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By Steve Sharpton, Parsons Training, Tucson, Arizona
June 25, 2015
Yesterday was a pretty interesting day for big ol' nerds such as myself. Eighteen years ago, the government finally released information about the famous "alien" landing in Roswell, New Mexico. Of course, being a firm believer of extraterrestrial life, anything related to Roswell is pretty cool to me. Of course, one of these days I want to visit the little burg, for they have a pretty challenging marathon as well as being an interesting tourist destination (plus they have a craft brewery called Alien Ale that is not too bad!). But alas, that will be for another day. Anyway, the idea of extraterrestrial life is always an interesting one to me, merely to the tune there is no way in hell we are the only sentient life forms in this fast universe. The statistical probability that humans are alone is mind boggling! Now of course, there is some doubt that Roswell ever really happened, for the idea the town plays up the incident to be a tourist destination is a valid argument. Not to mention the government released the secret documents relating to a top secret weather balloon that did have some similarities to the material that was found in the famous picture of Major Jesse Marcel holding up the weird foil-like substance.
But the stories are pretty incredulous, and the idea that many people would maintain a 50-year lie also seems pretty incredible. Either way, this always leads to the interesting argument that can turn into a full day's worth of trolling on Facebook or some political website. The idea we hang onto to certain truths whether they are true or not is something discussed, and unfortunately our country seems to be pretty rife with this problem. I recently came across a rather interesting word that would describe this condition called occhiolism, which is essentially an awareness of the smallness of your perspective. I think a lot of people have that problem, especially those that are similar to me where they have rarely left their hometown and never really seen the world. Some people tend to lash out over this awareness, sticking to their guns and maintaining their views even though the views are extremely flawed and even have evidence to the contrary. This is why I just regard my love for extraterrestrial life as a fancy, not as a truth. Besides, I can imagine how people react. It would probably be like the Simpsons episode where the town thinks an alien is visiting the forest. Moe the bar owner said the best line "It's trying to bring us love and peace! Let's break it's legs!" Since so many people lie and pander to make a few bucks, skepticism is always essential. But that is merely to the limit of my perspective, because there is no way in hell that I could quantify the smallness of my universal perspective because I can barely look beyond my own universe (which is pretty darn vast!). Learning new things and keeping an open mind is definitely the key to life.
I used to live a life that was pretty much indifferent to good health. Here I was, eating a high fat and acidic diet, waking up in the middle of the night with a burning sensation in the back of my mouth. It was a burn so horrid that the coldest water couldn't cure the problem. I eventually did what was normal in the spectrum of modern society by taking Prilosec and then eventually the OTC version of Omeprazole to cure myself of the late night heart burn ills. It was pretty good for the six or seven months that I took the stuff, for I was able to go back to eating an even higher fat and acidic diet while returning to my days of eating a one pound bag of Starburst at nine or ten in the evening. The smallness of my perspective allowed me to continue this ridiculous lifestyle, for if it was okay for one of my New York Giants superheroes David Diehl, then it was good for me as well (Diehl was one of the best offensive lineman for the Giants during their Superbowl wins in 2008 and 2012). I never considered the big picture, because curing the ills with a small cure was much easier than making a grander change. So you can imagine how much life changed when I switched to my vegan diet. The heart burn pretty much went away. The waking up in the middle of the night also disappeared. My ability to eat hot peppers and spicy food increased, for some of the early incantations of my "Heater" chili was the kind of stuff that would turn ill prepared diners into a sweaty mess. Of course, I have toned down the recipe a little to allow normal people to eat it, but that is just part of the process for me. Recently my friend Scott held a little party for his parent's 50th anniversary, doubling as a 70th birthday celebration for his father as well. I made a very toned down version of my hot couscous dish (just about everything I make is pepper and heat infused, hehe) and it still went over without a hitch. It was the second time I had made a toned down version and people loved it. It still kind of perplexed me, merely due to my love for hot spicy food, but like I said, you have to keep your perspective pretty open.
Now I am certainly hoping my love for hot food never turns people into heartburn infused mess. I remember for the longest time how my father would eat Tums like chiclets, and never thought how unusual it was to do such a thing. Either way, the heartburn industry in this country is quite a major one, for the number of antacids and heartburn drugs on the market are quite prevalent (as well as lucrative). But is that harmless cherry antacid you take because you ate too many buffalo wings worth the increased risk for a heart attack? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/common-heartburn-drugs-may-increase-heart-attack-risk/ Now of course, this study was conducted on 2.9 million anonymous patients, which means the information might be slightly skewed due to the lack of specific control protocols. But it did bring about some interesting results for people that still used these medications that are referred to as "proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)." From the unstructured data observed, the risk of heart disease increased between 15 to 20 percent. Now a lay person can easily blow off this information, merely because the facts are extremely vague and difficult to put a finger on without more specific details. Was the person extremely overweight? What was their diet? Did they smoke or drink a lot? Did they live in an extremely cold climate? None of these questions were really asked, for the basic information was only provided in now many actually had heart troubles. However, one thing can be pontificated: most of the people probably had a poor diet that prompted the need for these PPIs, and the possibility of lack of exercise might also have played some roles. But like the information indicated, it is hard to make such an assumption.
PPIs have already been studied extensively, indicating that long term use can cause some other issues http://www.physiciansweekly.com/proton-pump-inhibitors-overuse/. Now it is pretty scary to think of what would happy with a bleeding stomach or some weird problems going on with your spinal cord, but this is there reality of modern life when we rely too much on medications and not enough on the reality. A perspective change so to speak. It took a pretty extreme change in my diet to finally understand the truth, and I can only figure such changes might be needed for a great many people. The trouble is, we live in a society that is often times too reliant on the medical profession, and such a reliance can be a problem in regards to letting go and trying a different approach. With no real incentive to be healthy (except for life insurance), why take the extreme steps of real health? I came across an interesting video once about some men in Texas that loved cycling. They would do 50-60 miles in one day, maybe even more. But then the next scene in the video shows them eating some of the worst food you can imagine. "We cycle really hard so we can eat like this" one of the guys said. Now of course, they predicated their cheat meal by saying they eat well all week (even though their slight guts didn't indicate that much) and thus they deserve to eat like this due to their healthy cycling habit. But why do this to yourself? Why not just eat well all the time and really take your cycling to the next level? This is just another rant of mine, very similar to people who run ridiculous amounts of miles so they can eat exorbitant amounts of food because their body demands it. I guess this is strange to me due to my issues with overeating. I can't imagine doing something merely to eat like a pig. What happens when you can't work out as hard you do?
Now there are plenty of natural ways to battle heart burn and acid reflux. One has to remember, when you suffer from acid reflux, it basically means what it means. The acids in your stomach our certainly irritated, and the resulting issues are a "bubbling" over effect streaming up the esophagus. Some people have discovered some natural remedies, like aloe vera, ginger root or even apple vinegar cider. http://everydayroots.com/heartburn-remedies A couple of the more unusual ones would be to eat some licorice or chew on some gum, but of course, the number one remedy always seems to be baking soda (which is what my father also took for the longest time!). Of course, the downside of relying on baking soda has its own host of problems, like high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and even kidney problems. http://www.livestrong.com/article/254063-what-are-the-dangers-of-sodium-bicarbonate/ So if you like sodium bicarbonate, do so on a non-regular basis.
But of course, you know where this is heading. I always found it strange on the websites that promoted natural methods to fighting acid reflux listing "change of diet" on the usual low end of the list. Some lists didn't even list the change! Now of course, you don't have to go as extreme as me, but this certainly leads to good ideas. Eating more plant food and foods high in antioxidants will benefit the health of your gut, which is really the source of many problems. I always find it strange such a suggestion is near the low end of the suggestion list, especially since it is the most natural method to battle any problems. I used to have fiber problems but now I don't these days, for a I leave a bathroom feeling normal rather than feeling like I just passed a hard tree log. And of course, I used to have a bad acid problem, to the point where I could smell the fecal stench in my nose and in the back of my mouth (which led to a lot of dry heaving). Now there will always be that small percentage of people who will need the pills and the marvels of science of medicine to save them, but the majority can still cure themselves with what they put on their plate on a daily basis. Look at me for instance. I have no problem eating spicy curry or even eating habanero infused chili sauce. I used to think ghost chilis were too much for me and now I can kind of handle them (just not in heavy doses). I'm sure I could handle the hottest sauces from Wingstop and Buffalo Wild Wings. But like I always try to promote and encourage, go the natural route before you have to rely on science to save you. Trust me, from personal experience, your body will certainly thank you!
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The Solemn Feast of The Immaculate Conception
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, let what you have said be done to me"
Adam was hiding because he and Eve disobeyed God. He knew they had done something really wrong and he knew that they were in God's badbooks. It's not that God was angry with them, its that they choose to disobey God and jeopardise their friendship with God. Not a good choice!
Something was terribly wrong; they were no longer friends, they were afraid, and they knew they were naked. Never before was there a reason to be afraid, nor had it ever occurred to them that they had no clothes on.
There is a big secret here. Before they had ruined their friendship with God, God's presence was so awesome it took all their attention. It's a little like a lover gazing into the eyes of their beloved. Love drew their gaze towards God and all that is good, and they were never afraid. And they never knew they were naked because they never looked (they were always looking at God)! Unfortunately, Adam and Eves sin took all that away.
What happened is that they told God to go away by their bad choice. 'We don't want you, we prefer the lies of the serpent.' So, God went away, and they could no longer see God (their minds no longer wrapped in the vision of God). Lacking Gods awesome presence—that made them think only about God—they started thinking only about themselves! The original sin was such a big boo-boo.
Have you ever done any public speaking? You become afraid, self-conscious, and aware that you are vulnerable. It's a bit like being naked, perhaps. Being aware of the lack of integrity that God wanted to clothe us with is caused by the original sin. We feel naked as without the immaculate clothing of God's grace we tend to think about ourselves, and not about the things of God.
Now do you think Jesus thought about himself? Tricky question. He did, but never in a selfish way. "I want this, I want that" …NO! Jesus was all "God wants this, God wants that!" God was never lost to him because he is God.
What about his mother? Was she like Jesus or Adam and Eve? Did she think about herself, or more about what is pleasing to God? …yep, we heard it from her own lips as she proclaimed, "I am the handmade of the Lord, let what you have said be done to me."
Because she was to be the mother of God, Mary was spared from the consequence of the original sin. Our awesome God was always present to her. In everything she did she always saw the good that God had created in the world. She always wanted to please God. She was Immaculate, without the blemish of the original sin. This is called the Immaculate Conception. It is only fitting that the mother of God be created without sin.
Mary was spared from sin and created Immaculate right from her conception so that she could be the mother of God who is sinless, totally pure and divine.
A story that started off badly with Adam and Eve, ends in a beautiful story about Mary and Jesus. Let us ask their intercession that we may reject sin and become Immaculate like them.
Heavenly Father, we ask you that through Mary's prayers we may come to you cleansed from all sin. Amen.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010
The Weekend In a Skinny
14 comments:
- daisychain said...
Sounds like a fun weekend!
- February 21, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- Jen said...
awww sounds like you had fun this weekend! those jeans fit you perfectly and they definitely look comfortable :)
and yum, now i'm craving some sushi!
- February 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Liz said...
Omg I love your Full House reference, you didn't clean the cleaning tools did you?
I love your two looks, this is a perfect one piece, two ways outfit. One casual, one dressy!
P90x sounds awesome, if you didn't have to do chin-ups, how do you drill that into the ceiling???
- February 21, 2010 at 12:18 PM
- Jen said...
Those skinnies suit you down to the ground! Love them with heels and pumps. Glad you had a fun weekend!
- February 21, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- poodle said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE P90X. it's HARD (i almost threw up twice when the first time I did the core workout, and couldn't walk up the stairs the day after the plyometrics) but SO worth it. you will be a changed woman. trust me.
- February 21, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Elaine said...
What the... "On Death" roll? That doesn't sound very appetizing...
We still need to do sushi together!!
- February 21, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Lisa said...
Sounds like you had a good weekend. Those skinnies look so good on you, I understand why you wore them all weekend.
- February 21, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Alex said...
My Dad is 5 weeks into P90X and is loving it so far, although he struggles with the jumping exercises, hahaha.
Sounds like you had a fab weekend :)
- February 21, 2010 at 5:00 PM
- ♥Lola said...
Love this outfit! Death roll? That sounds terrifying :(
- February 21, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- (always)alanna said...
sounds fun- love that first photo!
and i've heard p90x is RIDICULOUS hard and takes some seriouss discipline lol
i adore your blog girl- be back soon!
- February 21, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- Law Girl said...
My fiance and I did P90X last fall. YOu will work SUPER hard. I could barely walk up the stairs the first week. It definitely works though. Unfortunately it takes a lot of discipline and you have to do it everyday. We stopped doing it during finals last semester and haven't picked it back up yet. If you have the time and discipline though...I definitely recommend it.
- February 21, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- SB said...
One of my closest friends is a very avid workout fiend and loves PX960...but you have to have that pole, I think?? That detours me.
- February 21, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- Shannon said...
Dare I ask, what was in the On Death roll? I'm a huge sushi fan. I had this amazing Valentine's Day roll.. it was a mix of spicy tuna & mayo. Very rich, so I could only eat two. xx
- February 21, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Andie said...
We came up to SLC last year for vacation and went skiing at Snowbird and Snowbasin while we were there! And we had an AMAZING dinner at this spanish restaurant- all tapas. I think it was called Cafe Madrid...
anyway- I love it up your way! Beautiful country! :)
- March 3, 2010 at 7:24 PM


