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Here's The Truth About Dylan's "Another Self Portrait"
Posted in Uncategorized with tags "Another Self Portrait", Bob Dylan, Dylan and The Band at The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, Mikal Gilmore on August 31, 2013 by johnbuckley100
Over the course of the last several weeks, we've read a good deal of magical — and wishful — thinking about the release of Bob Dylan's Another Self Portrait. If the rock critters who currently are claiming the two-album compilation of various outtakes, stripped-down tracks, and unreleased gems are to be believed, then the producers have turned water into wine, coal into diamonds, and gold has been alchemically created from base metals via a Philosopher's Stone recently discovered in the archives of Columbia Records.
For here is the truth, at least as we see it. The three most interesting periods in Dylan's long career are 1) the genius stretch from Bringing It All Back Home through the '65 tour and Blonde On Blonde; 2) The Basement Tapes; and 3, that mature eruption of late-innings creativity best summarized by The Bootleg Series Volume 8: Tell Tale Signs, which includes songs from 1989's Oh Mercy to 2006's Modern Times. Of all the various periods in Dylan's half-century of astonishing creativity, the batch of records ranging from John Wesley Harding and Nashville Skyline to New Morning — and including the acknowledged dreck that was most of Self Portrait — is, if not the least satisfying run of albums (you'd probably have to bracket the 1980s period preceding Oh Mercy for that), then let's call it for what it is: a comparatively weak, uncertain detour in what is otherwise a straight shot from Greenwich Village to artistic Valhalla.
We were mystified, as a teenager, by Self Portrait, especially given how much amazing music was happening at that moment, from the Beatles and Stones to hippy caravans with their saddlebags stuffed with all the Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and nascent Zeppelins. So to come out now, with what admittedly are some fine, lost Dylan songs, and make a claim, as some have, that this tumultuous period in Dylan's amazing output is on the same aesthetic level as his best is, let's face it, hooey. Given the famous Greil Marcus opener in the Rolling Stone review of Self Portrait — "What is this shit?" — we could say the same now about a fair bit of the hyperbole over this set of songs.
Except, except, there is this: the great Mikal Gilmore's marvelous cover story in the new Rolling Stone captures the historical moment in what reads to us like pitch perfect balance. He makes no claims for the songs in the new album other than that they provide perspective lost in what was the official output of the day. And by ratcheting down the hype, he enabled us calmly to listen to both CDs of the newly found stuff, and to find the gems sprinkled among them. This is absolutely worth your time and money, even if the whole period of Dylan's output — as influential as it was, shaking rock music from its jittery psychedelia to the more solid, stripped down country and blues that, in the Stones' case, would lead to Beggars Banquet, and which would inspire the Byrds to consort with Gram Parsons — was neither as interesting as what came before it, nor as exciting as what was to come.
And then there is this: if you pony up for the box set, it arrives with the entirety of the Isle of Wight concert recorded on this very day 44 years ago. Picture the scene: Dylan has skipped the Woodstock Festival in his backyard two weeks previously, flown to England with The Band, and he performs his first concert in four years before a crowd of 200,000, which includes various Beatles and Stones. And the set he performs, as we now know from hearing the whole thing, ranks as one of the greatest-ever Dylan live recordings. For all the reports that he was nervous and ragged during this concert, with the fullness of time he sounds relaxed and loose and confident. He sings in that glottal, Johnny Cash-inspired voice we recognize from "Lay Lady Lay" — in fact, the version of "Lay Lady Lay" is worth the wheel barrow of money you have to pay to get the box set, with this CD — and all in, there may never be as strong a live vocal performance by Dylan that you'll ever be able to buy, and yes we have the Rolling Thunder Review material. This live set has none of the jittery, amphetamine punch of '65 set with The Band, and is wholly more satisfying in sound than the Before The Flood set from '74. This live album is pure genius, wholly satisfying, a revelation.
Wait, What's That Moving Behind The Hedge?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, 50th Anniversary of The Dream Speech, Leica M-240 on August 29, 2013 by johnbuckley100
And why does only one other person seem to notice? Leica M, 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph.
