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Tree-lighting ceremony Saturday will close roads in Gig Harbor
Due to construction at Skansie Park, Saturday's (Dec. 3) annual city Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and visit from Santa will take place at Donkey Creek Park.
North Harborview Drive and Austin Street will be closed from 3 to 9 p.m. Traffic will be detoured via Burnham Drive.
The tree-lighting event will feature entertainment and refreshments. Santa is scheduled to arrive on a fire truck at 5:30 p.m.


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This guest post by Laura Amann was originally posted a few years ago on this site, but it is worth a read again.
My days of gymnastics are over. So are my long hours at the gym. My nervousness and anxiety. It's all in the past. No more ponytails woven with ribbons, no more glitter spray, no more bleacher analysis. My daughter has left the sport.
For years, Caroline competed on a gymnastics team and she adored everything about it. Four days a week, we drove the ½ hour back and forth to the gym so that she could practice 15 hours a week, year-round. I volunteered, I chatted with the parents, I watched and learned and bit my nails. The parents became my friends, the meets became a social time.
Eventually after three years of this schedule, the complaints began: the coaches were too hard, she had a headache, she was tired, she had too much homework. Her message read loud and clear: she was burnt out at the age of 11.
So much attention has been given recently on the downside of focusing on just one sport at such a young age, that we overlook some benefits. Yes, kids miss out on the opportunity to dabble in other sports or activities. Homework is often done in the car or in the bleachers. Dinner is split into two meals: before practice and after. She frequently misses out on seeing her three siblings compete in their own activities.
Yet as we leave the world of competitive gymnastics, I'm forced to reflect on all that it has given us. We've heard many comments lamenting our "lost investment" or pointing out all that wasted time and money we've expended (and it's been a tremendous amount, don't get me wrong) but it's certainly not wasted. By focusing so singularly on a sport, she's learned tremendous life skills. Not the least of which is valuable time management skills – homework and friends must be balanced with the team schedule. Competing individually in front of judges has taught her to handle intense competition and scrutiny in a way that class presentations never could. She's mastered stress management and developed a self-confidence that will serve her well in any type of public arena.
Her teammates have taught her about the deep bonds you develop with others who share your passion. She's met some close friends and seen the good and the ugly side of competition. She's learned about nutrition, hydration, caring for injuries, pacing yourself and pushing yourself. All before the age of 12.
It's humbling to realize how much of my version of her is wrapped up in her being a gymnast and how much of her identity involves her being a gymnast. It's part of what defines her. This is the fine line that we must walk as parents: when to encourage them to keep going over a bump in the road, and when to guide them to another path. There are never clear street signs.
We've watched in amazement. And now we will watch as she walks away from what defines her the most. She's young; there will be other time-intensive activities I'm sure. The gymnastics world will slowly fade away from our family's routine. Life goes on. But I will be forever grateful to the sport, to any activity, that can inspire and push children to dream and grow.
Perhaps the biggest lesson that she's learned is the one that amazes me the most. Because of her rigorous schedule, she's developed a kind of discipline that some people only dream of: when she's tired, she goes to sleep; when she's not hungry, she doesn't eat. And that's a life experience worth learning.
Laura Amann is a freelance writer and the mother of four children. You can learn more at www.laura-amann.com.
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I hope you enjoyed the first five blogs I recommended in Part One. Here are five more to investigate. I hope these will help you achieve your writing and blogging goals. I find these sites and blogs informative, encouraging and enjoyable.
Making A Living Writing Carol Tice's blog site. She is a successful freelance writer and she writes about writing. She believes a freelancer can earn good money and she offers tips and information to make that happen. She also has the next site:
The Freelance Writers Den Carol Tice has a membership site that features extensive education resources, boot camps, webinars, online classes, forums, weekly meetings and personal coaching. I got a basic membership for $25.00 a month. You can withdraw your membership at any time, and I got a lot out of my month membership. The Den is not always available, you have to wait till it opens to new members. This insures that you get attention and can attend the online events. I find the classes expensive, but that's just me.
The Passive Voice An awesome daily feed of writing and publishing information. I've learned so much from this blog. They do have a slant towards self-publishing, but they try to give information from both points of view. Subscribe to this to stay current on the industry.
Jeff Goins, Writer Jeff writes about writing and is very informative and insightful. I see him coming into his own as a writer and I've learned with him.
Wow! Women On Writing Interesting and informative blog that not only informs writers, they will actively help you with your blog. Recently they put out an email inquiring into people wanting guest bloggers. I have a start-up blog so my numbers don't support a guest appearance, but they have another vehicle to help me. I can review a chosen book and be scheduled for a mass announcement via their extensive network directing readers to participating blogs. My first review will be on July 27th. I'll let you know how it goes. As a writer, you can buy into the promotions they can do.
Look for another five blog post soon. Until then, enjoy these.


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Kate got back in touch with the first company she'd asked about search engines. The managing director, Hugh, replied with the following:
Hi Kate
Good to hear from you again. Can you come and meet us at our offices? We're in a converted barn outside of Willowvale. It would be useful if you prepared a list of what you want to achieve with the website.
Kind regards
Kate organised a morning off work and drove the 15 miles out of Aylesbury to find the Willowvale barns. Hugh's company, Willowvale Interactive Media Partners, was a 3-man company based in a long barn with one room. One of Hugh's colleagues made coffee and they sat down to discuss the "Smiths fine cheeses" site.
Kate started to explain how they had contracted a search engine company to look after their "internet ranking", and that this company charged a fee every month, but Hugh interrupted to ask what the purpose of the website was.
"It's to bring in more business."
"Can you explain about what kind of customers you'd like to attract?"
"Anyone that buys cheese."
"Including people who buy cheddar at the big supermarket?"
"Yes, if we can change their habits."
"Do you want them to come to the shop, or are you interested in selling over the internet?"
"Shop at first - we don't want to invest too much until we can see what the website can do."
Hugh understood Kate's caution, but advised against trying to attract everyone to the shop. He introduced the idea of putting the shop on the "tourist map". Kate was very responsive to the idea, and they discussed a few new pages the website could have, in order to connect with Aylesbury-related searches.
Hugh also explained that changes at Google were shaking up the search engine optimisation world, preventing optimisers from improving a website's rank entirely through linking, and placing more emphasis on content.
They got onto technical details. Hugh asked how the content was updated. In fact, Kate's brother Harry had built the site with Dreamweaver, and it wasn't easy for Kate to update, so they agreed that Hugh would change the website to use a content management system.
A week or so later, it was all set up, and Kate was able to add a couple of new pages designed at attracting tourists to "Aylesbury's famous cheese shop".
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These are trying times for state Democratic legislators in Massachusetts. For starters, the Governor, William F. Weld, is a Republican. But last week things got a whole lot worse.
Charles F. Flaherty, the popular and powerful Democratic Speaker of the overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts House, pleaded guilty to a Federal tax evasion charge involving a 13-year-old tax return, and announced that he would step down at the end of June.
Then, with Mr. Flaherty's top two lieutenants fighting to succeed him, one of them, Thomas M. Finneran, the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, did the unspeakable: He announced that he had the support of a coalition that included 34 Republicans.
Joan Menard, a state representative for 18 years, is the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party. "It's like letting the Democrats go to the Republican national convention to choose a Republican candidate for President," she said, referring to Mr. Finneran's surprise move. "It's not done. Everyone was hysterical when we found out. We had no clue."
The calmest person at the State House here last week, at least outwardly, was Charles Flaherty. "What am I going to do, have them investigate me for another three years?" he said when asked why he had pleaded guilty to the tax evasion charge.Continue reading the main story
The charge was brought by the United States Attorney's office after a three-year public corruption probe that found no evidence that Mr. Flaherty had used his office to enrich himself, or that he had traded his power for personal gain.
At age 57, Mr. Flaherty, who has four grown children and is divorced, lives in a two-room apartment in Cambridge overlooking a supermarket parking lot. In Federal court last week, he had on the same off-the-rack suit that he wore five years ago when he was sworn in as Speaker.
"I've always been broke," he said, talking in his office, with the photographs of the 81 former Speakers on the mahogany paneled walls. "I'm more broke now." He says he has $2,000 in the bank, and one credit card to his name. He owes the Federal Government $24,000 in fines and back taxes.
He owes an additional $26,000 fine to the State Ethics Commission in connection with New England vacations he took in houses provided by friends who were lobbyists.
Mr. Flaherty entered the Legislature 30 years ago, following the path of his old friend, the late Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill, who came from the same North Cambridge neighborhood. Like Mr. O'Neill, who went from being Speaker of the Massachusetts House to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Mr. Flaherty built a reputation as the champion of the working class, and the poor. Two years ago, Mr. Flaherty led the successful move to oppose Governor Weld's effort to reinstitute the death penalty.
In an interview in his office last week, Mr. Flaherty brushed off the tax evasion charge, and said he had done nothing wrong. "I signed a document," he said, referring to papers he said his lawyer had prepared in 1987 when his 1983 tax return was audited. "It's a mistake on a tax form."
The United States Attorney, Donald K Stern, said in a statement: "Mr. Flaherty admits that he lied under oath and submitted bogus diaries and meal receipts to the Internal Revenue Service as part of a scheme to cheat on his taxes."
The Federal investigation followed a series by The Boston Globe that detailed Mr. Flaherty's vacations with lobbyists.
The investigation has stirred outrage among longtime political observors, and in legal circles. "It's ethics run amok," said Tom Kiley, a prominent Boston lawyer and former first assistant state attorney general.
Jack Beatty, the writer of a biography of James Michael Curley, the legendary Boston mayor and Massachusetts Governor who went to Federal prison for mail fraud, said he thought Mr. Flaherty had been "railroaded."
"When Charlie Flaherty first got to the Legislature, corruption was defined as brown bags full of cash," Mr. Beatty said. "Now it's defined as not keeping your restaurant receipts. He was a bad accountant. Today people are being arrested in politics for being bad accountants."
Mr. Flaherty, meanwhile, has been quoting his mother, Anna Flaherty, who lives near him in Cambridge. He said she telephoned him after the news conference in which he announced that he would step down as Speaker. "She said, 'This is the matriarch of the family calling,' " Mr. Flaherty recalled. " 'Don't let them bother you, dear.' "Continue reading the main story


