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While pregnancy is a time of joy, it can include some inconveniences such as back pain and muscle strain. But there are many easy ways to stay healthy and relatively pain-free during pregnancy.
"The average weight gain of 25 to 35 pounds, combined with the increased stress placed on the body by the growing baby, may result in mild to severe discomfort for pregnant women," says Dr. Rick McMichael, president of the American Chiropractic Association. "Studies show that about half of all pregnant women will develop low-back pain at some point." Expectant mothers can take steps to limit discomfort, say experts.
• Get Exercise
Gone are the days when bed rest was considered the most sensible activity when pregnant. Nowadays, doctors know moderate exercise can help prevent excessive weight gain, reduce risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, prepare the body for childbirth and reduce back pain.
Walking, swimming and stationary cycling are relatively safe cardiovascular exercises for pregnant women because they don't require jerking or bouncing. Before starting an exercise plan, consult your medical or chiropractic physician. Stop exercising immediately if you notice unusual symptoms, such as bleeding, dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, increased swelling or heart palpitations.
• Keep Your Back Pain-Free
During pregnancy a woman's center of gravity almost immediately begins shifting forward to the front of her pelvis. The displaced weight increases stress on joints. As the baby grows, the woman's weight is projected even farther forward, and the curvature of her lower back is increased, which can cause back pain.
Many pregnant women have found that chiropractic adjustments provide relief from back pain brought on by pregnancy. Chiropractic manipulation is safe for pregnant women and their babies and can be especially appealing to those trying to avoid medications. "Chiropractic is a conservative form of health care," explains Dr. McMichael. "We focus on the whole person and reduce pain and improve function naturally, without drugs."
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How you move, sit and sleep will impact how you feel. When picking up children and heavy objects, bend from the knees not the waist. And never turn your head when you lift.
Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees to take pressure and strain off your lower back. If you work long hours at a computer, make sure the screen is below eye level and use a small footrest to take pressure off your legs and feet, and get up to walk around periodically.
Expectant moms should invest in multiple pairs of flat, sensible shoes. High heels can worsen the forward pelvic tilt, exacerbate postural imbalances and make you less steady on your feet, especially as pregnancy progresses.
For more tips on staying healthy, visit www.acatoday.org/patients.
"Pregnancy brings amazing changes to a woman's body and regular hands-on care can help your body adjust to these changes," says Dr. McMichael. "Taking care of yourself is the best way to ensure you enjoy your pregnancy as much as possible."
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I enlisted a few family members, friends and colleagues to head into the booth and leave their inhibitions at the door. What started as a, "screams only" collection, soon expanded into a larger body of work due to some of the stuff they were doing in between takes, be it laughter or snorts. Once I decided to do more than just screams, I came up with a laundry list of vocal effects I wanted everyone to try. I was impressed with their willingness to let it all out, although nobody was willing to let me videotape them while they were doing it. Some of the more comedic sounds were just too good to leave out. I also gained a new appreciation for tea and honey after recording my personal screams. These vocal effects were all recorded and mastered at 24bit/192kHz, to allow you to pitch, stretch and squeeze to help create a wide variety of effects going beyond just simple screams. 24bit/96kHz files included as well. All of these sound effects are metadata-embedded wav files that can be read by Pro Tools, Soundminer and Basehead. Scream Collection Demo by Bottle Rocket Fx Scream Collection BRFX-004 441 Vocal Effects - 560MB Download $25.00

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Montana State Representative James Knox (R-Billings) is proposing a bill which interprets the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution and defines a Montana citizen.
Currently, a person born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen regardless of whether or not their parents are citizens or not.
According to Knox, this is a misinterpretation of the law.
His bill states a child must have at least one parent who "owes no allegiance to any foreign sovereignty."
Knox said, "The 14th amendment was never intended to guarantee citizenship to those born here of parents who are not themselves citizens. It was never intended to create a symbolic anchor that allows parents and other family members who are not citizens themselves to pass into the country and access to our many well-intended social services."
One person spoke in favor of the bill, while more than 10 people spoke against it.
Opponents of the bill say the state has no right to interpret the U.S. Constitution, and say that Knox's bill would deny Montana citizenship to people who have dual citizenship.
Niki Zupanic of the ACLU of Montana said, "Representative Knox instead calls them 'anchor babies'. I call the people targeted by this bill some of our most inspiring true American success stories."