Two New Albums By Capsula and Crocodiles Each Extend The Late Summer Rock'n'Roll Party
Posted in Music with tags "Between The Buttons", "Crimes Of Passion", "Solar Secrets", Capsula, Crocodiles, David Bowie, Fleshtones, Jesus and Mary Chain, Tony Visconti, Tulip Frenzy Top Ten List on August 29, 2013 by johnbuckley100
We hadn't been paying close enough attention to the happenings of one of our favorite bands, Capsula, to have gotten the word that Tony Visconti was producing their new album, Solar Secrets, which came out earlier this week. What a great pairing! Visconti, of course, is the producer of several of Bowie's best albums, including this year's The Next Day, and Capsula are such Bowie fans, last year they put out a note-perfect replica of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Now, unfortunately, we viewed that homage to Bowie as something of a misstep, an unfortunate career detour, but happily, with the excellent Solar Secrets, they are back on the strong form exhibited in 2011's In The Land Of The Silver Souls, which we ranked as the #4 best album of the year, and which caused us to ask whether Capsula is the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world. Based on Solar Secrets, they are still in contention for such an honor, even if it is not as spectacular as 2006's Songs & Circuits, which we consider perhaps the finest punk rock album of the Aughts.
If you don't know Capsula, drink deep from this nutshell: An Argentine band that played animalistic punk rock while scratching at the tree of South American psychedelica, they moved to Bilbao a decade ago, viewing Europe as a better staging point for world domination. Since then, they've only put out three of the most thrilling records of our age, which given the albums they put out in Buenos Aires prior to emigration, gives them, by our count, eight excellent long-players. They've gone from singing in Spanish to singing in English, though on Solar Secrets, Visconti has them singing in Spanglish. But even if you're bilingual, you don't listen to Capsula for the words — you listen to hear a band that sounds like the finest Cali punks from the '80s occasionally dial up the rocket boosters to propel listeners into deep space. This is not their very best album, but it is a great place to begin, if you've yet to get hip to their cross-Atlantic trip.
We'd missed the earlier records by the San Diego band Crocodiles, but oh brother, Crimes Of Passion is so everlasting yummy we are willing to put it up on our current roster of California Hall of Famers including Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, and Mikal Cronin. We can understand why there have been comparisons to the Jesus and Mary Chain, but while such references usually refer to a band fuzzing up a Velvets'n'Beach Boys sound, this reference is different: singer Brandon Welchez sounds a fair bit like Jim Reid, and in context, it does harken to JAMC at their most tuneful.
On Crimes of Passion, Crocodiles throw the Jesus and Mary Chain, Between The Buttons-era Stones, and the garage rock of the Fleshtones into a blender and the result is a Big Gulp smoothee of the best rock'n'roll of the year. If you're keeping score at home, this is a band to put money on, as the odds are great you're going to be hearing about them again when the Tulip Frenzy jury goes into deliberations for our 2013 Top Ten List. They're that good. And between Crimes of Passion and Capsula's Solar Secrets, we're reaching for our headphones and the SPF 50, hoping to extend the summer for a few more weeks.
Scenes From The 50th Anniversary Of The Dream Speech
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, 50th Anniversary of The Dream Speech, 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington, Leica M-240 on August 28, 2013 by johnbuckley100
All photos Leica M and 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph.
There may have been fewer people than there were 50 years ago — the rainy day, punctuated by steam heat, was a discouragement for some. But it was a pretty great and historic moment.
It was a day for remembering the past and pointing to the future.
And for recording the moment for posterity.
Everyone seemed to understand the importance of the moment.
And in spite of the weather and the long day, people left with smiles on their faces.
There Also Was A Rally For D.C. Statehood On Saturday
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, Leica Monochrom on August 26, 2013 by johnbuckley100
Despite this nice woman's sunny disposition, it was a little overshadowed by a larger cause. Leica Monochrom, 50mm APO-Summilux-Asph, orange filter.
Ty Segall Says "Dinner Tastes Better When You Record A Song"
Posted in Music with tags "Sleeper", Ty Segall on August 26, 2013 by johnbuckley100
In a fun interview in the The New York Times, Ty Segall answers the question, "Why have you been so prolific?"
The answer is fun. "That's just what I do. Half-needing to do it as an exercise of the mind, and half an exercise of a daily routine. That's my job. When I was younger, it was more like: 'I don't know how long I'm going to be doing it for. I need to do as much as I can, because who knows when my luck will run out?' It was more like a race, but now it's different. It's an exercise, therapy, my daily vitamins, my daily dose, and it's kind of necessary for my brain. Dinner tastes better when you record a song. Just like when you work a hard day at a job, you know? Dinner's going to taste better. It's like any other routine. It's good for your brain and your body."
