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What to See & Do in Thunder Bay?
Thunder Bay, once the two cities of Port Arthur (on the north) and Fort William (to the south) is a vibrant manufacturing and administrative city in Ontario's northwest corner. There is history and lots to see & do in town, including historic Fort William in the south, check our the grain elevators loading prairie grain on freighters to the world, and the Terry Fox Memorial in the north,. You can head west to Kakabeka Falls and the vast Lake of the Woods, or you can head east to Sleeping Giant, Ouimet Canyon, the Amethyst mines, and Nipigon.
Thunder Bay is the geographic centre of Canada and has a population of 125,000 (Ontario's tenth largest city). It is one of the world's largest grain-handling ports, is serviced by both of the major Canadian railway systems. The city is also a major centre for the area's forest industries. The city grew as a result of its location at the western end of Lake Superior. It was in 1798 that the North West Company built Fort William along the Kaministiquia River. Rapidly this became a lively community of Scottish traders, French voyageurs and Native trappers, who used the community as a staging point to reach further into the interior, canoeing into what is now Manitoba and points beyond.
Thunder Bay features a rich ethnic mosaic offering a variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, all part of the fine quality of life for the newcomer or the visitor. It has a well-educated workforce and is home to Confederation College and Lakehead University. The city hosted the 1981 Canada Summer Games, which provided excellent recreational facilities to the community.
Whether it's a visit to a park, an art gallery or the area's history, Thunder Bay offers its visitors and residents lots to do every day of the week.
The main attractions in Thunder Bay are the Terry Fox monument JUST to the east of the city, the Ouimet Canyon & Amethyst Mines about 50 km to the east, the beautiful waterfront in the Port Arthur area with its view of the "Sleeping Giant" to the east, the industrial waterfront with the massive grain elevators in the Fort William area, the historic Fort William fur trading post, and Kakabeka Falls to the west of the city.
Thunder Bay History
In the mid-1800s, mining became the focus of international attention, as people began to prospect for & find copper, silver and gold, as well as amethyst, Ontario's official gem. In the mid 1880s, the final links in the nation's trans-continental Canadian Pacific railroad was completed. Heavy shipping on the upper Great Lakes was initiated to supply the fast-growing heavy industry in the American midwest.
The completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the late 1950s changed shipping on the Great Lakes dramatically. Ships could now navigate from Port Arthur and Fort William all the way to the Atlantic Ocean and beyond, bypassing Niagara Falls and the turbulent waters of the upper St Lawrence. More importantly, modern and standardized lock systems allowed a standard ship size to navigate the Great Lakes, increasing trade opportunities amongst cities around the Great Lakes. The 1960s led to the paving of the Trans-Canada Highway, which made the beautiful north shore of Lake Superior accessible to the masses. It also increasing motorized traffic through the region, with this community a major rest spot for those travelling by car across the country.
Highway Notes
Cyclists can bypass the Thunder Bay Expressway, and get a scenic and fairly level ride through Thunder Bay, the only city in Canada with TWO DOWNTOWNS. Before they merged in 1971, Fort William to the south and Port Arthur to the north were cities in their own rights with their own manufacturing, port facilities and central business districts. If you are looking for Finnish food (or if you've never tried it before!) this is THE town for that! There is a waterfront casino in Port Arthur (nowadays called "North Ward"), and there is lots of shopping and the town's movie theatre in the "Intercity" are, guess where?, between the two downtowns. You'll also see tons of grain elevators, since this was major grain trans-shipment point for prairie wheat onto the Great Lakes freighters to various bakeries and factories around the Great Lakes or for export from Montreal. If you are heading eastbound, grab some munchies in town and have an outdoor picnic at Current River Park before re-connecting to the Trans-Canada.
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Sridharan, Asuri and Rao, Raghuveer P (2004) Characterization of Ariake and other marine clays. In: International Symposium on Lowland Technology (ISLT-2004), 1-3, September, 2004, Bangkok, pp. 53-58.
Characterisation of marine clays is an important aspect of understanding their behaviour. Investigation showed that there is a good linear relationship between percent clay and liquid limit and plastic limit. Sand and silt fraction has only diluted the magnitude of liquid limit and plastic limit. The ratio of plastic limit to liquid limit is almost a constant irrespective of percent sand fraction and is a function of clay mineral type or mixture of clay minerals, associated cations and ion concentration. Marine clays of Japan around Ariake bay (Hachirogata, Ariake – Ushiya, Meguri, Okishin and Yamaashi)have shown good correlation between plastic and liquid limits and this ratio ranged between 0.35 to 0.50 as against 0.07 (Limontmorillonite)to 0.88 (halloysite) of pure clay minerals. Cochin marine clay behaviour compares well with Ariake-Ushiya, although their geological history is entirely different. The revised plasticity chart with liquid limit and plastic limit as coordinates appears to be a better representation of fine grained soils.


