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Last Saturday morning I woke up in pain and wasn't sure they were contractions so I just endured them for the first few hours. I've been feeling nauseous all weekend. When I'm not doubled over in pain, my body aches everywhere. Baby hasn't dropped yet, feels like he's up in my ribs which makes it impossible to get comfortable. Last night I slept on the floor with a heating pad on my back.
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Nigerian lawmakers this week approved a bill that would radically extend the country's existing anti-gay laws to punish those who marry someone of the same-sex and those who failed to denounce them.
The legislation, which was approved by the House this week and by the Senate in November last year, would make it an offense to participate in or be party to a same-sex marriage. A penalty of up to 14 years in prison awaits anyone who violates this law.
The anti-gay animus during the House debate was blatant.
"It is alien to our society and culture and it must not be imported," House majority leader Mulikat Adeola-Akande said during debate, referring to same-sex marriage. "Religion abhors it and our culture has no place for it," she added.
House minority leader Femi Gbajabiamila said the bill represents "convergence of both law and morality." He said that same-sex marriage "is both illegal and immoral."
Further, the legislation would make it an offense to "directly or indirectly" make a "public show of same-sex amorous relationships." The clause appears to be so open ended that any same-gender conduct could be suspect.
The legislation would also tighten current laws to virtually make gay rights groups illegal. As has been demonstrated in other nations where such bans have been flirted with or applied, this risks seriously hampering the fight against HIV/AIDS by further criminalizing one of the at risk populations — men who have sex with other men.
Sadly, the legislation is being billed as a defiant move against western ideology.
Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, said the bill needed to be passed to send a strong signal to the western world that Nigeria was not prepared to sacrifice her moral and ethical values for the sake of foreign aids and donations.
Other lawmakers who contributed to the debate argued that the bid by the so-called advanced countries to export same sex marriage into Nigeria under the guise of protecting human rights and freedom of association was reprehensible and unacceptable.
The legislation has now been referred to legislative committee where it will undergo a clause by clause analysis.
However, a public hearing on the bill is not needed and given that Nigeria's senate has already approved the legislation, so long as no substantial changes are made, the reconciliation process could be brief and the bill could become law within a matter of months.
Appealing to the country's president, Goodluck Jonathan, would also seem fruitless as it is believed that even if he returned the legislation to parliament, which seems unlikely, there is enough support in Nigeria's legislative chambers to vote the bill through.
Why Nigeria's lawmakers have chosen to move on this bill despite rabid unemployment and health concerns is unknown. Indeed, Nigeria's marriage laws already de facto ban same-sex marriage, and therefore the bill would appear to be nothing more than an overt power play over western nations threatening Nigeria's aid.
Both President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have expressed their disquiet at the bill and urged Nigeria to reconsider.
The US has already instructed all US agencies working with foreign governments that particular emphasis must be placed on the human rights standards expected of aid-recipients.
With this act, Nigeria joins Uganda and Liberia in moving forward with overtly hostile anti-gay legislation, the most infamous among them being Uganda's Kill the Gays bill which lawmakers have vowed to pass by Christmas.
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To Sarah h. sometimes but usually after they sodomize them. Which by the way, is having sex with another man.
many in the african countries believe that people choose to be gay. they also see it as a disease
In Muslim countries they will kill gay people.
Fact check. I said long ago that the churches were a big part of the problem. Fact is, African countries have cultural issues that the churches monopolize upon that also cause equality a problem. Fact is African men still treat their women like they are trash if they can get away with it.
Fact Check: in AFRICAN COUNTRIES, the Roman Catholic Church, together with Evangelical Christian Protestants, together with even Fundamentalist Muslims! - "traditional enemies"? not so very much!!! - they have ALL gotten together behind HOMOPHOBIC BILLS such as Uganda's "Kill the Gays" and Nigeria's "Jail the Gays", and other such Bills!
Again, this comes from RELIABLE NEWS SOURCES {not Fox!} used by Seattle Gay News, which is quite a respectable Alternative Newspaper of long standing!
These VERIFIABLE FACTS are not negated by the fact of there being "good" people who are Catholic, too. [I don't see how they can TOLERATE the Homophobe antics of their Hierarchy, but anyway...]
