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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using CorvEngine.Graphics;
using CorvEngine.Components;

namespace Corvus.Components.Gameplay.StatusEffects
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A status effect that heals both health and mana. Recover is calculated by: Basevalue and then, Intensity * Max(Health,Mana)
    /// </summary>
    public class Recover : StatusEffect
    {
        public override string Name { get { return "Recover"; } }
        protected override string SpriteName { get { return "Sprites/StatusEffects/Effect_Recover"; } }
        protected override bool IsGood { get { return true; } }

        protected override void OnFirstOccurance()
        {
            FloatingTextComponent.Add("Recover", Color.LightCyan);
            var ac = Entity.GetComponent<AttributesComponent>();
            ac.CurrentHealth += Attributes.BaseValue;
            ac.CurrentMana += Attributes.BaseValue;
        }

        protected override void OnTick()
        {
            var ac = Entity.GetComponent<AttributesComponent>();
            float heal = ac.MaxHealth * Attributes.Intensity;
            ac.CurrentHealth += heal;
            FloatingTextComponent.Add(heal, Color.Aqua);
            float mana = ac.MaxMana * Attributes.Intensity;
            ac.CurrentMana += mana;
            FloatingTextComponent.Add(mana, Color.DarkBlue);
        }

        protected override void OnFinished() { }

        public Recover(Entity entity, StatusEffectProperties prop) : base(entity, prop) { }
    }
}

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If you own anything, you have an estate. Your estate consists of everything you own; your car, home, real estate, bank accounts, investments, life insurance and personal possessions.
An estate plan can help allow you to control how your assets are given to the people or organizations you care most about after your passing. To help assist your wishes are carried out, you should work with your tax or legal professional to provide written instructions stating whom you want to receive something of yours, what you want them to receive and when they are to receive it. You will want this to happen with the least amount paid in taxes, legal fees, and court costs.
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package org.infinispan.protostream.annotations;

import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLineParser;
import org.apache.commons.cli.GnuParser;
import org.apache.commons.cli.HelpFormatter;
import org.apache.commons.cli.Option;
import org.apache.commons.cli.Options;
import org.infinispan.protostream.BaseMarshaller;
import org.infinispan.protostream.FileDescriptorSource;
import org.infinispan.protostream.ProtobufUtil;
import org.infinispan.protostream.SerializationContext;
import org.infinispan.protostream.annotations.impl.ProtoSchemaGenerator;
import org.infinispan.protostream.config.Configuration;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Generates a Protocol Buffers schema definition file based on a set of @Proto* annotated classes.
 * <p/>
 * See {@link ProtoMessage}, {@link ProtoField}, {@link ProtoEnum}, {@link ProtoEnumValue} and {@link
 * ProtoUnknownFieldSet}.
 *
 * @author anistor@redhat.com
 * @since 3.0
 */
public final class ProtoSchemaBuilder {

   /**
    * Set this to {@code true} to enable output of debug comments in the generated protobuf schema.
    */
   public static boolean generateSchemaDebugComments = false;

   private String fileName;

   private String packageName;

   private final Set<Class<?>> classes = new HashSet<Class<?>>();

   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
      Option f = new Option("f", "file", true, "output file name");
      Option p = new Option("p", "package", true, "Protobuf package name");
      p.setRequired(true);
      Option h = new Option("h", "help", false, "Print usage information");
      Option m = new Option("m", "marshaller", true, "Register custom marshaller class");
      Option s = new Option("s", "schema", true, "Register Protobuf schema");
      s.setArgs(2);
      s.setValueSeparator('=');
      Options options = new Options();
      options.addOption(f);
      options.addOption(p);
      options.addOption(h);
      options.addOption(m);
      options.addOption(s);
      CommandLineParser parser = new GnuParser();
      CommandLine cmd = parser.parse(options, args);

      if (cmd.hasOption('h')) {
         HelpFormatter formatter = new HelpFormatter();
         formatter.printHelp("java " + ProtoSchemaBuilder.class.getName(), "Arguments: ", options, "followed by an arbitrary list of class names to process");
         return;
      }

      String packageName = cmd.getOptionValue("package");

      Configuration config = new Configuration.Builder().build();
      SerializationContext ctx = ProtobufUtil.newSerializationContext(config);

