Girl Scouts nationwide, including Tulsa-area troops, are celebrating the organization’s 100th birthday by pledging to make a cleaner planet for future generations.
Members of Stephanie Rainwater’s Girl Scouts troop, front row, Remington and Emma; second row, Liberty, Casidy and Cheridyn; third row, Kaylee, Molly and Traci; fourth row, Chloe and Juliann (in recycling container); and, back row, Dezzarai, Nicole, Olivia and Huxley, have been working to increase recycling efforts in Tulsa as part of the Forever Green campaign.
A birthday usually serves as an excuse to walk a little on the selfish side. It is a day to have your cake and eat it, too — then leave behind the crumbs and trash from the party for someone else to clean later.
Well, the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) hope to set an example on an important birthday by not only cleaning up after themselves but also spreading a little green throughout Green Country — and inspiring others to do the same.
To celebrate the organization’s 100th anniversary, GSUSA has launched the Girl Scouts Forever Green campaign. This national project encourages Girl Scouts to improve their environment while also motivating their friends, families and communities to do their part to ensure a clean Earth for generations to come.
In eastern Oklahoma, Girl Scouts voted to be green-minded by decreasing waste — focusing on reducing the number of plastic bottles and bags that end up in landfills.
“As they grow up and become our future as adults, these girls are only going to be concerned about and want to protect what they know,” says Stephanie Rainwater, a biologist and Girl Scouts troop leader. “If they don’t get out there and learn it, experience it and know it, then it just falls by the wayside.”
This spring, troops participating in the Forever Green initiative will brainstorm ways to reduce the amounts of plastic bottles and bags in the communities around them.
Girl Scouts groups will also choose an area in their communities they cherish and devise ways to maintain those locations for a greener and cleaner future, says Beth Turner, GSUSA Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma marketing specialist.
This may include painting trashcans so they are more visible in a park or planting flowers in a neighborhood.
Then, in April, they can share their ideas and projects with other troops and community members on the Girl Scouts website in an effort to spread green projects across Green Country.
Remington “Remy,” a 10-year-old member of Rainwater’s troop, says encouraging others to participate in these green projects is an important part of keeping the planet healthy.
“If only some people do it, it’s not enough,” she says. “We all use the Earth, so we should all take care of it.”
Remy and her fellow troop members have been creative with their ideas for reducing waste in the Tulsa community. Partnering with the Tulsa Master Recyclers organization, Rainwater’s troop created recycling bins for plastic bottles to be used at community events that draw in large numbers of people.
Unlike the cardboard recycling bins used in the past, these new bins, made from donated wood, are much heavier and sturdier, which will keep them from toppling over and spilling on windy days. Additionally, Girl Scouts who craft these wooden bins earn their “woodworking badge,” an added bonus for Rainwater’s troop of girls, who love seeing their creations positively affect the community.
Rainwater says that although the Girl Scouts have been green-minded for a century, this year’s centennial serves as a benchmark to move toward a more vibrantly green future. And the girls in her troop could not be more excited about such a goal.
“It’s cool to learn about the environment and realize how important it is to keep our land healthy for years to come,” 11-year-old Girl Scout Cheridyn says. “That way, people in the future can enjoy it, too, and learn how to take care of it.”
Editor’s note: Girl Scouts’ last names withheld for privacy.
Celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting at an event near you
- March: Paint the Town Green. Green ribbons on trees, birthday messages on marquees, notes in newsletters — show your support and well wishes for 100 years of Girl Scouting
- March 11-17: Girl Scout Week
- March 8-12: 100-Hour Fire. The fire will be ignited from a flame that has traveled across the council. Troops will create wish bundles (small twigs bundled together with a wish for future Girl Scouts) to read aloud and throw into the fire.
- March 12: Birthday Broadcast. Live closing ceremony at 100-Hour Fire. Participate virtually by going to www.girlscoutseastok.org.
- March 21: Girl Scout Day at the State Capitol
- Girl Scout Cookie Sale Ends March 25: Find Girl Scout Cookies near you using the Cookie Locator online at www.girlscoutseastok.org or by downloading the Cookie Locator Mobile App.
- April 18: Tulsa Juliette Low Leadership Society Celebration Luncheon at Southern Hills Country Club
- April: Girl Scouts Forever Green Take Action Project. Find out how you can take an eco-pledge, learn to make a difference and sign up for mobile alerts for going green in 2012.
- April and May: Camp reunions at all Girl Scout camp facilities
- Aug. 2: Event with featured speaker Elizabeth Smart
- Aug. 4: Girl Scouts Forever Green Eco-Conference at Camp Wah-Shah-She
- September: Council-wide Birthday Bash
- November: Girl Scouts Forever Green to help support Route 66 Marathon’s green initiatives
Keep an eye out for the Girl Scout Flash Mob Dance during 2012.


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Small Forest Story
If you haven't seen Small Forest Story yet, it definitely deserves to be played through once for the holidays. And while it won't present much of a challenge for you, the pixel graphics are exquisite and the characters are adorably cute—especially the little bunny dance.
The interactive piece was created by Watanabe of Watarigraphic, where "various, happy contents are plenty here." :D
The load times can be a bit long, but persevere and you will be rewarded with a delightful holiday point-and-click experience. It reminded me of those tiny little books I used to have as a child, and how each of them contained a tiny little story commensurate with my own tiny little self. Too cute.
Apparently the interactive piece was only a temporary offering from the artist for the holidays, as it has been taken offline, but we have preserved the game by mirroring it here for posterity.

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early exponent of the non-material and anti-establishment values
for which they stood. Swinburne picked up this interest and
wrote "A Critical Essay" on Blake lavish in its praise of the poet.
In the Victorian era Swinburne played the role of devil, and it was
Blake's deviltry (nonconformism) that most appealed to him. He
mistakenly perceived Blake as an exponent of art for art's sake,
which was his own game at the time. Obviously art meant
something far different to Blake than it meant to Swinburne.
Swinburne's "Critical Essay" was an outrage against the
establishment and a distortion of Blake's art.
Nevertheless it helped to keep Blake's name alive
through a dismal philistine age.
The mainstream of Blake's legacy comes down through
the Irish poet, Yeats. Yeats derived much of his own imagery
from the Blake; his poems breathe with the Blakean spirit.
With E.J.Ellis Yeats wrote what became at the turn of
the century the primary Blake study. Yeats explained Blake
with his own language and thought forms, and Mona Wilson
found his interpretation of Blake "often more obscure than
Blake's own text".
Be that as it may, Yeats kept the flame burning and prepared
the way for the explosion of interest in Blake that came in the
twenties. ii In 1910 Joseph Wicksteed worked out some of
the basic principles of Blake's symbology and made them
public in his volume, Blake's Vision of the Book of Job.
Speaking for his generation of Blake scholars Northrup Frye
said they had all learned their Blake symbology from
Wicksteed. Wicksteed's Job in fact provides an excellent
beginning for the serious Blake student.
Sir Geoffrey Keynes' three volume work, Blake's Complete Writings
appeared in 1925; with revisions it has remained the
definitive text. Two years later Mona Wilson's biography
appeared, based upon the earlier works of Gilchrist and Symons:
Her biography remains for the ordinary student the best source
of information about Blake's life.
Foster Damon's William Blake: His Philosophy and Symbols appeared about the same time. This work is hard to find today,
but most of the interpreters who worked in the following decades
acknowledged a debt to Damon. His Blake Dictionary, published in
1965 and still available, is an extremely useful source of information
The year 1938 saw a creative and valuable interpretation of Blake
at the hands of Milton Percival. His book, Circle of Destiny, is a
systematic, cogent, and readable introduction to Blake's thought.
Percival became the primary Blake interpreter for C.G.Jung and for
In 1946 Wiliam Purcel Witcut wrote a little book relating the Four Zoas to Jung's four psychic functions, entitled Blake, A Psychological Study.


