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Oscar 2010 Winners!
Oscar winners 2010 list is here.
We already wrote about possible winners and competition between- James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, so we can say that we're not at all surprised that this was Kathryn Bigelow's night.
The Hurt Locker won 6 Oscars, including honour for Best Movie and Best Director.
So, Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director.
On the other hand, the movie that still sits on the top of box office, James Cameron's Avatar definetely had a bad luck. The movie won only 3 golden statues in technical categories – Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.
We can't help but think that this show really seemed like Bigelow's sweet revenge.
Sandra Bullock was named best actress for The Blind Side after she proudly attended Razzie 2010 event and took completely different award.
"Did I really earn this, or did I just wear you all down?" she joked on Oscar's stage.
Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leadingrole for Crazy Heart.
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz won the first Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds which unfortunately was the only prize for this great movie.
African American actress Mo'Nique took home Oscar for best supporting actress for role in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
Disney Pixar's adventure Up won in the category of best animated feature. That gives Pixar Animation Studios five Oscars for animation since that award was first handed out in 2002. Up director Pete Docter accepted the award on behalf of the studio and his animation team.
The Hurt Locker defeated not only Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time, but also Inglourious Basterds, The Blind Side, District 9, and Disney/Pixar's Up.
The Blind Side and Inglourious Basterds at least both took acting prizes but District 9, Up in the Air, A Serious Man and An Education were absolutely excluded!?
And yes, this is a little embarrassing!
Check out the full list of this year's Oscar winners and feel free to share your thoughts with us
Avatar – James Cameron
The Blind Side – John Lee Hancock
District 9 – Neill Blomkamp
An Education – Lone Scherfig
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire – Lee Daniels
A Serious Man – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up – Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Up in the Air – Jason Reitman
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Colin Firth in A Single Man
Morgan Freeman in Invictus
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker
Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Helen Mirren in The Last Station
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia
Matt Damon in Invictus
Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Penélope Cruz in Nine
Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Mo'Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Coraline – Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog – John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells – Tomm Moore
Up – Pete Docter
Avatar – Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
Nine – Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes – Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria – Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Avatar – Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds – Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon – Christian Berger
Bright Star – Janet Patterson
Coco before Chanel – Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Monique Prudhomme
Nine – Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria – Sandy Powell
Avatar – James Cameron
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire – Lee Daniels
Up in the Air – Jason Reitman
DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
Burma VJ – Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove – Louie Psihoyos and Mark Monroe
Food, Inc. – Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers – Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home – Rebecca Cammisa
DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province – Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner – Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant – Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence – Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin – Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
Avatar – Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9 – Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds – Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire – Joe Klotz
Ajami – Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos – Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow – Peru
Un Prophète – France
The White Ribbon – Germany
Il Divo – Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek – Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria – Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
MUSIC (Original Score)
Avatar – James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes – Hans Zimmer
Up – Michael Giacchino
MUSIC (Original Song)
"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36 Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
"Take It All" from Nine Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
"The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
SHORT FILM (Animated)
French Roast – Fabrice O. Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty – Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte) – Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama – Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death – Nick Park
SHORT FILM (Live Action)
The Door – Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra – Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi – Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish – Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants – Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Avatar – Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker – Paul N.J. Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds – Wylie Stateman
Star Trek – Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
Up – Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Avatar – Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker – Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds – Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star Trek – Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Avatar – Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
District 9 – Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek – Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
District 9 – Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education – Screenplay by Nick Hornby
In the Loop – Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire – Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air – Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
WRITING (Original Screenplay)
The Hurt Locker – Written by Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds – Written by Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger – Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
A Serious Man – Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Up – Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
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The spiritual gift of apostleship is sometimes confused with the office of Apostle.
The office of Apostle is not a biblical term and becomes confusing to the people of the Church. The problem with this term is that it wreaks with authoritarian controls. It is not a term that explains the servanthood that apostleship requires.
However, when someone uses this term I like to have it defined, as many people have a pretty good definition of what "office of the apostle" means.
Apostleship is a gift from God to the body of Christ. When these gifts are received by the people whom God loves, this gift begins to manifest the spiritual nature of the Kingdom of heaven and manifest the ministry of Jesus Christ through the Church unto the world.
(Ephesians 4:11)
"And He gave some as apostles,
and some as prophets,
and some as evangelists,
and some as pastors and teachers,…"
The key herein is that, "He gave."
Who is the gift?
Apostleship is held by a limited number of men & women who are chosen by Jesus and given to the people whom He loves. Just as the original twelve were called, chosen and named, so, apostles are today and throughout history.
(Luke 6:12-13 NASB)
"It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:"
Saul of Tarsus, also called Paul, describes his call this way:
(Romans 1:1 NASB)
"Paul, a bond- servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God…"
Paul then greets other apostles whom he relates to. One of them being a woman apostle, noting their outstanding works or positioning amongst the active apostles of the season.
(Romans 16:7 NASB)
"Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me."
The requirements given for the original 12 apostles included being a "witness" of Jesus' ministry and His resurrection – His state of being alive and not dead – as well as being individually called/chosen/named by Jesus & God the Father.
Many have argued that the original twelve apostles where the only ones whom Jesus named and gave. This is religious bondage. Yet some take the appointment of Matthias to take the place of Judas as the strict code for all apostles. This too is religious bondage and a lack of scriptural knowledge.
The important apostolic structure and the number of the twelve had to be maintained. Twelve is an important spiritual number. (The 24 elders in revelation consist of the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel and the fathers who were the 12 apostles who walked with Jesus.)
(Acts 1:21-26 NASB)
"Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us— beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias. And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles."
(1 Corinthians 9:1-2 NASB)
"Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?
Are you not my work in the Lord?
If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you;
for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord."
(Galatians 1:1 NASB)
"Paul, an apostle ( not sent from men nor through the agency of man,
but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead)…"
Apostles are given authority by Jesus to cast out demons, heal the sick and even raise the dead. They are also given the power to found and establish the ecclesia. The original apostles wrote love letters to the different ecclesia's which became our scriptures. Miracles abound through and around an apostle's life.
The gift of apostleship continues throughout generations as a necessary structural alignment of the Kingdom of heaven upon the earth. The increasing, yet unconstrained, authority of the apostle, is found in the realms of sickness, poverty, disease, spiritual darkness actively usurping God's creation in every way.
(2 Corinthians 12:12 NASB)
"The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance,
by signs and wonders and miracles."
The true apostle seeks to know his activated authority over every work of evil that binds the people of God.
The Ascension Gifts
Jesus gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers at His ascension, and these represent a distinct organization of the Ecclesia. These also have different purposes in the sense of establishing the ecclesia, equipping the ecclesia, giving the ecclesia its purpose and maintaining its life and growth.
(Ephesians 4:7-13 NASB)
"But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says,
'When HE ascended on high, He led captive A host of captives, And He gave gifts to men.'
(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ."
The Mission
The mission for those who are the gift of the apostle today, in general but not exclusively, is:
- to plant new ministries and churches,
- go take the gospel of the Kingdom to the nations,
- reach across cultures to establish ecclesia's for all people groups
- to bring breakthrough in challenging environments,
- raise up and develop leaders,
- call out and give leadership to shepherds of God's flock,
- Etc.
Apostles often operate in many of the Holy Spirit gifts allowing them to fulfill the needs of ministry. They are leaders of leaders and ministers of ministers.
They are influencers.
They are typically entrepreneurial and are able to take risks and perform difficult tasks.
Multiple Roles Of Apostolic Character
The Apostle Paul introduced himself as an apostle and a teacher
The Apostle Peter was first told by Jesus, when He appeared to them after He rose from the dead, that Peter was to shepherd God's sheep. This arguably made Peter and apostle/shepherd.
Although I don't think that there is a hard rule of multi-character gifting, I do believe the scripture gives an image of apostleship having individual diversity of ministry character.
Apostles by calling and choosing are also named.
