Horse Racing Board.
The ARCI is the only umbrella organization of the officially sanctioned governing rulemaking bodies for professional horse and greyhound racing in North America and parts of the Caribbean. The ARCI sets standards for racing regulation, medication policy, drug testing laboratories, totalizator systems, racetrack operation and security, and off-track wagering entities.
ARCI members are the only independent entitles recognized to license, enforce, and adjudicate matters pertaining to racing.
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Overall, the work of The Slow Death is exactly what I had been hoping to hear around the time I discovered them. I was hoping to find some sort of revival of the primitive and gritty sounds of 90's doom/death metal. What's refreshing is that, while melodic elements like clean female vocals and pianos do have a big part in the music, the music is very far from the romanticism that can be associated with the likes of Anathema or My Dying Bride. If anything, this album leans more on the funereal side, with more of a terminal and desolate tone to its sorrowful compositions. Over the course of
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WG Skip Hire is a mini skip hire company operating in Bicester and many other areas of Oxfordshire. We have a wide range of different size skips available for you so that no matter what job you need doing. We can do it right! Our skips are perfect for all sort of jobs such as garage cleanups, spring cleaning, and attic clearances. If you're in the Bicester area then you'll never need to try another skip hire company ever again! Hire a name that you can trust in WG Skip Hire.
WG Skip Hire is committed to delivering the finest skip hire service in Bicester, that's why we go the extra mile to make sure you're 100% satisfied with our service. Be sure to check us out on yell too. We have years of experience in dealing with skips so you can guarantee a job well done every time. We are a family run business, committing ourselves to provide a high quality local service we can be proud of.
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Biking is a fun recreational activity that is enjoyed by people of all ages. Unfortunately, as with all recreational activities, there is always a risk of injury. Biking has been attributed to approximately 300,000 emergency room visits by children every year, with about 10,000 of these visits requiring the child to stay for a few days. For children between the ages of 5-14, bike riding is more commonly the cause of emergency room visits than any other sport injury. So what can you do to keep you and your children safe while riding?
One big concern while riding a bike is head injury. Falling off of a bike, running into an object, or even being hit by a car can all cause possibly serious brain injuries in addition to broken bones and scrapes. Helmets have the ability to reduce the risk of serious brain injuries by 88%. Despite this statistic, only about 45% of children under the age of 14 regularly wear a bike helmet. As parents, this should be a major concern. Enforcing the use of a helmet may save your child's life. This video gives the proper instructions for fitting a child's bike helmet to ensure the safest use.
In addition to making sure that your child wears a helmet, it is also important to enforce proper road rules and other safety tips, including:
- Ride on the right side of the road, not against traffic
- Stay as far to the right as possible
- Use appropriate hand signals when indicating turns, stops, etc.
- Stop at all stop signs and stoplights
- Make eye contact with drivers and make sure drivers are paying attention
- Wear bright clothing, reflectors, and lights when riding at dusk, dawn, or in the evening
Parents should also actively supervise their children until they believe the children are responsible to ride on their own.
In addition to safe riding etiquette and use of helmets, proper bike fit can also reduce riding injury. It is important to note that not all injuries are related to trauma from falling off of a bike. Some injuries result from repetitive strain while in the wrong position on your bike. Some common injuries due to improper bike fit include:
- Anterior (front) knee pain – possibly due to saddle height (too low), pedaling speed (slow), using the quadriceps muscle too much, misaligned bicycle cleat, or muscle imbalance
- Neck pain – possibly due to handlebar (too high or low) or saddle (excessive downward tilt) position
- Low back pain – possibly due to tight hamstrings, pedaling speed (slow), using the quadriceps muscle too much, back muscle weakness, or handlebar position (too high or low)
- Hamstring tendinitis – possibly due to tight hamstrings, saddle height (high), misaligned bicycle cleat, or hamstring weakness
- Hand numbness or pain – possibly due to handlebars position (too high), poorly placed brake levers, or the saddle position (downward tilt)
- Foot numbness or pain – possibly due to use of the quadriceps muscle too much, pedaling speed (slow), poor foot mechanics, or misalignment of the bicycle cleat
- Ilio-tibial band tendonitis – possibly due to saddle position (too high), leg length difference, or misalignment of the bicycle cleat
Some posture tips to reduce your risk of developing these problems include: changing your hand position frequently when riding, keeping a controlled but relaxed grip of the handlebars, avoiding rocking the pelvis back and forth while riding, and making sure that there is a slight bend at the knee at the end of your stroke when pedaling on each side. When in doubt consult the experts at Advanced Physical Therapy and Fitness or you local bicycle shop professionals to assist you with proper fit.
