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In case anyone was in doubt, last week’s heat wave was a clear reminder of just what season is upon us. Since we already gave you the lowdown on how to find a pool

near you, this week IT will explore another favorite means of summer temperature reduction: ice cream. Or, to be precise, our favorite frozen subgenre, gelato.

Beyond the heat, the inspiration for this entry was our recent discovery of
Ciclismo Classico‘s Giro del Gelato

biking tour of Italy, which includes all-you-can-eat binges, gelato-making lessons, and best gelato competitions on its two-week itinerary from Venice to Gaeta via Florence and other cool-treat hotbeds. We got to thinking that there are more ways to experience this Italian delight than struggling to choose between 218 different flavors or navigating display cases where velvety vanilla neighbors bright blue Viagra, and found a few to share with you.

Ciclismo Classico may have the only gelato bike tour on offer, but they’re not the first to think that cold creamy goodness would be a good guiding principle for trip planning. A couple of intrepid ice cream adventurers have taken gelato tours of their own, and posted their findings online so others can follow in their footsteps. If you’re not feeling athletic or DIY, Select Italy‘s half-day Florence for Children tour combines the requisite cono with visits to a number of nifty-at-any-age animal statues, including the famed Florentine boar.

If after being guided to the best scoops your sweet tooth starts demanding regular fixes, IT has tracked down a couple of stateside workshops where regular folks can learn to make it at home. Sadly we just missed one in Sonoma, but there’s still plenty of time to take in this class in Portland in a couple of weeks.

We could go on, but our mouths are watering. If anyone asks, IT’s spending the rest of the day at Dolcezza

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Chris Bowens was born in Baltimore, MD where he attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He graduated and joined the U.S. Navy in 1993. Following his Navy training, Chris joined John Hopkins – Carey Business School in Baltimore, MD. While enlisted, Chris started several small businesses.  To assist other startup enterprises, Chris founded the XXLed Industrial Corp in 2002 to begin providing digital business solutions.  Throughout the process, Chris familiarized himself with programming & designing intelligent business models online. Through international partnerships, XXLed Industrial Corp became a pioneer in web technology.  Chris brings his digital expertise to Interculture to help facilitate client solutions.

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!5ji.gif (817 bytes)5 phases in Internal practice

Opening    Warming    Active   Cooling/Cleansing    Closing

Use this as a guideline for practicing any internal art. The 5 phases are: opening, warming, active, cooling, and closing. The Opening phase is for initiation. By using breathing to settle the mind, we return to the state of Wu-Chi. Going to the state of Tai-Chi, the Warming phase is preparation. It prepares us for the following Active phase by executing various simple exercises and joint rotations to warm up the body. The Active phase, as the name implies, is the designated exercise you would like to work on, whether it is meditation, healing, or fighting application. After the main core exercise comes the Cooling phase. Just as in any other physical exercise, you need to gradually cool down before you come to a complete stop. Simply slow down the movement gradually until it comes to a stop. If you were standing up during the Active phase, slowdown your movement until you comes to the Tree Standing posture. Stand for a couple of minutes then proceed to the Closing phase. If you were sitting down during your Active phase, slow down your energetic movement gradually, until it stops at the origin, the dantien. Then proceed to the Closing phase. (If you were healing others, a Cleansing Phase is substituted for the Cooling phase. During the Cleansing phase the healer will ward off all the sick chi that was deposited into the surrounding or the healer during the healing process.) The Closing phase is where the practitioner returns back to the state of Wu-Chi, using the Closing form. (see bottom of page for Closing form)

breathing to calm the mind

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Forum 2000 Conference: Prague

October 12, 2011 Tuesday I had the immense privilege of attending talks and discussion panels at the Forum 2000 Conference that is held every year in Prague. It is an occasion that invites dignitaries, scholars, diplomats, and activists from around … Continue reading

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Great Excuses to Travel That Will Get You Packing!

By Georgia Warrington| August 9, 2016

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Benefits of Traveling

Is now a good time to travel?

After spending 19 years in school, stressed out by tests, teachers and subjects you didn’t like, is it wise to jump on yet another hamster wheel right away? Here’s another thought: how about leaving it all behind to travel for a while? Here are some great excuses to travel that will get you packing!

You may be thinking… “Not now, I’m missing out on good jobs’ or ‘I don’t have the money.’ But why not take a break before jumping right back into a routine? The world you know will still be there, and you could burn out—fast. (The first two excuses!)

Take a breather

If you’re unsure of what your life’s calling is right now, giving yourself some time to breathe can clear your head. Traveling has many benefits, so take advantage now while you’re young before having responsibilities such as a full-time job, providing for a family or paying off a mortgage.

Here are just a few good excuses to take some time off to do YOU before climbing the career chain, and how it can actually help, not hurt your career.

You will view the world differently

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page,” —Saint Augustine

Whether in the far reaches of the Himalayas or on the streets of New York City, traveling will open up your mind to new cultures, foods, lifestyles and languages.

Americans who never leave the country have a limited view of how the rest of the world lives and form ideas of other people that traveling may change. Those who have traveled have more empathy for those that are different from us, fostering a more peaceful world. Bilingual? Trilingual? Put that on your resume!

Benefits of Traveling

You will get to know yourself better

Your 20’s are for growth and self-discovery. Challenge yourself by leaving your comfortable day-to-day life. See how you respond to new situations, unexpected hassles, new experiences and new ideas. Nothing does that like throwing yourself in a new country. Traveling builds your confidence.

Perhaps your whole life you thought you wanted to be in analytics, but after traveling, you discover you’re passionate about photography. Or, maybe you want to work in international affairs or serve in a charity. Whatever it may be, there’s always something new to discover about you in another part of the world.