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Shastri Sisters 26th May 2015 Written Episode Update
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Shastri Sisters 26th May 2015 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
The Episode starts with everyone bringing Kajal home. Sareen asks Neil to take her inside, he will get medicines. Kajal apologizes to Neil and says she wanted to die to ease his problems. He apologizes to her and says he will not give her divorce, but he can't stay as her husband. She smiles and asks her not to say sorry, his support is enough for her. She thanks him. He says now come and brings her inside the home. Anu looks on. Minty sees them and wants to go to Kajal. Anu stops her and helps Kajal. Minty asks her to be careful.
Minty confronts Neil about saying Kajal about divorce. Neil says yes, I told her. She asks when. He says yesterday night in drunken state. She gets angry and leaves. She goes to Anu and asks her to bring food for Kajal. She asks Kajal what happened that made Kajal take this big step. Minty says I know its not about Anu, you call me mum, so talk like you are talking to your mum. She says I know its between you and Neil, what did he say. Kajal says its not his mistake, he feels I m burden on him, he was fine at night and told in morning that he will give me divorce, I feel Devyaani might have told him this, if he gives me divorce, what will happen about me, I know he does not love me, but I love him.
Kajal says I got dizzy hearing him and was seeing everything dark, I was not able to stand, so I went to die. She says now everything is fine, Neil apologized to me, just bless me and our married life will run smooth. Minty thinks and leaves. Minty thinks what Kajal is saying different story, than Anu and Neil. Anu gets food for Kajal. Kajal says she has won. Anu says its good that she showed her true face, which is not innocent and just thinks about victory. Kajal says you too wish to win. Anu says yes, for my family and you want to win for yourself. Kajal says she will make her family hers and see how she is controlling them.
She says Neil is also on her side now. She says she will rule everyone and promises her. Anu says I m shocked that you are going to lose, how can she talk with confidence, as her life will get many problems. Kajal asks is she not tired to give warnings and she is bored as Anu does not do anything. She says this time even Minty can't tell me anything, I m her fav bahu. Anu promises her that Minty will kick her out, and smiles. Kajal says this can never happen. Anu says she is mistaken, she will make Minty do this. She asks her to keep her bags ready and leaves.
Anu comes to Rajat and he asks is she worried, tell me the problem, I m going out for few days to train new batch in Ambala. She asks when. He says date is not final, but soon. Kajal says Anu gave warning confidently, she will do something to bring my truth out. Devyaani comes to office and meets Alka. Alka says we have to submit new branch assignment, her colleague said about Vicky Khanna's order. Devyaani says Vicky is the boss of this office. Alka says how will we do. Devyaani says chill, we will talk to workers first.
Kajal tells Leela that she is going out and will come in one hour. Leela asks where is she going. Kajal says her place in this house will be fixed. She leaves. Minty recalls Anu, Neil and Kajal's words. She says I thought if any innocent girls comes in home, it will turn into heaven, but there are many problems. She says how should I unite this home. Anu comes to her. Minty says I did not ask anything, but I need your help today, if you say yes, we can patch up, else that chance will also end. Anu asks her to say what can she do. Minty says we have to unite Neil and Kajal. Anu says Kajal is very clever, she knows whats good for her, she can harm others and does not care to play this game.
Minty says she has lost her last chance, I told you if you help me, we can patch up, but you don't want this to happen. Anu says I want good for this house. Minty argues and says her decision was right about her, she is double faced. She says she will unite Neil and Kajal and leaves. She asks Leela about Kajal. Leela says she is sleeping. Minty says she can drink juice. Leela stops her. Minty goes there and Kajal comes. She says she came to help her. Minty asks her to have the juice.
Everyone sit watching tv and Anu keeps an eye on Kajal. Kajal gives them sweets. Rajat says team work is imp. Minty says he said right, you can't win without trust. Anu says we should not trust anyone so soon and Minty argues and taunts her. Anu eats the sweets while Minty continues to taunt her. Anu gets up in anger and asks what does she want to say. Minty asks what. Anu says she can tell her directly, now everyone knows we are talking to each other. Rajat asks what happened to her. Anu says this is the only way to save our home. She says she wants to save this house from Minty and Kajal, and blames Minty to ruin this house. Everyone is shocked.
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Posted: Dec 13, 2018
Spring Clinics:
New England Soccer Clinics
The Brandeis University men's soccer program partners with Tufts University, running a series of clinics on the campus of Brandeis University. Clinic attendees will be exposed to two of the strongest coaching staffs in the nation. College soccer concepts will be taught by the Tufts and Brandeis staffs in a competitive training and playing environment.
Visit the New England Soccer Clinics Website: www.newenglandsoccerclinics.
2019 Dates: April 19; April 20th
Summer Clinics:
The Brandeis University men's soccer program will be running a series of clinics during the summer, hosted on our campus called Gabe Margolis Soccer Clinics. Clinic attendees will be exposed to the Brandeis University coaching staff, and have the opportunity to interact with several of our student-athletes. This is a great opportunity to understand what it's like to be a Brandeis Men's Soccer player.
Learn more at https://spark.adobe.com/page/Pq1M6enS9VqXT/
Overnight Camps:
Good to Great Team Camp
The Brandeis University men's soccer coaching staff helps run an overnight team camp, held on the campus of Roger Williams University. The camp is comprised of top high schools from MA and surrounding states. A team of prospective student-athletes is created and staffed by Brandeis University coaches. The structure of camp enables prospective student-athletes to learn college soccer concepts in a contained, focused, and competitive environment. This provides prospective student-athletes the opportunity to work with our coaching staff over the course of four days.
Visit the Good to Great Team Camp Website: https://
2019 Dates: July 8-11
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Degrees and Certifications:
Mrs. Ansley Redinger
Hello my sweet students!! Welcome to Health Occupations & Sports Med 1!
I couldn't be more excited to spend this year with yall! I have spent my years in school studying to be an Athletic Trainer, so Sports Medicine is right up my alley. This year is going to be really busy, exciting and packed with all kinds of new ideas about the human body. It's such an amazing tool!
I attended Texas Lutheran University for undergrad where I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. I then made the hike up to Boise State University for graduate school and didn't want to leave! (GO BRONCOS!!) Most of my Athletic Training experience has been with Track and Field but I have worked almost every sport. (including the rodeo and ballets!)
On a more personal note, I am a Texas girl, love to spend my time with my hubby, and our dogs Ace & Ollie! We enjoy being outside and taking in the crisp Boise air and doing all the unique things that you can only do in Idaho. I look forward to sharing my passion for the human body and Athletic Training with you this year!
Mrs. Redinger's Schedule
Phone Extension: 1110
email: email@example.com
A Days: Sports Med 1
2A Prep
B Days: Foundations of Emergency Care and Sports Med 1
3B Prep (Freshman Math in my room)


