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September 11, 2012 | 9/11 - courage and sorrow; Cross & Crown - healing | 1 comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 05, 2012 | Dallas Cowboy says - "Pain is just mental" | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 27, 2012 | How do negative suggestions influence health? | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 20, 2012 | Race to Health Opens Door for Spirituality | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 13, 2012 | Essentials for better physical & financial health | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 06, 2012 | Is spiritual-based healing weird? | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 30, 2012 | An Olympic edge | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 23, 2012 | For success (and health), mind matters most | no comments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 09, 2012 | Respect required for well-being | 1 comments |
9/11. Its a simple symbol made of 4 quick touches of the keyboard. Yet, what this simple symbol represents still weighs heavy on sad hearts and minds. To some it means courage. To others, vulnerability, fear, uncertainty, and sorrow. Yet, there is another symbol. A symbol, I've found, that can help. It can help heal the pain and anguish caused by the misguided actions of others.
The Cross and Crown, I've learned, is a symbol of meekness and might. Combined, these qualities heal long lasting wounds.
The cross symbolizes sacrifice, selfless acts, and tender, powerful love. Eleven years ago, first responders at the World Trade Center expressed these qualities. When lived, these qualities enable us to utilize what the crown symbolizes -- an innate spiritual power and dominion. People around the world are embracing their God-given authority to mentally rule out evil and banish hate and fear.
Jesus sacrificed himself. He carried the cross to his own crucifixion. Then he thoroughly overcame evil when he rose from the tomb. It could be said that he wore a crown of victory. And yes, because of Jesus' actions, the Cross and Crown used together are considered a symbol of Christianity. However, unselfed love and moral and spiritual might are a part of most belief systems. The Christ, which Jesus completely embodied, is God's healing power. The Christ enables us to be and do good.
9/11, often seen as the symbol of a select few who refused to love or respect life, should be exchanged for the symbol that represents the highest sense of sacrifice and love.
Therefore, today and every day, I will love more, and to some degree, embrace the spiritual authority of Christ. I will stop being afraid. I will stop hating. Yes, I will try. I hope you will too.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: KeithWommack.com
Let the real games begin. No, not the Olympics, we're talking football. Goal line stands. One-hand catches. Last second touchdowns.
College spring practices and intersquad performances are finished. The preseason NFL (National Football League) games are finally over. It's good to get back to contests that matter.
Although I spend more time watching games than I would like to admit, I spend even more time helping to heal the pain and suffering of others. Therefore, it caught my attention last season when Dallas Cowboys' safety, Gerald Sensabaugh was quoted as saying, "Pain is just mental."
The news report I was reading stated that there were only a small number of football players who were able to complete a game with a strained arch and as well, play another game five days later. However, after Sensabaugh helped his team defeat the Miami Dolphins last Thanksgiving, he was added to the list.
"I don't take any medications,'' Sensabaugh apparently told reporters. "I've dealt with all kinds of illness without medication. I remember one time I had the flu real bad and didn't take anything. Pain is just mental. If I know it's nothing structural, I should be able to ride through it.''
"That's how I was growing up, that's how I've raised my kids,'' Sensabaugh said. "If you fall and bust your head, get up and play. It's not that bad. Usually they get up laughing.''
Pain is a real battle for many people. However, there are those like Sensabaugh who have found that how they think controls how they feel. Studies at Stanford University's Neuroscience and Pain Lab show that redirecting one's focus can lead to over 40 percent less of an awareness of pain.
Several years ago, I was working on an amplifier with a long-handled screwdriver. The screwdriver slipped, got turned around, and scratched my eye. At first I felt no pain, but then suddenly the pain was severe, and all light was painful. I put on a pair of sunglasses, closed my bedroom curtains and called a friend to pray for me. I'd found prayer to be enormously beneficial before, so this was a natural first resort.
I recalled how in the past I'd felt a confident sense of control rather than helplessness because of prayer, and the spiritual peace that permeated my consciousness through prayer gave me a realization of freedom as well.
The pain immediately stopped. I opened the window and took off the glasses. I was pain-free for several days, -- the scratch had completely disappeared. The only problem left was the eye was slightly out of focus.
Then, to my surprise and disappointment, 4 mornings later it seemed I had returned to the old condition. The extreme pain was back.
I called the friend who had prayed with me to give her the news. She asked, "Have you ever been to Moscow." I said, "No." She responded, "If you've never been to Moscow, then you can't return."
I laughed out loud because I knew what she meant. If those prayers had truly been effective then there was no basis for returning to the former condition. As I thought about her point, I noticed the pain had just as quickly disappeared, and the eye came into focus. That was the end of it.
What Sensabaugh stated, I found to be true: Pain can be just mental.
Does this mean we simply ignore it? Just tough it out? No.
Every physical or mental trouble should receive some method of immediate and responsible treatment. For example, concussions suffered during sporting events are finally receiving the important attention needed. And the Dallas Cowboys have one of the finest medical staffs in America.
The point here is that today there is a growing awareness of the other methods being used to treat pain and its causes. In my practice of spiritual healing, I've see pain successfully eliminated.
Along with Gerald Sensabaugh, we all have the authority to take control of our thought by changing our focus. Instead of pain restricting or dominating us, we can live (and play) with dominion.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: KeithWommack.com
Suggestions change people. They do. Whether they are mental or audible suggestions, behavioral and physical modifications take place.
Take for example, a shy friend. He loosens up immediately and becomes the life of the party when wine is set in front of him. The transformation takes place before the alcohol ever reaches his lips. The expectation or suggestion of relaxation frees him.
Then there's pain. It can disappear when sugar pills are ingested or after someone undergoes a fake surgery. Of course, this phenomenon is the placebo effect. The suggestion of relief can alleviate pain.
Most likely, we've all been affected in some way by the power of a suggestion. And it is this power that is stirring up questions about honesty and ethics in health care.
In a recent article from Current Directions in Psychological Science psychological scientists, Maryanne Garry and Robert Michael of Victoria University of Wellington, along with Irving Kirsch of Harvard Medical School and Plymouth University, explored the influence and relationship between suggestion, cognition, and behavior.
The article states that during early collaborations, the scientists confirmed a significant observation to one another. They "realized that the effects of suggestion are wider and often more surprising than many people might otherwise think."
When a suggestion is made, we begin to anticipate it. Our anticipation and expectation cause our thoughts and behaviors to actually aid in bringing the outcome to fruition. However, the effects of negative suggestions can be harmful.
A study of the nocebo effect confirms that a negative suggestion can be unhealthy. Winfried Häuser and his colleagues at the Technical University of Munich observed that a "Negative suggestion can induce symptoms of illness."
