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Oct. 25, 1960 w. WADE ETAL 'METHOD OF PRODUCING ELASTIC COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL Filed Dec. 24, 1953 United States Patent METHOD OF PRODUCING EIJASTIC COMPOSITE SHEET MATERIAL Worth Wade, Rosemont, and Ralph M. Winters, Jr., St.
David, Pa., assignors to American Viscose Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Delaware Filed Dec. 24, 1953, Ser. No. 400,172
3 Claims. (Cl. 1543'3.05)
This invention relates to composite laminated structures or bodies and more particularly to such structures or bodies having at least one layer or ply formed of a permeable, reticulated fibrous web of elastomeric material.
Sheet rubber, sponge rubber and foam rubber are desirable for a wide variety of industrial applications because of their properties and characteristics such as their surface properties, impact and shock resistance, thermal conductivity characteristics and resilience. Sheet rubber possesses an inherent disadvantage in its relatively high density, high thermal conductivity and relatively low tensile strength. Calendered rubber sheet possesses a decided grain in the direction of calendering and thus has an appreciably greater strength in the direction of the grain than across the grain. The elasticity in the direction of the grain also differs appreciably from the elasticity across the grain. Sponge rubber and foam rubber although possessed of relatively low density and low thermal conductivity have a low tensile strength, a low impact resistance and a low resistance to abrasion. These forms of rubber also possess a disadvantage of being easily torn or ripped when punctured. The disadvantages are also present in composite structures having at least one ply of the rubber product.
An important class of composite materials containing rubber, namely, elastic fabrics are generally formed of a knitted fabric having at least some of the threads formed of rubber or from thin sheet rubber combined with a stretchable woven or knitted textile. Elastic fabrics formed of rubber thread are relatively costly and involve the preparation of a rubber filament which is generally covered with non-elastic yarns to form a composite thread which is subsequently employed'in the preparation of the elastic fabric.
In the manufacture of foundation garments, bathing suits, caps, shoes and the like, rubber sheeting is secured to a reinforcing woven or knitted textile fabric. Al-
though rubbersheeting in itself is desirable for such articles, the sheeting is highly objectionable in that it is substantially impermeable and does not permit a breathing action and the escape of normal perspiration. It is necessary, therefore, to perforate the'rubber sheet so as toimpart the required permeability. However, such treatment necessarily weakens the sheet and each perforation is a source of a potential tear. In order to prevent tearing and ripping of the sheet, it is combined with a textile fabric. The perforations are generally provided after the woven or knitted textile and the rubber sheet have been joined. The perforating operation dam ages the knitted textile and the composite sheet must be subjected to further treatment and processing so as to provide a firm bond between the rubber sheet and the textile particularly at the areas of perforation.
For the manufacture of such articles as bathing suits, thin crinkled rubber sheet also has been proposed. However, the sheet is readily punctured and torn and must be reinforced with a textile fabric. This type of com- Patented Oct. 25, 1960 posite material, although highly desirable because of its appearance, light weight and the characteristics that it will retain its shape when Wet and dries quickly, is highly objectionable in that the material is substantially impermeable. Crinkled rubber sheet and calendered rubber sheet also possess the disadvantage of having ap preciably different elasticities and strengths in different directions in the plane of the sheet.
The primary purpose of this invention is to provide an improved composite body including at least one layer or ply of a permeable, reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material and having a relatively low density and low thermal conductivity and a relatively high tensile strength and high resistance to abrasion and tearing.
A specific purpose of the present invention is to provide an improved elastic or stretchable composite structure formed of a reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material.
A further object of this invention is to provide an elastic or stretchable composite sheet-like structure having a substantially uniform elasticity and strength in all directions in the plane of the sheet.
Another object of this invention is to provide an improved elastic or stretchable composite structure which is relatively inexpensive.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the description and claims which Figure 13 is a sectional view of a further form of belt ing material formed in accordance with this invention; and,
Figure 14 is a diagrammatic sectional View of another form of composite structure of this invention.
The composite bodies or structures of this invention comprise at least one layer of a permeable, reticulated, fibrous sheet or web of elastomeric material and at least one layer or ply of another material which may be elastic and non-fibrous or substantially non-elastic and fibrous or non-fibrous, or stretchable and fibrous.
In one embodiment, the composite structures of this invention comprise at least one layer or ply of a permeable, reticulated web formed of fibers of an elastomeric material and at least one layer or ply of a non-elastic material which is stretchable and is capable of following the expansion and contraction of the fibrous elastomeric web. In another embodiment, the composite structures comprise at least one layer or ply of a permeable, reticulated web of elastomeric fibers combined with at least one layer or ply of a non-fibrous elastomeric material.
The permeable, reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material may be formed according to the method disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Howard O. McMahon and Paul C. Watson, Serial No. 400,- 240, filed December 24,1953. In the production of this fibrous web, a liquid dispersion of an elastomeric material is extruded into a primary high velocity stream of gas as a relatively large-diameter stream of plastic. The
high velocity stream of gas attenuates and breaks transries the attenuated fibers and fibrils, removes the remainder of the solvent and continues the setting operation. The attenuated fibers and fibrils are collected on a suitable collecting means and the fibrils become bonded together at their points of contact to provide .a reticulated web and the web is then cured or vulcanized. The fibers are deposited in a completely and totally random or haphazard manner thereby forming a closely matted, but permeable sheet. The vulcanized web has a substantially uniform elasticity and strength in all directions in the plane of the sheet. Because of its'fibrous structure, the sheet possesses a relatively low density and relatively low thermal conductivity, but the sheet is tough and has a high tensile strength and resistance to abrasion and tearing. Further, the random distribution of the fibers appears to localize any puncture, hole or abrasion and the sheet does not rip or tear upon stretching.
The reticulated, fibrous web is formed. of an elastomeric material such as rubber, both natural rubber and synthetic rubber or rubber substitutes, for example crepe rubber, neoprene, chloroprene polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers, butadiene-styrene copolymers, isoprene-isobutylene copolymers, organic 'polysulfides and the like.