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The power of passion
When Does Your Job Become Your Career?
I can't remember where or when I originally heard someone speaking about this, but I remember someone talking about when a job becomes your career. Essentially, it boiled down to two parts. The first part was being involved in some type of work where you realized that you could continue this work for the rest of your life and continue to make money. The second part was realizing part one, not getting bored with it, and thinking you would stick this out till the end of your working life.
You Better Be Passionate About It
OK, so let's say you have realized you are going to stick with your money-making gig till the end of your career, how will you know when you are successful and happy with your choice? I have heard success as being defined as getting what you want. I have also heard happiness being described as wanting what you get. The one thing I am sure of is that I am definitely happy with how my own career is turning out. Starting with happiness is probably more important than focusing on success. I believe you will naturally get success if you focus on the happiness side of the equation first.
CRM and the IT Industry Are My Passion
Since I got my first 300 baud modem and hooked it up to my Atari 800XL, I knew I was in love with computers. I remember writing the program listings that you used to be able to find at the back of Byte magazine. I would save them to the tape drive I had saved up for on my old Atari computer. From that computer I moved on to a PC. I remember installing Windows 1.0 and still have those disks somewhere at my parents' house. Now I toil away on a Mac Air and deliver most of my jobs thru machines that are in the cloud or in some server room that I tunnel in to. CRM is the software platform I have chosen for my profession and I love adding value to companies' business processes thru tweaking and configuring this platform. I love my career. I could not even imagine doing anything else at this point.
I could not even imagine the results that a company would get if they hired a consultant who was not passionate with her/his trade. The results would most likely be, "meh?" They might be OK, or not OK, but I highly doubt that would be taken to the level of consultant who was obsessed and passionate about their career.
Are you truly passionate about your job? Is it your career?


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danny.habersetzer needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 127 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Habersetzer Farms
We are a vertical farm, using the latest technology to grow delicious, organic produce indoors. It is an aquaponic, closed-loop, zero waste system that can even create electricity for the grid. We target anyone who is hungry, wants to eat well, take care of their bodies, and see the future.
I'd like to explore the following colors:
Blues: Knowledge, trust, calm and honesty.
Light neutrals: Purity, balance and sophistication.
Greens: Growth, harmony and success.
Not necessary to have the company name in the logo. Thank you!
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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SABA-Chicago and Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights proudly present:
Civic Engagement: How to get involved in your community and make an impact
When: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Where: Franczek Radelet, 300 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
Why: Get civically engaged, FREE CLE*, and FREE Lunch
The Civic Engagement panel discussion being held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 will encompass a discussion on a variety of topics aimed at encouraging civic engagement.
The discussion topics will include (amongst others):
- the voting rights landscape in Illinois and how to get involved in improving voter access (highlighting reforms like automatic voter registration that have bipartisan support in Illinois),
- avenues for being civically engaged when it feels like our single vote will not make a meaningful difference, and
- how members of the legal profession can make a meaningful impact in their communities alongside working their full-time job.
- Ami Gandhi, Director of Voting Rights & Civic Empowerment at Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Sheetal Parikh, Director of Compliance at PLS Financial Services
- Tara Raghuveer, Deputy Director at National Partnership for New Americans
- Moderated by Harish Patel, Chicago Deputy Director at New America
Please note: The organizations hosting the Civic Engagement Panel Discussion are non-partisan and do not support specific candidates or parties.
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The unintended consequences of micromanaging nature
We must tell our readers about the collateral damage of misguided attempts to manage nature more often than we would like. We prefer positive stories, but in the hope of a better future we must also inform the public of the unintended consequences of the many projects that are killing one species of plant or animal based on the mistaken assumption that another plant or animal will benefit.
In this case, a project sponsored by the Nature Conservancy decimated the population of rare Arctic grayling fish in Centennial Valley, Montana, by damming the streams to create ponds for the benefit of the equally rare trumpeter swan. The grayling had spawned in those streams and the population plummeted when the streams were dammed.
The Nature Conservancy scientist who was interviewed by National Public Radio for this story said, "There are lots of examples where we try something that sounds like a good idea [and it] turns out not to be that good of an idea. Then [we] remedy it and—hopefully—never try it again."
Unfortunately, they ARE trying it again. Now the scientists are trying to compensate for the damage to the grayling population by killing cutthroat trout that is considered a predator to the grayling. The cutthroat is not native, so that also makes it a candidate for eradication. It's as though we are on a killing treadmill. One mistake seems to lead to another.
Stop and think before you shoot!
A bird lover in Hawaii takes a more thoughtful approach to the suggestion that introduced cockatoos and African parrots should be shot, based on the assumption that they are competing with the dwindling population of native birds. He points out that the native birds nest in the ground, while the cockatoos and parrots nest in cavities in the trees. Most of the native birds are nectar eaters, while the cockatoos and parrots eat seeds and nuts. So, he wonders if the introduced birds are really a threat to the native birds.
The exotic birds are either escaped pets or the descendents of them. The author of the article urges pet owners to take care of their pets and make a permanent commitment to their care. Releasing them into the forest is making them a target for people who think killing them would benefit other birds.
The author is not opposed to killing non-native animals when absolutely necessary, but he is at least willing to carefully consider if it is necessary, in his opinion. He is comfortable with the killing of rats, pigs, and feral cats, for example.
Million Trees takes this question a step further. We don't think humans should micromanage nature. We don't have enough information to presume to know better than nature what is best. We also have our own anthropomorphic criteria for which species is more important than another. Our judgment is self-serving and is not a substitute for the even-hand of nature. Nature follows the simple rule of "survival of the fittest." Nature is as likely to save the lowly spider as it is to save the beautiful trumpeter swan.
A parable to illustrate the point
This parable, retold in Fanaticism of the Apocalypse (1) illustrates the futility of man's attempt to control nature:
"Noah, as he is loading the animals onto the Ark, is alarmed by the large number of candidates. Mammals, birds, marsupials, penguins, primates, and lizards have already gone on board. The ass, the ox, the giraffe, the elk, the stag, the lion, and the cat urge the patriarch to raise the gangplank and close the hatches. The boat is chock-full, the cedar hull is about to crack open, the Deluge is threatening. Outside, a crowd of harmful or misshapen pests—cockroaches, toads, slugs, spiders—asks to be taken on. The toad speaks on behalf of his unsightly comrades: he pleads their cause with eloquence, pointing out to the Patriarch that they perform a useful function in nature. In God's design, nothing is ugly or repugnant: everything is ingenious, even invertebrates, mollusks are necessary. No one has the right to destroy these creatures of the Lord. But Noah turns on his heel and decides to raise the anchor. Then a cloud of insects and pests assails him: fleas climb on his legs, crabs crawl in his pubic hair, lice swarm on his head, leeches, stinkbugs, and mosquitoes stick to his skin without him noticing them. Snakes slip into his flowing hair, spiders take up residence in his beard. That is how the whole bestiary was spared."
We fiddle with nature at our own peril.
(1) Pascal Bruckner, The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse, Polity, May 2013
July 23, 2013 9:30 am
Again, thanks for an informative, interesting and very relevant post. Stop messin' with nature, and may common sense prevail!
July 23, 2013 11:32 am
Interesting post, especially in light of the recent articles about the threats different successful gull populations in SF Bay Area present…
It's fascinating that humans see only problems when another species finds a way to thrive despite all humans do to be the only species that thrives…
A couple points that need to be emphasized:
1) There is almost nowhere on the planet that natural systems exist separate from human influence, which means there is near pure and total folly in the notion that humans should do nothing, that's impossible. That's not what humans do and that's not what humans are here to learn…
Webmaster: Yes, there are probably instances when even I would agree that something must be done. But it would be a rigorous test that would convince me that it is necessary. Most of what I see being done in our urban parks would not pass the test.
2) Saying nature follows the law of "survival of the fittest" is a shallow western-minded human-centric absurdity… That notion discounts the fact that nature also follows the law of survival of the most cooperative, as well as survival of the most adaptive, as well as survival of species most willing to send and receive genetic adaptations across species, as well as so many other laws that we barely understand or are even aware of yet.
3) Humans too often do horribly destructive things to life on earth by first saying that their ancestors did misguided things and now they intend to right that wrong. But too often humans again end up doing even more wrong. So we need to stop scapegoating our ancestors and start realizing how harmful we're still being… We need to focus on what we can do that is generative rather than degenerative. And the only way to do it right is via the concept of adaptive management, which is an iterative process that constantly adjusts to feedback and constantly refines the effort to be less harmful and more beneficial as more information arises.
The big question in all this is: how do we show/teach kindness, tolerance, compassion to earth and all the creatures that live on this planet? How do future human generations learn to love and nurture the land rather than ruin the land? That's what we're at the very beginning of… We have so much to learn, such a long way to go and the only way we'll succeed is to be humble and gentle… Poison and destruction is never the end-all and be-all solution! We must learn to be the exact opposite of that.


