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# Add push notifications to your Mobile Services app
>[AZURE.WARNING] This is an **Azure Mobile Services** topic.  This service has been superseded by Azure App Service Mobile Apps and is scheduled for removal from Azure.  We recommend using Azure Mobile Apps for all new mobile backend deployments.  Read [this announcement](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/transition-of-azure-mobile-services/) to learn more about the pending deprecation of this service.
>
> Learn about [migrating your site to Azure App Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/app-service-mobile-migrating-from-mobile-services/).
>
> Get started with Azure Mobile Apps, see the [Azure Mobile Apps documentation center](https://azure.microsoft.com/documentation/learning-paths/appservice-mobileapps/).

> [AZURE.SELECTOR-LIST (Platform | Backend )]
- [(iOS | .NET)](mobile-services-dotnet-backend-ios-get-started-push.md)
- [(iOS | JavaScript)](mobile-services-javascript-backend-ios-get-started-push.md)
- [(Windows Runtime 8.1 universal C# | .NET)](mobile-services-dotnet-backend-windows-universal-dotnet-get-started-push.md)
- [(Windows Runtime 8.1 universal C# | Javascript)](mobile-services-javascript-backend-windows-universal-dotnet-get-started-push.md)
- [(Windows Phone Silverlight 8.x | Javascript)](mobile-services-javascript-backend-windows-phone-get-started-push.md)
- [(Android | .NET)](mobile-services-dotnet-backend-android-get-started-push.md)
- [(Android | Javascript)](mobile-services-javascript-backend-android-get-started-push.md)
- [(Xamarin.iOS | Javascript)](partner-xamarin-mobile-services-ios-get-started-push.md)
- [(Xamarin.Android | Javascript)](partner-xamarin-mobile-services-android-get-started-push.md)
- [(Xamarin.Android | .NET)](mobile-services-dotnet-backend-xamarin-android-get-started-push.md)
- [(Xamarin.Forms | JavaScript)](partner-xamarin-mobile-services-xamarin-forms-get-started-push.md)

This topic shows how to use Azure Mobile Services to send push notifications to your Android app. In this tutorial you add push notifications using Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) to the quickstart project. When complete, your mobile service will send a push notification each time a record is inserted.

This tutorial is based on the Mobile Services quickstart. Before you start this tutorial, you must first complete [Get started with Mobile Services] to connect your project to the mobile service. As such, this tutorial also requires Visual Studio 2013.

## Sample code
To see the completed source code go [here](https://github.com/RickSaling/mobile-services-samples/tree/push/GettingStartedWithPush).

## Enable Google Cloud Messaging

1. Navigate to the [Google Cloud Console](https://console.developers.google.com/project), sign in with your Google account credentials.

2. Click **Create Project**, type a project name, then click **Create**. If requested, carry out the SMS Verification, and click **Create** again.

   	![](./media/mobile-services-enable-google-cloud-messaging/mobile-services-google-new-project.png)

	 Type in your new **Project name** and click **Create project**.

3. Click the **Utilities and More** button and then click **Project Information**. Make a note of the **Project Number**. You will need to set this value as the `SenderId` variable in the client app.

   	![](./media/mobile-services-enable-google-cloud-messaging/notification-hubs-utilities-and-more.png)

4. In the project dashboard, under **Mobile APIs**, click **Google Cloud Messaging**, then on the next page click **Enable API** and accept the terms of service.

	![Enabling GCM](./media/mobile-services-enable-google-cloud-messaging/enable-GCM.png)

	![Enabling GCM](./media/mobile-services-enable-google-cloud-messaging/enable-gcm-2.png)

5. In the project dashboard, Click **Credentials** > **Create Credential** > **API Key**.

   	![](./media/mobile-services-enable-google-cloud-messaging/mobile-services-google-create-server-key.png)

6. In **Create a new key**, click **Server key**, type a name for your key, then click **Create**.

7. Make a note of the **API KEY** value.

	You will use this API key value to enable Azure to authenticate with GCM and send push notifications on behalf of your app.

## Configure your mobile service to send push requests

1. Log on to the [Azure classic portal](https://manage.windowsazure.com/), click **Mobile Services**, and then click your app.

2. Click the **Push** tab, enter the **API Key** value obtained from GCM in the previous procedure, then click **Save**.

   	![](./media/mobile-services-android-configure-push/mobile-push-tab-android.png)

    >[AZURE.NOTE]When you set your GCM credentials for enhanced push notifications in the Push tab in the portal, they are shared with Notification Hubs to configure the notification hub with your app.

Both your mobile service and your app are now configured to work with GCM and Notification Hubs.

## Update the mobile service to send push notifications

1. In Visual Studio Solution Explorer, expand the **Controllers** folder in the mobile service project. Open TodoItemController.cs. At the top of the file, add the following `using` statements:

		using System;
		using System.Collections.Generic;

2. Update the `PostTodoItem` method definition with the following code:

        public async Task<IHttpActionResult> PostTodoItem(TodoItem item)
        {
            TodoItem current = await InsertAsync(item);

            Dictionary<string, string> data = new Dictionary<string, string>()
            {
                { "message", item.Text}
            };
            GooglePushMessage message = new GooglePushMessage(data, TimeSpan.FromHours(1));

            try
            {
                var result = await Services.Push.SendAsync(message);
                Services.Log.Info(result.State.ToString());
            }
            catch (System.Exception ex)
            {
                Services.Log.Error(ex.Message, null, "Push.SendAsync Error");
            }
            return CreatedAtRoute("Tables", new { id = current.Id }, current);
        }

    This code will send a push notification (with the text of the inserted item) after inserting a todo item. In the event of an error, the code will add an error log entry which is viewable on the **Logs** tab of the mobile service in the [Azure classic portal](https://manage.windowsazure.com/).

3. Republish your mobile service project to Azure.

## Add push notifications to your app

### Verify Android SDK Version

Because of ongoing development, the Android SDK version installed in Android Studio might not match the version in the code. The Android SDK referenced in this tutorial is version 21, the latest at the time of writing. The version number may increase as new releases of the SDK appear, and we recomend using the latest version available.

Two symptoms of version mismatch are:

1. When you Build or Rebuild the project, you may get Gradle error messages like "**failed to find target Google Inc.:Google APIs:n**".

2. Standard Android objects in code that should resolve based on `import` statements may be generating error messages.

If either of these appear, the version of the Android SDK installed in Android Studio might not match the SDK target of the downloaded project.  To verify the version, make the following changes:

1. In Android Studio, click **Tools** => **Android** => **SDK Manager**. If you have not installed the latest version of the SDK Platform, then click to install it. Make a note of the version number.

2. In the Project Explorer tab, under **Gradle Scripts**, open the file **build.gradle (modeule: app)**. Ensure that the **compileSdkVersion** and **buildToolsVersion** are set to the latest  SDK version installed. The tags might look like this:

	 	    compileSdkVersion 'Google Inc.:Google APIs:21'
    		buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

3. In the Android Studio Project Explorer right-click the project node, choose **Properties**, and in the left column choose **Android**. Ensure that the **Project Build Target** is set to the same SDK version as the **targetSdkVersion**.

4. In Android Studio, the manifest file is no longer used to specify the target SDK and minimum SDK version, unlike the case with Eclipse.

Your next step is to install Google Play services. Google Cloud Messaging has some minimum API level requirements for development and testing, which the **minSdkVersion** property in the Manifest must conform to.

If you will be testing with an older device, then consult [Set Up Google Play Services SDK] to determine how low you can set this value, and set it appropriately.

### Add Google Play Services to the project

1. Open the Android SDK Manager by clicking the icon on the toolbar of Android Studio or by clicking **Tools** -> **Android** -> **SDK Manager** on the menu. Locate the target version of the Android SDK that is used in your project , open it, and choose **Google APIs**, if it is not already installed.

2. Scroll down to **Extras**, expand it, and choose **Google Play Services**, as shown below. Click **Install Packages**. Note the SDK path, for use in the following step.

   	![](./media/notification-hubs-android-get-started/notification-hub-create-android-app4.png)

3. Open the **build.gradle** file in the app directory.

	![](./media/mobile-services-android-get-started-push/android-studio-push-build-gradle.png)

4. Add this line under *dependencies*:

   		compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:8.4.0'

5. Under *defaultConfig*, change *minSdkVersion* to 9.

6. Click the **Sync Project with Gradle Files** icon in the tool bar.

7. Open **AndroidManifest.xml** and add this tag to the *application* tag.

        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

### Add code

1. In your **app** project, open the file `AndroidManifest.xml`. In the code in the next two steps, replace _`**my_app_package**`_ with the name of the app package for your project, which is the value of the `package` attribute of the `manifest` tag.

