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Friday, March 27, 2009

Yeah, It's Friday!

So, the last couple of days I have found something new to stare at on my computer screen, as though I do not stare at it enough! I finally jumped on the facebook wagon-oh my!! I have not talked with so many long lost friends ever! And all in only a few days! Very fun! Technology does have it's up side, for sure. However my kiddos are probably wondering "MY Mom has friends?" "When did that happen?" And they are probably ready for me quit telling them who is who and what they said, and so on. But, it was pretty sweet, while I was reading up on all my old friends, I noticed some singing coming from across the house and the kids were all quiet, so I tiptoed to find out just exactly what was going on and this is what I found.

Almost all of them sacked out on my bed watching Mary Poppins. Madison, being sneaky had snuck up on me sneaking up on them. But she was in there too watching with them. Unfortunately, the snap of a picture ruins it all, I guess the trance wore off with the flash of the camera. The house has gone back to a circus and I of course am staring at the screen again. I am going to try to round them all back up and join them in watching Mary Poppins! It is Friday and school is DONE! Yeah!!!

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Week 2: High Intensity

Alright, everyone…week 1 is behind us!  How did you all do??  To be honest, I didn’t do great.  Luke and I had started our fitness and nutrition challenge (Piit28) at the start of March so we’d already been off sugar for 2 weeks…and last week I snapped!  It was a set back but I actually learned some interesting things about me and sugar, namely that when I overindulge after weeks of no sweets, it makes me sick….ugh.  Alrighty then, good to know!

We’re back on track this week and talking about workouts!  Specifically high intensity workouts…

I totally understand how hard it is to get regular exercise of any kind…too little sleep, time, energy: it all effect us and our desire to get moving.  But every day that we don’t get our heart rates up, we’re making it harder to move in the future!  While we all know that any kind of exercise is better than Netflix, high intensity intervals are the best.  And here’s why…

First off, here’s what they are: short, intense periods of exercise that raise your heartrate past what your body can sustain for long periods of time.  After each intense interval, you get a short rest period, but before your body can fully recover you do it again!  It feels amazing and it works.

Long slow workouts burn fat…but only while you’re actually working out.  Once you increase your body’s need for oxygen during that interval, it creates an oxygen shortage, making your body actually continue to work harder and burn fat after the workout is over.  That just means that you can work out for a shorter period of time and get better results!

There are so many easy high intensity workouts we can do with no special equipment and right at home!

  • Walking, jogging or slow swimming or biking interspersed with sprints
  • Yoga or pilates paired with fast cardio moves like burpees, jumping jacks or jump rope
  • Strength moves (think push-ups, planks and squats) done very rapidly with little or no breaks in between

The sky’s the limit when it comes to how to incorporate high intensity into our workouts, the trick is to just do it!  Just remember in these intervals, we have to go full throttle.  If we hold back, we’re only cheating ourselves.  And in my experience, as little as 30 minutes can really make a difference.

Check out THIS article with a detailed description of HIIT and a simple do-at-home workout. Let me know in the comments if you do this one or if you have another favorite HIIT workout the rest of us need to try.

Let’s get moving!

When you’ve got this down, head on over HERE to week 3!

  1. Well, you asked for an update on how long I stayed away from sugar…I was doing great until my daughter made homemade donuts for breakfast Saturday morning. So we’ll just say I know aaaaaalllll about what you’re taking about in your post!

  2. Oh my gosh the first week off sugar I am so grumpy and irritable! Just started hiit last week! Yay!

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Thursday, April 28, 2005

Tantrums and Tiaras

The conservatives must be livid.

No sooner was their man Ratzi elected when they started joyously conspiring to bust into the Washington National Shrine, break the glass case, remove the crown of Pope Paul VI, fly to Rome and impose it on the head of Benedict XVI. One loudmouth went so far as to crow that the Pope should keep the tiara on his desk(!) to remind visitors and heretics alike that he has the power and they don't, so they should shut up and listen.

Well, Papa Ratzi sure does have the power. And Mr. Tiara-on-the-Desk sure doesn't. So he should shut up and listen. *APPLAUDIAMO*

The Holy Father has made it clear that trappings of temporal, imperial glory are inappropriate and unbecoming of a papacy and a church which seeks salience in the modern world. (This message will arrive in Philadelphia... never. Unless hell just happens to freeze over on a Wednesday afternoon. Fret not, dear St. Louisans -- Ray Burke won't get the memo, either. Nor will Crazy Jamie.)

The triregno didn't even make the cut on the coat of arms.

That's right. Even after Paul VI gave up the crown -- sending it around the world to raise money for the poor -- it still surmounted the papal heraldics. That is, until now.

In yet another sign of the increased humility with which Benedict views the office, a simple silver bishop's mitre adorned with three horizontal stripes of gold to represent the munera of the episcopal office -- to teach, govern and sanctify the flock -- is the new headdress above the shield. And, again to the dismay of the traditios, the bear with the backpack and the Moor's head chosen by Joseph Ratzinger on his election to the see of Munich and Freising remain. At the base of the achievement is the pallium, symbolizing the metropolitan jurisdiction, in the Pope's case over the province of Rome and universally.

Now, again, if Hummes were elected and did this, or Tettamanzi, or anyone but Ratzinger, a schism would've broken out days ago and Bernard Fellay would have had a nice, shiny crown on his head already. But they can't pull that with this Pope, their Pope. He will show them the way -- that is, if they don't wimp out and choose showboating over the Gospel.

Ladies and gentlemen, as predicted, Papam has gone to China.

PHILADELPHIA DIGEST (aka Clericalist Quarterly): Daddygate

OK, now for a trip to a strange place... I call it my hometown.

Fresh off the plane from Rome, Pharaoh -- known to layfolk as Justin Cardinal Rigali, archbishop of Philadelphia (it's not an ad personam title, the Pharaoh distinction dates to the the 1930s) -- had to head off a swelling revolt about weddings... That's right, weddings.

In an availability before a midday Mass at the Cathedral to celebrate the resumption of the ordinary governance of the archdiocese, the Boss expected to be fielding questions about the election, Papa Ratzi, and speculation of a return to his Italian homeland. But the press pack was all abuzz over a long-expected missive to clarify the custom of Daddy walking his little girl down the aisle.

After months of panic from brides-to-be on message boards (I have seen this with my own two eyes), the Inquirer ran the story yesterday and the furor grew. A stampede of angry brides is like standing in front of an Acela train -- unless you can stop it, you run away from it.

And, brilliantly, Rigali stopped it. "No changes, no problems," he demurred. Crisis averted.

The problems would've been numerous -- non-canonical weddings, dropping bookings and the church's public image come quickly to mind. But, in the Philadelphia mindset, the real emergency was the potential of priests losing the (very significant) stole fees that come with weddings.

Don't be fooled: It wasn't about brides, it's always about priests. Welcome to Philly.

To be continued....

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

The Feminine Genius of Benedict XVI

Yesterday, I addressed "The Pope's Men," the trusted and respected Ratzinger aides -- all clerics -- whose counsel and services will be called on by Benedict XVI. But the most interesting presence among all these deserves an entry of her own.

In the reign of the last Pope with German cred, Pius XII brought with him his most loyal aide and counselor, a strong woman whose judgment he trusted implicitly, and who had been his gatekeeper since his days as Nuncio in Berlin. This woman, of course, was the famous (or infamous, depending on one's point of view) Sr. Pasqualina Lenhert, known to her significant enemies in Pius' Vatican as "La Papessa" -- "The Popess."

Now, for the first time since Luther, another German has taken the papal throne. And Ratzinger, too, has at his side a strong, accomplished woman whose presence and loyalty over a decade and a half has helped him run the trains on time. While I reported yesterday that Josef Clemens, the Pope's "beloved son," escorted Georg Ratzinger to his seat before the Sunday Inaugural, with them was a figure whose low profile in public belies the Pope's greatest confidence behind closed doors.

