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The Edgar Cayce readings document a complex process for the peopling of the Western Hemisphere. According to the readings, the "red race" appeared in the American Southwest and the "brown race" appeared in the Andes. Lemurians settled parts of the American Southwest. Then, Atlanteans arrived in multiple waves, settling eastern North America and parts of South America. At a later date, natives from the Yucatan and from South America settled parts of the American Southeast.
Also identified are several other groups that influenced the Americas, including what the readings call "The Lost Tribes" or "The Children of Promise." These epithets refer to the Children of Israel who were dispersed to the nations when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem and razed King Solomon's temple. The readings refer to another group as "those who crossed Beringia." These were the people from East Asia who crossed the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska some time during the most recent Great Ice Age. The third group, the "Norsemen," or Vikings, came from the Norse land, or what is now known as Norway.
Beringia area coverage Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/
At least six life readings indicate that the Lost Tribes (or Children of Promise) settled areas of the Aleutians and parts of the American Southwest.
…the entity was among those when the strangers from the East…the remnants of those people who were of the tribes that were lost…that had settled in the Aleutian Islands… (Edgar Cayce Reading 620-1)
…the entity was in the…land of nativity…when there were the activities of those peoples that were dispersed by the carrying away of the children of promise into captivity…who escaped across the waters into what is now the southwestern portion of…(America). (Edgar Cayce Reading 2540-1)
…the entity was among those when the strangers from the East…the remnants of those people who were of the tribes that were lost…that had settled in the Aleutian Islands… (Edgar Cayce Reading 620-1)
…the entity was in the…land of nativity…when there were the activities of those peoples that were dispersed by the carrying away of the children of promise into captivity…who escaped across the waters into what is now the southwestern portion of…(America). (Edgar Cayce Reading 2540-1)
Only one reading refers to trans-Beringia migrants:
Before this we find the entity was during those periods when there were the settlings in the land that is now known as the Northwest, when there were the entering into this land of those peoples from across what is now known as Alaska or Bering Straits, those individuals that journeyed into the lands now known as the Columbia River section. (Edgar Cayce Reading 620-1)
Before this we find the entity was during those periods when there were the settlings in the land that is now known as the Northwest, when there were the entering into this land of those peoples from across what is now known as Alaska or Bering Straits, those individuals that journeyed into the lands now known as the Columbia River section. (Edgar Cayce Reading 620-1)
And some 18 readings reveal that America was populated by peoples from the Norse land. Their activities extended from as far south as New York State, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, and as far west as Minnesota.
…we find the entity, from the Norse land, came with those groups who remained in that known as Vinland, or a portion of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts… (1650-1)
…the entity was in the Norse land…and made many of the excursions into the various parts and lands. And that which eventually came to be the short way across New York State… (3042-1)
Before that the entity was in the Norse land, among those who journeyed into the greater western portion or near to the central portion of Minnesota… (3651-1)
…we find the entity, from the Norse land, came with those groups who remained in that known as Vinland, or a portion of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts… (1650-1)
…the entity was in the Norse land…and made many of the excursions into the various parts and lands. And that which eventually came to be the short way across New York State… (3042-1)
Before that the entity was in the Norse land, among those who journeyed into the greater western portion or near to the central portion of Minnesota… (3651-1)
The evidence for the presence of these groups in the Americas varies in quality. An abundance of anecdotal stories of the Lost Tribes in the Americas has circulated since the 16th century, but to date no incontrovertible evidence has surfaced.i In regard to those who crossed Beringia and the Norsemen, we stand on much firmer ground. Genetic and linguistic evidence affirms that the former refers to the ancestors of the Athabascan Indians, whose languages are closely related to Chinese and Tibetan.ii And the first confirmation of Norsemen in North America outside Greenland came to light in the 1960s, when archaeologists discovered unequivocal evidence at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Since then several Norse sites have been confirmed on Baffin Island, Canada, as well as on Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. iii
The readings provide information about two other possible influences on the Americas: Aliens and Phoenicians.
The entity was among the priestesses of the Mayan experience. It was just before that period when…there were the beginnings of the unfoldments of the understanding that there were…those that were visiting from other worlds or planets. (1616-1)
…the entity's own peoples then were the first of the Syro-Phoenician groups extended off the borders of the Mediterranean; yea…even into the Sargasso Sea… (1159-1)
The entity was among the priestesses of the Mayan experience. It was just before that period when…there were the beginnings of the unfoldments of the understanding that there were…those that were visiting from other worlds or planets. (1616-1)
…the entity's own peoples then were the first of the Syro-Phoenician groups extended off the borders of the Mediterranean; yea…even into the Sargasso Sea… (1159-1)
Although a modicum of evidence for the presence of the Phoenicians in America existsiv, the readings provide no information about that.
Repeatedly various disciplines have confirmed the veracity of certain details provided by the readings. Many other details await corroboration. And so the stage was set for the great influx of Europeans that began in the 16th and 17th centuries that changed forever the cultures and civilizations they found.
John Fuhler has been involved in the field of alternative medicine for more than 25 years. He received his BA in anthropology from the University of Illinois and studied in Glasgow, Scotland, and Portland, Ore. As an amateur archaeologist, he participated in projects in Ariz., Calif., Hawaii, N.M., and Wis.; reporting discoveries in Ore. and Scotland. His tribal affiliations include: Saxon, Friesian, Bohemian, Irish (O'Meagher clan), and Wyandot. He volunteers his skills with organizations supporting the homeless, forest services, and families. He enjoys reading the bible in Greek and Latin.
i Nova has an interesting article covering this topic at their website: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes2.html ii Ruhlen, Merritt. 1991. A Guide to the World's Languages. Vol. 1: Classification. Stanford University Press: Stanford. 388-9.iiinews.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121019-viking-outpost-second-new-canada-science-sutherland/; lanseauxmeadowsnewfoundland.com and livescience.com/37189-new-viking-voyage-discovered.htmliv Fell, Barry. America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World. (Revised ed.)
