Made with creamy cottage cheese, fresh bananas, and vanilla, this protein-packed cottage cheese smoothie really tastes like banana cheesecake! This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Friendship Dairies. All opinions are 100% mine.
What do you think of when you think of cottage cheese? Do you think, "Funky diet food that grandma ate"?
I confess that I used to think the same thing. An early experience with a plain scoop of the stuff topped with a single canned peach slice was enough to discourage any further experimentation.
And, truthfully, I cannot believe what I have been missing out on for so long. Did you know that when you blend cottage cheese into a smoothie, it tastes like liquid cheesecake? It does!
Armed with this exciting revelation, I've been putting my blender to work and testing cottage cheese smoothie recipes. The result you see here is nothing short of mindblowing.
It's utterly smooth. Rapturously thick. If I hadn't told you there was cottage cheese in it, you'd assume I'd actually thrown a cheesecake in the blender. I kid you not.
I drink this smoothie to fuel up for my busy day, which usually involves running around a lot, washing several thousand dishes, coming up with clever things to write, and the occasional bout of bellydancing.
I'm using Friendship Dairies cottage cheese for this recipe, which I picked up at my local Publix. Thanks to Friendship Dairies, I've learned that cottage cheese is not only creamy and delicious, but is also high in protein (15 grams per serving in the 1% milkfat kind). You can use it in smoothies, dips (both sweet and savory), and breakfast bowls. Take a look at some cottage cheese recipes to get inspired, and check out the The Original Superfood generator to make your own healthy cottage cheese and mix-in combination.
I'd love to hear what's Your Fancy that you're fueling up for! You can join the conversation with #FuelYourFancy, or tag your favorite Friendship Dairies cottage cheese recipe with #TheOriginalSuperfood.
Vanilla bean paste has a unique flavor that is different from vanilla extract, but you can substitute vanilla extract equally well.
Swap out the frozen banana chunks for frozen strawberries to make a strawberry cheesecake smoothie. You may need to add a touch more honey since strawberries are less sweet than bananas.
This recipe easily doubles to serve more than one person.
Like all homemade smoothies, you'll want to make it fresh and drink it right away.
To complete the cheesecake taste, garnish with optional graham cracker crumbles. If you love the graham cracker taste, add a layer of graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of the glass first, before you pour in the smoothie. Then add a second layer on top!
Made with creamy cottage cheese, fresh bananas, and vanilla, this protein-packed cottage cheese smoothie really tastes like banana cheesecake!
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That's the fun of it! You'll think you're having cheesecake, but it's really a protein-packed boost!
Oh my gosh! This looks amazing. I add Cottage Cheese to my smoothies too. It is a great way to make the smoothies thicker. Yummy! I have never never made a cheesecake smoothie though.
It's that vanilla bean paste that makes the difference. Those little flecks make an amazing taste.
This sounds really yummy, and so easy to make. I would have to doctor the recipes some because our daughter is allergic to bananas. I'm sure I can make it just as good.
I think any frozen fruit would work fine- all you might need to do is add a little extra sweetener to compensate.
I eat smoothies on a regular basis, almost daily. And cottage cheese, as well. I never in a million years would have thought to pair the two together. But this combination sounds absolutely delicious!
Thank you! It really is. I can't believe I never tried it before!
Cheesecake in a smoothie means only one thing – smoothie just got better! Kudos to you for that wonderful addition of cottage cheese! This cheesecake cottage smoothie looks so versatile that we can literally add any fruit or fruits and everything will just magically blend well together. YUM!
Yes, exactly! We made a strawberry cheesecake smoothie variation yesterday.
I hope so! 🙂 It really tastes like a decadent dessert.
Oooh, powder! How handy! I'll have to look for that.
I love Vanilla bean everything. I've actually never tried making recipes with vanilla bean paste. This recipe sound easy enough, can't wait to try a smoothie.
Vanilla bean paste is the bomb. Makes everything have that vanilla ice cream flavor!
It's amazing how many different things you can make with cottage cheese. A smoothie? I'd never think of that! I love how the smoothie came out. Looks delish!
Now that summer is here and family and friends gathering is here and there. Smoothies can be a big hit for everyone. A healthy and delicious one will be a good fit for most of us. I have to try this refreshing desert soon.
My Teenage loves making and creating new and different smoothies but I don't think he's tried cottage cheese just yet. I will have to pass this recipe on to him for sure.
It's so high in protein that it's great for growing boys (and girls)!


Inevitably, any hydroponic solar water heater will come to contain small amounts of air. This may be injected during the manufacturing process, while filling or may enter the system through oxygen infiltration. Trapped air and microbubbles in the system will prevent it from working properly. Air eliminators solve this problem by allowing the air to escape but preventing more air from getting into the system.


How to make your room look more creative? It is so easy! Just use some cool DIY ways!
If you're looking for a creative DIY ways to decorate your bedroom, you're at the right place. Before you start working on plans for a total bedroom makeover, you should take some time for small changes first. You can find plenty of inventive ideas and tips in the text below.
You can inject a new life to your doors with some washi tape. Try with a combination of black and white, or you can use few warm colors instead.
Handmade hammock chair will be a great addition to your bedroom. This chair can be used for reading, studying or just relaxing while listening to your favorite music. Feel free to paint the canvas in any way you prefer.
Another great use of washi tape is here. Use few neutral colors to redesign light switch covers in the room. The great thing about this is that you can change it in no time if you get bored with its looks.
There are countless possibilities of doing this. Do a little research to gather some ideas and start designing those pillowcases. Make sure to try it by using water colors.
Finding an empty photo frame should be very easy. In case you don't have one, you'll just need 4 battens, a few nails, and a hammer. Go ahead and make a beautiful collage for your wall.
You can craft so many items using regular clothespins. You may glue them around the circular piece of cardboard. Once you're done, go ahead and attach some photos around it and install the mirror in the middle.
In order to make one of these, you're going to need some colored cupcake wrappers and a package of fairy lights. Attach few stacked wrappers on every little light bulb and you'll instantly get a beautiful glowing garden in your bedroom.
Pallets are so affordable but can be used for so much stuff. You can make wall signs, chairs, coffee tables and even beds. Go ahead and explore the possibilities.
In order to control the sunlight or achieve more privacy in your special place, you should consider installing vertical blinds. They come in a variety of colors and materials. Feel free to redesign them as many times as you like.
If you prefer, you may use the washi tape for making picture frames. Just decide upon colors and glue them directly on the wall. The most common shape of the frame is rectangular, but make sure to experiment with other geometrical figures.
For this one, you'll need a few mason jars and a package of fairy lights. Glue the lights around or inside the jars, and you'll get the fancy lamp in no time. Those mason jar lamps will do miracles for your bedroom.
One of the best materials to use for DIY designs are paper napkins. Their colorful patterns look so great on all occasions. Get yourself a pair of scissors, few meters of thread and start crafting your new room decoration.
Forget about frames, washi tapes, and other boundaries. You can create any shape you like by using just photos, motivational quotes, and random memorabilia. Go ahead and start crafting heart shaped photo collage above your bed.
You are free to use any material for this, but you'll definitely need a circular piece of wire. Once you got it, start wrapping it in different colored threads. You can knit the web which is closing toward the center, and as a final touch, you may add a few feathers.
Revive some old memories by printing your Instagram photos on different shaped pieces of wood. You may use any shape you like, just make sure to protect it with one layer of wood polish.
Take one simple mason jar, decorate it with threads or water colors, and start filling it with notes of your and your guests' dreams and wishes. It can be really fun reading those at some point in the future.
Stimulate your imagination and creativity with ideas mentioned above and let your originality unfold. You don't need much time and loads of cash to work on DIY projects. Make sure to call your friends over to share your skills with them.
Helen Bradford is a student whose main interests are interior design and business, so she tends to combine those things when writing. She spends her spare time doing fitness and traveling.
How to Make Major Decor Changes to Home by Yourself?


