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With the declining temperatures and hours of daylight, you might be left feeling jealous of mammals who hibernate, and thus can "check out" during the winter months to reenergize. It's normal to feel a little down and less energetic with the seasonal change, so you're not the only one dreaming of a hibernation period. Unfortunately, most of us have work and other obligations that impede us from going on such an extended retreat. Fortunately, some minor lifestyle changes can make a big difference in elevating your mood and energy levels this winter. Here are 5 suggestions on how to beat the winter blues and make the best of the season.
TIP #1. Some individuals experience corresponding depression with the seasons known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Don't neglect to take your emotions seriously. Here's a good resource to check out for symptoms of SAD if you suspect you might be struggling with this disorder.
TIP #2. Even if you don't suffer from Seasonal Affective disorder, you might benefit from some of the same treatment options recommended for individuals who do, like light therapy. Not only are there fewer hours of sunlight during the winter, but we also tend to cover more of our skin to keep warm when it's chilly, which together can lead to a vitamin D deficiency. Just 30 minutes of daily exposure to artificial light has been shown to be as effective as antidepressant medication, so consider purchasing a so-called "light box"!
TIP #3. Studies have repeatedly found that exercise can elevate mood. Even though it's cold out, if it's safe to go outside, try to be active in the great outdoors. Some research has found that just a one-hour daily walk can be as effective as light therapy for helping to manage seasonal blues. There are also plenty of fun winter sports, like ice-skating, that you can engage in with friends and family. Belonging is important to our happiness. Spending time with friends and family is beneficial, and doubly so if you are spending that time being active.
TIP #4. Eating healthy is highly beneficial for your overall health and happiness. Try roasting seasonal vegetables for a healthy winter treat. They are delicious with just a dash of sea salt and olive oil, so take this opportunity to try some new ones you might not have considered like daikon radishes, shiitake mushrooms, parsnips, and acorn squash. You may wish to drink this holiday season, perhaps pairing your veggies with a glass of mulled wine. Red wine may have some health benefits, but remember to be careful about how much you drink this winter. Indeed, doctors are wary of encouraging anyone to start drinking alcohol for these health benefits. Alcohol is a chemical depressant, and can have negative effects on your mood, in addition to being a potentially addictive substance. Also, some people should not drink (e.g., pregnant women, people on medications that interact with alcohol, those who struggle with addiction), but there are plenty of other ways to feel good this holiday without alcohol. Please read the next tip.
TIP #5. Make a list of fun hobbies and things you've always wanted to learn how to do. Start new traditions with your family, like having board game nights. Begin a new project. Have indoor picnics by the fireplace. To avoid feeling like you're trapped in the house, try changing the way you view your home; it's not a prison but a place to play and unwind. And if you're still stewing with anticipation, plan a vacation for early spring. Merely organizing a future getaway can lead to greater overall happiness!


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Yesterday I went to my sister's ex-teacher's house. Kinda ex-teacher, I mean, she's still a teacher, just at a different school. Her name is Mrs. Reagan. She is a part-time teacher, part time Mary Kay consultant. And half Jap! And not to mention a cool dog. That is cool. And a dog. Cool.
She invited us upstairs to her Mary Kay room. It looked ENTIRELY different from the rest of the house. It was pink and everywhere was Mary Kay; Lipstick, make up, stuff-i-can't-name, exfoliating lotions, rejuvenating creams, and more. Mary Kay advertisements and products decorated the room.
Mrs. Reagan set up a mirror and make-up tray for each of us. The first step was to take a wet washcloth and rinse your face to clean your pores. Next we put moisturizing cream and rubbed it on our faces and necks, then rinsed it off with the washcloth again. For my sister and I, Mrs. Reagan had a mask- cream substance. It was stiff and white, and not long after we slathered it on, it started to harden. Whenever we tried to make any facial expressions, the mask would feel tight on our skin. And because we looked so funny, I tried to laugh through the mask, but I ended up making undefinable noises.
After the mask settled down, Mrs. Reagan squirted out a gritty lotion-like cream on our make up trays that we rubbed on our lips to make them softer. This was washed of later with the wash cloth.
Then there was makeup. My mom and sister had this cool eyeliner, eyshadow, and stuff. My mom REALLY fell in love with the hilighter pen. It had her skintone and covered up some of the bags under her eyes! And my sister got her eyebrows darkened and found a flattering shade of eye shadow called Granite. Although I didn't get to use that make-up, I got some lip gloss samples. One was called Mango Tango that was an electric red, and Pink parfait which looked like bubblegum pink. Mixed together they looked nice.
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Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
This case follows the development of the Inga 3, the third hydroelectric plant to be built on the Inga River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Inga 3, with a capacity of 3,000 MW, would provide clean energy to the continent and a next step for President Obama's Power Africa Initiative. Following the World Bank's 2014 loan for Technical Assistance and the geopolitics of the region, there is a greater need to secure full project funding. This case places the USAID Administrator, Rajiv Shah, at the center of the decision making process as he navigates funding options in the United States and abroad to move the Inga 3 forward.


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X Factor's 5 After Midnight say bandmate Kieran Alleyne's newborn son is a big fan of their upcoming debut single Up In Here
The 22-year-old singer speaks for the first time about being a father after welcoming son Jaxon into the world in April
FINISHING third on The X Factor is the perfect launchpad to international stardom – just ask ONE DIRECTION.
Now 5 AFTER MIDNIGHT, finalists on the last series, look set for glory too, after being snapped up by SIMON COWELL's label Syco and releasing their debut single Up In Here yesterday.
Since leaving the competition, KIERAN ALLEYNE, NATHAN LEWIS and JORDAN LEE have gained an extra special supporter in the form of Kieran's son Jaxon.
He welcomed the tot in April with his ex-girlfriend, who he sadly split from weeks before she gave birth.
Before his son's arrival Kieran told how he was "scared", but he now says the baby has changed his life.
Speaking for the first time about becoming a father, Kieran said: "It's wicked. He's a blessing to my life and another reason to carry on pushing forward and become better, not even just in music but as a person in general.
"He's really changed my outlook on everything so I'm very thankful to have him in my life.
"He's been with me for the last two and a half weeks.
"It's been beautiful, especially seeing him grow, he just had his first smile."
