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Mike Duffy, my old colleague from CBC's Ottawa Bureau, is the latest failure of the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper who appointed him. He is not the most important because one man can only spend so much on himself. However, he is symbolic; symbolic of the surprising fact he is not alone among policy failures.
Canadians think of the Conservatives as being competent stewards of the national economy and the public purse. We can now see, in the flesh so to speak, that public money has gone to the wrong places, that public policy is in disarray and that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Our Prime Minister is currently en route to, of all places, Peru; a country most Canadians would have difficulty finding on a map. He is doing so in the mistaken belief free trade will help Canada in the 21st Century.
In fact, free trade has gutted much of Canada's manufacturing sector, destroying hundreds of thousands of well paying jobs in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. The current Ford Fiesta, for example, comes to us from Mexico where labour rates are a fraction of those in Brampton or Oshawa. That's great for Mexico; not good for Canada, which has to allow them in duty free because of NAFTA.
Let's, for a moment, accept the argument Canadians should be hewers of wood and carriers of water. Let's agree selling our resources to the highest bidder is better than using them ourselves. What do you make of the Federal Government's refusal to call the Northern Gateway Pipeline a national defence project and scrap all the environmental and land claim impediments currently in its path? If we are to sell our oil to China, why aren't we moving it to BC? Who's job is it to get it there? Who, not to put too fine a point on it, is in charge in Ottawa?
You can't have it both ways Stephen; if we are going to live on oil exports, we need to export oil. There is no way to dodge this one; flying off to Lima isn't going to help.
President Eisenhower created the U.S. Interstate Highway System by calling it a 'defense project.' In fact the actual name of the system is the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Prime Minister Harper could have done the same thing with the pipeline, but he has not. I'll bet the idea never occurred to him.
But there's more. Canada is currently importing more than half a million foreigners every year as refugees, immigrants, temporary foreign workers and through inter-company transfers. Why? For what purpose? Is this open-door immigration policy, the highest per-capita in the G8, not creating direct competition with native-born workers? Does it not depress wages? Does it not hamper automation of labour-intensive industries? Well, of course; but hey, it's the federal government's policy and, as we are repeatedly told, Conservatives know what they're doing with the economy.
Still more. What on earth is going on with our defence procurement programs? Our fighters are grossly. shamelessly over budget. Our northern patrol craft cost more to design that it cost Norway and Denmark to build! Accountability? This is just waste, waste, waste and gross incompetence.
Canada could build its own fighter aircraft cheaper and better than the F-35 but the federal Conservatives have laughed off the idea. Well they might since they were the ones who killed the original Avro Arrow back in 1959 and threw 15,528 people out of work in a single day. Don't think we haven't forgotten that day in Canadian history.
Mike, my old buddy, you're a piker compared to Peter MacKay. If you want to see a real drain on the public purse trot over to National Defence (which should be called National Expense) and watch them do it over there.
There are more examples of Conservative economic failure but I'm starting to beat a dead horse. Conservatives across the Canada must be wondering who to vote for in the next election.
Since we no longer have a conservative party in Canada or a Conservative government in Ottawa. We have another bunch of Liberal free traders, another group of carpetbaggers sellout us out.
© Frank Hilliard, 2013 Reprinted with Permission
Note: For more reading on the later question, here's a link to the Ludwig von Mises Institute and an article on free trade. Note particularly this paragraph:
Under a system of completely free trade, capital and labor would be employed wherever conditions are most favorable for production. Other locations would be used as long as it was still possible to produce anywhere under more favorable conditions. To the extent to which, as a result of the development of the means of transportation, improvements in technology, and more thorough exploration of countries newly opened to commerce, it is discovered that there are sites more favorable for production than those currently being used, production shifts to these localities.
When it says "other locations" it means Asia. When it says "countries newly opened to commerce" it means Asia. When it says "sites more favourable to production" it means Asia. When it says "production shifts to these localities" it means companies move to Asia and take their jobs with them. This is Conservative policy and it's killing us.


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[24] Now although Moses had a great while ago foreseen this calumny of Corah, and had seen the people were irritated, yet was he not affrighted at it; but being of good courage, because given them right advice about their affairs, and knowing that his brother had been made partaker of the priesthood at the command of God, and not by his own favor to him, he came to the assembly; and as for the multitude, he said not a word to them, but spake as loud to Corah as he could; and being very skillful in making speeches, and having this natural talent, among others, that he could greatly move the multitude with his discourses, he said, "O Corah, both thou and all these with thee (pointing to the two hundred and fifty men) seem to be worthy of this honor; nor do I pretend but that this whole company may be worthy of the like dignity, although they may not be so rich or so great as you are: nor have I taken and given this office to my brother because he excelled others in riches, for thou exceedest us both in the greatness of thy wealth; 1 nor indeed because he was of an eminent family, for God, by giving us the same common ancestor, has made our families equal: nay, nor was it out of brotherly affection, which another might yet have justly done; for certainly, unless I had bestowed this honor out of regard to God, and to his laws, I had not passed by myself, and given it to another, as being nearer of kin to myself than to my brother, and having a closer intimacy with myself than I have with him; for surely it would not be a wise thing for me to expose myself to the dangers of offending, and to bestow the happy employment on this account upon another. But I am above such base practices: nor would God have overlooked this matter, and seen himself thus despised; nor would he have suffered you to be ignorant of what you were to do, in order to please him; but he hath himself chosen one that is to perform that sacred office to him, and thereby freed us from that care. So that it was not a thing that I pretend to give, but only according to the determination of God; I therefore propose it still to be contended for by such as please to put in for it, only desiring that he who has been already preferred, and has already obtained it, may be allowed now also to offer himself for a candidate. He prefers your peace, and your living without sedition, to this honorable employment, although in truth it was with your approbation that he obtained it; for though God were the donor, yet do we not offend when we think fit to accept it with your good-will; yet would it have been an instance of impiety not to have taken that honorable employment when he offered it; nay, it had been exceedingly unreasonable, when God had thought fit any one should have it for all time to come, and had made it secure and firm to him, to have refused it. However, he himself will judge again who it shall be whom he would have to offer sacrifices to him, and to have the direction of matters of religion; for it is absurd that Corah, who is ambitious of this honor, should deprive God of the power of giving it to whom he pleases. Put an end, therefore, to your sedition and disturbance on this account; and tomorrow morning do every one of you that desire the priesthood bring a censer from home, and come hither with incense and fire: and do thou, O Corah, leave the judgment to God, and await to see on which side he will give his determination upon this occasion, but do not thou make thyself greater than God. Do thou also come, that this contest about this honorable employment may receive determination. And I suppose we may admit Aaron without offense, to offer himself to this scrutiny, since he is of the same lineage with thyself, and has done nothing in his priesthood that can be liable to exception. Come ye therefore together, and offer your incense in public before all the people; and when you offer it, he whose sacrifice God shall accept shall be ordained to the priesthood, and shall be clear of the present calumny on Aaron, as if I had granted him that favor because he was my brother." 2
1 Reland here takes notice, that although our Bibles say little or nothing of these riches of Corah, yet that both the Jews and Mahommedans, as well as Josephus, are full of it.
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Breastfeeding is reemerging in popular culture as the best way to feed your baby. Most of our ancestors were raised on breast milk until the 1950's at which point formula became the popular feeding method. In the 1970's breastfeeding began to make its comeback. The resurgence of breastfeeding is in part inspired by many studies showing the great health benefits for the child as well as for the mother.
A recent study of over 20,000 women aged 30-85 years of age, suggests that death from heart disease was doubled in women who never breastfed their babies compared with those who did. The World Health Organization also recently published a systematic review of the evidence of the long-term benefits of breastfeeding for the child.
For Tibetan people the understanding of the benefit of breastfeeding has never been lost. The great Tibetan scholar and expert in Tibetan Medicine, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, writes in Birth, Life and Death "In particular, breastfeeding the baby while holding it close to the mother's chest is not only the best way to nurture physical growth but is certainly also one of the most important foundations for the formation of great strength of character."