The crossroads, a place where two roads intersect, is the subject of many religious and old-fashioned folk belief systems worldwide. In my neighborhood, most crossroads are outside the borders of a town or intertwined in deep hollows in the countryside. These locations are often considered to be supernatural. As a child, I lived near a crossroads. There were two well-worn dirt roads that crossed each other, smack-dab in the woods. I was a country kid, and we lived in the boonies. When I disappeared, my mother would always go looking for me at the crossroads. There I was, sitting right in the middle of it. Even then, I must have realized there was power there, a thinning place of the veil between worlds. I believe there is a crossroads for every realm of the supernatural.
The crossroads legend became popular with the story of the renowned, American blues singer Robert Leroy Johnson and another musical colleague, Tommy Johnson. Both say they met a mysterious helper at the crossroads… According to the legend, as a young man living on a plantation in rural Mississippi, Robert Johnson wanted to become a great blues musician. He was instructed to take his guitar to a crossroads at midnight. There he was met by a mysterious black man who took the guitar and tuned it up to perfection. The crossroads spirit played a few songs and then returned the guitar to Johnson, giving him mastery over the instrument. Robert Johnson was able to create great blues music and become famous for it. I have always loved that story. As a matter of fact, Robert Johnson's music in the background is helping me to write this chapter; that is inspiration at its best!
Robert Johnson's studio portrait, circa 1935 Source: Wikipedia
With further research and study, I have learned that the idea of a crossroads as a supernatural entryway is not uncommon. The crossroads is a place that is not claimed by the living or the dead; it's an in-between place where our physical world and the supernatural world merge. While investigating house hauntings, I have experienced several instances in which the origin of the supernatural happenings happened at the crossroads near those houses.
In this work, I'm going to describe my experiences, insight, and thoughts about the supernatural. I am on a symbolic journey and standing at the crossroads to record a very elusive reality that at one point or another will cross the threshold into our everyday existence. At that time, we will be forever changed in the way that we see life, death, and destiny. With each chapter, you will enter a different crossroads into other realms, deepening your understanding of what resides behind the inspirited curtain that separates us from the others…Whenever I pass a crossroads, I always feel comforted by the fact that no matter how concrete, plastic, or fake this world gets, there are still some actual supernatural wonders and magic somewhere in this great country of ours. No one can duplicate or fake the real supernatural. The answers are at the crossroads, and we are all headed there to see what wonders await. …
As you walk into a thicketed forest, you can smell the evergreen foliage with its sweet, woodsy fragrance. You might feel the wind blow past as it takes a journey through the trees to parts unknown. The stillness of nature calls you to travel deeper and deeper into its realm. You realize at this time that you are hypnotized by the earth's intelligence and wisdom and that the wind is actually guiding you to the core of nature's beating heart. That core is like a distant drum, forever vibrating the song of God's creation. I am amazingly in love and completely devoted to the power of the Nature Realm in all her glory. I say "her" because we are going to delve into the kingdom of Gaia, which is Mother Earth. …
… If you work with nature, nature will work with you. I'm often asked if humans can travel to the Nature Realm. As you have read, there are times when the veil thins, and we can take a peek into the faery world, but those are rare occurrences. If you are not fully in accord with the laws and support of Gaia, Mother Earth will not let you anywhere near her realm or her children. Our fur people, the animals and our pets, also have devas to guard them. Dogs, cats, and even creepy crawly creatures all are governed by their own specific devas. It's truly amazing how congruent and well-ordered the supernatural realms are. All of God's creations and mysteries are enveloped in his grace.
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Having been an Ark enthusiast for more than 30 years, I had some measure of anticipation when I first heard about the recent Noah movie: Would the movie capture some of the archetypal significance that resulted in Flood Stories for nearly every culture and civilization on the planet? Would it bring together the tales from various scholarly traditions? Would it explain unexplained portions of the Genesis account? Would it follow some of the same threads of information that had so inspired me? And so on. Unfortunately, I have to say that five minutes into the movie any anticipation I had went right out the window, as the film I watched had absolutely no bearing on the Noah I have come to know.
Wikipedia:12th century Venetian mosaic depiction of Noah sending the dove
As background information, I was first inspired by the Noah story while reading the Genesis account and realizing two things that had never been pointed out to me: Methuselah was Noah's grandfather, and the scriptural timing for each individual's respective lifespan suggested that Methuselah had died during the Flood. My passion for the story was further enhanced while reading an Edgar Cayce life reading (those readings dealing with reincarnation) that was given to a 28-year-old woman in 1944, when Cayce stated: "What an unusual record—and one of those who might be termed as physically the mothers of the world! For the entity was one of those in the ark." (3653-1)
Eventually I was led to Violet Cummings' book that dealt with her husband's search for the Ark: Noah's Ark: Fact or Fable? And I came to understand that since 1840 alone there have been more than 20 recorded sightings of Noah's craft by approximately 200 people. My enthusiasm for the story grew, and I scoured dozens of resources. I eventually wrote my master's thesis on the topic of "The Ark Myth: Biblical, Rabbinical, and Transpersonal," (1988), and in time my novel, The Rest of the Noah Story (2010), pulling together all that I had discovered through many decades of research and study. Unfortunately for today's movie goers, the producers didn't even get the Genesis account correct.