I. Lost. All. Of. My. Pictures. (Note the periods for dramatic emphasis). I'm pretty sure this is every photographers nightmare. The other night I was working away finishing up a session and putting it on a cd when with one simple little push of a button I lost EVERYTHING that I have been working on this Summer. Somehow I saved a picture that was simply titled "pictures" and my computer asked me if I was positive I wanted to replace my "pictures" folder with this new one and without even thinking I pressed the button! Right there before my eyes I watched everything vanish. I quickly pressed the stop button but it was too late.
After a bit of a panic attack and emotional breakdown I attempted to think rationally (level headed thinking is not my strong suit when something like this happens), and realized that it's just "stuff" and life will go on. Today I dropped my computer off to try and get the files back and right now a life saver of a program is working away to try and bring my pictures back. So hopefully in 35 hours (the estimated time the program says it will take) I will have my pictures back, fingers crossed...Even though its just "stuff" it would be quite nice to have it all back.
So there's my first official blog rant. If the blog has been lacking this is why. I am currently picture-less but hopefully that will not be the case tomorrow. On a happier note, I had a couple photoshoots this week and the pictures are still on the memory cards. I'm excited to share the pictures when I can use my computer again.
I hope you enjoy your three day weekend!


Screenshot of the interactive installation On Broadway.
Interactive installation On Broadway in the exhibition You Are Here NYC: Art, Information, and Mapping, The Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City, September 22 – November 15, 2017. Photo: Lev Manovich.
Lev Manovich presents the interactive installation On Broadway at the opening of Data Drift, curated by Lev Manovich, Rasa Smite, and Raitis Smits, Riga, Latvia, October 8 – November 22, 2015. View more photos from the exhibition opening on Flickr. See the installation shots on Flickr.
Interactive installation On Broadway in the exhibition Data Drift, curated by Lev Manovich, Rasa Smite, and Raitis Smits, Riga, Latvia, October 8 – November 22, 2015. View more photos from the exhibition opening on Flickr. See the installation shots on Flickr.
Interactive installation On Broadway in the exhibition Public Eye: 175 Years of Sharing Photography, New York Public Library (NYPL), December 13, 2014 - January 3, 2016.
Artists: Daniel Goddemeyer, Moritz Stefaner, Dominikus Baur, Lev Manovich.
Contributors: Software Studies Initiative (Mehrdad Yazdani, Jay Chow), Brynn Shepherd and Leah Meisterlin, and PhD students at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (Agustin Indaco, Michelle Morales, Emanuel Moss, and Alise Tifentale).
On Broadway is an interactive application and a public installation commissioned by the New York Public Library for its exhibition Public Eye: 175 Years of Sharing Photography (December 2014-January 2016).
The interactive installation represents life in the 21st century city through a compilation of images and data collected along the 13 miles of Broadway that span Manhattan. The result is a new type of city view, created from the activities of hundreds of thousands of people.
Neotopia: Data and Humanity, Art Center Nabi, Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018.
You Are Here NYC: Art, Information, and Mapping, The Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City, September 22 – November 15, 2017.
Data Esthetics exhibition, ACM Multimedia 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 15 - 19, 2016.
The Digital Visual. An exhibition of information design, Kutztown University, Pennsylvania, October 22 – November 22, 2015.


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Q: Unable to connect peers using multipeer conectivity Swift My swift code does not connect one to each other.
The simple objective is to send a image.
import UIKit

import MultipeerConnectivity
class ViewController: UIViewController, MCSessionDelegate, MCBrowserViewControllerDelegate {
var peerID: MCPeerID!
var mcSession: MCSession!
var mcAdvertiserAssistant: MCAdvertiserAssistant!
@IBOutlet var img: UIImageView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    peerID = MCPeerID(displayName: UIDevice.current.name)
    mcSession = MCSession(peer: peerID, securityIdentity: nil, encryptionPreference: MCEncryptionPreference.none)
    mcSession.delegate = self
    joinSession(action: UIAlertAction.init())
}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didReceive stream: InputStream, withName streamName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID) {

}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didStartReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID, with progress: Progress) {

}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didFinishReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID, at localURL: URL, withError error: Error?) {

}

func browserViewControllerDidFinish(_ browserViewController: MCBrowserViewController) {
    dismiss(animated: true)
}

func browserViewControllerWasCancelled(_ browserViewController: MCBrowserViewController) {
    dismiss(animated: true)
}

func session(_ session: MCSession, peer peerID: MCPeerID, didChange state: MCSessionState) {
    switch state {
    case MCSessionState.connected:
        print("Connected: \(peerID.displayName)")

    case MCSessionState.connecting:
        print("Connecting: \(peerID.displayName)")

    case MCSessionState.notConnected:
        print("Not Connected: \(peerID.displayName)")
    }
}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didReceive data: Data, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID) {
    if let image = UIImage(data: data) {
        DispatchQueue.main.async { [unowned self] in
            self.img.image = image
        }
    }
}

func joinSession(action: UIAlertAction!) {
    print("batata")
    let mcBrowser = MCBrowserViewController(serviceType: "hws-kb", session: mcSession)
    mcBrowser.delegate = self
    present(mcBrowser, animated: true)
    print("batatinha")
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

}
second code
import UIKit
import MultipeerConnectivity
class ViewController: UIViewController, MCSessionDelegate, MCBrowserViewControllerDelegate {
var peerID: MCPeerID!
var mcSession: MCSession!
var mcAdvertiserAssistant: MCAdvertiserAssistant!

