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Last year we launched our Hoops Heroes competition, as we look to recognise the amazing work that people around the country are putting in to ensure others can enjoy sport. We crowned our first two inspirational winners, Eric Douglin and Chris Arthey. And weve now selected our third.
Massive congratulations to the founder of exciting new sport Paul Hildreth! We spoke with his son Tom to find out Pauls story
When crowning our Hoops Heroes we look for people who have made a significant impact on their community through sport.
In the case of Paul Hildreth, he has created a whole community from scratch, and driven a new sport from concept to played throughout the world.
Weve been working with Paul ever since we came across his sport, VX, at GoFest South in May 2017 so weve seen first hand why he is such a deserving Hoops Hero.
"He does it full-time, he doesnt take any money from the sport, any money that he makes he just ploughs right back in, his son, Tom, who also works in the sport and is a former world number one and World Cup winner.
"He gives all his time to it, just because he believes in it. He wants to see it worldwide, he wants to see it go and stand on its own two feet.
"Hes very loyal, and he would do anything for anyone. He has a massive workload, hes busy all day every day, but if people ask anything of him or need help hell give up his time without a thought. Hes running clubs and sessions or hes working in the office, but hell never say no to anybody.
"I couldnt have done it, I dont know how he has done it! Its so impressive what hes built, an entire sport from scratch really.
"The dedication and the drive that hes got to work all day everyday and take nothing for himself is amazing. Hes just done it for the sport, with this vision for it that he has because he sees how it affects people.
"He just wants to carry on pushing it further.
What is VX?
Built from "a little lacrosse, a pinch of pelota, a dash of dodgeball and a hint of hockey, its not like anything youll have seen before.
Using a VX stick which is roughly comparable to a double-ended lacrosse stick, players propel low-pressure tennis balls at each others bodies, with one point gained for a hit and three if you catch an opposition shot in your stick.
Played in an enclosed area in which players roam anywhere, rather than either side of a boundary as in dodgeball the sport is fast-paced and fuelled by adrenaline.
But where does VX come from?
"VX doesnt stand for anything its symbolic, Paul told our blog in 2017, just after we first met.
"Its a team game, two teams of five, so V represents five players on each side, and the X represents the total number of players on a court.
"We also have a singles game, played on a squash court, so we call that V2 two players. And then we have a doubles game, four players on court, thats V4.
"Now in algebra X can represent any number, so that indicates we have all these different versions, so then V stands for versatility. Its all symbolic.
What does the future hold for VX?
The sport is growing, and not just in England either.
Already the sport has spread from Ripon, Yorkshire, to the US, Australia, Uganda and Hong Kong.
Last years World Cup was hosted in Italy, and this year sees the competition travel even further afield to India.
So what is it thats attracting VX such global attention?
"Its got an impact like nothing Ive ever seen before, said Paul.
"When people hear it described theyre interested but when they see it, when they play, oh wow. Theyre hooked.
"Its accessible to anybody, people who arent sporty, its mixed at every level between genders, its accessible to people with physical or cognitive impediments.
"And its four cornerstones are honesty, integrity, sportsmanship and respect. It is a game of honour, and were very, very keen on the element of honesty.
"And after all that, the most important thing is its fun too.
Hoops Connect are delighted to welcome Paul to our hall of Hoops Heroes, and look forward to working with him more in the future. Paul decided to donate his prize money to animal welfare causes.


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Market pessimists can usually find what they're looking for in hedge fund manager Jeremy Grantham's quarterly investment letters, but for the gloom-and-doom junkies who need "more" to get their fix, Grantham delivers in his just-published installment:
The "seven lean years," which he famously cited in a 2009 forecast echoing the Biblical account of ancient Egypt's economic downturn, have been downgraded to the "permanent lean years" in language Grantham admits is "not as memorable but probably more accurate."
The Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. hedge fund manager, known for correctly forecasting several market bubbles, reaffirmed a recent forecast — treated, he says, as "unreasonably bearish," that U.S. GDP will average about 1.5% annual growth over the next 30 years.
The dour Grantham considers this growth rate "not that bad," to hourly wage earners whose wages have been "dead flat" since 1970, but he calculates the broader economic loss: The remarkably steady 3.3% rate of U.S. growth from 1880 to 1980 multiplied income 26 times over that century; the 2.8% average growth from 1980 to 2000 would have compounded income 16 times (over a period of a century); but the 1.4% rate experienced over the past 13 years could multiply income by just 4 over a century.
The hedge-fund herald of doom says that we must "readjust our mental targets unless we want to enter an era of perpetual disappointments," noting that "false optimism leads to very poor investment decisions." Colorfully, he adds: "We can imagine, for example, in 30 years some 'son of Yellen' as it were, introducing QE 27 in a vain attempt to squeeze blood out of stones."
While investors often mine Grantham's usually lengthy investment letters for actionable insights, his February letter offers mainly this reaffirmation of his slow-growth macro view, together with a large dose of apocalyptic environmentalism.
His main actionable insight, also a reiteration of previous stands, stems from what is the lion's share of his letter concerning a grab-bag of eco-angst about fossil fuels, fracking and resource scarcity (though he waxes lyrical about Tesla Motors).
Grantham's tip, as it were, is that "metals, phosphate and grains will move much higher over future decades."
His reason is his by now familiar Malthusian fears of declining availability of important natural resources, and this despite his "unusually optimistic point (for me) that a combination of declining fertility and eventual declining population combined with unexpectedly strong progress in renewable energy might just save our modern civilization from a slow and, no doubt, irregular descent into dystopia."
The "might just" part should be emphasized because he is especially worried that the small relative quantity and geographic concentration of phosphorus might lead to "the Great Fertilizer War of 2037."
With more or less three-fourths of phosphorus mines under Moroccan control, Grantham worries that "all hell would break loose" if eventual depletion together with the profound instability of the North African country's neighbors limits access to an element "necessary for the growth of all living things." He laments that only Scandinavians seem to be seriously worried about this.
The speed-read on the rest is that "copper…may become a semiprecious metal," though he acknowledges past errors, and explains the inherent difficulty in, forecasting short-term prices for resources. He considers it time to shift our thinking from debate about "peak oil supply" to one of "peak oil demand," lauding advances in alternative energy.
Yet he continues to worry about "how fast we are roasting our planet," and considers the link between fracking and Midwestern earthquakes "far more certain than anything I ever see in the stock market or the economy."
Check out From Doom to Boom (and Back): Grantham Sees Stocks Soaring up to 30%, for Now on ThinkAdvisor.

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A charming town north of Auckland, Mangawhai offers two very different beach experiences. Frolic in the surf or enjoy a peaceful swim in the harbour.
Mangawhai, also known as Mangawhai Heads, is nestled between the Pacific coast and rolling farmland. You're offered a choice of seaside experiences here – a surf beach on one side and safe harbour beaches on the other.