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Within the STELLAR project we are striving towards developing a cellular therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease. In order to create awareness for our project amongst the general public we have set up a website and a Facebook page. Both media are visited quite frequently and we receive questions, comments and suggestion from people all over the world. Recently we received a very remarkable message which elated us all.
We were contacted by Andrea Pittini who enquired if we were willing to accept a donation for the STELLAR project and if he could in any way help create awareness for the project. Given the unusual and lovely nature of this message we contacted Andrea and this is his story:
At a young age he was diagnosed with small vessel vasculitis. He got anaemia followed by inflammation of the kidney which resulted in a 50% loss of function of his kidneys. Andrea is actively involved in the Vasculitis Foundation for which he has composed a song: http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/special-events/andrea-pittini-life-vasculitis-awareness-song/ When asked what motivated him to contact us, Andrea told us that the different forms of vasculitis are hard to diagnose. There is little knowledge among GPs. This needs to change so awareness creation is important. Also the kidney failure which can happen overnight is hard to foresee and treat and time is of the essence when inflammation occurs. His challenge is to make other people aware of the disease and create awareness for the research performed in the hope that other people will be better off and do not have to suffer the problems he went through.
When he graduated from his studies in public relations and communication, he and his family plus friends wanted to make a donation for a good cause. They picked STELLAR because the research objectives sounded good and he hopes that the output of the project will be successful so that patients suffering from kidney disease can be cured.
Andrea not only made a generous donation to the STELLAR project, he also agreed on composing a song especially for the STELLAR project. Andrea is a classically trained pianist and creative musician. He loves to express his feelings through music and explore new ways to compose and produce songs (https://soundcloud.com/pittinimusic). We are grateful for his donation and excited about the song. As soon as the song is finished we will post it on our Facebook page. These are the delights of dissemination.


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LAHORE, Mar 12 (APP)- Living up to the expectations and pre tournament ratings, Pakistan' golf ace Muhammed Shabbir Iqbal of Islamabad club retained the fourth J.A.Zaman Open golf Championship title at the historic par 72 Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course,Golf Course here on Sunday.
This achievement was the outcome of consistency in excellence and devoted application of golfing skills which the Pakistan national champion ,Shabbir showcased in the four-day event sponsored by Zaman family in the memory of their late renowned golfing father.
His nearest challengers Mohammad Matloob (Garrison) and Muhammed Munir (Islamabad) did put up a determined fight and succeeded in leveling scores with him at the conclusion of 54 holes and thereby earned the honor of playing off a game of sudden death and in this it was Shabbir Iqbal who curbed their wish to succeed and emerged victorious by beating them in the play off.From the statistical angle Shabbir had three rounds of 68,69 and 72 and an aggregate of 209,seven under par ,while Matloob also had an aggregate of 209 by virtue of three rounds scores of 69,71 and 69.The third one ,Munir had three rounds scores of 69,71 and 69 and a matching aggregate of 209.
As for other competitors ,Muhammed Naqas of Islamabad was also outstanding with scores of 68,70 and 72 and aggregate of 210,six under par.Muhammed Nazir of Islamabad finished at a three rounds total of 212 ,four under and so did Muhammed Ashfaq of Airmen Golf Club who also finished the Zaman Open Championship at the same score.Out of the other performers Amjad Yousaf(Karachi Golf Club) ,Talib Hussain(CDA) and Hamza Amin(Islamabad) ended the championship at a score of 214.Tahir Nasim completed the three rounds at 215.
Muhammed Akram of WAPDA won the seniors title and Muhammed Ilyas(Gymkhana) was second.Amongst the junior professionals Minhaj Maqsood was first and Usman Ali second.
Winner in amateur event was Ghazanfar Mehmood of Bahria Golf Club.Ghazanfar had three rounds scores of 73,71 and 76 and an aggregate of 223. Runner up is Saqib Tufail of Garrison..His scores are 73,74 and 77 and these add upto 224..Muhammed Rehman of Royal Palm came third.His three rounds scores are 74,80 and 72.The aggregate is 226.
Invitational section winners were Dr Dildar Hussain (gross),Kh Pervaiz Saeed(2nd gross),Hamid Zaman(1st net) and Sarmad Nadeem(2nd net).Senior amateur winner was Javed Khan(1st Gross) and Brig Tahir Saleem(1st net).Ladies section winner was Zahida Durrani(gross) and Sameea Javaid Ali(net).
It was wonderfully well organised championship on a beautiful golf course with the all out support of the Zaman family and convener Golf Lahore Gymkhana golf club ,Shaukat Javed.
In a grand prize distribution ceremony the prizes were awarded to the winners by chief organizer of the competition Hamid Zaman and Seema Aziz of Zaman Family.