We hope these tips are helpful for keeping you safer and injury free while biking this season. If you have any questions on this topic or any others in which you are interested, feel free to leave any questions, comments, or suggestions. Thank you for reading and stay active.
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I made a quick, impromptu trip to the Twin Cities to visit my "city sister." I haven't driven through Minneapolis and St. Paul for a while and I had forgotten what life in the fast lane is like.
A few years ago it seemed that traffic started getting fairly heavy twenty miles or so from the edge of Minneapolis. Every time I drive there it seems traffic picks up further west than it did the last time I made the trip. Traffic in the "fast lane" rarely slows down except for traffic jams. The cars can be nearly bumper to bumper and still they zip along at 70 miles per hour. The 55 or 60 mile per hour speed limit seems to be a mere suggestion and not even trucks and buses drive that slowly. Heaven help you if you hesitate!
It takes adjusting to go from heavy traffic in rural North Dakota (more than two cars in a 20 mile stretch) to keeping up with the vehicles speeding down the many lanes of traffic in the city. Simply remembering to be aware of traffic on all sides of the car requires rigorous concentration. Some cars zip from one lane to another, weaving in and out and around as though there is a prize for the commuter who gets to the front of the line. I don't know how so many drivers do it while talking on their cell phones.
It is not only on the highway that people seem in a hurry. Shoppers don't stroll down the street and through the shops, they walk with purpose. Sometimes they are impatient with busy sales people. They don't wait for the light to change before crossing the street. Cars at intersections creep forward in anticipation of the red light changing to green. The drivers going in the other direction speed up to get through before the yellow turns to red.
Everyone In the city seems to be in a hurry.
It was pleasant to drive home where sometimes the deer on the road outnumber the cars you meet. It was good to know if you have car trouble, you might have to wait for the next car to come by, but it will probably be someone you know who stops to help you. Driving the speed limit doesn't usually create backed up traffic for miles and you won't get knocked down if you stroll past the brightly lit windows on main street.
The United Nations estimated that 2008 was the first year when more people in the world lived in cities than in rural areas. That number is expected to grow to 70 percent of the world's population living in major cities by 2050. Today more than one-third of the people living in the world's largest urban areas live without electricity, sanitation systems or durable housing. They live in cardboard shanties amid garbage and sewage.
What will be the effect on how we get along, how we work, how we play, when most of us live in crowded, fast-paced places? Will we become increasingly more suspicious and alienated? How does living in cities affect people's health? Will we plan and build cities that allow people to form communities, ride bikes, walk, fly kites? Will we find ways to deal with the great inequities found in cities today? Will the poor continue to move to the cities to try to find work and only find poverty and exploitation? Will the rich buy up more of the rural countryside and build walled estates?
I'm glad to be home again, driving in the slow lane.
Copyright © 2014 Janet Jacobson and Sustaining the Northern Plains


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Mary Jane Schultz dies at 72
Mary Jane Schultz, age 72 of New Hampton, passed away at her home with her family by her side on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 at Holy Family Parish in New Hampton with celebrant, Msgr. Carl Schmitt. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in New Hampton.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Conway-Markham Funeral Home with a 7:30 Scriptural Wake Service. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the funeral mass on Saturday. Online condolences for Mary Jane's Family may be left at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Mary Jane Louise Edson was born on June 8, 1945 to Vern and Marjorie (Taylor) Edson in Charles City. Mary Jane attended school in New Hampton and graduated from Ossian De Salles High School. Upon graduating, she worked at Deco Manufacturing in Decorah. She moved back to New Hampton where she was married, then divorced. Mary Jane worked at St. Mary's Catholic Church as a house keeper. Later she returned to Deco Manufacturing where she was employed for 26 years. Mary Jane was united in marriage to Eugene Schultz, Jr. on July 21, 2000 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Hampton.
She enjoyed gardening and flowers, spending time with her grandchildren and being with her family. She was proud to drive semi-truck and powder puff stock cars. She was a member of Holy Family Parish and Rosary Society.