2. Add the following new permissions after the existing `uses-permission` element:

        <permission android:name="**my_app_package**.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
            android:protectionLevel="signature" />
        <uses-permission android:name="**my_app_package**.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
        <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
        <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

3. Add the following code after the `application` opening tag:

        <receiver android:name="com.microsoft.windowsazure.notifications.NotificationsBroadcastReceiver"
            						 	android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <category android:name="**my_app_package**" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

4. Add this line under *dependencies* in the **build.gradle** file in the app directory and re-sync gradle with the project:

	    compile(group: 'com.microsoft.azure', name: 'azure-notifications-handler', version: '1.0.1', ext: 'jar')

5. Open the file *ToDoItemActivity.java*, and add the following import statement:

		import com.microsoft.windowsazure.notifications.NotificationsManager;

6. Add the following private variable to the class: replace _`<PROJECT_NUMBER>`_ with the Project Number assigned by Google to your app in the preceding procedure:

		public static final String SENDER_ID = "<PROJECT_NUMBER>";

7. Change the definition of the *MobileServiceClient* from **private** to **public static**, so it now looks like this:

		public static MobileServiceClient mClient;

8. Next we need to add a new class to handle notifications. In the Project Explorer, open the **src** => **main** => **java** nodes, and right-click the  package name node: click **New**, then click **Java Class**.

9. In **Name** type `MyHandler`, then click **OK**.

	![](./media/mobile-services-android-get-started-push/android-studio-create-class.png)

10. In the MyHandler file, replace the class declaration with

		public class MyHandler extends NotificationsHandler {

11. Add the following import statements for the `MyHandler` class:

		import android.app.NotificationManager;
		import android.app.PendingIntent;
		import android.content.Context;
		import android.content.Intent;
		import android.os.AsyncTask;
		import android.os.Bundle;
		import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;

12. Next add the following members for the `MyHandler` class:

		public static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
		private NotificationManager mNotificationManager;
		NotificationCompat.Builder builder;
		Context ctx;

13. In the `MyHandler` class, add the following code to override the **onRegistered** method, which registers your device with the mobile service Notification Hub.

		@Override
		public void onRegistered(Context context,  final String gcmRegistrationId) {
		    super.onRegistered(context, gcmRegistrationId);

		    new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {

		    	protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
		    		try {
		    		    ToDoActivity.mClient.getPush().register(gcmRegistrationId, null);
		    		    return null;
	    		    }
	    		    catch(Exception e) {
			    		// handle error
	    		    }
					return null;
	    		}
		    }.execute();
		}

14. In the `MyHandler` class, add the following code to override the **onReceive** method, which causes the notification to display when it is received.

		@Override
		public void onReceive(Context context, Bundle bundle) {
		    ctx = context;
		    String nhMessage = bundle.getString("message");

		    sendNotification(nhMessage);
		}

		private void sendNotification(String msg) {
			mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager)
		              ctx.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

		    PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(ctx, 0,
		          new Intent(ctx, ToDoActivity.class), 0);

		    NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
		          new NotificationCompat.Builder(ctx)
		          .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
		          .setContentTitle("Notification Hub Demo")
		          .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
		                     .bigText(msg))
		          .setContentText(msg);

		     mBuilder.setContentIntent(contentIntent);
		     mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, mBuilder.build());
		}

15. Back in the TodoActivity.java file, update the **onCreate** method of the *ToDoActivity* class to register the notification handler class. Make sure to add this code after the *MobileServiceClient* is instantiated.

		NotificationsManager.handleNotifications(this, SENDER_ID, MyHandler.class);

    Your app is now updated to support push notifications.

<!-- URLs. -->
[Mobile Services Android SDK]: http://aka.ms/Iajk6q

## Test the app against the published mobile service

You can test the app by directly attaching an Android phone with a USB cable, or by using a virtual device in the emulator.

### Enable push notifications for local testing

You can optionally test push notifications with your mobile service running on the local computer or VM before you publish to Azure. To do this, you must set information about the notification hub used by your app in the web.config file. This information is only used when running locally to connect to the notification hub; it is ignored when published to Azure.

1. Back in the **Push** tab of your mobile service, click the **Notification Hub** link.

	![](./media/mobile-services-dotnet-backend-configure-local-push/link-to-notification-hub.png)

	This navigates to the notification hub used by your mobile service.

2. In the notification hub page, make a note of the name of your notification hub, then click **View Connection String**.

	![](./media/mobile-services-dotnet-backend-configure-local-push/notification-hub-page.png)

3. In the **Access connection information**, copy the **DefaultFullSharedAccessSignature** connection string.

	![](./media/mobile-services-dotnet-backend-configure-local-push/notification-hub-connection-string.png)

4. In your mobile service project in Visual Studio, open the Web.config file for the service and in **connectionStrings**, replace the connection string for **MS_NotificationHubConnectionString** with the connection string from the previous step.

5. In **appSettings**, replace the value of the **MS_NotificationHubName** app setting with the name of the notification hub.

Now, the mobile service project is configured to connect to the notification hub in Azure when running locally. Note that it is important to use the same notification hub name and connection string as the portal because these Web.config project settings are overridden by the portal settings when running in Azure.

4. Create a new class in the project called `ToDoBroadcastReceiver`.

5. Add the following using statements to **ToDoBroadcastReceiver** class:

		using Gcm.Client;
		using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.MobileServices;

6. Add the following permission requests between the **using** statements and the **namespace** declaration:

		[assembly: Permission(Name = "@PACKAGE_NAME@.permission.C2D_MESSAGE")]
		[assembly: UsesPermission(Name = "@PACKAGE_NAME@.permission.C2D_MESSAGE")]
		[assembly: UsesPermission(Name = "com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE")]

		//GET_ACCOUNTS is only needed for android versions 4.0.3 and below
		[assembly: UsesPermission(Name = "android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS")]
		[assembly: UsesPermission(Name = "android.permission.INTERNET")]
		[assembly: UsesPermission(Name = "android.permission.WAKE_LOCK")]

7. Replace the existing **ToDoBroadcastReceiver** class definition with the following:

	    [BroadcastReceiver(Permission = Gcm.Client.Constants.PERMISSION_GCM_INTENTS)]
	    [IntentFilter(new string[] { Gcm.Client.Constants.INTENT_FROM_GCM_MESSAGE },
	        Categories = new string[] { "@PACKAGE_NAME@" })]
	    [IntentFilter(new string[] { Gcm.Client.Constants.INTENT_FROM_GCM_REGISTRATION_CALLBACK },
	        Categories = new string[] { "@PACKAGE_NAME@" })]
	    [IntentFilter(new string[] { Gcm.Client.Constants.INTENT_FROM_GCM_LIBRARY_RETRY },
        Categories = new string[] { "@PACKAGE_NAME@" })]
        public class ToDoBroadcastReceiver : GcmBroadcastReceiverBase<PushHandlerService>
        {
	        // Set the Google app ID.
	        public static string[] senderIDs = new string[] { "<PROJECT_NUMBER>" };
        }

	In the above code, you must replace _`<PROJECT_NUMBER>`_ with the project number assigned by Google when you provisioned your app in the Google developer portal.

8. In the ToDoBroadcastReceiver.cs project file, add the following code that defines the **PushHandlerService** class:

		// The ServiceAttribute must be applied to the class.
    	[Service]
    	public class PushHandlerService : GcmServiceBase
    	{
        	public static string RegistrationID { get; private set; }

### Setting up the Android emulator for testing
When you run this app in the emulator, make sure that you use an Android Virtual Device (AVD) that supports Google APIs.

> [AZURE.IMPORTANT] In order to receive push notifications, you must set up a Google account on your Android Virtual Device (in the emulator, navigate to **Settings** and click **Add Account**). Also, make sure that the emulator is connected to the Internet.

1. From **Tools**, click **Open Android Emulator Manager**, select your device, and then click **Edit**.

   	![Android Virtual Device Manager](./media/mobile-services-android-push-notifications-test/notification-hub-create-android-app7.png)

2. Select **Google APIs** in **Target**, then click **OK**.

   	![Edit the Android Virtual Device](./media/mobile-services-android-push-notifications-test/notification-hub-create-android-app8.png)

3. On the top toolbar, click **Run**, and then select your app. This starts the emulator and runs the app.

  The app retrieves the *registrationId* from GCM and registers with the Notification Hub.

### Inserting a new item generates a notification.

1. In the app, type meaningful text, such as _A new Mobile Services task_ and then click the **Add** button.

2. Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the device's Notification Center to see the notification.

	![View notification in the Notification Center](./media/mobile-services-android-push-notifications-test/notification-area-received.png)

You have successfully completed this tutorial.