The spraying liquid may also contain various additives to impart desired properties and characteristics to the elastomeric fibers. Substances such as normally employed in preparing finished rubber articles from crude natural rubbers or synthetic rubbers may be added, for example, carbon black, curing or vulcanizing. agents such as sulfur, accelerators, antioxidants, plasticizers and the like. Coloring agents such as dyes andxpigments may be utilized so as to provide the desired color or tint to the fibrous web. Abrasive particles such as emery dust, Carborundum, silica and the like may be added to provide webs having abrasive properties. Fillers such as clay, whiting, kaolin, French chalk and the like may be added to impart desired characteristics and to reduce the. cost of the fibrous web.
Composite structures adapted for a wide range of industrial applications and utilizing one or more of the properties and characteristics of the reticulated, fibrous elastomeric bodies, such as the surface properties, impact and shock resistance, low thermal conductivity, relatively low density and high resilience, may be formed by securing the elastomeric body to another body or member. The auxiliary or supplementary member may be an elastic or non-elastic, fibrous or non-fibrous, flexible or rigid, stretchable or non-stretchable body or sheet. The composite structure may be formed by bringing the fibrous elastomeric member and the auxiliary member into contact in the desired relationship prior to curing or vulcanizing the elastomeric material whereby a bond is formed between the members, and subsequently curing or vulcanizing the elastomeric material to form a permanent attachment of one member to the other, more or less pressure may be applied before or during vulcanizing to facilitate bonding. Alternately, a suitable adhesive such as a rubber adhesive may be applied to the surfaces of the members after the elastomeric material has been cured or vulcanized and the adhesive cured after bringing the members together in the desired relationship.
As illustrated in Figure l, the basic composite structure consists of a layer or ply 50 of the permeable, reticulated fibrous web of elastomeric material and a layer or ply 51 of the other material. The elastomeric material member 50 may be of any desired thickness. For example, where only the surface properties of the elastomeric material member are to be utilized in the composite structure, the ply or layer 50 may be relatively thin, whereas, if the high resilience or impact resistance is to be utilized, as in the manufacture of furniture, cushions and the like, the layer 50 may be relatively thick. The specific elastomer and the composition including additives may he -selected to provide desired characteristics.
Similarly, the thickness of the auxiliary material layer or ply 51 may be varied depending upon the desired properties and intended uses for the particular composite structure.
The specific material selected for the auxiliary layer or ply 5'1 will also be selected for the properties and characteristics dictated by the prospective uses of the composite structure. This layer or ply may be formed of flexible, non-stretchable, fibrous materials such as a paper or pulp sheet or body, felts, paper-like sheets or bodies formed of asbestos, glass or mineral fibers, leather, nonwoven textiles, and the like; or rigid, substantially solid materials such as metal, wood, wallboard, ceramic tile, plastic tile, stone (natural and artificial) and the like; or flexible, non-stretchable, non-fibrous materials such as a layer or film of a resin material, a cellulose derivative, cellophane and the like; or flexible, stretchable, nonfibrous materials such as rubber sheet, rubber latex layer, foam rubber, sponge rubber, elastic silicones and the like. For example, a composite body particularly well suited for upholstery purposes such as padding for arms of chairs and davenports, or around sharp edges may be produced by bonding a layer of the reticulated, fibrous Web to a layer of sponge or foam rubber. The fibrous Web imparts a high tensile strength and tear resistance while the sponge or foam rubber imparts the characteristic softness.
A further classof supplementary material for a Wide range of industrial applications includes textile fabrics formed of natural or artificial or synthetic fibers and filaments such as cotton fabrics, rayon fabrics, glass and mineral fiber fabrics and the like. As shown in Figure 2, the composite body or structure may comprise a layer or ply 50 of the reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material bonded to a layer or ply 52 of a woven fabric. Alternatively, the composite structure may comprise exterior layers 50 of the fibrous Web of elastomeric material and an interposed layer 52 of the Woven fabric, Figure 3, or may comprise exterior plies 52 of the woven fabric and an interposed ply 50 of the fibrous web of elastomeric material, Figure 4. The specific structure and the thickness of the layers will be selected for the desired characteristics and intended uses of the composite structure. Alternatively, the woven fabric ply or plies 52 may be replaced with a knitted fabric ply 53 as shown in Figure 5.
A further class of composite structures of wide application is illustratedin Figure 6. This structure comprises a fibrous web 50 of elastomeric material bonded to a needled or pile fabric 54 such as a rug or carpet material. The advantages of this type of composite structure are that the elastomeric web serves as a cushion, is highly resistant to tearing, is resistant to moths, insects and mildew and also prevents the rug or carpet from sliding on the floor surface. It is also advantageous in the laying and positioning of the rug since there is no separate positioning of the cushion and the subsequent tedious positioning of the rug to properly register with the cushion.
In the production of the types of composite structures as illustrated in Figures 2 through 6, the laminates or layers are bonded together while the fibrous web 50 of elastomeric material is maintained in a relaxed condition. The auxiliary material layer or ply may be in a relaxed or normal condition or may be under a slight tension. The composite structure is substantially nonstretchable and is adapted for uses wherein the structure desired is of fixed dimensions.
Composite structures utilizing the uniform elasticity and high tear resistance characteristics of the reticulated, fibrous Webs of elastomeric material may be formed by utilizing an auxiliary or supplementary layer or ply which is stretchable and capable of following the expansion and contraction of the fibrous web of elastomeric material.
An elastic composite structuremay be formed, as described hereinbefore, by bonding together a layer of ply 50 of the fibrous web of elastomeric material and a layer of ply 51 of a non-fibrous elastic sheet such as rubber or a rubber substitute. Alternatively, depending upon the contemplated uses of the elastic composite structure, exterior plies of the fibrous web of elastomeric material may be employed with an interposed rubber ply, or exterior plies of the rubber sheet may be provided with an interposed fibrous web of elastomeric material. Where the composite structure must be impervious to the penetration of fluids, such as gases, water vapor or liquids, the elastomeric sheet is also secured to the edges of the fibrous web so as to completely seal the fibrous web within an impermeable envelope.