When asked whether little Jaxon will be joining them on the road when the boyband start touring, he said: "Hopefully so. I'd like him to."
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The slab moves back and forth, in a slow rhythm that comforts you. You smile despite the pain that burns through your entire back, the pain means you are not dead yet even though your head tells you the white room is a kind of heaven. You suddenly wonder if a CT scan used "harmful radiation" and if it is even necessary that you are here to do this.
You should be sitting behind your laptop in your office surrounded by windows. It's the time of the month you replenish your supplies, you're supposed to be writing quantities on a spreadsheet. It shouldn't be you who's spread on a plastic-like bench being passed through a machine. It shouldn't be you who is checked for nerve damage by an expensive machine after the X-rays had shown a broken vertebra
You didn't know when you left home with thoughts of pending reports on your mind that you wouldn't get to work on your own steam, that crossing a road as you have done a hundred times will nearly take your life and leave you with bruises and a fractured L2. That it will be people who do not know your name or ethnic group that will put you in their car and take you to the hospital after the person who's car flung you across the road disappeared like a yellow bellied coward. The good Samaritan was one of your favourite stories as a child, it's not a story that comes to you often these days… Today, it did.
You have tried without success to remember how it happened, how you transited from crossing a road to waking up with pain in your nostrils from the water that wet your face and clothes. They were saying "general hospital" those men, as the car ate up miles and a gentle hand stroked your head. Dread filled your cells as you realise that whatever happened to you must have been grave enough for them to insist on a big hospital, so you tell them to take you to your hospital where you know you'll see a doctor immediately you get in.
"Where are my glasses, I need them to finish my report"
"Report ke, better stay one place let's see the extent of your injuries" the matron's voice smothered your whining.
"We didn't see your glasses" a nurse intoned gravely and you began to cry.
"See this one o, it's like you're not grateful you're alive. Shebi you have contacts, be wearing them" matron clicked her tongue as she spoke, in that manner that always reminded you of a cobra. You try to turn to hide your face and cry some more but you are frozen by pain.
Several x-rays and injections later- the battles you fought before each injection is the stuff of legend, every one banded to accuse you of being their worst patient.
"Pharmacists never like to take drugs" a nurse quips and you could have happily removed her teeth in that instant. They give you a bed upstairs to sleep off the sedatives but you get bored and leave the room with the metal edges of your lumbar corset digging into your tender skin.
You head for the reception as your brother walks in and asks of you, his face dissolved as he sees you walk down the stairs. As you hold him and wipe the tears that come in a torrent, you realise just how lucky you were, how different the end of this story could have been.
You shudder as it hits you, eleven days before your birthday and your father's, you could have been another slab with formalin clinging to the air and that one would have no soothing back and forth rhythm. You hold your brother again and breathe thanks to Jehovah as the pain wracks your body in burning sympathy.


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Most Stations Say They Will Be Ready For DTV Switch
According to a new FCC report, 97% of broadcasters are either on the air with their digital signal at full power or will be by Feb. 17, 2009, the congressinally-mandated date for the cut-off of full-power analog.
Of those, according to the status report, 1,002 stations, or 56%, have fully constructed facilities ready for the transition, with the only remaining step to pull the plug on analog. In fact, eight of those have asked to pull the plug on analog early, a request the FCC said it is currently considering.
That still leaves 41% of the stations (716) who said they are not done with construction, though all those said they expected to be ready at full power on Feb. 17.
The report was dated Aug. 18, exactly six months before the transition date, and was based on information reported by stations to the FCC..
Of those 716 stations not yet broadcasting DTV in full power to their full coverage area, 502 stations said they had no special circumstances impeding that full build-out, but were making "appropriate" progress. The other 234 cited special circumstances, including 10 that had to coordinate with Mexico, five that had Fish and Wildlife clearance issues. The largest category was 92 stations needing to coordinate with other stations, and 60 stations that were seeking a different post-transition digital channel. Thirty Five channels claimed financial hardship.
Fifty-six stations are taking advantage of the FCC's grace period for stations with "unique technical challenges." Those include ones that have weather issues, ones with side-mounted antennas that need to me moved to the top, or stations that have been hit by unforeseen problems, like those in New York whose towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
But even those said they would be on with a digital signal and viewable in at least 85% of their coverage area by Feb. 17.
One station said it did not think it would make the construction deadline until a few days after Feb. 17, and added that it would have to go dark for "a brief time." That is because the FCC currently has no authority to extend the analog deadline.
That station is Fox affilate KBRR Thief River Falls, Minn., a satellite of KVRR Fargo, ND. That station is having to move from its pre-transition digital channel (57) to its post-transition digital channel (10), and says it will take it until Feb. 21 to do it. The FCC says its staffers have been assured the dark period will only be those three or four days.
The FCC said three stations have not returned the FCC form on their DTV-readiness, but have said informally that they intend to be ready.
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The importance of the violations in the interpersonal sphere and, in particular, in the field of social cognition in depression, is emphasized by different specialists: psychia¬trists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists. This article discusses approaches which are directly related to social cognition, and the number of non¬specific cognitive factors that hamper the social information processing in depression. Methods of social cognition studying are described. They are based on different theoretical con¬structions (mentalization, Theory of Mind, social intelligence, social skills, emotional intelligence, egocentrism etc.). And also we describe the results of empirical studies of disorders of social cognition in depression, a number of conclusions, outlining the prospects for further research are made. It is settled, that the cognitive aspects of disorders of social cognition are studied in a break with the data of the phenomenological observations and empirical researches regarding motivation for communication, self¬control and focus thinking on another person (intentionality).
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Thanks to European legislation, you no longer have to be tied to high Mercedes service costs, dictated by your local dealer.
In October 2003 new European legislation affecting the motor industry came into force called "Block Exemption Regulation" 14002002 (BER), and this now means that you can book your next Mercedes car service online and save up to 50% on what you might pay at your local Mercedes dealer.
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Its time to get cranked for the summers inaugural Gravity Festival from July 14 to 20, bringing together the biggest names in downhill, freeride, cross country, biker cross and trials biking. The professional and the just plain crazy converge on Whistler to partake in an interactive party atmosphere on and off the course.
While the competition schedule list is packed full of excitement, there is also a tonne of other action-packed events, including activities and parties to keep all Festival goers engaged and enthralled, whatever your level and interest in the sport.