      Properties schemas = cmd.getOptionProperties("schema");
      if (schemas != null) {
         for (String schema : schemas.stringPropertyNames()) {
            String file = schemas.getProperty(schema);
            FileInputStream in = null;
            try {
               in = new FileInputStream(file);
               ctx.registerProtoFiles(new FileDescriptorSource().addProtoFile(schema, in));
            } finally {
               if (in != null) {
                  in.close();
               }
            }
         }
      }

      String[] marshallers = cmd.getOptionValues("marshaller");
      if (marshallers != null) {
         for (String marshaller : marshallers) {
            BaseMarshaller bm = (BaseMarshaller) Class.forName(marshaller).newInstance();
            ctx.registerMarshaller(bm);
         }
      }

      ProtoSchemaBuilder protoSchemaBuilder = new ProtoSchemaBuilder()
            .fileName("generated.proto")
            .packageName(packageName);

      for (String className : cmd.getArgs()) {
         protoSchemaBuilder.addClass(Class.forName(className));
      }

      String schema = protoSchemaBuilder.build(ctx);

      if (cmd.hasOption("file")) {
         String file = cmd.getOptionValue("file");
         PrintStream out = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(file));
         try {
            out.println(schema);
         } finally {
            out.close();
         }

      } else {
         System.out.println(schema);
      }
   }

   public ProtoSchemaBuilder() {
   }

   public ProtoSchemaBuilder fileName(String fileName) {
      this.fileName = fileName;
      return this;
   }

   public ProtoSchemaBuilder packageName(String packageName) {
      if (packageName.trim().isEmpty()) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("packageName cannot be empty");
      }
      this.packageName = packageName;
      return this;
   }

   public ProtoSchemaBuilder addClass(Class<?> clazz) {
      classes.add(clazz);
      return this;
   }

   /**
    * Builds the Protocol Buffers schema file and marshallers and registers them with  the given {@link
    * SerializationContext}.
    *
    * @param serializationContext
    * @return the generated Protocol Buffers schema file
    * @throws ProtoSchemaBuilderException
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public String build(SerializationContext serializationContext) throws ProtoSchemaBuilderException, IOException {
      if (fileName == null) {
         throw new ProtoSchemaBuilderException("fileName cannot be null");
      }
      if (classes.isEmpty()) {
         throw new ProtoSchemaBuilderException("At least one class must be specified");
      }
      String schema = new ProtoSchemaGenerator(serializationContext, fileName, packageName, classes).generateAndRegister();

      fileName = null;
      packageName = null;
      classes.clear();

      return schema;
   }
}


Employees in large industrial areas often perform physically demanding activities and are frequently confronted with potential sources of danger. In such environments it is particularly important to create health-promoting and safe framework conditions. Environmental conditions such as temperature, air quality and lighting conditions as well as evacuation management in case of danger are important influencing factors which can guarantee or endanger a safe and healthy working environment.
A solution for realizing employee tracking in the event of danger, combined with a working condition monitoring system, offers suitable measures for occupational health and safety management.
The tracking system shows the position of the factory employees on a map as soon as it is activated in an emergency. The plant management sees whether any persons are still in the affected zone and can evacuate them safely and quickly if necessary. A back channel for contacting endangered persons is optionally possible.
A condition monitoring system permanently checks air quality and lighting conditions and controls third-party systems as required to continuously ensure optimal working conditions.
infsoft Locator Nodes and infsoft Sensor Tags are installed on the industrial site. The Sensor Tags measure the illuminance and CO2 content in the environment and send the scan data to the Locator Nodes via Bluetooth. The latter then transmit the data to the infsoft LocAware platform®. In the Automation Engine, status information is linked to conditions, so that management systems can automatically trigger actions such as the adaptation of climate control when limit values are exceeded.
Each employee is equipped with a beacon – either in a safety helmet or in the form of an ISO card. The beacons send signals which are received by the infsoft Locator Nodes and forwarded to the infsoft LocAware platform®. In case of an emergency, the position can be determined here and can be displayed to safety personnel via an application.


