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California Vets Want To Prescribe Medical Marijuana For Pets

California may allow alternative medicine for pets. As in, California vets want to prescribe medical marijuana for pets.

Tim Kohut

California Vets Want To Prescribe Medical Marijuana For Pets

Medical marijuana has become a widely accepted tool within the health community, and not just within the human sector. Studies have shown that animals, too, can benefit from the healing power of cannabis as well, and it’s now starting to become a viable option for veterinarians to utilize. While most animal doctors have yet to harness the power of cannabis, it appears California vets want to prescribe medical marijuana for pets following a  first-of-its-kind study.

Pot For Pets

Jamie Peyton, a veterinarian at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, has been studying the effects of cannabis on animals over the past few months, with promising results.

The study, which included responses from 1,300 pet owners who have treated their animals with non-psychoactive oils like CBD, found that the effects of the cannabis helped treat anxiety, pain, nausea in their pets.

“This is very similar to medical cannabis usage for humans,” Peyton said in an interview with local newspaper Sacramento Bee.

However, unlike typical medical doctors in California, it is illegal for veterinarians to prescribe cannabis solutions for pets under state law. But this could soon change with a passing of proposed bill AB 2215, which would “protect state-licensed veterinarians from disciplinary action for discussing the use of cannabis on animal patient clients.” The proposed legislation is sponsored by the California Veterinary Medical Association.

Unsurprisingly, the bill has been mired in controversy. Opponents of the bill believe there’s too much risk involved, and a potential marijuana ‘overdose’ could be toxic to pets. Also holding back the bill is marijuana’s lingering Schedule I status, which has made it difficult to attract funding for additional studies.

Not to mention the bill has met some obstacles early on. During a Wednesday meeting, a motion from the California Veterinary Medical Board to support the bill failed after a 4-2 vote. The bill needed five votes to get the recommendation, which will force Assemblymember Ash Kalra, the creator of the legislation, to work with the board in order to secure the fifth vote.

However, optimism remains for the bill to eventually be passed. Supporters argue that there is a need for alternative medication along with additional knowledge on the subject. According to Valerie Fenstermaker, the executive director of the Veterinary Medical Associations, doctors are already receiving inquiries regarding medicinal cannabis for their pets.

“Veterinarians should be making these recommendations, not all these other people,” said Fenstermaker.  “Some veterinarians have expressed that they receive questions daily about this.”

Final Hit: California Vets Want To Prescribe Medical Marijuana For Pets

Being that California is one of the more progressive states when it comes to cannabis, it could only be a matter of time before detractors of AB 2215. Keep in mind, medicinal marijuana was legalized in California back in 1996, and was also met with scrutiny, due to a similar lack of knowledge.

As it stands, there are not many resources for pet owners to learn about the potential benefits of cannabis use. That’s why this bill is so important.

“There is nothing out there for them,” Peyton said. “Right now, they are on their own.”


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This ½-mile long, easy, super-informative tour takes 1:45 and hasn’t a dull moment.

This isn't so much a warning as it is a heads-up. Video and photography is not permitted in the cave. Nor are cell phones, bags, backpacks, purses, food, bottled water, or strollers. Lockers are available for storing such items if you prefer not to leave them in the car. Pets are not allowed in the cave. The cave is at a constant 77 degrees and 99 % humidity, so you probably won't want to wear a coat. This tour is only available from mid-October to mid-April. It is strongly recommended that you reserve your ticket online or by calling the state park as its a popular tourist attraction.

Back in 1974, two young guys by the names of Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts were looking around the Whetstone mountains for a cave that had never been found. A boy, did they! Thinking they were in the Coronado National Forest and not on private property, they kept the cave a secret for a few years. Upon learning, in 1978, that they were actually on private property, they disclosed the cave to the owners, James and Lois Kartchner. In 1988 the state of Arizona purchased the property from the Kartchner's and turned it into a state park.

Having science backgrounds, we are often skeptical of popular cave, boat and geologic tours. We cringe when a docent points out a formation that resembles a cluster of grapes, a formation that supposedly looks like an elephant, or a hillside that matches that of the profile of Abe Lincoln. This tour, however, was far from a Disney-fied spelunking venture.

The tour begins with a 15-minute introduction to the history of the discovery and development of the caverns followed by a brief tram ride past the natural entry (a small sinkhole) to the man-made tunnel into the caverns. The path in the tunnel is wide enough for two, is gently sloped, and is fairly well-light. You go through several doorways as you wind your way into the bowels of the caverns and go from virtually no humidity to a constant 77 degrees and 90 % humidity atmosphere.

Our docent was very knowledgeable, didn’t sound rehearsed, left ample time for questions, seemed passionate about her work, and offered up a few dry lines of pun-humor. She described how the various formations came to be, how they’ve determined their age, why they have different colors, the other non-mineral findings that have been discovered, and how there’s plenty left yet to be uncovered. She also discussed the bats and other life-forms that live in the cave as well as the research that is presently being conducted.

In short, the tour pleased everyone in our group. Definitely well worth the entry fee and time.

    WARNING! Hiking and outdoor related sports can be dangerous. Be responsible and prepare for the trip. Study the area you are entering and plan accordingly. Dress for the current and unexpected weather changes. Take plenty of water. Never go alone. Make an itinerary with your plan(s), route(s), destination(s) and expected return time. Give your itinerary to trusted family and/or friends.

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    From Tucson, take I-10 E to exit 302 and get on AZ-90 South at Benson. Stay on AZ-90 for 9 miles. The state park will be on your right.
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August 26/Ephesians 2

Verse 1 > We were dead spiritually. Our bodies were in control. We were living as the gods of our own universe. We cannot give life. Only God can give life. That is why all the counseling and behavior modification and rehabilitation that the world has to offer doesn’t work. Man needs a heart change, he needs to be born again by the Spirit of Jesus. Only then will there be real change.
Verse 2-3 >Where ever the wind blew that is where we went. The windbag doing the blowing was the devil. He will always blow you in a direction away from God. Whatever is outside of the will of God that is where the devil would have us. The spirit of the devil can only bring death. The Spirit of God brings life. The devil only has power over those who don’t obey God. Disobedience opens the door of our heart to the enemy. When you leave the door of your house open any stray dog, cat, or mouse can come in!

Verse 4 > When we were at our worst God loved us! Mercy is not giving us what we deserve. Grace is giving us what we don’t deserve. Oh what a wonderful Father we have!

Verse 5 > Without God’s love we never would have been drawn to Christ. God changes my heart, he regenerates me and grants me the faith to believe in Jesus. It is his grace that does all this. When I have been regenerated and granted faith I want to run to him. This is him drawing me to himself. This is him choosing me and I say yes. Our salvation is solely the work of God. Our wills are held captive by the our flesh the sinful nature. We do not have the will to come to God on our own. He must do this life changing work in me. We owe God everything. Grace enables us to be all that God designed us to be and to do all that he planned for us to do.

Verse 6 > We are released from the grip of Satan. That grip that would always hold us down so we couldn’t live for the Lord. When we believed in Christ as our Savior, God loosened Satan’s grip on us so we get up and live. We now are above living for Satan. We sit above him in a place of power. Jesus cut the strings that used to attach us to Satan and now we can fly(live) like Jesus meant us to live. We are seated with Christ. He gives us power to defeat Satan and remain free from his grip on us.

1 John 3:8 NLT But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.

Because we have been united with Christ we are seated with him in the heavenlies.  We live here physically but spiritually we carry with us the power of Jesus. We can do the works of Jesus and we can overcome the evil one like Jesus did.
Example: When the president leaves the oval office he isn’t seated  physically in his chair but he still commands the power that goes along with being in that chair.