{Or negated by the fact that SOME of the money collected from parishioners by the Catholic church, goes to other things besides Homophobic election efforts. The FACT is, that the parishioners CANNOT TELL THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THAT THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO USE THE PARISHIONERS' MONEY THAT WAY. The Catholic Bishops can do whatever they darn well please! In future elections with Marriage Equality bills on the ballot in more States, the Bishops could pull the same stunt again... while whining and saying they are "bankrupt" from paying out funds for keeping Pedophile Priests silent and hidden... {ANOTHER thing parishioners have no control over!}
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Fact Check: It is FACT, that in the 4 States in this election that had Marriage Equality Bills on the Ballot, the Catholic Church spent some 2 million dollars {at least!} combating those Bills. Specifically, the Catholic Bishops. It is FACT, also, that much of this money WAS collected from parishioners; parishioners who did not necessarily either know, or agree with, how the money they put in the collection plates was spent. {The MAJORITY of American Catholics polled, support Marriage Equality! Not so, the Bishops. And, ONLY the Bishops, determine how the money is spent! The Catholic Church is a Dictatorship, NOT a Democracy!}
My info comes from the Seattle Gay News; which gets it from recognized News Sources. Which can be looked up and verified. Also, by the way, the Catholic Bishops ordered anti-Gay-marriage propaganda to be READ IN CHURCH. Some priests here, REFUSED TO DO THAT. The Catholic Church ought to LOSE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS!
Fact Check: in AFRICAN COUNTRIES, the Roman Catholic Church, together with Evangelical Christian Protestants, together with even Fundamentalist Muslims! - "traditional enemies"? not so very much!!! - they have ALL gotten together behind HOMOPHOBIC BILLS such as Uganda's "Kill the Gays" and Nigeria's "Jail the Gays", and other such Bills!
Again, this comes from RELIABLE NEWS SOURCES {not Fox!} used by Seattle Gay News, which is quite a respectable Alternative Newspaper of long standing!
These VERIFIABLE FACTS are not negated by
Hey Pam W. the Bible is not my personal fairy tale. It has been written that way for centuries if not millenia. You got a beef about how it is written, take it to God.
Seriously, BMutiny T.?
First of all, I would like you to know that I am a devout Catholic, and yet I actively advocate LGBT rights.
Second of all, money in MY church's donation box goes to feeding the hungry in our community, as well as other donations of food and clothing. While some of the Catholic Church's money as a whole possibly goes to the efforts you describe, not all money in churches' individual collection boxes goes to the Church as a whole. In fact, much of it goes to maintaining the church and supporting the community. If the church has a private school associated with it, some of the funds may go there as well.
Third of all, I have never heard a priest or any of my Sunday School or Confirmation teachers preach homophobia. While I know this is a common tenet of the Catholic faith, I know many Catholics who do not agree with this stance.
I don't know where you are getting your information on the inner workings of the Catholic Church, but much of it is inaccurate. Please be sure to double check your sources before making such generalizations.
Despite all your hoping, your post was neither informative nor did it tell me how to help eradicate homophobia. It did tell me how not to contribute to it, in some ways, but not how to actively work against it.
In a real informative guide, experience has shown that the best way to eradicate homophobia is by openly expressing tolerance, and standing up for those who are bullied or denied rights because they are LGBT
Research is being done, that shows that African history, back when Pagans and even when Muslims were prominent, did NOT feature Homophobia - as in fact, was true in MOST indigenous traditions all over the Planet - including among Asians and Native Americans. {See the early research of Edward Carpenter and others.}
Homophobia is being INTRODUCED AND STIRRED UP ARTIFICIALLY, by The Family, and they are working with Catholics - and even with fundamentalist Muslims! - in Africa, shamelessly, to get their Anti-Gay Agenda passed in ALL these separate African countries.
1] BUY CHICK-FIL-A SANDWICHES. The Profit$$$ go to the Nonprofit arm of the Corporation, which SUPPORTS THIS WORK.
2] PUT MONEY IN THE COLLECTION PLATE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. You think that money goes to help the POOR? Catholic Charity money IS ACTUALLY GOVERNMENT MONEY - YOUR MONEY. Money from the Collection Plate, and Donations, GOES TO THE CATHOLIC HOMOPHOBIC AGENDA. Both at home, and abroad.
3] GIVE MONEY TO "MISSIONARY" ACTIVITIES. Homophobia in Africa is being sponsored THRU CONNECTIONS OF AFRICAN CHURCHES WITH AMERICAN ONES.
Hope this has been an informative Guide to how YOU can Help Push Homophobia...
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by Roy Posner and MSS
Selfless Prayer with Required Insight Attracts Universal Results
We know that the power of prayer is real; i.e. it invokes a response from the Divine. It is no myth. For example, when there is a problem in the community or collective, such as lack of rain, we pray for the solution so that our own personal situation will be eased. There may be some result. A better way is when our prayer is issued for the sake of the whole community or collective, of which we too are an individual. That prayer will be even more powerful if we study and understand the problem from its myriad of angles, consider every way that the solution will benefit the society, and overcome a related personal deficiency, such as the wasting of water. Such a universal prayer will organize the energy into a spiritual power that will result in a universal life response solution to the problem. (Inspired by MSS insight)
Forgetting Prayers that Have Been Answered
We ask for a result through an intensity of prayer. When we receive its results later on, it may strike us as a negative event or results, even though its precisely what we asked for! We forgot our past intent, lost in the present attachments.