What: RISE world premiere
Where: Garibadli Lift Co.
When: Wednesday July 16, 9 p.m. to late
A film about the simple love of riding a bike, RISE features everything from World Cup stars trying to squeeze a tenth of a second off their best time to after school rippers jumping a backyard road-gap. Fasten your seatbelt for non-stop action at this Zero Ceiling fundraiser a Whistler based charity that brings disadvantaged youth from the city to the mountains to snowboard, mountain bike and try other cool outdoor activities. Tickets $10.
What: Industry Expo
Where: Lot 1 and the base of Whistler
When: All week long, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Featuring the latest tricks of the trade in the mountain bike world, with the best bike manufacturers and supporting industries for Festival attendees to explore and interact with. There will be lots of new 2004 equipment to test and Shimano is doing the worldwide release of their new Freeride Gruppo called Saint at the SGF. Free entry.
What: Athlete and Industry Tech Talk and Forum
Where: Coast Whistler Hotel
When: Friday, July 18, 8 to 9 p.m.
Ever wanted to ask your favorite rider how they train, what they ride, or even what they eat? How about finding out from that top industry person what is coming in 2004? This is your chance. This informal gathering will have some of the top riderslike Alison Sydor, Roland Green, Wade Simmons and Cedric Gracia answering your questions . Free entry.
What: Shimano Soul Party
Where: Garibaldi Lift Co.
When: Saturday, July 19 from 9:30 p.m. to late
This is the big festival blow-out after the Shimano Slopestyle Expression Session, where 15 of the worlds top freeriders will go ballistic on a custom built course to the hip hop sounds of Brassmunk. The Shimano After Party will feature the eclectic sounds of Velvet, an electronic groove collective created on Vancouver Island. Velvets membership includes DJs, percussionists, bass players, guitarists, projectionists, a stylish singer and, depending on the gig, you could experience violinists, accordion players, trumpet players or an expert on the trombone. Their sound has been compared to Jamiroquai and US3. Prepare to be velvetized. All the big names and bog fans of the sport are expected to be there. Tickets are $25 from the GLC.


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Op-Ed: Liberalism in Connecticut is as demagogic as Trump
With President Trump there can be few distinctions and no subtleties. Nearly everything is all one way or all the other, all good or all bad, and must fit within the 140 or so characters of Twitter. Thus the president becomes a hopeless demagogue or ignoramus -- just like many of the liberals who run Connecticut, for whom there are few distinctions and no subtleties either.
Those who run Connecticut are the mirror image of Trump on the issue of the day, immigration, for they refuse to distinguish between legal and illegal immigration and between religion and the fascism that often hides behind it.
Those who run Connecticut cannot distinguish between abortion rights and the sexual exploitation of children. For them public policy must be all abortion, all the time, even if it conceals the rape of children who lack the protection of a parental notification law.
And those who run Connecticut cannot distinguish the highest purposes of government, the care of the innocent needy, who are politically inconsequential, from the lowest purposes, the contentment of government's own employees, a fearsome special interest that zealously guards its privileges.
In Connecticut's suffocating liberal fog, anyone who attempts to make such distinctions is denounced by those in power as a hater and extremist. For as Lenin is supposed to have noted, if you label something well enough, you don't have to argue with it.
This sort of politics can never be more than sloganeering and can never prompt more than sloganeering in reply. It panders to the converted, changes no minds, produces only contempt, and hardens divisions. It is what its participants deserve, but then God help the state and the country.
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STOP MANUFACTURING REFUGEES: Everybody opposing the Trump administration's attempt to restrict immigration from Religious Crazy Land is using the Statue of Liberty as a mascot.
Yes, the statue is a beautiful symbol of this country's openness, as articulated by Emma Lazarus' inspiring sonnet inscribed below it, but some people have made a fetish of the symbol in their hatred of Trump.
For Lazarus' sonnet did not ennoble this country's immigration for its own sake but rather for its awarding freedom and opportunity without regard to social class. And what would Lady Liberty herself think of the source of so much of the recent immigration to the United States, legal and illegal?
That is, for decades now the United States has been waging imperial wars or undermining governments in countries from Asia to Africa to Central and South America to the Middle East, intervening in civil wars or pursuing "regime change" in Vietnam, Cambodia, Chile, Nicaragua, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Congo, and now Syria, often devastating the landscape, killing or maiming hundreds of thousands, and making millions homeless. Then the United States resettles a few of the victims of its interventions as refugees and pats itself on the back for its supposed humanitarianism.
For some reason Trump's attempt to suspend refugee traffic is upsetting many Americans but the awful cause of that traffic is not.
The other day an Iraqi general complained that Trump's refugee order would prevent him from visiting the United States to consult with military officials here. But so much the better if Iraqi and other generals fighting these imperial wars know that there will be no refuge for them in the United States and that they have no option but to win their own wars.
Years ago the writer William F. Buckley Jr. looked at these military adventures and the refugees they created and remarked ruefully: "Lose a country, gain a restaurant." But this country has plenty of restaurants already, and those who would be friends of refugees would be far better friends if they channeled their activism into opposing policies that manufacture refugees.
Chris Powell is managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut.


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The Liquidity Cost of Private Equity Investments: Evidence from Secondary Market Transactions
Taylor D. Nadauld, Berk A. Sensoy, Keith Vorkink, Michael S. Weisbach
NBER Working Paper No. 22404
An important cost of investing in private equity is the illiquidity of these investments. In response to this illiquidity, a secondary market for transacting stakes in private equity funds has developed. This paper uses proprietary data from a leading intermediary to understand the magnitude and determinants of transaction costs in this market. Most transactions occur at a discount to net asset value. Buyers average an annualized Public Market Equivalent (PME) of 1.023 compared to 0.974 for sellers, implying that buyers outperform sellers by a market-adjusted five percentage points annually. For the most common type of transaction, the sale of stakes in funds four to nine years old, the difference is smaller, about three percentage points. Both the discount to NAV and the difference in returns between buyers and sellers returns appear to be related to factors associated with asymmetric information and market depth. Buyers in this market tend to be funds-of-funds, while sellers are more likely to be traditional private equity investors such as endowments and pension funds.