Verse 7 > If anyone is wondering how loving and kind God is, he can point to us as an example of what he has done in us and what he will do in the inquiring person.

Verse 8 > Believed = faith. Faith is active trust displayed through obedience to God. Noah showed faith in God and  God’s word that a flood was coming, he built the ark. God’s grace enables us to obey!

Verse 9 > There will be no boasting in heaven. The very faith that we have to believe in God comes from God himself. We couldn’t believe on our own becasue we were dead in our sins. Remember salvation is a gift. Gifts are not earned. It is like a birthday gift. Who earns a birthday gift? No one had control over their birth.

Verse 10 > A portrait can’t boast about how great it looks because it was created  by the artist. God is the artist that saved us and made us into what we are. We have nothing to boast about .
Masterpiece or workmanship is from a Greek word that we get our word ‘poem’. With out Christ our lives had no rhyme or reason or purpose. With Christ we have purpose, symmetry, and direction. Instead of a poem with disjounted sentences, our lives are now arranged, they rhyme, and they make sense.

Planned = God went ahead of us to prepare the way for us to do good things. Oriental people would go ahead of their king to remove the rocks and level the road so the king could travel with ease and in comfort. We are such a treasure to God that he leads us out like kings! Talk about Grace and Mercy!
Philippians 4:13 (NLT) — 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Verse 11 > We are usually concerned about making changes to our bodies, lose weight, get in shape, cosmetic surgery, tatoos, clothes etc. God is concerned about changing our hearts. Oh that we would be more concerned about the condition of our hearts  than our bodies. If we spent as much time on spiritual health as we do on bodily health we would change our world. Humility would replace pride. We would be a pretty special people to be around.
Verse 12 > Apart from Christ means no God and no hope. Never forget what life was like before Christ. No hope, no future, no peace. You were in trouble. Aah but no more, we have Jesus!
Be Inspired Hilltop!

  1. Mark Gundersen says:

    Starting in verse 11 Paul discusses how the gentiles were separated from God but through the cross both Jews and gentiles have access to God. The law created a separation that divided people as circumcised and uncircumcised.The cross divides the earthly man , under the law or separated from the law, from the Spiritual man who is under grace. We are now one people under Jesus and under God through the cross and the work of the Holy Spitit.


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Medieval Times in Lyndhurst N,J, is currently seeking to employ energetic, athletic, self motivated individuals for the squire position. If you are interested in becoming a Knight you must begin as a squire. Moving into the knight position is based on you and your effort at becoming proficient in the art of, horseback riding and sworfighting, All of which will be taught to you by us. Good luck hope to hear from you soon.

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NameSexFatherMotherBirth Date
Morris, Billingr LeonardMJoseph Edward MorrisSarah Ellen Billings19 Oct 1919
Morris, Mary JoFJoe E. MorrisSarah E. Billings17 Aug 1910
Morris, Mildred Kay JosephineFJoseph Edward MorrisSarah Ellen Billings17 Nov 1915
Morris, Ruby MayFJoe E. MorrisSarah E. Billings14 Jan 1906

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Morris, Joe Edward9 Sep 187211 Nov 1937Mount HopeMarried to Sarah Ellen - Father

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Why I Write

When I was in college studying literature and writing, my mom suggested I watch Dead Poets Society, the brilliant Oscar-awarded movie featuring Robin Williams as a university literature professor inspiring his students to love literature. Recently one of my Facebook friends posted the following quote:

“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits, and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”

I am in the middle of living out the first part of the quote. I’m a Communication Specialist for a natural gas company. I work among engineers and talk about gas pipes and construction routes. I know that, while I want to publish novels about fantasy, animals, finance, and government, I am living my best life by doing what I’m meant to do at the moment: staying with my parents; paying off my college debt; spending quality time with my brother, sister-in-law, and friends; and enjoying the fruits of my bountiful Minneapolis job.

But my mind lately has been nudging me toward the second part of the quote. Why did I choose a bachelor’s degree in English Literature & Writing to master my novel writing, only to choose a job in professional writing? The answer is necessity. One has to make decisions based on what they know now. That’s what my parents taught me. To back this wisdom, I remember a powerful quote from Becoming Jane, another one of my favorite movies, in which Jane Austen’s father says to Jane, “Nothing destroys family like poverty.”

Far from being poor, I took the sensible decisions. I took out student loans and procured scholarships to afford my degree. I’m living with my parents to lower my expenses and am enjoying the fruits of well-balanced decisions.

But since my mind has remained on the second part of the quote, I satiated myself by going to a Young People’s Literature conference at the University of Minnesota this past Wednesday, April 4. The authors on the Q&A panel were M. T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, David Barclay Moore, and Nicola Yoon, all of whom were either middle-grade or young adult novelists with awards or film adaptations. (Below is their picture with the authors from left to right.) They spoke on the subjects of writing for children as adults, battling writers’ block, avoiding any sugar-coating of children’s stories, portraying truth explicitly and implicitly, and writing issue vs. non-issue books.

My heart was billowing that night when I heard my favorite middle-grade novelist, Kate DiCamillo, read from her The Tiger Rising novel and spoke about the encouragement she received from her university professor, who helped inspire her full-time writing career. When the Q&A panel was finished, I raced to be the second person in line for her book signing. Although I had no book with me, I told her it was a delight to hear her speak and that I was a fan of her writing since I was nine. My heart was thumping from delight. She shook my hand, thanked me, and said it was a pleasure speaking that night. When I took my phone to text my parents, my hands were shaking.

Since then, I’ve kept my mind in a state of awe for the literary life. When I picture myself as a mature writer, I think of what rhythm I’d have. I’d be sitting in my living room with my laptop on the couch, a mug of tea on my coffee table, and a printed draft of my manuscript for reference. My goals are as follows: to revise my manuscript, compile a list of literary agents, and query my manuscript to agents, per the advice of blogger Jackie Lea Sommers, a graduate from my alma mater. In her blog, Sommers teachers her readers what to expect when publishing a novel. (If you’re interested, go read her blog here.)

The more I read about the daily lives of writers, the realistic challenges they face, and the typical results of publishing with traditional companies, the more excited I become. This is my dream laid out before me in black and white. I’m taking it one step at a time.

My advice to you, readers, is to follow your heart. I’m taking the sensible and passionate routes of keeping my dreams alive while fulfilling my basic daily needs. I believe you can do the same.

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Fun Was Had By All!

We had a great dinner with our new friends, Andrea and Don last night. Scott and I cooked dinner and Andrea made a Chocolate Cocoanut cheesecake. We went to the market yesterday and got everything we needed to make lot’s of yummy food. We decided we would do a lomo de cerdo (Pork tenderloin) with Papas asadas ( roasted potatoes) and sandia gezpatcho ( watermelon gezpatcho) but first we thought we’d make Scott’s yummy Bruchetta. We had such a good time cooking again , it’s been such a long time. Plus it’s a great adventure to find all the things we needed . Learning how to use my translator app on my phone! I know, you thought I was doing so good! Not so much…but I’m doing good at using my app, for sure! Next week we start our intensive spanish school. I’ll keep you posted on my “actual’ spanish skills, when I finally start being able to actually speak and understand a bit of what’s going on around me. (insert eye-roll here!) .