On the far side of the harbour is a large sand dune area that's administered by the Department of Conservation. The dunes are home to fairy terns, Caspian terns, variable oystercatchers and New Zealand dotterels. Mangawhai Heads and the village of Mangawhai are linked by a picturesque causeway surrounded by native wetlands and bush.
Charter boats are available to take you fishing or diving; you can also surf cast off the beach. Other local activities include donkey rides and mini golf.
There are several cafés in the area and a wide choice of places to stay – from motel units and self-contained cottages to farmstays and B&Bs.


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Mona Lisa Smiles
[By L.R.Knost, author of Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages, Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood, and The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline available on Amazon and through other major retailers.]
I've been 'single-parenting' it for almost two months now as my amazing husband has been gone day and night, working his day job and then heading nearly an hour away to help his family renovate an old home. It's for a single mom who needs a place to move with her son because she's losing her home to foreclosure, so there's a time pressure involved. My husband is a skilled builder, so the renovation has fallen mainly to him, and with the narrow time frame he has to work with, the pressure has been pretty intense.
Nearly every day after work he heads straight to the reno house and works late into the night, often just staying there and sleeping so he can get up and go straight to work again. Between all of his extra driving and the times the children and I have driven over just so we can see him for a few minutes and get a tour of the work he's doing, our gas budget has nearly doubled. That's just not sustainable for a one-income family, so we've had to stop going to see him.
What that's meant for me is a hubby who's absent most of the time (read: no breaks for mama!) and who, when he does come home, is stressed and tired and tapped-out. Now, by 'breaks for mama' I don't mean time away from my children. I don't want or need to leave my little ones. But normally along with all of the sacrifices, compromises, and hard work that goes into keeping a long-term marriage healthy, there is companionship, caring, support, and a sharing of responsibilities.
In our family, mama having a break means daddy is the one who listens, at least for a little while, to the endless stories about snails that our little mud-magnet is into sharing at the moment. It means daddy takes a turn at the helm in helping our SPD girl cope when she gets overwhelmed. It means daddy takes our currently teething, clingy, diaper-rashed, sad little milk monkey out in the evenings to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to the moon (she's a bit confused, but it's adorable) so mama can take a shower alone. And, of course, all of that's in addition to him running to the store, helping out around the house, fixing what's broken, grilling dinner occasionally, etc.
But for the last two months all of the myriad details that go into running our home…homeschooling, juggling teenagers' schedules, shepherding a high-spirited kindergartener, keeping up with a toddler, handling the bills, doing the banking and shopping and cleaning, coping with a broken dryer, and on and on and on…have all fallen entirely to me. Add to that some pretty hefty life-stressors we're dealing with at the moment outside of our marriage and home…
And I'm tired.
And my hubby is tired.
And we've unconsciously fallen into the 'my needs vs. your needs' vicious cycle. You know the one:
First volley: "This is what I did all day." (Translation: I need you to acknowledge me.)
"Well, this is what I did all day." (Translation: I need you to acknowledge me.)
Second volley: "These are the reasons I did what I did all day."
(Translation: I need you to understand me.)
"Well, these are the reasons I did what I did all day."
(Translation: I need you to understand me.)
Third volley: "This is why what I did was harder than what you did."
(Translation: I really need you to hear me.)
"Well, this is why what I did was harder than what you did."
(Translation: I really need you to hear me.)
Fourth volley: "You didn't do this." (Translation: I'll make you hear me.)
"Well, you didn't do this." (Translation: I'll make you hear me.)
Unmet needs result in an ever-escalating cycle of attempts to get those needs met. And, as long as those two little letters 'vs' stand between 'my needs' being met and 'your needs' being met, the cycle will continue. Someone has to break the cycle, and the solution is always the same: Sacrifice.
Someone has to step up and stand down. Someone has to let go of their own needs and focus on meeting the other's needs, not in an attempt to manipulate that person to meet their own needs, but with an honest generosity of spirit, a choosing to lay down self, a living expression of love.
And 'someone' will. 🙂 Our marriage wouldn't have lasted for twenty-five years and counting, otherwise! But I wanted to share some of the dynamics of breaking the 'need standoff' in a relationship while they're fresh in my mind.
There are endless contributing factors to who stands down and when, from the differences in love languages, to past hurts and experiences, to upbringing, to the circumstances of the conflict itself. And standing down can take many different forms. It may mean moving on without receiving the apology you believe you deserve. It may mean letting go of the need to explain your position. It may take the form of an apology from you or a verbal indication that you are choosing to let go of the conflict. Or it may take the form of a favorite meal, flowers, a back rub, a gift, or some other loving act.
Sometimes the one who chooses (note: an active choice, not a reactive/self-protective response as in an abusive/controlling relationship) to stand down in a relationship is the same person most, if not all, of the time. This is often the result of a peacemaking personality. If you feel you are 'always' the one to stand down, consider these two things:
1.) Are you really the one to always stand down or is that just a perception you need to work through?
2.) Do you have a peacemaking personality? In other words, do you tend to be the calming factor in most of your relationships?
If you do, in fact, have a peacemaking personality, be aware that it is a rare gift that comes with great responsibility. Someone once asked me why they always had to be the one to "put out the fires" in their relationship. Knowing this person to be a peacemaker in all of their relationships, I said, "Because God gave you the hose."
While it can certainly be frustrating to be in that position, instead of letting it cause resentment to take hold, imagine how difficult life can be for those who don't have that inner calm, and try to focus on the strengths they do have rather than fixating on the gifts they don't have. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, and focusing on people's strengths (as well as being aware of our own weaknesses!) helps us to give them grace for their weaknesses.
*Take note, when it comes to parent/child relationships, the parent must always take the role of peacemaker, regardless of personality or gifts. Children not only don't have an adult's capacity for self-control, but they also don't bear the responsibility for maintaining the relationship.
And so, in our home, with both parents tapped-out, tired, and out-of-sorts, we've found ourselves in that place of competing to get our needs met. Our children have, of course, joined in the 'needs games,' little reflectors that they are. It's made for a less-than-joyful interval in what we typically refer to as the joyful chaos of our lives.
Then, last night as my miserably teething little milk monkey woke me up for the zillionth time with her crying and whimpering and tossing and turning and climbing from one side of me to the other and nursing and nursing and nursing and nursing until I thought I might explode, she suddenly stopped mid-climb, mid-cry, and pressed her ear against my heart. And then, with her tiny body draped across my belly and her head cradled between my breasts, she sighed and relaxed, a little Mona Lisa smile curving her sweet mouth as she finally succumbed to a peaceful sleep.
And in that moment, that tiny, mysterious, contented smile called me to surrender. To surrender to heart-meltingly sweet moments. To embrace again the extraordinary loveliness of ordinary life. To marvel at the littleness of the issues that set us apart and the bigness of the love that holds us together.