Elastic structures of limited stretchability may be produced by utilizing a fibrous or non-fibrous supplementary material ply as illustrated in Figures 7 through 11. In the structure shown in Figure 7, the fibrous web 50 of elastomeric material is bonded at spaced areas or lines 56 to a ply 55 of a creped or corrugated, flexible sheet material, for example, paper, a synthetic resin material in sheet or film form such as vinyl type resins, polyethylene and the like, cellulose derivatives such as cellulose esters or others, cellophane and the like, and elastomeric sheets such as sheet rubber or synthetic rubber. Where the supplementary material ply is formed of a nonstretcha'ble sheet material such as a sheet of a synthetic resin material, cellophane and the like, the stretchability is limited, of course, by the slack imparted to the nonstretchable sheet by the corrugations or creping. Stretchability in all directions may be obtained by creping or corrugating the supplementary material sheet in two directions, namely, longitudinally and transversely of the sheet. The composite structure may be produced by assembling the fibrous web of elastomeric material in relaxed condition or under slight tension and the supplementary mate-rial sheet in corrugated condition and bonding the plies together at spaced points or areas. The bonding is effected as described hereinbefore. Alternatively, the sheet material ply may be flat and in relaxed condition and the fibrous web of elastomeric material of smaller area may be placed under tension to distort or stretch it so as to conform in area to the area of the sheet rnaterial and the plies bonded together at spaced points or areas. Upon allowing the fibrous elastomeric ply to relax, the composite body assumes the structure as illustrated in Figure 7.
In the form of composite structure shown in Figure 8, both plies are corrugated or creped. The supplementary material ply 57 may be formed of a permeable, nonstretchable, fibrous material and is corrugated or creped in its final production step. The fibrous elastomeric web 58 may be formed by depositing the fibers on the ply 57 and subsequently curing or vulcanizing the elastomer.
Elastic or stretchable composite structures also may be formed from Woven or knitted textiles and the fibrous Webs of elastomeric material as illustrated in Figures 9, 10 and 11. The fibrous Web 50 of elastomeric material is bonded at spaced points or areas 60 to a woven fabric 59. The woven fabric may be corrugated, pleated, creped or bunched prior to bonding, or the fabric may be in relaxed condition while the elastomeric material ply of smaller area is maintained under tension to distort or stretch it so as to conform in area to the area of the fabric and the plies bonded together at the desired spaced locations. Longitudinal or longitudinal and transverse stretchability are obtained, as desired, by the application of longitudinally applied tension or longitudinally and transversely applied tensional forces, respectively, during the bonding operation. Obviously, the textile ply may be of a knitted construction, if desired.
Composite structures of more limited stretchability may be formed as shown in Figures 10 and 11. In forming the structure as illustrated in Figure 10, the woven fabric 61 is maintained in relaxed condition or taut While the fibrous web 50 of elastomeric material is placed under tension and the plies bonded together. Upon relaxation of the fibrous elastomeric web or sheet, the woven fabric is compressed in the plane of the fabric thereby causing the threads to be forced closer together. In a like manner composite structures may be produced of a fibrous web 50 of elastomeric material and a knit textile ply 62, as illustrated in Figure 11. It is apparent that in the structures shown in Figures 7, 9, 10 and 11 the normal area of the supplementary material ply or sheet is greater than the normal area of the fibrous elastomeric material ply, the normal area being that area of the sheet or ply when it is placed under slight tension so as to maintain the ply flat without stretching the fibers or filaments.
Although for purposes of illustration the elastic or stretchable composite structures are shown as consisting of a single ply of the fibrous web of elastomeric material and a single ply of stretchable or expansible supplementary material, the stretchable composite bodies may be of a structure similar to that of Figures 3 and 4. The composite may consist of outer layers or plies of the fibrous web of elastomeric material with an interposed layer or ply of the expansible textile fabric, or of outer layers or plies of the expansible textile fabric and an interposed layer or ply of the fibrous web of elastomeric material. The thickness of the fibrous web of elastomeric material may be varied to suit the conditions of use.
In the manufacture of elastic fabrics from perforated rubber sheet and a knit or woven fabric, it is esesntial to bond the rubber sheet and the textile fabric over their entire areas so as to prevent tearing of the rubber sheet at the perforations. In the production of the composite elastic fabrics or structures of this invention, the fibrous reticulated web and the textile fabric need be bonded together only at spaced areas without the risk of tearing of the elastomeric web if it should become punctured. The ability to secured the elastomeric sheet or web to the textile at spaced areas has the further advantage of permitting fuller realization of the uniform elasticity characteristics of the elastomeric sheet.
The elastic composite structures of this invention are particularly advantageous as compared to the usual types of elastic fabrics in that they permit a breathing action comparable to that of knit or woven textiles without the necessity of perforating the sheet after forming. The composite sheet-like structures are permeable over their entire areas, whereas the permeability of the usual types of elastic fabrics of sheet rubber :and a fabric is localized at the perforations. The composite structures as herein disclosed have substantially the same elasticity and strength in all directions and do not exhibit the usual grain characteristics which are inherent in calendered rubber sheet materials.
The elastic fabrics or composite structures are particularly well suited for the manufacture of foundation garments, bathing garments, elastic stockings, ankle braces, belts, garters, galluses and the like.
The porosity and permeability of the fibrous web may be reduced and controlled by backfilling, coating or impregnating the web with suitable materials such as rubber latex, preferably before vulcanizing, resinous substances, for example, silicone resins, vinyl type resins and the like, cellulose derivatives, casein, gelatin, starch, clay and other fillers. The specific reduction in porosity and the specific material utilized as the coating or impregnating material will be governed by the intended use of the product.
