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2420: The Floating Opera by John Barth.
John Barth (1930- ), The Floating Opera, written 1955, published with the ending changed at the publisher's request in 1956. Revised edition with the original ending restored published in 1967.
The following block of text comes to you from the past:
I've had the good sense, in this case, to write my thoughts as I'm having them rather than some months after forgetting them.
This book reminds me of my writing, not in the usual sense that it reminds me of my aspirations or thought processes, but that it reads like the actual things I write, or at least like the things I was trying to write when I was twenty-four, which is how old John Barth was when he wrote this. That is, more than a little annoying. My own attempts at fiction, as of a few years ago, usually disappointed me – they would spool out in a stream of clever improvisation, and then upon being read would reveal themselves as irritating and limp. Far more busy than they were purposeful. I guess that's no surprise since I usually had no purpose in mind.
The Floating Opera began by inspiring not just a "yeah, I could write this," but an "oh, man, this is exactly the sort of annoying thing I might write." But then after a few chapters it had developed to "I could definitely see slightly-younger-me writing any given annoying piece of this, and even coming up with the plan for the whole, but if I had actually managed to write the whole, which is seeming to me slightly but significantly greater than the parts, I'd be pretty impressed with myself." It's an interesting experience; usually in matching wits with a writer as I read, I am either eventually left shamefully far behind ("Once again, I have absolutely no idea what should come next on any level, and thank god I don't have to write it") or I win by a landslide ("Gimme a break!"). This time I find myself keeping pace but finding the sensation of distance unfamiliar. You mean if he just keeps up this college-kid gimmicky crap all the way to the end, he's going to end up in the Western Canon? Really?
So on the one hand, hooray, maybe I could write this, but on the other hand, boo, I don't think it's very good. It's better than what it threatens at first to be, which is a charmless and nerdified imitation of the Tristram Shandy meta-narrative gimmicks, which depend exclusively upon charm to succeed. But it is that, despite what else it manages to be, and the choice to give a wide berth to cute disorder is the hallmark of the young, unpracticed jerk. Someone was complaining about this in Slate, I think, recently, in re: Advanced Topics In Calamity Physics* but also applicable to the whole post-McSweeney's phenomenon of the "wildly ambitious" "post-modern" potpourri novel with self-referential footnotes and one page that you need to read in the mirror, by some young, unpracticed jerk. I think it's particularly damning of Jonathan Safran Foer et ilk (and of those reviewers who have gone coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs) that The Floating Opera was written in 1955 and already plays the same game of willful novelty loosely stitched into sentimental shapes. In the 50s it feels slightly ahead of its time; by 1973 when Kurt Vonnegut was writing Breakfast of Champions he had to go overboard to get it to register because the basic gag was old news. Why then are we still so charmed out of our pants by the present day that we think that it, not to mention Dave Eggers or whoever, deserves credit for confronting modern society and coming up with this stuff?
Okay, I probably didn't deserve "coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs," but right now I'm trying to train myself to leave in the color rather than assess it out of existence.
If there's anything we can learn from watching old TV clips on Youtube, it's that by the end of the 70s (i.e. by the time I was born) both cynicism and post-cynicism had been well established and explored. Better would be "insincerity and post-insincerity." I feel like post-insincerity has been getting pats on the back for several years now, but, and here's what I'm saying, that's the game of young unpracticed jerks, a fact which has been known for at least 50 years if not thousands.
* I tried to parody that title but it resists by pre-emptive snark, which is part of the point here.
By the end, Barth had outpaced me, so I grumblingly credited his book for being better than just a bunch of college-kid stuff. But now, in deeper retrospect, I see it as a bunch of college-kid stuff after all. It just covers its tracks as it goes with more skill than the start leads you to expect. The book manages to tuck in its chin as it dives, making it seem like all the clumsiness at the beginning was just a piece in a well-oiled puzzle. But that itself is just another sort of gimmick.
The book was more or less on the topic of "to be or not to be?" and more generally, "what's it all about?" That might be "deep" but it doesn't take much to get there; and, also, anything at all can potentially relate to that topic. It doesn't really excuse sloppiness for it later to be revealed as part of a well-oiled tapestry of sloppiness, which is meant to evoke that oiliest tapestry of all, life. You can throw anything against that wall and it'll stick.
But there is talent and ambition here beyond just showing off. The higher aspirations, when they rise to the surface, are similar (in my mind) to what Camus was doing in The Stranger, which I read last year. Barth wants us to notice how things are not in themselves inherently meaningful; that if we do not have a moral relationship to things, their natural state is to have no meaning, no moral value in themselves, and that life itself is potentially just as meaningless. Stated like that it's old hat. Camus makes the idea haunting through his art; Barth's art, by contrast, wanders around sniffing at stuff and then, in the end, reaches out and pushes the idea directly on the nose. Honks it, in fact.
The ending that his original publisher made him change – uh, spoiler alert, as they say – is that the protagonist attempts to kill himself and a lot of other people because there's no reason to go on living, and it doesn't work, and that doesn't bother him because there's no reason not to go on living. Apparently in the version that Barth changed to finally get the thing published, the guy actively decides not to kill everyone, because he sees his baby daughter and realizes that he loves her, or something similar. Hard to find a copy of that version these days.
It was hard to find this one too. I could have bought a new paperback copy but I had a feeling I wouldn't want to keep this one – unless it was aesthetically satisfying to own. And the current paperback edition isn't. It isn't cheap, either. The copy I read as pictured here – first edition of the revised version – was brought out to me from the closed stacks at the Brooklyn Public Library. To which it has since returned.
We could sit here and speculate about why this was on Harold Bloom's list, but I've got better things to do. I didn't mind reading it; I just don't recommend it. When the time comes I'll be perfectly glad to read Giles Goat-Boy or whatever the next Barth on the list is. Interested even. I'll bet he got better.

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Trump: "I'm Not Going to Blame Myself" for Failure. Quelle Surprise.
It's take 9 months, but at last the core of the Republican party is starting to express misgivings over the utter inadequacy and limp-dicked failure of Trump to lead the party in anything even remotely resembling a coherent governing strategy. Juan Williams pulls out the old chestnut, "A leader with no followers is just out for a stroll."
