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Overview of FM Diagnosis of FM Take the FIQR Treatment of FM Find a specialist Feeling pain Tender points Myofascial Pain Exercise advice Patient's advice Lupus and FM Sjogren's and FM Pregnancy in FM Disability and FM Herbal /dietary Body mass (BMI) Growth Hormone Relaxation Having surgery? Frida Kahlo
The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR)
The original FIQ was subdivided into 3 domains; the "functional" domain, the "overall" domain and the "symptom" domain. Over the intervening years several deficiencies in the original FIQ became apparent; these deficiencies have been addressed in the FIQR. These 3 domains have been retained in the FIQR:
1. The functional domain was originally devised with middle class Caucasian women in mind (as this was the predominant group seen in the OHSU clinic). Therefore, with the help of a patient focus group, a completely new and more generic set of 9 questions were developed for the functional domain of the FIQR.
1. Brush or comb your hair 2. Walk continuously for 20 minutes 3. Prepare a homemade meal 4. Vacuum, scrub or sweep floors 5. Lift and carry a bag full of groceries 6. Climb one flight of stairs 7. Change bed sheets 8. Sit in a chair for 45 minutes 9. Go shopping for groceries
2. The original overall domain asked a question regarding whether patients could work, including housework. This introduced a an interpretation dilemma, as it assumed that doing housework involved the same time constraints and effort as holding down a full time job. Therefore, the 2 overall domain questions were phrased in terms as to the extent that fibromyalgia interfered with the patient's goals for the week and the extent that the patient felt overwhelmed by their fibromyalgia symptoms.
1. Fibromyalgia prevented me from accomplishing goals for the week 2. I was completely overwhelmed by my fibromyalgia symptoms
3. The symptom domain was modified by adding a question about tenderness. Tenderness is a universal feature of fibromyalgia patients; but has not been incorporated into FM related questionnaires, including the original FIQ. This omission is corrected in the FIQR; with this question it should be possible to compare objective measures of tenderness (e.g. the myalgic score) against the patient's report of this symptom. Three additional symptoms were added to the FIQR, to take into account some newer clinical findings. These new questions related to memory, balance and environmental sensitivity; here are the 10 symptom domain questions:
1. Please rate your level of pain 2. Please rate your level of energy 3. Please rate your level of stiffness 4. Please rate the quality of your sleep 5. Please rate your level of depression 6. Please rate your level of memory problems 7. Please rate your level of anxiety 8. Please rate your level of tenderness to touch 9. Please rate your level of balance problems 10. Please rate your level of sensitivity to loud noises, bright lights, odors and cold
4. The scoring of the original FIQ was cumbersome and time-consuming. The FIQR has all questions rated on a 0 -10 scale, and scoring is simply a matter of adding the score for each domain and applying a "normalization" factor to each of the 3 domain scores. The functional domain score is divided by 3, the overall domain score is divided by 1 (i.e. it is left unchanged), and the symptom domain score is divided by 2. The total FIQR score is the sum of the 3 normalized domain scores.
The psychometric properties of the FIQR were rigorously evaluated in the original 2009 publication, which compared FIQR scoring in healthy controls, patients with RA, patients with SLE, and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). A slightly modified version of the FIQR was used in healthy controls; this version does not contain the word "fibromyalgia" and can be used as a more generic questionnaire (the Symptom Impact Questionnaire or SIQR). This has been used to compare the diagnostic specificity of the individual question in the FIQR/SIQR in patients with FM, RA and SLE.
Comparison with of the FIQR with the Original FIQ
The FIQR can be compared with publications using the original FIQ, as the total scores for the 2 questionnaires show a good correlation (r=0.88, P<0.001), - see graph from 2009 publication:
Addendum June 2010 Sometimes one or two items of the first domain (i.e. function), cannot be answered because a subject has not performed that activity within the past 7 days or is physically unable to perform that activity. We therefore recommend using the following amendment of the sentinel question for the first domain:
�Check the box that best indicates how much your fibromyalgia made it difficult to perform each of the following 9 activities during the past 7 days. If you did not perform a particular activity in the last 7 days, rate the difficulty for the last time you performed the activity. If you can�t perform an activity, check the last box�.
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Archives for 27th March 2012
- Please note that these are publication date on this site, NOT the actual release date of the maps and mods
I've probably posted more of Miigga's maps on PP than anybody else.
Well, I finally managed to arrange an interview with him and here it is.
We chat about his mapping, his maps, his map names and even why there seem to be so many mappers from Finland!
Hope you enjoy it.
If you have any questions of your own, please post them as comments and hopefully he will be able to answer them for you.
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I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Jake is a yellow lab who is nearing 11 years old. He is a very sweet old man and is good with other dogs, cats, and kids. His eyesight is failing some so he really doesn't much like stairs, but other than that, he is doing well. He is neutered and up to date with shots so he is all ready for a forever home. Are you looking for a wonderful boy to devote some time to? If so, go to www.hubbardshounds.com and submit an applciation. NO PHONE CALLS!
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Jake, a Homer Labrador Retriever dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Labrador Retriever for sale in Homer, or seeking a Labrador Retriever dog from a breeder in Homer.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Homer already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Homer breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys." The image of our government careening through our rights like a drunken teenager is funny, but too true. We owe this colorful image to P.J. O'Rourke.
O'Rourke is our generation's premier political humorist. Granted, he gets some competition from Dave Barry. But O'Rourke penetrates deeper into the morass of modern politics and distills gems of wisdom for us to ponder. (O'Rourke will be speaking at noon on Thursday, September 5, at the Ritz Carlton in Phoenix. Those still needing tickets can call the Goldwater Institute-602-462-5000-to see if there are any left.)
While many of us are frustrated and appalled by the stupidity of government, O'Rourke has a way of depicting it that enables us to smile through the pain. In dealing with the necessity to have a government, O'Rourke admits that "a little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them."
It is said that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. Eternal vigilance, though, may be too much to ask. The 21st century's entertaining diversions leave little time for guarding one's liberty.
Wading into the political battle for the hearts and minds of the voters requires an investment of effort that most would prefer to devote toward having fun. This is where O'Rourke is a real asset in the struggle to preserve and expand human freedom.
By being entertaining, O'Rourke can elbow his way into the average person's field of vision. People like to laugh. They're willing to listen to someone who's funny. By packaging sound political and economic insights into his satirical writing, O'Rourke gets attention that more staid advocates for liberty have trouble achieving.
Consider, for example, the issue of inequality of wealth. Leftists and liberals make the rich into villains. Income redistribution schemes that transfer wealth from the rich to the poor are a staple of so-called progressive politics.
While it is true that some of the rich obtain their gains through parasitic means (mostly by manipulating government power), the largest fortunes are usually founded on a record of customer service and productivity. Walmart became the biggest retail business by giving its customers great bargains. Microsoft became the leader in software sales by providing continuously improved products.
The left is fundamentally off base in portraying the rich as villains. O'Rourke's claim that "rich people are heroes" is closer to the truth.
Besides, as O'Rourke points out, confining the debate solely to inequalities of wealth misses some of the more important values in life. "Why shouldn't we all get the same love and respect, the same health and happiness, the same cute little butts and big boobs?" he asks.