@IBOutlet weak var img: UIImageView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    peerID = MCPeerID(displayName: UIDevice.current.name)
    mcSession = MCSession(peer: peerID, securityIdentity: nil, encryptionPreference: MCEncryptionPreference.none)
    mcSession.delegate = self as MCSessionDelegate
    startHosting(action: UIAlertAction.init())
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
func session(_ session: MCSession, didReceive stream: InputStream, withName streamName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID) {

}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didStartReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID, with progress: Progress) {

}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didFinishReceivingResourceWithName resourceName: String, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID, at localURL: URL, withError error: Error?) {

}
func browserViewControllerDidFinish(_ browserViewController: MCBrowserViewController) {
    dismiss(animated: true)
}

func browserViewControllerWasCancelled(_ browserViewController: MCBrowserViewController) {
    dismiss(animated: true)
}

func session(_ session: MCSession, peer peerID: MCPeerID, didChange state: MCSessionState) {

    switch state {
    case MCSessionState.connected:
        print("Connected: \(peerID.displayName)")

    case MCSessionState.connecting:
        print("Connecting: \(peerID.displayName)")

    case MCSessionState.notConnected:
        print("Not Connected: \(peerID.displayName)")
    }
}

func sendImage(img: UIImage) {
     print("baby")
    if mcSession.connectedPeers.count > 0 {
        print("baby1")
        if let imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(img) {
            print("baby2")
            do {
                try mcSession.send(imageData, toPeers: mcSession.connectedPeers, with: .reliable)
            } catch let error as NSError {
                let ac = UIAlertController(title: "Send error", message: error.localizedDescription, preferredStyle: .alert)
                ac.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default))
                present(ac, animated: true)
            }
        }
    }
}

@IBAction func teste(_ sender: Any) {
    print("hey")
    let img = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "triangle.png")
    self.img.image = img
    sendImage(img: img)
    print(mcSession.connectedPeers)

}

func session(_ session: MCSession, didReceive data: Data, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID) {

}

func startHosting(action: UIAlertAction!) {
    print("lololo")
    mcAdvertiserAssistant = MCAdvertiserAssistant(serviceType: "hws-kb", discoveryInfo: nil, session: mcSession)
    mcAdvertiserAssistant.start()
}

}

A: I had this same problem,but i solved it by using service type hws-connect.

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BMUST Outstanding Professional Award Nominations
memo_nominate_outstanding_professional_2022.pdf
IMPORTANT: LITBF Scholarship Opportunity
BMUST belongs to the Long Island Teachers' Benevolent Fund (LITBF), which offers a yearly scholarship, (the Len Motisi Memorial Scholarship) to high school seniors graduating this year, who will be attending a post-secondary institution on a full time basis and whose parent is an active teacher in a Long Island local. Many of our members' sons and daughters have been awarded this scholarship over the years.
The attached application must be sent back to the BMUST office no later than March 4, 2022 to get my signature on it and for me to send it to LITBF before the deadline of March 11, 2022.
You must include a copy of the school transcript, with the current GPA on it. If the transcript does not contain the GPA, your Guidance Counselor must submit a statement with the scores. Please fill the form in as soon as possible and forward it to me through interoffice mail.
Please note, you are now required to include your NYSUT Member Number on the application. If unknown, please reach out to Meg in the BMUST office.
scholarship_application.pdf
Mini-Grant Deadline: February 18, 2022
061121_mini-grant_application_2021-2022.pdf

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Over-enrollment treble
MN Orchestra students give back to middle school classes
Gracie Schweers
Senior Amelia Tesch works with a middle school student on their performance. Most MN students volunteer once a week.
The sweet sound of young musicians fills the room while students shuffle around to get their instruments. The solemn cellos play over the deep basses, the perky violas play over the cellos, and above all, you hear the vibrant sound of a violin solo.
Many might remember this as our middle school orchestra room, bringing memories of years ago. However, senior Amelia Tesch has had the opportunity to go back almost every week.
This year, North Middle School has 110 students enrolled in their orchestra program, the largest in NMS orchestra teacher Allison Hoyt's ten years of teaching. This sudden over-enrollment has prompted assistance from students of the high school program.
"It's a great problem to have, and I'm so excited to have so many students interested in orchestra," Hoyt said. "The biggest issues, however, are the lack of space and the lack of focused teaching. We're trying to work out the kinks, still."
To combat this over-enrollment epidemic, music department head Debbie Martinez asked her seniors in orchestra if any of them would like to help Hoyt and her sixth-grade students during an off-hour, specifically seventh hour.
"We were thinking it'd be a nice community service project. We also can show the younger kids what's possible when they get older," Martinez said.
Tesch and senior Gracie Schweers, both former students at NMS, were more than happy to help. They emailed Hoyt, set up a time to come in, and prepared by looking at some of the pieces the younger students were playing.
"We basically get to help out the kids and do anything else Ms. Hoyt needs. For example, one time the younger kids were learning about scales, and we told them the fingerings, the correct posture, and just helped them overall," Tesch said.
On a typical day at the middle school, the orchestra begins class with all the sections but then breaks off into groups of specific instruments. During this time, the senior helpers can answer questions and individually help students.
"The students from the high school have been extremely helpful, and I am so grateful for their time and abilities," Hoyt said.
For Tesch, assisting the sixth graders has become a very fulfilling experience.
"Even though orchestra isn't a very huge and enormous part of my life, I really love playing and I love the environment of it," Tesch said.
While she began going to the middle school to help her community, it has become a service that she holds close to her heart.
"I really do hope to make a connection with one of the students," Tesch said. " I just want kids to have that chance to continue orchestra and not quit and to play an instrument that they enjoy so much."
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Kvothe is a name most people have come to know. He is a boy with powers beyond reason. So when a collector of stories stumbles upon him in an Inn, he can't help himself and asks if he can get the real story of Kvothe Kingkiller. Kvothe agrees and begins a tale of love and loss, hardship an friendship.
Wow! This is storytelling at its finest! Kvothe, the main character is also the narrator. He takes you on a journey through his crazy life and you are instantly sucked in.
"Go out in the early days of winter, after the first cold snap of the season. Find a pool of water with a sheet of ice across the top, still fresh and new and clear as glass. Near the shore the ice will hold you. Slide out farther. Farther. Eventually you'll find the place where the surface just barely bears your weight. There you will feel what I felt. The ice splinters under your feet. Look down and you can see the white cracks darting through the ice like mad, elaborate spiderwebs. It is perfectly silent, but you can feel the sudden sharp vibrations through the bottoms of your feet.
This book takes you on a journey of three women who come from different backgrounds but find themselves on the same journey.
Sintara, the dragon, has emerged from her cacoon and spreads her wings to take flight only to realize her wings are not what they should be and she will never take flight. With her Dragon memories mostly intact, she quickly realizes there is something wrong with most of the dragons that hatched alongside her. After making a pact with the locals to be coddled and kept, Tintaglia the Queen Dragon abandons her and the others.
Thymara, one of the Rain Wild children knows what it means to be an outsider. All of her life that's all she's ever been. Her father should have just left her to die as a child but couldn't bring himself to abandon his daughter, no matter how disfigured. Now, she is having trouble trying to find her place in the world. That is until an offer comes to her to accompany the disfigured dragons in their removal from the Rain Wilds. She can't wait to take the opportunity to prove to herself that she can be somebody, that she can do something for herself.
Alise, a Traders daughter, has matured past marrying age. She is aware that she will more than likely be a spinster and has decided to devote herself to her studies, mainly those of dragons and Elderlings. That is until Hest, one of the most eligible bachelors in her city of Bingtown, comes calling on her. She is confused by his sudden interest but goes along with it for a while. When finally she confronts him about his motives, he tells her his plan to be happy without the chaos a marriage would cause him and proposes they marry for appearances sake rather than for any sort of mutual feeling. She is unsure until he tosses in the fact that he will allow her to pursue her studies and even help her to obtain rare materials to further her knowledge. Now, after years of a lackluster marriage, she is ready to take Hest up on his promise of allowing her to study the dragons and informs him she will be making the journey to see them for herself. Upon arriving she finds that the dragons will be leaving and she has to decide to follow them or go back home to her sham of a marriage.
This book is the first in the Rain Wilds series but the 10th in the Elderling novels.
Being a newbie to the fantasy genre, I feel like I have stumbled into the most amazing find in my life. I love this genre. On that note… I LOVE this book! Now, I am aware that many people who are fans of Robin Hobb do not like this series. They believe it is below her talent level. With this novel being my introduction to Robin Hobb, I just have to say I cannot wait to read whatever else she has put out previously or whatever comes next.