Wilmot Collins, a professor at the University of Montana, said, "This bill is telling me my son that I had while I was a refugee is not an American citizen.
Immigration attorney Shahid Haque-Hausrath said, "I know that I won't stand for having my citizenship tinkered with."
The American Indian Caucus opposed the bill saying it could deny certain Native Americans their U.S. citizenship; Knox responded by saying he will amend the bill to make sure that doesn't happen.
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7) Not everyone gets in. This means you have to be better than other people. Yes this includes better grades. There are numerous pre-requisite classes and the more you have completed the better chance you will have of getting accepted into school. It is much harder to get into school and eventually receive a license with any kind of criminal record. If you have problems in this area then it is best to speak to a counselor or advisor to find out if you will be able to proceed with school before getting too far. Our first day of class our instructors warned us that even having been convicted of driving while intoxicated could prevent us from obtaining a nursing license.
6) Everything else in life becomes less important. Your family, loved ones, yes even the boyfriend/husband (or for you guys, the girlfriend/wife, though we are typically more understanding in general). They will all need to understand that nursing school is a full time commitment that has to take precedence over everything else in life in order for you to succeed at it. You will need a lot of support and assistance so that you can put all your effort into the program. This is a full-time commitment.
5) Be positive nursing is something you TRULY want to and can do. Nursing is not for everyone. Do not waste your time if it is not something you can do. In my first year of school we lost a student because the first time she held a needle to someone's skin she passed out…..she had worked very hard to get to that point and realized it wasn't for her. I'm not saying you should go around sticking people with needles to see if you pass out or not, just think about it and maybe volunteer at a hospital or nursing home to see if you are prepared for that kind of environment.
4) It is unlike any other classroom experience you have ever had. Nursing school is not like your biology class or English class of the past. This is serious stuff. I am not just talking about the clinical aspect. Nursing education is not in the black/white format of a math class. 2+2 is not always 4, sometimes it is 5 or 10, just depending on the situation. You have to learn a new thought process. You may have several "right" answers in front of you, but must choose the "best" right answer depending on any number of variables. Sure, any of the answers may get you where you need to go, but will the patient make it through your trial and error?
3) Clinicals are meant to scare the crap out of you. You will be forced to actually walk into a stranger's hospital room and examine them from head to toe; this includes ALL parts by the way. And while doing this you must appear that you are totally at ease looking at strange naked people and behave as if you know exactly what you are doing. This is even more difficult to accomplish with the ever present instructor standing behind your back watching everything you do. But if you make it to your final semester, they essentially leave you to your own devices because at that point even the instructors are fooled into thinking you might actually know what you are doing.
2) There will be nursing students who are not married, do not work, do not have kids, and can totally devote their whole being to succeeding at school. You will hate these people. They will go above and beyond and impress the instructors with their knowledge because they can study 14 hours a day and knit all 6 instructors personalized stethoscope covers in their spare time. Again, you will hate these people. Don't try to talk to them or get them to downplay their abilities because they will not listen and will only work harder to show you up!
1) It is extremely rewarding! Once you finish, and yes you can finish and graduate and pass boards, you will have joined a professional organization that you can grow and change with. There are so many possibilities for nurses to gain autonomy and become a valuable asset to any community. Nursing is not just a job; it is a career in which we change people's lives. A very intelligent nurse once told me that if he (the patient) can lay there and go through it then I can certainly stand beside him and comfort him during it. Nurses are comfort to a patient; always remember why you are there and what you mean to the one you are caring for.


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So this week is a big week for Buster Jiggs.
Their new EP: Dirty Little Secrets comes out on March 9th BUT you can listen to it now! Go to www.busterjiggs.com and click on music. The top 5 songs are off of Dirty Little Secrets! You can also win a copy by sharing a post of FB. To do that go to http://www.facebook.com/musicofnb and share as a public post for your chance to win!
Friday March 8th Buster Jiggs will be opening for Brandon Jenkins at Hank's Grill in McKinney, TX. Show starts at 8:30pm so make sure you get there early and stay late. Rumor is you can buy the EP before it comes out on March 9th if you come out to the show!