The movie contains giant rock creatures (similar to the Ents, large tree creatures in Lord of the Rings or the rock monster in Galaxy Quest—I am not making this up)! From the movie's perspective, only Shem has a wife aboard, which contradicts the Genesis account: "In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark." (Genesis 7:13) Causing quite a bit of frustration for at least one of Noah's other sons. There is also an evil stowaway onboard, Tubal-cain, who in the Bible is Noah's cousin and a maker of iron and brass (Genesis 4:22). The movie also has Noah convinced that his mission is to help God put an end to humankind, at one point coming to the brink of almost killing his granddaughters so that no further wombs will be available to birth humankind.
There is a wealth of rabbinical wisdom and inspiration that the movie also overlooks or never knew of to begin with. Rather than having a vision of Enoch (a biblical forefather that never died but was "taken up" by God [Genesis 5:24]), Noah has a crazed dream. Rather than drawing upon some of the rabbinical thought as to why Ham deserted his family and became a wanderer and the eventual father of slaves, the movie version portrayed him as mad at his dad for allowing his girlfriend to die in a mob stampede. The list goes on and on.
Wikipedia: Noah's Sacrifice by Daniel Maclise
Perhaps more than any other Biblical tale, the story of Noah, his family, the Ark, and the Flood are known by individuals all over the world. A conservative estimate is that more than 1.5 billion of the earth's inhabitants are familiar with the tale! However, the story of Noah is not the only known Flood Tradition. In fact, the "Epic of Gilgamesh" from Babylonian tablets dates back to the 7th Century B.C. and is also widely known.
This story, in essential detail, can be recited by countless individuals around the world. What is not so well known is the fact that Genesis contains not one account of the flood story but two! Modern religious scholarship has isolated at least three major sources for the Book of Genesis: the "J source," the "P source," and the "E source," standing for Jehovah, the Priestly document, and Elohim, respectively. It is the J source and the P source which each have their own account of the Flood.
Originally, the different sources of Genesis were discovered because of the way in which the sources referred to God. The J source uses only the name "Yahweh" (Lord) when referring to God; the P source uses the names "Elohim" (God) and "El Shaddai" (God Almighty), and the E source uses both "Yahweh and "Elohim." When the Bible was being compiled (no, it did not fall from the sky in one piece), it was the job of a "redactor" to compile all major sources together into one story, but in several instances it is easy to see items in the Noah story that were overlooked by the redactor. Examples: 1) each account has a different number of animals that Noah was instructed to take into the Ark, and 2) each account has a different length of time for the Flood itself.
P Source
Total number of animals = One pair of each creature (Genesis 6:19).
Total length of Flood: The water lasted 150 days and remained on the earth for a total of one year and 11 days.
J Source
Total number of animals: Seven pairs of birds and "clean" animals, and one pair of unclean (Genesis 7:2). Essentially a "clean animal" is one which chews a cud and has a divided hoof (Leviticus 7:1-11); a clean animal never eats other animals.
Total length of Flood: The rain lasted 40 days and 40 nights and the water evaporated after three seven-day intervals of Noah releasing the dove out of the Ark to see if it was safe. Total = 61 days.
Regardless of whether or not we believe the Flood story, it is an archetype, because it is a part of the human experience all over the world. More than 200 "Flood Stories" are scattered throughout the various cultures and continents on the planet. The story has meaning across time and traditions and, as an archetype, is a symbol that deeply touches some aspect of human experience. What this means is that over and above any possible literal truth, the Ark can be seen as a symbolic representation of transformation and change, because the ship's occupants underwent a journey over which they had no control and yet somehow ended up at a higher level of awareness because of their catastrophic experience. In most of these accounts, legend describes how a family survives a deluge of enormous proportions. Prior to the disaster, the family generally pulls together everything that is part of their world (such as the animals in the story of Noah described in Genesis) and finds refuge in a craft or a ship in which they can ride out the storm. Oftentimes, the family has no control over their journey for the ship is inundated from above and below and they are forced to simply ride out the storm. At the end of the flood, the craft generally finds higher and stable ground and the occupants can disembark and begin their lives anew. Everything that was a part of their old world is now a part of their new (e.g., the animals get off the Ark as well). The difference is that now all of the ship's occupants find themselves upon higher ground.
Because so much of the today's world finds itself in the midst of transformation and change, this archetype has resurfaced. However, take my advice—skip the movie and read the Genesis account.
Kevin J. Todeschi is the Executive Director and CEO of Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. and Atlantic University. His is the author of twenty-five books, including Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records and The Rest of the Noah Story.
I first learned of Edgar Cayce over 50 years ago. I've been hooked ever since. My late father had started reading out loud from There Is a River. This was better than television.
Half a century later, and after two successful careers, I finally figured out what I wanted to be when I "grow up." Edgar Cayce had given me a fascination for Atlantis. His readings had stirred lost memories. When finally I had started my third career as a writer, I chose to write about those memories.
Researching everything I could about human prehistory, I attempted to build the best possible back story for my novel. I reread Genesis and Edgar Cayce's readings and studied anthropology and geology. And I made several startling discoveries.
Not only did I find scientific evidence that proved an Atlantis-like destruction event had occurred right when Plato said the island empire had subsided, I also uncovered geological evidence that tells us how Atlantis was likely created and inevitably destroyed.
Athanasius Kircher's map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. Source: wikipedia.org
In my thousands of pages of notes, I found dates given in Cayce's readings for two biblical events. Earlier, I had dismissed the dates as unimportant to my story. Both stood far beyond the era of my novel. One date—28,000 BC—told of Noah's Flood and the Second Upheaval of Atlantis.