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Several of the affected families desperately need help. Their horses were being temporarily housed at the fairgrounds, but they have no hay, buckets, or other essentials. I heard that one man was still wearing the clothes that he had on during the fire. I don't know if there is an organized support system in place yet, but I suspect that a quick call (661-833-4900) to the Kern County Fairgrounds might yield some answers.
Even with something to block the flames, the stallion's muzzle was burned, but the rest of his body was kept safe. The barrier couldn't protect him against the smoke though. His lungs have severe damage from smoke inhalation, and as of Thursday afternoon, he was showing the early signs of pneumonia.
After I paid Speedy's bill, I slid my card back across the counter and asked if I might make a payment toward the stallion's expenses. The staff at BVH thanked me and made it clear that the stallion's owners would be grateful. Several others had already phoned in contributions earlier in the day.
As of Thursday, the total bill was hovering around $2,000, but given the developing pneumonia, it will likely get higher. If you feel like you'd like to help someone affected by California's recent wildfires, I think this family would really appreciate it.
Bakersfield Vet Hospital can be reached at 661-832-1150. Simply tell them you'd like to contribute to the bill of the stallion from the fire. They'll know which horse you mean.


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Muharram & Martyrdom of Imam Husayn
Muharram is the most important Shi'a mourning ceremony and commemorates the death of Imam Husayn. Following the Prophet Mohammad's death, upheavals and rivalries divided the Muslim community. After the assassination of Ali, prophet's son-in-law and cousin, Muawiya became the uncontested leader. Ali's eldest son, Hassan did not have enough support to effectively oppose the new caliph. He made peace and received a handsome pension and lived in Medina where he died under suspicious circumstances. The Shi'ites believe Muawiya who appointed his son Yazid as his successor poisoned him.
Husayn, Ali's second son and the third Shi'ite imam, refused to swear allegiance to Yazid. He was killed in the battle of Karbala and his martyrdom on the 10th of Muharram in 680 AD has become the most important communal ritual and mourning rite for the Shi'ites. These people believe in the imam as the true leader of the faithful and the authentic interpreter of the Quran. Imams are both leaders and saints. They carry a luminous divine substance. They foresee the future and know about their martyrdom and accept their faith with dignity and courage. Ali himself was the supreme hero who defeated enemies of Islam with his miraculous double-edged sword, dhu'l-fiqar. Shi'ites believe that he was ordained and initiated into the esoteric aspects and the mysteries of the faith by the Prophet. These qualities are carried through his two sons, Hassan and Husayn, both born from his first wife Fatima, the prophet's daughter. None of his children from his other wives possessed such qualities. Only the descendents from Fatima's line carry such powers and they are the only true imams and the leaders of the community as far as the Shi'ites are concerned.
According to the Shi'ites, Ali's rival Yazid sent assassins to disturb Husayn and the pilgrims during the Hajj, the most important rite of obligation for the Muslims. Meanwhile Imam Husayn was negotiating with a rebel group in Kufa (in Southern Iraq) who promised to give support if he accepted their leadership. To avoid bloodshed during the Hajj, Imam Husayn terminated his pilgrimage and left for Kufa. Foreseeing his martyrdom, he released his followers from any obligation to join him. With his family, wives and children, altogether seventy-two people (thirty-two on horse and forty on foot), he left for Kufa. At the same time Yazid managed to form a new alliance with the rebels in Kufa and they subsequently withdrew their support from Imam Husayn. As he approached Kufa, the forces of Yazid under the command of Hurr intercepted him. He was forced to camp on the desert of Karbala. Negotiations to grant him safety failed and he refused to submit to Yazid's leadership. They were denied access to water and on the tenth of Muharram (10th is Ashura in Arabic), a bloody battle began in which all but two of the males in his party were slain. Imam Husayn's body was desecrated and the women were taken prisoners. The seventy-two are known as haftad o du tan, which means 72, and are referred to as such during the mourning practices.
Their death enriched the Shi'ite world with the notion of martyrdom (shahadat). The passion motif was introduced and has become an integral part of the mourning rituals. This perception of martyrdom is unique. Christian martyrdom is based on the notion of redemption. Christ and the saints were martyred to redeem human sin. Shi'ite Saints are martyred to guarantee rule by descent from the Prophet's bloodline. The month of Muharram is significant because this is the month when wars are prohibited and Muslims are not supposed to shed blood. The fact that the people so closely related to the Prophet were massacred reinforces the symbolism of the event.
Believing in the embodiment of a divine substance in the Prophet's family resembles the Zoroastrian notion of the divine light/substance Khavarnah embodying the royalty and protecting them. Like the ancient kings, the imams are the only true leaders of the community.
The martyrs are heroes who discredit the enemies of the faith with their lives. To mourn and weep for them is considered highly meritorious; as a matter of fact it is the key to Paradise. Imam Husayn's death in particular forms the core of the rituals. Communal mourning takes place throughout the country. Self-mutilation, beating oneself with chains and the sword are to remind the pious Shi'ites of the pain and the horrors that the martyrs went through. His death is mourned with Passion plays, poetry and prose resounding with grief about the tragic fate of the Prophet's beloved grandson. Lively and beautiful storytelling heightens real incidents of the heroes' lives. Gaps are filled in with details that may or may not seem probable. The mourners are told how the Husayn's body was trampled in the mud and his head was taken to Damascus, where Yazid is said to have beaten it with a stick to keep it from reciting the Quran. His sister Zaynab was also dragged uncovered and unveiled by Yazid to Damascus, a huge insult to the family of the Prophet. However, Zaynab's heroic speech and her subsequent leadership of the resistance put the enemy to shame. There are heartrending stories about the marriage on the battlefield of Qasim, the son of the second imam, to his cousin and the immediate shedding of his earthly body. The attempts by Abbas, the half brother to Husayn, to fetch water are expressed in exaggerated manners. He carried the water-skin with his teeth after loosing both his hands. The cruelty of Yazid's commanders Shimr and Ibn Sa 'd and how they shed blood in Muharram is retold. During the first 10 days of Muharram, shabih or ta 'zia plays are performed re-creating the events of the battle. They vary from one place to another but the theme is the same.