Mary Jane is survived by her mother, Marjorie Hoffman; her husband, Eugene Schultz, Jr. both of New Hampton; her children, Christine Vestal of Camden, NC; Matt (Amber) Gebel of Gladbrook, Kipp (Christine) Gebel of Ida Grove, Iowa, Jim (Charity) Gebel of Moville, Iowa Mindy (Albert) McDonald of Akron, Iowa Tony (Donna) Gebel, Susie (Wayne) Troyna and Jodi (DJ) Njus all of New Hampton; 24 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Judy (Dave) Baltes of Oklahoma City; brother, Vernon (LaVonne) Edson of Cedar Rapids, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Vern Edson and one grandson, Vincent Vestal.


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Buzzing Off – Top Tips and Products for a Sexy Summer Holiday
Every year comes one day in the UK when the temperature hits the high 20s, the country strips naked and heads to the beach. But when this day passes, people seek out places to jet off to for their holidays where the weather is perpetually sunny and sizzling summer lovin' is in the air.
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Going through airport security is always stressful, but trying to discreetly get across with a vibrator or a bottle of lubricant can be downright nerve-wracking. This shouldn't deter your customers, though, as they can prepare ahead with the following simple steps to minimise the time spent getting the all-clear for their luggage.
Whether they are planning to pack their sex toy on their carry-on or their checked-in luggage, customers should always remove batteries from vibrating toys or engage any lock mechanism the toy may have. This will prevent random activations, that would lead to the most awkward game of "whose mobile is ringing" at the security gate.
It's always a good idea to bag up toys in clear plastic bags, so if it comes to it and the suitcase is unpacked for a check, the item can be easily identified and kept hygienic.
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And I'm back online! After four weeks with no broadband in the new flat, I'm so happy to be back on the blog. Last month we were invited to Tapas Revolution, one of the newest additions to Eldon Square's restaurant offering. Looking back on these photos is slightly odd, as I've since decided to have a bash at a fully plant-based/vegan diet. But I'm still excited to share how great this meal was with you, so here it goes.
Anyway, that's a post for another time. Tapas Revolution is a pretty authentic Spanish experience, as far as chain restaurants go, this is by far one of the best ones I've been to. It's up there with Las Iguanas and Wagamama, two chains I am a big fan of! The interior is really well thought-out, with traditional Spanish tiling and a beautiful bar displaying a huge range of beers on tap and bottles of interesting liquors. My only criticism of the interior is the tables are pretty close together. We were say on a table of two, which was incredibly close to two other couples – one on either side – I think they could do with removing one or two tables in the row and giving people a bit more space. Saying that, I do understand that communal eating is the European way!
From the moment we walked in, the staff were attentive and friendly. They completely understood my dietary requirements, while the gluten free and vegetarian menus were pretty extensive for a tapas restaurant. To drink, Craig went for a wine from Alicante while I, the designated driver, opted for a mocktail of Morello Cherry and Ginger Ale. I can wholeheartedly say this was the best mocktail I've ever had, and at £2.95 it is far more reasonably priced than the likes of Chaophraya upstairs. The cocktail menu also looked fab, all pretty well priced at around £6-7.
As for food, we decided to go for a decent selection of tapas so we could get a good feel for the veggie/pesc-y offering. We order manchego cheese, patatas bravas, pimientos, garlic prawns and crispy fried aubergine (not GF). The dishes come out as and when they are ready, which I quite like as it means nothing it getting cold and you get a chance to try everything – also it's a pretty great feeling when you're half way through a meal and they bring out even more food! Every dish was absolutely delicious, and probably the best tapas I've had outside of Spain.
Normally we wouldn't order dessert but we thought what the hell so I went for the Crema Catalana and Craig chose the pear tart, we enjoyed them both but I immediately regretted eating so much in a short time and found myself feeling a bit sick! I only had myself to blame.
From a price point of view, Tapas Revolution is really reasonable and there are plenty deals on during the week and at lunch times so we'd highly recommend popping along to try teir wide range of tapas or even a cheeky paelle (veggie, of course). You can see the full menus, including gluten free/allergen menu, at their website; http://www.tapasrevolution.com/newcastle/
What's your favourite restaurant to open in Eldon Square so far? Let me know in the comments!


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GeoMapApp version 3.5.0 and above require that you are running Java 7 or higher on your Mac. If you already have Java 7 or higher installed, you should be able to run GeoMapApp. If, though, you are running Mac OS X versions 10.7 or above but have an older version of Java, you will need to install a newer version of Java to run GeoMapApp. The steps below explain how to upgrade your Java, for which you will need administrator privileges.
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Once you have determined you have the correct OS X version as a requirement to run Java 7 you may proceed. Go to your Systems Preferences window. If you have Java 7 or later versions, you will see a Java icon under System Preferences on the bottom row. If this icon is present go to step 3. If you do not see this icon continue on with step 2b - 2d to get the latest Java version from Oracle.
