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One of the things that I hope to do with this blog from time to time is offer interviews with different Buddhist scholars, teachers, psychologists, caregivers, chaplains, and others.
As a way of both inaugurating this feature and beginning the process of uploading some of the better posts from my old blog, I'd like to present a still-relevant interview I did with Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., in January of 2005.
The interview includes some wonderful black-and-white photographs by my very dear friend Derek Scefonas, who runs two terrific blogs: Fridgeir and Cook This Now.
Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D.
an interview by Danny Fisher with photographs by Derek Scefonas
(originally published in Eastern Horizon, no. 18, January 2006)
Scholar, senior dharma teacher, interfaith dialogue pioneer, wife, mother of two, and some would say dakini, Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., is an important—indeed essential—figure in American Buddhism.
An acharya (senior teacher) in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of her teacher, the Vidhyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Dr. Simmer-Brown is the author of Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism and co-author of Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect On the Rule of St. Benedict.
A twenty-seven-year faculty member in the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University, Dr. Simmer-Brown serves on the board of the Society of Buddhist-Christian Studies and is a member of the Lilly Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter. She also directed the first Buddhist-Christian dialogues held on Naropa's campus in the 1980s. The results of those dialogues have included a tremendous book (Vajradhatu Publications' recently reprinted Speaking of Silence: Christians and Buddhists on the Contemplative Way, with a new preface by Dr. Simmer-Brown) and a second conference with many of the original participants.
The second Buddhist-Christian dialogues at Naropa ended only a day before Danny Fisher caught up with Dr. Simmer-Brown for Eastern Horizon to discuss the role of lay practitioners and survival of monasticism in modern American Buddhist culture.
Fisher has taken several classes with Dr. Simmer-Brown and has served as a teaching assistant for her three times.
- EASTERN HORIZON: What are your impressions of the state of Buddhist monasticism in America—both in your community and across the board?
JUDITH SIMMER-BROWN: I should say that in our community monasticism has not had a very central role. [Trungpa] Rinpoche felt we needed a very strong lay community here first because you cannot have a good monastic community unless you have lay supporters. I also think he felt—accurately, I think—that North America has not shown a tremendous hospitality towards monasticism of any tradition. If there were to be a proper approach to monasticism, it would have to happen against a backdrop of understanding proper motivation and vocation in monasticism. So Rinpoche encouraged very few monastics he thought had genuine vocation and he encouraged them very strongly. But those who approached him with a vocation based on escaping problems in their lives were actively dissuaded against monasticism. So I think in our community those who have taken monastic vows seem to have a strong vocation.
But it is an extremely difficult time for anyone to be a monastic, especially in the west. I think that in the U.S. people have very little genuine appreciation for monasticism. There's a very intense work ethic that says people should pay their own way. There's a sense that people in monasteries aren't paying their own way. While there might be tremendous support for individual monastics, on the whole I don't monasticism is doing well in the west. Monasticism is on the major decline right now. So I think we have to think very carefully about how to nurture and foster monastic support in North America.
E.H.: You say "on the decline." Have you noticed what is causing this?
J.S.B.: I have a meditation student who is a Christian monk in a monastery with forty members. Thirty of them are over seventy. He is one of the only ones under the age of fifty. In another fifteen years, his monastery will not exist in its current form. This is common in the Benedictine and Trappist monasteries and nunneries in North America. In another fifteen years, there will only be a few members left in each one.
I was in an interreligious dialogue this weekend and we had a panel on the future of monasticism. I asked [Father Thomas Keating, Trappist monk and founder of the Centering Prayer movement and Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.] directly about this concern. And he said, "Yes, that's right. It's probably just as well." He feels that the monasteries have not been healthy for a while. There was a huge influx of membership after World War I and then again after World War II, but the membership of the monasteries has been steadily declining since the 1960s. Father Thomas feels that is partially because the monasteries have not been vibrant places of spirituality for the majority of its members.
E.H.: At a 1998 conference held in San Diego, CA, you pointed out "where the monastery did not continue (in Asia), there was no place where dharma could remain powerful outside of the whims and intrigues of cultural and political life." What Father Thomas is saying when he says "it's just as well" seems to challenge this notion.
J.S.B.: Father Thomas feels that the monastic is a kind of archetype in the spiritual world and I agree with him. But we think of monasteries as places where there is a lot of intensive practice happening and this is not necessarily the case. This is true of Asia, as well. For instance, there was a scholar who did a study of Thai monasteries in the sixties and seventies—he found that less than five percent of the monks actually practiced meditation. Monasteries have been important because of intensive practice but also because of study and being repositories of certain traditions. But if the practice stops, are the traditions healthy? Are they alive?
I do feel monasteries are extremely important. But we must keep them vibrant as places of practice and study, where the vocation is based on something enduring and not on some romantic idea of spirituality or escape from the world. The forces of materialism in our world are very, very strong and monasticism flies right in the face of that. I think that it's better to have fewer monasteries and have them strong, healthy, with a really good sense of motivation. The quality of the monastic candidate, the depth of the commitment and the vocation are more important than numbers. It's much better to have monastics who become teachers, or who are yogins and yoginis very deep in their meditation practice. I personally hope that the monasteries find a way to survive. And if they do not survive in large numbers that there be some way to hold the tradition in lay life or hermit life or solitary practitioners.
E.H.: Can you say more about lay practitioners holding the tradition?
J.S.B.: One of the things upon which I very much agree with my teacher is that in Buddhism the monastic and laypeople have always played a reciprocal role. It is very important to have a strong lay community of practice. In Western Buddhism, lay practice is deemed extremely important and we need to provide support for laypeople to do retreat, to learn the profound practices that are core to the tradition. We may be moving into a model where the key elements of the tradition are practices that are carried on one way in the monastic context and another in the lay context.
Wherever you go, you find people who thrive and blossom in their practice, and you find people who are stuck. That's true in monasteries and that's true in lay life. I think the key element for any practitioner, whether you are monastic or lay, is to find a place that nurtures your practice, where you can really go deep. If you're a layperson, you need retreat centers—practice centers where you can go for more intensive practice. You also need support structures in your daily life. If you're a monastic person, you also have to go on retreat. You have to get out of the daily rhythm of a community life, which can take a lot of energy and time. It feels to me that it's less an issue of monastic versus lay, and more an issue of how people can find a place that is suited to their particular life stage and temperament, where they can grow and flourish as practitioners.
