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} | 71 | Gas prices have been rising for 10 straight weeks.
Over the last decade, the price of gas has moved higher while wages have been driven lower.
Here's a sad chart plotting how many gallons of gasoline can be bought at average U.S. hourly wage since 1998, from Reuters by way of Marc Chandler.
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Brain scientists have plenty of ways to track the activity of individual neurons in the brain, but they’re all invasive. Now, Stanford researchers have found a way to literally watch neurons fire – no electrodes or chemical modifications required.
Scientists have plenty of ways to watch as individual neurons in a brain fire, sending electrical signals from one to the next, but they all share a basic problem. Each method, whether it involves electrical probes, chemical agents or genetic modifications, is in some way more invasive than neuroscientists would like.
That may soon change. As Stanford researchers report Dec. 12 in Light: Science and Applications, they have developed a way to watch brain cells send electrical signals using only light, a few lenses and other optical elements, and a fast video camera.
Daniel Palanker
Daniel Palanker and colleagues developed a way to watch neuron-like cells fire without electrodes or chemical or genetic modifications. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)
The key to the new approach, said Daniel Palanker, a professor of ophthalmology and senior author on the new paper, is that when neurons fire electrical signals they subtly change shape. That nanometer-scale change can be measured using optical techniques.
So far, Palanker, Tong Ling, a postdoctoral fellow and the lead author on the new paper, and colleagues have measured those miniscule shape changes in networks of neuron-like cells in a lab dish. They are now adapting their methods to study neurons in the brains of living animals. If that works out, it could lead to a more natural way to study at least some parts of the brain.
“It’s all natural, no chemical markers, no electrodes, nothing. It’s just cells as they are,” said Palanker, who is a member of Stanford Bio-X and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
The shape of things
A lot goes on when neurons fire. There is of course the electrical signal itself, which can be picked up by electrodes. There are also chemical changes, which can be detected using fluorescent molecules that light up when a neuron fires.
And then there’s shape. Researchers first realized that neurons change shape by studying crayfish neurons more than 40 years ago. In 1977 a team of Stanford and UCSF researchers bounced a laser off a crayfish neuron as it fired and showed its width changed by roughly the thickness of a strand of human DNA.
Yet translating those results into a way of optically observing neurons firing in human or other mammalian brains faced a number of challenges. For one thing, crayfish neurons are 10 to 100 times thicker than mammal neurons. For another, the technique that original group used – a simple form of what’s called interferometry – can only measure changes in a single point at a time, meaning it could be used to study only a small area of one cell at a time, rather than imaging the whole cell or even a network of neurons communicating with each other in the brain.
Shining new light on neuron firing
To solve some of those problems, Ling, Palanker and colleagues first turned to a variation on standard interferometry called quantitative phase microscopy which allows researchers to map out entire microscopic landscapes – for example, the landscape of a network of cells arrayed on a glass plate. The technique is simple enough that it can be done by shining laser light through those cells, passing it through a few lenses, filters and other optical elements and filters, and recording the output with a camera. That image can then be processed to create a topographic map of the cells.
Ling, Palanker and the team reasoned they could use the technique to measure how much neurons change shape when they fire. To test the idea, they grew a network of neuron-like cells on a glass plate and used a video camera to record what happened when the cells – actually kidney-derived cells modified to behave more like neurons – fired. By syncing the video with electrical recordings and averaging over several thousand examples, the team created a template that describes how cells move when they fire: over about four milliseconds, cell thickness increases by about three nanometers, a change of roughly one-hundredth of 1 percent. Once it reaches maximum thickness, the cell takes about another tenth of a second to shrink back down.
Watching brain cells at work
In the initial phase of the experiment, the team needed electrodes to figure out when the cells fired. In the second phase, the team members showed they could use their template to search for and identify cell firing without relying on electrodes.
“It’s all natural, no chemical markers, no electrodes, nothing. It’s just cells as they are.”
—Daniel Palanker
Professor of Ophthalmology
Still, there are a number of steps to take before the team can make the method work in real brains. First, the team will need to make the technique work in actual neurons, as opposed to the neuron-like cells they’ve looked at so far. “Neurons are more finicky,” Palanker said, but the team has already started experimenting with them.
A second challenge is that neurons in real brains aren’t arranged in a single layer on a glass plate, as were the cells Palanker’s lab studied. In particular, the team can’t shine lasers through the brain and expect to see much of anything come out the other side, let alone useful data. Fortunately, Palanker said, the techniques they used with transmitted light work similarly in reflected light, and most neurons reflect enough light that the approach should in theory work.
There is one limitation that the team probably won’t be able to get around – since light doesn’t penetrate deep into the brain, the new method will only be able to probe the outer layers. Still, for projects that only need to study these layers, the technique could give researchers a cleaner, simpler way to study the brain.
“Usually, invasive methods affect what cells do, hence making the measurements less reliable,” Palanker said. “Here you do nothing to the cells. You basically just watch them move.”
Additional Stanford authors are graduate students Kevin Boyle, Felix Alfonso, and Tiffany Huang, postdoctoral fellow Georges Goetz, and researcher Peng Zhou.
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
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Though certain K artists have been able to combine each member's contributions into a cohesive, visionary whole (The Microphones, Yume Bitsu), most have been unable to straddle the line between preserving tight-knit relationships with fellow "family" members and creating a piece of work that stands alone. And while Kyle Field fares better than most on his sixth album as Little Wings, the K aesthetic still detracts. At their heart, these youthful folk songs are spare and gentle, but frequently, multiple instruments are stacked atop them, and their clamor cuts into the songs' simplistic intentions. "Sing Wide", for example, lopes along a static-laced bassline and stark acoustic guitar part before the sound of shaky, lunatic-fringe background voices overrides its jailed boom and distracts from the track's aspiring message.
Elsewhere, "Uncle Kyle Says" fails in its attempt at bemused charm and winds up corny and unhinged. Limber with Field's sandman lessons to his nieces and nephews, its overwrought cuteness has the effect of studio downtime committed to tape. All ramshackle frolic and are-we-rolling spontaneity, the song breaks apart the restful ease of the songs placed around it. You can practically hear the K collective urging Field to leave it on the album, half-lark and misplaced signifier.
Yet, when Field manages to sneak off into the woods and shed himself of his labelmates, his basic folk arrangements rival the best of field-bedded acts like Iron & Wine and Vetiver. Opener "Everybody" could smooth the scar tissue of the most hardened cynic; its campfire acoustic guitars crackle under Field's voice, easing listeners into the album with its clean, immediate warmth. "So What?" is a lonely piano ballad dissolving at the seams. Sagging with melancholy and spitfire remorse, it continually threatens to fall apart, and acts as a breather at the album's midpoint.
Closer "Darkened Car" circles back to the album's hymnal beginnings. Recorded in a hushed, closeted space, Field strips the song bare to acoustic guitar and one background voice. The ideal endpoint for an album so reliant on evanescence, it's almost a shame there's audible evidence of this recording. Could they only have faded into the empty walls and spider-cracked windows of a foreclosed house, Field's wistful lines, "In a darkened car, you're only who you say you are," might have found symbiotic expression.
With August at full burn, the summer melds into Magic Wand's sunstroke imagery, and its shaded daydream descends to its obvious birthing, issued from stankheat and cicada cries. So, yes, Magic Wand works in favor of summer daze and sweaty distractions. Still, I'll be damned if that's not Dijon on my pant-leg, and we all know how pesky mustard stains can be.
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This post is for myself as much as it is for anyone else struggling today.
Some days I feel like being happy isn't a good idea. I'm struggling with those emotions today.
It happens every once in a while when all around me seems like a shit storm of terrible. I find myself watching the news or hearing something awful during a phone call and I get a heavy sinking feeling in my chest. The sadness is overwhelming. What can I do? How can I do anything in a world that doesn't seem to want to help itself? Sadness is the only thing that everyone shares.
But then something funny will happen... like maybe a great joke slides past my cursor while I'm scrolling through Facebook or my news-oblivious son will laugh after passing gas in the living room.
And I'll laugh.
But then I stifle that laugh and stop myself from sharing it with anyone. Because it's a sad day. Sad days should be SAD. No happiness should poke through. It's just not right.
STOP! Today is a sad day. Not a happy one. There will be no laughing today. Keep scrolling. Don't read the jokes. Don't have fun. Do NOT laugh at the fact that your son just tooted again.
...And that's when the realization comes through.
WHY would we not laugh? Why NOT be happy? Yes, the world sucks. Yes, people are being murdered left and right. Yes, there is a shit storm of terrible occurring daily in the news.
So WHAT does that mean?! That I can't smile anymore? That laughing is out the window?
It's OK to be happy. In fact, it's GREAT to be happy. Be happy because if you're not then what happens? Nothing good at all. The world becomes dark when the light completely burns out.
Laugh when you can.
It's OK.
Share your happiness.
We all need it.
Discontented by disposability - Guest post
My running buddy Bridget and I always have great talks during our jogs. Some days we just chat about the funny things our kids do or our favorite ways to eat certain foods. Other days we might discuss terrorism or sad affairs that make us question the world. The range of our conversations really is infinite which is why I love our time together.
The other day while making our way through the woods, she told me she had been thinking about all the disposable products we use as a society. She thought it might make a great blog post. I agreed. I said, "You write it. I'll post it."
So here it is... my friend Bridget's first blog post. Hope it helps raise some questions about how much we all throw away each day and maybe gives some ideas on how to prevent so much trash.
Many thanks to you, Cynthia Lee, for allowing me to be a guest blogger. Readers, this is my first foray into blogging, so forgive me if I ramble a bit! Have you ever thought about how many things a day you throw away? I’d never really thought about it until recently. Disposability and convenience is a part of who we are as consumers. Now, let me back the story up a little bit to explain why my wheels got turning on this topic. In the past year, I found myself fortunate enough to be able to take an extended maternity leave after the birth of our son. I had also done this with our daughter when she was born, so I was ready and laid out a plan. Now this may not be your experience, but in my life every plan comes with a surprise. And this one was a biggie! Our family had been searching for quite some time for a larger home. Just about when I was ready to abandon the search we found, bought, and moved into our dream house right at the end of my pregnancy. Needless to say, the plan and careful family budget I had laid out got blown to smithereens in the blink of an eye! We found ourselves in a tight financial spot, which was a place that my husband and I found very unfamiliar. Having a larger house, a preschooler and a new baby, and being down by one source of income forced us to take a look at ways to save that we had never really considered before. I would consider us to be an average American family. We buy things like single serving yogurts, canned beverages, and juice pouches. The one thing that all of these have in common? You toss the whole package after you’re finished with it. Totally convenient, but it got me thinking about the cost of the packaging AND the environmental impact our family was having. It seemed to me that eliminating some of the disposable things we use would be a good place to start saving.
Having an infant, disposable diapers and wipes are an unavoidable purchase for us. Washing piles of messy cloth diapers and wipes in a day was not an idea that I was comfortable with. This made me take a closer look at the disposable overnight undies my daughter was wearing. At four years of age, she isn’t physiologically capable of holding it all night yet. On top of that, the disposables were leaking on us at least three days a week. You may think I was buying the wrong size, but I assure you I had it right. These leaks meant stripping the bed of the sheets, mattress pad, and (sometimes) the comforter and washing all of them. There MUST be a better way! I was buying a case of these disposable overnight undies a month and throwing every last one away because they were wet. Washing wet ones I can handle- so I began researching reusable bedwetting underwear. After all, there had to be a product out there. There’s cloth diapers, so why not? Thirty years ago (give or take a few), disposable diapers were a new and expensive craze. People have been having babies and potty training their children for ages. What did they use?