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|(2) Chinese New Year affiliate. Consists of punishment and punishment, as well as exemption from imprisonment. It is also considered to be a disease of illness. Day Shea is unfavorable for family gatherings and starting a large business, in particular, building work: "If it is a large house, it is open, but it must be removed." Unwantedly also give the phrase: "all the same, to write out the sheep's most recent wolves." It is impossible to turn off the braces and complete the funeral orders. A person who has made a promotion to serve on the day after the man Shay, at the end, will lose this post. If the first day of the spring begins with the Neck, it indicates strong storms and hurricanes; if the Neck falls on the first day of summer, then there will be a strong heat; if for the first day of autumn, while harvesting, the yoghurt will stand raw, rainy; If on the first day of winter, there will be dusty storms. Genius is the constellation of the Shay considered to be the rule of alchemy.
|(3) "Foundation" - this is probably the foundation of the "House" (section 4). These two constellations, apparently, originally constituted one whole. It causes rain and thunderstorms, but also spring illnesses. Prevents badness to those who have not correctly completed the support or who have not displaced the elderly. If this day a marriage is taking place, "evil people will be attracted to night work." Children born from such a marriage are poor, careless, or even deaf. If you are going to a ship, it will suffer an accident. The base rains and winds are all over, yet more heavy rain and winds are in the summer, yet more are strong in autumn, rain and snow in the winter. The heinous constellation of Korea gives the ability to fly by the way and knows the secrets of magic aids.
|(4) The house is the dragon's female. This is a combination of accidents and the Sun, as it always comes to light. However, some speakers state that, for the most part, it belongs to Jupiter (Planet of the Tree), and in the past it is believed that this is a sphere of influence of the Fire. In any case, it is considered to be an unusually well-known sign. It is wonderful that it is connected with the internal rooms of the buildings and is beneficial for all matters relating to the building and the interior, there is a risk of freezing. To build this day - to a large degree: a good house-keeper, who has built or started to build on the house, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, to open, open, Home is fortune, wealth, health, and longevity. This day, it's nice to keep the bunks safe - "you should try to help keep the whole family warm and have fun". In China, wealthy people took taxis to grow more sons. And the day managed by the House was considered to be good for the fact that, in addition to this, a new housekeeper, as long as it guarantees a little rest for the son. In the general case, it is obvious that the house must be restored to the ground.
|(5) "Serpece" is the symbol for importer, impersonality, supreme power and wealth. However, this constellation is not a happy one, since it anticipates a conflict with power, revolution, lacunae and punishment. It proves unsuccessful results of all-embracing enterprises, a slight sense of respect for the long life and the general welfare. It means speed, speed of action and sudden changes. On this day, it is improper to build - this will end up being a big failure: a lawsuit leads to a prison sentence. Prevents imperfections at the service and inadequacy of the sale of property. Children from this marriage day will suffer from various illnesses. Dyx is the repository of this constellation, "Having sat on the cloud, will turn the soldier into a soldier" (this means - in a big enemy).
|(6) Xv. If the current symbolizes the Imperator, then Xvost - Herednik, a young Tsarevich, who is still in that age, when he lives in the female half. Therefore, this association is related to small children, mothers, nannies, and also to inheritance. The day after the familiar Xvost was given for construction and turn off the marriage. Having burnt this day, there will be rich rinses. In addition, it predicts the storage of a treasure trove and extension to a high post.
|(7) The original, according to some data, was not a sieve (more precisely, a sackcloth), but a casket for manure. In China, the invasion has always been a valuable cybersettlement - mining and fuel. From here, the attributable City, the significance of wealth. Cito ppedveschaet tsely god bolshoy ydachi tem, kto etot den in nachinaet novye dela ". Nagpada za tpydolyubie - ctada kopov and loshadey Ppiobpetaetcya novaya cobctvennoct, a shelkoppyad ctanovitcya ochen Active Otkpyvanie novoy dvepi ydvaivaet ydachy, ambapy pepepolneny picom.". The winner will be rewarded and rewarded; his whole family shares this extraordinary good. The dead can be kept. But the image of the imposed basket is also different, but not at all tidy. In the meantime, the Shito constellation has acquired a secondary significance, associated with gossip, malignancy and accession.
|(8) In the case of a bucket, that is, a measured amount of water, the Bucket means a replenishment, a reward for a reward, a replenishment for a well-to-eat meal. This compound controls liquids and, therefore, controls merchants with wine and general liquids. Here you can turn on the oil - the most important fluid of the modern world. Day Korosh is good for construction, earthworks and general physical labor. This constellation indicates all types of yield; those who receive receive an increase in the rank, the families are enriched.
|(9) With this and the following constellation (Virgo), a fixed Chinese Legend is connected: Ha heaven is beautiful, noteworthy, but for the good. She loved to crawl in the river, where the easter drove on the aquatic herd of bulls. Their meeting was not at all, and they liked another friend. And both lost their heads so much that they couldn't think of anything else. As a result, she threw the weave, and he forgot about his stand. Of course, the gods were very disinclined and decided that it couldn't continue like that. They discovered two lovers forever, having shared them one, that they were the first to meet. And all this day you can see in the sky - these are the stars Altaira - Pastyks and Bega - Tkachixa, shared forever. But once a year, on the holiday of the Double Sewing Day (seventh day of the seventh month of the moon), one thousand birds - The bird that is gathered in the sky to be slightly washed down. From an acuity point of view, this co-formation is generally not happy. This is connected with the list of young lovers. The bull is a symbol of obstacles, safety and barriers; predicts spontaneous love, extended marriage and disfavor in the family. EASY BEHAVIOR OF PASTYXA - MEAN SECURITY, LOSS OF RESERVES AND CARE. The wandering herd of bulls is a warning that it is impossible to leave the doors open. The bull indicates hunger and disease, especially for animals, and also loss, except for the general reserve depletion. For obvious reasons, this connection controls the fields, dividing the ground, in strings and on the road. The days that the Bull is held are not happy, especially for incorporation into the marriage, and also for closing the contacts:
|(10) Legend o Pastyxe and Virgo are given above. No matter how strange, not looking at her own spontaneous love, Virgin is a proxy of all the girls who wish to go out and get married. Therefore, this constellation symbolizes marriage and the construction of new houses, in which young couples can live. Days administered by the Virgin are not suitable for the rest. The congestion of the grapes on this day leads to diseases, especially to the disease of digestion of food. The day before the sign of Virgo is fraught with differences and clauses in the family, conflicts in the community. Thank you on this day to learn.