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I can't fix it.
The confusion. The unknown. The hurt.
I wish I could wield a magical tool that would transform all the pain and uncertainty, fear and doubt into a beautiful package tied up with a nice shiny bow.
Oh how I wish I could blink my eyes and your tears would be dried and your heart restored, free to trust and laugh and love.
My heart breaks at the sound of yours breaking.
I can't fix this. Or change it. Or even make it the slightest bit better.
But I can walk with you.
Hand in hand through this valley of shadow. Where the road seems hidden, shrouded in debris.
I can sit side by side. And cry. And nod. And hope.
I can throw myself at the feet of the One who loves you more than you or I could ever fathom. I can pour my heart out on your behalf when you don't have the strength. Or faith. Or words.
I can hug your neck. Make tea. Love those walking with you.
No, I can't fix this.
But I can love you. And until the Sunlight shines on your face again – and even then – I am here.
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I love this Jen.
Honestly…these are the friendships I hold closest.
Where it's okay to not be fixed.
When we were walking through the deep pain after Selah died, these were the friendships I needed.
Just the williingness to be there. in the middle of the pain. to weep with the weeper.
To point to Him and His love, but to give freedom and room for hurting.
And His timing.
His healing and His fixing.
To pray that we'll together be able to "pour out our hearts before Him" ~Psalm 62
Because He is the only real refuge…
beautiful post. that is exactly what we are called to do. We do not get to be the ones who fix, but we can enter in and side beside and walk along with others…
Someone is very blessed to have you as a friend right now.
Mary Beth
You are a dear friend. So glad the interweb brought us together. xo
Beautiful post….nothing on earth more special than the love of a "true friend," one you never have to worry about hiding your heart from. Thanks
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What comes into your mind when you hear the word "cavemen"? We have been so evolutionised that I suspect the majority of people immediately think of hairy, brutish men usually dressed in animal skins.
Through Barbara Edwards' painful struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, she and her husband Brian developed a deep relationship with, and an everlasting hope in, their God and Savior.
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St. John of God
John's hospital and impulsive love
John's legacy
Born at Montemor o Novo, Portugal, 8 March, 1495, of devout Christian parents; died at Granada, 8 March, 1550. The wonders attending the saints birth heralded a life many-sided in its interests, but dominated throughout by implicit fidelity to the grace of God, as well as an impulsive love. He followed a Spanish priest to Oropeza, Spain, and they begged their way from village to village until John fell sick. In his ninth year left him in charge of the chief shepherd of the place, to whom he gradually endeared himself through his punctuality and fidelity to duty, as well as his earnest piety. John worked as a shepherd in the mountains until he was 27.
Feeling pressure to marry the manager's daughter, whom he loved only as a sister, John took off to join the Spanish army in the war against France. As a soldier, he was hardly a model of holiness, taking part in the gambling, drinking, and pillaging that his comrades enjoyed. One day, he was thrown from a stolen horse near French lines. Frightened that he would be captured or killed, he reviewed his life and vowed impulsively to make a change. When he returned he kept his spur of the moment vow, made a confession, and immediately changed his life. His comrades didn't mind so much that John was repenting but hated that he wanted them to give up their pleasures too. So they used his impulsive nature to trick him into leaving his post on the pretext of helping someone in need. He was rescued from hanging at the last minute and thrown out of the army after being beaten and stripped.
He went home after being thrown our of the army, only to discover that his mother had died. After that, he decided to journey to Africa to release Christians being held captive by Moors. He accompanied to Africa a Portuguese family just expelled from the country, to whom charity impelled him to offer his services. On the advice of his confessor he soon returned to Gilbratar, where he inaugurated the Apostolate of the printed page, by making the circuit of the towns and villages about Gilbratar, selling religious books and pictures, with practically no margin of profit, in order to place them within the reach of all.
It was during this period of his life that he is said to have been granted the vision of the Infant Jesus, Who bestowed on him the name by which he was later known, John of God, also bidding him to go to Granada. There he was so deeply impressed by the preaching of Blessed John of Avila that he distributed his worldly goods and went through the streets of the city, beating his breast and calling on God for mercy. For some time his sanity was doubted by the people and he was dealt with as a madman, until the zealous preacher obliged him to desist from his lamentations and take some other method of atoning for his past life. He then made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, where the nature of his vocation was revealed to him by the Blessed Virgin. Returning to Granada, he gave himself up to the service of the sick and poor, renting a house in which to care for them and after furnishing it with what was necessary, he searched the city for those afflicted with all manner of disease, bearing on his shoulders any who were unable to walk.


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I work for you full-time, year-round, in the State Capitol in Albany and in the neighborhood. I am a lawyer, but I do not maintain a private practice. I don't work as a consultant or run a business on the side. My full attention and loyalty—in Albany and in the community—belongs to public service and not to any other job or interest.
I am the chair of the Assembly's Committee on Health, which is responsible for creating and updating the State's public health laws. My role is to set the agenda for the Committee, and to shepherd the legislation we pass through the Assembly. I am also the Assembly's leader when we negotiate the health budget with the Senate and the governor each year.
As your Assembly Member, I know that my job is not just in Albany. One of my most important jobs is helping solve problems for people in our community. My Community Office is open year-round, helping thousands of our neighbors. I have found that many people are not aware of how their State Assembly Member can work for them and the community.
Much of the work done by my staff and me is helping people with problems with their landlord, Con Ed, phone or cable services, or a government agency such as Medicare (especially Part D), Social Security, NYCHA, or the City or State tax agencies.
We help people apply for EPIC, Medicaid, the earned-income tax credit, food stamps, and other important benefits.
We also work with block associations and other community groups that need help with Federal, State or City government, including issues such as zoning, development, traffic, police protection, rowdy bars, sanitation, schools, and landmark preservation.
Typical housing problems include rent overcharges, lack of services or repairs, and co-op or condo conversions. We organize tenant associations, help fill out forms (e.g., Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemptions (SCRIE) or Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE)) and explain tenant rights. On occasion, we've gone to Housing Court with tenants. If you need a free or low-cost tenant lawyer, we can help you find one.
The Community Office is at 242 West 27th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Aves., across from FIT in an easily accessible storefront; telephone: 212-807-7900. The staff includes Nancy Alexander, Marty Algaze, Gaby Dann-Allel, Maria Guzman, and Wendi Paster. Maria speaks Spanish fluently. It is open for appointments Monday through Thursday, 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. Appointments are requested. You can also e-mail us at email@example.com


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dryfly.ca started as a website for sharing one of my DIY projects, a stitch and glue kayak. Since then I've added several more projects including a skin-on-frame kayak, cedar strip canoe, kayak paddles, canoe paddles, building a spey rod, and an antenna for receiving OTA HDTV. I also occasionally ramble on about politics, technology, bike racing, product reviews and last but not least, our kids.
Click on the Photo Gallery to lots of my pictures in their full glory, including family, friends, boat building, travels, etc.
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Hi everyone! I hope you all are staying cool and enjoying the summer.
Man – it sure has been awhile since my first post. I find it hysterical that the title of it was "Will It Be Worth It" which was shortly lived and led to me being like "ah heck nah – I ain't doin that". Believe it or not, that was not my intentions. I became very busy with shows and rehearsal schedules. Please, forgive me?
Ok – now that that's over.
What a summer it's been thus far! Do you agree? I find it interesting how in life we can approach things believing that everything will go one way. We have this perfectly detailed itinerary of what we plan to accomplish, to do, to NOT do. However, for some strange reason. BAM! That nice Times New Roman 12 point font typed itinerary (that was a mouth full) becomes flipped upside down and looks like a cross word puzzle for dyslexics.
Was that a bad analogy – using unpolitically correct humor and making fun of dyslexics??? I so think so I.
#DyslexicLivesMatter (It's trending – I promise. If Ron Weasley's life can matter so can dyslexics).
Was that another bad joke – at gingers this time. Nah.. Maybe you red it wrong.
In any case, my summer has been an interesting one for sure. It began with me in search of a summer job. I had a couple of job interviews lined up and was really looking forward to making something of my break – stay busy, make some extra cash, save up for a car. The possibilities seemed endless.
BAM! Both of my job interviews fell through.
Why? Why won't anyone hire me? Am I not good enough? What am I doing wrong? Question after question after question. My summer was already taking a turn for the worst. The words on my itinerary were starting to cross and I knew my hashtag was soon to be trending.
I red it somewhere. (sorry, I can't get enough of that joke).
Shortly after – I was contacted by a local theatre. A few cast members had dropped out and they were seeking help. The beauty of theatre – it is a community of people. We are here to support each other and drive them to success in anyway possible. I said yes – with a little apprehension at first. What about a job? What about money?
Do I regret it? Not at all.
Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.
I am so thankful to be apart of Oklahoma! The cast, crew, and everyone in between have been some of the most supportive people I have ever met.
Sure – I didn't get paid. Nor did I get a lead role. But, what I did get in the process, far outweighs the impermanent life of money and status. I've got friends. I've got connections with people that I will cherish for a lifetime.
But the thing that "upstages" them all…
Thank you Mill Town. Your smiles have made mine bigger.
Until next time,
-James Austin