Time to cue the angelic choir- I found THE product for us to stop the cycle of leaky disposables and washing all of the bed coverings multiple times a week. We call them “Bedtime Pants” but they’re actually Mother-Ease Bedwetter Pants. No, you HAVE NOT been duped into reading a commercial. I have absolutely no endorsement from or affiliation with this company, I just REALLY loved their product and what it did for our daughter, so I had to acknowledge them. She was so upset to tell me every morning that her disposable leaked and I was really getting worried about what this was doing to her self confidence. The “Bedtime Pants” are soft, comfortable, and have not leaked one drip EVER in the three months we’ve had them. She is so happy to have them! If you want to know more about this product, fire up your favorite search engine and check it (and it’s reviews) out. Back to my tale of discontent with disposability. So, the “Bedtime Pants” experiment really worked out! We’ve had several weeks where our family of 4 has only created one bag of trash—and that’s WITH a baby in diapers!
After this success, I really wondered what other disposable thing in our household could be replaced with a viable reusable option. It was then that I remembered a conversation I had had with a friend during my pregnancy about menstrual cups. At the time, I had dismissed it offhand. After all, I was pregnant and had no need for such a thing for quite a while after the conversation happened. And, quite honestly, the idea kind of grossed me out. My favorite search engine and I were all over this topic for several nights after I remembered the conversation. After many hours of reading, I decided to take a chance and buy one. Now it may not be for everyone, again do your research, but it is TOTALLY for me. The cost benefit analysis I did before making the purchases of both of these products was enough to convince me that I would be making a more pricey purchase initially, but I’d quickly make back my money. And the best part? I’m keeping these items for at least a year, eliminating trash from the landfill, and doing the little bit I can to break the cycle of dependence on convenient disposable stuff.
This whole experiment made me think about my grandparents. They grew up during the Great Depression and lived through the lean times during World War II. These people had the mindset that nothing was disposable. They fixed things that broke or found ways to give an object another life as something else once it came into their households (maybe that’s a topic for another post?). I know, you’re thinking, “But they had to.” Maybe we don’t “have to,” but perhaps we should. We should make a little extra effort and take on a little inconvenience if it means that better things are coming our way. Now I’m not saying that everything has to be reusable, but take a look at the items you bring home the next time you go shopping. If you chose one item to replace with a reusable version OR find a way to upcycle it, you’d be making a positive change for your wallet and the planet. You’ll be taking part in a HUGE trend too if you upcycle! If every person that reads this post does just that, it may actually start to have a ripple effect. After all, if something works great for you, aren’t you bursting to share your experience with others? Each of us only gets so many trips around the sun to discover what works for us and make some sort of impact on society as a whole. I’m hoping that this little choice I’ve made gets you thinking, and talking, about disposability in our society. Maybe my discontent with disposability will turn out to be a positive thing.
Thanks, Bridget! Hope you enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed reading it!
Today I felt small
I found this post lurking in my unpublished folder just now. I am not sure why I didn't publish it. I can only assume that I was waiting until that "small" day had passed and it was far enough away that I wouldn't remember at all what day it was. I guess today is that day. So here you go...
Today I felt small.
I hate days like this because they start with the feeling of hands covering my head pushing me down into a dark corner with wild laughing eyes staring at me from above and all around. Telling me I'm wrong. Holding their arms and hands up and walking away as if I'm a dog they want to stay put. Only glancing back while they move on to other things. Leaving me there in a heap to question myself forever.
But then the day shifts and I stand up without a care for those who put me in my slump. Because they didn't really put me there. I did that myself. And I realize that I'm still in control no matter what. My ideas are good. My thoughts are strong. And it's OK to be happy.
I learn a lot about myself on days like today.
The stuff I crave
Yesterday my daughter and I got to spend some quality time together. We get to spend a lot of time together on a daily basis, but about 19 minutes of that time is quality. And I'm talking per week, not per day, it seems. Most of the time we just happen to be going the same direction but completely in our own worlds just glancing over to give a thumbs up or blow a quick kiss. But yesterday we had about 4 full hours of embracing each other's voices and holding onto each word while it seeped in. We talked about everything we wanted. Some serious, some silly. And I saw something I had been missing.
My daughter is growing up.
It didn't hit me like a ton of bricks, but it trickled in as the day went on. Little things like carrying a purse. With actual money in it and hand lotion. Using chopsticks to eat the spicy tuna roll she picked for her lunch. Trying on jeans just for fun. Skipping the toy store.
I have always been excited and scared to watch my kids grow up. I know I'm half of the team who is in charge of their upbringing (along with all our loved ones, of course) and that is terrifying. I screwed up so much in my youth that I never thought I could do this. But then days like yesterday...
There is never an end to parenthood and there is never any way of knowing whether or not we are doing a good job. Sometimes you need your daughter's offer to buy you a smoothie from the mall food court with her own money to show you it's all alright.
These are the days
I often wonder how some days that are exactly the same can feel so different. One day the common routine that starts with getting out of bed, walking downstairs, and making tea can feel so blah. Other days, those same actions can feel exhilarating. And other days still, it can feel like getting out of bed might be the worst decision you could possibly ever make. But you do it anyway, because if you don't, then what happens? I don't know. I've always gotten up.
Once I make my way downstairs and feel the tea hit my system, it starts coming together. My husband and the kids appear with sleepy eyes. Some days they are on the same strange trip I am and we sit quietly contemplating the day's coming events. Other days we are off kilter and I ask them to shush just a little so I can wake up. And on the days when I might have a lot to say first thing, they sit down on the couch and pull up blankets with their eyes closed as if to silently tell me they would like to be still and quiet just a few minutes more.
But regardless of our different perceptions of each day, we work. We trudge through the rough days and skip through the great ones. We hug. We tell each other about all the best days and worst days. We relay information about things we think others might like. We talk.
I don't know where I'm going with this. It just sort of fell out of my fingertips. I was just thinking about how much I depend on them for my sanity. How they make me whole.
Love goes a long way.
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby, 7
This post makes me uncomfortable
For some reason I felt the need to write this down and share it. I don't know... maybe to help me remember when times aren't as easy as I'd like them to be.
This morning, my son came downstairs dressed as he normally would for school. Jeans and a long sleeved T-shirt. He looked presentable, but today he is going to sing Christmas carols at the local nursing home with his classmates so I asked him to please change into a nicer shirt. I didn't ask for an entire wardrobe change, just a shirt. Nothing more, nothing less.
I brought him the shirt and he grumbled the whole time he was putting it on. "I don't like it." "It makes me feel cold." "Can't I just wear my other shirt?" "Why do I have to wear this?"
Maybe it was the fact that my daughter had also just told me she doesn't like the toaster strudels we have because they are strawberry and not her favorite raspberry flavor, but I sort of lost it. I went on a rant for a few minutes about the difference between disliking something and it simply not being your favorite. There IS a difference. Just because something is not your #1 top pick does not mean it is no good. In a nutshell, this is what I told them:
Here's the thing... You're not always going to be comfortable.
You're not always going to have your favorite thing to eat. People aren't going to always laugh at your jokes. You're going to hear and see people do things that make you squirm. In a lot of cases, those people will be people you love and admire. Some days will be just a little too warm for you. Some days will feel too cold. Sometimes you will watch a friend fail. Sometimes you will just feel blah and not know why.
It's ok.
Eat the food anyway. Wear the shirt that doesn't feel 100% right. Keep telling jokes. Put on a sweater.
It's ok to feel uncomfortable sometimes. You don't always get everything you want in life. But there are times when it's not about you. It's about being there for others. Maybe wearing a nice shirt inconveniences you, but it sure does look nice and will most likely make the nursing home residents smile. And isn't that worth it? Yes, it is.
That small amount of personal "sacrifice" (I put that in quotes, because is it REALLY a sacrifice to wear an uncomfortable shirt? No.) will come back to you at least 10 fold. Those smiles you will get will wash away the stiffness of the collar in no time. And if they don't, then we'll have another talk.
And guess what? Tomorrow, you can wear whatever you like and I'll probably make you your favorite dinner while we sit in our 72° kitchen.
There are so many HUGE things in the world that are so much worse than a little discomfort. Get past it. Move on. Make someone smile when you can, because it will make you smile, too.
I also feel the need to add this little note: I'm not talking about anything more than being uncomfortable in little situations like discussed above. If you ever feel more than uncomfortable, trust your gut and get out of the situation immediately. I'm simply offering the suggestion of learning the difference between tolerable,acceptable discomfort and knowing something is downright wrong. There IS a difference.
Groupon Coupons- my new favorite tool for saving money!
Disclosure: I received payment for this post. All opinions are my own. And my opinion is that I LOVE Groupon Coupons!
Paying full price for anything makes me break out in hives. If there is a deal somewhere, I will find it. I will take an extra hour searching out the best deals on just about everything I plan on buying. Over the last few months, I've really been getting into saving money.
One of my favorite places for deals is Groupon. You guys have heard of Groupon, right? It's basically a website that offers a specific amount of products or services for a deeply discounted rate. For example, your local kettlebell gym might offer 10 sessions for half the normal price if you purchase them through Groupon. Or Groupon might have a deal where you can get a $15 Starbucks card for $10. It's really great!
Well, now Groupon has a new service called Groupon Coupons in which they have teamed up with several of your favorite retailers like Toys R Us, Sam's Club, Kohl's, Macy'sAdidas, Nine West, Harry and David, Babies R Us, Travelocity, Orbitz, JC Penney and more to offer online coupons as well as sale information in each store so you can get the best deal possible on everything you buy!
With Christmas fast approaching, I'm definitely excited about saving as much money as I can on gifts for my family and friends. But before I take the plunge and release any type of payment to anyone, I will be checking Groupon Coupons to see if there is a deal available to save me even more money. With all the stores participating, chances are there are many deals to be had.
It is so incredibly easy to use. Before you buy ANYthing, just look for a coupon on Groupon Coupons. You will be given a coupon code to use when you are ready to check out at the store. That's it!
Happy shopping!
How to be a Cool Kind Kid - my review of Tanner Wants to Be COOL
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. All opinions about Cool Kind Kid and this book are my own.
My son is in second grade. He has always been a cool kid in my eyes. But now that he's been in school full time for a few years he is starting to wonder for himself what being cool really means. In a world full of bullying and people who may be less than kind in many situations, defining "cool" to a second grader can be hard. We have always tried to instill in his little mind that being yourself is what's cool. But there is definitely more to it than just being yourself. Being cool has to do with how you treat others.
I recently started working with Cool Kind Kid to help get the word out about their products that are specifically made to help define "cool". I was happy to receive the book Tanner Wants to be COOL written by Cool Kind Kid creator Barbara Gilmour and illustrated by James J Dunn to review here on my blog.
Tanner Wants to be COOL is the first in a series of picture books Barbara developed called You Can be a Cool Kind Kid. This first book tackles the subject of how to be a caring, kind friend. It's written in cartoon form with speech bubbles telling Tanner's story of how he figures out how to be a cool kid. I love the illustrations of children who all looked different working together to help Tanner understand how to be cool by using manners and being kind to others. Each picture teaches a different lesson while showing that cool is not synonymous with bullying or being mean to others.
There is also a soundtrack by Steve Megaw accompanying the book which can be downloaded for free using a special code found within the book.