You can too travel on a budget

Most of the best travel discounts are given to those under 27. International student IDs or university IDs can buy you a hefty discount for airfare, train fare, tours, museums, park entry fees and much more. When you’re young, it’s also easier to backpack, couch surf and stay at hostels. When you’re older, you may not be up for that. Many hostels and areas also offer work/trade arrangements so you can eat and sleep for free. Visit to learn more.

Great Excuses to Travel

You’ll learn how to be independent

When you’re out of your comfort zone and out of the country, you can’t exactly crash at mom and dads’ when you’re out of money. Traveling forces you to be responsible with your finances and teaches you how to fend for yourself. Expect the unexpected to happen, because it will. But that’s what an adventure is. It can also teach you about foreign currency, something that may benefit you down the line in your career like it did for Alexander Hamilton.

“When overseas you learn more about your own country than you do the place you’re visiting.” – Clint Borgen

You’ll add to your resume

Employers actually prefer candidates who have had worldly experience. ‘Volunteered at South Africa orphanage’ will likely get a second look over a high school job. Traveling shows you’re ambitious, resourceful, responsible and have a bigger view of the world. Plus: if a company is looking to send someone abroad for work, who do you think they’ll choose to be a reliable person who’s comfortable in another culture? (Hint, hint).

You’ll meet new people

This one may seem obvious, but the perk of meeting new people in other cultures is that you’re encountering people you normally wouldn’t. They may also be traveling from all over the world, from different cultures, with viewpoints you have never heard, and interesting careers.

It’s easy to pigeon hole ourselves into friend groups that are just like us – so becoming close with those who are different widens our horizons, and helps us accept diversity. And who knows—maybe you’ll meet the love of your life.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain

What’s your excuse to travel? Where is your dream destination?

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Real vs. Steal – Fendi Metallic Suede Wedge Sandals

by Irina on August 30, 2009

I wouldn’t call Fendi one of my favorite designer brands, but when I saw these adorable white wedge sandals at Net-A-Porter a few months ago, I knew it was love at first sight.

Fendi Spring 2009 Metallic Suede Wedge Sandals in off-white

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($840, Net-A-Porter)

Also available at Nordstromls, Saks Fifth Avenuels & Fendi.

Shiekh Audrina-09 Wedge Sandals

These wedge sandals by Shiekh are obviously inspired by the Fendi wedges above though these miss the metallic inlay on the wooden style wedge. However, they are still a great alternative if you are looking for a similar style and they also happen to be discounted right now. Other color options include black and brown (my personal favorite).

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Monday, May 28, 2012

            I’ve always been fascinated by the women of the Bible. Michal, Saul’s daughter is one that has intrigued me for years. Some of the things I want to know about her aren’t explained in Scripture, but still, what I do know about her is fascinating!
            Michal and David were in love before Saul gave her to David in marriage. (Now, Saul had promised his daughter to whomever would fight for him. He didn’t exactly keep that promise, as he gave his firstborn daughter, Merab, to someone else. But, since Michal and David were in love, I’m sure David was pleased to get Michal instead of her sister. He paid twice the required dowry to Saul, and married Michal.)
            One of the things we’re not told is why Saul thought Michal might be a “snare” to David. What did her father Saul know about her that we don’t?
            When Saul threatens to kill David, Michal saves David’s life by putting a dummy in the bed and helping her husband escape.
            Things went from bad to worse with Saul for David. It looks like David was away from Michal for years, fleeing her father.  In the meantime, Saul gave her in marriage to a man named Phalti, who loved her. (I don’t understand this part of the story either! How could Saul give his daughter in marriage to another man, when he knew that David was still alive? Was Saul already that amoral that it didn’t matter to him? Did he do this because he cared for his daughter? Or did he want to punish David?)
            Eventually, David got her back, and they should have lived happily ever after.
            Life didn’t work out that way.
            By this time, David had quite a few more wives, children by at least six of them, and you can imagine what kind of “favorable” impact this had on his relationship with Michal—especially after he stole her back from her second husband, who went crying after her.
            Next, we see Michal at her very worst. David is very happy to be bringing the ark of the Lord back home. He dances with all his might. Michal sees him dancing before the Lord, and she despises David in her heart. (Was she jealous of God? Her husband was enthusiastic about God and the symbol of His presence, the ark of the covenant. Was David more thrilled with the ark and his dance for the Lord than with her?)
            She meets David and publicly mocks him. This was extremely ugly and disrespectful, to say the least.
            David answers her, and then God judges her harshly. She never has a child after that.
            Why the harsh judgment? It’s because she disrespected both God and her husband.
            Let’s go back just a little bit. Can you see reasons why Michal might have been jealous of God and mad at David? David, in his absence from her, took many more wives and had children by them. Michal’s father and brothers had been killed and beheaded. She must have mourned them. When David came back home, finally (with extra wives, concubines, and children in tow), he “rescued” her from her second husband, a man who had shown her love while her first husband was gallivanting, fleeing, and fighting all over the region.
            I think most of us would have issues with the same sorrows that Michal had.
            The problem, though, was her reaction. Instead of clinging to God and loving Him more, she took her suffering out on the Lord and her husband. Wrong reaction! For this, she was judged.
            Did Saul’s prophecy about Michal come true? It came true backwards. Instead of her being a snare to David, she ended up being a snare to herself. She ended up childless—a shame in that culture—because of her mocking, jealous, disrespectful response to God and her husband.
            A very sad story!
            May we learn from her negative example. In our sorrows and disappointments, may we cling to the Lord, love our husbands more, and have a happy ever after!
            (The key parts of Michal’s story can be found in 1 Samuel 18, 19, 25 and in 2 Samuel 6.)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This is a fascinating time to be living in Europe. This morning, a new socialist president took office in France. Rumors are swirling that if Greece can’t get a government formed this week, it might be leaving the euro zone. Citizens are demonstrating in streets all over Europe against austerity measures. They want jobs and growth. Quite a few European economies are officially in recession again. The only countries that are showing growth are Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Germany. The state of economics in Europe is at best iffy. For the most optimistic, recovery is coming, but it will be slow—like years away. (I have a feeling the protesters won’t be patiently waiting.)