The prior date—10.5 million BC—talked of an early meeting of man. Was it humanity's arrival on earth? Was this the time of Adam?
I should have known better not to be so dismissive, but everything I had learned in anthropology screamed "impossible." This date placed humanity in the middle of the Miocene Epoch, when giants roamed the earth that would've made full-grown elephants look like miniature puppies!
Later, curiosity got the best of me, and I dedicated several days to the puzzle. If these dates were true, then the Bible might have some way of confirming them. I started by reading the Bible's first few books. I had already found a knack for discerning patterns in data that had helped me confirm the possibility of Atlantis. Now, those same skills came alive as the details of the early Bible bristled with new energy. Something was here. I could feel it.
James Ussher was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He published a chronology that set the time for creation as the night before Sunday, 23 October 4004 B.C. Source: wikipedia.org
Numbers 14:34 suggested a multiplication factor. But what should I use? The early patriarchs already seemed impossibly old. How could their ages be far longer? And yet, science had already shown humanity to have been around at least 200,000 years. The old Archbishop Ussher timeline only went back to 4004 BC. Something wasn't right.
Then, I spotted Genesis 5:2. Alarms went off. It talked of Adam as "them," "male" and "female." Could the names of Genesis 5 (from Adam and Seth all the way up to Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah) be both individuals and eponymous tribes? Suddenly, any shyness about giving them far longer ages vanished.
I found my factors, and they worked far better than I had anticipated. Any student of the Bible should immediately recognize the numbers "40," "7" and "77." Why these are the right numbers and how they are used take up several chapters of my current book. The calculated date for the Flood turned out to be 27,970 BC, while the creation of Adam came in at 10,434,130 BC. Both dates were a veritable bulls-eye—each within 1% of Cayce's rounded approximations.
Rod Martin, Jr. has been a divinity student, a Hollywood artist with screen credit, and a software engineer with a bachelors degree, summa cum laude. He has co-authored, as Carl Martin, one novel with John Dalmas, Touch the Stars: Emergence (Tor Books), and has won first-place honors for his essay, "Outsiderness in the Scientific Community" (Krupnick Award) and his short story, "Toady" (Dutton Books Award). His Edge of Remembrance, a novel inspired by Cayce's work, was self-published (Tharsis Highlands). Mr. Martin now lives in the Philippines as a writer and is currently working on a non-fiction book, also inspired by Cayce's readings, The Bible's Hidden Wisdom, God's Reason for Noah's Flood, which is the subject of a crowd funding campaign at IndieGoGo.Com. You can find out more about his art, software, websites and writing at TharsisHighlands.com.
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Tilapia Tacos with Peach Salsa
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Tilapia Tacos with Peach Salsa
2 cups chopped peaches
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon red pepper
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (wear gloves!!)
1 minced garlic clove
Fish and tacos:
1/2 cup breadcrumbs (panko crumbs are great)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
1 pound tilapia, cut into 2 inch strips
8 corn tortillas
Directions1. Combine all salsa ingredients and let stand at room temp for 3o minutes
2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375. Combine crumbs, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Add fish strips and toss to coat.
3. Bake fish strips on greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes, turning once during cooking.
4. Heat tortillas in microwave for 30 seconds. Divide fish among tortillas, and spoon salsa over the top2.6
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Medical students frequently suffer from depression, especially during their internship years. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medical Education reveals the extent of the problem and features a detailed analysis of the symptoms and sufferers.
Sergio Baldassin, from the ABC Regional Medical School, Brazil, led a team of researchers who carried out a study on 481 medical students in the private medical school near the São Paulo state capital. He said, "We used cluster analyses to better describe the characteristics of depressive symptoms - affective, cognitive, and somatic. This is the first study to directly evaluate, in a cross-sectional design, the characteristics of depressive symptoms by applying such clusters".
Affective symptoms represent the core symptoms of a depressive mood, based on students' reported levels of sadness, dissatisfaction, episodes of crying, irritability and social withdrawal. The cognitive cluster assessed pessimism, sense of failure or guilt, expectation of punishment, dislike of self, suicidal ideation, indecisiveness and change in body image. Finally, the somatic cluster assessed the presence of slowness, insomnia, fatigue, loss of weight and loss of sexual interest. Baldassin said, "There was a high prevalence towards depressive symptoms among medical students, particularly females, mainly involving the somatic and affective clusters. Of the students in our study, 38% had at least 10 of a possible 63 symptoms of depression".
The authors' cluster analysis found that the reasons for most students' depression scores were in the affective cluster, and that the problem was at its worst in the internship years. Cognitive cluster symptoms were also highest in this year, probably due to feelings of fear and insecurity about entry into the hospital environment. According to Baldassin, "Frequently pre-internship students fear they 'know nothing', and are insecure about the physical examination of other people". Likewise, somatic cluster scores were highest during internship, reflecting sleepless nights on call, devoid of friend and family support.
Having a parent who is a doctor was found to reduce the depression risk.
The authors conclude, "The increased depression scores during the internship period of medical school are associated with a decrease in student health, and this is probably the period when professors and educators should try to be most aware of suicidal thoughts and risk in their students".
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1. The Characteristics of Depressive Symptoms in Medical Students during Medical Education and Training: A Cross-sectional Study
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Pipestem Resort State Park
Pipestem, West Virginia
One of the best parks in the entire state delivers a variety of biking trails in an out-of-the-way location .
by Jeff Cobb, Outdoor Travels
Pipestem is considered by many to be one of West Virginia's best kept secrets. Many consider it to be one of the best parks in the entire state but it is not usually overly busy because it's situated in an out-of-the-way location. The setting is gorgeous and you're bound to see a dozen deer or so grazing peacefully alongside the road as you make the 2 mile drive into the resort.