Love is a choice, not a feeling. Feelings shift, flowing now hot, now cold. They lead nowhere, and instead are misleading with their mercurial, capricious nature.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13
I choose love.
Related posts:
Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
Your Baby isn't Trying to Annoy You; He's Trying to Communicate!
Tots to Teens~Communication Through the Ages and Stages
A Boy, A Girl, and A Baby~Journey to Gentle Parenting
Love in the Time of Cosleeping
Award-winnning author, L.R.Knost, is the founder and director of the children's rights advocacy and family consulting group, Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources, and Editor-in-Chief of Holistic Parenting Magazine. Books by L.R.Knost include Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood ; Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages ; The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline ; and Jesus, the Gentle Parent: Gentle Christian Parenting the first four books in the Little Hearts Handbook gentle parenting series, and children's picture books Petey's Listening Ears and the soon-to-be-released Grumpykins series.


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Week of 8/15/11 - 8/21/11
* Portland Harbor monthly update
* Interview with Beth Slovic, the Oregonian, re: proposed bike rental program
* Interview with Bob Miller, KPAM Radio, re: proposed bike rental program
* Amalia Alarcon de Morris, Director of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement
* Office of Equity Creation Committee
* Bill Rombesburg, Public Safety Systems Revitalization Project (PSSRP) Quality Assurance consultant
* Interview with KGW news re: proposed bike rental program
* Drop-in meeting with Commissioner Saltzman re: proposed bike rental program
* Portland Development Commission monthly meeting
* Mayor Adams re: Portland Harbor
* Paige Coleman and Chris Lopez, Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, re Last Thursday
* Erin Janssen, Portland Fire & Rescue, re Last Thursday
* Warren Jiminez (Mayor's Chief of Staff) drop-in re: proposed bike rental program
* Susan Anderson, Director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
* Friends of Mt. Tabor Park Annual Picnic
* Representative Blumenauer Portland Harbor Superfund Meeting
* Regular City Council session: Wednesday morning
* Interview with KEX Radio
Dinner at home: Monday. Out of town on vacation with my daughter, Wednesday afternoon through Tuesday of next week


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The economic destiny of a given region is ultimately determined by its geology, flora and climate. That's certainly been the instance here in the Smokies region, where logging and mining have been supplanted as the major industries by recreation and ecotourism. A casebook example of this transition exists in the southwestern tip of North Carolina. A key figure in this story was Arthur Keith, an early twentieth century geologist who has been largely (if not totally) neglected by regional historians.
The Murphy Marble Belt is an elongated, lens-shaped mass of marble and related sedimentary materials up to three miles wide that extends in a crescent from northwestern Georgia into Cherokee and Swain counties. This lens also contains talc, limestone, soapstone, and calcareous soils. The first two materials are still mined at the Nantahala Talc and Limestone Co. in the Nantahala Gorge. But it was marble that was once the linchpin of the area's mining interests.
Some extraction of marble took place in Swain and Cherokee counties during the 19th century. But it wasn't until the arrival of the railroad from Asheville in the 1890s that moving the excavated blocks became economically feasible on a large scale.
Then, in the latter half of the 20th century, the marble industry declined and ultimately ceased to exist in southwestern North Carolina. It was apparently more feasible in economic terms to extract and transport marble mined in the Georgia end of the belt. At about the time the marble industry was phasing out in the early 1970s, the whitewater industry arrived on the scene. And it, too, was based on geology.
In 1904, Arthur Keith of the U.S. Geological Survey observed the abnormal, almost right-angled bend to the east that the Nantahala River makes as it enters the lower portion of the Nantahala Gorge (where the power plant and raft put-in areas are presently situated). Keith theorized that the river originally ran northward from the Georgia line directly through a water gap (just east of present Topton) into the Tulula Creek watershed in present Graham County, and on into the Little Tennessee below where Fontana Dam was built.
The situation represents a textbook instance of "stream piracy," whereby a small creek eating back westward through the soft, limestone strata of the Murphy Marble Belt in the lower gorge captured the original Nantahala, causing it to change course and flow back to the east, thereby creating the dramatic Nantahala Gorge as we know it today. In other words, a geologic event that took place millions of years ago culminated in a regional economy that went from dependency on hard marble blocks to soft rubber rafts in less than a single generation.
Near the big bend in the Nantahala River there is a state historical marker honoring botanist William Bartram's excursion into the region in the mid-1770s. A marker commemorating Arthur Keith's work there in the early twentieth century would not be inappropriate. The National Academy of Sciences published Chester R. Longwell's memoir titled Arthur Keith (1864-1944) in 1956:
"The name of Arthur Keith is inseparably connected with Appalachian geology. During most of his mature life, over a period of nearly 50 years, his chief efforts were devoted to field study, mapping, and written description of selected areas distributed from the Carolinas to Maine. Sixteen folios of the United States Geological Survey, most of them under his name alone, a few prepared jointly with other workers, are in themselves a monument to his skill and industry ... He entered Harvard in 1881 and received his bachelor's degree in 1885 ... At Harvard he rowed in the varsity crew, was a letter man in football, and became heavyweight wrestling champion. These athletic activities hardened and trained his naturally rugged physique, and helped prepare him for the strenuous field work in which he was engaged well beyond his seventieth year. Like many others in his generation at Harvard, Keith sat under Nathaniel Southgate Shaler and was fascinated by that master's eloquence in presenting the fundamentals of geology ... In June, 1887, he became assistant in a field party of the United States Geological Survey, and spent the summer mapping in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. That experience determined the pattern of his later life. He went to Washington at the end of the field season, and became a regular member of the Federal Survey, which was still in the first decade of its vigorous early growth. The Geological Society of America was founded a year after Keith went to Washington, and he was elected to membership in 1889 ... For several decades Keith's geologic folios in the Southern Appalachians were accepted as models, and three contiguous sheets — the Mount Mitchell, Roan Mountain, and Bristol quadrangles — were widely used as the most satisfactory geologic cross section of the Appalachian belt. His maps published between 1891 and 1907 represent detailed study and description of nearly 15,000 square miles, largely in areas with intricate bedrock structure. For nearly 20 years Keith spent his summers contentedly in strenuous field work, his winters in writing; and his high productivity continued unbroken. But at last he consented to take part in administration, and in 1906 he became chief of the Section of Areal Geology for the entire country. This assignment soon became too demanding for one man, and in 1913 a division was made into Eastern and Western Areas, with Keith in charge of the former ... He served as President of the Geological Society of Washington; as Councilor, Vice-President, and President (1927) of the Geological Society of America; as Chairman (1928-31) of the Division of Geology and Geography, National Research Council; as Council Member and Treasurer (1932-40) of the National Academy of Sciences."