Andrea and Don have a beautiful home , as I’ve written about already. They run a B & B Called “Boquete Guesthouse”. They have a web sight ( and you can also find them on Air B&B. They’re place is very popular and they seem to be getting very booked up. Andrea really enjoys meeting new people and she and Don are very friendly hosts. She makes a mean Espresso Martini, my kind O’ girl, for sure! They have a really amazing view of the canyon and of the mountains surrounding them, and when the weather is clear you can see all the way to the Pacific Ocean, it’s truly a spectacular setting. Last night we sat outside on their covered patio to enjoy our delicious dinner. They had candles and the climate here in Boquete allows year-round outdoor dining! Gotta love that! This California girl just loves the Thunder and lightening that adds to the ambiance of the al fresco dinning. You just don’t get that kind of weather in California. Good food, good drinks amazing desert and new friends…Fun was had by all! This Adventure is goin’ just fine! Life is GOOD, in Boquete! Cheers! 🙂

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Life is Good! But it's time for a change, and more adventure! I'd like to share the whole experience of preparing then actually making a reality of expatriating, and moving to a new country. It's an exciting, and slightly scary move full of possibility . I'm looking forward to learning a new language and making new connections with the people who share our spirit of adventure. This blog is my way of continuing my connection with my friends and family in the States. Sooooo here it goes! :)

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  1. Dear Holly,

    I waited to respond to all your great blogs. Great hearing all your news .

    I just got home from my morning with Elizabeth. You got me to the right person. Everything she did with my hair was perfect–thank-you.

    Walked into 184 a couple of days before my appt. just to make sure I was on the book.s. New owner is tearing the salon apart. Think that’s when it really hit me–you are never coming back to 184.
    Know you are happy and that”s what counts but- but I miss you.

    Keep writing–love to hear all about what you are up–Indeed, a different life style.

  2. WOW!! Holly your new friend’s have a beautiful home 🙂 I am sure Scott LOVES their kitchen 🙂 Love the dog whatching Scott 🙂 Love Mom xxoo

  3. It’s so beautiful there! Looks like you picked the right place to me! So much fun! Miss you tons though. 😘

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IRD releases further information – 29 July 2016

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Inland Revenue (IRD) has released a fact sheet on New Zealand’s implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) next year.

Legislative timetable

NZ’s AEOI implementation is still subject to legislative confirmation, with a tax bill expected to be introduced in August and passed by March 2017.

NZ’s implementation of AEOI comes into clearer focus

The fact sheet indicates the design decisions as being:

  • A 1 July 2017 AEOI due diligence start date, with a first reporting period to 31 March 2018. Subsequent reporting periods will be 31 March tax years.
  • Reporting will be due by 30 June each year, aligning with FATCA reporting.
  • The “wider approach” to due diligence will be compulsory but  reporting will be optional. That is, NZ financial institutions will need to identify all non-resident account holders (not just residents of countries that have signed up to AEOI) but can choose to filter the reporting. If reported unfiltered, IRD will filter and exchange only with participating jurisdictions.
  • The rules for reviewing pre-existing accounts and account holders (i.e. accounts in existence prior to 1 July 2017) will broadly mirror the rules under FATCA. There will be a 3 month grace period (to 30 June) to conclude due diligence on pre-existing accounts. These will need to be reported in the return due that day.
  • Inland Revenue will consult on excluded entities and accounts and reportable jurisdictions towards the end of 2016.
  • NZ financial institutions will be able to rely on a “reasonable endeavours” defence to non-compliance with AEOI obligations until 31 March 2019.
  • The penalties regime for AEOI non-compliance will extend beyond NZ financial institutions to also include account holders, controlling persons of account holders, and intermediaries. (It is also proposed this extension will apply for FATCA purposes.)
  • NZ financial institutions will have up to 90 days to obtain a self-certification, where there are practical difficulties obtaining this at the time of account opening (i.e. on “day one”).
  • AEOI due diligence may leverage off Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures, but any specific AEOI requirements will take precedence.

Time to start planning now

The fact sheet clarifies the position on a number of key AEOI design issues, including the “wider approach” to due diligence and reporting periods and timelines. It also notes that while AML procedures can be used, where there are divergences the AEOI rules must be applied. This is likely to result in some duplication.

This should now enable NZ financial institutions to plan their AEOI processes. The proposed legislative timetable is tight. Leaving this until legislation is passed in early 2017 will not be an option to comply with the 1 July start date.

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Our life in GA as we go from a family of five to a family of six!

Somehow I posted an update to my old blog….check it out! 🙂

At Home in Georgia

With more flexibility on Facebook, I have found it easier and quicker to post pictures and quick updates there.  But I also feel now like I have really neglected a very special way to keep memories here on the blog.  So I think it’s time for a photo update.

For one thing…. we are all a bit older….

Another big change is that the older kids are all in school at Hebron Christian Academy, where Carter has taught the past 8 years.  I now work 4 days a week at a Healogics wound clinic in our hospital. And this year, Anna is going to 3-year old pre-k three mornings a week.

And that is the past year and a half in a very small nutshell!!!!!!

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My littlest bug is growing so fast!  She’s 20 months old now!  Image

She loves “helping” me clean and taking care of her babies… she sings to them and wraps them in the dishcloth she has been using to clean the floor, the walls, etc.  😉Image

Learning to Sew

Emma has been wanting me to teach her to sew for a while now. I showed her how to use the sewing machine and follow a simple pattern (VERY simple!), then a friend asked if we’d make beanbags for her Bible club kids. Emma made 8 of them today… it was great practice getting used to sewing nice straight lines and good corners.

October, 2012

Just some fun pictures from today at the park.  Fall is in full swing here in GA and the weather is perfect!

I sent a huge email to our families today and realized it’s been a LONG time since I’d written a blog post.  So I’m being very … lazy?  and uploading the email below so that everyone who wants to can get caught up on what’s going on around here!  I couldn’t get it to just copy here, so I had to upload it as a word document.  I’m sorry about that!  🙂

Just Checking In….

Oh, my… it’s been a long time.  Well…. we’re having lots of fun around here and keeping busy!  I’m hoping to write more and post more pictures soon.  But for now…. from the NutHouse…. Have a great day!  :)

Finally – An Update!

Time for an update!  I can’t believe it’s been almost three months since I posted!

I’m feeling so much better since Anna was born. I felt horrible through most of the pregnancy and I was really starting to wonder if I’d ever feel good again. Now I’m back to doing everything I did before and am so relieved that I have energy and actually feel good.

Carter's 40th birthday!

Earlier this summer

Anna’s almost 3 months old and doing great… she’s such an easy baby. Naps nicely, eats like a little piglet, and smiles and “talks” to everyone (and everyTHING). The older kids love her and don’t seem to be at all jealous. They seem to be old enough to understand that yeah, babies are cute and need a lot of attention, but she loves them and we have enough love for everyone!

Hi, Mama!

About 2 1/2 months old

Garrett is almost 7 and has a little engineer’s mind. Loves math and money and building things. He’ll sit down with illustrated directions and legos or K’Nex and spend HOURS trying to figure them out. He brings them to me if he runs into a problem and I can’t help him because my mind doesn’t work that way at all…he’ll take it back and eventually figure it out! He’s fun and sweet but terribly competitive…. he has to be the winner, in first place, the best, etc. at everything and thinks he is, even when he’s not. Cute and frustrating now, but won’t be at all cute when he’s older. So that’s our main “project” with him! He likes school for the most part, but quite often has better things to do than school, so some days are a bit more interesting than others.

Grandpa and his boy

After helping Daddy refinish the park bench

Emma is a bit of a challenge…. sweet and helpful when she wants to be, and generally miserable when things don’t go her way. I think a lot of it is “Middle Child Syndrome” and being intentional about spending one-on-one time with her does seem to help. I tell her quite often, that if she’ll use her determination and tenacity for good, she could change the world. I pray she’ll realize that it’s better to do the right thing. She loves to swim, and if we had time and money, I’d definitely get her into a swim team because I think she’d love it and be very good at it. She also loves to draw and “design” clothes. She’s doing much better with school this year (it’s not the battle it was last year, thank goodness!), and enjoys spelling and science.