In addition to the trails for hiking and biking, golf and horseback riding is a big draw at Pipestem. There is a large stable, and a championship golf course that is supposed to be top notch, although neither one of us have played on it. There is also a tranquil lake for fishing and boating.
McKeever Lodge is the best place to go and check out the views of the Bluestone Canyon. The scenic vistas are truly breathtaking no matter what time of year you're visiting. There is also a restaurant and snack area here if you need to refuel.
Also, be sure and take advantage of the aerial tram which takes you down to the bottom of the gorge. You can ride your bike several thousand feet down to the bottom of the gorge and then use the tram to shuttle yourself and your bike back to the top. Otherwise, you're left with a hellacious climb back up to the park or you'll have to stick to the upper level trails like we did the day we visited. There is a lodge and restaurant located at the bottom of the gorge as well. The tram is open only during the active season so be sure and call ahead and plan accordingly.
If you're looking for a hidden gem, off the beaten path, with adequate and enjoyable trails for beginners and intermediate level riders, this is the place for you. If you're looking for big obstacles and expert technical trails, you might want to steer clear.
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by Jeff Cobb, Outdoor Travels
Christopher came down for the weekend and we wanted to ride somewhere that we haven't already ridden before. I'd been meaning to visit Pipestem, so we packed up a lunch and headed off.
I can drive to Pipestem in just a little over an hour, so it's not too far. However, I wouldn't make a habit of driving there to ride if I'm by myself. After consulting the trail map, we decided to make a loop by parking at the McKeever Lodge and riding counterclockwise on the River Trail to the County Line Trail, and then ride back to the lodge on the park road.
The ride was basically down and then back up. There were a few rock gardens but mostly it was double track and then a lung busting single track climb back up to the road. It was enjoyable but not overly taxing from a technical standpoint. It was, however, a highly exerting climb, so be prepared for high stress on the lungs.
After a break for lunch, we did a short loop by taking the Law Hollow Trail down to Long Branch Lake and taking the Lake Shore Trail that circumvents the lake. It was a fun, rolling trail with pretty views. If a rider were familiar with this trail, I can see where it would be a lot of fun to go balls-to-the-wall and ride this trail at a high rate of speed. As it was, it was still a fun ride. Not so fun was doubling back and making the climb back up to the road on Law Hollow Trail.
I'd give the Lake Shore Trail a 3 rating and the rest of the trails we rode a 2.5. There are several other trails within the park that we did not explore so I cannot report on them at this time. Later this summer, I plan on going back and exploring the trails that take you to the bottom of the canyon, as well as several trails that meander around the Bluestone River. After the screaming downhill, the tram will take you and your bike back to the top of the canyon if you don't feel like making the 1,100 foot climb on two wheels!
Trail snapshot
Trail(s): 19 ½ miles of ORV, double track, and single track. Surfaces vary from leaf to grass to dirt to rocks.
Difficulty: The trails we rode at Pipestem would fall between beginner and intermediate. A lot of down and up (or up and down). Good place to work on your endurance but not a lot to offer the mountain biker in search of obstacles or technical riding.
Outdoor Travels Rating: 2.5 out of 5 bikes.
Not all Pipestem bike trails are reviewed yet.
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- Starting from the lodge means that all return rides are uphill
- More double track than single track
- The more fun trails are downhill, requiring a hellacious climb or tram ride back up
Nuts & bolts
Pipestem, WV 14 miles ne of Princeton, WV; 12 miles sw of Hinton, WV.
From I-77, take Exit 14 and the park entrance is 14 miles north on Rt. 20. From I-64, take Exit 139, the park entrance is 22 miles south on WV 20.
82 camping sites; 31 with full hookups, 19 with electric only, and 32 primitive. A heated bathhouse, laundry, and campground store are also provided. There are also cottages, two lodges, and several restaurants. Contact the park at (304) 466-1800, 1-800-CALL WVA or
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Sarah Palin - one of the highest paid and for a time most visible contributors on network news - has severed her ties with Fox News, according to various reports, including blog Real Clear Politics, which reported (according to a source) that "It's my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement. She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion."
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A surprise? Not really: There have been any number of reports that the relationship had become increasingly fraught, while Palin's interests seemed to lie elsewhere. How fraught? Palin publicly complained when FNC cut her appearances and interviews during the Republican National Convention, with this Facebook post:
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I'm sorry Fox cancelled all my scheduled interviews tonight because I sure wanted to take the opportunity on the air to highlight Senator John McCain's positive contributions to America, to honor him, and to reflect on what a biased media unfairly put him through four years ago tonight. Granted, our honored and esteemed war hero has gone through much more than the liberal media can ever do to him in their efforts to harm this patriot. I look forward to hearing his words to his fellow Americans tonight more than any of the other convention speeches. God bless John McCain. Thank you for everything. And happy birthday, my friend.
Missives like that do not fall on deaf ears at Fox which not only esteems loyalty but demands it.
Bill Shine, FNC executive vice president, said in a statement, posted at Nytimes.com, "We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors."
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This voluntary opportunity allows salaried (primarily) retirees and surviving beneficiaries to receive the remaining value of their General Retirement Plan (GRP) benefit as a single lump-sum payment instead of monthly payments. Intended to be a one-time-only offer, this also may include additional monthly pension benefit payment options for those currently receiving pension payments.