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Depending on which browser you have you may be prompted that you need to enable your Java plugin for your web browser. This is different than the Java Control Panel for Desktop applications. In this example we are using a Safari web browser. You will see a prompt to allow the Java plug-in. Click Download Java Now and proceed to click Agree And Start Free Download. If you do not see the button to do this try the verification page with a different browser (Firefox).
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The complaints about immigration judges were alarming.
In San Francisco, a U.S. citizen was wrongly deported to Mexico after a judge failed to verify the authenticity of his birth certificate and tax records -- actions that drew harsh criticism from a federal appeals court.
In Chicago, an appellate board found that a political asylum case involving an Albanian citizen was mishandled because the judge relied on testimony from a document expert who did not speak or read Albanian.
And in Boston, a judge was suspended for more than a year after he referred to himself as "Tarzan" during a court proceeding for a Ugandan woman named Jane.


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Mr. Layshock mocked his Hickory High School principal by creating a fictitious and unflattering profile of him on an Internet site in December 2005. The then-high school senior's sophomoric parody, which caused no disruption in class, was created outside of school and on his grandmother's computer.
He wasn't even making fun of the school policy against drugs, he was just making fun of a pompous ass of a principal. We kow the principal is a pompous ass because
Nonetheless, the Mercer County public school system suspended him for 10 days, ordered the honors student to enroll in a program for troublesome students -- and prohibited him from attending the prom or graduation ceremony.
You'd think the people who run our schools actually have important things to do that would take up most of their days. But you'd be wrong, they don't really have anything to do except protect their own fragile egos.
When my generation was in school the same jerks ran the schools, and if you laughed at them they'd hit you with a big piece of wood. Now they suspend you.
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Coming Out After 40
June 1, 2012
Read More: Dr. Loren Olson, Finally Out: Letting of Living Straight, Primetimers Central Virginia
Photo courtesy Olson.
Dr. Loren Olson has been with his partner Doug for 25 years.
"He is a third grandpa to my grandchildren," Olson said. "We were legally married in Iowa 3 years ago. We underestimated the acceptance we found from the vast majority of Iowans."
That journey to living his life authentically came after an 18 year marriage to his wife. Olson, a psychiatrist came out in middle age and says that gay men magnify worries and fears of being out.
"We suffer because we magnify the potential losses and minimize the potential gains of living life authentically…" he said. "There are losses and one of the big ones is giving up heterosexual dream."
Olson shares his story in his new book "Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight" and during a visit to Richmond this weekend.
GAYRVA.COM: Tell me about how your personal story led to your writing this book?
OLSON: I was married 18 years to a woman and have two kids and six grandkids. I didn't come out until I was 40 and really didn't consider myself gay until I fell in love with a man I had an affair with.
Then I had to confront that it was more than just sex I wanted, I wanted a man physically and emotionally. It was a painful struggle to sacrifice all of the advantages of being "heterosexual" and I also worried about damaging my career.
Fortunately, my family (including my ex-wife and kids) are all very supportive and none of the professional concerns ever materialized.
I was moved to write the book because so little is available about the struggle of middle aged men who find themselves caught between gay and straight. I wanted to give hope to those who find themselves in that situation and to suggest that there is no universal solution. We must all work out our own.
At what moment did it finally "click" that you needed to face your sexuality?
The line in the book is, "Then he kissed me. I went gay all of the sudden." Like many men, I thought I only wanted a blow job, but that didn't satisfy my continuing need for the touch of the heart and body of another man.
You address fears about coming out affecting your career – did coming out have an impact on your practice?
Simple answer is no. We always magnify the losses we think we'll experience. In 1986, one doctor threatened to "out" me so I talked to my hospital administrator. (I was Medical Director of Psychiatry). They said, "We knew when we hired you." I had no idea because I thought I had guarded the secret so closely.
I was once being considered for a rather important administrative psychiatry job in another state, and they suddenly dropped negotiations with me. I suspect they found out I was gay, but I have no proof of that; however, I am confident enough of myself professionally to know that there was unlikely to be another explanation.
I have lived as an openly gay man for nearly 25 years now. I don't tell my patients, but if they ask, I do. It is good to be free.
Since writing the book have you found a lot of men who have shared a similar experience?