Apostles can also become the gift by inheritance from an apostle, (i.e. Timothy)
In the founding of the Ecclesia, it is rather clear that the foundations of the house of God are built upon the ministry gifts of apostles and prophets.
(Ephesians 2:19-22 NASB)
"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together,
is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are
being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit."
The blueprint for the ecclesia is also given by the ministry gifts of the apostles, prophets and teachers.
(1 Corinthians 12:28 NASB)
"And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues."
Yet there are false apostles and Jesus gave encouragement to the Ecclesia of Ephesus for testing those who were false and not tolerating such falseness. "I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;…"
(Revelation 2:2 NASB)

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Dish: Sweet Corn Fritters from Down South
Serves: 4
Good For: When you want breakfast for dinner but don't want to go all out; or when you need to use up leftover corn on the cob
Shopping List: 2 cups fresh corn kernels from about 3 ears of corn ($1.50), 2 eggs (separated)($.50), 1/4 cup chopped spring onions or scallions ($.79), maple syrup ($3.39)
Pantry Items: 2 tablespoons flour (any kind you have), 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, fresh ground pepper, 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne, 1/4 cup oil (preferably olive oil if you have it), 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Total Cost: $6.18
Every summer my grandmother buys dozens of ears of corn from the local farms and spends an afternoon shucking and cutting the kernels off the cobs to freeze. Come winter, we pull out a bag of frozen corn from the freezer and have the sweetest, creamiest dish this side of Labor Day. She used to add sugar to the kernels before freezing, but after trial and error, found that the corn was sweet enough on its own. Just a few minutes in the microwave and a couple tablespoons of butter (a Southern cooking staple).
With the corn that doesn't make it to the freezer, my grandmother makes the most delicious corn fritters. There are two types of corn fritters in the south: the ones like fried dough balls and the ones like pancakes. My grandma always made the pancake kind with maple syrup and (more) butter. This recipe isn't as good as my grandma's–nothing will ever be–but I found a pretty good recipe for fritters that when fried in butter, taste almost as good.
Corn Fritters
Recipe Adapted from The Daily Green
Serves 4
2 cups fresh corn kernels (from about 3 ears of corn)
2 tablespoons flour
2 eggs, separated
1/4 cup finely chopped spring onions or scallions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoons paprika
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin oil
1 tablespoon butter, plus more for spreading
maple syrup
In a large bowl, mix the corn, flour, eggs, onions, salt, paprika, pepper and cayenne.
In a large skillet, heat the oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat until the butter has melted. Carefully drop some of the corn mixture by tablespoons in to the hot oil and flatten with the spoon, taking care not to crowd the pan. Cook each fritter until browned, about 2 to 3 minutes. Turn each fritter over and brown the other side, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the fritters to a platter lined with paper towels. Repeat until all of the corn mixture has been used. Serve with maple syrup.
Originally posted on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
They are just yummy! As good as Memaw's! Excellent article, too.


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Like a fine wine, Greg Davis' work as a minimalist composer has aged well, evolving […]
Like a fine wine, Greg Davis' work as a minimalist composer has aged well, evolving over the years from folk revivalist hunched over a laptop computer to drone wizard. Whether working as a solo artist or paired with frequent partners Keith Fullerton Whitman, Sebastien Roux, or Steven Hess, Davis' end results are always blissful, as he manipulates and mutilates an array of beautiful sounds through the use of acoustic instruments, spare electronics, and field recordings. Mutually Arising (Kranky) is the latest in a very long line of superb experiments from the Chicago-based musician, channeling the spirits of John Cage and Pierre Schaeffer through two meaty compositions that expel like a thick, hazy puff of cloud before slowly ascending to breathtaking heights. Here, Davis lets us in on some of the tools that made it all come to life.?
1. 27″ Wuhan Chau Gong
?The resonances of gongs have always fascinated me. I think of pieces by La Monte Young, James Tenney, Rhys Chatham, or Stockhausen that really turned me on to their various sonic possibilities. I bought this particular gong for a tour that Sun Circle (my project with Zach Wallace) did with Joe Grimm (a.k.a. The Wind-Up Bird) back in 2007. We each bought a large gong and had the idea to do an acoustic gong trio at the end of each show. The way that large gongs can fill up a room-—like pouring sound into a large cube—is truly amazing. The three gongs were louder than any PA I've ever heard in my life.??
2. Max/MSP Software
?There is simply no other program that is as flexible and customizable. I've built up a set of unique and personal patches and plug-ins over the years that I use for all of my live performances. I remember one of the first large-scale tours I did back in 2002, laptops had finally gotten fast enough to handle a bit of live processing/DSP in real time. Keith Fullerton Whitman and I both had patches that we were using for our live sets and we used to bounce ideas off each other and brainstorm throughout the whole tour.??
3. Khen Mouth Organ?
I first heard the sound of the Khen from an Ocora Records LP from Lam Saravane. It is a free-reed instrument with origins in Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. One of my favorite things about the instrument is that it can be played continually because it makes sound on the out-breath as well as the in-breath (like a harmonica). It's very easy to sustain long tones and chords with it, which taps into my deep interest in drone music. The bright, shimmering overtones and slight microtonal variations coupled with the physical and spiritual act of the breath make the Khen one of my favorite instruments to play.??
4. Alesis ModFX Pedals?
This is a set of stereo effects pedals that Alesis made quite a few years ago, and are sadly out of production now. I'm a big fan of stereo effects and spatialization. They make a phaser, flanger, tremolo/panning, resonance filter, a multi-effects pedal (with ring mod, bit reduction, distortion, comb filter, and frequency shift), and more. All of them are great, and provide a software plug-in-type of process in a physical pedal form with tweakable knobs.??
5. Chimera Synthesis bC16 Patchable Synth
?This is a very small, circular-shaped, battery-powered digital synthesizer, about the size of a CD and about one inch tall. It's a really compact modular synth that uses small banana-clip-type patch cords to make various synth patches and connections. It has a couple of VCOs, VCF, VCA, ring mod, ADSR, LFO, and a few other features. It is a great source for a really wide variety of sounds, and an excellent portable instrument for live performances.


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Opioid Addiction Older Adults – Not Just 'Old Age'
Senior Adult Opioid Addiction Misdiagnosed as 'Old Age'
The President's Commission on the Opioid Crisis reports that only 10 percent of the 21 million people with substance abuse disorders receive any kind of treatment for addiction.
Why are so few individuals receiving treatment for opioid addiction?
An 'addict' can be anyone, any time – if conditions are right.
Could part of the situation be that hurried M.D's are overlooking symptoms that would be suspicious in a younger person? Are some older adult physical symptoms being categorized and dismissed as 'just old age'?
Subtle (and not so subtle) ageism in medical practice is something that possibly needs to be looked at more closely. Not every physical problem with older adults is 'just old age' and to be accepted without question. Get a 2nd and 3rd medical opinion in cases of 'sudden decline' and 'sudden feebleness'.
Let's Look at a Typical Case of Older Adult Opioid Addiction
Presenting Symptoms to Doctor: Sudden Feebleness and Sudden Decline in Overall Health
The patient is an older male, retired, age 65+. During his working life, this individual was steady and hard-working with no previous addictions or alcoholism. This individual has no particular emotional or financial stress currently; and before the hospital visit, was not taking any pain medications.
- Older man goes into hospital for a procedure or surgery that requires post-procedure pain relief.
- Man is prescribed pain meds after surgery, including Oxycontin.
- Over time, man needs more pain medication to relieve the pain.
- Tolerance has developed. He needs a higher opioid prescription dose to combat pain.
- Taking higher doses relieves pain – but the man becomes rapidly feeble; trouble with balance and walking.
- Man becomes bed-ridden and feeble. Former low impact exercise program is no longer pursued.
An under-reported side effect of pain medication is accidental falls with serious outcomes.
- Avoiding any physical activity, the man experiences a 'sudden decline' in overall health.