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Addictions come in various shapes and sizes, which may be well removed from the stereotypical Addictions such as Drugs, Smoking or Alcohol.
People can become Addicted to anything if the behaviour seems to fulfil some kind of purpose.
It's interesting when you consider that an addictive behaviour probably started out as some kind of solution to a problem.
Think for a minute about a person who uses alcohol to calm nerves when socialising. The drink serves a purpose, and may work very well for a period of time.
Over time however, getting drunk to calm nerves may pose its own problems such as loss of memory, poor affect on finances, getting too drunk and making a fool of ones self etc.
The negative affects of the Addictive behaviour can start to outweigh the Solution it originally was intended to be, and can become a bigger problem than the original one.
An example of this can be seen in Eating Disorders where the behaviours give a sense of control perhaps, make someone feel numb from difficult emotions among a series of other things.
However, the Eating Disorder can start to take over a person's life to the point where the initial problem has started to be outweighed by the Solution to the problem!
As the behaviour now only seems to have quite a negative affect in people's lives, they are less inclined to look at these initial set of associations.
It is important to note, however, that the purpose of our behaviours often becomes an unconscious set of associations. People seem to have a tendency to associate towards the the Addictive behaviour pleasantly when thinking about engaging in the behaviour. Perhaps with similar associations when the behaviour started, and it seemed to work.
After we suffer the consequences of our choices, we remember why we wanted to stop, and find it difficult to comprehend our earlier compulsion to engage in these destructive behaviours.
If you've had any experience of this you may recall a time when you were left wondering why you are still repeating he same old behaviour despite a deep desire to change them.
This can lead to self defeating thoughts of failure, lowered self esteem and lack of belief that that change is possible.
Easy examples of this process can be seen in the smoker who knows that those cigarettes have a one in two chance of killing them, they desperately want to stop, but they don't because the cigarettes still have some kind of positive association. That positive association may be personal enjoyment, relaxation time, stress relief, moments of reflection etc.
If you forget a minute about the actual cigarettes for a moment and ask yourself whether you'd be willing to give up personal enjoyment, relaxation time, stress relief, moments of reflection then you'd probably say no, right?
Due to the fact these unconscious associations are not brought into conscious awareness to be critically evaluated, these kinds of associations to perceived losses create a strong motivating factor to continue the behaviour.
If you've ever suffered from any kind of Addiction you will have probably thought "I'd like to stop doing this" but found that despite your positive intentions you found yourself repeating that same old behaviour.
As you start to firstly become aware of these positive associations, then change them, you can find that breaking free of Addictive behaviour is easy, due to the fact that the motivating factors that led you to do it have become neutralised.
If you would like to overcome an Addiction or Compulsive behaviours then please feel free to call me on 07949 989986 and arrange a consultation.
How can Hypnotherapy cure so many different issues?
When you look upon all the different issues Hypnotherapy claims to support people in overcoming, one may ask just how Hypnotherapy can help so many diverse ailments.
I will answer this by breaking down the components of Hypnosis to give you a greater understanding of what it is and how it works.
Hypnosis is a word that describes being induced by another into a trance. Despite people's common belief that a trance is something a Hypnotist does by 'waving a watch' and having people 'in their control', the truth is that trance is an everyday phenomena. It happens when you watch T.V., when you daydream, and no doubt it will happen as you read this article.
Whenever you focus your attention, soon enough you'll drift into a trance.
Hypnosis is so good with many issues because so many issues have an element of trance that perpetuates them, and it just makes sense to use a trance to transform negative trance like behaviours.
The focus of attention is all around the emotion, and whatever it is that one might be angry about. When in this single minded anger focus people may feel less pain, have a sense of dissociation, may experience negative hallucinations, ideomotor activity often occurs, and people act instinctively with an altered focus, which are all signs of trance.
Commonly with an addiction, people have the desire to stop whatever behaviour that is causing them problems. Despite wanting to give up or reduce the addictive behaviour they might naturally, without having consciously thought about it find themselves having raided the fridge, walked down a dealers road and scored or sat on the internet for five hours before 'waking' out of their trance addiction to feel perhaps ashamed and disheartened.
Strong emotions are trance inducing and negative feelings lead to negative trance states which in turn lead to negative behaviour patterns. We use trance to simply reverse the process so that we can focus upon positive trance inducing emotions, which can create positive natural behaviours.
The unconscious mind is a metaphorical pattern matching instrument of creation that can be accessed through relaxation, story telling and guided visualisation.
There are so many factors that we simply don't know that we don't know, and given that your conscious mind can hold a maximum of nine bits of information at any given time whereas your unconscious is processing roughly two million, it simply makes sense to access your mammoth warehouse of skills, resources and problem solving abilities.
It really pays to use your unconscious mind, because that's where changes happen anyway.
So when you find that you are feeling and acting in new ways in certain situations without even having to consciously think about it, you're using your unconscious mind for a change.
Many counsellors focus purely on the content of a problem, perhaps endlessly listening to how the problem is presenting in your life with the hope that this will simply create change. Of course, sometimes it does, and being heard is an important aspect of any therapy, yet it is only part of a solution.
Hypnotherapists commonly know that a problem is held up by a series of different internal processes i.e. I think this, I hear myself say that, I see myself doing something, that provokes an emotional response, then I engage in an unwanted behaviour.
As you start to change some of these processes, you start to find that altered things begin to happen.
To put it another way, if on the way home you took just one road that headed in a completely different direction you would not end up in the same place.
Due to the fact that all and any problems have a process, you can use a simple set of techniques to make a profound difference with any issue from Eating Disorders to Sports Performance.
Unlike traditional therapy, where people have to rehash old memories, bringing them painfully to the surface, you can use Hypnosis to put the past in the past, and deal with uncomfortable emotions by using comfortable techniques.
It seems absurd that people think that the way to get over trauma is to constantly talk about it rather than exploring what life is like without it.
Hypnosis is a very relaxing and soothing way to find yourself able to deal with even the most traumatic memories and events in a way that you comfortably reprocess and dissociate the most emotional provoking experiences.
This makes Hypnosis excellent for overcoming issues related to previous Sexual Abuse, Phobia's, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, and Panic Attacks.
If you would like help to overcome these, or any other issues then feel free to email me for information on info@possie.co.uk or call me on 07949 989986 to book a free 30 minute consultation.
Having recently purchased a 125cc commuter bike, I have noticed a strange phenomenon occurring. All of a sudden, I want leather motorcycle clothes, and dramatic looking rubber boots that fit over a tight pair of protective waterproof trousers.
The funny thing is that I have never found the motorcycle gear attractive in any sense and have had an aversion towards that kind of look and all the things it meant me.
One such image I have is a bunch of men standing around a bike in their leathers, discussing the intricacies of precision power inlet valves who are all intrinsically a bunch of children playing power games with big boy's toys.
Am I being drawn into this I ask myself? Will that be me? Am I just a motorbike wannabe?
Well reluctantly and honestly, I think I am in a way, but the real question for me is why I am attracted to this now, having had such clearly judgmental views of the motorcycle elite.I get on my bike with my tattered body armour jacket that I bought for three pounds at a car boot sale, and I'm happy that I've even got a body armour jacket. I begin to fit in and get a sense of status but as a 125cc rider I am all too aware that there will be judgements about me too.
You may well know this camaraderie between certain vehicle drivers, maybe if you have an old Mini, a Beetle, possibly a Morris Minor or Land Rover. Well this is certainly the case of the motorcycle rider with the nod of acknowledgement, a shared knowing and collective experience. I started off thinking that I'll refrain from nodding my head to anyone as I did not want to face the rejection and humiliation if my clothes weren't good enough or my engine was not worthy of their appreciation. In a self fulfilling prophecy kind of way, it seemed that no-one nodded me either.But today was different. I looked at a couple of riders square in the eyes, not looking for anything in particular, nor fearing rejection and they nodded.A warm feeling washed over me, a sense of approval and bonding. I came to realise that this is what I have really been wanting.
It's not really about looking cool because I generally don't think bike gear looks cool, it's the belonging.
This sense of belonging, the need for attention and status are all, in my view, necessary, valid and positive aspect of the human psyche that leads us towards emotional stability and good mental health. The need for attention and status only seem to present a problem when those needs are not being met.
Now I think of myself as being quite self assured and in my power, although I can see my vulnerability and personal drive to claim that assurance from others. At the same time I think we as humans are social creatures and that it's not surprising that we have drivers which call us into action to connect, network, belong and survive, even if those drivers act through our insecurities.
As I see with many of my clients, insecurities can motivate us towards change.