After reading it myself and really enjoying the message, I thought the only way to get some proper feedback was to have my son read it, too. He left me this little embellished note when he was done, so it MUST be a good book:
I plan on asking my son's teacher if I can read Tanner Wants to be COOL to the class. I think it would make a great addition to any classroom, playgroup, or home library. It's easy to read, has wonderful engaging pictures throughout, and gets right to the point that everyone can be cool. I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the books in the series!
To get your copy of Tanner Want to be COOL for $12.95 including the FREE downloadable soundtrack visit While you are there, check out all the other great products Cool Kind Kid has to offer!
Since October is National Bullying Prevention month, Cool Kind Kid is offering 10% off their retail products throughout the month if you use code SAYNO2BULLYING at checkout!
I had the pleasure of enjoying a complimentary massage at Massage Envy Spa in Toms River in exchange for this honest review. IMG_6974
I just want to explain first that I am not a massage person. I have no reason other than I am a very particular person when it comes to people touching me. I need things to be exactly right in order for me to enjoy a massage. Ridiculous, I know. But because I am also a cheapskate, I don't feel that spending money on a massage that could possibly be sub-par to my ridiculous standards is worth the money.
But I am also an optimist who will always give experiences a second or third chance in hopes that my mind can be changed. After all, people all across the earth absolutely LOVE massages. Why can't I be one of them?
So I agreed to visit Massage Envy Spa in Toms River to experience a one hour massage. I made my appointment and impatiently waited for the day to arrive. To add to my excitement, I got both a phone call and an email the day before my appointment to remind me of my upcoming relaxation session with Peggy, the top massage therapist at the Toms River location. IMG_6972
When I got to Massage Envy Spa, I was greeted by two lovely hostesses who had me fill out a sort of medical form on which I would list any medical issues, trouble spots, or special instructions for the massage therapist like certain spots I do NOT want massaged or spots that might need more attention. The form also had a section where I was to indicate what type of massage I would like: Light, Medium, or Deep. (I chose Deep because I am a very ticklish person. Basically anything less than a slap makes me giggle.)
While I filled out my form, I sat in the waiting area, which had several soft seats and a bar with different types of teas and cold water to drink. After about five minutes, Peggy came to greet me and bring me back to one of the many therapy rooms. She went over the form with me and again asked if I preferred a Deep massage. She then advised me to disrobe down to whatever garments made me most comfortable and slip under the covers face up on the heated massage table. Then she left the room. Already, I felt the relaxation slip over me. IMG_7110
When Peggy came back, the massage began with my scalp, then moved down to my neck, shoulders, decollete, and arms. I have never had a massage on my forearms like this before. It was wonderful. I could feel knots being released that I didn't know were even there. I mean, who carries stress in their forearms, for Pete's sake? I guess I do.
Then Peggy moved down to massage my legs. My favorite part was when she did my shins. Again, stress in weird places. What the heck? Anyways...
I was then asked to flip over so she could continue with the back of my body. She slipped a pillow under my feet and then put her hands on both my heels and rubbed straight down both soles to my toes. She massaged my arches for a while and then did the one thing that I absolutely NEED to have when I'm given a foot massage (remember, I have weird ridiculous standards): She massaged each toe pulling each one through her fingers at the end.
Let me just stop right here for a minute to share one more bit of my weirdness. See, in all aspects of my life, I need symmetry. Like, NEED it. Things don't necessarily have to match, but they need to give off the same amount of energy on both sides. When it comes to massage, if one side of my body is massaged differently than the other, I get very uncomfortable. And to further that feeling of symmetry, I need that symmetrical energy to be pulled out from my fingertips and toes or I feel incomplete. I know that's very particular, but that's how I feel.
Back to the massage...
After Peggy massaged my toes, she then moved to my glutes, lower back, and then the rest of my back. Because I have been experiencing some lower back pain lately (and indicated it on my form) Peggy made sure I was feeling OK before she continued with the massage. I told her it felt great!
When the massage was over, I cried. Again, I am admitting my weirdness because I feel like it's important. I really did cry.
Not only did the massage undo all the knots in my muscles and refresh my body, it refreshed my spirit as well. I felt cleansed. I didn't know how much stress I had been holding in until Peggy was about to help me release it all. When I left, I felt like gelatin. This may or may not be actual footage from my walk back to the car:
I think it's important for us to release all that built up stress when we can. To start fresh. To give ourselves a better chance at taking on the world! Maybe a massage every once in a while is a good thing. I know I have become a believer.
So now to the technical part about Massage Envy Spa:
Massage Envy Spa offers either individual fees for services or a membership fee which includes either a massage or facial each month. If you enjoy monthly massages or facials, the membership is well worth it at $59.99. And yes, you can roll over your unused services to the next month.
For more information about Massage Envy Spa in Toms River, visit their website:
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The guy taught Eric Hasseltine religious studies in high school.
"And I passed!" said Hasseltine, the radio voice of the Grizzlies.
So maybe you've never heard of Tom Bowen, the new athletic director at the University of Memphis. But if what Hasseltine says is true, he's apparently a miracle worker.
Bowen is scheduled to be introduced as the new athletic director at a Monday press conference. And, let's be honest, there's no way for any of us to know if this is a good thing.
Athletic director searches aren't like coaching searches in that respect. You've never heard a passionate talk-radio argument about an athletic director hire.
So what do we know about Bowen?
Here's five quick things:
1. He's not from around here.
I consider this a plus. Bowen graduated from Notre Dame in 1983 but -- except for that time under the Dome -- he's apparently spent his entire life in the San Francisco Bay area. So, no, he probably doesn't know much about barbecue. Neither did John Calipari. Sometimes, a fresh approach is best.
2. He understands lousy football.
San Jose State's record in football over the last three years was 8-29. This doesn't exactly inspire confidence as Memphis heads into the Big East. But, then, the San Jose State program was on death support when Bowen arrived, so it's probably not a fair gauge.
3. He studied to be a priest.
Yes, according to various published reports, Bowen spent six years studying for the priesthood. This might not qualify him to coach football in Fayetteville, but I like the thoughtfulness and discipline it suggests.
4. He seems to be a good dude.
Bowen really did teach Hasseltine. It was at De La Salle High School, in the Bay area. Hasseltine was a freshman. Bowen was a religion teacher and AD.
"He was a good dude," said Hasseltine, and what other endorsement do you need?
But just in case, I e-mailed Jon Wilner, who covered Bowen for the San Jose paper.
"Good dude," he wrote back. "Really good AD."
5. He isn't afraid of change.
This is the big one. This is the key. By all accounts, Bowen is not afraid to shake things up. A 2008 story in the San Jose magazine said that "Bowen hired 10 coaches and 80 new faces altogether in the athletic department." In a two-part interview on "sports management" that you can (and should) find on YouTube, Bowen outlined a matter-of-fact hiring philosophy.
"I believe you can't teach talent," he said. "And therefore, if you have someone who doesn't have the talent to get done what you need done, there's no way my ego or my experience is going to teach them to get better. The difficult part is that there's a lot of people who don't have a lot of talent that have positions, for one reason or another, that you come into as a new manager and a new leader that you have to make decisions about."
It's hard not to think about the Memphis athletic department, reading Bowen's quotes. The same folks have been doing the same thing for decades over there. Indeed, that could be the central challenge for Bowen as athletic director. To oversee a transition in the personality of the place.
Will it happen?
For now, we just have his words.
"I tend to let people run hard," he said. "I have a lot of people here who are aggressive, they take chances, and we benefit from that."
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Beauty Steps Slide
It's understandable that sometimes you get home late from a long day at work or an exhausting evening event and you just don't feel like going through your entire pre-bed beauty routine. But certain steps just aren't worth skipping if you can help it. We share your bedtime beauty musts.
Woman rinsing her face
Rinse your face
At the end of a long day or a night out on the town, your face is in desperate need of a good rinse. Think of all the makeup, dirt and sweat clogging your pores at such a time. Chances are you'd rather not have all that sitting on your skin throughout the night. Although you may not be able to brave your entire skin care regimen, consider keeping something like Garnier's Vitamin-Enriched Cleansing Cloths next to your bed. Before you close your eyes, grab a cloth, and wipe away dirt and makeup to give your skin a clean and nourished sleep.
Change your clothes
When you've been out all night or had an exceptionally long day at work, the only thing you may want to do upon seeing your bed is fall into it. And although it may seem like a good idea at the moment, it isn't a great habit to get into. Take a second to think about all the places you go and all the things your clothes touch in the span of a day. Do you really want that stranger's sneeze, bus grime or the smell of work seeping into your covers? Not likely. Plus, there's nothing enjoyable about waking up the next day in your dress or tights from the night before. Do yourself a favour, and strip off your outer clothes before crawling into bed.
Brush your teeth
Chances are, if you're feeling too tired to brush your teeth, you have had a very long day and are in need of a good brushing more than ever. If you don't brush before bed, the bacteria that has collected on your teeth and gums will continue to sit there all night. Over time, this behaviour can lead to cavities and gum disease. Don't let a bad habit like this one get started. Brush every night — no matter how tired you are!
Your skin is exposed to a fair bit of damage every day, and overnight is the time it does most of its healing. After washing your face, pat on a little bit of moisturizer to give skin the nutrients it needs to start healing.
Take out your contacts
If you wear contacts, removing them before you call it a night is extremely important. Although some extended-wear lenses are fine to leave in for longer periods of time, the majority of contact lenses need to be removed before you go to bed. Eyes require oxygen, and leaving your contact lenses in while sleeping means your eyes aren't getting the nutrients they need from the air, which can be quite harmful over time. So even if you have to let a few items on the list slide, make removing your contact lenses a priority.
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It’s biblical, baby.
In biblical literature, Cedar trees have great potency and symbolize wisdom, protection and abundance. Cedar oil, extracted from the wood of the tree, can help with skin conditions like eczema, and a few drops added to shampoo can help stimulate hair growth. Cedarwood oil helps provide relief for arthritis and has been shown to reduce inflammation of the joints and tissues.
Common Uses: Cedarwood has traditionally been used for its astringent and antiseptic properties. It has been known to strengthen hair growth and alleviate dandruff. Add several drops of Cedarwood oil to a carrier oil (like jojoba or almond oil) and dab on the wrists to help alleviate symptoms like anxiety, fixation on the past, and obsessiveness. Cedarwood oil can help promote focus, concentration, and balance and nobility of spirit. | https://allsense.com.sg/product/cedarwood-essential-oil/?add-to-cart=905804 | isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2021-17
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The permanent cancelation of the SAT subject tests are creating equality in the college admission process | Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
COVID admissions
How the cancellation of the SAT subject tests helps students and increases equity in college admissions
On Jan. 21, College Board announced that it would permanently remove the SAT subject tests to adapt to changing admission processes due to the pandemic. The tests were immediately canceled in the U.S., with only international students being able to take the tests until the end of June.
While the SAT subject tests were highly controversial in the past, it was ultimately COVID-19 that played the most influential role in College Board’s decision, as many students could not take the tests due to lockdowns. Even though the elimination of SAT subject tests is a significant change in college applications, it ultimately provides a positive impact on the college admission process for high school students.
The SAT subject tests were taken by students to prove their mastery in a certain subject. As the tests were not mandatory, and a low score on the test could negatively affect students’ college applications, the subject tests were mainly taken by students who were confident in the topic and had a chance at receiving a high score, according to the Princeton Review. In 2019 SummitPrep reported that 24% of the students who took the Math Level II SAT subject test scored an 800, a full score. Thus, students had to get a perfect score on the test to simply become a part of the top quarter of other test-takers.