To say that Dr. Ingrid Stampa is, as reports are calling her, "The Pope's Maid" are an insult to her intelligence, and to her crucial role in the life and work of Joseph Ratzinger. She is an academic, a musician, a polyglot. And for the new Pope whom she has served as a brain trust, translator, companion and guardian, she has been -- at least, until now -- his best-kept secret.

The reports coming from Rome in the past week are just fascinating, and they should give any woman irrationally frightened of Benedict's ascent a great deal to meditate on. Dr. Stampa was seen last week coordinating the move of the Pope's library from the Citta' Leonina apartment to the Apostolic Palace. During one of his visits to the Leonina last week, we're told, Benedict XVI sent Stampa out to quiet down the press. "[The Pope] is writing his installation homily," she announced -- and then went back inside to collaborate on it with the Holy Father, his private secretary Georg Ganswein and, most likely, Clemens.

Ask yourself this: Did John Paul have a woman of this kind of daily influence in the Apartment? He had the Polish nuns, but they cooked and held the medicine bags. They were not theologians.

As we've seen with his CDF aides, Ratzinger has no problem with his inner circle doing portavoce for him on-record, and so Stampa (who has lived in the Leonina apartment since the Pope's sister died in 1991) was again called on to do the media rounds and deny that the Pope had any cats at his cardinalatial apartment, and provide some background color on his private life.

But the greatest testimony to her influence on Benedict, and why she is The One to Watch in the weeks to come, comes from Election Day itself. The cardinals were still, technically, confined in the Conclave enclosure, barred from contact with the outside world until they had eaten with the new Pope. Yet Benedict called for Stampa, to whom he said in a side salon of the Domus as she wept seeing him in the white vestments: "Dear sister, together let us do God's will."

Eight days in, the will of this pontificate is establishing itself as one of sophistication, trust, and "adult faith" -- a buzzword which, coming from the Pope, is edifying beyond belief. We'll see how Benedict proves the trust placed in him in the coming months and years; his team -- well, the team that counts -- is already in place and ready to go.

And a woman shall lead them....

Monday, April 25, 2005

Gli Uomini del Papa: People to Watch in Benedict XVI's Vatican

"La Chiesa e' viva, la Chiesa e' giovane" -- "The Church is alive, the Church is young."

With these words, the oldest Pope in 250 years began his ministry. But who will be the greatest enthusiasts, the most trusted assistants, of that ministry?

Just as John Paul II had Dziwisz, Rylko, Deskur, O'Connor, Krol and Lustiger, every pontificate has them: those handful of backbenchers who, despite having held a job in Rome or elsewhere for years, immediately rise to a higher station when that white smoke goes up. They knew the new Pope before the world came to him, and now he will send them to be his eyes, ears, and sometimes mouth, behind-the-scenes.

In most cases, they might not be moved (at least, not immediately) from the positions they currently hold. But it doesn't matter. Regardless of his day job, each will now be known simply as "L'uomo del Papa" -- "The Pope's Man."

So who are Papa Ratzi's men?

Josef Clemens, 57; Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Laity
Ratzinger's beloved secretary of two decades at CDF -- one of his tasks was picking up dissident theologians at Fiumicino Airport and driving them into the city -- Clemens is the closest thing Benedict XVI has to a son. Within a quick succession in 2003, he was promoted to Undersecretary of the Congregation for Religious, then nine months later elevated to bishop and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity alongside Wojtyla's student, Stanislaw Rylko. Ordaining Clemens a bishop was Ratzi's happiest day of all his years in Rome; Clemens was spotted escorting Georg Ratzinger, the Pope's brother, to his primo seat at the Installation Mass.

Georg Ganswein, 49, Private Secretary to the Holy Father
The new Stanislaw Dziwisz, Ganswein cuts a striking figure at the Pope's left hand. Clemens' successor as the prefect's gatekeeper at CDF (where he was on the lower rungs before his promotion), Ratzinger had no qualms about Ganswein speaking to the press as his personal spokesman over the past year. Given this Pope's loyalty to his personal secretaries, and his almost immediate move into the Apartment, Ganswein will remain at Benedict's side for at least the near future -- and everything the Pope sees must cross his desk first. Keep an eye on his whereabouts, they will say much.

William Levada, 68, Archbishop of San Francisco
Levada was one of the incoming Prefect's cherished employees at CDF. Upon his return to the States -- he was made an auxiliary bishop of his native LA at 46 -- Ratzinger was ever-loyal, working to move Levada quickly up the ladder; having him promoted to Portland at 50, and then positioning him as the only man who could "clean up" San Francisco after John Quinn. Either San Fran will soon have a cardinal, or Levada will be the American vanguard of Benedict's program in Rome.

Francis George, O.M.I., 68, Cardinal-Archbishop of Chicago
It might've been acceptable before 8 April 1997 -- the day he was named to succeed Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in Chicago, the most unexpected American appointment of John Paul's pontificate -- but if you don't know who Francis George is, you've got some catching up to do. A social anthropologist by trade (he has a Ph.D in it in addition to an S.T.D., teaching for a time at Creighton University in Omaha), George was Ratzinger's biggest American supporter among the cardinal-electors. When approaching the new Pope after his election, George began speaking what he called "a halting German" -- he speaks seven languages. Benedict replied in English that he remembered their conversation about the implementation of permanent norms governing US sex abuse cases, and will work to implement them. Throw in George's Roman experience as vicar general of his order, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and his standing among the American bishops -- he is currently vice-president of the USCCB -- and we might have the new Chief Inquisitor already in our midst. But even if that's not the case, whenever he calls, Benedict will answer and listen.

Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., 70, Cardinal-Archbishop of Genoa
Genoa is one of those peculiar Sees -- like Baltimore or Detroit in the States, it's not the largest, but it gets a red hat because of its historical importance. And so Ratzi sent his much-valued Secretary of CDF there as a reward for eight years of devoted service. Bertone reciprocated in kind, doing his former Boss' bidding and condemning The Da Vinci Code on international television. But Bertone also has a soft side -- he was taking photos in the Square before the Conclave with random people, and he does soccer commentary for Italian television. He's still joined at the hip with his Prefect. Keep an eye relating to anything Bertone does in Brazil or Portugal; he speaks flawless Portugese, and he might well be Benedict's liaison to two of global Catholicism's most crucial bastions.

Angelo Amato, S.D.B., 66, Secretary, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Amato was a simple Consultore to CDF and a professor at the Salesianum when named to succeed Bertone in late 2002. But one thing set him apart in the Prefect's heart: he was the ghost-writer of Dominus Iesus, and the time had come for his reward. The first private audience granted by Benedict was to Amato -- this was on Monday, 25 April -- just as the first excursion the new Pope made from the Vatican walls was to his old office the morning after his election. As with the others, Amato enjoys Ratzinger's complete trust and absolute loyalty. Each of his predecessors under Ratzinger -- Jean Jerome Hamer, Alberto Bovone and Bertone -- received a prominent job and a red hat. Whatever Amato asks of the Pope, he'll get.

And lastly... cats.... Meow.
Joseph Ratzinger, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, loves cats. The story's been told that one morning, on leaving his apartment on Citta Leonina, the street kitties whom the Prefect would routinely talk to and pet waited outside the door and followed him, in a line, to the Holy Office. A Swiss Guard interjected, "Your Eminence! The cats are taking over the Vatican!" Could it be that, maybe, in lieu of the John Pauline kissing of the ground in a new country, he'll presented with a local cat to kiss? Maybe he'll talk to it for five minutes, who knows? It's just fabulous. So be on the lookout for cats slipping through the Portone di Bronzo.

Lastly, I want to thank the good folks at The Revealer, who have given me a privileged pew in St. Blog's Parish. They've called this commentary "pious to biting."

Biting? I'm really aiming for catty.

More soon.....

Saturday, April 23, 2005

Papam Goes to China

Benedicto XVI, di Marktl am Inn (Munchen und Freising), Joseph Ratzinger, 19, 24.IV.2005 -- Pastore Universale della Chiesa.

Well, here we go....

Forgive the extended absence. The past three weeks being the Vaticanologist's moment in the sun, my days were spent pontificating (pun intended) on the Roman scene in the media at home and beyond. These have been moments of grace and magic, and I remain overawed at how the Church, i.e. our people gathered from across the globe, have been for the world a picture of dignity, unity and love in this time of great history and change.