For example, in the production of mens and boys belts, suspenders and the like, a reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material of the desired width and length is very satisfactory because of its high tear resistance and elasticity. The porosity is unimportant and might be considered a disadvantage in that the belt becomes soiled readily. For such purposes, the fibrous web 63 may be provided with a coating or surface layer 64 of rubber latex or like material so as to form a continuous impermeable surface layer as shown in Figure 12. The usualapertures 65 may be formed without danger of tearing of the web by the buckle tongue, however, it is not necessary to provide the apertures because the user may readily force a buckle tongue through the web at any desired location. For other purposes, such as garter straps, watch bands and the like, it may be desirable to also utilize the high slip resistance of the surface of the reticulated, fibrous web. As illustrated in Figure 13, the fibrous web 66 of the desired width is provided with a surface coating or layer 67 on one longitudinal side and its edges while maintaining the reticulate surface on the other longitudinal side which is placed in contact with the skin.
'For other purposes, it may be desired to only reduce the permeability or porosity of the reticulated, fibrous web and in such instances the coating or impregnation is limited or controlled accordingly. For example, a wrapping material for use as a shroud for freshly-slaughtered and skinned lamb and veal carcasses may consist of a composite sheet-like structure as illustrated in Figure 14. A relatively thin permeable, reticulated, fibrous web 68 of an elastorneric material such as rubber is bonded to a layer or ply 69 of an absorbent textile fabric such as a knitted cotton or rayon fabric. Since one of the purposes of the shroud is to mold and retain the animal fat in desired position, the fibrous web and textile fabric are bonded together so as to form a composite sheet of limited elasticity which aids in molding the fat before it has been chilled. The porosity of the wrapper should be limited, for example, its porosity is preferably such that it will transmit from about 100 grams to about 300 grams of water vapor per square meter of surface at a relative humidity of 50%. The porosity of the fibrous web may be provided with a somewhat porous rubber layer or ply 70 on the outer surface. The layer 70 may be formed by coating or backfilling the fibrous web with a rubber latex from which the rubber is deposited thereby partially filling or closing the interstices in the fibrous web to provide the desired porosity or vapor transmission.
The elastomeric or rubbery surface does not readily slide over the skin but tends to seize or cling to the skin causing discomfort in putting on such an article. For
' such articles 'as foundation garments, bathing garments and the like which'must slide over the skin, it is desirable to provide an inner ply or lining of a textile fabric or a layer of flocked fibers. For such articles as garters, belts, suspenders and the like, the fibrous rubbery surface may be desirable. Thus, the particular arrangement of the plies may be selected according to the properties desired in the product.
Since variations and modifications may be made in carrying out the invention, without departing from its spirit and scope, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited except as defined in the appended claims.
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1. The method of producing elastic composite sheet material which comprises placing under tension longitudinally and transversely a permeable, reticulated, fibrous web of elastomeric material, the fibers being in random distribution and bonded together at their points of contact, and bonding thereto at spaced areas a flexible sheet material, the normal width and breadth of the flexible sheet being greater than the normal width and breadth of the fibrous web, the amount of tension being sufiicient to distort the fibrous web to conform to the area of the flexible sheet material.
2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the flexible sheet material is a non-elastomeric textile fabric.
3. The method as defined in-claim 1 wherein the flexible sheet material is a non-fibrous elastic material.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,031,703 Galligan et al. Feb. 25, 1936 2,059,747 Roberts Nov. 3, 1936 2,405,521 Rowe Aug. 6, 1946 2,464,301 Francis Mar. 15, 1949 2,476,282 Castellan July 19, 1949 2,543,101 Francis Feb. 27, 1951 2,723,934 Morris et al. 'Nov. 15, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 804,987 France Aug. 17, 1936
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House and Senate Republicans apparently now hate the Constitution. The GOP feels despite winning control of only the House, but not the Senate or the White House, they should actually be given the power to unilaterally impose massive change. Since they failed to win enough elections to rightfully get this power under the Constitution, they are now claiming they will use a quirk in the system for financing our debt to destroy our entire economy, unless power is seceded to them. From Politico:
One day after being named to a presidential task force to negotiate deficit reduction, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor fired off a stark warning to Democrats that the GOP "will not grant their request for a debt limit increase" without major spending cuts or budget process reforms.
The Virginia Republican's missive is a clear escalation in the long-running Washington spending war, with no less than the full faith and credit of the United States hanging in the balance.
If this radical nihilistic tactic works, it will basically stand the entire principle of our Constitution on it is head. Instead of our system's veto points being used to favor maintaining the status quo, therefore requiring decisive political wins to enact partisan changes, the veto points will now be the tool of a minority to threaten reckless destruction in order to force sweeping change, despite failing to win elections.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Harrison baseball team rallies past Reitz in seventh
A three-run bottom of the seventh inning secured Harrison a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over visiting Reitz in high school baseball on Friday.
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-- Gibson Southern 2, South Spencer 1: Lucas Lantrip (5-1) pitched a complete game, striking out 10 while not allowing an earned run as the Titans raised their record to 14-8. At the plate, Garrett Elpers went 2-for-3 while Brooks Martin went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
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-- Jasper 12, Shakamak 3: After giving up three runs in the first inning, the host Wildcats scored nine in the third.
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Claiming the Victory We've Been Handed By ChristOn Aug 15, 2014 Culture | Discipleship | Paul Gordon Collier
Victory- It is Our Mission Statement
The defeatist narrative of many Christians, especially in America, has led others to question; if WE are the salt and light, then how can we celebrate defeat? The short answer is, we can't. Here is the longer answer:
Paul Gordon Collier
Matthew 5
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
WE are the salt of the earth. We are called to lead, not be led. We are called to be THE example of His Kingdom to THE WORLD, not welcome destruction and death.
Matthew 28
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Christ has been given AUTHORITY over heaven AND EARTH! That's here. We act under and with HIS AUTHORITY. We, the children of God, are the authority, in Christ's name over this earth, not passive witnesses to the violence and destruction, but called to LEAD, to TAKE authority.