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For some unknown reason I've always considered the Ford Mustang a bellwether of the auto industry's overall health. Given it's one of the most popular American muscle cars ever, it covers a huge domestic canvas. When the Mustang is muscular and sexy, it lends a healthy luster to our roads. When it's anemic and malformed it casts a sickly green pall like some sputtering fluorescent lamp. Remember the 1975 Mustang II or the early Fox-platform Mustang GT (a nasty period for cars in general)? Those things look like they took third place in backyard hatchet fights. I realize these cars have loyal subscribers, owners who love them, but come on, they weren't much fun to look at. And U.S. roads suffered as a result.
Despite an economy in the dumpster, the current Mustang is quite possibly at the zenith of its design. The damn thing has never looked better and Ford's sales are actually looking up. The Mustang is joined by the insanely sexy Challenger, the beefcake Camaro, and aggressive Charger. It's the first time in a long time I've actually been proud of our home-grown brands.
Like the Mustang, the Volkswagen Jetta served as an indicator of the overall health of the European market. If the Jetta was well received, its success spread across multiple brands. A well-designed Jetta was a jump point for aspiring gearheads. Their next car might be an Audi, Porsche, or BMW.
The Jetta (and most VWs for that matter) are "enthusiast cars." You buy a Volkswagen because you want your transportation to be fun rather than a simple appliance. The thing is, the market for "appliance cars" is significantly larger than the enthusiast group. Ultimately VW wants a blockbuster rather than a critically acclaimed art film.
Like many fellow VW enthusiasts, I have mixed feelings regarding the new Jetta VI. There's the feeling Volkswagen sold out in regards to the new Jetta. The car was supposed to represent the "anti-Corolla" and yet I've never driven a VW product that feels so Corolla-like. Perhaps that was the plan all along. Maybe we enthusiasts set the bar impossibly high, demanded too much for too little. With cars like the Phaeton and Touareg V10 in its portfolio, Volkswagen has proven it can build truly awesome cars. What it needs now are the numbers.
I'm gonna let the new Jetta simmer for a bit, let the VW tuners do their thing and see what happens. Guys like Joe and Darrell Vittone of Empi did wonders for an inexpensive little car called the Beetle.
Maybe they can do the same with the Mk VI Jetta.
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Some performance users try to hone in on the best time of day to take Clenbuterol.
Many consider this to be morning, because it is a stimulant that is known to cause sleep problems.
Some bodybuilders rely on cutting drugs such as Clenbuterol to get into competition shape.
Short-term weight loss products like Clen are often considered fast-in, fast-out products that can help trim body fat and accentuate lean muscle mass and vascularity.
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Though not a steroid, some parallels can be drawn between Clenbuterol as a fat burner and steroids or other drugs banned by anti-doping authorities. These substances are used to garner a competitive edge beyond rigorous training, healthy diet and natural ability.
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The impact of Clenbuterol's side effects cannot be individually predicted. But what users can expect is that they will feel like their body has too much caffeine.
Some report that Clenbuterol impacts their system in 20-30 daqiiqo.
That has prompted bodybuilders to further abuse the drug by taking it before training sessions. This heightens the danger of cardiac and other negative side effects.
In more practical use, most prefer to take their daily dose in the morning or when waking up for the day.
The basic premise behind an early dosage is to minimize potential insomnia. Consider how difficult it is to sleep after too much coffee.
Another factor is that Clenbuterol does not have a long half-life.
At 34 saacadood, competitive bodybuilders will generally take a daily dosage. Couple this with its fast-acting ability, and it is easy to see why mornings are a prime time for many performance users.
The downside to the 34-hour half-life is that it will not have fully worn off by the end of each day.
Physique builders argue that it is important to choose a consistent time because doubling down on when it carries peak potency may create further side effect risk.
There are several ways that bodybuilders and fitness athletes utilize Clenbuterol. Some will employ two-week rotation cycles with two weeks down time in between.
This allows users to amp up their metabolism by using a low dosage such as 20mcg while avoiding tolerance.
Bodybuilders reportedly run 8- to 10-week cycles for competitions that start at 20mcg daily and increase about 10mcg weekly or 20-30mcg every 2-3 todobaad.
The key factor is generally the body's growing tolerance to Clenbuterol. A peak dosage tends to be 100mcg daily or less right before a show.
Given the extraordinary side effects of taking Clenbuterol, many physique builders and fitness enthusiasts have explored safe, natural supplements to trim fat.
Sida iska cad, the risk can far outweigh any potential reward.
Clenbuterol Hydrochloride was initially designed to treat asthma sufferers.
It is an effective bronchodilator that was never approved by the U.S. FDA.
The argument at the time was not that Clenbuterol wasn't worthwhile, just that the market enjoyed other similar medications.
In terms of competitive bodybuilding or fat burn use, its thermogenic properties make it a popular cutting drug.
Clenbuterol targets the sympathomimetic nervous system and triggers beta-2 receptor enhancement.
Si fudud u gelin, it helps to raise the normal body temperature and increase the metabolic rate.
In this heightened state, calories are used up at a faster rate and that can help bodybuilders showcase fat-free mass.
Siyaabo badan, Clenbuterol is a fairly straightforward drug. It ratchets up the basic biological systems that are responsible for weight loss.
It's important to keep in mind that drugs such as Clenbuterol are not magic tablets.
It may cause the body to use up more energy (calories), but the user must still take in less calories than are burned to lose weight.
This general understanding of how Clenbuterol works, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, doesn't help educate "Goorma" users should take the drug.
By taking a look at some of the more profound side effects about the fat-burner, that answer may be more clear.
Think of Clenbuterol more as a stimulant than a bodybuilding drug.
That's basically what it does, it stimulates.
The most commonly reported side effect of Clenbuterol is a feeling of anxiety. Many users experience jitters, profuse sweating and the shakes. Imagine drinking way too much coffee without eating any food all day.
Other dangerous side effects also include:
Some of these side effects can prove fatal.
Those using the medication are strongly advised to stay properly hydrated and consult with a physician.
One of the leading companies that produces bodybuilding alternative products is CrazyBulk.
The basic idea behind these alternative products is to create a naturally-occurring effect that stimulates things such as the metabolism and body temperature.
CrazyBulk legally manufactures and distributes a product called Clenbutrol. Haa, the name is quite similar for marketing purposes, but the company claims that it has a thermogenic effect, like the medication.
When using Clenbutrol, expectations have to be adjusted.
It isn't real Clen, and it doesn't contain real Clen in its ingredients. It is a natural dietary supplement inspired by Clenbuterol that offers moderate improvements in weight loss & cutting goals.
The important difference is that natural ingredients are used and the alternative doesn't carry the life-threatening side effects.
In terms of getting lean and cut, perhaps the answer to the best time of day to take Clenbuterol is never. Clenbutrol is less dangerous and is side effect free, so time of day isn't as relevant.


