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Friday, March 14, 2014
Spring + Prioritizing
29 comments:
- Lynn said...
I love the colors in your bee blocks!! Thanks for keeping it real!! I know some nice weather my way would help get me out of a funk or just "extra" time :0) we all wish we had, right?!?!! Love those little numbered pins!
- March 14, 2014 at 4:49 AM
- QuiltLaughLove said...
I am finding so much inspiration from your blog. Thanks for keeping it real! Any chance you have instructions on how to make those adorable beaded pins?
- March 14, 2014 at 6:03 AM
- Karen - Quilts...etc. said...
quilting always needs to stay a stress reducer otherwise why do it? I never make deadlines and life is better that way
- March 14, 2014 at 6:18 AM
- Sandy W said...
The pins are fantastic!! The quilt is awesome!!! And thanks for keeping it real!!! It's encouraging to know I'm not alone in that area!! You have a great attitude about it and recognized what you needed to do, good for you!! And what a great time to be sent a gift!!! Silver linings!!! Have a great weekend!!!
- March 14, 2014 at 7:25 AM
- Melissa Corry said...
Oh, looking forward to those fun little prints to arrive in the mail. And I a excited to see the twist ;) Those pins are totally awesome. What fun they will be to use ;) And by the way, you know you are amazing, right!!!!
- March 14, 2014 at 8:03 AM
- Melissa Miller said...
I'd be so sad if my pin dish were to break. It's a vintage glass ashtray.
- March 14, 2014 at 8:20 AM
- Sigi G said...
Love those pins!
I too have four children (all grown up now); how well I remember sometimes thinking my batteries will never recharge. Now I just babysit and even then it is take-out because I'm sooooo exhausted! - March 14, 2014 at 8:34 AM
- Farm Road Ramblings said...
I clicked to your other "funk" post. Thanks for reminding me that it all doesn't have to be done today. It'll all be OK. : ) Love the color palette for your blocks! And those pins, oh my.
- March 14, 2014 at 10:17 AM
- mrs.hands said...
Wow, those colors are gorgeous!
I can't look at that, makes me wanna sew instantly, but I should do so many other things... >.< - March 14, 2014 at 11:18 AM
- Kathy@KayakQuilting said...
Great fabric pull! And those pins with numbers are practical AND adorable! Something to definitely smile about!
- March 14, 2014 at 1:31 PM
- Katy Cameron said...
The final bee quilt is going to look fab! Hope you can destress through sewing soon :o)
- March 14, 2014 at 2:17 PM
- Lana said...
Love the colors...I hope you just take one step at a time and enjoy the view...Happy Friday!
- March 14, 2014 at 4:01 PM
- Erin Quinn said...
I love your pins, but even more I love your eggshell pin cushion. I am off to rummage through my cupboards to see if there is one hiding that I can appropriate for my sewing room :-)
Unfortunately there's not a lot I can say or do about your funk. Send inning good vibes through the internet! :-)
E xx - March 14, 2014 at 4:50 PM
- Angela @ Cottage Magpie said...
What bright, cheerful colors!! Hopefully they can help you. I always say that fabric is cheaper than therapy! :-) ~Angela~
- March 14, 2014 at 4:59 PM
- Sarah Craig said...
Sorry to hear you're in a funk - hopefully it will pass soon! Just take a deep breath and remember it will all get done in its own time. Your quilt has such gorgeous colors - it makes me dream of summer!
- March 14, 2014 at 6:15 PM
- Sherri said...
Your fabrics are amazing...you are amazing!!! You are such an inspiration to me, and I appreciate your willingness to always help out!
PSI must find those pins!!! - March 14, 2014 at 7:39 PM
- Cindi said...
Oh no...your poor little tomato pin dish! Can you order another one online? When you first posted about making it, I thought it was the cutest dish ever! Made me sad to see it broken in pieces.....
- March 14, 2014 at 9:58 PM
- Lori Landenburger said...
