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Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he turned to his Jewish heritage for guidance. In his reading he happened upon a Jewish spiritual tradition called Mussar. Gradually he realized that he had stumbled upon an insightful discipline for self-development, complete with meditative, contemplative, and other well-developed transformative practices designed to penetrate the deepest roots of the inner life.
Eventually reaching the limits of what he could learn on his own, he decided to seek out a Mussar teacher. This was not an easy task, since almost the entire world of the Mussar tradition had been wiped out in the Holocaust. In time, he found an accomplished master who stood in an unbroken line of transmission of the Mussar tradition, and who lived in the center of a community of Orthodox Jews on Long Island. This book tells the story of Morinis's journey to meet his teacher and what he learned from him, revealing the central teachings and practices that are the spiritual treasury and legacy of Mussar.
News & Reviews
"Climbing Jacob's Ladder contains a plethora of practices for those on a spiritual path: meditations to develop concentration and a clear mind, reciting holy phrases, examining the choices we make, practicing right speech, and removing the obstacles that obstruct the flow of love."—Spirituality & Practice
"Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a compelling portrait of the relationship between a student and a teacher, and Morinis's journey—as an assimilated Jew entering the Orthodox world of yeshiva—raises important questions about the meaning of Judaism and the search for spirituality in this world."—The Los Angeles Times
"Clearly written and thought provoking, this book is both an engaging memoir and an introduction to the little-known heritage of Mussar, which teaches that by changing one's self, one can change the world."—The Canadian Jewish News
"A moving account. . . . The achievement of personal growth through spirituality is richly demonstrated by this touching account of the author's journey to Judaism."—Publishers Weekly
"Alan Morinis, in his spiritual journey, has struck a rich vein of Judaism. This offering feels like a heart-gift to us."—Ram Dass, author of Still Here
"Offers insightful treats for anyone who follows a spiritual path."—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
"Alan Morinis has provided us with a fascinating, deeply personal account of his journey back to Jewish spirituality through an encounter with the little-known heritage of Mussar, the Jewish discipline of self-perfection. This is a beautifully written and engaging book, a timely reminder that by changing ourselves we can begin to change the world."—Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Britain and the Commonwealth
"This book is essential for every thinking person. Like Jethro of the Bible, Alan Morinis found the secret of dignified human life in the teachings of Mussar after all other searches were fruitless.We owe him a debt of gratitude for introducing some light in one of the darkest moments in mankind's history."—Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, MD, author of Angels Don't Leave Footprints
"Morinis's shimmering portrait of one of the masters of Mussar is religious portraiture rarely paralleled. A delight for novice and expert alike."—Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, author of The Fire Within: The Living Heritage of the Mussar Movement
"Climbing Jacob's Ladder is a gutsy, glowing account of one man's encounter with a potent spiritual practice and how it transformed his life.This is a precious book—that rare combination of solid wisdom and good literature."—Larry Dossey, MD, author of Healing Beyond the Body
"A compelling story of spiritual discovery and initiation. This tale of personal liberation focuses on no-nonsense lessons in rising out of meaninglessness and spiritual fog."—Thomas Moore, author of Care of Soul


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Teaching Resource
The Scottsboro Trial
In 1932, times were hard for many as jobs were not easy to find and people had difficulty putting food on the table. In March of that year, nine black boys ventured out looking for work only to find themselves caught in a series of events that would drastically change their lives. They hopped on a train car where they ran into some white boys also in search of jobs. After getting in a fight, the black boys eventually found themselves charged with raping two white women who were also on the train but in a different car....

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Santa Barbara Weather: 69.6°F | Humidity: 65% | Pressure: 29.84in (Rising) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: WSW | Wind Speed: 5.8mph [see map]
Holiday Driving Tips
updated: Dec 21, 2012, 3:37 PM
Source: CHP
California expects see a major increase in vehicles traveling throughout the state over the
Christmas and New Year's Holidays as many people travel to visit family and friends. With this
increase of traffic, the CHP offers the following driving tips:
- Be sure your vehicle has full tank of gas prior to leaving and refuel when the tank is no
less than ¼ full.
- Carry food, snacks, water and/or soft drinks.
- If traveling to a location where the temperatures are cold or ice or snow is expected, carry
warm blankets, hats, gloves, and extra clothing.
- Ensure your vehicle's tires, brakes, lights, windshield wipers; defroster, heater and
exhaust system are all in good working order.
- Make sure fluid levels are full (oil, anti-freeze, windshield washer reservoir).
- Keep your windshield, rear window, and side mirrors clean and unobstructed.
- Ensure all persons in the vehicle, especially children, are buckled up and are using a
proper child seat or booster seat if required (eight years of age and younger).
- Give yourself extra time to get to your destination. Map out your route prior to your trip
and keep an eye out on changing weather and traffic conditions along your route.
- Do not drive tired or fatigued. Get plenty of rest prior to leaving and take breaks
whenever needed to help maintain alertness.
- Slow down, give yourself extra room between yourself and other vehicles, and always
designate a sober driver when you are drinking.
As a reminder, the CHP will be out in force over Christmas and New Years to provide the
highest level of Safety, Service, and Security to all motorists to help ensure everyone gets to their
destinations safely and on time. The CHP urges drivers to check road conditions by calling the
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By Tiernan Ray
Dominating the "bubble' talk today are shares of 3D Systems (DDD) and other 3-D printing pure plays, which are down sharply on no news whatsoever.
One source observed it may just be the outsized reaction of a few momentum names amidst a general sell-off in tech. The Nasdaq Composite Index is off half a percent at 3,930.38, which is slightly worse than the fractional decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
Shares of 3D Systems are off $5.29, or 6.5%, at 75.30. Shares of The ExOne Company (XONE) are down $5.11, or 8%, at $57.71. Shares of Stratasys (SSYS) are down $11.14, or almost 9%, at $117.03. Shares of Voxeljet AG (VJET) are down $9.98, or almost 15%, at $58.39.