I also think the phenomenon of temporary vows is an extremely important thing to resurrect in all of the Buddhist traditions. We need more traditions that allow people to take the vows temporarily and have an experience of monasticism even if they are not lifelong monastics. At Gampo Abbey [a Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nova Scotia, Canada], for instance, the abbot, Thrangu Rinpoche, gave permission for temporary vows to be given so that people could have a chance to really immerse themselves in the monastic vocation, without feeling that it was a problem to do it temporarily. I think this is a really healthy development in monasticism. Frankly, I think that if this were the case with Christianity in North America there would be more people living in the monasteries, practicing temporarily as monastics.
E.H.: You mentioned the "forces of materialism" earlier. Your teacher, Trungpa Rinpoche, outlined different kinds of materialism. Would you share with our readers how it is that the three kinds of materialism present a substantial threat to practitioners in America?
J.S.B.: My teacher talked about three kinds of materialism. He talked about physical materialism, the materialism of speech, and what he called spiritual materialism. Physical material is accumulating stuff just because you can, and not for the purpose of giving it away. The materialism of speech, or "psychological materialism," is when you are constantly trying to improve your credentials, your career, your livelihood for the purpose of ego-enhancement, which he could also see a lot here. But he thought the most serious thing was something that he saw in his own culture, as well, and that was what he called "spiritual materialism." This is using spirituality to enhance personal ego, whether it's in order to be a kind of prominent teacher with lots of students, building an incredible gompa [monastery], going away and performing ceremonies for money—personal aggrandizement through spirituality. He also saw that this was a big problem in the West. So for him, the core of his teaching from the very beginning was what he used to call "Buddha-dharma without credentials"—practicing the Dharma not as a self-improvement campaign, not in order to be a better person, but just to realize the truth.
What he had to say was—and still is—so radical, because many of us, when we started practicing meditation, did so in order to become a better person. But having that kind of agenda has an ego quality, so we have to get over that and instead surrender to our yearning for genuineness and the truth of things. We have to acknowledge the choicelessness of giving up this constant acquisition approach, and instead be connected with the nakedness of authentic spirituality. So my teacher, even though he was a great Kagyu master, his teachings were essentially Dzogchen, beginning to end. For him, overcoming bias and getting down to the fundamental nakedness of our experience was the main motivation for practice. And he felt that for his students and for anyone practicing the spiritual path, that's the most important thing.
E.H.: Does anything stand out to you as important with regards to the role of the laity in modern American Buddhist culture that has not come up in our conversation so far?
J.S.B.: I've written a little bit about this for Eastern Horizon, but I think that there are some unique challenges in being a layperson that are maybe different from the monastic vocation. How, as laypeople, can we lead a disciplined life with a focus on the Dharma? There are many, many distractions in lay life. Community is extremely important. Having a regular dharma practice is extremely important. Having a program of study is extremely important. And, as a layperson, you have to sustain that for yourself. In some ways, it's much, much harder as a layperson.
Also, how can we keep from being distracted by only the values and welfare of our own family? As a parent, how can my love for my children open my heart to more sentient beings rather than fewer of them? As a parent, one of the temptations is to think only of your own family. But as a bodhisattva, my responsibility is that my love for my family opens me to all beings as my family. All the ways the Dharma can be brought into family life is very important. One of the challenges of this, of course, is that our Asian Buddhists texts are written more for monastics and solitary hermit-practitioners. There is not a huge canon of guidance for family life. One of the contemporary needs is to develop a greater sense of dharma teaching that comes from family experience. How do you practice a dharmic life fully in a family? So the more we can develop that the better. Without it, there's always some sense that laypeople in family life, in livelihoods with all of their demands, are left hanging. We need to really be working on actual support for relationship issues, child-raising issues, lay community issues and how to make these situations as dharmic as possible.
Monasteries have a lot of historic support and a role that shows you how to live a dharmic life in community. We don't have that so much in lay life, and we need it. How is it that, whatever we are doing in our life, we can actually develop some allegiance to the truth of the Dharma? Whether you are a lay or monastic, that's the key issue on your plate.
You can find out more about Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., and her teaching schedule here.


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on October 05, 2009 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
I post today from Berlin wherefollowing the recent elections there is considerable governmentinterest in new start-ups. Germany may rank 25th in the ease of doingbusiness (I learned today in a meeting with their Ministry that it onlycosts one Euro to start a business), but in "ease of employingworkers," the country ranks 158th out of 183 economies, which can onlyconstrain Germany's entrepreneurial potential. And the problem is notunique within Europe as you may know. In France, where we found theword entrepreneur, there are not only the same employment constraints(155th in the ease of employing workers), but also the challenge ofproperty registration where France ranks 159th, although ithas improved since last year when it ranked 170th.
Thepolicy implications are clear. There are fewer entrepreneurs in EUcountries than in the U.S. The idea of taking the risk of starting andgrowing a business is not deeply embedded into European culture oreducation. One often cited culture distinction about acceptance of failure stillrings true. Some of the advantages of the U.S. as an entrepreneurialeconomy come from the longstanding belief among Americans that failureis merely a part of learning how to be successful, and this belief issupported by policies and institutions that encourage entrepreneurs totry again. In contrast, in many parts of Europe, would-be entrepreneursface a stigma for both failure and success. The 2007 Flash Eurobarometer Survey revealedthat more people in the EU agree with the notion that entrepreneurs aremore likely to be thinking about their own wallet (45% agreed with thisstatement in the EU, while only 24% did in the U.S.). Perhaps this alsohelps explain why only 45% of the Europeans would like to become theirown boss whereas the entrepreneurial urge reaches 61% in the U.S.
But mindsets in Europe have begun to change.Last Friday, I met in Paris with participants of an interestingcampaign to change this. In 2007, over half of the EU's young people(15-24 years old) who are not self-employed said they are likely tofollow the entrepreneurial route compared to 30% for all EU citizens. Iwas told that while trying to change the mindsets of French men andwomen in their 50's would be fruitless, one can see a new "post-Googlegeneration" in France that is less suspicious of business andentrepreneurs. While I remain somewhat skeptical of the effectiveness of EU top downgovernment programs designed to promote entrepreneurship, the risingnumber of universities in Europe that offer entrepreneurship coursesand programs is encouraging. European universities have acknowledged their role as both educators and engines of economic growth.For example, Erasmus University in Rotterdam is focusing on the cultureof entrepreneurship in Dutch society through a new education curriculumthat trains students in entrepreneurship. And today in Berlin, I wasimpressed by the speed at which the Technische Universität Berlin movesits graduating technology entrepreneurs to fail fast or succeed.