Take a deep breathe, look back at what you have done, get one of the kids to glue the
Pin dish, stroke another's hair, get hugs from the other two, and ask the hubs what's for dinner;-) you're doin great, grrrl!! - March 15, 2014 at 12:22 AM
- life in red shoes said...
Life for me got so much better when I learned to live it one day at a time. You are in the busiest years of your life right now. Kids are getting a little older, it takes more than pb and j and Sesame Street to meet their needs ;)
- March 15, 2014 at 1:36 AM
- Nedra said...
I'm always amazed at how much you accomplish with your young family, RS Pres., and Quilting. I know it must be a real balancing act, but you do a great job! It will all work out. It always does. And I know you have your priorities straight by putting family and HF first. I'm looking forward to working on your Bees Knees block. Thank you for all you do Amy!
- March 15, 2014 at 7:11 AM
- Liz said...
Thanks for sharing where you're at, Amy. I'm a driver too and it has taken a long time for me to learn that if I'll really step back and rest when I'm in a funk or just plain tired, or whatever, what I'm able to create or achieve after will be so much better and things just come together more easily. I have four grown children and they are the ones who taught me this. They all have great work ethic but they also know how to relax too - something I needed to learn. It's ok to take a break - even from something you love!
- March 15, 2014 at 7:19 AM
- Becky said...
I am soooo ready for spring! Sad to see your dish broke! I need some of those numbered pins that your friend gave you--they are super cute and would really come in handy.
- March 15, 2014 at 2:30 PM
- GabiP said...
Love your blog - it gives me such inspiration! Sorry about your little dish - I hate when something I like breaks. Those pins are adorable - Not sure how to make them, but I know I could use them! Chin up! Tomorrow is a new day.
- March 16, 2014 at 12:51 PM
- amy smart said...
Thank you. And Yes! Nancy sent me the link to a tutorial for those pins. I just added it to the post above.
- March 17, 2014 at 9:37 AM
- amy smart said...
Thank you Gabi. Aren't those pins great? Nancy who gave them to me has a tutorial to make them. I just added the link to the post!
- March 17, 2014 at 9:39 AM
- Gnomemade said...
Those pins are fantastic! Thanks for sharing your friend's tutorial!
- March 19, 2014 at 11:07 AM
- TaraB said...
I love your BeesKnees quilt - how do you join that group?
- March 19, 2014 at 4:39 PM
- Anne said...
Love your fabric pull and all the spring colors. Also really love the idea of turning an ordinary bowl into a magnetic one for pins. I've been needing to do something different with my pins. Now I know what I'll try.
- March 19, 2014 at 10:03 PM
- Michelle Carlson said...
It's always great to "de-stash" as you call it. :) The colors on your blocks are amazing and the fabric you've accumulated is wonderful. I noticed quite a few that I have in my stash as well. We all get into ruts and funks, the best way out of them is to step back, breathe deeply, and start with what you find the most pleasure in. (Mine is always my family)
It's such a pleasure to read a post where someone acknowledges that they are not perfect. It drives me bonkers to see people who seem to have it all together while I am always one step away from mayhem. :) My fiance calls it controlled chaos. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. - March 24, 2014 at 7:13 PM


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Stem Cells as Therapies
Turning stem cells into therapies
Stem cells have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, spinal cord injury, and heart disease. Learn why these cells are such a powerful tool for treating disease as well as what the current hurdles are before new therapies can become available.
- How can stem cells treat disease?
- What diseases could be treated by stem cell research?
- How can I learn more about CIRM-funded research in a particular disease?
- Are there any stem cell-based therapies currently available?
- When will therapies based on embryonic stem cells become available?
- What about the therapies that are available oversears?
- Why does it take so long to create new therapies?
How can stem cells treat disease?
The most common way of thinking about stem cells treating disease is through a stem cell transplant. Embryonic stem cells are differentiated into the necessary cell type, then those mature cells replace tissue that is damaged by disease or injury. This type of treatment could be used to replace neurons damaged by spinal cord injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or other neurological problems. Cells grown to produce insulin could treat people with diabetes and heart muscle cells could repair damage after a heart attack. This list could conceivably include any tissue that is injured or diseased.