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After last year´s near drowning experience I got myself together thanks to Wim Hof aka the Iceman. This year I want to start eating clean so I am doing this 10 day fastenning. Kelly and Occy did it too, check it out here.
I hope to get rid of all the shit in my body. No more processed or white food for me. Wish me luck!


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The PlayStation Powerhouse – PS3 Review
Integrated Blu-ray Player, Multimedia Power, Rechargeable Joypads, Free Online Gaming, Sleek Design
High Price Tag, Online lag is a problem; Choice of games does not match Xbox 360's
For an ultimate experience in gaming and a complete media centre, you cannot go wrong with this system. Designed to sleek, sophisticated and powerful, it certainly lives up to expectations and then sum…
The PlayStation 3 is the current next generation console from Sony and certainly looks like one… It boasts the most power from all the currently available machines proving that Sony are keeping one eye on the future.
Features and Design
The PS3 is powered by the "Cell Processor", a chip which is said to be 35 times more powerful than the previous one. The graphics are powered by Nvidia, the RSX, the Reality Synthesizer Chip, which is clocked at 550MHZ and contains over 300 million transistors. A lot of comparisons will be made with the Xbox 360. From a graphical standpoint, our tests concluded that the PS3 displayed renderings with more sharpness. The console supports full high definition and has an integrated Blu-Ray player. This is what separates it from the Xbox 360.
Looking to the future seems to be Sony's reason in choosing Blu-ray over other formats. Blu-ray games can have 50G worth of game information, compared to the regular Xbox 360 game discs. Potentially, Sony is better positioned for future releases as games are getting bigger every year. It may be the case that Microsoft will have to release the 720 well before the Sony Playstation 4 comes out.
It also boasts built-in wireless connector or you can use the ethernet cable option allowing you to easily connect to the internet. Up to 7 players can play at any one time and PSP owners can connect their gadget to a Wi-Fi port as either a controller or an additional screen. You can also manipulate media that is on the PS3 through the PSP giving endless options.
The console is available with different options such as colour and hard drive size. An interesting feature that has been removed from the new slim line version is the ability to turn your PS3 into a Linux computer. This allows emulators to work on the system meaning a back catalogue of games up until the PlayStation 1 can be played.
Deciding whether to purchase this console or an Xbox 360, the following two factors need to be considered:
- Do you need/want Blu-Ray?
- Which consoles' exclusive list of games do you prefer?
Technical Specifications
Cell Processor
- PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
- 1 VMX vector unit per core
- 512KB L2 cache
- 7 x SPE @3.2GHz
- 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
- 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
- * 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS
RSX @550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
- Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines
Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-base processing)
- 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
- 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
System Bandwidth:
- Main RAM: 25.6GB/s
- VRAM: 22.4GB/s
- RSX: 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
- SB: 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
System Floating Point Performance:
- Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
- USB: Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
- Memory Stick: standard/Duo, PRO x 1
- SD: standard/mini x 1
- CompactFlash: (Type I, II) x 1
Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
- Bluetooth (up to 7)
- USB2.0 (wired)
- Wi-Fi (PSP®)
- Network (over IP)
AV Output:
- Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- HDMI: HDMI out x 2
- Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
- Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
CD Disc media (read only):
- PlayStation CD-ROM
- PlayStation 2 CD-ROM
- SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD
- DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
DVD Disc media (read only):
- PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM
- DVD-Video: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc media (read only):
- BD-Video: BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
Graphics 9/10
Audio 10/10
Variety of Games 9/10
Accessories 10/10
Price 8/10
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Nightmares in Heaven
October 29, 2016
Does one have nightmares in Heaven? Until we find out about this 'heaven' place, it's best we be concerned for each moment here, and do our best to make it a 'heaven'. Of course, heaven here has it's storms, pains, sufferings, crisis, and all kinds of situations that come up for us to deal with. The good thing is that for those who live in awareness and inner self love, that which we'd rather not face at times will be an opportunity to deal with it as best possible, and hopefully grow from it, although at the time it may seem impossible.
Nightmares rarely happen when we are awake, but situations do happen in real life whether we sleep or are awake. Nightmares in sleep have many reasons, or 'no reasons it seems'. Trauma in ones life, particularly when the mind is still developing, reflects situations that caused us great pain. Day or night, the tape of the memory plays causing unnecessary conflict both in our sleep, and in actions that a well centered person would rarely have. Let's assume this 'heaven' is a gift for a life led of love and compassion, why then would the 'gift' have nightmares along with it?
Life on earth is all the way from 'hell to heaven' with most coming somewhere in between. Each being has within them a light that they can choose to ignore or acknowledge. Perception of all the material 'carrots' or perks of life as the secret to happiness, only results in rotating feel good moments with feel bad moments resulting in the likely-hood of getting stuck in the mud of 'feel bad ones.
At this time of incredible developing technologies, the masses are so enthralled with them that they are paying little attention to their own personal nightmares that they have little time for getting to the roots of how to 'escape from them'. Actually, and sadly, while the masses are caught up in indulging in their desires, the elite or shadow governments, are busy with their power and money creating ways to further dumb down the masses into a real collective nightmare as in the presidential election of 2016 is into a real nightmare for the collective citizens.
The real nightmares are more and more hidden beneath the surface of what people pay little attention to from creeping censorship, increasing toxins in our food and general environment, lies driven by those who make money from them, political duplicitous agendas that serve the corporate aristocracy while cutting the wings of freedom for citizens….the list goes on and on of 'living live nightmares' being created while the populous is in a kind of sleep.
I've been working with a very bright person in Pasadena, California who is just beginning to really 'wake up' in life. I asked her yesterday, as I was writing this, if she was having the nightmares and restless sleep she had for years before beginning frequent meditations. Her answer was 'no', especially compared to the past. She is a very eager supporter of meditating to sleep better with few nightmares and her ability to handle aggravation or any nightmarish negativities that comes along. Let life here and now be like a heaven as much as possible. Stay in the moment!