Since much of the breastfeeding wisdom of our grandmothers here in the USA and other western cultures has been lost, let's take a look at what our Tibetan friends have to say about the subject.
From the Tibetan Medicine perspective what should you eat while breastfeeding to keep both mother and baby happy?
1. Easily Digestible Foods
A mother should eat what is most easily digested and so assimilated by her body. We understand this point right? If we are easily digesting our food we feel better all around and our baby is getting optimum nourishment.
In Tibetan Medicine the ability to properly digest is really the root of a healthy body. Our article on boosting metabolism goes in depth on this point. It is important to take note that in the case of breastfeeding the mother needs to eat when she feels hungry, not insisting on 4-5 hours between meals as the article suggests. This means allowing for snacking in between the major meals of the day. It is important the nursing mom not deny her hunger
2. Include Variety
It is best for both mother and baby, for mother to emphasize a wide variety of foods suited to her constitution. If a woman is pekan (earth and water element) in nature, or currently has excess pekan, she can choose more rough, light and warm foods. If she tends toward loong (wind element) she needs to have more heavy, oily and warm foods. If she tends toward tipa (fire element), she should eat more cool and bland foods. Also she should eat a wide variety, not severely restricting anything. In this way it is more likely the child will be able to tolerate a wider variety of foods. If certain foods are not favorable to her constitution she can still eat a bit now and then
3. Stay Well Nourished
No matter the constitution, the woman should eat a good amount of healthy fats and calories since she is producing nourishment for another. This means meat, dairy products, bone broth, coconut oil, olive oil, fish oil (check latest safety tips on eating fish), to name a few. It is best to avoid canola oil, vegetable oils, partially hydrogenated oils and rancid oils (those which have been exposed to heat and light over time). Instead cook with stable fats such as coconut oil, lard, ghee, butter and other animal fats and high heat oils.
4. Minimize Environmental Toxins
Minimize environmental toxins. It is actually impossible to avoid all environmental toxins. But there are many ways to drastically reduce exposure. Of course this sounds important but why is it more important while breastfeeding (and child bearing)? Toxins are stored in the fat (think milk). The developing bodies and brains of the fetus and child are very vulnerable to the adverse effects of environmental toxins. We will find toxins throughout the house. Lotion, shampoo, cleaning products, laundry soap, dish soap as well as in our food.
Although this is an issue most prevalent in modern day, our traditional Tibetan friends do whole-heartedly agree with the necessity of minimizing toxins. ALL of their animals (until recently) graze on wild plants and grasses and all of their grains and vegetables are grown without chemicals. My primary Tibetan Medicine teacher, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, has told me of how strange it is that we use so many chemicals. Even in our dish soap, for example. From her perspective, of the pure, rural areas of Tibet, we are surrounded by poisons.
So how do we minimize these harmful influences? First of all it is not helpful to develop a lot of fear. Fear breeds more problems than it solves. But it is very important to be aware. The best steps are to be educated about where there are toxins in your home and the places you frequent and avoid them as much as possible. A few ways to do this:
- Switch your household cleaning products to those that are natural. Avoid the worst household toxic cleaning products.
- Switch your body care products to natural ones.
- When in public bring your own little bottle of natural soap or hand sanitizer. Many of the soaps in public restrooms contain toxins.
- From the plastics our food is packaged in, to the chemicals used in the fields, and the antibiotics and hormones given to the animals, there are a lot of potential toxins in our food. This can be overwhelming. WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. Purchase non-chemically grown fruit, veggies, grains, beans, nuts, seeds and animal products as much as possible. The foods with a higher fat content will store more toxins in the fat. As we reduce the toxins in our lives we aide in reducing the toxins in the world. Better for ourselves, better for our children, better for our communities, and better for the Earth's eco-system.
- Reduce use of plastic. Store left-overs in glass. Buy in bulk as much as possible and store in glass. For more, check out these great tips from Aviva Romm.
5. Drink Ample Fluids
Being well hydrated is important to the optimal functioning of the body in general. In adult women, roughly 55% of our body weight is water. When we are breastfeeding we are giving up more fluids than we normally do, so make sure to drink ample, boiled warm or room temperature water, herbal teas and infusions and minimize dehydrating drinks such as- sodas, coffee, caffeinated tea and alcohol.
And last but definitely not least, as you breastfeed give the nourishment of relaxation and love. This is one the most essential nutrients of all. Happy breastfeeding!


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I am strongly convinced that the art of sari-draping is dying a slow death. Why else would someone be willing to pay 6000 rupees to a random stranger to teach them to drape a sari perfectly. In case you are wondering what I am going on about, you should probably read this article from Wall Street Journal.
The story talks of Kalpana Shah, a freelance sari-draper who offers "basic and advanced sari draping courses" for a fee in Mumbai. On top of that she gets invited to conduct group sessions on sari-draping. Wait a second! I am missing something here. Someone actually makes a living from this kind of thing? And others pay for it? Now, that's a lovely business idea, ain't it? Maybe I should consider this an alternative career. Now, sari-draping is one thing I do reasonably well. And, so many women seem to think it's an art that I should perhaps make use of the opportunity. Making hay and all that you see…
However, I can't help but lament the fact that the sari is slowly becoming a garment to be worn only for wedding and special occasions. Not that I am a prolific sari-wearer, but the day I do end up in a sari to work, people look at me rather strangely. Just yesterday, I was dressed in a sari and was accosted almost the second I entered office by an enthusiastic soul who asked me almost accusingly, "So Amrutha, what's special? Sari and all…" I was so taken aback by the tone of the question that I just stammered that there was nothing special.
I find the slow disappearance of the sari quite unfortunate. After all, a well-worn sari actually makes a woman look lovely. There is something about the sari that lends elegance and beauty to the woman in question. And, it doesn't necessarily have to take hours to drape. I truly appreciate women who take the effort to wear saris regularly despite the obvious conveniences of kurtas and jeans. I only wish I could be more regular in wearing saris to work and elsewhere.
Maybe this should be a new year resolution: Wear the saris in my wardrobe at least once a year! What say? 😉


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Environmental lawyers increasingly acknowledge the importance of Native American issues to their practice. Nowhere is that more apparent than with respect to tribal treaty rights. Courts and advocates are grappling with the environmental dimensions of tribal reserved hunting and fishing rights; controversies continue to brew over whether NEPA reviews of energy projects have adequately considered impacts on tribal rights and resources; and federal agencies seek to harmonize modern environmental statutes with centuries-old Indian law treaties and other agreements.
From 1778 to 1871, the United States' relations with American Indian tribes were conducted largely through the treaty-making process, in which many tribes agreed to cede millions of acres of their homelands in return for recognition of unique rights in land and natural resources and other federal law protections. Tribal treaties cover a wide variety of subjects, including in many cases reserved rights to hunt, fish, and gather on land both retained and given up by tribes. Senate-ratified treaties remain "the supreme law of the land," with the same legal force as federal statutes.
The interplay between tribal treaties and environmental law was brought to life in a recent Supreme Court argument in United States v. Washington. The so-called "Culverts Case" addresses whether and to what extent the "Stevens Treaties," which 21 Puget Sound Indian tribes negotiated with territorial governor Isaacs Stevens in the 1850s, included a promise to protect salmon habitat from environmental degradation. In particular, the case asks whether the tribes were guaranteed not only the right to one-half the harvestable salmon run at their "usual and accustomed" fishing grounds, but also the right to insist that the state repair and replace culverts under state roads that have over the decades obstructed salmon passage and access to spawning streams — a significant factor in the drastic decline of fish populations.
Federal District Judge Ricardo Martinez sided with the tribes, imposing a costly injunction requiring the state to repair and replace hundreds of culverts over the next 17 years. The court of appeals affirmed, questioning whether the tribes could enjoy a meaningful fishing right in the absence of any obligation to protect the habitat on which the fish depend — finding that the Indians would not have understood Governor Stevens to make "such a cynical and disingenuous promise."