These are all exciting areas of research, but embryonic stem cell-based therapies go well beyond cell transplants. What researchers learn from studying how embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle cells, for example, could provide clues about what factors may be able to directly induce the heart muscle to repair itself. The cells could be used to study disease, identify new drugs, or screen drugs for toxic side effects. Any of these would have a significant impact on human health without transplanting a single cell.
What diseases could be treated by stem cell research?
In theory, there's no disease that is exempt from a possible treatment that comes out of stem cell research. Given that researchers may be able to study all cell types via embryonic stem cells, they have the potential to make breakthroughs in any disease.
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You can also sort our complete list of CIRM awards to see what we've funded in different disease areas.
Are there any stem cell therapies currently available?
The first trials for embryonic stem cells have only just begun. Results from those won't be available for many years, once the necessary clinical trials are completed showing that the therapies are safe and that the work in treating disease. The only stem cell-based therapy currently in use is in bone marrow transplantation. Blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow were the first stem cells to be identified and they are now the first to be used in the clinic.
The blood-forming stem cell is the component of bone marrow that is therapeutic in a bone marrow transplant. With the isolation of pure blood-forming stem cells it is now possible to transfer just the cells that are needed to replace the bone marrow. The cells migrate to appropriate bone marrow where they self-renew and rebuild the entire blood system.
Transplants of blood-forming stem cells have been used successfully in cancer treatments, and research suggests that they will be useful in treating autoimmune diseases and in helping people tolerate transplanted organs.
There are other therapies based on adult stem cells still in clinical trials. Until those trials are complete we won't know which stem cells are most effective in treating different diseases.
When will therapies based on embryonic stem cells become available?
There is no way to predict when the first human embryonic stem cell therapies will become widely available. Applications are with the FDA to begin the first human trials of embryonic stem cell-based therapies, although only one of those trials has been approved. In general, the path from the first human trial to widespread use is on the order of a decade or two. That long time frame is a result of the many steps a therapy must go through in order to show that it is both safe and effective. Only once those steps are complete will the FDA approve the therapy for general use.
If embryonic stem cells follow a normal path it could still be many years before therapies based on embryonic stem cells are widely available. However, if researchers gave up on therapies that could take many years to develop we would not have any of the lifesaving medical technologies that are now commonplace such as recombinant insulin, bone marrow transplantation, or chemotherapy drugs.
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What about stem cell therapies that are available overseas?
Many overseas clinics advertise miraculous stem cell therapies for a wide range of incurable diseases. These clinics are referred to as stem cell tourism and are currently a source of concern for reputable stem cell scientists. The international clinics are proposing therapies that have not been tested for safety or even for effectiveness. In the past few years, patients who visited those clinics have died as a result of receiving unproven, untested stem cells.
The Internation Society for Stem Cell Research recently offered to help prospective patients review a clinic they are considering visiting. Scientists from the ISSCR will contact the clinic in question to find out what cells are being used by the clinic, and, at minimum, whether those cells have been tested for safety.
Learn more about the issue on our Stem Cell Tourism page.
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Why does it take so long to create new stem cell therapies?
Embryonic stem cells in a lab dish hold the potential to treat a wide range of diseases. However, the path from the lab to the clinic is a long one. Before testing those cells in a human disease, researchers must grow the right cell type, find a way to test those cells, and make sure the cells are safe in animals before moving to human trials.
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Hans Keirstead talks about hurdles in developing a new therapy (5:07)
Differentiation of stem cells
A significant first hurdle in any embryonic stem cell-based therapy is coaxing cells that could be any cell type in the body into just the cell type that's needed to treat a particular disease. The process of maturing the cells from their pluripotent state to an adult tissue type is called differentiation. This step is necessary because any therapy relies on implanting cells that are capable of replacing the lost tissue. In diabetes, for example, the implanted cells must be able to respond to blood sugar and produce insulin. In heart disease the implanted cells must be able to contract in unison with the existing heart muscle.
