Inspiration in the form of parables and stories have changed my life and the life of many of my clients.
Sometimes we just need a story or inspirational poem to learn a concept. This is the section i work on when I feel like I need to be renewed. I hope you enjoy them.
333 Story: Inspiration for getting things done" This is an excerpt from Bob Proctor's book, "You Were Born Rich." Pages 187-191. Good stuff.
A Perspective on Stress: A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.
A Season for Nonviolence 1 — Today, I will reflect on what peace means to me. 2 — Today, I will look at opportunities to be a peacemaker. 3 — Today, I will practice nonviolence and respect for Mother Earth by making good use of her resources.
Abraham Quotes: Favorite Abraham quotes full of inspiration. Offer only those thoughts and words that are in the direction of what you want.
All Kinds of Girlfriends: Inspiration for girlfriends. . . I thank God for girlfriends, those who honor intimacy, those who hold trust, and those who just got your back when you feel like life is just too heavy! The special bond we share, that's unique to us. The words we've shared. The prayers we've sent up. The laughs, the tears, the phone calls, the e-mails, the shopping, the movies, the lunches, the dinners, the late night talks, afternoon talks, the weekend talks, all the talking and listening. .
Anyway: Inspiration for "doing what's right". . .A poem filled with inspiration found in Mother Theresa's room (author unknown): People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. . .
Be The Changes You Want to See: A poem of inspiration culminating Dr. Moffat's life and how she shifted her victim-mentality over the last two decades. . .How would you change the world? How would you walk your talk? What would you stand for and believe in? This poem was written at a time in my life when I needed to review my vision often. The links are to pages on my website that delve deeper into the topic. I hope the poem inspires you to write your own.
Can Santa be Black? A poem of Christmas inspiration. Part of this poem was read by Santa in the movie Call Me Claus with Whoopie Goldberg. I just fell in love with it and had to track it down for you all. Nigel Hawthorne, who played Santa, died on December 26, 2001, almost four weeks after the movie premiered (not to mention the day after Christmas). He's one of my very favorite actors.
Chain of Love : He said, "I'm here to help you ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Joe." Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down her window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk.
Charlie's Monument: God, before he sent his children into the world, gave each of them a carefully selected package of problems."These, He promised smiling, are yours alone.
Dancing a Miracle: Many people ask God to talk to them in times of need but it seems that there is no answer. I actually got my answer during the lowest time in my life.
Divine: Inspiration shared in a New Thought church. . .Now that we've got the earth and we've got the sky and the mountains and the rivers and the moon and the stars, now we will create man. Where shall we hide the truth of his being from him?
Does God Still Speak To Us?: Inspiration to inspire all of us!. . .It's a question I had asked for many years. It seemed that I ran across people all the time that had spoken to God. "But", I thought, "How come God doesn't speak to me?" A year or so after Mary Manin Morrissey shared this story with us, God did speak to me. And I am becoming more open to hearing that Still Small Voice and being a servant of God every day. But, that's another story…Here is the story Mary shared with us. . .
Dog Sneakers : Inspiration for the hospital room. . .For many years I worked at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center where pet visitation was prohibited. I begged, pleaded, and cajoled to have the rules changed, but always got back the same answer — NO! So, I resorted to sneaking in the tiny furry ones for our patients who were never coming out. At least they, and their beloved pets, could see each other one last time. One morning, the Head Nurse on one of the units paged me to let me know that the parents of a 28 year old man were insistent that they HAD to bring his 14 year old Yorkshire Terrier to visit him, as he was dying. . .
End of Sermon Prayers: Mary Morrissey said a short prayer after every sermon as we all held hands. The suprising part of the prayer is when she focused it on ourselves after we had just prayed for the person on our left and on our right. I had never done that before (like I wasn't worthy?) Anyway, here is an example of that process.
Epitaphs: Clever tombstone markers found around the world.
Follow Your Dreams : Inspiration for the dreamer in all of us. . .Now let me tell you about Larry Walters, my hero. Walters is a truck driver, thirty-three years old. He is sitting in his lawn chair in his backyard, wishing he could fly. For as long as he could remember, he wanted to go up. To be able to just rise right up in the air and see for a long way. The time, money, education, and opportunity to be a pilot were not his. Hang gliding was too dangerous, and any good place for gliding was too far away. So he spent a lot of summer afternoons sitting in his backyard in his ordinary old aluminum lawn chair–the kind with the webbing and rivets. Just like the one you've got in your backyard.
Garden of Daily Living: I just had to include this in my recipe section. It starts out like this: Come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses. . .
Helen Steiner Rice Quotes: Helen Steiner Rice is one of my favorite poets when it comes to books, cards and inspiration. Here is an example of and insert from one of her sympathy cards which I just adore: Life on earth is a transient affair just a few brief years in which to prepare for a life that is free from pain and tears where time is not counted by hours or years. . . Life on earth is a transient affair just a few brief years in which to prepare for a life that is free from pain and tears. Where time is not counted by hours or years. . .
Guy You Love to Hate: Inspiration for the trials in our lives. . .Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or … you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or…I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or… I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
House of 1000 Mirrors: Inspiration when people think differently than you do. . .All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
I Pledge Allegiance: I received this from one of the Miracle Mastery Team. I knew of Reverend Ault and his daughter because they have a soundtrack on the CD of New Thought Music included in the back of the I Am a Miracle book (Volume 1). Very impressive. I like his style.
I Wish You: I wish you a day of ordinary miracles. A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself. An unexpected phone call from an old friend. . .Green stoplights on your way to work or shop.
Information Please : Inspiration for mentoring a child. . ."Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the tall, shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity, I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
Inspirational and Motivational Quotes: Some of my favorite Quotes and Motivational sayings from years back.
It Can't Be Done: Are you the type of person who just knuckles right in and does something when people around you tell you that it can't be done? I first heard this in a sermon but when I googled the resource up came literally hundreds of places that Edgar Albert Guest's poem has been used.
Joy: A poem by one of my clients who I feel should have her work published. Jen Reicht writes: . . . He loved to surf the ocean and run across the sand, he whispered into sea shells and grew to love the land. He learned much from his grandparents all the wisdom of their years, they told him many stories about how to face his fears. He had many animal and human friends with whom he loved to play, each morning he would wake up thanking Spirit for his day. . .
Letter From God: What if God were to write you a letter? Would He feel included in your life and daily activities? Read on. . .
Life in Five Short Chapters: Inspiration for when life gets you down. . . One of my very most favorite stories. This one has helped me out several times in my life. It goes like this: I walk down the street. There's a deep hole in the sidewalk. And I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault… It takes forever to find a way out. . .
Mary Manin Morrissey Quotes: Quotes from Mary Morrissey sermons, talks and books.
Mayonnaise Jar Priorities: What are the priorities in life? A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles . . .
Miracle of a Brother's Song: According to www.snopes.com this story is in the glurge category and may or may not be true–but wouldn't it be nice if it was! I believe that the unborn baby can hear and feel what is going on around it. I also believe that love is very powerful and have personally seen and brought things back from the brink of death with the power of love.
Nails in the Fence: Inspiration for overcoming anger. There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Old Tired Dog: An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. He followed me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep in a corner.
Our Deepest Fear: Inspiration from Marianne Williamson. . . Nelson Mandela quoted Marianne Williamson in one of his famous speeches. It's such a wonderful quote that it has floated around the world. Here it is: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. . .