Romans 8
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
Christ sends us out to victory, not defeat. Yes, we are also called, when it is His Will, to be willing sheep led to slaughter, but NOT to simply welcome and encourage martyrdom. We walk with victory. We never lose. Yes, even when we are slaughtered, we never lose, but we are NOT always slaughtered, if it is His will. Sometimes, the world around is fundamentally changed and nations CAN, NATIONS…CAN be disciples of Christ. And WE, through the HOLY SPIRIT, can bear witness to the truth, in WORD, ACTION, and DEED, that leads people out of the Kingdom of Darkness and into the Kingdom of Light.
Ephesians 4
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,5 to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
"Until we ALL attain to the UNITY of the FAITH"……That work, even though it is the Holy Spirit doing the work through us, is NOT something that happens by sitting passively, waiting for death and destruction to herald the return of Christ. It takes deliberate, VICTORY action on the part of all of us, across denominational and congregational lines. BEING the Kingdom, LIVING the Kingdom, SHARING the Kingdom, TEACHING the Kingdom and EXTENDING the Kingdom wherever we are, with WHOEVER God puts in front of us, be they in our living rooms, our workplace, our sports clubs, ANYWHERE we are.
1 Peter 2
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Who are we? We are GOD'S PEOPLE! We are A HOLY NATION! When we celebrate death and destruction as a sign of Christ's return, do we look and act like a NATION of NATIONS?! People should see the Body of Christ as one NATION, a disbursed nation among many earthly nations, and be JEALOUS of our POWER through Christ.
When Paul arrived in town, the demons shook and the leaders of that town had fear in their hearts because they KNEW those meddling Christians would soon be doing AMAZING things. You can't say that about the Christians in America today, because we are DOMINATED by a doctrine of defeat.
Yes, political victory is not our first priority. Economic security is not our end goal. Our goal is to MAKE DISCIPLES of NATIONS. We disciple one another, lift one another up to be stronger, through the Holy Spirit, to lead others into the new citizenship, the Nation of God. As a nation, we WILL SHAKE the world around us. We will even shake the political and economic authorities, because WE, through Christ, are THE AUTHORITY! Not Satan, not demons, but the soldiers, the citizens of God's Nation, the Kingdom.
Christians sometimes think we need to take back the government, we need to take back the marketplace. We need to take back the media. Well, I don't think we need to take back the institutions of men. We need to BE the KINGDOM, one to one, extending outward, growing to be a city on a hill. It is true, however, that if this land was dominated by citizens of God's Nation that all of these institutions would (still imperfectly) reflect God's Kingdom and not Satan's. But these are BYPRODUCTS of a Kingdom People that have become the actual salt and light of ANY nation, not the purpose, not the end goal. Institutions do not make disciples, we do, through the Holy Spirit doing His work in us and in the people God puts in front of us to disciple and be disciple by.
Claim your victory, Christians. Christ sealed that victory in HIS blood on THAT cross, the same cross we are called to make our own, not to be defeated, not to welcome the advance of Satan's army so that somehow Christ will return, but to OWN the field, the field paid in blood by Christ.
As a last note, let me add that we all claim some injustice, some persecution that prevents us from being free people. We all have leaders that swoop in to manipulate us to hate someone or some group to deflect from their intentional and/or unintentional failure to enable us to be free. But the answer is within us- from God- to BE FREE- TO BE EMPOWERED! If God is with us, who can be against us, not Al Sharpton, not Glenn Beck,not Barack Obama, not John Boehner, not George Soros, not the Koch Brothers…..NO ONE!
But the choice is an individual one, one made possible for you by the blood of Christ alone.
Even in chains, Paul was the one most free in his Roman prison. They had to keep changing the guards, because Paul, the one who was chained, led them, through the Holy Spirit, to freedom. You who know Christ, who have made Him your sovereign, have no excuse not to be free, no matter what earthly, demon-led person or institution attempts to keep you in chains.
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Bogus Celebrity Racism ClaimsIsn't it great that we live in a post-racial America? You know how racism was supposed to die when Obama took office in 2008? Well, that didn't really happen. Actually, racism is still alive and well. And while there's racism all around us, sometimes it's just not there. There are plenty of people that claim "racism" when it's just not there. It's like they're using it to cry for attention. What? Celebrities crying for attention? You don't say? Let's look at some famous people that cried racism but it was all a bunch of malarky.
Michael Jackson - When his album tanked towards the end of his career, he enlisted Al Sharpton to lead an investigation on his label not pushing him because of race. It just seemed like a last ditch effort to excuse his poor sales.
Tyler Perry Fans - Every time someone says something bad about his movies his fans either say 1) you hate Jesus or 2) you hate Black people. Or maybe some of his movies are stupid.
Michael Vick - Last year he insinuated that race had something to do with refs letting the defense knock him the hell out. But you blame his offensive line for that.
Jeremy Lin - He just said that he didn't get a fair shake as a basketball player because he was Asian when half the craze came from his ethnicity.
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A couple weeks ago, Popular Science released a list of the greenest 50 U.S. cities, to a predictable amount of bloggage and debate about whether Portland is really all that. But something important's been missed in the discussion of the list, which is that it's not actually based on good measurements of what makes a city green. The exercise was based on the following criteria: * Electricity (E; 10 points): Cities score points for drawing their energy from renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric power, as well as for offering incentives for residents to invest in their own power sources, like roof-mounted solar panels. * Transportation (T; 10 points): High scores go to cities whose commuters take public transportation or carpool. Air quality also plays a role. * Green living (G; 5 points): Cities earn points for the number of buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, as well as for devoting area to green space, such as public parks and nature preserves. * Recycling and green perspective (R; 5 points): This measures how comprehensive a city's recycling program is (if the city collects old electronics, for example) and how important its citizens consider environmental issues.
Modern Furnishings No. 01
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This is the first in a new installment that we are calling, "Modern Furnishings". Similar to our long running series, "Intriguing Earth Architecture", these posts will feature new and unique designs. Additionally, the idea behind the series would be to highlight new design talent from around the world for our readers. The first to be presented here is Jeff Miller, a New York based designer that has both won many awards and been showcased in several exhibitions. Feel free to leave a comment or two.