Guiding embryonic stem cells to be a particular cell type has been a major hurdle for stem cell researchers. Those cells normally develop within an embryo and receive a carefully choreographed series of signals from the surrounding tissue. In a lab dish, researchers have to mimic those signals in order to guide the cells down a developmental pathway. Add the signals in the wrong order or the wrong dose and the presumptive cardiac cells to treat heart disease may choose to remain immature or become another cell type instead.
Some of the signals needed to differentiate cells are known from the past hundred years of embryology research in frogs, mice, flies, and other organisms. Other signals are still unknown. Many CIRM-funded researchers are attempting to differentiate highly pure populations of mature cell types for therapies.
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Mark Mercola talks about differentiating cells into adult tissues (3:37)
Testing stem cell therapies
Once a researcher has a mature cell type in a lab dish, the next step is to find out whether those cells can function in the body. Embryonic stem cells that have matured into insulin-producing cells in a lab dish are only useful if they continue producing insulin inside a body. Likewise, researchers need to know that the cells can integrate into the surrounding tissue.
Testing the cells requires finding an animal model that mimics the human disease, then implanting the cells to see if they help treat the disease. These types of experiments can be painstaking. In the case of spinal cord injury, for example, the ultimate goal would be to find out whether the transplanted cells allow the injured animal full movement — the animal equivalent of a person being free from a wheelchair. However, even if the cells don't return full movement, they may restore bladder function or other functions that would still be of enormous benefit to people. Researchers have to examine each of these possible outcomes.
In many cases testing the cells in a single animal model doesn't provide enough information to know that the cells may be effective in humans. Most animal models of disease don't perfectly mimic the human disease. For example, a mouse carrying the same mutation that causes cystic fibrosis in humans doesn't have the same symptoms as people with the disease. A therapy based on embryonic stem cells that treats this mouse model of cystic fibrosis may not also work in humans. That's why researchers often need to test the cells in many different animal models, in each case looking at all the possible outcomes.
Propensity for stem cells to cause tumors
The promise of embryonic stem cells is that they can form any type of cell in the body. The trouble is that when implanted into an animal they do just that, forming all tissue types in the form of tumors called teratomas. These tumors consist of a mass of many cells types and can include hair cells and many other tissues.
These teratomas are one reason why it is necessary to mature the embryonic stem cells into highly purified adult cell types before they are considered appropriate for implanting into humans. The mature cells are restricted to their one identity and don't appear to revert to a teratoma-forming cell. Even when researchers have learned to mature cells into a single cell type, getting those cells pure enough to eliminate the risk of remaining immature cells forming teratomas has been extremely difficult.
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Paul Knoepfler talks about the tendency of embryonic stem cells to form tumors (4:10)
UC Davis publication: UC Davis researcher focuses on stem cell safety
Immune rejection of stem cells
Transplanted stem cells, like any transplanted organ, can be recognized by the immune system as foreign and then rejected. In organ transplants such as liver, kidney, or heart, people must be on immune suppressive drugs for the rest of their lives to prevent the immune system from recognizing that organ as foreign and destroying it.
The likelihood of the immune system rejecting a transplant of embryonic stem cell-based tissue depends on the origin of that tissue. Stem cells isolated from IVF embryos will have a genetic makeup that will not match that of the person who receives the transplant. That person's immune system will recognize those cells as foreign and reject the tissue unless a person is on powerful immune suppressive drugs.
Stem cells generated through SCNT or iPS cells would be a perfect genetic match for a person. The immune system would likely overlook that transplanted tissue, seeing it as a normal part of the body. Still, some researchers suggest that even if the cells are a perfect match they may not entirely escape the notice of the immune system. Cancer cells, for example, have the same genetic make up as surrounding tissue and yet the immune system will often identify and destroy early tumors. Until more information is available from animal studies it will be hard to know whether transplanted patient-specific cells are likely to call the attention of the immune system.