The European Union is presently comprised of 27 countries with six candidates waiting for approval. If, as some predict, economies collapse and the euro collapses, does this mean we could soon see some stronger countries gobble up other countries? Could we see unity in order to save the weakest links? I’ve heard faint murmurs and wonder if there’s anything to them. Prophecy says there will be ten kingdoms. (Revelation 17)

When is the beginning of the end? Are we there? Good questions! The Bible says we won’t know the day nor the hour. (Matthew 25:13) The angels in heaven are in the dark, too. (Matthew 24:36) And, God views time very differently than we do. (2 Peter 3:8)

At the end of the “war to end all wars” (World War I), people were thinking they were in the end times. When World War II ended, they were thinking the same thing; conditions in Europe were horrible. With the economic crisis today, nuclear capabilities in Iran, Islamist governments gaining power in Arab countries, the decline of the U.S.A.’s financial stability, Russia and China beefing up their cavalries and arms programs, continued disagreements between the Palestinians and Israel, we are thinking again that just maybe we’re close to Jesus’ second coming.

Of course, there’s no way of knowing. The important thing is to be ready, watching, and waiting when our Bridegroom comes. (See the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:1-13.) Are we ready?

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20).

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Maybe it’s what’s happening around me, and maybe it’s spring. It could be my age!

Recently, I’ve been thinking about my blessings. I feel almost overwhelmed with the wonderful life God has given to our family.

We were directed by the Lord to a beautiful corner of the world. We are privileged to be serving God near the ocean, near high mountains, and where it is green year-round. It is breathtaking when the sun comes out—which recently hasn’t been often, but you have to pay for all that green somehow! Every city center is old. (I’m talking hundreds of years old.) Each town has its own history and lots of Old World charm. We’ve lived in several cities and in two villages. We’re in a village now, and it’s the time of year when our neighbors are cutting hay and starting their gardens. Our apple trees are in bloom. A few tulips are still hanging on to their petals. The lizards are beginning to come out again. (Where have they been all winter?) Our dog perpetually smiles, because we’re outside more. I just love hanging sheets out on the line and getting them dry in the same day. Yes, the natural beauty is a blessing!

Then, there’s our family. Without boring you with a family slide show, take my word for it that we are truly blessed. We have Christian parents and siblings, wonderful kids, and a beautiful (and very funny) little grandson. Our children married terrific mates. We’re truly thankful!

My husband is a pastor. Even though people will always be human, and sometimes the pastorate isn’t a bed of roses, it is still a privilege and a joy to serve the Lord in evangelization, Bible training, and encouraging our little flock. We have a mixture of cultures in our church, and we’re happy that our people love each other. We see a unity in Christ that could never be achieved outside common faith. Our church family is our second family.

Looking back over the last more than 30 years, I dare to alter the popular hymn a little: “Count my blessings; Name them ton by ton. Count my many blessings; See what God has done!”

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Psalm 68:19)

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Lawn Ornament

We have a unique lawn ornament. It’s not a pink flamingo, not a reflective gazing ball, not a bathtub full of flowers or an antique farm machine. It’s not a plywood silhouette or a fake life-size deer. It isn’t a decoy duck or a colorful gnome. It isn’t even a cement bunny. No fountain graces our yard. Our lawn ornament is truly unique.

It’s our fifteen-year-old dog, Fuzzy! Over the last few years, he’s become a little more prone to napping. Whether the lawn is covered with snow or with grass, he plops himself out in the middle of the yard and goes to sleep. We have to laugh at him, because he sleeps with a smile on his face. (Yes, dogs do smile!)

Fuzzy doesn’t know he’s getting older. He thinks he’s still a puppy. Some days, like yesterday, he comes barreling across the lawn to greet us, wanting attention—and getting it. Other days, he doesn’t move as well, and we are content with a bow and his walking over to us.

His hearing is all but gone. He doesn’t hear me at all, but I still talk to him. He hears my husband when he yells a low “Hey” that I couldn’t hope to imitate.

But Fuzzy still has a great sense of smell. Just put out some table scraps, and he’ll be there almost before you turn back into the house. (Yes, we spoil him in his old age!)

He can see well, too. We’re thankful for that.

We know our time with our beloved dog is limited, because he just has to give up being a puppy sometime. Nothing on earth, not even an adorable mutt from the pound, can last forever.

For now, we’ll just enjoy our lawn ornament. He’s the one who greets us when we get home, loves us unconditionally, and makes our lives warmer and happier.

Tell me, who else would smile as they grace our lawn?


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Monday, January 19, 2009

Druidic Mystical Practice Pt3: The Three Cauldrons

The first two phases of this sequence, presented below, are so basic to Neopagan meditation and trance that I have had trouble distinguishing 'basic mental training' from 'seeking mystical experience'. The basic methods of the first two phases of this sequence - Open Meditation, Two Powers Attunement and Middle-realm Centering- are preperatory work for almost any ritual or meditative activity. In the next steps we begin to add material that is specifically Celtic or Druidic in origin. Since the real intention of the whole sequence is a mystical one - we mean to link the personal awareness with transpersonal existence - I'm calling the whole sequence by the above new title.