The 10th of the month known as Ashura is the emotional highpoint of the ritual year. There are processions with floats representing the events, with black-shirted young men chanting and rhythmically flagellating their backs with two-pound chains or beating their chests with both open palms (seeneh-zani). The flagellants represent the Kufans repenting their abandonment of Imam Husayn and the processions are called dasta (group). Candles are lit at the mosques and shrines, and religious preachments (rawza) in stylized form frames the subject of the preachment to Karbala. Women are not barred but are discouraged from watching the processions since the men may strip themselves naked to the waist for beatings.
In Ashura a common tragedy unites all rites of intensification. The martyr's fidelity to God can never be questioned and they triumph in death. Small tablets and prayer beads made from the clay of Karbala and other items symbolizing the tragic incidents are passed around and carried by the believers to convey blessings. Fatima herself assumes the role of the distressing mother (mater dolorosa) although she had passed away nearly fifty years before her son's death. The physical bodies of the martyrs become accidental. Death becomes a vehicle through which the 'true faith' is not only revealed but also triumphs. Through the rituals, the spirits of the martyrs are embodied and the bodies of the participants are spiritualized. The Karbala paradigm is very much based on the doctrines of purity, sinlessness and perfect knowledge of the divine instructions by the Prophet's descendents. Fatima, Ali and the twelve imams are known as the fourteen innocents (chahardah massoum). Shi'ites have incorporated such believes with Quranic revelations, such as the verse of purification (Sura 33:33).
This doctrine is extended, elaborated and is applied to the Prophet and the rest of his family by the Shi'ites and is given a new twist by incorporating the Zoroastrian notion of light—the purest element symbolizing divinity. The culture of mourning for heroes itself has a very long history in Persian culture, going back to the pre-Islamic mourning for the hero Siavash.
Stories are told on how in the beginning Muhammad, Adam, and all the prophets (124,000 altogether) and imams were created from a ray of divine light. These divine sparks were breathed into human form when needed and resulted in miraculous birth. There are influences from the Christian doctrine of the Immaculate Conception and the ancient Iranian goddess Anahita's story of bathing in a mythical river and becoming pregnant. Believers are told how Fatima went bathing one day and when she emerged from the water she was pregnant with Husayn. Fatima's pregnancy lasted only for six months. In the end, her womb glowed with shining light. Just before the birth the angles came to her. When Husayn was born Muhammad took him in his arms and placed his tongue in the baby's mouth, whereupon Husayn began to suck. Other stories talk about how Husayn's martyrdom was revealed to Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Moses, Solomon and Jesus long before he was even born. The stories are expanded to include history, fiction, cosmology and life's problems all at the same time.
Most Muslims who are Sunni reject Shi'ites version of what happened after the Prophet's death and dispute Ali's claims and his family's right to caliphate as believed by the Shi'ites. For this reason, the Sunni Iranians, totaling around seven million—do not practice Muharram as do the Shi'ite majority.
The evolution of Shi 'ism into a definite set of ideas and doctrines gradually took place from the eight century onwards. The sixth imam, Jaffar al-Sadiq (765AD), is the first widely recognized leader of Shi 'ism in Iran and the source of many authoritative traditions.
In the ninth century a Shi'ite sect called Zaydi became dominant and their principalities in the northern provinces strengthened Shi'ism. By the tenth and the eleventh centuries the pro-Shi'ite Buyid dynasty ruled most of Iran and the Fertile Crescent.
They promoted the doctrine of "Twelver Shi'i", currently the official religion of the country. In 936, Mu 'izz al-Dawla, the Buyid king who captured Baghdad, instituted the first public ceremony on record commemorating Husayn's death. In 1501 Shi'ism was made the state religion of the country by the Safavid kings. It was at this time that an organized religious hierarchy came into being.
Safavid originally had been a Sunni mystical sect but gradually had assimilated into a messianic version of Shi'ism. Their leaders claimed descent from the seventh imam and some, like Shah Tahmasp, claimed to be divinities themselves. They became vicars of the twelfth imam and reigned as "God's Shadow on Earth." Their messianic character of mobilizing masses into hysteria and forming political groups has remained until present. The first leaders, like Shah Ismail, knew very little about the orthodox traditions they were promoting and had very few resources. They imported many symbols and books from Anatolia and Lebanon and created their own doctrine. They copied some of their ceremonies like beating with chains from Christian sects including the Catholics. Passion plays started in the seventeenth century and became increasingly popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the Pahlavi period restrictions were imposed on performances and since the Islamic revolution they are booming again.
The Safavid invited Shi'ite religious figures mostly from Jabal Amel in Lebanon and theological colleges were created for them. A hierarchy was created, and religious personnel were appointed to foresee the implementation of religious law and supervise many aspects of everyday life including education. As a result of such policies the Shi'ite clergy of Iran was born. Though the Safavid Empire fell in 1772, their religious establishments and hierarchy have remained effective even today and their traditions are practiced widely. During the reign of Nadir Shah Afshar in the 18th century he tried to curtail Shi'ism and as a result many clergymen sought refuge in Najaf and Karbala where major holy Shi'ite shrines are located. This group created another Shi'ite stronghold in Iraq that has survived and maintained closed ties with the Iranian Shi'i leaders.
During Muharram, like most other religious ceremonies in the country, there are communal gatherings at the mosques or private homes. Nazri food (free food) is always prepared and distributed amongst the poor and the needy. Rich people normally finance the processions by giving money and lunch to the participants. Usually a rice dish or a thick stew called ash-i-Imam Husayn is served. Practicing Muslims will dress in black, the traditional colour for mourning. ta 'zia or passion plays are usually performed during the first ten days of the month, while processions and self-beatings are carried out on the day of Ashura itself. Evenings are spent at the mosques praying and mourning. The Buyids introduced the popular and communal forms of mourning in the tenth century. These are accompanied with marthiya or mourning and funeral hymns accompanied with poetry expressing extreme sorrow and affection, which appears to be older in origin.
Children are encouraged to participate in an event called Shaam e Ghariban (the night of the deserted) re-enacting the tragedy as the orphaned children abandoned in Karbala experienced it. Children are divided into two groups and they recite poetry and sing songs related to the events and answer each other back and forth. All expressions of emotions are exaggerated and kids are encouraged to beat themselves lightly, cry, shout and even scream. In some smaller cities and major religious centers the mourning may continue for a few days after the Ashura, but in most places it ends on this day.