Inthe U.S., the results from entrepreneurial programs at universitieshave been positive, where 63% of the barometer survey respondents saidthat schools helped give them an entrepreneurial attitude andinitiative. A more recent survey of U.S. students highlightedthe impact of an entrepreneurial education on innovation: students whotook an entrepreneurship class were more likely to have engaged inoffering new products or services, obtaining patents or copyrights, andusing production techniques that differ from those of the industry'smain competitor.
Yet, there is more that leaders can do inEurope and beyond. Entrepreneurship, particular high-growthentrepreneurship, requires an enabling environment, including access tostart-up and growth financing, low rates of tax on capital gains,sensible regulation and intellectual property rules, and many timessimply policies that do not stand in the way. This is a difficult task.Even in the U.S., where entrepreneurship is widely embraced andsupported by institutions, entrepreneurs feel that their interests werenot met by the economic recovery efforts. A recent Kauffman survey of entrepreneurs revealedthat 53% of them believe the stimulus package has hurt entrepreneurialactivity. The majority of entrepreneurs said that they want governmentto do more to encourage entrepreneurship (58%). Last week, the U.S.government took a step in favor of entrepreneurs. The U.S. Commerce Department is establishing a new Office for Entrepreneurship and Innovation tohelp entrepreneurs develop great ideas by providing them with training,funding, advice, and access to data. This effort will helpentrepreneurs cut through the red tape of establishing a start-up, butlong-term help lies in changing regulations, especially those thatconstrain growth entrepreneurs.
The Lisbon Agenda'sobjective to support open coordination among economies trying tonurture innovative and entrepreneurial behavior is to be applauded, butthere is also an urgent need for government to step back in some areasrather than step in on many issues. In November 2008, the EuropeanCommission launched a Recovery Plan torestore confidence the European economy. I was glad to see thatentrepreneurs were at least mentioned in the plan and that SMEs were amajor target for "smart investment." However, much of the success ofthese policies for recovery will depend on how they enableentrepreneurial growth. The key characteristic of an entrepreneurialeconomy is that it gives birth to new businesses, with some of thesecompanies rapidly growing in scale.
Ofcourse, we can't really identify which companies are going to behigh-growth, but we can make it easier for entrepreneurs to grow theirbusinesses. The Doing Business report suggests some areas in whichcountries can make improvements that are likely to go a long way toencourage entrepreneurs.
At the end of the day, wewill see entrepreneurship rise in importance in European culturesbecause new generations of Europeans are more global and morecomfortable with doing well and doing good. Let's just hope that intheir infinite wisdom, their well meaning governments do not find theyhave slowed growth rather than unleashed the flow of ideas from theirmost innovative citizens into the marketplace.
JonathanOrtmans is a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation where he focuseson public policies to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S. and aroundthe world. In addition, he serves as president of the Public ForumInstitute, a non-partisan organization dedicated to fostering dialogueon important policy issues.
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By Carley Dangona firstname.lastname@example.com WESTFIELD – The city takes proactive measures each year to ensure the winter season doesn't inhibit driving conditions. Each winter brings an unpredictable amount of snow that the Department of Public Works (DPW) must clear from the roadway to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians alike. In Westfield, Mayor Daniel Knapik uses remaining funds to compensate for any DPW budget shortfalls that come about as a result of winter weather. "We're prepared for whatever comes our way," DPW Director Jim Mulvenna told Reminder Publications. He credited the ability to deficit spend as a main factor in enabling the DPW to do its work. According to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 31D, municipalities are allowed to deficit spend in order to meet the snow and ice removal needs of a community. The law states, "Any city or town may incur liability and make expenditures in any fiscal year in excess of available appropriations for snow and ice removal, provided that such expenditures are approved by the town manager and the finance or advisory committee in a town having a town manager, by the selectmen and the finance or advisory committee in any other town, by the city manager and the city council in a city having a city manager or by the mayor and city council in any other city; provided, however, that the appropriation for such purposes in said fiscal year equaled or exceeded the appropriation for said purposes in the prior fiscal year. Expenditures made under authority of this section shall be certified to the board of assessors and included in the next annual tax rate." Mulvenna estimated that this year's expenditures are $750,000 to $800,000 more than the allotted $450,000 fiscal year budget. He said that this excess was due to the fact that the snowstorms were 24 to 28-hour events, whereas in other years such as 2011 and 2012 the "storms came in and were gone" dumping a large amount of snow at once. Knapik explained that Westfield does not rely on special appropriations to cover the cost of snow and ice removal, but instead uses residual monies from the city budget that were not utilized during the fiscal year. "Typically, it has been the tradition that on April 1 or whereabouts, we cover the costs within our operating budget," Knapik said, adding that he's never had to make an appropriation to cover the expenses since he became mayor. Mulvenna jokingly added that many times he's thought of working in another department when in the middle of the snow season. As for this year, "I think it's the same for everyone else – enough is enough," he said. "People need to have patience, it is New England," Knapik said. He stated that some streets that are shaded and have less traffic than main roads and might appear as if they have not been taken care of, but that the DPW is indeed attending to all roads in the city. |


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Got what may be the final determination on my disability application - Trying mightily not to bum out here - just heard from the district court that my SS disability bennies are denied... still. next step would be 4th circuit court of appeals in richmond, but my atty. doesn't think I would win. They based the decision on the fact that they think Ron's (and my) testimony before the SS judge is not credible (?!) and that even though I was hurt, since I tried to keep my job and keep working and lasted 4 whole months,( PLUS the fact that I tried to go to grad school in a desperate attempt to salvage something from my life) I must not have been hurt all that badly, and certainly not as badly as we were trying to make them believe. So, cus I tried like hell to keep my job, or get my degree, I was not really hurt and was faking it...