I hear all the time, in fact one today, "You have written my story." I also hear from others, "I am in so much pain because (for a variety of reasons) I don't think I can't come out." Many of those men are depressed and hopeless. It is most satisfying to me when I hear from them, "You've given me hope. You've changed my life."
In your conversations, what have you found to be the identifying factors for those coming out later in life?
Most struggle against potential loss of family, religion, and profession. Many of these men are dedicated fathers who fear they are abandoning their children. I felt the same way. I am not the father I once envisioned myself to be, but there is no doubt in my mind that those kids and grandkids are mine and that they see me as their Dad and Grandpa.
I asked my daughter what she would tell her children about my marriage to Doug. She said, "I'll tell them that two people who love each other are getting married." She told my granddaughters, "We're going to Iowa because Grandpa and Doug are getting married." One asked, "Who are they marrying?" My daughter answered, "They're marrying each other." Then she responded, "That's weird," and after a beat, "Will there be cake?" In her mind that was the critical issue.
What do you hope readers take from this book?
First of all, I think that both the gay and the straight world are pretty unaware of our existence.
Second, I think few are aware of the complexity and how painful it can be to consider leaving a wife (whom you may love the best way you can) and especially your kids.
Read more about Olson and his story at FinallyOutBook.com. The Primetimers of Central Virginia host a meet & greet with Olson at Nations, 2729 W. Broad St., on Saturday, June 2, at 6 p.m.
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A gorgeous spiral staircase takes us up to the first floor where we find the 5 bedrooms with views of the garden. The master bedroom has its own en-suite bathroom and there is another double bathroom for the other bedrooms.
Outside we find a lovely garden surrounding the house, with lawns, a swimming pool, olive trees, flowers and a beautiful lemon tree which can be seen through the glass door in the entrance hall. At the end of the garden there is a little shed where the gardening equipment can be stored.
The property is presented in good condition and would be suitable for a family looking for a .permanent residence or a holiday home by the coast. It also features an alarm system, double glazing, mosquito screens on the windows, a spacious garage and water from a well for watering the garden and filling up the pool.
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Nancy Agabian is the author of Princess Freak (Beyond Baroque Books, 2000), a mixed genre collection of poems, short prose, and performance texts on young women's sexuality and rage, and Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter (Aunt Lute Books, 2008) a memoir about the influence of her Armenian family's history on her comingof age. Me as her again was honored as a Lambda Literary Award finalist for LGBT Nonfiction and shortlisted for a William Saroyan International Prize. Her essays have been published in Ararat, The Brooklyn Rail, Women Studies Quarterly (The Feminist Press) and the anthologies Homelands: Women's Journeys Across Race, Place and Time (Seal Press) and Forgotten Bread: First Generation Armenian American Writers (Heyday Books). Collections of her poems appear in the anthologies Birthmark (Open Letter Press) and Deviation (Inknagir).
Agabian has also written and performed several one-woman shows, which have been presented internationally—in Geneva, Milan and Yerevan. With Ann Perich, she formed the folk-punk duo Guitar Boy and released a CD, Freaks Like Me. A Fulbright scholar to Armenia from 2006 to 2007, she is currently working on The Fear of Large and Small Nations a novel on the influences of nationalism, corruption, and family on personal freedom in post-Soviet Armenia. As a community writing workshop leader, she has worked with multicultural groups in Los Angeles, women writers in Yerevan, and immigrants and firstgeneration writers in Queens, where she lives. Agabian has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University's School of the Arts. She teaches writing at Queens College and at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. In 2012, she founded Heightening Stories, a series of writing workshops based in her living room in Jackson Heights.
For more information on Agabian, visit nancyagabian.com/?page_ id=2.
NB: You authored the book Me as her again: True Stories of an Armenian Daughter, a memoir about your Armenian family history. Tell us briefly the story of your family coming to America and how growing up in this culture has affected you.
NA: My grandparents and great-grandparents fled violence against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire (what's now Turkey) arriving in America between 1895 and 1920 and settling in New England. I learned from an early age that Armenians were nearly wiped out in the genocide of 1915, and thus it was important to preserve our culture, something I've come to appreciate later in life, but at the time it felt like a burden as the odd kid out in the largely white suburb of Boston, where I grew up in the '70s and '80s.
My family, though loving and closely knit, was also traditional, critical, and overprotective, so as I came of age as an artist and bisexual, I very much felt like I needed to find my self apart from them. At the same time, they were very political, creative and supportive of the arts.