School's not SO bad!

Big sister!

Cassandra is  my helper, with kitchen stuff and baby stuff. One day she decided that Anna wasn’t going to explode or break and since then, she likes to get her dressed and change her diapers and tote her around if I can’t. Sometimes she is a bit too helpful (like going and getting her when she’s fussing… right after I laid her down for a nap… oh, well….).

A few of her favorite things

Even though it's math... she can still find a smile!

She wants to babysit to earn extra money, so she does “supervised babysitting” every chance she gets. She’s babysitting a two year old in our home group that meets 2 Sundays a month, and will get paid for that. Since most of the kids in the group are in the 6-10 year range and are supervised by two babysitters during that time, the 2 year old really needs a dedicated person to help him participate and to keep him occupied when he isn’t interested or can’t do something everyone else does. She plans to take a Red Cross babysitting course next summer.

And that’s our family update in a nutshell!  Hoping to post more often now….

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Screen Goo Systems

Screen Goo is a specially formulated line of acrylic paint products designed specifically for the video projection industry. It allows anyone to transform any smooth paintable surface into a high performance projection screen. Screen Goo paint products are ideal for home theater, commercial, educational or industrial front or rear (2D or 3D) projection applications. It’s inexpensive and costs a fraction of what a fixed mounted screen can cost. It can be painted into any size/shape screen and most applications can be done by users without any special tools or skills, such as me.

Though I had seen Screen Goo at CEDIA before, I was particularly impressed this year by their demo. They had a painted screen with the upper right corner untreated. The difference in the treated verses the untreated area was remarkable.

After seeing many other screen companies at the convention, I was somewhat dismayed by their prices. Some custom screens are in the thousands of dollars! The cost of projectors has certainly come down, but that is not the case for some of the screens. Screen Goo’s high contrast kit came in at under $260. Of course, cost is moot if the product can’t deliver a quality picture. Thus, I became interested in putting the product to the test. Goo Systems offers ten Screen Goo coating products. Front projection users can now choose from a wide variety of different coating combinations for ultimate performance with any projector in any setting. Goo Systems has engineered a rear projection screen coating as well. Since I do not personally own a projector system, I needed a volunteer. In this review, I will be applying Screen Goo in a church auditorium.

Preparation and Application

Before launching into this project, I went to the Screen Goo website and carefully read the detailed instructions that they posted on the proper technique that is needed to provide optimal application. For those of you that do not like to read, a comprehensive video is also provided so you can watch, step by step, and actual application process. There is a correct way…and a wrong way to apply Screen Goo, so following the application method is important for good results. If you have questions before starting this project, the folks at Screen Goo Systems have a hot-line to call and are quite responsive with e-mail as well. After a quick tutorial (I both read and watched the video), felt ready to begin my project.

Eliot Baptist Church (ME) has a congregation of about 600+ people and splits their services into two sessions on any given Sunday. They have a “praise team” made up of singers and band members that lead the congregation in music that is projected on a screen in the front of the auditorium. This allows the congregation to follow along with the words of the music, but leaves the singers on stage facing the back of the auditorium and holding sheet music. Recently, a new projector was installed that beamed the same front firing image onto the back wall for the singers to follow. Unfortunately, without a screen, the image looked washed out on the back wall which was painted in a matte white finish.

The auditorium was moderately well lit, not only with interior lighting, but with outside light coming in through windows that lined the length of the auditorium. Having seen what Screen Goo could do at CEDIA, I knew what needed to be done. After discussing the project with the “powers that be” at the church, I was given the green light to proceed with this project.

Screen Goo Systems sent me a 1000ml high contrast kit which was more than enough for this project. 1000ml will paint a surface of roughly 25 sq. feet. Goo provides a calculator on their website that allows you to carefully select the right amount of Goo for the job and the right amount of contrast you’ll need for your lighting conditions. The kit contained everything I would need for my project with the exception of a ladder and roller brush extension handle. Included in the kit were one paint pan, 2 rollers, painters tape, 1 can of base, 1 can of finish sealer, 1 small foam brush for painting the frame, 1 can of black trim paint, and 1 roll of black velvet tape for the outside edge should you choose not to paint an outside trim.

To determine my screen size, I simply turned on the Sanyo projector and let it display its blue screen. It provided a 4:3 image that was roughly 8 X 6 feet in dimension. While the blue screen was being thrown, I got out my ladder and applied the tape along the outside of the image. The great thing about Goo is that you can completely customize the screen you want, whether 4:3, 16:9 or a custom curve: you decide what you would like.

I know of at least one custom job where an architect painted his entire wall with Goo so that when the projector was off, you could not see the screen area on the wall. Believe me; you get a lot of versatility with this product. Once my screen area had been taped off, I was ready for the application. The first layer I applied was the high contrast reflective coat. The one thing I wished was that the paint cans were more clearly marked as to its contents.

The first coat was called the reflective coat, which confused me for a minute into thinking it was the final coat. Perhaps can #1 and can #2 would have made the choice even easier to get right. This coat had a medium, dark grey appearance to it, which seemed somewhat counter-intuitive at first. When you order this product, be sure to check their website and pick the right Goo for the lighting conditions in the room you plan on using your projector. They provide a contrast chart which allows you to see the amount of contrast (grey) that will eventually end up on your wall.

The brighter the room, the more contrast is needed. When applying the reflective coat, you need to work quickly and methodically. Starting from the left hand side, I applied my first strokes from top to bottom. Goo recommends that you apply two columns and that the rollers “free” end be applied to the left side to avoid leaving streaks caused by too much pressure being applied to one side of the stroke. This allows the columns to be feathered together and have an even amount of reflective base applied. When the first two columns are complete, move onto the next two and so forth. Once the reflective layer is applied, it is recommended that you do not go over it again as this will cause an uneven finish. Because the paint is water based, it will begin to dry quickly (within a few minutes). You will notice that the appearance of the area you just painted looks a bit streaky.

This is normal. As the paint dries, the streaks will diminish over time. Resist the urge to do any touching up as this will give you an uneven reflective base coat.

To expedite the drying process, I used a portable heater/fan. This provided me with some time savings as the drying process for the base coat only took about one hour. The finish coat was applied in the same manner. Though you can sand the reflective coat if needed, it is imperative the finish coat be applied and left untouched. Messing with it once it starts to dry can cause an irregular reflective surface that will degrade the screens performance. The finish coat is also water based and as it dries over time it clarifies and bonds to the reflective base coat. This process can take a few weeks after application is complete, but the screen, for all intensive purposes is ready for immediate use. The final finish coat leaves a very slightly textured appearance which aides in the reflective process. (If you spray Goo onto the wall, the application has a smoother appearance but does not degrade its performance). Because two roller brushes were provided, I did not have to waste time cleaning one and waiting for it to dry. I simply used the second roller on the finish coat. The whole application process from reflective base to finish took me about two and a half hours with drying time included.

Once I was satisfied that the finish coat had time to dry and set up, I removed the painters tape on the outer edges. Since this screen was on the back wall of the auditorium, I chose not to draw additional attention to it by applying a black border. However, in a home theater environment you have the two choices with framing your new screen. Goo provides a small can of black paint that is specially formulated to absorb ambient light.

You can tape the outer edge of your screen and apply it directly, or you can go a bit fancier with a wood frame that you can then paint. Also provided in the kit is a roll of black velvet tape that can be used to frame the screen. This is a nice detail and I appreciate the fact that you get to choose the type of edge application that you want.