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As builders holidays come to an end , the race is on to complete the GrowHQ.
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Trawling the depths of forgotten fiction, films, and beyond, with yer pal, Joe Kenney
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient, by Robert E. Howard
April, 2005 Bison Books
As a kid I read the majority of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, and though I'm no longer into the fantasy genre I've always retained a soft spot for the man's work. I knew REH had dabbled in historical fiction, and after a bit of research I discovered that several such of his stories have conveniently been placed together in this definitive volume, Lord of Samarcand.
This book compiles all of Howard's Oriental Magazine tales and all those which take place in the Crusades-era Middle East (with an occasional foray into the West). Howard obviously had a great interest in this era of history; his research is spot-on, as is the armor and weaponry he provides his characters. The only problem is that Howard was writing for the pulp fiction market, so these stories come off as repetitive and one-note, especially when read one after another.
Each tale features some stoic and deadly knight who defends one or another besieged castle or city against invading Muslims - and the problem is, each stoic and deadly knight is so perfect as to be boring after a while. The cumulative effect is, despite the number of eviscerations, guttings, beheadings, maulings, mutilations, and suppurations, the whole gory diorama eventually glazes over the reader's eye. And of course there isn't even the barest hint of sex.
Here are the stories which stood out for me:
Blades of Black Cathay: Norman Crusader Goddfrey travels far, far east at the behest of his lord, seeking out the mythical kingdom of Prester John. Goddfrey instead ends up in "Black Cathay," right alongside the border of China, where he defends the city against Genghis Khan. Goddfrey of course is the only one who can unite the "lazy" and "cowardly" people of Cathay against Khan (who, by the way, is so impressed that he ends up offering Goddfrey a slice of his kingdom!). Plus, Goddfrey gets the princess of Cathay, a virginal jaw-dropper who of course falls in love with this blood-soaked and battle-lusting heathen from the barbaric north.
Hawks of Outremer: In post-Third Crusades Outremer, a "Norman-Gael" knight named Cormac FitzGeoffery plans vengeance against those who murdered his comrade in arms. Where to start with this one? I love it to death, though likely not for the reasons REH would've desired. Describing Cormac in a letter excerpted in this book's introduction, REH writes: "I've never created a more somber character." Well, "somber" would be one way to describe Cormac. Another way would be "pompous blowhard." For Cormac is a jerk of jerks, slashing through the constraints of his one-dimensional world of print to slap the reader with his tedious self-importance. The story achieves the quality of a Saturday Night Live skit as Cormac buzz-kills conversations with irrelevant boasts like "At twelve I was running wild with shock-head kerns on the naked fens - I wore wolfskins, weighed near fourteen stone, and had killed three men." At another point he delivers the unforgettable line: "Hate and the glutting of vengeance!", which I now use to end phone conversations instead of "Goodbye." In the course of the story Cormac nearly cripples a gatekeeper (who's an old friend, no less!), boasts that "bloodshed follows my trail" while casually displaying the Viking sword which he took from his brother's murderer, kills via lance-turned-javelin an unarmed baron who refuses to fight him, saves a man nearly hanged to death and then proceeds to berate him, murders three (sleeping!) guards, and generally sows dissent wherever he goes, bragging about his courage every step of the way ("I will follow by another route - aye, by a road none but I can ride!"). The whole thing comes off like a Don Quixote-esque parody of the heroic adventure genre, with Cormac a razor-sharp spoof of the de rigueur "grim and gritty" warriors who populate such tales. Only REH was no doubt dead serious about the whole thing. In a way, that makes it even funnier, though Howard does tip his hat by giving Cormac a bit of an ego-bruising comeuppance in the end, when he realizes that his Muslim enemies aren't all cruel savages.
The Blood of Belshazzar: Another Cormac FitzGeoffery story, though not nearly as enjoyable as the previous one. This is more of a sword-and-sorcery plot mixed with a mystery, as Cormac must figure out who murdered the Genghis Khan-like sultan who serves as his current liege. The tale comes off like a prototype of Conan, with talk of demons and ancient gods and a blood-red jewel which demands the blood of innocents to retain its unearthly glow. Cormac here is a shadow of his former self, with hardly any of the pompous blowhardry he displayed so magnificently in "Hawks of Outremer." Probably because he's outdone in the bragging department by Skol Abdhur, the aforementioned Genghis Khan stand-in.
Sowers of the Thunder: This one takes place about fifty years after the previous tale, though Cormac FitzGeoffery gets a mention. Here we follow exiled Norman king Red Cahil as he arrives in besieged Outremer and gets involved in the last gasp of the failing kingdom's defense. The story takes a while to get going - first Cahil meets a loutish Arab who engages him in a drinking bout, then Cahil joins up with an old comrade who talks him into raiding a hidden Muslim treasure cache. REH jumps over this bit, though - we next meet Cahil after his raiding party's been decimated by Huns. Cahil rushes from one besieged Christian fortress to the next, proclaiming the oncoming Hun onslaught, and eventually takes a final stand against them in Acre. This story gets much favorable mention among REH scholars, but it left me a little cold.
Shadow of the Vulture: A change of scenery: Vienna in the 1500s as it is besieged by Suleiman the Magnificent. This story is notable because it (sort of) introduces Red Sonja. However REH depicts her differently than she's now known. For one, Howard's name for her is Sonya, not Sonja. And rather than a barely-clad babe who fights alongside Conan in the Hyborian Age, Howard's Red Sonya is a gun-toting warrior from 16th Century Poland. She has the same red hair and the same fiery temper, but otherwise she's nothing like we now think of the Red Sonja character, who was really more of a creation of Marvel Comics writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith. Gottfried Von Kalmbach is the actual star of the piece; in a letter reproduced in the introduction, REH enthuses about how "different' Kalmbach is from his previous characters -- a loutish drunk who's more interested in lazing about than in fighting. Yet Kalmbach turns out to be exactly like all other REH characters: a tough-as-nails stoic who is feared by his enemies, respected by his comrades, and lusted after by women. Howard's description had me hoping for a Tyrone Slothrop-esque character plunged into a grim Howardian world, but alas it didn't happen.
The problem with the stories in this collection is the same as that of all REH's other heroic fiction: the characters are too perfect. I realize this is a requisite of the genre, but it becomes deadening after back-to-back stories. REH could've ascended out of pulp fiction purgatory if he'd only applied a little self or genre-parody, but these tales are all told with a dead-eyed calm. My discovery is that REH is best taken in small doses; maybe read one of these a week or so, maybe even once a month (to fully achieve the "pulp" feel). And it's important to note than Howard's Conan tales are better-known for a reason; they are all stronger than those in this collection, and despite Conan's similar perfection, he at least had a black humor which made him somewhat human.
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- Jack Badelaire said...
I'm in agreement with you in your final analysis. Much of REH's historical fiction is very good, very grim and full of adventure, but if you read too much of the same "type" as you did, it does become repetitive.
Of course, that's the problem with these anthologies - they are collections of shorts that would have appeared weeks or months apart from each other in various periodicals, so what you suggested - read them with a few weeks' separation in between so as not to over-saturate yourself - is exactly how they were intended to be read.
The latest collection to come out of REH's work, Sword Woman, has most of these. I have yet to pick it up, but I should shortly - I have Sowers of the Thunder (the collection, not just the short story) and that contains a lot of these tales, but not all.
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I write to you from my bedroom.
The hour is just past 9:30pm and outside, the sun remains high in the sky.
Birds chirp through my open window, and temperatures still sit comfortably content at sixty-six degrees.
The thought of sleep is far, far away.
Summer in Alaska has arrived.
One of the most glorious times of the year is summer here in Alaska.
Although our bodies sometimes struggle to adjust to the mere five hour window of "darkness" (which is more like dusk anyway), and we dine later in the day (usually around 9pm), we look forward to this time of year and the opportunities it brings.
Gardening, fishing, hunting, hiking, and biking are just a few of the activities that keep most Alaskans happy and what draw tourists from all over the world to this wild and remote land.
My favorite part of summer?
The sunshine.
After months and months (and months) of darkness and cold, we are blessed with this incredible amount of sunshine that lingers on the horizon until near midnight and then barely dips down before popping up again at four in the morning.
Its warmth is contagious. There's something about sunlight, and especially after so many months without it, that cure all winter blues (or any current blues). I instantly feel happier, prone to little acts of kindness (like buying a stranger a cup of coffee-iced, of course), and my mood is lifted as high as the sky. My shorts and tanks come out of their winter hibernation, and I often spend hours outside reading aloud to whomever will listen. Likely my cat or the birds.
Like the Beatles sing it best:
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun, and I say
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Some Characteristics of Share Buybacks-Or Why Volume Is Drying Up
Lately we have been doing some research into stock buybacks and have come to a few conclusions.
-Probably the most significant finding is that share buybacks, using data on the Russell 3000 universe, have resulted in almost $3 Trillion in shares disappearing from the market. Want to know why we have declining trading volumes over the past several years with NYSE average total volumes dropping -52%? The first culprit is not HFT but instead the great shrinkage in shares outstanding. (Click on chart to enlarge)
-Between companies buying back their shares, private equity taking companies private, as well as natural selection (at least where the government allows it) and you have several reasons why trading volumes are lower. There is less trading volume because there is less to trade.
-Sadly one aspect of share buybacks that didn't really come as a surprise was how poorly companies are at valuing their shares. Warren B has said in the past that buying back shares can be a good thing as long as you are not overpaying. Well based on this it is safe to say that corporate America is indeed no Warren B. Management apparently found their companies woefully undervalued at the top in 2007 as they repurchased record amounts of stock and then woefully overvalued at the bottom in 2008. (Click on chart to enlarge)
-It would seem as though many executives have a hard time figuring out how to spend their cash or the debt that they have raised. Instead of investing in their businesses they have decided to just raise the earnings per share by taking shares out of the market. If they were doing it when their stock was cheap it would be a good thing but instead it points, at least to us, as a lack of ideas for real growth.
-Another interesting though maybe not completely surprising thing we found is that the buyback phenomenon is entirely a large-cap thing. When we pulled data for the Dow Industrial's we found that those 30 companies accounted for 44% of all $3 Trillion that we saw in the Russell 3000. (Click on chart to enlarge)
-Breaking it down a bit further we found that if you take the top 50 companies by capitalization in the Russell 3000 they account for 52% of all buybacks. The smallest of the top 50 is Northrup Grumman which is a $15.8 Billion dollar company. While some smaller companies do indeed buyback their shares it is largely a large-cap thing.
-Another interesting thing we are looking at is where the buybacks are occurring. Breaking down the cumulative buybacks by sector we can see that technology and financials have seen the majority of the benefits while utilities, telecom, and materials have seen almost none of it. (Click on chart to enlarge)
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It's official: WWE WrestleMania 33 in Orlando
Orlando will host WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the new and much improved Citrus Bowl.
WWE posted the news on Twitter and its website.
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The Citrus Bowl housed WrestleMania 24 in 2008. It marked the first WrestleMania in Florida and second time outdoors.
That spectacular included a classic between HBK Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair in Flair's retirement match. Also, Big Show battled boxer Floyd Money Mayweather. Undertaker won the World title over Edge. Kane captured the ECW belt over Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Randy Orton retained the WWE title in a triple threat against John Cena and Triple H.
Looks like the Amway Center will welcome the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday, April 1, 2017 and the big Raw live broadcast on Monday, April 3, 2017. Raw is the flagship program of WWE and is live 8 p.m. Mondays on the USA Network.
This will be the third time WrestleMania will be in the Sunshine State. In 2012, Miami-Dade County welcomed WrestleMania 28 with Rock vs. Cena at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
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I'm looking for a way of tracking a certain list of pages and their ctr, how do all of you track that kind of thing?
Also are there any reports you guys generate that you're willing to share?
I occasionally use: Visualize Web Data with Screaming Frog and Spreadsheets | Three Deep
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Terry Merritt, public works manager for the City of Bowling Green, has joined the Board of the Missouri section of the American Water Works Association.
Merritt was inducted at joint meeting of the Missouri section of the American Water Works Association and Missouri Water Environment Association in Osage Beach, Mo., in March.
His responsibilities will include co-chairing a state-wide poster contest for Drinking Water Week in 2008. Previously, Merritt won the association\'s Operator's Meritorious Service Award and has presented at conference meetings.
Merritt works for Alliance Water Resources, Inc. The City of Bowling Green contracts with the company to operate and maintain the city\'s public works functions. He has served as public works manager since 1998.
Headquartered in Columbia, Mo., Alliance Water Resources is a leading provider of professional operations and maintenance services for community water and wastewater systems in Middle America. The company prides itself in its unique understanding of the needs of communities in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Kansas.