The only grandparent I knew growing up was my father's mother, who had survived the massacres and lost most of her family during a death march when she was just a child. And yet my grandmother loved to laugh and tell stories. It's her history with the genocide that I felt I needed to uncover and understand in greater depth: one of those incredible tales of survival involving unlikely turns of fate, as well as unfathomable sorrow.
I also tell the stories of the next generation, tracing the passing of shame and guilt, particularly to the women in the family. In the course of my research, I realized that I had to mourn this history as part of my coming of age – and writing our stories helped me to do that.
NB: What was it like being a Fulbright scholar? Why did you decide to go to Armenia and what did you discover when you were there that contributes to your studies?
NA: I went to Armenia for the first time the year before the Fulbright for a brief visit, just to feel what it would be like to be in the homeland. The emphasis on family, the generosity towards guests, the awareness and burdens of history were all very familiar, but the society in the midst of shaping itself in a new world order was foreign and intriguing. It seemed that my specialty of creative nonfiction – basically writing about life – could be helpful at a time when Armenia was defining itself. I wanted to learn more about the social changes taking place, so I applied for a teaching and research fellowship.
I learned a lot about the culture through the stories from the mostly female students of the English Philology Department at Yerevan State University. College students' typical uncertainty about the future was amplified since there wasn't much opportunity for these young women unless they were well connected. I learned how corruption limited people's lives, and how it was present at every level of society. It was clear that writing personally and reflectively was new for these students who had grown up with Soviet models of education, and it was an important part of their self determination, against difficult odds. One young woman who bravely broke silences in writing about corruption – at her own school – has since gone on to become a successful teacher. I think it instilled in me just how crucial it is for people to write and value their stories.
NB: In applying for a Fulbright scholarship, were you discouraged by the high volume of applicants and the difficulty in being awarded a scholarship? What do you think distinguished you from the other applicants?
NA: You know, I applied in 2006 and went to Armenia later that fall, and I think it was probably easier at that time, before the recession, to get a fellowship. When I had been to Armenia for the first time in 2005, I had made great connections with some cultural organizations that agreed to sponsor me. A supervising colleague at Queens College and other peers and mentors were very supportive and wrote great letters for me. Also, my subject of creative nonfiction dovetailed well with the aims of the Fulbright program to share American culture, while also learning about the host country. It didn't hurt that a couple years before me Armenia had had a successful creative writing fellow. So all the cards fell into place, so to speak.
NB: Do you believe that Armenia is still struggling in the post-Soviet era? What advancements has the country made?
NA: The last time I visited in 2010 Armenia had made many strides, especially in Yerevan, in terms of developing their infrastructure and economy. The "brain drain" – when the best and brightest left the country in the years right after independence in 1991 – had been filled by energetic and committed repatriates contributing to society. I think there's been a lot of great entrepreneurship and a slow building of civil society with the influence of NGOs (non-government organizations) operating in social and environmental realms.
What seems to have remained is the level of corruption and the dependence on foreign remittances from family abroad for those who live in rural areas. There's also a lack of social justice in that women largely do not have prominent roles in society, and LGBT people, though now living in less silence, face great prejudice. Because there is only so much that Armenia can thrive with closed borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan, and they face a constant threat of war over Nagorno Karabakh, it's caught in stasis – culturally, politically and economically. That's why we're now seeing the deepening of ties to Russia, who is seen as a protector, even as they deal arms with Azerbaijan. Russia may not be Soviet anymore, but they still have a strong influence over Armenia.
NB: Being that you live in one of the most diverse cities in the world, have you encountered many Armenians in Queens? What experiences have you had sharing stories with other Armenians?
NA: When I first moved to Queens in 2007, I immediately became intrigued with the Armenian and Turkish communities living side by side in Sunnyside, so I wrote an article about them. It was fascinating to learn how circumstances brought them to the same neighborhood and how they have found tolerance over the years. I also learned that the Armenians of Sunnyside were largely from Romania and had their own subculture within the Armenian community of New York City – and that they too have preserved their own special culture as they have largely moved out of the neighborhood towards upward mobility.
I moved to New York in 1999, but didn't feel like I had a purpose in the city till four years later, when I started teaching immigrant and first generation students at Queens College who hailed from all over the world; their stories echoed the struggles of my parents and grandparents. In Jackson Heights, where I live, there is an incredible array of ethnicities, mostly South Asians and Latinos; I get mistaken for both, and people approach me to speak Spanish all the time, which also makes me feel part of something. And yet the handful of times I've heard Armenian spoken on the street, I have been shocked to find myself stopping people to identify myself as Armenian, (which is not like me as my Armenian is not so great). This has reinforced in me just how strong the desire is to want to belong and to have a place. There are a couple of businesses in Jackson Heights owned by Armenians from Georgia, and I've enjoyed talking to them about the differences between life here and there – and many times these stories repeat themes explored by many of my Queens College students: the push and pull between family ties and individual freedom. So our specific stories are universal.