I tried to provide you with some pictures of the application process and some detailed shots of the reflective surface. Though difficult to capture in a picture, Goo provided excellent gain with minimal hot-spotting. The screen image looked good from various angles throughout the auditorium and especially good from the front stage, which is approximately 50 feet from the back wall.

All in all, this really was a simple process and I think it provided outstanding results. I do not consider myself to be technically savvy, but this was not a demanding, labor intensive job. Within a few hours, the bare back wall was transformed into a screen that provided a picture that looked wonderful. The high contrast Goo provided a reflected image that had brilliant whites and deep blacks. Colored images had real “pop”.

Over the course of a few days, the grey lightened up a bit and the streaky appearance faded. The real compliments came from several people in the congregation that told me that the screen in the rear of the auditorium looked much better than the one in the front!

My apprehension was that this project might provide a negative or mixed response from others. After all, its not like this was my living room and no one would know if it did not come out right except me.

With the continued drop in prices for front projectors, people can still be dissuaded from buying one due to the high prices of a good quality screen. Though Screen Goo Systems may not be right for everyone, it does provide an inexpensive, flexible, high contrast alternative to a traditional fixed screen. If you have a bare wall, you can have a home theater sized screen in just a few hours of time. There was enough Goo left over from my project to do another screen of comparable size. Use your imagination and make a screen as large as your projector can throw. Put your money into the projector and not into the screen. If you are considering a new front projector for 2011, you might want to consider Screen Goo Systems. I think you’d be pleased with the results.

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Tenorio Volcano National Park

Startling blue waters and waterfalls

If wild and wonderful are your jam, then Tenorio Volcano National Park is a must for your Costa Rica agenda. A spectacular park of baby-blue waters, bubbling mud, dual-toned rivers, gurgling hot springs, and steamy geysers, this is a natural wonderland of volcanic proportions.

While the park’s eponymous volcano is gently active (and fuels the natural hot springs), the real star of the show is Río Celeste, a cerulean-colored river that tumbles into a roaring waterfall.

  • Río Celeste, a baby-blue river with an impressive waterfall almost 100 feet tall. Río Celeste waterfall is an iconic image of Costa Rica, one of the most recognizable--a bit ironic, since Tenorio Volcano National Park and Río Celeste are very rural, infrequently visited (due to location far from any tourist hub), hard to hike, and one of the “best-kept secrets” in Costa Rica.
  • The “Mysteries of Tenorio” trail through the park, which is two miles of intermediate difficulty and can take 4-6 hours, depending on whether you stop for a soak in the hot springs.

  • A blue lagoon, intensely colored, is a very popular attraction, though you can only look--do not touch--due to high chemical concentrations.

  • The teñidero, or dyed waters, are a startling spot where clear and baby-blue waters meet.

  • Volcanic terrain makes for bubbling mud pots, thermal geysers, and fissures where hot, volcanic gases escape. Additionally, there are mineral hot springs.

  • Remote and rural. The area around Tenorio Volcano National Park is extremely rural; the closest “big” towns are Cañas and Upala.

  • Have a local encounter with the campesinos (farmers) who run local restaurants nearby, or try a tour with the Maleku Indian reservation.

At a glance

  • 31,805 acres in size, Tenorio Volcano National Park is roughly three-quarters the size of Washington DC.
  • Established April 27, 1995, Tenorio Volcano is one of Costa Rica’s newest parks.

  • This is one of Costa Rica’s more remote national parks, and services are few: potable water, restrooms, and parking. There are trails through the park, as well as a mirador lookout point. You can order a hearty, filling meal at the park entrance; it will be ready when you finish the hike.

  • The park’s main trail, “The Mysteries of Tenorio,” measures just 2 miles long but is very rustic, and usually takes 4-6 hours to hike. It winds past the waterfall, blue lagoon, Teñidero, and volcanic gases, and can easily make a stop at the hot springs.

Tenorio Volcano National Park is heavily influenced by its Caribbean side. The park receives an average 138 inches of rainfall each year, and is home to rainforest ecosystems, including rainforests classified as high-rain rainforests. Temperatures average 15-23 C (59-75 F).

The park sees year-round rains, although Costa Rica’s dry season (November-April) is a bit dryer, especially on the western (Pacific) side of the park.

Visitors come year-round, although there’s a definite preference for the dry season, when the river (which you’ll have to ford) is calmer. No matter when you visit, aim for a morning visit to decrease your chances of being caught in a rainstorm.

Blue paint water

According to local legend, when God painted the sky, he washed his blue brushes in the Río Celeste river, turning its waters an enchanting shade of turquoise. More scientifically, the color comes from a chemical reaction between volcanic minerals.

Nature and wildlife

Tenorio Volcano National Park receives both Caribbean and Pacific influences--influences that contribute to the park’s diverse ecosystems and climates: low-montane rainforest, tropical rainforest, pre-montane transitional tropical forest, high-rain rainforest, and high-rain premontane forest. Bottom line: The park sees a lush average of 138 inches of annual rainfall!

The park is home to a wide variety of wildlife, among them the puma, jaguarundi, Baird's tapir, collared peccary, white-faced monkey, howler monkey, ocelot, Central American agouti, margay, lowland paca, and tayra; birds including crested guan, turkey vultures, hawks, and sunbittern; and snakes, including the Central American bushmaster, eyelash palm pit vipers, coral snakes, and boas.

Getting there/around

Tenorio Volcano National Park is 122 miles (3.5 hours) northwest of San José and 44 miles (65 minutes) east of Liberia.

Day trips, often labeled Río Celeste, are common from La Fortuna/Arenal. Transit time is about 1.5 hours, one way. For travelers who want to stay a little longer, a handful of lodges (from very rustic to borderline luxury) have cropped up around the park, thanks to the relative popularity of Río Celeste and its waterfall. The lodges offer guided trips within the park.

The primary entrance to Tenorio Volcano National Park is located between Upala and Cañas, 7 miles down a via dirt road.

Contact Info

  • Hours: Entrance from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon-Sun; visitors may remain inside the park until 4 p.m.

  • Entrance cost: $12

  • Phone number: 2206-5369

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If we’re Instagram friends, you may already know that last Halloween I dressed as Divine/Babs Johnson from John Waters’ trashtastic masterpiece ‘Pink Flamingos‘. It was my biggest (pun intended) costume undertaking yet, and Sam and I got some epically fun photos I wanted to share. Since i’m not a total narcissist, I decided to intersperse them with this list of reasons why I am OBSESSED with Divine (and her male counterpart, Glenn Milstead).

The costume took about 2 months to (slowly) put together. I basically accumulated my own reference images and analysed every aspect of the infamous red outfit, and then set to work collecting the necessary items from around the world (mostly; eBay). I made the dress, heavily modified a wig (I’ll post a detailed ‘how to’ eventually), and am SUPER fortunate to have a good friend who is a special effects artist (and my SPFX mentor). Without his bald cap application and (INSANE) paint job, this costume would have been at least 1000% less effective, and I can’t thank him enough for his contribution.

I also padded my hips, butt and belly. To do this, I watched a lot of youtube videos on drag queen padding, but in the end I decided the easiest and most effective way was to rip/cut up an old pillow and use the inside stuffing under 2 pairs of flesh coloured stockings.

So, without further ado;

1. His forehead is shaved with the sole intention of creating a larger canvas for eyeshadow. What’s not to love about that?