There are many more dimensions in which people can be unequal than are dreamt of in leftist philosophy. Equalizing incomes or wealth will still leave the homely and unloved in substantial deficit compared to their fellow citizens.
Power corrupts. Giving government more power-as so many are eager to do in the delusion that it will make them safer or more secure-will make government more corrupt. With its legal monopoly on the use of force, a corrupted government is a danger to our health, wealth, and freedom.
O'Rourke illustrates the danger by asking the question: "can men who have guns [the government] restrain themselves from interfering in the affairs of men who have nothing but checkbooks [the taxpayers]?"
In the long run we cannot count on restraint from those who wield government power. As voters we must scrutinize their actions and rein them in when necessary. Writers like O'Rourke help with the scrutinizing. The reining-in is up to us.


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Meteorite fall in the Chelyabinsk region became the main news of the day. According to police, the medical establishment has turned 514, the regional authorities assess the damage, and the governor has already found a celestial body in the lake. Politicians are talking about the origin of the terrestrial meteorite, and MOE asked not to create panic and assures that all warned in advance.
One of the jokes, which quickly spread on the Internet after the fall of the meteorite in the Chelyabinsk region, links the entry of space objects with the coming end of the world, due in 2012, which belatedly brought "Mail of Russia". However, neither the authorities of the Chelyabinsk region, or emergency services is not the time for jokes.
Dozens of mobile phone cameras Chelyabinsk residents this morning were turned to the sky. In the sky was visible dense smoke plume that was left after the fall of the meteorite. On the frame of the video from surveillance cameras show that in the sky there was a bright flash (probably when the body went into the air), and then continued to move the object to the earth.
moreHurricane "Isaac" has reached the coast of Louisiana! Hurricane first category "Isaac" on the night of August 29, reached the south-eastern coast of Louisiana. It is reported by CNN, with reference to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
No casualties or damage so far not reported, however, "Isaac" has already caused a power outage in about 100,000 residents of Louisiana. Currently Hurricane slow-moving along the coast and in the next few hours should reach New Orleans.
The mayor of New Orleans, reported Associated Press, said that the government does not expect the city to the consequences of such of hurricane "Katrina" in 2005, but urged residents to be vigilant and avoid streets that are flooded.
Wind speed at the center of the hurricane is now up to 130 kilometers per hour. According to the forecasts of meteorologists in the next few hours, it may increase, and "Isaac" can be assigned to the second category on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Hurricane "Katrina", the fifth - the maximum - category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, hit New Orleans in late August 2005. Were then flooded 80 percent of the city, 1836 people have been officially declared dead. The economic costs of "Katrina" was estimated at $ 125 billion.
moreIn Washington resident was attacked by raccoons. A resident of Washington received 16 penetrating wounds and scratches more than 100 schools after the attack raccoons.
29-year-old Michael Lee (Michaela Lee) was engaged in jog on the footpath outside his home in Lakewood when her dog saw two raccoons, and drove them to a tree.
Michael came to a tree and wanted to take a lead dog to take her from the tree and grass on it pops up another three raccoons. She ran and they ran after her, biting her legs.
She almost ran to a neighbor's house, but tripped on one of the raccoons and fell. The whole flock fell upon her and began biting his hands and feet. Then the dog arrived in time and drove the animals.
The woman was taken to hospital, where she introduced a vaccine against rabies, and the antibiotic into each wound.
Michael is going to go back to jogging, as soon will get better and gas cartridges.
Conservation officers find it difficult to say what caused the aggressive behavior of animals, but suggest that this was the family, which protected the young.
moreFor the past few weeks, the U.S. -- specifically the midwest -- has been experiencing unusually warm temperatures. This week is to be solidly in the 80s, and that's coming off the previous week of pleasant weather. And, come to think of it, winter wasn't that brutal either. There was perhaps a snow or two, some chilly days, but winter was nowhere near the normal frigid temperatures it brings. Between these consistently warm temperatures, I'm forced to wonder if Mother Nature realizes it's March. Does she know what time of year she's dealing with? Perhaps she's now permanently confused.
For weeks I thought the pleasant-ness was too good to be true. But then week in and week out, the freezing never came. Each spring the old farmers will state, "There is still one more freeze to come," for about five or six freezes. This year I have yet to hear them utter a word. Even the men with the most weathered (ha) experience know there's no stopping this heat front. Frozen flower beds are a thing of the past, it seems.
Yes, of course there are the buzzings of global warming. Those meetings where Al Gore takes his private jet to inform others just how much damage we've done (why not fly commercially to save some ozone). But what about all the places with record winters? While it's hotter than March here, other regions have gotten record amounts of snow and have never seen colder temperatures. How does global warming account for that? This can only lead me to believe that Mother Nature, in her attempt to get caught up in the world of basketball, has been playing a zone defense. She's assigned temperatures and climates to different regions and then forgotten about them. (Come to think of it maybe she's just retired.)
In comparison, I spent some time in Texas and it was unseasonably cold. Days of rain, wind, and chilled temperatures welcomed me into the second-largest state. I was hoping for a week of pre-tanning weather, dry heat, and bright sunshine, but instead spent my days soaking and frozen. (Did I mention I forgot my umbrella?)
But now that it's in the 80s and not even April, I'm worried about summer. Any chance the weather can just not change for the next four months? (I doubt it.) Instead, summer will be blazing. It will reach into the hundreds every day, with scorching humidity patterns, and a dryness that will seriously injure my garden.
Luckily, I have my eye on a shady patch in the back yard, which should work to reduce the heat factor. A lack of sunlight may not be good for some of the plants, especially the cucumbers, which is a plant that is smart enough to produce its own shade. But, for most, I think a solid stint in the sun, every day, would be detrimental to food and plant production. Now it's only a matter of keeping out the rabbits, and soaking the shaded dirt on a two-a-day schedule.
moreMike Hollingskhed - a photographer who hunts for a tornado, tornadoes, thunderstorms, as well as other colorful natural phenomena.
moreLake Eppalok and a very long 15-hour excerpt from the photographer Lincoln Harrison. During this time, the Earth's motion around its axis has created an amazing illusion of motion of the stars in the sky.
moreRecently, an online store Amazon has stopped trading in whale meat on its Japanese site under pressure from environmental organizations, according to Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald.
"The American company Amazon is headquartered in Seattle, which is wholly owned by its Japanese unit, a policy ban on the sale of unlicensed or illegal wildlife products, as well as animal and plant species threatened with extinction. However, non-governmental organization Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA, specializes in the detection of crimes related to wildlife - Ed.), Found in the online store amazon.co.jp 147 different whale products, including cured meats, canned goods, bacon and stew " - the article says.
Animal lovers also conducted test purchases through the site, and then published the details of your inquiry. As the author notes, a few hours after the publication of Amazon has taken steps and search engine site has ceased to issue a list of products upon request "whale meat".
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1982 voted to adopt a moratorium on all commercial whaling, beginning with the 1985-1986 season. Japan lodged an official protest against the moratorium in 1982, but withdrew it after the U.S. threatened it with sanctions.