- His physician, noting the man's age and recent surgery, concludes the man is simply experiencing the effects of old age.
- An M.D. 2nd opinion suggests that opioid addiction could be the cause; suggests a rehab for older men.
- The man is shocked. And totally horrified.
- He is not a 'dope fiend'. Everyone knows that only the morally bankrupt become addicted to drugs.
Certainly not a man taking medication as prescribed.
Opioid Addiction Hiding in Plain Sight
Substance abuse among older adults is an invisible epidemic. Among adults 60 and older, it is one of the fastest growing health problems facing the country.
Yet, even as the number of older adults suffering from these disorders climbs, the situation remains under-estimated, under-identified, under-diagnosed, and under-treated. Until relatively recently, alcohol and prescription drug misuse, which affects up to 17 percent of older adults, was not discussed in substance abuse or medical literature.
Reasons Senior Adult Addiction Can Be Overlooked
- Hurried medical visits. Many general practice MD's are required to see large numbers of patients daily.
- Substance abuse symptoms in older adults can appear to be diabetes, dementia or depression.
- Lack of medical studies detailing senior adult opioid tolerance; and reactions to opioids and other drugs.
- Medical personnel preconceptions regarding 'old age.'
- Baby Boomer and older adult shame and denial regarding possibility of addiction.
- Baby boomer and older adults lack of knowledge regarding symptoms of prescription painkiller addiction.
Insufficient knowledge, limited research data, preconceptions regarding 'old age' and hurried office visits – these are all reasons health care providers often overlook substance abuse and misuse among older adults.
Diagnosis can be difficult and more complicated in the older adult population. This is due to the symptoms of substance abuse that sometimes mimic symptoms of other medical and behavioral disorders common to senior adults.
Important for Older Adults Experiencing a 'Sudden Decline'
- Get a 2nd – and then a 3rd – Medical Opinion.
- Make certain full physical and emotional workups are included.
KNOW the Symptoms of Drug Addiction
Signs You May Be Addicted to Prescription Painkillers
- Drowsiness and lack of energy.
- Restlessness; not interested in previous activities.
- Lack of balance and coordination; often leads to more bed rest and reduced physical activity.
- Increased 'feebleness': lacking physical or mental strength; difficulty to failure under pressure or stress.
- Increased irritability.
- Numbness (feeling no pain; or lack of feeling emotionally).
- Drug Tolerance (the need to use larger amounts over time).
- Withdrawal symptoms after stopping or reducing use (depressed mood, stomach upset, insomnia, and muscle aches).
Opioid Tolerance and Addiction in Older Adults
Of course, not everyone using opioids will become addicted. And some individuals need opioids to manage long term severe pain. However, anyone taking opioids over time will develop a physical tolerance.
Opioids are known to have an inverse effect on pain relief over time. In the beginning opioids are effective as prescribed for relieving pain. Over time the pain relief from opioid decreases, even at the same dose level.
This effect is known as opioid 'tolerance' development. Tolerance happens even if the user does not become addicted. Because of the tolerance effect, opioids will not remain effective on low doses indefinitely.
In the past decade, a reliance on prescribing 'time release' opioids for severe pain almost guaranteed addiction. This is because the time release opioids did not relieve pain for a full 12 hours. Increasing doses were needed to control pain after a few hours. This was a setup for becoming addicted.
How Can Senior Adults Become Addicted Without Knowing It?
Many older adults, seniors and even baby boomers are initially shocked to discover they could be addicted to their paid meds.
How could anyone become addicted without knowing it?
Are these adults simply not paying attention?
Or, are they knowingly abusing prescription opioid pain medications?
Addiction Can Happen To Anyone – Hiding in Plain Sight
Addiction can happen to anyone: At any age, socioeconomic level or gender.
Some individuals have had life-long struggles with addiction.
Other individuals have never had any brushes with addiction and yet find themselves addicted to prescription opioids.
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Enquirer Herald
Recent rains give area ponds fresh start
Growing up with a pond behind my parents' house, I spent the majority of my youth with rod and reel in hand. Some days saw great success, but most were filled with hours of frustration and an occasional catch.
In those days, the idea of working a pond meant nothing more than the act of fishing it. It wasn't until I had grown and left home that I had any understanding of pond management and how much fishing success and enjoyment it can bring.
Springtime is typically the time of year to begin pond management projects. Due to the past year's drought, this spring is more important than ever.
In 2007, most area ponds dried up to be not much more than a crater in the ground. Recent rains bring the promise of new life as water levels are already starting to rise a bit. This gives us the opportunity to start fresh and make our ponds exactly what we want them to be as if they have just been built.
Stocking fish is a widely used practice, but doing it correctly is the key to limiting "die off."
First you've got to consider the proper mix of species. In our area, largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish are a great choice. All three are easily manageable and will thrive in a pond environment.
Largemouth will grow about 3/4 of a pound per year. The bluegill doesn't have the potential to get anywhere near the size of a mature bass but provides a ton of fun to the angler and they're great table fare. Rapidly growing hybrids are available for both species.
Catfish grow fast (as much as 1 1/2 pounds per year), fight hard and are also great on the plate. The one drawback is that they don't reproduce very well in ponds and will have to be re-stocked on occasion.
When purchasing fingerlings for stocking purposes, care should be taken when introducing them to your pond. Allow them to adjust to the pond's water temperature by slowly adding a bit of pond water to the containers that they come in. It won't take more than five minutes for them to acclimate upon which they should then be released in the pond's deeper areas. Above all else, follow the advice of the fish farm you purchase them from.
For established ponds, weed control is one of the greatest challenges a landowner faces. These weeds or algae come in three varieties: Filamentous (a floating, green grassy plant), Planktonic (the nasty looking green or brown film on top of the water) and Macrophytic (looks more like a typical plant with leaves.) All three can make fishing almost impossible but they can be controlled with herbicides that are available at your local farm supply.
Just remember that some vegetation is a good thing. Having as much as 20 percent of a pond in vegetation is recommended.
With very little real work, a pond owner can turn this past year's mud hole into a success story that will provide great fishing action for years to come.
For more information on how you can improve your pond, contact the York County Clemson Extension office at (803) 684-9919.
Brad Harvey is a freelance writer in Clover. Visit his Web site at www.bradharveyoutdoors.com or e-mail email@example.com.


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Clarke's Commentary
Under great affliction and distress, the psalmist prays unto God, Psalm 22:1-3; appeals to God's wonted kinkiness in behalf of his people, Psalm 22:4, Psalm 22:5; relates the insults that he received, Psalm 22:6-8; mentions the goodness of God to him in his youth, as a reason why he should expect help now, Psalm 22:9-11; details his sufferings, and the indignities offered to him, Psalm 22:12-18, prays with the confidence of being heard and delivered, Psalm 22:19-24; praises God. and foretells the conversion of the nations to the true religion, Psalm 22:25-31.
The title of this Psalm, To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David, has given rise to many conjectures. The words אילת השחר aiyeleth hashshachar are translated in the margin, "the hind of the morning;" but what was this? Was it the name of a musical instrument? or of a tune? or of a band of music? Calmet argues for the last, and translates "A Psalm of David, addressed to the Musicmaster who presides over the Band called the Morning Hind." This is more likely than any of the other conjectures I have seen. But aiyeleth hashshachar may be the name of the Psalm itself, for it was customary among the Asiatics to give names to their poetic compositions which often bore no relation to the subject itself. Mr. Harmer and others have collected a few instances from D'Herbelot's Bibliotheque Orientale. I could add many more from MSS. in my own collection: - thus Saady calls a famous miscellaneous work of his Gulisstan, "The Country of Roses," or, "Tbe Rose Garden:" and yet there is nothing relative to such a country, nor concerning roses nor rose gardens, in the book. Another is called Negeristan, "The Gallery of Pietures;" yet no picture gallery is mentioned. Another Beharistan, "The Spring Season;" Bostan, "The Garden;" Anvar Soheely, "The Light of Canopus;" Bahar Danush, "The Garden of Knowledge;" Tuhfit Almumeneen, "The Gift of the Faithful," a treatise on medicine; Kemeea lsadut, "The Alchymy of Life;" Mukhzeen al Asrar, "The Magazine of Secrets;" Sulselet al Zahab, "The Golden Chain;" Zuhfit al Abrar, "The Rosary of the Pious:" Merat al Asrar, "The Mirror of Secrets;" Durj al Durar, "The most precious Jewels" Deru Majlis, "The Jewel of the Assembly;" Al Bordah, "The Variegated Garment;" a poem written by Al Basiree, in praise of the Mohammedan religion, in gratitude for a cure which he believed he received from the prophet who appeared to him in a dream. The poem is written in one hundred and sixty-two couplets, each of which ends with mim, the first letter in the name of Mohammed.