2. Glenn Milstead never wanted to be a woman; he was playing a character. (Sidenote: this is a trait shared by one of my favourite ever queen’s from RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bianca Del Rio, who always refers to himself as a ‘he’ even when he’s in drag.) As somebody with a love of acting and performing, I really get off on this notion of creating a character and adhering to it so much so that it becomes an alter ego. In fact, all of my favourite queens do this (Jinx Monsoon, Sharon Needles, Latrice Royale, Milk…) In Pink Flamingos, Divine’s feminity is undeniable… the character’s conviction and integrity; unquestionable. What a character, what a performance!

“Blood does more than turn me on… more than the sight of it, I love the taste of it. The taste of hot, freshly killed blood…”

3. Glenn was an advocate for self-expression and living personal truths. When he began dipping his toes into the Waters (hehe) of drag, he and John were going to drag balls where he was faced with the prejudices of thin and traditionally beautiful queens who wanted to look like “real women”. This was an imitation of the heterosexual world that, they felt, had in many ways oppressed them. So why would he attempt to imitate that? Shouldn’t he just do his own thing? He was fat and obnoxious, so why not have fun with it?!

4. For me, the character of Divine is still an ultimate icon of body positivity and personal confidence, exemplified by her in-your-face sexuality and extreme figure-hugging outfits (amongst other things). In fact, Glenn’s entire career was essentially a rebellion against queer marginalisation.

5. Doing drag in this era would have been BRAVE. For context: there was very little of a gay scene, because homosexuality was still illegal. “It was kinda more fun then” says John Waters – whose frank and subversive views on homosexual culture never cease to amuse and baffle me.

6. Glenn died on the exact day I was born; 7 March 1988. I like to convince myself that I am his reincarnation, but in reality March 7 in the USA would’ve been March 8 in Australia. I could’ve just been soul-less for a day, right?

7. The character of Divine is the basis for Ursula, from The Little Mermaid.

8. People who love Divine (and, I must add, John Waters) are united by a strong bond. A bond that screams “I am a juvenile delinquent” (despite our age) with an anarchist curl of the lip. This love (obsession, to some… *shifty eyes*) is entrance fee to a club that believes in “cinematic terrorism”, shock value with a purpose, and supports the Dreamlanders‘ intentions of rebelling against “suburban small-mindedness”.

“Kill everyone now! Condone first degree murder! Advocate cannibalism! … Filth are my politics! Filth is my life!”

9. I often like to sit and ponder, if Glen had lived, would the show be “Divine’s Drag Race” instead? How about co-hosting, with Mama Ru?!

10. After his success in John Waters’ films, Glenn continued to carve out a magnificent and steadfast career that involved theatre, musicals, comedy shows and DISCO stardom. These shows, no matter the context, always strived to push society’s boundaries of what was artistically acceptable. For example, one performance involved Divine rolling onto stage in a shopping cart full of dead mackerel, which he threw at the audience while screaming obscenities. Make of that what you will.

If you made it to the end of this article, we are already best friends. I think you’ll agree with me when I say: the world deserves bad taste. The world deserves Divine. So, thank you Glenn Milstead. You are the filthiest person alive, even in death.

If you haven’t had enough of a Divine fix, I can highly recommend these documentaries:

I Am Divine & Divine Trash

Are you a fellow Divine and/or John Waters devotee? Have you cosplayed as any of these characters before? Link me please!!

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Paris is the Capital and the most distinguished city in France, it is worldwide famous destination and become tourist top choice and no wonder, the city is filled with art, culture, historical architecture, fashion boutiques, passion and undeniable inspiration for lovers.

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People from all around the world come to experience this combination of complex and simplicity at least once and visit the many amazing attraction the city has such as,

elegant Eiffel tower: the most recognizable monument in Paris that was Built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 it can not be missed .

The Louvre Museum: one of the biggest Museum in the world and the center of the finest art collections and paintings is Often visited by many enthusiastic tourists .

Seine river: is certainly a unique choice that will remark all of your Paris vacations, by having lunch or dinner in the many cruises in the river where the tourist can see all the beautiful attractions and marvelous views that will capture their imaginations

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The accommodation of Paris Hotels is combined with luxury, leisure, style, value and comfort, which gives the honeymooners the opportunities to create sentimental memories.

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There are not so many hotel rooms in Sainte Anne, just 147, still everyone can find an offer to suit his choice. The most common offers in this city are apartments, they count 100 out of 147, and their prevalent location is central district. According to our practice, it is the most profitable to book a hotel in the east of Sainte Anne, as it is the location of the hotels with optimal cost and quality offers along with the cheap hotels. Taking into account the small size of the city, there is no need to dwell hotel reservation on the location: the road to the city center would take less then half an hour, so one can book a hotel in any district of Sainte Anne. The most populated with hotels district of Sainte Anne is the north, 53% of cheap hotel rooms are concentrated here. However, even those who want to live in the south can choose from 4 variants of hotel rooms. Sainte Anne is a truly multifaceted city, here everyone can find a hotel of his choice: a business person, a young couple or a family with little children. The view to city, pool, sea and garden from the hotel room can serve as a pleasant addition to the journey. Apart from all these, hotels in Sainte Anne offer their customers restaurant/cafe, swimming pool, bar and spa. The staff of the most hotels is multilingual: it speaks english, french, spanish and italian. The most appreciated amenities in Sainte Anne hotels are service and location. According to the visitors reviews, hotels in Sainte Anne has great pool, fantastic service and great location. Take a look at our selection of the cheap hotel rooms in Sainte Anne to make a well-informed choice for your reservation!

Sainte Anne hotel prices

The hotel rates in Sainte Anne heavily depend on the season and may significantly change according to the selected date range. The graph below describes changes in Sainte Anne hotel prices throughout the year divided by months. Thus, the lowest prices can be found in August – $104 on average – while the cost of hotel reservation in Sainte Anne goes up and reaches $140 by November. Besides, one can book a hotel in Sainte Anne with a discount and save up to 47% of the price, if doing it 20 days beforehand – that is the period between reservation and check in when our users on average find the best prices. So, if you are interested in booking a cheap hotel in Sainte Anne, take this information into consideration and take a look at the graph below!
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Hotels in Sainte Anne are spread around the city within the distance of 5.9 kilometers, while 67 hotels are located directly in the city center. If you like everything shine and bright, Sainte Anne can offer La Metisse for you, the most expensive hotel. The most popular accommodations in Sainte Anne is La Shana located in a 1.4 kilometers from the city center. The optimal choice for the ones who want to save some money would be Studio Les hauts de Caritan, the really cheap hotel located in the north of Sainte Anne.
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Google Built A Star Trek-Style Communicator Badge Prototype But Quickly Abandoned It

Back in July, we brought you the news of a “real life” Star Trek Communicator that was patterned after the prop used in Star Trek: The Original Series. Produced by The Wand Company, the Communicator is little more than a glorified Bluetooth handset, but it damn sure does look good in the process.

It should come as no surprise that Google engineers are also big fans of Star Trek, and there is likely no bigger fan on campus than Google Chief Software Engineer Amit Singhal. Singhal describes himself as a Trekkie at heart; one that is even able to recite several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation line-for-line from memory. And given his penchant for all things Star Trek, he and his team even went so far as to develop a Bluetooth lapel pin that operated in the same vein as the Communicator used in TNG.

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Google Chief Software Engineer Amit Singhal with a prototype Communicator

Like the Communicator used by Picard, Riker, and Data, Google’s prototype featured a built-in microphone and speaker, and was activated with a single tap. Once activated, Google’s prototype could communicate with Google services using just your voice without having to pull a smartphone out of your pocket. Questions posed to the device would be answered through the onboard speaker, or via a set of headphones.