Despite the ban on commercial harvest of whales, the IWC established in 1986, Japan continues to fish, referring to the provision of the agreement authorizing "conduct research on whales with possible fatal outcome." This country has drawn criticism from countries such as Australia, Britain and New Zealand, and attracts constant attention of environmentalists around the world.
Every year in Antarctic waters and the north-western Pacific Ocean, Japan kills over 800 whales. Among the member countries in the IWC for many years a tense discussion, during which the representatives of Australia and other countries in favor of tightening control over Japan's scientific whaling program, and representatives of the Japanese insist on the fact that whaling is an important part of the culture of their country.
moreFeet are not for everyone, but the goal of life should be for everyone - such a rule follows the Ma Sanxiao, 62-year-old legless veteran of the last decade, the Chinese inteligence.Za Ma Sanxiao planted over 3,000 trees, giving the bare hillside Taysin more than three hundred trees a year. Now the former vacant lot in the county Jingxin (Hebei Province) flaunts a green pair of gloves les.Odnoy missing for five days.
moreIn 2008, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, bought the most expensive in the world of a camel - camel breeds Majah (mayagim), the cost of which amounted to 10 million dirhams (about 1.2 million U.S. dollars). This amount was the highest officially recorded price for a camel. Sheikh bought an expensive pet camels at the festival of beauty, which took place in Zayed in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
Breed Majah, to which it relates, and camel, translated as "dark." Among the features of this breed can be noted an unusual dark brown skins of camels, in addition, they are allocated a special harmony, high head carriage, a graceful curved neck and back, as well as the ease of the forelegs and strong hind legs.
"Dark" is not used in the conventional camel races, they are raised solely for meat, milk and wool. These camels participate in beauty contests away from bright colors, which, according to organizers, they are inferior in beauty. In the annual competition for the best camel Zaid attended by more than ten thousand heads of different colors and shades. The total value of all animals involved in the competition, according to rough estimates of 270 million dollars. The exhibition covers an area equal to ten square kilometers, and it serves three thousand cattle.
In 2008, the organizing committee of camel showing the prizes allocated more than $ 9 million and 100 cars of Audi. In addition, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi donated a large sum from his own savings. By the way, for the Emirates is not the most generous prizes for the next show in another city is awarded the winners of the golden gun and a car «Land Cruiser».
moreMaltese Tiger - the most rare species of tigers in the world. He is also known as blue tiger. Habitat - Fuchzhian province, China. According to eyewitnesses, this cat bluish fur with dark gray stripes.
moreThe planet does not know how else to make it clear that she was tired of us!
From the perspective of the Earth, an event like this should make its intentions "very obvious".
According to a report published on Tuesday, the planet Earth is "almost exhausted the possibilities" for the Prevention of approximately 6.9 billion people living there not their desire to get rid of them.
A series of recent devastating floods on the Mississippi River and tornadoes that have affected most of the United States, along with even more disastrous global natural disasters this year, suggests that the ways of the Earth expressed their desire to get rid of the human population coming to an end.
"I believe that the wishes expressed quite loudly and clearly" - in particular, the message says. - "You see, I was not very ambiguous. I just tried to drown you, crush, starve and thirst, stuffed with viruses and vacuum your home with their families whirling funnels of death. Honestly, I do not know what else to do that before you came. "
"I should say the syllables?" - Goes on to say, - "be gone from here. I want you to immediately cleared out."
The report also contained a list of thousands of incidents in 2011, developed, according to the Earth, "solely and purposefully" to tell the human race on the need to move, including the devastating tsunami that caused the deaths of thousands of people in Japan, the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, that killed approximately one hundred eighty one person and historic rainfall in Colombia, as a result of which, under the deadly landslides killed entire populations.
Earth also made a prolonged drought in China, where more than 2.3 million people are faced with shortages of fresh water, as a "very loud bells, is not it?"
However, contrary to the hopes of the Earth that mankind will receive a "clear picture" after one of the most violent storms of winters in history, she found that people just continued their livelihoods, occasionally turning to disaster victims in our thoughts and prayers, but without showing no sign of preparing for the long voyage ahead of them in search of a new home.
"I know your type already mastered the technology to leave me - I saw how you used them before, so, please, please get the hint already," - says another excerpt from the report of the Earth, which adds that it was would actually be better for all if humanity "at some time struck down in some other biosphere." "You can all do not like it, right? Seriously, you must be completely insane masochists or to remain here. "
Immediately after the publication of the report has provoked a series of land fires in the arid regions of the world.
Although some scholars in response to the message the earth put forth theories about the possibility of having her communicative functions, the majority still firmly believes that further research is needed before it will be possible to draw any specific conclusions from the "caller's strong interest" in the message.
"Of course, this is the message of the Earth consists of categorical expressions, but at the moment it is difficult to say whether we are dealing with the regularity or simple biogeologicheskoy anomaly" - says Dr. Roger Sammons from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - "It seems that the message of that Earth wants us to leave and never come back, but I, for one, can not confirm this with the geochemical and meteorological point of view. "
This week, Republican leaders in Congress responded to a scathing attack in the direction of the planet and most of the scientific community, severely criticized the "sordid and extremist views" of Earth.
"What we see is the same old scientific fetishes and biased rhetoric that spews thousands of years the Earth" - Sen. Jim Inhofe says (Rep. from Oklahoma) - "We're not going to be afraid of the cosmic body, which often failed to fulfill his promises praise and reward the human race on the merits. "
Immediately after these statements of humanity, the earth heaved a sigh loud, the tectonic plates have shifted and caused numerous earthquakes on five continents.
moreIn Vietnam, killed the last Javan rhino!
The population of Javan rhinos in the world is rapidly nearing zero. In Vietnam, poachers killed the last two species, and about 50 animals remained in Indonesia.
Javan rhino as a species have been virtually lost in Vietnam, as a result of the Vietnam-American War in the 70s of the 20th century. Small population of rhinos has recovered only by the end of the 80s, but because of poaching by 2004, only one of the national parks left, only two Javan rhinoceros, and how recently it was reported in 2010, was killed and the last one .
Javan rhino - a very large mammal of the family of rhinos, a height slightly above 165 centimeters in length more than four meters long and weighing about two and a half tons.
EPA's Killer MACT
To understand how the Environmental Protection Agency operates, one must first understand that it lies all the time. Its "estimates" are bogus. Its claims of lives saved are bogus.
It thrives on scare-mongering to a public that is science-challenged, but the science remains and the EPA must be challenged to save the nation from the loss of the energy it needs to function. It must be challenged to unleash the huge economic benefits of energy resources—coal, oil, and natural gas—that can reverse our present economic decline.
The latest outrage is the MACT rule—an acronym for "maximum achievable control technology" intended to reduce mercury emissions and other trace gases. The rule is 1,117 pages long. Its purpose is to shut down coal-fired power plants that generate over fifty percent of all the electricity used daily in the United States of America.
The value of the total benefits asserted by the EPA is alleged to be $6 million. Not billion, but million. The MACT rule would force 14.7 gigawatts—enough power for more than eleven million households—to be "retired" from the power grip in the 2014-15 period when the rules take effect.