At the Supreme Court, the justices traded competing interpretations of the treaty. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for example, asked whether the fishing right could simply be construed as an anti-discrimination provision, requiring Indians to be treated no worse than non-Indians. Neil Gorsuch, by contrast, suggested that the "point of [the] treaty . . . would have been to freeze in time certain rights" to take fish "and to ensure their existence in perpetuity." Practitioners are watching for the decision, as the standard by which treaty fishing rights are defined could have implications for myriad other environmental issues affecting salmon habitat.
Disputes over the environmental implications of tribal fishing rights are not limited to the West. For example, EPA and Maine are locked in a legal battle over the federal agency's disapproval under the Clean Water Act of the state's proposed water quality standards for tribal waters. EPA contends that the standards must be adequate to protect high-fish-consuming tribal populations with sustenance fishing rights under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act. The state argues that any such tribal fishing rights are outside the ambit of the Clean Water Act. Other states with similar issues see this as a test case for whether the courts will uphold EPA's efforts to harmonize environmental statutes with federally protected tribal rights.
Indian law is also having an impact on issues relating to energy development, as tribes and environmental groups challenge pipelines and other energy transmission and transportation projects that cross through or near tribal lands and communities. The Dakota Access Pipeline controversy may be the most high-profile example. While the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has not been successful in halting construction or operation of the project, District Court Judge James Boasberg caught the attention of NEPA lawyers when he held that the Army Corps' environmental reviews were deficient to the extent they failed adequately to consider impacts on tribal fishing rights, hunting rights, or environmental justice.
EPA issued its first treaty rights guidance in 2016. An adjunct to the agency's tribal consultation policy, the guidance is intended to help ensure consideration of tribal rights, where relevant, across the agency's programs: "EPA recognizes the importance of respecting tribal treaty rights and its obligation to do so." If nothing else, the guidance should convince environmental practitioners that tribal issues are here to stay.
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Or that is the conviction of Richard Huls, a local man who believes he has captured a video of Ogopogo, Canada's version of Scotland's infamous Loch Ness Monster. Is it you, Ogopogo? Video footage of the 'monster' in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia ...
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British people exercise so little they spend more time on the toilet than burning calories.
Brits spend an average of 3 hours and 9 minutes each week on the lavatory, compared to an hour and a half exercising, non-profit health body UKactive found.
A survey of 2,004 British adults conducted between 4 and 6 August revealed that only 1 in 10 people – 12% – know about the NHS physical activity guidelines.
The NHS recommends that people spend an average of 2 hours and a half hours a week exercising. Yet, the average is an hour less. More than a quarter of the population – 26% – do about 30 minutes exercise a week.
Whether they usually work out or not, 64% of adults spend 6 hours a day sitting, whether watching TV, commuting or working. 64% of 18- to 24-year-olds say then spend more than 3 hours relaxing a day, like watching TV or scrolling through social media. About 79% of 59- to 65-year-olds say the same.
People say work is the main reason why they don't exercise more. 20% say they are too busy with work to exercise. 18% of women say family life kept them from working out. 12% of men feel the same.
UKactive's CEO, Steven Ward, thinks modern living has made it increasingly difficult for people to be active: "We pass more time spending a penny than we do getting sweaty," he says.
One aspect of modern living that encourages exercise among the young is social media, study reveals.
41% of 18- to 24-year-olds say Instagram motivates them to exercise more. Almost a quarter of women – 24% – say scrolling down Facebook pushed them to be more active. 15% think the same of Instagram. 18% of men say Facebook encourages them to be more active, 10% say Instagram has also has a positive effect on their health habits.
"Physical inactivity is society's silent killer," says NHS Chief Knowledge Officer Sir Muir Gray.
Inactive people are losing out on a lot of health benefits. For instance, a regular physical activity cuts the risk of type 2 diabetes by 45%, risks of cardiovascular disease by 35% and risks of cancer by 20%.
"People often think exercise is only for young people, but older adults are the people who stand to gain most from the mental, social and physical benefits of being active," Gray says.
He stresses that exercising is the best defence against the increased number of diseases that threatens us as we get older. "So older people get a double benefit because improved fitness is [...] the miracle cure."
British Charity The Alzheimer's Society reported that people who work out regularly are 30% less likely to experience dementia. On Alzheimer's disease specifically, it reduced the risks by 45%.
Ukactive released the survey ahead of National Fitness Day, which takes place on 27 September.


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Ancient Engraved Silver Roman Syria Ring Six-Sided "Star of David" Sz 9Ѕ AD400 $899.99
Very Elaborate, Heavy Size 9 1/2 Genuine Ancient Engraved Silver Starburst/Six-Sided "Sexagram" (Star)/Scalloped Bezel Roman/Byzantine Syria Bronze Ring Fifth Century A.D.
CLASSIFICATION: Ancient Roman Syria Silver Ring with Engraved Starburst with a Six-Sided "Star of David" Bezel with Scalloped Edges.
ATTRIBUTION: Eastern Roman Empire (Syria), Fifth Century A.D.
SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Fits ring size 9 1/2 (U.S.).
Bezel: 16mm (diameter) * 2mm (thickness).
Fixed 5mm Width (Heavy) Band.
Diameter: 24 1/2mm * 23mm (outer diameter); 20 1/2mm (inner diameter).
Weight: 9.58 grams.
CONDITION: Good! Completely intact, moderate wear consistent with light usage in the ancient world, relatively light porosity (surface pitting caused by contact with earth while buried). Professionally conserved.
DETAIL: A remarkably well preserved silver ring circa fifth century A.D. As you can see, the ring is very bold, handsome, and elegant in design. The "bezel" or face of the ring is engraved with a classic starburst design which is situated within a six-sided star, popularly known as the "Star of David". You can also see that the bezel is scalloped, contained six lobes, each lobe highlighted with a boundary line and some cross hatching. This was a very popular shape, many archaeologists and historians believe it was modeled after a flower blossom. The ring originates from Roman Syria, which although a very significant Roman (and Byzantine) Province in its own right, also bordered Roman Judaea. So it's tempting to immediately pronounce the ring a Judaean artifact, and the engraved six-sided star as a Jewish "Star of David", as there are archaeological discoveries which link the usage of the six-sided star to the Jewish faith as far back as perhaps the third century A.D., and the geographical location of the find suggests it could have been owned by someone of the Hebrew faith.
The six-sided star however was a symbol used in antiquity by many cultures other than Hebrews. The symbol is known as a hexagram (Greek) or sexagram (Latin). It was a symbol certainly used in Ancient Egypt, where the symbol was associated with the resurrected Falcon God Horus. In fact some historians suggest the use of the symbol by Hebrews is a vestige of their bondage in ancient Egypt. The symbol was also associated with the worship of Ba'al, an ancient Semitic deity worshipped in the Near East since perhaps the seventeenth or eighteenth century B.C., thousands of years before this ring was engraved. Eventually the symbol was even used in ancient Islam. So it's uncertain whether the six-sided star here was a symbol of ancient Judaism, or was a pagan symbol, or simply a symbol of power which was indeed popular within the Roman Empire.
The engraved design is very elaborate and remarkably well preserved, bearing only very light indications of wear attributable to usage in the ancient world. The scalloped circumferential bezel edge is also quite intricate, and likewise evidences only very mild wear. It is preserved in remarkably fine condition. Starburst themes of one variety or another were a very popular geometric design during the later Roman Empire, and the design engraved into the surface of this bezel is exceptionally well executed and well detailed. All of the engraving exhibits very fine workmanship. Not terribly uncommon, but pretty elaborate for the time. Aside from the very slight wear to the ring caused by some Roman citizen using it during his lifetime, there are no other detractions.