They found that "Nocebo responses can, for instance, be brought about by unintended negative suggestions on the part of doctors or nurses, e.g., when informing the patient about the possible complications of a proposed treatment. …Patients may develop symptoms and side effects purely because they've been told about them."
In a National Institutes of Health article Ted Kaptchuk, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is reported to have praised Häuser's findings but wondered whether giving less information to patients raised ethical questions. "If we don't tell patients about adverse effects, we are unethical and not transparent and not (providing an opportunity for) full informed consent," he said. "But if we tell people, it actually may produce harm."
What a quandary.
Yet, an early researcher into the question of the influence of suggestion on behavior and health believed she found a possible answer to this very dilemma.
In the late 1800s, after experimenting with different modalities, Mary Baker Eddy discovered what she felt was a spiritual method of health care. Eventually, she surmised that any system that intensely focused on the body and physical causes would be reinforcing disease by its unavoidable suggestions and advertisements of symptoms and suffering.
Eddy felt it was more ethical and honest to share spiritual facts with her patients. This was important because she also felt that spirituality was the key ingredient to their health and the actual foundation of their existence.
Interestingly enough, she found that her spiritual care didn't ignore health conditions but changed them, not through suggestion, which was liable to be altered by another suggestion, but by understanding.
Understanding the spiritual nature of health, the suggestion of disease and suffering would have less of an opportunity to influence and be less likely to be expected or manifested.
Today, studies show that spirituality heals and contributes years to life expectancies. But, is humanity, as a whole, ready to utilize a divine method?
So, where does that leave us?
Those administering medical treatment should be considering the choice of full disclosure (which carries the possibility of harm) versus portioning information to patients.
As well, those administering spiritual treatment should consider the patients' needs. They should inform a patient that it is fine to use spiritual care as a first choice, but this doesn't insure success if they are utilizing it unthinkingly because of dogmatic reasons.
Patients should always have the final say in which form of care they wish to use. They should always feel in control. Patient centered care is an emerging aspect to health care.
Hopefully, we will hear more about patients taking control of their care by advising medical physicians about how much information they wish to hear; and equally advising spiritual practitioners if they wish to try other methods.
These steps just may reduce the influence negative suggestions have on society.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: keithwommack.com
There seems to be an urgency when it comes to health care. Perhaps, because of this, more consideration is being given to thought, spirituality, and the powerful connection they have to well-being.
Last year, the American Psychological Association revealed that the use of prayer for health concerns significantly increased from forty-three percent in 2002 to forty-nine percent in 2007.
Many studies have examined the effectiveness of prayer. Most of these studies state that prayer improves health. Some suggest otherwise.
Why the confusion?
If you analyzed the effects of 100 different medications used to treat a specific problem, you wouldn't declare, "Medicine does not work!" if only one was found to be beneficial for treating the problem. Most likely, you would say, "Here is the one that helps."
Just as all medications are not the same, not all prayers are the same.
I wrote in a column two weeks ago: "It would be difficult to grasp the complete driving ability of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe if the test-drivers were fifteen-year-olds from your neighborhood driver education class. Just so, each test subject during a study of prayer's ability to heal may not, as yet, be spiritually prepared to apply the full might of divine power." Jesus' disciples couldn't always heal as quickly or completely as he did. Yet, the Bible implies that as they gained spiritual maturity some were able to perform many substantial cures.
Utilizing prayer under all circumstances is not always an easy task. After I married my wife, Joanne, and whenever I got the hiccups, a race for relief would break out between my prayer and her home-remedy of a spoonful of jelly. If I couldn't make the hiccups disappear through prayer before Joanne arrived with her spoon, I was supposed to swallow the sugary solution.
However, absolutely every time, prayer won out. Praying caused the hiccups to completely stop before Joanne could dash to the kitchen and return with the jelly.
I don't know if you have ever tried praying while under pressure, but it took a concerted effort to keep my thought on the divine power to bring relief while hearing Joanne's shoes on the tile floor as she ran to the kitchen.
Rather than being intimidated when hearing the sound of our utensil drawer opening, the silverware clanging, the drawer slamming shut, the refrigerator door opening and closing, and Joanne sprinting back with the spoonful of jelly, I'd endeavor to feel the spiritual conviction of a divine love and law at work.
Our family-friendly contest probably won't ever be seen as scientific evidence of prayer's healing ability. It may not carry much weight in the growing understanding of the relevance of spirituality's impact on health. And I don't even expect leading researchers, medical educators, or experts on the relationship between spirituality and health to come knocking at our door to learn more of our experience.
Yet, prayer's success rate in our competition does tell me something, even though it may be shrugged off as anecdotal. I recognize a consistent pattern of betterment when I combine my hiccups vanishing with other health outcomes that prayer has produced. I have seen skin cancer, alcohol poisoning, kidney failure, and many other conditions cured.
Although the success rate of all healing methods humanity uses is not perfect, the endeavor to alleviate pain and suffering is commendable. As long as there is an urgency for health, the evaluation of spiritual methods will accelerate. Every advance is a needed and positive step.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: keithwommack.com
How often do you better your health and save money at the same time? I know. Never.
Yet, through some health care plans, it seems possible. Some plans include unique programs that will reward you for taking meaningful actions toward enhancing health.
Within good-health-behavior reward plans, an individual can earn up to $300 a year for participating in a coaching program or for meeting recommended health guidelines.
Eat healthy foods, get regular physical activity, abstain from tobacco use, -- these are some of the suggested steps often recommended to stay healthy. However, there may be pieces of the puzzle missing from health care plans and healthy lifestyle choices that you could benefit from.
Last September, Robert P. Faraci, MD, a principal with Medical Care Consultants, gave public testimony about health care before a Health System Reform Task Force of the Utah legislature. Faraci suggested that he may have stumbled upon a missing puzzle piece to the health care delivery equation. His testimony centers on his discovery that when it comes to health care, an important element is spiritual care.
Faraci practiced general surgery for 20 years. Later he became the Chief Medical Officer for a managed care plan in Denver, Colorado. Faraci was one of the executives of the plan who began investigating the mind-body aspects of disease and health care. His investigation directly led this plan to becoming the first HMO in the United States to offer spiritual care as a benefit.
Faraci stated before the Utah legislature, "In the course of my research, I discovered that spiritual beliefs have profound effects on patient outcomes. Furthermore, my own anecdotal experiences as a surgeon supported this conclusion."
"Our research indicated that people with strong spiritual beliefs often had better medical outcomes than those who did not have such beliefs. Subsequent studies at Duke and Harvard Medical Schools and a comprehensive review by the Mayo clinic have reinforced these findings."