Saturday March 9th Buster Jiggs is have a BIG PARTY at Tavern In The Gruene to celebrate their release of Dirty Little Secrets. Show starts at 9pm
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The Intercession of Christ
This promise of Christ's intercession does not belong just to Peter, but to all whom He died for. All those who have found forgiveness in Him have the assurance of His intercession. Read John 17:20–26. What does Jesus pray about ...Read More
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Hebrews 10:26 says that a person who sins willfully cannot be brought back to salvation. Read Numbers 15:30–31. Hebrews must be read in light of the law. The willful sin here is a denial of the faith, a presumptive trampling ...Read More
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Dementia is a global term describing a group of diseases that affect the brain. The damage caused by all types of dementia leads to progressive loss of brain tissue. This means that symptoms become worse over time.
The life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has increased dramatically over the past 60 years primarily due to better health care.
For example, the life expectancy of someone with Down's syndrome in 1936 was 9, compared to a current mean expectancy of 50 years.
People with Down's syndrome are more vulnerable to dementia – research continues to understand why this is the case.
About 20 per cent of people with a learning disability have Down's syndrome.Figures from one study (Prasher 1995) suggest that the following percentages of people with Down's syndrome have dementia:
The prevalence of dementia in people with other forms of learning disability is also higher than in the general population. Some studies (Cooper 1997, Lund 1985, Moss and Patel 1993) suggest that the following percentages of people with learning disabilities not due to Down's syndrome have dementia:
This is about four times higher than in the general population.
How can the DCC Workforce Development Team help you to support people with learning disabilities who develop dementia?
Awareness level course
Supporting People who have Dementia: Awareness level one–day courses aimed at front line staff.
Use the DCC online booking service and search for 'Dementia Awareness'
DCT Members: email firstname.lastname@example.com
E-learning: Dementia Awareness: Care Management Modules
The Learning Gallery is temporarily in storage. To access the resources:
DCC and DPT staff email:Mary Dart
DCT members email email@example.com
Learning Gallery resources specific to people with learning disabilities:
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /36
Title: Going with the Flow: Choice, dementia and people with learning difficulties
Author: Kirsten Stalker, Paul Duckett and Murna Downs
ResourceCode/No: MHGE /152
Title: About my friend, For friends of people with Down's syndrome and dementia
Author: Karen Dodd, Vicky Turk and Michelle Christmas
ResourceCode/No: MHGE /153
Title: About dementia, For people with learning disabilities
Author: Karen Dodd, Vicky Turk and Michelle Christmas
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /103
Title: In the Know Implementing good practice: Information and tools for anyone supporting people with a learning disability and dementia
Author: Diana Kerr & Heather Wilkinson
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /111
Title: Down's syndrome and dementia workbook for staff
Author: Karen Dodd,Diana Kerr,Scott Fern
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /158
Title: Caring for Kathleen: A sister's story about Down's Syndrome and Dementia
Author: Margaret T Fray
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /166
Title: Understanding learning disability and dementia: Developing effective interventions
Author: Diana Kerr
ResourceCode/No: LDGE /167
Title: In the know: implementing good practice: Information and tools for anyone supporting people with a learning disability and dementia
Author: Diana Kerr, Heather Wilkinson
Also available by emailing Mary Dart
Title: Down's Syndrome and dementia: Practitioners guide
Author: Diana Kerr
Resources on aspects of supporting all people who have dementia are also available – use the Learning Gallery Search (with the key word dementia. Many of the resources will also be relevant to supporting people who have learning disabilities and dementia.)
SCIE Dementia Gateway (for general information and e-learning on dementia)
SCIE: Dementia Links (scroll down to number 6)
Department of Health (2009) Living Well with Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy
References: Cooper S A (1997) 'High prevalence of dementia amongst people with learning disabilities not attributed to Down's syndrome'. Psychological medicine 27: 609-616 Kerr D ( 1997) Down's Syndrome and Dementia: Practitioners Guide. Venture Press. Lund J (1985) 'The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in mentally retarded adults'. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica 72: 563-570. Moss S and Patel P (1993) 'The prevalence of mental illness in people with intellectual disability over 50 years of age, and the diagnostic importance of information from carers'. The Irish journal of psychology 14: 110-129 Prasher VP (1995) 'Age specific prevalence, thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptomatology in adults with Down's syndrome and dementia'. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 10: 25-31 |
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Human primates are social by nature and strive best in the supportive environment of compatible conspecifics. Being forcefully deprived of companionship is therefore one of the most dreaded punishments. Nonhuman primates share the same basic "social needs" (36) as human primates do, and sociality is central to their very survival (2). Like human primates, nonhuman primates may become mentally disturbed when chronically kept in social isolation, and they often express their distress in abnormal behavior patterns (cf. 6).