Now, a word to my ilk. I'm not the most demure commentator around -- reading the posts below, for those who don't know me, will confirm this. But it's time to rise above the pettiness and cut out the "prophets of doom" hysterics. You're all starting to sound like Jamie Allman.

History shows us how the papacy changes a man, and I have great confidence that everyone predicting the imminent implosion of the church will be very surprised as Papa Ratzi surges forward.

In retrospect, we should not have been as surprised as we were. This is the only choice the cardinals could have credibly made. Were a Hummes, a Tettamanzi, a Scola -- i.e. someone known by name but without the Curial experience, the international exposure, the scrutiny -- elevated, he would've been overwhelmed by the burden of the office, the need to brush up on all its elements, the heightened profile. Joseph Ratzinger has had 23 years of preparation for that, and the papacy is, for him, a hand-in-glove fit. After five years of a Curia on autopilot, it was determined that there was no luxury of time for a new pope to learn Rome on-the-ground, and this one will hit the ground running.

Buckle your seat belts, kids. This will be an incredible ride.

Saturday, April 02, 2005

Karol... Karol... Karol...

Non abbiate paura!

With thanks and adoring memory for 26 years of his pontificate, 47 years as a bishop, almost six decades of priesthood and a life extraordinarily well-lived, we return this precious gift of Wujek, John Paul II, to the Holy Father of us all. The consummation of his work has been achieved, his legacy the inheritance of the youth of the world.

Most loved him, some didn't, and we all had some difference of opinion with him about something along the way, but none can doubt that his was the heart of the Good Shepherd.

How we will miss him who overflowed the Chair of Peter and endowed it with a new strength in a new millennium. We will never see another of his kind again.

Addio, Giovanni Paolo -- Giovanni Paolo il Grande. Che il Signore di Luce ti conceda la corona eterna di gloria nel Suo Regno. Amen.

Friday, April 01, 2005

"I Have Never Seen Him Like This Before...."

Wow. Joaquin Navarro bolted the podium at Sala Stampa, he started breaking down in tears.... Unreal. When he repeated, through suppressed sobs, "The pope is lucid. He is conscious. He is tremendously serene...." it almost was said in a voice mocking the message.

The keyword here is fluid.

A Morning Vigil

This is a time of great prayer. And, as always, some correction.

The Sala Stampa site is inaccessible, for obvious reasons. But what's more important is that if the press keeps blowing crucial details of context -- i.e. is the Anointing of the Sick or Viaticum being implied when using the term "the last rites" (I've learned it was the latter, but no reporter could tell me that) -- the pope's death will be a disaster when it comes to being clear and well-informed for a public which is fixated on promulgating the Gnostic gospels.

In the event of a conclave, I will remain in Philly and be available to press from my home base.

Again, my e.mail address is -- be in touch, and not sparingly. More as we find out what's up.....

Pray for the Pope.


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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Little Bits...
...So after yelling and cajoling and sentencing them to a silent time out, the girls continued to wrestle. While it's hot outside and we're trying to not be hot inside. Finally I walked over and stood staring sternly down at them until it got their attention.

I darkly stated "WE are NOT amused."

B looked up with her big blue eyes and said "We are" and I lost it.

Sometimes I end up in the weirdest moods. And this is an example of one of them.

I was listening to the latest jewelry store ad on the radio the other day. The lovely announcer voice was talking about the importance of the engagement ring and the seriousness of how "two are about to become one".

That's when my brain kicked in and I thought "Ooo. Surgery!"

I was in Starbucks the other day and was talking with DH about broadening my search for employment. He said he was worried for a moment that I was going to sign on with Starbucks.

I said no, but in a few months if I still don't have a job, that might be a possibility. "Great, then you'll come home every night saying how much you hate people."

I looked at him and said, "And how would that be different from the last 10 years?"

So they've finally thrown out the indecency fine for the "wardrobe malfunction" that happened at the 2004 Superbowl and that I discussed here and here. The 3rd circuit court said that the FCC acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" in fining CBS for the issue.

The result of that whole mess was other artists pushing the envelope on indecency with swearing and other innuendo, in cases that have yet to be resolved and there's a big indecency in the airwaves thing going on with the Supreme Court this fall. I can't *wait* to see what happens with that.

But maybe, just maybe, we won't have to hear about this "wardrobe malfunction" ever again.


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I proposed an idea to speak at Midwest PHP in Minneapolis, so I travelled domestically to speak. The event gave me a free ticket, and I was not paid to speak. The event assisted with part of my travel and accommodation. My employer did not pay my travel expenses, and I was working while speaking at the event. My speaking slot was 50 minutes for this event, and I had a mostly good time. I'm a man who has been speaking for 7 years. This was a not for profit event. Also, The conference covered airfare and 2 of 3 hotel nights for a 2 day conference.

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Kristy Roy won the award in a ceremony at the CBS42 studios.

Those who wish to apply for next year’s race can begin applying on Thursday by visiting

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Wicked Channel Interview-Jill Janus ( Huntress)

1. What was your first music memory that made you want to be a singer?

My mother said I was singing before I could speak. I’ve always known my purpose, and that is to sing. The first time I heard Suicidal Tendencies that started the fire. I wanted to sing heavy metal. I’m a sucker for thrash.

2. Growing up what kind of kid were you?

I was fortunate to have a very eccentric family who encouraged me to follow my path and seek the secret sight. My mother and father divorced when I was 5, this gave me a fierce work ethic. I was cleaning houses at the age of seven to help my mother buy groceries. I came from humble beginnings and won’t ever lose my humility. I have always known my purpose.

3. If Huntress did not happen for you, what was the backup plan?

There is no backup plan. My entire life has been devoted to living for my purpose, which is Huntress. And eventually living in the forest, tripping my tits off on ‘shrooms, on my family’s land in Upstate New York. I’d also like to grow out my armpit hair and smoke weed all day long, like a proper horny old crone.

4. For people not familiar with your band, or living under a rock somewhere, how would you describe Huntressâ€™s music?

Huntress stays true to the roots of Heavy Metal. Melodic yet vicious. No backing tracks, no drum triggers, no bullshit. When you listen to a Huntress song, expect to see that song performed live exactly as you heard it recorded. This is vital to our existence. The real deal.

5. Huntress is about to release their second record, which as you know means critics, and those reviews. Do you read all your press? And if so, does the bad stuff get to you?

I don’t read reviews, positive or negative; other opinions do not affect my path. I appreciate kindness and positivity though, and always keep my goals away from trolls.

6. Do you think as a female musician you have to work twice as hard as the males to get respect?

Nope. I’m very content to exist in a male dominated world. I like being surrounded by big, burly bearded men who protect me.

7. You guys are doing a cd signing and you get a pretty big fan base showing up. The first fan is over-excited (you know the kind) and he pulls out an illegal burn of your cd to sign. What do you say to him or do?

I do not judge. I am an artist. Leave that to the record label and management. I love all who love music.

8. You know what Revolver and all the metal magazines think, and you probably know what 99.9 of your fan base think, but do you see yourself as a sex symbol?

Sure. I use sorcery to draw you closer to the flame, and then burn you alive with the voice. I fear nothing, and don’t think of these things. Such a waste of songwriting time. Toxic and silly.

9. What do you think is the biggest misconception of Jill Janus?

I don’t care. There will always be misconceptions about me and Huntress. I’m not here to change the world.

10. How much pressure was on you to follow up your debut which letâ€™s be honest, a lot of people really praised hard and high?

The boys and I agreed to not participate in pressure. We strive to be great for ourselves.

11. Do you view being in a band as fun or this is a job for you? Also do you enjoy touring and all these sacrifices you have to make to do this?

The moment it becomes un-fun is the day it ends. We are living the dream. We are humbled and new to this world. It’s very much a business, but it’s still so much fun. I love my brothers. I couldn’t imagine walking this path without them. The sacrifices fade quickly, they are replaced with victory.