Faraci continued, "We also discovered that people wanted this benefit. A John Templeton study revealed that 55% of Americans said they would choose a health plan that included spirituality and religious healing practices over a plan that did not. Finally, we felt that the addition of spirituality to our members' care might lead to better clinical outcomes and, as a result, lower utilization of other resources."
When other resources were utilized less, the company would save money. Therefore, they were able to offer the plan at a reasonable price, enabling members to keep their dollars in their wallets.
If you learned that there was a beneficial plan that acknowledged your spiritual beliefs and practice, wouldn't you want to sign up for it?
Dr. Faraci quickly found that there was a huge demand for this spiritual benefit plan and the demand exceeded anything this managed care group could have imagined. It resulted in a doubling of their plan membership in the first year and doubling again in the second.
Faraci closed his testimony by sharing with the Utah legislature the likely results if a spirituality benefit were to be included in health plans of state Health Exchanges:
It could be added to the health plans at little to no increase in premium
It could potentially improve clinical outcomes
It will give members a stronger sense of well-being
It will make members happier with their health plans because mind, body and spirit have been addressed.
Perhaps, recognition of the bonuses spirituality brings to the health care table will bring an even greater interest in how spirituality heals minds and bodies. The care of each individual is of the utmost importance. And spiritual treatment has been shown not only to improve health but also to give relief from the tremendous financial burden imposed by other forms of care.
When examining the essentials needed to better health and to do it in a financially prudent way, don't forget to consider spirituality. Many feel that it can provide you with the best rewards.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: KeithWommack.com
While in a meeting, a newspaper editor, after learning that I practiced spiritual-based healing, said, "Since Christian Science is weird, it ... "
The editor stopped mid-sentence, looked at me, and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to say weird. I'm so sorry."
After the editor apologized several more times, I said, "Forget about it. It's okay," and we went back to our pleasant discussion.
The editor's "Weird" comment reminded me of '73. In 1973, I was in Brad Shearer's kitchen. Brad and I attended high school together. He was a star football player who went on to play for the Texas Longhorns and the Chicago Bears.
While in Brad's kitchen, I watched as he took a large glass measuring cup and cracked eight eggs into it. After whipping the eggs, he opened the door of a small machine, placed the measuring cup inside, closed the door, and turned a dial. A minute or so later, he opened the door, took out the cup, and began eating the eggs with a fork. Weird!
Weird, because in '73 I had never heard of, much less, seen a microwave oven. How did those eggs cook in just a minute?
Just as the microwave seemed weird to me in '73, the thought of providing prayer for illness or pain can seem the same to you when you first encounter it. However, both are effective. Both utilize laws. The microwave transforms food. Spiritual treatments can transform people. Both accomplish this from the inside out.
The microwave oven cooks by a completely different method than a conventional oven. It uses radio waves. The waves are absorbed by the food's water, fats and sugars. As they are absorbed, the waves convert into atomic motion -- heat. This heat cooks the food.
Just so, spiritual treatments heal by transforming thought. Heats it up, so to speak. The cold/dark fears of materialistic thinking, which cause difficulties, melt and vanish allowing our natural strength, balance, and health to be experienced.
As radical as it sounds, we live in a mental world and the body is thought manifest. Simply put, just as a sad thought causes tears, thought touches every aspect of our being. As thought is spiritually transformed, the body expresses greater health.
Those looking into how Jesus healed so effectively are discovering life to be controlled by divine laws, and health to be governed spiritually. Weird to some. Wonderfully important to many.
Researches at the Danish Pain Research Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, recently revealed the findings from their study on prayer. They discovered that "prayer reduced pain intensity by 34 percent and pain unpleasantness by 38 percent for religious participants, but not for non-religious participants." The study shows that prayerful expectations can contribute to better health outcomes.
Studying the effectiveness of prayer is not easy. The reason? Just as not all medications are the same, not all prayers are the same.
Neither are people who pray entirely the same. It would be difficult to grasp the complete driving ability of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe if the test-drivers were fifteen-year-olds from your neighborhood driver education class. Just so, each test subject during a study of prayer's ability may not be spiritually prepared to apply the full might of divine power.
There is much to be learned about the impact prayer-based healing can have on humanity. However, from what I have witnessed, spiritual practices are gaining momentum.
I use a microwave daily. I rely on prayer as a first choice for healing. Each has become a natural thing to do.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: KeithWommack.com
The London games have begun. Does your favorite athlete have a leg up? Are they aware of the latest formula for speed? The newest way to win?
The development of bigger and stronger bodies brought many record-setting Olympic performances in the past. However, some feel the growth spurt is waning.
France's National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance examined track and field and swimming events from 1891 to 2008 and reported that record-breaking performances have declined sharply since 1988. They concluded, "Our physiological evolution will remain limited in a majority of Olympic events."
With the decline in physiological evolutionary advancement and more consistent programs of nutrition and training, there has been a leveling of the playing field, so to speak. This has increased demand for the utilization of new ways to improve performances.
NPR recently aired the story Technology Could Give Athletes An Edge At Olympic Park. The piece included a discussion with Philippa Oldham of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Oldham explained how technologies such as spray-on clothing and 3D-printed shoes are assisting Olympians.
Greg Bishop in a New York Times piece Long Before London Games, James Bond Tactics explains that France even created an agency in its sports ministry to boost medal counts through athletic surveillance.
Bishop writes, "France is not the only nation looking for an Olympic edge through stealth. Someone from the United States' cycling team surreptitiously rode the competition course in London for this summer's Olympic Games with a three-dimensional mapping device, specifics of which officials declined to reveal, so the Americans could build and train on a replica of the Olympic track."
Aerodynamic bicycle helmet designs, hydrodynamic swimwear, carbon fiber blades used for prosthetic limbs, and running shoe spikes that grip the track more efficiently, will provide athletes an edge until each team employs them or they are banned from Olympic use.
Does it make you wonder who and what is more important, engineers, gear, or the athletes?
If competition were merely comprised of physical movements, mechanical engineers would hold all the cards when it comes to Olympic medal counts. Yet, there is a mental component to athletics. And many feel that sports psychology outweighs the mechanical manipulations of clothing and gear.
However, besides the physical and emotional elements that give athletes an edge, there is another element to consider.
Michele Joan D. Valbuena, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, writes, "Sport psychology researchers have found that athlete engagement is characterized by 4 dimensions: confidence, dedication, vigor and enthusiasm."
Yet, her research with Filipino athletes shows that there is a very helpful fifth dimension. Valbuena found that since Filipino athletes are not furnished with facilities and programs that other countries athletes are accustomed to, nor are they given financial assistance, a "fifth dimension of athletic engagement — spirituality — becomes their pillar."