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Jeffrey Bluestone talks about immune rejection of stem cell-based therapies (4:05)
Growing stem cells in consistent conditions
In order to be approved by the FDA for use in human trials, stem cells must be grown in what's known as good manufacturing practice (GMP) conditions. Under GMP standards, a cell line has to be grown in such a way that each group of cells is grown in identical, repeatable conditions. This ensures that each batch of cells has the same properties, and each person getting a stem cell therapy would be getting an equivalent treatment. Although the FDA hasn't issued guidelines for how pluripotent stem cells need to be grown in order to meet GMP standards, achieving this level of consistency could mean knowing the exact identity and quantity of every component in the media that the cells grow in.
Growing stem cells under strictly controlled conditions is still a challenge. Most pluripotent stem cells are grown on what's known as feeder cells, which are a layer of animal or human cells on the lab dish that provide the nutrients the cells need to grow and divide. Those feeder cells produce a mix of factors that nourish the embryonic stem cells and allow those cells to thrive in the foreign environment of a lab dish. Scientists don't currently know what it is exactly that the feeder cells provide, and so the use of those feeder cells probably won't conform to GMP standards. CIRM is funding researchers who are trying to learn how to grow pluripotent stem cell lines in the absence of feeder cells, and to isolate new lines under GMP standards.
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Ectopic heartbeats are small changes in a heartbeat that is otherwise normal. These changes lead to extra or skipped heartbeats. Often there is not a clear cause for these changes. They are mostly harmless.
The two most common types of ectopic heartbeats are:
PVB (premature ventricular beat); Premature beats; PVC (premature ventricular complex/contraction); Extrasystole
Sometimes ectopic heartbeats are seen with:
Ectopic beats may be caused or made worse by smoking, alcohol use , caffeine , stimulant medicines, and some street drugs.
Ectopic heartbeats are rare in children without heart disease that was present at birth (congenital). Most extra heartbeats in children are premature atrial contractions (PACs). These are almost always harmless.
In adults, ectopic heartbeats are common. They are most often due to PACs or PVCs. Your doctor should look into the cause, but no treatment is needed most of the time.
Symptoms include:
Note: There may be no symptoms.
A physical exam may show an occasional uneven pulse. If the ectopic heartbeats do not occur very often, your doctor may not find them during a physical exam.
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Most ectopic heartbeats do not need to be treated. The condition is only treated if your symptoms are severe or if the extra beats occur very often.
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"Many surgeries that Dr. McDonald performs can be done using minimally invasive technology, which is beneficial to our patients," explained Dave Grembi, director, RMH Heart and Vascular Services. "Minimally invasive surgery techniques typically result in reduced hospital stays and faster healing times."
Dr. McDonald had worked at RMH as a temporary assignment for several months before joining the RMH team. "I really enjoyed the tight-knit group I worked at RMH and thought this was a great community for my family" he said. "I am looking forward to expanding the minimally invasive valve repair and replacement, bypass and thoracic cancer surgery services that were not previously available to patients in our community."
"We are very fortunate to have this advanced level of cardiothoracic surgery expertise in the Shenandoah Valley," said Grembi. "Since the successful implementation of our cardiothoracic surgery program in 2008, patients no longer have to travel out of the community to receive the life-saving heart care they need. Our 24/7 cardiothoracic surgery program offers quality care and healing close to home."
Dr. McDonald graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed his surgery internship and general surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash. He completed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced the club has reached a deal in principal with defenseman Wade Redden.
Terms of the contract are one-year and $800,000.
"Wade is a solid two-way defenseman," said Armstrong. "We believe his experience will complement and add stability to our defensive core."
Redden, 35, has spent the past two seasons with the American Hockey League's (AHL) Connecticut Whale. Last year, he posted 20 points, including 4 goals and 16 assists in 49 games.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pound defenseman is a veteran of 13 NHL seasons, including 11 years in Ottawa and, most recently, two with the New York Rangers (2008-2010). Overall, Redden has appeared in 994 National Hockey League (NHL) games, totaling 450 points (106 goals, 344 assists) and 654 penalty minutes.