|(11) This constituent symbolizes one, five, cold, winter hibernation and a grave. Likewise, it manages cemeteries, grave diggers, graves and pons, wards. Since it is a combination of cold and winter hibernation. In the modern world - the protection of frozen food indices. Days administered by Hatching are covered by domestic spokes. IT'S nepodxodyaschy den for ctpoitelctva or zemlyanyx pabot: ibo "tigpy cxvatyat mladentsa and cozhpyt ego, clozy okpopyat mogily nedavno ymepshix, bolezni are played ppecledovat cemyu tris goda, a verily, and five and let in kontse kontsov, cemya pazpyshitcya". People who are welcome to marry, may be expected to see very unforgettable children a day after they are familiar with sex.
|(12) The Tray Trap is controlled by fittings, secondary compartments and earthen shafts. In general, any kind of construction work is necessary when it is consumable. Days of this constellation (every fourth monday) are covered with accessories for those who are on the road. It is important to avoid starting these trips these days, as long as you are safe, there is a risk of bandits being damaged, and ships may be swept away. It is better to be limited to these matters, which you can do on one place; for example, repairing a house.
|(13) The modern terms are called, for the ancient Chineses, the "Chamber of Wines" was a disintegration of the Chamber (although one of them is only a bit). It is suggested that the constellation is a chamber that symbolizes something like a treasury or library. This value has left the sky and now. The Day of the Chamber is welcome to carry out any construction work and start new businesses: "The emperor is mercifully happy; Heaven will pour out its generous gifts to the happy people born out of this honorable sign.


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|Pittenger, Christopher, Fasano, Stefania, Mazzocchi-Jones, David Martin, Dunnett, Stephen Bruce, Kandel, Eric R. and Brambilla, Riccardo 2006. Impaired bidirectional synaptic plasticity and procedural memory formation in striatum-specific cAMP response element-binding protein-deficient mice. Journal of Neuroscience 26 (10) , pp. 2808-2813. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5406-05.2006
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The striatum has a well documented role in procedural learning and memory. However, the synaptic and molecular mechanisms of acquisition and storage of this form of memory remain poorly understood. We examined procedural memory and plasticity in transgenic mice reversibly expressing a dominant-negative cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) mutant in the dorsal striatum. In these transgenic mice, corticostriatal long-term potentiation and depression are abolished, indicating that CREB function is essential for bidirectional long-term synaptic plasticity in this structure. Importantly, CREB-deficient animals show reversible alterations in several forms of striatum-dependent memory, including footshock avoidance learning and "response" learning in the cross maze. These findings implicate transcriptional regulation by CREB family transcription factors in striatum-dependent information processing and provide the first clear correlation between procedural learning and memory and synaptic plasticity at the corticostriatal synapse.
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This one is "Paris" themed, with french text and french images. Pretty romantic, don'tcha think?
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The king of death resides resplendent on his throne, it will not be too long before you sit at his feet, it could happen in an instant, a heartbeat. It could take a long suffocating agony, the release from which you find yourself begging for. What happens after a final breath is taken nobody truly knows; nothingness is most likely. Welcome to Der Todesking (1990) Jorg Buttgereit's unflinching look at the futility of life and death, this is not a feel good movie, be warned. Following on from his transgressive and seminal feature Nekromantik (1987) Buttgereit delved deeper into taboo subjects with this meditative study of death. It follows in the footsteps of the mondo and documentary styled films that sprang up in the 70's such as the renowned Faces Of Death series, themselves stemming from the works of Italian filmmakers Jacopetti and Prosperi such as Mondo Cane (1962). After a rapid and underground (i.e. banned in countries like the UK) influx of such films taking things as far as they could go, they pretty much died a natural death themselves. Their audience had been satiated by stark and sobering images that even went as far as depicting the mysteries of what happens when the body is left on the slab for autopsy and embalmment.
Having already proved unconventional as a filmmaker and one who did not follow narrative rules Der Todesking still came as a shock in both subject and structure for those of us who sought it out after release. Essentially the film takes us through a week of death, divided by days and events. A man leading a humdrum existence takes a last bath floating off on a cocktail of pills, another shoots his girlfriend and hangs himself, a park bench chat ends in brains blown out. Nothing is particularly explained. A corpse rots in time-lapse photography between each vignette. This was something that was undoubtedly as painful for the director to stage as for us to watch, as his mother having died of cancer during production was going through a similar metamorphosis of the flesh. We continue and one of the bleakest segments simply sees camera traverse the lengths of a bridge, the names, ages and occupations of those we assume have taken their final journey from it displayed on the screen. A chain letter arrives at a crumbling looking tenement building, it advocates death, will the unhappy and obviously lonely woman reading it observe its orders? Long before mobile recording was part of everyday life a woman straps up a cumbersome camera and rig and somewhat presciently kills band members and audience at a rock concert. The last day simply gives me a headache.
What is essentially different from many of the shockumentaries around in the 80's apart from the fact we know this is being filmed in a fictional way rather than pretending to be real and in many cases not being so, is that it is not particularly exploitative. Der Todesking is more a case of being a voyeur to death in a more natural everyday state. The one real exception to this is the murder, suicide section which sees the killer getting deranged whilst watching a knock off Ilsa naziploitation film at home before committing his misdeeds. The fact it is a German film displaying swastikas is perhaps surprising enough but be prepared for one hell of an eye watering scene which I can tell you is back in the film uncensored compared to the film's previous limited release on UK video. An interesting aside is the fact that the film was also kind of repeated too just couple of years later by the grizzly and also unforgettable Suicide by Raoul W. Heimrich & Yvonne Wunschel (2001). If you want to go for a particularly difficult double bill, there's your answer.
There is no two ways about the fact that Der Todesking has a cult following about it and has fascinated many people who have seen it. It has also probably shocked as many due to the stark realism of the film and I have to wonder how many collectors of Arrow's output will be getting shot of this as quickly as the limited edition arrives (mine is on pre order and will sit alongside my German Target DVD). Arrow are, like with Nekromantik 1 and 2, releasing it completely uncut for the first time in the UK with stacks of special features in a glorious presentation box along with the soundtrack which is essential listening, the music and visuals totally complimenting each other. There's even a copy of the chain letter included. I can't comment much more upon that till it arrives or unfortunately the upgrade in quality of the Blu-Ray as sitting down to watch my preview copy I realised I had been sent it on DVD. Luckily I am still able to talk about the extras which I was as equally excited about.