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Cover story: Bottling backlash
Activists push tougher rules for tapping groundwater
Hill Country Observer
December 2008 -- January 2009
The backlash over bottled water
States weigh tougher controls as a booming business slows
by Judy Bernstein
RUTLAND, VT -- Beneath a certain hundred acres in Rutland, a liquid bubbles and rushes, and Joseph Zingale hopes it will bring in riches.
No, it's not oil. It's water, in a huge underground aquifer.
Zingale, Rutland's town administrator, is advertising the water on the town Web site, hoping to find someone who wants to bottle and sell it.
The town discovered the water in the 1990s, when it was looking into building a town water plant. The water is under land that's privately owned, and the landowner is willing to give the town a share of any profits -- in recognition of the efforts the town made to find the aquifer and, now, a bottler.
To Zingale, it's a no-brainer: There's more than a half-million gallons of water flowing daily under the land, which he says is marshy, cannot be developed and would not be accessible to anyone else.
"We're very positive about this," Zingale said. "We don't really see any negatives."
Not everyone shares that opinion, though.
To people like Annette Smith, the idea of someone taking local groundwater by the truckload to package and sell elsewhere is an outrage.
As executive director of Vermonters for a Clean Environment, she said the water could be used for businesses in Rutland and in outlying residential areas where she said the quality of well water is poor.
Smith, who lives about 20 miles south of Rutland in Danby, sees the groundwater as a natural resource that everyone has a stake in protecting. If a bottler starts drawing out large quantities of water, town officials might one day regret the deal, she warned.
"It goes contrary to all logic and the public interest and, frankly, they ought to be ashamed of themselves," she said.
Groundwater is an important issue to her. Six years ago, Smith and some of her neighbors in Danby said their wells were drawn down by the test pumping of a large marble-quarrying operation.
Public resource, private profit?
Tussles over water have been common for years in the West, but they've been popping up more frequently around the Northeast in recent years as the popularity of bottled water has grown. In some areas, environmentalists are warning that underground water supplies are at risk of being strained by bottling and other commercial operations, like golf courses and drilling for natural gas, as well as by erratic weather and intensive development.
Because of these concerns, in fact, lawmakers in Vermont voted earlier this year to set up a new system for regulating large withdrawals of groundwater by commercial enterprises. Environmentalists are calling on New York legislators to enact a similar system.
But the push for new regulation worries some entrepreneurs around the region whose livelihoods depend on selling bottled water. They say their activities are good for the region's economy and merely make use of a plentiful resource that's replenished every time it rains.
Ronald Colton, a major seller of spring water in Stockbridge, Vt., is feeling the shift in attitude and said he fears for the future of the industry. His company, Pristine Mountain Springs Inc., supplies water that's sold by the Vermont Pure label, which is based in Connecticut, and also by the Saratoga label in New York.
Colton said his business is down. Fewer people are drinking bottled water, he said, perhaps because of the lagging economy -- and perhaps because of a campaign by some environmental groups to encourage people to drink tap water instead.
"There seems to be a consensus around that people shouldn't drink bottled water," Colton said. "That's what some tree-huggers say."
Currently he sells about 30,000 gallons a day to Vermont Pure, less than half of what he used to sell to the company, he said.
And although he had expected to supply hundreds of thousands of gallons to a Canadian company, Ice River Springs, at new bottling plants set to open in Pittsfield, Mass., and in Claremont, N.H., he said the amount they need from him now is unclear.
Although his 30-year-old operation is grandfathered under Vermont's new groundwater protection law and therefore won't have to go through its tougher permitting process, he will have to start reporting the number of gallons he sells. He said he fears a tax on that water is coming next.
But Colton said that under the new law, the groundwater is effectively owned by all the state's residents, not individual landowners.
"It's their water now, not mine anymore," he said.
State sets limits
When Gov. James Douglas signed a bill this spring to regulate larger users of groundwater, Vermont was the last state in New England to do so. Most other states around the country have adopted similar laws in recent years, and New York now stands out as one of just a handful that still have no comprehensive protection of groundwater.
The Vermont law, which takes effect in 2010, makes underground aquifers part of the public trust, as surface waters are. The change has philosophical and practical implications, said Jon Groverman [sic], the legal counsel at the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Philosophically, it means that the state, rather than individuals, is responsible for the shared resource.
Practically, it means that companies that want to sell groundwater have only a limited right to use it -- a right that's subject to government review. It also means someone can take legal action if they believe their access to groundwater has been harmed by someone else making a large withdrawal.
Vermont's new regulations also say that if water shortages develop, public drinking water and farming will take precedence over all other uses.
"For the future, if water becomes as scarce a resource as it may become, it'll be important to have that designation," Groverman said.
Golf courses and water bottlers are now the largest commercial users of Vermont's water, he said.
The state will now require any company making a large withdrawal -- more than 57,600 gallons per day on average -- to first announce plans to the community and then complete a more thorough permitting process. It also requires large farms and most companies taking water out of the ground to report how much they've taken.