Despite the inherent ethical problems related to social deprivation, social housing of nonhuman primates is seen as a husbandry priority only by a minority of primatological investigators (14). Thus, single-caging is still the prevailing housing condition for laboratory primates (13, 30). The regulatory "safeguard" (15) prescribing social housing (36) is apparently not very effective. The following arguments are often brought forward in justification of the traditional single-caging:
The present paper examines the justification of these notions as they pertain to the most common laboratory nonhuman primates, i.e., rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
Numerous studies have indeed shown that unlike in other nonhuman primate species (e.g., Pan troglodytes, 7; Cebus apella, 1; Saimiri sciureus, 12) group formation and subsequent group housing of rhesus macaques are likely to be associated with serious problems related to aggressive intolerance (e.g., 5, 10). Alternative pair formation and subsequent pairhousing techniques have therefore been developed for rhesus macaques (17, 18, 21, 4) in order to avoid the risk attendant on group housing. How successful are these techniques?
These findings indicate that "the conventional wisdom that unfamiliar adult macaques are more likely to fight than to coexist peacefully" (11) does not hold true for the most common and, supposedly, most aggressive species, i.e., Macaca mulatta. The published information available provides evidence that no unreasonable risk of aggressive intolerance accrue when previously single-caged individuals are subjected to careful pair formation and subsequent permanent pair-housing protocols (c.f. 27). Pair housing effectively avoids the typical aggression problems of group housing.
The health risk associated with pair housing as compared to conventional single housing was assessed in three independent studies. In no case was clinical morbidity, as measured in the rate of veterinary treatment, higher in pair-housed than in single-housed subjects (23, 4, 35). In a study of 96 monkeys transferred from single- to compatible pair-housing conditions, subjects required veterinary treatment once every 909 days while singly caged, versus once every 2,104 days while pair housed (35). This suggests that pair housing may be an effective housing strategy not only from the behavioral but also from the veterinary point of view (35).
Three separate investigations examined the stress status of compatible pair-housed versus single-housed animals. Serum cortisol concentrations (26, 33) and immune stress response (4) of subjects did not differ in both housing conditions. Stress indices of subordinate animals were not higher than those of their dominant partners (26, 4).
Rather than being a source of distress, the compatible companion may function as a source of security (e.g., 8). This is particularly relevant for the experimental context in which the presence of a familiar conspecific functions as a buffer against environmental stress that the single-caged individual is lacking (21). Needless to say that scientific data collected from such a "stress-protected" subject are less confounded than data collected from a socially deprived research subject (cf. 3). The comforting rather than distressing effect of companionship can also be inferred from the fact that individuals afflicted with gross behavioral disorders often abandon their neurotic activities after being provided with a compatible cage mate (18, 19, 11).
Three independent studies failed to find a negative impact of pair housing on body weight development (20, 29, 4). There was also no evidence found of dominant animals gaining more body weight than their subordinate partners (20, 4). This is not surprising because adequate food sharing is an important condition to qualify a pair as compatible and allow partners to stay together (22).
The stimulatory effect of a cage mate has been evaluated in animals that have lived together as pairs for 1 year or longer. Five investigations have shown that paired companions spend approximately the same amount of time interacting with each other in species-typical ways (figure 1) as do wild animals living in troops (16, 24, 29, 4, 34). This suggests that a compatible cage mate-- unlike inanimate toys--maintains its stimulatory effect over time, probably because of its inherent ever-changing nature.
It has been documented that the following research-related procedures can readily be accomplished in pair-housed rhesus macaques:
Procedures such as controlled food intake and urine and fecal sampling require the temporary separation of partners with transparent cage-dividing panels, allowing uninterrupted visual, olfactory, and auditory contact.