New To Me: BLOCK
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Why do I like French architecture firm BLOCK? 2 reasons: clever adaptive reuse projects and because they live up to their name, dammit. "BLOCK." The name provokes images of solid mass -- even the letters somehow read heavy -- and I like a certain weight in architecture. It seems difficult to find a successful contemporary work of architecture that just allows itself to be heavy. Without resorting to outdated "styles," BLOCK's projects manage to merge the gravitas associated with scale & mass...
PopSci: A List of the Top Fifty "Greenest" American Cities
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The Dirt does admit a fondness for lists of all types, and so can't help himself but to list Popular Science magazine's recent list of "America's 50 Greenest Cities." The magazine used survey data and government statistics in over 30 categories to come up with their criteria that boiled down to four metrics: electricity, transportation, "green living," and "recycling and green perspective."
CASA OS Spanish Green House by Nolaster Architects
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Perched atop a Spanish cliff sits this gorgeous green home, a privately-owned holiday house that's as lovely as it is sustainable. Located in Cantabria, Spain, and designed by Madrid-based Nolaster Architects, Casa OS integrates green building techniques to create high-end, low-impact accommodation. The irony is that the original design scheme wasn't intended to be a green building, but the architects employed many green features for visual impact and practical benefits. We'd just love to live an eco life on that cliff.
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WHAT: Building Toronto: Architects & Archives lecture series
WHEN: begins tonight (February 21), continuing 'til April 5
WHERE: City of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Road
The City of Toronto Archives and The Friends of the Archives of Ontario present a series of four lectures on architectural topics, hosted by the Toronto Star's urban issues columnist and architecture critic, Christopher Hume. The speakers will share their views on modern and historical building design, public spaces, and the importance of preserving architectural records in archives
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A recent landscape design competition sought to rethink the Vatnsmýri airport grounds in Reykjavík, Iceland, putting those old runways to use, for instance, as new urban park space. The entries to the competition are quite interesting, in fact, so I've posted some of them, below, focusing on one particular project at the end of this post (so please scroll down if you've already read about this competition).
First, then, here's the old Vatnsmýri airport and its earthen geometry of intersecting runways. This is the site – star-like and stretching out to its surrounding landscapes – within which the designers had to work.
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Kenneth Coponbue is launching a new line of lighting and accessories. Hive offers a wide variety of options, most of which are quite airy. The Kris Kross collection shown above features lighting and screens that are made up of bamboo twigs hand tied to a randomly welded metal frame. The C-U C-Me collection is made of handwoven wire screens dipped in salago fibre and again includes lighting and screens. The Molly lamps are inspired by sea anemones and jellyfish, but are made of ribbon woven through a steel frame. The Crokkis flower stands are simple wire frames and the Luau lamps are formed from palm leaf spines.
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'We spend a lot of time watching changes in the garden and sky,' say the owners of a period house with a smart contemporary extension. Emma Cullinan reports. THE giant city garden, behind this 1823 south Dublin house, used to be accessed through a tall window in the kitchen. That was how houses were often designed back then: grand rooms were to the front while small, dingy wet spaces - bathrooms, sculleries, kitchens - were all sent to the back to accommodate activities that were to be hidden from public view (such as cooking and unmentionables in the bathroom).
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Located in Boston, the Davol Loft by Höweler + Yoon was created by combining two 1,100 sf loft spaces on the top floor of a building in Chinatown. The two lofts were mirror images of one another, organized around a central core and separated by a partition wall. The new space is was created through the insertion of an 8′x8′ courtyard into the space, along with two skylights / lightwells [check out that section above]. These combine to add a ton of additional natural light to the loft - while the courtyard space also provides an opportunity to experience the 'outside' while living downtown.
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If you been dreaming of picking up roots, living on the edge, or literally going out on a limb in terms of eco-lifestyle possibilities, then Finca Bellavista: A Sustainable Rainforest Community might be just the thing for you. Located on the base of an almost 6,000 foot primary rainforest mountain on the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica - not far from the Pan American Highway, Finca Bellavista was created with the sole purpose of preserving 300 acres of local rainforest by offering a unique opportunity for ecologically minded property owners to live sustainably in and steward a managed rainforest environment.
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Michelle Linden in Atelier A+D
There was a class at IIT (that I didn't actually take) called visual training... It was very Miesien in methodology, moving single lines on a sheet of paper, locating simple shapes in relation to each other, working with a three dimensional grid, and such. This project by SCT Architecture Studio reminds me of a similar exercise. And I actually love it. L.O.V.E. Love it. The materials are simple and refined and the palette is neutral and serene. All the images are spectacular, but my favorite view is with the church in the background... Because we all know that I'm a sucker for modern and ancient architecture side by side.
If I were Diane von Furstenberg, I'd want to work here too...
Michelle Linden in Atelier A+D
In some ways, this new studio/office/flagship/apartment for Diane von Furstenberg really reminds me of the paraSITE that was up in Rotterdam while I was studying abroad. From the exterior, its got the same qualities of something leeching off of a subservient structure, and yet from the interior its gracefully integrated. The way that WORK Architects has managed to bring light in to all the main levels through their use of a 'stairdelier' is quite spectacular. It would certainly be a great place to work!
Did You Know That Portugal is a Green Energy Leader?
Mark Seall in Green Options
I didn't. Few people know this, but Portugal is a European leader in renewable energy as a result of an aggressive plan named E4 (Energy Efficiency and Endogenous Energies) launched in 2001, aimed at improving energy efficiency and production. The BBC brings us some impressive images of Portuguese green energy development and production - worth a [...]
jag's house, matador atelier d'architecture
Justin in materialicious
JaG's House, Belgium. Not much info to go on, other than this house won the Prix d'Architecture du Hainaut in 2007 for a single family residence. But I like it.
Las Vegas Ripping Up Lawns to Save Water, But is it Enough?