Promise Yourself: Inspiration left for me after my roommate was killed in a car crash during veterinary school. . .Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
Prayers of Gratitude: Do you pray with beseeching prayer or prayers of gratitude? I guess I had never been exposed to prayers of gratitude. Most of my life, prayer had been associated with fear, anxiety, and doubt. "Oh God, If only you will let me pass this test. If you do that, I promise to…blah, blah, blah." I thought it was better praying like that. Maybe I thought I had more control over life that way.
Roping a Deer: I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, which had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. . .
Rose at 87 : Inspiration for completing what you came here to do. . .As Rose began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know." As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. . .
Santa Claus–The Real Story Is Santa Claus real? Well. . .you decide. I for one am on his team.
Season for Non-Violence: Inspiration to get you through the year. . .These principles for nonviolence were adapted by the Denver Area Task Force for: A Season for Nonviolence – January 30-April 4, 199864 Days and 64 Ways to Celebrate the season of non-violence which begins Jan 30 and runs to April 4 of each year.
Shake it off and step up! A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' – or – whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened…and enlisted the. . .
Sioux Indian Story: Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circles. You will need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles. You are responsible for both.
Small Wooden People: Inspiration for when people talk about you. . .Some Wemmicks had stars all over them! Every time they got a star it made them feel so good that they did something else and got another star. Others, though, could do little. They got dots. Punchinello was one of these. He tried to jump high like the others, but he always fell. And when he fell, the others would gather around and give him dots. Sometimes when he fell, it would scar his wood, so the people would give him more dots. He would try to explain why he fell and say something silly, and the Wemmicks would give him more dots.
Success Quotes: A collection of success quotes I've run across over the years that I like.
The Cab Ride (The Pillbox Hat): She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing", I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated". "Oh, you're such a good boy", she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?" "It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly. "Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice". I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. "What route would you like me to take?" I asked.
The Cookie Thief: How many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we believed to be true … was not?
The Daffodil Principle: Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead "I will come next Tuesday," I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.
Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.
The Dream Stealer: Inspiration for following what YOU want to do. . .A story written by Jack Canfield about Marty Roberts, the horse whisperer, on Marty's youth. As the story goes Marty always knew he wanted to own a horse ranch. A high school teacher felt his dream was to unrealistic so tried to steal his dream from him. Don't let anyone steal your dream!
The Firefighter: Short story of fireman who is being thanked by a Doberman. A picture says a thousand words.
The Heart's Garden: This is a common poem that circulates around Unity Village.
The Levels of Christianity: I like Bill Haris's man's well thought out answer for that sometimes annoying question, "Denice are you a Christian? What actually do you believe?" I for one am actually blissfully happy just working on being the best person I can be, being of service to God, praying every minute of every day (if I could) and to practicing emanating and modeling how I think Jesus REALLY thought and acted. So, if you're still with me, read on.
The Little Boy & Old Man Story: Inspiration for the young and old. . .Poem by Shel Silverstein. Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Said the little old man, "I do that, too." The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants." "I do that, too!" Laughed the little old man.
The Poison Tree Parable: This is a parable about perspective. It's about how one person thinks something is very dangerous yet another finds it as something precious.
The Rabbi's Gift: More Inspiration for Life Purpose. . .The story concerns a monastery that had fallen upon hard times. Once a great order, as a result of waves of antimonastic persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the rise of secularism in the nineteenth, all its branch houses were lost and it had become decimated to the extent that there were only five monks left in the decaying mother house: the abbot and four others, all over seventy in age. Clearly it was a dying order.
The Times of Your Life: This is an example of the occasional diatribes we get from Dave Johnson of Nikken. Some of them are quite profound. Dave is such a great cheerleader. . . RIGHT NOW is never a good time to do anything. We have other hurdles to clear before we act. RIGHT NOW we are involved in certain situations. We want to see how big our raise will be. We want to reduce our credit card balances. We want to get over the hump. We certainly can't do anything—RIGHT NOW.
The Trouble Tree: I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.
The Wooden Bowl : The Wooden Bowl has been handed down from one generation to another and modified in different countries for generations. It origianlly was tale #78 in ghe Grimm's Fairy Tale book but has not been reprinted in many, many books.
The Twelve Conditions of a Miracle Book Summary: How DID Jesus create all those miracles anyway? And when He told us we could do them as well, how are we supposed to do that? This book leads you through the steps in creating your own miracles. Excellent inspiration and easy to follow.
Touch of the Master's Hand Twas battered and scared, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while to waste much time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. What am I bidden, good folks, he cried, who'll start bidding for me? A dollar, a dollar – now who'll make it two. Two dollars, and who'll make it three?
Towards a True Balance: Be mindful! Husband the earth. Protect her from greed and violence. Build humbly, plant trees, grow flowers and clothe her with dignity. Respect all her creatures. Honor her natural laws and the universe which cradles her. Above all, heartily worship the Source of All that Is.
Twelve Conditions for a Health Miracle: Twelve Conditions of a Miracle by Dr. Todd Michael (aka Michael Abrams) is a wonderful book about the Universal Law of Cause and Effect specifically dealing with examining the bible passage Matthew 14: 13-23—the story of how Jesus fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. A must-read for any budding metaphysician or seasoned Christian.
Two Horses: As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk, to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.
Wet Pants: Have you ever been saved from embarassment by a kindly soul who absorbs the ridicule. Well, these are the kind of people who are friends for life. Check this story out.


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Scientists Turn Non-Magnetic Metals Into Magnetic Metals in Groundbreaking Research
Category: Everyday Tech Tags: New Discoveries / New Tech / study
'Future technologies, such as quantum computers, will require a new breed of magnets with additional properties to increase storage and processing capabilities.' (Image: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain)
Troy Oakes
By Troy Oakes, August 9, 2015
There are only three truly magnetic metals at room temperature, those being nickel, cobalt, and iron, out of the 91 metals known to exist. Because of this, we have had to heavily rely on these elements for anything that needs magnetism like wind turbines, hard drives for computers and MRI scanners are just a few.
Co-lead author Tim Moorsom, from the University's School of Physics & Astronomy, said: "Having such a small variety of magnetic materials limits our ability to tailor magnetic systems to the needs of applications without using very rare or toxic materials. Having to build devices with only the three magnetic metals naturally available to us is rather like trying to build a skyscraper using only wrought iron. Why not add a little carbon and make steel?"
MAGNETS: How Do They Work?
Just imagine if we could turn other metals magnetic, we would not have to rely on just a few elements.
A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds are doing just that—they have turned manganese and copper magnetic. The research has been published in Nature Materials Science; the effect was weak, but is still really promising. The scientists also believe that their method can be used on almost any metal.
"Being able to generate magnetism in materials that are not naturally magnetic opens new paths to devices that use abundant and hazard-less elements, such as carbon and copper," said Co-lead author Fatma Al Ma'Mari, from the School of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Leeds.
"Future technologies, such as quantum computers, will require a new breed of magnets with additional properties to increase storage and processing capabilities. Our research is a step towards creating such 'magnetic metamaterials' that can fulfil this need," he added in a statement.
Buckyball: Tiny Carbon Soccer Balls:
The research involved using two very thin layers of copper and manganese. The thin sheets were then coated with a layer of organic molecules known as buckyballs, spheres of 60 carbon atoms that are about one nanometer thick. By doing this, it removed some electrons from the metals that allowed them to overcome the Stoner Criterion, which basically tells us why metals are ferromagnetic or not.