“I always wanted that pin,” Singhal reminisced. “You just ask it anything and it works. That’s why we were like, ‘Let’s go prototype that and see how it feels.’”

Although Google engineers made a valiant effort to test out its version of the Communicator for an eventual public release, it was shelved to work on more pressing projects. Today, uber-techies can use a smartwatch to perform similar tasks, and we’re assuming that Singhal would prefer that it runs Android Wear.

Google’s love of Star Trek runs deeper than just communicator badges. In case you didn’t already know, Google Voice Search for Android is codenamed “Project Majel” after series creator Gene Roddenberry’s wife, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. Majel provided the voice for computer used on the Enterprise.

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Decoding Our Dreams

Updated on January 13, 2018

“Sleep hath its own world, and a wide realm of wild reality.” - Lord Byron

by Vicki Parker

Dreams are inevitable - they happen whether we wake to remember them or not. And whether remembered or forgotten, they play an important role in the human psyche and in human history. Some of us find dreams fascinating but mostly discount their relevance. Some of us are so intrigued we keep a dream journal but still struggle to understand their meaning. Others may not recall dreaming at all and consider dream psychology hosh posh.

Wherever you fit in the spectrum of dream interpretation, belief or disbelief, your mind is still dreaming. Dreams act as a sort of secret code where the subconscious mind attempts to relay information to the conscious mind. That may be a bit mind-blowing if one believes dreams are actually a by-product of our conscious mind - but in actuality, dreams are merely using subconscious information for another purpose - to communicate something. If this sounds like paranormal activity, perhaps it is. But before we delve into the realm of the subconscious, let's look at a brief history of dreams. If dream research cannot convince you of the credence of dreams, perhaps dream history will. Dreams have been highly regarded throughout history as revelations or prophecies, sources of ingenuity and creativity, or at their minimum, an exploration of our deeper selves – an attempt if-you-will, to connect our subconscious desires, hopes, fears, and beliefs with our conscious self.

The dream of Saint John Damascene - the Virgin attaches his severed right hand. Source: Wikimedia Commons

A History of Important Dreams

Prophecy in Dreams

The Bible has one of the oldest collection of dreams. Joseph was both dreamer and dream interpreter. At the age of 17 he dreamt that he and his brothers were binding sheaves of grain in the field when his sheave suddenly rose and stood while the remaining sheaves bowed down. In a similar dream, Joseph dreamt the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to him. Of course it was many years later, but Joseph became the ruler of Egypt.

Jacob who fled after stealing his brother's birthright, laid down to rest during his flight and dreamt of a stairway on earth reaching the heavens with angels ascending and descending on the stairway. In that dream, God told Jacob that he would be given the land on which he lay along with land spread to the east, west, north and south. The now colloquial term, Jacob's Ladder, was said to signify the exiles of the Jews during Jacob's life, and also, the beginning of Jacob's relationship with God while giving rise to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Perhaps the most famous biblical dream was Pharaoh's dream of 7 good cows, 7 good heads of grain, 7 ugly cows, and 7 worthless heads of grain. Joseph correctly interpreted this dream to indicate there would be 7 years of abundance followed by 7 years of famine. Because the Pharaoh heeded the warning of his unconscious, he was prepared for the actual famine.

The entire book of Revelation was given to John in a dream (although the meaning of his dream is still open to interpretation.) In modern terms, prophecy in dreams is very much alive. Many political figures have dreamed of their own assassinations including Abraham Lincoln and John Williams. Likewise, dreamers have dreamt of the death of others. For instance, Barbara Garwell dreamt of Ronald Reagan and Anwar Sadat being shot though she didn't know it at the time. She dreamt it 3 weeks earlier in both cases.

Creativity in Dreams

The dreaming mind invents and illuminates. Numerous performers, inventors, artists, sculptors, and other artisans dreamt their artistry into existence. Many of Salvador Dali’s paintings were revealed to him in his dreams. The great director, Orson Welles, created scenes in his movies based on dreams he had. Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, was inspired by her imagination, but details were the product of her dreams. Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was inspired after a dream. Paul McCartney composed the entire melody for the song "Yesterday" from the memory of a dream. A famous acrobat, Tito Gaona, dreamt some of the acrobatics he performed when they had never been performed before. The list goes on and on.

Problem Solving in Dreams

And dreams are not isolated to the prophetic or artistic. Mathematicians, physicists, and doctors have recounted discoveries or dreams that led them to discoveries. Neils Bohr who is considered the father of quantum mechanics, dreamt about the atom he later discovered. He dreamt the nucleus of an atom had electrons spinning around it and from that vision he set out to prove it and did. Albert Einstein once dreamed he was sledding down a mountain so fast that he approached the speed of light. Once he did, the stars changed their appearance. This dream helped him formulate the theory of relativity.

Otto Loewi, a German pharmacologist, won the noble prize for discovering acetylcholine which is a neurotransmitter which promotes - would you guess - dreaming! He also proved the transmission of nerve impulses was chemical, not electrical. But how did he make this grand discovery? He dreamt it and later recounted that the following day was the longest day of his life as he tried to recall his dream, failing many times before he did.

This is just the short list of dreamers who have unlocked the power of their dreams. The vivid detail in these dreams and how the dreamer came to recall that detail, is fascinating.

What's All That Mumbo Jumbo About Ego, Alter Ego & Psyche

By definition, our ego is our conscious mind. Our alter-ego, a term coined by Cicero, is a second side of us (whether known or unknown to our conscious mind). And the psyche is our entire person -- ego, alter-ego, conscious, and subconscious combined. It is important to distinguish these elements of a person because dreams take place within our psyche, not outside of it. The subconscious mind is not some separate entity from our whole being, nor is it a less prominent sub-set of the conscious mind. Our waking mind is not superior to our subconscious mind - in fact, some psychologists refer to it instead as the "unconscious." Freud went even further to define a superego which he considered "the wellspring of morality and guilt." The term "collective unconscious" which was coined by Jung, goes so far as to imply there is an unconscious reality shared by an entire species and demonstrated by universals like the Shadow, the Tree of Life, the Wise Old Man, etc. which may explain why we have similar dream experiences such as falling, being chased, or dying.

Before we get too far out in dream space, the point here was to establish a backdrop for understanding our dreams. Dreams about our own self are representative of our ego. Dreams about other persons or events may be an attempt to communicate something to our ego about our alter-ego. Jung postulated that alter-egos, which he called the "Shadow," tend to be represented by members of the same sex in dreams. Since the alter-ego is a part of us we are often in conflict with - the timid seeking to be confident, for example - we may dream about a confident or aggressive person.

And as we learned from a brief history of dreams, if we listen carefully and take note, we can explore, discover, explain, and create from the information dreams convey to us. The unconscious mind is not our enemy - it is attempting to reveal things or events to us that relate to parts of our personality that we haven't discovered yet or we have repressed.

The starting place for dream interpretation is to realize and believe our dreams seek to tell us something. They cannot speak to us "audibly" so they take on the form of pictures, metaphors, symbols, acts of drama, or even mythical content.

The Types of Dreams We Have

From the simple comes the complicated - rote memory to dream interpretation. While dream interpretation can be obvious, it is more frequently challenging. Before we can interpret them, it helps to understand what type of dream we have had. Edward deBono, author of The Mechanism of Mind, suggests there are three types of problems that bear themselves out in dreams:

One type is that which requires the processing or gathering of information, like the dreams of Salvador Dali or Tito Gaona.

The second type is that which is solved by reordering or restructuring information such as the prophetic dreams of Joseph or those leaders who dreamed of their demise.

The third is the type are those in which the existence of a problem is denied altogether. These are the dreams that plague and haunt our memories, often recurrent and rarely forgotten until they are understood.