The Seriousness — And Joy — In Yesterday's March On Washington
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH, 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington, Leica Monochrom on August 25, 2013 by johnbuckley100
All photographs Leica Monochrom and 50mm APO-Summicron-Asph.
To herald its coverage of yesterday's 50th Anniversary Of The March On Washington, The Washington Post uses one of the most beautiful sentences ever written by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "The arc of moral history is long, but it bends toward justice." Along with the ever-present images of Trayvon Martin, it was a reminder of the seriousness of the occasion.
But yesterday's march was as much filled with joy as protest. And there were reminders of how far as a nation we have come in 50 years.
Even as folks hawked photos of icons to the large, friendly crowd.
For many members of the largely African-American crowd, it was like a family reunion. It was a really lovely day.
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Auto sales up - but not for Toyota
By Chris Isidore, senior writer February 2, 2010: 5:42 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. auto sales rose 6% in January, although results were generally disappointing. Sales were hurt by weak demand from consumers and the well-publicized problems at Toyota Motor.
Toyota said Tuesday that January sales fell 16% from a year earlier, worse than a forecast of a 12% year-over-year decline from sales tracker Edmunds.com.
Toyota had to suspend the sales of its most popular models for much of the last week of January due to a problem with sticking a gas pedal that caused unexpected acceleration.
But Toyota's problems didn't appear to provide much of a lift for other automakers.
The halt in sales created more confusion in the market than demand for other automakers' products, according to Ken Czubay a Ford Motor vice president.
"There was not a significant movement yet. People weren't going to overreact to the uncertainty," Czubay said.
Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500), General Motors, Nissan and Korean automaker Hyundai Motor all reported improved January sales compared to a year ago. But Honda Motor (HMC) and Chrysler both said January sales fell from the same period last year.
But most of the companies reporting increases suffered from declining sales to consumers, a sign of continued headwinds facing the industry.
Ford's retail sales fell 5%, which company officials termed disappointing. GM's retail sales fell 10%, although that was primarily due to the winding down of the Pontiac and Saturn brands, which GM is closing, and the Saab and Hummer brands that GM is in the process of selling.
Retail sales at GM's four remaining brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac -- edged up 3%.
But GM and Ford reported big jumps in fleet sales to government and businesses, particularly rental car companies. Ford estimated that there was a 50% jump in industrywide fleet sales compared to a year ago, when the economic crisis led to a plunge in purchases by rental car companies.
Ford's fleet sales soared 154% from those depressed levels. GM's fleet sales more than tripled.
Overall, GM reported a 14% rise in sales compared to a year ago, better than the 9% rise forecast by Edmunds.com. But its sales tumbled 30% from December.
Ford reported that its overall sales rose 24% from January 2009, although they fell 37% short of December's total. The gain was weaker than the forecast of a 33% rise by Edmunds.com though.
Still, Ford's sales were good enough to lift its market share and vault it back into the No. 2 position in terms of U.S. sales, passing Toyota Motor (TM).
Ford also has been on a run of critical success, with its Fusion sedan winning several "Car of the Year" awards in recent months. Sales of the Fusion rose by 49%, pacing similar growth across all of its car models. But sales gains of Ford light trucks and crossovers were far more modest.
Nissan's overall sales rose 16% from a year ago, a bit better than expectations of a 14% increase. Hyundai Motor, which includes both the Hyundai and Kia brands, posted a combined 13% rise, far better than the 1% drop forecast by Edmunds.com.
But Honda disappointed with a 5% drop in sales rather than the expected 3% gain. Sales at Chrysler Group fell 8%, rather than the 6% increase that was expected.
Paul Ballew, a consumer economist at financial services company Nationwide, said automakers will continue to face significant trouble because Americans are still not ready to spend big. He doesn't expect a strong recovery in auto sales until the middle of the decade.
"Consumers are hesitant for legitimate reasons," he said. "We're expecting the recovery to be very modest and gradual."
Toyota sales plunge
Toyota announces gas pedal fix
Toyota's loss likely to be Ford's and Hyundai's gain
Where Toyota went wrong

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Asma Khalid
Asma Khalid is a White House correspondent for NPR. She also co-hosts The NPR Politics Podcast.
Khalid is a bit of a campaign-trail addict, having reported on the 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 elections.
She joined NPR's Washington team in 2016 to focus on the intersection of demographics and politics.