12. What was the last cd you had to rush out on first day to go buy?

I think the last music I bought was Judy Collins “Wildflowers” on iTunes, on my iPhone. I needed to hear it on tour. She is other-worldly, that album shaped my childhood. I miss the farm and my family, being so far way for so long. I listen to folk and country music when I miss home.

13. Do you think America is wise to marijuana use? Do you think that we need to legalize and tax it? Would this be the cure for our economy?

I don’t speak of politics or tax or government because I am ignorant to it. I would make a fool of myself if I attempted. I only care about music. And I love weed. But it’s never a problem to find it, that’s for sure! It finds me.

14.In your honest opinion, do you think downloading killed the music industry? Do you think music will ever be the same as it once was?

You’re barking up the wrong tree here. Ask me about faeries or the Crystal Pyramids just discovered in the Bermuda Triangle and we’ve got a conversation!

15. You guys have played quite a few live shows. Who was the best band or singer you guys played with? Also, you knew this was coming, you have to spill on this..who were the worst to you guys?

Everyone has been awesome. We’ve had so many opportunities in our infant stage. Dragonforce was monumental for Huntress. We learned so much about touring etiquette, professionalism and staying cool. Those dudes are rad. We’ve been fortunate!

16. If you could tour with anyone alive or dead, who would you want to tour with and why?

King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. We’re mega geeks for King Diamond.

17. What band beside yours do you think should be bigger than they are? Also, what bands do you think should hang it up and retire?

Dreaming Dead — they rip. A female fronted band from Los Angeles who completely melts faces. I don’t think anyone should ever retire. Die on stage.

18. If a young girl came up to you after a show and say to you, â€œI want to do that when I grow upâ€. What advice would you offer and what would you tell her in general?

I would tell her to focus on self-control. Being a woman, I know we are ruled by emotions and there is no place for that when living on the road. Focus and be calm. Ditch the female drama.

19. Since you mentioned that, I have to ask this question, what do you think is the issue with all these bands that seem to have a female singer and a male band member who speaks for the band? Why does there always seem to be drama?

I don’t care. I’m not sorry about it either. Do people really think about this crap?

20. You know right now Nightwish has had many issues with female singers. Has any offers been made to you to front them? What about The Gathering or Trail of Tears?

Are you kidding me? Do you see me wearing a velvet corset? I am not easy listening metal. Fuck that shit.

21. Letâ€™s be honest Jill you are absolutely breath taking beautiful, and a great vocalist. What dating advice would you give a guy who wanted to pursuit a woman in metal?

Don’t bother. She will pursue you if she wants you. All attempts are futile.

22. If you could sum up the last few years of being in Huntress in one sentence what would it be?

Huntress is the unstoppable force.

23. We made the end of this interview, thank you so much and I hope you had fun. This is your time to talk, promote and push your band and cd. Thanks so much

Thank you for asking some really unique, fun questions! Hail heavy metal!

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  • Title: 我要變成硬柿子 (我要变成硬柿子) / Wo Yao Pien Cheng Ying Shih Tzu (Wo Yao Bian Cheng Ying Shi Zi)
  • Also known as: I Want To Become A Hard Persimmon / Wanna Be A Tough Guy
  • Genre: Romance, drama
  • Episodes: 20
  • Broadcast network: CTS
  • Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-11 to 2007-Aug-10
  • Air time: Mon-Thur 21:00-22:00
  • Opening theme song: Ai Shang Ai (愛上愛) In Love with Love by Fei Tong Xiao Ke (非同小可)
  • Ending theme song: Wo Men Shi Lian Ai De Ren (我們是戀愛的人) We are People in Love by Tian Xin (田欣)

Ever since little, Ruan Shi Zhi has always been on the receiving end of bullying. At 18, he decides to shed his pitiful past with a new beginning. Yet the moment he steps into his summer class, he is immediately confronted by a group of classmates whom he usually avoids like a plague. Just when he wants to run out of there, an angel-like girl walks in. He falls deeply in love with her. And for love, he tells himself he has to become tougher. He must find a way to survive in this dangerous place, transform himself, and defeat all his love rivals to win the girl's heart.

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  • The main character's name is a play on the Chinese word "軟柿子 (Ruan Shi Zi)" which literally means soft persimmon and figuratively means easy picking. The main character wants to become a "硬柿子 (Ying Shi Zi)", or a hard persimmon that no one would pick on.

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Plug-in writers implementing views are often frustrated by their lack of control over when and how their views are presented to the user. Common questions include the following:

  • How do I control when users can open my view?

  • How do I ensure that my two views are always open at the same time?

  • How do I make a view appear in a floating shell or dialog?

  • How can I ensure that my view is a certain size?

The answer to such questions is more philosophical than some plug-in writers would like.

As an integration platform, Eclipse must balance between customizability and conformity. The platform needs to be customizable in order to adapt to the unforeseeable needs of plug-ins being integrated into the platform. On the other hand, in order to provide a coherent user experience, components need to be presented consistently. The ultimate goal is for the user to perceive the end product as a coherent and self-consistent application rather than as a collection of isolated components that don’t know anything about one another.

The platform seeks this balance with views by giving the view implementer limited control over how views are presented. The view writer has control over the body of the view but little or no control over where the view appears in the workbench page, what size it has, and when it is opened or closed. This approach prevents individual views from exerting too much control over the rest of the workbench window. Because the view implementer can never foresee exactly what configuration of views and editors the end user may want to have open, it cannot make reasonable choices about what happens beyond its borders. Only users are in a position to know exactly what kind of layout they want.

Giving limited power to individual views also gives the platform the flexibility to change its look and feel between releases without breaking API compatibility. For example, version 1.0 of the platform allowed views to float as separate shells outside the workbench window, but this capability was removed in version 2.0. The API designers expose only functionality that they are confident can be supported for the long term.

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FAQ How do I create fixed views and perspectives?

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A brazen and unrestrained woman in her early to mid 20s, Carlota is a woman who has grabbed life by the horns. She can be exceedingly vulgar and has a rough exterior which is accented by her style which includes leather, spikes and severe make-up which is a clear statement that she does not give a fuck about convention.

While Carlota moves gracefully, she delights in acting out in a way that is anything but graceful. She's a rebel and one with bravado.

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Notice the resemblance to his son Stephen?

Steve McQueen is an immortal god thought to be dead by the left wing liberal media for years and the infamous right hand man of God himself. He serves as the big man's lauded advisor so without Mcqueen there is no George Bush. Yeah, you're welcome. God appointed Steve McQueen to travel to earth and impregnate Stephen Colbert's mother, Lorna Colbert. Thus Stephen Colbert Jr was given immortality and extreme coolnes much like his legendary father.

The Coming of the mighty McQueenEdit

After God created the world in six days many leftwing nuts thought that he rested on the seventh. Far from it. On that holiest of holy days he took everything that was cool (from Miles Davis to Joe Camel) and breathed life into it. This infant spirit of truthy cool was implanted on the earth. It took five women three days to finally give birth to the right hand man of god himself, Steve McQueen.

From then on out, McQueen would uphold the law of the land using nothing but his gut, his inherent truthiness and one kick-ass motorcycle.

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Not to be confused with Lightning McQueen

McQueen is considered to be the enforcer of God's rules and regulations. Unlike his favored son, Stephen, McQueen simply beats the bejesus out of the pinko liberals. He rides upon a holy bike stolen from the nazis and destroys all enemies of Stephen Colbert. It is written in the scriptures that one day McQueen will come and smite all those who oppose the Colbert Report. He is known as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse as well (the others being Kojak, Charles Bronson, and Billy Dee Williams.)

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Watermelon Mallow Cookies

I can't believe that it's September! I totally meant to post these cookies weeks and weeks ago. Why? Watermelon screams summer. Watermelon does not say "pumpkin spice latte," "cozy sweaters" or "chilly evenings." Sorry, I have a good reason! I'll be sharing more on that later. For now...

Check out these cute cookies!  So adorable!