The importance of the SAT subject tests further eroded due to the rising importance of Advanced Placement (AP) tests during high school. Both the AP tests and the subject tests evaluated how well a student learned a certain topic and how ready they are for college-level classes. Because students who take both types of tests are assessed under similar criteria, the need to take both has greatly decreased over the last few years. InsideHighered reported that in 2011,
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students took at least one SAT subject test, but in 2017, the number decreased to 219,000 — a 29% decrease.
“We have found that the best predictors [of grades] at Harvard are AP tests,” dean of Harvard admissions Rick Shaw said in an interview with the PrepScholar. “It is closely followed by the College Board subject tests and the International Baccalaureate Exams.”
As Shaw mentioned, the reason students preferred to take AP tests over the SAT subject tests in the past was influenced by how much value colleges put on the two tests. PrepScholar analyzed that AP tests tend to require a deeper understanding of a topic, as essays and free response sections in those exams require more stamina and conceptual understanding than the subject tests, which are only made up of multiple choice problems. AP test results also provide a standard metric for measuring students’ proficiency in a subject that extends beyond the variability of different high school grading systems. For example, a 2 on the AP test and an A in the class would mean that the class was overly easy. On the other hand, a 5 on the AP test and a B in the class would show that the class was challenging to many.
The elimination of the SAT subject test is a positive change in the college admissions process, as high school students no longer have to study for both the AP and subject tests at the same time. This change significantly decreases their stress and reduces the competitive environment among their peers, an issue especially prevalent at MVHS.
Additionally, the absence of the subject tests has given students the opportunity to develop interests in other activities such as clubs, volunteer work and sports. In the long term, this will help increase the number of career choices available to students, as experiencing different activities will help expand career paths more than simply sitting in front of a desk and studying.
The end of the SAT subject tests played a role in decreasing the amount of importance test results have in college admissions. Colleges will be able to judge students in a more holistic view instead of focusing on their test-taking abilities, and students will have the opportunity to display their interest in a variety of other activities.
The cancellation of the SAT subject tests has also opened the door a little wider to disadvantaged students in regards to college applications. CNBC reported that for all SAT standardized tests, students who come from families with a yearly income of less than $20,000 received significantly lower scores than students with families earning over $200,000 in yearly income. Factors such as the cost of the test and the affordability of preparation resources influenced the difference in the scores. However, with the SAT subject tests now out of the picture, the college admission process can become a more level playing field for students, regardless of their economic status.
While many students struggled to adapt to the rapidly changing college application process due to COVID-19, the pandemic also showed how the removal of certain tests can bring a positive change to students and colleges alike. There are still problems that remain in the college application process, such as racial disparities and extensive amounts of application essays, but the SAT subject test cancellations will hopefully serve as an example and later lead to other reforms within college admissions.
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Seven Habits of Highly Dysfunctional People
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When we fail in life, we are failing because we are being shown how our beliefs are out of alignment with success. In truth, there is no such thing as failure for it is only feedback. Yet, failure is destructive, painful, and the opposite of success.
All humans desire comfort in the form of success, thus you, like many others, desire to understand what keeps a person from being highly successful. Here are the 7 Habits of Highly Dysfunctional People:
Following a Belief System Even When it Goes Against Your Intuition
Intuition is a gift everyone is given but not everyone follows. It is one thing to listen to this inner, guiding voice and a whole other energy to follow.
Ignoring your inner truth can lead to danger. As an example, video footage has since been recovered from the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea showing students wearing life vests in their cabins while expressing heightened fears that the boat was sinking. Why did only 155 students survive the sinking of the ferry out of 454 total students? The high school students were told by crew members to stay in their cabins and wait.
In the video clips on Youtube, it was clear that the students wanted to leave their cabins as they were listening to their inner voice that they were in danger. However, they chose to follow the belief system of obedience to their superiors as it is fiercely taught. The belief to obey the crew was stronger than the belief to follow the inner voice to safety. I do not write this in judgment of the students, crew members, or the culture. I simply use it as an example that belief systems can harm people when it disagrees with your intuition.
Ignoring Feelings
Anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, and depression are indicators that something is not aligned in our energy field. If you choose to stomp your feelings down or ignore them, you only delay the healing process. If you choose to hide from your feelings by taking anti-depressants, it’s like turning the volume of music to mute.
If you want to be happy, you need to ask, “Why do I feel this way? What is the root cause of my misery?” When you choose to explore these feelings, you begin the healing process. Choosing to face your feelings and do something about it is a brave act. It opens the door to joy, love, and new opportunity.
When we do not speak our truth, lies become barriers to getting what we want in life. Lies create physical things that manifest as busy work, depression, and stagnancy. It’s like seeing the end but not honoring the bridge between the moat and the castle. Honest answers create integrity and personal power. Truth creates a life of ease and flow.
Laziness and Poor Diet
overeating is one of 7 habits of highly dysfunctional people
Lack of exercise equals a poor tool for experiencing life. A diet of junk creates the wrong building blocks for a lasting body. When you eat healthy and exercise daily, the law of incremental effects is set into motion. You experience a sustainable attractor field of health.
An addiction to spending is a glaring indicator that the individual is not comfortable or happy with oneself. No amount of spending will bring satisfaction until the person gets to the core of why he or she needs things. An addictive spender does not love himself. Loving yourself unconditionally is the key.
Gossip is one of the seven deadly sins. 7 highly dysfunctional people.
A diet of gossip is like a diet of Velveeta. It might taste good for a while, but in the end you feel miserable because you put plastic into your body. A diet of kind words, truth, reflection, and love is the key.
Accepting Fear as Normal
Fear is a low frequency energy that is designed to control your mind. No one has to accept the rule of fear or dis-ease of thought. The opposite of fear is unconditional love, which is a frequency of confidence, sovereignty, and self acceptance.
Humans have a difficult time breaking free of negative, dysfunctional patterns because these patterns have been encoded into the operating system of their minds. They are like viruses running in the control panel of the mind. To break free of these patterns, it requires an upgrade and a removal of all malevolent programs.
The biggest form of fear is God’s judgment. It’s the idea that God cannot and will not stand your choices and thus will destroy you upon death. It’s sort of two deaths packaged into one. Yet, when you die, you face your own internal judgment, which is your subconscious and unconscious mind fighting its lack of compassion and ability to apologize for bad behavior while theorizing that you had the right to do what you did. It’s survival mechanisms fighting rejection.
Ignore your feeling 7 habits of highly dysfunctional people
Rejection is deeply rooted. You feel unloved, lost, and abandoned in a world in which God gave you up because he/she took away divine love. It’s perhaps the worst feeling a person could feel.
Did God give you up? No. You chose to leave Source/All That Is to experience reality then gain a Soul. It’s like leaving your parent to grow up and gain a new mentor parent who is more personable and accessible. The Soul is the ideal parent because because he/she sees you as an identity rather than a gestalt of consciousness. You become real, so the Soul becomes real.
How can you be destroyed upon death when you are already dead? This is a ridiculous idea. Will God’s judgment be so cruel to make sure that you suffer pain and tears for a thousand eternal years for your choices?
It’s time to let go of religion’s harsh beliefs about your choices. It hurts. It harms. It is unkind.
Religion states that you are a sinner for your actions. Your actions are simply forward motion with the intent to thrive, not just survive. Sometimes you just survive, but you want more than suffering. You want to love, expand, and feel happy. This is divine.
Religion is built upon the idea that choices are sin so that an intercessory intervenes and enforces the idea of blame, shame, and judgment in order to CONTROL. Would a religion survive without the idea of sin being exchanged for a man on the cross? No, it would not. Religion is an institution of shame and nothing less. It is designed to force one into enslavement of flaw, fault, and surrendering one’s precious free will choice.
If religions did not exist, you would work on yourself. You would apologize and make amends. This is healthy. This is normal. With religion, you believe you can be nothing bigger than a label called sinner. Without the label of sin, you are simply choosing. With the label of sin, you are forced into group thinking that enforces control with tithing, contributions, and donations. Without the concept of sin, churches would become extinct. Pastors would be unemployed and looking for jobs at gun manufacturing plants. Parishioners would be spending more time with their spouse one-on-one loving each other instead of pretending to love each other publicly. Former Christians would need to look themselves in the eye, find what is not attractive, and do the work to heal choices that do not align to their personal path of happiness. Choices exist, not sin.
Billionaires depend on the frequency of the homeless, homeless depend upon the frequency of the masses for handouts, the masses depend upon the frequency of friendship to evade guilt, and guilt as an entity depends upon humans buying into itself. Guilt is a mindset that depends upon an inherited belief system in sin, flaw, and damnation that a suffering, sinless, bleeding man — separate from you — can erase your choices and actions.
No one can erase choices and actions. Cruel actions exist just as kind actions exist. Mormons cannot erase Hitler’s cruelty by baptizing him post-mortem in their temples. Hitler’s actions are not washed cleaned of Jesus Christ’s blood. Jesus Christ did not pay for Hitler’s choices. Jesus Christ did not pay for anyone’s choices. This may be difficult to accept as humans depend upon escapism as a default mechanism for comfort. There is a deep fear in witnessing truth, enlightenment, or awareness that NO MAN, NO WOMAN, and NO GOD can erase your choices. Your actions exist.
What do you do to erase past actions? Rather than erase, consider apologizing. Consider growing up. Consider emotional intelligence. Try behaving like an adult who can say, “I’m sorry I yelled at you. I’m sorry I stole from you. I’m sorry I called you a rapist when you were not a rapist. I’m sorry I was the worst friend to you. I am sorry.”
Jesus does not take away your behavior. Guilt is a control program that causes laziness, postponement, and reincarnation. Sin is a lie. The idea that a bleeding man can take away your bad behavior is a massive lie that NEEDS TO STOP.
Own your behavior. Grow up. Apologize. Apologizing is a form of dissolving “sin” and an initiation into adulthood. This is emotional intelligence.
Erase the idea that someone outside of you can take away your choices. Erase laziness. Erase the mind virus of sin. Try DNA Activation.
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It was not a curse wrought of malicious intent, but a wild and fretful magic that clung to two souls with a life of its own, unheeding of its originator.
The instability of Zoe's magic was no secret. It was clear from the time they first developed that controlling them would be a life-long struggle for the eager girl. Zoe was only a year younger than Brak, but when her emotions got the best of her, there was no deflection spell to protect him from the onslaught of his sister's unbridled magic.
Until the curse, she'd never done more than splintered a goblet, or froze a budding tree by mistake. Most of the village children refused to play with her, but she always had Brak. Patient, cheerful, understanding Brak. As a child, she was convinced there was nothing in the world that could lessen the strength of their familial bond. As a young woman, she had never been given reason to change such a notion.
Then there was Raine.
Everything about her echoed her name. Her hair flowed with a gentle wave down her back and past shoulders that arched smooth as a creek bend. Her eyes were the sort of blue you could see in the sky between patches of clouds during the wet season. The footfalls she made were pitter-patters, mere droplets against the floor. Her voice was refreshing as spring, although thoughts sometimes rushed out of her mouth like a hurricane. She eased onto couches and chairs as if weighing less than a garden pail and even her clothes were a light current of fabrics against her skin.
Worst of all she had no magic.
Brak was disenchanted with the—paradoxically—ordinary mirage of what could be accomplished with spells and potions while a beauty of such natural grace saw fit to give him her time. And she was a friend to Zoe, which only complicated the curse.
It all came about because of a slight. An accidental one, but the case of it being accidental did not curb the sting.
They were in the glade, herding river gnats into a jar for Mizzy's spell practice. Brak had developed a system for it; he hunted out their plant of choice and once a reasonably sized nest was discovered, Raine would swoosh them up in a frenzy for Mizzy to try and catch.