Answer to Prayers
-Prayers will be answered according to our level of selfishness.
Answers to Prayer Beyond the Level Through Which We Believe
The Divine grants our prayer through what we believe in. One who believes in influence to get a government job will get it through his influential contacts. Suppose one can use money, has VIP contacts, status, etc., but disregards them and relies ONLY on the Divine, She grants his prayer by a procedure not in the department or life.
That is pure Grace. Devotees have received orders from the government in defiance of the rules to the contrary.(MSS, slightly modified)(MSS, slightly modified)(MSS, slightly modified)
Prayers to the Force are Always Answered
When you pray, your prayer touches this world. That is why prayers so far unanswered are now answered. Prayers to the Supramental Force never fail. All prayers, without fail, are answered. (MSS)
Answers to our Prayers
As long as our needs are genuine, sincere, what we need, what we have aspired for long, our prayers all get sanctioned. There are occasions when we assert our ego, or are self-opinionated, or ask for something the Divine has not approved of. That prayer never is answered, unless we shed our ego first, remove the inner obstacles or realise our prayer is directly against the Divine's expressed wishes.
The very first condition is that the Grace acts on its own conditions, conditions of truth, not according to the demands of the human Mind which is false. To us our falsehood appears as Truth. We take our desires as our wants. Duties go before rights, we simply ignore then. It never strikes us. Only that we know our prayer is not answered. Surely it will be answered when you cease to be irrational and do not assert your ego. (MSS, somewhat modified)
Conditions for Our Prayer to be Answered
There are honest prayers sometimes not answered by the Spirit.There are honest prayers sometimes not answered by the Spirit. Are we to understand that the Spirit also has its own limitations? No, the Spirit has no such limitations.
Why, then, is the prayer not answered? That is a wider philosophical question which I shall not attempt to answer here. Let me confine myself to saying how the Spirit can be made to respond. As a mantra yields its full power to perfect pronunciation, the Spirit moves into action when TRUTH in the prayer is utterly truthful. The medium for spiritual power to act in life answering our right prayers that are sincere is truthfulness in word and deed. Such a truthfulness is sometimes called SINCERITY, sometimes PURITY. The Spirit never fails. Its power is unfailing. How can God fail, especially when He is coming towards you, anxious to relate to you? Still, for God to act, the conditions must be fulfilled. God acts unconditionally in the lives of those who have surrendered unconditionally. (MSS, slightly modified)
Exhaust the Prayer and Faith
No prayer to Mother will be in vain, even if the results are NOT visible. My duty is to exhaust my prayer of faith and not despair. The best will happen to me.'' Such a faith will give the same results but in a higher fashion. No recurrence will ever be there.
Intensity of Prayer
Normally, we make the connection with the spiritual domain through concentration or prayer; calling to a Divine source or the spirit within us. In these instances, we have usually withdrawn from the fervor of our emotions in order to make a connection with the higher power. However, we have seen that the more intense the consecration, the greater the results; i.e. the greater life responds.
Excess of Result is Force at Work
When you see the results exceed your prayer, you can be sure it is this Force that is at work. Excess is its stamp.
Power of Prayer and Illness
Many an illness can be treated and cured by the power of prayer and by intensity of faith alone.
Rules for Prayer to Overcome an Affliction
If someone suffers from an affliction and the suggestion for prayer to the Force to remedy it is scorned, it will cancel the possibility of the cure. If you pray for the end of another's affliction, and it has been scorned by others around him, then you may suffer the same affliction thereafter.
Some Prayers are Answered; Others are Not
As for prayer, no hard and fast rule can be laid down. Some prayers are answered, all are not. You may ask, why should not then all prayers be answered? But why should they be? it is not a machinery: put a prayer in the slot and get your asking. Besides, considering all the contradictory things mankind is praying for at the same moment, God would be in a rather awkward hole if he had to grant all of them; it wouldn't do. (Sri Aurobindo)
Notes on Power of Prayer
1. The Mother generally grants prayers voiced by devotees except those that are in conflict with his own welfare and interest. For example, a boy may be in love with a girl and want to marry her not at all knowing that she is mercenary and has no real affection. The Mother may not sanction such a prayer which will only hurt the boy.
2. My father Shri.Karmayogi feels that no prayer voiced for 3 full days will fail in solving the problem for which the problem is voiced.
3. Generally a prayer should be commensurate in its intensity to the seriousness of the problem concerned. For example, it may be enough to pray for just 10 minutes to get relief from a headache. But a prayer for cure from cancer will require a much more serious effort such as 3 days calling etc.
4. Devotees can begin everyday of their lives by voicing a prayer for protection that covers their health, job and general happiness etc.
5. Generally a prayer that fails only leads to something more beneficial and advantageous. For example a devotee�s prayer for a job fetching him 15,000 salary may fail. But if the prayer is genuine it may be followed by a job offering 20,000 or more.