The new Olympic edge might be the spiritual power that enables an athlete to cope with the rigors and stress of top-tier competition, and to recover more quickly from injuries.
This new edge probably doesn't seem so new to many of us. Forty-nine percent of Americans say they already pray about their health. Thirty-six percent say they have witnessed the healing of an injury or illness because of prayer.
Several years ago, Cory, a sophomore pitcher from The University of Texas Longhorn varsity baseball squad was a student in my Christian Science Sunday School class. I had the opportunity to watch Cory pitch several times. One day, during a game, a ball was hit directly at him. Cory caught the line drive with his bare hand.
The next day a coach noticed that his hand was swollen and he couldn't grip the ball. An x-ray revealed a fracture. Cory was scheduled to pitch again in 4 days. He wanted to be healed, and knew from experience that a prayerful, spiritual approach could enable him to quickly recover.
Cory had planned to take a seven-hour trip to his girlfriend's cottage. Despite the injury, Cory followed through with his plans. While he travelled, he prayed, and as he did, he was convinced that changes were taking place. When he arrived, he knew the healing was complete. He went swimming and fishing, and wrestled with his girlfriend's brothers.
To satisfy his coach, he went back to the doctor who had x-rayed the hand. The doctor said he'd never seen anything like it. The hand was totally healed. When he pitched a few days later, he struck out seven of the eight batters he faced.
Spirituality enables athletes – everyone – to enjoy an edge, because it helps them both mentally and physically.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: KeithWommack.com
It is amazing what people can do when they utilize the might of mind.
Recently, Nik Wallenda grabbed a lot of headlines by becoming the first person in 116 years to walk a tightrope across the Niagara Gorge, and the first ever to stroll right over the falls.
Wallenda is reported to have said that he accomplished the feat through "a lot of praying, that's for sure. But, you know, it's all about the concentration, the focus, and the training."
In my own experience, although I've never considered walking over the Niagara Gorge, much less my backyard pool, I've found that concentration, focus, and training are quite necessary for health and success.
More on that later.
Another individual who succeeds at what most of us don't even contemplate is Chrissie Wellington, 4-time triathlon World Ironman champion.
In an article for CNN, speaking on how she does what she does, Wellington explained, "Of all the body parts we train, none is more important than the mind. ...it's when the discomfort strikes that [you] realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all. I believe that it is my mind that has carried me through to some of my greatest victories."
Although, I don't walk tightrope or participate in triathlons as Wellington does, I am learning quite a lot about this "most powerful weapon of all."
Again, I'll dig a little deeper on this in a moment.
I'm not sure if Marc B. Lewis bikes and swims. However, I do know he writes. And in a Huffington Post article Does Your Mind Impact Your Health? Lewis wrote, "In a discussion of health, wellness and well-being, an important concept is the relationship between the mind and the body."
He examined what he called the "two primary ways of looking at the mind-body relationship." He explained that Monism is the view that the mind and body are not "distinct entities" but "one interrelated system." The opposite or dualism model suggests that the mind and body never impact one another.
I do believe that both Wallenda and Wellington might be supportive of the Monism theory. I am.
Lewis further wrote, "If the monism principle … is correct, you likely notice changes in your body that correlate with what you think and the emotions you experience. Since your mind and emotions impact the conditions in your body and the conditions in your body are a factor in the manifestation of disease and illness, your mind and emotions are a major player in determining your health and wellness."
If you are finding mind to be a "major player" in your experience, you're not alone.
Harris Dienstfrey in an essay in Consciousness & Healing: Integral Approaches To Mind-Body Medicine, has written, "I hope this is clear. There is as yet no bottom to the well of the mind's capacity to do in the body (some bodies) what any newly invented drug can do. The problem the drug is treating does not matter. The mind is expansive enough to treat the problem. Put it this way: The mind so far can do (for some people) what all the pharmaceutical labs of the world together haven't been able to do."
If you are keeping count, you've seen mind described as "a major player" and as "the most powerful weapon of all." You've read that mind can accomplish "what all the pharmaceutical labs of the world together haven't been able to do." Yet, is it really the human mind that is such a dominant power?
The human mind can do a lot of things. However, perhaps you are finding, like I am, that no matter the training, focus, or concentration given, the human mind, by itself, cannot motivate and drive you to experience sustained success or health.
Possibly, you are discovering, as I am, that instead of the human mind being a powerhouse that possesses unstoppable abilities, in fact, it achieves success and promotes health only to the degree that it humbly embraces and reflects a divine consciousness.
The Bible describes Jesus as a master of both health and success. Did his accomplishments come about because of a human mind and will or was it an outcome of his subordination to the divine?
I believe that it is the latter, indicating that health and success are achieved by our growing awareness of a higher consciousness. A productive mind stems from a divinely governed mind.
I have found that if you prayerfully train your thought with focused concentration, acknowledging the spiritual nature of existence, you can experience the success and health you hope for, -- your hard work will pay off. Your mind and body will be animated to act in the direction that the divine wisely and carefully points out.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: http://texashealthblog.com/
I said, "Yes, I'm his son-in-law."
The general looked me in the eye, as possibly only generals can do, reached out, took hold of my shirtsleeve, and said, "That man makes life worth living." He meant it.
After the elevator ride and a stroll to the bus stop, I helped Bob onto the bus for a ride over to another VA building. Once he was seated on the bus and happily waving to me, the bus driver came over, started shaking his head, as possibly only bus drivers who have seen-it-all can do, and said, "He is the greatest. He always brightens my day." He also meant it.
It's hard to believe that almost a year has passed since we celebrated Bob's ninety-three years at his full-military-honored memorial service.
Robert Milne Yates, or Bob as most everyone knew him, was a walking dispensary of joy. Everywhere he went he touched lives. Perhaps, we could say that he was a healer, of sorts.
Why should we consider Bob a healer? I doubt he would ever think of himself in that way, yet, conceivably, we could because of the recognized connection between happiness and health.
Bob had a gift of spreading happiness. He was an entertainer. He loved an audience. He met no strangers. He always had a kind word for everyone and took a genuine interest in the lives of those he met. Something said would remind him of a joke or a one-liner and then another. He made everyone smile when he came into a room. When you heard laughter, it was usually Bob's fault.
In making the case for considering Bob a healer, perhaps I should toss the findings of researchers into the mix. The physical health benefits of laughter have been reported as boosting immunity, lowering stress hormones, decreasing pain, relaxing muscles, and preventing heart disease.