## Next steps

This tutorial demonstrated the basics of enabling an Android app to use Mobile Services and Notification Hubs to send push notifications. Next, consider completing the next tutorial, [Send push notifications to authenticated users], which shows how to use tags to send push notifications from your mobile service to only an authenticated user.

+ [Send broadcast notifications to subscribers]
	<br/>Learn how users can register and receive push notifications for categories they're interested in.

+ [Send template-based notifications to subscribers]
	<br/>Learn how to use templates to send push notifications from a Mobile Service, without having to craft platform-specific payloads in your back-end.

Learn more about Mobile Services and Notification Hubs in the following topics:

* [What are Notification Hubs?]
  <br/>Learn more about how Notification Hubs works to deliver notifications to your apps across all major client platforms.

* [Debug Notification Hubs applications](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=386630)
  </br>Get guidance troubleshooting and debugging Notification Hubs solutions.

* [How to use the Android client library for Mobile Services]
  <br/>Learn more about how to use Mobile Services with Android.

<!-- Anchors. -->

[Create a new mobile service]: #create-service
[Download the service locally]: #download-the-service-locally
[Test the mobile service]: #test-the-service
[Download the GetStartedWithData project]: #download-app
[Update the app to use the mobile service for data access]: #update-app
[Test the Android App against the service hosted locally]: #test-locally-hosted
[Publish the mobile service to Azure]: #publish-mobile-service
[Test the Android App against the service hosted in Azure]: #test-azure-hosted
[Test the app against the published mobile service]: #test-app
[Next Steps]:#next-steps

<!-- Images. -->

<!-- URLs. -->
[Get started with push notifications (Eclipse)]: mobile-services-dotnet-backend-android-get-started-push-ec.md
[Get started with Mobile Services]: mobile-services-dotnet-backend-android-get-started.md
[Mobile Services SDK]: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=257545

[How to use the Android client library for Mobile Services]: mobile-services-android-how-to-use-client-library.md

[What are Notification Hubs?]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/notification-hubs-push-notification-overview/
[Send broadcast notifications to subscribers]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/notification-hubs-aspnet-backend-android-xplat-segmented-gcm-push-notification/
[Send template-based notifications to subscribers]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/notification-hubs-aspnet-backend-android-xplat-segmented-gcm-push-notification/


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The Heart-Mind Matrix How the Heart Can Teach the Mind New Ways to Think By Joseph Chilton Pearce
17 Nov 2012 Leave a comment
by wsmystic in Book Reviews/Interview, Consciousness, Spirituality, Transcendance, wisdom Tags: Book Review
A MIRROR OF THE UNIVERSE
Evolution as a principal part of creation is a force or impulse to overcome any limitation or constraint that might arise in created beings–such as us. Further, there is no evolution except through creation, and no creation except through evolution, and no life at all without both.
In the early half of the twentieth century, scientist Arthur Eddington pondered how it was that this three- or four-pound clump of jelly in our skull could have discovered, come to understand, manipulate, and even control so many secrets of the universe in so short a time as we have.
Eddington mused that "Man's mind must be a mirror of the universe." Engrossed in writing my first book, The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, I was delighted with Eddington's imagery, which verified a principal pillar of Crack (begun in the late 1950s). "Why of course!" I mused in turn, as I worked out Eddington's issue. "Man's mind is a mirror of a universe that mirrors Man's mind." Each, I claimed, brings about and sustains the other.
Place two mirrors opposite each other, I suggested, and observe the "infinite regress" resulting, as the endless series of reflections unfolds, stretching toward an infinite nowhere point. To ask which mirror reflects first, giving rise to such replication regress is as fruitless as the issue of mind and its reality. For there is no beginning or ending of such processes or the minds musing on them. Their reflecting beginning is in their reflecting ending and vice versa.
In spelling this out, I claimed that a scientist, in his passionate research leading to a great discovery out there, has, unbeknown to himself or his scientific community, entered into that discovery, as an indeterminable but integral part of the creation itself. While we do not "create" our reality or world, there is likewise no ready-made world-out-there awaiting our discoveries or creations within it. Mind and its world-creation give rise to each other, just as do creator and that-created.
My second argument has been that creation is not just an intelligent process; it is intelligence itself, as is its vital counterpart, evolution. Just as this creative-evolution doesn't "have" intelligence but is intelligence, whatever is created therein is equally an expression of that intelligence (as will be picked up again in chapter 7).
Creation is an endless process stochastically exploring every possibility of being. Stochasm is from a Greek word meaning "randomness with purpose," and to deny a random factor in creation-and-that-created is an error, as is denying purposefulness behind that randomness or its creation. Evolution is an ever present pressure or urge within any and all created phenomena or living events to move beyond any limitation or constraint within such event-phenomena.
So evolution is the transcendent aspect of creation, rising to go beyond itself, being the response of life to its own ever unfolding evolution. And every living phenomenon or event reaches, at some point, its eventual limitation and constraint. There could, in fact, be no creation that is final, because even the concept of finality would indicate limitation against which evolution, as is its nature, would, perforce, move to creatively rise and go beyond.
To move beyond limitation and constraint is a twofold process: first, to generate such movement itself, and second, to create that which lies beyond and manifests through that movement. And that which lies beyond the limiting constraints of something created, comes about only by the movement of transcendence "going-beyond" itself.
"Where" transcendence might go in "moving beyond" is determined by the going itself, as we will further explore in chapter 11. Our "going" enters into the nature of that which we enter into and brings about by our going–which is the very definition of the strange loops rising within this "mirroring" process. And herein lies the central thesis of this little argument of mine, as it did in my first book, Crack in the Cosmic Egg, well over half a century ago.
By its nature, evolution reveals all "points of constraint-limitation" in creation, and creation takes place stochastically in response. Stochasm's purposefulness acts to select, out of that profusion, what is needed or what works. Like water, evolution seeks out, through means that come about through this seeking-out, a level that lies beyond its present state. Because evolution's "present state" is always the moment of its stochastic movement to selectively go beyond itself, that "moment" is ever present and all there is. As Robert Sardello points out, in that Moment, the future will flow into our present, "making all things new," if allowed.
Enter Death: The Ever Present Third Factor in the Mirroring of Evolution-Creation
Not death itself, but the fear it engenders, is the greatest of constraints. Moving to overcome this limitation is complex, because abolishing death (were such possible) would change the very ontological constructs of reality as it has evolved. So even the notion of abolishing death, as proposed in some Eastern philosophies, is counterproductive and would stop creation in its tracks. Fear involves the complexities of our ever changing emotions. Emotion involves our capacity to relate and interact, which is a cultural issue, not ontological, and tackled later in this book.
In the meantime, consider that cosmos and person (you and me) are of the same order, the same essential creative function, regardless of the size or measurements involved (light-years or micrometers). We were that creative function on its "micrometer scale" until we invented the electron microscope, which calls for even finer gradations, or "scalar measurements," cumbersome refinements we can do without here.
For clarity at this point, however, a certain "biological" complexity is involved. Remember that bio simply means "life," while the logical way it works is our knowledge of this life process. And this process has a very logical "way it works," though not some machinelike or precise way. Wandering or meandering stochastically through its endless branching ways is more true-to-life as it happens.
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Joseph Chilton Pearce is the author of The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of the Spirit, The Biology of Transcendence, The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, and Evolution's End. For the past 35 years, he has lectured and led workshops teaching about the changing needs of children and the development of human society. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Joseph Chilton Pearce – The Crack in the Cosmic Egg
Published on Apr 13, 2012 by whatifitreallyworks
We interviewed Joseph Chilton Pearce at The Monroe Institute in Favor, Virginia as part of the 40 Days and 40 Nights Video Tour in October 2011. For nearly half a century, Joe has been probing the mysteries of the human mind. Author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Exploring the Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, Magical Child Matures, Bond of Power, and Evolution's End, one of his overriding passions remains the study of what he calls the "unfolding" of intelligence in children.
He is a self-avowed iconoclast, unafraid to speak out against the myriad ways in which contemporary American culture fails to nurture the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual needs and yearnings of our young people. Part scholar, part scientist, part mystic, part itinerant teacher, Pearce keeps in close touch with the most brilliant men and women in each field. He creates a unique synthesis of their work and translates the results into a common language.
His most recent book, Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit: A Return to the Intelligence of the Heart (2007), is critically important for where we are now. Our organized religions are stuck in centuries of a particular way of thinking that makes it very difficult to address the changes going on the world of thought today.
Over and over on this tour we met brilliant thinkers and scientists who are making the journey from the intellect to the heart along an uncharted and unmapped path. In our interview, Joe shows us the importance of living from the heart, regardless of what the mind says.