Zoe's hands were clenched and her forehead troubled when she found them.
It was her birthday, and Brak had forgotten.
The shouting was level. Wholly unexpected. It still didn't surprise them.
It did frighten Mizzy home who was none too fond of river gnats and thought a stilling spell useful for nothing.
"You!" Zoe spoke to each of them in turn—both at once. "You're half asleep to the rest of the world when he's near! And you're half a person in her company!"
The tears prickled behind her eyes and threatened to spill. "It's my birthday and you couldn't even think to invite me to join you. Mizzy doesn't like the river. I like the river. What is it about her," pointing to Raine, "that makes you forget? And," to Raine, "why does your brain turn to sludge with him?"
Brak could feel the bitter magic pulsing in the air. He readied an apology, but his mouth refused to open. It was like their skin—Raine's and his—was breathing smoke and wanted to gag. His eyes begged Zoe to be careful, but it was past the point of no return. She would not—or could not withdraw.
"You'll never be whole apart." It was said in disappointment, a slew of regret.
The magic took hold of them, squeezing tightly like they were fruits to be juiced and not made up of bone, sinew, and flesh like people.
They stared at each other, wide-eyed.
She collapsed over the grass.
His face distorted.
She remained unmoving.
His hand aged.
Zoe hadn't the presence of mind to do anything but stare. Brak had recovered his voice and he shouted for her to let Raine down, only, Zoe wasn't holding her up! Somehow her unconscious body hovered several feet over the grass, the backs of her fingertips touching a few blades as her arms fell behind her.
She knew it was cowardly, but Zoe ran. She didn't know where she was going, simply that it was away.
Brak carried Raine to his mother's house; struggling terribly, for his right hand was all but useless. Once, during the hard trek, he dropped her. He cried out and tried to cast a catching spell, but he was too late.
And still she didn't hit the ground. Her body floated above it, repelling all present danger to her still form.
She hovered like a cloud over the bed; feet arched forward like a dancer's, neck arched back while her hands and hair seemed the only part of her susceptible to gravity's pull, sweeping down, brushing against the white sheets. The folds of her wispy skirt followed in like manner, and Brak wondered if her position was in any way a clue as to what could reverse the terrible curse.
Every day he tried a new undoing spell—sometimes up to four or five if the effort didn't exhaust him too soon. What he learned wasn't much, but each failure taught him something new. He was confident nothing could harm her. He was certain she slept peacefully. He had an inkling that none of his spells would awaken her, though he'd never stop trying. As a personal curse wrought by emotional turmoil, most probably only the caster could undo it.
At first, Zoe wouldn't visit. She was too devastated, too ashamed, and she avoided the room and other persons like they were flesh-eating beasts. But as time wore on and Brak's begging became irresistible, she relented. She tried.
So far she'd been unsuccessful, though every attempt was appreciated.
Brak tried to show a brave face through it all, but Zoe knew how heartbroken he was. She wished she could ignore the muffled sobbing that occurred several nights a week when their tries of undoing had been especially powerful, and just as useless as their weakest charms.
Sometimes when Brak put his hand near Raine, he could feel the vibrations of their shared curse stirring between them, and something like a fog curled between his withered hand and her body. He would think to grasp the mist with a netting spell… a dry charm… anything! but all to no end.
But hope remained, so long as she the rise and fall of her chest continued at its comforting pace, and Zoe battled the disenchanting effects of the curse with every fiber of her being.
And Zoe would.
And Zoe did.
I feel I rushed this one. Which is silly, since it took me probably a month to write it. Well, you tell me if it's any good and I'll take your word for it. I have 1,300 more words to write for another story chapter, so this didn't get repeatedly self-Betaed like most of my stories do.
Done (very, very late) for another one of Mara's writing challenges.
This one was inspired by Nika Fadul's The Illusionist on Flickr.
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It is of vital importance to keep knowledge workers healthy and happy. Technology is changing our life and work styles, which can be either a blessing or a threat. There is a tendency to move less, to take fewer breaks and less time for relaxation, leading to lifestyle related health risks. Technology can be used to monitor physical and emotional well-being and help to change behavior when necessary.
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Tom Verducci with a great article on the mechanics of San Francisco Giant starter Tim Lincecum. He is fun to watch pitch. The article is painful to read for a Cubs fan, however, as it includes many cautionary tales that feature the North siders as the punchline.
For example, it includes the first dissenting opinion I've read about Mark Prior's mechanics.
Mark Prior is a classic example of a high-performing pitcher who was permitted to break down because of poor mechanics. Ironically, Prior was often hailed for his "flawless" mechanics when the Cubs drafted the righthander out of USC with the No. 2 pick in 2001, though that assessment seems to have been influenced by scouts' preference for his 6' 5", 225-pound body type. Studied closely, his mechanics included two severe red flags: 1) Prior lifted his throwing elbow higher than his shoulder before reaching the loaded position, increasing the stress on his elbow and shoulder; and 2) unlike Lincecum's dynamic late torso rotation, Prior rotated his hips and torso before getting to the loaded position. With the letters of Prior's jersey already facing the target, his arm could not simply "go along for the ride" -- the ride was over, so his arm had to generate all of its own power.
Prior went 41-23 over his first four seasons in the big leagues. During that time, in 2003, when Prior was on his way to a career-high 18 wins, [former Mets pitching coach Rick] Peterson gave a presentation to the Oakland scouting department about "certain red flags in a delivery that we can't do much about" as the A's prepared for the draft. The idea was to avoid sinking large signing bonuses into players with a high potential to break down. (Late picks, because of their lower cost, don't carry the same concern.)
One of Oakland's scouts, responding to Peterson's red-flag warnings, said, "Hey, that's what Prior does. Are you saying that we shouldn't draft a player like that?"
Replied Peterson, "No, not exactly. He's one of the best pitchers in the league right now, but what I am saying is, If he doesn't have maximum [shoulder] rotation, it will lead to injury. It's like slamming the brakes over and over. The brake pads are going to wear out until it's metal on metal."
Prior has suffered a series of shoulder injuries that have limited him to one win and nine starts in the three seasons since. Still only 27, he is out for the season -- again -- after surgery to repair a tear in his right shoulder. "Prior is almost all upper body," Chris Lincecum says. "You could cut his legs off and he would throw just as hard. I don't like to put my finger on players, but I've been doing this a long time. I've said, 'He's going to blow his elbow out' or 'His back will go out.' Sure enough, it happens, including Dice-K [Daisuke Matsuzaka], Jake Peavy, Prior. . . . I have a hard time enjoying the game. I'm sitting there criticizing the pitcher. It hurts to watch pitchers. Seventy percent of the pros have poor mechanics."
As the owner of a Mark Prior Cubs jersey, I'm still wistful for what could have been. It scares me to think that the Oakland A's were willing to trade Rich Harden to the Cubs given how much they rely on Rick Peterson's counsel. Is Harden simply the second coming of Prior, immensely talented, doomed to physical breakdown?
Prior isn't the only example of a Cubs high draft pick whose body broke down.
Bobby Brownlie was supposed to be Tim Lincecum. A 6-foot righthander from Rutgers who hit 97 mph on the gun, Brownlie was regarded as one of the top pitchers in the 2002 draft. Peterson was working as the A's pitching coach at the time. Just before the draft, Oakland G.M. Billy Beane gave Peterson videotapes of some 20 pitchers the A's were considering as draft picks and told him to break down each pitcher not by stuff and performance but by the biomechanics of their deliveries.
The previous winter Peterson had met Brownlie at a banquet and told him, "Hey, I hear you're great. Congratulations, I hear you're going to be a [first round] pick." But when he watched Brownlie on the tape Beane had given him, Peterson says, "I'm literally sick to my stomach. I'm going, 'This is so sad.' "
A few days later, when Beane asked Peterson what he thought of Brownlie, the pitching coach replied, "He has certain characteristics in his delivery that will lead to shoulder problems."
The Cubs took Brownlie with the 21st pick -- bypassing future big leaguers Matt Cain, Joe Blanton, Jon Lester and Jonathon Broxton -- and lavished him with a $2.5 million signing bonus. Within three years Brownlie could not throw any harder than the mid-80s, and minor league hitters were crushing his pitches. Chicago released him in March 2007. Brownlie spent much of last year playing independent league baseball and is now pitching for the Washington Nationals' Double A Harrisburg affiliate. In May '07 Brownlie told SNY.tv, "The major question about me is why my velocity has dipped in the past couple of years. . . . There's really no answer to it; we don't know what's going on."
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Score implications for paying off small installment loan
Good morning. I have a small installment loan of about $900 that I have the ability to pay off. The interest rate is 12% and the monthly payment is $50.
I have a total installment loan balance of $52,000 across student loans, car loan, etc. Credit card util is $2,000 of $33,000 limit, and i only maintain this balance for score purposes.
Current score is 780, due to multiple inquiries surrounding our home construction and mortgage app.
Since I have the ability to pay off the $900 loan, should I? And if so, what are the likely score implications both positive and negative?
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EQ - 811 (Feb '14)
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Re: Score implications for paying off small installment loan
I'd PIF ASAP. There wouldn't be any negative FICO ding with everything else being equal. You might see a small bump with an added $0 balance, but it depends on how many TLs report a balance already in relation to your total number of TLs.
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Re: Score implications for paying off small installment loan
+1. I'd pay it off. IMO paying off debt is always a good thing.
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Fourteen students were recognized in the ceremony, with most having completed the program and receiving high school diplomas, with their other program validations cited.
Burford, a Stanford graduate, went on to play in the then AFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played in Super Bowl I against Green Bay. He led the Chiefs in receiving that game despite losing. He talked about bouncing back from that loss with a later 66-24 win over a Chicago Bears team that featured Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus.
"You need to understand how situations can turn around," he said, including what he'd read about ROP's football team last year, where it beat a team handily and then a few weeks later lost to that same team. "You've got to bounce back."
Montaque Edwards was honored by being chosen to given the student speech to open the event, and Silver State Academy Principal Carolyn Smith gave the "Last Lesson" address.
The ceremony also began with the graduates taking a few minutes to pass out flowers they had been given to those present who had "helped them on their journey,
Edwards, who said he is headed to college, where he plans to compete in track, concluded, "I never regret coming here" because of the impact on turning his life around. He said the biggest obstacle he'd had to overcome was his anger.
Burford said there were three things he wanted to emphasize to the graduates.
First was the importance of preparation in sports but also in life, with them in the position of preparing for young adulthood.
He said coaches likely told them the importance of preparation for their teams.
He said in football they practiced and prepared — including film study — for 20 to 30 hours, for a game that might have about 20 minutes of actual action.
"You've got to be persistent," he said. "If you stay with it, stay with it, stay with it, eventually things will work out."
Burford used examples from his life, such as being third string on the JV football team as a sophomore but then he grew and by the time he was a senior, he led the league in receiving, with similar things happening in college.
He said another very important trait is really a simple one, to "want to do it, don't let anybody keep you down…. You have to have enthusiasm for what you're doing."
He concluded, stressing the importance of attitude, of not giving up and working hard.
"Luck and success happen because of hard work, preparation and opportunity," he said.
Smith said one of the things students learn is teamwork and learning to trust one another.
She said they've learned about character traits and everything they've learned "allows you to move forward."
Smith said they've now moved to a door (life) and they don't know what's on the other side. But she urged the graduates to "take everything you've learned here," what's in their toolbox, and take it to the other side of the door, whether it be more high school, college or jobs.