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works says, "The economic analysis of the Obama EPA's MACT paints a bleak picture for economic recovery as it will cost $11 billion to implement, increase electricity rates for every American, and, along with the Cross-State rule, destroy nearly 1.4 million jobs."
MACT is all about mercury in the environment of the nation. On May 25, 2011, the Wall Street Journal published a brief opinion piece by Willie Soon, a natural scientist at Harvard, co-authored by Paul Driessen, a senior policy advisor for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. It was titled "The Myth of Killer Mercury."
Here are a few of the facts it offered.
"Mercury has always existed naturally in the Earth's environment. A 2009 study found mercury deposits in Antarctic ice across 650,000 years."
"Mercury is found in air, water, rocks, soil and trees, which absorb it from the environment."
There is "200,000,000 tons of mercury naturally present in seawater" that "has never posed a danger to any living thing."
"U.S. forest fires emit at least 44 tons (of mercury) per year; cremation of human remains discharges 26 tons; Chinese power plants eject 400 tons; and volcanoes, subsea vents, geysers and other sources spew out 9,000-10,000 additional tons per year."
"Since our power plants account for less than 0.5% of all the mercury in the air we breathe, eliminating every milligram of it will do nothing about the other 99.5% in our atmosphere."
This is the same EPA "logic" that insists on reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere when all life on Earth depends on it as plant food for all vegetation. More CO2 mean more crops for humans and livestock, healthier forests and jungles, and food for the Earth's wildlife population.
In a foreword to "Regulators Gone Wild: How the EPA is Ruining American Industry", Dr. Jay Lehr, the Science Director of The Heartland Institute, wrote, "This administration is pushing an unprecedented radical environmental agenda."
The EPA, along with major environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and others, have engaged for decades in a massive propaganda effort to convince Americans they are imperiled by the nation's air and water. It is a lie. As the author of "Regulators Gone Wild", Rich Trzupeck notes, "Though our world is actually cleaner than ever, most Americans are convinced it is dirtier."
"Toxicity," wrote Trzupeck, "is a matter of dose, as sober scientists have observed since ancient times. A particular compound may kill you if you drink it, but a few parts per billion of the same compound can have no effect at all…one can find toxic air pollutants in the parts-per-billion level in human breath."
The EPA's latest rule, which will no doubt be subject to lawsuits, is a killer MACT. It is not about mercury or other trace gases. It is about deliberately depriving the nation of energy which in turn means less jobs, less growth, and a third world lifestyle being imposed on Americans by the radical environmentalists inside the Obama administration.


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There's been a lot of talk about green meetings in the past few years. And, thanks to some vigilant crusaders, we have seen some really positive change. The three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) are in full use at most meeting venues. A/V equipment manufacturers are producing more energy-efficient gear all the time. And bottled water consumption is on the decline. But what can you do to make things even better?
Let's face it. Every meeting has some impact on the environment. Natural resources are consumed, waste is created. It's unavoidable. Your charge is to minimize the impact – not eliminate it. So how do you make sure the property you select will help you minimize your next meeting's environmental impact?
There are several checklists you can get from reliable resources like these:
- MeetingsNet.com has a 14-point checklist taken from the US Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines.
- The U.S. Green Building Council has developed a green meeting venue selection guide that you can download for free at (The USGBC is the organization responsible for LEED certification.)
So you filled out your check lists and received environmental impact information from potential venues. Now what? How do you decipher and organize the data? And how can you be sure you're getting the whole story from each property?
It's simple, really. You have to kick the tires and look under the hood before you by that car. (Or should I say hybrid?) Visit the property in-person. Get past the "dog and pony show" you get on a normal site inspection. Find out what's really going on behind the scenes.
- Meet with the head of housekeeping, maintenance and other management personnel charged with the property's green program. Ask them to describe specific ways they reduce environmental impact every day.
- Ask to see the area where paper and other recyclables are processed. Keep in mind that you will not be going to the most glamorous part of the building. Some waste haulers do the sorting off premise, so there may not be active processing on property. In that case, ask for a detailed description of the agreement with the waste hauler.
- Find out how the staff are trained to handle environmental responsibilities. Is there formal training, are there formal checklists and performance measures?
- Talk to the staff. Ask them how they're trained and what rules they follow. Take a look at a housekeeper's cart. Is there provision for separating recyclables? What kind of cleaning products do they use and how effective are they?
Once you have the real inside information on each property's environmental programs, you can make a more educated decision about which one will best help you keep your meeting's impact to a minimum.
What are you doing to ensure meeting venues are walking their green talk? Leave a comment and let us know.


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Here's Jennifer Lopez and Hayden Panettiere arriving at the World Music Awards at Monaco while looking like an assy mother/daughter snow leopard team. Somewhere there's a midget porno in all this. Or another Ice Age movie which is pretty much the same thing isn't it? *strokes chin* Yes. Yes, it is....


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Who are we?
- Bench scientists turned ontologists[1] and biocurators[2]
- Computer scientists turned bioinformaticians
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[1] Ontologist (on·tolo·gist n.) a domain expert who classifies information in a knowledgebase
[2] Biocurator (bio·cu·ra·tor n.) a professional scientist who collects, annotates, and validates data that is disseminated by biological databases or journals
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(I play this song with the capo on the first fret as a personal preference) C................G Turn back on the broken heartache Am....................F......... Some things are just meant to be C........................G........... I still believe that we got a chance Am.....................F................ Still believe that we got a chance to be C.............G............. Too much is never enough and Am.....................F Too little is never enough C....................G.................... Full speed got me looking out my rear view Am.................F I cant go back Chorus: C...............G..............Am........................F...... Goin 100 in a 55 and I dont know why Im still alive but I C.............. G.............Am........................F Do what I can but I know I cant take anymore C.............................G............... I still believe in this rock and roll ...........Am......................F..................... And I pray the music gonna save my soul .....C...............G............Am.................F................ But till then I still believe some things are just meant to be .....C...............G.............. Its messed up but I got this mission Am..................F................ Drunk again wont remember anyway C...............G.............. She said its just a game boy Am..............F................... Dont be gone dont be gone for long C.....................G.............. Ten years Ive been doing this forever Am....................F.................. Its all I know baby please dont turn away C..................G.......... I know you dont believe in me Am........F............ But I do believe in you Play Through Chorus To Bridge (Bridge) Am..............G Im still falling .................Am Away from here ................G.. Away from here ...............Am Im still falling ..................G the wings are falling off ...............Am I cant go back ...................G Im in too deep Chorus x 2 Am......... I still believe F.............. Some things are just meant to be (I took this from another tab and tweaked it a bit, so thank you to the previous authors interpretation and the band for an awesome easy tune...enjoy!) Comments
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Writing for Time, which has apparently become a feminist mouthpiece, Adam Cohen rips into Justice Antonin Scalia for saying that the 14th amendment, which was specifically written to enfranchise former slaves, was never intended to ban sex discrimination. Cohen is disturbed that Scalia refuses to "reimagine" the Constitution, which is supposedly an "organism that was meant to grow."