Everything ok until August. I have an order that they took my money for but never sent the pills. I filed a complaint with the Hawaii Consumer protection agency, but apparently they don't answer either.
My dog uses Carprofen (generic Rimadyl) which I've ordered from NAH for over two years--always satisified. Bad reviews don't jive with my experience!!
I was told that you could go online to get a better deal on pet medicine and found that NationaAH.com was very reasonably priced. I ordered my pet's med the first time in May and the shipping that would get it here in a week. I came within a week. I ordered again on 8/25/17 expecting to get it within the same time frame. It is now 10/08. No medication. The disturbing thing is that I emailed back to the sales office after 2 weeks asking when it would come. No response. I emailed again after 3 weeks. No response. I emailed the last time a couple weeks ago. They have not responded to any inquiry I've made.
Then at the time of my first order, I was not asked to create an account that required a user id and password but now I am not allowed to get back on the site without one now. ??? WTH? I have tried finding the NationalAH site but cannot find the site to even look at. Did they go out of business?
If you manage to find the site, do some research or just save your money and go somewhere else.
The NationalAH I ordered from was supposedly located in Hawaii. When I called my bank, the address showed Delaware and the number is 800-818-4303. I'll be calling this number on Monday but have no idea if it is the same company. Something is very rotten here and I'm out nearly $60. My bank is taking this on now.
A month after National Animal Hospital said in an email that it would upgrade my shipment, it has not arrived and NAH does not respond to my multiple emails and phone calls. My credit card company tells me it may take up to 60 days for me to receive a refund of $150.80.
I will never do business with NAH again.
They used to be good and reply back to emails. Had ordered from them several times before.
Not sure whats going on. Had to dispute charge.
Sometimes you get your order and sometimes you don't. I think if you need something over the counter, you may try this shop but if you need something important and right away, I wouldn't. once I ogt medication in the mail and the next time I didnt and from what I hear, they get some great evaluations and some terrible ones for the same reason. I know sometimes it depends on how fast the vet sends them the order and some vets take forever but in my case I know this was not the case. I stayed up all night with a dog in pain waiting for the medications...for weeks.
I called them 3 times and sent them 3 emails all with no response. When you call, you cannot talk to a live person and their website is down. I need a refill on an existing prescription they have and now because I cannot get in touch with them, I had to call my real vet and get them to send another RX to a reputable company. I think this company is a scam. Don't order from them!
Just like all the other reviews, I paid, my card was charged and I've received nothing from them! My pet needs his pills and you all just vanished, no return phone calls or emails. Never had problems before until now. It would be really nice to hear from a human that you all closed or went out of business and give me my money back! Horrible place to deal with now!!
Made an order from Natinal Animal Hospital for a refill of my pet's medication on 8/28/17. My Credit card was charged. Its now 3 weeks later and we still haven't received the order. Repeated e-mails and phone call messages have gone unanswered. You can't even go to the website anymore. It won't let you on. It's too bad, because we had been dealing with this company for a few years now and everything was good. Even received an e-mail in July from the company before placing the order to remind us that it was time to re-order. Place the order and then everything went down the hole all of a sudden. Wish somebody there could just send a mass e-mail to the customers explaining what happened. Even if they had to go out of business. Just let us know. Don't just vanish.
I ordered and paid for my pets medicine. My credit card was charged, but I am still waiting for the medicine. It's been over a month with no response what so ever. My vet's office has been trying to reach them as well on my behalf. I've emailed. messaged them on Facebook, called. SO FRUSTRATED and feel betrayed. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!!!!!
All I need is a receipt so that I can get reimbursed from our dog's insurance. Polite does not work with the clowns at National Animal Hospital. I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau in Honolulu, and am filing a complaint with Hawaii's Attorney General. This should put an end to National Animal Hospital. The word 'fraud' does tend to get the attention of the State Attorney General.
After placing an order my credit card was charged, but no product was ever received. I called to find out the status of my order and the customer service rep was no help at all, but claimed to have put in a "ticket" to get the product shipped. Weeks later, my order was still never received. I called again, and magically while on the phone with customer service I received an email that my order could not be filled and that the transaction would be voided from my statement. I have still not received a refund. This place is a joke of a business!
We received our dogs medication faster then expected. They have unbeatable prices! I have done business with other companies and National Animal Hospital is the best!
If you're looking for a great, hassle free pet pharmacy they are your people!
Horrible experience. No customer service - could never reach a real person on the phone. I wish I had read the previous reviews. Never did get the meds. Luckily the credit card company is helping!
I never write reviews but this company was awful. It took over 5 weeks from when they charged my credit card for >$400 of medication for my dogs to the time we recieved it. They did not answer their phone ever except an answering serviceonce or twice and they never once called us back. We got an email saying the drugs had shipped almost right away but the USPS tracking showed they never took possession of the package. Finally, after waiting a couple weeks, then emails and calls, they sent an email saying the drug was on backorder but would be in the next day and sent via priority mail. Nothing happened. More calls and emails, finally got our prescription. I am giving them 2 stars because at least we finally got what we paid for but I will not use them again.
On my first order, they contacted the vet that day, the vet faxed the rx and I received it within a week. Second order for renewals...Three weeks ago, not answering emails, no meds, credit card charged, I even mailed the RXs myself to make sure they received them ten days ago. Now trying to fax and fax number isn't even working. Try someone else. They aren't consistent.
Ordered some flea medicine for my cat on Mar. 7. Credit card was charged immediately. Took them two weeks to get in touch with my vet for a new authorization. When they finally did (after I had to contact them, YET again), an email was sent confirming my order had been shipped on 3/16/17. A week goes by before I realize that the medicine still hasn't arrived and I check tracking information and it said it's still in Kihei, waiting for a shipping label to be prepared.Called them and left a message, as well as an email. Gave them consideration due to the time difference and the weekend. However, after 4 attempts to contact them and find out what the hold-up is, nobody has bothered to contact me back. I have been ordering from this place for some time now and have never had a problem up until now. But after reading all the recent bad reviews regarding their customer services, I have begun the charge dispute process with my credit card company and will never do business with this place again.
Placed order, received email with USPS tracking # on March 7, 2017, credit card charged same day. Entered tracking # on March 13, 2017 to check on status of the order. Message from USPS same as March 7......."Shipping Label Created" "USPS awaiting item, March 7, 2017, 5:22 PM. Today I have made 4 phone calls (each time getting some answer service) and sent 3 emails.......NO reply to calls or email. Customer service doesn't exist! National Animal Hospital is a JOKE!!
On January 19th, I ordered my dog's medicine as I have every month for the past year. Prior to this, I had not had any issues with this company, but nothing up to that point had really gone wrong.
In this instance, the medicine was lost in the mail, and we did not notice until we went to give her medicine in the morning and we were out. This was on February 1st. This was not the company's fault, and I recognize this.
I emailed them the morning this happened and immediately spent $85 for a two week supply of medicine for my dog from our vet clinic. (So expensive!) After a full day, I received no response from this company. I called the following day and left a message.
They called me back around dinner time (believe there were timezone differences at play), and immediately tried to start explaining to me why I hadn't received the medicine yet, completely dismissive. I stopped them, and pointed out the shipping information--it was supposed to be delivered a week ago, and it was stuck in Hawaii somewhere. Only when I pointed this out did they concede and offer to reship it to me via 3-day priority mail. That was on February 2nd.
As of February 8th, I had no shipping information and no medicine. I called again, and got a receptionist. She took down my information and said they would call back. Guess what--no call back. But I guess my call prompted them to remember what they committed to do in the first place, and I got a shipping confirmation email that evening.
On February 10th, I checked the shipping information and the package had not been shipped, the label was created but that was it. At this point, my dog was running out of medicine and we had to buy another $85 for a two week supply, after already doing that once before AND spending $70 on medicine with this company that we never even received.
We did not receive the medicine until February 14th, which is completely ridiculous. I cannot believe that a company that claims to have a commitment to animals would so horribly disregard and neglect the health and well-being of my own. If they would have just shipped it when they said it would, we would have had it full week earlier than we received it, I would have never had to leave a negative review. Them avoiding contact all the while added insult to injury. They didn't care and they didn't want to make it right. Thank god I am persistent, or who knows if I would have ever got the medicine OR my money back.
I was just trying to get what I paid for, and they treated me like a hassle. I was firm with every person I spoke to but never rude, never disrespectful, never raised my voice. This is the standard of politeness, I do not need recognition for the way I conducted myself but nevertheless, there was no excuse for them avoiding the problem like they have.
If there's a lesson here, it's this--do not entrust the care of your animals to anyone you do not know and do not trust. Don't be cheap, it's worth it to spend the extra couple dollars and have the assurance that someone cares about your pet's care.
Needless to say, I will never order through this company ever again.
Hi Cassandra, I apologize for the delay. We shipped on time but the package was lost by the USPS. Here is the tracking information.
January 25, 2017 , 3:59 am In Transit to Destination The item is currently in transit to the destination as of January 25, 2017 at 3:59 am.
Priority Mail™ Features: Signature Confirmation™ February 14, 2017 , 5:08 pm Delivered HAZELWOOD, MO 63042 Your item was delivered at 5:08 pm on February 14, 2017 in HAZELWOOD, MO 63042.
The item was signed for by C PASTORFIELD.
I know it may look like an unnecessary delay from the 8th at 3:35pm until the 10th at 12:24pm until you consider that all orders must be checked by a pharmacist before they are shipped. We always strive for 100% customer satisfaction.
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Do you ship to the US and if so approximately how long does it take for a shipment to get here?
Is there something with your web site, page won't come up other people are having trouble to.
need to reorder, forgot my password.
What is going on with NAH? Service was always fabulous in the past. Since 2017 hit, medications are not getting out, customer service agents take weeks to respond, and when they do, they lie about the status of the orders. Tracking orders are sent, but the items never make it to the postal service for delivery, and since no communication with the customer occurs, our animals suffer needlessly. I cannot express enough how angry I am about this. They've screwed me twice since 2017, so I have to deal with the pain of watching my dying dog not get the medications she needs to ease her pain in her final months.
I just ordered Novox for my mom's dog. Why can I NOT see and/or edit the dog's information ? I mistakenly entered the wrong weight. I want to edit this , but there is no way to do this. Why ?
Our dogs have the dog version of scabies, mange. What type of Medes should I get?
Questions? Get answers from the National Animal Hospital staff and other customers.