Scarcely one of the above titles, and their number might be easily trebled, bears any relation to the subject of the work to which it is prefixed, no more than Aijeleth Shahar bears to the matter contained in the twenty-second Psalm. Such titles are of very little importance in themselves; and of no farther use to us than as they serve to distinguish the different books, poems, or Psalms, to which they are prefixed. To me, many seem to have spent their time uselessly in the investigation of such subjects. See my note on 2 Samuel 1:18 (note).
On the subject of the Psalm itself, there is considerable diversity of opinion:
1. Some referring it all to David;
2. Others referring it all to Christ; and,
3. Some, because of the application of several verses of it to our Lord in his sufferings, take a middle way, and apply it primarily to David, and in a secondary or accommodated sense, to Christ.
Of this opinion was Theodore of Mopsuestia. who gave a very rational account of his own plan of interpretation; for which he was condemned by the second council of Constantinople or fifth Ecumenic council. Grotius and others have nearly copied his plan; and I think, with a little correction, it is the only safe one. That several parts of it relate to David, primarily, there is very little reason to doubt; that several passages may be applied by way of accommodation to our Lord, though originally belonging to and expressing the state of David, may be piously believed; and that it contains portions which are direct prophecies of our Lord's passion, death, and victory, appears too evident to be safely denied. On this plan I propose to treat it in the following paraphrase; keeping it as near to the Gospel standard as I can. Dr. Delaney supposes the Psalm to have been written by David when he was at Mahaniam, the very place where God appeared to Jacob in his distress. See Genesis 22:And on this supposition the third, fourth, and fifth verses may be easily and strikingly illustrated: Our fathers trusted in thee; why may not I? Thou didst deliver Them; why may not I expect deliverance also? They cried unto thee, trusted in thee, and were not confounded; I cry until thee, trust in thee; and why should I be confounded? For thou art the same God, thou changest not; and with thee there is no respect of persons. Thus David encouraged himself in the Lord; and these considerations helped to sustain him in his painful exercises and heavy distresses.
To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? - Show me the cause why thou hast abandoned me to my enemies; and why thou seemest to disregard my prayers and cries? For a full illustration of this passage, I beg the reader to refer to my note on Matthew 27:46.
The words of my roaring? - שאגתי shaagathi, The Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, Ethiopic, and Arabic, with the Anglo-Saxon, make use of terms which may be thus translated: "My sins (or foolishness) are the cause why deliverance is so far from me." It appears that these versions have read שגגתי shegagathi, "my sin of ignorance," instead of שאגתי shaagathi, "my roaring:" but no MS. extant supports this reading.
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.I cry in the day-time, and in the night-season - This seems to be David's own experience; and the words seem to refer to his own case alone. Though I am not heard, and thou appearest to forget or abandon me; yet I continue to cry both day and night after thy salvation.
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.But thou art holy - Though I be not heard, even while I cry earnestly, yet I cannot impute any fault or unkindness to my Maker; for thou art holy. and canst do nothing but what is right. This is the language of profound resignation, in trials the most difficult to be borne.
Inhabitest the praises of Israel - Thou dwellest in the sanctuary where the praises, thanksgivings, and sacrifices of thy people are continually offered.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.Our fathers trusted in thee - David is supposed to have been, at the time of composing this Psalm, at Mahanaim, where Jacob was once in such great distress; where he wrestled with the angel, and was so signally blessed. David might well allude to this circumstance in order to strengthen his faith in God. I am now in the place where God so signally blessed the head and father of our tribes. I wrestle with God, as he did; may I not expect similar success?
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.They cried unto thee - So do I: They were delivered; so may I: They trusted in thee; I also trust in thee. And were not confounded; and is it likely that I shall be put to confusion?
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.But I am a worm, and no man - I can see no sense in which our Lord could use these terms. David might well use them to express his vileness and worthlessness. The old Psalter gives this a remarkable turn: I am a worme, that es, I am borne of the mayden with outen manseede; and nout man anely, bot god als so: and nevir the latter, I am reprove of men. In spitting, buffetyng, and punging with the thornes and outkasting of folk; for thai chesed Barraban the thefe, and nought me.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,Laugh me to scorn - They utterly despised me; set me at naught; treated me with the utmost contempt. Laugh to scorn is so completely antiquated that it should be no longer used; derided, despised, treated with contempt, are much more expressive and are still in common use.
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head - This is applied by St. Matthew, to the conduct of the Jews towards our Lord, when he hung upon the cross; as is also the following verse. But both are primarily true of the insults which David suffered from Shimei and others during the rebellion of Absalom; and, as the cases were so similar, the evangelist thought proper to express a similar conduct to Jesus Christ by the same expressions. These insults our Lord literally received, no doubt David received the same.
He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.But thou art he that took me out of the womb - Thou hast made me; and hast guided and defended me from my earliest infancy.
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.Be not far from me; for trouble is near - A present God is a present blessing. We always need the Divine help; but more especially when troubles and trials are at hand.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.Many bulls have compassed me - The bull is the emblem of brutal strength, that gores and tramples down all before it. Such was Absalom, Ahithophel, and others, who rose up in rebellion against David; and such were the Jewish rulers who conspired against Christ.
Strong bulls of Bashan - Bashan was a district beyond Jordan, very fertile, where they were accustomed to fatten cattle, which became, in consequence of the excellent pasture, the largest, as well as the fattest, in the country. See Calmet. All in whose hands were the chief power and influence became David's enemies; for Absalom had stolen away the hearts of all Israel. Against Christ, the chiefs both of Jews and Gentiles were united.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.They gaped upon me - They were fiercely and madly beat on my destruction.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.I am poured out like water - That is, as the old Psalter: Thai rought na mare to sla me than to spil water.
The images in this verse are strongly descriptivr of a person in the deepest distress; whose strength, courage, hope, and expectation of succor and relief, had entirely failed.
Our Lord's sufferings were extreme; but I cannot think there is any sound theologic sense in which these things can be spoken of Christ, either in his agony in the garden, or his death upon the cross.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.My strength is dried up - All these expressions mark a most distressed and hopeless case.
Into the dust of death - This means only that he was apparently brought nigh to the grave, and consequent corruption, this latter David saw; but Jesus Christ never saw corruption.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.For dogs have compassed me - This may refer to the Gentiles, the Roman soldiers, and others by whom our Lord was surrounded in his trial, and at his cross.
They pierced my hands and my feet - The other sufferings David, as a type of our Lord, might pass through; but the piercing of the hands and feet was peculiar to our Lord; therefore, this verse may pass for a direct revelavion. Our Lord's hands and feet were pierced when he was nailed to the cross, David's never were pierced.
But there is a various reading here which is of great importance. Instead of כארו caaru, they pierced, which is what is called the kethib, or marginal reading, and which our translators have followed; the keri or textual reading is כארי caari, as a lion. In support of each reading there are both MSS. and eminent critics. The Chaldee has, "Biting as a lion my hands and my feet;" but the Syriac, Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic read, "they pierced or digged;" and in the Anglo-Saxon the words translate: "They dalve (digged) hands mine, and feet mine."