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The School of Horticulture established by the Government in connection with the gardens formerly controlled by the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria in Richmond-park was formally opened yesterday by members of the Board of Horticulture, in the presence of the students and a number of persons interested in horticulture, several of whom were ladies.
Mr D E Martin, the Secretary for Agriculture, apologised for the absence of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Graham, who had had to leave town. He had, however, shown his interest in the work by the promise of a gold medal to the student who had made the greatest progress at the end of the first year. Most of the members of the board had also offered special prizes, and the department had given £10 for the purpose, so that the students had no lack of inducement.
Mr J Harris, M.L.A, member of the board, pointed out that horticulture was really the basis of agriculture, and it was almost always the case that a good gardener made a good all round farmer.
Mr C Draper, another member of the board, said that although he had been 30 years fruit growing, he knew there was abundance of room for many more in the same industry. There was no fear of its being overdone, and owing to difference m seasons the markets of the world were really open to them. Some of the best orchard land in the world was, he believed, lying idle round about Melbourne. Though he was anxious to see this one of the greatest of fruit growing countries he had a firm belief in the efficacy of combining several pursuits.
Mr McAlpine in his opening lecture said that the success of the colleges of agriculture was the best proof of the necessity for this school. Not alone would it be a benefit to those already actively engaged in horticultural pursuits, but persons tired of city life, or who wished to change their occupations, had a chance of obtaining through this school the necessary information to enable them to do so. Pomology would be thoroughly taught for it was necessary that a training should be given in the principles as well as the practice of the art. Than Mr George Neilson it would be difficult to find a better man for the practical work (Hear, hear) Mr Hedger Wallace would deal with scientific culture, such as the chemical nature and treatment of soils, tillage drainage, irrigation, manures, &c , while it would be his duty to teach vegetable physiology, systematic botany and vegetable pathology. A scientific education in these things was necessary for the keen competition of modem times. It was better to try and make the farmer a scientist than the scientist a farmer. He was glad to see ladies at the opening meeting, for the experiment of women studying horticulture was being tried in one of the Kentish colleges. It remained to be proved how far women were qualified for orchard work, but there could be no doubt that in flower growing fruit-preserving, scent making, and such light pursuits, women excelled. The lectures were open to anyone who cared to attend them, though it was doubtful whether attendance at occasional lectures in a course were of much benefit. It might be possible to arrange for a short series of general lectures at a time of the year when absence from the orchard would be least felt. Botany in its relation to horticulture impressed the necessity of exact observation and methodical description. Chemistry was such a fundamental part of horticulture that its introduction as a special subject was, in his opinion, only a matter of time. It was a somewhat unfortunate thing that our climate, while having so many advantages was pre-eminently favourable for the multiplication of fungoid and insect pests. Mr French would deal with the entomological phase of the question. He believed that association with Mr Neilson in the work of that school would, with the practical information he was able to obtain, enable him to do more good in his work outside amongst the farmers and fruit-growers than had hitherto been the case. Thinks very largely to the help of the microscope, the day had gone past when pests, whether insect or fungoid, were regarded as a dispensation of Providence – something to be endured rather than cured. The scientific training would, he believed, be popular with the students, and would serve to break the monotony of field work (Cheers).
A vote of thanks to Mr McAlpine closed the proceedings.


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Lechia – polska korporacja akademicka, powstała 15 czerwca 1920 r. w Poznaniu. Założyciele przyjęli dewizę "Honor i Ojczyzna" oraz barwy, w pierwszym okresie modrakowo-biało-seledynowa, a od 1921, na prośbę Korporacji Arkonia, barwę seledynową zastępuje barwa pomarańczowa. Lechia była jedną z korporacji założycielskich Związku Polskich Korporacji Akademickich. W okresie PRL korporacja nie mogła prowadzić normalnej działalności na uczelniach. Pierwszą próbę reaktywacji podjęła grupa studentów UAM w 1990, jednak zakończyła się ona porażką. Udanej reaktywacji dokonano w 1993 na Akademii Ekonomicznej. Obecnie skupia studentów i absolwentów kilku wyższych szkół w Poznaniu (głównie studentów UEP).

Członkiem Lechii jest poseł na Sejm RP V kadencji Jacek Tomczak.

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William & Mary Hall — home to hundreds of Tribe sporting events, concerts and ceremonies every year — is taking the name of two generous donors, Jane Thompson Kaplan '56 and Jim Kaplan '57. The Board of Visitors approved a measure in September to change the building's name to Kaplan Arena. The Kaplan family legacy has been built on their long record of advancing causes they are most passionate about, including scholarship support for students committed to excelling academically and athletically at William & Mary. Their most recent scholarships gift — which was given during the leadership phase of the For the Bold campaign — is the largest the Athletics Department has ever received and will provide full financial support for generations of men's basketball players.


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Leopard made of gin traps on display
The Landmark Foundation is currently hosting an art exhibition at the Grahamstown Arts Festival. A life-sized leopard is on display, which was crafted by some talented young students out of gin traps and scrap metal. Other artists have also donated works for raising awareness and funds for leopard conservation.
Apex of Evolution
A young man was brought into the biology class room at the end of a talk about the Landmark Foundation's Leopard & Predator Project, a project for saving predators' biodiversity within SA's agricultural and protected land.
His art teacher said – "do you think you can make something like that?" Two years later Apex of Evolution was complete. Welded from gin traps and scrap metal by Roberto as a seventeen year old, a leopard was recreated in steel against the trappings of the world. Scar Tissue, a life size man stood next to it. The question boiled inside – "what is humanity doing ?"
A chance meeting with artist Simon Max Bannister and Silent Scream was born. It was donated to join the other works in raising awareness and funds for leopard and predator conservation. Simon's sculpture brings up the essential question of "why". Why does humanity accept and allow these traps when the cruelty is so obvious? Working on Landmark's Leopard and Predator Project, economics is often given as the answer.
50-90% reduction in losses to predators
This is from the side of the farmer, the retailers and the consumers who buy the products in the end. It is the foundation's hope that economics, as well as ethics, will drive the change in predator management. The farms involved in this project have seen a 50 to 95% reduction of losses to predators, when wildlife friendly methods have been used. These methods shift the focus away from indiscriminately killing all predators to protecting sheep, just as we would protect our homes and businesses, from theft.
Fair farming recognised
For many people, the issue of where food comes from, as well as the ethics around its production, are of growing importance. Landmark Foundation is creating a brand Fair GameTM for wildlife-friendly livestock farmers to be recognised and for consumers of meat, wool and mohair to be able to make choices with their purchasing power.
As a young consumer and city person Elsabe Milandri's works pose the question "can we really afford to throw these guys away?" Created on old throw away papers and plastic, her Haiku's are about her struggle: being aware of the issues around trapping, but not wanting to face them. Her inspirational last exhibition, 'Disappearing animals,' was about a young mother looking at animals with new eyes.
This is where personal choice comes into it. By seeing the issues for what they are, change can happen. Like the pieces of cement bag glued together to form the canvas for the ink drawing of the leopard called "Pieces", we can recreate landscapes for leopards by connecting their isolated populations with wildlife-friendly farming corridors. This connection happens on land but also in the minds and hearts of people who care.
Keeping grace and beauty in tact
A sheep farmer, Mr David Kingwell, and his neighbour, lived deep in the Karoo near Graff Reinet back in the sixties. They decided to start a conservation committee. His young son was excited about this, as he loved the bush and watching the wildlife on their farm. One day, Mr Kingwell brought home a Black Eagle caught in a gin trap on their farm.
His son looked at him and said, "Maar Pa, ek dog ons was die BewaaringsKommittee?" ("But Dad, I thought we were the Conservation Committee?").
Mr Kingwell looked at his son and said "You are right." That day he stopped indiscriminately killing predators on his livestock farm. He fortified his kraals and used a rudimentary poison collar on the sheep, so that only a problem predator that bit at the sheep's neck, would die. He farmed successfully for another 20 years with minimal losses to predators, allowing nature to live in balance on his property.
What the Landmark Foundation wishes for, is that the viewers who encounter this exhibition, as well as the farmers that the foundation works with and all the people that they speak to, all become strong enough to grapple with the truth. Their hope is that people will feel empowered to speak and act and live in ways that help our world to thrive, with its natural grace and beauty intact.
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Although their philosophies often diverged on ethical matters, both Plato and Aristotle considered the function of education to be the formation of the individual toward a proper way of seeing and interacting with the world. Sentiments of justice and morality must be trained or society will be filled with an absence of virtue.
In the Abolition of Man, CS Lewis presents an argument on the nature of observation (explored previously) that is fundamental to the value of education. If it is impossible to say that a certain observation aligns with the way things are (or some kind of truth), then the function of education cannot be to inform students about the nature of reality. We are left with little option besides using the early years of a child's life for indoctrination toward participation in a system of economics that denies any proposition of value.
"Education must be purely functional," says the counter-argument to Lewis. Students must be taught "the facts" of mathematics, history, biology etc. without being given a reason why. Learning takes place in an objective bubble that avoids the hazards of moral argument and emotional connection. After all, if these are simply an expression of the individuality of the human being, then there is no point in letting them hang around the classroom. They simply cloud the facts.
A choice must be made by professors, trainers, and educational policy whether the first proposal (that espoused by the great philosophers of moral and religious traditions ranging from Confucianism to Christianity) will be rejected in favor of a more modern view of truth. According to Lewis, those who embrace the Tao (or an assumption that there is a way of nature) believe that education has value in guiding and developing the minds of those who do not yet know it. On the other hand, if there is no right or proper way of thinking to be taught, then all sentiments are non-rational and must be removed from the educational context. The result of such a removal will be that whatever "facts" are taught are simply taught because they have been arbitrarily selected for some unknown and insignificant reason.
Principles of instructional design recognize the importance of helping individuals to make as many personal connections to the information as possible if they want to remember it. Facts need to be significant or the human brain will not pay them any attention.Thus we are left with a contradiction. In an attempt not to teach any values, the value of facts also disappears leaving students with no incentive to learn – except perhaps the fear of bad grades. It seems like we must either embrace some standard of value (or angle of truth) in order to make the learning experience have any significance for the student. Perhaps we would be better off teaching students how to navigate the tangle of moral philosophies than pretending like none exist at all. Thoughts?
All references from "The Abolition of Man: How Education Informs Man's Sense of Morality" by C S Lewis. For more blog posts in this series, click here.
Kevin, your post aligns closely with some of the ideas explored in the book I recently reviewed, The Power of Mindful Learning, by Ellen J. Langer. I think you'd really enjoy it. One of the things Langer explores is the value of uncertainty and the importance of learning things conditionally, with much consideration of context and perspective. Langer explains that learning that "facts" MIGHT be true encourages us to consider, explore, and be more mindful of contexts in which they also MIGHT NOT be true. This mindfulness approach seems like it would jive well with Lewis's concept of the Tao. What do you think?
For more on Langer's book, check out my blog–particularly my most recent post–at http://katehale.weebly.com/blog/full-circle.
Thank you for the recommendation. I will definitely check it out! From what you mention here, it seems that there are two possible dangers which the "tao" avoids. First, it avoids the danger of assuming there are no facts to be learned, thus ripping the value from education. On the other hand, it should keep individuals humble enough to recognize that 'the facts' are much greater than their ability to understand them. Being certain that there are facts to be discovered and yet remaining uncertain about the level of our understanding together motivate a deeper level exploration and perhaps a more mindful learning experience.