During the 2020 presidential campaign, she covered the crowded Democratic primary field, and then went on to report on Joe Biden's candidacy.
Her reporting often dives into the political, cultural and racial divides in the country.
Before joining NPR's political team, Khalid was a reporter for Boston's NPR station WBUR, where she was nearly immediately flung into one of the most challenging stories of her career — the Boston Marathon bombings. She had joined the network just a few weeks prior, but went on to report on the bombings, the victims, and the reverberations throughout the city. She also covered Boston's failed Olympic bid and the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger.
Later, she led a new business and technology team at the station that reported on the future of work.
In addition to countless counties across America, Khalid's reporting has taken her to Pakistan, the United Kingdom and China.
She got her start in journalism in her home state of Indiana, but she fell in love with radio through an internship at the BBC Newshour in London during graduate school.
She's been a guest on numerous TV programs including ABC's This Week, CNN's Inside Politics and PBS's Washington Week.
Her reporting has been recognized with the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, as well as awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Gracie Award.
A native of Crown Point, Ind., Khalid is a graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington. She has also studied at the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics, the American University in Beirut and Middlebury College's Arabic school.
Democrats are trying to revamp their presidential primary calendar
NPR's Politics Podcast team discusses the Democratic Party's plan to reshuffle its presidential primary calendar. Enacting the plan is easier said than done.
The fate of a bridge over the Ohio River shows political cooperation is possible
President Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell did some bipartisan bridge-building in Kentucky — at the site of an aging bridge between Kentucky and Ohio.
Zelenskyy leaves Ukraine for an unexpected and high-profile visit to the U.S.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House and address Congress — in a trip aimed at underscoring U.S. support for the country in its war with Russia.
Harris says Congress needs to lead on immigration after Title 42 restrictions end
Vice President Harris told NPR that the administration plans to bolster agents at the southern U.S. border after pandemic migration restrictions end, but said Congress must lead on broader reforms.
Many midterm voters are concerned about abortion but inflation is the top issue
A look at how two key issues this election season — inflation and the fight over abortion — are informing voters' midterm votes.
The White House and Saudi Arabia are embroiled in a public fight over oil production
After the Saudis urged OPEC+ to slash global oil production, the White House and the kingdom are fighting over oil in public. President Biden is warning "there will be consequences" for Saudi Arabia.
On the anniversary of JFK's 'man on the moon' speech, Biden touts 'cancer moonshot'
President Biden laid out his plan for a national fight against cancer, setting a goal of cutting the death rate in half over the next quarter century.
How inflation may influence voters in a Florida swing district
Voters in an important swing district in Florida are grappling with soaring costs for housing and food. What could these frustrations mean for November midterm elections?
News brief: Pelosi's Taiwan trip, Kansas keeps abortion legal, key primary results
Pelosi's trip to Taiwan heightens U.S.-China tensions. Kansas voters reject a ballot initiative that would have allowed lawmakers to restrict abortion rights. Five states held primaries on Tuesday.
Biden says the U.S. killed top al-Qaida leader and key Sept. 11 plotter
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California Tax Interest Rates Sky Rocket
For taxes administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the interest rates between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, are:
The debit rate for deficiencies or underpayments is 9%; and
The credit rate for refunds or overpayments is 2%.
The interest rate seems extremely high for even California tax authorities. The Federal interest rate on deficiencies and underpayment is currently 6%. California CDTFA is 3% more than the Federal interest rate.
Contact Joseph P. Wilson at 949-397-2292 or wilson@wilsontaxlaw.com. Mr. Wilson represents clients throughout California and the Globe, involving local, state, federal and international civil tax disputes and tax litigation and criminal tax defense. Mr. Wilson is the Managing Shareholder at Wilson Tax Law Group, APLC, former Member of the Executive Committee of the Taxation Section, California Lawyers' Association, a former IRS Attorney, a former Assistant United States Attorney, and a former Tax Attorney, California Franchise Tax Board.
Taxpayer Prevails against the Franchise Tax Board after Ex-Spouse Attempts to Destroy her Tax Relief Case
By Joseph Wilson - September 10, 2014
Just like the IRS, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) also has a program to allow one spouse to be relieved of existing joint liabilities if that spouse can prove that she or he meets the requirements for "innocent spouse" relief. These types of cases whether at the IRS or FTB level can be hotly contested and the other ex-spouse can intervene and attempt to impede the determination to relieve the liability for the claimant spouse. In a recent case, McShea, California State Board of Equalization, No. 509192, April 22, 2014, released August 2014, a taxpayer demonstrated that the FTB erred in its denial of her request for innocent spouse relief from unpaid California personal income tax liabilities.