I had this image in my mind at the beginning of the summer. I was dreaming of a watermelon mallomar with cute black seeds and bright green cookie. After two weeks of searching for candy coated seeds, I gave up and stopped by my favorite NYC baking shop and picked up these black sugar pearls. And hot pink sanding sugar. So Pink!

These cookies are just a new take on my traditional mallomar cookie. Now, I know they aren't a true mallomar, since they aren't coated in chocolate (FYI, I can't wait until the classic mallomars hit the grocery shelves soon!!!). I decided last year that I didn't like to coat my flavored cookies in chocolate. Why? They just taste like chocolate! The flavor of the marshmallow is so subtle, the chocolate flavor just overpowers the marshmallowy flavor.

So, if you aren't sick of summer yet (if you are... seriously? Summer is awesome), give these cookies a try! You will most likely need to pick up some things at the store or online (i.e. - Watermelon candy oil, pink sanding sugar, bright green food coloring & black sugar pearls). Have fun making these, they're super fun!

Once Year Ago: Sour Apple Fruit Chews
Two Years Ago: Homemade Coconut milk & Thai Chili Sauce
Three Years Ago: Italian Sweet & Sour Chicken
Four Years Ago: Chilled Asparagus Salad

Watermelon Mallomars
A Wilde Original

Warning, these cookies will make your entire house smell like watermelon. But not real watermelon. Candy watermelon! If you don't like the flavor of a watermelon Jolly Rancher, these cookies might not be for you. I was toying with the idea of making the marshmallow out of watermelon juice, but didn't think the flavor would be powerful enough to shine through the sugar. Maybe that's a plan for next summer!

Almond Cookies

I used the French almond sugar cookie recipe that I always use for mallomars. Follow the recipe in this link and just add some green food coloring at the end of the dough mixing. Roll it out just like in that recipe and you're good to go! Let the cookies cool before adding the marshmallow and decorating.

Watermelon marshmallow
Adapted from Marshmallows

For the gelatin bloom
1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons cold water
1 dram watermelon candy oil (Use the concentrated stuff)
3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin (I use Knox powdered gelatin)

For the sugar syrup
3/4 cup water
1 1/4 cups corn syrup
pinch kosher salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

For the mallomars
1 cup small hot pink sanding sugar

In a small bowl, whisk together water and birthday cake flavoring.  Add gelatin and whisk until smooth.  Let sit while you prepare the sugar syrup.

In a 4-quart pot, combine all four ingredients for the sugar syrup.  Bring to a boil and cover with a lid.  Let boil for 2 minutes (this will wash down any sugar crystals from the walls of the pot).  Uncover the pot and clip on your candy thermometer.  Heat to 250 F.  Remove from heat and add bloomed gelatin.  Whisk until the gelatin is incorporated.

Pour mixture into the bowl of your stand mixer and turn it up!  Beat the sugar mixture on high for 10 minutes, until bright white and fluffy.  Transfer marshmallow batter to a piping bag with a 1-cm tip.

Pipe blobs of marshmallow onto the cooled cookie rounds.  Let marshmallow set for 30 minutes. Add three or four black sugar pearls and dunk in sanding sugar.  Be sure all the marshmallow is coated in sugar, this will keep them from sticking to each other.  Revel in your work, they are so adorable!!!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

CTB 2014 - The Sono Baking Company Cookbook

What is the best thing about summer? Is it the lazy days spent at the beach? Maybe the long nights huddled around a campfire? Is it the picnics spent with family or brunches spent with friends?

Nope, it's not any of those things. It's fruit.

Plain and simple, summer is all about the fruit to me. I can do most of those other things at any time of the year. There are always beaches and brunches, but fresh and local produce is something that you can only get now. I've been stocking my counter with all sorts of stone fruits and berries since I saw the first white peaches at Trader Joes.

I like to make simple desserts during the summer with fresh flavors. I made this peach and raspberry crumble into single serve portions so that I could grab one from the fridge, pop it in the microwave and have a personal dessert. The boyfriend tells me that fruit doesn't belong in dessert, so I had this entire recipe to myself! He doesn't know what he's missing out on.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Summertime Salad

One of my favorite thing to to during the summer is to make vegetable slaws. I'll put together the ingredients on Sunday and toss the dressing with the veggies when I'm ready to eat. This brocolli slaw is my absolute favorite thing to make in the summer.

Normally, I hate raw broccoli. It just tastes dry and boring to me. When mixed with slivered almonds and dried cranberries, broccoli becomes so much more delicious. This is the only reason I ever have mayonnaise in my house.

If you are heading to a pot luck picnic, having a quiet dinner at home, or want something to eat at midnight, make this recipe. It barely takes any time at all to prepare and lasts for at least five days in the fridge. Well, it will last for five days, but I doubt it will stick around that long. I've been known to eat a big bowl of this stuff for lunch.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

CTB 2014 - The Little Paris Kitchen

I can't believe that we are already in the final days of July! Where has this summer gone? Last summer was so different from this one. I was unemployed, enjoying a summer of job hunting and severance checks. Each day was long and filled with 6-mile runs, trips to Manhattan and working on my blogs.

This summer I'm working at a new company, traveling constantly and rarely getting into the kitchen. I'm so far behind on my 2014 challenge, I'll have to make something from two cookbooks each day just to make it by the end of the year!

In an effort to make a little headway on my Cook the Books challenge, I made dinner from three different cookbooks last week.  Today, we start off with the side dish - Asperges a la Parisienne from Rachel Khoo.

I first saw Rachel Khoo, on The Cooking Channel, years ago. Her simple and elegant way in the kitchen made me want to pick up, move to Paris, and cook in a tiny kitchen too. When I saw that she had a cookbook out, I knew I just had to have it.  The pages are filled with very simple and beautiful French recipes and some of the most pretty pictures around. She has a new cookbook out - "Sweet and Savory Pates." I'm tempted to pick it up, since this first book has been so perfect. Though I'm not sure how much pate I need in my life!

If you are looking for a simple and semi-light side dish for your dinner this week, pick up some asparagus and heavy cream. You probably already have most of the ingredients in your pantry!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Buffalo Summer

It's summertime! I'm just a few hours away from boarding a plane and flying home for a visit! I tend to go home to see my parents twice a year, Christmas and summer. That way I get to see both of the Buffalo seasons, winter and July.

Well, that's how the old joke goes. I'm more in the camp that Buffalo has four distinct, yet unequal seasons.

Fall starts rolling in immediately after Labor day. In mid-September, the leaves start to turn and the sweaters and jeans quickly reappear. I think it's Fall that WNYers live for. I always loved Fall because it meant going back to school. But then again, I'm a nerd and totally loved school. Feel free to make fun of me.

Yes, winter is long and snowy, but you'll rarely hear a local complain about it. "What is winter without snow?", they will tell you. I remember several Christmas eves, driving through blinding snow to get to my grams house.

Spring is rainy and cool and it tends to last from early May until mid June. It gives you plenty of time to plant your gardens and clean up from the winter mess.

Summer pops it's head in around early July and brings sticky, hot weather. We didn't have air conditioning in my childhood home. I was only ever upset about it for one or two weeks a year. You don't get 100 degree days in Buffalo, but humidity will make you wish you had a cold drink in your hand all day.

One easy way to tell that it was summer in my childhood home? Check the freezer for ice cream. If it was summer, there was a solid shelf of Perry's ice cream. If it wasn't summer, there was probably just half a shelf. My dad seriously loves Perry's ice cream. (Remember, I took him to the Perry's ice cream factory last year? It was his birthday present, he loved it.)

You might remember that I'm lucky enough to be a Perry's Inside Taster! This means that once or twice a year, then send me ice cream! This is super important these days, because my Wegmans in New Jersey have stopped carrying the brand! (Worse day ever) This summer, I received a large box of dry ice and three containers of Perry's. Three containers of ice cream that were all destined for something different.

First, the French Roast Coffee. I never saw this ice cream. The package arrived and I put the containers in the fridge. I left for a conference. When I came home, the ice cream was no longer in the fridge. The boyfriend may or may not have eaten the entire container of ice cream himself. He wouldn't fess up.