The findings presented in this report indicate that common arguments in justification of the traditional single-caging of rhesus macaques are often based on subjective assumptions rather than on scientific facts. Providing the animals a social environment in the form of compatible pair-housing arrangements does not unduly jeopardize their safety (no conspicuous aggression problems), health (no conspicuous veterinary problems), physical well-being (no signs of distress), behavioral well-being (species-typical expression of social needs; amelioration of behavioral disorders) and adequate food intake, nor does it interfere with common research procedures. Professional standards stipulate that "unless absolutely essential, primates should not be housed alone in a cage on a long-term basis" (9). The question of what makes it "absolutely essential" to deprive the majority of research rhesus macaques of social contact and social interaction by housing them permanently alone in single cages remains to be answered.
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AFTER THE WINTER solstice and the holidays, deciduous fruit trees, vines and roses beckon us to take up our hand pruners and loppers and get to work. Pruning and preparing plants for spring growth is an important part of winter gardening and pays dividends later.
Roses can be a thorny contradiction, however. While they are simple, beautiful and perhaps as old as gardening itself, roses are also complicated, bred into many thousands of hybrids and cultivars. It all can be intimidating to a beginning gardener.
The history and classification of the genus Rosa is a bit messy and difficult to grasp, which is perhaps part of the intrigue that prompts some gardeners to become rosarians, join rose societies and devote valuable time and resources to their acquisition and cultivation.
The kind of rose, however, does make a difference in how it should be pruned. Rather than try to fathom the Rosa genetic tree, let's instead get down to the basics so that prickly bush in your yard can be efficiently pruned with some degree of confidence.
First off, the gardener should be prepared with clean and sharp pruners, loppers and some good gloves. The modified epidermal cells that we erroneously call thorns are a real menace and the wounds they inflict have a tendency to become infected. A good pair of leather gloves, or even some longer gauntlet gloves, are reasonable protection from these dangerous prickles.
Secondly, the concept of the grafted plant should be understood. There are many old garden and species roses that are "on their own roots," but most modern roses are growing on a rootstock from a different plant. The bud or graft union, if present, needs to be identified and any canes arising from the rootstock eliminated. Not doing so will weaken the grafted variety and in time overtake it. The union is usually a callused swollen area just above the crown of the plant.
Because roses are so valued and complex, the plants often will have labels. So keep them if you have them. The type of rose can then be easily looked up and any special needs addressed. If a label is found, hallelujah! Clean or replace the label, and be sure it is attached to a strong cane to be kept.
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Timing and sanitation should also be kept in mind. Pruning should be timed for late winter season or early spring. Sometime in January is usually best. If pruned too early, a plant might respond with new growth only to have it damaged by a hard frost. All old leaves on the plant or the ground should be removed as they can harbor fungal organisms. Likewise, take care not to injure the canes and anvil-type pruners should not be used.
While these procedures will get the job done, there are plenty of exceptions. For instance, an old garden roses (bred before 1867) that only bloom on old wood are best pruned just after bloom. These would include damasks, mosses, gallicas and albas. Also, some species roses and modern ground cover or carpet roses can be pruned with much less precision, simply shaping them to their desired form. Additionally, new roses should be allowed to establish their roots before a hard pruning and most climbers should be trained where desired and their laterals pruned back to two or three buds.
If you are interested in learning more about roses, visit the Marin Rose Society's website at www.marinrose.org. Information on rose diseases and abiotic disorders can be found on the University of California Integrated Pest Management roses webpage at http://bit.ly/1bOYq6v.
For some great hands-on rose pruning experience and advice, join the Master Gardeners and master rosarian Lenore Ruckman for a demonstration and talk on Jan. 11 at the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael.
The University of California Marin Master Gardeners are sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension. For questions about gardening, plant pests or diseases, call 473-4204 from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays, or bring in samples or pictures to 1682 Novato Blvd., Suite 150B, Novato.
What: "Essential Winter Rose Pruning," a demonstration and talk with Lenore Ruckman
When: 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11
Where: Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Ave., San Rafael
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Let's see if we got this straight. Mississippi's universities and colleges teach the principles of American government, don't they?
Well then, why don't they realize that freedom of speech is a basic right that belongs to everybody—even the lowliest freshmen on their campuses.
See, it says right here in the very First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that government shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. And as the late Justice Hugo Black once explained to those who are rather dense, "No means no."
So then what is it our erudite institutions of higher learning don't understand about the word "no"—the "n" or the "o"?