Rather than making any new films lately (a short segment in German Angst being the exception) Buttgereit has been over here a fair bit presenting his past movies. First feature up is a conversation piece between him and Graham Rae at the 2016 Manchester Festival Of Fantastic Films. They chat about his early monster film infatuation onto his short movies and first feature Nekromantik. The directors English is very good and sound is nice and clear. Although Germany was censorious with many films being banned, an early experience at a Throbbing Gristle concert and them screening shock footage as they played created an early influence. Although I have not mentioned cast and crew in review a lot of people who were similarly interested in the underground horror oeuvre such as producer Manfred O. Jelinski, actor Daktari Lorenz, musician / actor Hermann Kopp and writer Franz Rodenkirchen are put in context. The parts they played in the movies development is discussed and how they become part of a stable of like-minded collaborators. Parallels are drawn to the intellectual influence in his films of Ted Bundy as well as some surprise news of the first segment of Der Todesking being dramatized from a real life event. As for the Naziploitation sub-genre the director affirms that these films simply "don't exist" in Germany. Apparently Buttgereit was invited to a black metal festival in Bergan (I'm guessing Hole In The Sky) and had no idea how influential Der Todesking was on the scene there. As many readers here no doubt are aware Hoest of Taake is just one of many who sport the death king tattoo; apparently the two met there. Insightful questions and very good answers this is a great 36 minute feature. 'Todesmusik' a short piece follows with the aforementioned Kopp. His music featuring grand piano and grating string concertos is guaranteed to haunt as much as the visual elements of the films themselves. I already have all the soundtracks and can contest they are fascinating, once in your head they are near impossible to shift going round like a fever dream. Plenty to learn here such as the fact the stylised grating sound from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was utilised as an influence by Kopp on the macabre violin concertos on Nekromantik. He also tells us about acting as the bathtub suicide as well as (de)composing the music that goes with his watery demise.
Next Graham Rae discusses how the films of Buttgereit get under the skin literally and the cult of tattoos and even scarification attributed to them, this comes complete with complimentary gallery and footage of him getting his own permanent death king. There's a 16 minute vintage making of which can be watched in English or German with subs, those with this on DVD will have seen this before. It primarily talks about the difficulties of filming the bridge scene and shows the construction of the corpse; no they did not use a real one. The chain letter is shown in English as opposed to German as it was in the original UK video release. Then we all have corpse cake, Berlin 1990 at the premiere of the film. There's a couple of short films from Manfred Jelinski 'Die Reise ins Licht' (1972) and Geliebter Wahnsinn (1973). I can't imagine these having been widely available, certainly not in the UK. Here they are though with subs and optional commentary. At 25 mins long the first is an oddly engaging, atypical slice of 70's, 'end of the world, dystopian sci-fi. The second is only 8 mins and probably only makes sense to a student experimenting heavily with film and drugs. Buttgereit gets a short too Der Golleb (1983) 26 mins. The director plays a cop up against a giant mutating pizza monster (yes really) in a low budget effort that would even give the likes of Andreas Schnaas and Olaf Ittenbach a run for their money. Crème de la crème or maybe black forest gateaux is Corpse Fucking Art, the delightfully entitled 1987 documentary exploring the making of the first three feature films. I was particularly pleased to get this as some sod nicked my old bootleg VHS copy and I have been unable to get it again until now. I could write about this in detail too but would end up repeating myself a fair bit and this review is already quite long enough as it is. Now all we need is Schramm and if Arrow with an obliging BBFC can pull that off, the quartet is complete.
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It is being added the same as any post. Well any way, here it is:
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What GB badge are you working with?
You might have to many charectors in your sig, the link to the pic will take up a lot. Try hosting the pic without everything else you have written.
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It's not a fun process. I've given the matter quite a lot of thought. There are no easy ways to do this. Of course, with sufficient planning, some scripts, a good lab environment, and a few hours of downtime, a network can be transitioned. I don't recommend it for faint of heart. The best candidates for a BGP Confederation design are isolated eBGP networks (i.e. networks where AS border routers run eBGP, with no iBGP mesh) and greenfield networks. The last network I worked with that made a successful transition was Mindspring, AS4355, and they fell into the former category. The big question is, how big is the network. It's a trivial transition with 10 routers, lets say. If you have 100 fully meshed iBGP peers, I wouldn't bet on it. Also, implement communities - they make certain aspects of confederation configuration much easier. For more information on confeds, check on the NANOG web site. There are several archived presentations on the subject. - Dan Golding On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, ccie10 wrote: > > Is there an easy way to migrate an existing network running IBGP full mesh > to a > Condederation based configration. Any documentation that I have come across > states that current BGP configs need to be redone and all peering > relationships must torn down and rebuilt. Any addtional info/links regarding > confederations would be appreciated > > thanks > > > >


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Kimmo Timonen said he would like to work for the Philadelphia Flyers after winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in his final season.
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"So if we can find something that can benefit both sides, obviously, I would be interested. I'll talk to [Flyers general manager Ron Hextall] when I get home and see what happens. I have no plans, really. I'm going to take my time. It's been a crazy 25, 30 years, so I want to take my time and really see what my next move [is]."
Timonen, 40, announced in March that he was going to retire after this season, but he would like to relish his first and only Stanley Cup championship before considering his future.
"It hasn't sunk in yet," Timonen said. "Unbelievable feeling. Hanging out with the boys and the Cup the last couple of days, it's been fun.
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Timonen played 16 seasons with the Nashville Predators, Flyers and Blackhawks. The Finnish defenseman had 117 goals, 457 assists and a plus-35 rating in 1,108 games.
Hextall said that he and Timonen likely would meet to discuss a potential position with the Flyers.
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Timonen had 270 points in 519 games in seven seasons with Philadelphia and had 11 points in 23 games during the Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010.


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Hi guys,
is there any hint, where I can find the authcode required to useqoperation execscript -sn RepickSnapJobsOnCopy -si <JobID> -si 2 -si <authcode>
It seems to require a numeric only value, but can't find a reference to it in BOL
HI Klaus
Please refer to my answer from the following thread - http://sso.forum.commvault.com/forums/64404/ShowThread.aspx#64404
Hi Winston,
maybe I just didn't find what I was looking for.
Is there another option to manually (via script/commandline) select a Snap Job for BackupCopy ?The backupCopy has to be created only for a few, not following a pattern, Snap Backups.
