Emily VanDelinder: Artist, creator, motivator…and Roller Derby competitor

Photo By Emily VanDelinder

Art teacher Emily VanDelinder teaches a variety of courses and always encourages all sorts of students to give art a try. She aims to be a calming presence in the classroom, but a different side of her comes out when she is at the Roller Derby rink.

     The percussive hum of the pottery wheel rings through Emily VanDelinder’s ears, overtaking her mind as she stares at the spinning hunk of clay, waiting for it to take its true form. She wastes no time: her vision is clear in her mind so she thrusts her fingers into the wet clay, expertly poking and prodding. Her hands take over: she knows she has the skills to find the bowl desperately waiting for her inside the once uninspired piece of clay. The smooth clay covers her hands and the sounds of conflict slosh through her ears. VanDelinder sits up, peering at what she created. Then, she knew what she had to do.

     Though Emily VanDelinder was already a college student when she discovered her love for ceramics, she had always had a deep love for and understanding of all things art. VanDelinder’s passions had always been supported by her parents and other family members who also shared in that love.

     Though her parents loved art, she had a special love for her grandmother. “I felt very connected to my grandma because she was into art and ceramics and sewing,” VanDelinder said.

     VanDelinder was a self-described “weird art kid” throughout her childhood. She always marched to the beat of her own drum, not letting anyone tell her her dreams were not possible. After high school, VanDelinder went to a community college where she took many art classes and discovered her love for ceramics.

     She went into college not knowing exactly what she wanted to do with the rest of her life but she says, “When I was a kid I knew I wanted to do something with art.”

     Art was a light in her life that could never be snuffed out, but she needed direction. It wasn’t until the middle of college that she decided that she wanted to be an art teacher, leading her to eventually find a job at Kaneland High School where she could influence so many kids by offering them the chance to find joy and creativity in art.

     Sophomore and previous student of VanDelinder Cosmo Gaddis said, “She was the first teacher I came out to, and she was really cool about it.”

     All of her students greatly appreciate her but the kids who are considered ‘weird’ or ‘different’ appreciate VanDelinder even more. Her classroom has become a unique safe space for students of all backgrounds to come together and simply create. This is largely due to VanDelinder’s teaching style which allows her to connect with her students.

     “I try to be a calming presence, and art is always a fun and colorful experience. It’s all about expression anyway,and it’s always the folks that are more in tune to expression and I’m just here to give them that space,” VanDelinder said.

     Though VanDelinder is a fairly relaxed and trusting teacher, she always makes sure that everyone in her classroom, including herself, is treated with respect and kindness.

     “I’m annoyed by rude and disrespectful behavior from anybody. I try to make people comfortable by my politeness and respectfulness, and I expect that same courtesy or at least effort from others,” VanDelinder said.

     In a setting like a high school where anyone who can be taken advantage of will be taken advantage of, VanDelinder has to take control of her classroom while also making sure everyone is having fun and learning at a good rate. This can be a tough task, but VanDelinder makes it look easy.

     English teacher Rachel Giles, who is a close friend of VanDelinder, said, “She balances having high expectations in the classroom both academically and interpersonally.”

     Despite her high expectations, VanDelinder is known by everyone to be a calming and sometimes quiet presence at school, which is why most are very surprised by her outside of school activities, like roller derby.

Elbow pads?

Knee pads?

     VanDelinder laces up her four-wheel roller skates, hands shaking with excitement as she hears the buzz of the crowd sneaking into her ears as she tries to stay in the zone. 3…2…1…GO! VanDelinder skates as fast as she can, crashing into other women left and right. She may be small but her strength keeps her alive. They continue skating as, “Boom!” her teammate is violently knocked out of the ring, only slightly missing the stands of onlookers. Everyone is screaming as hot sweat trickles down her face.

     VanDelinder uses all of her might to push past the powerful formations of the opposing team and finally, she does. She’s on the move, going faster than she thought possible. She knows there is a big, strong woman right behind her. With any falter she would be blown out of the ring, hard plastic smashing into her bones, scraping against her arms. But she wouldn’t let that happen.

     She makes a sudden stop, smashing into the woman twice her size and finally kicking her out of the ring. The crowd cheers: this is what we all live for.

     “[Roller derby] is something that helps with expression. It’s also a really cool group of people that get together to do something completely ridiculous but also really fun,” VanDelinder said.

     After high school and college, there are no ‘extracurricular activities’ so as an adult it can be more difficult to make new friends and find fun things to do. For Emily VanDelinder, the thing that allows her to find sisterhood and express herself is roller derby. Skating around really fast and pushing people over is a great and unexpected way to build community as an adult.

     “Pushing myself to go out to do [roller derby] allowed me to get out of my comfort zone as well as making me feel like I had this whole group of friends who all have my back and care about me,” VanDelinder said.

     VanDelinder has made so many good friends just from one activity, but she says that her true best friend is her husband.

     Back in high school, VanDelinder was going to a basketball game with her friend. The bustle and cheers of the crowd drowned out every word the two friends said to each other. Across the bleachers, her eyes caught  a boy who went to another school. Lights seemed to drop on everyone but them as they looked into each other’s eyes for the remainder of the game. They started talking after and that was it.

     “He remembers exactly what I was wearing, what I looked like, everything. And I do not at all,” VanDelinder said.

     He was more romantic in that way and she was more artistic. They don’t know exactly what it is but there is something between them that could never be broken. They love each other and that’s all that matters.

     Even as VanDelinder’s life shifted into a new path with a wonderful husband, art was still her passion. She made sure to pour every ounce of herself into her teachings, but now she realizes that she has to spend more time focusing on herself and her passions.

     “Right about now is a turning point for me. I have been doing a lot with the theater program in addition to teaching and art club that has been adding and adding on to my workload. This past year I’ve been realizing that it’s a lot to handle, and it was making me extra stressed. So I’ve decided that I’m going to be dropping the auditorium stuff and allowing for new people to come in. I am very excited to start making my own art.”

     Working with the theater department has been a huge part of VanDelinder’s life, allowing her to make new friends like Giles and to create more art. Despite this, a lot of stress had been piling up on her back and she needed to make a change in her life to do the things that she wanted to do from the beginning, which is to make and sell her beloved ceramics.

     “I love working with clay. I find there’s a peace to it, like it coming together to make something useful. I also like how unpredictable it can be, in that something could go wrong at any time or anything totally right at any time. We’re connected to it but also not connected to it, so it teaches you to let go of things you can’t control,” VanDelinder said.

     Embracing her love for ceramics visibly brightens VanDelinder’s face, allowing her to pursue her passions without worrying about others’ visions for her future. She is viewing this part of her life as a turning point so that she will truly be happy and satisfied with what she puts out into the world. By doing this she sets a great example for those around her.

     All VanDelinder has to say is, “Create positive things, create beauty, create art.”


Arizona football game against Nebraska ends in a draw

The Arizona football team entered the University of Nebraska-Lincoln game undefeated this season. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after two long halves. The goal scored against Arizona was the result of a hard center hitting an Arizona defender.

The goal was created by Maddy Koleno who beat several defenders and tapped the ball towards Sami Baytosh at the top of the penalty area. Baytosh then kicked the ball into the net with his right foot, narrowly missing the keeper’s hands. Baytosh is a freshman scoring her first college goal.

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After that goal, Arizona’s mindset changed and they were hungry for more. Arizona had several chances on Nebraska’s goal, but nothing was successful. Arizona had a great chance for another goal when Madison Goerlinger received the ball from a corner and headed it just over the net.

Arizona retained the majority of ball possession, which gave them another chance at goal. Ella Hatteberg kicked a ball to the left side of the box, where Baytosh was waiting, and fired a shot on goal. Unfortunately, a Nebraska defender deflected the shot off the line.

Arizona kept pushing but was unlucky. There were several fouls throughout the game and Arizona goaltender Hope Hisey made four saves. As a result, the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Arizona’s next game is at Grand Canyon University on September 1.

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Rock Hyrax

Rock Hyrax on a rock
Photo: redOrbit

Rock Hyrax, Procavia capensis, is a small marmot-like mammal with short stump for a tail, and padded soles adapted for increased traction allowing them negotiate steep and often smooth rock surfaces with great ease. The sweating feet also help in the animal’s climbing behavior. Rock hyraxes do not dig burrows and do not have adaptive features for it. Although their body size and front teeth make them look like rodents, hyraxes are in fact distantly related to elephants. They have a single pair of long, strong, tusk-like incisors, which the Yoruba say in a proverb, bears testimony to its grass-eating nature. Fruits and Lizards are also included in diet. This animal, found in large population in Idanre Hills, is praised in the bible for “making their homes in the rocky hills and cliffs of the countryside”. They are distributed across sub-Saharan extending higher the Niger River in Nigeria.