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Marsh's Legal & Protection team has worked with the Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) to launch an online system (www.arrangebonds.com) to make the process for guardians to buy bonds of caution much easier, quicker, and more efficient.
Quotes are generated immediately and can be accepted at the click of a mouse, to ensure the caution starts and policy documents are available immediately. However, anyone preferring to use the traditional postal method can still do so, with forms easily available on the site.
Regardless of which method people choose, they will be supported by the same team from Marsh who have long experience of dealing with bonds of caution and understanding what is required by the OPG.
The move to offer bonds of caution online comes after the OPG and Marsh agreed to extend the arrangement that affords both lay and professional guardians easy access to affordable cover.
Both parties worked with Aviva to improve the scheme, work that delivered a range of benefits for guardians.
For instance, any bonds of caution secured in Scotland – whether new or renewed – since 1 April 2018 attract lower rates. Both lay and professional guardians have seen premiums fall by 45%*.
Perhaps more significantly for professional guardians, we can now agree up to 400% of professional guardians' aggregate PI limit, double the previous 200%.
That is because previously, the aggregate value of a professional practice's bonds of caution could not exceed 200% of its PI limit. Now, under the renewed arrangement the total bond value can, on referral, reach three or four times a firm's PI limit.
As a result, firms offering professional guardianship services could grow their books of business significantly, rather than being forced to hand off business once aggregate bonds of caution levels reach 200%.
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What Is The Pink Fruit In Fruit Cocktail? (Perfect answer)
What distinguishes a fruit cocktail from the rest?
This is what distinguishes a fruit cocktail from the others, so don't be scared to experiment! Make a beeline for the orange juice, citrus fruits, vanilla essence, and other delectables. However, be cautious with the sugar.
1 What are the fruits in fruit cocktail?
2 What is mixed fruit called?
3 When was fruit cocktail invented?
4 What is inside a fruit cocktail?
5 Is fruit cocktail real fruit?
6 Are there real cherries in fruit cocktail?
7 What kind of mixture is fruit salad?
8 What kind of cherries are in fruit cocktail?
9 What kind of grapes are in fruit cocktail?
10 Are gooseberries in fruit cocktail?
11 Is fruit cocktail healthy?
12 What is a fruit cocktail tree?
13 What do all fruits have in common?
What are the fruits in fruit cocktail?
Freshly packed in 100 percent real fruit juice from concentrate, this delectable combination of preservative- and fat-free peaches, pears, grapes, pineapple, and cherries will delight your taste buds.
What is mixed fruit called?
A fruit salad is a combination of fresh or preserved fruits that is sliced into pieces and served as a starter or dessert. Fruit cup is another name for this item.
When was fruit cocktail invented?
Herbert Gray, of the Barron-Gray Packing Company in San Jose, about 1930. Gray was credited with the development of fruit cocktail in 1930, according to a 1958 article in the magazine Canner and Packer titled "100 Years of Canning in the West."
What is inside a fruit cocktail?
Fruit cocktail is well-defined in the United States as a well-distributed mixture of small diced pieces of (from highest percentage to lowest %) peaches, pears, pineapple, grapes, and cherry halves, with the highest percentage being the most prominent. Fruit salad can also be preserved in a can (with larger pieces of fruit than a cocktail).
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Is fruit cocktail real fruit?
Generally speaking, in the United States, a fruit cocktail is characterized as a well-balanced blend of small diced pieces of (in descending order of proportion) peaches, pears, pineapple, grapes, and cherry halves. In addition to fresh fruit, canned fruit salad is also available (with larger pieces of fruit than a cocktail).
Are there real cherries in fruit cocktail?
Uses. Maraschino cherries are used in a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and cocktails, such as the Tequila Sunrise, the Queen Mary, and the Shirley Temple, earning them the moniker "cocktail cherries" for their use in these beverages and cocktails.
What kind of mixture is fruit salad?
All of the components of a heterogeneous combination are soil, raisin bran cereal, and fruit salad.
What kind of cherries are in fruit cocktail?
The maraschino cherries of today are delicious cherries that have been chemically dyed a deep red hue to give them their distinctive appearance. However, when they were initially created, a dark and sour species of cherry known as Marasca cherries was utilized to create them (1). Marasca cherries were brined with sea water and stored in a maraschino liqueur before being used in this recipe.
What kind of grapes are in fruit cocktail?
Whole grapes, any seedless type, ranging from 6 percent to 20% of the total. any light sweet or fake red kind of cherry halves, ranging from 2 percent to 6 percent (usually maraschino cherries)
Are gooseberries in fruit cocktail?
You might be surprised to learn that you've never seen or eaten a gooseberry before now. Have you ever had fruit cocktail from a can or at a restaurant? What did you think? Gooseberries, a green fruit with a grape-like appearance, were most likely the source of the green fruit. The stripes on the fruit are an obvious giveaway.
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Is fruit cocktail healthy?
Because of the low calorie count and high nutritional content of water-packed canned fruit, it is the healthiest option available. The heavy and light syrups, other from providing calories, provide little nutritious benefit and are extremely rich in sugar. Fruit packed in juice contains substantially less added sugar than fruit packed in syrup, which is common in canned fruit.
What is a fruit cocktail tree?
"Fruit cocktail" trees are made up of a rootstock that has been grafted with many different types of fruit. It's not uncommon to see a mix of stone fruit kinds (apricot, peach, plum), different varieties of apples or pears, or even multiple varieties of citrus fruit on a single tree. (
What do all fruits have in common?
A fruit is defined by botanists as a ripe ovary and its related elements. It typically contains seeds that have formed from the encased ovule following fertilization, however development without fertilization, termed as parthenocarpy, is known to occur in some plants, such as bananas.
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Поли́ця, також пані́вка (через  від ) — елемент замка старовинної вогнепальної зброї, невеликий виступ з рівною горизонтальною поверхнею біля запалювального отвору. Була призначена для первісного займання пороху з наступною передачею запалення через отвір до зарядної камори. Використовувалася в дульнозарядній зброї з ґнотовими, колісцевими і ударно-кременевими замками.