never mind, I think I will nurse my bad mood even further. |
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- Posted by rainlily_sis (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 07 at 9:56
Aw, I know nothing about this, I haven't read any of your previous posts that I am assuming you have written, but pagan, I'm so sorry! Sis |
- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 07 at 10:25
I've noticed that it is only the goof-offs who make out---I've seen lazy no-good bums collect all kinds of benefits and just because someone is concientious they get "rooked" Some people just know how to work the system and which numbers to call --- It happened to me when I was a widow trying to work and raise my children------- It makes me very angry and I can just imagine how upset you are !!!!! Florence |
I agree with Florence. Seems really messed up, along with everything else. I have a bad attitude towards wrongness lately. There are two people that I can think of right now that don't HAVE to be on disability. XOXOXOXO Carla |
I'm sorry to hear your disability claim was denied. When my leg was at its worst, I feared I would be a lifelong morphine user to control the pain or face amputation. The information on the SS website and the protocol for my nerve disorder (RSDS) was not encouraging What really ticked me off was the last paragraph of the six pages I waded thru. It said "If the patient does not speak English, he/she automatically qualifies for benefits." At that point, I gave up pursuing it. Carol |
Maybe your lawyer doesn't know enough about Social Security. No cut on you or your lawyer but maybe you should talk with a lawyer that has expertise dealing with Social Security. They maybe like most insurance companies and deny most first time claims. |
Taureau - my lawyer is a SS specialist, and the claim has been denied in all but the very last stage of the process. Still, I am taking your suggestion to heart - I contacted Binder&Binder and they have agreed to look at my case. Oh well, it is worth a try... if I am denied then I am no worse off then I was yesterday - just maybe a lot more bitter about the system! I read the court document very carefully - my working and going to school after the injury hurt me, but they didn't take into account the fact that I had to lay down on the floor frequently to make it through a class or shift, and that I took morphine and other meds and couldn't remember half of what I was supposed to, and sat on ice packs, wore my TENS and generally did all sorts of things I likely couldn't do in a 'real world' situation. The 4 months of work was a midnight shift phone answering position - the biggest thing I did was try to stay awake all night, cus the PD doesn't get many calls in the middle of the night. and the calls we did get needed somebody in person, not a report over the phone - I watched a lot of TV and read lots of books. Of course, trying to explain that fell on deaf ears... when I was moved to a daytime position (after 4 months) and had to work, answering phones, using the computer, etc.; I couldn't do it and had to quit per doctor's orders... so. I wish I could get in front of a judge who would believe me, or at least listen to me... it took me 5 years to complete the first year course in grad school cus I could only take one class at a time and needed extra time for my assignments, etc.; but they seized on the fact that I tried for 5 years, so I must have been OK, in their eyes... I finally quit trying when I realized that even if I could pass the cummulative exam to go on to the next level (which I couldn't - heck, I could recall which classes I had, let alone what I learned, morphine will do that do you) anyway, even if I could have passed the test, I would never find a job cus who would hire me, or even keep me around after they hired me?? So, them's the facts, Jack!!! Another thing they mentioned was that the medical evidence did support my injury, etc., and yes, it fit the guidelines and yes it must hurt and limit me, but not as bad as we said... so, even though I have worked since I was 12 bleedin bloody years old, I was obviously stretching the truth now... and so was my DH, who does ALL the household jobs except laundry, and who has to carry my purse when we go places. and when we do go places I load up on pain meds and beers... but I digress. so, B&B will look at it, but they rarely accept cases that have been this far through the system... and cases and appeals rarely win at this level. this is making my head hurt... |
Pagan, I really feel for you. If you haven't already, maybe contacting your state Senator or representative. The SS people are sometimes, as with this one, dispicable. Good luck Chere, ton ami, T |
- Posted by meredith_e 7B Piedmont NC (My Page) on Wed, Jul 25, 07 at 18:59
I'm so sorry, Pagan. I'm just starting the loops and hoops for this, so you may know this part, but there is a way to ask for a judge hearing after certain types of denials. You want a judge, ostensibly a real human being so better odds there. Do not go back to the non-judge route when you are urged to. Ah the frustration... my new vector unit got turned down by my atrociously-priced private insurance as a "Convenience" item and unnecessary. So convenient, all of it... for them, all of them. The root of all evil I believe I heard somewhere... |
T - and Meredith and all - thanks for the support and suggestions. Yup, I have had a Senator write letters on my behalf, and my case has been through all the appeals and hearings and attempts that are offered in the system, save 1. And the last one, in Richmond in front of the District Court of Appeals, is the one my atty. doesn't think is worth the effort, cus they rarely (he said never) reverse any previous decisions... so if Binder and Binder take the case, they only have one chance to reverse the decsion. Lots of people have multiple applications at the same time, but since I didn't know I was elegible for bennies for years, I left it too late to file - almost. hence my one shot. So, in a last ditch attempt at a miracle, I wrote a letter to the head honcho of SS. Ron made me leave out all the stuff about Kissing my Arse, but eventually I had a presentable product. It was my only chance to counter and explain the reasons given for dnenying my claim - school, etc. It likely won't do any good, but it made me feel better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8v4r6b2X0E&feature=PlayList&p=C63B795926B4B7CC&index=10&playnext=10 |
that is supposed to be a link for youtube - easy to be hard. (matches my mood!) will try again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8v4r6b2X0E |
Find a few attorneys to interview; try not to give up. I went through the system. It's a bunch of hoops, talk about stress. They didn't deny I was hurt, but according to their experts I shouldn't be hurting as much as I was. When I went for my 4th appeal hearing last April 2006 after my dad died, it was my last appeal, and my 2nd with a new attorney. The 1st was a SS specialist, then took on another job elsewhere so my divorce attorney took it on since they were in the same office, and I was originally with him (he's a partner, not sure if that matters). My divorce attorney did things different at hearings. I was also at an all time low, with high back pain, which they could see from my face. At this point I provided pictures of my house, focusing on my washer & dryer, how they were raised so I don't have to bend. I had a picture that showed laundry coming out of the dryer, going onto hangers waiting to the right. At hearing 3 ruling, they said I could do sendantary jobs, some how my attorney shot that down. Wish I could remember more, but it was a bad time after losing my dad, then my FIL both to cancer; between my back pain & losing my FIL, the shock was wearing off after losing my dad and it hit me hard. Another thing just came to mind... my meds were changed right before court. What they put me on was heavier then what I was always on, I think that helped them to believe me. See if you can get client referrals if it's even possible. You want someone that wins and knows the system. Even though you went to school, you were on meds.. schooling took a long time.. that should account for something. You recently had 2 surgeries, were they brought up? What employer is going to hire you with a preexisting condition? Did the last ruling say what kind of jobs they suggest? Is there a weight limit on what you can lift / stand? |
Thus far I am hoping Binder&Binder will take the case - I have to call them today. .. also have contacted 4 state representatives, 2 presidential cabinet members, the commissioner of SS, the president of the FOP, and the president of the National Chronic Pain Association. Also planning to contact a buddy at SS today and a buddy at a local TV station to see if they will take the story... maybe being a squeaky wheel will get me some grease! The judge disregarded my assertions of pain with movement, sitting, using my arms, loss of concentration, etc., and decided I could do office work - yeah, me and my morphine would be great in an office environment!! He also Thanks for sharing your story - helps to know I am not the only person SS wanted to torture! Anybody ever seen that commercial that begins - "Is the IRS STALKING you?? Are they ruining your life??" Sounds like an ad for a hit man! |
Got your email. I sent a reply. If you don't get it for some reason let me know. |
You had a court date in Richmond? I know what state you live in. Lady you have my sympathy. My sister lives in the same state. She suffers from schizophrenia compounded with depression. The drugs she takes make her tired and adversely affect her ability to think quickly. These factors have kept her from being able to hold down a full time job and build up any kind of retirement or benefits. She does have a part time job checking tickets (and this from a woman with 2 undergraduate degrees and a master's degree) working three days a week. This job completely wears her out to the point that she needs the rest of the week just to get her energy back. I'm not complaining about the job. It helps her concentration and social skills. The problem is that because of her illness my sister can't support herself. That responsibility falls on my mother and myself. Just take a guess what happened when she applied for disability? Turned down twice because of her job. She has now hired a lawyer and is suing the state. And it isn't like it is even a lot of money! Just $500 a month. But it would help defray some of the costs of supporting her. In-the-event she wins, the lawyer will still get a cut out of the back due settlement. Frankly I'm not optimistic. I have come to the conclusion that the people of this "great" nation don't care about its mentally ill. That is an awful thing to write but it is how I feel. |
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I've been using this brush all week after ignoring it for years. I'm still getting used to the shape, it almost looks like a foundation brush. It's very soft, but quite flat and dense so you have to be careful with how much product is being picked up, else you'll get a hard to blend splotch. I like it, but I think I prefer something more fluffier.