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Festival features fitness opportunities, March 3
Posted February 28, 2005; 04:26 p.m.
Members of the University community will be able to get a massage, watch a tai chi demonstration and learn how to improve their golf game all under one roof on Thursday, March 3, in Dillon Gymnasium.
FitFest 2005 will bring together a wide variety of fitness and wellness activities in one place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This first FitFest, which is intended to become an annual event, will feature interactive experiences, demonstrations, free classes, mini-lectures, workshops and a campus walk and fun run.
It is being coordinated by the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation and co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life, the Office of Human Resources and the Frist Campus Center. Other campus groups scheduled to participate include: Dining Services; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services; the Office of Risk Management; the ombuds office; and University Health Services.
These campus offices and many off-campus agencies/organizations also will host tables and provide information on fitness and wellness.
The first 1,000 participants who register on that day will receive a free pedometer courtesy of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation.
A complete schedule is available online. For more information, contact Matt Brzycki at (609) 258-3520.


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Michelle Pressma, LICSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
825 Broadway, Raynham, Massachusetts 02767
I support clients in grief work by validating their experiences, sharing their pain, normalizing and educating them about the stages and transitions after loss and helping them re-center themselves in their lives to find purpose and meaning. Clients need compassion and a witness to share the story of the loss and often struggle to redefine their lives without the person who has died. I help them to work on that redefinition as they shift between and among the stages of loss.
Leigh-Ann Larson, M.Ed., LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Elevate Counseling Services, 117 Eastman Street, 1st Floor, South Easton, Massachusetts 02375
There is no linear progression in the healing process. And grief and loss may come in many forms, the death of a loved one, a career, a relationship a stage in life. A person needs to heal from changes that comes in many forms. I can help with that process by normalizing, identifying and supporting coping strategies in this process. The stages of grief and loss are explored and meaning making is created as I support my client through their healing process.


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Country Springs Hotel - Waterpark - Conference Center
Providing a relaxed, professional and friendly environment, the Country Springs Hotel offers outstanding quality and service in 187 guestrooms (including Executive and Governor's Suites), plus more than 20 meeting rooms, in a convenient and picturesque setting complete with complimentary parking and "splashtacular" water park including Triple Dog Dare raft ride, the Cyclone body slide and indoor-outdoor whirlpool. More outdoor fun includes basketball, volleyball, walking and bike trail, tennis, and adjacent 18-hold golf course. Wildflowers Restaurant and Copper's Pub offer a great place to unwind and relax. With 40,000 square feet of diversified meeting and banquet space, Country Springs accommodates meeting from the smallest groups to more than 700 persons. For a unique twist move outdoors to the signature Garden Gazebo and Grand Pavilion in Village Park. Or for a higher-tech learning environment, the Executive Learning Center offers four identical meeting suites featuring leading technology and hard surface work stations with data ports for each attendee.
Hours of Operation
Open year-round.
((From Downtown Milwaukee:)) Go west on I-94 (to Madison) approximately 20 miles to Hwy. T, turn right. Go 1/4 mile to Golf Road, then left (west) on Golf Road about 1 mile to the Country Springs Hotel. ((From Gen. Mitchell Intl. Airport:)) Go west appro
- Disabled Access
Day Pass Available
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- Indoor
- Outdoor
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On-site Hotel/Motel Amenities
- Fitness Center
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Tyrone Spong Enters GLORY 9 NYC Light Heavyweight Tournament
- Written by Dave Walsh
The question that has been hanging over the upcoming GLORY 9 NYC event has been who will Tyrone Spong fight? Spong, a fighter who began his career fighting under 66kg, has over the years moved himself up to Heavyweight where he was almost always undersized against the big boys of the Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight divisions. Even so, he has held his own and become a huge fan favorite across the world. But this was under K-1 rules, where there were only two weight classes and you were either MAX or Heavyweight, things have changed since then. Spong has seen the opportunity and will drop down in weight for the GLORY 9 NYC Light Heavyweight tournament, Glory announced today.
On top of that, the rest of the 8-man field has been completed in impressive fashion. The tournament looks as follows;
Tyrone Spong
Brian Collette
Mourad Bouzidi
Michael Duut
Dustin Jacoby
Danyo Ilunga
Steve McKinnon
Filip Verlinden
This makes for a very interesting tournament with some of the smaller Heavyweights like Boudizi and Duut dropping down in weight to 95kg along with Tyrone Spong and should make for an interesting tournament. No official word yet on the matchups, but according to our friends at Staredown.nl, the tournament will look like this;
Danyo Ilunga vs. Mourad Bouzidi
Brian Collette vs. Dustin Jacoby
Filip Verlinden vs. Steve McKinnon
Tyrone Spong vs. Michael Duut
Also a side note, but Eddie Walker made a statement on his Facebook this morning that he would NOT be fighting in June, but instead in July.