The Lloydminster, Saskatchewan native was originally drafted by the New York Islanders in the first round (2nd overall) of the 1995 Entry Draft.
Redden is scheduled to arrive in St. Louis this weekend and undergo a physical on Sunday.
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced the club released defenseman Colin White from his professional tryout Friday.
White, 35, appeared in 54 games for the San Jose Sharks last season, posting four points (one goal, three assists) and 21 penalty minutes.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound defenseman is a veteran of 12 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons including 11 with the New Jersey Devils with whom he won the Stanley Cup in both 2000 and 2003.
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Richter JE, Friedenberg FK. Gastroesophageal reflux disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 43.
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didn't cole just make fun of me for doing the same exact thing? so which is it?
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quote:I know some people are out of work because of Sandy but does that qualify them for unemployment?
quote:Also, wouldn't Sandy have created jobs that might offset jobs lost?
quote:Obama trying to recover from the 1st term Obama recession?
quote:an increase in hiring of clean up type workers.
quote:A spike of about 60k more than what they thought and they all came from NJ/NY? I swear, some people would let Obama take a sh*t in their mouth and they'd talk about how good the peanuts taste...


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quote:There is no way this is going to be good. I loved BMW until they got to college, but this is a terrible idea.
quote:Danielle's blog about it: LINK /
quote: say that so that I can say this: GMW is a new show. It isn't BMW brought back to life but in current day. It will have familiar faces, familiar themes, and familiar messages. It will also have new faces, new themes, and new messages. BMW never spoke down to the audience and we are going to do our best to never do that with GMW. But please keep in mind that this there will be episode 1, of season 1, of a brand new show. We started at the same place with BMW but we evolved and we evolved quickly. For those of you who knew and loved BMW, please allow this show to evolve as well. Stick with us. Give us a chance.
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Should be done in normal mode1) Is everything (ATF clean, ERUNT, scans, HJT etc.) to be done in safe mode or normal or doesn't it matter?
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Just continue on with the rest of the steps. Sometimes programs don't work for whatever reason3) If you can't install 1 or more of the programs (for me it's SysRestorePiont & Sunbelt Firewall) does this mean you still have a "nasty" lurking & should post on the HJT forum or is there more you can do to check before?
Possibly.4) If you can't control something you used to be able to, despite having apparantly cleared out a "nasty", does it mean it's still there or just that it may have left a hole in the program it used to control?
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Lashmar wrote:mael wrote:* The Jews (Banksters) are head and shoulders above the figureheads of the EU.
* Your desire for the EU to be neutralised is like hacking away at a vine hoping it will stop strangling everything in the garden. It'll just grow back even tougher than before. You have to get at the roots. Who or what is behind it all? You tell me.
how do you know it's the Jews then? I'm just asking because I've never really understood what makes you think it's them. Could be the germans, could be the french, could be the yanks... we maybe not.
Who is the DG of the BBC? What is he?
Who owns the BOE? What are they?
Who own the major media outlests in your country? What are they?
What is the Q of E? Do you know her lineage? What is she?
* Just open your eyes and you'll see Rothschild is at the head of the unholy alliance of atheistic Khazaric Jews currently mopping up the last vestiges of what made England great. The orgs your operating politicians belong to are all set up by the same athesitic Jews.
England has three main religions. Christianity, Muslim and Judaism. The Christians are getting their arses handed to them by Muslims who are in the UK c/o aforementioned Khazaric Jews. Judaism itself is the root of all three religions and the so-called 'Jews' are safe on the sidelines orchestrating the carnage.
It's your funeral, but I warn you that ignorance is bliss. Pandora's box opened is something which should not be considered lightly. Hope remains in the box so they say but does hope spring eternal?