This is a super soft brush and it has never shed. (I've had it for a few years) I love that it can stand up by itself so the bristles don't have to rub again the table when you put it down. However, it's very thick and it picks up a lot of product, so you have to go easy on it. But it does a decent job of blending so it's not too noticable.
Used this almost daily for 9years before it became raggedy...just bought another one...it is the softest brush i had ever owned...for the price it is totally worth it...i wish body shop has a wider range of brushes for fans like me...oh and did i mention that i have not experience any sort of shedding for the whole time i own it?
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Hm... Ok, here goes:
Dosent shed
Keeps it's shape
Feels very smooth and gentle on the face
It may pick up too much powder, so u need to have a light hand.
For blusher, I prefer angled brushes, I picked this up cuz my ELF blush brush was shedding. Overall an ok product, but it can be a little bit tricky to get used too.
Don't think I'll be repurchasing.
Cannot tell you how much I love this brush! I got it with alot of other Body Shop stuff I got this week online using a 50% off voucher, so I got this brush fairly cheap. However I have to say that for the quality of this brush, even fully priced it is really worth it, especially considering prices of other more "high end" brushes.
First off this brush is incredibly soft, truly a gorgeous brush to sweep across your face. It's a medium sized rounded brush, that when new is a little flat, not big and puffy. I actually like this quality as the tip is quite narrow so its good for applying powder around the nose/eyes. I really do like this brush for powder, although it's obviously great for brush too. It smooths and blen Ids product on really well.
I've washed this brush twice now and it had not shed at all and has retained it's lovely shape and softness. The other thing I really like about this brush is the handle, its nice and long and chunky, perfect for accurately applying blush where you want it.
Over all an amazing amazing brush, would highly highly recommend!
This brush is very soft with sythetic bristles, never sheds and can be used to apply bronzers and blushes. It is of very high quality, you can tell when you see it in real. The problem is the shape - it can hardly contour my face - and I like to contour my face with blushes and bronzers, so I often use angled blush or tapered blush for a more precise application that can sculpt my face.
Well if it suits your face shape then this is definitely a great blush for its amazing quality.
Bristles: 5/5
shape: 3/5
versatility: 3/5
application: 3/5
price: 5/5
Overall: 3.8/5
This has been around in my kit even longer than the mineral brush. I think mine is like 6-years old or something?
It barely shed, no discoloration, never splayed, and applies my blush sheerly and evenly. The way I like it. However, I find it works best with mainstream brands' blushes. With mineral ones, not so much, as they're powder and highly concentrated, so takes a bit more effort to blend. Not with Bourjois little round pot blushes, too, as they easily harden on the surface and needs scratchier brushed to pick up the color.
Despite those "flaws", I find this is nice for contouring. I use this with my Benefit Hoola to contour, and sometimes with the bronzer from E.L.F Blush-Bronzer Duo. It always picks up perfect amount of color, and easily blends it into my skin. It easily fits into under the cheekbones. Even to the sides of the nose if I hold the base of the bristles a little firm, since the tip is tapered.
I don't think I actually need to purchase this brush again, since it's been with me a long time and I see much further mileage from it. :)
I've had my blusher brush from The Body Shop for 6 and a half years now, and the bristles are still as soft and as thick as the first day I bought it (I was a college student back then). It has not lost its shape yet after all this time and has never shedded once. It is that durable. I do wash it with baby shampoo and let it air-dry every 3-4 weeks, and I've never found the need to apply much pressure on the blush pan or against my cheek when picking up and applying color. This is a great product and it does its job very well, it picks up a perfect amount of color, never too much so I can slowly build up color as needed. Whenever I buy a new blush, I tend to throw away the mini brushes they come with, and I'll use this instead to apply the color on, and I always get a more even, smoother result. I can get a natural look with this easily. I also use this brush to apply a light layer of pressed powder all over my face (I dislike 'caking' which happens when I use the sponge that comes with the compact), so it's not just a blusher brush for me. Overall, it is a fantastic basic blusher brush for the average make up user. I love it :)
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I dislike this brush. In fact, I am yet to find a blush brush that I really like. This one I feel is far too stiff and the bristles are too dense, meaning that I have to knock off a lot of product or I just get a stripe of blusher. I can't remember how expensive it was when I bought it as I think I have had this brush for nearly a decade, but regardless it has held up well in that time. I think I need a smaller, fluffier brush as I don't get on with the Urban Decay blush brush either.
This brush is not bad at all, I love the design of it. It is very soft and not rough to the face. It really blends the color very well. The shape of the brush is kinda weird but until you get used to it. If it was bit more roundish it will be perfect. I would recommend this, but I am sure there are better blushers brushes.


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Feb 29, 2012 4:24 PM by Drew Trafton
BILLINGS- Before class began on Wednesday morning at Broadwater Elementary School in Billings, blaring music and shouting could be heard from within the building.
Further investigation revealed a group of about 35 5th and 6th graders dancing away in the main hallway of the school.