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[August 17, 2012]
Columbus, GA, Aug 17, 2012 (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- An armed man entered the Carmike 15 theater complex in Columbus Thursday night, carrying a concealed pistol and ammunition inside for a midnight showing of the Sylvester Stallone action movie, "The Expendables 2," police said.
The incident occurred only hours after Carmike Cinemas received a threat -- apparently aimed at several of its theaters outside of Columbus -- at its corporate offices in downtown Columbus.
Police don't believe Joshua L. Vardeman, 23, who faces three misdemeanor charges, is the same person who made a bomb threat left Thursday night on an answering machine at Carmike's corporate offices in downtown Columbus, Lt. Bill Rawn said.
"It sounded like a disgruntled worker," Rawn said, describing the threat that was left at the company's office, with the caller saying, "'You don't pay us enough. You cut back our hours. We're not expendable. We'll show you we're not expendable.'" Vardeman was stopped by off-duty officers before he made it into the theater Thursday night, sending multiple law-enforcement agencies into action in an eerie echo of the recent Aurora, Colo., mass shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded.
Vardeman is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a pistol without a license and carrying a deadly weapon into a public gathering, police said. He made his bond Thursday night and is out of jail.
The bomb threat -- reportedly mentioning Atlanta-area Carmike theaters as well -- sent officials across the country investigating possible explosives planted in movie houses, several news outlets reported.
The threat at Carmike's headquarters was left at 7:19 p.m. Thursday, police said, but wasn't retrieved until 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Vardeman stepped inside the Carmike 15, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd. in Columbus, about three hours after the 7:19 p.m. call, Rawn said. Carrying a computer bag, he bought a ticket for "The Expendables 2" and then walked farther into the lobby of the movie complex.
"Our officers that are working there approached him and advised him that all bags were being searched," Rawn said.
Columbus Police Officer Dechon Grant, working off-duty security, then spotted Vardeman about 20 to 25 feet inside the building, police said. Seeing the man's laptop, Grant asked him about closed pockets on the computer bag, Rawn said. That's when Vardeman tried to leave. He was stopped, and Grant found a 9mm automatic handgun and ammunition.
Carmike Cinemas spokesman Terrell Mayton confirmed the company, which operates more than 240 theaters in 35 states, received a threat, but said it was not from an apparent disgruntled employee.
"We had a threat that was communicated to us by individuals identified as employees of a vendor ... a janitorial service, someone that cleans our theaters, that don't necessarily work for Carmike," he said.
A reference to the movie, "The Expendables 2," was mentioned in the call, he said, indicating it was targeting locations showing the new shoot-'em-up flick that pits Stallone and other commandos seeking revenge for the murder of one of their men.
Every theater identified as a target in the threat was being searched thoroughly Friday to make sure they are safe for moviegoers and employees, Mayton said.
"I believe our theaters in Columbus have been deemed clear and safe," he said around lunchtime Friday. "We're being very thorough everywhere. We're doing everything we can to make sure these theaters are as safe as they possibly can be." Carmike doesn't have a policy of searching every bag at all of its theaters, Mayton said. But a sign at each theater box office states that backpacks, purses and other bags are subject to search and that no guns or other weapons are allowed.
"Obviously this is a very serious communicated threat and law-enforcement people are investigating it," he said. So there are details they're looking at that they want to make sure don't get mass disclosure." Mayton said he has not talked with Carmike's theater operations people to determine if extra security will be added at any of its movie houses.
"But, certainly, we're going to be very viligant at all of these locations even though they've been cleared," he said.
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I had the opportunity of hands-on time with the Blackberry Z30 few weeks ago and wow is the word to explain the experience. The device was announced September, 2013 and released the next month October. I personally paid little attention to it because of the negative press about Blackberry and disappointing numbers from the Canadian company.blackberry_z301
Well spec wise it’s a 5in Super AMOLED display,12GB internal memory with expandable memory space,16 different bands and full LTE phone. With other juicy specs and better battery life than the iPhone 5S and Galaxy S4.
After handling the phone, if I had time with the former blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins I will ask him these few questions :
1) Why was the Z30 not the flag ship phone instead of the Z10? Because the whole world wants a larger display to the point in 2014 Apple will release a 5 inches phone.
2) Why are Blackberry phones not pushed more in brick nations and Africa because there was the niche for legacy blackberry phones in the past 18months?
3) If OS 10 could be improved to 10.2 with google play store support and push notifications why wasn’t 10.2 the 1st taste of OS 10 we saw?
4) Lastly and naively why create a new OS with the option to port Android apps when you could just join the android train and enjoy close to a million apps?
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} | 270 | The castle of Donnafugata is located in the territory of the municipality of Ragusa. The current building, contrary to what the name might suggest, is a sumptuous aristocratic residence of the late ‘800. Although in reality, the first construction seems to be due to the Chiaramonte, Counts of Modica in the fourteenth century.
The castle, divided into three floors, has over 120 rooms of which twenty are now accessible to visitors. Visiting the rooms that still contain the original furnishings and furniture of the time, it seems almost to take a step back in time. In the era of the last “gattopardi”.
There are various hypotheses about the origin of the name of the castle of Donnafugata. Legend has it that Princess Bianca of Navarra was imprisoned by Count Bernardo Cabrera, lord of the County of Modica, but managed to escape through the tunnels leading into the countryside surrounding the palace. From this would later derive the term “Donnafugata”. In reality the construction of the castle is subsequent to the legend.
According to another interpretation the name of the castle is the free transcription of the Arabic term “ʻAyn al-Ṣiḥḥat” (Source of Health), which in Sicilian became “Ronnafuata”, from which the current name. But it is possible to advance a further hypothesis, that is, that the name of the place may refer to a tragic and painful episode occurred in this place. That is the possible finding, in an unspecified historical moment, of a female body died of suffocation. Hence “donna affucata”, that is “suffocated woman” or “woman died of suffocation”.
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Finns bring more alcohol and cigarettes from Estonia
How can you recognise a Finn at the ferry terminal in Tallinn? He is usually carrying a box of beers/vodka/cigarettes or all of that.
This is what the customs see and according to the statistics, Finnish tourists imported (end of May 2009) 8% more alcohol and 16% more cigarettes in a year.
More concretely, that is 2 million litres of pur alcohol and 250 million cigarettes imported (or reimported in some cases, for example the Finnish beer Lapin Kulta) to Finland by tourists visiting Estonia.
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} | 2,082 | What makes a good coffeehouse? It's more than just good coffee; with an hour's practice, you can prepare a world-class cup at home. And it's not free Wi-Fi or great baked goods or art on the walls. All those things are nice, but not essential. A truly fine cafe should, with its location, decor, clientele and general attitude, make everyone who enters its doors seem hipper and clearer of mind. It should do for the spirit what a double espresso does for the brain. It should make you sharp. It's an ineffable quality, one that cannot be measured by conventional metrics, so we're going with an unconventional one. We've rated these 14 new cafes on the same scale Aaron Mesh has devised for rating movies: 1 to 100, out of all the coffee shops, everywhere. It is subjective and a little irrational; it is also infallible.
64 Aliviar Coffeehouse
As I squeezed into a window-side seat at Aliviar, I nearly landed in the lap of the white-haired fellow at the neighboring table. Aliviar is teensy-tiny, and tables and chairs are packed tightly together. This is not a place for clandestine conversation. But it is the kind of friendly and welcoming neighborhood haunt where, seconds after sitting down, you're learning Czech phrases and sauerkraut recipes from the patrons around you. Aliviar offers strong, single-origin coffee roasted by Olympia's Batdorf & Bronson and Oakland's Roast. The food selection is nothing special, but the eclectic (and slightly baffling) art collection—including a photograph of Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, an ad soliciting donations for Afghan freedom fighters battling the Soviet Union, and a tapestry of Our Lady of Guadalupe—should keep you plenty occupied. REBECCA JACOBSON.
90 Barista Alberta
Unlike its flagship Pearl location, which is all industrial-chic brick walls and exposed beams and women in yoga pants, Barista's second location, which opened on Northeast Alberta Street in early 2010, feels like a 19th-century British hunting den. Dark wood paneling, mounted bucks' heads, apothecary jars, flocked wallpaper and leather booths—it'll either make you gag on your single-origin macchiato or swoon. The first cafe had a bit of a reputation for uninviting coffee snobbery, but although "flocked wallpaper" is probably setting off a few red lights, this location manages to be far warmer and every bit the community coffeehouse. Customers can still choose from an ever-changing lineup of specialty coffees from around Portland and the U.S. (even the odd international guest); the $9 vac-pots are absent, but espresso is served with the same anal attention to perfection as ever. Notably, this location also offers an equally well-curated lineup of local beers on tap—it's only open until 6 pm, but still a jolly nice spot for an afternoon tipple. RUTH BROWN.
74 Cafe Eleven
79 Cafe Velo
A longtime Portland Farmers Market vendor, Cafe Velo opened a comically tiny shop in the shadow of Big Pink just over a year ago. There's no indoor seating or even an espresso machine in the subway tile and chalkboard-appointed space—this is a strictly drip establishment—but there are Mediterranean-inspired flatbread sandwiches (falafel with roasted peppers, chicken za'atar with saffron yogurt sauce) and more complicated specials (tagines and paellas). Whatever's in the press pot will be good ($1.75 for a 10-ounce cup), but for another 50 cents you can take your pick of drip-to-order beans from a bewildering variety of local coffee roasters, including Stumptown, Heart, Trailhead and even tiny operations like Sterling and Greyhound. Unless you're willing to brave bus-mall fumes at Velo's sidewalk tables, you'll have to get your order to go, so give a hoot and bring your own cup. BEN WATERHOUSE.
75 Caffe Vita
Despite years of speculation that Seattle roaster Caffe Vita would be opening its own outlet in Portland, and persistent rumors of bad blood with Stumptown, when it finally, quietly took over Concordia Coffee House on Alberta late last year, the local response was barely more than a shrug. Almost five months later, there's still not a lot happening there. The large, echoey space remains sparse, save for a few couches and tables and a cabinet of merchandise. If I hadn't known they moved in so long ago, I'd have guessed it was last week. On offer is espresso, press pot or cold brew, although an epic old siphon lurking in the background suggested this might expand. The roaster boasts a lengthy menu of take-home beans, but the cafe offers only one on any given day. The Sulawesi available during our visit was bold, clean and sweet, and served with a smile, but hopefully if and when the cafe starts offering manually brewed coffee, the menu will be opened up to showcase the full range the company has to offer. This is clearly still a work in progress; the cafe received a beer and wine license last year and word is that it's going to start roasting there, too. Until then, there's no great reason to visit this lonely little coffeehouse, unless you really can't be bothered walking three blocks to the more inviting surrounds of Extracto. RUTH BROWN.
90 Cloud Seven Cafe
Don't let the extensive menu and posh decor fool you—Cloud 7 is first and foremost a coffee shop. They're damn good at it, too. The baristas do justice to the beans (from Chicago-based Intelligentsia, the Stumptown of the Midwest), and they're big on pour-over—you'll never get a stale brew. Tao of Tea, mimosas, wine, seasonal draft beer and smoothies are some of the other beverages available in addition to breakfast, lunch and tapas. The space is proportional to the menu—about three times the size of an average Portland cafe—but, almost one year in, the many tables are starting to fill. RACHAEL DEWITT.
73 Coffee Division
3551 SE Division St.,
coffeedivision.com, 7 am-5 pm daily.