The Complutensian Polyglot has כארו caaru, they digged or pierced, in the text; for which it gives כרה carah, to cut, dig, or penetrate, in the margin, as the root whence כארו is derived. But the Polyglots of Potken, Antwerp, Paris. and London, have כארי caari in the text; and כארו caaru is referred to in the margin; and this is the case with the most correct Hebrew Bibles. The whole difference here lies between י yod and ו vau. which might easily be mistaken for each other; the former making like a lion; the latter, they pierced. The latter is to me most evidently the true reading.
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.I may tell all my bones - This may refer to the violent extension of his body when the whole of its weight hung upon the nails which attached his hands to the transverse beam of the cross. The body being thus extended, the principal bones became prominent, and easily discernible.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.They part my garments - This could be true in no sense of David. The fact took place at the crucifixion of our Lord. The soldiers divided his upper garment into four parts, each soldier taking a part; but his tunic or inward vestment being without seam, woven in one entire piece, they agreed not to divide, but to cast lots whose the whole should be. Of this scripture the Roman soldiers knew nothing; but they fulfilled it to the letter. This was foreseen by the Spirit of God; and this is a direct revelation concerning Jesus Christ, which impresses the whole account with the broad seal of eternal truth.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.Be not thou far from me - In the first verse he asks, Why hast thou forsaken me? Or, as if astonished at their wickedness, Into what hands hast thou permitted me to fall? Now he prays, Be not far from me. St. Jerome observes here, that it is the humanity of our blessed Lord which speaks to his divinity. Jesus was perfect man; and as man he suffered and died. But this perfect and sinless man could not have sustained those sufferings so as to make them expiatory had he not been supported by the Divine nature. All the expressions in this Psalm that indicate any weakness as far as it relates to Christ, (and indeed it relates principally to him), are to be understood of the human nature; for, that in him God and man were united, but not confounded, the whole New Testament to me bears evidence, the manhood being a perfect man, the Godhead dwelling bodily in that manhood. Jesus, as Mans, was conceived, born, grew up, increased in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man; hungered, thirsted, suffered, and died. Jesus, as God, knew all things, was from the beginning with God, healed the diseased, cleansed the lepers, and raised the dead; calmed the raging of the sea, and laid the tempest by a word; quickened the human nature, raised it from the dead, took it up into heaven, where as the Lamb newly slain, it ever appears in the presence of God for us. These are all Scripture facts. The man Christ Jesus could not work those miracles; the God in that man could not have suffered those sufferings. Yet one person appears to do and suffer all; here then is God manifested in the Flesh.
O my strength - The divinity being the poxver by which the humanity was sustained in this dreadful conflict.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.Deliver my soul from the sword - Deliver נפשי naphshi, my life; save me alive, or raise me again.
My darling - יחידתי yechidathi, my only one. The only human being that was ever produced since the creation, even by the power of God himself, without the agency of man. Adam the first was created out of the dust of the earth; that was his mother; God was the framer. Adam the second was produced in the womb of the virgin; that was his mother. But that which was conceived in her was by the power of the Holy Ghost; hence the man Christ Jesus is the Only Son of God; God is his Father, and he is his Only One.
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.Save me from the lion's mouth - Probably our Lord here includes his Church with himself. The lion may then mean the Jews; the unicorns, רמים remim (probably the rhinoceros), the Gentiles. For the unicorn, see the note on Numbers 23:22. There is no quadruped or land animal with one horn only, except the rhinoceros; but there is a marine animal, the narwhal or monodon, a species of whale, that has a very fine curled ivory horn, which projects from its snout. One in my own museum measures seven feet four inches and is very beautiful. Some of these animals have struck their horn through the side of a ship and with it they easily transfix the whale, or any such animal. The old Psalter says, "The unicorn es ane of the prudest best that es, so that he wil dye for dedeyn if he be haldyn ogayn his wil."
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.I will declare the name unto my brethren - I will make a complete revelation concerning the God of justice and love, to my disciples; and I will announce to the Jewish people thy merciful design in sending me to be the Savior of the world.
Psalm 22:22. - L.Instead of על בגדי al begadai, upon my garments, one of my ancient MSS. has לארץ בגדי larets begadai, to the earth: but this word is partly effaced, and על al written in the margin by a later hand.
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.Ye that fear the Lord - This is an exhortation to the Jews particularly, to profit by the preaching of the Gospel. Perhaps, by them that fear him, the Gentiles, and particularly the proselytes, may be intended. The Jews are mentioned by name: Glorify him, all ye seed of Jacob; fear him, all ye seed of Israel.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.For he hath not despised - It is his property to help and save the poor and the humble; and he rejects not the sighings of a contrite heart. Perhaps it may mean, Though ye have despised me in my humiliation, yet God has graciously received me in the character of a sufferer on account of sin; as by that humiliation unto death the great atonement was made for the sin of the world.
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.The great congregation - In Psalm 22:22 he declares that he will praise God in the midst of the congregation. Here the Jews seem to be intended. In this verse he says he will praise him in the Great Congregation. Here the Gentiles are probably meant. The Jewish nation was but a small number in comparison of the Gentile world. And those of the former who received the Gospel were very few when compared with those among the Gentiles who received the Divine testimony. The one was (for there is scarcely a converted Jew now) קהל kahal, an assembly; the other was, is, and will be increasingly, קהל רב kahal rab, a Great Assembly. Salvation was of the Jews, it is now of the Gentiles.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.The meek shall eat - ענוים anavim. the Poor, shall eat. In the true only Sacrifice there shall be such a provision for all believers that they shall have a fullness of joy. Those who offered the sacrifice, fed on what they offered. Jesus, the true Sacrifice, is the bread that came down from heaven; they who eat of this bread shall never die.
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.All the ends of the world - The Gospel shall be preached to every nation under heaven; and all the kindred of nations, משפחות mishpechoth, the families of the nations: not only the nations of the world shall receive the Gospel as a revelation from God, but each family shall embrace it for their own salvation. They shall worship before Jesus the Savior, and through him shall all their praises be offered unto God.
For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.The kingdom is the Lord's - That universal sway of the Gospel which in the New Testament is called the kingdom of God; in which all men shall be God's subjects; and righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, be universally diffused.
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.All they that be fat upon earth - The rich, the great, the mighty, even princes, governors, and kings, shall embrace the Gospel. They shall count it their greatest honor to be called Christian; to join in the assemblies of his people, to commemorate his sacrificial death, to dispense the word of life, to discourage vice, and to encourage the profession and practice of pure and undefiled religion.
That go down to the dust - Every dying man shall put his trust in Christ, and shall expect glory only through the great Savior of mankind.
None can keep alive his own soul. The Vulgate has: Et anima mea illi vivet, et semen meum serviet ipsi; "and my soul shall live to him, and my seed shall serve him." And with this agree the Syriac, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. The old Psalter follows them closely: And my saule sal lyf til him; and my sede hym sal serve. I believe this to be the true reading. Instead of נפשו naphsho, His soul, some MSS., in accordance with the above ancient versions, have נפשי naphshi, My soul. And instead of לא lo, not, two MSS., with the versions, have לו lo, to Him. And for חיה chiyah, shall vivify, some have יחיה yichyeh, shall live. The text, therefore, should be read, My soul (נפשי napshi) shall live (לו lo) to him: my seed (זרעי zari) shall serve him. These may be the words of David himself: "I will live to this Savior while I live; and my spiritual posterity shall serve him through all generations."
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.Shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation - They shall be called Christians after the name of Christ.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.Unto a people that shall be born - That is, one generation shall continue to announce unto another the true religion of the Lord Jesus; so that it shall be for ever propagated in the earth. Of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
Text Courtesy of Internet Sacred Texts Archive.