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A third of UK musicians are considering quitting the industry
By Andrew Anderson on	 September 22, 2020 &nbspAnalysis	Music, News
A new study by the Musicians' Union (MU) in the UK has found that 34% of musicians are considering leaving the industry because of COVID-19. A further 37% said that they are "not sure" about their future in the sector.
A deeper look into the stats reveals more bad news: 47% have been forced to seek work elsewhere, while 70% report they are only getting a fraction of their usual paid work.
Respondees were unsurprisingly critical of the UK Government's handling of the COVID crisis: 88% said they believe the government "has not done enough to support musicians during the pandemic."
"These figures are devastating and show how many musicians are struggling financially and at real risk of leaving music for good," said MU general secretary Horace Trubridge.
"We appreciate all the government has done to support our members through the furlough and self-employment income support schemes so far, but they must not abandon musicians now. With social distancing measures still in place, venues can only sell at around 30% of usual capacity."
The MU is asking for the introduction of a seat-matching system, which would see the government match the price of every ticket sold for socially distanced concerts.
It is also asking people to write to their MP.
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NBA Players to Participate in Mandatory Retirement Plan
Following the often very public financial troubles of several retired NBA players, the league is taking a new approach. It is forcing players to save for their retirement. The NBA retirement program is part of the 10-year collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the players union singed last November. This season, approximately $34 million, or 1 percent of basketball-related income, was invested on behalf of players. Beginning next season, players will surrender 5 percent to 10 percent of their salary to be placed in an annuity. Players will be automatically enrolled in the program and would have to opt-out to keep from participating in the plan, according to union attorney Ron Klempner. He also noted that retired players would be able to access the money before their pensions begin at age 50. The new retirement plan highlights the financial troubles that often plague professional athletes. Sixty percent of NBA players become financially insolvent within five years of leaving the league, according to a Sports Illustrated investigation in 2009. Antoine Walker famously filed for bankruptcy after being paid more than $100 million over 12 years in the NBA. Like many other investors, professional athletes are often not well versed in financial matters. A Sports Illustrated article on why professional athletes go broke quotes one former football player as stating, "I once had a meeting with J.P. Morgan and it was literally like listening to Charlie Brown's teacher." While some athletes fail to manage their money properly, other players are given bad financial advice or become the victims of outright fraud. Between 1999 and 2002, at least 78 players were defrauded of more than $42 million from a wide variety of investment schemes, according to the NFL Players Association. With this in mind, it is imperative that professional athletes hire trusted professionals like sports attorneys that will always look out for their best interests.


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Screenwriter Josh Singer on THE FIFTH ESTATE
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Q: portable statement to load JNI library from a different directory using relative pathname? Is there a platform-independent Java statement to load a native library from a different directory than the Java source code is in? I would like to use something like this:
public class HelloWorld {
    static {
        System.loadLibrary("../some_project/HelloWorld");
    }

    public static native void print();
}

The problem is that System.loadLibrary() doesn't support directory separators in the pathname argument. Also, System.load() unfortunately requires an absolute pathname, which not only means I can't specify a relative directory as above (which I would like to do), but it also requires the argument to include, for example, the preceding "lib" and ".so" extension on the JNI library name on a Linux system.
Is there a standard way of dealing with this? If possible, I would like to avoid writing a bunch of platform-dependent Java code just to construct the correct JNI library name.

A: I believe you're looking for System.mapLibraryName, which is the method typically used by ClassLoader.findLibrary implementations.  For example:
File lib = new File("../some_project/" + System.mapLibraryName("HelloWorld"));
System.load(lib.getAbsolutePath());

This will use libHelloWorld.so on Linux and HelloWorld.dll on Windows.  Be aware that some operating systems support multiple extensions, and mapLibraryName can only support one, by design.  The ones I'm aware of are MacOS (.dylib primarily and .jnilib for legacy) and AIX (.a and .so).

A: Well, as you have clearly explained, you can't use loadLibrary. And so that leaves load. But that requires an absolute path. So, expand your relative path into an absolute path using your preferred file path utility functions, and pass that on to load. This may seem inconvenient but it's much more robust than relying on the vagaries of library search paths.


Gina Rodgers remembers sitting on the pebbles as a girl and looking up at the brightly coloured deckchairs on The Esplanade at Sidmouth.
She told herself that one day she would be sitting in a deckchair. And her dream job was to be the person who issued the tickets and collected the money.
Sometimes in life, dreams can come true.
Gina, who lives near Tipton St John and who is one of 11 children, has lived in the area all her life. And, this year has taken on the concession for the deckchairs at Sidmouth from East Devon District Council.
Gina said she'd even got some help from the man she remembered as the 'deckchair man' – Tom Griffiths, who also ran the beach huts until they were removed.
She added: "He's still around and he's given me a lot of advice – like to patrol regularly and make sure they pay up. I haven't had any 'runners' but I have had a number of people who say they didn't realise that you had to pay and a couple of foreign students who look blankly at you.
The mother-of-three has done a variety of jobs, including being a psychiatric nurse and working in a greengrocers. She also has an art degree but says she has little time for sketching.
Gina said: "I knew it was going to be hard work.
Gina said she also rowed with Sidmouth Gig Club and travelling around had made her realise that the traditional deckchair was now something of a rarity.
Gina said she was however cautious about the town's future.
Gina puts the chairs out from about 9am and folds them away between 5.30pm and 6pm.


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Q: The use of backspace character at the end of the string backspace escape character '\b' is used t bring the cursor one character back...so it must work like a backspace key on our keyboard.
cout<<"Learn c++\b!";

This gives normal expected result- Learn c+!
But when using \b as the last character
cout<<"Learn c++!\b";

The '!' is not erased
output-Learn c++!
Instead i have to use
cout<<"Learn c++!\b \b";

to get the output-Learn c++
Can anybody tell the reason for such behavior..?