The ritual drama of Ashura has also influenced the Shi'ite calendar of events, which differs from the Sunni calendar in many respects. Many events are given meaning in terms of Karbala related stories. This is evident in the month of Ramadan, a month of celebration for the Sunni while the Shi'ite mourn for Ali. The month before Ramadan is Shaban and again there are different interpretations by the two sects.
Sunni believe the fifteenth of this month is when the name of the living are written on the leaves of the tree of life, and the leaves that foretells of who will die in the coming year. For Shi'ites, the same day is the birthday of the twelfth Imam. This is a very important occasion for Shi'ites and of no consideration for the Sunni. Such differences have created different customs and traditions in the areas populated by the Sunni based on their belief system and to what extent it varies from the dominant Shi'ite ideology. The differences become even more pronounced when ethnic identities are taken into consideration as well. For example, Kurds living in the remote areas of Kurdistan that are mainly Sunni have preserved many traits that go back to the Pre-Islamic period.
In recent years, the passion plays have become more commercialized and are played on television and major playhouses [theatres] in Iran. Some shows have been performed outside the country in major theatre festivals in Paris and New York, complete with horses and accompanied with some music that certainly is a deviation from the norm. They are still very popular in Iran and forcefully backed by the present government. The concept of martyrdom itself is used by some Shi'ites outside Iran to implement acts of violence. However, such actions have very little support in Iran. Following the invasion of Iran by Saddam Hussein in the early 1980s, the Islamic government did use this notion extensively to encourage the Iranians to participate in military actions against the Iraqi troops.
In recent years the government is sponsoring major events related to the mourning where people gather at large stadiums or performing art centers and beat their chests while some popular singer sings mourning songs with modern contemporary lyrics. Some of these singers have become superstars in the country and their CDs are selling in thousands.
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Oh, how I love money.
Such a shame I don't really have any.
So with my messed up asshole head, I've forgotten about the fact that I don't have my topomax anymore. (topomax helps against flashbacks and nightmares) I found out last night I didn't have any, anymore. Since the pharmacy only lets me take home a certain amount (probably afraid I'll kill myself otherwise). Just because it's SO simple to go to the damn pharmacy every time to get the damn pills. And not just that! Now I've forgotten them, with this stupid head of mine, I can get them at the emergency pharmacy but they ask for a lot of extra money just because it's an emergency pharmacy. Well great, but I don't have any money. My mum just paid my groceries today.
So I kinda have to choose between living on the edge of life, or going mentally insane because even the thought of nightmares make me have instant diarrhea, I will NOT go to sleep without any medication. Those nightmares are horrifying and I'll wake up in total panic and there will be no one to help me. No one. Just as there was no one, ever.
Because I get help from Polly, I have to pay something to someone. There are two bills still waiting to get paid.
Of course it's totally fair that I pay for Polly, since I chose to have cptsd, I have to pay for Polly helping me.
I got a lovely bill this morning, that has to be paid within 15 days or so, otherwise the bill will just get higher at the debt collection agency. When I found out, I cried my eyes out. Calmed down, called the company since it's totally unfair I got the bill, and they knocked of 50 euro's. Well that's of course nice. But still there's a huge amount open.
I have two cats who mean the world to me and they do need to be taken care of. Somebody mistreated them when they were little, and they are very vulnerable to illness as adult-cats due to that. They deserve the care.
My health insurance is another great thing, they also think I'm shitting out money, because they always send me a check in January for the whole (upcoming) year. It'll be about €460. So that's breathing down my neck all day long.
You know what other girls my age are doing? Buying clothes, going to the movies, going clubbing, going out for drinks.
I can't afford to buy clothes. I can't afford to go to the movies. I can't afford a damn thing.
Whenever someone needs a gift, I hate myself for looking at the cheap things. I HATE myself for giving someone who I love deeply and for whom I'd walk to the end of the earth, something for 5 euro's, simply because I can not afford something more expensive.
It's really wonderous that I can afford my own tampons, toothpaste and shower gel (luckily I don't shower much :') ). I am glad that I don't go to the hairdresser alot, because I couldn't afford it. People say it's stupid not to eat breakfast, I say it's cheap.
I haven't bought any underwear in ages, why? I CANT AFFORD IT.
Oh, and by the by. You know who's shitting money? My father.


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July 4th, 2009
With the changing of the face occupying the White House comes the promise of change. However, for some there is cynicism about the change being good. Those who tend toward cranky say the decay of our civilization is in full swing, and soon our political system will be as past tense as the Roman Empire: time to grab the flag and get the hell outta Dodge.
To this I say, ""Need help packing?"
Many people notice the whisper of a Canadian accent that belies my northern lineage. During the years we Americans had to live under a Bush, people would ask why I didn't move to Canada, being that I had access. The easy answer to that is two-part. First, I like it here. Secondly, I don't like Canada.
I love all my relatives who live in Canada. I love the lay of the land in Canada. I love the diversity of the big cities and the safety amid the cosmopolitan mix-less common here. In my tortured opinion, to enjoy these Canadian pluses one must endure the huge Canadian negative-namely the seething hatred of the U.S. that is churning just below the Canadian surface.
A few years ago I was going to start the biggest anti-"Tourism Canada Campaign" my humor and venom could muster. The inspiration for this came when I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk in downtown Victoria, B.C. The driver was drunk and when I got up I guess I was a little scary, being that he took off in a hurry. My traveling companion insisted on calling the RCMP (cops), which I insisted was a bad, bad idea: I would live. Not inclined to listen to me, my companion made the call. As soon as the cops found out we were Yanks, their attitude turned nasty, telling us there was nothing they could do since we wouldn't likely be coming back from the States to go to court. They were not polite about it. They wouldn't even take the license plate number of a possible drunk driver. Alas, I knew this is exactly how this would play out. I've lived there. I've endured this prejudice.
Someone of a pro-Canadian bent might ask how this "Perceived Anti-Americanism" is so different than the American prejudice rampant in France. First, the distaste the French hold for us is far from subtle. Second, have you ever been to France? It's worth the crap from the locals.