Unlike its Western Tree hyrax cousin which lives solitarily or in small groups, the Rock Hyrax live in colonies of 50 or so in natural crevices of rocks or boulders. Also, the Rock Hyrax has a more rounded head than other Hyrax species, which have more pointed, rodent-like noses. They also differ in being active mainly during the day. Physically, they are much like Tree Hyrax, but with shorter hair and black, not white, hair over the dorsal gland. Gestation period is for some 7.5 months and lifespan in the wild is about 4-5 years.


Raul Cruz, better known as Racrufi, is a Mexican illustrator who has been working freelance since 1983. In that time, he has amassed an impressive list of clients, including Fernandez Publishing, Roberto Gaudelli, Montage, Marvel Comics, Heavy Metal magazine, Spectrum magazine, and Lumen Publishing in Argentina. He has also done illustrations for children’s books, book and magazine covers, posters, trading cards, and storyboards. In addition to his commercial work, Raul has also held several art exhibitions in Mexico and the United States.

He is a regular attendee of comic book conventions and has won numerous awards for his work. Because there are no illustration schools in Mexico, Raul has had to develop his own techniques using both digital and traditional media. His artwork is heavily inspired by Aztec and Maya culture, as well as by the art of the European masters. As one of Mexico’s most successful illustrators, Raul Cruz has made a significant impact on the world of comics and illustration.

Ancient Mayan Carvings

The ancient Mayans were an incredibly advanced civilization, leaving behind some incredible carvings which depict their lives and beliefs. These carvings provide a fascinating glimpse into this lost culture.

One of the most impressive Mayan carvings can be found at the site of Chichen Itza. This carving, known as the “Temple of Kukulkan”, is a massive pyramid that stands over 30 meters tall. The temple is decorated with numerous carvings of snakes, which were a very important symbol to the Mayans.

The Mayans believed that the world was divided into four parts, each represented by a different direction and a different color. They also believed that there were three levels of the world – the sky, the earth, and the underworld. The Temple of Kukulkan was meant to represent all of these aspects of the Mayan worldview.

The Mayans were an incredibly advanced civilization, and their carvings provide a fascinating glimpse into their lives and beliefs. If you ever have the chance to see these carvings for yourself, it is definitely an experience you won’t forget.


De Lütke Prins — in Munsterlandic dialect of Westphalian spoken in Münster.

Münster is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north of the state, and named after the capital city of Münster. It includes the area which in medieval times was known as the Dreingau.

Westphalian (or Westfalish, Westfälisch, Westfaals) is one of the major dialect groups of West Low German. Its most salient feature is its diphthongization (rising diphthongs). For example, speakers say iäten instead of etten or äten for to eat.

The Westphalian dialect region includes the north-eastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, i.e. the former Prussian province of Westphalia. Traditionally, all Dutch Low Saxon dialects are considered Westphalian, with the notable exception of Gronings, which is grouped with the Northern Low Saxon and Friso-Saxon dialects. The rising diphthongisation is still noticeable in the dialects of Rijssen, Enter and Vriezenveen.


How A Five Dollar Purchase Changed Me

Small things lead to bigger things

What About Life and It’s Meaning?

What's The Meaning of Life

May I dare ask, what is the meaning of life? Do you ever ponder and look up at the blue sky or the stars in the night and wonder, how has this wonderful world been created?

As we live day to day we gather knowledge which translates to wisdom. Here’s my portrayal…

The meaning of life is to experience. Living life is experiencing the sun on our faces. It is feeling the moisture of the wet dewy grass on our toes, and it is to feel the wind in our hair and the warm or cold breeze that comes and goes.

Life is walking on hot blacktop, or cold tiles with bare-feet.

Life is experiencing the birds chirping and singing song after song. Living is to kiss and hug, roll around in the dirt and then doing it again.

Life is tasting the wonders of the world both sweet and sour, spicy and tangy. Living is laughing and enjoying every moment as if it were your last.

Life is a struggle which makes everyone stronger. Living is suffering, and then realizing that with pain we all have something to gain.

Life is about giving rather than receiving. Living is wanting to give more and more.

Life is enhancing others lives by taking potential and turning it into something better.

To suppress others from living is truly wrong. By locking others up, and sheltering them from experience,  it is shameful for humanity.

Everything  that is living in the flesh has a desire to sense life and feel what it is to be free. While our energy can be felt and spread, it is up to us to spread divinity, wisdom, kindness, and love.

Through  our experiences we are transformed. All of our experiences are translated like electrical impulses spreading past the boundaries of time.

To experience is to see, taste, touch, hear, smell, and know. To experience is to know what it is to live in the present, not the past, nor the future.

When you look back at life, ultimately it’s a composition of the collective experiences stored in our minds. The mind is like a hard drive where information gathers and spreads.

We are all life, and we are all energy combining to make this world what it is, and what it can potentially be!

Blackberry-Peach Energy Recipe

Blackberry Peach Smoothie

It’s been a little while since I’ve shared a recipe but one memorable shake that I have made lately has been the nutrient packed Blackberry-Peach Energy shake.

I was excited when I walked into the grocery store and I saw some blackberries on sale at a deal of five for five dollars. After seeing that, I knew that I had to use these power berries in order to make a delicious smoothie.

The ingredients that I include in this smoothie are packed with antioxidants from the blackberries and Chia seeds. If you are not familiar with chia seeds, they help make an excellent supplement.

Chia seeds have many health benefits.

The taste is very uplifting and the shake helps you maintain an energetic feeling throughout the day. Having it first thing in the morning will have you feeling re-vitalized and ready to take on the day with full speed.

Chia seeds have been traditionally used by Aztecs and Mayans for their ability to retain water and help the body avoid dehydration. Including chia seeds in your diet, also helps limit body cravings making it suitable for those interested in dieting or weight loss.

Personally I don’t consume chia for their weight loss potential, but rather their high level of omega-3 fatty acid content, as well as their strong antioxidant support. The antioxidant support really helps fight free-radicals, which are becoming a larger factor in most of the urban air and genetically modified foods.

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Besides the high nutritional content in this smoothie it really has a pleasant taste and it is easy to implement into your diet. Switching around nutrients and substituting some ingredients such as strawberries for blackberries helps change up the taste and nutritional diversity.

This smoothie is a true delight, and it can really help kick-start anyone’s day. If you’re willing to experiment with supplements and super-foods give this quick little smoothie a try!

Blackberry-Peach Energy

  • 1 cup vanilla Almond Milk
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1 cup frozen peaches
  • 1 cup of fresh blackberries
  • 1 fresh banana
  • 1 tablespoon Udo’s 3-6-9 oil

  1. Fill blender with 1 cup orange juice.
  2. Fill blender with 1 cup almond milk.
  3. Add two tablespoons chia seeds.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of Udo’s oil.
  5. Add 1 banana.
  6. Add 1 cup blackberries.
  7. Add 1 cup peaches.
  8. Blend.
  9. Sip and Enjoy!

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Facing Your Own Facts

Facing The Facts

Looking into your habits and ways of living is a very beneficial reflection. At times we don’t always realize who we are, or who we have become until we do serious reflecting and what I might call soul searching.

In order to learn more about yourself and others you have to dive fully into reality.

If you really want to fulfill your own greatest potential, facing the truth about yourself is something that has to be done.

Personally, I’ve heard it over and over again in my own life. People have always enjoyed having conversations with me because I can talk about a broad range of subjects. However most people throughout my life would say, “Hey why don’t you talk more”? People have always considered me a quiet person, but whenever I heard that sentence, that noise would go through one ear and out the other. I’ve never enjoyed hearing that, but that’s just my own personal ways. I am naturally introverted, but as a result I have learned to love life, and I love the idea of flexibility and creativity.

Some basic facts that I know about myself that I have come to know are my introverted ways, and my tendency to listen more than I speak. As a result I tend to listen to what others say a lot and I hold a lot of things and thoughts internally in my head. I also automatically tune into some eavesdropping without intending to be intrusive, due to my natural tendencies. I say this because this is just my own facts and how I tend to go about most situations.

I’ve always thought to myself if I could somehow shatter fears and just cold approach everything with no boundaries or rejection, success would be inevitable.

After doing some reflections I’ve seen how this can positively help for life experiences.

