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The Heads of the Church's Ministries About Holidays
"I am certain that every man is a personality made to the likeness of God." - Interview with Vasiliy Botsyan
Gloria Cruz about her family
Sergey Murza: Start to serve and those around you will begin to change...
Interview with Sergey Matevosyan
Interview with Gennady Mokhnenko
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"Evening of Nostalgia". George Davidyuk's Celebration.
Gloria, can you please tell us, briefly, how and where you met your husband, Nicky? We met in Bible School. Nicky went there after his conversion.What was your first impression of Nicky? He was playful, happy and easy-going. When you have made the decision to become his wife, were you at all concerned about his past? Three years had passed and the most important thing to me was not who he had been, it was who he was at that time. He was a young man who wanted to serve God and work with youth and that was what I felt to do as well.What was the reaction of your family and relatives regarding your choice of mate? My mother and oldest brother were not happy about it at all. My mother was especially unhappy because Nicky was from New York and she thought I would probably have to move to New York and that is what we did, one month after we were married.How many years have you now been together? We will be married for 48 years in November 2009.Please describe one of amazing moments/times from your marriage you remember most? I would have to say it was during our time of ministry in New York at the birth of Teen Challenge. We were a team! We saw lots of miracles.What have been some difficulties/issues you had to deal with in the beginning of your marriage, how did you overcome and deal with them? It was most difficult to have priorities in the ministry - God first, marriage & family second and ministry third! Please, tell us a little bit about your daughters. What is most important for you in your relationship with them? We have 4 daughters and the most important thing is that they love the Lord! Two of our daughters are in the ministry, one is a doctor of psychology, and the youngest is a housewife who is very involved in her community and her children's school. She has a monthly Bible study for 10 of her daughter's school mates and their mothers. They meet in her home.Gloria, your husband is an evangelist; therefore he often has to be away from home. Is it at all difficult for you to part with your husband? What advice would you give to the wives whose husbands are also ministers/evangelists? It was hard until all of our daughters had left for college, we now travel together most of the time. The most important thing is for the wives to stay busy, and don't let your children feel neglected, they are also part of the team. But be willing to let their dad go out and work for the Lord.How do you spend time with your family? What type of activities do you enjoy together? All of our daughters are married and have families of their own and all but one lives out of state. We make a point of visiting all of them whenever we are nearby. We try to visit each family at least twice a year and fortunately they all have a guest room ready for us! We all just enjoy spending time together and we always love time with our grandchildren!What do you value most in your husband? His love for God. His passion for the lost. His sense of humor and his love and dedication to his family.If there would be anything you would want to change in the past, what would it be? Everything has been like a wonderful adventure; the ministry, the travels, the great people we meet. I feel like the plan of God unfolded in my life and I am so grateful HE chose me! What advice would you give young couples who have just begun their lives together? Pray together, read the Bible together. That will bring a unity between you both. Jesus is the glue that holds us together.
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"They are insidious, ... a vast paradox of personalities and groups, some spontaneous, some very methodical, yet they are all intent on doing us harm."
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Below is the poem entitled My Bonnie Joy which was written by poet
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She was born a girl and not a boy
And was called beautiful Bonnie Joy;
Every morning when was dressing
We knew God gave us a great blessing.
At mother's heart did tug and pull;
A bouncy baby who had been beautiful;
For months in mom's body, Bonnie was in
Who always gladly would do it again.
To book club meeting did open the door;
Bonnie Joy's love wasn't there anymore;
Cried so and my heart just sank
When I saw her chair now blank.
With Bonnie there, joy would abound
Each and every time she was around;
One night a full moon seemed to appear
And knew her twilight now was near.
Phone rang and wondered who it was;
Heard husband clear throat like he does
When bad news has appeared in the air;
Always so difficult and hard to bare.
Another near and close friend had died
And inside and out I cried and cried
That eventually through time and years
Will return back again to be happy tears.
Bring back, bring back my Bonnie to me;
She's now in heaven where God can see
Pleasant smile which means so much
And memory of her can almost touch.
God, treat her nice and do take care
Of Bonnie whose memory is everywhere;
She brought special gift to all she knew
Sweet Bonnie we will never forget you.
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Variable Contracts - Types and Valuation of Variable Annuities
Types of Variable Annuities
Variable annuities fall into two broad categories: immediate and deferred annuities, which differ depending on when the annuity payout period begins. That is, each annuity is distinguished by how premiums are paid and when the benefits begin.
Immediate Annuity
With an immediate annuity, the investor deposits a lump sum. Within 60 days, the insurance company will begin to pay the annuity benefits.
Deferred Annuity
Types of deferred variable annuities include single-premium deferred and periodic-payment deferred.