Additionally, studies have shown the mental health benefits of laughter to be increased zest for life, easing of anxiety and fear, relief from stress, improved mood, and enhanced resilience.
When I think of all the people impacted by Bob's jokes and jovial nature, it is hard for me to calculate the positive mental and physical health outcomes he may have unknowingly brought about.
From 1938 to 1941 Bob lived in the Los Angeles area, playing drums with various orchestras and working as a musician in movies at MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Studios.
He served in the United States Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. In addition to his weapon, he carried a set of drumsticks as he and the First Armored Division Band entertained fellow soldiers in Ireland, England, North Africa, and Italy.
Unfortunately, while in North Africa, Bob was injured while diving into a foxhole to avoid enemy fire. He was honorably discharged from the Army and returned to California to bring smiles to those he influenced while filming movies, playing nightclub shows, working in retail for years, and while being a friend to his neighbors.
Further, in making the case for considering Bob a healer are the results found by researchers Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, and James Fowler, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego. The 2008 work done by these two researchers and some of their colleagues assessed happiness from a twenty-year study that evaluated data from over 4,700 participants.
The introduction to their research findings, states, in part, "The World Health Organization is increasingly emphasizing happiness as a component of health. …People can 'catch' emotional states they observe in others over time frames ranging from seconds to weeks."
The study's conclusion reads, "People's happiness depends on the happiness of others with whom they are connected. This provides further justification for seeing happiness, like health, as a collective phenomenon."
Perhaps no governing body will ever throw a posthumous doctoral degree Bob's way. And agreeably everyone who spreads joy and cracks jokes shouldn't necessarily hang out their pharmaceutical shingle. Yet, bottom line – even though he may never have been in the same comedic league as Ellen DeGeneres or Robin Williams, I believe Bob deserves to be remembered and admired as someone who enriched lives, worldwide. I can say his overall motive was to bring a degree of genuine respect and happiness to others.
If you can touch the heart of a general and soul of a bus driver, you have done some good.
Time spent with Bob was more than fun moments filled with family, laughter, and smiles. These were hours where I experienced the full benefits of happiness.
A quote from Mary Baker Eddy, Christian author noted for her ideas about spirituality and health, perhaps sums up the feelings of those who knew Bob and his contributions to society. Eddy wrote, "The sublime summary of an honest life satisfies the mind craving a higher good, and bathes it in the cool waters of peace on earth; till it grows into the full stature of wisdom, reckoning its own by the amount of happiness it has bestowed upon others."
The affect of Bob's joy on others encourages me to continue exploring the fundamentally mental nature of life, and the mental as well as spiritual way that health can be improved and reliably maintained.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: http://texashealthblog.com/
Respect, it's grabbing a lot of attention lately, and deservedly so.
New research shows respect, not money, buys happiness.
This new research by psychological scientist Cameron Anderson and his colleagues at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, looked into the relationship between different types of status and well-being. Their findings indicate overall happiness is associated with how much you are respected and regarded by others, not your monetary status. Apparently, cash is not always king.
Paul Meshanko in The Respect Effect: Leveraging Culture, Emotions and Neuroscience to Build a Better Business, explores the transformational power of respect in the workplace.
Meshanko reveals that when employees are treated with respect, the results are better health and well-being for the organization as well as the individual. When companies treat employees disrespectfully, the incivility can cost them dearly. Litigation, sagging productivity, insufficient employee engagement, and distrust in company leaders can be the result. Evidently, when respect is missing, everyone loses.
In Effects of Respect TJ Davis reveals the importance of Elder care facilities, from nursing homes to assisted living residences, improving the respect shown their clients.
Davis' story on Elder care facilities reveals that despite enforced guidelines for the physical care and treatment of elders in facilities, "many elder care workers may not be providing the level of respect they think they are [giving]."
"Treating the resident with the respect he or she deserves and encouraging independent activity can make a huge difference in the recovery time for individuals recuperating from injury or surgery."
These examples are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to respect that impacts well-being.
Respect from others is unmistakably tied to the amount of self-respect we acknowledge for ourselves. Self-respect also plays an important role in well-being.
Self-respect could be seen as being grateful and comfortable with our life and identity. It influences our desires, values, emotions, and actions. I have found that when individuals express a greater sense of spiritual contentment they also have a greater sense of self-respect, and this helps maintain their mental and physical health. Those with a healthy sense of self-respect are less tortured by blame, guilt, regret, and stress. Reducing these emotions can help prevent health problems.
Ok, what is the secret to gaining self-respect? I believe, the secret is realizing that it may seem to be dormant, but it has always been accessible because it is Spirit-based.
Respect could be thought of as a divine scent found in the fabric of your conscious being. It remains strong while you remain close to Spirit. The fragrance, with each compassionate word or act of kindness, reminds us that Spirit is ever-present although unseen.
In my healing practice, I have found that when I sincerely respect others, it helps them experience health improvements, both emotionally and physically.
What do I mean by respecting others?
Good friends look past one another's occasional flippant or hurtful comments, knowing that the comments don't really reflect how they feel about each other. In the same manner, I respect another as I recognize the value of his or her spiritual nature. Since health is ultimately thought governed, my affirmation of the individual's divine worth erases the fears and materialistic beliefs that hide health and confidence.
The healing benefits and improvements caused by the transformational power of respect have proven to me the necessity for spirituality in regard to humanity's health care.
Whether it is happiness you're looking for, a work environment needing help, or your own or another's physical health needing assistance, apparently, respect is required. It can be an important ingredient to your well-being.
– Keith Wommack is a Syndicated Columnist, Christian Science practitioner and teacher, husband, and step-dad. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). Keith's columns originate at: http://texashealthblog.com/


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Road Rash Spiritual Successor Gameplay Revealed
Road Redemption, the unofficial spiritual successor to Road Rash, has received a new gameplay video detailing graphical improvements and projectile weapons.
The video, which you can check out below, shows how the project is looking since it successfully hit its Kickstarter target last year. This one reveals the uzi and grenade launcher, though a future video will offer insight into the state of alternate biker models, additional motorbikes and two-to-four player splitscreen.
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SEQUOYAH, Okla. — Boater Ron Shaw of Moore earned $3,264 Saturday as winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Okie Division event on Ft. Gibson Lake. The tournament was the third of five regular-season Okie Division events and earned Shaw 200 points in the Boater Division.
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The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects the bondage of domesticity.
Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.
It's funny how dogs and cats know the insides of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?