Co-author Oscar Cespedes, also from the University of Leeds, told IFLScience "that the effect they were able to produce was very small. The strength of the magnetic copper was about 10 times weaker than nickel, and 30 times weaker than iron. Magnetic manganese was about half that."
According to IFL Science, the effect was caused by the buckyballs mixing with the atoms of the metals, so the researchers also found that making the metal film more than a few millimeters thick prevented magnetism from occurring, meaning that it can't be scaled up to practical applications just yet. But Cespedes said that it might be possible to dissolve buckyballs or other molecules that can take electrons, such as carbon nanotubes, in the metal by first liquefying it.
This could allow a much larger amount of non-magnetic metal to be turned ferromagnetic. And the applications are numerous. Cespedes in particular notes that computer memory storage, while it "doesn't capture the imagination of curing cancer or medical imaging," could benefit hugely and help reduce humanity's carbon footprint, IFL added.
"The amount of information we need to store is humongous," Cespedes explained to IFL. "In the last two years, we have stored as much information as in the rest of our history. So we need to find a way to store it in a very efficient way, by using materials that do not harm the environment."
The researchers are now trying to enhance the effect so it may be used in more practical applications.
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It's much more difficult when a child has ADHD or a learning differences for them to be successful in different areas of their life, especially in school, but it's so vital that we help them to feel more confident knowing that there are some areas where they are really struggling. This is where I try to look at a child's strengths and say to parents, "If we want our kids to be resilient, we have to help them in certain ways." One is we have to explain to the child whether it's ADHD or learning differences, what are they about, and then we have to say to the child, "You know, now that we know you have ADHD or learning differences, there are ways we can teach you more effectively. Parents can do that, and teachers can do that," so the child doesn't feel lost. We also then focus on the child's strengths because most kids with learning differences, if not all, and ADHD have certain strengths, and one of the things I've used a lot is a lot of these kids really want to be helpful to younger kids so I've even had kids with learning differences who struggle with reading, say a 4th or 5th grader, go down to read to kindergarten kids. See, what that does is it helps the child in a genuine way feel that they can be successful, and success builds on success. So you want to help remediate the problems, but you also want to provide experiences where they are really experiencing a great deal of success, and they're getting positive feedback about it.


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How Cave Hill Cemetery got into the honey business
LOUIVILLE, Kentucky — Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of legendary Kentuckians like Colonel Harland Sanders and Muhammad Ali, but in the last few years the Louisville landmark has broken into a new and bustling marketplace. beekeeping.
Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery produces its own honey
First bottle sold in 2017
Thousands of pounds of honey have been produced since then
Bottles can be purchased at the Graveyard
Roger Martin, the cemetery's chief tree keeper for more than 15 years and now chief beekeeper, explained that around 2016, Cave Hill leaders championed the idea of caring for their own bee colony. . Prior to that, an independent beekeeper named Rodolfo Bernal kept bees on the property.
Two bottles of freshly bottled Cave Hill Cemetery honey. (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)
In 2017, the first jar of Cave Hill honey was sold. Since then, the cemetery bees have produced thousands of pounds of raw honey, winning statewide recognition at the 2021 Kentucky State Fair.
"I never thought I would become a beekeeper," said Martin.
Martin, an arborist by profession, said he didn't think this was the end of his career, but he's not complaining. I often remember having to call a beekeeper when I had to.
"After nearly 30 years of working with trees, it's no surprise that I've evolved into a bee and tree man," said Martin.
These days, Martin and his team take care of the bees all year round. They also educate others about their programs, attend beekeeping conferences, and sell honey at festivals and farmers' markets.
Brood boxes at Cave Hill Cemetery are home to thousands of bees that produce honey several times a year. (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)
From start to finish, the entire honey production and bottling process takes place on site. Their work mostly takes place inside a converted gardener's hut near the main entrance to the cemetery.
Spectrum News visited the cemetery in late August, right in the middle of the honey harvest. There are gallons of already processed honey ready to be bottled. The processing room is warm and equipped with a dehumidifier.
Martin says that a product must have a certain moisture level to be considered real honey.
Bees make honey inside a wooden frame that is sealed with a "cap". Cut off the cap and dissolve it in the beeswax. The honey-filled frame is then placed in a machine with an extractor that rotates the frame at high speed. The honey is then released and filtered into a final 5-gallon bucket.
After resting overnight, it is ready for bottling.
"And it's the freshest bottle of Cave Hill honey in existence," said Martin, holding a bottle of honey.
It is not unheard of for bees to be kept in cemeteries. Martin said the trend is for more places to start the program.
"There are probably more bees here than we know. Why not benefit from the bees pollinating everything in our garden?" Martin said.
Bottles of Honey from Cave Hill Cemetery are sold on site and are sometimes sold at farmers markets and festivals. Bottles are sold in pound and half pound increments.
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May 23, 2007 Opinion » Commentaries
Brace yourself!
Here's a citizen's guide to the coming hailstorm of hype
By Bob Kamm
An average American contemplating the emerging presidential contest may well find himself beset by cynicism verging on nausea. Yet that same individual is probably scouring the scarred landscape of his or her mind for a blossom of hope. We Americans are like that. We are good at anger and fear, but we're also good at hope. Go figure.
I encourage you to put all those feelings to the best possible use during this campaign. Why? Because it's likely to be the most important of our lives, so critical are the issues. I say this as someone whose earliest memory of a presidential race was the 1952 contest between Eisenhower and Stevenson.
This is a time to resist that temptation to be lazy or skeptical and call ourselves to higher standards. The First Amendment doesn't encourage us to shoot off our mouths without regard for facts or deep thought, but it does allow us to, and far too many of us indulge in that. If we are just a bunch of blowhards in love with the sounds of our own voices, why should we expect our elected officials to be different? Here are a few suggestions that might help you make it through the coming hailstorm of hype without losing the best of who you are.
Remember, all politicians are human. This means they're all capable of hypocrisy, intellectual dishonesty, stupid statements, and bald mistakes, but not to the same degree. Support people who are less hypocritical, dishonest, stupid, and mistaken and who can acknowledge being a dummy without the press hounding them into it. Politicians are not comic book heroes and don't deserve the oodles of adulation we tend to lavish on them and, sorry, that includes your faves! Yes it does. What sane individual would willingly submit to our brutal political process? By the same token, we can't let perfection be the enemy of the good. Look for a real person and a record of competency that shows through all the calculated statements. I know, maybe that's too much to hope for. People say one thing during the election and do another in office. And being good as a senator, governor, or mayor doesn't mean you'll be good at the presidency, which is in a league by itself. Still, look for authenticity and the ability to get things done that serve the common good.
Seek out people representing differing points of view with whom you might actually have a civil, thoughtful conversation. Stop listening to the pompous, self-aggrandizing radio and TV talk show blather-bags with whom you agree. More is demanded of a citizen than getting your ego stroked every morning!
Resist falling for labeling, mythologizing, or demonizing of any candidate and yes, that includes the people for whom you don't intend to vote. In fact, if you really want to sharpen your mind, watch those folks' full speeches on C-Span or on the Web. By all means, disagree, but do so really informed. What a concept!
By the way, expect the candidate who is trailing by September, 2008, to absolutely savage the front-runner. Anticipate it and be prepared to disbelieve it because it is likely to be a desperate distortion that appeals to your lowest instincts. This alone should be ample reason to vote for the other guy or gal or sit it out.