But this is not the main reason I would not move to Canada. The real reason is that The United States of America is my country. The bad guys in government and business cannot have it. They are not going to push me over a border so they can have their way. I'd rather stay and fight for what I believe this country to be and can be, rather than vanish into the north, thinking I can blend in by wearing hockey jerseys and ear-flapped hats. Maybe the fight here would earn me the "Don Quixote Idiot of the Year" award, but I would rather piss off our national landlords by staying here and working to improve things, than running to another country whose residents look down their noses at me.
I lived in Canada in the 1970s, when many U.S. citizens avoiding the draft were crossing the border looking for asylum. Most of these people were not cowards. Most were thoughtful people. There is a kind of person who would simply die if forced to live in a jail or a jungle. Neither of the government options offered when their draft number came up-prison or military service-would have been survivable for these people.
This is immensely different than Alec Baldwin in 2000 publicly threatening to pack up his bags and head for Canada if Bush were elected. There shortly followed a whole wave of people, both famous and not, making the same proclamation. If you're leaving the country in protest, no one who counts politically is going to notice. Matter of fact, the very people who are trying to take over the country will hold up the border-crossing gate for you. I'd rather think that just by being here, the very presence of those who disagree with the prevailing powers are making a stand.
This town is full of people who were on the front lines of the resistance to the Viet Nam war. They can tell you what it was like to watch the escalation of hostilities, one body at a time. It was the anti-war movement that created the Case Church Amendment.
The people who made this happen were not in Canada. They were here in the States, on the campuses and in the streets, fighting against creeping imperialism. They were, in effect, fighting to save their country. These people are patriots. These people were in it to make their country better. Okay, that, and for the chicks.
The peace movement in the 60s and 70s against the Viet Nam war armed future generations with the tools to fight against wars today. It fertilized the grassroots movements that moved the powers that be into the powers that were in this last election. We just saw a fundamental change in the usual White House occupants. This was best stated in a popular e-card: "We've now learned that a decimated economy, a clusterf***ed war, and the worst-run Republican campaign in history is all it takes for America to elect a black guy."
There are warriors, those who go over the oceans to fight in a war against forces that have been deemed a threat to the United States. The lesson some people have learned from Viet Nam is that there is a difference between the war and the warriors. Spitting on returning soldiers and calling them "baby-killers" proved to be an idiotic welcome for the returning disenfranchised. Those sadder-but-wiser soldiers could have been helping to bring others home-before there was a need to bring them home in body bags. Today we see people like Stephen Colbert, working with the USO to show support for the men and women sweating out their tours in the Middle East. Colbert's distaste for the war machine explodes from his show on Comedy Central four nights a week. With bludgeoning sarcasm, he lashes out at the most flagrant constitutional eviscerations perpetrated by our elected officials-violations that perpetuate the war. Stephen Colbert backed this up by going to Iraq for the troops (and the ratings). And maybe in a small way, he helped with that important distinction between the war and the warriors. In a rare break of character, the real Stephen Colbert ended his USO tour acknowledging the very real distance between the perceived service of soldiers and the "holy shit" way they really live over there.
To me, this is a sign that people on both sides of the picket line and the aisle are working together to end something-regardless of how it started and for what. This is my United States.
The tobacco industry was brought to its knees because of the work done by those who chose to stick around and fight. Now I can eat dinner in a restaurant without breathing in exhaled crap from the smoker at the next table. This was a fight against the most entrenched and virulent form of political influence and lobby. We won. Our country won.
This is the country I will not leave. Gandhi pointed out that everything we do is insignificant, but it is very important that we do it. Sometimes the key is to just hang around and be one more point of light in the wash of hope that change will come. In many ways the mighty have already fallen. The machinery is turning. We can still poke at the remaining Goliaths with the sharp stick of free speech, and the right to assemble, and the right to intone the god(s) of our choice. This is real hope.
This is work that cannot be done as effectively from afar. You can see our Fourth of July fireworks from Canada. They can be viewed as a glorification of war, or as the celebration of freedom. Pick one. Or both. Or, you can see fireworks as a call to action to make this country stronger. There have been many dark clouds over this country and chances are good there will be more. However, today there is no smoking in bars. Tomorrow all children will have access to health care.
We have unprecedented access to information that we can use to effect change. Yeah, you have to surf through oceans of porn, spam, and search results topped by those who can pay the most. But with less effort than moving to Canada, you can quickly find out who is gathering to talk about, to do something about, to show movies about the clouds that darken American skies. This doesn't remove the responsibility of thinking for yourself, or the responsibility of considering the skies over other countries. But, the Internet is a tool that can make things different this time around.
For this, I am excited and grateful. I think I'll stick around and see what happens next, eh?


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A short trailer intoducing It's A Wonderful Loaf - a whimsical animated short film based on Russ Robert's poem about emergent order and the supply of bread. For more information and resources related to the ideas in this film, visit www.wonderfulloaf.org.
It's a Wonderful Loaf is an ode to the hidden harmony that is all around us--the seeming magical ways that we anticipate and meet the needs of each other without anyone being in charge.


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A career path that attracted him as a teenager has come full circle for Paul Beattie, who is celebrating 10 years of owning a successful business in Cape Coral.
Beattie said back when he was about 12 years old, he and his father designed and built their own home in upstate New York from scratch.
"We worked over several years and built our house up there," he said.
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Knowing he wanted to pursue a career in construction science, he started looking at colleges that offered the degree. He attended Clemson University where he earned a four-year degree.
"I come from a background of family restaurants," Beattie said. "My parents worked for themselves most of their life. That was my long-term goal, owning my own business and working for myself."
His story is like many others when it comes to how his family stumbled across Southwest Florida. Beattie's grandparents were the typical snowbirds who started visiting the area in the '70s, which brought his family down as well.
While in college, he got a job offer in Southwest Florida, as well in Las Vegas in 2002. Beattie decided to take the job here because he had free rent at his grandparents' place.
"I knew the area and fell in love with the area. I moved down here after graduation," he said.
Before his senior year in college, he was offered a full-time job with a production builder before joining another team with a small residential builder. When the market began falling, Beattie had his contractor's license and decided to go off on his own, so he could control his own destiny during the recession.
In 2009, Beattie started his own business, Beattie Development, and worked with a subcontractor. At the time, he started doing remodels.