Groverman said the law should help the state gain control of its groundwater. He said it's a vast improvement over the previous situation of having no specific laws dealing with large groundwater withdrawals.
"Time will tell if the law is as protective as we think it will be," he said.
Reporting by large water users, along with mapping of groundwater that the state is beginning to do, will help officials and citizens get a clearer picture of the state's water resources -- and how new commercial uses might affect those resources, he said.
A downside to some people, Groverman said, is that the permitting process set up under the new law is complex. When there are conflicts, he said, large bottling companies likely will have the advantage over townspeople, because the companies will have more money to hire technical experts and scientists to help them navigate the law.
But that's the way the environmental regulatory system works in most other cases, Groverman added.
Others wanted to ban water bottling altogether.
In New York, conservation groups say the lack of regulation of groundwater is a dangerous policy.
In a report issued in September, the group Trout Unlimited called for new controls, citing concerns about depleting water supplies. The report, titled "Tapped Out: New York's Water Woes," says the state is facing urban sprawl, antiquated, leaking public water systems and interest by companies drilling for natural gas and bottling water -- all of which threaten to draw down rivers and streams.
To meet what at least until recently has been a growing demand for bottled water, the report says, companies are looking for new sources. The companies like upstate New York, because it's close to major markets.
The state's lack of regulation makes it more attractive, said Robert Moore, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York.
"Water bottling facilities are kind of on to the fact that, 'Hey, New York doesn't really have any controls on these things, so it's easier to site our bottling plants there,'" he said.
The state needs a bill that requires an environmental review for all withdrawals from ground and surface waters, said Kirt Mayland, director of the Eastern Water Project of Trout Unlimited.
Mayland's group says the state needs better data on the size and capacity of its aquifers, on the amount of water taken now and on projected future demands for water. New York also needs better water conservation measures and a stronger emphasis on local water availability when real estate developments are planned, the group contends.
Plentiful supplies?
Zingale, Rutland's town administrator, said there's so much water in the aquifer his town is hoping to bottle that there's no chance taking out a portion of it could cause any environmental harm.
Until a few months ago, the town was talking with a company that hoped to bottle up to 6 million gallons per year, a small percentage of the 160 million gallons per year the aquifer is believed to supply, he said.
Zingale said the water is basically there for the taking and can bring the town some needed revenue, at the very least enough to recoup the $100,000 it's spent to find and test the water.
Similarly, Colton said the quantity of water he's drawing out of the ground in Stockbridge isn't enough to pose any environmental risk, although he admitted he doesn't know exactly how much water is available there.
"I'm sure it's billions of gallons," he said.
The bottom line is that the water is plentiful, and the amount he's removing isn't enough to affect anyone else, he said.
"The only water I can sell from my source is what naturally flows to the surface on its own, so I'm not taking any water out of the ground other than what the Lord's providing for me," Colton said.
But Smith, of Vermonters for a Clean Environment, said no one really knows what the impact of large groundwater withdrawals will be, because no one's been studying it.
"Any time you remove water from the watershed, you are taking it forever and not enabling it to recharge the aquifer," she said. "We don't need to be trucking water around for people to be drinking while they're jogging in Central Park in New York City. We need to keep the water."
In addition to water removal, Smith sees other downsides to the bottling of water. There are all the environmental negatives of the business itself, such as the use of oil for plastic bottles and for transportation.
"It's a resource-intensive business," she said. "It's not a green business. It's not a green-friendly business, the way a lot of bottlers try to present it."
Smith said Vermont's new law is a good first step, but she's not sure it can protect the state well enough.
Current businesses, like Colton's, are grandfathered, she noted. And overall, although the law sets more regulatory hurdles for companies, there's no saying whether state officials will ever deny the permits these companies request.
The law does let town craft ordinances stricter than the state's program, which could make it stronger.
"The most intelligent thing to do is not to extract it," Smith said of groundwater. "Leave it alone unless there is some overwhelming public necessity."
Slowing sales
At least for now, the water in Rutland is staying in the ground, because the one company that had expressed interest in bottling it has been quiet for several months.
Zingale said he doesn't know why. The company's interest might have been dampened by the economy, Vermont's new law or some other reason, he said.
U.S. sales of bottled water have been flat the second half of this year, because of the economy and also because the large initial growth rate for the bottled-water business is likely reaching its plateau, said John Sicher, editor of Beverage Digest, a trade publication.
"I even think there are some people going back to tap water," Sicher said.
But Zingale is hoping Rutland's effort to sell water will get a boost from an upcoming article in a Vermont business magazine.
"We're still hopeful that we're going to find someone," he said.
And Colton is still expecting to sell water very soon for the new bottling plant in Pittsfield, Mass., which, as of a year ago, was to be one of several new bottled-water plants in the United States for Ice River Springs, the Canadian company.
"That's the plan," he said.