It should come as no surprise that upon close inspection are detected the telltale signs that the ring spent thousands of years in the soil. Porosity is fine surface pitting (oxidation, corrosion) caused by extended burial in caustic soil. Many small ancient metal artifacts such as this are extensively disfigured and suffer substantial degradation as a consequence of the ordeal of being buried for millennia. It is not at all unusual to find metal artifacts decomposed to the point where they are not much more substantial than discolored patterns in the soil. Actually most smaller ancient artifacts such as this are so badly oxidized that oftentimes all that is left is a green (bronze) or red (iron) stain in the soil, or an artifact which crumbles in your hand. However this specimen is not so afflicted, and certainly has not been disfigured.
To the inspection of the casual admirer, it simply looks like an ancient ring, nicely surfaced, no immediately discernible blemishes except for a single point in the bezel where there is a pit burned into the metal. Likely there was a caustic element to the soil which the ring was buried in, and over the centuries, a pit was burned into the metal. Otherwise you have to look very closely to detect the telltale signs indicating the ring was buried for millennia. This ring spent almost 2,000 years buried, yet by good fortune there is only a very light degree of porosity evidenced. Except for that single contact with a caustic soil element, it happened to come to rest in otherwise very gentle soil conditions.
The band is a fixed width, is entirely intact, and like the remainder of the ring, very robust in construction and heavy. The entire ring is very sturdy and masculine in appearance. The ring is quite handsome, very elaborate, and the defects we point out are really only noticeable under intent scrutiny. The construction is of the more archaic style where the bezel is constructed separately, and then the bands (or shank) attached later – as opposed to the more modern style of construction prevalent in the following centuries whereby the bands and bezel are integrated (fashioned from a single piece of metal).
As you can see, the design is quite elegant, and is very large and bold in character. Though not an uncommon theme, the level of preservation of this specimen is quite exceptional. Due to the bold sizing of the features, the ring has a character which is quite modern and distinctive – a classic and timeless design. Again, there is a little wear evidenced in the ring. But you must keep in mind that the ring was produced by an artisan and sold to a patron or consumer with the idea that the ring would be enjoyed and worn by the purchased. And without any regard to twenty-first century posterity, that precisely what happened! The original Roman owner of this ring wore it, enjoyed it, and probably never could have in his most delusional moment ever dreamed that almost 100 generations later the ring would still exist.
The ring is quite sturdy and substantial, its integrity is undiminished by the passage of time, and it has been professionally conserved. It is a very handsome artifact, eminently wearable, and a very exceptional piece of ancient jewelry, a memento of that ancient world which was Rome. The Romans were of course very fond of ornate personal jewelry including bracelets worn both on the forearm and upper arm, brooches, pendants, hair pins, earrings intricate fibulae and belt buckles, and of course, rings. This ring could easily be worn and enjoyed on a daily basis for many, many years to come.
HISTORY: One of the greatest civilizations of recorded history was the ancient Roman Empire. In exchange for a very modest amount of contemporary currency, you can possess a small part of that great civilization in the form of a 2,000 year old piece of jewelry. The Roman civilization, in relative terms the greatest military power in the history of the world, was founded in the 8th century (B.C.). By the 4th Century (B.C.) the Romans were the dominant power on the Italian Peninsula, having defeated the Etruscans and Celts. In the 3rd Century (B.C.) the Romans conquered Sicily, and in the following century defeated Carthage, and controlled the Greece. Throughout the remainder of the 2nd Century (B.C.) the Roman Empire continued its gradual conquest of the Hellenistic (Greek Colonial) World by conquering Syria and Macedonia; and finally came to control Egypt in the 1st Century (B.C.).
The pinnacle of Roman power was achieved in the 1st Century (A.D.) as Rome conquered much of Britain and Western Europe. For a brief time, the era of "Pax Romana", a time of peace and consolidation reigned. Civilian emperors were the rule, and the culture flourished with a great deal of liberty enjoyed by the average Roman Citizen. However within 200 years the Roman Empire was in a state of steady decay, attacked by Germans, Goths, and Persians. In the 4th Century (A.D.) the Roman Empire was split between East and West. The Great Emperor Constantine temporarily arrested the decay of the Empire, but within a hundred years after his death the Persians captured Mesopotamia, Vandals infiltrated Gaul and Spain, and the Goths even sacked Rome itself. Most historians date the end of the Western Roman Empire to 476 (A.D.) when Emperor Romulus Augustus was deposed. However the Eastern Roman Empire (The Byzantine Empire) survived until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 A.D.
At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched from Britain in the West, throughout most of Western, Central, and Eastern Europe, and into Asia Minor. Valuables such as coins and jewelry were commonly buried for safekeeping, and inevitably these ancient citizens would succumb to one of the many perils of the ancient world. Oftentimes the survivors of these individuals did not know where the valuables had been buried, and today, two thousands years later caches of coins and rings are still commonly uncovered throughout Europe and Asia Minor. Roman Soldiers oftentimes came to possess large quantities of "booty" from their plunderous conquests, and routinely buried their treasure for safekeeping before they went into battle. If they met their end in battle, most often the whereabouts of their treasure was likewise, unknown.
Throughout history these treasures have been inadvertently discovered by farmers in their fields, uncovered by erosion, and the target of unsystematic searches by treasure seekers. With the introduction of metal detectors and other modern technologies to Eastern Europe in the past three or four decades, an amazing number of new finds are seeing the light of day 2,000 years or more after they were originally hidden by their past owners. And with the liberalization of post-Soviet Eastern Europe, new markets have opened eager to share in these treasures of the Roman Empire.
HISTORY OF SILVER: After gold, silver is the metal most widely used in jewelry and the most malleable. The oldest silver artifacts found by archaeologists date from ancient Sumeria about 4,000 B.C. At many points in the ancient world, it was actually more costly than gold, particularly in ancient Egypt. Silver is found in native form (i.e., in nuggets), as an alloy with gold (electrum), and in ores containing sulfur, arsenic, antimony or chlorine. Much of the silver originally found in the ancient world was actually a natural alloy of gold and silver (in nugget form) known as "electrum". The first large-scale silver mines were in Anatolia (ancient Turkey) and Armenia, where as early as 4,000 B.C. silver was extracted from lead ores by means of a complicated process known as "smelting". Even then the process was not perfect, as ancient silver does contain trace elements, typically lead, gold, bismuth and other metals, and as much as a third of the silver was left behind in the slag. However measuring the concentrations of the "impurities" in ancient silver can help the forensic jewelry historian in determining the authenticity of classical items.
From Turkey and Armenia silver refining technology spread to the rest of Asia Minor and Europe. By about 2,500 B.C. the Babylonians were one of the major refiners of silver. Silver "treasures" recovered by archaeologists from the second and third millenniums demonstrate the high value the ancient Mediterranean and Near East placed upon silver. Some of the richest burials in history uncovered by archaeologists have been from this time frame, that of Queen Puabi of Ur, Sumeria (26th century B.C.); Tuankhamun (14th century B.C.), and the rich Trojan (25th century B.C.) and Mycenaean (18th century B.C.) treasures uncovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the skin of their gods was composed of gold, and their bones were thought to be of silver. When silver was introduced into Egypt, it probably was more valuable than gold (silver was rarer and more valuable than gold in many Mesoamerican cultures as well). In surviving inventories of valuables, items of silver were listed above those of gold during the Old Kingdom. Jewelry made of silver was almost always thinner than gold pieces, as indicated by the bracelets of the 4th Dynasty (about 2,500 B.C.) queen Hetephere I, in marked contrast to the extravagance of her heavy gold jewelry. A silver treasure excavated by archaeologists and attributable to the reign of Amenemhat II who ruled during the 12th Dynasty (about 1900 B.C.), contained fine silver items which were actually produced in Crete, by the ancient Minoans. When the price of silver finally did fall due to more readily available supplies, for at least another thousand years (through at least the 19th dynasty, about 1,200 B.C.) the price of silver seems to have been fixed at half that of gold. Several royal mummies attributable to about 1,000 B.C. were even entombed in solid silver coffins.