However, the Broadwater Elementary principal, Joe Halligan, wasn't concerned about the raucous taking place.
In fact, it was his idea.
"It's kind of an unorthodox way to start the day," said Halligan. "We've seen some great things with just the kids' energy level and getting ready to start the day."
The pilot program is being called the Hip Hop Winter Camp and is a partnership between the school, Alberta Bair Theater and the Rimview Dance Academy.
The intent of the program is to keep students busy during winter months where the school's running clubs are suspended because of winter weather.
Due to size limitations, the 8 week long program is only available to 5th and 6th graders at the school.
The students are required to show up by 7:30a.m. twice a week to learn new dance skills and choreographed numbers from instructors of the Rimview Dance Academy.
Halligan says, so far, the school has seen attendance rates and grades rise during the camp along with a decrease in behavioral problems.
"It's exciting to watch these students improve," said Dr. William Mouat, Director of Education and Outreach at the Alberta Bair Theater. "They are proud of what they do and it is spilling over into other areas of their lives. Studies show that students who participate in exercise and activities and students who are exposed to the arts do better in school and life skills. It is one thing to read the studies, but it is an amazing experience to actually see it happening in front of your eyes."
However, the students aren't the only ones benefiting from the experience.
"They're laughing constantly," said dance instructor Chelsea Nelson. "I once read that children laugh over 400 times a day, and so, every time I leave here I have a lot of energy-- even at 7 o'clock in the morning."
The early success of the program has Halligan and the Alberta Bair hoping that, through grant work and community support, they'll be able to develop the program in coming years.
"Not just at Broadwater, but at really at any other school that wants to do it," said Halligan. "It's an amazing program."
The current group of students participating in the camp will perform on March 15th at Broadwater Elementary during the Principal's Pasta Dinner family night at Broadwater School.
That dinner starts at 5:30p.m. .
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Feed your garden while it slumbers
Watch Joel in the Garden on KMTR NewsSource16 at 6 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays
EUGENE, Ore. — Many gardeners are leaving their plots covered until the last threat of frost is over.
But now can be a good time to study up and plan for next season.
And there are places in Eugene where you can take gardening classes and find nutrients for your flower bed.
It's still the middle of winter, but some flower bulbs are starting to appear. Onion and garlic plants are starting to sprout.
While many plots remain covered, experts say now is a good time to give your soil a boost.
"For those people who maybe haven't added any nitrogen to their garden areas, we do have a couple composts that'll added a little bit of nutrients," Tom Campbell said. Campbell is the commercial sales manager at Lane Forest Products.
Yard waste and discarded Christmas trees are piled high at the Eugene biomass company. They'll soon be ground up and used in a variety of composts.
"Something like our veggie boost, we put fertilizer in it, organic fertilizer so that you have something in there ready to go so when you're ready to plant, you'll get some of the results that you're expecting," Campbell said.
Coffee is another simple ingredient you can mix into your soil. Discarded coffee grounds are frequently available to patient gardeners.
"Some of those are just the small little kiosks you go into and you can just see if you can leave a couple five gallon buckets and come back some time during the week and pick them up," Patty Driscoll said. Driscoll works on the compost specialist committee for Lane County Extension.
Or you can enrich your mind by logging some classroom time. The Lane County Extension Service has begun its master gardener series, but just because you missed a few classes doesn't mean you can't play catch-up.
"We do it in the winter time because that's kind of when people are not as busy. Usually June, July, August are really, really busy," OSU Extension's Ross Penhallegon said.
The classes range from pruning fruit trees to spotting plant diseases. The master gardener classes are $25 each to attend. The night class series, which was set to begin this week, has been postponed until September.


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It was August 25, 1991 when some Linus Benedict Torvalds sent an email introducing the world to some 'tiny' project he was working on. It's been 22 years and what Torvalds created back then is now the world's most popular and widely user operating systems.
Here is the mail that Linus wrote in 1991.
From: mailto: [email protected] (Linus Benedict Torvalds)
To: Newsgroups: comp.os.inix
Subject: What would you like to see most in minix?
Summary: small poll for my new operating system
Message-ID: <mailto: [email protected]Hello everybody out there using minix — I'm doing a (free) operating
system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386
(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to
get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in
minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the
file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things).I've currently ported bash (1.08) and gcc (1.40), and things seem to
work. This implies that I'll get something practical within a few
months, and I'd like to know what features most people would want. Any
suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-).Linus (mailto: [email protected])
PS. Yes — it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs.
It is NOT protable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably
never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I
have :-(.
How does he feel after 22 years? This is what Linus says:
It's been 22 years since (one of) the original announcement(s) so I wanted to try to come up with some interesting numbers…
But in the end, it's just that single number: 22 years. More than half my life, and things have certainly changed since then.
Now to be fair, today isn't the only birthday: Aug 25, 1991 was the date for that original pre-announcement, but there's a few other relevant dates that may be even more relevant as "birthdays of Linux".
The actual 0.01 code release was September 17. But while it was uploaded to a public site, there was no public announcement of it. So in that sense Oct 5 might be the true "coming out" date – that is when 0.02 was done, announcement and all.
But you know what? You can have cake on any of those three days (or eat it continuously for the whole range). Go wild.
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Reviewed Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing
Apr 18, 2013 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"I didn't like the actual cupcake the first time I made them, but ADORED the frosting! So next time, I just made a box of devil food cupcakes and made the peanut butter frosting. They were absolutely amazing! I get asked for this frosting recipe every time I make it- it's that good. It's so sinful that when I am done frosting the cupcakes, I have t""


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2. Circulation Period - Books are checked out for a period of three weeks or until the end of the semester, whichever comes first.
3. Quantity - No more than five books per subject with a maximum of ten
4. Renewals - Books may be renewed three weeks at a time and may continue to be renewed throughout the semester if no hold is placed on the book. Renewals may be made over the phone by providing your user ID, or online after obtaining a secret PIN (Personal Identification Number) at the Front Desk.
5. Limitations - Library users with long overdue books or excessive unpaid fines may not check out library materials.
B. RESERVE MATERIALS - University ID Required! Reserve Materials may be obtained upon request at the Front Desk. Most Reserve Materials are for three-hour use and may not leave the building. Warning! Due to the fact that some instructors have dozens of items on reserve, students need to be able to provide the name of their instructor, the name and number of their class, and the correct title of the material.C. REFERENCE BOOKS / PERIODICALS These materials may not leave the building except for classroom use by the instructor. A copier is available.D. AUDIO VISUALS / CURRICULUM LAB University ID Required!