Some benefits of self-reflection and what I’ve found by looking at my own characteristics include…

  • Realizing why certain situations keep occurring in my own life.
  • Finding out why I’ve continually missed out on certain opportunities.
  • Discovering why I have particular strengths and weaknesses.
  • Building self-awareness, which can lead to more benefits for yourself and others around you.
  • A more mature approach to life and how improvements can be made.
  • Seeing life with a new pair of lenses and looking for ways to improve myself and others.

Throughout my life, I have probably missed out on some fun events and great opportunities of social scenery. But honestly I’ve had some very special memories with some world-class friends from my hometown and family members overseas. Experiencing a broad spectrum of environments and reaching out of comfort is important for personal growth.

I have always enjoyed parties, but unless I’m around familiar people I find it harder to thrive in those social situations. In reality I tend to keep to myself and I work towards goals. Due to my ways of thinking and natural habits, I tend to seclude myself and tune myself into projects, reading, and opportunities of personal growth. Personally, I prefer to form more harmonious relationships with people and I don’t like to cause stirs or conflicts of negative energy.

I’ve always considered achievement as being important because it is something that you can display and prove. However without realizing, by constantly striving  to achieve, it is easy to isolate yourself from the world which is not always a healthy habit. Not to mention, it can be painful at times to seclude yourself from situations when you’re always aiming for achievement, but it is a sacrifice that has to be made for anyone who is striving towards perfection.

I believe that I’ve probably missed out on some great people and possible relationships because of my self-centered approach to things that I try to do, but if I could spread any wisdom I’d say, sharing with others is key. I can confidently say that I have lived many happy days despite my unorthodox ways of living and creating value for other lives.

I’ve also come to the realization that if I were to open up myself, becoming equally extroverted and introverted, it would lead to a strong balance in life. Developing some sort of balance between introversion and extroversion would likely help anyone strive much more in all aspects of life, whether it be family, career, or personal relationships.

I would recommend cold approaching people in any situation. Whether it be face to face or directly calling someone the likelihood of forming a stronger connection to the other person will go up by ten-fold.

In today’s digital world it is easy to get caught up with keyboards and constant text bombardment, but all people prefer relating face to face. The power of communication and emotions are much stronger and potent when they are spoken in direct form.

Besides my own train of thoughts, I know it’s important to be considerate of others and to learn from others. A major reason I began blogging rather than just writing stories is in order to benefit and share knowledge and information with other people.

I’m not really sure if it’s karma or a universal law, but I do know that whenever I help and share things with other people something comes back my way eventually.

After all, life is meant to be lived for others not just for yourself and accomplishments.

If you can do amazing things in the world like create things, heal people, and form a strong basis of understanding of how things work then by all means do it! Life is abundant and it is full of new things and new perspectives which arrive each and every day. Life is ever-changing and ever-renewing.

Face the facts, whether you like it or not it’s something that we all have to face!

How To Overcome Reflections and Stagnation

Reflection and Stagnation

Over the last few months I’ve come to the realization that I have been a bit of a slacker. Whether it has been sleeping past alarms, or lacking the motivation to keep all the balloons up in the air that I have set up for myself in my schedule.

I have also come to the realization that I have been chasing after simple pieces of paper. Whether it has been  working hard chasing dollar signs or hours of study to obtain a diploma, my mind has been focused on trying to bring these things to fruition.

After a while I must say, I felt the need to escape the regular groove or pattern, so to speak. Getting outside the classroom and into the real world of fast-pace thinking, quick deadlines, and a customer-first mentality helped me get a better picture of harmonious relationships and how deals actually work.

I have come to a couple conclusions…

  1. All people want to receive full attention and help when they are in need.
  2. All people like to receive the best service and value possible without feeling cheated or mistreated.

The way I look at life is with excitement. I feel like life is a constant build-up, and for many people and companies this may very well be the truth. For a lot of people, making things from the ground up is not only a desire but rather a necessity for growth into the future. Great things take a while before they are manifested, but in order to perfect any art or creative vision it takes time to polish things up.

Visions are gradual and they take a long duration of time before they are completely understood.

Staying on track, remaining focused, and meeting deadlines are crucial, but so is keeping a solid ground and stability within your greatest interests. Finding a way to rise above your personal struggle and bring life and prosperity into other people’s lives is a great thing, if you can manage to accomplish it.

Even though at times it may feel like the world is against you and your backs against the wall, you have to remember to persevere. One step at a time, one-day at a time, and one-week at a time effort has to be made towards your greatest priorities.

Whoever you believe in and look up towards, you can use those people as an example to meet your own deadlines.

As I like to think, keep your feet on the ground and look up. Be optimistic and keep your small steps realistic. Once you make the small steps you can gain respect, and build a reputation. Once you build the small steps you can go anywhere you want from there.

Be mobile and learn how to manage your life to the best of your ability. Remember, nobody knows what your engine that keeps you moving forward is capable of, except for you. Sometimes we put things aside and we take breaks, but by keeping something in locomotion, it will help take your experiences that you bring and your results to the next level.

Why You Must Realize That Life Has Flaws

Strive Towards Perfection

At times we all look back at the progress we have made and the memories we continue to hold onto. Days, weeks, and months can pass by, but the experiences and their richness depend on our effort exhorted. When we live life seeking to reach something or some sort of goal we can become trapped in a single-minded perception.

At times we all forget about the importance of spending time with others and appreciating the presence of good company. The thrills of life can leave a person in a mindset of constant pursuit. It is not until we face suffering, pain, and triumph’s that we have a fuller feeling of reality.

The mind has to be cleaned and renewed so a clearer vision can be held.

I know that there have been plenty of moments where I’ve fallen for false exhibitions, only to realize that life is full of demonstrations. The exciting part of life is that norms are always evolving and what was once held as a tale, could become the truth in one’s own reality.

It is important to keep in mind that life can provide many examples and templates of success and how to follow given patterns to achievement. However, it is just as important to note that flaws are inevitable.

We all go searching whether close or a far and we look to find solutions. The remnants of yesterday are here for everyone to learn from and gather. Ultimately, what we build and put forth using the traces of materials and knowledge that we each collect, helps define who we have truly become.

Today each and everyone is their own architect of their inner potential and creative power. What you put forth and the importance of what you put forth is your personal choice. For some people they spend their lifetime in pursuit of boasting their display, hoping others will take excitement in their achievements.

Through the course of vanity, some seek to be known, but through the course of love we find the truth to be known. Life is full of dreams and constructs. It’s important to know what you build can always fall down, and whatever works can continue to be built.

Whether you seek perfection or not life will always give you a taste of your own personal share of flaws. Flaws are present to shape you, not to break you.

When all else fails you can always relate to the guidance of past experiences. If you move towards goals with the guidance of others and a clear vision nothing can stop you, not even your flaws.

Why You Should Pursue Your Calling

Pursue Your Calling

For many people exploring and searching interests is a constant buildup. Often times we all like to speculate and think over experiences that we have had, whether alone or with other people. Also a lot of times our experiences build up to bigger and greater things as we constantly learn new lessons and correct certain steps or mistakes of the past.

I think that it is important to ponder upon big questions that we share in our existence, and to always grow and pursue our greatest potential. In order to live a rewarding life and inspire yourself and others I think it’s crucial to find the things that you like to do and to dig deeper in those areas.

By studying yourself and your own personal interests it helps you get more exposure and experience in your personal strengths. As a result, more exposure in beneficial settings may help enable your talents to flourish.

When you pursue your inner calling you may feel your intuition elevate or sense a level of trust, especially when you’re in a comfortable spot or happy emotional state.

At times life can feel like a repeated cycle, often we do a lot of the same things everyday often without paying much attention or focusing on change. Not to mention we all get caught up in tricky situations and have to find a way to untangle ourselves from roadblocks that get in the way.

Here are some things you may notice as you pursue your inner calling…

  1. You Walk The Path That You Envision In Your Mind
  2. You Experience The Power To Pursue Your Goals or Set Them Aside At Any Time
  3. Happiness Is Welcomed Into Your Life Both Now and Into The Future
  4. You Begin To Learn Your Capabilities
  5. Instincts Can Lead To New Opportunities For Growth and Potential
  6. You Learn What Works And What Doesn’t Work For You
  7. Pursuits Lead To Great Discoveries
  8. You Begin To Experience Possibility and The Reality That Life Can Present

Whether you consider your inner calling predestined or a constantly evolving motive it helps lead to new occasions. Depending on your personal philosophy and outlook, any day can a great day it’s all up to you. As long as you keep your goals full and avoid an empty state of mind, you won’t be just another passerby in the worldwide network.