Part 3: Using the Three Cauldrons
In the very small list of remnants of Celtic culture that suggest actual Pagan mysticism or spiritual symbolism the complex of the Three Cauldrons stands out plainly. Based on the medieval Irish poem the
Cauldron of Poesy, we describe three Cauldrons or “boiling places” in the human system, into which the Power of Inspiration can flow and be held. The Cauldrons in each individual may be either empty, half-full or full, and by this is determined how much poetic or spiritual power the individual possesses.
The Three Cauldrons are described as:
1: The Cauldron of Warming, conceived of as located in the belly, is the source of physical and constitutional health and strength. It is born upright in all people, with the potential to be fully filled.
2: The Cauldron of Motion or ‘Vocation’, is conceived of as in the heart. It is the core of the poet’s vision and work, the place where he receives his actual skill and inspiration. It is born in most tipped on its side, able to hold only a portion of the flow.
“The cauldron of motion then, in all artless people is on its lips. It is side-slanting in people of bardcraft and small poetic talent. It is upright in the greatest of poets, who are great streams of wisdom. Not every poet has it on its back, for the cauldron of motion must be turned by sorrow or joy.”
3: The Cauldron of Wisdom is conceived of as in the head. It is the container of the highest spiritual and artistic inspirations. It grants not just poetry but ‘every art’.
The central metaphor for spiritual power or wisdom in the Cauldron of Poesy is Poetic Inspiration. The poet’s ability to produce inspired verse is also his ability to make magic. Throughout this work we will use the metaphor of poetic skill and inspiration as the equivalent of spiritual and magical power, and we will work toward the use of poetry as a core element of ritual and spellbinding.
The majority of the text of the Cauldron of Poesy focuses on the Cauldron of Motion as the vessel that truly holds the poets power. It is born half-tipped, and it is by the deeds and events of human life that it becomes fully upright, able to obtain a full measure of the Mead of Wisdom. In the same way the Cauldron of Wisdom is born tipped on its lip, empty of power, and must be turned. This is described as happening due to powerful emotional events - sorrows and joys - during the course of life.
The Four Sorrows: longing, grief, jealousy and hard travel.
The Joys are said to be twofold: divine joy and human joy. Human joy is fourfold: Sexual delight, physical health, the joy of prosperity from one’s vocation, the joy of success in one’s efforts. Divine joys are the delight of the Blessings of the Gods, and the joy of eating of the Hazels of the Well of Wisdom, as it is said.
These joys and sorrows come from the events of our lives – they are not just from within, but rather they must grow from real experience and relationship with the other. In a modern life, if we have any adventure in us at all, any of that which might make a poet or magician, we will have many of the joys and sorrows described. If we can take them in, process them, boil them up, they become the raw material for our understanding and wisdom.
So in this exercise we use the Cauldrons as anchoring symbols for a wide range of contemplations, focused on our own bodies, lives and spiritual growth. In order to comprehend and digest the joys and sorrows of our lives we contemplate them in formal meditation. By bringing the memory of the events before the mind’s vision, while maintaining the detached perspective of Open Meditation we can process them effectively. So we contemplate in turn the body, the network of our ‘professional’ life, and our spiritual condition.
There’s a word to be said about the presentation of the Cauldron of Motion. In the original poem the heart cauldron is plainly related to the poets life and livelihood, on the deeds that bring inspiration and the rewards of poetic success. For those of us who approach the work intending to be a poet-seer in the old ways, we can simply proceed. For those of us who may have different path in life, whether the warrior or the merchant or another profession, there’s no reason why wisdom and inspiration won’t serve equally well. So we have tweaked the work of the Cauldron of Motion to be more broadly applicable to the ‘vocation’ of whoever might undertake the work.
Fó topar tomseo,
fó atrab n-insce,
fó comair coimseo
con-utaing firse. good is the dwelling of speech,

Good is the well of poetry,

good is the union of power and mastery
which establishes strength.

The Three Cauldrons Attunement
The first two phases of the sequence are performed, the Two Powers are settled into a clear flow in the self, and she establishes herself in her Center. With the Two Powers established in your body, establish thebeginning with your loins.
Envision the Cauldron of Warming low in your Three Cauldrons, belly, see it made of iron, or stone heated by the fire below. intone the name:

Goriath (goh ree ah)
Envision the combined Light and Shadow flowing into your Cauldron of Warming. As it does, open your awareness to your body. Become aware of your flesh and bone, blood and belly and brain, seeking an awareness of your health and wholeness, and, by will, seeing yourself as hale and well in every part.
Envision the Cauldron of Vocation in the heart. See it made of silver and gold, heated be the fire in your heart. Intone the name:
Ernmas (air‘n mahs)
Let the Powers flow into the Cauldron of Movement, and feel your awareness open to your daily life and work, to the deeds and events of your life. Become aware of your place in the world, among kin and folk and the wide world. From the center that is the Cauldron see the webs of relationship and mutuality that hold your life together. See them made strong, whole and helpful.
Envision the Cauldron of Wisdom in your head. See it made of crystal and amber, lit and warmed by the fire above. Intone the name:
Sofhis (so wish)
Let the Two Powers flow into the Cauldron of Wisdom, and open your spirit to your spiritual way and work. As the Fire and Water fill the Cauldron open your mind to the sources of divine awareness in your life. Feel your Allies draw close, and the Divine In You shine and flow, filling you with the Mead of Inspiration.
As you wish, and as you are able, let your mind rest in balance between these three Cauldrons. Broaden your attention to allow the three sets of images to flow and intertwine. In this weaving there may be things to be learned. Understand that these Cauldrons are always in you, always turned or turning, just as the Two Powers always flow in you. Rest and work in this state as long as you like. Conclude with a prayer or gesture of thanks and closure.