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Bandanna Day is on 30th October. For every copy of Crimson Mind purchased through me, before then, I will buy and include a $4 bandanna towards Can-Teen, to raise money for children with cancer. I believe that every little bit helps make a difference. Paperback copies of Crimson Mind are $25. I will happily sign your copy and include a bandanna for you. Send me a message if you are interested, and I will give you payment details. I can…..


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#UNSG
WFM-IGP Celebrates National Day of Giving
WFM-IGP Executive Director and Convenor of the CICC, William R. Pace, speaks at the Plenary session of the historic Rome Conference in June 1998. The Rome Conference marked the historic adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
On December 1, 2015, the World Federalist Movement- Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) will celebrate Giving Tuesday. Started in 2012, #GivingTuesday takes place each year on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving as a way to bring communities together to give back to the charities of their choice. This year, we ask you to please consider giving to WFM-IGP, a 501c3 committed to the realization of global peace and justice through the development of democratic institutions and the application of international law.
Since 1947, WFM-IGP has worked to mobilize civil society on the local, national, and regional levels, while also working to reform global democratic institutions. We played a pivotal role in the establishment of the United Nations, and continue to advocate for UN reform and global governance, in order to advance justice, security, and peace in our world.
Though WFM has made huge strides advancing international law and human rights, there is still much work to be done. The World Federalist Movement is needed now more than ever.
For 70 years, our movement has been dedicated to the development and reform of the United Nations, in order to create a more transparent, just, and effective institution. One issue at the forefront of WFM's work is the UN Secretary-General selection process, which we are working to influence through the 1 for 7 Billion Campaign. With the new Secretary-General set to be appointed in 2016, it is crucial that we make the process more open, transparent, and merit-based, and ensure that the best candidate is chosen. These reforms are imperative to WFM-IGP's mission of creating fair and effective institutions, and would enhance the credibility and effectiveness of the Secretary-General, and the United Nations as a whole.
WFM-IGP is proud to participate in #GivingTuesday this year and would like to thank you in advance for your support as we work towards a better world.
#WFM
#peace
#UnitedNations
#1for7billion
#internationallaw
#humanrights