Time is one of mankind’s greatest enemies, so it’s best to give opportunity your undivided attention. Pursue your callings and step up to the experiences that the cards of life present you with!

Why You Should Let Go of Your Materialistic Mindset

Let Go of Materialism

Beginning out in the world, it is easy to succumb to the material world and the way it is glorified. When we look at billboards, magazines, or commercials we are often bombarded with materialism.

Everywhere we turn there is someone trying to persuade and sell something that we might have, might need, or something we don’t have any interest in.

It often surprises me that people give in so easily and they let their mind’s get hijacked by materialism and useless purchasing of multiple things, thinking that this stuff that they purchase will bring instant happiness. Many people throw money away purchasing things that end up picking up dust or breaking down because they hold little quality value.

I realize that some people have an addiction to endless purchasing, and this often leads to an excess of things that are not necessities. In order to create change, some people just have to learn to break free from marketing gimmicks and the flaws hidden behind them. Also it is important to build up purchasing awareness.

I find it surprising when people spend credit for things that hold high value today. Many times these same items can often be purchased at a lower cost tomorrow, next month, or the next year if you are able to snoop out the right deals.

I happen to be very thankful for technology, since it has lead to advancement and made lives easier. Also not to mention, technology has made our lives more fun because of all the entertainment that it gives people at their fingertips. Despite the power and wealth of information that these material goods and technology provides us with, it is important to not get carried away.

With all the material excess, our society loses certain skills and develops a purchaser mindset rather than developing by building and making things. When our society continually purchases and buys to the point where we put ourselves in large amounts of debt, this leads to consequences.

Due to the fact, that our world is reaching a point where we are sucking resources dry in order to fulfill the requests of consumers, we are doing damage as a result. Many times we all fall victim to causing harm, especially when using things in excess or taking resources away from other countries and leaving them dry as a result.

If we are to progress and maintain the world through harmony we all need to play our part. By developing a game-plan of using less and letting go of material things that we don’t necessarily need in our day-to-day lives, we begin to make steps in the right direction.

It is crucial to develop frugal habits and financial wisdom. If you can develop the ability to differentiate between your purchasing options and use your basic knowledge to make the right investments you can live to your fullest potential and YOU CAN defeat the odds.

Life often throws many objects at people, quite literally, but if you can find a way to prosper with the simple gifts that life provides you, there will always be room to flourish. Let go of the things that don’t matter and find ways to appreciate the people and the world around you.

Focus less on things and more on people and re-designing your life in an optimal way. Soak in nature and the beauty of the world. Life’s too short to get caught up in the material world full of glitz and glamour.

The Need For Urban Innovation

Urban Innovation

The world is currently progressing at a rapid pace. City landscapes are expanding and new frontiers are being exploited. With all the innovation that happens to be taking place, often times people tend to forget the meaning of keeping up with progress.

As a result certain social classes and parts of the global population get left stranded or have their needs set aside. Our current ways of thinking seem to emphasize fulfilling our own needs rather than helping those who are in greater need.

In order to help provide change and adjust the lives of those in poverty, we need to innovate. If our communities and nation were to start providing more goods with strong value, then we could build stronger trade values and increase prosperity for everybody across the nation.

For people with lower incomes and those close to the poverty line, it is unfair that healthy foods are unaffordable and cheap goods of little quality are widely available.

In order to place jobs of value back into our communities and cities, so we can all equally flourish, we need to start doing more at home. Too much food and material goods are being imported, resulting in lost knowledge and over-dependence on foreign nations to make and provide everything.

If we all started taking steps towards re-creating the know-how of our ancestors, then valuable change could come rather quickly.

Agriculture is a big factor in the world especially as the world’s population continues to expand. If we want people to also be healthier and not overly-dependent upon hospital care, we should expand organic farming into urban settings. If we allow healthier food into the diet of our population on a grander scale it could potentially help prevent disease and illness related to poor dietary choices.

A system that thrives off the profits made on people of ill health, is not very efficient nor is it morally correct.

Learning ways in which we could efficiently utilize space in vertical landscapes could effectively bring more food into our communities on a large scale.

Although the idea may seem abstract or foreign, I believe that it is very possible for everybody to contribute in their own little ways. Providing a system that presents benefits for multiple parties involved can help to contribute value for everyone. Our current system of wasting materials and energy is very ineffective and costly.

If we started more hydroponic and aquaponic growing techniques in conjunction with permaculture and homesteading designs, it would help contribute to the innovation of food production in urban settings.

In order to provide more value for our communities and the globe as a whole, we should push for more farming under smaller scales. Whether people did their own private operations and used rooftops and open lots or worked as a farming business it would be quite effective.

Ultimately it comes down to collaborative efforts and informing people so we can begin to build projects of great value and social importance.

If we could privatize our food production and keep large scale mono-culture out of the farming business of urban projects, we can have stronger communities and healthier people!

Why You Should Train Yourself For Greatness

Show Your Greatness

Let me ask, who likes to be mediocre or just average? When you ask a little kid what they want to be when they grow up, most times they will try and tell you that they are going to be good at what they do. Most people, and I say most people, because not everybody has the same ambitions or aspirations; have the idea of being great at what they do.

Nobody should ever go out and just aim to be good enough or simply aim to pass the test. Life will always throw obstacles and sometimes life is a chase for the things that you want. But my goal is not to have people live by a mindset that they have to chase after everything that they want. Rather wouldn’t it be better to live by bringing the things you want closer and nearer to you, so endeavors can be accomplished.

If you could simply learn and train yourself through constant discipline and ever-present awareness, think of all the miraculous things that you could do. Think about all the childhood dreams, stories, and tales that you read and how you are going to twist life in a manner that beauty will arrive in your life.

Anything can happen, it simply comes down to your determination and your hunger level for your goals. If you map out your personal objectives in a way that embody’s you, or personifies your inner-being, great things will happen.

When life doesn’t throw you a bone, you have to find one yourself or save some bones for later. Taking care of the tasks at hand and the goals that are presented each day can be a daunting task. Just staring at a long list of things can often strike fear in the eyes of the list’s beholder.  That is why focus and determination are so important. Never let priorities slip away too much. Do all that you can so you can focus on one thing at a time and just move swiftly to the next task, once you narrow things down.

Just remember, before you know it, once you set something off, you are already displacing your task at hand, and replacing it with other more tempting experiences. So in order to prevent unwanted results and slipping goals, you better have plans-to-action in place. If you are going to be successful you have to surround yourself with everything that you are and everything that you want to be.

Learn how to live in the moment and become great, through setting a mindset that immerses itself in any given situation or challenge presented. People love challenges because a challenge presents something new or foreign to our current way of thinking. After all, critical thinking and strategy comprehension uncovers itself after conquering challenges. Challenges are terrific because they present something that we have yet to experience or fully engage ourselves with.

Everybody has a different grind and everybody has different levels of skills and ability. The time is now to release your talent and battle out the market. Communities need change, cities need change, and countries need change. As the level of income disparity continues to build across major economic powerhouses worldwide, life becomes harder for many people. If you want to make it in your field or profession know yourself, know your market, and know your competition. If you study your targets well, you will separate yourself from the crowd.

By keeping a steady mind and learning all aspects of your outer and inner worlds you are training for greatness. Any person who has ever made a large impact, never did so by sitting on the sideline their whole life. We all need breaks and we all need to refresh our minds, but just remember that whatever your destiny is, you can let it happen through relentless perseverance.


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Chapter 301: Pursuit of a Thousand Miles

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Looking at the female spellcaster Angel, who had been infected by the Zombie Poison and was unable to move, Rodriguez was beyond thrilled, once in a while summoning a few skeletons or zombies to hinder the people like the White-robed Cardinal Bishop, the Warrior in the golden cloak, and Elder Klive. He rapidly escaped deep within the Darak Mountains.

Surprise, excitement, wild joy…

Feeling the pure energy pulsating within the body of the female spellcaster, Angel, Rodriguez could not help but praise the omniscient G.o.d of the Underworld. The Divine Power within Angel was very pure, but more importantly, this little beauty did not know how to use it. Obviously, she was a Divine Spell User who had no been awakened.

The Church had powerful knights, and masterful spellcasters, but the most terrifying were the unknown Divine Spell Users. A powerful Divine Spell User could use his faith the borrow strength from the Deity and cast high level Holy Spells that one could not guard against, with immense power. Of those spells, the most terrifying was the Great Prophecy Technique.

The Pope was the highest ruler of the Church. He was also a Divine Spell User of immeasurable power, with mastery of the Great Prophecy Technique that would make many an Expert pale if they heard of it.