Actually, Cohen has it a bit wrong here. The Constitution was not intended to be the growing organism, but rather the people it serves. So, yes, the Constitution is subject to change, but there is a process for doing so. Reinterpreting it from the bench to suit modern trends was not the process the framers had in mind. Scalia correctly points out that the proper procedure for this is through legislation rather than judicial creativity, saying:
If the current society wants to outlaw discrimination by sex, you have legislators.
I'll take a little bit of liberty in interpreting Scalia, and speculate that what he is really saying is:
"you know you can outlaw discrimination by sex, but you don't really want to — you just want us judges to pick and choose from the bench in your favor."
Any Supreme Court Justice knows full well that outlawing sexual discrimination would make a good many of the laws that pertain to the respective sexes technically illegal, and that these laws overwhelmingly favor women. The Equal Rights Amendment didn't fail ratification because men stood up and put a stop to it — it died because some women clearly saw the implications and didn't want anything to do with it. Women may often seem nutty and confused from a male perspective, but, just like men, they are rational actors in their own self-interest.
The death gap, the mancession, the glass ceiling and the prison gap are all partly due to legislation that favors women. Child custody and family law imbalances are a result of the same. Women are preferentially given less demanding and more secure jobs in government, they are favored in business loans, and receive more than their fair share in education and health care. All of this and much more could be challenged if sex discrimination were outlawed.
Of course, that doesn't mean it would change, but the law would still be there, and even if a current court ignores it a future court might pay closer attention.
Unfortunately, too many Americans today are infected with a kind of intellectual laziness — actually, it's more like a selfish stupidity. When certain groups demand that judges legislate from the bench in their favor, what they are really doing is betraying a desire to have their cake and eat it. Women don't really want sexual equality — they want to keep their current advantages and use "equality" as a justification for leveraging themselves into an even more privileged position.
If people in black robes do it for them, that suits them fine.


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6/45 Mega Lotto Result Today February 8, 2013
Looks like Megalotto is playing hard-to-get again, there were no winners for the past five draws. Will there be a winner today? Let's find out after the PCSO lotto result of 6/45 Mega Lotto, draw date is 2/8/2013 (Friday).
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Beautiful!!! |
- Posted by flowergardener Z4 MN (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 20:16
I love it! What did you use as a support for the top? It looks like metal. |
- Posted by marylee_2010 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 21:07
That is gorgeous. I love it. Marylee |
- Posted by purplemoon z9 Phoenix (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 21:39
Your "so cute" birdbath is waaaaaaay beyond cute.... that is just gorgeous. I LOVE it. You found some great pieces, and put them together perfectly. I will have to add this one to one of the Inspiration albums (for the birds or totems). WOW, I am just crazy about this piece! |
Purplemoon stole the words right out of my mouth! CUTE is not the word that describes that piece....elegant....gorgeous...very striking piece. The colors!!! Blue looks sooooooooooooo pretty in the garden! Love it!! |
- Posted by nanatricia (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 21:52
YesYes Yes !!!!!!cute!!!!!!! |
- Posted by jeannespines 4 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 23:38
UNIQUE pieces!!! That blue bowl pc is GORGEOUS! And I love your creativity with whatever you used for the pole/stem, whatever it is called. And like alot of the others, BLUE glass is just the best!!! Nice work! TFS! Jeanne S. |
- Posted by shades_of_idaho z4/5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 29, 11 at 0:54
That turned our so pretty. Really elegant. Love the color. |
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Beautiful! What is the base? Kathy |
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Thank you everybody, Sometimes I do surprise myself when I have right the pcs. LOL. The stand is a 3 ft. wrought iron candle holder I picked up at a thrift shop,it's about 33 inches tall the color was kaka brown, so i painted it with some auto paint that I had from my old car( make use of anything and everything). The only reason I was able to make that high is the stand is a very strong pc. Thanx again for your compliments |
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You are oh so right.....cute doesn't do this piece justice! It's gorgeous! Love all of the pieces you used to put it together.....just stunning! |
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Fantabulous, I love it. Blue and green is one of my favorite combos. Frou |
That is soooo pretty. Always love blue in the garden. You did a fantastic job....thanks for showing us. |
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just gorgeous - every element just came together in that piece - very pretty ..... Lynne |
Oh this is just beautiful. I love the little flowers on the bottom of the base. I love the blues on the top, but the little flower detail really completes it. Fabulous work! |
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Seventh and eighth-grade girls take advantage of a day off from school as well as a road of ice as they ride together on a sled down SW 164th St. in Burien. From left to right the riders with faces not obscured are: Kate Hisken in red, Carolyn Hogan, (center); Erika Doane, and Storee Castillo.
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Since 2003, the Houston community has known Chef Donald Chang through his prominent Galleria/Uptown establishment, Uptown Sushi. In faith, Executive Chef and Owner Donald Chang opened Nara Sushi and Korean Kitchen in the Fall of 2013, with the primary purpose to serve and inspire. The innovative restaurant concept established itself by being the first Modern Korean restaurant in the City of Houston. The South Korean native Chef has been recognized for introducing his fusion of traditional and contemporary Korean cooking to fill an important missing piece to Houston's diverse culinary scene. Guests of Nara Sushi and Korean Kitchen partake in an eclectic experience beyond the norm – Modern Korean.
The Chef's first love for Korean cooking initially came from none other than his own mother, Kyong Ja Chang. Chang became educated in the art of Japanese cuisine under the guidance of his mentor of 17 years, Chef Shoi Ikeda. His education also came from studying Master Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Japanese fusion. Chang had the privilege to meet and trade recipes with the Master Chef before opening Uptown Sushi. With the inquired knowledge from each of these influential gurus, Chef Donald Chang presents Houston with a world class dining experience at Nara Sushi and Korean Kitchen.


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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Jim Cryns on Sports
Golf tournaments are undergoing more name changes than Elizabeth Taylor.
The GMO, I mean the U.S. Bank Championship, has come and gone from Milwaukee. I understand golf tournaments are subject to the demands and orders from the PGA tour, but why is this town forced to compete for time against the British Open, I mean, The Open. The 2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational used to be known as the Bay Hill Classic until this year's name change. It probably doesn't matter much as much to the General as making sure he has plenty of Ensure on hand.


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Niépce, (Joseph-)Nicéphore
Niépce, (Joseph-)Nicéphore
biographical name(born March 7, 1765, Chalon-sur-Saône, Francedied July 5, 1833, Chalon-sur-Saône) French inventor. In 1807 Niépce and his brother invented an internal-combustion engine (fueled with lycopodium powder). In 1813 he began to research lithography. He is best remembered for his experiments with photography, which he called heliography. In 1826–27, using a camera, he made a view from his workroom window on a pewter platethe first permanently fixed image from nature. In 1829 he began a partnership with Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre to perfect and exploit heliography, but he died before they had achieved any further advance.
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Breakfast Topic: Uh, now what? {WoW}
Oct 28th 2008 8:15AM You know people were getting annoyed by the event, no matter how cool it actually was. (Hell, they are getting annoyed by astronomically lesser things in the world). Blizzard must respect that. It's a shame.
Around Azeroth: The huggable abomination {WoW}
Sep 24th 2008 11:22AM I would love to have an abomination vanity pet. Will call it Patches....