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A cover letter can be a daunting prospect but it shouldn't be. All you're doing in your cover letter is summarising the key points of your CV which are most relevant to the role you're applying for. The difference between being invited to interview or not could be in the cover letter. Ensure you're succinct and to the point, ideally not writing much over 250/300 words. Use bullet points to really emphasise your skillset and save you having to write long paragraphs.
If you're struggling on a specific piece of information or the job description is bare bones and you need to clarify something, contact the employer/recruiter and ask. Not only will you get the answer you need, but you'll show the employer/recruiter that you're thinking about the role and are genuinely interested. Also, as an added bonus, by doing this the recruiter/employer will know who you are and have spoken to you directly. This is likely to give you a boost over the opposition.
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Awoken super early by the cats and kittens this morning.
I think it's my inner child sitting down to write now because I am feeling like some Sunday morning cartoons, in particular my favourite cartoons from the past and the present.
I'll sip some strong Arabica coffee and then head over to The Yoga Barn for Sunday Morning ecstatic dance. It is like clubbing on a Sunday morning and it is a natural high. I love dancing in this town twice a week for two hours non-stop. Sweaty, sticky, flow. I filmed a couple who were dancing on Friday in such an amazing flow, contact improvisation it was incredible to watch and they didn't mind me filming them for a bit. It was dark though as Friday's are a night time dance and this is their last day together here so I will film them in the daylight a bit and share the video in a blog post just about them. Seriously their spontaneous dance flow was as incredible as many things I have seen at The Royal Opera House or Saddler's Wells. Then later today I am going to do some filming with a sound healer called AwaHoshi for my documentary on Sound Healing. She has a collection of crystal bowls and again everyone lies down on the floor to absorb the healing vibrations emitted from these beautiful crystal bowls. She is a magical woman and a Shamaness I am certain- I will find out more and will no doubt be shining a "lovebeam" on her via a future blog too.
I never get sick of watching it and there are so many episodes on youtube.
Hello Hasbro!? Hello Marvel!? Jem & The Holograms gets my vote but it really has to be good.
The story of Jem being a holographic pop star alter ego was a huge inspiration for me, I just thought it was the coolest idea ever as a kid and I even lived out my own real life Jem fantasy as an adult pefroance-artist for many years!
I guess in hindsight the whole "Alter Ego" project was very ego driven and I have since learnt that projects rooted in the heart for my own good and for the good of others will go far. Projects rooted in the ego, that are fearful or competitive will not go so far. What began as me living out a "Jem" fantasty did snowball into something much bigger, involving many other performers, musicians and producers even being invited to create a performance piece for The Venice Biennale D'Arte. Somehow being both artist and manager of an expanding circus was too much for me and my mind couldn't handle it all…I lost confidence and couldn't defend it to the critics who at the time were like "WTF is this!?!". Anyway…that feels like it was another lifetime ago and it was a fun adventure! I feel so differently about life and creativity now that I can hardly believe I used to be a pink-haired Jem girl!
As a good example of in my opinion successful girlie cartoon to live action adaptation, I really liked the film adaptation of "Josie and The Pussycats" that was really intelligently done and featured Parker Posey who I adore. I even met the script-writers for it just after it came out, tat is why I went to watch it and the writing/subtext/subplot are what make the film so great.
Here's a series that I am loving and revisiting on this Sunday morning. It's made by a collective from B.C Canada called The Fungineers who all live, work and tour together, creating these cool, fun and wacky songs/videos/webisodes.
And finally for this morning's video, cartoon and inspiration I'll let you in on a new discovery that a genius hot nerd recently shared with me. It's called The Venture Brothers and it's a super addictive, wacky cartoon series. I love it and would actually like to watch the whole series but for now am just enjoying some clips this morning on youtube.
So there you go, some random videos that are inspiring me and may inspire you too.
I just had a little coffee break from the blogging and tripping down cartoon and video love lane, to sip on some strong Arabica iced F.R.E.A.K Coffee together with my neighbour filmmaker Sue of Spotted Frog Productions. Nothing like a bit of a motivational morning coffee to stir up some inspiration, in a short space of time we discussed some amazing possible documentary ideas and film festivals and ways to get projects funded. I really like having a filmmaker neighbour to have inspiring chats with out here. The stars of her new documentary are coming to stay for a few days so I'll definitely write a "Lovebeam" blog about all of them soon.
I'm off to have my "second cup" which will be a creative brainstorm meeting with yogi, writer and poettess Alexandra Moga over an an iced latte with almond milk at the Yoga Barn before I dive into the Sunday morning ecstatic dance.
Loving life and feeling good.
I'd like to recognise that today is world aids day, and that means education day or re-education day as science and cures are always evolving. It all means gratitude day, for good health and for being alive!
My inner child is happy from watching so many cartoons and vids that I love and I'm ready to go and dance dance.
l'll leave you with a video of my beautiful and talented friend Fletcher singing a beautiful song "Feeling Good".
Now, just a few months after that story was published, Amelia has gone and done it and a bonafide miracle has occured. She has completely dissolved her brain tumor using several alternative healing methods- mostly down to the "Powers" of the mind and most controversially (to traditional western medicine) she credits Cannabis and Cannabinoids for playing a massive role in her healing process.