Legend has it that if one mastered the Great Prophecy Technique at the highest level, the Divine Spell User would be like a deity walking on earth, being able to summon winds and rains at will, gaining mastery over the laws of the sky and earth. Not to mention Sage Level masters, even the Domain Experts fall in front of them!

Divine Spell Users might be powerful, but the G.o.d of fate is fair. The number of Divine Spell Users are extremely few. Out of millions, or even tens of millions of followers, there might not be even one born with the natural Divine Power.

Having Divine Power did not necessarily mean one could become a Divine Spell User! One needed strong faith, and needed the Divine Power to reach a certain extent, and go through a series of training. Only when the Divine Power had been awakened can one master the most basic of Divine Spells. Divine Spell Users who had not been awakened were not much different from ordinary people.

Lucky for him, the female spellcaster Angel was an unawakened Divine Spell User. This made Rodriguez mad with joy!

Now, having only recovered about 60 percent of his power, he was already at the level of a beginning Domain Expert, more than enough to handle the various powerful factions in pursuit. If he could successfully absorb the Divine Power within the female spellcaster, Angel, his power would not only recover to peak level of a Domain Expert. He might even be able to punch through barrier, and level up to G.o.d-like Level.

By then, the people like the White-robed Cardinal Bishop, the Warrior in the golden cloak and Elder Klive would be no different from ants to him. Not only would he be able to freely explore the mysteries of the Graveyard of Deities and Demons, he would also be able to use the s.p.a.ce-Time Tear to travel freely between the Tailun Continent and the Dimension of Dead Souls, becoming the most powerful Corpse Wizard in history.

“Quick, we must kill him this time round, or else, there will be a great catastrophe on the continent!” Looking at Angel in the Corpse Wizard King’s arms, the White-robed Cardinal Bishop looked grave, shouting while emitting a ray of Holy Light to fell a Dead Soul Knight who was blocking the way. He was in lightning fast pursuit. This time, he did not have the thought of preserving his power.

While others like the Warrior with the golden cloak and Elder Klive did not know the ident.i.ty of the female spellcaster, but, as a high standing and powerful Cardinal Bishop of the Church, he knew better than anyone else.

The soon-to-be awakened Divine Spell User, the future Holy Maiden, the direct descendent of the Borg Family, known as the Golden Lion..

If the Corpse Wizard King were to s.n.a.t.c.h Angel away right in front of him and turn her into a zombie, the consequences would be unthinkable. When the news spread, the Church would be questioned by tens of thousands of followers, and face pressure from the family of the Golden Lion. By then, he would undeniably become the focus of the questioning from the people.

In a rage, the White-robed Cardinal displayed terrifying power. No undead blocking the way, be it a thick-skinned zombie or an agile Dead Soul Knight, could withstand his fatal blow. Even the Bone Dragon, hastily summoned by the Corpse Wizard King, was instantly smashed into smithereens by his Break Through Time and s.p.a.ce.

At a full speed sprint, his speed was getting closer to the Corpse Wizard King’s, making a ‘swis.h.i.+ng’ type sound of high speed whistling through the air, leaving a trail of afterimages, and leaving the Warrior with the golden cloak and Elder Klive far behind. The power of a Domain Expert was being shown at its best!

“Hmph, Wind Step!”

Seeing the White-robed Cardinal Bishop getting further away from him, the Warrior with the golden cloak harrumphed coldly, gritted his teeth and used his family ‘s ultimate skill. In an instant, his speed increased more than twice of his original, catching up like a bullet fired from a gun. He could not wait to catch up with the Corpse Wizard King and use Blade Storm to cut him into tens of thousands of pieces.

“Hehe, I’m old and can’t run!”

Looking at the far away White-robed Cardinal Bishop, and then at the sudden burst in speed from Casia, Elder Klive shook his head. After chanting for a while, he boosted himself with the Agility Boosting Technique, rapidly catching up with the wildly sprinting Casia, who was gritting his teeth. He also left marks by the roadside once in a while, to guide the way for the forces following behind.

While the White-robed Cardinal Bishop, the Warrior in the golden cloak, and Elder Klive were wildly sprinting while gritting their teeth in hot pursuit of the Corpse Wizard King who was traveling at the speed of the wind, Yang Ling was riding on the back of the Dark Dragon King, a Level Surpa.s.sing Magical Beast, following the action from high up in the sky. If one were to observe with concentration through the clouds, one would only see a vague black dot, so no one noticed his movements.

Tsk tsk, this was more exciting than sitting on a supersonic fighter jet!”

Looking at the forests and lakes flas.h.i.+ng by, and the clouds coming towards him, Yang Ling felt an unprecedented sense of excitement. He did take airplanes many times when he went on trips in the past, but it was his first time coming into contact with such an alternative form of airplane.

If the Horned Bee Beasts were supersonic fighter jets and Unicorns were long-range missiles, he did not how to describe the Dark Dragon King which was as fast as lightning.

Fast, the Dark Dragon King’s speed was too fast. It was so fast that the light breeze coming towards him was cutting, like knife blades. He felt occasional stinging pain on his naked eyes and on his skin, leaving him with no choice but to squint his eyes. In the end, he decided to might as well close both his eyes, and use his ma.s.sive Mental Energy to lock onto the Corpse Wizard King on the ground.

“Kekeke, come on, let’s see who can run faster!”

After running for a few hours in one shot, the Corpse Wizard King looked at the unmoving female spellcaster, Angel in his arms, and then at the pursuers behind him who were slowing down. He got so excited that he let out loud and wild laughter. After summoning a bunch of Undead Souls to cut off the rear, he ran like the wind towards the peak of the mountain. Dense forests and piles of stones would make it difficult for ordinary people to navigate, but to him, it did not present as an obstacle!

The Corpse Wizard King was beyond excited. But halfway up the mountain, while turning round a bend, he discovered Yang Ling, who had been waiting for him for a long time. Unbidden, the Corpse Wizard King’s laughter stopped abruptly.

“Lord Rodriguez, we are fated to meet! The weather is so cold, and you’re so old, yet you still have to carry this little beauty and run so far. Aye, that’s so pitiful!” Looking at the shocked Corpse Wizard King, Yang Ling smiled coldly. “Come, let me treat you to a few cups of wine to warm up!”

After pinpointing the path the Corpse Wizard King would take, Yang Ling, riding on the Dark Dragon King, rushed forward to block his path. The Corpse Wizard King was too good at running. The others like the White-robed Cardinal Bishop, Warrior with the golden cloak and Elder Klive, could not seem to catch up. Yang Ling had no choice but to give them a hand!

Of course, it was enough for him to buy some time. Things like risking lives were better left to the others like the White-robed Cardinal Bishop. Even if the Corpse Wizard King was a great threat to the Magical Beasts Realm, the Church was the most anxious now as their future Holy Maiden had been s.n.a.t.c.hed. To Yang Ling, preserving his strength and waiting for the right time to give the Corpse Wizard King the fatal strike was the best possible choice.

So pitiful?

Looking at the smiling Yang Ling and the gargantuan Dark Dragon King below him, the Corpse Wizard King, Rodriguez, was shocked and furious. To think that he ad run for so long and was so tired, yet Yang Ling had gotten ahead of him so easily.

“Hehe, Lord of the Magical Beasts, good, very good!”

After gritting his teeth, the Corpse Wizard King, Rodriguez, turned around to beat a retreat. A powerful Domain Expert along with a strong and powerful Level Surpa.s.sing Dark Dragon. If it had been when he had been at full power, he would not be bothered. But with his power now only at 60 percent, he was not willing to take the risk.

Besides, he had experienced how scary Yang Ling could be previously in the Underground City!

Having ten percent of his power drained, and even losing Snake-shaped staff transformed from Horned Soul Snake, was deeply memorable lesson! A sneak attack would be no problem, but to fight with Yang Ling face to face would be a foolish choice!

“Lord Rodriguez, the road surface is slippery and you’re running so fast. Be careful you don’t slip and fall!”

Seeing the Corpse Wizard King retreat without engaging in battle, the smile on Yang Ling’s face grew brighter. This was the best possible scenario. He could buy some time for the others like the White-robed Cardinal Bishop, the Warrior with the golden cloak, Casia, and Elder Klive to close the distance, and yet not risk an all-out fight with the Corpse Wizard King.

Even if his power had greatly increased after absorbing Angel’s milky-white energy, he was still unwilling to come to blows with the Corpse Wizard King so easily!