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Nicolas Jurnjack has been part of the industry for over 30 years and has shot with the most famous photographers and models in the world. He speaks about the industry with brutal honesty and with all the love someone can have for his profession.
› What does Hairstyling mean nowadays?
Well, if you ask me what I think about the perception of the profession of hairstyling today, I am afraid to say that hairstyling has become very normal. The work of a hairstylist these days is no longer for customers who want a really specific job done or for clients who want to have a style designed only for their brands.
Until maybe 15 years ago, you were going to a hair shop looking for a particular look. You were going to that hair brand for that specific look. You were being loyal to that hairstylist, because that one was the master of that type of hairstyle. Today all that is gone. Until the early 21st century, a hairstylist really had to go over a process, had to be a master on the field and had to have highly advanced technical skills.
Hairstyling, glam, personality, working around the face as a whole, considering eyebrows, the size of the eyes, the nose, the shoulders, the neck... All this approach today is no longer a devotion for the elite of our profession. The world of cosmetics, the hair industry, the world of hair salons has widened its image much more. It became fashionable to work in a hair shop. Getting an introduction into the fashion industry became an opportunity for hairdressers to explore much deeper, what is great in general.
However, what happened afterwards, due to the Internet and the social media, is that basically everyone nowadays can learn how to, and that has hugely raised the global level of hairstyling.
Hairstyling has more sense than haircutting, so now we are seeing a big shift from professional hairstylists and hairdressers from hair shops versus Internet VIP's.
So to me, unfortunately, hairstyling has become a little bit of a supermarket, where you can find on a shelf of 500 possibilities whatever you want at an accessible price. Whatever your profile is, you will find yourself in this huge salad of all colours imaginable, where you can't even see the difference.
Is hairstyling for fashion a lifestyle?
Oh yes, it totally is. Freelancing, not having a boss, being able to create whatever you want and whatever you like and building your knowledge up with patience, if you have any, is definitely a lifestyle. You get to travel to places you would never ever see otherwise. It's amazing when it's winter and you get a job somewhere with coconut trees, where you can bathe in the hot ocean after working in December. When you get to work with a great team and a great model, you create something beautiful together, you get delicious food in a beautiful hotel and get payed shedloads of money on top, it is a lifestyle, big time!
› Is there a dark side?
Addiction is. You think it's never going to stop. But it will at some point for everyone. It's impossible to stay at the top forever. Keeping up with it eternally is not possible. Besides, this lifestyle creates egos beyond imagination. When you are young and successful, everyone kisses your feet and you are elated by that, of course. When you fall, life sucks as if there was no tomorrow. Some people can get very depressed and fall into alcohol or drug abuse. But everybody goes through cycles where no one asks for you. Everybody. Today you are the star of the industry and tomorrow you are gone. This is the harsh reality behind this lifestyle.
The irony is that it's all a mirage, though. It's a fake. We create glam, we create a dream on a photo that is not real. We create a dream that doesn't exist. When you create that dream, sometimes you end up believing it. You believe that this is the only thing in your life that counts. But it's not. Not at all.
› Was there a point in your career where you felt like this?
Yes, but people would not stop requesting me to work. Instead of that, I had a massive burnout in 2001 from a 10 year nonstop. It happened after 11th September. That day we were shooting not far from the Towers. I used to be signed with the biggest agency in the world at that time and I was living in New York, but I couldn't keep up with relationships because I was never at home.
When the Twin Towers collapsed, I suddenly saw myself without a family, without a life outside of work. That moment I understood that everything can stop within seconds and I cracked. I disappeared more or less for a year and a half.
› What brought you back?
Creativity and love for the artistry did. Love for hair, love for touching hair, my devotion to create and express something with hair. It was my thing. I could express with it what I couldn't say with words. I was very surprised that I was welcomed again. I guess the industry only took me back because I was working from the love I had for my profession. A couple of years later, around 2006, I had another crack, though. At that time, I considered the industry had become a bit toxic. There were a lot of changes, it was the beginning of the Internet and suddenly there were not only a hundred people working, but a thousand. Pressure increased and there were new rules. It became a lot of bullshit.
If I had been a business person, I would have stopped right there, at the top of my career and started a brand or a chain of hair shops. But I didn't understand that I could have created a major business with what my hands were able to do. Doing hair was filling up my heart. It is in my DNA. After coming back from this second break, I knew I had to change something.
› What bullshit do you mean and what did you change?
In the early new century, I saw a big shift happening in the industry. Young people with a lot of attitude were skipping the hierarchy for the wrong reasons. All of a sudden, a 23-year-old stylist would dare telling a superstar photographer with a high profile and a lot of experience how to shoot. They would try and teach me how to do the hair. When I started, 10 or 15 years before, this would have never been possible. People would have to learn first and work their way up naturally by building their careers bit by bit without skipping steps.
Fashion will always be the same, the way to shoot will always be the same. No one is reinventing the wheel. It should be fun, we should make people enjoy it, make them dream. Instead, arrogant behaviour became trendy. It annoyed me so much that I put up a list. I was not interested at all in going back to the pressure I was coming from and to deal with all that nonsense. As one of the many stories I could tell…
Once I worked with a very young freelance stylist for Vogue. A super famous British photographer, someone who really knows how to do his job, shot it. There was a moment when he asked me about something concerning one image and something he wasn't quite keen about yet. He asked me if I had the same feeling, so we started discussing what the reason for that could be. We were talking about the image in front of his monitor, about the exposure and the background. Suddenly the 24-year-old stylist came up to us, putting herself physically between us, and stopping the conversation, she said: “Since when is a hairstylist supposed to have an opinion?” As you can imagine, we were a bit surprised. The photographer and I knew each other quite well and have worked many times together. He turned to her asking if she knew who she was talking to. She went on saying she didn't care as it wasn't the hairstylists' job to discuss imagery. The photographer said to her: “I am asking him, because Nico has 30 years of experience with photography and has worked with all the best photographers in the world. He knows probably as much about lights as I do. I am asking him if he has the same feeling as me, concerning the background and the type of light”. She wouldn't back off and told me to go and check the hair or whatever.
I put her name on my list and said to my agent: “This one - never ever again”. No matter how big or famous a stylist or a photographer would be, I didn't give a shit anymore. I would only work where I knew I could have fun and my patience remained untouched.
Have you seen anything significant for the industry lately that has been transmitted again?
I'm going to talk about a hairdresser who, to be honest, is not my all time favourite, even though I've never ever had an issue with him. I am going to talk about Guido.
Last season on the couture shows, he did a massive hair show for Valentino. He gave something big for the whole hair industry. I really hope it was his decision. Someone as powerful as him could set an example by saying: “Enough with mediocrity, enough with all that grey bullshit! Let us bring back eccentricity, something glorious and awesome!”.
It doesn't matter if the look is coming from the 60's and isn't something completely new. He has brought back something for hundreds of hairstylists - the dream of having fun with hair again, the feeling of being back and creating again. For that, I just can say “I take my hat off to you, man”. That was exactly the feeling of the standard during the 90's on the runways. At that time, designers wouldn't expect anything less than that. With this show, Guido cut the wires, surpassed the boundaries and gave back our world the licence to re-believe that fashion and the celebration of femininity doesn't always have to be based on a minimalist point of view.
I am convinced that he has given back inspiration to many hairdressers. The desire of doing hair, the desire to play and the desire of not being limited by the establishment. Even though the Big Hair has been done only on half of the girls, maybe as a precaution or whatever, no one was talking about the slick back look. Everyone talked and posted about the eccentricity, which shows, in my opinion, that people have been waiting for something glorious to happen again. He presented what fashion always used to be. I hope the industry understands that it doesn't have to be always nothing and reminds what it should be about - fun!
› Which show did you have the most fun with?