The only option, beside using the GUI, I found, seemed to be the above mentioned script
Hi Klaus
For your specific purpose of re-picking the Snaps for Backup Copy, because it relies on the Index structure (and if you re-pick the Snaps out of order their could be issue with the integrity of the data). As a result the RePickSnap script was introduced.
At the moment to leverage the script you will need to engage Support and Development to get approval with the AuthCode
maybe I still wasn't able to make my point.
Re-Pick is not exactly what I want, but Pick a SnapBackup for BackupCopy on a StoragePolicy with Manual Selection.
the only way to achieve this I found, is using the GUI.
I need to do this per script since this can be done automatically after the snap backup using the external scheduler / executor used to initiate the SnapBackup
Hi Klaus
What specific Intellisnap IDA is this (NAS, VSA, SQL or others)?
I am assuming you don't want to use the scheduler to automatically pick all the Snapshots for Backup, and have granular control (that is why you are going down the pathway of using script)
Could you show me a screenshot of what you want to achieve here?
I finally found a Workaround for my problem.
iDA in question is SAPonOracle.Some backups also use NetApp OpenReplication w/ SnapVault, therefore I have to use the same StoragePolicy for all Backups targeting the same NetApp Volumes.
But I created a seperate subclient, and activated backupcopy for all jobs in the SP, but associated only the subclients, where BackupCopy is desired.
Now the majority of backups (Snap and Logbackups) are created as "command line" and backups, where a backup copy is required, are triggered using "qoperation execute" script from the client.
Not that I think this is a good solution, but feasable for SAPonOracle (or Oracle), since multiple subclients addressing the same content, can be configured.
Thank you very much for sharing the insight
It is great to see that you have found a solution that suits your need


text: ProfLouis ErnstLabuschagneMathematicsProfessorPotchefstroom CampusProf Louis LabuschagneMy Work I live with my wife Sheila in Potchefstroom where I am currently employed as a Professor of Mathematics at the Potchefstroom campus of NWU. Apart from Mathematics my interests include road-running and theology. My research focuses on the theory of C*- and von Neumann algebras as a formalism for modelling noncommutative (quantum) phenomena. In particular together with my collaborators I wish to refine and develop the theory of noncommutative function spaces for general von Neumann algebras, and then also to study the behaviour of classes of important operators on the spaces thus constructed. Whilst there is by now a well-developed theory of for example noncommutative function spaces for type I and II von Neumann algebras, the situation as far as type III algebras are concerned is far less satisfactory. Specifically I on the one hand study the theory and applications of noncommutative Hardy spaces, and on the other the behaviour and properties of noncommutative Orlicz spaces. Noncommutative Hardy spaces provide an appropriate framework for noncommutative Harmonic analysis, whereas there is renewed interest in Orlicz spaces as a formalism for modelling quantum mechanics. Contact MePhysical Address: School for Comp., Stat. and Math. Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Telephone Number: 018-299-4391Fax: 018-299-2570E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Other experts from: School of Mathematical and Statistical SciencesVisit School or Centre: School of Mathematical and Statistical SciencesVisit Faculty: Natural and Agricultural Sciences


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Seeking funds for Flint, Democrats block energy bill
CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 2/5/2016, 11:22 a.m.
Frustrated Senate Democrats blocked a bipartisan energy bill Thursday after Republicans refused to allow a vote on an amendment to help the city of Flint, Michigan, respond to its catastrophic water crisis.
"One-hundred thousand people in Flint, Michigan, have been poisoned, and Republicans do nothing. Nine-thousand little children -- all under the age of six -- have been poisoned, their brains attack by the contaminated water," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said before the vote.
The motion fell, 43-54, well short of the 60 votes needed to advance. The filibuster puts a final vote on the popular energy bill on hold as negotiations continue over how Congress should respond to the lead in Flint's drinking water, which was triggered after managers switched the city's drinking water supply and didn't use inexpensive additives to prevent that water from breaking down the lead pipes that run to people's homes.
GOP leaders said they want to help Flint but argued the $600 million package presented by the two Democratic senators from Michigan -- Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters -- to switch out lead service lines to individual homes and address health concerns for those who drank the bad water, is very expensive and comes before the state has done a comprehensive analysis of what that would cost.
"Since there is no plan announced or in place, it strikes me as putting the cart before the horse to say the Senate ought to vote on a $600 million emergency appropriations to pay for a plan that has not yet been created and disclosed to the American people," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the number two GOP leader.
Republicans also argued that state and local governments need to help pay to fix the problem and that if the federal government were to get involved it should do so as part of the annual appropriations process -- where the spending can be carefully scrutinized -- and not as part of an unrelated energy bill.
GOP proposal
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the chairman of the energy committee who has negotiated with Stabenow for weeks, proposed Thursday $50 million in emergency funding for Flint and access to a federal loan program that Michigan and others states with lead problems could tap to borrow additional money. Coupled with existing state and federal funds already available to Flint, Republicans said their proposal was fair.
This is a "reasonable approach" and more fiscally sound than the proposal from the Democrats, Murkowski said.
"We're not looking for something that just gives political cover," said Stabenow. "These children should not be a political football."
Reid argued that Cornyn and others Republican senators -- such as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, two presidential candidates -- have pressed for federal aid for disaster relief in their states and that same spirit should apply to the residents of Flint.
"Whenever their states have been hard hit, Republican senators run here, to the Senate floor, and demand federal aid. And they should. The federal government should help in times of disaster," said Reid. "But there has to be a bit of consistency from Republicans. We must be fair to all Americans. The people in Flint are just like all other Americans. They are deserving of the federal government's help."
Cornyn accused Democrats of playing political "gotcha" with Republicans.
"We know the vote that went down was not about the energy bill. It was about trying to embarrass Republicans and to try to make us look bad and portray us as having no compassion for the poor people of Flint. Which is exactly the opposite of true," he said.
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Taxpayers Face Squeeze on IRA Donations as Tax Extenders Languish
The National Council of Nonprofits, which represents smaller organizations, has "cautious optimism" that Congress will extend the IRA rollover provision in 2014, David Thompson, the group's vice president of public policy, told Bloomberg BNA Sept. 30. Even with an extension through 2015, though, many modest-sized nonprofits would be hard-pressed to organize fundraising campaigns aimed at such donors in that window, he said.
The length of any extension may shape which charities benefit most, Thompson said. Big organizations can assemble a fundraising campaign quickly, while smaller groups with limited budgets often can't, he said. A two-year extension helps bigger groups the most, he said.