A: Your assumption:

so it must work like a backspace key

is not correct. \b moves the cursor one character backwards. It does not delete any characters. In an interactive terminal that leads to the effect you observed.
std::cout << "Hello, world\b!\n";

This starts with printing Hello, world, then moves the cursor 1 step to the left, then prints ! and moves to a new line, resulting in Hello, worl!.
std::cout << "Hello, world!\b\n";

This starts with printing Hello, world!, then moves the cursor 1 step to the left, then moves to a new line resulting in Hello, world!.
As the question comments already mentioned this overwriting effect only happens in a terminal. If you output to a file all the characters including the \b are preserved as is.


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Author and medium Linda Pendleton and I have been friends since the late 1980s. We share many of the same interests, and first met at a public meeting place where Thomas Jacobson was channeling Dr. Peebles. Linda shares her wealth of knowledge on various topics in her books. Linda is also a mother and grandmother and an artist. Linda's books with Dr. Peebles on spiritual counseling and personal growth are very helpful. Her newest novel, "The Dawning," [The Unknown] is an exciting book that can be enjoyed by young teens and adults alike. In this interview Linda shares with us her life's journey: her background and skills and how they evolved, including how influential communicating with spirit has been in her life.
Nora: Who has been the most influential person in your life and why?
Linda: I'd say there has been more than one person but I will start with my father, John. I believe he instilled in me good values, encouraged my thirst for knowledge at a young age, and allowed me to express myself and engage in interesting discussions with him. He was an avid reader and that had an effect on my love of books. I'm sure I got my sense of humor from him, although sometimes I think my humor may be off the wall, and different from many others.
I recall great discussions with him about reincarnation at the age of ten, when the case of Bridie Murphy made newspaper headlines and became a best-selling book in 1952. Virginia Tighe, known as "Ruth Simmons," in the book The Search for Bridie Murphy by Morey Bernstein, was a housewife from Pueblo, Colorado, who under hypnosis by Bernstein, told of a prior life in Ireland as Bridie Murphy, born in 1798. I was fascinated by the story and my father and I had some in depth discussions about it.
At some point later in the 1950s I remember with delight the Saturday afternoon discussion we had while watching an interview on television with best selling author Taylor Caldwell. She spoke of how she sat at the typewriter and her stories often came to her in what she called "automatic writing." I believe that was the first time I had ever heard the idea that writing could come from beyond one's self. I'd heard of the mythical Muses but never gave it much serious thought. Of course, the word inspiration means, in spirit, to breathe in. It would be many years later before I discovered for myself the true meaning of what Taylor Caldwell was referring to. And in Jess Stearn's book about Caldwell, The Search for a Soul, she goes deeper into her writing experiences and how she had a "presence" with her when she wrote her novels.
My Dad enjoyed the Erich Von Daniken book, Chariots of the Gods, and his other books, and that led to our discussions on UFOs and extraterrestrial life. The famous Betty and Barney Hill abduction in 1961 was additional opportunity for our UFO discussions.
Daddy and I always had great discussions over the years, sometime very passionate ones which disturbed my mother, as she thought we were actually fighting because our voices might be raised! I loved our debates of different points of view over politics, religion, and other matters.
I believe he also taught me patience. He was a quiet man most of the time, sitting with a book in his hands, and often a man of few words. He was a thinker, not at all impulsive, and you might have to wait five minutes for the answer to your question, but his answer was most often thoughtful and wise. I learned patience and persistence from him when he taught me to fish. He was a good trout fisherman and always seemed to know the spot in the stream where the fish were, ready to hit your bait, and he taught me well.
He died in 1978 and I miss him to this day–miss those discussions–and am sad that he is not here to share in my accomplishments, my expanded interest in the paranormal, and spiritual discoveries I have made. Of course, I know he is with me, and does know what I am doing with my life since he went to the other side.
Nora: How lucky you were to have that openness and support for discussing spiritual topics with your own father. Did your mother also participate?
Linda: Yes, I was lucky to have had my father's openness and willingness to discuss spiritual topics. My mother seldom joined our discussions as they were often too energetic for her. I do know when they were camping together in the mountains or deserts they would often sit outside evenings and watch the satellites move across the night sky and consider that UFOs might also be out there.
My Aunt Loretta, Willie, as my sister and I called her, had an impact on my life. I had a lot of admiration for her. She possessed an inner-strength, a good, positive outlook on life, lots of humor, and was kind, considerate, and lovable. Her life had not been easy. She had suffered pain, grief, disappointments, but was never discouraged by those events nor did she allow resentment to take root. She was born in 1896 and died in 1994 at the age of 97. And up to the last, her mind was bright and her sense of humor always there. One could say that Willie "rolled with the flow"– a whole century of change during her life, and she never appeared surprised or disappointed by the changes, always optimistic and joyful. I believe I looked to her as a role model for living life to the fullest.
For those who know me, it goes without saying the positive influence and impact that my late husband, Don Pendleton had on my life. [Don authored "The Executioner: Mack Bolan" series of books, mystery novels, as well as co-authoring books with Linda.] We met in January of 1983, and were married in October of 1985. Our love story is a beautiful one, and we would often say that we hoped everyone could find that deep love bond in their lives. We were lucky and so blessed to have discovered each other. It was love at first sight across a crowded room and we had an energy that flowed between us that was amazing. It also was scary as neither of us had experienced anything like it before. It was if we were standing naked and knew the other to the very soul. Sure re-enforced a belief in reincarnation!
Don's love opened my own inner doorways, allowed walls that I had put up years before to dissolve away. He gave inspiration, the understanding to believe in myself, my femininity, talents, and gift. It was a time of awakening for me and I grew in ways I never believed possible. Don was a gifted writer, a world-renowned writer of fiction, and his words, even in his action/adventure novels or mysteries, held a subtle metaphysical flavor. Our mutual interests of the metaphysical, spiritual, and paranormal led us to write our book, To Dance With Angels, published in 1990, currently in its fourth edition. Not long ago I published the other nonfiction book we wrote together, Whispers From the Soul: the Divine Dance of Consciousness. He really was a teacher in so many ways, and his encouragement and inspiration enabled me to express myself through the written word.
Nora: I feel so blessed to have met Don....anyone who met him immediately felt his contagious energy, which was filled of love, acceptance, openness, honesty, intelligence, sensitivity, and he had a marvelous sense of humor. I can't think of Don, or get messages from him, without seeing him smiling and his eyes twinkling.
Linda: Thank you, Nora, for such loving comments about him. You can see why I fell in love with Don in that first instant! Seriously, he had a charisma that drew people to him. Don loved people, loved interacting with them, and loved life. I can honestly say that I did not learn anything new about Don in our thirteen years together that I did not already know in that first moment when our eyes, hearts, and souls, merged. Oh, yes, that smile and twinkle in his eyes! Love it!
Nora: Absolutely - he had lots of charisma!
Linda: I cannot move away from this question without mentioning psychiatrist, Elisabeth Kúbler-Ross. I had a lot of respect for her work and after having the opportunity to spend a few times with her personally, that admiration and respect only grew larger. She was feisty, determined, and dedicated to opening new doorways to healing and the understanding of life and death. I admired her guts, her humor, and even her outrageousness that often came out. A delightful woman.
And then there is Dr. James Martin Peebles, but I will talk about him later.
Nora: When did you know you would become a writer? Was it a process or something you always felt and knew?
Linda: I always wanted to write. I was one of those crazy kids who enjoyed doing research and writing term papers and book reports in elementary and high school! Later while taking junior college classes I also enjoyed writing those term papers.
During the mid-to-late 1960's when my children were young, I wrote a couple of children's stories and sent them out to publishers. I was rejected, with the exception of one nonfiction proposal, and that editor told me he wanted to see the completed manuscript when done. I chickened out and never finished it!
Nora: As a young person, who was your favorite author? Did you get good grades in English?
Linda: You know, Nora, I can't remember that far back to pick a favorite author! No one comes to mind but I read a lot. After getting a library card when young, my Mom would take my sister and me to the library every other Saturday. I would walk out of the library carrying as many books as they would allow me to check out. I loved reading about Lincoln, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, the Alamo, George Washington Carver–things like that. There was a series of youth adventure books that I loved. I wish I could recall the author of those as they were excellent stories and I would have liked to share those with my kids and grand kids.
Nora: That is very interesting, Linda. I think writers have an ongoing, unquenchable thirst for knowledge. I spent each Saturday at the library checking out new books and writing my own stories and poetry whenever I could. I think reading helped us learn how to open up and dive into other realms and live what we were reading, therefore helping us become better writers and channels for spirit.
Linda: I agree, Nora. And yes, I received A's in English but did not like grammar much, nor did I like my ninth grade English teacher–and she made it far from fun. I did like nouns and adjectives, but not adverbs, or those dangling things!! I never took any writing classes or even literature classes in high school.