Three day check out.FINES Fines may not exceed ten dollars per title.
General Circulation Books - 10 cents per day, (Overdue books returned within nine days will not be charged.
Reserve Material - $1.00 per day. No grace period.
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Are these kids pants?
I opened up the pants and my initial thought was "did I order kids XL on accident?" They are sooooo small! No way they should be an XL. Will be returning. Very disappointed.
January 4, 2015
Bad Sizing
The quality of the item was fine, the sizing seems a bit off. I bought one size larger than what the size chart said I should, because other reviews said these ran a bit small. Even one size larger wasn't enough. There is another bib from Outdoor Gear at the same price as this one, and the sizing is correct. I went to Dick's and tried on the Outdoor Gear bib and the sizes are correct. Exchanged this SkiGear bib. Go with the Outdoor Gear product if you have the choice.
December 3, 2014
These pants run extremely small - must be made for stick people. Returned a size "L" for my 34" waisted athletic build son. Ordered an "XL", and they are going back, also.
August 24, 2014
Runs small.
This seems to be a very nice product for the price. Unfortunately it runs VERY SMALL. I am looking to replace a Medium size bib and the Large was way too small and even the Extra Large was too snug.
April 10, 2014
Snow bibs
Great product! It was a simple purchase for a good price with $ 10 off coupon.
April 1, 2014
I purchased (on line) a much larger size to accommodate multiple layers of clothing beneath.
However I was unable to even get them on.
Return was quick and easy at a local store
March 21, 2014
great value for the price
Going skiing and needed something that didn't empty my wallet. These are a very good product for the price.
March 16, 2014
product is good but might be labeled wrong
I brought two pairs of these bibs - a large and an extra large because we needed them in a hurry and I thought I would return the pair that did not fit. My son tried on the extra large and could barely zip them. I laid the two pairs together and saw the large one were bigger. He tried on the large ones and they were perfect. I think XL are marked wrong or are a youth extra large.
March 16, 2014
SkiGear Men's Bib
Purchased these bib ski pants near the end of my son's ski program. Was delighted the pants fit just as anticipated and that they were shipped and delivered to us in time for his next trip to the slopes.
March 15, 2014
Not happy
I ordered a large and xlarge. The large fit great plenty of room for layers. We tried the xlarge well first the zipper was completely broken. And then they were so tight that you could not even get zipper up even if it worked. They must have sent a size medium. I believe the were returned because the person before me pulled zipper up but broke because they to thought it was an xlarge. Not to happy over here.
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Whiplash and motor premiums
Published: Friday | August 28, 2009
THE EDITOR, Sir:
THE MOTORING public needs to be more aware of one of the main reasons for the size of motor insurance premiums.
There has been a long-standing and steadily escalating, cottage industry among some small but active sections of the legal and medical professions, aimed at extracting the maximum amounts from the motor insurance industry - and ultimately the unfortunate premium-paying motorist - for alleged whiplash injuries.
It is an open secret that certain attorneys-at-law have a panel of tame medical practitioners, to whom they know they can refer almost any passenger travelling in a motor vehicle and, who, after a mere verbal report of alleged pain and/or stiffness by the passenger, will automatically churn out a medical report certifying 'whiplash' - often in the form of a standard template.
Many sympathetic judges, honestly and in the best of faith, will give an award for general damages in the region of $800,000, sometimes as high as $1,300,000, or higher, once the magic word, 'whiplash' appears - without any allegation of permanent disability - on any medical report. Needless to say, if the medical practitioner can be prevailed upon to assess a one or two per cent permanent partial disability, which he is able to do without any sign of physical injury, then the damages automatically increase to $1,500,000 upwards!
There are definitely some genuine cases but it is widely felt that the majority of these claimants have little or nothing wrong with them. With the hundreds of whiplash claims presented to motor insurers in any given week, with automatic settlements in the region between $550,000 and $1,300,000 by insurers to avoid otherwise inevitable legal awards plus legal costs, many lawyers are now collecting 30 per cent of any settlements achieved for their clients!
The rights of genuinely injured person must be preserved but this racket is getting out of hand and it is high time that it be given more careful attention with a view to separating the genuine cases from the fakers, unless we all enjoy paying higher and higher motor premiums! Despite the intense rhetoric which is likely to be raised to cloud the issue, this matter needs to be seriously addressed.
I am, etc.,
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Jessica Alba's flirty hairstyle has smooth roots and textured, wavy ends.
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CBS's O'Donnell: Cruz's Speech 'Could Hurt' GOP's 'Chances of Taking Back' Senate
From the 25 September 2013 edition of CBS This Morning:
NORAH O'DONNELL: One of your colleagues, Senator [Ted] Cruz, has pulled an all-nighter. It's not a filibuster, because the fate of this is really already decided. Are you concerned about – that what your fellow senator is doing could hurt your party's chances of taking back the U.S. Senate?
SEN. BOB CORKER, (R), FOREIGN RELATIONS CMTE. RANKING MEMBER: We can do something relative to the individual mandate; that we can do something relative to the medical device tax. It's, obviously, the tactics that are being deployed – and, again, we'll see. I do-
O'DONNELL: But is Senator Cruz's speech going to do anything to help delay that for a year, which is the compromise that you guys are pushing for?
CHARLIE ROSE: Senator, no one doubts Senator Cruz's opposition to ObamaCare and desire to defund it. But some people are saying this is about personal ambition and being seen fighting for this, because it serves his own presidential ambitions.


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7 Day Motivational Thread starting April 22: We Can Do This!
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 189
Goals for the week:
Log everything, no exceptions (nibbles and "tastes" count!):
yes, yes (and goodness, it was a whopper...)
At least 1500ml water per day:
2500, 2500
At least 15g fiber per day:
21, 15 (14.8 but I'll take it as 15)
Maintain 7-day calorie rolling average under 1550:
1237, 1537
Maintain 7-day sodium rolling average under 1400mg:
815, 1177
No red entries on this report:
Monday, Tuesday
(but just barely)
Study every day:
yes, yes
My report for Tuesday isn't a diet report. It's a
. You see, there was a major collision between my lips and a whole mess 'o food. To the tune of 2600+ calories for the day
! Fortunately, I had insurance -- the past 7 days were safe (average = 1237), so the total impact of this one day gorgefest won't derail the entire train, as long as it's just one day (and it
be just one day).
Did I at least enjoy the gorgefest? Oh you betcha!!! It was DE-LISH-OUS! No guilt whatsoever. It was my choice, my decision, I'm quite content with it and am mentally prepared for the repercussions that may follow. I already saw a bigger scale number this morning; I assume it's sodium-related water retention, because I doubt fat can develop overnight.
