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Here we have a style mixture, a good example of the paradox--- |
The center of wools: an excellent example of functionality. |
The print border: an excellent example of ornament for its own sake. |
1. These all look so modern, like they could've been made today. |
2. Striking examples! We still have these different styles in modern quilting. I note again the huge difference it makes with solids or prints! |
Annabelle: Creation Review |
#Review: Annabelle: Creation |
England Is Mine |
#Review: England Is Mine |
From the score, the cinematography and the effortless way Jack Lowden owns the screen, England Is Mine is a brilliant film. |
Dunkirk Scannain Review |
#Review: Dunkirk |
Dunkirk is a blisteringly emotional film filled with memorable imagery and a pulse-pounding score |
Cars 3 Scannain Review |
#Review: Cars 3 |
RopeQ NDT Increases Safety and Reduces Wire Rope Costs |
RopeQ is a reliable and practical system that evaluates the working condition of wire ropes using advanced, proprietary Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods. RopeQ is a diagnostic tool that uses electromagnetic technology to assess the inner and outer wires and strands of a wire rope. This testing method achieves reliable, accurate, and repetitive inspection results that ensure safe use and may improve total lifecycle cost. RopeQ applies an electromagnetic-inductive testing method to detect flaws that are not visible on the surface of wire ropes, producing an accurate assessment that can increase safety and reduce wire rope costs. The RopeQ diagnostic tool fastens to wire rope assemblies and records a series of interior images along the entire length of the wire rope. The diagnostic survey produces data that pinpoints all areas and degrees of degradation. The precise results help to determine whether continued use is safe or whether the rope needs to be changed. RopeQ can improve the total lifecycle costs of equipment by optimizing wire rope change intervals in process duty and critical equipment. Throughout the working life of a wire rope, the strands and core are subjected to tension, bending, and abrasion, which can compromise strength and safety. Routine maintenance often relies on pre-determined replacement intervals regardless of the actual condition of the wire ropes, meaning that safe and operable ropes might be replaced too often or too soon, resulting in unnecessary downtime and increased costs. RopeQ produces verifiable condition assessments that can be compared against discard criteria, reducing the possibility of changing wire ropes that are still compliant with lifting regulations. Most importantly, RopeQ is able to detect flaws that are not visible to the naked eye, thus improving the overall safety of the lifting equipment. |
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Into the Book |
Memory's Door - James L Rubart |
Not recommended |
After reading the first novel to this series, I was immediately interested in reading Memory's Door. Speculative fiction, unusual circumstances, and the like are often favorite reads. These strange events happened on two levels. One: extending the main theme of the novels, and the second: providing a bit of variety with alternate realities. To be fair, the second didn't extend far enough to have much variety, but instead accomplished the same goal as the main theme: restoration. (restoration and a deeper relationship with the Spirit was the theme in the first novel, and likely will be for the series as a whole) |
Partly because of this, I feel as if I'd read Soul's Gate over again. Another reason is that the characters don't seem to have progressed far beyond their state at the end of the first novel. Most problems were both introduced and remedied in this book alone. The cast had a developed base, but didn't register easily this time. |
There were a few scenes where the suspense was fairly heavy, and I didn't expect much suspense in Memory's Door, so props to Rubart for that. |
Overall, I didn't find much that hadn't been explored in the first book, apart from the suspense. Here's hoping that this was largely an interim novel, and that the next shows us more variety. |
~ Noah |
Buy Memory's Door on Amazon and support ItB |
Noah Arsenault has been a reviewer since the summer of 2012. He's been reading since an early age, and enjoys speculative fiction and suspense reads, particularly Frank Peretti, Kerry Nietz, and Travis Thrasher. |
1 comment: |
1. Hey noah, |
i read couple of your reviews. could you please further elaborate the plotline and about the characters in your upcoming reviews? |
sincere reader |
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Sunday, February 1, 2015 |
Currently February! |
I can't believe it's February. The months just seem to fly right by! I'm linking up with Farley from Oh' Boy 4th Grade for her monthly Currently linky. A great way to get a small glimpse into my life (as well as other bloggers!) Click on her button to read more Currently's. |
As for me... |
Have you ever watched the show 24 with Keifer Sutherland as Jack Bauer? |
My husband and I started watching it on Netflix and we are absolutely loving it! We are definitely binge watching it in the evenings while our son is sleeping. It's like one long movie that's keeps you on the edge of your seat. |
And it's keeping us up later at night than we'd want to. I am so very grateful that my son is now waking up at 6:30 in the morning instead of 5:30 (except for a few rare occasions) but my bedtime of 9pm is getting harder to stick to! |
Seriously, look how cute this little guy is! Even though he's not sleeping through the night yet, he's still my little boss man and he makes everything worth it! |
Here's to a sleepy February everyone! :) |
The Happiness Track by Emma Seppälä explains how to use the science of happiness to preserve your energy and be more productive. |
Emma Seppälä and I have something in common: we are both recovering chore-haters. |
“There was a time when I couldn’t stand running errands: getting gas, taking my car for an oil change, calling the electricity company about a bill, or going grocery shopping,” she writes in her new book The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success. “Taking care of this or that silly errand instead of being ‘productive’—doing things that would serve some future goal like advancing my career—felt like a waste of time.” |
Sound familiar? |
Happiness Track by Emma Seppala Book Jacket |
Photo Credit: Emma Seppala PH. D. |
In The Happiness Track, Seppälä tries to untangle one of the knottiest problems of the modern age: our burned out, overscheduled lifestyle. We are stuck in a jumble of feeling overwhelmed yet never accomplishing enough, trussed up by the underlying assumptions that we hold about productivity: Success requires stress. We have to compete with others. We can’t cut ourselves any slack. “We have simply accepted overextension as a way of life,” she writes. |