3: YouTube uses H.264 to encode video. Presumably, YouTube will be re-encoding its entire library using WebM. When this happens, will YouTube's support for H.264 be dropped, to 'enable open innovation'? If not, why not?
A. It won't matter either way. I have a feeling that YouTube will ensure that their videos can be played back. Did things break when YouTube transitioned to H.264? Actually, transitioning is the wrong term here. Contrary to popular belief there was never such a thing as a 'Flash video codec'. Flash has supported H.264 for years, alongside other codecs. Adding WebM to the mix is a formality now.
"It won't matter either way?" If YouTube drops H.264 and goes WebM-only, YouTube will cease to work on any device or software that doesn't support WebM. This includes Safari and Internet Explorer. Now, perhaps in those cases, by the time this hypothetical dropping of H.264 from YouTube occurs, there will be a new version of Flash Player that supports WebM; thus allowing Safari and IE users to continue using YouTube through Flash and only through Flash. Sounds great.
But what about devices that don't support Flash? No more YouTube for iOS devices, including Apple TV. Or for Windows Phone 7. Perhaps Richter's take on that is along the lines of "Tough noogies for Apple and iOS users — that's what you get for not supporting Flash." Fair enough. But that seems a decidedly Flash-centric stance to me.
The bit at the end of Richter's answer about Flash Player codecs is unrelated to my question. It is true that many people are confused about Flash Player's relationship with video codecs. John Nack's piece from March, "H.264 Isn't an Alternative to Flash", offers a good primer. In short, one way to play H.264 video is through Flash Player; another way is through the HTML5 <video> element.
Q 4: Do you expect companies like Netflix, Amazon, Vimeo, Major League Baseball, and anyone else who currently streams H.264 to dual-encode all of their video using WebM? If not, how will Chrome users watch this content other than by resorting to Flash Player's support for H.264 playback?
A: Maybe like so: Chrome user navigates to video page. Site detects Chrome. Chrome plays video using Flash which is bundled into Chrome, using an H.264 or WebM version of the content, whichever is available. User is happy. What am I missing here? Is there something inherently wrong with playing a video in Flash?
I asked how Chrome users will play video from these services other than via Flash, and Richter's answer is "What's wrong with Flash?" That's not an answer.
Let me be clear, though: there is nothing wrong with playing a video in Flash. I mean that seriously, no sarcasm. What there's something wrong with is requiring Flash Player to play video. That's the whole point of the HTML5 <video> element: to enable web video without requiring the use of proprietary plugins.
If depending upon Flash Player for video playback is fine, then why doesn't Chrome just drop support for HTML5 video entirely? I think it's fair to say that the point of Chrome supporting WebM-encoded video via HTML5 is that Google expects Chrome users to actually be served WebM-encoded video via HTML5.
Major online video providers (Netflix, Amazon, Vimeo, Major League Baseball, etc.) see that Firefox and Chrome support WebM but not H.264 via HTML5.
They decide to dual-encode their content libraries in H.264 and WebM. They send H.264 to clients that support only H.264, and WebM to clients that support only WebM.
Eventually, perhaps, the forces of good and openness prevail, and these companies drop support for H.264 entirely in favor of WebM, despite the fact that WebM is a technically inferior encoding format.
Let's call this the idealistic scenario. I think this is what Mozilla and Opera have been expecting all along. So far, it hasn't happened. Will Chrome joining them make a difference? One thing Google can bring to the table that Mozilla cannot is content: YouTube. But I'm not asking about YouTube. I'm asking about every other major provider of online video.
Keep in mind that in this idealistic scenario, providers would be doubling their storage and encoding costs, by supporting both H.264 and WebM. The only way they could avoid doubling these costs would be by dropping support for H.264, which would mean dropping support for all clients that only support H.264. This scenario also assumes that the legal teams at these providers are confident in WebM's patent status. This is not an insignificant assumption.
Major online video providers (Netflix, Amazon, Vimeo, Major League Baseball, etc.) already have invested in H.264, both technically and legally.
These providers, right now, today, send H.264-encoded video in one of two ways: directly, to clients with native H.264 playback; and wrapped in Flash, for web browsers with Flash Player installed.
Chrome drops support for H.264 and these simply send Chrome users H.264-encoded video via Flash.
These services continue to ignore devices and clients that support neither straight H.264 nor Flash Player (e.g. Firefox running on Ubuntu).
Let's call this the practical scenario. In this scenario, the providers incur no additional storage or encoding costs. They take on no additional legal liability. They don't really have to do any additional work.
By not supporting the practical [H.264] format, Mozilla isn't making a brave statement or taking a stand: they're just keeping everyone on Flash and preventing meaningful adoption of HTML5's <video> element.
The last 18 months have proven him right, thus far. A few things have changed since then. The "free and open" format preferred by H.264 opponents has changed from Ogg Theora to WebM, thanks to Google. This is truly a good thing, because WebM is a technically superior format. (Technically superior to Ogg Theora, that is — not H.264.) But technical inferiority wasn't the only factor, or even the leading factor, holding Ogg Theora back.
I have nothing against WebM. In fact, prior to this week's announcement, I thought Chrome had the best HTML5 video policy of any browser: they supported all the relevant codecs. Supporting WebM and H.264 is better than supporting only one or the other, in my book. But if you're only going to support one, I say support the one that is in wide use, with extensive wide-ranging support from camera makers, mobile playback devices, and online video services.
The devices are very popular. There is a large lucrative audience of people who own them and want to watch video from companies like Netflix, Vimeo, and Major League Baseball.
The devices offer excellent support for H.264. Smooth playback and low power consumption.
There is no other way to send video to these devices.
That third point is key. Some of these companies took on a lot of work in order to serve video to iOS devices, because their existing systems were based entirely on Flash Player. But because Flash Player is not available on iOS, this was still the least possible work they could do — other than not supporting iOS devices at all.