Around 1,000 B.C. Greek Athenians began producing silver from the Laurium mines, and would supply much of the ancient Mediterranean world with its silver for almost 1,000 years. This ancient source was eventually supplemented around 800 B.C. (and then eventually supplanted) by the massive silver mines found in Spain by the Phoenicians and their colony (and ultimate successors) the Carthaginians (operated in part by Hannibal's family). With the defeat of Carthage by Rome, the Romans gained control of these vast deposits, and mined massive amounts of silver from Spain, stripping entire forests regions for timber to fuel smelting operations. In fact, it was not until the Middle Ages that Spain's silver mines (and her forests) were finally exhausted.
Although known during the Copper Age, silver made only rare appearances in jewelry before the classical age. Despite its infrequent use as jewelry however, silver was widely used as coinage due to its softness, brilliant color, and resistance to oxidation. Silver alloyed with gold in the form of "electrum" was coined to produce money around 700 B.C. by the Lydians of present-day Turkey. Having access to silver deposits and being able to mine them played a big role in the classical world. Actual silver coins were first produced in Lydia about 610 B.C., and subsequently in Athens in about 580 B.C. Many historians have argued that it was the possession and exploitation of the Laurium mines by the Athenians that allowed them to become the most powerful city state in Greece. The Athenians were well aware of the significance of the mining operations to the prosperity of their city, as every citizen had shares in the mines. Enough silver was mined and refined at Laurium to finance the expansion of Athens as a trading and naval power. One estimate is that Laurium produced 160 million ounces of silver, worth six billion dollars today (when silver is by comparison relatively cheap and abundant). As the production of silver from the Laurium mines ultimately diminished, Greek silver production shifted to mines in Macedonia.
Silver coinage played a significant role in the ancient world. Macedonia's coinage during the reign of Philip II (359-336 B.C.) circulated widely throughout the Hellenic world. His famous son, Alexander the Great (336-323 B.C.), spread the concept of coinage throughout the lands he conquered. For both Philip II and Alexander silver coins became an essential way of paying their armies and meeting other military expenses. They also used coins to make a realistic portrait of the ruler of the country. The Romans also used silver coins to pay their legions. These coins were used for most daily transactions by administrators and traders throughout the empire. Roman silver coins also served as an important means of political propaganda, extolling the virtues of Rome and her emperors, and continued in the Greek tradition of realistic portraiture. As well, many public works and architectural achievements were also depicted (among them the Coliseum, the Circus Maximus). In addition many important political events were recorded on the coinage. You can Romaan coins which depicted the assassination of Julius Caesar, alliances between cities, between emperors, between armies, etc. And many contenders for the throne of Rome are known only through their coinage.
Silver was also widely used as ornamental work and in other metal wares. In ancient cultures, especially in Rome, silver was highly prized for the making of plate ware, household utensils, and ornamental work. The stability of Rome's economy and currency depended primarily on the output of the silver mines in Spain which they had wrested from the Carthaginians. In fact many historians would say that it was the control of the wealth of these silver mines which enabled Rome to conquer most of the Mediterranean world. When in 55 B.C. the Romans invaded Britain they were quick to discover and exploit the lead-silver deposits there as well. Only six years later they had established many mines and Britain became another major source of silver for the Roman Empire. It is estimated that by the second century A.D., 10,000 tons of Roman silver coins were in circulation within the empire. That's about 3Ѕ billion silver coins (at the height of the empire, there were over 400 mints throughout the empire producing coinage). That's ten times the total amount of silver available to Medieval Europe and the Islamic world combined as of about 800 A.D.
Silver later lost its position of dominance to gold, particularly in the chaos following the fall of Rome. Large-scale mining in Spain petered out, and when large-scale silver mining finally resumed four centuries after the fall of Rome, most of the mining activity was in Central Europe. By the time of the European High Middle Ages, silver once again became the principal material used for metal artwork. Huge quantities of silver from the New World also encouraged eager buyers in Europe, and enabled the Spanish to become major players in the late Medieval and Renaissance periods. Unlike the ores in Europe which required laborious extraction and refining methods to result in pure silver, solid silver was frequently found as placer deposits in stream beds in Spain's "New World" colonies, reportedly in some instances solid slabs weighing as much as 2,500 pounds. Prior to the discovery of massive silver deposits in the New World, silver had been valued during the Middle Ages at about 10%-15% of the value of gold. In 15th century the price of silver is estimated to have been around $1200 per ounce, based on 2010 dollars. The discovery of massive silver deposits in the New World during the succeeding centuries has caused the price to diminish greatly, falling to only 1-2% of the value of gold.
The art of silver work flourished in the Renaissance, finding expression in virtually every imaginable form. Silver was often plated with gold and other decorative materials. Although silver sheets had been used to overlay wood and other metals since ancient Greece, an 18th-century technique of fusing thin silver sheets to copper brought silver goods called Sheffield plate within the reach of most people. At the same time the use of silver in jewelry making had also started gaining popularity in the 17th century. It was often as support in settings for diamonds and other transparent precious stones, in order to encourage the reflection of light. Silver continued to gain in popularity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and by the 20th century competed with gold as the principal metal used in the manufacture of jewelry. Silver has the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of any metal, and one of the highest optical reflectivity values. It has a brilliant metallic luster, is very ductile and malleable, only slightly harder than gold, and is easily worked and polished. When used in jewelry, silver is commonly alloyed to include 7.5% copper, known as "Sterling Silver", to increase the hardness and reduce the melting temperature. Silver jewelry may be plated with 99.9% pure 'Fine Silver' to increase the shine when polished. It may also be plated with rhodium to prevent tarnish. Virtually all gold, with the exception of 24 carat gold, includes silver. Most gold alloys are primarily composed of only gold and silver.
Throughout the history of the ancient world, gemstones were believed capable of curing illness, possessed of valuable metaphysical properties, and to provide protection. Found in Egypt dated 1500 B. C., the "Papyrus Ebers" offered one of most complete therapeutic manuscripts containing prescriptions using gemstones and minerals. Gemstones were not only valued for their medicinal and protective properties, but also for educational and spiritual enhancement. Precious minerals were likewise considered to have medicinal and "magical" properties in the ancient world. In its pure form silver is non toxic, and when mixed with other elements is used in a wide variety of medicines. Silver ions and silver compounds show a toxic effect on some bacteria, viruses, algae and fungi. Silver was widely used before the advent of antibiotics to prevent and treat infections, silver nitrate being the prevalent form. Silver Iodide was used in babies' eyes upon birth to prevent blinding as the result of bacterial contamination. Silver is still widely used in topical gels and impregnated into bandages because of its wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity.
The recorded use of silver to prevent infection dates to ancient Greece and Rome. Hippocrates, the ancient (5th century B.C.) Greek "father of medicine" wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties. The ancient Phoenicians stored water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoiling. These uses were "rediscovered" in the Middle Ages, when silver was used for several purposes; such as to disinfect water and food during storage, and also for the treatment of burns and wounds as a wound dressing. The ingestion of colloidal silver was also believed to help restore the body's "electromagnetic balance" to a state of equilibrium, and it was believed to detoxify the liver and spleen. In the 19th century sailors on long ocean voyages would put silver coins in barrels of water and wine to keep the liquid potable. Silver (and gold) foil is also used through the world as a food decoration. Traditional Indian dishes sometimes include the use of decorative silver foil, and in various cultures silver dragйe (silver coated sugar balls) are used to decorate cakes, cookies, and other dessert items.
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Though the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year for many, for alcoholics they can be the most perilous. Noted expert Dr. Chapman Sledge, chief medical officer for Cumberland Heights treatment center, shares the perspective that the combination of permissiveness and socializing is especially daunting for active alcoholics because they are more easily exposed.