The first type requires only logic to interpret and a memory to execute. The second and third types, however, require keen insight into a labyrinth of sometimes disguised feelings. In this case, interpretation becomes a great deal more than connecting obvious dots and requires soul searching. Along with the search, comes the realization or admission of things about ourselves that we may prefer not to know or events that we may not wish to remember.

The best dream interpreter is the actual dreamer. The starting place is to realize and believe dreams seek to tell us something. They cannot speak to us "audibly" so they take on the form of pictures, metaphors, symbols, acts of drama, or even mythical content. In order to find their meaning, we must then decode the message or decipher the riddle. This can be both enlightening and frightening, but ultimately very rewarding and potentially life altering.

A Quick Start to Dream Interpretation

  1. Place a journal or tape recorder beside your bed. When you wake from a dream, record the date and details immediately. Even small details can have significant meaning if they stand out to you.
  2. Evaluate persons, places, and things in your dream and analyze them in the context of current events in your life. Apply the basic principles found in the section on Dream Interpretation to determine if it is a Shadow or Anima/Animus dream. If not, in literal terms, explore what might be in your past, present, or future that warrants hopes or fears of realization.
  3. Utilize a dream encyclopedia or dream manual to help you unlock obscure meanings. If dreams are persistently negative and threatening, seek professional help with them. If they are positive and harbor revelations in their content, congratulations!

Dream Interpretation 101

While dreams are far too varied and complex to explain in a single article or book, there are various types of dreams which have come to be associated with certain meanings.

Dreams of being pursued are common or often we dream of someone trying to kill us. If the pursuer is the same sex, the enemy may be none other than ourselves, i.e., our alter ego trying to make us realize something about ourselves. According to dream scholar John Sanford, if we deny our own evil or inferior nature, we merely drive it further into our subconscious where it can actually become dangerous. When dreams attempt to show us our "shadow," both psychological and spiritual meaning is involved. It means looking for something you don’t want to admit exists. Dreams of ourselves dying are less common because we most often awake before we die, but the symbolism here is either extinction or transformation. Changing ourselves requires that we leave old behaviors or beliefs behind and forge new ones. As human beings, we usually resist change, so dreams of death or near death are often dramatic and contain the elements of a nightmare.

Dreams about the opposite sex can be interpreted as anima (feminine) or animus (masculine). Like the Shadow, they can reveal characteristics you wish incorporated into your ego, but in a more harmonious way. At the basic level, anima/animus dreams reflect a man's capacity for emotions, vulnerability, and other traits stereo typically associated with a woman, and a woman's capacity for independence, courage, power, and other traits stereo typically associated with men.

While most dreams reflect usual life events, they also reflect cognitive activity and intelligence. The same principles will apply toward interpreting them: intuition, reason, logic, and insight. Dreams often use symbols as a sort of "artistic license" to convey a point and pre-sleep thoughts, feelings, or events can influence the content. Symbols used in dreams can vary from vague inferences to colors, places, things or a "sense" of well being or danger to distinct events or actions. Neither should be ignored and all should be considered relevant in context. Likewise, interpretation can vary from the most literal to the obscure. For example, a dream about flying pigs could be literally interpreted to explain a successful b-b-q business or the fear of failure in a b-b-q business. Whatever the content and context, the dream's meaning depends upon the dreamer's belief in his/her dreams and the desire to unlock their meaning.

Sanford, John A. Dreams: God’s Forgotten Language. San Francisco: Harper, 1989.

Taylor, Jeremy. Where People Fly and Water Runs Uphill: Using Dreams to Tap the Wisdom of the Unconscious. New York: Time Warner, 1992.

Krippner, Stanley and Joseph Dillard. Dreamworking: How to Use Your Dreams for Creative Problem Solving. Bearly Limited: New York, 1988.

Lewis, James R. The Dream Encyclopedia. Visible Ink Press, 1995.

Van de Castle, Robert L. Our Dreaming Mind. Random House: New York, 1994.

Signell, Karen. Wisdom of the Heart: Working with Women's Dreams. Bantum Books, 1990.

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A Conceptual Artist Designs Tactile Comic Books for Blind Readers

Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)

While traveling solo through the snowy wilderness of Lapland, Finland, artist Ilan Manouach, known for his work with “conceptual comic books,” came up with an idea for a graphic novel: A story of two climatologists exploring the North Pole. But unlike traditional graphic novels, this one would be designed for blind readers.

Graphic novels, as primarily visual narratives, are usually inaccessible to the visually impaired. Even if a comic is translated into braille, or read aloud, much of the story’s illustrated scenery and emotional texture is lost. To make comic books accessible to the blind, Manouach devised an entire new language composed of sculptural, touchable symbols and patterns, which are pieced together to tell a story. “I wanted to produce a sensual work that could bypass verbovocovisual stimuli, solely by the universal use of touch,” Manouach told Hyperallergic. A grant from the Finnish Institut Kone allowed him to complete the project.

The result is Shapereader, a system of tactile ideograms, or “tactigrams:” haptic equivalents for objects, actions, feelings, characters, and other features of any story. They’re raised shapes on wooden board, and have more in common with Chinese pictograms than with braille letters or the Roman alphabet, in that they’re textural depictions of what they represent.

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Ilan Manouach, page from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
Arctic Circle, a 57-page graphic novel, is the first narrative work designed with the Shapereader system. Here, anxiety is represented by a series of ridged zig-zags; arctic moss by clusters of leaf shapes; falling snow is translated into circular blobs. A walrus is a bunch of jagged concentric diamonds, and Sir Alfred Cook, one of the main characters, is a series of horizontal stripes. In designing tactigrams, Manouach aimed for simplicity and distinctiveness — the shapes had to be easy to memorize by touch.

The tundra of Lapland served as inspiration for Arctic Circle. “My whole visual landscape consisted of layers of dense snow imprinted by different animal traces, leftovers of a frenetic night activity,” Manouach says. Readers feel their way through the textural narrative, piecing together the story of two climatologists exploring the North Pole, research an ice column containing records of climate change in past ages. On their journey, they encounter traders, human rights activists, and Inuit dwellers. “They hope to decipher [the ice column’s] cryptic patterns, pretty much the same way the readers of Arctic Circle engage with the work,” Manouach says.

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Ilan Manouach, carving stencil for “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)

Artic Circle doesn’t resemble a “book” in any traditional sense: It’s composed of 57 wooden plates, carved with tactigrams that together tell a story. Six “communication boards” serve as an index for deciphering the sculptural code. There are a total of 210 different patterns from the Shapereader tactile repertoire, which combine into more than 6,000 permutations in the story as a whole. For those without impaired vision, the book’s plates serve a secondary purpose as abstract visual art pieces; the patterned narratives, in amoeba-like shapes, resemble op-art collages or monochromatic spins on Joan Miró’s whimsical compositions.

Can readers actually piece together the narrative by touching these abstract patterns? According to Manouach, the system is intuitive and doesn’t involve any technical training to learn. In a series of workshops around the world, Manouach is documenting different responses to the work, as well as teaching participants to build their own narratives works using the Shapereader system. He’s in talks with the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, the CNIB in Ontario, the Iiris Library in Helsinki, the Braille Ligue in Belgium, and the Talking Book and Braille Library in Washington about proposal for the integration of Shapereader in educational programs for the visually impaired. Arctic Circle isn’t yet available to a wide audience, but it will be on view in an exhibition Seatlle’s Washington University in September.

Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
Ilan Manouach, from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
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Ilan Manouach, page from “Shapereader: Arctic Circle” (2016)
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