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Organizing and Strategy, Southern politics
by Bryan February 27, 201811:51 am February 27, 2018
West Virginia And The Coming War For Labor's Survival
We have a guest post today, talking about the illegal strike that's ongoing in West Virginia. C. formerly tweeted as @thehousered and works as staff for an education union in rural America.
Labor militancy isn't a novelty in West Virginia.
It's almost poetic, then, that West Virginia's public school employees are on the fourth day of an illegal strike as the Supreme Court—at the behest of the bosses—comes for the rights of working people.
The emerging struggle doesn't fit anyone's narrative. Liberal elites have eagerly devoured narratives from right-wing shills like J.D. Vance about the reactionary, racist white working-class of rural Appalachia. In the coastal liberal imagination, West Virginians are Exhibit A of the category of so-called "deplorables" that elected Donald Trump.
Nor does it fit the right's preferred tale, of red states wholeheartedly embracing 'pro-growth' capitalist public policy. West Virginians are in a populist uprising in defense of public institutions, and against predatory corporations and corrupt pro-business politics: hardly the characteristics of the Republican Party's long standing agenda. The populist uprising—something that seems to fit cleanly into the Left's political imagination—is in rural Appalachia instead of the coastal metropolitan enclaves Left "thought leaders" inhabit.
Yet for the second time in 28 years, West Virginia's public school employees have drawn a line in the sand in defense of public education, and turned to militant industrial action to fight for the common good.
I drove down to Wheeling, West Virginia, for the third day of the picket. I arrived at Wheeling Park High School just as Governor Jim Justice departed—as I would later learn, he had been present for a town hall with nearly 900 attendees, where he weakly defended his inaction to an angry audience. What seemed like half of the sheriff deputies in Ohio County were parked right outside. Facing angry teachers must have been too much for the billionaire Governor; he cancelled his next two town halls.
I pulled in behind a group of teachers as they were loading home made picket signs into the back of an SUV, stacked on top of crates of water bottles. When I asked them where they were headed, the five teachers—by then in the process of piling into the SUV—yelled back that they were driving the 140 miles to Charleston for a rally on the steps of the capitol, headlined by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) president Cecil Roberts.
After briefly looking at Google Maps to see whether I could make the drive down—too long, on top of my seven hour round trip—I found my way to the picket line in front of the high school.
It's important to understand something. Folks don't want to be out on the line, not a single teacher or paraprofessional. Every single one of them would rather be in the classroom. In fact, even while they were holding the picket line, much of their talk was about their students: who was doing well, who was struggling, celebrating successes, thinking about how they could support their students better.
Teachers proudly told me that their debate team was among the best in the state, and that they consistently performed well academically despite low pay and always-scarce resources. I heard, "we're a poor state," more than once. They enthusiastically talked about an engaged, supportive community; in fact, many stayed in West Virginia for that very reason. Teachers in the panhandle wouldn't have to go far to reach Ohio or Pennsylvania, where they'd get substantial raises.
For many teachers, this is their second time out on the line. One senior teacher remarked that it was her second time and that it was less scary than the first time in 1990, when she was young and new to the profession. She remarked in sadness about receiving a letter ordering the teachers back and recalled that all of the teachers paused at the flagpole for a prayer before returning to work, remarking, "I've never felt that kind of unity."
Talking to a younger colleague, she shared that it was different for her now. Healthcare is a concern—she's later in life, and more scared about medical costs. The proposed changes to the Public Employee Insurance Agency would hurt her; for another teacher, it'd raise his family's costs over three thousand dollars—without factoring in future premium increases. For younger teachers, just paying the bills is a struggle. One remarked that accidentally paying the balance of a small credit card statement, rather than half, made her worry about making it to the next paycheck.
They also said that they had had enough of being forced to do more with less, and that they weren't going to be pushed around any longer—and that in their mind, they weren't just standing up for themselves. They were standing up for all West Virginians. As one 42-year special education teacher put it, they're out on the line on a wing and a prayer because West Virginians can't take any more.
West Virginia's ruling elite is little removed from the vicious capitalists fought by the United Mine Workers—in some instances, they're the literal heirs. Their billionaire governor, Jim Justice — elected as a Democrat in 2016, only to switch parties nearly seven months into his term — is a coal baron who traces his family fortune back through the same industry fought by labor militants a century ago. According to Justice, there just isn't money in West Virginia for real raises, or to better fund schools. And the answer from teachers is simple: bullshit. The money is there, but you've been paid—along with our legislators—to funnel it to the pockets of corporations, instead of communities.
This is not uncommon. Although the material circumstances in West Virginia are deeply particular, they follow the general pattern of neoliberalism: deregulate, starve the public purse, and sell off public goods to the highest bidder. If a disaster comes along to help you do it faster, so much the better. West Virginians—at least some of them—are wise to the game.
Folks on the line interpret their fight as intensely political—their job action is more a collective political fight than it is a traditional "boss fight." Superintendents are sometimes viewed as allies; in fact, the School Superintendents of some counties have called off school instead of forcing people to choose whether to cross pickets. In that sense it's not unlike the militant provincial level union fights found in Canada, with a corresponding comparative level of conservatism on the local or building level.
Their fight is with their politicians. In a discussion of Justice's remarks to the teachers in the town hall, one shook his head in disgust. "That good ol' boy just doesn't get it, does he?" It was a common sentiment: things are broken, and our politicians either don't get it, or are paid not to get it. Signs urged legislative action, and targeted local and state politicians; Senator Ryan Ferns ought to be running very, very scared, because the teachers of Ohio County are coming for him.
One thing never came up.
Nobody cared who belonged to what union, and nobody cared who did what job.