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Most of the papers to be found on this page have been presented at various conferences within Asia. Some have gained further publication while others have given rise to some concern within the generic English Language Teaching field, due to their unabashed criticism of the field's conservative approach to teaching and what has been termed "Territorial Skirmishes."
The ESL profession has been shown to be deeply conservative in regard to the inclusion of content teachers operating within their field. It would seem that their exists a fear of cross disciplinary engagement. This writer feels that this is unwarranted and not conducive to the development of improved teaching practices. Furthermore this has resulted in a number of obstructions placed in the way of CLIL approaches to teaching.
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This week's crime report for Clay County Florida, provided by the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – For almost a month, Paul Curtis' trash can has been returned to its proper resting place after being emptied by Advanced Disposal, however, that has not always been the …
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – For almost a month, Paul Curtis' trash can has been returned to its proper resting place after being emptied by Advanced Disposal, however, that has not always been the case.
For about three years, Curtis has been in what he describes as constant communication with county officials and Advanced Disposal – the outsourced trash pickup company for Clay County – stating his case about the dangers of having to stop his truck on busy Russell Road to move his trash can out of the roadway. Now, after more calls, the company has taken this a step farther by bringing Curtis' trash to his nearby fence, 15 feet away from the road and the dangers it previously held for Curtis and his trash.
"It's annoying, sure," Curtis said. "But it's also extremely dangerous, especially if I don't get home until 3 p.m. or 4 p.m., where traffic is super busy and nobody should be teetering on the edge of the road like you have to in order to move your trash."
For weeks, Curtis would have to put his truck in park on Russell Road, effectively stopping all moving traffic behind him, exit his vehicle, move his trash can from the center of his driveway, return to his vehicle and finally, pull in to his property. Although many declined to comment, Curtis' neighbors endured the same careless treatment by garbage crews.
Curtis' neighbor Charles Waxler said he'd been experiencing this problem for quite a while.
"This has been happening for more than a year," Waxler said. "Anytime I get on the phone with them, anytime I tell them to leave the cans where they're supposed to, they leave it in the middle of the driveway."
Waxler, like Curtis, finds himself exiting the vehicle he's in to move his trash can out of the way as well putting himself in harm of arear-end collision from speeding drivers.
Another resident in the area not only finds their trash can placed where it shouldn't be, but sometimes fully ignored.
"Probably about once a month, I have to call Advanced Disposal because they'll just completely ignore my trash," said the resident, who asked they not be named. "There's only a few houses on this side and sometimes, they'll only pick up the other side.
"It sucks and I'd say it's the exception to the rule where my cans are empty and where they are supposed to be, if my trash has even been picked up at all," the resident said.
As it stands now, it seems the problem has been fixed and, according to Curtis, it's because he finally managed to get on the phone with Mike Cella, the county commissioner for District 1, which is the district Curtis' residence is located.
"I called and called and hadn't heard for weeks," said Curtis. "Well finally, him and I talked and since then, the problem has been fixed."
Curtis doesn't believe the problem will stay fixed for long, but Cella said that more permanent solutions have been put into place to help ensure Curtis' problem doesn't return.
Previously, Advanced Disposal hired temporary workers for its garbage routes. One set of temporary labor workers might get told the rules – in this case, return the trash cans where they belong – but, when new temporary workers come on board, those rules might not get passed onto the new crew.
Cella said that full-time workers have been hired for Curtis' route and he believes this will help put an end to the Russell Road problem. On top of that, based on Curtis' recommendation, Advanced Disposal garbage trucks will have signs posted on the trucks reminding workers to return all trash cans to where they were found.
"We don't control everything Advanced Disposal does – they're a third-party organization – but they've been very cooperative in working with us to get the problems solved and because of that, we are confident we've found a fix," Cella said.
While Curtis isn't as confident that the problem will stay fixed, he is hoping to be proven wrong.
"I've seen these problems go away for a little bit and in six weeks or so, they come back," Curtis said. "I wouldn't be surprised if that happened again but I'm hoping I'm wrong this time."


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Dear Friends,
I am sure you are aware about the Libra New Moon we are celebrating today/tomorrow. One of the most important things to do for a Libra influenced energy field, is bringing balance to the system. One of the most important balances we can focus on internally, in order to keep our energies and felling world in harmony, is the equally authentic strength of the elements within us. They are working like a self feeding cycle of wind for our mind, water for our feeling body, fire for our life force and earth to bring it all into form and manifestation.
The deeper we understand the influence of the elements on our life, the easier it is for us to work with them to achieve balance. And as the Libra sign is ruled by the planet Venus, we are well of to look at all our fears and shortcomings, and look for new solutions that allow us an approach to the same life themes and situations, from a place of self-love, self-respect and harmony with the outside world.
In the realms of the Ascended Masters, it is the loving power of Lemuel that allows us to feel this inner world of the elements the deepest. As he is the guardian of Lemuria's energy field, the wisdom of the divine blueprint of balance and harmony between all beings, for the manifestation of our Golden Age of Aquarius on planet earth. If we forgive ourselves for all the pain we have inflicted on the planet, we can merge our physical body with our Higher Self, and reach completion. While this deeply wise Libra New Moon is bringing more guidance for our collective awakening process, it is the perfect moment to train our awareness of the elements within us. Below you find a prayer, that helps you make a connection.
I recognize myself today as the power of heaven
I recognize myself today as the light of the sun
I recognize myself today in the white snow
I recognize myself today as the force of fire
I recognize myself today in the light of the lightning
I find myself today in the speed of the wind
I feel myself today in the depths of the sea
I awaken today in the safety of the earthAngel Number 1199:
This is a particularly powerful combination as it unites the Master Number 11, responsible for the most magnificent manifestations in harmony with the bigger picture; our ability for self-leadership; our capacity to create our personal world; the inner drive for new beginnings and our authentic self-expression, with the scream for wisdom and authentic living in the world. It is the number of completing cycles in our life, that are according to the Hermetic Law of Cause and Effect now finishing. It is an engine for the adventurous desires of the spiritual warrior in us, to break into new dimensions and keep rising the vibration in the world.
Angel Number 1441:
The Angel Number 1441 is a sign for us to keep moving with all of our power and concentration toward the achievement of our dreams, without letting the stability in our everyday life suffer on it. We can make big steps in our personal development now, and bring our personal swing into the world by expressing our soul authentically. As long as we keep our mind positive, directed and open for new solutions, what we desire can now manifest quickly and easily. The Angelic Realms are highly active in order to help humanity make another leap into the Golden Age, and we can actively help them stabilize the energy field of the collective.
Angel Number 4848:
The numbers 4 and 8 are talking about a combination of stability, flow, personal empowerment and emotional as material abundance. The combination of double numbers always expresses that the energies are intensively strong, as they are double strong in their influence. It is an indicator for a phase of life that is about to end, or comes into completion. And a reminder, that when we keep our eyes on love, inner power and transformation, we can enlighten every fear or negativity within us.
Angel Number 7799:
With this number sequence the angelic realms are celebrating our consistent choice to live our life from a place of authenticity, honesty, integrity to our personality, and devotion to the divine blueprint of our individual soul. They are happy to see us finally live a deeply aligned life, and are glad for us to accept all the beautiful blessings our spirit guides are providing right now. The wisdom we have developed by listening to the guidance of our higher self is now strong and clear enough, to let our light shine not only for ourselves, but also to be an example for others on the way. The angels congratulate us for all the steps we tool, and are now sending even more divine blessings on our way.
Dear Ones, I hope you are feeling well within the wave of the Libra New Moon energies, and that it helps you get a better feeling for what your personal inner balance is made of these days. I hope you have some time to enjoy the harmony that such a balanced energy field is providing, and that you are bringing this feelings deep into your body for future reference ;-)!
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Last week was Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and for all the support and publicity the many charities and support networks had, there is still the unanswered question on everyone's lips. Why?