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cedarravenna said...

The Cauldron of Poesy is something I've been interested in for a few years now. I've been using it in personal meditation for a little under a year and will be using it as part of our Grove Attunement this coming Bealtaine.

I approach it a bit differently than you have presented. Instead of doing the Two Powers before hand, I have made it part of the Two Powers meditation. Water from the Earth is drawn up through my body and pools in the three cauldrons. It usually takes three or more cycles of breath to fill each and I do so until they are brimming.

Once all three are full I then connect with the Fire of the Heavens. At first they filter down as starlight, dancing in the pools working from the Cauldron of Wisdom on down but then one by one they ignite a flame in my head, heart and loins and warm the cauldrons thus.

Reading your practice and the link you referenced have given me further insight however. I was quite surprised and delighted to see the many references to the Well of the Nine Hazels and Boand in Erynn's articles and to see that it's actually referenced in the text.

We will be working with Boand and the Dagda at Beltane. Originally I had conceived of tapping into the Well of Wisdom for Bardic Inspiration and more recently I've been trying to figure out how to balance this with the Fire of Inspiration. After reading both of your articles yesterday Brid nudged me and said she'd help with the fire and aid us in our work if we honored her for Bardic. Done.

Bardic Inspiration and Grove Attunement will now be flowing into one another. We will start by kindling three flames for Brid, connect with her and them, drop hazelnuts into our well, connect with it then each individual will take a nut and I will lead them in visualizing themselves as a hazel tree, their roots traveling beneath the earth to the source of the well, bringing the waters up to fill their cauldrons, then come full circle in tapping into the heavenly light and kindling the fires within us. We will then move to the Sacred Center and Opening the Gates.

I have some tinkering to do with the text but it's coming along nicely. Brid has shown me that her three Fires of the Hearth, Forge and that of Inspiration can parallel the Cauldrons of Warming, Vocation and Wisdom pretty nicely. I'll be sure to send you the full text and let you know how it goes after the fact.

I apologize for my rambling on several of your posts now but I do have a question. You use three intonations in your attunement. Recognize Goriath as one of the four cities of the Four Treasures, Ernmas is the mother of Macha, Badb, Morrigan, Fodla, Banba and Eriu but I don’t recognize Sofhis. I was curious as to what inspired you to choose these three names.

By the way we met at this past Summerland after the presentation on Baltic Paganism, I was the one having trouble with the folks on the Romuva list. In case you were wondering who this girl was that was replying to all your posts ;)

Thanks again!

Lucila Miguez de Viggers said...

A most inspiring form of meditation. Thank you. I will try this forthwith.

Stephane Lavoie said...

Just one thing I would like to point out. An error seems to have been made.

It concerns the middle Caudron. "Ernmas" is a Goddess. She is the Mother of Badb, Macha and the Mórrígan (and probably others of the "De Danann"), not a Coire.

the Cauldrons of Poesy are Goríath - ÉRMAE - Soís.

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

This was a cover letter draft I did for that children's illustrator job I mentioned, I scraped it in the end and went for an illustrated/customised printed version instead, which I believe looked alot more professional, but I did like my drawing of Ken the dinosaw :) Hourly comic day tomorrow, so I'm gonna prep my pages now so I'm prepared! I haven't forgotten this year! So proud!

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    And I'm getting ready for Hourly Comics Day, too. Have fun and good luck!


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Monday, 29 October 2012

Only for now.

No internet until the 5th of December. Will draw lots and update when possible. x

Saturday, 27 October 2012

From Last week.

oh maaaan that's a dodgy drawing of a glass of wine. Please forgive me, I'm tired and ill and I've spent the last two (into three) days moving house. There may be a sufficiant lack of comics uploaded as I may not have internet in my new house until the 5th of December (THE 5TH?!) but I'll do my best with that. Felt pretty emotional, but actually drawing seems to have helped. That glass of wine hasn't though. *Terrible glass of wine drawing - we'll meet again. Then I'll draw the hell out of you*

Monday, 22 October 2012

It's Fat Free!

I recomend this the morning after with a little butter or spread - it's made very tasty breakfasts :) x

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

The result.

Tried a different method this eveing. Pencils, scanned - line work and colour all done digitally... The song is called 'Fifty Percent of him' from a Musical called Ballroom. It's a lovely, bitter sweet song.

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Tumbles and Tumblr

I've said about doing this for ages now. Dieting comics. Well. I've started! I'm using tumblr, just to get a feel for it really and to try and to keep on the weight-loss train.

I've usually got people telling me that either:

 a.) I've got such a pretty face it's a
shame that I'm heavier than I should be
 b.) Don't be silly, you don't need to loose weight.

I'm not listening to either of these two things as I have decided that I want to loose weight and become healthier for myself. I've been invited to a wedding party in January and I don't want to buy anymore larger clothes. (I can't afford to, I'm buying a shoebox house!)

I'm trying to figure out what works for me and WHY I am compelled to eat when I'm not hungry. (There's a whole back-catalog of issues there I think) I'm going to figure out and draw my emotional eating triggers and the things I can do to counter-act them. I'm going to draw nummy foods and recipes, the exercise embarrassments I inflict upon myself and I'm going to document the changes in me.