In West Virginia, they don't have exclusive representation, bargaining, or agency fees. People can and do drop and add membership (usually purchased, in large part, for the hefty educator liability insurance policies, much like it is in other states without public sector collective bargaining). Members of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association work side by side.
It may be the most inspiring aspect of the struggle in West Virginia that the jurisdictional fights, turf wars, and internecine struggles for political power within labor are largely meaningless when stacked against fighting labor's political enemies. Even if their memberships are different, and their unions don't reflect it, they're organizing industrially: teachers and support staff all voted, regardless of union membership or category of work, on taking strike action. It was simple: "It affects all of us, so all of us should have a say."
One wonders what that would look like in real terms—if unions turned toward the potential of industrial strength, buried the internecine warfare, and fought through unity, confrontation, and direct action. Filling the jails—and clogging the courts with the lawsuits—could be a path toward a different type of unionism, as Moshe Z. Marvit and Shaun Richman have discussed, and away from the handcuffs of currently-existing American labor relations.
But although there's great inspiration to be found, as of this writing, the strike's future and success are uncertain. Nervous chatter about the fraying patience of management, a pending injunction, and looming bills made teachers think long and hard about how much longer they can stay out. The message, by and large, was clear: stay out as long as we can. But if the courts order them back, filling the jails isn't an option. It'd bankrupt the unions to fight the court battles.
There's a level of fetishization of mass militancy in Left coverage of the strike, and the implication is sometimes that if only we go down such a road, we needn't even worry about Janus v. AFSCME. It's said, often by those who stand to lose relatively little, with a note of almost excitement. There's some element of truth to this: Our future does look like West Virginia. But what that means is engaging in mass action with few institutional resources because we have no other options, and because the only thing left for us is to wager everything and fight.
The teachers out in West Virginia were clear: we're out and we're going to fight until we can't. They know that their fight is just starting. Even after they return to work, the message was clear: "Remember in November." This won't be solved this week, or next.
I can't pretend to fully know what the future holds for labor.
We can survive Janus v. AFSCME. It'll force us to do what we should've been doing, and what unions like the American Federation of Government Employees have been doing all along: relentlessly organize.
But we know it won't stop there. They'll come for exclusive representation nationally next. And then the private sector. And they'll keep coming. Capitalists have forgotten why they begrudgingly accepted the New Deal consensus in the first place, and they're intent on ripping the scant framework of American labor law away.
I know our future will be a lot of fights, and fights we'll lose as often as we'll win them.
I know that the workers of West Virginia show extraordinary bravery in putting everything on the line to fight for their communities, and for the common good.
And I know that their fight is the echo of a coming war.
If you'd like to donate to support these teachers on their strike, please consider giving to their GoFundMe here.
Tagged with: AFT American Federation of Teachers illegal strike jim justice National Education Association NEA West Virginia WV teachers strike
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THE HARD-ONS - I'M SORRY SIR, THAT RIFFS BEEN TAKEN CD
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**CDs IN STOCK NOW!! - PLEASE NOTE A VINYL VERSION IS EXPECTED IN APRIL 2022, PREORDERS FOR THAT WILL APPEAR EARLY 2022 - SEE INFORMATION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS**
Boss Tuneage is cock a hoop to announce THE HARD-ONS' new studio album "!
The welcome return of Aussie legends THE HARD-ONS! "I'M SORRY SIR, THAT RIFFS BEEN TAKEN" is the bands latest album in a remarkable 37 year history! One of Australia's most loved and influential bands from the mid- '80s through to now, the Hard-Ons came out of the multicultural South-West Sydney suburb Punchbowl and quickly won a large following nationally with their irreverent attitude and catchy, noisy high energy sound. Appearing on the Radio Birdman-influenced Sydney scene of the early '80s and preceding the punk-pop boom of the '90s, the Hard-Ons were a musical bridge and became a punk and alternative music sensation, blowing open doors by incorporating disparate elements - like a range of metal styles, from glam to thrash - which were previously unheard in Australian punk. All the while they were forced to push through other barriers; barriers that appeared because of their mixed ethnicity and their wilfully transgressive and irreverent nature, which was typified by their name, and by Ray's outrageous artwork.
Now, the Australian legends combine with the introduction of YOU AND I's Tim Rogers to the band as their new vocalist! Rogers, who recently celebrated his best chart debut in 20 years when You Am I's new album The Lives of Others landed at #2 in the Australian national charts, is not only a long-time friend of the band, but a long-time fan, having caught them numerous times in his teenage years and bought their records from the start. Never happy with less than a full plate, Rogers will of course remain with You Am I, and will no doubt keep doing all the other things he does, but as of now he is also the Hard-Ons' lead singer. Indeed, he has already written and recorded an album with them! 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' is the result and marks the start of a whole new exciting era for THE HARD-ONS!
The CD will be available in record shops from October 29th 2021. The Boss Tuneage version is only available in UK and Europe, whilst people in Japan can order direct from Boss Tuneage Japan/Waterslide Records.
Apart from this CD version , we shall be releasing a vinyl version with CD in PVC wallet included, so you get the best of both worlds, with either black vinyl or a limited edition 2 colour swirl version strictly limited to 200 copies – this version will only available through our mailorder on a first come first served basis. However, due to the extensive delays on vinyl production currently, we do not expect to have this stock until April 2022, and therefore we will only be opening the pre-order for the vinyl version early in 2022. If you would like to be notified when the pre-order for the vinyl version is to go live, send us a message via the contact us page on our webstore with the message "NOTIFY ME WHEN THE HARD ONS VINYL PREORDER GOES LIVE" and you will be the first to know!
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2. FUCKED UP PARTY
3. PUCKER UP
4. LITE AS A FEATHER
5. BACK PACK SWEAT
6. FREQUENCIES
8. HUMILIATED/HUMILIATOR
9. THE LAWS OF GOSSIP
10. NEEDLES AND PINS (SIC)
11. SHOVE IT DOWN
12. SHOOT ME IN THE BACK