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GAG Moderne Art Galler will hold “Underground Talks” with renowned painter Manish Pushkale and Ramashankar Singh. The event will take place on 25th May from 5.30 pm.
Underground Talks is a monthly series of conversation with eminent personalities from the art scene. Inspired by Andre Maurois words who once said “Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more humane world., the idea behind ‘Underground Talks” is to have conversations between artist Manish Pushkale and an eminent guest from the world of art every month. the objective of the talk is to bring together creative minds to share their views focused on subjects of burning interest to the public, giving the creative fringe of society an opportunity to articulate intelligent opinion in the mainstream, as well as to foster learning, inspiration and provoke conversations that matter.
On April 27, GAG Moderne organised the second edition of “Underground Talks” in collaboration with an NGO Empowerment at the galley itself in Sadhna Enclave. For the second talk programme Manish Pushkale was in conversation with one of India’s most creative designers Rajiv Sethi, who is also a scenographer and an art curator, besides being an awardee of the Padma Bhushan award. In a frreewheeling chat they spoke about the experience of Mr Sethi in the field of Design, Scenograph, art and public intellect.
Gita Art Gallery, one of capital’s oldest art gallery was re-launched as “GAG Moderne” in March 2019. Neha Talwar and Anirudh Tripathi now head the gallery in its new avatar. Its debut exhibition ‘Paradox of Silence’ curated by NeAnGo studio was a show featuring works of masters like Rameshwar Broota, Manish Pushkale, Manu Parekh, Mona Rai, Amitava Das, Shobha Broota, Hem Raj, Kalicharan Gupta etc. Besides a meticulous display of some of the chosen works of the aforementioned artists, there was a spellbinding installation by NeAnGo Studio as well.
ABOUT GAG Moderne
Formerly Gita Art Gallery, GAG Moderne, is a retailer and repository of umpteen contemporary paintings. Established in 1964 by Mr Kuljeet Singh Butalia, and, is indisputably the oldest art gallery in the Capital. Mr Butalia’s passion for art led him to not merely showcase but possess paintings of all kinds- be it abstract/semi-abstract form to or some combination of these elements. Having started his journey at a time when art flourished in the Asian region but perhaps, didn’t find as many lucrative deals as it does in the new millennium, he revolutionised the modern and contemporary art in India. Since then, for more than five decades, Gita Art Gallery has showcased some of the unique and finest exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in India building up a gateway of Indian art in the world market. It has constantly made a landmark success in promoting Indian art globally too.
After lying dormant for a few years, the gallery is getting reinvented by Neha Talwar and Anirudh Tripathi, keeping up with the latest trends of the art market to reach out to a wider audience of fine arts. Thus, from traditional and modern paintings, sculptures, installations to more contemporary media like mixed media, conceptual art, video art, and experimental art, the gallery – re-christened as GAG Moderne – is once again envisioned as an arena for all the passionate lovers of artworks of quality & everlasting value.
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Danny Granger scored 18 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 100-92 on Friday night.
Brandon Rush added 16 points and Mike Dunleavy 15. Roy Hibbert had 13 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Pacers.
Gerald Wallace led the Bobcats with 26 points. Ex-Pacer Stephen Jackson had 15 points and eight assists, but he shot 7 for 17 from the field and committed seven turnovers. Nazr Mohammed had 13 points and five blocks, and Kwame Brown had a season-high 12 rebounds for Charlotte.
Josh McRoberts scored 11 points and Darren Collison added 10 points and seven assists for the Pacers. Indiana made 13 of 31 3-pointers while Charlotte was 3 of 17 from beyond the arc.
The Pacers, who entered the game leading the NBA in field-goal percentage defense, held the Bobcats to 41 percent shooting overall and 38 percent in the second half.
Indiana fans still haven't forgiven Jackson for his role in the Pacers' rebuilding process, booing him during pregame introductions. Jackson was suspended for going into the stands during the brawl between Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans in 2004. He was involved in a fight at an Indianapolis strip club late in 2006, and was traded in 2007.
Jackson made his first six shots, all in the first 6 minutes of the game, but went 1 for 11 from the field after that.
Indiana led 57-50 at halftime, but Charlotte made a push early in the third quarter. A tip-in by Wallace cut the lead to 66-64 before Dunleavy got an offensive rebound, then drained a 3-pointer. McRoberts followed with a 3 to give the Pacers a 72-64 lead that prompted the Bobcats to call a timeout.
The Pacers pushed the lead to double digits when Solomon Jones scored on a putback with 38 seconds left in the period. Indiana lead 79-69 at the end of the third quarter.
A steal and dunk by Shaun Livingston cut Indiana's lead to 87-83, but the Pacers responded with a 6-0 run. Dunleavy made a 3-pointer, then Hibbert found a cutting Collison for a layup to push the lead back to 10.
NOTES: Charlotte F Eduardo Najera played for the first time since Nov. 13. He had been out with a strained left elbow, and had only played in one game this season. His first basket of the season was on a 3-pointer with 5:20 left in the second quarter. It was his only basket. ... Charlotte G D.J. Augustin was called for grabbing T.J. Ford on a clear path to the basket in the third quarter, meaning the Pacers got two free throws and the ball. Indiana got just one point out of the sequence.