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Returning for its 8th edition this year, the Sanur Village Festival 2013 will again light up the coast of Sanur Beach with all kinds of fascinating fiestas from 24th to 28th September 2013 to be held at the Maisonette area, Ina Grand Bali Beach Hotel.
" The New Spirit of Heritage" has been chosen as this year's tagline reflecting a revitalized spirit to conserve both natural and cultural wonders of the island of Bali. The theme of this year's Sanur Village Festival (SVF) will adopt Balinese own philoshopy of "Segara Giri". Segara Giri itself is believed to be based on a certain geographical place where the mountain directly faces the sea, thus encompassing the two different characteristics in unison. Segara Giri also represents a sense of harmony between humans, nature and all other matters that are interwoven.
Celebrating Balinese contemporary and traditional culture, during the festival Sanur's streets will host colorful floats and "thousands" of parade participants in a display of music, light and colors that will wow audiences with a showstopper of a parade. Among the most anticipated programs of the Event are: a food festival, water sports, cooking demonstrations, environmental conservation initiatives, exhibitions, and an entire range of entertainment offerings. There will also be Sanur Golf Tournament, Environmental Care program, Under Water Festival, Sanur Kite Festival, Sports Competition, Fun Beach Games, Fishing contest, Sanur Creative Expo, and many others.
Located just 25 minutes from the international airport, 30 minutes from the Kuta area, and 15 minutes from downtownDenpasar, Sanur is renowned as Bali's first beach resort and is actually where the early tourism industry grew on Bali. Sanur is also the launching pad for visitors who want to dive and explore the splendors of the nearby island of Nusa Lembongan. As a place where tourism first flourished in Bali, Sanur has some of Balis' historic hotels. Built in 1965, the Inna Grand Bali itself, formerly called Bali Beach Hotel, was the first five star and the only high rise hotel in Bali. After its construction a new law came into force where in Bali no hotel may be built higher than a coconut tree.
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"Private fears and shared desires" take the public stage for "Tarantula," a month-long film and video program projected on Europe's biggest LED wall, in Piazza del Duomo, Milan. In collaboration with MIA (Milano In Alto) and Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, which is dedicated to finding "new channels and strategies to distribute contemporary art in the city of Milan," curator Massimiliano Gioni has invited fifteen contemporary artists to screen works twice a day on a screen normally reserved for commercial advertising. Certain works build upon this strategy of intervention, like Pipilotti Rist's series of sixteen one-minute video segments, Open My Glade, originally commissioned by the Public Art Fund, in 2000, to air on the NBC Astrovision by Panasonic video screen in Times Square, New York. Other notables include the film component of Johanna Billing's You Don't Love Me Yet project, documenting the studio recording of Roky Erickson's eponymous 80s pop hit by more than twenty singers; Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), Mark Leckey's nostalgic chronicle of cross-sections of British dance culture from the 70s and 80s; and Dictio pii(2001), a parade of high-fashion outfits repurposed, by artist Marcus Schinwald, as disturbing fetish-objects. Like the Bob Dylan novel from which it takes its title, "Tarantula" presents rituals public and private, compulsive and fanciful, to show the ways "new rules and behaviors can transform life into a joyful carnival of exceptions." - Tyler Coburn
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Psilocybin mushroom
Psilocybin mushrooms, also known as psychedelic mushrooms, are mushrooms that contain the psychedelic compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Common colloquial terms include magic mushrooms and 'shrooms.[1] It is used mainly as an entheogen and recreational drug whose effects can include euphoria, altered thinking processes, closed and open-eye visuals, synesthesia, an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences. Biological genera containing psilocybin mushrooms include Copelandia, Galerina, Gymnopilus, Inocybe, Mycena, Panaeolus, Pholiotina, Pluteus, and Psilocybe. Over 100 species are classified in the genus Psilocybe.
Psilocybin mushrooms have likely been used since prehistoric times and may have been depicted in rock art and pre-Columbian historical materials in Mesoamerica. Many cultures have used these mushrooms in their religious rites and ceremonies.
History 1
- Early 1.1
- Modern 1.2
- Occurrence 2
Effects 3
- Sensory 3.1
- Emotional 3.2
- Spiritual and well being 3.3
- As medicine 4
- Dosage 5
- Legality 6
- See also 7
- Notes 8
- References 9
- External links 10
Archaeological evidence indicates the use of psilocybin-containing mushrooms since ancient times. Several mesolithic rock paintings from Tassili n'Ajjer (a prehistoric North African site identified with the Capsian culture) have been identified by author John S. Ashley as possibly depicting the shamanic use of mushrooms, possibly Psilocybe.[2]
Hallucinogenic species of the psilocybe genus have a history of use among the native peoples of Mesoamerica for religious communion, divination, and healing, from pre-Columbian times to the present day. Mushroom stones and motifs have been found in Guatemala.[3] A statuette dating from ca. 200 AD and depicting a mushroom strongly resembling Psilocybe mexicana was found in a west Mexican shaft and chamber tomb in the state of Colima. A Psilocybe species was known to the Aztecs as teonanácatl (literally "divine mushroom" - agglutinative form of teó (god, sacred) and nanácatl (mushroom) in Náhuatl) and were reportedly served at the coronation of the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II in 1502. Aztecs and Mazatecs referred to psilocybin mushrooms as genius mushrooms, divinatory mushrooms, and wondrous mushrooms, when translated into English.[4] Bernardino de Sahagún reported ritualistic use of teonanácatl by the Aztecs, when he traveled to Central America after the expedition of Hernán Cortés.[5]
After the Spanish conquest, Catholic missionaries campaigned against the cultural tradition of the Aztecs dismissing the Aztecs as idolaters; the use of hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms, like other pre-Christian traditions, were quickly suppressed.[3] The Spanish believed the mushroom allowed the Aztecs and others to communicate with devils. In converting people to Catholicism, the Spanish pushed for a switch from teonanácatl to the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist. Despite this history, in some remote areas, the use of teonanácatl has remained.[6]
The first mention of hallucinogenic mushrooms in European medicinal literature appeared in the London Medical and Physical Journal in 1799: a man had served Psilocybe semilanceata mushrooms that he had picked for breakfast in London's Green Park to his family. The doctor who treated them later described how the youngest child "was attacked with fits of immoderate laughter, nor could the threats of his father or mother refrain him."[7]
In 1955, Valentina and R. Gordon Wasson became the first known Caucasians to actively participate in an indigenous mushroom ceremony. The Wassons did much to publicize their discovery, even publishing an article on their experiences in Life in 1957.[8] In 1956 Roger Heim identified the psychoactive mushroom that the Wassons had brought back from Mexico as Psilocybe,[9] and in 1958, Albert Hofmann first identified psilocybin and psilocin as the active compounds in these mushrooms.[10][11]
Inspired by the Wassons' Life article, Timothy Leary traveled to Mexico to experience psilocybin mushrooms firsthand. Upon returning to Harvard in 1960, he and Richard Alpert started the Harvard Psilocybin Project, promoting psychological and religious study of psilocybin and other psychedelic drugs. After Leary and Alpert were dismissed by Harvard in 1963, they turned their attention toward promoting the psychedelic experience to the nascent hippie counterculture.[12]
The popularization of entheogens by Wasson, Leary, authors Terence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson, and others has led to an explosion in the use of psilocybin mushrooms throughout the world. By the early 1970s, many psilocybin mushroom species were described from temperate North America, Europe, and Asia and were widely collected. Books describing methods of cultivating Psilocybe cubensis in large quantities were also published. The availability of psilocybin mushrooms from wild and cultivated sources has made it among the most widely used of the psychedelic drugs.