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If you were Chloe, would you be drawn to the intrigue of a potentially haunted house, or would you stay safely away?
I have to admit haunted-looking houses are always intriguing, but I don't think I'd really want to hang out in one. I have a friend who used to go ghost hunting, like on those shows, and I do find that interesting. But I think I'd be too scared to actually go myself.
On a different note, every time I see a building or store for sale or rent, I always want to check it out and buy it and put some kind of a store there. Eventually my husband and I want to build a bookstore/bar, so any time I see an empty building I think about that.
So what about you guys? Are you intrigued by haunted houses enough that you'd want to go in, check it out, maybe stay and try to find some ghosts? Or are you like me, intrigued but not enough to actually go inside? Or maybe you're not intrigued at all?


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Kanchanaburi (Thais alfabet กาญจนบุรี) is een Thaise provincie in het centrale gedeelte van Thailand. In December 2002 had de provincie 801.836 inwoners, waarmee het de 29e provincie qua bevolking in Thailand is. Met een oppervlakte van 19.483,2 km² is het de 3e provincie qua omvang in Thailand. De provincie ligt op ongeveer 128 kilometer van Bangkok. Kanchanaburi grenst aan de provincies/landen: Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphanburi, Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi en Myanmar.

Provinciale symbolen

Natuurlijke gesteldheid

Geografie
In de provincie Kanchanaburi liggen de valleien van de Kwae Yai rivier en de Kwae Noi rivier. Deze rivieren vloeien bij de stad Kanchanaburi tezamen om daar de Mea Nam Klong te vormen. De provincie is bergachtig en voor grote delen onbewoond.

Klimaat
De gemiddelde jaartemperatuur is 29 graden. De temperatuur schommelt tussen 15 graden en 42 graden. Gemiddeld valt er 778 mm regen per jaar.

Parken
Verschillende nationale parken liggen in de beboste bergdelen van deze provincie. Hieronder de Erawan, Sai Yok, Khao Laem, Khaoen Sri Nakarin and Chaloem Rattanakosin nationale parken. Het Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary is ook opgenomen in de werelderfgoedlijst van de UNESCO.

Politiek

Bestuurlijke indeling
De provincie is onderverdeeld in 13 districten (Amphoe), die weer onderverdeeld zijn in 98 gemeenten (tambon) en 887 dorpen (moobaan).

Geschiedenis
De provincie Kanchanaburi heeft altijd op de invasieroute gelegen van zowel Birmese legers die Thailand binnenvielen als Thaise legers die Birma wilden aanvallen. Dit komt door de strategisch gelegen Drie Pagoden Pas. In het westen is de provincie voornamelijk bekend van de brug over de rivier de Kwai en de Birma spoorweg.

Bronnen
  Thailand in figures 2003 - Alpha research co.ltd. 2003
  Het nationale bureau voor de statistiek van Thailand