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Golden glows the jar as it stickily sucks the spoon to its depths... bubbles swirl slow with bits of comb as the spoon settles, floating just above the bottom.
But beauty lies: you know you can't take even a taste, you don't want this-- this poison, this sweetness of molten gold... this escape, this dream.
You don't want the honey. You're not some kid sailing a dragon kite across skies of story. It's just plain dumb to try to step outside your life, plain stupid to think of being saved, of chasing unicorns. The honey is real, the jar is real, and the spoon, and what happens to those who taste seems real, but their mind-- their own story-sky-- is where it all happens. Nothing changes even if you do raise the woozy flowing spoon to your tongue-- only a collision of alkaloid and acetylcholine, a fever-fantasia of delirium. That people could mistake this un-real for new life, for revelation-- sad, but the hunger for dreams, for cheap comfort, never dies.
Nudging the silver handle you shift the sunken spoon and see it grows a second self, a fat honey-ghost that sheathes, amplifies it. Light hits the jar and flows down and around the spoon, throwing, twisting dull beams through the ooze. Lovely like ocean sunset is the sugar-sluggish gold, and you wonder if your pupils dilate at the beauty; you think of involuntary wide pupils and how contagious they are, like a yawn, how card sharps wear sunglasses to hide them. You know this honey would give its own forced dilation to your eyes, would flood them with light past endurance and past reason.
But: what you get from an experience depends on what you bring to it. The danger is too great to suck the spoon dry, but you'd like to be able to say: I have tasted it, I have faced it down, and the power is not there. Dreamers, you gave it the power that was rightfully yours. The jar is empty.
You want to show them, want to kidnap them from heaven and bring them to the true earth of opened eyes. But you don't speak their language. You could tell them that honey is nothing more than thrown-up nectar and enzymes, you could tell of all the joinings implicit in a honey jar -- bee with flower, bee with bee, nectar with enzyme, bee-keeper with hive, honey with jar-- and they wouldn't hear. All they know and want to know is honey joining mouth in simple sugar joy. All they want is sweetness, sleep.
From the back of your mind comes a thought, funny but with heft: you can leave it to settle in its amber or you can wield this spoon like a sword. You can taste beyond the sugar-kiss and steal the veil from the temple. A taste, then a few hours' riding the storm, is all it takes. Fear is punier now, a gulp in a distant throat that's never spoken up for itself--unworthy. And before you can think again, you lift the spoon, watch its ooze spiral lazily back into the jar, turn the spoon to gather the stream, careful not to spill a drop, gathering the ooze into the spoon and raising the spoon to your lips and parting your lips and taking the spoon and closing your mouth around its brimming gold.
And like parachuting in reverse, it begins: crunch of impact, electricity enfolding tongue with rot-green tentacles, composty yet sweet as a lover's secret scent. And the dreadful pull up, up, yanking brain miles above gut then colliding them somewhere in a cold, gray fright-cloud, thoughts scattered, sight scattered, the ground gone away. You--who are you? --scattered, the sky in fragments and the spoon dropped and the jar a far wobbling smile of eventide in the harsh nova of now. Light like knives, operating theater grim bright: mouth dry, eyes aflame, honey and honey-bee gone like dreams at midday, you stumble, struggle to stand, to live now in your choice, in this blurring, heart-skipping breathless world. Who knew it was pain they sought, death to self-- who knew sugar could be venom, could twist your tongue and your eyes out of your head?
Touching, grasping as you haven't since birth, grasping table edge, grasping table leg, grasping air, empty-handed, grasping with fingertips at the floor as it smacks you onto its smooth, hard newness... who knew they befriended fear and open sky this way? Who knew a fall could awaken the soul, raise it to its true territory?
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I haven't had issues with ebay, just the users... Actually ebay isn't a bad option, there will be some fees associated to the auction itself, but It would be a good way of keeping it out there.
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well, an option... could find a company to print the badges (and other mint stuff), get linux mint web devs to create a store on the site... add products to the store. most web store software comes with paypal integration so the devs could get the money straight. however there will be some investment from the devs to purchase the bulk order of badges and such which could be trouble.
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
Charity information
Horniman Museum and Gardens
The Horniman, through its collections and related exhibitions and events, seeks to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments.
Founded 1901
Mission statement
The Horniman Museum and Gardens were founded by Victorian tea trader and businessman Frederick Horniman who, in 1901, gave them to the people of London for their recreation, instruction and enjoyment. Since then it has become one of London's most popular museums. Its remit is to use its collections, gardens, activites and events to ignite an interest in, deepen our understanding of, and foster a respect for, the world around us.
With nationally-regarded collections in anthropology, natural history and musical instruments, an aquarium, 16 acres of landscaped gardens, and a year-round programme of exhibitions, activities, events and performances for visitors of all ages, the Horniman, which is free to enter, now attracts over 600,000 visits a year from across London and the south east. In 2002 it opened its £13 million Centenary Development, providing additional gallery and learning space. In 2004 was voted Museum of the Year by the Good Britain Guide and in 2007 won Silver in Visit London's Visitor Attraction of the Year awards. Its Gardens have won the Green Flag Award since 2004, and in 2009 they won their first Green Pennant, recognising the community's involvement in the Gardens and their contribution to conservation.
Horniman Museum and Gardens aims to:
- To fulfill Frederick Horniman's vision that his Museum and Gardens should be a place of "recreation, instruction and enjoyment"
Established: June 1901
Registered Charity Number: 802725
Phone number: 020 8699 1872 (ext 216)
Address: 100, London Road Forest Hill LONDON SE23 3PQView charity accounts on the Charity Commission website


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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, which is still a day that I dread! Recall this time last year I expressed my reason for disliking Valentine's Day. This year is slightly different because I do have someone to love...I think!
Tomorrow the edible arrangement pictured above will be delivered to Yellow Bone along with a card that reads:
Happy Valentine's Day. I still love you very much.-"Insert my government name"
She will be surprise because I know she isn't expecting anything from me. Even though we're not together anymore, I think a gift on Valentine's Day is the least I can do for her. She has given me so much. It's time for me to give her something for a change. She really enjoys edible arrangements so I think she will enjoy this gift.
***Side note: My beloved grandmother turned 85 years old yesterday! When I called her she was in good spirits, which is a blessing given her condition.


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On Sat, 2004-09-04 at 10:25 -0400, muppet wrote:
On Sep 3, 2004, at 12:15 PM, Quentin wrote:On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 15:23, Christian Borup wrote:This is a bug in perl - which may have been fixed in the latest releases (5.8.5 had a bunch of regexp vs utf8 fixes). Can you test with perl 5.8.5 and report back? If the problem persists I will pester one of the perl5-porters to fix it.just now while answering email, i compiled a new perl 5.8.5 and Gtk2 (all into a sandbox, so i'm presuming i got all the paths right), and i still see the panic.
Me too. In fact I've taken Gtk2 out of the equation. The attached script still crash. ./borup
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Schatten der Reformation – Exhibition
On the occasion of 500 years of reformation history, the exhibition "Liberation and Persecution" in the townhall of Zürich confronts the reformation era and the present on a surprisingly personal level: ten couples, one historical and one living, face each other directly and convey an ambivalent view of religious upheaval.
Centre of the exhibition are persons such as an iconoclast, a nun, an abbess, a religious refugee and a farmer, whose different experiences invite a critical examination of the events. They are confronted by people from the present who, in turn, take their own look at the historical heritage and the situation today.
Exhibition Stadthaus Zürich, September 2018 until March 2019, organised by Stadt Zürich Kultur in collaboration with Verein Schatten der Reformation.