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- Posted by endorphinjunkie z7bAlabama (My Page) on Sat, Jul 17, 10 at 9:45
Thanks for the quotes. As the pack is down to one small dog it's maybe time to start looking to bring it back up to numbers, again. Might throw a cat in the mix, for the first time ever. |
Thank you for the quotes, Anneliese! Somehow I feel better reading the ones that show cat's resiliency, as mine are surely tried right now - and it makes me perhaps accept three rowdy boxers a bit more easily. |
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Thanks Anneliese, your quotes fit the bill re cats. |
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The foliage on my potato plants have turned brown and died and I was wondering if I should dig them up now or keep them in the ground for another month or 2 until the weather cools off? If I leave them in the ground will they keep their tender skins like new potatoes, or will the curing process start anyway?
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You can keep potatoes in the ground for some time unless it is extra wet conditions. Then some may sprout or something. The skins would toughen some in the ground but perhaps not fully. You might want to add some dirt on top to make sure they all stay covered well. I feel that the ground is a better storage place than most storage that the average person has. Course when freezing comes they need a better place than where they grew. |
There are advantages and disadvantages to both ways of storage, in-ground or dug. In-ground will stay moister and fresher. But, they may rot if too wet, and can be attacked by insects like wire worms and by voles. They also may start to grow in a few weeks to a few months, depending upon climate, variety, etc. If dug, you can control the storage conditions and keep them away from insects and vermin, but they may dry out or rot if not properly stored, and of course, it does start the clock ticking in terms of drying out and sprouting. So, I guess you have to weigh the pros and cons. In my personal situation, I have a lot of problems with voles in my garden, so I dig root crops as soon as they are ready to harvest -- nothing is more disappointing than digging a nice big potato, sweet potato, carrot, beet, etc., only to find a big hole gnawed out of one end of it. Dennis |
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Or you can dig some now and leave some in the ground to mature. I grew up among subsistence farmers and they never put all their eggs in one basket, literally or metaphorically. |
I remember my mother mentioning that grandpa dug his potatoes, then mounded over them with dirt. This would make sense as he did not have a basement or cellar. He was doing this in the 1920's to 1940's in the Piedmont region of NC (zone 7B). However, I don't know exactly how he constructed the mound or if he used dried grasses, weeds, or hay to layer them. I wonder how he kept them dry or at the right temperature through a winter in NC. Does anyone on this forum know how to do this? zinia |
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One myth that seems hard to break is that eating a lot of protein is somehow bad for you.
It seems that our evolutionary heritage as meat eaters doesn't matter, or the fact that our bodies are made with protein.
Why would evolution make us intolerant to something we've eaten for millions of years, and that our bodies are designed from?
Doesn't make a lot of sense when you look at it that way, but this myth is still there, even touted by various professionals.
Let's see if it's true, or it's just another myth of modern nutrition.
Is Eating Too Much Protein Bad For You?
There are two "concerns" that are prevalent about a high protein intake.
The first one, is that too much protein could be bad for the kidneys. The second one is that protein can lead to calcium loss from the bones, ultimately ending in osteoporosis.
Let's see what the actual evidence has to say.
Do you know what the function of the kidneys is?
They "filter" the blood, removing toxins, electrolytes, fluid and various substances that the body doesn't need anymore. When the filtered fluid that runs through the kidneys reaches the end, it is called urine.
The kidneys excrete the waste products of protein breakdown. Therefore, some like to argue that more protein adds more "stress" to the kidneys.
Here's a newsflash: The kidney's are always under stress. About 20% of the blood pumped by the heart goes directly to the kidneys, and they filter about 180L of blood every single day.
Adding a bit more protein to your diet might increase the workload of the kidneys, but it's an incredibly small effect given the mind-blowing amount of work the kidneys carry out each day.
Really, this is what the kidneys are designed to do. And they're damn good at it.
Well, enough with the ramblings. Let's take a look at the evidence.
This large review article, published in 2004, looked at high-protein weight loss diets and discovered that there is no evidence to assume that there are any adverse effects of a high protein intake in healthy individuals (1).
They also note that bodybuilders, who have a much higher protein intake than the general population, tend to have healthy kidneys.
Another review article published in 2005, examining protein intake in healthy individuals, discovered that there is no evidence to assume that a high protein intake is detrimental to kidney health (2).
The two main risk factors for kidney disease are diabetes and elevated blood pressure.
The funny thing here is that higher protein diets actually improve blood sugar control in type II diabetes (3, 4, 5) and reduce blood pressure (6, 7, 8), suggesting that a high protein diet should actually be protective against kidney disease.
If you already have kidney disease, then you may have a problem with protein and should talk to your doctor.
If you're a generally healthy person then there doesn't seem to be any reason to reduce protein, at least not for the sake of kidney health.
Another common belief is that a high protein intake acidifies your blood and "leeches" calcium from the bones.
It is true that some short-term studies have found that increased protein increases calcium excretion, but the fact remains that long-term studies show that a high protein intake actually leads to improved bone health.
The truth is, that a high protein intake shows a positive association with bone mass and bone density. The advice to restrict protein in order to protect your bones may be dangerous and actually have the exact opposite effect (9).
A study discovered that a low protein intake was associated with bone loss and fractures in elderly adults and there were no adverse effects noted in the individuals with the highest protein intake (10).
A large prospective study of postmenopausal women discovered that increased animal protein intake was associated with a lower risk of hip fracture (11).
Multiple other studies and papers show that a higher protein intake is associated with improved bone health and decreased risk of fracture (12, 13, 14, 15).
The Functions of Dietary Protein
The body is in a constant state of flux. Most of our tissues are repeatedly broken down and rebuilt, every second of every day. This also applies to tissues like bone and muscle, and the protein in the diet is used to rebuild these tissues and sometimes to make even more of them (when gaining muscle, for example).
This also applies to organs, enzymes, hormones, receptors and various biomolecules that are made from protein. In order to replenish them, we need enough protein in the diet.
If you're eating a low-carb diet, part of the protein you take in will be used to generate glucose for the tissues that need it (mainly the brain and red blood cells). Therefore, protein requirement may go up as carbs go down.
A High(er) Protein Intake is a Good Thing
Okay, now we know that the scare tactics against a high protein intake aren't warranted, at least not when it comes to kidney and bone health.
What about other things? What about general health, body weight, etc?
Higher protein diets have a favourable effect on weight loss, leading to improved body composition and improved biomarkers of disease, most likely mediated by increased satiety and slightly elevated energy expenditure (16, 17, 18, 19, 20).
All in all, the evidence seems to suggest that a high protein intake is beneficial to humans, without any adverse effects despite the scare tactics.
Nothing to Worry About on a Real Food Based Diet
This seems to be another one of those cases where we would do best by listening to the conventional wisdom advice, then do the exact opposite.