6. Prayer for problem-solving should be accompanied by efforts on the part of the devotee voicing prayers for withdrawing his contribution to the problem. For example, an overweight patient praying for weight-reduction should stop being inactive and take to regular exercise and walking. A person who prays for harmony with others should stop using offensive language which made people go away from him in the first place. A boy who wants good marks in his exams should stop playing too much and focus on his studies.
7. The power of a prayer to deliver results is markedly enhanced to the extent the devotee relies on the power of Mother�s grace alone to give results and does not put his faith in money, power and influence etc.
8. If a devotee frees himself from worry from the moment he has voiced his prayer to Mother, that is a sure sign that he has full faith in Mother and that his prayer will be answered.
9. Feeling gratitude for past benefits received will immensely enhance the effectivity of present prayers.
10. If somebody is fully aligned with Mother in his mental, vital and physical functioning, then he need only voice token prayers for problem-solving and the Mother residing within him will do the rest. (N. Asokan, MSS)
Birth of the Universal Being
A universal prayer with the requisite knowledge enables one to begin to become a universal being.
Supports for One's Inner
Consecrated Problem without Thought Enables Vast Response from Life
An intense call or consecration to the Higher Power of a very difficult or separate situation will almost always bring results. Here the mind and heart knows what it wishes to overcome. Sometimes however, such an intense prayer without any thought can bring an even greater response. E.g. an individual can have several straining issues simultaneously, and is so overwhelmed by problems, that he prays for help, though he cannot think individually or collectively what the problems are. In no time he receives a great response to his consecration. What has happened in such a case is that mind's interference has been removed, enabling the Spirit to act largely on the whole of the issue. The meddling mind is rendered powerless to interfere, leaving the entire field free for the Spirit to act, which it does in overwhelming abundance. (Paraphrase of MSS)
The Power of the Hopeless Moment to Use the Force
This is really a hopeless MOMENT. Mother says a hopeless moment is the best occasion to call Her as She can act most powerfully. At such moments, we believe in nothing. Our beliefs that stand in the way of the Force working effectively have now deserted us. (MSS)
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Silver Lake College's Artist Music Series to Feature Renowned Pianists Varshavski, Shapiro
Pianists Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro will take center stage for a concert at 7:30 p.m. April 4 in the new Franciscan Center for Music Education and Performance, located on the campus of Silver Lake College of the Holy Family, 2406 S. Alverno Road.
It will be the last of seven Artist Music Series concerts for the 2013-2014 season.
Varshavski and Shapiro, both natives of Russia, met at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. After winning numerous piano competitions around the world, they came to the United States, where they both earned doctor of musical arts degrees from UW-Madison. They were invited to join the 2012 roster for the Astral Artists, an organization that keeps classical music alive via current performing artists. They also released recordings and perform on Wisconsin Public Radio. Shapiro joined the SLC faculty in 2012 as assistant professor of piano.
Tickets are available through the Capitol Civic Centre box office at www.cccshows.org or by calling (920) 683-2184. Tickets are $17 for general admission, and $12 for students and seniors (ages 65 and older).
Other upcoming Artist Music Series concerts include the Wisconsin Brass Quintet (7:30 p.m. March 1) and Atlantic Wave (3 p.m. March 23). Those shows also will be held at the Franciscan Center for Music Education and Performance.


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Returns information about Merge Agent sessions.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
public DataSet EnumMergeAgentSessions( string agentName, int sessionDuration, bool returnOnlyErrorSessions )
- agentName
- Type: String
A String value that specifies the name of the Merge Agent job. You can use the SynchronizationAgentName property of the MergeSubscription object to obtain this value.
- sessionDuration
- Type: Int32
An Int32 value that specifies the number of hours before the current time to which to limit the results. For example, a value of 24 will return information about agent sessions over the last 24 hours. A value of -1 returns information on the last 100 sessions, and a value of 0 returns information on all sessions.
- returnOnlyErrorSessions
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A Boolean value that specifies whether to returns information only on sessions that resulted in an error or on all sessions. If true, only error sessions are returned. If false, all sessions are returned.
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A DataSet object that contains the following columns.
Data type
The running status:
1 = Start
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3 = In progress
4 = Idle
5 = Retry
6 = Fail
Date and time of the last agent execution.
Date and time that the session was completed.
Message text logged by the agent.
Elapsed time of the session, in seconds.
Average number of commands delivered per second.
The number of inserts applied at the Subscriber.
The number of updates applied at the Subscriber.
The number of deletes applied at the Subscriber.
The number of conflicts that occurred while applying changes at the Subscriber.
The number of inserts applied at the Publisher.
The number of updates applied at the Publisher.
The number of deletes applied at the Publisher.
The number of conflicts that occurred while applying changes at the Publisher.
Number of agent log messages recorded in the session.