It's an illness; there is no reason to it. It is a disorder - exactly that. Anorexia buries itself deep in your psyche and common sense goes out the window. It can be triggered by a traumatic event in your life, stress, a childhood where you may have been bullied for your size or shape... the list goes on. Personally I couldn't find a trigger, now I have other responsibilities and those responsibilities require a role model, and I've learned over the years how to flick the override switch and ignore the devil on my shoulder who tells me I'm looking a bit fat. It is encouraging to see so much help available, and the illness actually beginning to be taken seriously. Although, there is a wolf in sheep's clothing out there that you do need to watch out for, Trigger Sites.
There is a whole subculture to this illness that has generated since the advent of Pro-ana, Pro-mia (pro-anorexia and pro- bulimia) and thinspiration sites, people no longer hide away; they share their goals with others. Don't be fooled into thinking this supportive community is full of people who are helping each other to recover, their weight loss goals are not those of the average man or woman looking for a healthier lifestyle, these goals they are hoping to reach are estimated upon how much weight they can lose and just how thin they can become.
The tragedy of an eating disorder is we still wouldn't see it.
The dangerous thing about these sites are their hidden messages, cleverly disguised by latching like a leech onto the current trend for sites about clean eating and healthy living, they maintain a premise of helping and supporting your healthy lifestyle and your weight loss goals. Perfectly innocent from the outside, however, there is an ever-present chilling tone, the subliminal message that once you dig through the gloss of the healthy attitude oil slick come the hints and tips on how to obtain this. Dangerous reading advice such as:
• Take a hot shower, this helps quash feelings of hunger and serve as a reminder that you won't want to dirty your body with food.
• Pinch your thigh and see how you don't need food because you should be eating your own flesh from the inside first, before you are deserving of actual legitimate sustenance.
There are also sections of motivating quotes to help keep your weight loss on track featuring little gems like:
• Every time I have the opportunity to eat, I have the strength to refuse.
• If you have weight to lose, lose it. It wouldn't be there if you weren't supposed to lose it.
These all come with helpful tips such as which brands of laxatives to avoid because some can cause heart failure and you might die...
'You don't want this to happen before you've reached your goal.'
Whether Pro-ana or Pro-mia these sites all come under the same warped banner: this is not an eating disorder- it's a lifestyle.
For all the thinspo pictures you may see - you will never be that person. Our genetic make-up dictates that we are all different. If only we put as much effort into our healthy selves... we would be as beautiful if not more so than those in the pictures.
The tragedy of an eating disorder is we still wouldn't see it.
Asking for help is the bravest thing a sufferer will ever do. This illness you have nurtured, your body, all the things you have gone through together are now in the hands of another person. It's like watching somebody else holding your baby. Letting go and allowing someone to help you recover and believing in yourself enough that you can recover is the hardest thing you will ever have to do. My fear of recovery was, 'if I ask someone to help me recover then I'll end up becoming fat.' Why was this the case? I have no idea, why I am so afraid to gain weight? I have even less idea.
I don't think you ever fully recover from an eating disorder, it sits dormant in your mind, waiting for a trigger, in my case, usually a stressful event or sometimes a job. I work as a model and being surrounded by tall, slim, beautiful people it can be hard not to constantly criticise yourself. I'm lucky, I now understand a certain amount of this - how my brain operates and I can recognise the triggers. I have learned to ignore the devil on my shoulder and can flick the override switch.
I have a photo shoot on Saturday. I fully intend to eat and drink bad things on Friday.


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Space exploration is all the rage right now, so here are the best songs inspired by the stars (and satellites and moons) above…
[Chris Hadfield performs 'Space Oddity' from the International Space Station – picture: YouTube]
Whether it's Christopher Nolan's game-changing epic Interstellar blasting off in cinemas, or the fact that humans have just successfully landed a robot probe on a comet (yes, a comet!), we're all getting pretty excited by things that are out of this world.
So for all the aspiring Captain Kirks and Chris Hadfields amongst you, here's our pick of the finest songs about space.
David Bowie – 'Space Oddity'
Bowie is, of course, obsessed with anything space or alien-related, and we could have included a host of songs here. But the 1969 single 'Space Oddity', with its famous countdown, was our first introduction to Bowie's fictional astronaut Major Tom, long before he was a "junkie, strung out in heavens high, hitting an all-time low" in 'Ashes to Ashes'. More on a certain cover of this song later…
Richard Strauss – 'Also sprach Zarathustra'
OK, not technically a 'song', but with Stanley Kubrick's own sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey getting a cinematic re-release, what better time to replay the Richard Strauss composition that's now almost inseparable in the mind from the grandeur of futuristic space exploration.
Muse – 'Supermassive Black Hole'
We reckon astrophysicists might have a few issues with Matt Bellamy's scientific knowledge, but it mentions a black hole and it's got a killer riff. So there, boffins.
The Tornandos – 'Telstar'
The original otherworldly pop hit, 'Telstar' was named after one of the first ever satellites to be launched into space, and is synonymous with that sense of early '60s optimism in the future. The recording of the hit song features in the 2008 film Telstar: The Joe Meek Story – and the aforementioned Matt Bellamy is the son of The Tornados' rhythm guitarist, George Bellamy, fact fans.
Devo – 'Space Junk'
From the early optimism of the '60s to the more mundane reality of the 1978, by which point (in the mad post-punk world of Devo at least) the satellites and rockets are falling back to earth in this song as "space junk".
REM – 'Man On The Moon'
Written as an homage to Andy Kaufman (the cult performer played by Jim Carrey in the 1999 film of the same name), REM's early hit concerns itself more with conspiracy theories than the actual moon, but we won't split hairs.
Lou Reed – 'Satellite of Love'
The fact that he loosely used the language of space technology to write a wistful love song only underlines the late Velvet Underground man's genius. It's also one of his most poignant, and most covered, songs – and has the stamp of co-producer David Bowie all over it.
Beastie Boys – 'Intergalactic'
All together now… "Intergalactic, planetary, planetary, intergalactic; another dimension, another dimension…" It's no surprise that the Beastie Boys' sample-heavy, space-themed 1998 track is also one of their most popular hits. Suitably, it also featured in an episode of Futurama.
Babylon Zoo – 'Spaceman'
Chances are, if you were a teenager in the UK in 1996, you owned a copy of 'Spaceman'. Shifting 420,000 copies in its first week of release, it was the fastest-selling single since The Beatles' 'Can't Buy Me Love' – in part thanks to its use in a Levi's advert. Let's just not mention the rest of Babylon Zoo's career.
Radiohead – 'Subterranean Homesick Alien'
Featuring on their landmark 1997 album OK Computer, 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' is a dreamlike, ethereal number, in which Thom Yorke invites an alien abduction. Perhaps he'd just been watching too many Steven Spielberg films, or perhaps it was an expression of the twitchy, existential angst that typified this phase of the band's career? Our money's on the latter.
Elton John – 'Rocket Man'
Partly inspired by Bowie's 'Space Oddity', to which it bears some similarities, 'Rocket Man' also doesn't exactly make a secret of its drug references: "I'm gonna be high as a kite by then". Elton John's writing partner Bernie Taupin apparently penned the lyrics after spying either a shooting star or a distant plane.
The Kinks – 'Supersonic Rocket Ship'
Space was a running theme for rockers in the early 1970s. Ray Davies penned the reggae-influenced 'Supersonic Rocket Ship' in 1972 and, like 'Apeman', the song has been read as an expression of his desire to escape the falsities of the rock star life and go back to a simpler time: "nobody has to be hip" on his rocket ship.
The Prodigy – 'Out of Space'
Now for something completely different. The Prodigy's bonkers 1992 hit mashes rave beats with the reggae song 'Chase the Devil' by Max Romeo and the Kool Keith line, "I'll take your brain to another dimension". It's one of the few early songs they still perform live, and was a top 5 hit for the Essex band. Pay close attention.
Frank Sinatra – 'Fly Me to the Moon'
A 1964 recording of this Frank Sinatra hit was played on a portable cassette player by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he stepped onto the surface of the moon. It doesn't get more out-of-this-world than that.