- Single-Premium Deferred Annuities: When an investor deposits a single lump sum and the annuity benefits are deferred until a later date, the annuity is called a single-premium deferred annuity.
- Periodic-Payment Deferred Annuities: An annuity contract can allow an investor to make periodic payments on a scheduled basis, either monthly, quarterly or annually. The annuity pays out its benefits at a later date and is referred to as a periodic-payment deferred annuity.
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You may need to know the types of variable annuities and what makes each one different. Remember that there are two general types of annuities: immediate and deferred. From there, ou can distinguish between the various types of each one.
Valuation of Variable Annuities
Accumulation Phase
The accumulation phase is the period during which the investor is putting money into the annuity contract. During this time, the money in the securities is generating dividends, interest and capital gains that are reinvested on a tax-deferred basis. The money will purchase accumulation units in the separate account. Accumulation units are accounting measures that represent the investor's share of separate account ownership, similar to the NAV of mutual funds. The accumulation unit value will change with the value of the securities held in the separate account and the total number of accumulation units outstanding.
There is no penalty if the investor misses a payment during the accumulation phase. In fact, the client can terminate the contract at any time during this period. Some insurance companies allow investors to borrow from the annuity during the accumulation phase to discourage cancellations.
Annuitization Phase
The annuitization phase is the period during which the investor draws income from the annuity; it is the payout stage of the annuity. When the contract is annuitized, the accumulation units become annuity units. The rate of exchange from accumulation units to annuity units is determined by an actuarial formula that takes into consideration several factors, including the annuitant's age, sex, payout option chosen and a baseline measure called the assumed interest rate (AIR). (The AIR is a rate used to evaluate the returns on the separate accounts in order to determine future payments.) The annuity units in turn will define the amount of monthly payments to the annuitant.
Once the number of annuity units is determined, the insurance company will decide the payout amount per unit. The number of annuity units remains fixed throughout the payout period; however, the value of the annuity units will fluctuate in relation to the performance of the separate account. The periodic payments may be more, less or equal to each other, depending on the value of the separate account in relation to the AIR.
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What to make for dinner or where to go for dinner is often the hardest decision you'll make all day. Maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit, but have you ever thought about how long it can take for a group of people to all agree on one thing to eat or one place to go? If you're anything like me, you hate making that decision. You don't have a taste for anything in particular, you don't like the pressure, or you just don't like making decisions. Better yet, everyone always looks to you, because you are the "picky one" and it doesn't really matter to them. Nice try guys. I get the same thing everywhere I go, so where I want chicken tenders from that night doesn't really matter. It's really what you have a taste for. #allielogic
Once the decision is finally made, you usually end up with anywhere from a 10 minute wait to an hour wait, depending on where you go, the time of day/night, and if you're from a military town, whether it's payday weekend or not (yes it's a real thing). You rationalize that "it's probably like this everywhere" or "I'll wait for an hour if I'm not responsible for the dishes" (no? just me?). By the time you finally get your food, you're so hungry that you've eaten most of your meal in 7 minutes and you are so full you can barely move.
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The biography of Robert Browning. This page has biographical information on Robert Browning, one of the best poets of all time. We also provides access to the poet's poems, best poetry, quotes, short poems, and more.
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An English poet and playwright.. English poet and playwright prominent Victorian era poet.
Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 – December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright.
Robert Browning was born in Camberwell, England, on May 7, 1812, the first son of Robert and Sarah Wiedemann Browning. His father was a man of fine intellect and equally fine character, who worked as a well-paid clerk in the Bank of England and so managed to amass a library of around 6,000 books — many of them highly obscure and arcane. Thus Robert was raised in a household with good literary resources. His mother, to whom he was ardently attached, was a devout Nonconformist, the daughter of a German shipowner who had settled in Dundee, and was alike intellectually and morally worthy of his affection. The only other member of the family was a younger sister, also highly gifted, who was the sympathetic companion of his later years. They lived simply, but his father encouraged Robert's interest in literature and the arts.
In his childhood he was distinguished by his love of poetry and natural history. At twelve, he had written a book of poetry which he destroyed when he could not find a publisher. After being at one or two private schools, and showing an insuperable dislike to school life, he was educated by a tutor.
He was a rapid learner and by the age of fourteen was fluent in French, Greek, Italian, and Latin as well as his native English. He became a great admirer of the Romantic poets, especially Shelley. In imitation of the latter, he briefly became an atheist and a vegetarian, but in later life he looked back on this as a passing phase. At age sixteen, he attended University College, London, but dropped out after his first year.