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SRINAGAR: Srinagar has 'drowned completely' under floodwaters, a senior official said on Friday.
Amid rescue works, communities affected as landslides also play havoc in Kashmir. Thousands were stranded, homeless and hungry in Srinagar as a result of the worst flooding in 50 years in the region.
Mehrajuddin Shah- Chief of State Disaster Response Force Kashmir, said "Srinagar has drowned completely, it's unrecognisable. Almost everything is in ruins, it is just unimaginable." According to him, "work to rescue people was in full swing. But even now, around 100,000 people are believed to be stranded in different places."


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New Catholic Bishop for China
China is preparing to ordain a second bishop with the Pope's approval, the spokesman for a Catholic diocese said on Tuesday, a possible sign of easing relations between the Chinese government and the Vatican, the South China Morning Post reports.
The possible ordination in central Henan province of Cosmos Ji Chengyi as bishop of Zhumadian and last week's consecration of Joseph Zhang Yinlin as coadjutor bishop of Anyang follow a strained period between Beijing and Rome since 2011 when the Communist body that governs the church appointed bishops without Vatican approval.
China's 8-12 million Catholics are divided into two communities, an official church run by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association answerable to the Communist Party and an underground church that swears allegiance only to the Pope.
Zhang was ordained last week as China's first Catholic bishop in more than three years, said Li Jianlin, a priest and spokesman for Henan diocese.
He said Zhang and Ji had approval from Rome, although there was no timetable set for Ji's ordination as the church was undergoing "a lot of preparatory work".
"Catholics are thrilled because this is the first time since the founding of Henan province that there has been an ordination ceremony recognised by both sides," Li said, referring to the approval given by Beijing and the Vatican to Zhang's consecration.
Li said the diocese was renovating a church to prepare for Ji's ordination.
China's Foreign Ministry and the State Administration for Religious Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The upcoming and previous ordinations were good signs that the Chinese government is more open, said Anthony Lam, a senior researcher at the Holy Spirit Study Centre in Hong Kong, an organ of the Diocese of Hong Kong.
China has not ordained any bishops since Thaddeus Ma Daqin publicly quit the state-sanctioned Catholic Church during his ordination as auxiliary bishop of Shanghai in 2012.
The Vatican, which has had no formal diplomatic ties to Beijing since shortly after the Communist Party took power in 1949, has been trying to improve relations with China.
The main point of contention between Beijing and the Vatican is which side should have the final say in the appointment of bishops.
Another stumbling block is the Holy See's recognition of self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province.
Meanwhile, Christians in the eastern province of Zhejiang say authorities have been taking down crosses on churches since last year, creating tension between officials and congregations.
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Vine Hill House Wedding in Sebastopol, CA
Bobbie and Ineca's wedding at the Vine Hill House in Sebastopol, CA was an awesome coming together of the San Francisco Bay Area for some fun and good times. Bobbie and his family and friends were representing Oakland and The East Bay while Ineca's family and friends repped San Francisco. Both sides of the bay got along great that day, save for some friendly sports heckling during toasts. The vibe was all good, folks got funky on the dance floor under the stars, and we had a great time shooting all the lovely people and great details that this event was all about. We really enjoyed working with Bobbie and Ineca over the past year and are so happy to have been there to see them tie the knot. Chris and Christian
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I got something special to share. There has been something (or Someone rather) burning in my heart for the past few months, and it has finally bursted out of me. Not a great use of figurative language.
I've been praying about it after God has put in my heart the desire to study the Word more frequently and persistently, to seek His Holy Spirit, and to share my learnings with others, as I gradually learn how to abide effectively in His Word, and by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. (I believe that it was Him who somehow inspired the name as well during one of our sessions together, because it literally just came into my mind while I'm conversing with Him!)
And so, recently I have activated a Facebook page called "Dirty Bibles", a page where I share Biblical reflections, citations and insights from my personal study time with the Lord, which is persistent and ongoing. I call it the overflow of my "quiet time", or "secret place" time with the Lord.
The aim is to encourage the people within my spheres, and as many people as possible to to open up their Bibles and spend time to understand and meditate on the living and active Word of God–His precepts, promises, wisdom, teachings, stories. Bible says to keep His Word on our lips, and meditate on it day and night (Joshua 1:8).
Just before I started, I had to check if someone already took that name anywhere online. And then I encountered a couple of other people coining the term, but none have actually taken it as an identifying label anywhere. And so I thought I'd take it upon myself to grab it and start off the project!
Then I heard a Christian minister saying that "the more you read the Bible, the dirtier it will get!", which I just absolutely nodded exhilaratingly to. And then I thought, well the word "dirty" may have negative connotations. So in the About section of the page, I made sure I state that the adjective does not intend to mean filthy, immoral or dishonourable. But "dirty", as in dirtied with fingerprints and tears; wrinkled, sometimes dishevelled, because of frequent use. The pages become dirtied with notes of revelation, of wisdom, of aha moments, of divine encounters. Every page marks and highlights the very Word of God for you and me. (Quoted from my About page)
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
I believe that the Bible is our only authority, and the Gospel is our only hope. And I believe that a dirty Bible is a mere reflection of a tedious and persistent search for God's truth and wisdom in the pages of the Scriptures. Notice that I use the word "persistent" repeatedly, only because that's literally the attitude I'm going for–being persistent.
A dirty Bible produces a clean heart, and helps you live a clean life. An open Bible keeps us close to God.
The Lord said that if we seek Him wholeheartedly, we will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13). I believe that. I stand firmly on that promise. And He never fails on this one, because now I've realised that the more I seek Jesus, the more I learn about Him and understand Him. The more I know Him, the more I hear His voice, and the more Jesus becomes personal and real to me.
"Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually!" (Psalm 105:4)
And so, make sure you Like this page, and I invite you to read the Scriptures together, and feel the presence of Jesus where you are reading and seeking Him.
Get them Bibles dirty!
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5. Keep Your Guests Fed
A wedding party without plenty of food and drinks is impossible. You might opt to offer appetizers before the ceremony. In some instances hosts serve appetizers during the party too. Your guests should not be kept waiting for food! Have a few alternatives in case some of your guests have dietary limitations.


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Siemon joins key cabling body
Communications Cable and Connectivity Association is an important cabling industry resource
Global infrastructure specialist, Siemon, has joined the Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA), a non-profit corporation, which acts as a key industry resource for information on the technologies and products of structured cabling media.
"The Siemon Company has followed the CCCA and has been impressed with its initiatives and focus on education and creating awareness. We view CCCA as a strong industry association and an excellent platform for Siemon and other members to address issues important to the structured cabling industry," said Bob Carlson, vice president of global marketing for Siemon.
The USA-based CCCA has 20 members globally and supports current and future needs of the networking, IT and communications industries by proactive work on codes, standards bodies and other trade, industry and governmental organisations. It influences policy and decisions affecting the quality, performance and societal needs of structured cabling infrastructure.
"We at CCCA are thrilled that Siemon has chosen to add its voice to ours and become a member. Siemon's brand recognition and well-established reputation for quality fits perfectly with our membership goals and mission," said Bill Kloss, chairman of the board, CCCA.
The CCCA has also now formed a new Data Centre Committee to leverage the knowledge and expertise of its member companies by providing more education on structured cabling benefits specific to design options in the data centre.
"We advocate data centre design that provides greater flexibility, interoperability and can save significant cost and energy. The CCCA will provide an essential independent and impartial view on best practice that can be trusted by those designing, building or operating data centres," said Carlson.


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Following on from yesterday's post, I got to thinking. When you go away for a night or two, how do you decide a) if you are going to take a project with you, and b) what project will you take? I am very interested in your answers.
One thought on "What do you do?"
1. I always bring a project, just in case I have some time left.
2. I never feel guilty when I don't do a single stitch.
3. It depends on how much time I think I will have and where I go what I will bring. When there is limited time and space I take something very little that just needs one skein of thread and if I have lots of time and space it will be a bigger project like my Linda Myers which still isn't finished after all these years.