At present, psilocybin mushroom use has been reported among some groups spanning from central Mexico to Oaxaca, including groups of Nahua, Mixtecs, Mixe, Mazatecs, Zapotecs, and others.[6] An important figure of mushroom usage in Mexico was María Sabina.[13]
Psilocybin is present in varying concentrations in about 200 species of Basidiomycota mushrooms. In a 2000 review on the worldwide distribution of psilocybin mushrooms, Gastón Guzmán and colleagues considered these to be distributed amongst the following genera: Psilocybe (116 species), Gymnopilus (14), Panaeolus (13), Copelandia (12), Hypholoma (6), Pluteus (6) Inocybe (6), Conocybe (4), Panaeolina (4), Gerronema (2), Agrocybe (1), Galerina (1) and Mycena (1).[14] Guzmán increased his estimate of the number of psilocybin-containing Psilocybe to 144 species in a 2005 review.
Many of these are found in Mexico (53 species), with the remainder distributed in the US and Canada (22), Europe (16), Asia (15), Africa (4), and Australia and associated islands (19).[15] In general, psilocybin-containing species are dark-spored, gilled mushrooms that grow in meadows and woods of the subtropics and tropics, usually in soils rich in humus and plant debris.[16] Psilocybin mushrooms occur on all continents, but the majority of species are found in subtropical humid forests.[14] Psilocybe species commonly found in the tropics include P. cubensis and P. subcubensis. P. semilanceata—considered by Guzmán to be the world's most widely distributed psilocybin mushroom[17]—is found in Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand, but is entirely absent from Mexico.[15]
The effects of psilocybin mushrooms come from psilocybin and psilocin. When psilocybin is ingested, it is broken down to produce psilocin, which is responsible for the psychedelic effects.[18] Psilocybin and psilocin create short-term increases in tolerance of users, thus making it difficult to abuse them because the more often they are taken within a short period of time, the weaker the resultant effects are.[19] Psilocybin mushrooms have not been known to cause physical or psychological dependence (addiction).[20]
Poisonous (sometimes lethal) wild-picked mushrooms can be mistaken for psilocybin mushrooms. Poisonous mushrooms can look very similar to certain psyilocybin containing mushrooms, and extreme care is advised when picking them outdoors.
As with many psychedelic substances, the effects of psychedelic mushrooms are subjective and can vary considerably among individual users. The mind-altering effects of psilocybin-containing mushrooms typically last from three to eight hours depending on dosage, preparation method, and personal metabolism. The first 3–4 hours of the trip are typically referred to as the 'peak' in which the user experiences more vivid visuals, and distortions in reality. However, the effects can seem to last much longer to the user because of psilocybin's ability to alter time perception.[21]
In internet surveys, some psilocybin users have reported symptoms of hallucinogen persisting perception disorder, although this is uncommon and a causal connection with psilocybin use is unclear.[20] There is a case report of perceptual disturbances and panic disorder beginning after using psilocybin mushrooms in frequent cannabis users with a pre-existing history of derealization and anxiety.[22]
Magic mushrooms were rated as causing some of the least damage in the UK compared to other [24]
One study found the most desirable results may come from starting with very low doses first, and trying slightly higher doses over months. The researchers explain the peak experiences occur at quantities only slightly lower than a sort of anxiety threshold. Although risks of experiencing fear and anxiety increased somewhat consistently along with dosage and overall quality of experience, at dosages exceeding the individual's threshold, there was suddenly greater increases in anxiety than before. In other words, after finding the optimum dose, returns diminish for using more (since risks of anxiety now increase at a greater rate).[24]
Noticeable changes to the auditory, visual, and tactile senses may become apparent around 30 minutes to an hour after ingestion, although effects may take up to two hours to take place. These shifts in perception visually include enhancement and contrasting of colors, strange light phenomena (such as auras or "halos" around light sources), increased visual acuity, surfaces that seem to ripple, shimmer, or breathe; complex open and closed eye visuals of form constants or images, objects that warp, morph, or change solid colours; a sense of melting into the environment, and trails behind moving objects. Sounds seem to be heard with increased clarity; music, for example, can often take on a profound sense of cadence and depth. Some users experience synesthesia, wherein they perceive, for example, a visualization of color upon hearing a particular sound.[25]
As with other psychedelics such as LSD, the experience, or "trip", is strongly dependent upon set and setting. A negative environment could contribute to a bad trip, whereas a comfortable and familiar environment would set the stage for a pleasant experience. Psychedelics make experiences more intense, so if a person enters a trip in an anxious state of mind, they will likely experience heightened anxiousness on their trip. Many users find it preferable to ingest the mushrooms with friends, people with whom they are familiar, or people who are familiar with 'tripping'.[26] Users have stated that you can enhance your trip by being in an environment or setting where you are unlikely to panic.
Spiritual and well being
In 2006, the United States government funded a randomized and double-blinded study by Johns Hopkins University which studied the spiritual effects of the active compound psilocybin.[27] The study involved 36 college-educated adults (average age of 46) who had never tried psilocybin nor had a history of drug use, and who had religious or spiritual interests. The participants were closely observed for eight-hour intervals in a laboratory while under the influence of psilocybin.[28]
One-third of the participants reported the experience was the single most spiritually significant moment of their lives, and more than two-thirds reported it was among the top five most spiritually significant experiences. Two months after the study, 79% of the participants reported increased well-being or satisfaction; friends, relatives, and associates confirmed this. They also reported anxiety and depression symptoms to be decreased or completely gone. Fourteen months after the study, 64% of participants said they still experienced an increase in well-being or life satisfaction.