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Friday, March 11, 2011
Fashion vs Furnishings | 3.11.11
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I'm loving the necklace!ReplyDelete
Also loving the "results are in" feature. That's new, right?
Necklace!!!! (PS- Love seeing last weeks winner!:)ReplyDelete
xx-T (fellow Chicago Blogger!)
That lamp is fantastic. I love milk glass pieces for the home. My vote is for the lamp!ReplyDelete
Happy Friday!
I'm going with the lamp - it's gorgeous!! :) Have a fabulous weekend!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Loving the milk glass lamp!!!ReplyDelete
well I love both but I would probably go for the necklace, a bit cheaper too!ReplyDelete
I love lamp!!!ReplyDelete
Cheers is cute too though, considering that is a word I use occasionally in my vocab.
hands down the lamp! i love the color, its so pretty. xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreamsReplyDelete
Hmmm definitely the lamp. So cheerful and spring-like!ReplyDelete
Happy Friday!
~ Julie
That lamp is fantastic!!ReplyDelete
I love both, if I needed a lamp definitely the lamp, otherwise the necklace, it's so "cheerful" ;)ReplyDelete
big fan of milk glass, so I'd take the lamp.ReplyDelete
And thanks for adding the little recap of last week's winner!
I love that lamp! And I really like the "results are in"!ReplyDelete
Here are my two cents from Paris: The lamp, for sure. Love the milkglass.ReplyDelete
I really like this necklace but I'm kinda meh on the lamp, so I vote necklace. Usually I'd pick lamp though - just not this one!ReplyDelete
I'm going with the lamp. This was the hardest one to choose between yet. Loving the new "results" portion!ReplyDelete
the milk glass lamp!ReplyDelete
Even though I LOVE milkglass... I would have to go with the necklace. Love it!ReplyDelete
The necklace! I would buy it but have given up spending on anything but necessities during lent.ReplyDelete
I LOVE both of these but if I were to choose one I would have to have the lamp! It is absolutely wonderful!ReplyDelete


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The specific pressure conditions make the height of the Zieleniec stand up to 1800 m above sea level. This has a great impact on the functioning of the haemodynamic system, and thus significantly improves the physical condition. At higher altitudes there is less oxygen saturation, sunlight is increased, and air is ionized. In our latitude, this height results in a minimal amount of allergens and bacteria in the air.
Mineral springs - characteristic of this region of alkaline alkalis, with high mineralization, are beginning to be found here. These waters contain large amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, strontium, and other rare metals. They help in solving problems of respiratory system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, additionally support in the treatment of osteoporosis and diseases of the motor organs.
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The chalet has been completely renovated and offers a cosy atmosphere with a high standard of comfort in a peaceful and idyllic location. From the balcony there is a wonderful view over the mountains of Valais. Cable car station, skilifts and shops just around the corner.
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KATY Perry showed her caring side as she visited abused and abandoned children in Madagascar.
The superstar, 28, travelled to the island nation to highlight the plight of some of the poorest children in the world. Three in four live in extreme poverty.
Perry met children and young mothers receiving support and counselling in the slums of capital Antananarivo.
She also visited a pre-school for kids aged three to six, where they are taught to think creatively as well as health and hygiene practices.
Katy said: "In less than one week here in Madagascar, I went from crowded city slums to the most remote villages and my eyes were widely opened by the incredible need for a healthy life – nutrition, sanitation, and protection against rape and abuse — which UNICEF are stepping in to help provide.
"I am grateful to UNICEF for giving me the opportunity to see first-hand how their programs make a real difference in children's lives. Support for UNICEF is saving children."


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National Center for Safe Routes to School (SRTS): Safe Routes to School programs enable community leaders, schools and parents across the United States to improve safety and encourage more children, including children with disabilities, to safely walk and bicycle to school. In the process, programs are working to reduce traffic congestion and improve health and the environment, making communities more livable for everyone.
Alaska Safe Routes to School (SRTS): This program is designed to address safety, health and transportation considerations in the vicinity of Elementary and Middle schools (K-8) in Alaska. Thirty years ago, more than 66 percent of all children in America walked to school. Today, the number of American children who walk or bike to school has dramatically fallen to a mere 13 percent. Why are the majority of students riding a bus or being transported by car? Student safety concerns and America's increased dependence upon vehicle transportation have led to the significant decline of student walkers and bikers. Recent research indicates that 20-25 percent of morning traffic is a result of parents driving their children to school. The increased traffic has added to existing congestion problems and has created an unsafe walking and biking environment for students.
Children need physical activity to help their muscle, circulation, respiratory and immune system functioning. There are many measurable advantages for students who walk or bike to school. The added physical activity to a student's day will help prevent obesity, promote a healthy lifestyle and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The increased physical activity elevates the likelihood that children will grow into adults who lead active lifestyles, reducing their risk of health complications due to a sedentary lifestyle. Furthermore, minimizing the number of vehicles in the vicinity of schools will reduce air and noise pollution, and create a safer environment for pedestrians and bicyclists.
This program is a Federal Highway Administration program funded through SAFETEA-LU, SEC 1404. As such it makes reimbursable grants available to schools and communities to help address planning, design and construction improvements in the vicinity of schools.
FMATS SRTS Project
This phase of the FMATS SRTS programmed examined the existing conditions surrounding the elementary and middle schools within the FMATS boundaries. Recommendations were developed to improve safety and reduce congestion near the schools and maps delineating the safer routes were also created. Toolkits were provided to participating schools which included educational and encouragement resources for promoting safer walking and biking to school. It included safety information for bicyclists and pedestrians and tools for planning educational events.
Since the completion of this planning document, the City of Fairbanks applied for, and was awarded, two infrastructure grants for improvements to Nordale Elementary and Barnette Magnet Schools. Fairbanks North Star Borough applied an infrastructure grant for Woodriver Elementary School in the last round of applications.
Final Report
The final report includes an executive summary, engineering recommendations for each school, and supporting appendices. Links to the each section of the final report is linked below.
Executive Summary
Anne Wien Elementary School & Randy Smith Middle School
Arctic Light Elementary School
Badger Elementary School
Barnette Magnet School
Denali Elementary School
Hunter Elementary School
Joy Elementary School
Ladd Elementary School and Tanana Middle School
Nordale Elementary School
North Pole Elementary School
North Pole Middle School
Pearl Creek Elementary School
Ryan Middle School
Ticasuk Brown Elementary School
University Park Elementary School
Woodriver Elementary School
Fairbanks Area SRTS Appendix A: Parent Surveys
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If Rock-reviewing is the shit-storm, crutch-kicked, ball-bollocking, capital-lettered, cliché-clattering of compound words, then Groveyard Records' review of their own release of Brett Ellis' retro-rollocking, axeman-aroused, heaven-heavy, worship-warrioring album is consummate-crazy. Read it here.
And that more or less sums up the shearing and soaring heavy guitar tribute to classic rock this album loudly proclaims. It can be a tad repetitive-repetitive, but it is generally Far-Out.