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Savane - News: Release 3.0: markup language and anti-spam tools
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Release 3.0: markup language and anti-spam tools
Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Mon Dec 4 09:38:30 2006.
Here comes a new Savane release. This release brings many improvements. A markup language (inspired by the commonly used in wikis) enables users to format content, for instance in item reports. Numerous anti-spam tools are now available: DNSbl, SpamAssassin, ability to users to flags content as spam. The item page layout has been re-organized so that editing the item attributes or inserting a comment no longer require to scroll the window (especially when the item description is large) ; the various sections are folded (unfolded by a simple click) to provide a more condensed layout. It is possible to create squads, meta-users that allows a project to group small teams of members that must be assigned items together, etc. The notification management has be simplified and now people can always remove themselves from an item CC list.
I'd like to thanks anyone involved in this release, most notably Tobias Toedter, Yves Perrin (CERN, PH SFT) and Andreas Pfeiffer (CERN, PH SFT).
The release tracking has been made with the task #3633.
Get a copy
Check the download area for the GPG-signed tarball, or read recipe #204 if you want to use debian packages.
Upgrading a running installation
If you are running Savane 2.0, you should run SQL and Perl scripts included in savane/update/3.0, as described in savane/update/README (or shipped with the debian package savane-update).
If you are running an older version than 2.0, you should run the scripts in savane/update for each release you missed.
These scripts will handle the changes on the database needed. They are supposedly safe but you should, indeed, do a backup of your database first, just in case (using mysqldump, for instance).
You must also add the site-specific-content file named dnsbl.txt, using as template the one shipped in etc/site-specific-content.
See also
If you haven't before, we recommend that you also read:
Complete ChangeLog
- dnsbl.txt added: allow the define the DNS Blacklist to use.
- If you intend to run SpamAssassin to filter spams posted on trackers, you must rebuild your conffile by running: `sv_update_conf --recreate`
- Now includes a Markup language to enable users to format text without allowing them to type in HTML for security reasons. It means that in places where HTML was allowed before (project description, users resume, trackers item posting preamble), the HTML must be removed (task #2874).
- Access to files attached to private items is now restricted as the items.
- Added Markup to allows users to format text (task #2874).
- Added a preview of news content when approving new items (bug #2121).
- Display jobs by project type.
- Fix a bug causing the result bar, when browsing items, to show as number of results the number of "item to show per page", when using a "modified since" additional constraint, if the number of result was superior to the number of "item to show per page". As result, the links to items not shown on the page due to the number of "item to show per page limit" were missing (bug #7566).
- In statistics page, fields are now listed in their configured order (task #3775).
- Fix a bug that was making impossible to post comment on a private item to the person that submitted the item (unless he has rights on the relevant tracker due to group membership), while we actually wants to allow him to do so (bug #7524).
- Fix a bug causing the user profile to show the user as member of groups on which is only requesting for inclusion, not yet approved.
- Now projects can create Squads: Squads are meta-users that enable to share permissions, items assignation and notifications among several project members (task #3665).
- User Carbon-Copy notification settings simplified and items Carbon-Copy list improved. Now users can always remove themselves from Carbon-Copy list of a given item (in the past, if you posted a comment on an item you could not remove you from the notification of this item in particular). Instead of determining from users actions on the items the notification, now users are simply added to the CC list of the item when they act on it. They can configure some notification to always ignore, for instance they can decide to skip all notifications of their own changes made on items, to skip all notifications unless the item is closed or its status changed (useful for someone that just want to know if item get closed but do not want to follow developers discussions). They can also configure the system not to add them in the Carbon-Copy list automatically, when they post a comment or when they update an item. Finally, they can configure the system to remove them from the Carbon-Copy list when an item assigned to them is reassigned to someone else (useful for people in charge of handle item submission sorting, that would not care about the item destiny once the item properly reassigned) (task #4080, task #3776).
- Fix a bug causing email obsfucation to work anormally in item history (bug #7303).
- Fix a bug causing "Member since info" to be missing from an user profile if he is member of a private group (bug #7644).
- Make sure new project notification setup is not ignored when an item is reassigned to it.
- Item pages heavily reorganized (task #3787, task #2887).
- Fix a bug making impossible to change posting restriction if the news tracker was deactivated (bug #7653).
- Remove, in fields usage configuration, inconsistant reference to transitions in the case of non selectbox field (bug #7654).
- Allow multiple file upload at once. What was the file upload limit is not the total upload limit. Users can upload more files but the same amount of data (task #2392).
- Detect MSIE 7 and deactivate MSIE 5/6 specific dirty hacks (bug #7688).
- Make sure mailing-list reconfiguration process is not done before the mailing-list was actually created on the system (mailman-specific, bug #7689).
- Fix a bug causing new CC to be lost if a mandatory field was not filled (bug #5658).
- Very long links are cut to avoid them to break the page layout.
- It is now possible to lock discussions: manager can decide to restrict items updates to managers and technicians (stop flamewars). It is a good idea on trackers that accept anonymous comment post to add this as automated transition on item closing, so spammers robots will have less items available to spam (task #4129).
- Account name is no longer mention in the mail sent on account creation to prevent too easy account creation by robots (please read task #2876).
- Shows only groups registered during the last trimester in the front page features boxes (bug #7743).
- Add DNS blacklist checks (task #4127).
- Log permissions denied and DNSbl rejections.
- Allow an user to remove himself from all Carbon-Copy lists of a given group - useful when someone quit a group (task #4137).
- Ban IPs of anonymous spammers for 6 hours (task #4141).
- "Contributors Wanted" site menu entry moved from "Site Help" to "Hosted Project" submenu: it does not actually provide help to users but is interesting info about the groups hosted.
- Fix a bug causing in My Items > Assigned to me groups to be missing after a click on (-) (bug #7760).
- Rename "$sys_name Help" and "$sys_name Administration" in "Site Help" and "Site Administration". Looks less clumsy (to be consistent we should have repeated $sys_name in every menu title, like $sys_name hosted projects, etc), enlight that it is site wide.
- Fix problems accessing attached files that contains a # in their name (bug #7796).
- Put an invisible trap to spambots, a field unused that will be considered as bogus if filled (task #4151). This will not prevent tailored spambots to post, but this will definitely block the others. And it is common knowledge that even old spambots are still used nowadays, no matter how easy it is to catch them.
- sv_extra_merge_projects is now able, when moving items from the source group, to assign items to a given category of the destination project (task #3830).
- sv_extra_svn_postcommit_brigde added. Activated from SVN post-commit hooks, it will add a special comment if to items if there reference is included in commit message (task #2594).
- Use chmod user:group syntax, more portable than user.group (bug #7729).
- sv_update_conf now automatically try to find out the Apache group (www-data, apache, etc) to use to set conffile ownership (bug #7758).
- Fix a bug causing weekly export to fail to update the export timestamp at the end of the month (bug #7508).
- User.pm: remove .authorized_keys when the key number is null.
- Provide backward compatibility symlinks like Savannah.pm -> Savane.pm (bug #5664).
- Numerous spamcheck related changes (spamscore and IP fields added in trackers tables, spamscore, spamban tables added, etc).
That's all folks!
|Repackaging +2 (posted by Mathieu Roy, Sat Dec 9 15:53:24 2006)
This version has been repackaged to include a fix to a problem occuring only with old MySQL versions (3.x 4.0) during database creation (see task #4225). This is irrelevant to running installation, it fixes only a problem during installation process.
|Repacking +1 (posted by Mathieu Roy, Mon Dec 4 16:41:37 2006)
This version has been repackaged to include a fix to a problem occuring only with MySQL 5 (see task #4205). If you run MySQL 5, make sure you got at least 3.0+1.