Hinds Community College recently missed the point of the First Amendment altogether when Isaac Rosenbloom, a 30-year-old father of two let the F-word slip as he was leaving a class at Hinds Community College.
He was hacked off because he received a "D" on a speech he'd given in his oral communication class. "The grade is going to F-up my GPA," he told another student. His teacher overheard him and said she was going to send him to detention.
After a disciplinary hearing, Rosenbloom was found to be guilty of "flagrant disrespect" and received an involuntary withdrawal from the oral communications class, which knocked him below the required hours needed for the federal Pell Grant, which is the primary source of his tuition.
The community college backed down, however, after Rosenbloom contacted an attorney and drew national attention to the public college's rather shaky free speech policy.
Unfortunately, the college isn't the only public institution in Mississippi that didn't get the word about the 218-year-old First Amendment.
Old Miss bristles at students using speech like "I hate Southern Miss." Jackson State students could even be punished for unsolicited flirting, and most of the campuses' students could find themselves in hot water for speaking freely about public issues, like abortion, outside so-called "free-speech zones."
Apparently those schools are unaware of the fact all of America is "a free-speech" zone, and the courts have backed that important concept.
Yes, freedom of speech, like all other freedoms which are protected by the First Amendment, is of vital importance.
"If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on matters which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences that can involve the consideration of mankind, reason is no use to us," George Washington once commented, adding that "If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led like sheep to the slaughter."
Justice Black also rejected the idea that government was entitled to punish "obscene" speech," and he further contended, "I have always believed under the First and 14th amendments neither the state nor the federal government has any authority to regulate or censor the content of speech."
Even though Author Marshall Lumsden had a point when he said, "At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his thumb with a hammer," we almost never condone obscene speech. Normally, using it is just plain bad taste.
More important than not banning obscenity, however, we believe students, as well as all Americans, have the right to speak out freely on public issues.
"The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen," Comedian Tommy Smothers thoughtfully reflected.
Even so, we also believe it is good that the right of free speech, like all other rights, should be tempered, but not government mandated, with wisdom and respect.
"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have three unspeakable precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either," Mark Twain once quipped.
Ever once in a while, even that might be good advice.


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I caught up with Sally Green to find out why she decided to write about something barely written about before, why she finds writing for YA a unique experience, and why she thinks that YA books never need a message.
Amazon's dispute with Hachette could have consequences none of us ever dreamed of. As a society, we must be careful we do not sleepwalk into a situation we later come to regret - a world where publishers are marginalised and authors simply self-publish on Amazon.
I have read a few articles and spoken to a couple of people in the book trade over the past week in relation to the ongoing dispute between Hachette (and Authors United) and Amazon. Most people who you will speak to, particularly inside the industry, will be squarely behind the authors.
At the moment I am reading a new novel by a young British author, published by a small but reputable UK house. It is terrible. OK, perhaps I should qu...
Times are changing. Self-publishing is no longer 'vanity publishing' - a vaguely embarrassing exercise in assuaging one's writerly ambitions by paying large sums of money for a small run of leather-bound copies of a book - but a very real and increasingly credible alternative to mainstream publishing.
Richard Bannerman was one-year-old when his father, Capt Alastair Bannerman, became one of more than 160,000 Allied troops involved in the D-Day landi...
It is the last taboo. Talking about it is not something a nice girl does in mixed company, it is indelicate, unfeminine. Many women have been raised to believe that men are "naturally good" at money matters and women are "naturally bad" at money matters. It's not said directly, little girls pick up this idea by osmosis. Outside the home, for a man to say he wants more money or ask for a raise is acceptable; it goes with the hairy chest and the company car. But women can't say that, they won't even admit it to themselves and they don't want to think about why.
When Rowan Williams uses the word "special" you take note. But when he mentions it three times in one sentence and prefaces it each time with the word "very" we're clearly being called to attention.
Once your book is written, it's up to you to make sure the finished product is up to a high standard. It has your name on it, after all. The average buyer probably won't be expecting the next Pulitzer Prize winner, but they will be expecting a professional job, and rightly so.
Of course I could just go and seek out a pirate version of the book. I'm sure that someone has already ripped the Kindle version of the book and made it freely available on a pirate website, but I'm a writer myself. I know that people who put months of effort into books deserve to get something for their efforts.
n a Western society, words are everywhere. Adverts on the tube, bus on billboards. There are words on our mobile phones, we can get apps which tell us the latest news, which tells us what is trending and which celebrity is pregnant, has been arrested or has overdosed...