In the Underground City previously, the Corpse Wizard King was not powerful yet, and he was restrained by s.p.a.ce Restriction. That was why Yang Ling could unexpectedly cause him to be seriously injured. But this time, he was in a rush and had no time to set a Restriction, and the other party’s power had increased significantly. It would be foolish of him to attack all of a sudden!

“Quick! Surround him!”

Even though the Corpse Wizard King only got delayed a bit, the White-robed Cardinal Bishop in hot pursuit managed to take the opportunity to quickly get to him. Casia and Elder Klive followed shortly after. The three of them cautiously surrounded the Corpse Wizard King. From far away, the elites of the various factions started rolling in. The situation was getting worse for the Corpse Wizard King.

Both parties had their weapons at the ready, for a war to break out at a trigger. n.o.body dared to make a rash move. And no one noticed that Yang Ling had kept the Dark Dragon King, and using the Earth Evasion Spell, hid in a treetop in an instant.

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Modular Robots Morphology Transformation And Task Execution

Chao Liu, University of Pennsylvania

Self-reconfigurable modular robots are composed of a small set of modules with uniform docking interfaces. Different from conventional robots that are custom-built and optimized for specific tasks, modular robots are able to adapt to many different activities and handle hardware and software failures by rearranging their components. This reconfiguration capability allows these systems to exist in a variety of morphologies, and the introduced flexibility enables self-reconfigurable modular robots to handle a much wider range of tasks, but also complicates the design, control, and planning.

This thesis considers a hierarchy framework to deploy modular robots in the real world: the robot first identifies its current morphology, then reconfigures itself into a new morphology if needed, and finally executes either manipulation or locomotion tasks. A reliable system architecture is necessary to handle a large number of modules. The number of possible morphologies constructed by modules increases exponentially as the number of modules grows, and these morphologies usually have many degrees of freedom with complex constraints. In this thesis, hardware platforms and several control methods and planning algorithms are developed to build this hierarchy framework leading to the system-level deployment of modular robots, including a hybrid modular robot (SMORES-EP) and a modular truss robot (VTT). Graph representations of modular robots are introduced as well as several algorithms for morphology identification. Efficient mobile-stylereconfiguration strategies are explored for hybrid modular robots, and a real-time planner based on optimal control is developed to perform dexterous manipulation tasks. For modular truss robots, configuration space is studied and a hybrid planning framework (sampling-based and search-based) is presented to handle reconfiguration activities. A non-impact rolling locomotion planner is then developed to drive an arbitrary truss robot in an environment.


7 Steps To Think Like A Scientist

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Esthetic taste — the individual dignity of the personality. It belongs to number of the phenomena in which activity modern and the previous generations is imprinted. An esthetic ideal — property of modern society, one of the parties of its spiritual shape, his soul.

From my point of view, it is difficult to agree both about one and with another judgments, as, first, if beauty — this most natural phenomenon in the world, in what then a merit of the artist who wants to introduce something special to the world represented by it? And the second how it is possible to find the general for all beautiful subjects where criterion of this ideal? It is possible to draw only the imaginable, conditional line between extreme parameters of esthetic consciousness. Its most essential feature, in our opinion, is emotionality. Out of it there cannot be a valuable relation of the person to the world. So, on one side of the invisible line there is a certain reality which is given rise by perception, and on the second — the esthetic ideal which is result of subjective representations of the person about fine. Such links of structure of esthetic consciousness as contemplation, perception, experience, emotions, feelings, pleasure form the sensual relation of the person to the world. The interrelation of these links speaks about systemacity and degree of structure of esthetic consciousness.

It is necessary to allocate two most general levels of esthetic consciousness: ordinary and scientific. The first of them — reflection of reality at an emotional and sensual step. It is not issued in system of ideas whereas the second level is issued in clear esthetic provisions, is characterized by generality and a teoretichnost therefore possesses the big informative force capable actively to influence minds and feelings of people.

For esthetic consciousness the "live thought" operating extremely freely, with certain valuable installations, that is finding deep personal meaning for each person separately is characteristic.

For comparison it is possible to address to such form of public consciousness as science. It is undoubted that such links of consciousness as feeling, perception, figurative representation take in it rather limited place, though are shown at the level of searches, experiences.

In summary it would be desirable to tell that it is necessary to differentiate categories of esthetic objects which exist in consciousness of the person. The exact knowledge of categories of an esthetics is useful for each person because helps us to be guided better in the boundless world of esthetic values.

So, the esthetic consciousness of scientific level is shown in practice (the esthetic relation to the nature; production esthetics; professional art; esthetics of life and behavior; a sport esthetics, etc.) and in the theory which is realized through special researches; judgment of esthetic activity (culture).


Puregold makes grocery shopping more sustainable

MANILA, Philippines – In line with the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, Puregold has stepped up its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint with the launch of its #WalangPlastikMondays at all of its stores in the National Capital Region.

The supermarket chain will also offer P1 cashback for each eco bag used by Perks and Tindahan Ni Aling Puring members, who can earn up to P5 5 in savings for each transaction.

Pouches are a big part of plastic pollution. However, it plays an important role in the trade of sari-sari shops. As a company that supports this small business, we asked Co if there were any steps Puregold was taking to reduce pollution from the sachets, to which he replied hastily: “In the third quarter we will be relaunching our recycling initiatives, which we launched in 2019. We will once again encourage our customers to exchange their recyclable waste for essential grocery items at designated Puregold stores.

‘Ayoko sa plastic’

Did you know that the world produces around 300 million tons of plastic every year and most of it is single-use? Single-use plastics do not break down or turn into microplastics, which mainly end up in the world’s oceans and threaten marine life.

Single-use plastics include plastic grocery bags, water and soda bottles, and packaging straws. By 2050, experts predict there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans.

Puregold’s sustainability efforts

Puregold places environmental protection at the heart of its social responsibility programme.

For years, it has been carrying out a wide range of environmental measures in all its branches in order to minimize negative impacts on the environment.

“As a conscious company, Puregold reuses, recycles and reduces all available resources,” said Puregold Chairman Vincent Co. “As a retailer, we encourage our customers to do the same. business sustainability and helping younger generations envision their future.This is a community effort and we hope to work hand in hand with our customers to achieve our goal.

Puregold customers have made more sustainable choices with the increasing use of eco-friendly bags, leading to an almost 40% drop in the company’s single-use plastic bag purchases in 2021.

Almost half of Puregold stores have either stopped using single-use plastic bags or switched to more sustainable materials such as recycled cardboard boxes or eco-friendly bags.

On the way to net zero emissions

In addition to its #WalangPlastikMondays initiative, Puregold stores are geared towards converting to 100% LED main lighting to reduce energy consumption.

Additionally, Puregold’s 135 wastewater treatment facilities are compliant with government regulations as it also ventures into stormwater capture, graywater reuse and other waste saving and mitigation measures. water to reduce the company’s impact on water resources.

At the same time, migrating to trade logistics requirements for optimal efficiency of transshipment operations is able to help reduce carbon emissions by around 36%.

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Peji rino rinoda kuverengwa nekushandurudzwa kubva kuChingezi.

Uvako hwe Umambo hwe Zimbabwe, Rusvingo

Uvaki (kureva architecture, Chiratini: architectura; Chigiriki Chekare: ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn) 'muvaki'; kubva pana ἀρχι- (arkhi-) 'she', uye τέκτων (téktōn) 'musiki') kana Uwaki, unganzi zve Useza wokuvaka, inzira uye uwushumo wekuskecha, kupinimidza, kuronga, kutarura (kudhizaina), uye kujenganisa zvivakwa kana zvimwe zvitangara[1]. Mabasa eUvaki, pachiumbiko chepamutumbi wezvivakwa, anowanzo ketwa sechiratidzwo chetsika uye sebasa rouseza. Undyandyari echinhoroondo anowanzo zivivikwa nekurara kwe huitwa hwe uvaki hwavo.

Nhoroondo[chinja | edit source]

Origins and vernacular architecture[chinja | edit source]

Prehistoric architecture[chinja | edit source]

Early human settlements were mostly rural. Hence, Expending economies resulted in the creation of urban areas which in some cases grew and evolved very rapidly, such as that of Çatal Höyük in Anatolia and Mohenjo Daro of the Indus Valley Civilization in modern-day Pakistan.

Neolithic settlements and "cities" include Göbekli Tepe and Çatalhöyük in Turkey, Jericho in the Levant, Mehrgarh in Pakistan, Knap of Howar and Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland, and the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture settlements in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.

Ancient architecture[chinja | edit source]

In many ancient civilizations such as those of Egypt and Mesopotamia, architecture and urbanism reflected the constant engagement with the divine and the supernatural, and many ancient cultures resorted to monumentality in architecture to symbolically represent the political power of the ruler or the state itself.