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Simple. Intuitive. Easy to use. The Wii Remote Plus is a unique controller for the Wii video game system. Now with the increased sensitivity of Wii MotionPlus built-in. The button pressing of typical controllers is replaced by the natural fluid motion of your hand. The Wii Remote Plus senses your every action and makes you feel less like a player and more like you're part of the game. With Wii anyone can play. Requires 2 AA batteries (included)
Simple. Intuitive. Easy to use. The Wii Remote Plus is a unique controller for the Wii and Wii U video game systems. Now with the increased sensitivity of Wii MotionPlus built in. The button pressing of typical controllers is replaced by the natural fluid motion of your hand. The Wii Remote Plus senses your every action and makes you feel less like a player and like you're part of the game. With Wii anyone can play.
There is nothing worse than being in the middle of your best game ever when you suddenly realize it's time to go. Now you can store your game in a flash with this 8 Mb memory powerhouse. Simply plug it into your Wii or GameCube's memory port and within seconds you will have your game securely stored.
There is nothing worse than being in the middle of your best game ever when you suddenly realize it's time to go. Now you can store your game in a flash with this 16 Mb memory powerhouse. Simply plug it into your Wii or GameCube's memory port and within seconds you will have your game securely stored.
There is nothing worse than being in the middle of your best game ever when you suddenly realize it's time to go. Now you can store your game in a flash with this 64 Mb memory powerhouse. Simply plug it into your Wii or GameCube's memory port and within seconds you will have your game securely stored.
Over the years Nintendo has innovated with controllers and control schemes that have become industry standards. The Classic Controller blends elements from Nintendo's NES Super NES and N64 controllers to allow for seamless play control over the titles that span the Virtual Console library.
Contoured to perfectly fit a player's hand the Nunchuk controller builds on the simplicity of the Wii Remote controller and goes an extra step to meet the needs of gamers. The Nunchuk controller connects to the Wii Remote controller at its expansion port and is used in conjunction with the Wii Remote controller. The Nunchuk controller contains the same motion-sensing technology enabled in the Wii Remote controller but also includes an analog stick to assist in character movement. In several games players will use the analog stick of the Nunchuk controller to move their characters and the Wii Remote controller to perform a specific action whether that's throwing a pass in football or aiming a ranged weapon in an action game. Along with the analog stick the motion-sensing Nunchuk controller also contains two buttons positioned for quick access.
Intec's classic aluminum case is back! Custom designed for the * Intec's Pro Gamer's Case features compartments specifically designed for a snug protective fit of your Wii console. Features separate compartments for controllers cables games and more. Take your Wii on the road secured in protection only aluminum can provide.
This controller is the perfect companion for your favorite Wii games. It features soft grip material for non-slip hold and custom shape for ultimate comfort. Three foot long cable plugs directly into your Wii remote it is compatible with all games requiring a controller and features larger C and Z buttons for better gaming.
With Wii Play, gamers can use the Nunchuk and remote to complete activities including billiards, fishing, and racing. Wii Play features nine separate games that integrate the player-created "Miis" into each challenge. Single and multiple players manipulate the controls according to the directions provided for the activities. High scores unlock bronze, silver, and gold medals to be viewed in the records area and on the Wii message boards. The bundle ships with an additional Wii Remote controller.
Wii Play collects nine quick and addictive games that are easy to pick up and play and hard to put away. Thanks to the intuitive controls of the Wii Remote even the most inexperienced gamers will have no trouble mastering the controls.
The Wii Messenger Bag holds your * Console Wii Remote Nunchuk controller Wii Sensor Bar and AC Adaptor. Features a zippered padded inside pocket a padded middle pocket front pocket comfortable carrying handle convenient mesh side pockets and an adjustable shoulder strap.
Nyko's * Charging Station allows you to charge 2 Wii remotes at the same time. Features LED charge indicator lights 2 NiMH rechargeable battery packs a 6 foot cable and 2 rubberized battery covers for superior grip and gaming performance. Charge one remote while you're using the other! Remotes not included. Note: Wii jacket or skin must be removed to operate properly.
Keep your Wii running at optimal conditions. The Intercooler for Wii is a snap on cooling attachment that easily connects to the Wii. The Intercooler provides increased air flow away from the Wii which allows the console to perform in a cooler better ventilated environment ideal for cramped entertainment centers. No internal modification of the Wii is required. A pass through power connection utilizes the existing Wii power adaptor negating the need for an extra AC adaptor or wires. Patent pending technology allows the unit to power on and off automatically with the Wii. The Intercoolers small size will fit in tight spaces like entertainment centers with your Wii displayed in either horizontal or vertical format or in the Wii Stand.
Simplify and enhance your Wii set up with Nyko s Wireless Sensor Bar for *. The Wireless Sensor Bar allows full Wii Remote functionality without the hassle or mess of any wired connection to the console. The infrared field created by the Wireless Sensor Bar allows for play up to 25 feet away perfect for larger or wall-mounted TVs. Compatible with Nintendo's official Sensor Bar stand the Wireless Sensor Bar is easy to set up requiring no software or hardware installation on the Wii. Featuring 30 hours of battery life off 4 AA batteries (included) and a unique power saver mode with audible alarm the Wireless Sensor Bar is designed for ultimate convenience.