Through his mother he inherited some musical talent, and composed settings, for various songs. His grandmother also was of Creole blood. Thomas Chase wrote of Browning's skin complexion as dark, and his hair as curly. The same went for his Jamaican English born wife, Elizabeth Barrett.


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Several months ago, I bought a huge box of somebody's old clothing for refashioning purposes. Although there were lots of great clothing (WAY bigger size than what I normally wear), this great experiment went nowhere because the holidays came and I got busy and started one refashion that took me months and months to finish.
One particular dress in this bunch has haunted me with its adorable black and white floral pattern. It started as a size 16 long sleeveless dress with buttons up one side (what??) The material is light, flow-y rayon, and I knew it would be perfect for summer..but how?
I thought of many things I could do with this dress. I thought about a maxiskirt and also a maxidress.I thought about turning it into a short dress, a fitted dress, a loose dress. I never once considered turning it into pants because I ain't stupid. Then it came to me: hi low dress refashion
I used to hate hi low dresses. How stupid. Like, the mullet version of a dress? Party in the front, business in the back? Basically, we're talking an uneven hem, with the front shorter than the back (for those of you who havent' been following my Pinterest boards and why not? How dare you…)
Then they started to grow on me, so I got to work transforming this long, oversized, slightly frumpy dress into a hi low dress refashion.
Hi Low Dress Refashion
I first drew a new neckline with chalk. I know it looks atrocious because I had to do a couple lines to get it right AND the cat was all in my business.
Next, I drew the front of the hi low dress. I didn't have a pattern; I used pictures of hi low dresses I liked and tried to mimic the hemline. To get the right length for my hi low dress refashion, I measured on my body from the neckline to where I wanted it to fall, then measured on the dress the same length, adding about 2 inches for mess ups and my hem.
Please ignore how terrible the chalk line looks on this..hey, chalk brushes off, people!
I turned the dress inside out so I could get the back of the dress even with the front. This part was tricky because it's sort of an oval (the has to gradually flow into the longer back.) I used the same chalk to draw the back hemline of the skirt. Again, I did not use a pattern; this was all eyeballed.
The next step was the sides of the dress. I measured 2 inches from each side starting with the side seam (not measuring from the true side of the dress.) I got this measurement from trying the dress on and pinning the sides to see how much I needed to cut off the sides.
The next step of my hi low dress tutorial was sewing. I hemmed the arm holes, the neckline, and the hemline. I tried on the dress and it was a little baggy in the front. The dress already had darts in the front, so I sewed another half inch on each so pull the dress in a little. I added two lines of loose threads 1/4 inch apart from each other about a half inch from the top hem of the neckline. I pulled the loose threads to create a little detail/ruffle to the top of my hi low dress and make the straps fit a little better.
And full disclosure here: I ended up not hemming the bottom of this. Although it is rayon and will fray, the hem I tried to do just didn't look right. I need to work on my hemming skills, clearly. I used Fray Check to keep ….frays in check.
Here's the final hi low dress refashion:
Some refashions keep some semblance of the old garment, but I think this hi low dress refashion looks like a completely different dress. I cut off a lot of material, but it fits great! I can pair it with a denim jacket (oh yes I did!) or wear it without for a summer evening out to dinner with Kel. This just goes to show that refashioning is about seeing the potential in the material, so a tip for all you refashionistas out there? Don't overlook a big, bulky dress when you're thrifting. It might hold something amazing.
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We still have a hard time believing its been almost three years since the incomparable Michael Jackson passed away. To think it has been 25 years since the King of Pop's seventh album Bad, makes us feel, let's just say, wiser. Epic/Legacy Recordings and the Michael Jackson estate has partnered together to release the Bad 25 deluxe package on September 18 to honor its 25th anniversary. This is like having Christmas in September!
According to VIBE.com, the package includes three CDs, two collectible booklets and a DVD with exclusive footage from the BAD tour. We're getting giddy just thinking about the nostalgia from watching MJ moonwalk on the stage in the late 80s. And get this. The CDs included will feature all the original material, plus unreleased recording sessions and audio from his Wembley performance during the BAD tour. As if those weren't enough incentives to stand in a line as long as Central Park on the day the Bad 25 is released, unseen photos composed in a booklet along with the original cover art and a two-sided poster accompanies the other collectible items.
Executors of the Michael Jackson Estate, John Branca and John McClain, shared their excitement in the release of the 25th deluxe package. "The enormous success of the BAD album and tour was a pivotal moment in Michael's growth as a composer, performer and producer cementing his role as the King of Pop," they said. We are thrilled to celebrate such an historic era in Michael's career with this release." Now this is how you honor a legendary artist. We're counting down the days to release. In the meantime enjoy the classic video to the 1987 hit "Bad."