Next, Otto's Cupcake. I saw this ice cream a few months back, during Sweet 16 basketball time. It's chocolate ice cream, with pieces of chocolate cake and orange frosting swirled in. Let me be clear though, the frosting swirl is orange in color, not orange in flavor. My dad and I both had some and discussed this point for a good five minutes. We were both expecting orange flavor because we didn't read the box before we ate it. This ice cream was tasty.

Finally, All Natural Dark Chocolate. This ice cream made its way into those ice cream sandwiches you see above. I was inspired by these brownie ice cream sandwiches from Smitten Kitchen.

I knew that I still had a container of chocolate Perry's in the freezer and thought nothing would pair better with the ice cream, than peanut butter. I whipped up a batch of my favorite peanut butter bars, divided the batter in two and sandwiched almost the entire container of ice cream between the two slabs of peanut butter bar. The boyfriend thinks my ice cream to cookie ratio is off. He's just crazy, these ice cream sandwiches are amazing.  Give them a try! Or come over, I have a whole pan of them to share!

Friday, February 25, 2011

S’mores Cupcakes

I don’t know about everyone else, but these are the facts of my life. Once I moved out of the house, my parents got all sorts of cool toys. I’m not saying that I was a deprived child (other than my sad cable tv-less existence), I had plenty of things to fill my childhood days with fun. I played the flute and my parents bought me a fancy flute with open keys. I still have it and think about trying to play it once and a while. I was a baton twirler and went to competitions all over the country. My trophies are still in residence at the Wilde parent household. My brother and I spent summers camping out in the backyard and riding our bikes along the creek.

Look at that chocolate ooze!

What I’m talking about are the cool toys that would have made our childhood even more carefree. It started slowly, with the John Deere. Johnnie showed up when I was in College and he was my dad’s new best friend. They would ride around the lawn in the summer and plow clean canyons in the snow in the winter. What Johnnie didn’t know, was that he was taking someone’s place. He was replacing my brother and I, Johnnie didn’t complain when he had to plow two feet of snow from a very long drive-way. Dad just had to feed Johnnie some gasoline and away he went to chew up the snow or grass.

Then came the boat, the hot tub, the air conditioning. The current toy that I’m totally jealous of is a fire pit. I think that is what I was thinking of when I threw together this recipe. Spring is coming soon, I can feel it trying to sneak up on winter, and spring is when the fire pit comes out. My dad gathers the firewood, the dog breaks up sticks to make kindling and my mom gets the marshmallows. Sounds like a great evening and I don’t think my apartment building would go for one in my unit.

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Naturopathic Medicine

In the past 30 years, we’ve seen an increase in consumer demand for safe, effective, and affordable healthcare. Research on healthcare trends show that people desire a less invasive, more natural approach to health. Patients want the time and the space to discuss their individual needs and goals during an appointment with their doctor. Collaboration between practitioner and patient is essential to this new model of healthcare, and naturopathic medicine has emerged as the healthcare system best suited to meet the demands of the modern patient.

Naturopathic medicine is different than conventional medicine in that it always looks to treat the underlying cause of imbalance. For instance, within the conventional medical model, pharmaceuticals are designed to control symptoms. Diuretics may be given for hypertension, or statins for high cholesterol. These medications are, without a doubt, immensely valuable. They can save lives, and they serve an important purpose in modern healthcare. However, though taking a pill can lesson a symptom, the underlying issue that caused the symptom is often left unaddressed. When symptoms are covered up with medication the condition is simply masked and the body’s cry for help is ignored. Over time this can cause symptoms of imbalance in other areas of the body.

Naturopathic doctors understand that symptoms can be uncomfortable, and in worse case scenarios, life threatening. Naturopathic doctors are versed in the appropriate use of conventional and alternative methods to facilitate the body’s innate healing response – they are fully able to provide palliative support to ensure a safe and comfortable journey to greater health.

Put simply, what sets naturopathy apart is that the practitioner is always looking to take health beyond symptom management.  At Wildwood, our naturopath will consider all factors that influence health, including mind, body, spirit, and community. When needed, she can order and interpret screening blood work and specialized tests. With her expansive knowledge of clinical nutrition, Chinese or Western botanicals, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle counseling, our naturopath will help you reach and sustain your personal health goals.

Sasha Rose // Renee Lang  // Naturopathic Intake Form

Acupuncture is an ancient healing art with modern applications.

Acupuncture has been practiced for over 2,000 years under the philosophy that all disease stems from an “imbalance of energy.” An imbalance of energy is simply another way to describe disruption of equilibrium. Factors such as stress, poor nutrition, poor sleep, weather, genetics, infections, environmental toxins, lack of community, and trauma can disrupt this equilibrium. Though acupuncture is best known for pain relief, the focus of a treatment always includes overall well-being.

Using sterile, stainless steel needles, acupuncture is one way to regulate imbalance. When the body functions correctly, symptoms improve and an overall sense of wellness results. The experience of acupuncture should be pleasant; the majority of patients fall asleep once the points are placed. In other words, it doesn’t hurt!

Acupuncture is one of the most studied forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and can play an important role in a comprehensive approach to health and healing. Many high-quality randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) have proven acupuncture’s effectiveness for many common conditions, including back pain, menopausal hot flashes, migraine, tension-type headache, chronic daily headache, infertility, and labor induction.

Sasha Rose // Daniel Katz // Acupuncture Intake Form

Physical Therapy

WW_PTPhysical Therapy at Wildwood is focused on manual therapy, proper postural alignment and enhancement of overall function of the body.

A common complaint of conventional physical therapy is that treatment focuses only on the injured part and ignores the whole person. At Wildwood, we understand that each person is unique and that treatment must involve the whole person.

Our focus is not only on resolving imbalance but understanding how we can prevent its recurrence.  Our patients learn how they can enhance function, eliminate pain, and help the body to become stronger naturally.

Daniel Katz // Allison Curran // Physical Therapy Intake Form

Integrative Oncology

Everyone diagnosed with cancer is unique; no two people or two cancers are alike. A person is not a statistic or a disease but rather a whole being deserving of compassionate and comprehensive care. Integrative oncology care fills a considerable need in the fight against cancer and the preservation of an individual’s quality of life.

Dr. Renee Lang provides expert naturopathic consultations as a complement to conventional cancer treatment. She relies on both empirical and experimental evidence to inform her recommendations and to ensure their safety. Dr. Lang is a naturopathic doctor, not an oncologist, and so is unable to prescribe chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or perform surgeries. Therefore, she strongly encourages individuals to be under the care of a medical oncologist who is able to provide conventional treatment and monitoring of the cancer.

The majority of oncologists do not receive training in the safe and effective use of natural therapies. Dr. Lang, board-certified in naturopathic oncology, and well-versed in the available research concerning concomitant use of natural and conventional agents, provides this expertise. The integration of naturopathic care with conventional cancer treatment provides multiple benefits to individuals.

Goals of Integrative Oncology

  • Cancer Prevention
  • Reduction of chemotherapy and radiation side effects (i.e. mouth sores, taste changes, fatigue, neuropathy, nausea, etc.)
  • Nutritional support
  • Immune system support
  • Pre- / Post-surgical support
  • Generally improved quality of life
  • Reduce risk of recurrence

You are the most important person in your healing process. No one else can make healthy choices for you. Naturopathic medicine does not work in spite of you, but because of you. Learning and applying healthy diet and lifestyle choices in your daily life are the most important and effective tools for maintaining and achieving optimal health.

Therapeutic Modalities

Integrative oncology employs nutritional and dietary counseling with herbs, nutritional supplements, and homeopathy to achieve desired health goals. Although still lagging behind conventional treatments, scientific evidence exists supporting the use and efficacy of natural agents in the setting of cancer. Dr. Lang incorporates this data with her clinical expertise when providing recommendations to clients.

Renee Lang // Oncology Intake Form

Herbal Formulas

Herbal medicine can be a powerful adjunctive therapy for internal imbalances and external injuries. At Wildwood, our seasoned herbalists practice various types of plant-based medicines, including Chinese herbal medicine, Western herbalism, and homeopathy. When designing or choosing a formula, herbs or remedies with specific properties are combined into a formula that is personalized for your set of symptoms.