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Sew Square Bug Jar Quilt Blocks
This easy Bug Jar quilt block pattern explains how to sew a square bug jar that's a bit different from most of the other bug jar quilt block patterns we've seen.
Bug jar quilt blocks often depict jars that resemble tall, quart-sized canning jars. We wanted to design something a bit shorter, with more jar width to accommodate large prints. The result is a jar quilt block that looks a bit like an old-fashioned pickle jar.
Fill your bug jar quilt blocks with bugs, of course, or consider candy, flowers, cookies, any pictorial fabric that suits your needs will do.
Finished block size: 12" x 12"
Use any background you like. Black is effective for colorful prints and can make the jar seem to pop out from the fabric, but another color might work better with your quilting fabrics.
12-inch Bug Jar Quilt Block Fabric Cutting Chart
Jar Contents
- one 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" square
Jar Cap
- one 1-5/8" x 5-1/2" bar
- Block Top: one 2-1/2" x 12-1/2" bar
- Block Bottom: one 1-1/4" x 12-1/2" bar
- Block Sides: two 2-1/2" x 8-1/2" bars
- Cap Sides: two 1-5/8" x 4" bars
- Jar Corners: four 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" squares
More Bug Jar Quilt Blocks
Continue to 2 of 4 below.
- Bug Jars in two sizes to mix and match.
- Tall Bug Jar quilt block pattern.
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Sew the Center of the Bug Jar Quilt Block
- Find your jar square.
- Draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse side of each small background square.
- Align a square in each corner of the block as shown, right sides together. Take care to align raw edges as closely as possible. (See "A")
- Stitch a seam directly on each drawn line.
- Trim excess edges, leaving about 1/4" past the seam line. (See " B")
- Press as-is to set the seam (improves the accuracy of any patchwork).
- Flip the corner patches right side up. Press the seam allowance towards the bug fabric. (See "C")
This is the same technique often used to sew Snowball Quilt blocks and (one type of) Flying Geese patchwork.Continue to 3 of 4 below.
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Finish Sewing the Bug Jar Quilt Blocks
Use a 1/4" seam allowance to assemble the quilt block, placing units right sides together for sewing and matching raw edges carefully. Use straight pins to hold patches together if it helps you keep them aligned.
- Sew a background sidebar to two opposite sides of the bug jar square. Press seam allowances towards the sidebars.
- Stitch a background cap side to each side of the cap along short edges as shown in the middle row above. Pres seams allowances towards the darker fabric. If you strip pieced the unit, it is already assembled.
- Make the top of the block by sewing the bug jar cap unit to the long bottom edge of the top background bar. Press the seam allowance to the top background bar.
- Sew the cap/top background bar unit to the top of the bug jar unit. Press the seam allowance towards the cap unit.
- Sew the bottom background bar to the bottom of the block. Press the seam allowance towards the bottom strip.
Your completed block should measure either 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" or 6-1/2" x 6-1/2".
If your block is smaller than it should be, or skewed, then press again and recheck. If it still isn't quite right, use the easy squaring-up method before sewing it to other blocks.Continue to 4 of 4 below.
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Add Sashing to Bug Jar Quilt Blocks
Here are two examples of Bug Jar quilt blocks sewn with sashing between them. Sashing helps make the blocks appear to be sitting on a shelf.
You could eliminate the vertical sashing and use only long strips between rows of quilt blocks that are sewn side by side.


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A Few Words With A. Wolf and Her Claws By Matt Beachey
Aby Wolf is no newcomer to the Minneapolis music scene. Aside from the solo album she released back in 2009, she's worked with Dark Dark Dark, rapper Omaur Bliss, and (perhaps most notably) performed alongside Dessa both live and in the studio. But it wasn't until last April, when A. Wolf and Her Claws released their eponymous debut, that she really started to hold the attention of her hometown. Aby's debut album was folksy and sparse. On A. Wolf and Her Claws, her voice, layered upon itself indefinitely, takes up more space than all of the instrumentation combined in her solo album.
But creating this new, expansive sound wasn't about Aby maximizing her efforts. It was an exercise in relinquishing that control, trusting her new bandmates and collaborators, and not being afraid to just throw everything out the window and start completely anew. Aby and Jesse Whitney, the band's synth player and programming mastermind, sat down with me recently on a scorching summer day to talk about keeping your musical ego in check, serendipitous collaboration, and being musically polygamous.
"With a lot of bands, there's one person in the group who's got the vision and everyone else is essentially hired to fill a specific role that they designate, being essentially disposable. We made a point of not doing that from the get-go," Aby said. Though their name might imply otherwise, A. Wolf and Her Claws is far more than Aby Wolf and a backing band. Nominally, Aby is the frontwoman, providing vocals and personality, but often her voice plays a wordless supporting role to a sea of synthesizers and beats provided by the rest of the band.
"Our songwriting process usually involves everybody throwing in their own parts—it's like whoever puts their hand in the circle first pushes it one way, and somebody else puts their hand on top of that." The result is something that's familiar enough to dance to but disorienting enough to avoid synthpop clichés. It's dark, but not brooding. It's music in constant motion, driven by industrial rhythms that at first sound too rough for Aby's pure, glossy voice, but like the image of her face among a table of vegetables on the album's cover, the initially jarring combination only feels more right the more time you give it.
The Claws portion of the band is filled out by Jesse, who plays synths and programs a variety of electronic sounds; Joey Van Phillips on drums; and Linnea Mohn on keyboards and backing vocals. They originally got together for a single performance as part of a concert series at the Cedar Cultural Center that grouped musicians who'd never worked together into one-time bands.
"Since we started as a one-off project, we had a unique trial period before we decided we wanted to be a permanent band. We didn't really make that call until we could tell all of the pieces were falling together, and it ended up being this effortless collaboration," Jesse said.
Aby and Jesse credit the band's success as an ensemble on the fact that every member is involved in their own side projects. "We've all got strong musical egos, but all of us have our own side projects, allowing us to be more flexible with this project, which none of us have total control over. [Having multiple projects] also provides a sense of creative release. Like, if I have an idea that just doesn't work out with this band, I can put it somewhere else," Aby said.
The diverse nature of the members' musical backgrounds and side projects is reflected in the wide variety of sounds they snuck into their debut. Drummer Joey Van Philips occasionally throws some vibraphone in the mix, Linnea Mohn tempers the dense electronics with ethereal piano lines when the mood strikes, and on the final track of the album, Aby harkens back to her solo show loop-pedal days, as the song is nothing but her layered voice.
"Sometimes you have to blindly trust the ability of other people you're working with. Not knowing where something is going can yield the most interesting results, as long as you're comfortable with the process of getting there."
You can purchase music from A. Wolf and Her Claws here.
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With so many fun winter activities in Banff, it's hard to narrow down your options to what you really want to do. That's why we've done the hard work for you and put together a comprehensive collection of exciting things to cross of your Banff Bucket List.
1.Dog Sledding in the Canadian Rockies
Dating back to the early 1920s, dog sledding in the Banff area was used by explorers and adventurers to climb wild mountain passes, make day trips for necessary supplies and race each other around for pure fun and entertainment.
Nowadays, dog sledding in Banff National Park still retains its exhilarating charm for locals and visitors alike. Lucky for you, our friends and dog lovers over at Kingmik Dog Tours allows you to keep tradition alive and spend a few hours or a whole day on the rails of a well-loved, well trained, pure Alaskan Husky team as they brisk you across the snow at your commands.
Trust their team of dog whisperers to whisk you away into the peaceful silence of the Continental Divide through snow-riddled trees and majestic winter wonderlands. Bring you lover, your family or just skip town for a solo adventure of your own. Whatever you do, make sure you include dog sledding on your Banff Bucket List.
2.Go for an Epic Sleigh Ride in Banff National Park
Dashing Thru' the Snow in a one horse open sleigh…
Keeping with the theme, find yourself wrapped up in blankets, sipping hot cocoa and staring at the blissful world passing by from the tranquility of a horse drawn sleigh ride, just like it's 1962, which it was when our friends over at Banff Trail Riders got their start.
Their romantic private sleigh ride offers fireside stops for champagne and chocolates with your loved one, along with an authentic buffalo robe wrapped around you for the utmost comfort and warmth.
Alternately, bring your friends and family along for the ride and opt for the big, wide-open sleigh with a pit stop for roasting marshmallows and soaking in the serene nature surroundings. Reservations are recommended since you're not the only one with sleigh rides on the brain.
3.Ice Climbing the Rockies
Now, perhaps you're looking to get into your optimum flow state with a bit of adrenaline adventure on the mind. Rest assured that ice climbing the waterfalls in the Banff National Park would allow you just that.
Deemed some of the best ice climbing in the world, the guides at Yamnuska in the Canadian Rockies will use their professional expertise to get you on the face, feeling like you've been doing this your whole life. It's safety first for these guides, followed by making sure you have the best time possible.
Ice climbing is sure to be one of the highlights of your Banff Bucket List. Choose between their half-day and full day programs and if you can't get enough, sign up for their life changing ice climbing courses and top roping seminars to take it to the next level.
4. Fairmont Banff Springs
There is no denying the hard work you put in while learning to ice climb, so it's a great idea to offset that output with some good old-fashioned relaxation. There isn't a better place to do that than at the stunning Fairmont Banff Springs. The Fairmont Chateau is an absolute must on your Rockies bucket List: It offers an exquisite and memorable experience, literally the Canadian Castle of the Rockies, so you'll feel right at home like the royalty you are.
Equipped with beautiful, modern amenities reminiscent of European luxury, the award winning Willow Stream Spa offers an artful take on whirlpools, steam rooms, saunas and of course, the rejuvenating and relaxing spa services themselves. You'll have all you ever needed to cross ultimate relaxation off your bucket list. The hardest thing you'll have to do at the Fairmont Banff Springs is convince yourself to leave.
Don't miss out on Enjoy Banff's great package rates for Fairmont Banff Springs accommodation this winter!
5.Visit a Wolfdog Sanctuary
Of course, no Banff Bucket List would be complete without a visit to the beloved Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary. The YWS provides an incredibly opportunity to not only learn about wolves and wolfdogs and dispel myths about them, but to safely and kindly interact with these majestic creatures.
Created in 2011, the YMS has been rescuing and rehabilitating hurt, abandoned or otherwise displaced wolves and wolfdogs and allowing the public this precious opportunity to be in their presence. Consider a guided tour from those at YWS who know these magnificent beings the best, or opt for a self-guided walkabout.
With winter goodness underway and tons of snow, now is the perfect time to call up our friendly customer service team at Enjoy Banff and let them design & plan your memorable Banff Bucket List trip in the amazing surroundings of Banff National Park.
Enjoy it!