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Posted at: 02/28/2013 1:53 PM
Updated at: 02/28/2013 1:55 PM
By: Alan Hoglund
Duluth police have arrested a 33-year-old man they say attempted to steal a car.
According to Jim Hansen, the department's public information officer, police were called to the 100 block of East 1st Street Wednesday morning after a call of an attempted auto theft. He said initial investigation revealed that the victim's vehicle was rummaged through and was not able to be driven because of damage to the ignition area.
Hansen said a surveillance camera showed the male suspect entering the car in a parking lot the night before, and stayed inside for 20 minutes before leaving on foot.
A investigating officer recognized the suspect from past contact. The officer began attempting to locate the suspect, found him a short time later, and arrested him.
The man has been convicted on burglary, motor vehicle tampering, domestic assault, assault and drug paraphernalia possession between 2001 and 2012, Hansen said.
The man was transported to the St. Louis County Jail and is being held pending formal charges including felony attempted motor vehicle theft and misdemeanor motor vehicle tampering.


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In the Q&A with Billboard above, Bret Michaels reveals a show idea that never set sail: Rock of Love Boat. The show, he explains, was not to be another televised scheme to find him love (or, y'know, something like it), but instead, it would position him as "the love guru" with the idea being "a rock star gives advice, horrible advice on dating, marriage and how to make a relationship work." It's sad to know that we could have watched a row of Rock of Love girls throwing up over the side of a cruise ship, but didn't.
In other advisement-that-wasn't-meant-to-be news, Bret has revealed to MTV that he was "disappointed" not to get the American Idol judging job that he was up for. "I'd love to have done it. I'm competitive, so it would have been great. On the other hand, to have J.Lo and Steven Tyler — one's a pop icon and one's a rock legend and both, along with Randy, are going to make such awesome TV," he says. [Billboard/MTV]
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Angioplasty is a procedure that treats atherosclerosis by opening clogged arteries in the heart. During this procedure, a small balloon is inserted to stretch open a clogged artery. A small metal coil called a stent can be combined with this procedure to keep the artery open.
Your doctor will recommend when this procedure may be appropriate for you. It is usually considered when you:
This procedure improves blood flow to the heart, leading to lessened symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath. This procedure may be repeated if necessary.
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The Sonoma Valley Unified School District board approved the 2011-2012 school budget on Tuesday night with a unanimous vote.
Deputy Superintendent Justin Frese presented the proposed budget, urging school board members to vote to approve despite the fact that, once again, continued economic uncertainties coming from Sacramento could very well derail the structured and conservative plan. If substantive changes are needed, Frese said he would bring that information back to the board in August.
Frese's overall view was optimistic as he noted three of California's economic indicators were improving – state tax revenues, jobs, and personal income. He observed that in Sonoma, a basic aid district funded predominantly by local tax dollars, "the growth in tax revenue has dropped off precipitously over the last few years." For this reason, the district believes that budgeting for a tax drop is too conservative and will continue to hold tax estimates for 2011-2012 at zero percent and two percent growth in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. For the 2011-2012 school year, the district anticipates a tax reserve of approximately $985,000.
Looking forward, Frese stated that it will be necessary to make budget reductions for the 2012-2013 school year, and he will initiate the process to identify the reductions in the fall of 2011. He recommended a reduction of expenses totaling some $2,140,000, which represents 80 percent of the current deficit projection and will ensure that the district not make more reductions than necessary. The plan will require additional reductions of $530,000 or more to be made in the 2013-2014 year if the economy does not change. This plan is intended to ensure that the district does not over-cut programs while waiting to see if taxes recover or if an overall state recovery allows the removal of the 8.92 percent "Fair Share" cut.
"These are extraordinary economic times…we must continue to manage our budget with a great degree of conservatism over the next few years," said Frese. For this year at least, Frese pointed to the state's willingness to give school districts tremendous flexibility in categorical programs, allowing for creative spending to keep essential programs alive. A requirement for taking advantage of this flexibility is holding a public hearing to discuss the various uses.


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Bill Clinton will return to NC on 4/23, and Hillary Clinton will follow 5 days later as she "continues her bid" for the Dem nod. B. Clinton will attend Solutions for America events in Hillsborough, Burlington, Asheboro, Lexington and Statesville. All of the events are free and open to the public. The NC for Hillary Camp also said that Clinton would be in CHarlotte on 4/28 for a Club 44 rally. Clinton and Barack Obama will each have reps in NC this week, including in some areas of the Cape Fear region. Rep. John Coyners, Jr. (D-MI) will be campaigning for Obama today in Fayetteville. In Raleigh today, actress Alfre Woodard is scheduled to be at the Obama for America Raleigh HQ "to participate in a phone bank with Obama volunteers." Actor Sean Astin begin a 3-day tour of NC today on behalf of Clinton (Fayetteville Observer, 4/21).