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It just occured to me that we don't have anything for Lord of the Rings in here. So how about a new thread all about toys from Middle Earth?
I was in a hobby shop in Los Angeles and came across some new LOTR figures that I hadn't seen before. There are a couple of new two-packs -
Gimli the Dwarf vs. an Uruk-Hai (both with plenty of weapons)
Frodo & Samwise (with row boat)
On the back of the packages were pictures of an upcoming wave that will include -
Traveling Bilbo (with backdrop)
Elrond (in battle stance)
Strider (with drawn bow)
Orc (with weapons)
There may have been more, but that's the best my memory can do for now. I'm excited about this next wave!!!


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Starboard Futura 155 Wood
On land:
True to the formula "length x width", the Futura offers a maximum planing surface. The outside straps are placed a little closer to the center of the board, and the tail is less wide than the iSonic.
On the water:
The Futura makes a case for large freeride boards, showing that fun and planing do not require a special shape. The Futura planes almost as easy as the Lorch-combo, due to its respectable width and length. It's stable and free, and with some energetic pumping, it charges through the gybe. Sails of up to 9.5 meters will easily work with this sail and surfers until 90 kg don't require more surface anyway.
The Futura is a very accomplished compromise for good windsurfers and freeride-newbies who like to plane early - without footstrap issues.


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Culver TRU had nothing of note in SW, but TF had FE Starscream and Arcee, and Chinese Wheelie and Springer, and literally dozens of MP Thundercracker. I stashed the Wheelie and Springer, but it wasn't my finest stashing in hindsight - still, PM for deets.
FE Starscream is alright, looks much nicer than Voyager, and the articulation is very expressive.
Also got TVC Clone Wars Obi-Wan from Amazon, decent figure, I'd like to have seen more range of movement on the elbows and hips and torso, the neck and head sculpt is way better than TVC CW Anakin though. Obi-Wan's got a very dark blue lightsaber blade, but a second hilt that plugs into his belt unlike CW Anakin where I think they just forgot.


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The Cumberland hotel - Trooping the Colour: The Queen's Birthday Parade
Date: 12 June 2010
Venue: Horse Guards Parade
London celebrates The Queen's official birthday in June each year with Trooping the Colour, a fantastic military parade that has taken place in London since 1820.
Discover The Cumberland hotel near the Horse Guards Parade.
The Cumberland
Highlight: Sitting at the Marble Arch end of Oxford street The Cumberland hotel is ideally located for exploring Mayfair. Home to the Rhodes W1 brasserie, Rhodes W1 Michelin star restaurant and Carbon bar its a great place to both relax and entertain.


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NIH grant funds study on language of pain
By Lesli Hicks
Special Projects Writer, UTSA '07
(Sept. 7, 2007)--UTSA Professor Ephrem Fernandez will lead a research team from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio with physicians from various pain clinics and UTSA researchers and students to learn more about pain, a powerful symptom found in many medical conditions.
"It is the second most common reason why people seek medical attention," said Fernandez, professor of psychology in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the recent recipient of a $368,711 two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH grant for the project, "Psychometric Properties and Diagnostic Utility of the Pain Descriptor System," will research the language of pain, which could help guide caregivers to better diagnoses and treatment.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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"Typically, the two questions that the physician or nurse asks of a person in pain are 'Where is the pain?' and 'What does the pain feel like?'" Fernandez said. Their replies go beyond immediate patient complaints and actually are long-term clues to helping clinicians heal them.
For example, complaints of "throbbing" or "pulsing sensation" are more consistent with vascular properties of migraine, while a "dull ache" is in keeping with a tension headache.
"There are also words to convey a diversity of emotional qualities associated with pain," Fernandez said. The adjective "terrifying" suggests a high level of anxiety, "miserable" suggests depression and "annoying" conveys a low level of anger, he said.
Drawing largely from patient interviews, the Fernandez group will identify, classify and calibrate pain descriptors to help differentiate pain in areas such as the back, head, joints and nerves, also relating it to disability levels and to demographic variables such as gender. The anticipated result will be a new "psychometrically valid and reliable" diagnostic test that can be used in conjunction with other instruments for assessing pain.
The significance of the team's work is raised by the recognition that, nationwide, approximately 25 million people suffer acute pain from surgery or accidents, and some 50 million live with chronic pain from disease, disorder or accident. Worldwide, such pain affects one in five people -- sadly, mostly those living in low- and middle-income countries.
Concern for community health and rising medical and insurance costs are why the American Pain Society and its peers have declared pain as a fifth "vital sign" requiring routine assessment along with pulse, blood pressure, respiration and body temperature.