Make a multi-issue decision. In other words, avoid getting swept up in a single cause, no matter how important it is. Why? Because there are many extremely important issues. We need someone in the White House with the mental, emotional, and moral strength to be competent at a wide array of them, not just the one you most cherish someone who will bring with them a team of equally bright and competent folks. Getting people so riled up they'll vote on a single issue is an old divisive political tactic that further dumbs us down.
Get as many facts as you can and that's plenty. The Internet is the most magnificent tool we've ever had to democratize access to information. Use it! Many of us have become knee-jerk and lazy. We should have dozens of facts for each opinion. Instead, we have dozens of opinions for each fact.
Try to vote for someone much smarter than you, someone you probably would not want to have a beer with because he or she would bore the crap out of you talking policy until you ran screaming from the bar looking for your designated driver.
Encourage others to participate regardless of where they sit politically. We preach to the world about democracy, yet our participation in presidential elections places around 114th among all the democratic countries on earth. Isn't that, well, shameful if not tragic?
Self-discipline is called for to be truly worthy of citizenship in this land. That's what I'm urging you to take on so you'll be fully awake on Election Day. Maybe we'll send some folks to Washington who, in spite of their neurotic personalities, will actually get some things done for the common good. See, even after 55 years of witnessing the increasing degradation of our democracy, I'm still hopeful. Go figure. But first, go vote, and vote smart. Bet on hope over anger and fear.
Bob Kamm is a local writer who most recently published Lyric Heart, a collection of poetry. E-mail comments to rmiller@hotmail.com.
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How Did the Church Determine Christ Was Born on December 25th?
By Rev. W.P. Ten Broeck
"For the Birth Day of our Lord Jesus Christ, which day was unknown until a few years since, when some persons coming from the West, made it known and publicly announced it."
Such is the title of a Homily, preached by St. John Chrysostom on December 25, A.D. 386, in the church at Antioch, of which he was then the Presbyter in charge. Its one intention was to show why the Churches of the East had adopted Dec. 25 as the Day of the Nativity. The argument runs as follows:
"Those things for which Patriarchs formerly travailed in birth, which prophets predicted, and just men desired to behold, — these came to pass and had their completion on this day. Long have I desired to see this day, and not merely to see it, but to see it with such an assembly. This my desire, therefore, is accomplished and fulfilled.
Although it is not the tenth year since the very day became surely known to us, through your zeal, it hath been so celebrated, as if it had been from the beginning handed down. Wherefore he would not err who should call this day both new and old; new, because the knowledge of it hath newly come to us; old and primitive, because it hath quickly become the fellow of those more ancient, and hath, as it were, attained the same age with them. This day, known from the beginning to the dwellers in the West, and but lately brought to us, hath so suddenly sprung forward, and borne such fruit as ye behold; our courts being everywhere filled, and every church crowded with the multitude. Wherefore ye may expect a worthy reward of this your zeal from Christ who today was born. Your loving care of this day is the greatest proof of love to Him Who this day was born.
Of what then do you wish to hear this day? Of what else but the day itself? For I well know that many are even yet disputing with one another about it, some calling it in question, others defending it. On the one hand, some argue against it, as being new and recent; others defend it as ancient and primitive, because the prophets had predicted concerning His birth, and from the beginning it has been clearly known and greatly celebrated by those who dwell from Thrace to Cadiz."
The preacher then proceeds to declare these proofs, by which it might be "surely known" that Christ was born on December 25th.
1. "This Festival hath been everywhere proclaimed so rapidly and hath grown to such a height. That which Gamaliel said concerning the preaching of the Apostles, I might confidently assert concerning this day; that, because God the Word is of God, therefore it shall not only not be overthrown, but every year be more widely observed and more clearly known."
2. "It is manifest that Christ was born at the time of the first enrollment under Cyrenius; and it is lawful for any one who wishes to know accurately to search the ancient records publicly deposited in Rome, and there learn the time of that enrollment. Put what is that to us, it is said, who are not, and never have been there? Listen and be not unbelieving, for we have been informed of this day by those who have accurately examined these things and are inhabitants of that city. For they who have resided there, having celebrated it from the beginning, and from ancient tradition, have now transmitted the knowledge of it to us."
3. "Zachariah was High Priest, and saw the vision, and received the promise of the birth of John, as he was entering the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement. This occurred about the end of September. Then he departed to his home, and the conception of his wife began. When she was in her sixth month (March), the conception of Mary began. Counting thence nine months, we come to the present month in which Christ was born."
These facts are clearly established by this Homily.
1. St. Chrysostom, himself, had not the slightest doubt that Dec. 25 was the true Birth Day of Christ.
2. The Christians, living in Rome, had from the beginning been sure of it, and all the Churches in Europe, from Thrace to Cadiz, had from primitive times observed it.
3. The Christians at Antioch had adopted the day with eagerness, on the authority of some who had come from Rome and made it surely known.
4. The reasons of this absolute conviction were: the hand of Providence was so plainly to be seen in the spread and observance of Christmas Day; they had learned from the Roman archives that the Lord was indeed on that day born; they knew that Zacharias saw the vision in the Temple about the Day of Atonement.
And, forsooth, how can a believer in Divine Providence come to any other conclusion than that the Lord did appoint this day and sanctify it? If the eager and wide spread acceptance of Christmas Day was a valid argument in the 4th century, what shall we say of it in the 19th, when St. Chrysostom's bold prediction has become a prophecy fulfilled? How has Christmas forced itself into the heart of the world and made all men kin? How has its divine aroma secured for it the glory of being the one universal holiday? How has its signal triumph borne witness to its heavenly character? Those who believe, as did Gamaliel and Chrysostom, in God's sovereignty, may well declare, only because it is the "day of God," has it thus mightily prevailed.
It is a curious instance of human perversity that they who base all their belief upon absolute predestination, should ascribe the choice by the Church of the birthday of the Son of God, to haphazard and guess work! If over anything an over-ruling providence has clearly thrown its care and sanction, it is the Festival of Christmas Day. Its theme, its origin, its acceptance, its blessed influences, its unique, magnificent sway — if these are not of the will and work of God, what is there that is? Surely the knowledge of when the Holy One was born was among the things which the Comforter was to bring to the remembrance of the disciples of Jesus. Surely He who so dearly loves His Church would not permit her to miscalculate or mistime His Birth.
But in this matter we are not compelled to place our reliance solely upon God's superintending care of his Church. St. Chrysostom silences the unbelievers of his day by telling them that the reason why Dec. 25 was kept was, that Christians, resident at Rome, had examined the record, there publicly deposited, and had certified that this was the true Christmas. Long ago these records were reduced to ashes by some one of the barbarous burnings of the Eternal City. If, therefore, any one demand to see them, before he will believe, as Thomas demanded to see and touch the wound-prints, they cannot be produced. For most men, however, the statement of St. Chrysostom is sufficient to satisfy them that it was documentary evidence, laid up in the archives of Rome, which had made the Western Christians so sure of December 25th being the birthday of Christ, and brought the Orientals to adopt the same day, as the festival of the Nativity. This was the law and the testimony which compelled conviction and secured uniformity. And in the name of the doctrine of cause and effect, we challenge any lesser cause to produce so vast an effect. There is nothing in the whole range of Christian practice, or Christian usage, which, so peremptorily as Christmas, demands a verdict of warranted title. Nothing, I may add, which so perfectly claims the authority of sensus communis.