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At this time, the lump-sum pension payment opportunity is only available under the GRP.1 Participants who are currently receiving a monthly payment from a merged plan (e.g., FERCO, Granite, PRIMUS, APMSI, Environ or AAI Salaried) also are included.2 This program is for salaried retirees and former salaried employees who worked at all salary levels at the Company, in addition to some hourly non-UAW retirees who are participants in the GRP.
Given the large number of eligible individuals, the Company's desire to provide ample time for education and decision-making, and to ensure administrative efficiency of elections and payouts, a series of election periods will be held throughout the remainder of 2012 and continue into 2013. Eligible participants will be assigned a specific election period based on a random process.
The first election period will begin as early as August 2012. Participants will be notified of their election period about a month prior to the beginning of the election period. Lump-sum payouts will start later this year and will be funded from existing pension plan assets.
The materials to be received leading up to the election periods will help retirees think through their decision. Once a participant is notified of the amount of the lump sum via the Election Kit, he or she will want to consider if taking the lump-sum payment option would fit with his or her retirement financial plan. To help participants make an informed decision, Ford plans to provide access to financial and tax education through an independent financial services firm at no cost to the participant. All participants are encouraged to consult with their personal financial planner and/or tax advisor before making any decision.
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Note: Ford-sponsored pension plans other than the GRP are not included in this offer.
7. Do I have to accept the lump sum payment option?No. The lump sum payment option is completely voluntary. If you take no action, you will continue to receive your monthly pension benefit payments as you do now.
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10. If I am in one of the later election periods, is there any risk of Ford running out of money for lump-sum payments?Ford has carefully evaluated and planned for this opportunity to ensure there are adequate funds available for those who wish to receive a lump sum payment.
11. After paying out lump sums, will there still be enough money in the Pension Plan to provide benefits for present and future retirees?Ford carefully monitors and manages pension plan funding. The company has carefully planned the lump sum opportunity to account for proper funding of the GRP going forward.
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Gisele R. RoyerFebruary 18,2013
Gisele R. Royer
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BURLINGTON Gisele Rita Royer, 82, formerly of Barre, passed away at Fletcher Allen Health Care Medical Center Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Burlington, with her family by her side.
Gisele was born in St. Johnsbury on May 22, 1930, to Alfred and Jeanne (Gingras) Laliberte.
Gisele married Lee Royer in 1951 and moved to Long Island, N.Y., where she had three sons. After a short period of living in Dallas, the family moved back to Vermont in 1966.
Gisele was very proud of her Catholic faith and had been a longtime parishioner of St. Monica Parish in Barre and was also very proud of her French Canadian heritage. Gisele was also a member of the Ladies of St. Anne Society.
Survivors include her three loving sons, Rick Royer and his wife, Karen, of Colchester, Paul Royer and his wife, Lynn, of Essex Junction, and Martin Royer, of Burbank, Calif.; her sister, Yoland Messier, of Williamsburg, Va.; and two grandchildren, Cory Royer, of Las Vegas, and Ryan Royer, of Essex Junction.
Gisele was predeceased by her husband, Lee, in 2003.
The family would like to offer sincere thanks and appreciation to the staff at the Converse Home in Burlington for their outstanding care and loving support they gave to Gisele.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Monica Church in Barre on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at 11 a.m.
Friends and family may call at the Pruneau-Polli Funeral Home, 58 Summer St., Barre, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Additional parking is available across the street in the St. Monica parking lot.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in memory of Gisele be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 6 Chenell Drive, Suite 260, Concord, NH 03301.
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tealSaltos de línea: teal
Pronunciación: /tiːl /
Definición de teal en inglés:
sustantivo (plural igual or teals)
1A small freshwater duck, typically with a greenish band on the wing that is most prominent in flight.
- Genus Anas, family Anatidae: several species, in particular the common Eurasian and Canadian (green-winged) teal (A. crecca)
Example sentences
- And while the local migratory birds are flying out, the foreign ones like mallards, pintails, teals, shovelers, pochards, waders and curlews are coming in.
- Ducks, coots, teals, terns, gulls, cormorants, waders, egrets, plovers and herons are some of the birds that assemble here.
- The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
1.1 (also teal blue) [mass noun] A dark greenish-blue colour.
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- The colors - simmered shades of red, yellow and blue - are more urban decay than Mondrian, turning up as rusty orange, bilious yellow, bruised blue, teal blue and off-red, with smears of black and white.
- Coloured stones in shades like teal blue, burgundy, greens, chocolate browns, beads, wooden bracelets and huge jewelry in like colours are what her customers are asking for.
- I would say the best dress this month has got to be Naomi Watts wearing that Roly Mare dress with the square neckline, form-fitting, and a beautiful sort of teal blue.
Middle English: of unknown origin; related to Dutch teling.
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Wednesday 27 February 2013
Business professionals need to be considerate of other people when working remotely, it has been claimed.
Writing for ZDNet, James McKendrick noted that mobile gear is being adopted for remote work faster than ever before.
This allows many workers to get things done almost anywhere, he stated.
"While the local coffee shop is always a decent place to get busy, in most large cities there are great venues for remote workers that must not be overlooked," Mr McKendrick added.
But wherever people choose to work, they need to respect common etiquette and avoid disrupting other people using the same space, he stated.
"No matter where you end up working, it is important to be considerate of the venue and other visitors," Mr McKendrick noted.
"Loud behaviour is simply not to be tolerated if you wish to be allowed to return, so working quietly is an absolute must."
He urged remote workers to use headphones to keep the noise down.