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Barbados Celtic Festival
The Celtic Festival Barbados celebrates the links between our wonderful balmy Caribbean island and the Celtic countries.
It is a musical extravaganza with a fusion of flavours from visiting chefs and highland and beach games for the sporting enthusiasts.
For further information contact:
United Kingdom:
Carol Anderson - Scotland
Tel +44 (0) 131 718 6022
Mobile +44 (0) 7836 546 256


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Menmon, we actually have a few ideas in common. Who'd a thunk it!!
Menmon, we actually have a few ideas in common. Who'd a thunk it!!
Menmon, That's where you are wrong. I don't have much faith in republicans; however, I have none, zero, nada, zip in the democrats. I have posted on numerous occasions that I don't believe in the big-government republicans at all or their ideology. I have very conservative values and ideals some of which you may or may not agree.
I'm for helping the underdog. I think the rules have been overly done to corporations and the rich, therefore I would like to see the playing field move back towards the working man.
Socially I personally do not believe in abortion and gay marriage...but it is not my place to tell either what to do with their lifes nor do I think it is the governments.
I'm for reduced spending but I think people need to pay more taxes because if we don't the elderly on fixed income will bear the burden.
Yes but who gets to define rich? There's always someone better off and worse off than you. You make it seem like all rich people are evil and all poor people just drew the short straw. That's not reality and it's called class warfare.
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Bishara has been a member of the Israeli Knesset since 1996 and is a founding member of the National Democratic Assembly party.
Bishara's talk is the third annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture. It is sponsored by the Princeton Committee on Palestine; Institute for the Transregional Study of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia; Department of and Program in Near Eastern Studies; Department of Anthropology; Princeton Middle East Society; International Center and Global Issues Forum.


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"His eyes were so swollen that it looked like he had a golf ball under each eye," she recalls. Maxime was referred to an Ottawa allergist on Eck's request, and the doctor advised keeping her son away from legumes, eggs, chicken, and peanuts. "We were shocked," she says. "I did not know there was such a thing as multiple food allergies."
Eck and her husband sought a second opinion. Not only was Maxime's diagnosis confirmed, his list grew. "We thought, 'How can someone be allergic to so many things?'" By age 3, fish and potato were no-nos. Today, at the age of 8, tree nuts and pumpkin seeds are also on Maxime's roster of foods to avoid, and he has oral allergy syndrome.
Diagnosing Multiple Allergies
With multiple allergies, a list of must-avoid foods usually grows gradually, as parents watch a child react to different meals. A history of what a person ate and how they reacted is key to pinning down what's a true allergy, what's an intolerance, and what foods are safe to eat, says Dr. Tim Vander Leek, an Edmonton allergist and assistant clinical professor at the University of Alberta's pediatrics department.
One of his "biggest pet peeves" is when he sees family doctors and other allergists perform large screens of skin-prick tests and blood tests when a person hasn't eaten or reacted to those foods.
"Now this individual is being given this list of foods that they need to avoid that isn't based on anything that has actually happened to them," he says. "Many of those foods, they could have tolerated without any problem." Vadas agrees, noting that a skin-prick test done in the absence of a patient's history has a false positive rate as high as 50 per cent.
Although the process for diagnosing will be specific to the individual and the circumstances, the experts say it begins with a detailed history of what foods the patient has eaten without reaction; what the person was eating when the reaction happened; and when any new or unexplained symptoms appeared. Based on that information, Vadas says, he'll perform skin tests for suspected allergens.
Once an allergy is confirmed, Vander Leek said he may also steer patients away from related foods, such as other nuts if a person is reacting to one tree nut. The exception would be a food the person has already eaten and tolerated well in the past.
For some, it's crucial to narrow down what foods are safe because their list of allergies is so extensive. Eck says her son's allergist has identified five fish that are safe for Maxime to eat, and four he must stay away from. Having options for protein is important, since Maxime can't have poultry, tree nuts, peanuts and legumes, and refuses to eat pork and most kinds of beef.
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Deciphering that list of "yay" or "nay" foods is just the first of many challenges of living with a bundle of food allergies. Eating out and traveling, for instance, can be daunting. Travel-lover Julie Mototsune didn't go away on holiday for three years after her son Mark had two of his earliest reactions while on vacation.
The family from Oakville, Ontario, was staying in a cottage on Lake Erie. Mark, who is allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, legumes, pineapple and numerous seeds, was then 17 months old and crawling on the floor. "He had a huge reaction," Mototsune says. "He was covered in hives. It looked like the hives were going into his eyes. He was just swelling up everywhere."