Coffee Division, which opened in early February, has leapt onto the already crowded pour-over bandwagon—but this white-walled, airy cafe does it without pretension. Sure, there's ceremony to the act, as baristas use a delicate, long-necked Japanese kettle to pour hot water over a ceramic filter cone (also Japanese-made), but they're unhurried and unassuming about it. The method leads to a clean, bitterness-free brew, with no need for cream to cut the bite. Coffee Division's light-bathed space is spare but welcoming, with potted plants on recessed, ceiling-level ledges and understated art on the walls. Pair your java (made from Stumptown beans) with a zingy, flaky orange ginger scone (one of many toothsome baked goods from Crema on offer), take a seat at a wooden table and watch the Division Street traffic putter by. REBECCA JACOBSON.
84 Courier Coffee
This very small roaster, which began in a garage and still delivers exclusively by bike, wasted little time in taking over Half & Half's storefront when the beloved sandwich shop closed last year. The remodeled space resembles a one-fifth scale model of the 3rd Avenue Stumptown, without the slightly menacing air of hipness. Owner Joel Domreis serves espresso drinks and drip-to-order coffee (he uses gold filters, not the usual Melitta disposables), sometimes in Mason jars, from behind a lovely hardwood bar with a heavy coat of nautical varnish. There's vintage hip-hop on the turntable and friends' art on the walls, the vanilla syrup is made on-site and the beans are never more than three days from roasting. Don't miss house baker Leala Humbert's excellent cake—it's dreamy. BEN WATERHOUSE.
83 Oui Presse
A newsstand, ceramics gallery, bakery and coffee shop, Oui Presse holds a lot of allure for inner-Hawthorne cafe-goers. Since it opened in December, sparsely furnished and bare-walled, the cafe has evolved into a charming hideout from the rain, with good eats, drinks and reads. The beans are the same Stumptown blend you'll find everywhere, but Oui Presse delivers a French press and espresso pull of uncommon quality. Shelves bulging with magazines line two walls of the shop, and carry titles ranging from Harper's to Opera to Vogue in three languages. Owner Shawna McKeown (formerly WW's associate publisher) has been blogging her experiences as cafe owner and discusses additions to the shop. She bakes the chocolate-chip cookies and coffee cake, and Ken's Artisan Bakery supplies the toast and croissants, making Oui Presse one of the only spots on the east side to serve Ken's. RACHAEL DEWITT.
82 Public Domain
No, the name does not mean your Americano is open source—although the downtown location, which used to be the couch-filled late-night street-kid hangout Portland Coffee House, gets its share of freeloaders still. (You know that guy who paints his face bright blue? He knows when there's an excess pour to be had.) Newly immaculate, with white walls that may remind former customers of THX 1138 and first-time visitors of an Apple store, Public Domain is now the public face of longtime wholesale roaster Coffee Bean International, and a handsome face it is, if a little antiseptic. The coffee's excellent: The pour-over is a precisely choreographed floor show, and the direct-trade Peruvian blend my show produced was smooth, with a harvest-festival taste. There's a happy hour with $1 espresso shots twice a week, plus a pastry case where you'll find a $2.50 pumpkin-zucchini muffin that will, like the former owner's hippie tchotchkes, magically vanish. AARON MESH.
71 Spunky Monkey Coffee
Bring your own recorded music to this Kerns neighborhood shop. Not only will you hear yourself over the speakers during your regular morning coffee run, but you will get 10 free coffees for contributing to the "95 percent local" soundtrack. Gray Nieland of Monkey Roasters encourages über-local everything, from the music he plays at the shop to the coffee he roasts in Sellwood and the chickens he raises for sandwiches. The best part of this little hole-in-the-wall? The staff loathes refined sugar. Spunky uses sugar substitutes of the natural kind—stevia, agave and a bitter, housemade chocolate mix come standard in the shop's custom mochas and sweets, and it's offered up at the counter as well. Be sure to check out the plastic drum machine in the restroom—it's never too early to rock. NIKKI VOLPICELLI.
86 Water Avenue Coffee
Half the third-wave houses in Portland are piggybacking on pour-over cups—hell, the other day a Starbucks barista asked me if I wouldn't mind waiting five extra minutes for this innovative new technology—but at inner-Eastside industrial outpost Water Avenue the glass cones and Chemex carafes are lined up gleaming three in a row, at the front of the gleaming wood counter, under the gleaming neon-blue coffee sign. It's as if the place were the soundstage for a mod '60s movie, with pour-over coffee as the starlet instead of Marilyn Monroe. The coffee will certainly blow your skirt up: Roasted on-site in a 1974 Samiac machine imported from the Swiss Alps, Water's nine blends are richly gobsmacking even if you don't succumb to the allure of the individually brewed mug. AARON MESH. | http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17307-klatch-of-2011.html | robots: classic
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Preventative measures and Safety And Security on Jump Starts
When it comes to auto treatment and maintenance, your car battery tends to be an afterthought. When it concerns our cars, we tend to bother with points like engine troubles, damaged belts or hose pipes, and used or level tires. You do not expect something like a dead battery to delay your car.
You cannot repair a battery if it does not function. You can constantly acquire a brand-new battery that will certainly last you a lengthy time, or you can leap begin your battery. Many individuals are not familiar with cars or how they function.
As opposed to various other automobile troubles that can happen to you while you're driving on the road, a dead battery typically occurs after your car has actually been already parked or extra. Possibilities are you might already be in a secure location to have your battery jumped or your car pulled, if need be. A lot of times, dead batteries are products of your car not being utilized for a couple of days, or even a week or 2.
All you need is the appropriate equipment and a few very standard tips on jump beginning your battery to get you back on the road. It is the function of this write-up to enlighten the driving public on the more common task of battery improving and the safety and security precautions one must take while doing it to earn certain they do not get wounded.
Preparing to Jump Start your Dead Battery
Prior to you begin to even consider dive beginning your battery, there are a few things you need to take into consideration. After you have actually done so, comply with these standards:
Constantly ensure your battery is dead. Examine the fronts lights to see if it's really the battery. If they're working or are not that solid, see. If they're not solid, you probably have a dead battery. Due to the fact that boosting a battery that does not need an increase can possibly damage the battery, it's important to be one hundred percent certain.
When you obtain stuck, keep a set of jumper wires close by in the event that you will have to use them. You never ever understand when you could require them, and they're not that very easy to come by as soon as you're stuck on the road.
You should wait for emergency employees to come by and help you if you're stuck. Most of the time check out the post right here the individuals that will certainly come and aid you are daily drivers. When you locate somebody check out the post right here to give you a boost, have them park alongside your car, or ideally, before your car.
Open both hoods of both cars and locate the batteries. If you are not sure, speak with the owner's handbook. You might get puzzled by presuming it is under the hood, due to the fact that in some cars it lies in a various place among the engine, or perhaps in the trunk.
Hydrogen gas could be discharged as a battery starts to lose its liquid and this could end up being very dangerous. If there are leakages or various other visible damage to the battery, DO NOT JUMP START IT!
Additionally, prior to providing your battery a jump beginning, make certain no part of either vehicle touches.
To be secure, make certain you have a pair of handwear covers and a blanket to make certain if anything does occur to set off the battery you have the ability to put it out and remain risk-free.
Once you have actually assessed the situation of your dead battery, highlight the jumper cable televisions. Make certain they are not tangled and once either end is connected to a car, make sure that the holds don't touch each various other.
Before you protect the jumper cables, make certain that both cars are turned off.
Next, position the jumper cables on the battery terminals that share their shades. Constantly place the red hold on the favorable, and the black clasps on the unfavorable. Never ever cross the jumper cords to the opposite terminal.
Now that you have both sides of the jumper cable linked to both cars, begin the working car. To charge the battery, let the functioning car rev the engine momentarily or two.
Always make certain that so as to get the proper juice to power the dead battery, check that the clasps are put properly and safely.
Switch on the car with the dead battery. See to it that it turns on smoothly. If not, leave the jumper cable televisions on a while much longer.
After the car begins functioning once more, take the jumper cables off; each color respectively. Ensure that the caps that secure the terminals are positioned back on safeguard the battery from damages.
The last thing you need to do is keep the car running for a few minutes and drive it around the block to make sure the car is getting the power it requires which the battery could work with its very own after you transform the car off. If you can not transform the car on then, the concern can be with a generator or the battery may just be also old to make use of any kind of longer.
Your battery must be running well after following these actions. In some situations you might have a dive starter unit that could increase the battery without utilizing an additional car.
You could always buy a brand-new battery that will last you a lengthy time, or you can leap start your battery. Opportunities are you may currently be in a risk-free area to have your battery jumped or your car lugged, if requirement be. The majority of a knockout post times, dead batteries are products of your car not being made use of for a few days, or also a week or two. It's crucial to be one hundred percent certain since enhancing a battery that doesn't require an increase can possibly damage the battery.
In some situations you could have a jump starter system that could boost the battery without utilizing an additional car.
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Around a year and a half after Sword Art Online opened, some twenty floors below the highest reached floor, a young girl gets into a fight with a woman over the healing item distribution in their party that ends with her storming away from the group.
This girl is Silica, one of the few Beast Tamers in the game with a dragon she calls Pina, however while she and Pina would have usually been able to escape the current level of dungeon with ease, the wandering nature of it leaves her tired, exhausted, and eventually surrounded by monsters. As a result of this Silica’s HP quickly drops but just before one of the monsters can inflict a finishing blow, Pina spontaneously throws herself in front of Silica, sacrificing herself just as our protagonist Kirito, now known as the Black Swordsman can come to her rescue. Explaining that while he was too late to save Pina, they still have time to revive her through an event on a floor ten levels up. Deciding to equip and accompany her in order to revive Pina because she reminds him of his sister Suguha.
After making it back to the town and making it past some of Silica’s fans, they eventually head to an inn to stay for the night where they run into the woman who Silica had a fight with, Rosalia, who once more antagonises her. Kirito going on to explain that people’s personalities tend to change in MMORPGs, and that the colour of the cursors above them represent their status, with the worst PKers being red. Following which Kirito sets about explaining the details as to how to acquire the item to revive Pina but finds they have an eavesdropper. The next morning they then head up to the floor, revealing a floor filled with flowers and couples, and so as they make their way through the monsters Kirito tells her about his sister. Revealing that in truth he’s technically her adopted cousin but when they were growing up his old-fashioned grandfather was adamant about him doing kendo, and that when he lost interest after two years his sister stepped in to take his place six years ago. Silica consoling that he doesn’t have to feel guilty as his sister must have loved kendo.
Eventually they end up making it to and retrieving the item needed to revive Pina, but as they head back Kirito spots someone lying in wait to ambush them, Rosalia who Kirito confronts as the leader of the orange cursor group Titan’s Hand and as the eavsdropper from last night. Going on to reveal that the reason he was on the low floor where he ran into Silica was because he was pursuing her, having been swayed by one of the survivors who had seen his entire guild annihilated and went to the top floors pleading for someone to bring them to justice. To this however Rosalia calls out the rest of Titan’s Hand however after attacking him all at once they find that his HP actually recovers faster than they can inflict damage, making it impossible for them to kill him. Kirito then presents the teleport crystal that the survivor had given them that leads to the player run jail, telling them they can either walk through or he’ll send them through by force.
Following this Kirito and Silica head back to the inn and agree to meet again once they make it out of Aincrad as they revive Pina, Silica feeling as if she’s had an older brother for a day.
Next Episode:
Honestly I don’t really care much for Silica but this was still a good episode, in terms of the story at hand it’s probably the most fillerish considering that Silica doesn’t really have a chance of showing up again soon but it was handled well enough. Even if a number of forgotten details messed some things up.