My early interest in the Alamo also has a surprising twist. In 1986 Don and I visited the Alamo in San Antonio, TX. I was excited to be there but my visit was cut very short. I had been in the building only three or four minutes and I had to leave immediately. I apparently was "picking" up some sort of "memory" of the horrific events that had taken place and found myself feeling the terror, the confusion and chaos, that had taken place so long ago. In addition, Don felt it also to some degree. So we exited and sat out front on a bench and observed it from there, not able to return. It was disappointing.
Nora: Can you speak about how you realized you had psychic abilities and how did that work for you at the time? Were you open about it with others?
Linda: I can't pinpoint it to any specific event when I was young but I often had a "knowing." I'd very often go through that common thing of knowing when the phone was going to ring and who was calling. I was aware that I could tell when someone was lying. But at times I would then question my feeling and not end up trusting it like I should have. It seems that the psychic ability sort of evolved or enhanced and became more pronounced in my thirty's. Although looking back to when I was fairly young, I believe I may have been communicating with spirit without really realizing it. I also thought as a kid that you had to be Catholic to have a guardian angel and I was not Catholic and felt left out!
In time, my premonitions had become more vivid. In 1972 my then father-in-law had cancer and I had to drive him to the hospital when his pain became bad. Sadly, I knew he would not come out of the hospital and he died ten days later. The morning of his death, we were about to leave for the hospital and I knew when he died. I glanced at my watch and told my husband that we had to go right then. His father was gone when we arrived at the hospital and had died at the precise time I thought. Now, you asked about being open about it with others. This was an example of my knowing he would not survive that I could not share with the family at the time.
In 1978, my Mom and Dad were visiting for a family reunion. I knew when they were about to leave that I would not see my Dad again. I tried to brush away the thought and tell myself that it was a crazy thought, that he was just fine. I did not tell anyone. He died two weeks later of a sudden massive heart attack. Four days before he died my Mom called me and while the telephone was ringing and before I picked up the phone, I "heard" her say, "Daddy died." When I answered the phone, she sounded fine and happy. Four days later, I got that call, and this time she said in agony, "Daddy died." I have always looked at the premonitions of his death as God's way of trying to prepare me ahead of time. Not that I was prepared. I was devastated.
But now days, I am open with others about my ability and my communication with the other side. They either think I am crazy or understand it. I guess it boils down to, it is, what it is. Those who want to understand or believe do, those you do not, do not. And that is okay.
Nora: Was it a shared family trait, hereditary?
Linda: I think so. My sister seems to have psychic ability, as does my Mom. But my Mom is not comfortable with it at all, and tends to ignore the fact that she has had some psychic ability, mainly dreams and premonitions. She has also seen my father and her mother after their deaths. I think it scares her in some way rather than giving her complete comfort. I also believe that my nephew, my sister's youngest son, was psychic to some degree. Sadly, he passed away very recently at the age of thirty-five after a courageous battle with pancreatic/liver cancer. His oldest daughter, who is thirteen, has already had some communication from him.
My oldest granddaughter, now seventeen, has some ability. She had a vivid upsetting dream about airplanes crashing into buildings, and resulting chaos, three nights before 9-11. The dream disturbed her so much that she told my daughter about it when she awoke that morning. I also believe my youngest grandson son is psychic, especially when he was younger. But as often happens, I think he may have lost some of that, or for now, it is more dormant. Time will tell. So my conclusion would be that yes, it is hereditary and seems to be so in our family. But I also believe that everyone has psychic ability, intuition, to some degree.
Nora: Who are your main spirit helpers/guides? How do they work with you?
Linda: Dr. Peebles, a.k.a. James Martin Peebles, has been my guide since first encountering him in 1987, via the trance mediumship of Thomas Jacobson. (Of course, he may have been one of my guides all along and I wasn't aware of him). For those of you not familiar with Dr. Peebles, he is on the other side and is considered an excellent spirit teacher. James Martin Peebles was born in Vermont on March 23, 1822, and died in Los Angeles, CA on February 15, 1922. Dr. Peebles was a clergyman, physician, leading figure in the Spiritualists' movement, world traveler and lecturer, prolific journalist and author of a number of books. He was also a medium, and was in communication with his "band of angels" from an early age. He has been in communication with the inhabitants of school earth since his death. He presently comes through several trance mediums and many others of us work with him in other ways, most often, clairaudiently.
Since shortly after my husband Don died, he has also been in communication with me. I consider him my Number One Angel, and he is with me for guidance and inspiration.
The two of them, Don and Dr. Peebles, are my main guides but I do know I also have had some connection with Elisabeth, a beautiful, loving soul. I have had contact with my Aunt Willie, although her communication is not extensive. I have also received a message from an extraterrestrial, and a confirmation of that message by a "fly-by" sighting. By the way, Don and Dr. Peebles are in communication on the other side and show up together at times.
My communication with Dr. Peebles is clairaudiently [clear hearing], often at the computer when I ask for contact with him. With Don, it can be through automatic writing with pen and paper, clairaudiently at the computer, and at times there are other ways in which Don communicates and/or gets my attention. If I intend to communicate with either of them, I say a prayer and ask for direct communication. Of course, at times I don't have to ask, they just show up and make their presence known to me.
On a number of occasions, I have received messages from Don a few days before a terminally ill friend or family member dies–a message either for the dying person or for their loved one. And again, usually after their death, Don either brings them forward to give a message to me, or relays their message to me for family.
Nora: Can you explain a bit about your writing process and how they help you out?
Linda: I believe the first time Dr. Peebles helped me was when was writing the last chapter of a nonfiction book, and was having a little trouble wrapping it up. While I was at the keyboard writing, I heard his voice as clear as could be and I could hardly type fast enough. It surprised me that he was there with me as I had not consciously asked or even gave any thought that I could ask! The book is not published, but I can go back and look at those few paragraphs and his words jump off the page at me.
Dr. Peebles told me in 1987 that I would be channeling him. My thought at the time was, no way was I going to trance channel! It didn't occur to me that the future channeling might take another form. I believe I do go into a light altered state when working with him.
Many times when I write, I am aware that Don is looking over my shoulder. I was working on a mystery, a private eye novel, once and had written a section of a chapter and got up from my desk to go into my kitchen when I heard Don say, "Now don't give too much away." It made me laugh and I went back to check what I had just written to see if I had given the mystery away! I really hadn't given away too much but I was cautious to not do so as I continued my writing.
When I work extensively with Dr. Peebles as I did in my book, Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom, I communicate with him by asking a question and I type his answer. I do not edit him except for occasional punctuation. It normally goes very fast. It is like he is in the room with me and speaking out loud to me and I type what he is saying. I always have a warm, loving feeling when Dr. Peebles or Don are working with me.
I have a special bond with Dr. Peebles, not only in the spirit world but with his life on earth. I cover a lot of his earthly life in my book, Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom. My interest in his terrestrial life began for me while Don and I were writing To Dance With Angels. I wanted to know more about Dr. Peebles, as at that time we knew very little about his life. That began my extensive research on him. He told me several years ago through the mediumship of Thomas Jacobson that we had known each other during his lifetime on earth.
I often suggest to people to put these principles to work for thirty days, and to think of them as a "spiritual enriching diet," and see if not their very soul and heart feels fuller, more nourished, more complete. By the end of thirty days, the principles should have become a natural part of every day thinking, actions, and reactions.
Nora: What has working with the spirit world meant for you in your daily life?
Linda: I'm still awed by it happening. I believe it has given me a much greater understanding of life and death, which for me personally has made grief easier. I had mentioned earlier that I was devastated by my father's death twenty six years ago, but when Don died nine years ago, I would not use the word, "devastated," nor would I say that about any recent losses. I am also heart-warmed to know that I can share my experiences with others. It is exciting for me to be able to share paranormal and spiritual experiences and I always look forward to sharing in the experiences of others who have been lucky enough to be touched by spirit in some way. I know now, without a doubt, that consciousness and love lives on after the shedding of the physical body. I now understand that loss is but a stepping stone on the soul's journey and an opportunity for new understanding.
Nora: Can you share a funny story about how one of your guides helped you at a very odd moment?
Linda: One story that comes to mind was in about 1988. It was after Don and I had finished the manuscript of To Dance With Angels. I had gone out one afternoon to the beauty salon for an appointment about ten miles from home. I told Don when I left I would be home before four o'clock. By the time I left the beauty shop I was running a little late. I was driving near Mt. San Antonio Junior College in Walnut, CA, and I heard the words, "Go to the book store." I remember thinking, "The book store, a used book store across from the college, I don't have time now to stop, I'm running late and don't want to worry Don." As I continued to drive, the thought was more persistent and as I approached the area of the bookstore I found myself making a left turn into the small shopping center where the bookstore was located. I had not been in the store for about nine months. I chuckled to myself as I got out of my car, wondering why I was there. Before I opened the door and went in, I thought maybe I'm here to find some of Don's out of print books. I looked around the shelves and did not find any.