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A material chronology of early Pennsylvania's artistic development, Worldly Goods will feature sections delineating particular forms, patrons, craftsmen, and stylistic trends that gained prominence during the 80 years it surveys. While exploring the ongoing influence of the British Isles on the arts of the New World, the exhibition will also examine the early stylistic influences of highly trained and influential artisans and craftsmen with roots in Holland, France, Portugal, Germany and Sweden. Worldly Goods will illuminate the experiences of diverse cultural, ethnic, socioeconomic and religious groups--Native Americans, Jews, Catholics, the French, Huguenots, African Americans, and slave and indentured peoples--and highlight their contributions to the region's cultural landscape.
SponsorsThis exhibition is made possible by J.P. Morgan.
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The new 5-pack, "There and Back Again", is starting to show up at TRU. The local TRU (Orem, Utah) had dozens of them today, $30 each.
The figures are ok. They look like they've got a bit more articulation than previous hobbit figures. They are all new sculpts, but they are not particularly interesting to look at. I'm still debating whether or not to keep mine or return it.
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red tail shark's tail gone white
Hello everyone. i bought a red tail shark 3 days ago, when i first got him he seemed fine, getting used to his new home, but the next day i thought he was swimming a little weired, very fast and seemed without purpose, and sometimes vertically. so i got my water tested, ammonia and nitrate were fine, but nitrite was high which is weired because i did a 30% water change the day before i bought the RTS, but i did a water change yesterday anyway since nitrite was high. and since yesterday morning after i changed the water, i've noticed his tail has gone pink, and this morning white, i dont know what could be causing this and i am so worried.
his only tank mate is a baby pleco and a baby Red eared slider, and the red tail shark is also a baby. the pleco and RES both seem fine/normal, nobody is bothering anybody. they are in a 30g now, i know i eventually have to move them to a much bigger tank at least a 75g. but as for now i can't afford it.
i think he's eating fine. the only thing i could think of might be because he's still new, and this couple days have been very hot and i dont have an AV in the living room, so the tank's water might be a little warm?
please any idea/suggestion would be appreciated!
Last edited by jms86; 07-16-2013 at 01:01 PM.
Turtles + fish = stress and eventually dead fish.
Also, with high nitrites it indicates that the tank is not cycled.
Read up on cycling with fish http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ad.php?t=36492
Both the pleco and the RTS will out grow that 30 very very fast and will eventually have problems due to being too large
Fish usually pale in response to stress.
Water quality could be an issue. What are your exact(in numbers) parameters of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? How long is the tank set up? Did you cycle it or do you know what cycling is? Could you have forgotten to dechlorinated the new water? Your stocking isn't ideal too. The pleco, if it is a common pleco will far outgrow a 30 gallon and also produces large amounts of waste. I am not an expert with turtles but I think that redear sliders belong in a largertank than that and also are heavy waste producers. The heavy bioload of your fish along with the tank possibly being uncycled/under filtered could cause water quality issues that are stressing your fish.
If that is not the case maybe a tankmate is harassing it? Certain plecos are known to be territorial, and redear sliders will eat small fish and nip larger ones.
Temperature might be an issue but if it isn't over 30 degrees Celsius/86 degrees Fahrenheit and you have good surface agitation I would not worry.
EDIT: Hardy got there before me
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thank you guys for all the input! i realized when the sun came up, his tail gained back some orange color, so i turned on the aquarium light (i have turned the light off for most of the day because i read somewhere online that keeping the light off could lower the stress level), and now almost 70% of his tail's got orange color now, but still not red like it was used to). the gentleman helped me at petco said my tank might be going through a mini cycle, i think it might be because i added gravel last week, idk... but i bought a ecobio block to help it cycle faster.
my thermometer said it was 94 yesterday afternoon when it was the hottest, i am gonna get one more thermometer to check the temp to make sure..
should i do another 20% water change today since i just did one yesterday? some online info said changing water could lower the temp and not shock the fish..
i have a filter for 55g for my tank right now and a brand new fluval filter for 20-40g tank, should i add it in the tank also? or that isn't necessary... anything i can do to make his tail gain its bright red color back...