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You know how when people get really mad, they write really vitriolic letters, but throw them away instead of sending them? Directly after playing Sonic Genesis for the first time (years ago), I typed something like that, but never posted it anywhere. I've since calmed down, of course, and feel that criticism should be constructive. If I'm to point out its flaws, I might as well be helping others to avoid them at the same time. But it's still mildly entertaining, so I've recreated my original rant here.
Ah, Sega. Can you stoop any lower? After re-releasing Sonic the Hedgehog 1 for every system imaginable (Saturn, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Playstation, PC, Cellphone, Wii Virtual Console, etc), you still feel as though you can continue to milk the poor game for yet more cash. Especially since the new games aren't selling very well….
Forget that you missed the 15th anniversary by seven months, forget that we'll have to pay $19.95 for the thing (I remember buying Mega Collection for the same price and getting 12 games, plus a load of nifty extras. Funny that), and forget that it's going to be released for five bucks on the Wii 2 days later. Sonic 1 is still the best 2D action game ever made. Ever. It changed the industry, changed our lives, and changed the world. It spawned a thousand rip-offs (Oscar, Rocket Knight Adventures, Gex, Rocky Rodent, Aero the Acrobat, Crash Bandicoot), and for a short time one couldn't turn around without bumping into an animal mascot over-brimming with 'tude.
More importantly, the vast, unwieldy genius of one Yuji Naka would make the game more unique still – never before had we seen such brilliant programming, such tight physics, such fluid motion and control. In a time when video characters were running at fixed speeds across flat boxy ground, and jumping one block up and across no matter what their inertia, Sonic was running over lush hills and around gravity-defying loops, gaining momentum by rolling down hill, rebounding off of objects, drifting through the air like a discus, and of course, running at improbable speeds (all with realistic acceleration, friction, gravity, and collision detection) and looking cool doing it. Very few, indeed probably no, games at the time had pushing, tipping, waiting, and halting animations. Certainly none had such style. Suddenly here was a game where a cartoon character was soaring through fantastic, vibrant worlds, and all to some of the catchiest music to ever be written, for a video-game or otherwise. Never again would the populace be satisfied by notched hockey pucks or monochrome spaceships. A new era had begun.
A game so revolutionary, so infinitely groundbreaking and fun, must surely still be all these things, even in today's era of Metroid Primes and Windwakers. So why not release it one more time, on the world's coolest handheld system, where it can keep some of the other greatest games of all time company? Where it can share the hallowed halls with Minish Cap, Zero Mission, Superstar Saga, Chain of Memories, Empire of Dreams, and its flashy brethren, the Sonic Advances. Where a whole new generation of young, impressionable children can discover the joy that is Sonic the Hedgehog….
Yeah, right. That's assuming a single soul left working for Sega has any brains. Sadly, they've all either left, or are still celebrating National Opposite Month. "Sonic Genesis," as they so maddeningly called the game, will do none of these things. Instead, a thousand unsold copies will linger in every retail outlet until somebody takes them out with last year's Christmas tree and buries them like the nuclear waste that they are. And if they have any sense, they'll shoot each one with three rounds from a high-calibre weapon for good measure.
Why is Sonic Genesis so bad, you ask, if Sonic 1 is so darn good? How can Sega, no matter how bad they are at making new Sonic games, possibly fubar a freaking re-release?
Simple. They're Sega – it's what they live for. Corporate restructuring, firing all their good talent, and methodically, no, surgically removing every last good thing about Sonic the Hedgehog and Phantasy Star. It's their primary goal, just like Microsoft wants to rule the world and Nintendo wants to embarrass you in public (not even mentioning Sony's fiendish plot to upset the world economy!)
I will now, just as methodically and surgically, list every single flaw I've found in Sonic Genesis, every glaring oversight that screams sloppiness, laziness and negligence. Read them and squirm. And may Sega be struck by bolts of alpha-blended lightning for not fixing each and every one of them. They deserve every scorch mark they get on their sorry hides for, yet again, screwing their customers and leading a whole new generation of children to believe that Sonic 1 must have sucked. Those children will some day be the ones who run our businesses, our television stations, the United Nations – and they'll think Sonic 1 sucked. Oh, Sega, you make me so mad!
And just to make sure that we can never find it in our hearts to forgive them, they go and do the unthinkable. They say, on the back of the packaging, "A perfect port of the original that started it all!" You can be crapulous, Sega, and I'll forgive you. But when you are crapulous and say you are not, clearly I can no longer give you the time of day.
If Sonic Genesis is a "perfect port," I'm Sasquatch.
I'm not sure the back of the packaging really says what I claimed it did. I must have seen it in advertising for the game at the time and got mixed up as to the source.
P.S. I'm not Sasquatch. Really.


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KRT presents Mary Poppins Jr.
All of London, and Falmouth, is shouting from the rooftops about this exciting stage adaptation of the classic tales of Mary Poppins. Join the Banks family as they encounter adventure after fun-filled adventure with their curious new nanny, Mary Poppins. Adapted especially for young performers, this musical includes favorite Sherman brothers songs such as "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Feed the Birds," and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," as well as wonderful new songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. With colorful characters and an irresistible score, Mary Poppins JR. is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for all ages!
For information on purchasing tickets please visit www.krtshows.com or call 859-654-2636 for reservations.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International.
The shows begin at 8 p.m., June 9, 10, 15, and 16 at PCHS and 2 p.m., June 12, 13, 14. Tickets are availible at tickets.vendini.com


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Our Mission
At Pacific Hearing Service, we strive to improve the lives of our patients. Our mission is to provide thoughtful, comprehensive, personal care to ensure that everyone we touch experiences a greater quality of life. We do this by embracing state of the art technology and focusing on continuous learning. This ensures that our patients receive the best care and can make informed choices that will improve their lives. We are committed to expanding the world of our patients by enhancing their connections with their friends, colleagues, and loved ones.
We can understand your hearing loss better than anyone, and we want to care for you every step of the way.
Welcoming Environment
Your hearing matters to us, and we promise to go above and beyond what it takes to give you the care you deserve.
Making a Difference
Treating your hearing loss will bring a sense of wholeness, changing your life and reinvigorating your purpose.
Best Practices
We use the best technology to achieve accurate results every time.
Our Core Values
Your care is of utmost importance. We provide the best technology and care available to give you an experience that goes above and beyond what you expect of an audiology practice. We are more than great hearing. We are giving you an opportunity to take control of your life again.
- Honor the importance of everyone
- Communicate effectively
- Make a difference
- Learn through curiosity
- Thrive creatively
- Create a welcoming environment
- Be genuine
- Choose compassion
- Be respectful
- Do it right
Our Doctors of Audiology
Dr. Jane H. Baxter, Au.D.
Co-owner and Clinical Audiologist
Menlo Park Office
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Dr. Baxter became a partner at Pacific Hearing Service in 1986 and both manages and provides audiology services at the Menlo Park office. She completed her clinical doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) at Salus University, received her graduate training at San Francisco State and UC Berkeley, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and certified by the American Board of Audiology. After working as a teacher of hearing impaired children, she changed her focus to audiology services and worked as a research audiologist at the VA Medical Center in Martinez, CA. Prior to joining Pacific Hearing Service Dr. Baxter worked at Stanford Medical Center performing clinical audiology and research.
She has made important contributions to the field of audiology through publications and presentations at professional meetings including authoring a chapter for a textbook about establishing a private audiology practice. She was one of the founders of the California Academy of Audiology and served as its treasurer. Dr. Baxter has also been a consultant for multiple startups and major hearing aid manufacturers including Widex, Starkey, ReSound, Phonak, Oticon, Sonic Innovations, Sound ID and EarLens.