Once you identify another layer of the cabal in charge of the planet - another step of the pyramid of power, you cannot unlearn it. If you don't like what you find and want peace again then your only solace will be to live with a lie if you are able - if you can find some escape from the new reality over the choreographed drama the unelected elite parades before you.
I can't. Now I'm just watching it all fall to bits just like I have known it would from years ago. It is entertaining and quite amusing - if a little depressing.


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Debbie LeeKeenan teaches in the Early Childhood program at the Graduate School of Education.
Debbie LeeKeenan Professional Title: Visiting Professor Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Early childhood education; curriculum development, teacher education and professional development, inclusive special education, teacher inquiry and documentation, leadership development, anti-bias education and social change. Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Early Childhood Education. Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: Integrated Curriculum in Early Childhood: Social Studies and Classroom Life Education: BA, Oberlin College; MEd, University of New Mexico Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions: PublicationsGiven, H., Kuh, L., LeeKeenan, D., Mardell, B., Redditt, S., Twombly, S., (2010). Changing School Culture: Using Documentation to Support Collaborative Inquiry, Observation, Documentation, and Reflection to Create a Culture of Inquiry, Theory Into Practice, Winter 2010, Vol. 49, No. Mardell, B. LeeKeenan, D., Given, H., Robinson, D., Merino, B., and Liu-Constant, Y. (2009), Zooms: Promoting School wide Inquiry and Improving Practice, Voice of Practitioners 11, NAEYC.LeeKeenan, D. and Allen, B. (2003) Chapter 12: Sending Your Child Off to School: The Home School Partnership. In Faculty of Tufts, Dept. of Child Development, Proactive Parenting: Guiding Your Child From Two to Six. Berkley Publishing Co., NY, NY.LeeKeenan, D. and Allen, B. (2003) Chapter 5: The Importance of Friendship in Faculty of Tufts, Dept. of Child Development, Proactive Parenting: Guiding Your Child From Two to Six. Berkley Publishing Co., NY, NY.LeeKeenan, D. & Edwards, C. (1990) Using the Project Approach with Toddlers. Young Children, 1992, 47(4), 31-35.LeeKeenan, D. and Nimmo, J. (1991). Connections: Using the Project Approach with Two and Three Year Olds in a University Laboratory School, The Hundred Languages of Children, Edwards, C., Forman, G. & Gandini, L. (Ablex Publishing Co.) 1993.LeeKeenan, D. (1988). Creative Approaches for Developing Early Childhood Curriculum, (University of Massachusetts at Amherst).Presentations LeeKeenan, D., Given, H. (2012). Behind the Scenes: How Teachers Decide, Develop, and Document Culturally Responsive and Relevant, Classroom CurriculumNAEYC Conference, Atlanta, GA.LeeKeenan, D. and Mercer- McLean, A., (2011) Opening Plenary: Lillian Katz, Keynote Speaker: Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching: Putting it All Together, Respondent Panelist. NAEYC: Professional Development Institute June 2011, Providence, RI. LeeKeenan, D., Robinson, D., Nimmo, J., and Pollaro, L. (2011), Strategizing the Shift to Anti-Bias Education: The Director's Role, NAEYC: Professional Development Institute June 2011, Providence, RI. LeeKeenan, D., Kuh, L., and Given, H., (2011) Creating an Early Childhood Professional Learning Community: Engaging Teachers in Facilitated Discourse about Teaching and Learning, NAEYC: Professional Development Institute June 2011, Providence, RI. LeeKeenan, D., Kirschner, S., Beneke, M., and Issagona, J., (2011), Practicing inclusion, doing justice: Challenges and rewards of balancing similarities and differences at an early childhood center, NAEYC, Orlando, Fla. LeeKeenan, D., Ponte, I., Scarlett, G., (2009), The whys and hows of Building a Natural Playground: from the perspective of child, teacher and researcher NAEYC, Washington D.C.Bers, M & LeeKeenan, D. (2007). Ready for robotics? A project-based approach to introducing technology and engineering. National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.LeeKeenan, D., Nemeskal, K., New, R., Robinson D., (2003) Documentation as a tool for supporting learning and building relations among children, parents and teachersNational Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference, Chicago, IL.