The ID of the error in the MSrepl_errors (Transact-SQL) system table. Use the EnumErrorRecords method to return detailed information about an error.
You should commit any property changes to the PublisherMonitor object before calling this method because properties of this object may need to be loaded if they have not been loaded already.
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Mark, you bring up a very valid point, the show cars NASCAR teams use for promotions at your local car dealer or supermarket are just like you said, an older car "modeled" after the current car. I've had the honor to speak with some of the show car drivers of a few NASCAR teams, and have asked about the cars, and that is always the answer. They take a older chassis that is either outdated or not raceworthy, take an older engine and really "make a model" of the new car.
Holy slippery slope, Batman. When they do F1 PR shots, or the "presentation" press releases, the line between "model" and "real" is blurry. Often the cars are a spare of last year's "real" race car dummied up to look like the new one, or a prototype/test car that isn't in driveable condition anymore. But only a handful of people know for sure, since sometimes the cars shown are real-deal racers.
The slippery slope in this case, most of these "model" showcars might be "reissues" of older cars for new versions, but most all of them I've seen, the driver of the show car hauler is usually on his own, and drives the car into the trailer! They may be models made from older cars to represent newer cars, but when that "old" engine fires up, there's a REAL shake in the ground!!!!


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Takeout Favorites at Home — Meatless Mondayby Maria Russo in Recipes, March 4th, 2013
As tempting as it is to resort to a quick delivery dinner after a hectic day, there are surely far healthier and less costly meal options that can be made in a hurry at home without sacrificing flavor or ease. Asian-style takeout in particular often gets a bad rap for being deep-fried and greasy, but if you make some of your favorite white-box picks at home, you'll be able to ensure that what you're eating is wholesome and fresh, plus you can tailor the ingredients to your family's individual tastes.
Bobby's Buckwheat Noodle Salad (pictured above) is a lighter take on traditional noodle dishes that are often swimming in pools of oil. Here, he combines protein-packed buckwheat noodles with a sweet and tangy sauce of honey, grated ginger and tamari — Japanese soy sauce — that pairs well with cool vegetables like chopped carrots, bell peppers and cucumbers. Ready to eat in just 25 minutes, this top-rated recipe is an almost no-cook classic and makes a simple all-in-one meal. Watch this video to get Bobby's secrets to making this family-friendly dish.


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A Dealermade Photo Studio provides consistent lighting and the perfect surroundings to get the perfect picture every time. Our 18 foot diameter car and truck turntable, rotates up to 30,000lbs to handle the largest crew cab dually trucks or the smallest of cars. And our world class Photo Services provide a Fullscreen HD Media Gallery for your website.
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Drive a vehicle into the booth, initiate process on the touchscreen tablet and the system will automate the entire process including interior and exterior pictures, within 4 minutes. Then the system automatically processes pictures, creates HD 360 Media, and instantly uploads to your media layer on your website.
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Keeping up with inventory pictures status, results, and exports are important tool to properly manage your media. The ability to create shoot list, duplicate "same vehicle" pictures add to your productivity. Branding media with company logo'd overlays, badge and banner ads build identity and help highlight vehicles. The Dealermade system also monitors camera equipment and provides a method to print your window stickers.
The ability to remove the frustration of chasing down multiple vendors, and ending the finger pointing game is a giant time saver. Now you can have one system that displays all elements from creation to proof of export to pinpoint every picture issue and place you in control of your media with one phone call.
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FACT #2 - Beautiful HD pictures bring a higher value to your vehicles. If you have a parking lot picture and your competitor has a studio quality picture... which one will the visitor drive to see first? Which one will they be willing to pay a higher price for? Use our photo studio and picture services and you will be known for having the best looking vehicles on the internet.
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Here's a simple Test: Look at your site right, now. How many cars have actual pictures?
Subtract the vehicles without pictures and count up your "real" inventory available to sell. Now add up how many non-pictured, low quality, or slow-to-publish vehicles cost you each month? These are the primary reasons WHY you need a photo studio, the question is... "can you afford not to picture every vehicle consistently with great pictures INSTANTLY".
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How does it work? 1. Drive vehicle onto carousel 2. Select vehicle and start button on touchscreen 3. Wait for 4 minute countdown to reach zero 4. Exit booth
What happens when the "START" button is pushed? The door closes, carousel spins, the automated system produces 120 pictures, high/mid/low 360 spins, 360 interior panorama, creates the media, and instantly displays results with our media layer placed on your website(s) and exports pictures to 3rd parties.
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A decade of frustration exploded in one unfortunate outburst. Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss, at the tail end of a distinguished career, helped his team celebrate a late first-half touchdown by Robert Griffin III that would put them ahead 17-7 in Sunday's game against the New York Giants.
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Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes to Beckham and the Giants took advantage of an overturned touchdown at the end of the half to defeat Washington 24-13 Sunday.