Janel Sterbentz in Green Options
In an effort to reduce water usage, in 1999 Las Vegas began to offer $1.50 per square foot of lawn removed from residential and commercial properties. The Water Smart Landscapes program estimates that every square foot of grass replaced with water-smart trees, shrubs and flowers saves an average of 55 gallons of water per year, also saving money on monthly water bills. In the first eight years of the measure, about six square miles of grass have been eliminated, saving 18 billion gallons of water. Despite these efforts, if Las Vegas does not further cut water usage, there is a 10 percent chance that Lake Mead will run dry in six years, and a 50 percent probability it will be completely gone by 2021, absent other changes. These figures are based on a recent study by two researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego.
Going Up
Geoff Manaugh in BLDGBLOG
The structural engineers over at Hyder Consulting have announced that they are planning what will be, by an overwhelming margin, the world's tallest skyscraper, coming in at double the height of the Burj Dubai – or very nearly one vertical mile. The firm has "confirmed that the tower would be located in the Middle East region," we're told, "but would not give any further details." So is it just a media stunt? I decided, nonetheless, to alter an old BBC diagram about the world's tallest buildings to give myself a sense of what this might mean, size-wise; the results appear above. I have to assume that the building's actual profile will not resemble what I've created... but you never know.
A True Homegrown Investment: Fab Tree Hab
Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D. in Mitchell Joachim: Archinode Studio
"A True Homegrown Investment"
by: Marie Langhout, NuWire Investor, Feb. 19, 2008.
Can't afford to build a house? Grow one.
AE1: Residential Rooftop Sun Filter
John in A Daily Dose of Architecture
Being back in the world of architectural practice after the brief graduate school respite, I find myself spending more and more time looking for and at materials and products and their applications. For me the last is the most important, as context is an overriding consideration for how certain pieces come together into a design. So when it came time to find a way to bridge this time spent into material for this blog, I decided to present certain findings as "architectural elements;" by which I don't mean the usual (columns, porticoes, canopies, balconies, etc.) but the atypical, the apparent threads I see across designs responding to new urban, social, environmental and other conditions.
What's Wrong/Right With This Picture? Steven Holl's Linked Hybrid in Beijing
Lynn Becker in ArchitectureChicago PLUS
An accident of timing and light suggests a strange, unsettling mutation of modernism. We recently received this construction progress photo, shot by Virgile Simon Bertrand, from Steven Holl's massive Linked Hybrid residential development in Beijing. What caught our eye, what disconcerted our apprehension, was the weirdly unexpected coloration of the towers....
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* Disappointing showing in Iowa straw poll dooms Pawlenty
* Bachmann gains momentum, Perry marches forward
* Pawlenty says he saw no "pathway forward" for campaign
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Republican Tim Pawlenty, a former Minnesota governor, dropped out of the 2012 U.S. presidential race on Sunday a day after a disappointing showing in a key early test of strength among his party's candidates.
"We needed to get some lift to continue on and to have a pathway forward. That didn't happen," Pawlenty told the ABC program "This Week" after his distant third-place finish in Saturday's Iowa straw poll.
"I wish it would have been different. But, obviously, the pathway forward for me doesn't really exist. And so we're going to end the campaign," he added.
Pawlenty, who was unable to attract the support of Republican conservatives, called his distant third place finish "disappointing."
Conservative Republican congresswoman Michelle Bachmann with 29 percent of the vote, Ron Paul, a congressman from Texas, was a close second with 28 percent and Pawlenty had 14 percent.
Bachmann's campaign has been catching fire but will be tested by the entry of another favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, Texas Governor Rick Perry, on Saturday.
Perry's candidacy could steal support from Bachmann, replacing her as early front-runner Mitt Romney's top rival and potentially bridging the gap between the party's establishment center and right-wing activists. [ID:nN1E77C04N]
The straw poll is a nonbinding mock election that serves as an early gauge of strength in the state that holds the first 2012 Republican nominating contest -- the Iowa caucuses scheduled for next February.
On NBC's "Meet the Press," Bachmann sidestepped a question as to whether she would seek the endorsement of fellow Minnesotan Pawlenty.
"I'll be calling him today to wish him well. And he brought a very important voice to the race. I have a lot of respect for the governor. I know the governor. We've known the governor many years and I'm grateful that he was in. He is a very good competitor," Bachmann said.
Pawlenty said that what he brought as a candidate was "a rational, established, credible, strong record of results" as a two-term governor in Minnesota. "But I think the audience, so to speak, was looking for something different," he added.
Some experts had expected Pawlenty to be a formidable candidate in the Republican field but his campaign failed to gain traction in the early stages of the race. He was seen as a Republican candidate who could attract vital support from independent voters in a general election against Obama.
Pawlenty was on John McCain's short list to be the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008. He was a popular two-term governor in a Midwestern state.
He left the race just days after a sharp exchange with Bachmann in a Republican debate in Ames, Iowa. Pawlenty accused her of having no record of achievement as a politician. She fired back by attacking Pawlenty's record as a state governor, including his support for a state cap-and-trade environmental plan and for individual mandates in healthcare.
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But in an ominous sign, some donors to Pawlenty's campaign began to express second thoughts about supporting him.
"Well, there's a lot of factors that go into a successful campaign. Obviously, we had some success raising money, but we needed to continue that, and Ames was a benchmark for that. And if we didn't do well in Ames, we weren't going to have the fuel to keep the car going down the road," he said.
"You know, I'm from a small state. I don't have a big national financial network or political network," Pawlenty said.
Earlier this month Pawlenty's top policy adviser left the campaign after less than two months.