Спершу полицями були обладнані казенні частини гармат, потім вони перейшли і на ручну вогнепальну зброю (кулеврини, ручниці, аркебузи). При заряджанні на полицю насипали («натрушували») тонкий шар пороху («натруску»). У ґнотових замках до полиці прикладався кінець тліючого ґнота, у колісцевому падали викресані колісцем від кременя іскри, в ударно-кременевому на нього опускався кінець затиснутого в гвинті курка кременя. Після займання пороху на полиці вогонь передавався всередину ствола, запалюючи основний заряд і здійснюючи постріл. Для захисту від вологи і запобігання розсипанню полицю закривали кришкою, яка в ударно-кременевих замках часто становила одну деталь з кресалом, по якому ковзав кремінь при ударі о полицю.

Полиці виготовлялися із заліза чи латуні. Вийшли з ужитку в зв'язку з розвитком казеннозарядної зброї, яка використовувала унітарні набої.

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 Natale de Beroaldo Bianchini: Abhandlung über die Feuer- und Seitengewehre, Verlag Hof- und Staats-Aerarial-Druckerey, 1829, Seiten 168—169 Google books
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Dusty Springfield - The Best Of Dusty Springfield album mp3
Performer: Dusty Springfield
Title: The Best Of Dusty Springfield
Style: Soul, Vocal
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The discography of English pop singer Dusty Springfield includes twenty one studio albums, one live album, thirty compilations, four extended plays and sixty-nine singles. Some of Springfield's albums and singles were unreleased, most notably 1974's Longing.
Artist: Dusty Springfield Album: The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield Genre: Jazz-Pop Origin: UK Released: 1998 Quality: mp3, 320 kbps Tracklist: I Only Want To Be With You Wishin' And Hopin' You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Stay Awhile Son Of A Preacher Man I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself What's It Gonna. Be All Cried Out In The Middle Of Nowhere All I See Is You Look Of Love Little By Little I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten Some Of Your Lovin' I'll Try Anything Losing You Guess Who? Brand New Me Give Me Time Goin' Back.
Mercury records, which controls the Phillips records catalog, has compiled this Dusty Springfield set by referring to Springfield's . chart successes from 1964 to 1967, then licensing her two biggest hits for Atlantic records, "Son of a Preacher Man" and "A Brand New M. The result, in terms of song selection, is an excellent 20-song, 57-minute disc that includes most of her best-known material. The more questionable elements on the album are the sequencing and the choice of mono and stereo takes. These problems are interrelated: if the compilation producer had opted for a chronological sequencing, the drastic aural differences between the early mono tracks and the later gimmicky, extreme (and, in at least one case, apparently fake) stereo tracks would not have been such a constant distraction to the listener.
This Dusty Springfield discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Dusty Springfield albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Dusty Springfield singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums.
Features Song Lyrics for Dusty Springfield's The Very Best of Dusty Springfield album. Dusty Springfield - The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield Album. Artist: Dusty Springfield. Send "Dusty Springfield" Ringtones to your Cell. Album: The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield.
1 I Only Want To Be With You 2:35
2 Stay Awhile 1:55
3 Wishin' And Hopin' 2:52
4 Little By Little 2:33
5 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 2:47
6 All Cried Out 3:01
7 All I See Is You 3:20
8 I'll Try Anything 2:31
9 The Look Of Love 3:32
10 Losing You 2:58
11 What's It Gonna Be 2:11
12 Give Me Time 3:04
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records
Copyright (c) – Mercury Records
Remastered At – Universal Music Group Studios
Manufactured By – Universal Music
Distributed By – Universal Music
Art Direction – Vartan
Compilation Producer – Bas Hartong, Bill Levenson
Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Margaret Goldfarb
Design – Mike Fink
Mastered By [Digitally Remastered] – Suha Gur
Photography By [Courtesy Of] – Mercury Records Archives
Photography By [Photos] – Jim Pierson
www.universalcanada.com (P)(C) 1999 Mercury Records.
Digitally remastered at Universal Music Group Studios.
Photos courtesy of Mercury Records Archives & Jim Pierson.
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Decorate your kitchen with vintage tableware, or lay your dining table with the finest crystal glasses and antique cutlery. We have carefully selected a variety of preloved tableware, consisting of charming French café au lait bowls, faience dishes and all sorts of plates and jugs in porcelain. Whether you're on the lookout for antique seltzer bottles or beautiful vases, this is where to find them.


I traveled to Alabama to support the resident bishop of my denomination, who had joined three others in suing the state for criminalizing Christianity. Earlier in 2011, the state legislature passed a law whose many effects included abridging the church's ability to carry out its role in the world by making it illegal to transport or harbor an undocumented immigrant.
That should be a story we read about in history textbooks of Soviet Russia, not the national section of the New York Times.
By going after the dove sellers we see Jesus directly attacking the group who were having economic dealings with the poor. When the poor would go to the temple they would head for the dove sellers.
The point being, while we know that Jesus was upset about economic exploitation going on in the temple, his focus on the dove sellers sharpens the message and priorities. Jesus doesn't, for instance, go after the sellers of lambs. Jesus's anger is stirred at the way the poor are being treated and economically exploited.
As Patheos "Science on Religion" blogger Nicholas C. DiDonato notes, atheists may attend religious services for a variety of reasons. However, "the attendance rate of atheists with children jumps 70% compared to those without," he writes.
The faithful simply text the word 'prayer' to 306-44, free of charge. A welcome message from the friars comes up along with a box to type in the request. When the it is sent, the sender receives a reply.
The intentions are received on a website and will be included collectively in the friars' prayers twice a day and at Mass.
It is one of several ways the friars hope to reach a younger audience, increase the number of faithful and spread the faith. They have already renovated their website and the next step is moving into Facebook and tweeting.
"If the Pope can tweet, friars can text," said Father David.
The friars also have a presence on LinkedIn and have been streaming some of their church services.
Last summer Sherice Jacobs reported on a speed test run by Google. Then-Google VP Marissa Mayer asked users if they'd like 10 or 30 results per page. Hands down, web users wanted 30 results per page.
But when Google rolled out the changes and tested for speed (they are obsessed with speed) their jaws dropped. Traffic had dropped by 20% on those pages with 30 results.
The download speed difference? Half a second.
And of course, there are those items that fit into the odd/interesting category. A few examples would be bear mace in a sock, a spear gun, dead venomous snakes, a chastity belt, more cane swords than you could shake a cane sword at, a shocking amount of stun guns, a gassed up chainsaw, an 8oz. bottle of vodka discovered in a passenger's pants, a knife mounted on a walker, eels, prohibited bling, a marijuana filled grenade, another speargun, samurai swords, a stun cane, and jingle bell shotgun shells.
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Unhealthier than it was a year ago, Minnesota drops down national rankings
The Land of 10,000 Lakes has fallen from 4th place to 6th in national health rankings.
Adam Uren
The United Health Foundation has released its America's Health Rankings report for 2017, which looks at a variety of data to determine the state with the healthiest people.
This year, Minnesota ranked sixth in a list topped for the first time by Massachusetts.
6th isn't bad, right?
No, but given Minnesota's recent history in the rankings, it's not great either and points to a potentially worrying trend that the state is getting unhealthier.
Minnesota was ranked 4th in the last in 2016 and has been number 1 on seven occasions since 1990 – including for four years in a row between 2003-06.
What are we doing wrong?
Minnesota has one of the highest rates in the country for binge drinking, with 22.3 percent of Minnesotans admitting to drinking excessively – the third worst rate in the country.
Binge drinking is defined as having 4 or more alcohol drinks for women, 5 for men, on a single occasion within the past 30 days, or "chronic drinking," which is 8 drinks a week for women, 15 for men.
The state also has a high incidence of pertussis – also known as whooping cough – despite a vaccine being available for it, as well as public health funding of $73 per resident, which is only the 33rd best in the nation.
Some other areas of concern is that diabetes in adults has increased in Minnesota from 7.6 to 8.4 percent, while incidents of chlamydia have risen 15 percent in the last three years.
An increase in diabetes cases could have something to do with Minnesota's rising obesity rate, which was at just 10.3 percent in 1990 but according to the State of Obesity hit 27.8 percent in 2016.
What are we good at?
On the plus side, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act has ensured that Minnesota has a low percentage of citizens without health insurance.
Its 4.3 percent uninsured rate is the 4th highest in the nation, and it's dropped from 9.5 percent five years ago.
Minnesota also has the lowest rate of cardiovascular deaths in the country, 189.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, as well as a low percentage of children in poverty.
While the state still has one of the higher smoking rates, the 14th highest in the country, there has been a notable drop in smokers from 19.1 percent five years ago to 15.2 percent of adults now.
Cities in Minnesota have been taking more of a stand against smoking, increasing minimum ages to buy cigarettes to 21 and cracking down on flavored tobacco aimed at younger smokers.
That said, the most recent budget agreed by the Minnesota legislature included a cut to tobacco taxes that generated a still-ongoing feud between Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton.
Any national concerns?
One of the big concerns nationally is the rise in premature deaths, which MinnPost notes is being linked to the opioid crisis.
Drug deaths nationally rose 7 percent in the last year alone, contributing to a premature death rate that has risen 3 percent since 2015 despite falling 20 percent between 1990 and 2015.
Minnesota has the lowest premature death rate in the nation, with 5,555 people dying before the age of 75 for every 100,000 residents.
Although it's not mentioned in the report, one thing that certainly causes premature deaths in Minnesota is off-road vehicle accidents.
The Consumer Federation of America reported on Wednesday that Minnesota has seen the most off-road vehicle deaths of any state so far in 2017.
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Minnesota has one of highest depression diagnosis rates in the U.S., study says
We're ranked 4th nationally, but it's particularly high among women.
Minnesota drops a place in 'overall best state' rankings
We were second last year, now we're third.
Adult obesity rose in Minnesota last year
Obesity is leveling off nationally, but not in Minnesota.
The good life: Minnesota, Twin Cities rank high in national 'well-being' list
If you live in Minnesota, chances are your life is pretty good.
Minnesotans healthier, live longer than those in other states
Minnesotans have the longest "healthy life expectancy" in the country.
The average cost of health insurance will drop next year, on one condition
166,000 Minnesotans learn how their individual health plan costs could change next year.
Healthiest and unhealthiest Minnesota counties revealed
Well done, Carver County.
5 Minnesota institutions make national 'Best Colleges' rankings
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities was the highest ranked.