Despite highly controlled conditions to minimize adverse effects, 22% of subjects (8 of 36) had notable experiences of fear or paranoia. All subjects had never taken a hallucinogenic trip before. The authors, however, reported that all these instances were "readily managed with reassurance."[28]
As medicine
Advocates for advanced research in the field of ethnobotany have been asking for medical investigation of the use of synthetic and mushroom-derived psilocybin for the development of improved treatments of various neurological disorders, including chronic cluster headaches, following numerous anecdotal reports of benefits.[29] There are also studies which include reports of psilocybin mushrooms sending both obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) and OCD-related clinical depression (both being widespread and debilitating mental health conditions) into complete remission immediately and for up to months at a time, compared to current medications which often have both limited efficacy[30] and frequent undesirable side-effects.[31] Recent studies done at Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich conclude, when used properly, psilocybin acts as an antidepressant as suggested by fMRI brain scans.[32] [33] The active components of psilocybin mushrooms have also been found to treat alcoholism and other addictions. The drugs potential as treatment to alcoholism is also similar to results found in relation to LSD in the 1950s and 60s. [34]
Dosage of mushrooms containing psilocybin depends on the potency of the mushroom (the total psilocybin and psilocin content of the mushrooms), which varies significantly both between species and within the same species, but is typically around 0.5–2.0% of the dried weight of the mushroom. A typical dose of the common species Psilocybe cubensis is about 1.0 to 2.5 g,[35] while about 2.5 to 5.0 g[35] dried mushroom material is considered a strong dose. Above 5 g is often considered a heavy dose.
The concentration of active psilocybin mushroom compounds varies not only from species to species, but also from mushroom to mushroom inside a given species, subspecies or variety. The same holds true even for different parts of the same mushroom. In the species Psilocybe samuiensis, the dried cap of the mushroom contains the most psilocybin at about 0.23%–0.90%. The mycelium contains about 0.24%–0.32%.[36]
Psilocybin and psilocin are listed as Schedule I drugs under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[37] Schedule I drugs are deemed to have a high potential for abuse and are not recognized for medical use. However, psilocybin mushrooms are not covered by UN drug treaties.
Psilocybin mushrooms are regulated or prohibited in many countries, often carrying severe legal penalties (for example, the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Drugs Act 2005, and in Canada the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act).
Magic mushrooms in their fresh form still remain legal in some countries such as Austria. On November 29, 2008, the Netherlands announced it would ban the cultivation and use of psilocybin-containing fungi beginning December 1, 2008.[38] The UK ban on fresh mushrooms (dried ones were illegal as they were considered a psilocybin-containing preparation) introduced in 2005 came under much criticism, but was rushed through at the end of the 2001-2005 Parliament; until then, magic mushrooms had been sold in the UK.
New Mexico appeals court ruled on June 14, 2005, that growing psilocybin mushrooms for personal consumption could not be considered "manufacturing a controlled substance" under state law. However it still remains illegal under federal law.[39][40]
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- ^ Lattin, Don (2010). The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil killed the fifties and ushered in a new age for America (1st ed.). New York: HarperOne. pp. 37–44.
- ^ Monaghan, John D.; Cohen, Jeffrey H. (2000). "Thirty years of Oaxacan ethnography". In Monaghan, John; Edmonson, Barbara. Ethnology. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 165.
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- ^ Espiard, M.L.; Lecardeur, L.; Abadie, P.; Halbecq, I.; Dollfus, S. (2005). "Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder after psilocybin consumption: A case study" 20 (5–6). European Psychiatry. pp. 458–460.
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- Allen, J.W. (1997). Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Raver Books and John W. Allen.
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- Högberg, O. Flugsvampen och människan (in Swedish).
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- Nicholas, L.G.; Ogame, K. (2006). Psilocybin Mushroom Handbook: Easy Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation. Quick American Archives.
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External links
- The Vaults of Erowid - Psilocybin Mushrooms
- International Legal Status of Psilocybin Mushrooms Ananda Schouten, Erowid, 2004
- Hallucinogenic mushrooms EMCDDA, Lisbon, June 2006
- Hallucinogenic mushrooms: the challenge of responding to naturally occurring substances in an electronic age EMCDDA, Drugs in Focus 15


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Yesterday was the prime example of one of my days, which happens all too often.
6:00 a.m.--Get the kids up for prayer. Potty break, visit with Mr. Toothbrush, get dressed, pull my hair up (it was beautiful, let me tell ya!).
6:30 a.m.--Leave to take Landon to the orthodontist. Read 1/2 an article in a magazine in the waiting room. Have an impression of my teeth taken for a new retainer (to replace my 7-year-old one).
7:30 a.m.--Leave Dr. Curtis's office to take Landon to the middle school.
8:15 a.m.--Walk in to tell the attendance secretary where he's been, wave goodbye (because 12-year-olds don't want kisses at school). Go home and take a shower, do my makeup, and change into work clothes.
9:30 a.m.--Drive to work.
10:00 a.m. -- 4:15 p.m.--Work. Lots to do. It's all good.
4:30 p.m.--FINALLY get out of the office and walk to the car.
4:50 p.m.--Drive through at the bank for cash to give the hair stylist. Drive directly to Chelsea's.
5:30 p.m.--FINALLY arrive at Chelsea's house for a haircut. Relax for a few minutes while someone else does my hair.
6:15 p.m.--Leave Chelsea's and head straight to South Jordan Middle to pick up Landon from lacrosse practice. Drive Landon directly to his YM activity (do not pass go, do not collect $200). Go home and honk the horn to pick up Ashtyn. We go to Macey's together for a few groceries.
7:30 p.m.--Take the groceries in the house, drop them on the counter, and sit down to inhale some fatty food, because we are STARVING!
8:00 p.m.--Do the dishes. Quickly, before Landon calls for a ride home! Put on my running clothes and shoes. Log Ashtyn into the safety-locked computer so she can do her homework.
8:30 p.m.--Not fast enough! Landon calls. Pick Landon up at the church and take him on his promised outing to Iceberg. Enjoy a few quiet (as quiet as it ever gets with Landon) minutes (in my running skirt) with our wonderful son. Eating ice cream. A small one, because sometime tonight I still need to visit Nutrimirror.
9:30 p.m.--Pull into the driveway at the same time as Spencer and Briana. Gather everyone for prayer. Give Landon permission to stay up and work on his homework.
9:40 p.m.--Leave for the 4-mile run I promised myself I would do today. Run (relatively speaking) up and down Wood Green. A lot.
10:30 p.m.--Arrive home. Kick off my shoes and socks. Take some clean clothes into the bathroom and clear off my side of the bed so Spencer can go to sleep. Go into the living room and stretch. Visit Nutrimirror for today. Play a couple of games of wind-down Solitaire. Go into the bathroom and shower. In the dark. Because it's too late to turn on a bright light. Sleepwalk to the bed.
11:30 p.m.--Try not to fall asleep while I'm praying. Say, "amen," and fall asleep without even thinking about it.
Today? My eyes are puffy, my brain is slushy, my muscles are tired. And the remainder of the day looks quite similar to yesterday...
Thank goodness for busy days and nights--and for a healthy body that allows me to do it all!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
As My World Turns
Yesterday was the prime example of one of my days, which happens all too often.