Though we use herbs frequently in our treatments, we understand that this approach is not for everyone. Our practitioners are educated about the potential herb-drug interactions and are able to suggest alternatives (such as food-based medicine) if herbs are not right for your circumstances.

In order to assure that we are providing the safest, highest quality, clinically efficacious herbal products, Wildwood only uses products from reputable suppliers who adhere to strict standards of quality control and manufacturing. By supporting farmers that follow Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), we do our best to ensure that the herbs that we are using are sourced in an ethical and sustainable way.

Sasha Rose // Daniel Katz // Lauren Breau

Danielle offers a therapeutic massage using Swedish techniques. She can customize your session to provide attention to the areas you need released the most, or give a whole body massage. Danielle occasionally integrates tools originated from Chinese medicine such as cupping, moxibustion and Gua Sha scraping.

Swedish massage is the most commonly offered and best known type of massage developed in the 18th century in Sweden. A Swedish man, Per Henrik Ling, developed Swedish massage and introduced it into the U.S. in 1858. Swedish massage is used to improve circulation, ease muscle tension, promote relaxation, improve flexibility, and rids the body of waste products. It can be slow and gentle or more vigorous depending on what the therapist is trying to be accomplished.

Danielle Beaulieu // Massage Intake Form


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Willow Beach Field Naturalists meet on the last Friday of every month from September to May (except for the month of December).

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Friday, January 27, 2017, 7:30 p.m. - General Meeting, Cobourg Public Library
Speaker: Dr. Mark Williamson
Topic: Snow, Sleds and Solitude – Crossing Algonquin Park and Iceland in Winter

Mark is a professor at Fleming College and part-time instructor at Trent University. After years of teaching students about climate change and the value of experiential education he decided to go and see for himself, completing the first documented, unsupported winter crossing of Algonquin Park on foot, followed by an expedition across Vatnajokull in Iceland, the third largest glacier in the world.

Sunday, January 29, 2017 - Birding Outing to Amherst Island
Leader: Katsu Sakuma

Search the island for owls, hawks, waterfowl, finches and other winter birds. Meet at Hwy. 45 car pool lot at 7:45 a.m. or at Amherst Island ferry dock in Millhaven to catch the 9:30 a.m. ferry. We will have to leave Hwy. 45 at 7:45 a.m. sharp in order to catch the ferry. Fare is $9.00 per car, so carpooling is encouraged. Bring food, water, binoculars and spotting scopes, and dress warmly.

Friday, December 2, 2016, 7:30 p.m. (This is the “November” meeting) - General meeting at Cobourg Public Library.
Speaker: Phill Holder
Topic: Biodiversity Research at Thickson's Woods and the Forgotten Pollinators

932 species of moths (so far) have been found in less than 20 acres in the south end of Whitby. Phill will share some amazing photographs, and talk about what this program has taught him about biodiversity at Thickson’s Woods Land Trust. The moths are studied by catching and releasing the insects. They are not collected.

Nature and Bird-Sighting Walk - November 18, 2016

Elizabeth Kellogg and Karen Drew are leading a group of students (and maybe some staff) from Cobourg Collegiate Institute (CCI) through the track area and Donegan Park, down to the foot of D’Arcy Street at the lake to do a nature/bird-sighting walk. Anyone willing to join us and bring along a scope for lakefront viewing would be very much appreciated. This is taking place this Friday, November 18 at 2:45 p.m. We will be departing from the track area. Meet us there or at the beach at D’Arcy.

Karen’s home phone is: 905-342-2904, and home email is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Karen's email at work (at CCI) during the daytime is: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2016
Time: Doors open at 7:00 p.m., the presentation begins at 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Keeler Centre, 80 Division Street, Colborne, ON
Speaker: Don Sutherland, Zoologist with MNRF and NHIC
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Football Player

This is similar to the previous post but more so inspired by the concept workshop I went to over 2 weeks ago...

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Moto GP Time Trial

I attended a workshop during the beginning of the month and decided to try out a technique using an old sketch. First, I did a gray scale over the sketch. After that, I did a new layer and turned that layer into a linear light layer. I say it was a good practice


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Sunday, February 16th 2014

Camels in the Ancient Near East

  • STATE OF EXISTENCE: Foggy again

CamelI really hadn't intended to write about camels. But since the topic keeps coming up, I feel that I need to state my observations on this issue (or, really non-issue). The difficulty is that it's hard to respond to something when there's really nothing to respond to, which is usually the case with an argument from silence.

Recently a National Geographic article by the Israeli journalist Mairav Zonszein has called the public's attention to the fact that archaeologists have discovered evidence of domesticated camels in the Aravah valley. This area runs along the southern part of the north-south border between Israel and Jordan. The discovery shows that the valley had been a source of copper from the 14th century into the 9th. In keeping with standard practice, the archaeologists worked through various levels of accumulated debris. They discovered that the first few levels they excavated (representing a more recent period of time) contained remnants of camels that, judging by the condition of their bones, were used to carry heavy loads of copper. But once they dug deeper than that (to more ancient times), there was no evidence of camels. More specifically, the camels first appear in the time frame between 930 and 900 BC; they remain until the mining ceased in that area about a century later.

The article does more than report this discovery. Please keep in mind that what follows was not a part of the archaeological data. Zonszein clarifies that "the biblical angle wasn't the focus of the recent research, though, just an after-the-fact observation." It would have been better if he had said, "an after-the-fact interpretation." He believes that this find constitutes evidence that domesticated camels did not exist in the Levant prior to the late 10th century BC. And thereby it raises questions that impact the veracity of the Bible.

While there are conflicting theories about when the Bible was composed, the recent research suggests it was written much later than the events it describes. This supports earlier studies that have challenged the Bible's veracity as a historic document.

The discrepancy that Zonszein and like-minded folks see is that camels are mentioned in the Bible in conjunction with events that are supposed to have occurred much earlier. He cites Genesis 24:11, which reads, "He made the camels kneel beside a well of water outside the town at evening. This was the time when the women went out to draw water."  (HCSB)The person referred to is Abraham's servant who had been sent out by his master to find a wife for Isaac. But Abraham lived much earlier than the tenth century, and, since camels were not known until then, the account could not have been written any earlier. Zonszein states:

Historians believe these stories took place between 2000 and 1500 B.C., based on clues such as passages from Genesis, archaeological information from the site of the great Sumerian city of Ur (located in modern Iraq), and an archive of clay tablets found at the site of Mari (in modern Syria).

Please note that Zonszein is primarily addressing the dates of the Bible's composition; he appears to accept the historicity of the patriarchs to some extent. But in his view the mention of camels in the context of Abraham's life constitutes an anachronism, and thus the truthfulness of the account as it is given in the Bible is also in doubt. Assuming that there was a "real" Abraham, he could not have kept camels.

Zonszein relates a theory on how camels first came to the Levant. Apparently they had been in use in Arabia and Egypt prior to that time. The appearance of camels at the mining site fits right around the time that Pharaoh Sheshonq I (Shishak in the Bible) invaded the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, destroying 41 towns and despoiling Solomon's treasure in Jerusalem. The article speculates: "After Egypt conquered the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, it may have reorganized the copper business and introduced camels as a more efficient means of transport than the donkeys and mules used previously." Once camels had been employed in the copper mines, their use spread rapidly, making significant contributions to the economy and culture of the Hebrews.