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Is Seattle or Chicago a better place to live?Chicago vs. When you compare the total crime rate per 100k people, Chicago is a safer place to live than Seattle. While the violent crime rate is higher in Chicago than in Seattle, the overall crime rate is still lower than in Seattle and the national average.
Is Seattle colder than Chicago?Chicago experiences colder temperatures and heavier snowfall due to its location further north and away from the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean. Seattle, on the other hand, has milder winters with less snowfall due to its proximity to the ocean and the Cascade Range.
Is it a good idea to live in Seattle?The city is home to a thriving arts and culture scene, a wide range of outdoor activities, and a diverse population that offers a rich tapestry of experiences and perspectives. For those who are willing to pay the price, living in Seattle can be an incredibly rewarding experience.
Is Chicago a good or bad place to live?A: Is Chicago worth moving to? Yes! There are plenty of job opportunities, and the housing costs are less than many coastal cities. You also have access to all kinds of cultural activities, the food scene is thriving, and there's always something to do.
What is the weather like in Seattle vs Chicago?Seattle is mild in winter (a lot of overcast, regular light rain, but basically no snow) and Chicago has weeks that will be well below freezing, sometimes below zero. And in summer, Seattle has a metric they keep of days the temp is 80+, usually this is fewer than 12. Very few private homes have air conditioning.
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Is Seattle a good place to live with climate change?While Seattle, Tacoma and the rest of Puget Sound will be relatively ready to adapt to the changing climate, some cities will have a much harder time of it. Texas, for example, is expected to say 85 days of extreme heat per year by 2050.
Is Seattle usually hot or cold?Summer days rarely rise above 79° (26° C) and winter days are seldom below 45° (8° C) during the day. Snow is rare, but winter temperatures can easily dip into the 20s and 30s (-6° to -1° C) at night. Annual rainfall in the greater Seattle area is about 37 inches (94 cm).
Why do people move to Chicago?Why do people want to live in Chicago, IL? One of the main considerations of a move to Chicago is affordability. It offers a vibrant city life without the hefty property price tags of New York or Los Angeles and the cost of living is lower here. There is ample public transportation, good jobs and plenty of diversity.
Is Chicago worth moving to?Living in Chicago has pros and cons, and it ultimately comes down to personal preference and priorities. On the one hand, Chicago offers world-class cuisine, a vibrant arts and culture scene, easy access to transportation, exciting entertainment options, a beautiful lakefront, and outdoor spaces.
What are the pros and cons of living in Chicago?
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Are Seattle residents happy?Seattle nearly made it into the top 10 happiest U.S. cities, at 11th place. The Emerald City ranked high for emotional and physical well-being (7th) and income and employment (4th). Meanwhile, Tacoma ranked 96th overall. The list is based on 182 of the country's largest cities.
Are people nice in Seattle?Overall, many people find Seattle residents to be friendly and welcoming. Of course, individual experiences may vary, but Seattle is known for its strong sense of community and inclusivity.
What is a livable salary in Seattle?While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $112,664 and as low as $38,124, the majority of Livable salaries currently range between $54,600 (25th percentile) to $79,100 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $101,284 annually in Seattle.
Is Seattle or Chicago more expensive?The cost of living in Chicago is generally lower than in Seattle. Housing, transportation, and healthcare costs tend to be lower in Chicago compared to Seattle. However, it's important to note that cost of living can vary based on individual circumstances, such as lifestyle choices and housing preferences.
How harsh are Seattle winters?You might not see freezing temperatures in the city but December and January do see nighttime average lows of about 39°, with February warming up marginally. In December and January expect on average 14 days of precipitation. In February, this decreases slightly to 12 days.
What is the coldest city in USA?Finally, the most extreme cold temps in America deserves the most extreme cold weather jacket you can find. Fairbanks, Alaska, is the coldest city in all of America, with a bone-chilling lowest recorded temperature of -66°F. During January, the average high is 2.1° F. That's not a typo.
Is Chicago a stressful city?Chicagoans report an average stress level of 4.7 on a 10-point scale, where 1 is “little or no stress” and 10 is “a great deal of stress.” Comparatively, Chicagoans consider 3.7 to be a healthy level of stress.
Is Chicago the nicest city?Condé Nast Traveler honors the Windy City for a seventh straight year. For the seventh year in a row, Chicago has been named the Best Big City in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler.
Why do people want to leave Chicago?The high living costs make it hard for people to manage
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City feels grief over fatal fire
FALL RIVER — Customers walked into Pacheco's Market here yesterday, glanced at the newspaper rack and invariably asked the same question: whether the owners knew the four women who died in a fire Wednesday when they gathered to pray inside a Portuguese social hall.
Most onlookers gathered around the club's burned-out shell hours after the fire knew someone who was dead or injured, whether cousins, co-workers, mothers-in-law or fellow parishioners. One man lost his mother, two cousins and a friend.
''We're all family,'' said shop co-owner Alda Pacheco, 47.
She's exaggerating, but only slightly. Fall River, a former mill town on the Massachusetts coast, sits in a region that researchers say has the highest per capita Portuguese population in the country. Immigrants from the Azores flooded this city during the last century, and even organized neighborhoods based on the villages they left behind. The result is an extended web of personal ties that rapidly carried this week's bad news across the Atlantic.
As some of Boston's best-known Irish and Italian neighborhoods gentrify, swaths of Fall River remain transplanted Azorean villages. Most customers who live in the blocks around Pacheco's Market came from Agua Retorta, a small village on St. Michael's Island that sits on a cliff overlooking the sea.
''I call it the frozen community,'' said Ric Oliveira, the publisher of O Jornal, a Portuguese newspaper, who also has family from the village. ''They came at a certain time, and they remain frozen in that era.''
In their American neighborhood, the former villagers' children are baptized and married in a Catholic church built by Agua Retorta's immigrants, buy their Portuguese sausage and fish from island shop keepers and are buried by a funeral home started by fellow villagers.
They even bank at St. Anthony of Padua Credit Union, which was founded by a deacon whose family came from the village. Bank managers signed many loans that brought villagers here, and they display the village flag during some festivals. It's hard for regulars to bounce a check there.
''If we don't know where they are, we know where their parents are,'' said Joe Cabral, the credit union manager.
Portuguese from the Azores, now an autonomous region, began arriving in large numbers during the 19th century when whaling ships from neighboring New Bedford stopped in the islands to replenish supplies and recruit crew members, said Frank Sousa, the director of the Center for Portuguese Studies at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. His great-grandfather arrived aboard a whaler in the 1850s.
In the decades that followed, more Azoreans came to work in the now-closed granite textile mills that still line New Bedford and Fall River, Sousa said. They also brought over their families.
With them came an annual celebration called the Feast of the Holy Ghost, a medieval festival that celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, onto Jesus' disciples following his crucifixion. While the feast is popular in the Azores, Sousa said it's rarely celebrated in mainland Portugal.
One custom is to elaborately decorate rooms with paper and clothe shrines to the Holy Spirit, a tradition that turned deadly inside a club Wednesday evening. Fire officials say a votive candle apparently ignited a displa the flames rapidly spread across the heavily decorated room.
A panicked stream of worshippers ran for the door as thick smoke filled the room.
Family members have identified three of those who died as Isabella Raposa, 67 Christine Costa, 31, and Emily Carvalho, 80. Authorities haven't officially released the names of the dead and the 12 who were injured.
Though saddened by the deaths, customers at Pacheco's Market, which is filled with images of St. Mary, said they believed they saw a religious sign in the wreckage. Pacheco said part of a cloth flag showing a dove, a symbol of the Holy Ghost, survived the blaze.
''How come this little square here, nothing happened to it?'' she said. ''I think it's saying I'm still around even though stuff happens. It's like I'm still here, even though this happened. I still think so. I have to.''
(Published: June 17, 2006)