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Peru and Mainland China Agree to Modernise FTA
29 November 2018
Peru and mainland China recently signed a memorandum of understanding to update their bi-lateral free trade agreement in an effort to maximise its benefits. Among other things, the two sides intend to negotiate new disciplines in the areas of electronic commerce and competition and update existing disciplines related to trade facilitation, origin procedures, services and intellectual property. A first round of talks is expected to be held during the first half of next year.
The Peru-China FTA has had a visibly positive effect on Peruvian exports to the mainland, with goods exports growing by an average of 9.6 percent per year since the agreement entered into force in March 2010. Product categories with particularly robust growth during this period include non-metallic mining (up by 31.3 percent), skins and hides (up by 24.8 percent) and agricultural products (up by 23.0 percent). According to Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Rogers Valencia, there is ample potential to enhance trade and investment flows between the two economies.
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A young woman who will be the first in her family to get a college education and hopes to serve as an example to others. She plans to graduate with a degree in Journalism.
This student is working on a M.S. in Counseling in order to pursue a career as a school counselor.
After suffering an on-the-job injury a 34 year old husband and father decided to pursue a college degree.
A lackluster year at a small university causes an aspiring doctor to drop out and take work as an accounting clerk. Now, at SDSU, he has set his goals to becoming a teacher..
I started tenth grade three years ago after my family moved to the United States from Mexico. I had to face the problems of not knowing the language or how the education system worked. I felt alone. Everything was different from my country. I could not express myself with the people around me. Often I felt frustrated. Many people told me that graduating would be hard for me because I did not know the language and was just starting to learn English.
Instead of being upset about this comment, it motivated me to study hard and to get good grades. My goal then was to graduate from high school with good grades and on time with the rest of the students my age. My counselor gave me credit for my transcript I brought from Mexico. She told me if I finished the requirements for graduation, I could graduate with other students my age.
Finally I did it. I graduated from high school on time. I was fifth place in my class and so happy to receive my diploma with high honors.
My family had a large part in my achievements in high school and continues to be a source of motivation in my achievements in college. I am the youngest in the family and the first one to graduate from high school and to attend college. My sister quit school and got married at an early age. This was another thing that motivates me to continue my education through college. I want very much to make my parents proud of me.
My family encourages me to be part of activities at school and in the community. Although I was involved in many activities in high school, here at San Diego State University, I find that it is harder for me to be involved in extracurricular activities, because my class schedule does not allow it and I have to take the bus 21 miles to get home. But I would like to join some organizations like Associated Students.
I like to work with people who are interested in developing the potential of students. I am also interested in the Native American Student Alliance student organization because I would like to know about their culture before I graduate.
In my community, I am involved in the youth group and in the choir of my church. I sing at mass every Sunday morning. In the church youth group I am the treasurer, and I am in charge of the group's activities once a month. These activities demand commitment, responsibility and time.
College education is very important for my future. College is my opportunity to improve my life by having more opportunities to get better jobs, and to encourage my family to go back to school. In college you look into different ethnic groups, their backgrounds, style of thinking and ways to solve problems in the world. I think because I want to be a journalist, I need to have an open mind to understand the people in the community and to know more about the world in which we live.
My goal is to become a journalist who would be in touch with the people, helping them to make this world a more pleasant place in which to live.
I am currently enrolled in my third semester as a full time graduate student in the Master of Science Degree in Counseling. Upon successful completion of this program, I will earn an M.S. in School Counseling with the California Pupil Personnel Services credential, allowing me to practice as a school psychologist in California.
My goal to pursue a career in the field of education has been a part of my plans since my early teen years. From my first summer job to my current position, the majority of my work and volunteer experience has involved counseling and children. To know that I can make a positive impact on a child's life is rewarding for me.
I was enticed to choose school psychology as my career by its varied and challenging nature within an educational setting. The responsibilities of the profession involve, but are not limited to, counseling, testing and assessment, behavioral intervention, and classroom observation. A school psychologist never knows exactly what the day will include, much like my current position as a counseling assistant at Castle Park Middle School in Chula Vista. From this experience I know that spontaneity and high energy are vital for my growth and satisfaction within my career.
As an undergraduate I dedicated my best efforts toward my education and as a result, I graduated with high honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara earning a B.A. in Communications. I soon attained full-time employment with the San Diego Center for Children, where I continue to volunteer on various weekends and holidays. This facility is a residential treatment program for children with severe emotional disturbances resulting from abuse, neglect, homelessness, or abandonment. My main responsibilities are to aid children in learning and carrying out daily living skills, counsel them in their relations with peers and adults, serve as a responsible role model, and to work closely with other members of the treatment team, such as therapists and social workers implementing the Center's programs. All of this has proven to be an invaluable learning experience.
Complementing this experience is my current position as a counseling assistant. My responsibility is to provide various psychological and educational services to students who need additional assistance to succeed in school and in the community. My day is usually filled with activities such as group, individual and crisis counseling, conflict resolution, behavioral observation, and assessments. I also assist in training and coordinating 25 students to become peer counselors. I feel very fortunate to be involved in Castle Park's counseling program. I am proud of my work there and feel it is excellent preparation for my future role as a school psychologist.
Volunteer work has also been an activity that I like to include in my life. As I previously mentioned, I currently volunteer at the San Diego Center for Children. During my senior year of college I served as a volunteer, mentoring gifted children through my university's honors program. Helping a child realize his or her own potential gives me a strong sense of accomplishment. Both of these experiences have been emotionally rewarding.
I hope that by sharing my activities and goals, I have been able to give you a glimpse into the person I am and what I hope to achieve. I have included what I have felt to be the most significant influences on my career choice. I expect graduate school to continue to be a journey which I embark upon with great enthusiasm.
Dear Scholarship Committee:
If the 18 year-old James would have known and understood the value of higher education the way the now 34 year-old James does, you would have received this letter 16 years ago. Perhaps the passage of 16 years and the experiences contained in them will prove to be an advantage that will make further education of the 34 year-old more fulfilling personally and more beneficial to family, friends and the community.
I am, first of all a husband and father. Jan, my wife of eight years, and I have two beautiful children—our daughter Sue is six, and our son Josh is three. My marriage and the birth of our children are the most satisfying, inspiring events in my life. Another event, not exactly a positive one at first glance, is one of the reasons you have received this letter.
For nine years I was a journeyman carpenter working for several framing contractors on both residential and commercial projects. My duties included all aspects of framing construction as well as supervisory responsibilities. Then, my life changed drastically. A wall and beam assembly, later estimated to weigh some 3,000 pounds, fell and broke my left leg in several places.