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Santana Moss was ejected for arguing with officials as time expired in the first half of a 10-7 Redskins-Giants game on Sunday.
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Congratulations on your decision to deliver at Medical City Dallas Hospital! We are confident you will have a great experience and enjoy your time spent in Women's Services.
We want to support you in your decision to become prepared and educated for your childbirth experience. Through education you will gain important knowledge about what to expect and how to prepare for your big day. Our parent education classes are offered to not only the expectant parents but also to grandparents and siblings as well. This is an exciting time for you AND your entire family.
At Medical City, we know you are busy and we want to make parent education fit into your schedules. We are pleased to offer eLearning and eLearning Tours for those of you who are unable to make it here during the times we offer our traditional classroom learning and as a refresher class for those of you who have delivered before but would like to review the content before your big day again. eLearning is a self-paced learning module that you can enjoy on your own schedule in the comfort of your home.
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First you will need to register for the eLearning class. Click here to register. A separate window will open. Use the drop down menus to select eLearning. Once you complete your registration, please call our Parent Education Department at 972-566-7153. We will accept your $100 payment for the eLearning Class and assign your eLearning code. As you are working through the eLearning content, we recommend you keep a note pad handy. Write down questions you may have and bring these to the eLearning Tours.
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As you are moving through eLearning, you may have questions you want to discuss with a parent education professional. For our eLearners, we have eLearning Tours that are held every month on a Saturday by appointment. At these Tours, you will enjoy a tour of maternity services at Medical City, including Labor and Delivery, Newborn Nursery and Postpartum. You will also receive your course book and the CPR anytime infant kit. During the eLearning Tours a Registered Nurse will be available to answer any questions you may have as you are working through your class content at home.
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The deadline to register for the workshop is Sunday, May 11, 2014. Due to limited spaces, please include a deposit of $175 along with registration form (the remainder of the balance to be paid by the first day of class). Registration form is available online at www.saintstephen.net.
Fr. Marek Visnovsky will be offering an iconography workshop at St. Stephen Catholic Church, 18800 Huron River Drive, New Boston, MI on June 9–13, 2014 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Fr. Marek has painted over 500 icons and holy shrouds, which are venerated in churches and private homes in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada, and the United States. Fr. Marek attended classes and started writing icons in 2000 during the completion of his studies at the seminary in Presov, Slovakia. In 2001, he studied iconography under the guidance of well-known iconographer Phil
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Jason Kidd to begin coaching career with Nets at Orlando's Summer League
Jun 15, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
The hiring of Jason Kidd to be the next head coach of the Brooklyn Nets raised some eyebrows around the league, mainly due to his complete lack of coaching experience at any level in the past.
LeBron James wasn't concerned that it would be an issue, citing the success of Mark Jackson with the Warriors who entered the coaching ranks under similar circumstances. But the reality is, there are some fundamentals that must be picked up by anyone looking to thrive in a new position.
Kidd will attempt to start gaining that experience as soon as possible, beginning with Summer League in Orlando this July.
From Roderick Boone of Newsday (via HoopsHype):
"I think it's the best thing to get right into it," Kidd said on ESPN Radio. "I know that a lot of times head coaches don't coach summer league. But this gives me time to work on different parts of the game, learning to be a coach, also my philosophy and plays and the defensive stuff that I'll get to put in as my system.
"So, I get to see if it works. If it doesn't work, [then see] what changes I have to make and work from there."
Summer League is a time when head coaches around the league usually turn things over to their assistants, while observing from afar as their team's bench players and freshly drafted rookies are gaining some valuable exposure to real basketball situations.
Kidd needs to spend time learning the basics of his new profession, too, so Summer League seems like as good a place as any to get started.
- anhdazman - Jun 15, 2013 at 11:22 PM
This is not Charlotte or Sacramento he's starting his coaching career with. This is a playoff contending team ready to take the next step. If the Nets regress this next season, you can't help but think Kidd inexperience would be the reason why they failed.
Wait and see….
- 24thesho - Jun 16, 2013 at 1:25 AM
If Net regress next season it will be because they were wack already, not because of Kidd.