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What Is Cystitis?
What Are The Causes Of Cystitis?
- Women who use tampon are exposed to the risk of bacteria finding its way through the urethra.
- Whenever urinary catheter gets changes, there is also a higher risk of the area getting damaged.
- Women who use diaphragm are also at a higher risk of contracting cystitis as compared to other women who are sexually active and don't use the same.
- If a patient does not empty their bladder fully, this also creates an ideal environment for the bacteria to multiply. This especially true among expectant women and men with enlarged prostrates.
- Women who are sexually active are also exposed to higher bacteria risks which enter through the urethra.
- When the urinary system is blocked.
- Kidney or other bladder related problems.
- Vigorous or frequent sex also increases chances of bruising or physical damage and this in turn increases the possibility of cystitis breakout.
- The urethra lining in women who have reached menopause gets thinner as the estrogen levels drop. Because of this thinning, chances of getting an infection are also high.
- The urethra opening in women is closer to the anus compared to that of a man and consequently, this means there is a high chance of bacteria findings its way through the anus.
What Are The Symptoms Of Cystitis?
- Urine might have blood traces.
- The urine is a cloudy and/or dark color.
- There is a strong smell associated with the urine.
- Just above the pubic bone, you will note some pain.
- There is pain in the lower back.
- Pain in the abdomen.
- While one feels the urge to urinate, only a small percentage is passed out.
- The urge to urinate becomes frequent.
- While urinating, there is a burning sensation.
- Women who are older feel weak, feverish and they might also display other symptoms as stated above.
- Cystitis in children will showcase all the symptoms mentioned above topped by general weakness and vomiting.
Home Remedies For Cystitis
In order to get quick relief from cystitis, it is advisable to opt for home remedies. These are affordable and easy to access and when used in an effective and efficient manner, they have the ability of delivering results within the shortest timeline. However, it is also advisable to seek professional help from your doctor and especially when the cystitis cannot be controlled or curbed by home remedies. Some of the options at your disposal in this case include the following. Remember, you should always consult with your physician in order to get a proper diagnosis and before trying to incorporate these home remedies yourself! Here are some of the home remedies that you can try.
- Drink Lots of Fluids- You should drink loads of fluids in order to flush bacteria out of your system.
- Avoid Alcohol- Stay away from alcohol.
- Potassium Citrate and Sodium Citrate- Potassium citrate and sodium citrate in sachets or solutions are known to come in handy in easing symptoms.
- Cranberry Juice- Cranberry juice is known as one of the best remedies for treating urinary tract complications and you should drink the same to address cystitis. In this case, drinking the juice everyday goes a long way to provide relief. Quality juice triggers production of hippuric acid in urine and this adds the level of acidity in the urine thus creating conditions that are not idea for bacteria to grow. Drinking 1 quart of this juice everyday will address the condition. Make sure that the cranberry juice is unsweetened and bought from a healthy store that has a solid reputation. Alternatively, you can use cranberry capsules with plenty of water.
- Avoid Sex- As long as you are infected, it is advisable to abstain from sex.
- Blueberries- You should also eat blueberries in plenty because they have the same effects as cranberry juice and as such, ease the pain and discomfort that is associated with cystitis.
- Goldenseal Extract- If you have bleeding cystitis, it is advisable to take Goldenseal extract. This should be used for three days and discontinued. It is an ideal choice because it has some antiseptic properties and what is more, it is also an effective antibacterial agent.
- Bearberry- You should take Uva ursi also known as bearberry. This falls in the cranberry family and when used in small amounts and added to herbal tea, serves as diuretic as well as antiseptic making it possible to fight the bacteria that causes cystitis.
- Spinach- Vegetables have always been amazing as herbal remedies and spinach will never disappoint cystitis patients. If you have an infection, take 100 ml of spinach juice mixed with an equal amount of coconut water twice every day. If you do this without fail, it won't even take a week to treat cystitis.
- Radish leaves- In case you can't handle spinach juice, radish leaves will be a worthy substitute. Take a cup of radish leaves' juice every morning for just about 15 days and you will overcome the cystitis. These leaves aren't the easiest to come across unless you visit herbal drug store.
- Lady's finger- Lady's finger has been used for decades as a home treatment for cystitis. To take advantage of its healing properties, prepare a concoction using 100 mg of lady's finger mixed with 200 ml of water. Boil the mixture and take it twice every day as herbal cystitis remedy.
- Cucumber- Cucumber, a regular vegetable in man homes, is one of the best home remedies for cystitis. Take one cup of cucumber juice mixed with a tablespoon of lime juice and a teaspoon of honey thrice every day. After a fortnight, your cystitis infection should have disappeared.
- Lemon- Lemon has also proven to be an effective herbal remedy for cystitis. Mix a teaspoon of lemon juice with about 200 ml of boiling water and drink 50 ml every two hours between morning and noon. In just under a fortnight the symptoms of cystitis will be a thing of the past.
- Cranberry- The other trusted home remedy for cystitis happens to be cranberry. You could choose to take the unsweetened version of cranberry juice or dried cranberries that have been soaked in water. Either way you will only need about 10 days to cure the condition.
If it is the first time to have cystitis, it is advisable to consult with your doctor once the initial symptoms are noted. If you use the remedies stated above and there is no improvement within 24 hours or if the blood in the urine increases and the symptoms are accompanied by lower backache, fever and loin pain, it is advisable to consult with your doctor as well.
Diet For Cystitis
The best natural treatment for cystitis includes juices and foods. By taking a dietary approach, it is possible to address the condition and at the same time, prevent any recurrences. You should eat foods that increase the level of acidity in the urine in order to decrease chances of bacterial growth. You should eat foods that have high anti-oxidants. You should alkalize your blood with lemon juice, Miso soup, barley grass and vegetable juices. This means that 80% of the diet should be alkaline. A large number of vegetables and fruits become alkaline after consumption and as such, you should increase intake of the same by eating nuts and grains.
Acid wash diet that consists of foods rich in proteins such as fish eggs, meats, plums, prunes and cranberries also increase alkaline level and limit the growth of bacteria. The following are some of the foods you need to eat.
- Almonds
- Chestnuts
- Fresh coconut
- Alfafa sprouts which can be taken in the form of juice, capsule form or in salads
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Goat's milk.
- Potatoes
- Arrowroot flour
- String soy beans
- Vegetables apart from beets and peepers.
- Flaxseed which is an old yet effective natural treatment for cystitis. Steep thirty grams of flaxseed in two cups of boiled water and drink one cup everyday.
- Milk
- Vegetable juices
- Apple cider vinegar
- Spinach is also a good diet choice for treating cystitis and it should be mixed with coconut water. Drink this through the day and you will get relief from cystitis.
- Drink raw vegetable juice such as carrot, cucumber, spinach and celery. This should be part of your diet on a daily basis in order to get quick relief.
Note that there are some foods that soothe cystitis symptoms and also heal while others aggravate the condition. For this reason, it is important to have a clear understanding of what falls where in order to increase the possibility of recovering from cystitis infection. Some of the foods you need to avoid include rye, sweetened yoghurt, table salt, alcoholic drinks, artificial sweeteners, spicy foods and drinks.
Prevention Of Cystitis
- After sex, it is important to practice hygiene and especially among women. They should use neutral soaps rather than perfumed ones around the genitals.
- When urinating, make sure that the bladder is emptied completely.
- Whenever you feel like urinating, it is advisable to do it immediately rather than postponing it.
- Avoid tight pants/trousers and underwear.
- Cotton underwear is a preferred choice.
- When wiping, starting from the front going backwards in order to avoid bacteria infection.
- During sex, it is important to ensure you are well lubricated and if it does not come naturally use lubricants.
- After having sex, make sure that you empty your bladder.
- Those who wear catheter should ask their doctor to ensure that no damage is done when changing it.
- Make sure that you adhere to a proper diet plan in order to keep the cystitis under control and treat it effectively.