So it’s no wonder many of us aren’t not happy—we’re drained and emotionally exhausted! Nearly half of us lie awake at night due to stress, the worries of the day coming home to roost when we finally stop moving. We tell ourselves to “tough it out” rather than to rest or reassess what we’re doing. |
To combat this problem, the typical advice is to manage your time better: Prioritize. Make better to-do lists. Delegate unnecessary tasks. If that hasn’t worked for you, don’t be surprised; nature abhors a vacuum, and so do we. If we give ourselves an extra hour, we’ll find some task to fill it with. So time is not the commodity we should be tracking and managing, Seppälä argues. Instead, we need to manage our energy. |
In Seppälä‘s formulation, we drain ourselves of energy anytime we experience intense negative emotions or thoughts, or struggle against our urges and desires. If we allow ourselves a walk during lunchtime but are consumed by worries about our afternoon workload, we’ve drained energy rather than gained it—yet the same amount of time has elapsed. If we have to peel ourselves out of bed morning after morning running a sleep deficit, it takes a toll on our vitality, even though we have more waking hours to get things done. |
Seppälä outlines six qualities to cultivate that will contribute to both our productivity and our happiness. In effect, they’re also ways to boost energy without making big changes to our schedules: |
1. Full presence. Thinking about the past or future can bring up regrets and worries that sap our strength. Instead, Seppälä encourages us to use the techniques of focus and mindfulness to stay grounded in the present. Not only will we be happier, but we’ll also be more likely to experience flow, that immersive state where progress skips along almost effortlessly. Presence is also the key to charisma and building strong relationships at work, because true connection only happens when we give our full attention to others. On a daily basis, that means we need to stop multitasking and break free from our technological distractions, and incorporate the practices of meditation and savoring into our routine. |
2. Resilience. As we move from stressor to stressor, Seppälä explains, we don’t give our bodies time to calm down and activate our natural resources for repair and healing. As a result, we exist in a constant state of tension that strains our body and mind. To fight the frazzle, we have to relearn the basics of taking care of ourselves: adequate sleep, healthy food, exercise, and deep breathing. |
3. Calm. Seppälä debunks the myth that energy and calm are opposing forces. Instead, she believes calm and energy are key to productive work and a happy life. Calm may be found in yoga or meditation, while energy is derived from positive moments that we can experience daily: short breaks to watch that viral cat video or go for a walk, engaging hobbies, and a gratitude practice. |
4. Rest. In our rush toward achievement, we may not have noticed a big casualty in our wake: creativity. Creativity notoriously can’t be summoned up on command, squeezed into an extra power hour of nighttime work or sandwiched between meetings. It requires rest and free time for new ideas to bubble up, interlace, and recombine. Remember the errands that Seppälä and I used to hate? It might be in these moments of idleness—on a drive to the grocery store, listening to music, or walking in nature—when inspiration strikes. |
5. Self-compassion. According to research, it’s self-compassion—not self-criticism—that gives us the energy to plow forward. Self-compassion inspires us to learn from failures and try again, while self-criticism might lead to giving up or denying our failures. Who wants to be called dumb and bad by the voice in their own head? Notably, research shows that people who are more self-compassionate have less anxiety and stress and exhibit more curiosity, creativity, willpower, and motivation. Self-compassion requires treating ourselves the way we would a friend, both in our behavior and in our internal monologue. |
6. Compassion. Part of the stress and strain in today’s workplaces comes from a lack of connection to our coworkers—perhaps because we don’t have time for “socializing,” perhaps because we see them as our rivals. But again and again, research shows us the benefits of reaching out. “Givers” are liked, appreciated, and influential, as long as they set boundaries and don’t get taken advantage of. In a compassionate culture, employees are both happier and more productive. Not to mention that solid relationships at work can buffer against any stress and anxiety we experience there. |
Each of these suggestions for increasing our happiness and productivity are grounded in extensive research, yet many of us still turn to time management techniques. Why is that? Maybe it seems more concrete—cancel a meeting here, delegate a task there, and we’ve done it. Managing our energy by changing attitudes and beliefs takes more time and commitment, but if we do the hard work of cultivating these qualities, we’ll slowly begin to break free from the chains of stress and overwork. That path may seem intimidating to the burned-out reader, but ultimately it’s the wiser one. And the happier one. |
Three Poems – Donney Rose |
Tips on Attempting to Write a Poem Worthy of Your Mother For Her Funeral |
When they tell you to just write what’s in your heart |
they being the voices in your head |
ask them to be honest about if they plan to |
criticize you if the metaphors ain’t as pungent |
if they will grade your imagery on a curve |
when all your eyes can see is water |
when that water is ruining all the snapshots |
when your brain is intentional about |
deleting images |
of her most nurturing moments |
Your words will never be eulogy enough |
do not attempt to encapsulate every memory |
into this one moment |
you cannot do her justice this way |
there’s not enough room on the program |
for your heart to bleed out all the things |
she has ever meant to you |
consider a room full of family, friends and associates |
as a collective sea of mourners |
drawn together not of their own volition |
try not to let your grief-stricken language |
hold their emotions hostage any longer than necessary |
for two hours they will all be drowning with you |
but only one of the bodies in that room |
will leave entombed. |
Her Life (Kinda) Matters |
Black man talk to Black folks about |
Black man death |
give him megaphone |
Black man talk to Black folks about |
Black woman death |
about Black woman ravaged body |
give him duct tape |
give him resistance |
Black man knows that every |
dead Black woman body don't |
make it to the morgue |
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