In the McShea case, the FTB initially granted the taxpayer complete equitable relief for 1993 and partial equitable relief for 1994. However, the taxpayer's ex-husband appealed the grant of relief, arguing that they had agreed to share the tax liabilities for the tax years…
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Wilson Tax Law Group - The Newport Beach Tax Attorney Blog: Taxpayer Prevails against the Franchise Tax Board ...: Just like the IRS, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) also has a program to allow one spouse to be relieved of existing joint liabilit...
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Personal injury is an area of law that deals with cases in which people have sustained a bodily injury as a result of an accident that occurred because of someone else's negligence. This is one of the most common cases that people get involved in, but they can still be very stressful and daunting. If you've been injured in an accident that was someone else's fault, here are a few things you can expect in your case.
1. To settle out of court. One of the things you can expect if you've been injured is to be able to settle out of court. Most personal injury lawsuits — between 95% and 96% of them — are actually settled outside of the courtroom. The only reason you would need to go to court is if you and the insurance company cannot agree on a fair amount of compensation.
2. To need to hire a lawyer. Another thing you should expect if you're involved in a personal injury case is to need a lawyer, even if you don't plan on going to court. Personal injury lawyers can also help you file any relevant paperwork, help you negotiate with the insurance company, help you understand the process that you're going through, and always offer you an expert opinion and advice about what you should do and how you should handle the case.
3. To compile evidence and documentation. Any time you get in an accident, you should make sure that you start taking documentation of everything that happens — your injuries, the scene, your medical bills, lost wages, and anything else that can prove your losses and experience since the accident happened. All of these things will come in handy in the event that you do have to go to court.
Do you have any tips for people going through personal injury lawsuits? Feel free to share them with us in the comments section below.
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Aerial Conditioning! Having trouble holding a tuck? Hollow body got ya down? Can't invert? Can't go into a cross back straddle? Get winded in class before the warm up is over? Well folks, we've got your answer. Aerial Conditioning is a boot camp to get your muscles in working gear for what the circus demands at them. We spend our time isolating and focusing on muscle groups such as your lats and core. We will do endurance workouts, muscle strengthening, inversion training and more! Its hard work, but fun too! You will see changes after taking this class!


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Parasitology. The Biology of Animal Parasites
by Elmer R. Noble, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, and Glenn A. Noble, Ph.D., Head, Biological Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo, California. 767 pages, illustrated (424 illustrations and 3 color plates). Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1961. $11.00
B. M. Honigberg
Affiliations: 1 Department of Zoology University of MassachusettsAmherst, Massachusetts
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 11, Issue 2, 1 Mar 1962, p. 321 - 322
The book may be divided into three parts. The short introductory chapters include definitions of various terms as well as general considerations of life cycles and embryology of parasitic organisms. The second, longest portion (511 pp.), represents a systematic review of protozoan, helminth (platyhelminths, nematodes, and nematomorphs), and arthropod parasites, and includes also a short chapter on the "Miscellaneous Phyla" (Mesozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Nemertea, Acanthocephala, Annelida, and Mollusca). The remaining 189 pages are concerned with the broader approach to parasitism and deal with physiology and biochemistry, effects of parasitism on the host and the parasite, as well as with ecology and evolution of parasitism.
It is the last part, dealing with the broader aspects, which, based on a thorough review of the pertinent literature, constitutes the important contribution to the field of parasitology.No one can expect an exhaustive presentation in a text book intended for advanced undergraduates, but the wealth of information included is impressive and reflects the familiarity of the authors with the various facets of their field.


Lama Jigmé Jinpa (Dr Asa Hersh) is an ordained Ngakpa (white-robed Tantric Practitioner) of both the Kagyu and Nyingmapa lineages. He first took refuge with His Holiness the 16th Karmapa in 1980. In the same year, he met Kalu Rinpoche while on a pilgrimage to India, which eventually led to his undertaking the traditional lama training—the 3-year 3-month meditation retreat—from 1986-89. A seasoned chöpa, he has practiced Vajrayana for over 30 years. He combines his dharma background with 33 years as healer, teacher and author to make complex information accessible, dynamic and practical in daily life.