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In this article, we examine 'the factory manager dilemma' as a way of conceptualizing the purchasing practices and environmental upgrading requirements faced by suppliers in their dealings with lead firms in global value chains. Specifically, we analyze the environmental upgrading challenges experienced by Pakistani apparel and textile firms.
Economic and environmental upgrading in global value chains are inter-twined processes. The existing global value chain literature has so far articulated the relationships between economic and social upgrading, but has only recently started to explore the challenges of environmental upgrading from the perspective of suppliers in the global South. In this article, we examine 'the factory manager dilemma' as a way of conceptualizing the purchasing practices and environmental upgrading requirements faced by suppliers in their dealings with lead firms in global value chains. Specifically, we analyze the environmental upgrading challenges experienced by Pakistani apparel and textile firms. We conclude that engaging in environmental upgrading has become necessary for local suppliers to secure and maintain access to global value chains. This generates reputation enhancement for lead firms but undermines the financial viability of suppliers. In other words, global South suppliers are required to both absorb the consequences of global buyers' unsustainable purchasing practices and reduce their own profitability – all in the name of sustainability.


Courtney started CrossFit in 2012 after becoming bored with "regular" gym classes. It didn't take long before she was hooked and knew she had found her new passion.
She grew up playing tennis and running track and enjoys some of life's more daring sports. She's a licensed pilot, scuba diver and skydiver. She also fills her free time with local CrossFit competitions, obstacle races and paddle boarding.
Courtney is a Master's Qualifier Athlete ranking in the Top 100 worldwide. "I love that I climb ropes, handstand walk and jump on boxes as part of my daily fitness routine. Pushing myself out of my comfort zone keeps it interesting. I'm enjoying this journey and have a huge appreciation for what my body is capable of accomplishing. " That is the mentality she looks to pass on to the adults and kids in the box. That fitness at any age can be fun while making your body healthy and strong.
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With every breath, every thought, and every step you take on your unique path, you are like an artist painting a masterpiece. Together we are in a constant state of creative process, inventing and recreating our Selves, our future, our world.
This magical journey is a kind of alchemy: the act of transforming the raw materials of life, both internal and external, into rich gold - symbolizing the true essence and expression of the love that we are here to share. To do this we become like the "Hollow Bone", clear and light, a conduit for the guidance of Spirit.
As Shaman, artist and Wiccan, I am constantly exploring the relationship between magic and creative self-expression as a means to explore, heal and transform myself and others. My art reflects my spirit and is an expression of the magic that I perceive all around me, in nature, in the souls of the subjects of my portraits, and in the sacred order of the universe itself.
The Power of Creative Consciousness is embodied in the elemental forces of nature that are the building blocks of the universe, and of the divine essence or "SoulSelf" that resides within each individual's being, guiding us always, towards wholeness.
Through creative acts of Shamanic magic, both personal and collective, we transform fear, self doubt, and inner conflict, and engage in the magical conversation with the Soul that connects us with our divine Self. In order to clearly present my work I have separated it into categories, but in fact they are as interconnected as body, mind and spirit.


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Arsonist calls for help after setting himself ablaze
Laval police dossier: Thieves hit bank machine, dépanneur robbed
By Robert Frank
www.thesuburban.com
A disgruntled former employee suffered severe burns to his face and body after he botched trying to set his former employer's car alight, Jan. 26.
The 32-year-old suspect called 911 at 11 p.m. and asked for medical help, after he burned his eyes while he was trying to ignite a 1999 Toyota Tercel located at 4500 Mille Îles in St. François district.
"The individual was a suspect in a previous case, in which the victim did not press charges, as well as for making threats to that effect," Sgt. Frédéric Jean told The Suburban.
Police placed the man under arrest before Urgences santé transported him to the Cité de la santé superhospital for medical treatment.
Money on ground
At around 1:10 a.m., Jan. 26, a security guard at Carrefour Laval noticed $20 bills strewn around the shopping mall's parking lot near door number three.
"He tracked the bills and discovered that an automated banking machine had been smashed in," reported Sgt. Jean, who was unable to say how much money had been stolen.
No images or description of the perpetrators is available.
Robber wields screwdriver
Laval police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a local convenience store.
The man entered the dépanneur at 408 Cartier West around 7:15 p.m., Jan. 8, and asked the cashier for a package of cigarettes.
While the cashier's back was turned, the suspect brandished a long screwdriver and threatened the employee.
The robber, speaking French, asked the employee to give him cash. "The suspect fled on foot," Const. Franco di Genova told The Suburban. Police did not receive any information about which direction the suspect headed.
He said that the suspect was a 40-year-old white man who spoke French with a slight accent. The man was 1.8 metres tall, weighed 72 kg and had rippled, yellow-tinted hair.
Convenience store armed robberies have been rife of late in Laval, imperiling dépanneur employees' life and limb. Const. di Genova urged anyone with information that could help identify or locate the suspect to call the Laval police confidential hotline at 450-662-INFO (4636), or call 911 and mention file number LVL 120108 063.
Laval police are hoping that members of the public will recognize the distinctive, bristly yellow haircut of the man brandishing a screwdriver in this photo them identify and locate this armed robbery suspect, who spoke French with a foreign accent.
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Rolls-Royce to design four PSVs for Hyundai Mipo
Rolls-Royce has secured a £45m order from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to design and equip four deepwater platform supply vessels (PSVs) with an option for two more similar vessels.
The vessels will be built to the UT 776 CD PSV design and will be used to supply equipment and services to deepwater oil and gas platforms.
Rolls-Royce senior vice president for ship technology offshore Jørn Heltne said that the company's UT design is suitable for the deep water offshore oil and gas sector that combines improved ship design with marine technology.
"This latest order develops our long term relationship with Hyundai as a builder of these advanced vessels, designed to operate safely in the most challenging conditions," Heltne said.
The 4,400t, 97m long PSVs will feature a Rolls-Royce equipment package that includes a diesel-electric propulsion system for improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions when operating at reduced power levels.
According to the company the propulsion system will meet current Clean Design standards, that through the design of the vessel, will help reduce emissions to sea and air.
The vessels will be built at Hyundai's Ulsan shipyard in South Korea which are scheduled to be delivered in 2013 and 2014.
In December last year, the company won a £10 m order to design and equip two offshore supply vessels for ship owner Gulf Offshore North Sea.
The two vessels will be built to the UT755 XL design at the Rosetti Marino shipyard in Ravenna, Italy, and were scheduled to be delivered in 2013 and 2014.