Total Eclipse Of The NoonThe opening curtain of early voting in Charlotte "drew six times the turnout" of '04. The day even featured a mid-afternoon traffic jam around the Central Piedmont Community College polling site. Union County election officials had expected about 50 voters to come to its Monroe office to vote by day's end. They "eclipsed" that by noon. In all, more than 150 turned out. Cabarrus County drew 173. Clinton mgr. Terry McAuliffe got on a plane in OR to fly to Charlotte. He was scheduled to make five other stops on 4/17, including ones in Concord and Salisbury. McAuliffe: "This is one of the most important elections we'll ever face. We've got two wars going on and a battered economy. We need to move this country in a new direction." (Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 4/18).
Turning Off Tobacco RoadCharlotte Observer's Johnson writes: "When Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama visit NC, they don't have to trudge through a tobacco warehouse or talk about guns." The camps "are not southern-fried" when they get to NC, they're nationalized. That approach "works now because the state's economy and voters have both changed." Banks, high tech, pharmaceutical and other information-centric industries "have blossomed, along with the state's population, particularly in major cities." The voting population looks different now than it did 10 or 20 years ago. Voters are more GOP but more moderate. Dem strategist Gary Pearce: "The state has changed: younger, more progressive, higher educated, more affluent, particularly in the cities. We've become like the rest of the country" (4/20).
Obama Needs A Larry The Cable Guy EndorsementBlue-collar voters "are critical in presidential politics, and may be even more important" in NC, which has a higher % of blue-collar workers than PA. According to the Almanac of American Politics, blue-collar workers make up 29.7% of the population in NC. In PA, blue-collar workers are 25.2% of the population. Wake Forest prof. John Dinan said he sees little difference between the two candidates on issues important to blue-collar voters. Both support unions and have proposed reforms to trade deals such as NAFTA. Dem consultant Gary Pearce said some white blue-collar voters just won't vote for Obama because he's black. And there "has always been a cultural tension between blue-collar voters and the liberal intellectual wing" of the Dem Party. Many blue collar workers "feel disconnected" from Obama and "perceive him to be among the so-called Starbucks crowd." (Hall, Winston-Salem Journal, 4/21).
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Duke men's tennis hosts to top-25 opponents in three weekend matches
After bouncing back from its first loss, Duke returns home this weekend to welcome two top-25 opponents in three matches.
After taking on No. 14 Tennessee (10-0), Friday at 6 p.m., the No. 9 Blue Devils will play a doubleheader Sunday, starting with No. 21 Michigan (4-1) Sunday at 12 p.m. and capping off the weekend with a match against North Carolina Central (0-0) Sunday at 5 p.m.
Duke (6-1) suffered its first loss of the season last Friday at then-No. 25 Illinois, losing 4-3, but managed to rebound with a shutout win against Notre Dame two days later.
"We learned a lot from the Illinois loss," Blue Devil head coach Ramsey Smith said. "We did several things poorly, and we corrected those things and played really well on Sunday, so I feel like we're back on track, and we're excited to play a couple matches at home this weekend."
The Duke players echoed Smith's sentiment in their evaluation of the early-season defeat.
"It was a real wake-up call for us," junior Chris Mengel said. "These matches—they aren't played on paper for a reason. You might be one of the most talented teams, but we've got to still come out and impose our will on these other teams too."
With undefeated Tennessee coming to Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center, Duke faces perhaps its most talented foe yet.
Although Duke defeated the Volunteers in Knoxville 6-1 last season, this season's squad has shut out nine of its 10 opponents, including Illinois two times. "The team's got very good the chemistry [this year]," Tennessee head coach Sam Winterbotham said. "They really have put their nose to the grindstone and continued to work to get better."
No. 9 Mikielis Libietis has played especially well, winning more matches this year than he did all last season. He currently holds a 7-0 record in dual matches. The Volunteer sophomore will face his biggest test of the year against No. 11 ranked Blue Devil Henrique Cunha, who is also undefeated in dual matches so far this season.
"[Cunha's] a gentlemen out there on the court," Winterbotham said. "He competes his tail off every time, and for us at that matchup, we have a good, young player who's really gotten a lot better and certainly do some things that can cause trouble for most players. I think Henrique is the favorite in pretty much every match he's going to go into this year, so we'll do the best we can against him."
The Wolverines' top seeded singles player will also present a challenge for Cunha.
Evan King, an unranked senior, defeated the nation's No. 2 singles player Matija Pecotic, winning by a resounding score of 6-0, 6-1 last weekend to improve to 8-0 in dual matches on the season.