Herewith my responses, starting with some minor observations and moving on to hopefully more significant points:

  • From the information given, there certainly seems to be no good reason to doubt that camels were first used in the Aravah valley no earlier than ca. 930 BC.
  • It just struck me that NG is stating dates in terms of BC, rather than the contrived BCE. How refreshing!
  • A date around 2100 BC for Abraham is just as supported by the sources Zonszein mentions as the later ones. It has the additional advantage of coinciding with the chronology we can build on the Bible's own data. Still, in this case, as long as Abraham lived significantly earlier than the tenth century BC, it makes little difference.
  • However, the previous point leads us to the usual problem with this kind of historical criticism of the Bible ("higher criticism"). We find the usual oscillation between accepting the truth of the Bible's historical content and of modifying it. The only record that we have of the Patriarchs is in the Hebrew Bible. So, if we accept that they were historical persons, with what warrant do we decide what particular details in the account are true or false?
  • In this case, the answer to the above question seems to be easy: Archaeology has given us a corrective. But the arbitrariness still persists. We are confronted with the next question: Where does the corrective stop? Can we limit it to the existence of domesticated camels at the time of Abraham, or are we also compelled to be skeptical concerning the entire complex of stories?  In other words, if we cannot have Patriarchs with camels, can we still have Patriarchs without camels?
  • If the biblical content somehow led us to conclude that there were no camels in the Levant prior to, say, the fifth century BC, the finding of camel remains in the tenth century would be a serious challenge to the truth of the biblical account. But the theory promoted in the article goes into the opposite direction. It seeks to demonstrate the non-existence of camels prior to an archaeological confirmed date for the existence of camels. It is an inductive argument to the non-existence of something, which can be extremely weak, as this one is.
  • One cannot base a strong inductive generalization for the earlier absence of domesticated camels in the Near East based on this discovery.
    • Such a generalization suffers from inadequate data. You can think of it as an appeal to silence/ignorance or as a hasty induction. No matter how you construe it, the appearance of camels in the Aravah valley in the 10th century does not make it improbable that domestic camels may have been in use prior to that time, particularly in light of the next sub-point.
    • The negative generalization suffers from a serious case of sample bias. This archaeological site is an ancient mine that apparently was in strong use for a long time. It is exactly the kind of place where one would find a large amount of artifacts of burden-bearing beasts. More specifically, if there are camel bones to be found, this would be one of the first place where one should look. The fact that they show up in this place no earlier than the late tenth century BC is an interesting phenomenon that hopefully will receive more attention, but hardly a sufficient basis for any further assertions that are not the product of speculation.
    • Keep in mind that ultimately archaeology is about what has been found somewhere, not about what was there, let alone what was not there. This principle may seem obviously narrow, but an archaeologist interpreting his finds ignores it at his peril. Archaeology can accumulate enough evidence to substantiate theories, but its conclusions (as in any other scientific enterprise) must be as carefully delimited as possible. Despite the fact that Israel and archaeology may be linked in our minds, there has not been sufficient archaeological work (and possibly never will be) to affirm what will not or cannot be found (other than inanities). Just think of how long it took to run across these ancient camels.
  • The idea of domesticated camels in the Levant in earlier times is not without probability.

Let me quote Sonszein's conclusion:

Archaeological excavations in the Aravah Valley have turned up bones of camels from earlier periods, perhaps even before the start of the Neolithic (about 9,700 B.C.), but those were probably wild animals that ran free, never burdened with the weight of copper ingots on their back.

It is indeed doubtful that camels would have carried massive loads of copper in the neolithic period. But to what extent they ran free is not as obvious. It is not at all clear that in these 8,000 or so years, individuals might not have domesticated camels and used them to carry lighter burdens in other areas.

So, does this issue result in a tie? Are we in a standoff because the critics have not proven that there were no domesticated camels in the area prior to 930 BC, and I have not proven that there were camels earlier than that?

Not at all. The burden of proof lies with the person disputing the veracity of a document. To say that one should not accept the truth of the biblical account until there has been independent archaeological evidence for the existence of camels at the time makes a mockery of historiography. The story of the Patriarchs includes the presence of camels. We accept the historicity of the Patriarch and, unless there is good reason to the contrary, we include the presence of camels alongside them as well. Neither the recent finds in the Aravah valley nor the arguments by Mairav Zonszein constitute sufficient reasons to the contrary. Zonszein has not made his case, and we are free to believe that Abraham's servant took his camels to the well.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Window on Eurasia: Biographies of Russians Now Far Less Predictable, Researchers Say

Paul Goble

            Staunton, September 12 – It is a commonplace to observe that Russia has been much changed over the last 50 years as a result of social and political convulsions, but two Moscow researchers have now focused on the ways in which those dramatic events have affected the life trajectories of various generations.

                According to Alla Tyndik of the Center for the Analysis of Incomes and Standard of Living at the Higher School of Economics and Ekaterina Mitrofanova of that school’s Institute of Demography, the progression of life stages among Russians has changed in major ways ( and summarized at

            On the basis of two surveys involving some 15,000 respondents born between 1930 and 1989, they say that the biographies of Russians have become more diverse with significant changes in the expected order of school, establishing a family, work and pension among different generations.

            In the first half of the 20th century, they say, “the life paths of Russians were more predictable,” with a stable order to the experiences of people. But at century’s end, the changes in Russia meant that younger people have had “more varied life trajectories,” with all the consequences that entails.

            “The life of Russians became less monotonous,” they say, with “new turning points” arising. Work became less tied to a single enterprise, marriage became far from the only “socially acceptable” choice, and people became more willing to consider a future in which they would not have any children at all.

            Because of rising educational requirements, the age at which Russians have entered the workforce has continued to rise. Those born in the 1930s began to work on average at 18.8 years; those born in the 1940s and 1950s at 20.3 years; and those born between 1960 and 1989 only at 21.

            That has consequences for gender roles. Among those entering the workforce before 20, there is little difference between the share of men and women, but later, after finishing their educations, “the chances among women to begin a career are less,” because that time corresponds with the period of beginning a family with the birth of a first child.

            Compared to those born earlier and those born later, Russians born in the 1970s, the researchers say, suffered from unemployment the most frequently. They had a harder time getting a first positon and were more likely to lose that than those from older and younger cohorts.

            Indeed, it is precisely the children of the 1970s who have had the “most varied” lives in which the standard trajectory of the past has been violated. (Those born later have seen a return in many cases to the standard pattern of earlier generations.) And that makes them stand out as far as attitudes and expectations about the future are concerned.

            But intriguingly, the group hit hardest by unemployment during their lives has been not the children of the 1970s but those born just before them at the end of the 1960s.  Of those born in 1969, some 10 percent had had experience with unemployment of less than a year, four percent for a year to two years, and seven percent with more than two years.

            Among the younger groups, the two researchers say, the most typical pattern is “education, work, child, voluntary exit from the workforce, and a return to work. For men, there is the additional element of “army and then work” but “there is no consistent pattern of ‘army and then education,” only “education, army and then work.”

            And for women, after leaving the workforce to take care of a child, a return to work is typical. Becoming homemakers is “a rare thing,” so rare the two demographic researchers say that it isn’t even shown on their graphs.

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CALGARY -- An infant girl from Winnipeg has undergone an experimental transplant procedure in Calgary -- believed to be the first of its kind in Canada.

Nazdana Jan was born with a urea cycle disorder, a genetic disease that causes ammonia to build up in the body.

Doctors at the Alberta Children's Hospital say if left untreated, the disease would lead to brain damage and death.

The best treatment is a liver transplant but Dr. Aneal Khan says it is a very tricky procedure in such a small child.

So Khan, a medical geneticist, and other doctors performed a series of liver cell transplants, with the healthy cells keeping the baby's ammonia levels down.

The aim is to stabilize the baby's ammonia levels until she is big enough for a liver transplant, and Khan says the girl is currently doing so well, she is heading back to Winnipeg this weekend.

"She was really in hospital for only about seven days ... and she's actually been discharged from hospital and being monitored in clinic every few days," Khan said Thursday.

"If you were to look at her, for all intents and purposes, she looks like a normal healthy baby."

Liver cell transplants have only been performed about 20 times around the world, Khan said, mostly in Germany and the United States.

"We give the cells, which are basically a bag of liver cells that are taken from a liver donor, and inject them into a special blood vessel that goes into the liver."

Ammonia is naturally produced in the human body. People with urea cycle disorders have a reduced ability to converting ammonia to urea, which is harmless. The condition is incurable and rare.

About 50 babies are born in Canada each year with the condition, the hospital said.

Baby Nazdana is now being monitored and, because the cell transplant is akin to a full organ transplant, is on anti-rejection drugs.