The architecture and urbanism of the Classical civilizations such as the Greek and the Roman evolved from civic ideals rather than religious or empirical ones and new building types emerged. As the Architectural "style" developed in the form of the Classical orders. Roman architecture was influenced by Greek architecture as they incorporated many Greek elements into their building practices.[2]

Texts on architecture have been written since ancient times. These texts provided both general advice and specific formal prescriptions or canons. Some examples of canons are found in the writings of the 1st-century BCE Roman Architect Vitruvius. Some of the most important early examples of canonic architecture are religious.

Asian architecture[chinja | edit source]

The architecture of different parts of Asia developed differently than Europe; and each of Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh architecture had different characteristics. In fact, Unlike Indian and Chinese architecture which had great influence on the surrounding regions, Japanese architecture did not. Some Asian architecture showed great regional diversity such as Buddhist architecture, in particular. Moreover, other architectural achievements in Asia is the Hindu temple architecture, which developed from around the 5th century CE, is in theory governed by concepts laid down in the Shastras, and is concerned with expressing the macrocosm and the microcosm.

In many Asian countries, pantheistic religion led to architectural forms that were designed specifically to enhance the natural landscape. Also, the grandest houses were relatively lightweight structures mainly using wood until recent times, and there are few survivals of great age. Buddhism was associated with a move to stone and brick religious structures, probably beginning as rock-cut architecture, which has often survived very well.

Early Asian writings on architecture include the Kao Gong Ji of China from the 7th–5th centuries BCE; the Shilpa Shastras of ancient India; Manjusri Vasthu Vidya Sastra of Sri Lanka and Araniko of Nepal .

Islamic architecture[chinja | edit source]

Islamic architecture began in the 7th century CE, incorporating architectural forms from the ancient Middle East and Byzantium, but also developing features to suit the religious and social needs of the society. Examples can be found throughout the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa, the Indian Sub-continent and in parts of Europe, such as Spain, Albania, and the Balkan States, as the result of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. [3][4]

European Middle Ages[chinja | edit source]

The major architectural undertakings were the buildings of abbeys and cathedrals. From about 900 CE onward, the movements of both clerics and tradesmen carried architectural knowledge across Europe, resulting in the pan-European styles Romanesque and Gothic.

Also, a significant part of the Middle Ages architectural heritage is numerous fortifications across the continent. From the Balkans to Spain, and from Malta to Estonia, these buildings represent an important part of European heritage.

Renaissance and the architect[chinja | edit source]

Early modern and the industrial age[chinja | edit source]

Modernism[chinja | edit source]

Around the beginning of the 20th century, general dissatisfaction with the emphasis on revivalist architecture and elaborate decoration gave rise to many new lines of thought that served as precursors to Modern architecture. Notable among these is the Deutscher Werkbund, formed in 1907 to produce better quality machine-made objects. The rise of the profession of industrial design is usually placed here. Following this lead, the Bauhaus school, founded in Weimar, Germany in 1919, redefined the architectural bounds prior set throughout history, viewing the creation of a building as the ultimate synthesis—the apex—of art, craft, and technology.

Architects such as Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Marcel Breuer worked to create beauty based on the inherent qualities of building materials and modern construction techniques, trading traditional historic forms for simplified geometric forms, celebrating the new means and methods made possible by the Industrial Revolution, including steel-frame construction, which gave birth to high-rise superstructures. Fazlur Rahman Khan's development of the tube structure was a technological break-through in building ever higher. By mid-century, Modernism had morphed into the International Style, an aesthetic epitomized in many ways by the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center designed by Minoru Yamasaki.

Postmodernism[chinja | edit source]

Many architects resisted modernism, finding it devoid of the decorative richness of historical styles. As the first generation of modernists began to die after World War II, the second generation of architects including Paul Rudolph, Marcel Breuer, and Eero Saarinen tried to expand the aesthetics of modernism with Brutalism, buildings with expressive sculpture façades made of unfinished concrete. But an even younger postwar generation critiqued modernism and Brutalism for being too austere, standardized, monotone, and not taking into account the richness of human experience offered in historical buildings across time and in different places and cultures.

One such reaction to the cold aesthetic of modernism and Brutalism is the school of metaphoric architecture, which includes such things as bio morphism and zoomorphic architecture, both using nature as the primary source of inspiration and design. While it is considered by some to be merely an aspect of postmodernism, others consider it to be a school in its own right and a later development of expressionist architecture.[7]

Architecture today[chinja | edit source]

Concurrently, the recent movements of New Urbanism, Metaphoric architecture, Complementary architecture and New Classical architecture promote a sustainable approach towards construction that appreciates and develops smart growth, architectural tradition and classical design.[12][13] This in contrast to modernist and globally uniform architecture, as well as leaning against solitary housing estates and suburban sprawl.[14] Glass curtain walls, which were the hallmark of the ultra modern urban life in many countries surfaced even in developing countries like Nigeria where international styles had been represented since the mid 20th Century mostly because of the leanings of foreign-trained architects.[15]

Mamwe Mashoko[chinja | edit source]

  • ushayandyandyara - uncivilised
    • hushayabundutso, ushayachichidzo

Tarisai futi[chinja | edit source]

Mabviro eruzivo[chinja | edit source]

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In this post, I’m going to give you some ways to find out how much is enough for you. This is so important because it’s much harder to reach financial independence if we don’t know what our enough is.

Enough is where we could find more peace in our life. It’s where we’re going to have enough to be content or happy, but not so much where we stop being grateful for the things that we do have. And if you can find your enough, then that’s going to lead to true wealth.

At a party given by a billionaire on shelter island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal Joseph Heller that the host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had earned on his first wildly popular novel, Catch-22, over its whole history. Heller responds, ‘yes, but I’ve got something that he’ll never have: enough.’

John C. Bogle*

So, enough is going to be different for everyone. And it’s best illustrated by a chart from Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin that shows the relationship between the money that we spend and the fulfillment we receive from it. While we all follow the same curve, the dollar amounts are different for each person.

  • Survive
    • This is where you get a lot of fulfillment from every dollar that you spend because you’re spending it on things that are necessities: food, water, and shelter.
  • Comfort
    • The next level is where you start to spend more and your fulfillment level grows equally. These are the things that make life enjoyable.
  • Luxury
    • This is where it gets interesting. At the luxury level is where we have our fun, but this is also where the curve starts to flatten out. This is your enough. Up to this point, every dollar you spent increased your level of satisfaction and fulfillment. But after this point your satisfaction level starts to level off or decrease.

You might be thinking this decrease wouldn’t happen to me, but I’ll show you how it happens. As you start to spend money on things that you don’t need or use, this starts to decrease fulfillment because everything you buy will start to take up more mental space or more physical space, but the return on satisfaction is low. What ends up happening is more complexity and more responsibility, and really added on stress. This could also lead to poor stewardship for what we’re managing.

Have You Reached Your Enough?

There are a lot of people who have actually achieved this level of enough, but they just don’t know it yet. I was listening to an author recently and he was writing a book on the relationship between money and happiness. He interviewed dozens of people who we would consider wealthy.

First, he asked a friend who had over a million dollars in investments in the bank, do you feel rich? And the friend said, no, because I don’t have $10 million.

Next, the author interviewed a woman who had $10 million and asked, do you feel rich? She said, no, because I don’t have a private jet yet.

And then he asked a man who had a private jet and he asked, do you feel rich? He said, no, because this jet is only a six-seater and I could get a 12-seater or 20-seater.

That example might sound silly, but it really relates, because if we don’t define where our goalposts are or what we’re aiming for, it’s always going to be out of reach. I’m sure you can relate. And it might just be the way that we’re designed, our human nature, to always want to achieve the next level. But if we could find our enough, we’ll start to live a truly wealthy life.

How Do You Find Your Enough

First, we need to start with something that’s boring, but it’s evaluating where our current expenses are. could be a good resource to help you do this automatically and easily. This is crucial to finding your enough.

Then, we want to make sure that we know what our values are; to define the things that are most important to us. When our values become clear, then money decisions become easier. We can quickly realize if our expenses line up with our values. For example, if health was important to me, then a purchase of a $2,000 exercise bike might be in line with my values, whereas a $1,000 new TV might not be. But my neighbor, who has different values than me, might think that $2,000 for an exercise bike is ridiculous because it doesn’t line up with the things that he values most.

It’s important to remember that everybody’s different and everyone has different values. Knowing yours and how they match up with your expenses is important. If you need help refining your values, click here to access a free one-page worksheet that will help.