"He's always been one of the most talented guys out there," Smith said. "The last four years he's been one of the most talented guys. When he's locked in and focused, he's as good as anyone, but Cunha's played well against him. Cunha plays well against just about everybody."
Cunha defeated the Michigan player twice in 2012. In one of last year's matchups, King jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first set but eventually lost.
"Cuhna's proven that he's been the more dominant player when those two have met so far," Michigan head coach Bruce Berque said. "I'm sure that Evan's going to go nationals… based on how he's played so far, but he's going to have to play at the top of his game to have a chance."
Beyond King, the Wolverines boast a deeper roster than last season, said Berque, and feature the No. 48-ranked singles player Vlad Stefan.
They also may benefit from the early-season match setting.
"They're a good indoor team," Smith said. "They play a lot of indoors up there." Smith still has confidence in his team to keep a perfect record on its home court. "Two solid teams, but I like our chances, and like I said, it's tough to beat us at our place," Smith said.


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Pop music reigns supreme in Las Vegas, but the city's never as jam packed with stars as it is during the iHeartRadio festival, taking place September 19-20. How jam packed are we talking? Think of all the live performances of the Grammys, American Country Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards combined into one festival — just without any trophies being handed out in between.
The fourth annual festival announced a star-studded and diverse lineup, including Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Mötley Crüe, One Direction, Lorde, Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran. They'll take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with host Ryan Seacrest, and the whole thing will be broadcast live on all Clear Channel radio stations, streamed on Yahoo, and will later air as a two-night special on the CW. You never know what's going to happen with a live show, including some surprise, never-before-seen collaborations between music's biggest stars.
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Also returning this year on Saturday, September 20 is the iHeart Music Festival Village, located down the Strip at The Lot across from Luxor. The outdoor component to the party features interactive experiences and fan zones, but also live performances by Iggy Azalea, Childish Gambino, Lil Jon and Neon Trees, with more to be announced.
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Members of the Southern Ohio Port Authority (SOPA) met in regular session on Thursday to consider a number of items, including establishing committees. One of the committees would be responsible for searching for an executive director for the organization; another would be responsible for finding the necessary funding.
"As you all (SOPA) know we've created this situation with an executive director. We've got to find an executive director which will be one big task and the second task will be to pay for that operation," said Todd Book, SOPA Chairman.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Times, Book said the responsibilities of the executive director would include, "being responsible for the day to day operation of the port authority. It would be their function to be the liaison with business interests in the community and also outside of the community, in an attempt to enhance the business opportunities for people in the community," Book said.
He called the move to hire an executive director a new structure for the port authority.
"Previously it was a one person show, now were trying to make it more of a community responsibility with the members of the port authority," Book said.
According to the Rules and Regulations of the Southern Ohio Port Authority of Scioto County adopted at SOPA's April meeting states, the executive director shall, "submit plan and programs for the board economic development activities. Develop a program for promotion and public relations of the Southern Ohio Port Authority. Develop and carry out a program to promote and publicize the advantages of the Southern Ohio Port Authority to the rail, barge shippers, trucking companies, importers and exporters and other agencies using the shipping capabilities of Southern Ohio. Seek, obtain and supervise the administration of grants, loans and other financial assistance from Federal, State and local sources to enhance Southern Ohio Port Authority programs, facilities and services."
Book said he hopes the port authority could have someone in place as SOPA's executive director in place going into fourth quarter of this year.
"Between now and the end of September or October we could find that person. That may be a little aggressive but, we don't have a lot of time to waste," Book said.
As for qualifications Book said, "We want to find the most qualified person who is in the best position to help the community and use the tools provided by the port authority to enhance business opportunities in southern Ohio."
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Misfortune :
Practices for Success
- Buying and Selling Property
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Practices for Business Success
- Prayers and Mantras for Success
Buying and Selling Property
|Obstacles to Sale of House
|A student asked if there were practices she could do to overcome obstacles to the sale of her house, which had been on the market for two years. She wanted to contribute some proceeds of the sale to Dharma projects. Rinpoche gave the following advice.
I checked and to sell your house you need to do the following:
1. Recite the Akashargarbha mantra five times a day till the house is sold.
The mantra is: OM SVASTI KAMAALA KSHIVI PULA SAMBHAVA DHARMADHATU GOTSARA SVAHA
2. Write the Sanghata Sutra in gold once, or write it five times in gold-colored ink.
Note: About 30 people recited the mantra five times a day and 12 people wrote out the Sanghata Sutra in gold-colored ink. After Rinpoche gave the practices, the house sold in six weeks.
|Selling a Property
|Advice to a Dharma center about selling and buying a new property.