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Patriots 2nd at Mid-Minnesota meet
The Pequot Lakes boys' golf team finished second at the Mid-Minnesota Conference tournament at Cragun's Legacy Courses on Monday, May 20.
The Patriots' Brad Boldt earned all-conference honors with a 43. Pequot Lakes was scheduled to play at the Brainerd Invitational on Wednesday, May 22, at the Pines.
Team scores: 1-Staples-Motley 202, 2-Pequot Lakes 216, 3-Park Rapids 230, 4-Crosby-Ironton 234
Individual medalist: Kyle Quast (S-M) 39
Pequot Lakes results: Brad Boldt 43, Kevin Beltz 44, Nic Olmscheid 45, Ethan Neitzke 40, Trenton Beyer 53, Jackson Goerges 44
Patriots 19th at St. Cloud
The Pequot Lakes boys' golf team finished 19th on Thursday, May 16, at the St. Cloud Country Club Invitational.
Staples-Motley's Andrew Israelson and Mitch Hagenson shot 74s to tie for medalist honors.
Team scores: 1-Marshall 305, 2-Staples-Motley 306, 3-Buffalo 311, 4-Eagan 312, 5-St. Cloud Tech 315, 6-Rogers 215, 7-St. Cloud Cathedral 317, 8-Benilde-St. Margaret 319, 9-Cambridge 320, 10-Bemidji 325, 11-Brainerd 329, 12-Sartell 330, 13-Becker 331, 14-Rocori 333, 15-St. Michael-Albertville 331, 16-Little Falls 339, 17-St. Cloud Apollo 340, 18-Monticello 342, 19-Pequot Lakes 345, 20-Mayer Lutheran 362
Pequot Lakes results: Bradley Boldt 81, Kevin Beltz 84, Trenton Beyer 87, Nick Olmscheid 93, Jonah Lelwica 94, Jack Kreitz 104
PL at Park Rapids
Kevin Beltz fired an 80 to help Pequot Lakes place third at the Mid-Minn Conference meet on Tuesday, May 14, at the Headwaters course in Park Rapids.
Andrew Israelson captured medalist honors with a 74 to lead Staples-Motley to a first-place finish.
Team scores: 1-Staples-Motley 392, 2-Park Rapids 414, 3-Pequot Lakes 420, 4-Crosby-Ironton 436, 5-United North Central 444, 6-Wadena-Deer Creek 459, 7-Nevis 462, 8-Pine River-Backus 519
Individual medalist: Andrew Israelson (SM) 74
Pequot Lakes results: Bradley Boldt 84, Kevin Beltz 80, Nic Olmscheid 84, Trenton Beyer 85, Jackson Goerges 96, Trenton Beyer 85
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The Pequot Lakes junior varsity golf team finished third at Black Bear Golf Course on Thursday, May 16. Brainerd was first with 352, followed by Crosby-Ironton 365 and the Patriots 393.
Pequot Lakes was fifth at the Whitetail Run course in Wadena on May 9. Brainerd was first with 197, followed by W-DC 204, United North Central 204, C-I 209, the Patriots 209, Park Rapids 219, Nevis 224, Staples-Motley 228 and Pine River-Backus 278.
Pequot Lakes finished second at Madden's Pine Beach West course on May 6. Brainerd Blue was first with 181, followed by the Patriots with 189, Staples-Motley 192, C-I and Brainerd White 196, Nevis 213 and PR-B, incomplete.