Details like just what happens to Rosalia and her gang once they stepped through the portal, it was mentioned that it would lead to a prison of sorts but the details on the prison weren’t exactly touched upon, would it be run by NPCs or Players themselves? Being familiar with the novel I know it’s the latter but it’s omissions like this that I think are really holding back this show, I understand that world building works far better in text than it does on-screen however to a degree it still stands. In terms of time spent in Aincrad around a year has passed since the first episode but we know near nothing, good or bad, as to how people have adapted to it in exchange for running through the story in a get it over and done with manner. There are benefits in adapting these stories in chronological order but they aren’t being used.
As for Silica? Well she isn’t exactly terrible but she isn’t amazing either, in terms of character she’s your fairly generic loli archetype but her role was to portray another side of life in Aincrad to Kirito and company’s high level battles on the frontier, and to really just be in awe of him. Her character was to show that not everyone races to the frontlines and risks life and death or huddles on the first floor too scared at what to do, but the middle ground between them in a class of players who venture out just so they don’t get bored or can live a little better than the latter, and as such she achieved the former as well. From her perspective she would have seen Kirito as someone who’s strength was near incomprehensible. On a side note it was also nice to hear Rina Hidaka again, and even hear Megumi Toyoguchi voice Rosalia.
Even if his character is pretty inconsistent so far I also liked how Kirito reflected on his relationship with his sister, Suguha, a character we had only seen for a few unclear seconds in the first minute of the first episode. It showed that he felt indebted to her, while he was off playing video games and such she was constantly working hard just so that he could do that, so once again while his character has been pretty inconsistent (in terms of story yes, time itself not so much), I liked that we were able to see his relationship with a character whom we would have completely overlooked touched upon. A character who with the way that the anime is racing through the source material, we should get a better look at in the second half, espicially since she’s already voiced by Ayana Taketatsu.
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High altitude baking: Recipe for hazelnut espresso crescents
Vera Dawson
High Country Baking
A classic in the world of cookies, that’s what crescents are; they’ve been an American favorite for decades. This very-adult version features a sandy, almost-crumbly texture (contributed by the nuts) and a tantalizing, bittersweet taste (due to the contrast between the espresso and sugar). They’re delicious on their own and a wonderful companion for cup of coffee or a creamy dessert.
As the photo indicates, they can be topped in two ways, each with a different outcome: Drizzling them with melted chocolate introduces a mocha taste. Rolling them in the sugar mixture adds a distinct cinnamon flavor and increases their overall sweetness.
Be sure to spoon and level your flour when measuring it; too much flour will make the crescents hard and dry. Work the dough as little and as gently as possible to produce the desired texture and, to assure a pleasing taste, use high quality butter and fresh hazelnuts.
You can use hazelnut meal for this recipe instead of whole hazelnuts; use 1 ½ tablespoons less than half a cup and omit step #1.
Hazelnut Espresso Crescents
Yields 20 cookies
½ cup skinned whole hazelnuts
¼ cup superfine sugar, preferably Baker’s
1 ½ -1 ¾ teaspoons espresso powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup bleached all-purpose flour, spoon and level
8 tablespoons (one stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
Sugar topping (optional)
1/4 cup superfine sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Chocolate topping (optional)
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
¼ teaspoon mild vegetable oil
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees, spread the nuts on a cookie sheet, and bake until fragrant, about 10-12 minutes. Let them cool completely.
2. Pulse the cooled nuts and superfine sugar in a food processor until the nuts are ground. Add the espresso powder (1½ teaspoons for a mild, subtle taste, more for a stronger one), salt, and flour and pulse again, until combined. Cut the butter into ¼ -inch pieces, add them, and pulse only until a smooth dough forms. Dump it out onto a piece of waxed paper and gently knead it a few times. If the dough is too soft to work with, form it into a 6-inch disc, wrap it in the waxed paper, and refrigerate until it firms up.
3. Line a cookie sheet (if using the same one you baked the nuts on, make sure it’s cooled completely) with parchment paper. Break off pieces of the dough and roll them into balls that are slightly smaller than a ping pong ball (½-ounce each, if you have a scale). Roll each ball into a 3-inch-long rope with tapered ends and carefully bend it into a crescent shape. Place the crescents on the prepared baking sheet, about an inch apart. Lightly cover the cookies with a sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper, and refrigerate the cookies, on the pan, until they’re quite firm, at least 30 minutes. While the cookies chill, preheat the oven to 325 degrees, with a rack in the center.
4. Remove the crescents from the ’fridge and bake them until they’re set and start to color around the edges, around 20 minutes (the time will depend on how cold they are when placed in the oven). Cool them on a rack.
5. If you’re topping the cookies with cinnamon sugar, combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and, while the cookies are still slightly warm, gently roll each one in it until coated; cool completely. If topping with chocolate, melt the chopped chocolate in a microwave oven, at low temperature for 20-30 second bursts, until a few small lumps remain. Add the vegetable oil and stir until smooth and shiny. Drizzle decoratively over each crescent and allow the chocolate to set. The well-wrapped cookies will keep at cool room temperature for 5 days or freeze for 1 month.
This recipe is a variation of one published in Fine Cooking Magazine.
Vera Dawson teaches high-altitude baking classes and is the author of two high-altitude cookbooks, Cookies in the Clouds and Baking Above It All (available at The Bookworm in Edwards and Next Page Bookstore in Frisco). Her recipes have been tested in her Summit County kitchen and, whenever necessary, altered until they work at our altitude. Contact her at veradawson1@gmail.com.
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Vitamina T: Chilli Cheese Tamales at Earlez Grille
The L.A. Edition.
Considering the fact that Los Angeles is home to tamale traditions from Mexico, Central America, South America, and beyond, it would be foolish to limit myself to just the Vitamina T protocols south of the Rio Grande. This is the L.A. edition!
How many times have you found yourself and your enablers huddled around one of the two occupied tables at a 24-hour Tommy’s ‘round 4 a.m.—juiced—pupils dilated, rubbing blood-shot eyes? You really should go home, but there’s still one last act of self-loathing: a burger, greasy fries, or a dry tamale covered in a molten patchwork of yellow cheese.
I could never get myself to do it, but I watched with disgust and envy all at once. That is, until I found myself in Earle Grillz down on Crenshaw a few weeks ago. I had come for the dog, but found myself lured by their chilli cheese tamale set in a pool of savory, smoky chilli, dressed with chopped onion, pickles, and bitter pepperoncinis.
The decent tamale does its job of serving as a chilli delivery system, much like small broad bean tamales are used to mop up mole de romeritos (wild rosemary) in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City.
At Earle's, the matriarch of the family walks around and checks on each customer with care, offering me a few shakes of Louisiana Hot Sauce to heat things up—“try this”, she says, simply, before moving on. A few bites in and you'll know why Earlez Grille is one of L.A.’s enduring comfort food institutions. Let's call it Vitamin EG.
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Neil Rivas, who shot the video in the early morning hours of November 3, told The Guardian that Sabeghi had been "telling [police] he was a war vet, a resident of Oakland, a business owner" before a riot-gear cop began beating the crap out of him with a truncheon. "I couldn't help but start yelling out for them to stop," Rivas says. "[Sabeghi] was not fighting back; he was moving away from the officer. It did not feel good." The police tried to shove him out of the way to prevent him from shooting, he adds: "I had several guns pointed my way. I remember specifically one officer right in front of me having his gun pointed point blank at me." Sabeghi had to undergo surgery as a result of the beating; the Oakland police are now investigating.
Sabeghi, you might recall, isn't the only vet to have been seriously injured during Occupy Oakland protests: a few days before his spleen-splitting encounter with cops, fellow Iraq vet Scott Olsen got hit on the head with a projectile gas canister and suffered a serious brain injury. Olsen recently gave his first public statement since being injured but will require lots of rehab to get back to 100 percent.
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I just moved to a new place (Edmonton, Alberta) and I wasn't really prepared for the strange weather here. My room is really hot right now and I want to sit outside for a bit in the rain where it's cool. But there's a LOT of lightning and http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/outdoors.htm says to always get inside in a lightning storm when possible.
What are my actual probabilities of being struck if I sit outside in a lightning storm. Should I really worry about it?
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I wouldn't bother, but I had the same question last night. I don't know how long these alternating hot days followed by 2 AM lightning storms are going to continue. – dspyz Jul 12 '12 at 8:29
xkcd.com/795 – gerrit Jul 14 '12 at 19:27
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Here's a lot more advice than you aked for:
Around 24000 people in the entire world are struck by lightning each year. Supposing you live to be 85, that's 2 million people in your lifetime. On 7 billion people alive today, that's a lifetime chance of 1 in 3500 -- your chances are pretty slim anyway :)
But, to be more elaborate: your chances of being struck depend entirely on your surroundings. As you indicated, you're going to be near your house, which is of course much higher than your body height, and thus closer to any lightning cloud, and thus a much more likely target for lightning to strike. Provided you have a lightning rod (or similar) installed, the rod is the most direct way for a bolt to go into the ground, and will therefore considerably decrease your chances of being struck (NOT reduce it to zero though -- lightning is pretty predictable, until it's not).
There are a few caveats here -- if you do not have a lightning rod, your house is all wet from the rain, and you're touching a doorknob or standing near a pillar or something, a bolt may choose to use your body as a "least resistance" path to the ground (although water lines or power lines inside your wall still form a much more likely candidate). When a storm is directly overhead, alway open doors, windows, etc. with your right hand, while standing on your right leg -- this reduces the chances of the current moving through your heart in the (unlikely) event you are struck this way.
Also, if the bolt is conducted into the ground by a rod (or a tree or power line or similar), and you're standing near the point of entry, there may be secondary effects that can harm you (indirect impact). These are on average much less severe than a direct hit, but are known to have been lethal in some cases.
If you're NOT going to be near your house, make sure you're going to stand near tall things (NEAR, not under). Be sure to stay well out of the region where the tall thing might reach you should it be struck, break and fall.
Suppose worst comes to worst: you find yourself in the middle of a severe thunderstorm in an open field. In that case -- if you can find a (few) long stick(s), or have one of those tents supported by fiberglass sticks with you, stick them in the ground, straight up, in a large circular pattern, before the storm is directly overhead. If there is no time, just skip it! Then (in the center of the circle) make yourself as small as you possibly can, while also making as little contact with the ground as possible. That is, crouch down, keep your head low between your knees, standing on the balls of your feet, keep your feet close together, and start praying. Stay that way until the worst of the storm has passed. Don't even look up until you are sure that the average time between lightning and thunder is at least a second.
But the very best thing you can do is of course avoid these situations all together. Inside your house, or a cafeteria, motel, pub, any place inside you can find, is the safest place to be. Inside a car is also perfectly safe due to it being an effective Farraday cage. Really anything you can find, a bus stop, stable, a cave (if you're in the mountains, God forbid), hunter's cabin, anything.
This is what I always got as advice from guides I met on hiking trips. I always stuck to it, but actually, I never verified any of it :) (aside from the odd documentary on TV).
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Great first post, +1! – berry120 Jul 12 '12 at 11:18
Thanks :) :) :) – Rody Oldenhuis Jul 12 '12 at 11:32
My dad would always take us to a mostly open field so we could enjoy the lightening storm better. Of course, these were the wimpy Oregon lightening storms, not like the serious ones you get in the middle of the continent. – thursdaysgeek Jul 17 '12 at 21:04
Being in an open field by itself isn't a guarantee to get struck, but being in an open field on top of a hill holding a long metal rod with the storm overhead kinda improves those chances :p – Rody Oldenhuis Jul 24 '12 at 9:11
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