The calculations of St. Chrysostom, based upon the ministrations of the father of John Baptist, are Scripturally and mathematically correct, if his statement be true, but many have pronounced it "loose and inaccurate," because Zacharias was not High Priest. Actual High Priest it is certain he was not. Acting High Priest he certainly may have been. For Maimonides, the best of authorities, states that another priest might officiate in lieu of the High Priest, if he were disabled or disqualified. Josephus also makes express mention of a kinsman of the High Priest acting as deputy on the Day of Atonement, in the days of Herod. And the Talmud tells of a mother who saw two of her sons High Priests on the same day; one having become legally defiled. To this custom of substitution, St. Chrysostom must have referred. Nor does he stand alone, for St. Ambrose asserts the same. And these were not men likely to blunder in a question of simple fact.
However, this is not a question of office, but of time. If Zacharias was on duty on, or about, the day of the Atonement, it makes no difference what his duties were. St. Chrysostom believed he was. So did St. Ambrose. Whatever their sources of information, they are competent witnesses to the fact. And it is clear that if Zacharias saw the vision at the time of the Atonement, our Lord was born in December of the year following. While this does not determine the day, it shows that Dec. 25 fits exactly into the scanty notes of time furnished by St. Luke.
This then is the summary of the evidence that Christmas Day is the true Natal day of our Lord. From a very early time, the Western churches celebrated it as such, and never doubted it. The Eastern Churches kept other days, mainly Epiphany, and disputed whether they were right. At last in the bright light of the fourth century, in the days of the giants of the Church, the Western observance gains almost instant and universal acceptance in the East. And when we ask what brought this about? The answer is "the documentary evidence laid up in the Roman Archives." And this "better information" prevailed over prejudice, over long usages, even over the alleged authority of the Apostle St. James. Verily, in all the realms of human thought, it would be hard to find evidence more direct, more unimpeachable, more authentic, than that which goes to prove that Christ was born on Christmas Day.
And now, what doth hinder that the evidence as to our Lord's Birthday should be, without question, adopted.
It is said: "The learned have differed about the day, and therefore we cannot be sure of it."
And about what have not the learned differed? Everything under the sun, and in the sun, and beyond the sun, has been called in question, even up to the Divinity of Christ, or the existence of Himself and of God. Indeed, if we are to accept nothing which has been tossed upon the sea of controversy, we might as well quit all quest of truth, give up all knowledge, repudiate all philosophy, and reject all religion. Alas! how much agnosticism there is in quarters, where one would little suspect it! How often have we heard just such language used as an excuse for rejecting the evidences of Christianity. Do the defenders of the faith realize, as they should, the latent skepticism of some of their own assertions? Methinks I have read of how none of the rulers or scribes believed on Him. Methinks I have heard of an Athanasius against the world. If I mistake not, history everywhere shows that "the learned" have always been the foes of progress and cavillers against truth. This is purely a matter of evidence, and if weight of evidence is of any force, the preponderance in favor of December 25 as the true Christmas is as vast, as is the argument for the Copernican system of the universe superior to that for the Ptolemaic.
It is said to be "almost certain that December 25th cannot be the Nativity of Christ, for it is then the height of the rainy season in Judea, and shepherds could hardly be watching their flocks by night in the plains."
This objection is on a par with that of the King of Burmah, who would not believe there was such a thing as ice, because there was none in his country. A glance at the map will show that the Latitude of Bethlehem is that of Southern Georgia. Its isothermal lines pass through Gibraltar, Madeira, the Bermudas, Northern Florida and Southern California. The average temperature in this belt, in December, is 55 degrees. The "Christmas season" says Schubert, "is often, in Palestine, one of the most delightful times of the whole year." St. Jerome lived in Bethlehem for years, and yet he found nothing in the climate to make him hesitate about believing Dec. 25 to be the Birth Day of Christ. The Churches in and around Palestine never dreamed of such an objection. It was born of the desperation to which the Puritans were driven, to find some excuse for rejecting a Festival, hallowed by the unbroken use of 12 centuries, and would scarce merit reply, were it not that such authorities as the Encyclopedia Britannica, and that of Chambers, have repeated the absurd statement. Indeed, so far from there being any ground for affirming that the shepherds could not have pastured their flocks in the fields during December, their very nearness to Bethlehem is evidence that it was Winter. Only then were the flocks kept among the habitations of men. At all other seasons, they were herded in the mountains and wildernesses.
But, even if the climate of the Holy Land were ordinarily of Siberian severity, it would have nothing to do with the question as to Christmas Day. For this is not a question of usual practice, but of special emergency. Here was a great crowd gathered at Bethlehem. "There was no room in the inn." The necessities of the strangers might well have made it an object for the shepherds to have surrendered their houses, and share with their flocks, for a space, the shelter of some valley. Indeed, why may not their humble home have been the very place which the Holy Family were compelled to seek, and their manger the cradle, where the Infant Jesus was laid; and their high privilege of worshiping Him, their reward for their hospitality.
Surely, if "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb," it would have been nothing strange for Him to have bidden: "Come, thou south wind: blow up on the garden, that the spices may flow out." In that year, during that week, at least on that night, when heaven stooped to whisper great joy to the listening earth, how could it have been, in any climate, aught but calm, and still, and clear. But let us have done with an objection so frivolous. Verily, it is hard to be patient when one hears the Divine counsels made dependent upon the thermometer, or the outpourings of the clouds.
It is alleged, that the Feast of Tabernacles, in September, was the most suitable time for the birth of Christ. The Passover had its Sacrifice, Pentecost its outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Therefore the Tabernacles must have had the Incarnation, since, at that time, the Word "tabernacled in the flesh," and since the ingathering of fruits so aptly represented the occasion of our Lord's coming.
Scaliger is mainly responsible for this view. It has had but few followers. It would scarcely merit notice, had not Bishop Wordsworth lent it his large influence; with strange inconsistency following the Fathers in interpretation of Scripture, and discarding their testimony, as to a matter of fact; taking up a latter day fancy in preference to a clear tradition of antiquity. Yea, running after a new metaphor, and flower of rhetoric, when not even its semblance or hint can be found in the days, when exuberant fancy turned everything into allegory. No patristic lover of similitudes, no medieval mystic, insanely keen to trace out hidden analogies, ever even suggested the fitness of the Feast of the Tabernacles, as the day of our Lord's birth, nor did any sect, or section, of the Church ever adopt it.
St. Augustine, the master of the art of analogy, was, on the contrary, thoroughly absorbed with the fitness of the Winter Solstice, as the time of the Nativity, and presses upon it over and over again. The great Puritan poet also, whose appreciation of spiritual things was superlatively keen, says:
Nature, in awe to Him,
Hath doffed her gaudy trim,
With her great Master so to sympathise.
And indeed, how exquisitely do the extremest shortness of the day and its dreariness accord with the condition of the world when Christ was born, and how perfectly does the imminent increase of light symbolize the rising of the Sun of Righteousness. By all odds the natural aspect of Dec. 25 can claim whatever there is of everlasting fitness.
Moreover there was another Jewish Feast, which fell in the month of December, the Feast of Dedication. This was of human appointment. It was the commemoration day of the renewal of Divine Worship, after its forcible suspension by Antiochus Epiphanes. It marked the beginning of a great reformation under Jndas Maccabeus. It was especially honored by our Lord during his ministry. It was literally the day of the new creation for Israel, full with the joyous memory of triumph over evil, and restoration to a new life.