Pawlenty highlighted his work balancing the budget as governor of Minnesota and his support for spending cuts and reduced government as he courted conservatives who often dominate the Republican nominating process. He also opposed abortion and human embryonic stem-cell research. (Additional reporting by Lisa Lambert and Eric Beech, Editing by Jackie Frank)


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Celebrate a culture of courage with Rahel, our doll from Ethiopia! Like all Hearts For Hearts Girls dolls, Rahel stands 14 inches high and has a poseable, smooth vinyl body, and high-quality rooted hair. She has stunning amber-brown eyes and an abundance of beautiful curls. Rahel comes dressed in a rich yellow knit top with cuffed sleeves, and a crimson, woven wraparound skirt with textured patterns and fringe around the bottom. She comes with a hair comb, a girl-sized heart charm bracelet, and a mini storybook about her life. Discover the other beautiful Hearts For Hearts Girls dolls: Dell (USA), Lilian (Belarus), Nahji (India), Tipi (Laos), and Consuelo (Mexico). Each doll is a girl that wants to make a difference in her life and community. When you buy a Hearts For Hearts Girls doll, a portion of the purchase price is donated to children's causes in those countries through World Vision, a global humanitarian organization. Quality details such as ethnic jewelry and cultural yet current outfits make these dolls that any girl will treasure. Hearts For Hearts Girls also offers a fun, child-safe website full of stories, games, and activities. Change the world one heart at a time with Hearts For Hearts Girls!
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New Deal High School Principal Attended Raise Your Hand Texas Harvard Leadership Cohort
April 15, 2011
Dr. Jerry Adams, Principal of New Deal High School, was selected by Raise Your Hand Texas (RYHT) as one of over 100 public school leaders in Texas to attend the Leadership Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education prior to the start of the 2010-11 school year. RYHT describes itself as "a grassroots non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization made up of business and community leaders, taxpayers, and concerned citizens, all with a single focus: increasing student achievement in Texas."
Dr. Adams participated in the "Redesigning High Schools for Improved Instruction" program in Boston, Massachusetts. According to RYHT, "This program provides the theories, knowledge, tools, and best practices necessary to redesign high schools so they can become powerful learning environments for students and adults."
"Attending the Harvard Leadership Program was a powerful learning experience that has already paid off through several of the initiatives we have been introducing on our campus to continue to enhance college, career, and life readiness for our students," said Dr. Adams.
New Deal High School has been a STEM Academy since 2007 and works closely with the Texas High School Project and the Texas Tech University T-STEM Center to provide all students with cutting edge skills for the 21st century with the goal of graduating students who are college-ready, career-ready, and life ready. Since 2007, New Deal High School has earned multiple Recognized and an Exemplary accountability rating and has accumulated 26 Gold Performance Acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency for such measures as College Readiness and Recommended High School Plan graduates. Recently, New Deal High School was selected as a Higher Performing School by the National Center for Educational Achievement.
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Multiple Sclerosis Health Center
Living With Multiple Sclerosis
In this article
When you get an illness like bronchitis or the flu, you know you'll be feeling better and functioning normally within a week or so. A chronic illness, like multiple sclerosis, is different. It may never go away and can disrupt your lifestyle in many ways. But, by keeping a positive attitude, you should be better able to cope with the changes.
How Can I Maintain a Positive Attitude With Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis should not define who you are. You are the same person you were before you were diagnosed -- you just have a heavier load to bear. The best thing you can do is to learn how to make your life better. Here are some tips:
- Get help if you need it. The most important step you can take is to seek help as soon as you feel less able to cope. Taking action early will enable you to understand and deal with the many effects of MS. Learning to manage stress will help you maintain a positive physical, emotional, and spiritual outlook on life. A mental health care provider can design a treatment plan to meet your specific needs. Strategies can be designed to help you regain a sense of control over your life and improve your quality of life. At times, if depression is present, medications may be ordered to help lift your mood.
- Find a support group. Support groups can be a very useful sharing experience. They provide an environment where you can learn new ways of dealing with your illness. You may want to share approaches you have discovered with others. You will also gain strength in knowing that you are not facing hardships alone.
- Consider counseling. Sometimes, people have problems that are better addressed in a one-on-one atmosphere. By participating in individual counseling, you may be able to more effectively express sensitive or private feelings you have about your illness and its impact on your life and relationships.
- Take care of yourself. Eat healthy, exercise, learn techniques to help you deal with stress better, and get enough rest.
- Keep a diary. Write down your experiences, symptoms, and feelings. Not only will this be a valuable tool for your doctor, but it will also help you learn to express yourself.
- Take control. There is often such a sense of uncertainty with MS that it may help to take control of the things in your life that you can control. You should also consider some of your life-planning issues, such as finances, work, adapting your home, and other practical issues. Be proactive in your health, get educated, and ask questions.
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August 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the United States will keep up pressure on Syria's leader to stop the "slaughter"
of civilians.
Obama says it is "imperative" that the world unite in its
condemnation of the Syrian military onslaught on civilians.
Civilians are under siege in the restive city of Homs, among other
places, and thousands have died.
Obama says the world cannot be a bystander to the violence, but he did not give specifics about what the U.S. or other countries could really do to help.
Obama says "it is time to stop the killing of Syrian citizens by their own government."
Obama spoke in Washington shortly after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used strong language to denounce Russia and
China for protecting Syria..
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- A vote is scheduled Sunday in Syria on a
new charter that would create a multi-party system.
But forces opposing President Bashar Assad see the constitutional referendum as a ploy to dodge international pleas for him to step aside.
Attacks on rebel enclaves continued Saturday, and activists say at least 89 people were killed.
The Assad regime's relentless assault on the city of Homs, which
has emerged as the heart of the revolt, entered its fourth week
with government shelling killing at least 19 people Saturday.
A team from the Syrian Red Crescent evacuated 27 people from the
area Friday, seven of them wounded, but was not able to free
journalists trapped there.
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Dr. Mark Nook
Mark Nook began his tenure as Montana State University Billings Chancellor on July 1, 2014. Nook is the eleventh chancellor at MSU Billings/Eastern Montana College.
Prior to joining MSU Billings, Nook was Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin System Administration. He received his BA in physics and mathematics from Southwest Minnesota State University, a MS in astrophysics from Iowa State University, and a PhD in astronomy from UW-Madison.
Nook serves on a multitude of local and regional boards, including Billings Chamber of Commerce.Mark and his wife, Cheryl, reside in an historic home on the MSU Billings University campus. He and Cheryl have three adult children and two grandchildren.
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