There are a multitude of alternative approaches to healing out there, most people I have spoken to who have avoided hugely invasive surgeries in favour of alternative healing methods, credit a change in diet- raw, pure, no sugar, no wheat, no dairy, no meat as well as a change in mindset- from doom & gloom to positive thinking, gratitude and joyfulness. These also seemed to work in complimentary ways for Ms. Powers' healing journey too.
Today I thank my body for being vibrant and healthy.
I thank Spirit, God, The Universe and everything in it for guiding me on a path of awareness, love and light. I thank the many angels who have come and gone and continue to inspire, to appear and disappear in and out of my life, energy field and consciousness.
I thank Amelia Powers for her courage in sharing her inspiring story of healing and for her boldness in experimenting with alternative methods of fighting a brutal disease that has claimed the lives of many. I thank her for doing it all publicly, with style and panache and for sharing the great news today that she has been given the all clear-she did it her way!
Checkout her handbags too. You may want to buy one for yourself or as a gift for someone near and dear.
Over the last year I've been hosting and producing a radio show in London on K2K Radio called Motivational Mondays and right now I'm feeling a bit nostalgic for a moment and missing that weekly process of sourcing guests, tunes and creating playlists and powerful questions for each show.
Wondering if I could setup an online community radio station out here in Bali?
These are the tunes I am listening to and artists I am loving a lot right now.
Have you got any new songs or artists to reccommend to me?
The Leela Creations earring I am now on my way to collect. I like that it climbs the ear and is more about magic than cool.
I want this to be funny.
LOL Laugh out loud would rock or quietly chuckling with familiarity or disdain.
Ideally I want this blog to be Woody Allen kind of funny.
There is so much potential for laughter along a spiritual, conscious, mindful and awakened life path.
I would like to interview you for this blog if you are!
Are you one of those austere-take-everything-including-yourself-really seriously types? I have met many of those, I have even been one of those at points too, I think.
I laugh at myself daily, often out loud…I find this very therapeutic.
From Bridget Jones clutzy moments to insane ideas or eureka inventions; try as I might to be the epitome of grace- I very often trip up or bail along the way.
There is so much potential for laughter in the world of Fashion, Art, Music, Trends too.
Laughter in The Zeitgeist, in the now and in the wow.
I would like to interview you for this blog if you do.
Fast forward a couple of years and I was Producing/Hosting my own weekly radio show and had just made a short film about vintage Balloon Tire Bicycles. After posting a photo of me on a vintage bike, someone commented underneath "Hipster".
Eeek, that word again! I felt my inner teenage Emo resist with thoughts of "No I am not a Hipster! I find my own groove in life, I do not follow trends or fit in to any kind of mould" And then an epiphany struck me- Aha!Trying and wanting to not fit into any mold was in itself trying to be something. My round-abouty ways of thinking led me to a conscious choice of embracing The Hipster tag and helping it to evolve. Like the little bald man in the Princess Bride would say "Inconceiveable!" Thus "The Conscious Hipster" was born.
Why not make mindfuless, compassion, presence and personal development "The New Cool"?
I feel it's worth a try as I love a challenge, an experiment and a mission.
We'll see where it goes…hopefully on to inspire. Based on the posts I read from friends on facebook and twitter (otherwise known as "The Zeitgeist") and based on the random daily learnings I have received through conversation with sages of the urban, cyber, spiritual and everyday varieties.
This will be my discipline.
And how am I going to try and contribute to the world by merging all that is cool with all that is conscious?
By really listening to you more and less to what rattles about in my head.
By writing out that which rattles about in my head and also reflecting on what you/others have said.
I am just a mirror.
Ooooo that's all getting pretty earnest in it's weight and sincerity, isn't it? This makes me laugh at myself a bit more.
So anyway, stream-of-consciousness this first post is- yes.
Perhaps I will write with more structure as this evolves.
That might be better for you to read.
When I made a radio show, I was very organised and would structure each show around themes and playslists with pre-meditated powerful questions for the guests.
So I would like to try that format out here via the blog maybe too.
Interviewing people in the realms of wellbeing and creativity: from Popular Culture to Mindfulness.
I would like to feature your wisdoms and creations on here and in between, I'll write my stream of consciousness, perfectly imperfect, slightly neurotic, earnestly conscious, now and wow musings.
Since I am currently mobile and based mostly in places where a smorgasboard of spiritual, learning and new age/conscious activities abound; I am likely to have much to write about in those realms as well as possible reflections upon what I have experienced, learnt, processed thus far.
Also I have just left my life in the Eye of The Zeitgeist behind- London that is. And so I am of course missing many of you talented, unique, one-of-a-kind Hipsters in London and NYC. I use that word with fondness and respect and not with disdain and am writing this in a way for all of you too- to remind you to laugh ( at yourselves, at me, whatever…ideally at one thing each day).
In truth, I want to sit down and write my next screenplay.
So this blog will be the beginning of my creative discipline with a little writing each day in this free-flowing way before i work on anything else.
Ah yes I am so zanily optimistic on this day one of my very first ever blog.
What is conscious about it though…other then my intention?
Happy to receive your feedback or questions.
One thing I know is that when I try to be funny I usually am not.
When I am earnest and neurotic and slightly over the top, I can be pretty funny.
I will consciously avoid drama- addiction just for the sake of a funny blog…or maybe it will evolve into a comedic work of fiction- it's an experiment after all.