Jinpa had been "bitten by the Chö bug" in 1980, when he heard Lama Namse perform this, while living at his dharma center in Toronto. Chod is a part of the dialy routine of 3-year retreat, and this deepened the connection and love for the practice. After his retreat, however, he avoided any specific dharma groups for over a decade, simply preserving his own inner work. But in 2004 he meet Kunzang Dechen Lingpa, and saving his life from a serious heart condition, began a three-year journey to help set up healing Chod rituals all over the country. Jinpa played "in the band" with the monks and nuns, journeying to Assam and Arunachel Pradesh on two ocassions. Currently he is authoring a number of Chöd realted books, including the definitive guide, Chöd: Cutting Through to Freedom, for Snow Lion, in order to spreading and preserve these traditions in an accurate and holistic way.
Already a well-known Naturopath, Homepath and Chiropractor when he left his practice to enter the 3-year retreat, when Asa returned, he had a wealth of material to integrate. For 16 years previously, he had trained with Dr. John LaPlante, one of the most gifted psychic healers of our time. This had allowed Dr. Hershoff to develop an extraordinary sensitivity and healing ability. Currently, the focus of his medical work is the application of the 5 Elements to physical healing and in depth psychological transformation. Eventually the compilations of these traditional 5-element healing methods, gleaning from original Tibetan sources over three decades, will be published as the 5 Wisdoms, in several volumes.
Over the years Jinpa has journeyed to India and Nepal over thirty times, studying with great masters such as Dilgo Khyentse and Kunzang Dechen Lingpa. His goal as a teacher and writer is to make the precious teachings accessible to Westerners, which led him to found the School of Tibetan Healing Chöd in 2006. Ever cautious and traditional, he only felt qualified to teach, some 20 years after his 3-year retreat training. He developed a unique curriculum that would teach all the oral and textual instructions that he had received over the decades, along with his own direct experience. Lama Jinpa is the main teacher for the School, providing a dynamic approach that combines the best of Western teaching methods and audiovisuals with the powerful blessing stream and energy of the authentic Eastern tradition.
Jinpa is one of the extremely rare Western translators who combines accuracy with a literary style and poetic vision that reflects both the author and the nature of dharma. Additionally, he has developed the first system of transliteration that actually makes sense for the English reader with no background knowledge of Tibetan. This has made the liturgies and sadhanas of the Chod school and those of PeGyal Lingpa very accessible and easy to both use and understand.
1. Homeopathy for Musculoskeletal Healing. North Atlantic Books, 1999 (25,000 copies sold).
2. Homeopathic Remedies. Avery Books (Penguin Putnam), 2000 (35,000 copies sold).
3. Herbal Remedies. Avery Books (Penguin Putnam), 2001.
4. Hundred Thousand Rays of the Sun: Biography of Lama Tsering Wangdu, 2010. (editor and cover design).


Two great (free) publications are currently available from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations aka FAO.org. Publications can be viewed in html or downloaded as a pdf.
Adequate nutrition and education are key to the development of children and their future livelihoods. The reality facing millions of children, however, is that these essentials are far from being met. A country's future hinges on its youth. Yet children who go to school hungry cannot learn well. They have decreased physical activity, diminished cognitive abilities and reduced resistance to infections. Their school performance is often poor and they may drop out of school early. In the long term, chronic malnutrition decreases individual potential and has adverse affects on productivity, incomes and national development.
School gardens can help to provide healthy school meals and generate income for school funds, but they are primarily a platform for learning – learning how to grow food for a healthy diet, improve the soil, protect the environment, market food for profit, enjoy garden food and, not least, advocate it to others. There is strong evidence that classroom lessons and practical learning in the garden reinforce each other, indeed that often one does not work without the other. New garden projects and programs are therefore making sure that the classroom curriculum finds room for garden-related learning about agriculture, nutrition and the environment. This Teaching Toolkit is FAO's contribution. It contains lessons which supplement and support gardening activities. These "garden lessons" should have a regular place in the classroom timetable, on top of gardening time. The "garden curriculum" aims to give learners some control over the "food cycle" process, through planning, organizing, promoting, evaluating and – not least – celebrating achievements. The lessons therefore aim not only at knowledge and practical skills but also at awareness, attitudes and life skills. The garden mix of theory, practice, enjoyment and ownership is a winning combination for improving lives.


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