Zie ook
 Thailand van A tot Z

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Getting it Wrong in China
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Here are this week's news and highlights for China:
Chinese Consumers
5 Key Differences between Chinese and Western Consumers: These days most people know that China is unlike any other market in the world, but brands still make mistakes adopting Western assumptions in the market.
5 Strategy Lessons Companies Can Learn From China: The unique characteristics of China's markets and customers, fierce competition from local Chinese companies, and confronting Chinese companies on their home turf is the best way to compete with them in your home market.
Why Should Marketers Care About Millennial Marketing?: Numbering 385 million, China's Millennials are a vitally important market to reach, and there are some important rules of engagement and trends that can assist.
Does the Nationality of Your Brand Matter to Chinese Consumers?: How Chinese perceive Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and US.
Branding in China: Do's and Dont's: 65% of the Chinese consumers are ready to switch brands immediately if the brand does not meet their needs. Successful brands often have different positioning strategy in China than other markets, such as Muji, which sells in supermarkets at a low price in Japan, but is a mid-high end lifestyle brand in China sold exclusively in flagship stores located in prime locations.
Wal-Mart Adapts to Woo Chinese Consumers: The world's biggest retailer has learned to adapt over the years from missteps in China, with initiatives such as allowing shoppers to check the freshness of fish. Walmart accounts for 25% of the grocery market in the US, but just 2.3% in China, meaning it has to take a different approach with suppliers.
Alibaba's Jack Ma: Better-Than-Ever Fakes Worsen Piracy War: Still licking his wounds from the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition ousting, Jack Ma is now claiming that Chinese fakers make better products than the real thing.
Seeing New Trends at Shanghai Consumer Show: Drones, virtual reality and car tech drew the biggest audiences at the second Asian Consumer Electronics Show in Shanghai, but a robotic suitcase proved to be one of the most popular products, combining Chinese consumers' obsessions of travel and tech.
Are Amazon's Latest Private Label Offerings Part of a China Strategy?: Amazon is expanding its line of private label products into more consumer product goods including nuts, baby food, vitamins, coffee and diapers – aligned with most of the top selling imported products online in China.
Fresh Produce Forum China: 20 key trends: Key trends in China's burgeoning fresh fruit category such as logistics enabling market growth, new routes to customers, a distribution shift, and strong growth in tropical fruits, kiwi fruit and berries, and promising growth for avocados and novelty products.
Why Chinese Consumers Want Imported Dairy: 14% of Chinese consumers think local dairy products are good and 84% care about the country of origin according to Australian academics' research. 42% have purchased dairy directly from overseas and two-thirds would pay a premium of at least 20% for dairy products from countries they prefer.
Retro New Zealand Milk Bar Concept Booms in China: A string of 1950s-style milk bars serving Kiwi dairy-based milkshakes, smoothies and yogurt are proving to be a success in China, with 50 stores opened, and 950 more planned by the end of 2017.
Lancôme Distances Itself from Controversial Pop Star Following Backlash: Lancôme is facing criticism from Chinese consumers over a planned promotional concert headlined by Hong Kongese pro-democracy singer, Denise Ho. Responding to online pressure from Mainland China, Lancôme cancelled the concert in a move that has created a new layer of dissent from HK consumers.
Chinese Tourists
Disney Employs Feng Shui Master for Shanghai Disneyland to Avoid Past Foreign Park Flops: When Disneyland opens in Shanghai this week, it aims to be authentically 'Disney but distinctly Chinese'. Gone is Frontierland, an ode to the American West, replaced by an entire island focused on the Pirates of the Caribbean after the movie's huge success in China. Just 10% of food served in the park will be American fare.
Jaguar Land Rover Sues Chinese Automaker Over Evoque Copycat: Jaguar Land Rover is suing Chinese automaker Jiangling Motor for allegedly copying the British firm's Range Rover Evoque – a rare move by a foreign automaker to fight copycats in the world's biggest autos market that could set an interesting precedent if successful.
That's the Skinny for the week! See previous newsletters here. Contact China Skinny for marketing, research and digital advice and implementation.


Thinking about getting a Pinterest account. That just what I need...more ways to use my precious time that cause me to procrastinate about laundry, homemaking, meditation, etc.
Love this granny square sweater . I think it's precious.
Enjoyed this post about control. Yes, I have issues. Maybe I need to get the book.
Loving this post about ZEN. Oh, and this one, too.
At the moment... I am procrastinating, pondering, worrying, journaling quite a bit and trying to have/find some quiet moments for some deep thinking.
And you? How are you doing?
Just want to share a website that I frequent. Go here & look at her photography. Love it! ENJOY!!
So much more to do on the inside of the house. I am pitching stuff left and right. I wanted to spend some time outside today, though. Low humidity is a wonderful thing... and it is not a common thing in Louisiana.
I'm sitting here drinking a cup of afternoon coffee and wondering why I put off getting rid of things and completing projects when it feels so good when things are done. Less stuff to worry about and more time to spend with my family. It's a no-brainer. So...why do I procrastinate? Hmmm.
Wanted to share a couple of thing inspiring me, lately.
I love Karen Maezen Miller. This post has got me thinking about the changes I want to make.
Elsie Flannigan makes me think outside of the box. She is playful with her creativity and it inspires me to remember that I used to be more playful with my creativity, too. I've gotten so serious.
Love this quote from Karen Maezen Miller.
"Having the good life is simple when you savor the one you have."
I found this post on chookooloonks and loved it. She has an awesome blog and I am really enjoying finding little nuggets of wisdom over there. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and visit for awhile. You'll be glad you did!
Just sharing something that touched me today. I love Ali Edwards' blog. This post by Dianne Nelson made me smile. Love, love, love what she had to share.
This week is almost over & I have barely had time to get on the computer, much less my blog. Thought I'd pass something on to you that I found to be helpful.
Loving this post from Ali Edwards.
Loving this post from Leo Babauta.
I really enjoy blog-surfing and finding inspiration. So many creative people out there. Just wanted to share this post. What a cool idea!
Taking the kids to a place of inspiration and wonder today. Shhh...it's a secret. I can't wait to take some pictures! But I will remember to savor the moments and not to rush or go over my to-do list in my head. I will be in the moment throughout the day. I am chasing zen!
On this blog you will read a post about mastery. It's a good read and so true.
I really connected with Leo Babauta's writing. I've been thinking about the same thing for awhile now. Yesterday, I went to the bank and the lady helping me asked me about my necklace. She asked me if I like photography and she said that she had thought she was "into" photography at one time, but she got bored and she couldn't figure out what to take pictures of. I understood what she was talking about, but not regarding photography. I have gotten bored with things over the years, but photography keeps me interested. So many lenses to consider & so many different modes to shoot in. An don't even get me started on Photoshop and how addicting that can be. Dodge, Burn, Curves, Action, Texture...it's all exciting and fun for me. It never gets old.
When I first started out, I read my manual all of the time. I still refer back to it often. I remember visiting photography forums & people kept saying to read the manual and I thought...yuck. But I am glad I listened because that helped me to get better and better. And I applied what I learned and did it over and over and over. I made many mistakes, but I have gotten better by doing it. I'm no Master, but I am way better than when I first started.
I feel the same way regarding ZEN. I am really challenged by the world around me every day. Staying present and in the moment is something I work at every single day. Sometimes, I fail miserably and I can't recall one time in a 24 hour period where I was actually present. But I am definitely better than I used to be. I catch myself more and focus on what is happening and who I am with rather than listening to the urgent cries of my to-do list. I'm no Master, but I'm better than when I first started.