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When you think of pop ballads, Taylor Swift might come to mind. When you think of Hip-Hop, you might be in the mood for some 50 Cent. When you think about the violin, you probably picture Bach or Mozart. When you combine the three different genres, you should be thinking about Josh Vietti.
Josh Vietti is an acclaimed Hip-Hop/Pop Violinist from California. He has performed on some of the largest stages available and has quite the travel record.
According to his website, "He has appeared in an NBA All-Star Game Commercial, has performed live on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. He has also performed live at Dodger Stadium several times."
Even celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban had something to say about Josh when he tweeted: "loving @joshvietti… I'm a new fan!"
Vietti has been playing violin since the age of four, something of an anomaly. At the young age of seven years old, Vietti received a music scholarship to play with Mischa Lefkowitz of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He spent 10 years with Lefkowitz, working and striving to perfect his art.
Among his accolades, Vietti is a Grammy-nominated violinist who in 2012 was also named by CBS Los Angeles as "one of Los Angeles' Best Breakout Music Acts of 2012."
Now, Josh spends most of his time on the road, playing all over the country at colleges, corporate events, weddings, and jazz festivals. His unique blend of music attracts a wide audience by making new tunes feel more connected with modern emotions while remaining in the present. Having sold "more than 50,000 demo CDs from the trunk of his car" according to his Wikipedia page, it sounds like a lot of people would agree.
As Vietti's contact, Tanner Petroske is very familiar with Vietti's act and what it means for him to come to Gustavus.
"What most interests me about Josh's performance is his ability to seamlessly combine different genres. A Josh Vietti concert is not just a sensation experience, it is also an intellectual experience, as you are listening to the fermentation of so many musical styles. Furthermore, Josh is synthesizing his talent with other artists' visions, and I am sure that is interesting to other music lovers," Petroske said.
Joel Malwitz is one example of an "other music lover" intrigued by Vietti's upcoming performance.
"That gets me excited. I really like a good blend of classical instrumentation with pop music," Malwitz said.
Although his website bills him as a Hip-Hop/Pop Violinist, Vietti also incorporates country, gospel, pop, jazz and classical music into his performances. This, of course, means that anyone who enjoys music will clearly love Vietti's set because there's really no genre Vietti fails to account for.
"What I'm really excited for, is to see what kind of music I'm going to recognize," Mady Struck said. "I wonder if I'll be more familiar with the older songs because they might fit more with his playing style, or if I'll enjoy his reimagining of the pop songs I love to sing along to. I'm excited either way."
Petroske thinks the style of Vietti's concerts and his skills as a violinist are among a number of reasons why students should attend the event.
"If I was trying to convince someone to go, I would highlight the dynamic nature of Josh's performances and his mastery of the violin. Also, there will be free kettle corn…and free food is always good," he said.
Vietti will be performing at Alumni Hall on November 18 from 8-10 pm.


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Hello friends,
It's been a wholly beautiful week… My last few days have been deliciously consumed with Ellery's holiday show with Ric Hordinski, which was as magical as we could have expected (and perhaps more.) Justin and I are feeling particularly Grateful today… And it's a great season for it.
I'll post Tuesday's sequence for you very soon — (Our 'theme' was Strength vs. Surrender, and I think it may have been timely for all of us… More to come on that.)
But meanwhile… Rest.
This morning, I was listening to Buddhist teacher Ajahn Brahm via podcast, and he said,
Five minutes' investment in Rest will save you hours of time later on.
He was applying this to the idea that in our culture, most of us work inefficiently. We think that in order to meet our goals, to be successful, to become who we want to be, we need to work work work. Because of this, the ideas of rest and of taking time are nearly enemies. With this mentality, we rarely show up for the present moment — The only one that ever really matters.
Sadly, the way that life truly works makes this harried lifestyle ineffective. Which we tend to find counter-intuitive…
Ajahn Brahm mentioned a large company in London that recently tripled its clientele, doubled its profits, and retained all of its staff… Leading to its reception of a Best Business Practices Award that year. When asked how the company achieved all of this, they said that they simply banned Overtime: No one was allowed to work more than 8 hours a day and no more than 5 days a week.
Because of this, the employees were rested. Their home lives were healthier, with improved family relationships. And with more time to devote to family and to other interests, their time at work was devoted and positive. The 'office politics,' often a result of simple fatigue and irritability, diminished — improving morale, cooperation, and productivity. Employees' work was more efficient because they had time — apart from the workday — to deal with their other obligations, family crises, etc. And interactions between employees and business clients were positive, because the employees enjoyed their work. As a result, clients enjoyed working with the company, and recommended it to others.
All of this because the employees were cared for and rested. The result was more and better work!
We've heard stories like this before, but I think most of us still feel that the busier, the more harried, the more stressed we are, the more productive we are. And (perhaps?) even the more valuable we are.
And with this busy-ness & time-consumption comes fatigue, irritability, destabilized/strained relationships… Not to mention the physical and emotional effects of chronic stress.
We wind up with repressed (or not-so-repressed) resentment toward our work, even if it's something we believe in, because of the other interests/passions/hobbies/relationships that it blocks out with its demands on our schedules & mental space.
So there are many ways in which Ajahn Brahm's thought is true:
* Five minutes' investment in rest can give you mental clarity to assist your brainstorming– Cutting down on the hours you invest in a project, dilemma, etc.
* Five minutes' investment in rest can lend the poise and peace of mind to deal with a confrontational person, a difficult situation, etc– Cutting down on the time spent mixed up in office politics, in apologies, in worrying about personal encounters, etc.
* Five minutes' investment in rest is enough to break the pattern of chronic stress, lower your blood pressure, fill your lungs with oxygen, and release some muscular tension– Improving your immunity and your heart function and saving the time you may otherwise spend at home with an illness, in a hospital with heart problems, or dragging yourself through your work day with a common cold.
* Five minutes' investment in rest can help bring balance and rest to your mental state so that it's easier to fall asleep at night. Which means you get more sleep and have more energy the following day, which means that the work you do is better and more efficient.
* Five minutes' investment in rest is enough to refresh your senses, bring you into the present, and inspire you with the power of the immediate moment. It's enough to remind you of your motivation for your work: what truly inspires you to put forth your effort. It's enough to remind you of your love for your family, your love for your fellow man, what really matters in life, the small-ness of problems that otherwise seem insurmountable… Not to mention your personal values & your faith.
All of this can save time you may spend later on trying to make up for half-hearted work, or trying to repair or maintain difficult relationships that crop up as a result of negligence or stress. It can save you time dealing with depression, apathy, listlessness… and/or years spent doing work from which you feel disconnected.
Incidentally, just five minutes of Yoga has been proven to lower blood pressure, calm the nervous system, increase energy, release tension, provide deep rest (often better than a nap), improve sleep, improve digestion, improve mental focus and clarity, and even increase a sense of happiness and peace.
In short, take your five minutes. You're too busy not to!