Since this career ending injury, however, more positives than negatives have emerged. Despite long therapy sessions and several follow-up operations, I can honestly say that the worst consequence of breaking my leg was that I broke my leg. The incident has allowed me the opportunity to spend more time with my wife and children and to seek a college education.
Before the accident I was physically active at work, in recreation, and in my participation as a semi-professional baseball player with the San Diego Marlins. At that point I hadn't thought seriously about furthering my education. Because of my injury, I was faced with the realization that I was not indestructible. This revelation, along with much prompting from my wife, encouraged me to view this as a chance for a positive change and a more secure future.
I am the first in my family to attend a university. In the spring of 2006, I enrolled in 18 units at Miramar College. Being a self-motivated, goal-oriented person, I was able to achieve a 4.0 grade point average and a place on the Dean's Honors List. Despite my subsequent operations, I have maintained a 4.0 grade point average after 75 college units. My goal is to earn a Bachelor's degree. I selected a Psychology major and Recreation Administration minor to improve myself and my ability to interact and communicate effectively with others.
One of my most time-consuming activities, as well as one of the most rewarding, is my involvement with the San Diego Unitarian Church. My responsibilities as volunteer youth counselor and advisor for our 20 Southern California congregations include planning and promotion of youth trips and activities which include visiting the sick and elderly and various musical performances throughout the year. My new communication skills and the broader view provided by the university experience, will be invaluable in my relationships with these youth and my future career.
This 34 year-old returning student has learned to appreciate the generosity of others. I would be honored and grateful for whatever assistance you are willing to provide. Your investment in me will not only assist me in the accomplishment of my personal goals, but will benefit our community. Thank you for your consideration.
Throughout my childhood, many individuals posed that infamous question: "So, what are you going to be when you grow up?" I cringe even now as I write it. During my childhood, the answer came quickly and with assurance: "A doctor." I don't know quite when I settled on that profession, but there it was, for all to marvel. My high school education was organized to take advantage of all the honors courses my school offered, as I knew this would look much more attractive when I applied to college and eventually medical school. I graduated top of my class with a 4.0 grade point average and was selected Valedictorian.
My first year at college as a pre-med student resembled not so much a pristine haven of learning as a carefree romp. I imagined that college grades would be as effortless to attain as high school grades had been. My roommate nearly called the emergency room when I received my grades. The next semester was even worse. To further my frustration and despondency, I was also trying to come to terms with my budding sexuality, and coming out of the closet as a gay man in a conservative community. In the end, due to family pressure, I left school.
I drifted rather aimlessly for the next few months, until I found a job as an accounting clerk, a far cry from my dreams of being a doctor. I tried to reason with myself that it was a temporary setback, and that I would attend another school later that year. It would take many years to realize that dream.
Finally, after years of drudgery, I made it to the pinnacle of my career as a controller for a major engineering firm. One morning, I woke up and realized for perhaps the millionth time that I was miserable. I decided then and there, that no matter what transpired, I would return to school.
Looking back, I realize that the time I spent working was extraordinarily helpful, as it allowed me to return to school with increased organizational skills and the intense desire to perform well.
Since returning, I have maintained a 3.8 cumulative grade point average and have been admitted to the English honors program, I have been given the opportunity to study under some of the best teachers at the university. My educational process remains enthralling, as I continue the journey to my degree.
To this end, I have also dedicated myself to working with important organizations on campus. I am involved with the substance abuse prevention group on campus, as well as the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Student Union, for which I was the director last year. This year I was elected President of Sigma Tau Delta.
I volunteer outside the university as well, with such organizations as San Diego HIV Consumer Council and Mama's Kitchen, a hot food delivery service for home bound AIDS patients. I also volunteer at the San Diego Freedom Ranch, a recovery unit for substance abuse. I am extremely rewarded in myriad ways with this work, and strive to give back and help others through my experience.
I plan on continuing my education throughout the next few years as I endeavor to pursue my doctorate in English Literature. In this way, I will be able to realize my childhood dream of becoming a "doctor," but in a much different way than I ever imagined. Of course, I don't suppose that small child would mind very much.


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Member of the Organising Committee of the GFA NC Special Competition Augustine Arhinful has praised Karela United for their "impressive" run in the tournament.
The Ainyinase based club have had an outstanding run in the Tier I competition, reaching the final after beating Ashantigold in the semifinal last Sunday.
"Karela has been the most impressive team in the NC's Special Competition," Augustine Arhiful told Sikka Sports.
Karela United FC will face Asante Kotoko in the final on Sunday but the venue is yet to be confirmed.
"The venue for the NC Special competition final is yet to be decided but it can not be Kumasi. We will decide on the right venue and communicate to the public," Arhinful said.
The Anyinase boys finished second in Zone B of the competition and are one of the few teams to beat Hearts in their group.
There also reached the quarter finals of the Tier II competition.


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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Custom Pricing Your Book at Amazon
Today's topic is a bit off the beaten path in that it deals with pricing of PAPER BOOKS.
Remember those?
I imagine that, if your sales are anything like mine, well more than 90% of them are sales of digital books. Paper books have become too expensive compared to Kindle and Nook. With broadening acceptance of the newer eReading technologies, it's getting harder and harder to make your paper books economically attractive to your readers.
Still...there ARE some books that readers want to own in paper format, if the price isn't too awful. One of my books falls into this category. A HIGHER COURT is a great book for book clubs, study groups, and for sharing with your friends. I've sold a fair number of them even at the $16.95 price they used to carry everywhere. I believe I could sell quite a few more if I could price the book at, say, $12.95.
And $12.95 is enough to get me a fair return on sales through Amazon. But at that price, CreateSpace's expanded distribution channels eat up pretty much all of the profit in a paper book sale. In order to even make a couple bucks per book, the $16.95 price is a necessity.
"So what am I getting to?" you ask.
Simple. If you're using CreateSpace, publish your paper book twice -- once for Amazon at $12.95 and once for the rest of the world at $16.95. It doesn't cost anything extra to do this.
So...from now on, buyers of A HIGHER COURT who wish to patronize B&N or their other local book outlets, can buy my book at the minimum price I can sell it at through their distribution channel -- $16.95. OR they can buy it from Amazon at $12.95.
Does this give Amazon an unfair advantage? Yes.