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ITN "EuroCSCTraining"(2010-2015) The European Cancer Stem Cell Consortium provides an excellent platform for a dedicated EuroCancerStemCell Network for training young researchers in the field. 9 Organisms of this CSC consortium from 6 member states all with a similar dedication to ER and ESR training have decided to create a specific cross Europe training platform for cancer stem cell research (EuroCSCTraining Network). To complement their training they have solicited the participation of not less than 8 associate partners including front line enterprises of the field who have all extreme dedication to training and career description.
The treatment of malignancies has greatly benefited from increased knowledge in the Biology of Cancer. Identification of signalling pathways has generated targeted therapies that now yield measurable survival advantage for cancer patients while molecular signatures have improved prognostic classification. In an NCI report, cancer remission rates are shown to have increased over the past two decades (htpp://cancer.gov/register/term.html). Thus unravelling the signalling pathways and the key molecules, which participate in the production and survival of cancer cells has greatly improved the survival and quality of life of cancer patients. However, despite these improvements cancer patients still relapse and overall survival at five years remains poor.
The identification of the cancer stem cell, CSC (or Tumour Initiating Cell) in most cancers opens a novel topic in Cancer Biology, which should provide novel targets for cancer management and provide new hope for survival or cure. Indeed, it has already been shown that the stemness characteristics, which the CSC shares with its normal counterpart such as quiescence, may explain why relapses occur after conventional drugs such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Specifically targeting CSCs may provide a further level of cancer drug targeting. This requires an overall complete understanding of cancer stem cell biology. Nevertheless, this new field is still taking its marks both in terms of understanding and technology, stressing the necessity to work in well-structured networks. http://www.csc-network.org/
ESH is a partner in the upcoming EMTACT online Masters Programme in Transfusion Medicine, Cellular and Tissue Therapies which was funded by the EC within the SOCRATES Program (ERASMUS – Joint Development of Study Programmes at intermediate and advanced level. http://www.emtact.eu The aim of the Master's course and the postgraduate Diploma in Transfusion Medicine is to provide a broad training in Transfusion Medicine and associated fields so that students acquire the necessary skills to work in transfusion centres and also to carry out research in the related areas or develop technically qualified projects in the company sector. EMTACT brochure
H-Net is the acronym for the "European Network for Harmonization of Training in Hematology." (2008-2011) This project was awarded a grant under the Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme by the European Commission. In a joint effort of 26 partners, H-Net aims to arrive at a truly harmonized curriculum for European haematologists, thus raising the competence levels of haematologists and, ultimately, improving patient care and public health.
H-Net will build on the previously developed Curriculum Passport. This is an itemized description of what constitutes a well-rounded haematological training as recommended by national and international societies and organizations of haematology. H-Net will survey recently graduated haematologists and compare their qualifications to those expressed in the Curriculum Passport. Next, on the basis of the needs that derive from analyses of the survey data, H-Net will implement existing, and develop novel educational tools to meet those needs. An online portfolio system is being developed to allow individual haematologists to ascertain gaps in their training. Educational opportunities will be proposed to complete training gaps. For more information please click: www.hematologynet.eu
EUROCORD-ED: On-line curriculum on cord blood technology (2008-2011)
The European Commission awarded a grant to EUROCORD and the European School of Haematology to develop a comprehensive online training tool in the field of umbilical cord blood biology. This project named EUROCORD-ED brings together many major European partners including EHA, NETCORD, the European Network of cord blood banks, the EBMT, the cord blood banks in Milan, Madrid, Leiden and Athens, basic science research groups and the companies Biostór Ireland, Macopharma and Alcimed. The EUROCORD-ED project aims to inform and educate all the vocational actors involved in the field: laboratory scientists, technicians, clinicians, transplant physicians, obstetricians, midwives and biotechnology companies involved in banking, research, and the clinical analysis of cord blood and ICT. EUROCORD-ED also aims to inform future parents, and to support health policy decision makers.
All establishments involved in cord blood processing now need to be licensed and people need to be trained in the requirements of the Directives and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). This project will build on previous European Commission grants awarded to EUROCORD and ESH related to training, mobility and quality control in the healthcare setting. For more information please visit: www.eurocord-ed.org


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Thank you Ted. I may not have a volume pot, would that matter. But I do have one wouldn't be a bad idea. But how would I wire all the hots to the pot? Maybe one of your diagrams will work. If you know of one perhaps you could direct me? I don't know if you've seen my page. http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DanielWalter
I really love your work, I just need to study, you do so much!
WOW! Thank you Ted! Perfect!
Ted I didn't see it...do you have a wiring diagram for 2 single coil pickups with one jack one vol pot one tone pot and one 3 way switch....thanks John
Ted, I'm not sure if you have this covered or not. If you do, just tell me what the title of the slide is.
If not, can you decipher what this guy's guitar is doing?
His explanation from the comments:
The two pickups are balanced by each having their own seperate volume controls. There is also a master volume and tone control. I just figured the wiring myself but I think the Gibson Explorerer and Firebirds have similar wiring but without the master tone and volume
I love this sound and like how it can be played unplugged or plugged. Would like to build a 3 string that would be a reasonable facimile.
Thanks for any input you might have.
Hi Darren,
That's Smojo, he's a member here and at the Clubhouse. I would wire a setup like that a little different, I don't see any need for a 3rd volume control. Instead I would spec a volume and tone for the mag pickup and a volume for the piezo (a tone doesn't really work with a piezo). I'd wire them to a 3 way switch then to the jack.
Hi Ted. thank you for your past wisdom. i have a novel idea. still working on this guitar. my question is that i'd like to join the bottom of the box with rare earth magnets so i can pull it off and get to the electronics. (several pieces are involved, not just a hinge deal) i know it will work, but will the magnets affect the pickups? Thanks.
heh! Any magnets you use effect the pickup if the magnet field is close enough to the pick up. Even leaving an electric guitar leaning on a amp speaker change the pickup , changing the magnetics.
Hi Ted, anyone,
I purchased a couple long "end jacks" used to slip into a drilled hole in my solid body. They don't come with ny wiring instructions. Can I assume the longer lug is positive. The ground is obvious, and I don't need stereo. The unit is sealed, so I can't visually tell. Any ideas?
You probably already have the answer by now, but if it's a stereo end jack: the short lug is the tip, the longer lug the ring and the longest is ground. You can always test it by inserting a jack without its outer shell (sorry, language barrier) and test with a multimeter which lug on the jack connects to which lug on the end jack.
Hi Ted. Nobody has been able to answer this. On several of my guitars, I have electronic pickups and piezos, both have on/off. My bridges are always grounded, but my old house is not. So I get some buzz with the magnetic pickups. As soon as I turn on the piezos (magnetic on or off), bam, total silence, no hum, no buzz. ????
That's a new one for me. I'm stumped. My guess is that the piezo adds a certain resistance to the circuit, but that's just a blind stab in the dark. It looks like you stumbled upon a unique solution to the 60 cycle hum problem. I'm going to try it to solve a problem Ice Bob has with one of his guitars. Thanks!