1. Do the extensive Four-Mandala Offering to Tara five times. If possible, do the extensive version with extensive offerings. (We normally do the shorter version.)
2. Recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra three times at the center.
3. Recite the names of Manjushri three times at the center.
[Note: FPMT Education Department has the following booklets available: Chanting the Names of Manjushri and Tara Practices.]
|Selling Land
|Rinpoche gave the following advice regarding what a student needed to do to be able to sell some land.
I checked and you need to do the following quickly:
1. Your family and friends and the center should recite the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Cutter Sutra as much as you can.
2. Do Tara puja and do it very well, with very strong prayers to Tara for success.
3. Make offerings to Ksitigarbha and strong prayers to Ksitigarbha. You and your family can do this.
4. Request Gyuto Tantric college to do druk-chu-ma puja 11 times. You can ask Geshe-la to call them and arrange this.
|Buying Land
|A student who wanted to buy land next door to him wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice on what he could to achieve this.
Dear Jack,
Regarding the land next door, you need to read the Golden Light Sutra four times.
Then, whoever is living at the Dharma center needs to recite the Akashagarbha mantra 30 times.
Best wishes...


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Healing Diabetes with Stem Cells
Diabetes refers a group of diseases chiefly characterized by abnormally high levels of the sugar glucose in the bloodstream. The excessive glucose is actually responsible for most of the complications of diabetes, which include heart disease, stroke, nerve damage (neuropathy), eye damage (retinopathy) that can culminate in blindness, kidney failure and amputations. There are two (2) principle forms of the disease: Type 1 AKA juvenile-onset diabetes that typically affects children and young adults. And type 2 called adult-onset diabetes which generally affects older, sedentary, and overweight persons with a family history of the condition.
Type I diabetes arises when the body's immune system sees its own insulin-producing islet cells as foreign and attacks and destroys them. In the absence of insulin, glucose cannot enter cells normally and winds up accumulating in the blood.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot use insulin effectively (A condition referred to in medical parlance as "insulin resistance"). The end result is the same as with type 1 diabetes—namely, a build-up of glucose in the blood and the very real potential for tissue and organ damage.
Standard Treatment for Diabetes
The standard medical treatment for type 1 diabetes is insulin injections several times a day for life with careful monitoring of blood glucose concentrations. The monitoring aspect is vital as sufferers who keep their blood glucose level as close to normal as possible can significantly reduce the long term complications of diabetes, such as retinopathy and heart disease. Folks saddled with type 2 diabetes can often control their blood glucose level through a combination of diet, exercise, and specific oral medications. Unfortunately Type 2 diabetes can and often does progress to the point where only insulin therapy is sufficient to control blood glucose levels.
Alternative Treatments for Diabetes
Thankfully there are a number of scientific promising treatments for diabetic complications as well as diabetes itself. For instance, there is evidence that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can benefit diabetic neuropathy; especially if used as part of a comprehensive care program that includes such things as nutrition & fitness counseling, use of natural compounds and botanic medicines that have been shown to modulate blood glucose concentration, and external Counterpulsation therapy which helps open up arteries that have become partially or completely blocked due to the adverse effects of diabetes on blood vessel. This powerful comprehensive therapeutic approach is exactly what pioneering physician Dr. Steenblock offers at his clinic.
Unfortunately, by the time most diabetic people reach Dr. Steenblock they typically have been wrestling with it as well as other chronic health problems for some time. Many take a number of drugs, some of which actually deplete compounds that are integral to blood sugar regulation and have side-effects that can actually damage blood vessels and other tissues.
With this in mind, Dr. Steenblock approaches his diabetic patients with a number of goals in mind:
(1) Determine what is going on in their body including disease processes both pronounced and subtle. To do this he takes and reviews their medical history and prior tests, then does his own exams and testing. Unlike most conventional doctors he looks at players they tend to overlook or dismiss such as heavy metals, GI tract problems such as infections that produce endotoxins that wind up in the patient's circulation, nighttime (sleeping) oxygen levels, genetic factors, and nutritional, dietary and lifestyle influences including the vitamins, herbs and herbal compounds taken on a regular basis.
In addition, Dr. Steenblock approaches diagnostics with a successful track record in catching missed or faulty diagnoses made my other doctors, something that he has been doing since his days as a pathologist or "medical sleuth".
(2) Take what is revealed in the patient's medical history and various exams to formulate a precise, targeted, personalized treatment plan. This includes dealing with excess heavy metals if present, restoring insulin sensitivity, substituting gentle natural compounds for harsh drugs when possible, addressing hormone imbalances or deficiencies and infections (including subtle or smoldering ones), plus introduction of specific nutritional, dietary, supplement, and lifestyle measures aimed at encouraging a halting of diabetic disease progression and then reversal and recovery.