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Tigers log personal records at Carson
An ever-improving Douglas High track and field squad surged to several personal records and one school record Saturday at the Carson Invitational.
With the homestretch of the season drawing near — including the 24-team Big George Invitational this Saturday at Douglas, followed by the regional and state meets — the Douglas boys won their second invitational in as many weeks and the girls finished fourth in a meet that attracted 21 schools. Douglas won the boys team championship by a 114-94.5 margin over host-Carson and the girls finished with 84 points at Carson High's Jim Frank Track and Field Complex.
Marshall McKown was a double winner in the boys throws and improved his own school record in the shot put with a heave of 54-6-1/4. The senior's throw was nearly two inches further than his previous best set two weeks before.
McKown also captured first-place against a strong discus field with his throw of 169-11.
The quartet of Jared Mora, Dawson Coman, Bailey Vidaurri and Nick Abreu won the boys 4×100 relay in a season-best time of 43.80. Abreu also ran a season-best 11.30 to place third in the 100 meters and Coman, a freshman, clocked a personal record 11.70.
Ian Isherwood turned in a strong performance in the pole vault as he cleared 14-feet for first-place. The junior cleared a lifetime best height of 14-3 one week before to win at the Comstock Classic.
Connor Lyons placed second in the long jump when he flew to a personal record 21-3-1/2, more than five inches better than his previous best set one week before at Carson's Comstock Classic. Lyons trailed only the 22-8-1/4 effort by Anthony Hankins of North Valleys.
"He's really starting to click in the long jump," Douglas jumps coach Kim Tretton said of Lyons. "Every week he gets better and better. I think he's ready for a 22-foot jump."
Junior Austin Croxall ran a personal best time of 10:26.18 to place second in the 3,200. Earlier in the day he ran to third-place in the 1,600 (4:45.65).
The Tigers received some big performance from their younger athletes.
Sophomore Noah Magrath ran a lifetime best 53.80 to place fifth in the 400. Sophomore Kaleb Morris placed fourth in the 800 in 2:05.70. Freshman Cade Pankey broke the 40-foot plateau in the triple jump to place fifth (40-3-1/4).
"Cade jumping 40 feet as a freshman, that's huge," Tretton said of Pankey.
Vidaurri placed fifth in the 200 (23.50), Grant Dunkelman sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles (16.59) and 300 intermediate hurdles (44.30), Colton Waggoner fifth in the discus (151-10) and Abreu seventh in the long jump (20-5-1/2).
Morgan Weston posted an impressive victory in the discus when she threw a personal record 124-8 to outdistance Dayton standout Kaylee Turner in the same ring where the region and state meets will be held in May. Turner, the Division I-A state runner-up last year, finished second at 113-6.
Lindsey Adams cruised to first-place in the 1,600 in 5:25.38. The junior also combined with Amber Taylor, Byrne and Abbott to place second in the 4×400 relay in 4:15.49.
Olivia Abbott ran a season-best time of 59.60 in the 400 to place second in a close duel against Carson freshman ValerieSue Meyer (59.20).
Abbott has shown steady improvement during her comeback after an ankle stress fracture in the fall ended her cross country season and limited her training into the spring. Her goal is to improve on the girls 400 school record of 58.40 she set at last year's state meet.
"It was a really exciting meet for me," the junior said. "I've gradually been building up my strength and this was a good marker to see where I am right now."
Abbott also contributed to the Tigers' third-place performance in the 4×200 relay in a season-best time of 1:48.60. Jessa Gansberg, Lizzy Byrne and Desiree Lehrke also ran on the team.
Junior Savannah Haase logged a personal best in the discus with her throw of 103-4 to take fourth-place.
Madison Cote and Rebecca Corbett placed fourth and sixth in the 800 with respective times of 2:35.08 and 2:38.60. Cote placed sixth in the 1,600 (5:45.20).
Samantha Crawford placed fourth in the high jump (4-10), Jessa Gansberg placed fourth in the long jump (15-7) and Catlin Jones ran a lifetime best 1:04.72 to place sixth in the 400. Maddy Lowe placed eighth in the 100-meter hurdles (17.22).


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"Turn the anger of the Almighty against the godless Turks and Barbarians who despise Christ the Lord...each success, will only be a stepping stone until he has mastered all the Western Monarchs, overthrown the Christian Faith, and imposed the law of his false prophet on the whole world."
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(From The American Dietetic Association Position: Food irradiation, and the Utah State University Extension Fact Sheet)
Radioactivity in foods could only occur if the foods were contaminated with a radioactive substance, or by penetration of energy into the nuclei of the atoms that make up the food. In food irradiation, the food itself never contacts a radioactive substance, and the ionizing radiation used is not strong enough to disintegrate the nucleus of even one atom of a food molecule. A small number of new compounds are formed when food is irradiated, just as new compounds are formed when food is exposed to heat. Early research described these new compounds as "unique radiolytic products" because they were identified after food was irradiated (8). Subsequent investigations have determined that free radicals and other compounds produced during irradiation are identical to those formed during cooking, steaming, roasting, pasteurization, freezing, and other forms of food preparation (8,10,12). Free radicals are even produced during the natural ripening of fruits and vegetables (22). All reliable scientific evidence, based on animal feeding tests and consumption by human volunteers, indicates that these products pose no unique risk to human beings. In fact, people requiring the safest food, hospital patients receiving bone marrow transplants, are routinely given irradiated foods. Furthermore, because spices, being of tropical origin, are often microbe laden, irradiated spices are preferred for routine use in hospital foodservice for patients. Thus, as with pasteurization, the evidence suggests that food irradiation can make a quality food supply better.
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Java Annotations are an often overlooked feature that can offer more natural ways to attach metadata to a class. Rather than relying on naming conventions or tag interfaces, annotations directly state your intent, allowing easy runtime lookup and compile-time code generation.
Scott will explain how easy it is to write your own annotations, how to make them stick around after the compiler has generated .class files, and how to access that data at runtime. Then Scott will show you how a few well-designed annotations can greatly reduce the amount of code you need to write, by generating a super-class at compile time.
Scott Stanchfield is a longtime Java developer with a deep and varied knowledge of the Java language. Trust me, you will learn something from him. His presentations are opinionated and fun. He currently works at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. You can read all about him and find links to some interesting articles he has written among other things at his online shrine, javadude.com.
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Here is some photos of Chasca's replacement during the second day out with me and during a successful days fishing.
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Comedian JOAN RIVERS presents an evening of her newest and most outrageous riffs on "Celebrity Apprentice," Hollywood, pop culture, celebrities, reality TV and award show fashion.
Pick of the Week!
Joan Rivers Live; Joan Rivers, yes that Joan Rivers, has got a show down at 403 West 42nd which is called the Laurie Beechman Theatre down in the basement. Tickets are $30 and then I think there's a $15 minimum for food, yada yada. Joan donates all the proceeds to God's Love We Deliver. If you have never seen Joan live up in person, you're in for a shock or a treat depending on your sensibility: the audience is primarily gay men. And it's Joan at her vintage best. I've known Joan for years, through her clean years and through her raunchy years, and this is certainly raunchy. She's a woman who's really at the top of her game, having a great time. And she takes questions from the audience. When I saw her there were two guys up front who didn't stop talking and she handled hecklers as well as anybody I've ever seen. She was definitely not amused by them at all. But if you like Joan, she's very funny, she's very witty, she's very raunchy in this. So if your sensibilities are going to be offended, you may want to just catch her on the Apprentice, or her new documentary. But if you like Joan, up close, personal and uncensored, this is your venue. You can get tickets at spincyclenyc.com. Four Stars.


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Volunteering is vital to the success of any community. When people give either their time or treasure, they are showing they care about the wellbeing of both their city and their fellow community members.
We are lucky here in Idaho; our neighborly community is all about helping each other out. The HuffPost ranks Idaho tied for fourth in the nation for volunteerism, with nearly 35 percent of Idahohans volunteering.
Volunteering not only improves the local community, but it is also a way to improve yourself, too! United Way Worldwide says some of the many benefits of volunteering include:
Developing new skills
Enhancing your resume
Meeting new people
Building self-confidence
Some people believe that they do not have enough time in their life to volunteer right now, but this can actually be fixed by volunteering. According to a 2015 article in Forbes, Wharton Professor Cassie Mogilner explains that people who spend time volunteering actually end up feeling like they have more time throughout the day.
"The results show that giving your time to others can make you feel more 'time affluent' and less time-constrained than wasting your time, spending it on yourself, or even getting a windfall of free time," Mogilner said. The same concept applies to donating to charity, as those who donate may 'feel wealthier.'
While Idaho's top-five ranking is great, there is still room for improvement. Utah leads the nation with more than 45 percent of its residents volunteering, according to Forbes.
To find your next volunteer opportunity in Idaho, visit United Way of Treasure Valley's volunteer website, Volunteer United, at www.volunteerunited.org.
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