If you eat a low-carb, real-food based diet with plenty of animal products then your diet will naturally be high in quality protein.
However, I don't see any reason to supplement your diet with additional protein or amino acids, except maybe a bit of whey protein after a workout.
There is no reason to eat more than 30-40% of calories as protein, the rest should be from fat (and some carbs).
If you go for the fattier cuts of meat (like our ancestors would do), eat some eggs and butter then your protein levels are going to be within safe and healthy ranges.
If you don't have any medical problem, then I can't see any reason not to embrace your higher protein diet, knowing that it is probably good for you despite the scare tactics by the pseudo-scientists.
Your bones will thank you, your body weight will improve, you will be less hungry and given that high protein reduces diabetes and blood pressure then your kidneys may even thank you as well.


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Last year I bought a 5' tall "dragon's eye" Japanese black pine (P. thunbergii) at a local nursery of good repute. I really like it.
However I'm a bit worried that it will get too large for the space. The information on the tag said that it was a compact, slow grower to a moderate 20'-30'. However online there is sparse and conflicting information, some of which says it will grow as fast as the standard P. thunbergii. I've got a small lot, so my space probably can't handle a fast grower. As a related question, how feasible might it be to keep it to 15' with some careful pruning? In the end I need to decide if I can keep this or if I should find another home for it. Nate |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 7:20
its a stunning plant ... it can easily be managed with CANDLE PRUNING ... key word there ... they are all near terminal for me.. thuns ... but i dont know how that relates to you ... all it suggests to me.. enjoy the heck out of it for the 5 to 10 years i would get.. and dont worry about 30 years down the line ... intro to conifers at link.. it should discuss candle pruning superficially .. i might suggest a size that allows comfort of pruning on your ladder.. 15 feet might be a bit high ... my bottom line.. is usually along the lines of.. buy what makes your toes tingle.. enjoy the heck out of it.. and when and if it outgrows the space.. move on ... its rather a fools errand to buy plain old stuff to perfectly fit a space.. rather to enjoy a prime specimen.. for ONLY a decade or two ... WELCOME to GW.. can you post a pic for us to enjoy your new treasure??? ken |
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- Posted by mmajicmann 5b (My Page) on Sat, Mar 24, 12 at 20:17
sounds and looks like a beauty and i agree with poster #2 who will remain nameless for a change, but from what i've read i'd say it's unlikely to exceed a 20' volume of space for 20-25 years(from current height)...without candle pruning. btw, easier to limit lateral vs vertical growth later on (duh)... what's above it in the current space? 8"/year looks like best growth rate estimate to me. it deserves a prominent viewing space and eastern gardeners have been pruning this like large bonsai's for hundreds of years.....but isn't it a Japanese red pine? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 12 at 8:54
but isn't it a Japanese red pine? ==>> conifers is the only place i have learned ONLY latin.. what is a red pine.. other than an inanimate object with needles ... i hate the name OD ... which is probably not even valid [but for an exception for stupid old mistakes] .. because the nimrods spread it all around the different family of pine.. out into abies ... and various other place ... its right up there with 'variagata' ... 'variegated' ... etc .. truly lacking for a cultivar name.. that is supposed to be as unique as the plant it describes ... so far.. i have a densiflora called OD.. a strobus called OD .. and i used to have a thun called OD ... whats that all about ... and just to top it off.. they are also sold under the name dragon eye ... [which is the plain words for Occulis Draconis] well.. enough for the gratuitous crabbiness of the day ... lol .. ken |
- Posted by mmajicmann 5b (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 12 at 9:39
you're allowed one... i was just thinking about another reason for his conflicting information on the web, other than the fact it's the web. |
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mastermind JAPAN – Spring/Summer 2013 Collection – Final Collection
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500 million years ago during the Ordovician period, a shallow tropical sea covered much of North America, and its sandy seashore extended diagonally across the southern part of what is now Minnesota. At that time, Minnesota was near the equator. An abundance of aquatic life lived in this sea, including corals, trilobites, clams, and snails. Over millions of years, the carbonate shells from these marine organisms deposited on the ocean floor and accumulated to form the limestone that is so familiar in southeastern Minnesota.
This limestone is an important part of the Twin Cities story. A layer of Platteville eventually formed the shelf over which St. Anthony Falls dropped, creating the waterpower for the manufacturing center of Minneapolis and the head of navigation at St. Paul. Moreover, limestone was quarried and used as a building material. The buff and gray color of Minnesota limestone can be seen all over the Twin Cities, from hundreds of basement foundations, to its earliest territorial buildings, to 19th-century landmarks like the Washburn A Mill, the Pillsbury A Mill, and the Stone Arch Bridge. It continues to be a favored building material, especially the Kasota Stone visible on the Wells Fargo Tower, LaSalle Plaza, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the new Target Plaza. One doesn't have to go far in Minneapolis and St. Paul to find the remains of the sea creatures that inhabited our state hundreds of millions of years ago.
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This Day In Royals History – Linking Curt Young To Luke Hochevar
21 years ago today, the Royals signed then 31-year-old pitcher Curt Young to a free agent contract. Young had just come off a season in which he was 4-2 with a 5.00 ERA and 1.58 WHIP out of the bullpen for the Oakland Athletics. With more walks than strikeouts during the 1991 season, it really makes you wonder what the Royals were thinking at the time.
Fast forward to the 1992 season and Young was 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA in 10 games (two starts) before he would be released on June 10th. His ERA+ during that span was 79.
I bring up the putrid stats because  in Luke Hochevar's career he is 38-59 with a 5.39 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a career ERA+ average of 78. Going further, Young's FIP was 4.64 while Hochevar's is 4.46.
Though they were different pitchers of different style, Young was given 43.1 innings before he was released while Hochevar will be entering his 7th major league season with the Royals.
Just another thing to ponder as we get going with Spring Training.
Also on this date, nine years ago, Kansas City signed relief pitcher Rudy Seanez to a free agent contract. This would actually be Seanez's second stint with the Royals as he pitched in Omaha during 1997 after coming over via trade from the New York Mets.
In his lone season with the big league roster, Seanez pitched 16 games finishing with an
0-1 record and 3.91 ERA. He'd eventually be traded at the July deadline to the Florida Marlins for outfielder Abarham Nunez. Nunez would go on to hit .226/.304/.335 with five home runs and 29 RBI in 59 games. After being placed on waivers during Spring Training in 2005, Nunez would bounce around the minor leagues for a few more years but never reach the majors again.
Currently Young is the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics. he has held the job since 2004, except for 2011 when he served as the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox.
Seanez currently own Seanez Sports Academy in Imperial, CA, which serves as a baseball training center for youth players.