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Bio: Stanislav Kurajica is an academic researcher from University of Zagreb. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mullite & Crystallization. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 92 publications receiving 1305 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the removal of nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions (N-NH+4) from aqueous solutions using natural clay and zeolite was investigated.
Abstract: The objective of the present study was to investigate the removal of nitrogen in the form of ammonium ions (N-NH+4) from aqueous solutions using natural clay and zeolite. The Croatian zeolite clinoptilolite from the area of Donje Jesenje and Croatian bentonite clay from the Kutina area were used as natural filtration materials. Alkaline and acid modification of natural clay was performed. The N-NH4+ removal efficiency by clays in a dry state as well as in a liquid colloidal state have been investigated. The highest removal efficiency value for N-NH+4 (61.1 wt%) was achieved with the natural zeolite at the lowest used initial concentration, i.e. at a concentration of 100 mg N-NH+4/l. With the increase of the initial concentration of ammoniacal nitrogen, the removal efficiency quickly decreases. This is expected as zeolites and clays have limited sorption capacities. The practical aspect is important since an ammoniacal nitrogen elimination of more than 60.0 wt% for water containing less than 100 mg N-NH+4/l can be achieved. The ammoniacal nitrogen removal efficiency is higher for clays in a liquid colloidal state compared to the clays in a dry state. It has been found that the acid modification of the clay decreases the efficiency of ammoniacal nitrogen removal.
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental study is conducted in order to determine thermophysical properties of five technical grade paraffin waxes produced by major Croatian oil company, INA d.d. Rijeka.
Abstract: Thermophysical properties of phase change materials (PCM) are of utmost importance in latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) applications. Therefore, an experimental study is conducted in order to determine thermophysical properties of five technical grade paraffin waxes produced by major Croatian oil company, INA d.d. Rijeka. The temperatures and enthalpies of melting and solidification (latent heat capacity) and specific heat capacities of solid and liquid paraffin waxes were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The thermal diffusivity of paraffin waxes was determined utilizing transient method. The importance of eliminating phase transformation interferences to thermophysical properties determination is addressed. The densities and the coefficient of thermal expansion were measured using Archimedes methods. A self-adopted simple and inexpensive laboratory procedure for the determination of liquid density as a temperature function is presented. Finally, the thermal conductivities have been calculated from measured densities, heat capacities and diffusivities. Based on results obtained, the investigated paraffin waxes were evaluated in regard to their applicability as PCM for LHTES.
TL;DR: In this article, a structural model of a grafting process of the interlayer [Al(OH)4]− tetrahedron onto hydroxylated octahedrons of aluminum-oxide polyhedrons has been proposed in order to explain observed loss of one water molecule, shrinkage of interlayer spacing and qualitative changes of FT-IR spectra.
Abstract: Thermal dehydration of dicalcium aluminate hydrate, C2AH8, has been investigated by simultaneous differential thermal and thermo gravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature-dependent infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and BET method of surface area measurement. The temperature-dependent infrared measurements were studied by two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) correlation spectroscopy. The structure of aluminum-oxide polyhedron, characterized by 27Al solid state NMR spectrum method and FT-IR, shows tetrahedron and octahedron as the main forms of aluminum-oxide polyhedrons in C2AH8 sample. From the results obtained a variety of structural transformations observed are explained as a consequence of the removal of loosely held interlayer water molecules at lower temperatures, followed by grafting process of the interlayer [Al(OH)4]− anion. Structural model of a grafting process of the interlayer [Al(OH)4]− tetrahedron onto hydroxylated octahedrons of [Ca2Al(OH)6]+ layers has been proposed in order to explain observed loss of one water molecule, shrinkage of interlayer spacing and qualitative changes of FT-IR spectra. At higher temperatures the dehydroxylation of the lattice and decomposition of the interlayer species occurs, yielding amorphous material that crystallizes into C3A and C12A7 at 885 °C. Those findings provide improvement in the interpretation of thermo-analytical results of calcium aluminate cements (CAC) hydration products, and better understanding of CAC conversion process.
TL;DR: In this article, the corrosion behavior of cold isostatically pressed (CIP) high purity alumina ceramics in aqueous HCl and H2SO4 solutions with various concentrations has been studied simultaneously at room temperature (25°C).
Abstract: The corrosion behavior of cold isostatically pressed (CIP) high purity alumina ceramics in aqueous HCl and H2SO4 solutions with various concentrations has been studied simultaneously at room temperature (25 °C). Corrosion tests were also performed with 0.65 mol/l HCl and 0.37 mol/l H2SO4 solutions at 40, 55 and 70 °C for 48 h. Chemical stability was monitored by determining the amount of Al3+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Na+ Si4+ and Fe3+ ions eluted in different concentrations of HCl and H2SO4 solutions by means of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). By increasing the concentration from 0.37 to 6.5 mol/l, it was notified that the corrosion susceptibility in HCl and H2SO4 solutions for the CIP alumina specimens at room temperature decreases.
TL;DR: In this article, the thermal evolution of a sol-gel derived cobalt aluminate (CoAl2O4) of a spinel-type structure was studied using differential thermal analysis and thermo-gravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
Abstract: The thermal evolution of a sol–gel derived cobalt aluminate (CoAl2O4) of a spinel-type structure was studied. The samples were prepared by the sol–gel technique using aluminum-sec-butoxide [Al(OsBu)3] and cobalt nitrate hexahydrate Co(NO3)2 × 6H2O as starting materials and ethyl-acetoacetate (C6H10O3) as a chelating agent. The powder precursors were annealed at various temperatures ranging from 200 to 900 °C. The properties of products were characterized using differential thermal analysis and thermo-gravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The UV–vis DRS spectra revealed that in samples annealed at temperatures below 700 °C a part of Co existed in a 3 + oxidation state. The accommodation of Co3+ in octahedral cation sites yields with a green color. Thermal treatment at higher temperatures promote the reduction of Co3+ ions to Co2+ and a change of color from green to blue, later being characteristic of Co2+ ions in tetrahedral coordination. The XRD revealed that annealing of the precursor powder at a lower temperature (500 and 600 °C) resulted in a crystal spinel-type phase Co2AlO4. Annealing at higher temperatures (700–900 °C) induces a reaction of Co2AlO4 with amorphous alumina producing a phase CoAl2O4 having a partially inverse spinel structure, with δ in the range of 0.198–0.260. The spinel powders obtained at all annealing temperatures were in the nanosize range.
TL;DR: A review of the recent development of natural zeolites as adsorbents in water and wastewater treatment can be found in this paper, where the properties and modification of natural zerosite are discussed and the modified zerosites achieving higher adsorption capacity for organics and anions.
Abstract: Natural zeolites are abundant and low cost resources, which are crystalline hydrated aluminosilicates with a framework structure containing pores occupied by water, alkali and alkaline earth cations Due to their high cation-exchange ability as well as to the molecular sieve properties, natural zeolites have been widely used as adsorbents in separation and purification processes in the past decades In this paper, we review the recent development of natural zeolites as adsorbents in water and wastewater treatment The properties and modification of natural zeolite are discussed Various natural zeolites around the world have shown varying ion-exchange capacity for cations such as ammonium and heavy metal ions Some zeolites also show adsorption of anions and organics from aqueous solution Modification of natural zeolites can be done in several methods such as acid treatment, ion exchange, and surfactant functionalisation, making the modified zeolites achieving higher adsorption capacity for organics and anions
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the synthesis of silica aerogels by the sol-gel method, as well as drying techniques and applications in current industrial development and scientific research is presented.
Abstract: Silica aerogels have drawn a lot of interest both in science and technology because of their low bulk density (up to 95% of their volume is air), hydrophobicity, low thermal conductivity, high surface area, and optical transparency. Aerogels are synthesized from molecular precursors by sol-gel processing. Special drying techniques must be applied to replace the pore liquid with air while maintaining the solid network. Supercritical drying is most common; however, recently developed methods allow removal of the liquid at atmospheric pressure after chemical modification of the inner surface of the gels, leaving only a porous silica network filled with air. Therefore, by considering the surprising properties of aerogels, the present review addresses synthesis of silica aerogels by the sol-gel method, as well as drying techniques and applications in current industrial development and scientific research.
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TL;DR: In the present study ion exchange of Pb(2+), Cu(2 +), Fe(3+), and Cr(3+) on natural Greek clinoptilolite was examined in terms of selectivity toward the above heavy metals in single- and multicomponent solutions in batch systems.
Abstract: In the present study ion exchange of Pb(2+), Cu(2+), Fe(3+), and Cr(3+) on natural Greek clinoptilolite was examined in terms of selectivity toward the above heavy metals in single- and multicomponent solutions in batch systems. Also examined are the influence of clinoptilolite on solution acidity and the effect of acidity on the ion exchange process. Clinoptilolite increases solution acidity due to the exchange of H(+) cations with the cations initially present in its structure. H(+) cations should be considered as competitive ones in ion exchange processes, and consequently ion exchange of metals is favored at high acidity values. Cu(2+) and Cr(3+) are the most sensitive cations with respect to acidity. Selectivity determination demonstrates that the selectivity at total concentration 0.01 N and acidity 2 in both single- and multicomponent solutions is following the order Pb(2+)>Fe(3+)>Cr(3+) > or =Cu(2+). This order is set since the first days of equilibration. However, Cu(2+) shows remarkable changes in selectivity and generally its uptake and selectivity are increasing with time. On the other hand selectivity in single metal solutions where acidity is not adjusted is following the order Pb(2+)>Cr(3+)>Fe(3+) congruent with Cu(2+).

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Our political leaders must tell it like it is
As we start another year it is easy to focus on the negatives. Most of the Budget increases in taxes and charges took effect yesterday and the continuing euro crisis means that the economic outlook remains uncertain.
Times are tough and are going to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
However, while it is vital that we are fully aware of the problems facing us, it is important to realise that this is not the full story. Record unemployment, sky-high public and private-sector debts, a huge gap in the public finances and a collapse in consumer confidence are only part of the story.