I was about to leave and the owner was just finishing up with a customer. The customer moved out of the store in front of me, and as I was about to go out the door the owner asked, "Can I help you?" I replied, "No, thank you," and then for some reason added, "You were doing a book search for me several months ago and I never heard from you." She looked up a card she had on me, and told me, "Oh, you were looking for books by J. M. Peebles. I found one in upstate New York but the price was so high that I decided not to call you about it. I was sure you wouldn't be interested." Not interested!! I said, "Yes, I am interested!" So she gave me the name and number of the man, who happened to be a Quaker book collector. As soon as I returned home, I called the man and Dr. Peebles' book was on the way to me the next day. Thanks, Dr. Peebles!
Nora: If you could pick just one, which one of your own books is your favorite?
Linda: That's a hard question, as I love each and every one! LOL. I'm very proud of Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom for several reasons. I never thought we, or I, could do a follow up book to To Dance With Angels and do it justice, as we were so pleased with that book and the response to it. For a long time I wanted to do a book on Dr. Peebles' principles and the illusion of separation. In To Dance, we did not go deeply into the principles, and I also wanted to share his terrestrial life with others. When I first decided to go ahead with the book, I had spoken to my good friend, Athena Demetrios who trance channels Dr. Peebles, and she agreed to work with me on the book but our timing of getting together for the project never seemed to work out. She encouraged me to write it and channel him myself, and I was aware that Dr. Peebles also wanted me to do that. I really enjoyed working directly with Dr. Peebles on the book, and I loved writing of the parallels of his spiritual teachings of his life on earth and his life now on the other side.
Nora: You've had some experiences witnessing UFOs/ET crafts and ETs. What kind of physical or psychic sensation did you experience at that time?
Linda: I've had two rather dramatic sightings of UFOs which I've written articles about on my website. I'm not sure that I would classify the sightings or sensations as psychic, although I do wonder if at times the sightings are at some psychic level. For instance, there have been sightings of UFOs when only a small number of a group have seen the craft and that seems to open the possibility that sometimes it may be a psychic experience and unless tuned in, or open, one may not experience it.
Nora: I think it may have to do with the ability to see into other dimensions because some people can see what others do not while looking at the same spot. Whether it's an inner or outer vision is something to think about, though.
Linda: On both occasions I have been in awe, and amazed, but not with any fear. In fact, on my last sighting of amber orbs over my home in Sedona, I was excited as I did have the distinct feeling that it was a confirmation of a message I had channeled for The Dawning novel.
I've not had any abduction experience that I know of, nor do I want one. So I have never seen an extraterrestrial being or beings, and I believe I would like to keep it that way. I have said they can fly over anytime they would like, but they are not to come into my house or take me out!
Nora: Extraterrestrials play an important role in your novel, The Dawning. How likely do you think it is that one day we will have actual open contact and communication with extraterrestrials?
Linda: I believe it is very likely. Actually, it is already taking place for many around the world. I have believed for many years that our United States government has covered up and kept from us a lot of what they know about extraterrestrials. I was young girl of nine or ten when I recognized my "knowing" that we are not alone, have never been, and how egotistical it is to think otherwise.
I think the day will come in the not too distant future when the extraterrestrials will make their presence known in such a way that there will be no denying their existence. And I do hope that times comes before we destroy our planet earth.
I prefer to hold on to the belief that the extraterrestrials are benevolent and that those people being abducted actually have a "soul contract," or soul permission granted, to be used by the extraterrestrials. It appears that abduction most often occurs at an early age and then is repeated periodically throughout life. It now seems fairly obvious from the research being done that those abducted have a resulting new spiritual understanding.
Nora: I'm in complete agreement with what you've said, Linda.
Linda: It is so sad that Harvard Professor and Psychiatrist John E. Mack was recently killed (of all things, by a drunk driver while he was crossing the street in London) when his important and ground-breaking work these last few years was adding so much to the understanding of the UFO/ET phenomena. But I know there are other credible professionals in the field and I'm sure new ones will be joining as time goes on.
Obviously we still have a lot to learn about our existence here on school earth. Progress is being made in that direction, but for some of us, the answers do seem slow in coming.
Nora: What message would you give to a parent who notices his or her child has some psychic abilities?
Linda: Children are naturally psychic and what seems to happen is that those tendencies are squelched by outside social influences by the age of five or six. We all are psychic to some degree or another and for some, it becomes more expanded or refined.
I personally believe that the greatest disservice a parent can do to a child who exhibits and shares some psychic ability is to make fun of, criticize, or ignore it. A parent should listen, be opened minded, even encourage the child to share with them any and all of their paranormal experiences or remembrance of a past life. What may be within the norm of a child's thinking, should not be turned into fear or guilt. They should be told that it is not that unusual and that many children and adults know things before they happen, and even are able to see things on or from the other side, such as loved ones. And avoid using the word, ghost!
Linda: Don and I wrote about a woman and her two-year-old grandson in our book, Whispers From the Soul. We had met the newly widowed woman and she shared with us that she often felt the presence of her late husband in her home. She had tended to chalk it up to her own imagination until one day her daughter, who lived in a distant city, telephoned to chat, and told her in the course of the conversation that her two year-old-grandson had been quietly playing in his bedroom and when he came out and joined his mother, she asked him what had he been doing. He replied that he had been "playing with Papa" (the deceased grandfather). Moments later, when the boy returned to his bedroom with his mother, he was very surprised and puzzled to find that Papa was no longer there. The grandmother now finds comfort and tranquility from her own encounters with "Papa," accepting them as natural and healing.
If a young child or teenager happens to have a premonition of death that occurs, it is very important that they be reassured that they had nothing to do with the death, did not cause it, nor did anything wrong in not giving a warning of some kind.
It is good to be able to trust in our inner-voice, our intuition, and to listen to the whispers, and sometimes shouts, as it can often be life saving. Our spirit guides are with us for a reason, and it is beautiful when we recognize them and can call on them for guidance and comfort.
Nora: What is the subject of your next book? Will it contain any spiritual tones?
Linda: I am currently working on a novel set in Iowa during the Civil War Period. The story is loosely based on the actual letters of my great-great grandfather to his wife at home on their Iowa farm. While doing family genealogy, I came across his letters in a book put together by his great grandson. I knew nothing about my great-great grandfather other than a name and a Civil War record as a Union soldier from Iowa. When I received the book, which had three pictures of him, I cried and for more than an hour I read through my tears. I felt such a connection to him and it gave me the strong feeling that I had actually known him in his lifetime.
My story will have only a touch of spiritual tones as far as I know at this point. Of course, I never know what my characters might decide to do!
Nora: Hahaha, I understand. Sounds like it will be a very interesting novel.
Thank you so much, Linda, for this very intimate and unique look into your life and perspectives. I hope readers will visit your web sites and learn more about you and the important books that you and Don have written. You and your books are a tremendous contribution not just to the spiritual community but to all people.
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The hiring was possible Measure Y funds, after the mayor presented the proposal to the City Council which approved the use of up to $7.7 million from the measure for this purpose.
Social and environmental justice advocates and labor union representatives gathered outside the final public stakeholder meeting of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) at the Marriott hotel in San Diego, California on Tuesday, July 29th. They will voice their opposition to a regional carbon trading system with informational materials and large illustrative props.
"By offering multiple cheap compliance options, we're not making the needed investments to fundamentally change how we make and use energy—the only way we are going to truly tackle climate change," stated Angela Johnson Meszaros of California Environmental Rights Alliance.
The mayor's office and the Interagency Council announced new federal funding to assist homeless veterans in San Francisco find housing. The funding will be targeted toward providing homeless veterans with support services and the opportunity to obtain permanent housing.
The award of 105 vouchers representing $1.5 million to the San Francisco. Housing Authority (SFHA) is part of $75 million announced nationally for 10,000 new vouchers for the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program as the result of Congressional support in the FY2008 budget.
SFHA will receive the funding in portions as the agency leases units to veterans. The funding will go toward housing assistance and administration fees to administer the vouchers given to veterans. The "wait list" for housing units will be monitored by the San Francisco VA Medical Center which has been working to put a selection and placement process in place.
"An additional $1.5 million in housing and service resources from the federal Departments of Housing and Urban Development and VA will supplement the continuing work in San Francisco to reduce and end the homelessness of those who have served their country and find themselves without a home," said the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Philip Mangano.