Uproarious channels are a sign that your pipes framework may have genuine issues. Different sorts of commotions demonstrate specific issues that ought not be disregarded. Shrieking, rattling, breaking or blasting – these are a portion of the sign that an expensive issue is ahead, as for instance corroded channels, spilling pipes or blast funnels.
Pipes that emanate uproarious blasting clamors when the cool or boiling hot water is stopped, a water hammer issue is available. The sounds are brought about when water goes at high speeds through the channels and pummels into a shut valve. The effect of water against the shut valve, if rehashed extra minutes, can harm channels and fittings. Typically water mallet clamors imply that air has spilled out of air pads that are introduced inside the pipes framework to ingest the power of water before it hits into a shut valve. This issue ought to be took care of by refilling air chambers.
Squeaking or breaking commotions are brought on by the extension and compression of metal water channels. Boiling hot water warms up and marginally grows the metal funnel when it courses through. A while later the channel contracts when it chills off. Breaking clamors might be took care of by protecting the channel.
Water shooting through the channels could bring about a rattling sound, which may imply that the funnels are connected excessively approximately. At the point when the channels are safely joined, then the clamor ought to stop. The funnel could in like manner be padded to keep it from vibrating against a divider.
At the point when streaming water goes through a piece of funnel which has gotten limited by residue development could prompt shrieking sounds. Moreover, a flawed washer or valve could prompt shrieking. On the off chance that the clamor is copartner with a particular fixture, it is proposed that you trade its valve or washer. In the event that the shrieking sound happens when whichever fixture is open, the limitation could be in the principle water supply valve and a handyman may need to swap it. Preceding reaching a handyman, you could attempt and conform the water weight to check whether that reduces the issue.
Blast channels are a decently typical water-related pipes crisis. Broke funnels may bring about several gallons of water misfortune prompting electrical and structural harm to the living arrangement or workspace. A powerful and brisk reaction is needed keeping in mind the end goal to counteract unreasonable harm. It is the occupation of a handyman to alter part pipes. On the other hand, property managers can take steps to stop the stream of water as quick as would be prudent.
Your pipes channels must be dealt with year round. Winter climate conditions make water funnels vulnerable to solidifying at below zero temperatures. As water stops in channels, it extends by to the extent that 10%, constraining the couplings separated or setting weight on the channel. The impact might be blast funnels. Harm from blast funnels can include costly repairs and may oblige uncovering your garden or clearing.


Restaurants – there's a new trend that's making the way we eat out super fun. It's all about having a theme now, and some of the best themes are based on pop culture. The List has scoured the country to bring you the best ones across America.
Saved by the Max is a pop-up restaurant that started in Chicago, and is now on the West Coast until September of 2019. You'll need a reservation to try out things, like the Bayside Burger or their iconic Mac and Screech.
And finally, we'll head to Cincinnati, Ohio for The Overlook Lodge. This bar is themed from The Shining, and you can try cocktails with awesome names like Writer's Block or Jack's Grin.
So, there you have it. Next time you're choosing a place to eat out and have a great time, look no further than these pop culture-themed restaurants, and immerse yourself in one of your favorite movies and shows.


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Harley's electric hog targets selfie-taking green hipsters
The Tico Times - September 28, 2014
Harley, the manufacturer of road hogs famous for roaring throttles, said in June it's considering selling a relatively quiet, electric motorcycle. It's now showcasing the bikes on a 30-city tour to seek feedback and drum up interest among people like Tyler Dean, who cares about the environment and can spread the word about his likes on social media like Twitter and Instagram.