"He was doing most of my work as a subcontractor," he explained, adding that in 2009 they went out and started doing "old fashioned networking" to build his business.
Ten years later, Beattie has more than 45 employees.
"That was my goal. I knew I could have done this by myself, but I wanted to create a legacy, not only for my family, but for my employees' families," he said.
Beattie Development is comprised of a remodel division and a new home division. Remodeling, he explained, ranges from small bathrooms to the addition of outdoor kitchens. The new home division currently has a model located at 4402 Chiquita Blvd. in Cape Coral.
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Matthew + Taylor | Destin Bay House Wedding
This wedding was a joy for us to capture! With all of the thoughtful details, loving family members, and incredible vendor team, the day couldn't have been smoother. Taylor is the most organized (and cheerfully, too!) person I've ever met. When we arrived at the Destin Bay House, she had stations set up: gifts for her bridesmaids, gift bags for her vendors, food for all, details in a box, and so on. It was the day to celebrate HER, yet she celebrated everyone else. With all that to say, humility seems to be a very apparent characteristic of Taylor. She is one of a kind!
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Lastly, the family connection is unbreakable with their families. I'm not sure which event made me cry more, Taylor's first-look with her dad, her surprise dance for her grandfather, or the bond between her mom and sister (MOH). Seriously, so many tears!! And then of course, Matthew dancing with his mom got me good. Maybe my next blog post will be reasons photographers should not wear mascara on wedding day? 🙂
We hope you can enjoy these for years to come! It was an honor witnessing your union as man and wife. We pray that you continue to grow together in knowledge and love for Jesus Christ, and know that He will sustain you. So here's to your future!!
We kind of knew we were "the one" for each other when he moved up to Virginia for school, and after only a year of dating I moved up there with him. For me it was like "I can't really stand to be away from this guy or break it off, so yeah let's move!" and he said "wow, this girl moved half way across the US for me…she must really love me!" So I think this huge step for both of us made us realize we couldn't think of being with anyone else and that we enjoyed being together too much to give it up!
Stick with a budget! Don't let spending get out of control because you want everything to be perfect. Know where you can save money and where you can't. I would pick two or three things that are the most important to you both (pictures, venue, dress, etc.) and make those the priority in your budget; adjust everything else accordingly so you don't go overboard. Also, have FUN planning your wedding! Don't get so stressed out to where you don't enjoy the little moments of going to your tasting, picking your flowers, seeing your venue for the first time….you only plan this special day once so don't get so wrapped up in making it perfect that you aren't able to enjoy the process 😊
I have always wanted an outdoor wedding, but when you think outdoor wedding on the Emerald Coast you immediately think the beach. I knew this wasn't for me so I started doing my research on other places that could give me my outdoor wedding without being in the sand or stranded somewhere in the middle of the woods. When researching I found The Bay House online I was immediately impressed. It was exactly what I had in mind…outdoors with a beautiful view, indoor areas for the reception, and an overall beautiful and elegant charm. They also had so many amenities that would make the rest of planning and the day of the ceremony go very smoothly. I scheduled a day to view the property and immediately fell in love! Even on the rainy January day I could imagine this being the place where we said "I Do." My now husband never saw the venue until the day of our rehearsal so the entire time he just had to trust my judgement. The day of after everything was all set in place we both decided that I made a wonderful decision choosing this venue!
My most memorable moment of the day would have to be walking down the aisle. It was the first time I had seen the venue decorated and turning the corner it seemed to be something out of a movie. Everything was absolutely beautiful, the music was perfect, friends and family were there, and my soon-to-be husband was standing at the end waiting for me. It literally took my breath away to see our dream day finally put together!
His most memorable moment was our first look. The anxiousness of seeing me, as well as actually seeing me all made up for him was so great. He remembers the sound of my voice all sweet and excited telling him to turn around, and he said the look of joy on my face ready to show him everything I planned for our big day made him smile and will always stick with him.
Several days before the wedding with very little sleep everything was pulled off to perfection! Even the morning of I was putting together our seating chart and having people run to the store for some last minute things, but it all worked out! Looking back on the day everything was absolutely amazing and we wouldn't change a thing. The nerves left me as soon as I got to the venue but quickly returned right before our first look…I couldn't sit still! And he was just so happy all day, but a little anxious to see everything. My face was hurting by the end of the night from smiling so much but I couldn't stop! None of it could be pulled off though without the help of our families and amazing vendors! Here are a couple of little details about things at our wedding:
We absolutely love animals so our way of incorporating that was into our table settings. I thought it would be unique to use animals instead of numbers and show a little of us at the same time. For our guest book I chose a puzzle for everyone to sign a piece because that is one of our favorite hobbies to do together. I chose a watch as my wedding gift to him because a watch was the first gift I gave to him when we were dating, and I wanted it to also be the final gift I gave during this season of our relationship.
We took a long, much needed two week trip to Hawaii with one day in Los Angeles. We went to three islands: Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. Not much beach time for us but we spent our time doing excursions like hiking, snorkeling, taking tours, random sight-seeing opportunities, and of course lots of eating! One of my favorite things we did in Hawaii was hiking Diamond Head crater on Oahu. It was one of the first things we did, and reaching the top seeing that beautiful blue water for the first time up high will always be in my memory. His favorite thing was snorkeling in Hanauma Bay in Oahu, chasing and seeing the beautiful fish and corals. On our return back to the mainland we stopped in Los Angeles and of course went to DisneyLand to see Mickey Mouse! We also stopped to see the Chinese Theater and the stars of Hollywood which was really cool. By the end of the trip we were so ready to stop living out of a suitcase, and the 10 flights we took really wore us out….but it was so amazing and unforgettable!
For the wedding there was nothing we would have changed or done differently, except maybe not have waited til the last minute to plan some things (my fault! 😊). For the honeymoon the only thing we would have done differently is stay in fewer hotels. We jumped around a lot and ended up backtracking quite a bit anyways, but 10 different hotels in 14 nights was too much!
It was amazing! Y'all were so easy to work with and I know we got plenty of photos of us! That is exactly what we wanted since it was our wedding day! I liked that you made us talk to each other and make each other laugh too so all the photos weren't so staged. The poses and places for photos were great too! Overall thank you both so much for being there to capture our special day! You were both truly incredible to work with and I can't wait to see more beautiful photos 😊
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