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Well here we are, back with another week of Monochrome Madness. It was nice to have a little break and get lots of new photos.
I am getting the impression that me writing anything here is a waste of time as so many people seemed to not read what I write and missed that I was taking last week off. I have also mentioned what the next theme is, I guess we will see how many people see it, so the next theme is High.
This is one of the images I took while cruising around the south part of Bruny Island. The cliffs were incredible, and straight up.
11/ Not A Small World After All!
Sounds like a great bunch.
They are, maybe you will one day.
I read the top of the page and knew you were away. Not so sure when you would be doing MM again. Hence no photograph. Though they are all so good this week I feel I can't compete!
That's good to hear RJ, that's okay, I was just taking one week off while I was away. I look forward to seeing your photo for next week.
Oops, forgot to put my submission in, sorry… Too much on!
Glad that was it and I didn't miss it, I hate it when I do that. Next week Chris.
Hi Leanne, I do read many of your posts but somtimes life gets in the way. I knew however you were hoidaying in wonderful Tassie and seen to be having a nice time.
thanks Sharon, it was more about the number of people who sent me photos for MM last week, I had to keep sending emails to tell people it wasn't on, go figure. I did have a great time in Tassie, and still have so many photos to go through.
A lot of good use of light this week.
I think you should continue to write the introductions. I think it's a nice thing to have before having the gallery appear.
Thank you, I will, I like to start that way.
No problem, it happens, I hope you see you back soon Katie.
Glad to be included again. 6, 7, 11, 12, 14 this week for me. 🙂 I did read that you were leaving and have been enjoying your photos from Tasmania very much.
You're welcome, and that's great. I think the people who do read it are the ones responding, I suspect I won't hear from those that don't, lol.
You're welcome, anytime. Thank you.
apologies Leanne. I do read most of the stuff but yes I blew it last week and totally forgot you were taking a break on your great Tasmanian adventure. Another great gallery this week, I love 2, 7, 12, 10, 16. 19 and all of them!
That's wonderful to hear Glen, thank you.There will be lots more, I'm sure.