Counting up 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 more Shaman complaints {WoW}
Feb 18th 2008 7:28PM The warlock example doesn't make much sense in this case. You're comparing a +crit talent nerfed to fit the "standart" 5% with another talent that's already at the common 70% pushback resistance :/ If you're going to put reason in your rants, better keep doing it till the end. Anyway, start chanting "Reason is stronger than my hate for warlocks", it might help!
Shamans disappointed yet again in 2.4 notes {WoW}
Feb 12th 2008 6:42AM Yeah, who needs crappy bug fixes and stuff... WE NEEDZ POWAHH!! PEW PEW!!!KEKE I R LEGEND!!!
Change your gender? Blizz says no {WoW}
Nov 27th 2007 8:44PM Gender change as an in-game service that has been made available in NCsoft's Lineage 2 just recently with the launch of The 1st Throne: The Kamael. Actually the funny thing is Lineage 2 didn't offer as simple and most required service as character transfer over different servers for quite some time and honestly it's not the best example I can give, but the fact is there is indeed an option to change your gender. In World of Warcraft such service could be available for PvP and PvE servers, but not for RP realms IMO.


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1 Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his talmidim first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Perushim, which is hypocrisy. | 1 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. |
2 But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known. | 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. |
3 Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops. | 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. |
4 "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. | 4 "I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. |
5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehinnom. Yes, I tell you, fear him. | 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. |
6 "Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria? Not one of them is forgotten by God. | 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies ? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. |
7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. | 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. |
8 "I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; | 8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. |
9 but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God. | 9 But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God. |
10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Ruach HaKodesh will not be forgiven. | 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. |
11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; | 11 "When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, |
12 for the Ruach HaKodesh will teach you in that same hour what you must say." | 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." |
13 One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." | 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." |
14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" | 14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" |
15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses." | 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." |
16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. | 16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. |
17 He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?' | 17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' |
18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. | 18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. |
19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' | 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' |
20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared -- whose will they be?' | 20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself ?' |
21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." | 21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God." |
22 He said to his talmidim, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. | 22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. |
23 Life is more than food, and the body than clothing. | 23 Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. |
24 Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! | 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! |
25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? | 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ? |
26 If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest? | 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? |
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Shlomo in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. | 27 "Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. |
28 But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, ones of little faith? | 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! |
29 Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. | 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. |
30 For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. | 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. |
31 Yet seek God's kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. | 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. |
32 Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. | 32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. |
33 Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. | 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. |
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. | 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
35 "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning. | 35 "Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, |
36 Be like men looking for their lord, when he will return from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. | 36 like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. |
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most assuredly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them. | 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. |
38 They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so. | 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night. |
39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into. | 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. |
40 Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him." | 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." |
41 Kefa said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?" | 41 Peter asked, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?" |
42 The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times? | 42 The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? |
43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. | 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. |
44 Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has. | 44 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken, | 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, 'My master is taking a long time in coming,' and he then begins to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and get drunk. |
46 then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him apart, and place his portion with the unfaithful. | 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. |
47 That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes, | 47 "That servant who knows his master's will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. |
48 but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom they deposit much, of him will they ask more. | 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. |
49 "I came to throw fire on the eretz. I wish it were already kindled. | 49 "I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! |
50 But I have a immersion to be immersed with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! | 50 But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is completed! |
51 Do you think that I have come to give shalom in the eretz? I tell you, no, but rather division. | 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. |
52 For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. | 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. |
53 They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." | 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law." |
54 He said to the multitudes also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens. | 54 He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. |
55 When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens. | 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. |
56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the eretz and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time? | 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don't know how to interpret this present time? |
57 Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? | 57 "Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? |
58 For as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be freed from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. | 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled to him on the way, or he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. |
59 I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last peruta." | 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. " |
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SVP Technology
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For the past four years Jason Dempsey has lead Moxie's Technology department with his futuristic thinking and innovative ways. He is constantly pushing his team of 50 to challenge the conventional ways of thinking and develop unique and unprecedented programs and rich Internet applications for Moxie's clients. Being that he oversees the entire department, Dempsey works on all of Moxie's brands from Coca-Cola to 20th Century Fox to Verizon Wireless.
After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Dempsey began working for Accenture where he became immersed in the technology world. During his seven years there, he grew with the company and ultimately became an application project manager where he successfully managed project teams of 12 functional and technical resources through development, lifecycle, and delivery within budget on an aggressive timetable. He learned the ins and outs of the project management, business analysis, functional specifications, technical management, and implementation at Accenture. In 2004 he left to join Impact Innovations Group where Dempsey served as the IT optimization manager. His responsibilities included overseeing all areas of IT analysis and delivery for over $80 million franchise operations. After Impact Innovations, Dempsey went on to work for BellSouth Technology Group before joining Moxie Interactive in 2006.
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The STePS group (Science, Technology and the Public Sphere) was formed in the late 1990s and comprises researchers, projects and PhD students at the Department of Social Psychology who investigate the structure, dynamics and functions of public imagination in relation to scienfic and technological innovations. Public opinion in its many formats and forums has become a major factor of new technological developments; it creasingly makes or breaks the fortunes of scientific innovations. Public opinion is the focus of our attention, both as a powerful source and an elusive target of social influence.
Over the years, the group has conducted major international research projects including mass media analysis, multi-national opinion and attitude surveys, and comparative qualitative scoping of the streams of public imagination of science-as-such, or specific issues of the environment, nuclear power, genetic engineering, computing and IT, nanotechnology etc.
Members of STePS host the monthly London Public Understanding of Science Seminar series at the LSE, edit the international peer-reviewed Journal Public Understanding of Science|, and have links with LSE's own Methodology Institute|, BIOS, and Centre for Risk Analysis|.
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Rise and Shine
Let's not pretend that my kids need alarm clocks. As I have said before, they wake up with the birds. If I'm lucky, they might fall back asleep and roll out of bed at a more respectable 6:30am. Last night, when I was tucking my son into bed before his first day of kindergarten, he asked me he could have a clock in his room.
I haven't shopped for an alarm clock in quite some time. My husband and I have used the same Bose Wave Radio for over ten years. So I got on line to look for a sports-themed alarm clock and found this: the Throw Alarm Clock, Baseball Style. When the alarm sounds, you actually toss (or throw) the clock to shut the alarm off. The clock comes in several styles including football, soccer, and golf.
This reminded me of another alarm clock I read about years ago: The Clocky, the patented alarm clock on wheels. With the Clocky you get one chance to wake up and if you snooze, you loose. Literally. The clock jumps off your nightstand and rolls around your room looking for a place to hide with the alarm beeping the entire time. You're going to have to jump out of bed and find the darn thing to get some peace.
Some of us prefer to ease into the day with a kinder, gentler alarm. For you, there's the Philips Wake Up Light. The light on this alarm clock increases gradually, starting 30 minutes before your wake up time. It's believed that light falling on your eyes increases the level of energy hormones in your body. The light on this alarm clock accompanies a gradually increasing sound, either your favorite radio station or one of four nature-inspired sounds, to gently move you out of bed and into your day.