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WASHINGTON – Federal safety regulators on Thursday proposed major changes in workplace reporting rules that would require large companies to file injury and illness reports electronically so they can be posted online and made available to the public.
Safety advocates said the proposal by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would put more pressure on companies to comply with safety rules and make it easier for employees and the public to identify businesses with poor safety records. But business groups contend making the information public could be misleading and intrusive.
OSHA head David Michaels said the changes would provide better access to data for government safety inspectors as well as workers, employers, researchers and the public.
Public posting of workplace illness and injury information will nudge employers to better identify and eliminate hazards, Michaels told reporters in a telephone news conference. We believe that responsible employers will want to be recognized as leaders in safety.
OSHA said the change is in line with President Barack Obama's initiative to increase public access to government data. The plan would require companies with more than 250 employees to submit the data electronically on a quarterly basis. That would cover about 38,000 American companies, Michaels said.
Companies with 20 or more employees in certain industries with high injury and illness rates would be required to submit electronically a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses once a year. That would cover another 440,000 companies.
Under current rules, employers are required to post annual summaries of injury and illness reports in a common area where they can be seen by employees. Some companies are also asked to submit their data to the Bureau of Labor statistics for its annual report on workplace injuries.
But those data do not reveal the company where an incident occurred.
Michaels said OSHA would eventually post the data online after removing any personal identifiable information, though he didn't say how soon that would happen. Business groups say they are likely to oppose the plan, contending that raw injury data can be misleading or contain sensitive information that can be misused.


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Mothers Fight Back
Posted on: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Keywords: Middle East, Latin America, Africa
This Sunday is Mother's Day, and like many of you, I will spend it at home with my family. I'm looking forward to the home-made cards and presents from my kids, and maybe the great gift of sleeping in an extra hour. As I enjoy this time, I'll also be thinking of the Syrian mothers I just met in a refugee camp in Jordan.
Like mothers everywhere, their first priority is to ensure their children's safety. That's why many of them fled their homes in the first place. Now, as their families grow destitute as refugees, many mothers feel that the only way they can provide for their teenaged daughters is to marry them off. "I would rather see her married than hungry," said Leila of her young daughter. "I just pray that this man will be kind to her."
A young activist in a local Jordanian women's organization told me, "This was supposed to be a revolution for freedom in Syria. But for the girls there is no freedom. Instead there are men from the Gulf countries lurking around the refugee camp looking for child brides."
In my work with women around the world, I see mothers face choices like Leila's every day.
After an earthquake devastated Haiti, millions of families were displaced from their homes. Mothers put up makeshift tents in huge public encampments with no running water, no security, and no lights at night. When an epidemic of rape swept through the camps, mother were their children's only line of defense. "I stayed awake through the nights," Louise told me. "I had to choose between sleeping or keeping watch over my two daughters. I held a broken bottle for protection and positioned it to dig into my arm if I fell asleep."
The mothers I met in Kenya were also forced to make decisions no parent should have to face. Severe drought over recent years has decimated herding communities in East Africa. As animals died off and water for even basic survival grew scarce, more and more families resorted to trading daughters for dowries, in some cases to ensure the survival of the rest of the family.
War, natural disaster, environmental crisis. No matter the threat to their children, mothers fight back.
In Jordan, Syrian mothers who are refugees are working with local women's groups to protect the health and well-being of their daughters and provide safety and shelter for their families.
In Haiti, mothers organized community watch groups in the tent camps and reached out to rape survivors with healthcare and counseling through the women's rights organization, KOFAVIV. A bill they put before the Haitian parliament would create Haiti's first age of consent and criminalize marital rape for the first time, protecting their daughters now and throughout their futures.
In Kenya, mothers helped create a network of shelters as a place for their daughters to receive an education and enjoy their childhood, protecting them from female genital mutilation and forced early marriages. They call these shelters the Nanyori Network. In Swahili, Nanyori means "You are loved."
This Mother's Day, I'll be thinking of these women, mothers just like me, facing unimaginable hardships. I'll be thinking of their strength and their dignity, of their dedication and unfailing love. As the poet Alexis De Veaux has written, "Motherhood is more than the biological act of giving birth. It's an understanding of the needs of the world." Fighting to meet those needs, all around the globe, is what mothers do.
By Yifat Susskind, Executive Director
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Eggcetera on Yonge at the Eaton Centre
Truly a horrible dining experience last night. It seemed that there were so many people downtown last night and we arrived at 6:30 at Eggcetera, an hour and a half prior to the Gordon Lightfoot concert. We were seated immediately, so we were there right at 6:30. When the waiter finally got to us, it was about 10 minutes later and we placed our order for penne in a tomato basil sauce and a blue cheese hamburger. We finally received our orders at 7:20. I asked the waiter what the problem was and he said that they weren't ready for the theatre rush. (Downtown Toronto, steps to Massey Hall, Winter Garden and Canon Theatre). The pasta was stone cold, and it was pasta primavera but the hamburger was good. The waiter said I got the wrong dish. Several people walked out without finishing their meals, some who were there before us were not even served by the time we left and some that came after us were served before us.
Truly, truly, one of the worst dining experiences we've ever had. We knew that it wasn't going to be great, but we at least expected something a little bit better.
They did remove the pasta dish from our bill. I doubt very much that we'll ever go back there again.
Sorry to hear about your bad experience. I've never been to Eggcetera, always figured it was just a brunch place.