From The Genesis and the Exodus of the Gospel, or The Two Eminent Days of our Lord Jesus Christ, W.J. Boycott, 1889.
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In the Edo era (1603 - 1868), Edo Castle dominated a high point of the city. East of the castle was Nihonbashi, a commercial center with merchants and artisans. As the city grew, villages on the other side of the Sumida River were populated with common people. Over the centuries, many old Edo buildings have been destroyed by fire, earthquakes, and World War II bombing. However, in the Fukagawa and Ryogoku neighborhoods, kids can get a sense of life in Edo, the old city.
Fukagawa Fudo-do Temple – The temple complex includes a Buddhist temple and Shinto shrines, over 300 years old.
After you walk through the torii gate, on the left is a stone fountain with three bronze dragons. Here's where you can offer your prayers or wishes and sound the gong to summon the deity. At the table with rice paper and pens, kids can write their wish (feel free to wish for success with soccer or exams), and please put 100 yen in the offering box. Drop the rice paper into the water (it will dissolve), and pull on the red tasseled rope to sound the gong and call the deity (who hopefully will listen to any wishes).
On the right side of the courtyard is an Inari shrine, with stone foxes guarding the shrine.
Go into the main hall of the temple ( take off your shoes, and put them in the plastic bags available). If you like, toss some yen in the offering box. The large altar image is the Buddhist guardian deity Fudo, holding a large sword and rope, surrounded by a fiery halo. Fudo is a god of justice, using the rope and sword to defeat evil in the world.
One of our favorite museums in Tokyo, kids can step into daily life of 1840's Edo. Go into life-size rice and vegetable stores, homes of a merchant, peddler, music teacher and craftsman, and boathouse tavern next to boats on the canal and fire watchtower. Completely hands-on, kids can use brooms to sweep, try wooden cooking utensils, pretend to pour tea from metal teapots, and don't forget to take off your shoes when you go into the houses and shops. To really make things come alive, sounds change from to night, the rooster crowing in the morning, cat meowing on the roof, waves lapping at the river, calls of the boatman, to the temple bell at dusk and sounds of crickets at night.
Don't miss the table of puzzles of famous woodcut paintings, depicting life in Edo – fun for kids to put together.
The museum is open daily, and as the museum is completely indoors, it's an excellent rainy day activity.
Jizo Bosatsu statue, Reigan-ji Temple – On the same side of the street, just before the museum, is a small temple. Inside the courtyard, on the left, is a 9 ft high Buddhist Jizo Bosatsu statute, one of five statues that marked the roads into Edo. Jizo Bosatsu holds a wish-granting jewel in his left hand, and is a guardian of travelers (as well as children).
Kiyosumi Gardens is a lovely example of Japanese gardens, a miniature landscape with large pond, islands, stone lanterns, bridges, rocks, trees and flowers. Azaleas, irises, lilies, camellias bloom at different times of year. Words from the poet Basho are inscribed (in Japanese) on a large rock - "An old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water."
Join Japanese families with kids, hopping over stepping stones or feeding the large carp and ducks in the water. There are shaded picnic tables, this is a delightful spot for a picnic lunch. The gardens are open daily, except year-end holidays.
Kiyosumi Park – Next door to the gardens is a park, with grass to run around, and a small playground with bright yellow jungle gym.
The Fukagawa neighborhood has changed considerably since the great haiku poet Matsuo Basho lived here in the 17th century. He had a small house along the Sumida River, and a banana tree (basho) in his yard. He liked the banana tree so much, "I sit underneath it, and enjoy wind and rain that blow against it," he named his house, and published his poems under the name Basho.
Basho's house is long gone, but there's a delightful Basho memorial park on the Sumida River, with a bronze statue of the poet and the perfect picnic destination.
To get to the Basho statue, from the northwest corner of Kiyosumi Park, walk on the big street north 5 blocks, until you get the Onagigawa Canal. Go over the Mannenbashi Bridge, turn left at the first street.
On the right side of the street is a Inari shrine in Basho's honor, with red and white banners and fox statues. Walk down the street to the end, turn left at the steps, and climb up to the small park overlooking the Sumida River. Along with the statue of Basho are bamboo and banana tree plants, and little benches (we saw a Japanese family eating their lunch here).
The museum galleries bring to life history and culture of the capital, from the founding of Edo by Tokugawa Ieyasu, to the 19th century, when the city was renamed Tokyo, through the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 and World War II. Kids can walk across the Nihonbashi Bridge, climb inside a palanquin and imagine traveling the Tokaido Road to Edo in one of these (it's cramped), or hop into a 19th century rickshaw.
What we like best in the museum are all the dioramas and scale models, such as 17th century streets in Edo, a daimyo's estate, Edo Castle rooms, boats on the Sumida River, kabuki actors on a stage, ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) shop, Mitsukoshi Dry Goods store, festivals and parades, twelve story Ryounkaku tower in Asakusa, 20th century Japanese home. Kids will also enjoy examples of samurai armor, masks and swords, World War II memorabilia, and exquisite costumes, kimono and hairstyles of the ladies of Edo.
The museum is closed on Monday. On the basement level is the museum shop and a cafe. To get there, take the Oedo line, Ryogoku subway stop.
Tip: If you're visiting the Edo-Tokyo Museum, it just a few blocks to the Site of Lord Kira's Residence, famous in the story of the 47 ronin (Chushingura).
When Basho wasn't traveling around Japan, he lived in Edo (Tokyo) on the east side of the Sumida River. Lovely introduction to the haiku poetry of Basho.
After Grass Sandals, keep on going. Read out-loud the full version of Basho's poems and travels, The Narrow Road to the Deep North.


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Ask a Local: An Insider's Guide to Eugene, Oregon
Where to go, what to do, and where to eat (and drink) in Eugene, Oregon—from hazelnut-apple goat cheese to late-night dancing and burritos.
By Elyssa Goldberg
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This is Spilling the Beans, where plugged-in baristas give us the lowdown on where to go, what to do, and what to eat (and drink) in their hometown.
Two hours south of Oregon's capital, surrounded by the hills and forests of the Willamette Valley, Eugene is giving Portland a run for its money. Maybe it's the college spirit—the University of Oregon and its football team are no joke—but it's more likely the tranquil, progressive, and laid-back vibes of a small city flooded by great coffee, even better beer, and a growing food scene. At least that's what keeps Arthur Lawniczaka, wholesale account manager at the awesome local roaster and cafe, Wandering Goat Coffee Co., there. Okay, maybe it's also the late-night dancing, Japanese burgers, natural hot springs, and hazelnut-apple goat cheese too. Let him show you the ropes.
Where should we stay?
If you want a true Eugene experience, get an Airbnb. You could stay in South Eugene, which is a nice family area, or Whiteaker, which is where you'll find funky houses and younger people into a more Portland kind of scene. For a hotel, I'd recommend the Inn at the 5th. That's where Justin Bieber stayed when he was in town.
Where to grab breakfast?
Hideaway Bakery. The menu changes seasonally and they're really talented. I always get the muesli or a roasted potato vegetable medley. Morning Glory Café, which does vegan and vegetarian breakfast, is another big one. Get the Three Sisters, named after the famous mountains here, but also just a mountain of vegetables and cheesy sauce [and "tantric mushroom gravy"].
Inside Coffee Plant Roaster. Photo: Courtesy of Coffee Plant Roaster
Best cup of coffee?