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Geographic Range
Cryptotis meridensis occurs only in the states of Trujillo, Me'rida, and eastern Ta'chira, Venezuela. Within these states, C. meridensis is endemic to the Cordillera de los Andes. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
- Biogeographic Regions
- neotropical
An inhabitant of the cloud forest and pa'ramo vegetation types, Cryptotis meridensis can be found in montane forests with moderate to high levels of moisture, such as montane rain forests. It can also be found in subalpine pa´ramo and stands of of Polylepis and Espeletia tree species surrounded by pa'ramo at high elevations in the South American Andes. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
Merida small-eared shrews are found over a broad range of elevations and associated habitats. They occur at elevations of 800 to 1,700 meters, where forest is seasonal, canopy height measures 20 to 25 meters, epiphytes and lianas are few in number, and there is a regular dry season lasting a from 1 to 3 months. At elevations of 1,700 to 3,000 meters, small-eared shrews occur in cloud forest vegetation types with a canopy height measuring 25 to 35 meters and an average annual precipitation of 1,000 to 2,600 millimeters. Evergreen dry forest is an additional vegetation assemblage within which C. meridensis occurs, provided an elevation of 1,600 to 2,700 meters, a canopy height reaching 3 to 5 meters, and an average annual precipitation of 500 to 1,000 millimeters. Where elevations range from 2,800 to 4,000 meters, this species largely occurs in pa'ramo. Andean pa'ramo hosting small-eared shrews has a maximum canopy height of 0.5 to 4.0 meters, tremendous temperature fluctuations, and an annual average precipitation of 450 to 550 millimeters. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
Within elevation, canopy height, and annual average precipitation restrictions, Cryptotis meridensis occupies closed-canopy habitat in cloud forest, secondary scrub bordering streams, and open pa'ramo. Due to its ability to tolerate a considerable degree of environmental disturbance, small-eared shrews are also able to occupy forest stands disturbed by burning, as well as stands that represent disturbed transitions between cloud forest and pa'ramo. C. meridensis densities increase with increased leaf litter, and increased densities of ferns, palms, creepers, and trees. Increased canopy cover and tree diameter also have a positive effect on the presence of this species. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
- Habitat Regions
- tropical
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- forest
- rainforest
- scrub forest
- mountains
- Range elevation
- 800 to 4,000 m
- 2624.67 to ft
Physical Description
As the largest shrew species in its genus, Cryptotis meridensis has a head and body length ranging from 70 to 102 millimeters, with an average head and body length of 88 millimeters. It has a long tail that measures from 25 to 41 millimeters in length, with an average of 33 millimeters. Total length, including head, body, and tail of C. meridensis, ranges from 100 to 135 millimeters and averages 122 millimeters. Cryptotis meridensis weighs from 8.5 to 18 grams, with an average weight of 12.3 grams. Dorsal pelage is thick and measures 4 to 6 millimeters in length. The chocolate brown dorsum stands in sharp contrast to its olive brown venter, which appears pale in comparison. The forepaws are enlarged and the foreclaws elongated. Males and females of this species are very similar in appearance and are difficult to distinguish using external characteristics. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
- Range mass
- 8.5 to 18 g
- 0.30 to 0.63 oz
- Average mass
- 12.3 g
- 0.43 oz
- Range length
- 100 to 135 mm
- 3.94 to 5.31 in
- Average length
- 122 mm
- 4.80 in
The mating behavior of Cryptotis meridensis has not been described. However its close relative, Cryptotis parva, is known to exhibit polygamy. (Whitaker, 1974)
Little information is available concerning the reproductive behavior of Cryptotis meridensis. Trapping data from a number of sites suggest two reproductive periods. The first breeding season appears to be restricted to March and April. The second breeding season, however, appears more variable in timing, with breeding occurring between the months of July and December. Small-eared shrews of the Monte Zerpa cloud forest appear to breed on a year-round basis. Regardless of breeding season, C. meridensis usually has 3 pups per litter. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- year-round breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- Breeding interval
- Small-eared shrews twice yearly.
- Breeding season
- While some small-eared shrews appear to breed year-round, the majority breed two times a year, from March and April and from July to December.
- Average number of offspring
- 3
There is no information available regarding parental investment in Cryptotis meridensis. However, females of a closely related species, Cryptotis parva, nurse pups for nearly a month, and young stay in close contact with their mother for 20 to 23 days. If pups become separated from their mother prior to weaning, the mother exhibits behaviors suggesting panic until she is able to locate all of her pups. (Schwartz and Schwartz, 1981; Whitaker, 1974)
No information is available regarding the lifespan of Cryptotis meridensis, but a close relative, Cryptotis parva, is thought to live for about 18 months in the wild and is known to survive 33 months in captivity. (Baker, 1991)
Little information is available regarding the general behavior of Cryptotis meridensis. It is mostly, if not completely, terrestrial and develops tunnel systems and nests that are actively built by this species. In fact, for C. meridensis to occur in pa'ramo, there must be an extensive, thick layer of mosses and lichens present for tunnel and nest building activities. Similarly, leaf litter, rocks, and fallen trees provide essential habitat for C. meridensis in cloud forest. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
Home Range
The home range of Cryptotis meridensis is unknown. However, the closely related Cryptotis parva maintains a home range of approximately 2000 m^2. Within its home range, C. parva actively defends its nest, but not the rest of the home range. (Choate, et al., 1994)