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Michael Jackson is to appear on Brandy’s new album ‘Full Moon’ and MusiqQueen.com has already heard the album which is BANGING! More info soon…. ;P
Michael features on the Rodney Jerkins produced ‘It’s Not Worth It’, a cover of PM Dawn’s 1988 hit. Michael is returning an earlier favour, after Brandy provided backing vocals for ‘Unbreakable’, a song on his ‘Invincible’ CD.
‘Full Moon’ is Brandy’s first album in over three years and will be released in the UK on February 25 and March 5th in the U.S. It also features production from Mike City (Sunshine Anderson) and a duet with her brother Ray J.


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Emmanuel Alexis, known as “Hd57”, is an aspiring & ambitious hip-hop artist. The 19-year-old rapper aims to make the genre as recognized as Soca and Reggae in the Caribbean region.
Although he built a fan base with his hip-hop music in the States, he remains unknown to many in his own country.
Hd57 is releasing his first album which features, Deandra Rapscallion, Chromatics and much more. Being young and full energy, Hd57 lives by one motto: defy your limitations.

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The city of Vancouver has a wonderful photo archive which they have made available on flickr. The above picture is a view of Arbutus Street near 33rd Avenue. There are lots of great shots of early Vancouver. I moved here in the early 80’s and the city has changed tremendously. This collection really highlights the incredible development (for good or ill) that the city has undergone in the last many decades. Check it out.
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Re: Can you purchase travelers checks with a credit card?
Generally, no. You usually can't "buy" cash of any sort with credit cards for several reasons. Credit card companies make a lot of their money by charging the merchant (typically) 2-3% of the value of each purchase. So, if you bought travelers checks, you'd have to pay about $103 for every $100 dollars in travelers checks (plus the customary traveler's check fee) to compensate. However, credit card company rules and some state laws state that merchants cannot charge extra for credit card purchases, so the traveler's check issuer loses money by exchanging credit for cash. When you are allowed to get travelers checks, the credit card company considers it a cash advance, not a credit purchase. If you read the fine print, you'll find that you generally don't get reward points on cash advances (and you pay through the nose in other ways).
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Shock rocker Marilyn Manson will reportedly launch his own fragrance next year.
The singer will join a host of stars with their own brand of perfume including Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce Knowles, Paris Hilton and Hilary Duff.
The goth rocker, who launches his movie career in earnest next year with the 'Alice In Wonderland' remake, revealed the news at a John Galliano fashion show.
He admits to taking some of the inspiration for his currently unnamed scent from the fashion-art collaborations between Salvador Dali and Elsa Schiaparelli.
Manson says, "I'm in the final stages with one of the major companies."
Manson, who was accompanied by fiancee Dita von Teese, also said he plans to spin out a complete range of cosmetics next year.
Jane's Brandon Holley and Carlos Lamadrid, with Marilyn Manson, at a party held at Spazio to celebrate the magazine's March issue.

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Love in Spirituality
Bob Van Oosterhout
Love at the Core
I believe that love is at the core of spirituality. It is a central
message in the writings of every major religion. It is also ultimately what works best over the long term in every situation
we face. Spirituality without love is an empty shell that may be smooth and attractive on the surface but easily cracks and
collapses into fragments under the pressure and distractions of daily life.
Love is our Nature
believe love is our true nature. We often hear the comment "That’s just human nature" to describe weakness,
frailty, greed, or impulsiveness. These are common human responses, but they are greatly influenced by culture and perception
as well as the belief that human nature is essentially flawed. It’s like saying that the nature of an oak tree is to
be stunted and spindly based on seeing one growing on the north side of a dry, rocky slope with little sun or moisture. The
true nature of an oak tree (when it receives proper nourishment) is to send roots deep into the earth so it can develop a
solid trunk that forms a strong foundation for arching branches that reach for and absorb the warming rays of the sun.
makes sense that the most effective approach to resolving human conflict would also put us in touch with our true nature.
Providing counseling to families, couples, and individuals struggling with relationships for over thirty-three years has taught
me that simply removing obstacles to love is sufficient to restore a sense of peace and fulfillment to any relationship. (Although
the process is simple, it is not necessarily easy.) Research clearly documents that people who are involved in committed,
loving relationships and/or volunteer to serve others, live longer, are physically and emotionally healthier, and report greater
life satisfaction than those who don’t. Love works because it is our nature.
Love is our Purpose
our nature is to love, then the purpose of life is to deepen our capacity to love. One could argue that our world is well
suited to challenge us in this endeavor. Love must be freely chosen. Many aspects of our world pressure and entice us to choose
against love. This creates risk and causes pain. Choosing to love in spite of risk and pain increases our capacity to love.
Love wins either way (when we choose it). Our capacity to love deepens when love is reciprocated, it deepens even more when
we continue to love when it is not.
What is Love?
Simply put, love is a commitment to the fulfillment
of others. It is a process of repeatedly choosing to act in ways that serve the best long-term interest of others to enable
them to realize their gifts and potential. This is, of course, very different from doing what others want or makes them feel
good in the short term.
There are many levels of commitment in love. We commit most deeply to our partner and children.
But love that stops there can become self-serving which is actually the opposite of love. Our love for someone cannot be true
if it undermines our own or other’s best long-term interests or fulfillment. The nature of love is to grow and expand,
much like the oak tree described above.
Erich Fromm wrote "Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific
person; it is an attitude. ...Because one does not see that love is an activity, a power of the soul, one believes that all
that is necessary to find is the right object - and that everything goes by itself afterward. This attitude can be compared
to that of a man who wants to paint but who, instead of learning the art, claims that he has just to wait for the right object,
and that he will paint beautifully when he finds it. If I truly love one person I love all persons, I love the world, I love
life." (Fromm, Erich The Art of Loving, Harper and Row, 1956, p 38-39)
Love is more powerful even than death.
We can continue to love others and feel loved by them after they have left this life.
The opposite of love is self-centeredness. It is impossible to find a truly loving action that serves
our own needs and desires at the expense of another. We are incapable of love to the extent that we focus exclusively on our
own needs. Living in a world that emphases safety and short-term self-satisfaction creates obstacles that are often hidden
or disguised to look like love. Being clear about the long-term effects of these choices makes it easier to love.
Many of us struggle with situations and conditions that present very challenging opportunities to
deepen our capacity to love. Pain, anxiety and fear pull our focus and attention inward, whereas love draws us outward. Our
tendency when hurting, anxious, or afraid is to pull back and protect ourselves. There are situations where our survival may
be dependent on this. However, when pain, anxiety or fear become chronic, they narrow our focus so that personal safety and
comfort begin to dominate our vision.
Pain, anxiety and fear become chronic when we resist them. We tense our muscles
in attempt to suppress fear, control anxiety and resist pain. This tension actually increases fear, anxiety, and pain by focusing
our thoughts on our suffering as we diminish our body’s ability to recover from it. Fear, anxiety, and pain are also
part of our nature. They diminish and become manageable as we accept them without resistance.
Choosing to Love:
involves choosing how we view others as well as ourselves, our situations and our conditions. Choosing love allows us to transcend
fear, anxiety, and pain and move them into the background. This can be a very challenging and difficult process. But with
practice and commitment, even the most complicated and painful situations can lead to greater fulfillment.
A good friend
of mine died from lung cancer a number of years ago. I remember talking to him on the phone in the last week of his life.
He was telling me how blessed he felt because so many people were expressing their love for him. The visiting nurse interrupted
our conversation to ask him his pain level on a ten-point scale. He paused for a moment, then said to the nurse "ten."
After another brief pause, he returned to our conversation saying, "I am so blessed."
Spirituality takes us beyond ourselves and connects us with the universe. Love is the vehicle that
brings about this unity. Living a spirituality of love day-to-day involves a process of becoming totally and fully ourselves,
no matter where we are or what condition we are in. This becomes easier when we realized that each one of us, and all of us
as a whole were created from love so that we may love.
The most important thing in life is to realize that we are fully
and completely loved at every moment and that love seeks to move through us to others. When we practice choosing to perceive
and act through eyes of love, we begin to realize that love is the most powerful force in the universe and that life presents
each one of us a continuing opportunity to unite with that love.