 I'm getting back to me, I'm much happier than I was a few weeks ago (thanks to my amazing friends and supportive family) Work is amazing - I am sworn to secrecy, but I love designing toys for a living - I am living my own personal dream and things are starting to come together.

I once had a conversation with one of my very best friends about what I think makes a person attractive. It's a person who makes the best of themselves. Through confidence, health, passion etc... looking after yourself and making yourself the best you can be (without sounding like a cliche crazy person) is what makes people love you. Because you love yourself.

Unfortunately. I'm all full of incite this evening, but I've just watched The Great British Bake Off and tomorrow I know that I'm going to be craving that slab of cake. Hell. I'm going to be dreaming of it.

Let the drawn diet diary commence!

Thursday, 11 October 2012


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Horn Faculty

Jeffrey Agrell

Associate Professor
University of Iowa Bio Page

With his broad range of interests and abilities, Associate Professor of Horn Jeffrey Agrell is a “hornist for all seasons.” As a performer/educator he has performed and taught the full gamut of horn literature, including the repertoire for symphony orchestra, opera, musicals, ballet, operetta, solo and chamber music, while stretching personal artistic boundaries beyond the orchestra as a composer, writer, clinician, recording artist, and solo performer.

He joined The University of Iowa School of Music faculty as horn professor a decade ago after a first career as a symphony musician, and has been very active as a guest artist and clinician, performing, giving workshops, masterclasses, and presentations at state, regional, national, and international workshops, festivals, and conferences. He recently finished a second term as a member of the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society, and has been a member of the faculty of the Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong). In the summer he teaches at the UI Band Camp and is on the faculty of the prestigious Kendall Betts Horn Camp in New Hampshire. His CD recordings include “Repercussions” (horn and piano), “Side Show Tim” [Dane Records] with Cerberus (horn, tuba, trumpet), and “Mosaic” [MSR Classics] with Duende (horn, cello, piano), which garnered rave reviews for its new interpretations of medieval and Renaissance music. His most recent CD is “Soundings”, which is an unusual mix of horn, electronica, and percussion (MSR Classics). He is a longtime member of the UI faculty brass quintet, the Iowa Brass Quintet.

Besides performing, Jeffrey Agrell has won awards as both a writer and composer. He was on the editorial staffs of The Horn Call and the Brass Bulletin for many years and has over one hundred published articles to his credit. He is the series editor for two regular columns in The Horn Call, the journal of the International Horn Society. He also maintains several blogs: horninsights.com, improvinsights.com, and compositioninsights.com. As a composer he has written many commissions for professional chamber music ensembles and soloists, and many of his works have been published, performed at festivals and competitions, and appeared on CDs.

The UI Horn Studio has a full and lively palette of musical activities and opportunities, including lessons, seminar, horn choir, large and small ensemble playing, and thorough study of standard solo, orchestral, and chamber music repertoire. The Horn Studio regularly enjoys additional enrichment offered by guest artists. The atmosphere in the studio is very friendly, and there is seamless integration of undergraduate and graduate students.

Prospective students should be aware of the many possibilities for a horn major, including horn performance, music education, music therapy, theory/composition, music history, musicology. Those wishing a professional degree (for employment and/or grad school in music) should pursue the Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree. Those who wish to major in another subject but still enjoy horn and music study may select the B.A., a nonprofessional degree with fewer requirements than the B.M., but still offering study with the major professor and the opportunity for music scholarships. Nonmajor horn players may still get in on the fun and play (pending audition) in bands, orchestra, chamber music, and horn choir, as well as taking private lessons. See the Horn Studio web site for more information.

Prospective students should contact Jeffrey Agrell and arrange a visit and sample lesson, or just chat by phone or email. The Horn Studio Web Site is an excellent place to have a first look at horn study at UI.

Interested high school students may arrange to come by for a free lesson, and are invited to ask questions by visit, phone, or email at any time about anything relating to the horn. High school players and band directors are encouraged to request Prof. Agrell’s 18 page booklet, “High School Player’s Guide to Playing the Horn” – hardcopy or email pdf file. Prof. Agrell accepts a limited number of high school students for private lessons, and would also be glad to connect any interested middle school or high school players seeking lessons with UI horn graduate students.

High school band directors are encouraged to contact Jeffrey Agrell to schedule visits (masterclasses, lessons, performances, workshops, horn ensemble) to their schools.

All horn players are encouraged to pay regular visits to the UI Horn Studio web site (www.uiowa.edu/horn), which, besides information on music at UI, also contains the most comprehensive set of (annotated) links on everything related to horn on the web, plus a lot more (see Resources>Links).


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Wicked new update for midiSTEP!! midiSTEPs is a powerful and fun MIDI step sequencer app that sends MIDI note and CC messages to other music apps and external synthesizers. It was designed to be super easy to use in a way that’s similar to the SH-101 sequencer, where you can just quickly enter a few keyboard notes and you’re ready to hit play and hear your sequence. At the same time, it also incorporates many ideas from other classic and modern sequencers, allowing you to set control values per step, mute and skip existing steps, switch between multiple patterns and parts, sync and link patterns in various ways, and modify your sequences.