NB: What do you like best about teaching writing?
NA: I love learning about people's lives and hearing the sense they make from their experiences. I also feel very gratified when people learn something new from telling their own stories and they find release and experience growth in their lives.
NB: What is your favorite class to teach and why?
NA: Usually it's the last one I've taught because I put a lot of myself and my own interests into my teaching to keep it fresh. After keeping a blog of my experiences in Armenia, I developed an essay writing class at Queens College for students to write about their own communities, as well as communities of interest, on their own blogs. When I finished my memoir, I was fortunate to teach "Writing Your Ancestry" at the Gallatin School at NYU to help students research their family histories that would inform their creative nonfiction. I have loved teaching the Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction workshop in my home since I'm now writing about my life experiences in Armenia, but fictionalizing them in order to get at the heart of the story. I love being able to learn along with and from my students as I teach.
NB: Why did you decide to host your writing workshops in your living room? Do you ever feel uncomfortable having "strangers" in your home?
NA: Well, I sort of fell into having a very large apartment, an anomaly in New York City, and I have always loved teaching in community. So I was excited to actually have a space to share and the chance to create an environment with people to write. I am protective of the space, too, since it can be a challenge to bring my working life into my living room, but for the most part it's been a great honor to have friendships build and for creativity to blossom here. I also think the living room is a nice blend of homey and open, so that people feel comfortable that there is space for them.
NB: What types of writing workshops take place at Heightening Stories? What is empowering about these workshops?
NA: For the past two years, I've taught the Creative Nonfiction/Autobiographical Fiction workshop. On the first night, students discuss together what topics they are interested in exploring, both in terms of content and craft. Then I'll create "lessons" to connect them. So racism might get paired up with description and reflection, for example. We'll read two examples of stories or essays that exemplify the topics, discuss them, then write together using those concepts. The second half of the night, two people bring in longer pieces of their writing to be critiqued: we read, respond to, analyze and discuss these new pieces of writing in ways that help them to revise and improve.
I think people become empowered by learning the tools to craft their own stories. The writing can be therapeutic, but the workshop isn't therapy. When we discuss their work, we take great care to separate the person sitting with us from the representation of themselves on the page, because that kind of distance is helpful in veering away from judgment and to help people to see their own stories more clearly. Stepping back from their stories in order to find a basic truth or wider meaning can be a process of personal growth.
NB: What is the most difficult situation you have encountered in writing a novel? The most rewarding?
NA: I feel like every step is difficult! It's hard to discover what the story is really about, it's hard to confront difficult or tense stories you didn't know you had to write, it's hard to know what will be important for other people to read, it's hard to know what to let go of. But it's rewarding to figure all of that out. It's like writing and being a person go hand in hand; we grow through the writing.
NB: Were you an avid writer as a child or was it a passion you developed later on in life?
NA: I learned to read at a very early age, and I soon was writing my own story books. I always kept a diary or a journal, and I always loved writing and reading, but it wasn't ever something I imagined doing for a living. I was also drawn to art and thought I would become an architect so that I could make a living. But in college, I realized architecture wasn't for me, became an art major, and worked as an art assistant for a few years in L.A. after college. Words always appeared in my paintings, drawings, installations and visual books. At Beyond Baroque, a nearby literary art center, I took a free poetry workshop, and this started me on my path of becoming both a writer and a teacher in community.
NB: You have lived in Los Angeles and New York for many years. In your opinion, how does the lifestyle in L.A. differ from New York? Do you prefer one location over the other or do you enjoy switching it up?
NA: I loved living in Los Angeles as a young person in the early '90s. It was a place people went to heal and re-invent themselves, so there was more acceptance of unconventional lives, of friendships developing across different age groups and cultures. It felt liberating to be in such a responsive and fertile creative community. There was also a great sense of urgency in the art community to discuss issues of race and its intersections with class, gender, sexuality, etc., fueled by HIV/ AIDS activism, as well as the insurrection after the Rodney King verdict.