Alarm clocks have become pretty high-tech today. Do a quick search and you're likely to find clocks with projectors, rooster sounds, talking voices and much more. What might be fun? A return to the wind up 1964 Big Ben Alarm Clock by Westclox. I think I caught one of these on a bedside table on a recent episode of Mad Men.
How do you get out of bed in the morning? Do you use an iPod app, your phone or BlackBerry? Do you wake up with the birds or do you have little human alarm clocks like mine?


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Vocal Seminar
Saturday, February 08, 2014, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
For directions click the following link: Family Life
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Family Life is excited to welcome Sheri Gould for a day of vocal training for all worship leaders, soloist, and vocal talent who wish to use their gifts for the glory of God.
Sheri is a vocal coach and has taught voice privately for over 30 years. She writes for Worship Musician! Magazine and tours the country with her husband teaching and equipping the Body of Christ for music ministry at conferences such as Christian Musician Summit, Seminars4Worship, Camp Electric, Experience Conference, Worship Institute Northeast, WorshipGod and many more. Find out more about Sheri.
Tickets can be purchased at fln.org/tickets or by calling 800.927.9083. Early Bird tickets are $39 till Feb 1, and then increase to $49. The ticket price includes snacks, coffee, and a delicious lunch. Registration/tickets end at noon on Feb. 5th.
8:15am: Registration/Check-in with refreshments
9:00am: Welcome
9:10am: Session 1 – Effective Vocal Technique
We'll discuss vocal health and how to avoid vocal damage. Finally, you'll get an understanding of true power through breath support. This skill is essential to all singers and will not only help your voice to stay healthy, it will help you eliminate strain and enable you to increase your range. Lastly, join Sheri as she explores the function of proper larynx position—it will truly set your voice free!
10:30am: Break
10:45am: Session 2 – Developing Style and Creating an effective Vocal Routine
We'll help you to design your own personal vocal warm up routine — one that you'll DO! We will also give you some ways you can strengthen and condition your voice as well as develop lots of other skills through a vocal workout that you will help create! Next we'll take an in depth look at how to affect the quality of your singing voice. We'll help you to find ways of discovering a sound—or multiple sounds that work well for you and show you how you can apply this to help develop a style that is all your own!
12:15pm: Soup/Salad Lunch
1:00pm: Session 3 – How to be an Effective Background Vocalist
Being a background vocalist brings with it many challenges. We'll discuss the many facets of being an effective background vocalist, including prayer, appropriate dress, and attitude (and how to deal with those bad attitudes of others!), microphone technique, harmony singing and blend, improvisational techniques, and how to gracefully submit to leadership!
2:30pm: Break
2:45pm: Session 4 – Take your Worship Team to the Next Level
We'll take a look at some of the things that impede progress for a typical worship team and give you some tips on how to overcome them. We will show you some ways to improve your rehearsal strategies, get a better blend, grow your ability to work together as a group and provide a better overall worship experience for you and your congregation.
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If stuff is just stuff, why is it so hard to leave behind?
Most of you know that Darrell and I just made our second huge move across the country of 2012.
Last January, nine days after we got married, we moved from Portland, Oregon to West Palm Beach Florida. If you've never heard the story, the move included selling all of my furniture, packing six boxes of my favorite items, realizing six boxes was too expensive to ship, narrowing the stack to three boxes, crying over items as I gave them to Goodwill, and then arriving in Florida to find that USPS had lost an entire box.
For some reason, the entire process felt devastating.
If stuff is just stuff, why did it matter so much?
The second time we moved in 2012, it was from South Florida to Minneapolis, with a long layover in North Carolina to rest, regroup, and spend the holidays with family.
Again, we sold all of our furniture, packed up what we couldn't bear to lose, and (with the help of our parents) transported our things to our stopping point in North Carolina. This time, I was proud of myself as we sold our things. I was much less attached, had a much easier time parting with furniture, and generally felt free as we left things behind.
That is, until we found that there was no efficient way to get what we had brought with us to North Carolina, to Minneapolis.
We could only take what would fit in our car.
We'd have to leave about half of our things behind.
For some reason, the day before we left North Carolina, I found myself again, crying stupid tears over stuff that I had collected over the past year, stuff that was useful to me, or that had special meaning.
If stuff is just stuff, why is it so hard to leave behind?
The irony isn't lost on me that, while all of this is happening, I'm writing a book called Packing Light. The book is about a time, a few years ago, when I quit my job, sold everything I owned (minus what would fit in my car) and went on a 50 state road trip to chase my dream to become a writer.
I gave up everything to write a book. It was hard when I did it that first time, it was hard when Darrell and I moved to Florida, and for some stupid reason it was just as hard leaving behind all of my things the other day.
If it's "just stuff" why do I care so much?
When I went on the road trip, I was inspired by the story of the Rich Young Ruler in the Gospels. He comes to Jesus and asks what he has to do to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus tells him to sell everything he owns and give it to the poor.
He walks away, sad, because he is a man of great wealth.
If stuff is just stuff, why isn't he willing to give up his possessions to be with Jesus? He wants to experience the Kingdom of Heaven, but for some reason, he wants his stuff more.
If stuff is just stuff, why do we get so attached to it?
I have some ideas, but first I want to hear yours.
What do you think? Are you attached to stuff? Why or why not?


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Grand Hyatt Shenzhen
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Grand Hyatt Shenzhen is one of the most luxury hotels in Shenzhen situated in the Luohu District and is part of City Crossing, one of Shenzhen's most prestigious mixed-used commercial developments, which includes the China Resources Building, Park Lane Manor and the MixC Shopping Mall.Our Shenzhen hotel is close to the iconic Diwang Building, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Luohu Commercial Centre, Dongmen Pedestrian Street and a mere five minutes from the Luohu Station at the Hong Kong border. Located on the Dajuyuan station on the Shenzhen subway line, this Luohu business hotel has easy access to Futian District, Shenzhen and Hong Kong International Airport.
The hotel is housed in a distinctive 38-storey crested building, with the top seven floors encased in glass to create an illuminated "lantern" at nightfall. This luxury hotel in Shenzhen features 471 luxury rooms and suites, all with floor-to-ceiling picture windows to best capture the magnificent, panoramic views of Shenzhen or the breathtaking Hong Kong mountain views. Grand Hyatt Shenzhen is also home to Shui Xiang hotel spa and is truly the city's major dining hub, offering a total of eight distinctive restaurants and bar including The Show Kitchen, 1881, La Terrazza, China Lodge, Belle-Vue, Sugar Box, The Penthouse and The Lounge. Grand Hyatt Shenzhen not only maintains Hyatt's renowned world class quality of food and beverages, but also ensures that it offers guests the best Hyatt dining experience at all times.
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In looking for ways to enjoy this year's Spring Break there's no need to look any further than Chesterfield County itself. With natural splendor and glimpses of paradise often only a short drive or walk away, there is something for everyone around every corner of our large county. Between the two rivers – the James and the Appomattox – and the south-eastern parts of Chesterfield are numerous parks with miles of wooded trails that are well-preserved and maintained solely for us community members to enjoy. In an effort to get the community outside this spring and bask in what nature has to offer, the Village News has spotlighted a list of local trails. The following five parks were judged and rated on a four-star system in four categories: Family Events, Scenery, Historic Value, Sporting and Overall Value.