2 comments:
- Jacqueline said...
HOLY COW! You put my day to shame! Ugh. I feel like such a slacker now. LOL. You need to take a break, go get a pedicure and sleep for at LEAST 8 hours! Oh, and don't worry about puffy eyes; I think you're beautiful no matter what you look like. :)
- September 17, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Amy said...
I can't believe you did your 4 miles after that day! You rock. And you looked totally unpuffy today I'll have you know.
- September 17, 2009 at 3:55 PM


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Samsung Preparing Itself for Production of Flexible Displays?
Time after time, a display manufacturer will come up with some ideas for making a flexible screen, and end up showing it off at a trade expo. Over the years, we've seen variations on this tech keep popping up, but we still haven't been at the place yet where anyone's ready to produce a finished, commercial product.
That's not to say that some of the prototypes we've seen haven't been very impressive, but it seemed like the manufacturers involved may still be struggling to figure out a way to integrate these kind of systems with smartphones that feels actually useful, and not just like a gimmick.
Samsung may be preparing itself to make just such a leap and actually release a flexible display, or at least that's the impression given by the company filing for trademark protection for the name of its latest flexible display tech.
Samsung will apparently call its OLED-based flexible screen YOUM, which gets itself a logo in addition to trademark protection. It's not clear yet if that's supposed to be an acronym, but Samsung has been using the name in all-caps.
YOUM basically takes a standard OLED design, and replaces both the glass substrate and encapsulation layers with flexible polymer sheets. As a result, the screens should be especially durable and even a bit lighter than existing components. Samsung goes so far as to call it unbreakable; we'll withhold judgment on that one until we get our hands on a YOUM device ourselves; they could start showing-up as soon as sometime next year.
Source: Samsung, USPTO
Via: Droid-life
This article originally published at Pocketnow here


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[Intro: Eastbound & Down (Kenny Powers)]
The only thing I'm seein' I'd like to put an amend on, perhaps a little more room here for the fixins, you know what I'm talkin' about? Oh, we gon' have a lot of fixins? We gonna have so many fuckin' fixins up in this motherfucker, this shit gon' go through the roof. Oh God damn I'm shittin' gold these days
[Soulja Boy]
We made it
We made it
[Verse 1: Jay Electronica]
The devil, the haters, the bloggers
The papers, the labels, they labeled me
But they can't relate to our struggle, my nigga
We came up from slavery
Apologies go out to all of my fans cause they waited so patiently
This one is for all of the lost and forgotten black angels that prayed for me
A milli, a milli, niggas love me cause I'm ill
The greatest story ever told, niggas in the field
From Solomon to Sambo to Django, it's fact
I'm the Farrakhan of rap and I get it from the wheel
The son of WD, who hung around in the D
Who ran around in the three
The trap gods raised me
Face all on the Sphinx
Story all in the wall of the pyramids
Niggas know the Black God saved me
You can blow the nose off, that won't change it
Obamacare won't heal all that anguish
We came a long way from the bottom of the boat
All praise to the Mahdi, we found our language
Gold necklace, middle finger erected
God tribe of Shabazz stylin' on the record
Lost sons of Muhammad, we wildin' in the wreckage
Asha du illah illaha is the message
All these niggas, I got to fight one
All these devils, I got to strike some
All these rebels just waitin' on the war cry
Mama said: "son, you got to strike drum"
Roc Nation, celebration
Motivation, elevation
Nigga we made it from slaves on a slaveship
Live from the cotton fields, straight to the spaceship
[Interlude: Kenny Powers]
Kinda makes me wonder why the hell so many people are tryna tell me to slow down. Seems like motherfuckers should be shuttin' the hell up and enjoyin' the show
[Verse 2: Jay Z]
Hop off the slave ship
Popped off my chain and took it to Jacob, I got it gold plated
Walked in that bitch like "Nigga we made it!"
I own my own masters
You know I ain't missin' no royalty statements
I can't be rated (God, God), damn Hov stunt on them haters
Sorry Mrs. Drizzy for so much art talk
Silly me rappin' 'bout shit that I really bought
While these rappers rap about guns they ain't shot
And a bunch of other silly shit that they ain't got
I'm on my Lupita Nyong'o
Stuntin' on stage, after 12 Years A Slave
This Ace of Spades look like an Oscar
Black tux, look like a mobster
Don't make me RRRRAA yah, nigga watch your tone
I come to court with black boxers on
Y'all hella jealous of my melatonin
I could black out at any given moment
I'm God, G is the seventh letter made
So when my arms and feet shackled I still get paid
All praises due
I'm ready to chase the Yakub back into caves
These are the last days, but do I seem fazed?
Showed up to the last supper in some brand new J's
I'm the true and livin', book of Hov
New religion, 8th wonder of the world, alien, superstition
You're blind, baby
Blind to the fact of who you are maybe
My bloodline's crazy
Kings and queens and Michael Jordan rings
I go estúpido, sucio
The flow is filthy, y'all can't kill me
I've been inoculated from the snakes and the fakes
Jay Electronica recruited the El Padrino of his label Roc Nation, JAY Z, to remix one of Soulja Boy's 2014 tracks.
I really liked the concept and theme. I asked Jay if he wanted to try to break the internet with it and he said yes.


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Breaking on Fox. He says it's treatable, in remission, and asymptomatic, and will be on with Neil Cavuto later to talk about it.
Standby for updates.
Update: Looks like it's a Fox exclusive.
Thompson, who is considering a run for the White House in 2008, says the illness is treatable.
"I have had no illness from it, or even any symptoms. My life expectancy should not be affected. I am in remission, and it is very treatable with drugs if treatment is needed in the future—and with no debilitating side effects," Thompson said…
Thompson was diagnosed with indolent lymphoma about two and a half years ago after a routine physical.
Update: It's unpleasant to deal with the politics when the man is ill, but there's no sense ignoring the elephant in the room. Will this hurt his chances of running? It'll give some people pause, the same way McCain's age does, but it also makes him more sympathetic.
Update: I agree. If anything, this suggests that he's running.
Update: Captain Ed thinks this hurts him more than it helps him. I'm not sure I agree. Giuliani's survived prostate cancer, and McCain, as frail as he is, has beat melanoma. Granted, both of their illnesses struck years ago — but so did Fred's. He was diagnosed in 2004.
Update: Great news.
Thompson's physician, Dr. Bruce Cheson, hematology chief at Georgetown University Hospital, said the prognosis is good.
"Some lymphomas are very aggressive, but people with slow-growing types, like Senator Thompson's, more often die from natural causes associated with old age, rather than from the disease," Cheson said in a statement.
Update: Red State is back up after its Drudgelanche so here's Fred's post over there. Like Hotline says, you don't do this if you're not running.


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