My personal rule (and I stress that this is just my opinion) is never dine out before a show; you don't have the time to address service/food problems, and it's kind of disrespectful to the restaurant: "shovel some food down our gullets before we have to leave!" We snack beforehand then whip up some pasta and open a bottle of vino when we get home (or find a late night resto downtown). Then again, we're over 40 and don't get out much anymore :-)
Have to agree - I went for breakfast thinking it would be decent (at worst) and amazing (at best). Neither happened. The food was terrible and the service even worse. Disappointing, especially since you were out for a nice evenign! Baton Rouge is just as bad, next time try Superior on Yonge across from the Eaton Centre.. consistently good food in a nice environment. I hope at least the concert was fantastic!
Once again, the curse of dining in a combined tourist area and shopping mall strikes. It always makes me sad to see that place packed with people, lined up out the door sometimes, when I know there are many other better breakfast places within a few blocks walking distance. But many people seem too afraid to leave the Yonge strip... shame.
We looked around at several places - didn't want to go to Baton Rouge and Fran's was packed. We tried to get into the Superior Restaurant, but it too was packed. Much of the problem as well was the setting up of the Santa Claus parade and a lot of people just seemed to be downtown last night trying to do the same as us. We live in S. Etobicoke and probably should have eaten someplace out here, but time constraints, etc. prevented us from doing this.
I agree that there are so many other places to eat, but being in a high tourist area within a fairly popular shopping mall, it seems that we just don't know how to attract tourists in this city with such poor restaurant choices. When you think about the Yonge St. strip in that area, there really is not a whole lot of choices to eat at.
And yes, the concert was fabulous. I wouldn't let a poor dining experience ruin that!!
re: maryfran
Not at all! There are a number of very good places around there, if you just take a few steps away from the Eaton Centre and the tourist traps. (It seems we certainly do know how to attract tourists - how do you think all the tourist traps stay in business?)
Some better options, just steps away from the Eaton Centre and Massey Hall. On Victoria, around the corner from Massey Hall, is Terroni, home of one of the best pizzas in town, and very accustomed to dealing with the pre-theatre rush. Also on Victoria, the Senator. At Church and Richmond, Golden Thai, one of the best Thai places in town. On Gould, just east of Yonge, across the street from Sam the Record Man: Salad King, another Thai favourite. On Colborne (one short block south of King, just east of Yonge), P.J. O'Briens. At Yonge and Wellington, the Irish Embassy pub. The list goes on and on.
Maryfran - so glad that the concert was amazing! I was just thinking about your comment about hardly anything good around Yonge/Dundas.. Yonge/Bloor/Bay/Bloor is the same.. nothing great around at all.. such a shame! There are a couple nice spots on Elm - Adega is very consistent and for excellent Italian, try Donatello.. wonderful food there when you are not too rushed!
re: nummanumma
Wish & 7 West are in the area of the Hudson Bay Centre, not the Eaton Centre.
re: lmc1971
A friend and I tried to eat there not long after they opened. Despite being one of only two occupied tables in the place, we were absolutely and entirely ignored - and I'm talking "multiple staff walking right past us without looking" ignored - for a good 20 minutes before we walked out. I wrote to the head office which apologized profusely and told me to print out the email and give it to the server as authorization for a free meal next time.
I didn't use it. First, I don't feel the urge to try again, and second - yeah, handing the waitress a note saying "you all sucked, I reported you by name, you may have gotten in trouble, and so my meal is free" just seems to be asking for a hearty helping of saliva.
Ah, the tourist trap...why do we even bother?! It's safe to say that anything close to the Eaton Center is crap...
Baton Rouge is more than adequate for a pre-show dinner. Just make sure to stick to the ribs! Just don't do like some people and order the tuna and complain that they didn't get it right! :-)
The service is fast and friendly as well.
I saw that they are now open for dinner when I was downtown last weekend, but after looking at how few people were inside, I decided (wisely from the sound of things) to skip it.
Ended up at Popeyes instead, because everything else was packed
My apologies. It was Eggspectations. I guess the meal and service was so memorable, I forgot the name of the place.
Like I originaly said with so many theaters and concert halls in the area, you think that someone would think straight and open a really good restaurant in that area that can handle the crowds.


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Rolling Stone Redesigns, Puts Decades of Archives Online (for a Fee)
This "All Access" service, launched in tandem with a complete redesign of the site, will cost you $3.95 a month, or just $2.50 a month if you buy a one-year subscription to the print edition. It gets cheaper with a two-year subscription -- at just $1.87 a month. If you're already a Rolling Stone subscriber, the service is free; you need only sign up for it. The magazine is also revamping its site by offering its visitors much more video and audio content, some of which will remain free.
While much of the site's content will remain freely accessible, the pay wall will encircle the magazine's archives. The days of free online content aren't numbered just yet, but the two-tiered Rolling Stone may be the shape of the business strategy to come. It remains to be seen if rock fans will sign up, but charging for access to content that was formerly available only in your dad's basement doesn't seem too crazy. Those King Crimson interviews circa '74? Priceless.
Plus, we'd probably pay twice as much to read old issues of Rolling Stone. You know, back when it was actually reporting on good music -- rather than just slapping those 'High School Musical' kids on the cover. [From: AFP/Yahoo! News, via: Mashable]


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Marouane Fellaini is to see a specialist about the wrist injury that kept the midfielder out of United's win at Sunderland.
Saturday's trip to the Stadium of Light was the first time the 25-year-old had not been involved for the Reds since his arrival from Everton on transfer deadline day.
"He's got a wrist injury," said manager David Moyes after the 2-1 win over the Black Cats.
"He's going to see a specialist. It doesn't sound too good but we'll wait and find out on Monday."
Fellaini has started three games and appeared twice as a substitute for United.