Communication and Perception
The eyes and ears of Cryptotis meridensis are significantly reduced compared to other mammals in its size range. Communication in this species relies largely on its to sense its surroundings through use of vibrissae and olfaction. Like other shrews of the genus Cryptotis, small-eared shrews have vibrissae on their face. In addition to vibrissae, C. meridensis depends on its sense of smell to perceive their immediate environment. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
Food Habits
Hypogeal or underground invertebrates account for over half the diet of small-eared shrews. Of these invertebrates, beetle larvae, cockroaches, earthworms, fly larvae, isopods, snails, and moth larvae and pupae are commonly consumed. Epigeal or surface-dwelling prey account for a smaller portion of the shrew's diet. Such prey includes crickets, grasshoppers, and spiders. Cosmopolitan prey is also included in the diet of Cryptotis meridensis. However, cosmopolitan prey represents a considerably smaller portion of its diet than do other prey categories. In fact, based on studies of the small-eared shrew, hypogeal prey represents 69.4 percent of prey items, epigeal prey represents 27.2 percent of prey items, and cosmopolitan prey represents only 3.4 percent of prey items. Small-eared shrews have also been known to consume less common prey items, including nestling rodents, lizards, and the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
- Primary Diet
- insectivore
- eats non-insect arthropods
- molluscivore
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- reptiles
- eggs
- insects
- terrestrial non-insect arthropods
- mollusks
- terrestrial worms
Barn owls are the primary predator of Cryptotis meridensis. Other predators include black-and-white hawk-eagles, white-rumped hawks, white-eared opossums, southern opossums, long-tailed weasels, and mountain coatis. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
- Known Predators
- barn owls (Tyto alba)
- black-and-white hawk-eagles (Spizastur melanoleucus)
- white-rumped hawks (Buteo leucorrhous)
- white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris)
- southern opossums (Didelphis marsupialis)
- long-tailed weasels (Mustela frenata)
- mountain coatis (Nasuella olivacea)
Ecosystem Roles
Cryptotis meridensis is prey for a number of differnt bird and mammals species throughout its geographic range. In turn, small-eared shrews commonly act as predators on a large variety invertebrates. To a lesser extent, C. meridensis preys on nestling rodents, lizards, and the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
Cryptotis meridensis is host to a variety of parasites. Both the laelapid mite and two species of trombiculid chiggers, Eutrombicula wolfenbargeri and Hoffmannina mahuens, are ectoparasites that take common in C. meridensis. Ticks are also commonly associated with C. meridensis. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
- trombiculid chigger (Eutrombicula wolfenbargeri)
- trombiculid chigger (Hoffmannina mahuensis)
- trombiculid chigger (Eutrombicula variabilis)
- laelapid mite (Androlaelaps fahrenholzi)
- lealapid mite (Hirstionyssus dorsolatus)
- ticks (Ioxidae)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
There are no known positive effects of Cryptotis meridensis on humans.
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
There are no known adverse effects of Cryptotis meridensis on humans.
Conservation Status
Cryptotis meridensis is classified as a species of "least concern" on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. In cloud forest and pa'ramo habitat, small-eared shrews are one of the most common small mammal species and are even found in association with disturbed and secondary scrub habitats. However, because it is endemic to the high-altitude Andes of only a handful of states in South America, C. meridensis is recognized as a "susceptible" species. This susceptibility increases as its high-altitude habitats become increasingly fragmented. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004; Woodman, 2002)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
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The binomial name "Cryptotis meridensis" is derived from Greek and Latin. "Crypt(os)" is Greek for "hidden" or "concealed" and "otis" is Greek for "eared creature." The species epithet, "meridensis", comes from Me'rid(a) and ensis, a Latin suffix indicative of place. Together, the two portions of the species epithet are a reference to the type locality of small-eared shrews. (Woodman and Diaz de Pascual, 2004)
Ashley Potter (author), Michigan State University, Barbara Lundrigan (editor), Michigan State University, John Berini (editor), Animal Diversity Web Staff.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- fossorial
Referring to a burrowing life-style or behavior, specialized for digging or burrowing.
- insectivore
An animal that eats mainly insects or spiders.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- molluscivore
eats mollusks, members of Phylum Mollusca
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- mountains
This terrestrial biome includes summits of high mountains, either without vegetation or covered by low, tundra-like vegetation.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
- year-round breeding
breeding takes place throughout the year
Baker, R. 1991. Michigan Mammals. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.
Choate, J., J. Jones, C. Jones. 1994. Handbook Of Mammals of the South-Central States. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press.
Schwartz, C., E. Schwartz. 1981. The Wild Mammals of Missouri. Columbia & London: University of Missouri Press and Missouri Department of Conservation.
Whitaker, J. 1974. Cryptotis parva. Mammalian Species, 43: 1-8.
Woodman, N. 2002. A new species of small-eared shrew from Colombia and Venezuela (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae: Genus Cryptotis). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 115/2: 249-272.
Woodman, N., A. Diaz de Pascual. 2004. Cryptotis meridensis. Mammalian Species, 761: 1-5.


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