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As the days grow longer the Toms get restless, the influx of hormones causing them to vocally greet the chilly morning sun; better known as a gobble. We hunters know what that sound does to our internal chemistry.
When you hear them start, share the excitement, a gobble is a sure sign of the nearing season.
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In a startling and persuasive new book, The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict, Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize–winning economist, and Linda J. Bilmes, a professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, calculate that the war has cost the United States as much as $5 trillion to date. The $3 trillion of their title is, to say the least, a conservative estimate.
There is nothing wild-eyed about the methodology Stiglitz and Bilmes employ. The Three Trillion Dollar War is the work of two very smart and experienced experts who have put their learning at the service of the general-reading public. It is hard to imagine anyone capable of independent thought reading this book and not coming to the conclusion that the war in Iraq is a political, strategic, and financial blunder of staggering proportions.
We caught up with Stiglitz by phone in New Zealand recently. What follows is an edited transcript of our hour-long conversation.
Let's start at the beginning: why did the Bush Administration go to war in Iraq? And why did Congress and the American people go along with it?
Those are hard questions to answer. The alleged reasons don't make any sense. There were no weapons of mass destruction. There were not, until the United States invaded, any connections with Al Qaeda. Anyone familiar with the highly secular nature of Hussein's Baathist regime would have known that a connection with Al Qaeda would have been inconsistent with Saddam's political views. The irony, of course, is that while we were worrying about weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist in Iraq, North Korea became a nuclear power. While we were focusing on a country where there was no connection with 9/11, things went terribly wrong in Afghanistan, a nation strongly connected to the New York and Washington attacks.
What about oil?
The Bush administration never gave that as a reason. Although some people, such as former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, said the connection was obvious. That's just not plausible . . . well, let me take that back. It is not plausible if you think it through. There probably was a bit of naive geopolitical thinking about oil going on. But we are not living in the 19th century, where one country marches into another and seizes its oil. Oil is an internationally traded commodity. The price of oil is determined by global demand and supply. There is a sort of worst-case scenario where access to any oil at any cost would be vital, but we are not anywhere near that sort of reality. If we went into Iraq to keep the price of oil cheap, then — given current prices — we failed.
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guitar strings also work well, they're sheap & lots of use from one pack...
just something somebody else showed me, thought I'd pass it along
how was your game Dave?
Okay, a little Theorem et Practicum here:
Marv - You are working with the 130# I gave you. You are using the same BASIC principle to make the loop that is used to splice eyes into double braid nylon mooring or dock line, as well as the application of the Chinese finger puzzle theory to line/loop connection.
If you "suspect" your ability to make a multipass loop (many times through side to side, ending with BOTH sleeves over the fly line because you threaded the bitter end back into the throat of the standing part),
take a piece of hollow braided polypropylene line - the cheap yellow plastic stuff and recreate what I just said above -
there is NO WAY you can finish hollow braid Poly line without dying the end off INSIDE the braid. Then, the outer sleeve will slide and expand and allow you to move the inner "finger" farther in or back out of the "puzzle". There's the picture.
Apply the picture to co-ordinate with the two ends of the 130#. Slide the outer sleeve down and out of the way, whip the inner sleeve to the line, and then cover and whip the outer at the same point. All you have to do to keep the loop the same size is fit it over some kind of mandrel so you don't have to pick it out...is that clear enough ro does the picture make sense? - if not I'll show you this weekend. In the meanwhile, see if your wife has any crochet hooks smal enough to pass through the 130#.
RE:braided mono loops
That IS the stuff- way more flexible than the Cortland. I make my loops with the first insert inside-out- kind of hard to explain in print, but it makes it impossible for it to come undone. I figured that since I had this stuff, I'd give it a shot- using a longer than normal inchworm section topped with a nail knot. I may mail you a sample to check out- Thanks for the offer!!
RE:braided mono loops
Maybe I am thinking of the wrong stuff but isn't the squidding version braided from much finer threads, kind of like the core of fly line itself?
If it is, then two things pop to mind:
(a) For line segment joining loops (verses leader butt loops) I would think that you might be taking a chance with the wonderful ability of braided nylon to loosen it's loops even after a brawl with a rock or a dock piling.
(b) For leader butt loops, I would think it would be fine as long as it lets you do the inchwork thang as far as you need to.
I have two large spools (20#, 30#) of Cortland braided if you need some just let me know.
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I've always used Cortland braided mono for making loops for the ends of my fly lines. Any reason why I shouldn't use the squidding version of braided mono for this?
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By Adam Armour/The Itawamba County Times
Remember the BlueFire ethanol plant? The one that's supposedly being built on Access Road in Fulton? Whatever happened to that thing?
After the project's announcement in 2009, two years of securing finances from across the world and site clearing in preparation for construction, work on the project has seemingly dried up.
So, what's going on with the project? Truth is, not much. According to Itawamba County Development Council Executive Director Greg Deakle — who said he speaks with representatives of the California-based company on a weekly basis — work on the Fulton plant has gone on indefinite hiatus while BlueFire Renewables focuses on other projects, most notably the construction of a sugar cellulose plant in Korea.
Although there's nothing to announce either now or in the foreseeable future, Deakle said that doesn't mean the project's dead in the water.
"We're still working and they're still working, but nothing's definite yet," he said, adding that all the prep work in Itawamba County has been ready for months. "That site's ready to go; all of their permits are in place."
Despite the construction of the plant being on hold, BlueFire Renewables is still paying a monthly lease on the site, preparation of which was completed in June 2011. Deakle said the company has a "long-term lease" with Itawamba County. He said the company also pays for work at the port that will be utilized by the plant once it's up and running.
With more than three years worth of work behind it, the BlueFire ethanol plant is one of the longest projects Deakle's worked on during his career. That's not a tremendous surprise, he said: Ethanol production — which involves fermenting raw materials for their sugar to create an alcohol that can replace petroleum-based fuels — is still a relatively new technology, so the construction of a large ethanol refinery might be expected to take longer than those involving established technologies.
That said, large projects tend to lumber rather than sprint. For a typical large project, Deakle said the average time from site selection to "up-and-running" is two years or so. Sometimes more, if there are complications.
"There's a lot of due diligence and research that goes into just the site selection," Deakle said. "It takes a while to build up a head of steam."
Deakle said the company is still working to collect enough financing to construct the plant, which carried an estimated price tag of $300-million when it was initially proposed. As time went on, prices increased, forcing the company to look for additional methods of financing the project. In 2011, the company announced that it had partnered with Chinese equity company China Huadian Engineering Company, which became an equal partner in the project and provided the extra funding that was needed.
The announcement of the partnership is the last major news release related to the Fulton project recorded on the company's website.
Last February, the company announced a deal with Korea-based petroleum company GS Caltex to build a cellulose sugar plant in Korea. According to Deakle, that project has occupied most of the company's time since the announcement, pushing the Itawamba County project to the back burner.
Once completed, the Fulton project will allow the company to utilize green and wood wastes available in the region as feedstock for the ethanol plant, which will be designed to produce approximately 19 million gallons of ethanol per year.
BlueFire said the construction of the plant will create 700 jobs; once fully operational, the plant will employ 70 to 80 workers.
That's good news for Itawamba County, when and if the plant ever sees completion. Despite the lack of solid news, Deakle remains confident of the project's future. That future may just take a bit longer to get here than expected.
"Sometimes things don't work out the way you think they would or would like them to," he said. "But [BlueFire] hasn't given up on us, and we haven't given up on them."


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Campus bonfire will celebrate football season
Posted November 14, 2012; 03:36 p.m.
A traditional campus bonfire to celebrate the Princeton football team's wins over Harvard and Yale this season will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, on Cannon Green. The bonfire festivities also will be webcast live on the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students website. The Undergraduate Student Government and the four undergraduate class governments are sponsoring the event. Commemorative T-shirts and posters also will be sold at the bonfire, with proceeds benefitting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.


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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The deep freeze and heavy rain is taking its tolls on roads throughout the area.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The deep freeze and heavy rain is taking its tolls on roads throughout the area. We are very aware of the deterioration of many streets in the town of North Smithfield. Pound Hill road is a prime example. The road has actually caved in on one side. Over the past few days, we have purchased and used cold patch to attempt to reduce the wear and tear on your vehicles. The problem is that the rain storm took most of the patch and carried it away. Cold patch is always just a temporary fix, but during the winter months, when we cannot use hot mix, it's better than nothing.
The Town Council has authorized an independent engineering study of all streets to determine prioritization of repair as well as cost. Pound Hill Road is one of the top listed streets. During the spring, we expect to being repairing, however, in November, we hope to place a bond before the voters that, if approved, would assist us in repairing all streets in a one year time frame, instead of piecemeal. As always, you may contact Town Hall at (401) 767-2200 with any questions.


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Just noticed this in chromatics diary
>It goes both ways, too. I'm sure ralsina has received
>quite enough bile from irresponsible GNOME groupies just
>as RMS has received from KDE zealots. In fact, I wouldn't
>be surprised to discover a mercenary underclass holding to
>no ideal but "it's funny when I make people angry!"
Dude they're called trolls and have a scary claim on UseNets memespace
hehehe there's a lot of literature about them... I suggest
you read it all.