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Grow a 'Balcony Vegetable Garden' on your urban space. Read everything you need to know about growing vegetables on a balcony in this quick startup guide, step by step.
Growing vegetables on a balcony is an apt idea for city dwellers who do not have their own garden. This way you can grow your own fresh and organic vegetables.
Vegetables for Balcony Garden
Vegetables that don't take lot of space to grow are perfect for growing on balcony. Tomatoes and peppers are without a doubt the first one you need to consider as they are the easiest to grow. You can grow vegetable vines too, they grow vertically and takes less space.
In small pots, you can grow green leafy vegetables like lettuce, spinach, arugula , radish, endive leaf, bok-choy and fenugreek as well as some common herbs such as parsley, chive, mint or basil.
*Always, When you grow vegetables, find there companion herbs to grow with them. The combination of them enhance the taste of vegetables and you will also get fresh supply of herbs too. Learn how to grow herbs on a balcony here.
Growing vegetables on a balcony – Step by Step
1. Pots for Growing Vegetables on the Balcony
Before purchasing pots for your vegetable balcony garden, you must consider whether you want to grow vegetables for ornamental or usability purposes. If usability is more important for you then simply select containers, propagation trays, plastic window boxes in which many plants can grow together. If you care for looks of your balcony vegetable garden then choose colorful pots, decorative barrels and urn and modern designer containers.
Keep in mind that the size of the pot must match the pace of growth and requirements of plants you're growing.
You can grow pepper, eggplant, peas and cherry tomatoes in a 2-4 gallon size container. Large containers can be used for tall tomato varieties and for beans. Seedlings of vegetable plants can be grown in seed tray or small container to save space, later they need to be transplanted in bigger containers.
2. Soil for Planting Balcony Vegetable Garden
Vegetables grown in pots require loose, well drained, fertile and nutritious soil. You can buy ready-made potting mix for this. If you want to prepare it by yourself. You will need the compost, garden soil, gravel and perlite.
In addition, mix slow release organic fertilizer and hydrogel crystals. Hydrogel crystals absorb excess water in them and keep it for later supply to plant's root directly. This type of water absorbing crystals are very useful for container gardening as they save both time and water.
If possible, do a soil testing at home to identify the pH value of the soil. Generally, vegetables grow in slightly acidic to neutral soil (6-7 pH). Once you find out your soil type (alkaline or acidic) you can amend it according to the plant you're growing.
3. Preparing Seedlings
Vegetable seeds can be sown on a seed tray. After germination, transplant them when top two real leaves have grown. Some vegetables that do not transplant well better, sow them in separate pots.
Vegetables such as gourds or melons, cucumbers and squash do not tolerate transplanting and damage in roots, therefore plant them only once at the right location.
If you do not want to sow seeds, purchase plants from nursery. Buy plants that are healthy and does not have any pests and diseases.
4. Planting
Seedlings should be transplanted on cloudy days in a moist soil, this helps the young plants in establishing well. On sunny days, planting should be done in evenings. Before transplanting the seedlings, water them abundantly, this prevents the shock and breakdown of soil around the roots.
Seeding should should be planted at right depth. Tomatoes can be planted deeper, until the first leaves, this stimulates adventitious roots and thus strengthen the plant. Lettuce planted too deep can not develop heads. Celery also planted too deeply develops not correct the root.
*Feed with one tablespoon Epsom salt mixed in one gallon of water after planting to avoid transplanting shock.
5. Care for Balcony Vegetable Garden
Once you plant vegetables on the balcony, you need to care for them. It is necessary to water plants right way. You should not set any schedule for watering your plants, only water them when they need it. Watering the plants at night causes fungal diseases and attracts pest, so it is best to water your plants in the morning.
When the vegetables adapt the climate of balcony the only requirement left is to watering and fertilizing. Generally, you should fertilize your plants every month or so with organic fertilizer. To save your plants with pests, grow plants that deter pests. In cause of pest or disease, use organic pesticide or make it yourself.


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Last year, I climbed a mountain in Zion National Park.
My husband, the avid hiker, gave me a set of hiking poles and these instructions: "When you start to feel exhausted," he said, "just concentrate on your next step. Where's the next, best place to put your foot? Carefully put your foot there, and before you know it you'll be at the top."
Many of us get through parenting in this exact same way.
Exhausted, we survive day-to-day by focusing on the bare minimum required next step in our parenting journey. Just getting through until bedtime, or until Saturday's soccer game, or until the next school break. We limit our thinking to the immediate, the urgent, and the short-term—because that feels productive. It feels like we're getting somewhere.
In truth, taking just 5 minutes to look at the long view can be exhilarating.
When I was climbing that mountain in Zion, the moments that took my breath away happened when I stopped, lifted my head, and looked out over miles of sheer cliffs and valleys, all the way to the misty distant horizon.
Taking 5 minutes to look toward the parenting horizon can be both exhilarating and transformative.
For 5 minutes right now, think, "What could we as a family do this year, that could impact our descendants 100 years from now?"
Is there something you could do now related to education, to money and debt, or to moral and spiritual development, that could pay off for generations to come?
Our culture is currently plagued and limited by a short-term thinking mindset. You don't have to be.
Ari Wallach, in this powerful TED Talk, urges us all to transform our children's and grandchildren's futures by breaking free of the 3-5 year "short-termism" that, he says, "permeates every nook and cranny of our cultural reality." Wallach calls us all to practice "longpath" thinking that asks this important question: "To what end?"
What is the purpose in what we're doing? Where are we going with this?
How will these decisions we're making today impact our family 100 years from now?
What could we do this year that could pay off in huge ways…for generations?
Carefully consider these words, which I consider to be the most important in Wallach's TED Talk:
Wallach says, "Ask yourself, 'What can I do now, that will radically affect my children and grandchildren after I die?' Think about your long path. Push past 3-5 years. Push past your own life, if you can, because doing so will make you do things a little bit bigger than you thought were possible."
Let's all do this. Even if just for five minutes.
Now, you can guarantee that you'll do long-term strategic thinking for five minutes every single week.
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Mark Stacey is the Lawrence E. Peirano Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UC-Berkeley. He received his B.S. in Physics and Political Science and his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. His research and teaching focus on environmental fluid physics, with an emphasis on estuaries and the coastal
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conditions, and the dependence of local vulnerabilities on regional actions. This work highlights the importance of regional dynamics in establishing a context for local adaptations to sea level rise.


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How to Adjust to Nondairy Breakfasts
You may wonder whether you can go dairy-free at breakfast. Whether you like breakfast a little or a lot, taking time to eat in the morning is a smart way to start the day. Eating breakfast — even if it's nothing more than a glass of juice and a slice of toast — gives you an energy lift as you begin your day and helps you stay alert and perform your best all day long.
What can you eat to replace the milk in your cereal, the cream in your coffee, and the bowl of yogurt with granola? No problem. Making your breakfast dairy-free is easy. The same is true even when you have the time or inclination to fix a heartier breakfast spread. Most breakfast classics, including egg dishes and waffles and pancakes, can easily be made without dairy ingredients.
Nothing is more energizing than starting the day off with a glass of cold, fresh fruit juice or a comforting mug of something creamy and warm. Nondairy versions of coffee, tea and cocoa are nice additions to the standard orange juice, coffee, and tea that, like these drinks, are already dairy-free.
Consider buying a juicer so you can make your own fresh fruit and vegetable juice mixtures at home. The options range from a simple vise for squeezing citrus fruits to more expensive machines that can liquefy carrots, spinach, celery, and other foods. Freshly squeezed juice is a dairy-free beverage alternative that's packed with vitamins and minerals.
Fresh juice mixtures can be expensive to buy ready-made, so making your own at home not only ensures freshness but can save you money, too. If your juicer removes the pulp from the fruits and vegetables, conserve this healthful source of dietary fiber by adding it to soups or baked goods.
Fixing a classic breakfast dish without using the common dairy ingredients that often are used in traditional recipes is so easy. Many traditional egg recipes are ideal for using soy and other forms of nondairy cheese because the cheese is distributed throughout the hot, moist egg mixture, helping it to melt evenly. Try the following recipes to whip up some of your breakfast favorites with dairy-free alternatives.
You may have thought that dairy-free waffles, pancakes, French toast, and oatmeal weren't possible. The good news is they are. They taste the same as their lactose-laden cousins. Just use your favorite traditional recipes and substitute your choice of nondairy milk for the cow's milk.


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Would you make a good coach? It's a good question to ask, and simply asking it tells you you have perhaps the most important quality under your belt: the desire to be a good coach!
Animas' approach to coaching is one which is collaborative, and about facilitating discovery for your client. It's not about giving advice, although there will be occasions where it is appropriate to offer an idea or an experience.
There are certainly some qualities you need to have even before you become a coach. Skills can be learned but the underlying qualities are what bring you to coaching in the first place and that will support you in your journey. You will likely be:
- Interested in people and care about making a difference
- Curious about the different ways people see the world
- Energised by increasing people's self-understanding, fulfilment and enjoyment of life
- Able to listen and hear what someone is telling you
- Reflective on your own world-view, including your values, beliefs, assumptions, and emotional triggers
- Positive and believe that change in people is possible
- Able to notice patterns and ways people behave that create their outcomes
Besides these qualities, there are many skills you need to be a coach but that's where we come in! Skills that you may not have now, such as asking powerful questions, can be developed and part of our role is to help you develop them.
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