The common perception is that L.A. is spread out and segregated, with neighborhoods separated by ribbons of freeways, and that New York is a shared space with people of infinite backgrounds riding the subway together. So the assumption is that L.A. has less tolerance for diversity while New York is equalizing. But I wonder if in daily steeling ourselves on the subway from outside influence – playing Candy Crush, wearing headphones, riding the commute in an agreed upon silence – makes us less open to taking in others' experiences, as well as voicing our own dissent. And yet, I think we often move beyond neighborly tolerance into transcendence in those moments of unlikely connection across cultures.
A vibrant literary scene is taking shape in Queens now, which mirrors what I experienced in L.A. with a group of multicultural, mostly queer performance and spoken word artists telling an alternative narrative in the shadow of the mainstream stories of Hollywood. Because the publishing world centered in NYC is mostly white, and it has such a huge influence right here in our own backyard, I believe writers in Queens have to do everything in our power to value and to hear the voices of our diverse communities. I hope in some small way I can contribute to helping people tell and hear those stories that break through barriers.


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Maria Anna Kozlowski
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of our mother Maria Anna Kozlowski on March 24, 2018 at the age of 88 years.
Beloved wife of Wladyslaw Kozlowski for 52 years. Loving mother of Teresa (Mike) Barrie, Roman, Sudbury, Marian (Linda) Hornepayne and Helen, Sudbury. Fondly remembered by her eight grandchildren Alexandra, Vanessa, Cory, Rikki, Jurney, Briggs, Kwest and Skyler.
Born in Bogucice, Poland, Maria was the eldest of seven children. Predeceased by brothers Joseph, John and sister Hannah.
Our mother had an unwavering faith in God and was an active member in the Holy Family Parish, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario before her health declined.
Maria cherished the time she spent with her family. She took great pride in providing incredible homemade meals for everyone who visited. She was an amazing gardener and fresh vegetables were always on the menu.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to Dr Cameron, Dr Henderson and all the staff of the Hornepayne Community Hospital. We are truly grateful for all the wonderful care and compassion they provided our "mom" over the last several years.
Friends will be received at Holy Name of Jesus Parish on March 28, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Funeral ceremony will be at 2:00 pm with Father Roger Pronovost officiating. Interment to follow at the Hornepayne Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, donations to the Hornepayne Community Hospital, Long Term Care Unit would be appreciated.
Messages of condolence may be placed at the Fawcett Funeral Home website at www.rfffh.com.
"Mom, we will always carry your memory in our hearts. You were the Best!!! "
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It's been hard times for the Los Angeles Times. Especially on the Godbeat. And that's what makes this Column One from Mike Anton such a treat. This story about the Catholic monks of the New Camaldoli Hermitage has a bit of everything. Fruitcake. Monks. The California coast.
Written in true narrative form, here is how Anton opens the story:
The Catholic monks of the New Camaldoli Hermitage have lived a world apart in the inspirational majesty of Big Sur for half a century. They know well the power of prayer and contemplation.
Money management is another matter.
Never did they imagine their most vexing problem would be finding a way to close a $300,000-a-year budget deficit. Or reviving a flagging fruitcake business that has helped support them for decades.
The monks are like countless American families struggling through hard times. They're working harder but digging into dwindling savings to make ends meet. Their home is paid for, but repairs are on hold indefinitely. The viability of their Thoreau-like existence is in doubt.
"I'll be honest: I don't understand finances at all," said Father Raniero Hoffman, the hermitage's prior for the last dozen years. "Our whole way of life is beyond what society today would say is practical."
Well, I was hooked, and I don't even like fruitcake.
Obviously, the tragedy here is that these monks sought a simpler lifestyle. Not just pious, but minimalist. But balancing a budget is inescapable for anyone who wants to stay afloat. In this sense, the monks' trouble is not just like millions of Americans but a lot of religious organizations during these lean times.
Anton does a great time humanizing the 15 monks who live at the monastery and also telling the story of this order's origin.
The story doesn't have much to say -- or really anything -- about to day-to-day religious activities of the monks. But I'm OK with that. I'm more interested in their bakery, which "exudes a vibe more History Channel than Food Network" and which Anton ably details.
"We need to bring the fruitcakes home," said Mark Giulieri, a layman who was hired in April as the hermitage's first director of operations. "But doing that is going to take modernizing the kitchen. We have to stop this death spiral we're in. Just because we have this belief that we are preordained to be here ... nothing is for certain."
One thing the story could have discussed was how other monastery bakeries are faring. I'm not sure how common it is for monks to bake fruitcakes, but the above image is from Trappist monks in Virginia.