Debbie LeeKeenan came to Lesley University after 20 years as Director and lecturer, at the Eliot Pearson Children's School, the laboratory school for the Department of Child Development at Tufts University. Past professional experience includes over 40 years of teaching in diverse university, public schools, and early childhood settings in Massachusetts, New York City, New Mexico, Philadelphia and Taiwan. She has been a teacher of teachers, teacher of parents and a teacher of young children. She has been involved with project-based curriculum and applications of Reggio Emilia approach for over 30 years. Debbie brings an anti-bias lens to all content areas and perspectives. She has presented workshops at numerous conferences, locally, nationally and internationally and has been a consultant for various school systems and educational organizations. Debbie was awarded the Tufts University Arts and Sciences Multicultural Service Award in May 2003 and the Building Bridges Tufts Distinction Award in June 2009 for her work with diversity.
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text: Eldensword wrote:Well, I don't see a play for me to chime in on the topic. All three of you are far more educated on the details than I am, plus I don't see a controversy per-say to keep me vested. It sounds like all three of you understand it slightly differently, but the premise is all the same. Hell to pay. Which I agree with.


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Royals open key stretch with win
By DAVE SKRETTA
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals ace James Shields peered in at the Indians' Yan Gomes, who had stepped to the plate with two runners aboard in the fourth inning of a nip-and-tuck game between playoff contenders.
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By DAVE SKRETTA
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals ace James Shields peered in at the Indians' Yan Gomes, who had stepped to the plate with two runners aboard in the fourth inning of a nip-and-tuck game between playoff contenders.
When Gomes swung and missed at strike three, Shields roared like a lion as he stalked off the mound, the intensity of meaningful September baseball etched across his face.
Shields wound up going six innings Monday night, and Salvador Perez led a scrappy Kansas City offense that eventually pulled away for a 7-1 victory in the opener of a pivotal three-game series.
Shields struck out a season-high 10 for the Royals (79-71), who moved within 2 ½ games of the AL's second wild-card berth. The Indians (81-69) remained a half-game back of Texas, which lost to Tampa Bay earlier in the night in a matchup of teams leading the wild-card race.
"Every game is important," Shields said. "This is what we live for, this is what we play for, September baseball, and hopefully we have a chance to go to the playoffs."
Shields (12-9) allowed only Lonnie Chisenhall's solo homer before turning the game over to his stingy bullpen. Wade Davis, Luke Hochevar and Tim Collins did the rest in a steady drizzle.
Perez finished with three hits and was among six different players to drive in a run for Kansas City, which is chasing its first postseason berth since winning the 1985 World Series.
"We have the talent to compete each and every night," said Lorenzo Cain, who drove in one of the runs. "You need a little luck every now and then, but we have the talent to compete.
Scott Kazmir (8-9) gave up four runs in 5-plus innings for the Indians. He didn't get a whole lot of help from his offense, which racked up a season-high 17 strikeouts.
"I did everything I could," Kazmir said. "I battled my butt off to get where I was."
Accustomed to pitching in important games, Shields kept the Indians guessing all night. He fanned three in the fifth after Chisenhall went deep, and the only other time he was in trouble was the first, when Shields stranded runners on second and third.
"He knows how to handle his emotions and channel it to his benefit, but he also knows how to transfer it to his teammates," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He knows what's at stake and he's getting after it. He's into it."
Billy Butler started the scoring by driving in Emilio Bonifacio with a two-out single in the first, and then Kansas City tacked on another run in the third thanks to some hustle.
Alex Gordon struck out swinging but raced to first base when Kazmir's wild pitch went to the backstop. He reached third on Eric Hosmer's single and scored on Perez's two-out base knock.
"When Scott left the game, we're still in striking distance," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "We didn't finish a couple of plays and it got away from us."