With French influence, but Northern Irish upbringing and genealogy, Stiofan Cairns' debut book, Adventures in Sectarianism is that of a helpless victim in Northern Ireland's cultural myopia.
My first published fiction work - sixteen compiled short stories - will begin its dust collection in February 2014. As the writer, I cannot stress enough the personal significance of the work being printed as a real, heavy, tactile book.
Today we face grave new threats to our security, the most urgent and costly of which is the need to transform our economies away from fossil fuels and excessive consumption. That is why its time to talk about, and talk up, monetary reform - to ensure that the public good that is our money system once again serves the interests of wider society, not just those of private wealth.
The arrival of poetry is catastrophic. You are seized by indescribable wonder and an equally incomprehensible terror. You face a blank page to write what no one has asked you to write, with very little idea of what you will end up writing.
So what's the book about? It's based around the idea that phone boxes are essentially small enchanted places where almost anything can happen. You pick up a ringing phone and your life changes. And God help you if you get trapped in one.


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The Baha® System
1. A sound processor picks up sound vibrations.
2. An abutment is attached to the sound processor and the implant. The abutment transfers the sound vibrations from the processor to the implant.
3. A small titanium implant is placed in the bone behind the ear where it fuses with the living bone. This process is called osseointegration. The implant transfers the sound vibrations to the functioning cochlea.
Direct Bone Conduction with Baha®
What does the sound processor look like?
The Baha Sound Processor snaps on to the abutment. The processor is small, discreet and is available in a variety of colors. The volume controls are conveniently located for easy adjustments.


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CAIRO - Citing social harmony reasons, the local government in the southern Indian Tamil Nadu state has banned the release of a new film Vishwaroopam' for two weeks, following protests form Muslim groups denouncing the film as insulting Muslims and Qur'an.
The chief minister was concerned the film could aggravate the law and order situation in the state and sought views of senior officials," a senior government official told Times of India on Thursday, January 24.
It was then decided that the film would be banned for two weeks.
The government on Wednesday instructed all district collectors to prevent the film's screening for two weeks, citing a possible law and order situation in the run-up to Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Birthday.
Sources said the government directive was faxed to all the district collectors, who in turn ordered theatre owners not to screen the film.
The decision followed rising opposition by various Muslim organizations against the upcoming high-budget production Vishwaroopam', which was scheduled for release on January 25.
They accused the film-makers of intending to insult the holy book of Qur'an and Islam, adding that no one could have taken such a film in the history of Indian cinema.
Moreover, the Muslim organizations cited worries that actor-producer Kamal Haasan's film would damage the social fabric of Tamil Nadu, a state where Hindus and Muslims are living peacefully as brothers.
Solidifying their opposition, representatives of 24 Muslim organizations and political parties met home secretary R Rajagopal at the secretariat on Wednesday under the banner of 'Federation of Muslim Organizations'.
"The film is aimed at tarnishing Islam and Muslims. Its release is bound to disturb communal harmony," Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam leader and MLA M H Jawahirullah said.
Muslims account for 160 million of India's 1.1 billion people, the world's third-largest Muslim population after those of Indonesia and Pakistan.
Challenging the orders of the Tamil Nadu government, the film-maker decided to seek legal recourse to get his film Vishwaroopam released on January 25 as scheduled.
"Any neutral and patriotic Muslim will surely feel pride on seeing my film. It was designed for that purpose," Haasan, who is in the US for preparations for the film's overseas release on Friday, said in a brief statement.
"Now I will rely on law and logic to come to our support. This kind of cultural terrorism will have to stop."
He defended his new movie, denying accusations of drawing the Muslim community in a low light.
"I am not only hurt by these accusations of denigrating a community but my sensibilities are truly insulted," he said.
He added that he has always worked for planting harmony between Muslims and Hindus in the volatile country.
"My statements in favor of the Muslim community have marked me as a sympathizer, Haasan said in his statement.
I have always gone beyond the call of my duty as an actor to voice my opinion in favor of what was humane and civil.
I have been part of an organization called Harmony India which worked for Hindu Muslim amity.
Reproduced with permission from OnIslam.net