Nunez would play in Taiwan in 2008 before ending his career in Italy the following season.
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I am just starting into the hobby and recently bought a mr beer, just put it in primary today actually. Im already looking at better equiptment. Can you tell me is this Deluxe Equipment Kit - Rebel Brewer a good kit? It looks like quality stuff from what I can tell. Are there any better starter kits around that I should be looking at?
That is a better looking AND cheaper kit than my first kit! The only thing I would suggest would be to go to your LHBS. I know at mine, the price is pretty much the same as online shopping plus shipping. The benefit is that if you have a owner you trust, he/she can point you towards components you really need and those you don't. Not to mention - you can customize your purchases and buy equipment that will allow you to upgrade in the future. Good luck and happy brewing! Welcome to the gang!
Looks good - really good! Two suggestions for additions: I think a bottling bucket that is only for that purpose is really helpful (with a spigot that you can attach the hose and bottling wand to) and an autosiphon is soooo great! I also love having a vinator http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/...374664.jpg?v=0 and a drying rack for the bottles. And the list of other potential items is endless . . . Cheers!
Hey Dave, welcome to HBT! The suggestions above are good. You may want to spend some time cruising the Equipment forum as well. cheers!
Hey, knock that shvt off. We're drinkin' here.
a pinch more but your good to go. also comes with an extract kit. mr. beer gave me the kick in the a$$ to finally dive in and the waters fine.
+1 on auto siphon. I personally always bottle with the auto siphon. I prefer to use that over the spigot on the bottling bucket, so I would consider the bottling bucket optional. I have one, I just don't use it. Also, i find the spoon and paddle shown here are too flexible and difficult to use. I have a long stainless steel spoon that I way prefer. Besides that it looks like a great kit! Have fun!!
It does look like a good kit with a good price. I've only had a bottling bucket with spigot so I'm not sure what it would be like to work without a spigot. I also just picket up a vinator and I hope it will make life easier.
Another thought - one of the best pieces I bought was the Thermtech Thief: Brewcat.com Homebrew Supplies: Fermtech Thief (I just picked the first link from google) As long it is well sanitized, you don't have to sacrifice any beer when taking a reading. Although I'm about to invest in a refractometer, I would still say this is one of the most valuable tools in my current arsenal.


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During my visit to SXSWi I found myself attending the following panels which all touched on the notion of singularity in different ways:
- Robot Panelists, AI and the Future of Identity
- Wall-E or Terminator: Predicting the Rise of AI
- 3D Printing: Not Everyone Will Be Excited
- PolySocial Reality and the Enspirited World
I wont profess to being an expert on the subject after only attending four panel discussions (so I might not get everything right in this blog post), but it is an area which interests me greatly and it was wonderful to attend panels at SXSWi that discussed it.
For those who don't know (in layman's terms), the notion of singularity is best described as a moment where AI becomes more intelligent than us, and in some versions of this the machine will be able to replicate itself with modifications to make it better in some way.
So within the realms of the 3D printer, a printer is currently being programmed to replicate itself totally. Once it's done that, the replica may be able to reproduce itself but 'better'.
Moving from singularity to the event horizon, the event horizon is a point in the development of machines when their is a point of no return.
The panel Robot Panelists, AI and the Future of Identity in my opinion showed the first signs of 'humanity' in AI through Bina48.
Bina48 is a animatronic torso that has been created to simulate a human. Bina48 can 'talk' and answer questions quite beautifully, is quite charismatic when doing so and can be a little scary. Bina48 has been created using a 'mind file' taken from a human Bina and can recognise speech though a speech recognition system, she then constructs full sentences and answers.
Bina48 was one of the highlights of SXSWi for me and if you get a chance I would recommend looking her up online. Seeing her might make you wonder if the event horizon is near.
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The [em]Brown v. Board of Education[/em] Decision: Resources for Grades 4 and 5
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 1:44pm--James Sheehan and James M. Shiveley
Recommended websites, organized by topic, for upper level elementary students who are learning about this Supreme Court case.
Historical Letters: Integrating History and Language Arts
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 12:07pm--Kay A. Chick
A lesson using a historical letter (included as a handout) from 1948 (about Truman's election) integrates history and language arts.
Also includes a review by James M. Duran of free, online collections of historical political cartoons.
This URL downloads all 16 pages of Middle Level Learning as a pdf of about 1.2 MB:
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The Chicago 8 Trial, 40 Years Later: A Case Study in Teaching [em]U.S. v. Dellinger[/em], 1969 (Looking at the Law )
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 2:50pmJeanne Polk Barr
A class reenactment of the Chicago 8 trial offers students a close look at the rights and restrictions of free speech and dissent in America.
The Other September 11: Teaching about the 1973 Overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:46pm--Katy Benedetto, Alexandra Lamb, and Robert Cohen
With the help of primary sources, teachers can give students the opportunity to reflect on the complexity and contradictions of U.S foreign policy by introducing them to Chile's September 11.
The Meaning of Memory: Establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:56pm--Mira Cohen
Some memorable days in our nation's history are declared holidays, while others are considered days of remembrance. This article explores the process of establishing a holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Greensboro Sit-In: When Students Took Charge
Submitted by Steven Lapham on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 11:16am--Eric Groce, Tina Heafner, and Katie O'Connor
Three college students, who read about and discussed recent civil rights protests, decided to try a sit-in at a local lunch counter on February 1, 1960. The idea caught on with young people. Why did this nonviolent method work at this time and in this place? Five teaching activities are outlined; on-site photos included.
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Memorandum about the First Nixon-Kennedy Debate (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:33am--David L. Rosenbaum
A memo from John Kennedy's press secretary to Richard Nixon's press secretary prior to the first televised presidential debate in history serves as a jumping off point for studying the major issues of the 1960 election.
The Bystander's Dilemma: How Can We Turn our Students into Upstanders?
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 10:54am--Lauren Woglom and Kim Pennington
By studying moments in history where bystanders made a difference, teachers can motivate students to think critically in the face of social dilemmas.
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A Bus Ride Across the Mason-Dixon Line in the Era of Jim Crow
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 12:14pm--John A. Stokes with Steven S. Lapham
Students gain a deeper understanding of the segregation period through this classroom simulation, in which randomly-assigned cards determine whether volunteers sit or stand during a long, interstate bus trip.
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Cloture Motion to Cease Debate on 1964 Civil Rights Bill (Teaching with Documents)
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 12:19pm--Lee Ann Potter
Students will gain a deeper understanding of legislative tactics like the filibuster when they study the featured document—the Senate motion that broke a 55-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
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