So, will it be a totally blue week? Only time will tell.
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Feb 1: Restarted... again... for the umpteenth time
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Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is expanding in media with the purchase of 63 newspapers, said he's surprised the Times-Picayune of New Orleans will cut its publication schedule to three days a week.
RailAmerica Inc., the railroad operator controlled by Fortress Investment Group LLC that reached an all-time high last week, is poised to reap about 30 percent more for investors as a takeover target.
RailAmerica Inc., the short-line railroad operator that's majority owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC, said it's studying strategic alternatives that may include a sale of the company.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chairman Lloyd Blankfein and President Gary Cohn are among the people whose names may emerge or be called as witnesses at the insider- trading trial of Rajat Gupta, prosecutors said.
When it comes to acquisitions, Warren Buffett says his biggest deal is yet to come. That could attract the 81-year-old billionaire investor to companies from Deere & Co. to Henkel AG.
Diageo Plc, the world's biggest distiller, and computer-services provider International Business Machines Corp. led $27.6 billion of corporate bond sales in the U.S. this week as relative yields on investment-grade debt rose.
Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., opted against hosting a press conference following his company's annual meeting in May.
The owners of the New York Mets agreed to a $162 million settlement of claims by the liquidator of Bernard Madoff's firm that won't require them to pay any money for at least four years, if ever.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. directors, including billionaire founder Warren Buffett, won dismissal of shareholder claims over challenged stock trades by former Berkshire executive David Sokol.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said President Barack Obama is "using" such people as billionaire investor Warren Buffett as tools to push his tax policy.
"We have decided to cancel Sunday's press conference due to time constraints."
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What is Interventional Pulmonology (IP)?
Welcome to the Interventional Pulmonology (IP) Program, a subspecialty clinic within the Emory Advanced Lung Disease Center.
IP is an emerging field in Pulmonary Medicine that has dramatically changed our approach to the diagnosis, staging and treatment of lung cancer, evaluation of pulmonary nodules, diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases, and therapies for complex airway diseases. The Interventional Pulmonology Program at The Emory Clinic is one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the Southeastern United States.
The program was established in 2006 to provide patients with access to the latest, minimally invasive, state-of-the art diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for treating lung and pleural diseases. As one of the first programs in the country, the Emory Interventional Pulmonology program has experienced significant growth since its inception. It consists of several fellowship-trained interventional pulmonologists with the means to provide a full range of interventional services at two of the largest hospitals in Atlanta. We also provide a consultation service to our Veterans from the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (http://www.atlanta.va.gov/).


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Visceral Games has today confirmed Kinect voice controls for the Xbox 360 version of Dead Space 3.
According to the developer, Kinect voice will allow gamers to shout simple commands at the game such as "Find partner", "Fire stasis", or "Attack Enemy".
These commands work not just in single-player mode but also in co-op with another player, and will apparently "make it easier for co-op partners to give each other health or ammo, find objectives, revive one another and more", says Visceral.
"The voice commands in Dead Space 3 give players a unique way to take down the terror, whether they choose to face the Necromorphs alone in single-player, or alongside a friend with drop-in / drop-out co-op," said the game's exec producer and Visceral VP Steve Papoutsis.
"Dead Space 3 delivers the action-horror experience our fans have come to know and love. And with the ability to survive the adventure alone, with a friend, or with Kinect, we're excited about extending the spine-tingling Dead Space experience to a whole new audience of players."
Earlier today a new Dead Space 3 trailer showed off new gameplay for both the single player and co-op modes.
EA has confirmed a Dead Space 3 release date of February 5, 2013 in North America and February 8, 2013 in Europe.


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Hope can be a dangerous drug, and around NFL front offices it's the sort of aphrodisiac that can lead to a love affair with the wrong golden boy arm. We've seen it so many times before, and almost yearly, with a would-be franchise cornerstone wrongfully elevated in the draft out of desperation, or a lack of depth.
But while there's plenty of dizzying desperation out there as prospects begin checking into the scouting combine today (the land where dreams are made), depth shouldn't be a problem according to Mike Mayock, everyone's favorite draft czar.


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Amazing Story a must read.... Man arrested, sentenced to 30 days and $1,500.00 fines for storing WATER
A Oregon man was recently arrested, convicted and given a 30 day jail sentenced and over $1,500.00 in fines for storing....
wait for it..... RAINWATER... on his own property. Apparently in Oregon all water belongs to.. you guessed it.. THE STATE.
Apparently storing rainwater and snow melt on your own property for your personal use is against Oregon's law.
If you need a better example of Socialism gone wild you could not find it. This law was enacted in 1925 by a Progressive Governor
and Legislature to "help" all people have access to "Public" resources and the personal use by storing or blocking
a State resource is therefore illegal.
So rain falling from the sky belongs to the State and you may not hinder or impede it's free flow off your property.
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London Heathrow International Airport, Terminal 5
Harlington, Hayes, Middlesex, United Kingdom
The Heathrow outposts of this popular London healthcare emporium are designed to cater to the specific needs of air travelers. Busy airport denizens can stop in at Boots and find everything from medicines to cosmetics to fragrances. In fact, the store is home to a number of designer fragrance and cosmetic counters, including Loreal, Max Factor, and No. 7. In addition to toiletries, travelers can buy photo supplies, snacks and the latest issues of their favorite magazines. Boots also offers a number of health services, including flu vaccines and weight loss programs.
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Apple Agrees To Chinese Security Audits of Its Products 114
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itwbennett writes According to a story in the Beijing News, Apple CEO Tim Cook has agreed to let China's State Internet Information Office to run security audits on products the company sells in China in an effort to counter concerns that other governments are using its devices for surveillance. "Apple CEO Tim Cook agreed to the security inspections during a December meeting in the U.S. with information office director Lu Wei, according to a story in the Beijing News. China has become one of Apple's biggest markets, but the country needs assurances that Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad protect the security and privacy of their users as well as maintain Chinese national security, Lu told Cook, according to an anonymous source cited by the Beijing News."


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A chart style is a predefined style for a family chart. We have 18 predefined styles that are available for you to choose from. Select your chart style in the second step in the chart making wizard on your family site:
To create your own style, just click on the 'Advanced customization options', to choose from the advanced options available for your chart:
There you can edit fonts used, the size of the photos, the box and chart frames, and the facts shown in the chart. You can really personalize the chart. For example, you can add your own picture as the chart background, among many other options.
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