Once we’ve defined our values and aligned our expenses, look at the fulfillment curve to discover our peak fulfillment point. Look for the place where you have what you need and you can buy a few luxuries that align with your values, but not so much where you start to over-complicate your life. Many people think that this is a lump sum number. But it might be easier to think of it as an income number. This means: how much would be enough to be coming into the bank each month without you having to actively work for it, and then work backwards to see how much in assets you need to provide that income.

An important final note

Remember that you’re enough right now. Your income and your assets don’t make you enough. Yes, we have to figure out the money stuff because the world uses it. But I’m sure you’ve heard, like in the jet example, there’s very rich people who never feel like they are enough or that they have enough because they’re looking for more money to prove it. And the sad thing is, I don’t know if they’ll ever get there. So none of it is easy, but I hope this helped you think about this idea of enough in a different way.

*The John C. Bogle quote is from his book Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life.


Managing Anxiety, Depression and Stress Through Online Counselling

What Is Anxiety?

According to research, “Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health conditions. Although they are less visible than schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, they can be just as disabling. The diagnoses of anxiety disorders are being continuously revised […] More recently, the emphasis in diagnosis has focused on neuroimaging and genetic research. This approach is based partly on the need for a more comprehensive understanding of how biology, stress, and genetics interact to shape the symptoms of anxiety” (Bystritsky, 2013). In addition, while anxiety may seem as a standalone or comprehensive term for one kind of mental health issue, it can, in fact, be better understood as an umbrella term. The table below from Bystritsky shows the different forms that anxiety exists in.

What Is Depression?

A research study explains, “We describe depression in radical behavioral terms, emphasizing the occasions on which the term is used and deemphasizing any underlying unitary disease, physiological, or emotional state to which the term refers. Depression comes from the late Latin word depressare and the classical Latin word deprimere. Deprimere literally means “press down”; de translates into “down” and premere translates into “to press.” In essence, the term appears to denote a feeling of heaviness, of being “pressed down,” that is also referred to as “sad,” “blue,” or simply “down.” Depression also refers to a depressed topography or the fact of being pressed down” (Kanter, 2008). Similar to anxiety, depression ought also not be perceived as a narrow or definitive term,

The constellation of depressive disorders with shared characteristics suggests that the tact depression involves a variety of public and private antecedent stimulating events that vary from occasion to occasion but have sufficient overlapping properties to occasion consistent usage of the term. We view the diversity of additional symptoms represented by these disorders as consistent with the diversity of environmental causes of depression, physiological states labeled depression, and psychological responses to the environmental causes and physiological states. Thus, no overarching depressive syndromes are posited or assumed at this point. Nonetheless, commonalities in history, environmental antecedents, and symptom presentation exist and may guide treatment decisions. Thus, our understanding of depression must allow for the great variety of stimulus conditions that occasion use of the term (Kanter, 2008).

Depression is spectrum, much like other mental health issues. It manifests differently for different people, which is why understanding it takes careful consideration, research and empathy.

What Is Stress?

Stress forms an essential and undeniable part of an organism’s response to its environment. Therefore, how much stress surrounds a human being and how well one is able to respond to stress can decide and affect the health and well-being of the individual,

Stressors have a major influence upon mood, our sense of well-being, behavior, and health. Acute stress responses in young, healthy individuals may be adaptive and typically do not impose a health burden. However, if the threat is unremitting, particularly in older or unhealthy individuals, the long-term effects of stressors can damage health. The relationship between psychosocial stressors and disease is affected by the nature, number, and persistence of the stressors as well as by the individual’s biological vulnerability (i.e., genetics, constitutional factors), psychosocial resources, and learned patterns of coping. Psychosocial interventions have proven useful for treating stress-related disorders and may influence the course of chronic diseases (Schneiderman, 2005).

There are many mental health issues that find their source in stress-related disorders, which is why stress cannot be ignored as being something outside the spectrum of mental health.

Managing Mental Health During COVID-19

The instances of depression, anxiety and stress have drastically escalated during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, mental health of many individuals has deteriorated. There are many ways to cope with depreciating mental health, especially during the ongoing pandemic.

  • Take breaks: Make sure you disconnect from news about the pandemic often. Stay off social media, news updates, or even the newspaper. While it is necessary to stay updated about news related to the number of cases, vaccine rollouts and global statistics about the pandemic – it is also equally important to keep yourself healthy and happy. Try restricting yourself to being exposed to news only certain times in a day. For the rest of the time, make sure to vouch off all electronic devices that may give you hourly distressing updates about death or disease.

  • Take care: Taking care of your body can be very important, especially during a time when it may feel both physically and mentally vulnerable. You must take care of your body by eating healthy, well-balanced and nutritive meals (even if the temptation to indulge in junk food or unhealthy comfort food is too strong!). Additionally, forming a regular exercise regimen can be extremely useful in maintaining physical and mental well-being. Getting a sufficient amount of sleep, especially at one stretch during the night is of utmost importance in order to remain healthy and fit. When you do feel anxious or stressed, it is important to tackle the problem immediately. Take deep breaths and calm yourself down by countering your fears with real facts. Refrain from consuming too much caffeine, sugar or other harmful substances as they may worsen your mental and physical health in the long run.

  • Make connections: Other than taking breaks and making time to do the things you enjoy, you  must also continue to make meaningful connections with individuals that you care about and that care about you. This will help you feel connected, heard, loved and most importantly, it will prevent you from feeling lonely. It is best to confide in someone you trust and discuss or share your fears and stress, especially related to the pandemic situation. Even while practicing social distancing, you can talk to and connect with people in your life through social media, telephones, video calling or text messaging.

  • Online counselling: If you think that your fears and stress might be developing into graver mental health issues, then try online counselling. This is a safe way to seek help and try to improve your mental health during these trying times. If you feel like online counselling might be the method for you or just want to give it a try and see if it helps, you can book in a session with trained professionals through Takalam Online Counselling at:

Making the most of Online Counselling

Online counselling has been an emerging form of therapy for a large part of the past decade. However, what aided in the sudden spike in instances of online counselling platforms has been the COVID-19 pandemic, “The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated sudden and radical changes in mental health care delivery, as strict social distancing and lockdown measures were imposed in the early phases of the pandemic. Almost overnight, practitioners were forced to transfer their face-to-face care practice to online means” (Feijt, 2020). In fact, Takalam Online Counselling also took its nascent steps during the beginning of the pandemic. It was evident to mental health therapists that the best way to tackle mental health issues during imposed lockdowns, curfews, and generally people being forced to stay indoors was to launch a way in which individuals could make the most of counselling, but remain away from the threat of contacting the infectious coronavirus – this is where online counselling came in.

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Tactical theory: Compactness

What is compactness?

Compactness is a tactical term used to describe a team shape with relatively short distances between their vertical and horizontal lines. A team that is ‘turtled up’ and moves as a unit, not ceding any space between their lines and not allowing any access to the opposition could be described as very compact. Therefore, when we talk about a team achieving optimal compactness, either in attack or defence, it means that they are not too far away from each to hamper their connections nor are they too close so as to yield space elsewhere.

It is important to note that compactness can be applied both to attacking and defensive tactics. In defence, as we have already mentioned, it means not ceding space to the opposition while in attack, it generally refers to the team on the ball being close enough so as to establish easy connections and passing lines between their players.

Some other tactical terms that are closely related to compactness are shape, space occupation, connections, pitch division, access, defensive and attacking phase and spacing.

Examples of compactness in football

Compactness is something every coach would like to established in their general tactics. Of course, making the pitch big and stretching the opposition is key when advancing the ball but achieving optimal compactness also ensures other goals are met more easily throughout a game. So in attack, having players positioned in different zones but at an optimal distance to each other is key to outplaying the opposition block.

On the other hand, in defence it could mean the team without possession having multiple players close by to close down the attackers and provide support in certain areas. Similarly, optimal compactness also lends itself well to transitions as the players are quick to combine as soon as possession is won. Equally important, compactness offers access to the ball and therefore eases the deploying of pressure for the defenders as they can collapse from multiple angles and zones.

Why use compactness?

There are several benefits to a team successfully incorporating compactness into their tactics, some of which have already been mentioned for both the attacking and the defensive phase of play. However, arguably the biggest advantage of having compactness is the positional superiority it offers.

The team that controls the space well through the compact unit they’ve deployed is more likely to assert superiority in that specific area of the pitch. Of course, it’s difficult to cover a large portion of the pitch in a highly compact shape but it makes prioritising certain zones much easier to achieve.


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