Wandering Goat. If you come into the goat, not only will you find quality coffee, but you'll also find a network of support, a huge library, and a company that values sustainability. Then there's Tailored Coffee, which looks very Portland and serves top coffee. I'd also stop by local roaster Coffee Plant Roaster, which also serves kombucha on tap. One more: Glass House Coffee Bar—very talented baristas there.
Best market to eat your way around?
The farmers' market on Saturday is really great. Of all the stands, I love one called Ferns' Edge Goat Dairy that makes unique flavors of goat cheese that range from blueberry or lavender to hazelnut-apple. Another one is called Lonesome Whistle,. It's a farm known for its grains, such as popcorn and barley. The other place I'd suggest is an upscale food court at the end of 5th Ave.
Where to see great art?
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at U of O is the city's big museum, but I'd go to the First Friday Art Walk. Local artists show portraits, landscapes, and modern mixed media things.
Crawfish boil for the win. Photo: Facebook/Izakaya Meiji
Hottest new restaurants in town?
It opened a couple of years ago but Izakaya Meiji is still the talk of the town. It serves small Japanese dishes. I get the gom-ae, which is spinach in a black sesame sauce, and it's SO good. On Sundays there's a $14 burger special: one burger, one bourbon, one beer. You'd never think of it but the Japanese-style burgers with yakitori sauce are incredible. Grit Kitchen and Wine is another. It's dedicated to local, organic, and seasonal food, and has delicious deep fried mashed potatoes. We still love Kung Fu Bistro and Dos Banderas, which has the best burrito in town.
Tried-and-true old-school institution?
It's going to sound strange but Sundance Natural Foods has been around since 1971 and it's where I do most of my shopping. Oregon Electric Station is a staple for students who take their parents for a meal when the parents are paying.
Best cocktail bar in town?
Meiji is the best by far. Everyone gets the Bourbon & Ginger with the housemade gingerade, but I always go for a Painkiller (two types of rum, pineapple). If you're in the market for margaritas, go to Tacovore.
Sunny days and beer—all the makings of a day in Eugene. Photo: Courtesy of Oakshire Brewing
Best brewery?
Oakshire Brewing. And Ninkasi Brewing Company is the most famous in town. It may even be one of the best breweries in the U.S. WildCraft Cider Works is another one that just opened. It's technically the city's first cidery. If you have some time, take the trip—not too far—to Agrarian Ales. It's on a farm with big picnic tables. Bike there, order the food, and hang out for the day.
Where to see live music?
Eugene is pretty fortunate to have a bustling music scene. HiFi Music Hall and The Boreal are where a lot of jazz and local musicians play. The McDonald's theater is for when more well-known artists who come to town. The U of O has this stadium where huge shows go on. In the summer, The Cuthbert Amphitheater is the best, because it's outside and you can picnic or sit in seated areas in Alton Baker Park. I saw Jackson Browne there on a beautiful day last year.
Best place to get into trouble for the night?
There are a lot of places to dance and have fun in Eugene. The Wayward Lamb plays modern dance music and hip hop in the back area. It's self-proclaimed as Eugene's first gay bar, and it's always a rowdy time. Then there's a famous place called The Cowfish, which plays a lot of house music—so, no words—where people go dancing. Another one is Blairalley Arcade, which has live DJs who play eclectic music, from 70s to mashups. It's an offbeat pinball bar that's a ton of fun.
Best place to eat when the party's over?
Meiji is open till around 2 a.m. and people flock there for late-night food. But my favorite option might still be Dos Banderas for a burrito. I've also been known to eat late-night nachos at a bar called The Horsehead Bar.
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Daytrip?
There's a hot spring up the McKenzie River called Belknap that's so beautiful and relaxing. Nearby, there's a seven or eight-mile hike to the waterfalls in the area. People often go to Sweet Cheeks Winery, too. It's about 30 miles outside of Eugene with a gorgeous view, as well as great food and wine. And, of course, you could visit The Three Sisters. It takes about an hour to the wilderness area, and then the time varies depending on the different mountains.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, talks to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. European Union leaders conclude a two-day summit on Friday in which they discussed issues such as climate change, the energy crisis, COVID-19 developments and migration. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP)
BRUSSELS (AP) — Angela Merkel is still Germany's Chancellor, and might be still when European Union leaders meet again, yet they gave her a big farewell party at Friday's EU summit. Even Barack Obama made a cameo video appearance.
Attending her 107th summit, Merkel was feted by friend and foe alike in an informal ceremony behind closed doors early Friday, where they called her anything from a "compromise machine" to the EU's Eiffel Tower.
Merkel has been the embodiment of the drive for a stronger united Europe for years since she attended her first meeting of EU leaders 16 years ago, at a time when Jacques Chirac was still the French president and Tony Blair the British prime minister.
"You are a monument," said EU Council President Charles Michel, adding that a summit meeting without her will be like "Rome without the Vatican or Paris without the Eiffel Tower."
Former U.S. president Obama was equally gushing. "So many people, girls and boys, men and women, have had a role model who they could look up to through challenging times," he said. "I know because I am one of them."
"Danke schön," he added.
Merkel, often using the clout of juggernaut Germany to the fullest, always sought to keep the EU as tightly knit as possible but also defended national interests with equal fervor, especially during the financial crisis which saw her clash often with struggling Greece.
In the end, though, she embodied what the EU summit itself all too often is. "Frau Merkel was a compromise machine," said Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.
So, many will be sad to see her go. "Your spirit and experience will remain with us," said Michel. "You are not leaving us."
Michel could still be right. Merkel did not put herself up for re-election in last month's German polls and her CDU/CSU Christian Democrats fared so badly that they will likely end up in opposition.
The left-leaning SPD, Greens and free-market FDP announced that they want to get their coalition government in place in the week starting Dec. 6.
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Nanjing Lukou international airport, situated in Lukou Street of Jiangning District, serves as the alternate airport to Shanghai Hongqiao international airport and Shanghai Pudong international airport. Put into service on July 1st,1997, Nanjing Lukou airport has been rewarded as the "Sanitary International Airport" by WHO since 2005. In June 2015, the flight from Nanjing to Los Angeles put into service, and Nanjing has become the 5th city with flight routes to European, Australian and American cities. Nanjing Lukou International Airport has 2 runways, measuring 3600-meter-long. It has two terminals covering an area of 425000 square meters. The airport now serves 115 cities domestically and globally with 135 domestic flight routes and 23 international flight routes, including countries and cities in Asia, Europe, America, and Australia. Currently, T1 is closed. From September 10th,2015, the 72-hour visa-free policy has been implemented to enable passengers from some countries to enjoy a visa-free stay up to 72 hours when making an international transit via Lukou Airport. Wechat Check-in Open Wechat and follow Nanjing Lukou International Airport. Choose Flight Service and enter Wechat Check-in. Fill in your personal information, including ID card number, Passport number and E-ticket, and then choose your favourable seat and get […]
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Storia
La stazione venne inaugurata il 1º gennaio 1917 quando venne aperto il tratto ferroviario che collegava la stazione di Palmanova con quella di Cervignano.

Movimento
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Servizi
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Introduction: This is your OxyElite Pro alternative. Or not.
Ingredient profile: What's in it? The ingredients analyzed!
Customer Comments, Feedback & Testimonials. What are people saying?
Conclusion – The bottom line on EpiBurn Pro.