It's a great time of the year to leave the house and explore what makes Chesterfield County the unique and beautiful place that it is.
Dutch Gap Conservation Area off Coxendale Road, Chester
Roughly two miles off Rt. 10, Dutch Gap is the perfect after-work park for couples to experience a Virginia sunset from the beaches of the James. Its trail runs through parts of wooded terrain and alongside much of the river, and its natural feel leads you away from your in-town worries. Pay no attention to the adjacent Dominion power plant, this park is an escape from industry and commercialism and quickly leads you to a faraway place. A boat ramp is provided, fishing is encouraged, but once again, eating your catch is not recommended. Also, the area was once used by Union soldiers in building a canal during the Civil War. No $ to enjoy.
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Fort Darling at Drewry's Bluff, off Bellwood Road, just before Defense Supply Center Richmond going north on Jeff Davis Hwy.
Down a winding road and tucked away from the busy parts of that initial area, the site is easily overlooked – so keep a strong eye for the park's sign after driving below the I-95 overpass. With limited parking, the park is open to the public during light hours, offering scenic trails, historic interpretations and an observation deck overlooking the breath-taking James River. The site hosted the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, where Confederate soldiers prevented a Union navy from advancing on Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, during the Civil War. Now a Richmond National Battlefield Park, Drewry's Bluff remains the only National park in Chesterfield. DO NOT CLIMB THE CANNON. No $ to enjoy.
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Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield
Next up is Chesterfield's pride providing county members with just about every recreational outlet available: canoeing/kayaking, camping, live entertainment and hiking. With trails for walking, running, biking and horseback riding, Pocahontas offers people the true outdoor experience. Trails run throughout the 7,950-acre park, the largest state park in Virginia. While hunting is forbidden, fishing is allowed but there isn't much to catch unfortunately. Swimming in the lakes are also prohibited, however, the park has a swimming pool with a snack bar starting up later this spring. The site welcomes large gatherings and family events with pavilions capable of seating many. $ is required for entrance.
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John J. Radcliffe Appomattox River Conservation Area, 21501 Chesdin Road, Matoaca/Petersburg
Don't be fooled by the "Petersburg" address, Radcliffe is nestled in one of the more remote corners of the county. A bit of a drive for those in the village, the park is well worth the trek when you see how it captures Virginia at its very best. See the falls of the historic Appomattox River and the adventurous, well-maintained trail that runs alongside it, or visit the site for a small picnic or cookout. Fishing is also quite popular but a warning is posted not to eat the fish. No $ to enjoy.
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Harry G. Daniels Park at Ironbridge, 6600 White Pine Road, Chesterfield
It's a park that has something for everyone in the family. Ironbridge, with its focus on athletic recreation, is certainly one of the most familial and popular park in the area because of its central county location and the local youth sports programs that call the site home. Located just off Rt. 10, it provides baseball, softball, soccer and football fields that open to the public unless already occupied. Shady dirt paths outline the park with benches and playgrounds for the little ones. There is a winding trail system that is a perfect fit for moms wanting to get some exercise while the kids are at practice. It is also a great trail for getting a few miles out of the family dog or just for taking a casual stroll. No $ to enjoy.
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Oak Lodge Nursing Home
Freemantle Common Road, Bitterne, Southampton SO19 7NG
Tel: 023 8042 5560
Oak Lodge Nursing Home includes a Community Resource Centre managed by Southampton City Council where a day centre service is offered. The nursing home offers long term care for people with dementia as well as lower levels of care.
Oak Lodge is a purpose built care home that offers residents a comfortable setting, with each bedroom benefiting from under-floor heating, a telephone point and a flat screen television. Eye catching pictures and brightly coloured living spaces help people with dementia to trigger memories.
The home discusses with each resident their food preferences, in order to ensure everyone's dietary tastes are catered for.
The team organise regular outings and trips to ensure the care home has strong links within the community. Themed events are planned every month which residents are encouraged to invite family and friends along to. Regular reminiscence activities help residents to live with dementia.
Group: Bupa Care Homes
Person in charge: Miranda Morgan (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Southampton City Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home with nursing – Privately Owned , 71 residents
Registered Care Categories*: Dementia
Specialist Care Categories: Alzheimer's
Single Rooms: 71
Rooms with ensuite WC: 71
Facilities & Services: Respite Care • Physiotherapy • Own GP if required • Close to Local shops • Lift • Gardens for residents • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room
Latest CQC* Report on Oak Lodge Nursing Home: click here
*Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
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Recommendation Score: 8 (8.048)
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Everything in Oak Lodge is perfect. I have no complaints whatsoever, my sister is very happy.
Overall Standard: Excellent |
Facilities: Excellent |
Care / Support: Excellent |
Cleanliness: Excellent |
Treated with Dignity: Excellent |
Food & Drink: Excellent |
Staff: Excellent |
Activities: Excellent |
Management: Excellent |
Safety / Security: Excellent |
Rooms: Excellent |
Value for Money: Excellent |
Submitted by Beryl L (Sister of Resident/Service User) on Wednesday 27 November 2013.
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My wife has been a resident of Oak Lodge for two and a half years. She suffers from early onset Alzheimer's. I have found that the care given is excellent both from the nurses and care staff. I have found the level of catering very good and the cleanliness is beyond reproach.
Overall Standard: Good |
Facilities: Excellent |
Care / Support: Excellent |
Cleanliness: Excellent |
Treated with Dignity: Excellent |
Food & Drink: Excellent |
Staff: Excellent |
Activities: Good |
Management: Good |
Safety / Security: Excellent |
Rooms: Good |
Value for Money: Good |
Submitted by Ivan C (Husband of Resident/Service User) on Friday 14 June 2013.
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A Country Home Goes Modern
A young family finds their contemporary taste is right
at home in rural Connecticut
By Dan Shaw
York Street's sleek contemporary aesthetic and luxurious materials are happily compatible with the New England farmhouse vernacular of the family's home. The leather walls "provide a sense of architecture and tradition while also feeling modern," Piscuskas says. Fur throws and bolsters on the sofas are by York Street, as is a cowhide rug named Bessy and a crocodile-patterned velvet ottoman. A set of chrome-and-calfskin chairs originally designed by Zelenko's parents in the '60s for their offices surrounds the dining room table; York Street now makes reproductions.
The house is a chronicle of Piscuskas and Zelenko's creative relationship. The black-and-white marquetry cabinet in the living room was a present Piscuskas made for Zelenko before they married. "That was the beginning of our professional collaboration," she recalls. "Stephen couldn't find the hardware for the doors, so I designed pewter knots." Piscuskas made the gold-leaf-and-maple cocktail table in the sunroom in 1988. He also designed and built a pair of white-oak living room sofas, which Zelenko then upholstered in hardy, inexpensive muslin so Ana, now 17, and Sacha, 13, would have an inviting spot for reading.
"The house doesn't make a big statement," Zelenko says. "It doesn't dictate how we live. It lets us be."
Click here to see the gallery for "A Country Home Goes Modern."