Clint Mansell – 'Moon' soundtrack
Reprising our lunar theme, Clint Mansell's eerie theme music for the 2009 film starring Sam Rockwell is a sublime composition that sets the tone perfectly for one of the finest modern sci-fi movies. Not bad for the Coventry-born former singer of Pop Will Eat Itself.
Chris Hadfield – 'Space Oddity'
In another neat link, we jump from a film directed by Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie) to the most famous cover of the song that started our playlist – a complete orbit, if you will. When he was about to bid farewell to the International Space Station last year, superstar astronaut Hadfield made this fantastic tribute before jumping on the Soyuz spacecraft and returning to earth. It doesn't get cooler than that.
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As my very first Mother's Day approaches, I am reminded that the day before Mothter's Day is Birthmother's Day. I will forever be thankful to my own birthmother whose love for me was so great that she knew the best thing for me was to make an adoption plan for me. For years, I wondered all those unanswered questions that only an adopted person appreciates. I was lucky enough to find my birthmother as an adult and to enjoy a wonderful relationship with her.
Although we had know each for ten years by the time I was married, my wedding day was the first day that my parents met my birthmother and brother.
Every year, one of my favorite traditions is spending Christmas Eve Eve with her and my new extended family that i have found with my brother and his family.
This Christmas was extra special because they got to meet Elizabeth for the first time.
Although I was lucky in finding my birthmother and having all of my questions answered, I know that will probably not be the same for Elizabeth but who knows, alot can change in a couple of decades. I just hope that I can impart the same appreciation for what her birthmother did for her as my mom did for me regarding my birthmother. I know that her adoption, at some time in her life, may become her cross to bear. A little piece of me regrets that her cross to bear is the same thing that brought our family the greatest joy. To Elizabeth's birthmother, no words can ever express the gift you have given to us. We will love your little girl to the moon and back. We promise to always care and protect her as you would have if you were able. We promise to teach her about her culture, to cherish her heritage, and to appreciate that some decisions in life are heart wrenching. No real words work other than to say thank you for giving us a baby to love.
Elizabeth giving her Nana (my birthmother) a little Mother's Day gift.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Birthmother's Day
Posted by Debbie and Sam at 10:23 PM
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- Jana said...
Thanks so much for posting to my blog. I followed your journey to your sweet Elizabeth -- she's a doll baby -- and have kept up with your blog!! I LOVE life with a toddler -- I wish we could keep them this age for a few more years. Blessings to you and your family. What a ride!
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2019 Western Region Annual Conference
The 2019 IPPS Western Conference will be held in beautiful Northern California at the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley.
Come and listen to a great roster of speakers who will provide insights into what is being done in other parts of the US and in different countries. Learn how new plants are discovered and find out how they get introduced into the market, from original concept through development of offshore stock plant production. We will also present the latest in chemical and biological control of diseases and insects.
Dr. Charlie Hall, Professor and Ellison Chair at Texas A&M University, will discuss where the economy is heading both now and in the future.We all need to stay relevant in a quickly changing business environment.
Dan Hinkley, international plant explorer, will talk about collecting new species from other countries and the obstacles he faces on each plant exploration.
Chuck Pavlick, new plant director for Terra Nova Nurseries, will give us insight on creating new plants from concept to breeding to commercial introduction.
Gary Cortes from Flow Vision will help us understand how to eliminate unneeded steps and reduce waste and explain in detail how FlowVision develops processes to provide more efficiency in production operations.
Dr. Ann Chase of Chase Research, and Dr. Karen Robb and Dr. Jan Hall of Target Chemicals, will give us insight from their research and experience on the most effective chemical and biological techniques for controlling plant pathogens and insects.
Dr. Michael Lok, Professor at UC Santa Cruz, will present his solar greenhouse and its potential for the future of greenhouse production.
Randy Baldwin, President of San Marcos Growers, will discuss Mediterranean plants and the potential they hold for our arid California landscapes.
Richard Anderson from Utah State University will share his adventures collecting cold-hardy native plants from Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.
As we enter a new climatic environment, we will have to rethink how gardens will look in the future. At the end of the sessions, we will have a question-and-answer period to enhance our understand of these topics and how they can be applied to your production operations.
In Northern California, we are very fortunate to have a diverse group of companies and growers that are leaders in their field.
Monterey Bay Nurseries: unique nursery grower of Australian, Mediterranean, and South African flora. Monterey Bay Nurseries will be hosting us for dinner on Friday night, so you will have an opportunity to discuss their plants with the owners and staff.
Floricultura: This is a highly automated greenhouse operation producing orchids. We will have a firsthand view of the systems and processes that help them run this greenhouse with a very minimal staff.
Kawahara Greenhouses: Kawahara is a third generation, Top 100 greenhouse operation. They produce bedding plants, perennials, succulents, and holiday crops at two production sites. They just completed a new 4-acre, open-roof greenhouse and have installed a new AutoStix sticking machine to help them keep up with millions of cutting stuck throughout the year.
Pacific Plug and Liner: This is another Top 100 greenhouse operation and the propagation division for Smith Gardens. We will view their new sticking line with the Growcoon propagation tray and their new ISO robotic sticking machines.
Four Winds Growers: This fourth-generation nursery operation produces citrus at multiple growing sites. If you ever wondered how citrus is grown from seed to finished product, this is a must-see operation. The Dillon family, owners of the company, have been involved with IPPS for many generations, with Lexa Dillon being our current Director for Northern California.
Sunland Media, a division of Berger Peat Moss: We will get a behind-the-scenes look at how Sunland mixes their media for different customers, and learn the details involved in producing a consistence product day in and day out. Their staff will also be on hand to answer any questions about the other peat-based products produced under the Berger peat moss brand. Sunland Media will be hosting us for lunch after the tour.
Sakata Seed: Based in Japan, but with two breeding facilities in Northern California, we will get to see the processes involved in creating new seed and vegetative flower varieties. This is a once-in-a-lifetime look behind the scenes.
Suncrest Nurseries: One of the oldest Northern California nurseries, Suncrest Nurseries produces a broad line of California natives, Australian, South African, and Mediterranean plants. We will see what it takes to propagate this broad line of plants.
Syngenta Seed: Based in Switzerland, Syngenta Seed is one division among many. They purchased the Goldsmith Seed research facility from the Goldsmith family. We will get a look at seed and flower breeding.
University of California, Santa Cruz: We will visit the UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden and see the largest collection of Australian plants outside of Australia. We will also tour their research "Solar Greenhouse" that creates electricity through its covering.
Driscoll's Strawberry Breeding and Research: We will go behind the scenes with one of the largest growers of strawberries in the world to learn what is involved in developing new strawberry varieties that will be commercially grown and marketed in the future.
Speedling: We will have a look at vegetable seed production with one of the largest seed propagators in the world and learn about the production of billions of vegetable seedlings.
You will not want to miss the 2019 IPPS-Western Region annual conference. We guarantee you will go away with new thoughts on processes and new networking possibilities.
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When freshly sprouted leaves of Spring trees dance between rays of sunlight, the whole tree gives a pleasing visual akin to a shining, polished emerald. It glimmers and radiates its powerful colour, just like a gemstone.
Trees are very much a variety of an emerald. Not one that can conveniently placed around your body and definitely doesn't stay forever green, but leave them alone and they will continue to shine with the same pleasing visual of nature as a gem, to which is also created by nature.
They are also a living gem, a powerful symbol of life energy. It takes time, but leave them unchecked and they will make their way to grow so big and wide. And they will keep growing. And stay at their majestic size.
Despite their powerful potential, their presence is a lot more wimpy in the hearts of corporate capitalism. Modern architecture of economic centres established their control over the land, forcing the trees to limit their potential. They grow a lot thinner, with less glimmer and the energy of life.
They are still strong, however. And if left unchecked, they will reclaim the land.


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