… Is EpiBurn Pro worth taking? How does it compare to OxyElite? Is it worth the money?
EpiBurn Pro Ingredients: What's In It?
Let's take a closer look at this sucker!
Caffeine (200 mg): Big surprise here. Caffeine's the go to standard in almost every over the counter diet pill and weight loss supplement in the world. Not only does it provide you with a bit of "umph", but caffeine can elevate the metabolism – although its effects from a weight loss perspective are subtle (see Am J Clin Nutr. 1989 Jan;49(1):44-50, Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 May;33(5):989-97, Am J Physiol. 1995 Oct;269(4 Pt 1):E671-8).
The remaining ingredients are included in a "proprietary" blend.
Herbs and various other non-pharmaceutical ingredients are a lot like drugs in that they need to be present at a certain dosage in order to actually do something.
USP's proprietary blend is even more vague than usual, since they don't even reveal what it is each ingredient is even standardized for… and even though we can guess in most cases, they get two thumbs down for transparency on this.
Withania Somnifera (Root) Extract: More commonly known as astragalus, this herb has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Astragalus is an interesting herb, and while much of the research that has been performed on it is preliminary, it shows numerous benefits; many related to its immune-boosting effects. Why it's included here is a bit of a mystery… although it is also a mild diuretic, and increases natiuresis (sodium excretion) and may even prove useful for treating insulin resistance.
Olea Europaea (Leaf) Extract:: The botanical name for the olive tree (and/or its fruit), olive leaf extract has a number of benefits, none of which are related to weight loss. It is one of 4 herbal ingredients demonstrated beneficial for weight loss in this clinical study, but since EpiBurn does not contain any of the other 3, it's hard to fathom how this ingredient adds value to this formula.
Yohimbe (Bark) Extract: The active ingredient of which is called yohimbine, and is sold as a prescription drug for erectile dysfunction. Yohimbe has been included in weight loss supplements for ages, despite there being no evidence to indicate it has any real effect in this regard.
Coleus Forskohlii (Root) Extract:Clinical data on coleus for weight loss is conflicting. This study (conducted with 250 mg of 10% forskolin extract taken twice a day), shows it does not promote weight loss, while this one, conducted with exacty the same dosage, showed it does. Even if we want to take the most optimistic view of coleus for weight loss possible, it's still difficult to assess its value in this formula, since it's very likely to be underdosed.
Nelumbo Nucifera (Seed) Extract: Also known as "Indian Lotus", a number of animal and "in vitro" studies suggest both an appetite-suppressing and anti-obesity effect. How this will play out in human trials, who knows?
Pay attention! I don't want to see you in the E.R.!
Caffeine: EpiBurn does not contain a ton of caffeine (200 mg per single serving), but nevertheless, it is still a concern for those of you with high blood pressure or heart disease.
Yohimbine: Has been associated with a number of adverse effects, and should be avoided by individuals with hypotension (low blood pressure), diabetes, and heart, liver or kidney disease.
Astragalus: Astragalus root can increase the effects of certain antiviral medicines, hypoglycemic agents, immune system suppressants and anticoagulant medications (such as Coumadin). There is also the potential for interaction with other drugs or herbal preparations. In addition, Astragalus has not been evaluated for safety during pregnancy/breastfeeding.
What are people saying about EpiBurn Pro?
Personal testimonials are not evidence. They are anecdotal – and that is only if they are genuine. We can't, of course, authenticate any of the testimonials we read. We don't know for example, if they were written by real people about real experiences, or whether the negative commments are posted by competitors, or if the positive ones have been paid for.
After all, it's really easy to buy testimonials on the Internet.
That said, if you look at enough testiomials, a pattern begins to emerge.
On BodyBuilding.com, EpiBurn Pro gets a 7.4 rating out of 10.
On GNC.com, EpiBurn Pro gets a 4 (our of 5) star rating.
The testimonials and reviews are actually pretty representative of what this product offers – a kick of energy, perhaps a slight touch of appetite suppression, but that's about it. For the most part, it's OK.
Unfortunately, it's hard to say really nice things about a product when the manufacturers aren't forthright about the potency and dosage of the included ingredients. As it stands, EpiBurn Pro is a caffeine pill with a handful of additional ingredients which may or may not add value… it's impossible to say.
Those of you looking for an alternative to the DMAA-fueled "kick" of OxyElite Pro are probably going to be disappointed, 'cause this ain't it.
At the same time, it will probably been fine if you're just looking for a little extra energy. However, there are simply much cheaper ways to add a couple of hundred milligrams of caffeine into your day.
I certainly wouldn't pay the $30-$40 GNC and BB.com want, but I might – just for shitz and giggles – fork out $22 to buy it on Amazon just to check out the proprietary blend for myself.
You're welcome to do so too, just as long as you realize it's value is far from conclusive.
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CIA On Trial In Virginia For Planting Nuke Evidence In Iran
Posted by Alec Cope | Jan 20, 2015 |
The reactor building of Iran's nuclear power plant is seen, at Bushehr, Iran, 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, in this Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, file photo. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP
By David Swanson
Since Tuesday and continuing for the coming three weeks, an amazing trial is happening in U.S. District Court at 401 Courthouse Square in Alexandria, Va. The trial is open to the public, and among the upcoming witnesses is Condoleezza Rice, but — unlike the Chelsea Manning trial — most of the seats at this somewhat similar event are empty.
The media is mostly MIA, and during lunch break the two tables at the cafe across the street are occupied, one by the defendant and his lawyers, the other by a small group of activists, including former CIA officer Ray McGovern, blogger Marcy Wheeler (follow her report of every detail at ExposeFacts.org), and Norman Solomon who has organized a petition at DropTheCharges.org — the name of which speaks for itself.
Why Gareth Porter (and others who are focused on the decades-long Western effort to frame Iran with having or pursuing nuclear weapons) are not here, I do not know. Why the public is not here, I do not know. Except that Jeffrey Sterling has not been even so much as demonized in the major media.
Jeffrey who?
Some people have heard of James Risen, a New York Times reporter who refused to name his source for a story. Damn right. Good for him. But what was the story and whom did the government want named as a source? Ah. Those questions might seem obvious, but the reporting on James Risen has avoided them like the plague for years and years now. And the independent media is not always as good at creating a story as it is at improving on stories in the corporate press.
Jeffrey Sterling went to Congress with his story. He was a CIA case officer. He is accused of having taken his story to James Risen. The prosecution is quite clearly establishing, against its own interest, during the course of this trial already, that numerous people were in on the story and could have taken it to Risen. If Sterling is to be proved guilty of the non-crime of blowing the whistle on a crime, the prosecution has yet to hint at how that will be done.
But what is the story? What is the crime that Sterling exposed for that tiny sliver of the population that's interested enough to have listened? (Sure, Risen's book was a "best seller" but that's a low hurdle; not a single prospective juror in Alexandria had read the book; even a witness involved in the case testified Wednesday that he'd only read the one relevant chapter.)
The story is this. The CIA drew up plans for a key part of a nuclear bomb (what a CIA officer on Wednesday described in his testimony as "the crown jewels" of a nuclear weapons program), inserted flaws in the plans, and then had a Russian give those flawed plans to Iran.
During the trial on Wednesday morning, the prosecution's witnesses made clear both that aiding Iran in developing a part of a bomb would be illegal under U.S. export control laws, and that they were aware at the time that there was the possibility of what they were doing constituting just such aid.
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