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With this shift, the storage media itself has become a key consideration. Traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) are affordable, but often lack the desired input/output (I/O) performance for demanding workloads, such as storing large numbers of objects. Proprietary all flash arrays offer performance, but can be cost-prohibitive for large-scale deployments.
Red Hat® Ceph Storage combined with Intel® Solid State Drives (SSDs) Data Center family and Intel® Cache Acceleration Software (CAS) has emerged as a compelling option. Organizations can use Intel CAS to selectively classify key portions of a given I/O workload for acceleration with the high-performance and low latency of flash storage.
The performance difference can be remarkable. When testing large object-count storage workloads, Red Hat saw performance improvements of up to 400% for small-object writes when using Intel SSDs and Intel CAS.1 The solution is also cost-effective, achieving strong performance results with only 2-4 SSDs per system.
You can find out more by viewing this PDF.
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In the dynamic world of property investment, understanding the intricacies of dealing with estate agents can be a game-changer for aspiring investors. Samuel Leeds, a seasoned property investor and former estate agent, shares invaluable insights that demystify the common fears and uncertainties associated with engaging estate agents.
To begin with, it’s crucial to recognize that estate agents are, fundamentally, just people. Often, these individuals are relatively young and might not possess extensive knowledge about the intricacies of property.
Leeds emphasizes the importance of adopting a human-to-human (H2H) approach when communicating with estate agents. Instead of perceiving them as intimidating figures, viewing them as fellow individuals navigating the real estate landscape can significantly ease the interaction process.
One prevailing misconception that Leeds dispels is the fear of disturbing estate agents. Contrary to this concern, estate agents are, in fact, salespeople. Their primary responsibility is to sell houses, and reaching out to them with an intention to buy aligns perfectly with their professional objectives. Investors need not fear being an inconvenience; estate agents eagerly await calls from potential buyers. Understanding this aspect not only alleviates apprehensions but also boosts the investor’s confidence in initiating conversations with estate agents.
Communication plays a pivotal role in the interaction between property investors and estate agents. Leeds emphasizes that estate agents are skilled communicators. Rather than preparing elaborate scripts before making a call, investors should be ready to engage in a conversation. Estate agents are adept at leading discussions, asking pertinent questions about the investor’s preferences, and guiding the conversation based on the responses. The key here is honesty and transparency – being forthright about one’s intentions and requirements lays the foundation for a successful working relationship.
One aspect that often eludes property investors is the point system that governs estate agents. Leeds sheds light on this crucial element, explaining that estate agents are not solely rewarded for closing deals. Instead, they earn points for various actions, including booking viewings and scheduling first mortgage appointments (FMAs). Understanding this point system can empower investors in their interactions. When investors comprehend the metrics that estate agents are measured on, they can tailor their approach to align with the agents’ objectives, creating a mutually beneficial relationship.
In a surprising twist, Leeds contends that estate agents can be an investor’s best friend. While there is a prevailing notion that professional investors solely seek off-market deals, Leeds argues that establishing a solid relationship with estate agents can yield exclusive opportunities. A good rapport with an estate agent can lead to deals being offered to investors before they even hit the market. This insight challenges the conventional belief that off-market deals are the exclusive domain of seasoned investors, emphasizing the importance of maintaining strong ties with estate agents.
In conclusion, Samuel Leeds provides a comprehensive guide for property investors seeking success in their dealings with estate agents. By recognizing estate agents as individuals, understanding their role as salespeople, appreciating their communication skills, acknowledging the point system, and valuing them as potential allies, investors can navigate the real estate landscape with confidence. The key takeaway is that building and nurturing relationships with estate agents can be more valuable than a one-off deal, ultimately contributing to long-term success in the dynamic world of property investment.


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With this project, Euralille testifies
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The project is developing 8,000 m², nearly 40% of which will be devoted to hosting a predominantly catering and leisure program, in the form of a large climbing room. The office program will host Newton Offices, a flex offices brand.
Project owner: Aventim – ENGIE Solutions Aire Nouvelle
Team: Coldefy (Lead architect) Projex (MEP and Civil engineering), Ingébois (Structural engineer), VP & Green (Facade engineer), Tribu (Environmental engineer), Coloco (Landscaper), LTA (Economist), Aïda (Acoustic engineer, Vibration studies)
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas House committee has approved legislation opposing elements of the sweeping federal health care law signed by President Barack Obama last year.
1 of the bills, approved Tuesday, says Texans do not have to buy health insurance, as the law would require for many Americans beginning in 2014. The health care law already has been challenged in federal court by Texas and other states.
The House Select Committee on State Sovereignty also approved a non-binding resolution expressing opposition to the health care legislation passed by Congress.
The law "infringes on the liberty of individuals by mandating that all citizens and legal residents of the United States obtain qualifying health care coverage or pay a tax penalty," says the resolution, sponsored by Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Nacogdoches.
A third bill would require state agencies to compile reports on any activities associated with implementing the federal health care law. All three bills were approved unanimously in the committee and now head to the full House.


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Budbee raises €40 million
Last-mile delivery scale-up Budbee has raised 40 million euros in an investment round. The company is now valued at 700 million euros. The capital injection will mainly be used to expand its network of parcel lockers.
The Swedish last-mile delivery scale-up is active in several other European countries, such as Finland, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. The logistics tech company is known for its fossil free same- and next-day delivery and parcel lockers.
In February this year, the company released its financial results for 2021 and announced that it had generates a turnover of 80 million euros. It had doubled the total revenue of the year before.
Valued at €700 million
Just a month ago, the company announced an investment round. According to its press release, existing investors participated in the round which was quickly fully booked. Budbee was able to raise 40 million euros, which brings the company’s valuation to 700 million euros. In addition to the funding, the company has also gained access to more bank loans to finance further growth.
“I am more than proud to announce this deal today – not only because we have secured investment at a good valuation and low dilution in today’s turbulent market, but also because we gain the continued confidence of a traditional bank that has given extended credit facilities to us”, said Fredrik Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Budbee. Employees can now participate in Budbee’s investment program and become investors of the company.
‘The company will use bank loans to expand its parcel locker network.’
Currently, the logistics tech company has 5.000 parcel lockers in Europe. According to the company, the new funding has launched a new phase for the company. It has already announced that it will use the bank loans to accelerate further growth and expand its parcel locker network.
The parcel locker market in Europe is a competitive one. A month ago, competitor Instabox raised 174 million euros, making it the newest unicorn in Sweden. And last year, SwipBox, a parcel locker company from Denmark, was able to grow its network of parcel lockers to 10.000 lockers.


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