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Actress Magda Apanowicz [pronounced Ap-a-no-veech] was in Season 2 of HUSBANDS: THE SERIES. She's not in Season 3 but, as she explains at the Paley Center premiere event for HUSBANDS Season 3 – now nominated for two Writers Guild of America awards and available for viewing at CWSeed.com – "I came here to support and love." Apanowicz, a native of Vancouver, Canada, has a strong science-fiction genre pedigree, with regular roles on KYLE XY and CAPRICA to her credit. She's now a regular on Syfy's time-travel drama CONTINUUM and is one of the stars of Eli Roth's upcoming THE GREEN […]Read On »


One of the most popular and delicious savoury snack, Fried Poha Chevdo / Chivda is super tasty and tongue tickling and not so complicated to prepare. This crunchy and aromatic chevdo is prepared with thick flattened or beaten rice (Poha), assorted nuts and tossed in basic spices. Generally, chevdo is prepared during the festivals such as Diwali or Holi, many consume throughout the year too.
Mother's is day approaching very fast for us Brits, it's on 11th of March. It is the day of the year when we all want to try our best to make our mum feel special, we all want to find a perfect gift for our mothers to express our love and appreciation. It's natural for one to get emotional around this time of the year whose mother is no more in this world, what can we do? I and my husband have lost our mothers a few years back, and their departures left a vacuum in our lives, pain still lingers and since then our lives have never been the same but they always stay alive in our hearts and in our memories.
When a child is unhappy about something, he goes to his Mum. But in my case the story was little different, we were hesitant to approach our Mum with any problem as she seemed a strict teacher and was known as 'Iron Lady' by friends and neighbours rather than a humble mum.
My mum was the strongest pillar of our family. I was raised by a mother who was hardworking, strong and powerful, she always carried herself with a strong attitude. she was outspoken, fearless and stubborn at the same time. But with all these strong points there were some weaknesses as well she was short-tempered and took many decisions on impulse and because of her thoughts and opinions she suffered some losses along the way. She believed in working hard, she refused to take rest throughout her life. For her 24 hours in a day were not enough because I knew she always wished for and given the best to us and there are many examples I can share but then the post will go longer and longer, so today being a food blogger, my memories that I will cherish about my mum are through the food medium.
So now you are thinking that My mum was a great cook? and maybe that is why I inherited her cooking skills? Nope, although mum was strong and modern thinking, she was so simple, and definitely wasn't a great cook. She never cooked anything fancy but only simple everyday dishes. Whatever she cooked, always healthy with minimal exotic spices, oil, ghee or sugar. Only these ingredients were used liberally on the occasion of Diwali, Holi or on our Birthdays. I always loved whatever she cooked, but Poha Chevdo / Chivda is my favourite all time of dish of hers.
She cooked Poha Chivdo only once in a year, on Diwali. Many times on a previous night of Diwali she would work till 2am and prepare Diwali delicacies. Nothing special is added in this Poha Chevdo of hers, not any rich or expensive nuts or spices yet that poha chevdo tasted amazing, everything was so well balanced in there, just the right spiciness, right sweetness and right sourness. I always tried making a chevdo, just like hers. In the beginning I just could not do it but after so many trials and errors I achieved that result and that was just a few years back, so I thought of giving this recipe a warm place on my blog here :) and take a great pride because I have never inherited her 'Iron Lady' image but at least I have made Poha Chivda exactly like my mum.
Poha Chevdo / Chivda can be made with two types of Poha, thick or thin, for deep fried Chevdo you must use thick Poha, my mum always used thick poha.
In my mum's recipe, she never added any fancy ingredients such as cashew, almonds, raisins, cinnamon or cloves, but I have put a cinnamon stick, raisins and a few almonds for the photographic purpose only.
This recipe can be changed a little according to your taste, you can increase or decrease spiciness of this dish or add any other nuts too.
Poha Chevdo is a popular savoury snack that is prepared with beaten rice, nuts, and basic spices.
First clean the poha properly. In a one bowl mix both red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder, sugar and citric powder and keep it aside.Heat oil in a kadai on medium heat and fry poha using a big sieve. Don't add all the poha at once.Remove the fried poha in a big plate.Now fry peanuts, then lower the heat and fry green chillies and curry leaves.Mix everything in a big plate and add the spice mix little by little into the fried poha mix while the mixture is still warm.Once you achieved the right taste and colour of the chevdo, stop adding the spice mixture.Gently keep mixing the poha chevdo for a while so all the flavours reaches through fried poha. Let the poha chevdo cool completely. Once it cooled store in an airtight container.Serve with a cup of masala chai, juices or on its own.Enjoy!
Mum's are the best n the holes they leave when they go is never filled. I am sure your mum guided you as you tried the chivda. Looks yum. I can't make a decent chivda in my life.
This one is my favourite.. and so addictive.
I used to make at home in large quantity when I living in Lagos as we never got anything Indian in the market.
I love Chiwda. They go so well with a cup of masala chai. Your shots are gorgeous.
If i make this poha chevdo, i wont keep myself away from them, dangerously addictive they are, a prefect evening snack to munch with a cup of masala chai. Thanks Jags for adding my chiwda link dear.
I loved reading your post Jagruti. So emotional and a perfect dedication for Mothers day. This snack is so addictive and can't my eyes off my your gorgeous and tempting clicks !
I remember trying this poha chevdo at a friend's house. It looks totally irresistible and I am in love with that rustic teapot.
Crispy Poha is a very good friend for us for any time of the day and it saves us on unexpected guest visit. Amazing clicks as usual. Tum ek normal chewda Ko bhi itna fancy banana hi lete ho.
Chiwda is our favourite.. this poha chiwda is instant and easy to make..
Moms are always the best. So glad to know about your mom.Looking at this chivda i feel so nostalgic.It brought back so many wonderful memories of my childhood when this roasted chivda was a regular evening snack at my place. Your photography makes it look more stunning.
Poha Chivda is so addictive. that too with chai make me hungry now.. Love your pic composition..
I love the sweet and tangy taste of this chevdo. I hope you have made enough to share. :) I love recipes that bring back childhood memories.
Firstly got very emotional reading about your mom. You need such strong pillars only then you grow stronger and wiser as you grow older and learn a lot from the mistakes. Not to forget, makes you extremely mature suddenly. More power to strong independent girls like us. Your moms recipe rocks and you have beautifully styled and photographed it. My Mom always believed in eating fried snacks as well as having a healthy lifestyle. I on the other hand tend to get lazy with the exercise schedule.
This is addictive snack, love binging with tea. Mothers are special and this is a nice tribute to your mom Jagruti.
Very beautifully written post Jagruthi! I always feel the dishes made by mom is simple with minimal ingredients yet they taste out of the world and is the best comfort food! This chivdo looks like a great snack for kids.
Love this snack, especially when it's mom's recipe. Even if they cook with simple ingredients, they turned to be the yummiest dish.
loved reading about your mom. Even my mom never cooked fancy stuff,very simple. But that time we loved that too.Moreoevr kids expectation was also not like today's :P.
Coming to the recipe preapared this chivda so atsefully. I put all those ingredients which you added for photograph. Will make one soon.
Your Poha chevda looks delicious with so many nuts added to it. I think our mums used the most natural products and served it with lots of love and that's why whatever they made was good.


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Tea tree oils can be particularly helpful for reducing the amount of acne fighter that should be applied directly to spots on your face. Tea tree oil can reduce the oil buildup responsible for your pores.
Resist the temptation to pick at your pimples and pop zits. Use a drying treatment cream instead. Picking at zits increases your pimples makes it more likely that infection and skin infections. The constant irritation of scratching and picking at acne can take years to fade away.
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Garlic helps toxins exit your system and enables more efficient growth of new skin. You can improve your acne by spreading garlic into your diet through garlic salt or cloves of garlic as an accent to your dishes.
Did you know that talking on a cell phone may be responsible for your pimples? Cell phones collect oil from your hair to your face. Clean your phone regularly with rubbing alcohol to keep it clean and free of oil.
One should avoid touching their face if they plan to improve their zits.By touching facial skin less often, they will lower the amount of oils that can be transferred. Popping pimples can spread bacteria and cause infections or even scarring.
Look for skin products that include salicylic acid. This sued with other hydroxyl acids help the skin to shed skin cells much faster.
You may be tempted to pick at or scratch your face, but the hands have dirt and oils on them that will go on your face. The dirt becomes trapped in the pores causing inflammation ensues.
Do you feel like zits forever? Stress can activate the hormones will react with your skin problems.
Your skin's pores may be clogged by usage of makeup that is oil-based. Zits problems are often caused by oil-based makeup. These sorts of products can cause you to breakout.
Be sure you are drinking enough water on a daily basis.The recommendation is to drink 6-8 glasses of water daily. These cells can block your pores which will cause more acne.
Direct exposure to UV rays can exacerbate the pimples problem for some people. UV rays you are exposed to in a tanning booth also have a negative effect as sunlight on zits. Any sort of tanning is not good if you have pimples problems.
Using the wonderful information provided to you in this article, you should now have the tools you need to get your pimples back under control once and for all. Use these tips to keep your face clear for the duration of your life. You will definitely be happy that you no longer have to deal with zits, and pass the word on to anyone that you know needs it.


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