Is this unfair to people who buy their books through B&N, et al? No. It's not my fault traditional paper book distribution channels are so expensive. And of course, everyone is still welcome to buy at the lower price, if they're willing to go to Amazon. Heck...I'd sell direct to B&N or local bookstores if they'd let me -- same price as Amazon. But I can't afford to SELL through traditional channels at the lower price. It's not a choice...it's a reality.
To sum up...there's the regular price at which your book is offered through Ingram, Roberts & Taylor, etc. through CreateSpace's Expanded Disttribution. And then there is the DISCOUNTED Amazon price.
If you've got a paper book that's begging for a larger audience, but you haven't been able to make the numbers work out, give the above strategy some thought.
And if you want your books to be the same price everywhere...then don't follow my path. It's entirely up to you. It's just one more option to consider.
That's it for today. All the best to you.
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John, so you use the same title and just change the distribution channels on the second one? Does that require a new ISBN? I think I'll give it a try! Thanks!ReplyDelete
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I've increased my monthly income from nothing to nearly $2K in less than three years just from selling books on Amazon… and I was making a grand a month within a year.
The post on how I make money self-publishing has been one of the most popular on my personal blog so I wanted to update it with everything I've learned over the last few years. I've included updates on how to turn your books into a passive source of income and how to make the whole process easier.
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Taking care of my hair has always been a struggle (see this). I've tried a myriad of shampoos and conditioners that promise to tame my mess of hair in just a couple of months! But of course, they don't. I still end up with dried ends, an itchy, flaky, dandruff-ridden scalp, and so much frizz. To combat the dandruff and the gross smell that comes with being in the humid Philippine weather, I shampooed my hair everyday. But nope, dandruff is still there and I never did feel like it was really clean. I also suffer from a lot of hair fall due to breakage, I swear I feel like a cat shedding mounds of fur everyday. But I guess that is expected when you get your hair wet every single day (wet hair tends to break more). To combat the dry, frizzy feel, I slap on tons of conditioner.
Then I come across this slew of articles stressing the negative effects of shampoo (most of its ingredients) on hair: that sulfates (the stuff that makes shampoo lather like a dream) dry out hair, that shampooing everyday strips the scalp and hair of natural oils which in turn freaks the scalp out and it churns out more oil than necessary which in turn causes gross, greasy hair (and I'm guessing also that weird smell my scalp gets with that buildup of grease).
Natural (sulfate-free) shampoos tend to make my hair feel stiff, and still doesn't help with my hair fall or my dandruff issue (which I thought it would). And I found that washing with natural shampoos didn't really thoroughly clean my scalp.
So after reading a buttload of blog posts online about the benefits (those links are just the ones I pinned) of No Poo-ing, I'm finally jumping in and trying it out.
I will update this post regularly on how my hair/scalp is doing as this adventure goes on. May include photos of my hair for comparison once I get someone to take a photo of the back of my head for me.
These are the only things I need to wash my hair (and water, obvs, won't be dumping pure vinegar on my hair any time soon).
- I washed my hair (for the last time, hopefully) with sulfate clarifying shampoo the day before to remove any buildup. I've read this helps with detoxing a little bit.
- Measured out my baking soda mixture, for now (I still have to observe what mixture is best with my hair), I went with 1 part baking soda and 3 parts water. 4 scoops of baking soda with that little pink thing was enough to cover my scalp. Only the scalp if you don't have very greasy hair. I scooped up with my fingers the pasty mixture that settled at the bottom of the container and massaged that baby into my scalp for a minute. Be careful with massaging, be very gentle because the baking soda is gritty. I massaged a little too hard and my scalp stung just a little bit after. Left the mixture on for three minutes more.
- Rinsed it out good.
- Measured out my apple cider vinegar rinse, for now, I went with 1 part ACV and 4 parts water. I did 10 scoops of ACV. Essential oils could be added to this mixture, but I didn't bother because: 1) I don't have any, and 2) I don't really mind the smell of vinegar. Soaked the entire length of my hair (from scalp to ends) with the mixture. I included my scalp because I've read it helps with dandruff. If you don't have that problem, just stick with the hair shafts (???) and the ends.
- Put my hair up with a clamp for a bit while I washed the rest of my body.
- Rinsed the ACV mixture out with cold water to seal in the moisture.
I will try to refrain from washing my hair (even with just water) for as long as I can stand it and rinse it out again every six or seven days. Fingers crossed!
Day 1 (16 July 2013) – Heyyy the ACV rinse left my hair reallyyyyy soft! Softer than what I got with store-bought conditioners. It doesn't feel dry. And it feels thicker, like the way it felt when I was younger. Compared to what it felt like lately, which was limp and lifeless and ughhh. My scalp also feels very clean, it's actually refreshing.
Behold my frizzy mane! Air-dried and still smells a bit like vinegar. My boyfriend told me my hair does look a bit better. And I just started out.
My haircut looks weird, the guy who cut my hair seemed bored and uninterested in his job when I went in for a cut. Never going back there again.
Day 2 – No noticeable change from yesterday. But if I was still using shampoo, a day's break from the thing would immediately cause my scalp to develop gross flakes and clumps of dandruff stuck to my head and it would itch like crazy.
Day 3 – Left side of my scalp is starting to get a bit greasy, small flakes of dandruff, but no clumps and itchiness! It also looks better when I have my hair in a low ponytail, the tail part doesn't go all crazy poof-y all over the place, and the tiny baby hairs around my temples are held down by the oils.
Day 4- Started to feel some dandruff build up near my ears, and my hair is greasy, but still less greasy (and itchy) than two days without washing with normal shampoo.
Day 5 – Still haven't washed my hair, even with water. There's dandruff around the lower perimeter (? is that right? Around the edges of my scalp?) I'm guessing it's just from the soap I use on my body when I shower. My scalp doesn't smell funky despite the grease. My hair doesn't feel dry, even the tips, so maybe I got the formula right?
I'm thanking all of heaven that it's No Poo day tomorrow because it's starting to itch because of the dandruff.
Day 6 – Yay for wash day! Same formula as the last wash, though I might tone down the baking soda on my next wash (in another six days) because I found my scalp, by the base, on top of the back of my neck, was stinging. But after the whole thing, the sting went away and my hair felt clean.
I might write a separate blog entry when I finish the "breaking-in" period of this adventure, while my hair and scalp adjust to the whole thing so hit subscribe if you want to know the results! (◕‿◕✿)