Dr. Baxter is part of a long line of professionals dedicated to the needs of those with hearing impairment. Her grandfather, Frank Baxter, M.D., was the first Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat physician in the East Bay. Many people in the community remember her father, William Baxter, M.D., who retired from his Ear, Nose and Throat practice in Los Altos in 1998. Her daughter, Dr. Ariel Baxterbeck, joined the audiology profession in 2013.
In her hours away from the office, she enjoys hiking, reading, and going to the theatre.
Dr. Deborah Clark, Au.D.
Co-Owner and Clinical Audiologist
Los Altos office
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Dr. Deborah Clark has been with Pacific Hearing Service since 1998. In January, 2008 she became co-owner working first in the Menlo Park office and now managing the Los Altos office. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is certified by the American Board of Audiology. She was on the board of the Hearing Loss Association of America, California State Association from 2010 – 2013 and service as Vice President.
Dr. Clark graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Master's degree in Audiology and completed her clinical doctorate degree (Au.D.) in Audiology at Salus University
Prior to joining Pacific Hearing Service, Dr. Clark worked at the renowned Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center in Nashville, Tennessee and the Vanderbilt University Otolaryngology Department. In addition to her clinical responsibilities in Nashville, she was involved with hearing related research and the training of audiology students, medical students and otolaryngology residents.
When she left Nashville, Dr. Clark worked at the Virginia Mason Medical Center Otolaryngology Department and the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic in Seattle, Washington. There, she divided her time between clinical audiology and teaching and supervising audiology graduate students. It was in those settings that she developed an interest in a more global approach to hearing rehabilitation including speech reading, teaching and counseling.
In addition to over 30 years of experience in hearing aid technology and diagnostic evaluation, Dr. Clark is particularly interested in answering the question "Why do some people purchase hearing aids but don't wear them?" This has led her to make the identification of adaptive and communication strategies a primary goal for her in the fitting process. To further those goals, she began our "What to Expect from Amplification" classes and co-wrote a textbook chapter with Jane Baxter on establishing a private audiology practice.
Away from the office, she enjoys yoga and ballroom dancing.
Dr. Rachel Appleton, Au.D.
Clinical Audiologist
Menlo Park office
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Dr. Appleton joined us in 2017 after completing her Doctor of Audiology degree at Northwestern University. As an undergraduate, Rachel completed degrees in History and Communication Sciences & Disorders at the College of Wooster in northeastern Ohio, while also competing in swimming and tennis.
At Wooster, she discovered the field of audiology and fell in love with helping others hear their best and get the most out of life. She is especially interested in treating central auditory processing disorders and decreasing listening effort for individuals with hearing loss.
Rachel was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio, a town on the Ohio River that is home to the best cupcakes in the world. In her spare time, she likes to knit and bake. She enjoys volunteer work and Iearned the importance of serving others at a young age.
While at Northwestern, Rachel served as the Humanitarian Chair on the National Student Academy of Audiology Board of Directors. She combined her passions for hearing healthcare and service when she traveled to Peru to educate local people about hearing healthcare. After joining Pacific Hearing Service, Rachel quickly got involved in our humanitarian work by providing audiology services on a trip to Guatemala.
During her time at Northwestern, Rachel had the pleasure of living in Chicago. She became a Cubs fan and was living just a few blocks from Wrigley Field when they won the 2016 World Series. She also enjoys running and cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
Dr. Rachel Otto, Au.D.
Clinical Audiologist
Los Altos office
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Originally from Michigan, Dr. Otto joined our team after completing her clinical externship year at the University of Chicago Hospital as the final year of her Doctor of Audiology program at Northwestern University. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree at DePaul University in Chicago.
Between her undergraduate and doctoral studies, Rachel spent six years working in the field of finance. She decided to transition from business to audiology after several meaningful volunteer experiences during which she felt drawn toward a career path working directly with people. Her doctoral research project focused on maximizing the perception and enjoyment of music for hearing aid users.
She was awarded the grand prize in the Academy of Doctors of Audiology Student Business Plan Competition in November, 2014. Before even joining PHS, Dr. Otto participated in the hearing humanitarian trip throughout the country of Jordan in September, 2015. She has since participated in four hearing humanitarian trips in Guatemala and one in Ecuador. Dr. Otto's primary goal is to address the communication needs specific to each patient. She enjoys collaborating with patients to utilize available resources and technology to allow them to fully connect with other individuals. She is also passionate about hearing conservation education as well as interacting with members of the community.
Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Dolan
Clinical Audiologist
Menlo Park office
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Rebecca Dolan was born and raised in San Jose. She joined Pacific Hearing Service in January 2017. Dr. Dolan received her doctorate from the University of Florida in December of 2003. She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association.
Dr. Dolan's educational preparation began at California State University, Chico, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology. There, she was one of the founders of the campus "Talking Hands" sign language group. She earned her Master's degree from California State University, Long Beach, where she received an Outstanding Thesis award. Dr. Dolan took a year off from school after graduation to work at an ENT clinic in Las Vegas and then moved to Boston for four years. While in Boston she worked toward her doctorate degree while working full time for a hearing aid manufacturing company as a field representative. This experience provided her with inside knowledge as to how hearing aids are made and the research that is conducted for advances in hearing aid technology. After that, she worked at an audiology clinic in San Mateo for 12 years.
Currently, Dr. Dolan specializes in adult diagnostic testing and amplification. As Dr. Dolan is a hearing aid wearer herself, she is passionate about hearing aids and aural rehabilitation. She enjoys helping her patients to hear better, understand their hearing loss and know how to best communicate with those around them.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two children and husband. She is a former race car driver and a published poet. She enjoys doing arts and crafts with her kids, bike riding and camping in the mountains.
Dr. Brook Raguskus, Au.D.
Clinical Audiologist
Los Altos office
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Dr. Brook Raguskus has been with Pacific Hearing Service since 1997. She graduated from the University of Washington with a Master's degree in Audiology and completed her clinical doctorate degree (Au.D.) in Audiology at Salus University. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and is certified by the American Board of Audiology.
Dr. Raguskus is focused on helping people find the most effective and customized solution to their hearing concerns and was inspired to enter the field after learning about revolutionary hearing device technology. While at Pacific Hearing Service she has participated in beta testing of hearing instruments, signal processing strategies, and listening enhancement exercises with innovators in the field of audiology.
Dr. Raguskus has a particular interest in the area of tinnitus management. She recognizes the significant impact that tinnitus can have in people's lives and is excited about the technology and strategies available to help people manage their tinnitus.
She loves teaching and is passionate about increasing public awareness of hearing health care. She has trained school nurses in hearing screening techniques, been a guest lecturer in a physics of sound class for teachers, and hosted field trips for high school students. She is proud to have received a Bay Area Schools for Excellence in Education Community Partners Award from Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto.
When she is not providing audiology services, she loves playing volleyball, hiking, hosting game nights, and spending time with family and friends.
Dr. Margaret (Peg) Lisi, Au.D.
Clinical Audiologist
Menlo Park office
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Dr. Lisi joined Pacific Hearing Service in January 2007. She obtained her Master's degree from San Francisco State University where she was the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award for Academic Excellence. She earned her clinical doctorate degree in audiology from the University of Florida in 2008. She is certified by the American Board of Audiology, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and has researched music-related hearing loss and its secondary effects.
Dr. Lisi is passionate about the counseling aspect of working with her clients. She leads the amplification workshops in the Menlo Park office where she says she learns almost as much from her patients as they do from her.
In addition to being an audiologist, Dr Lisi is a trained musician and singer. She has sung with regional opera houses and orchestras throughout the Unites States and is currently a professional member of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Because of her musical background, she brings to her practice a unique perspective on fitting hearing aids on musicians and music lovers alike. When not providing audiology services or singing, you'll find Dr. Lisi either in the yoga studio, hiking or biking, attending a play, or simply enjoying the culinary wonders of the Bay Area.