What’s New in Version 1.5.0
iOS 10 update
Added Ableton Link support
Added AU effects support
Added multiple audio outs via AB or IAA
Added email/airdrop set sharing
Added Bluetooth MIDI support
Added MIDI program change support
Added AU/CC parameter lock midi map
Added ability to trigger steps with midi note or other notes from other part
Added more per step probability options: skip, tie, accent, reset
Changed randomize pattern to use only visible keys for better results
Bug fixes and minor improvements

midiSTEPs was designed from the ground up as a touch-based iPad sequencer app, so it’s super easy and intuitive to enter, edit and play sequences.

midiSTEPs features:
64 step sequencer based on the classic SH-101 sequencer
Set note, chord or rest per step
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Probability options for individual steps
Set start and end points within sequence
Edit individual steps
Transpose, loop or one shot, start and pattern sync options
Four independent sequencer parts with 16 patterns each per set
Parts can have different speeds, lengths, sync and trigger options
Pattern Mix page with clip-launcher style pattern triggering
External MIDI clock sync with clock shift adjustments and swing
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Electric Circuits Analysis Laboratory

Director: Christodoulos Chamzas, Professor
Faculty: Nikolaos Papamarkos, Professor
Technical Personnel:A. Marantas, A. Karatzinis, S. Mbaziou

The educational and research team of the laboratory of Electric Circuits Analysis consists of teaching and research members, post graduate students and technical support personnel. Its members teach lessons of the areas of Electric Measurements, Electric Circuits, Network Analysis, Computer Networks, Data Compression, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing and Image Coding. The research interests of the team are data compression, digital signal and image processing, pattern recognition, multimedia, data bases for multimedia, and computer networks.
The laboratory equipment includes:
a) An organized, educational laboratory, with 50 work seats, for the exercises of Electric Measurements and Electric (both Analog and Digital) Circuits.
b) A complete educational and research laboratory of "Images and Multimedia", with over 70 millions drachmas investments on substructure.
c) A laboratory unit of Rendering of Services of Digital Image Processing and Multimedia.

Members of the laboratory have taken part on the definition, planning, and realization of the international patterns of CCITT/ISO (JBIG, JPEG, MPEG, etc.) of coding, storing and recovery of images (colored or black and white), owing 6 international patents. The activities of today include the realization of financed research programs at the areas of multimedia, computer network, data bases, and digital character recognition. Some of the latter samples of the work of the research team is:

JBIGW:An avant-garde data base for storing of black and white images and documents.
ARTBASE:Image base on Paradox, for the storing and presentation of paintings with document and sound.
GOCR:An experimental system of character recognition in mixed documents.

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Monday, 20 November 2006

A day at Southampton

Few weeks ago, Albert drove me to Southampton to meet up with my close friend, pastor V and Y to pass her my brother’s camera as she was flying back to KL. We spent half the day with V and his idols.

Let me tell you about his idols. Basically, he sleeps with them, you can find them every corner of his flat. He started his idols collection since 10 years ago. His “idols” are his collection of theological books! He has commentaries from Genesis to Revelation. He love the feel of books in his hands. According to him, he can tell whether it’s a good book or not just by holding it in his hands. He can tell if anyone has touched his books upon his return. He will be going home for sometime, and I has offered to provide storage space at our house. He too, has kindly entrusted us with his collection.

So we spent the rest of the afternoon grouping books, tying knots as shown in the picture. It was good fun. V said using string to transport the books is the best and lightest way, compared to boxes. Our car boot was full of books.

We are all geared up for distance learning in theology now. Albert and I have applied to Spurgeon college for level one distance learning in theology. Now we have to rearrange our study room and may need to buy a shelf for the “idols”.

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Haj Pilgrim Numbers Will Drop Sharply

Saad  Al-Qurashi, head of the Haj and Umrah Commission at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said this there will be a sharp drop in the number of Saudi and non-Saudi domestic pilgrims.  He said “There will be 70 percent fewer domestic pilgrims this year compared to last year.”  He said about 68,000 Haj permits have so far been issued to domestic pilgrims, and this includes expatriates from neighboring countries.

About 1.7 million Haj visas have been issued to foreign pilgrims.   Experts estimate that losses in the Haj and Umrah sector will reach hundreds of millions of Saudi riyals.  The sharp decrease in numbers is attributed to people limiting their travel because of fears over the swine flu virus.

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Acacia Hotel Ras Al Khaimah Soft Opening A Success

Hamra Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel developer in the region, announced the soft opening of their newest property, Acacia Hotel Ras Al Khaimah, was a success and received very positively in the market. Corporate and individual bookings for long and short term holiday stays are pouring in.   General Manager for the Acacia Hotel, Hamra Hotels and Resorts, Sean Halliday, said the company is actively contacting businesses in Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quain, Ajman, and Sharjah to promote their concept, because businesses in these locations can benefit the most.

Mr. Halliday said, for example, Acacia Hotel is only a 25 minute drive away, with little traffic, for an organization in Hamriya Free Zone, and rates are very competitive. He said said “Acacia Hotel is a very agreeable alternative for weekend retreats, family getaways or holidays – providing services and facilities of a 5 star property, but at a much lesser price.”

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To truly appreciate India's past, you first must make sure you have a few hours to spare before diving into the National Museum's rich exhibitions. The more interesting displays include the carved pillars and statues from the Maryan empire (250 BC), sandstone figures from Pallava temples, Naga models and masks, excavations from the Indus Valley civilizations, Gupta terracottas dating from AD400, s...

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This is arguably the oldest Buddhist temple in Bangkok. Next to it is the amulet market where different amulets, talismans, icons and other religious symbolic pieces are available which are said to bring good luck and good fortune to the person using them. It is very interesting to see these.   Timings: Daily 9 A.M- 5 P.M Address: Na Phra That Road Admission: B 20 Tel: 02222-6...

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[3050] Leftenant General Davis Winfield knew that the incoming Falcon DropShips carried enough of the Forth Velites to outnumber his forces. Showing exceptional courage, which impressed the Jade Falcons, General Winfield countered the Falcon batchall by challenging Star Colonel Evak Mattlov of the Forth Velites to personal combat. Winfield had the upper hand until a lucky laser hit destroyed his Atlas’ gyro. General Winfield’s enraged troops attacked the Velites’ positions, and Winfield, knocked unconscious when his ‘Mech fell, could not order his troops to cease-fire. The Falcon Velites obliterated Winfield’s Regiment. When General Winfield awoke in a Jade Falcon hospital unit, he was saluted for his honor, and made bondsman to Clan Jade Falcon.

[3064] During the Jade Falcon Incursion, General Christifori entered the Butler system on the 17th of October 3064. Initially his ships came upon an Aegis class cruiser, the Black Talon. Fortunately for Christifori, the ship was undergoing repairs within an orbital dry-dock facility, and was disabled and captured with relative ease. On Butler itself, they faced just two trinaries of the Ninth Falcon Talon Cluster, plus a host of technical crews who did their best to swarm the general's 'Mechs and vehicles. Far outnumbering the defenders, Christifori's troops quickly pacified the world.

The world remained in Lyran hands until the final phase of the Incursion, after the Blair Atholl agreement had been reached. When elements of Clan Diamond shark had taken Twycross away from the LAAF garrison their, Khan Pryde authorized Galaxy Commander Rard Hoyt to retake Butler, and ensure the integrity of the Falcon's Occupation Zone. Galaxy Commander Hoyt selected five trinaries to retake the world from mostly conventional forces left behind to defend Butler, reinforced by two Blue Star Irregular companies. The Falcon trinaries landed on the 18th of June, and by the 25th had retaken the world.

System Info:

  • System Name: Butler
  • Coordinates: -127.27, 378.68

System Owner Eras:

Era: Faction:
2575 LC
2750 LC
3025 LC
3030 LC
3040 FC
3052 CJF
3057 CJF
3062 CJF

System Occupation Dates:

Occupation Date: Faction:
2569-08-15 Lyran Commonwealth
3039-03-15 Federated Commonwealth
3050-05-01 Clan Jade Falcon
3061-05-15 Clan Steel Viper
3061-07-04 Clan Jade Falcon

System Star Maps:

There are no functional factories located on this planet.

Inhabited System(s) within 2 jumps:

Planet: X Coord: Y Coord: Jumps:
Alyina -136.14 344.00 2
Apolakkia -117.36 343.47 2
Beta VII -156.22 387.81 2
Blackjack -158.31 367.73 2
Denizli -113.97 350.52 2
Derf -131.96 398.24 1
Evciler -95.97 359.90 2
Goat Path -155.70 356.77 2
Golandrinas -160.91 403.98 2
Hot Springs -172.13 371.12 2
Malibu -146.57 381.29 1
Maxie's Planet -97.28 393.03 2
Persistence -107.19 409.98 2
Romulus -90.50 382.85 2
Seiduts -82.67 364.86 2
Trell I -115.01 390.42 1
Twycross -109.28 368.55 1
Waldorff -133.01 361.99 1
Winfield -112.67 408.93 2
Wotan -143.44 412.06 2

Planet has description information.

Planet has one of more factories.

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Hello I'm back with another project to share with you.
This LO is for a couple of great challenges-
and for
Here is my layout using
ARTFUL DELIGHT June kit mixed with my older supplies-
Love the sketch from ARTFUL DELIGHT.
While doing this layout it brought me to tears, my eldest is now 13
and will be starting high school soon.
It's a mix feeling of sadness that he's growing too fast and also
fear that in only 4 years he will go to college and probably be away from us :(
But i know he's a smart and good kid. Everyday,
we continue to show him how much we love him and continue to guide him to the right path.
Like, i mentioned this one is also for
and i love how i just drop a handful of sequins to the layout
and wherever they fall that's where i glue them.
I hope you enjoy this layout and thank you again for stopping by.

yyam said...

Really cool and artsy. Love the sprinkling of sequins.

Thank you so much for joining us at Let's Get Trendy Now!3.

artfuldelight said...

YAY, love to see you've used our kit!! Fabulous LO! Thank you for playing along with Artful Delight this month! :-)

Leah (*BeeCherryLady*) said...

I have been thinking about you!!!!!
How are you? Doing well, I hope!!!!
We are enjoying our now, 2nd week of Summer, yay!!!!!
I am so glad that you shared this and that I was able
to get over and stop by....
Again, hope you are well!!!!!

Leah (*BeeCherryLady*) said...

Uh, did I even say anything about the page?????
Oh...simply then...I LOVE IT! =)

flowerdisco said...

hi melissa, thank for joining us in our artful delight challenge. your page is way too cool. i love all the details.
good luck to your kiddo in high school!
thanks again and take care!

~amy~ said...

It's crazy how kids grow up so quickly! I love your layout, awesome bits of sequins! Thanks for joining us at Let's Get Trendy Now! 3

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is gorgeous!! LOVING the colors!! Thanks for playing along with Let's Get Trendy 3!!!!


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Thursday, 23 September 2010

Moko the cat

swap cat ami
Originally uploaded by aishakenza
I made this little cat for a swap on flickr. The amigurumi group that I'm a member of arranges swaps between its members - each person has to make an amigurumi and send it to another designated member together with other goodies like yarn, eyes, buttons, ribbons, etc. You receive a parcel from a different member, and it's a nice way to share. It's always so lovely to receive a package through the post! And it's as much fun to send one too. The Moko pattern is available again after being offline for a while and is really fun to make. It's quick and easy and turns out really cute. You can find the pattern here. Enjoy!

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