As most patients with diabetes type 2 are middle-aged or older, the cache of stem cells in their bone marrow tends to contain lots of senescent cells. Senescent stem cells are no longer able to divide and multiple and therefore have become useless in the healing processes of the body. In fact they actually are responsible, in part, for some of the inflammation that occurs in the older person's body that can aggravate and compound diabetic disease processes. Dr. Steenblock uses injections of the FDA approved stem cell mobilizing drug Neupogen® to purge out these devitalized stem cells which prods the body to make massive numbers of healthy, robust replacements. Dr. Steenblock then harvests this stem cell-rich tissue and gives it back to the patient by intravenous drip, which provides stem cells that can help affect repair and restoration.
With tweaking along the way this program helps halt and reverse diabetes 2 and makes a recurrence of the condition less likely.
Dr. Steenblock's Comprehensive Approach to Diabetes
· Making sure of the diagnosis
· Testing & other assessments: Making sure the bases are covered
· Putting it all together: Charting a personalized course to improvement
· Augmenting nature's own repair & restoration mechanism: Stem cells
· How you can put Dr. Steenblock to work on your behalf
Making sure of the diagnosis
When a doctor sees a patient for the first time he will ask for copies of medical records as part of gathering information and data that, in combination with taking a medical history and doing relevant exams and tests, helps him arrive at a diagnosis (or confirm previously made ones) and formulate a medical care plan. Dr. Steenblock does all this, yes, but goes beyond this. How so? He ferrets out previously undetected cause(s) and contributors of a person's problems. This medical sleuthing or Sherlock Holmes mindset is what helps Dr. Steenblock come up with answers in situations where others have failed. Not surprisingly his track record of "discerning what has escaped other docs" has earned him the moniker "Doctor's doctor" by his patients and a great many of his colleagues.
How did Dr. Steenblock come to be a "medical sleuth"?
Medical sleuths are not born but made. The truly good ones have agile minds, intense curiosity, critical thinking skills and a sound medical and scientific education. Dr. Steenblock certainly has all this and more. His native abilities are reflected in a lifetime of accomplishments including spinning new ideas and inventions. His education and training are a matter of public record: A B.S. degree from Iowa State University in zoology, an M.S. in Biochemistry and Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, followed by post-doctoral training that included three years at Case Western Reserve University, one year at the Oregon Health Sciences University and a clinical Rotating Internship at Providence Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Also — and very integral to doing medical detective work — Dr. Steenblock spent years working in pathology, the science of studying and diagnosing disease.
Estimates vary but it appears around 4% of medical diagnoses are just plain wrong. Dr. Steenblock has run across this many times during his forty-four years of medical practice (40,000+ patients). Some of these patients had "consensus diagnoses" (a medical diagnosis made by 2 or more doctors) that turned out to be dead wrong. Needless to say, getting properly diagnosed helped get these folks on the right (as opposed to wrong) road. This is something Dr. Steenblock has in-mind with each and every patient who comes in to see him.
Testing & other assessments: Making sure the bases are covered
As a person's own bone marrow stem cells play an important role in helping heal up damaged lung tissues in COPD, Dr. Steenblock tests for things that interfere with stem cell mobilization and/or their vitality and activity:
Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc: With adults, A DMPS* Challenge Test is done in which the patient gets 250 mgs DMPS in 250 milliliters saline by intravenous drip over a two hour period. The patient's urine is collected for 2-6 hours and sent to Doctor's Data in Chicago for analysis. Click this link to learn more. This helps determine the presence & levels of toxic and essential elements.
*2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid
Hormone deficiencies as well as excess, e.g., hyperthyroidism, hyperthyroidism, etc: Hormones as well as lack of certain ones can impact stem cells as well as the tissues they engraft in (Hormones can effect tissue changes that can dampen or otherwise impede stem cell activity). Dr. Steenblock prescribes hormone panel tests that measure such hormones as DHEA, IGF-1, HGH, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone and prolactin.
Physical stressors including but not limited to hypoxia (low blood and tissue oxygen levels), intermittent hypoxia, nocturnal hypoxemia (serious drops in tissue oxygen levels), chronic persistent hypoxia secondary to COPD (emphysema), metabolic acidosis (happens in poorly controlled diabetes) or other noxious tissue conditions. To detect & measure the extent of these Dr. Steenblock runs tests that measure CO2 blood levels, LDH isoenzymes, lactic acid, pyruvic acid levels, salivary and urine pH. In addition, Dr. Steenblock has patients do a nocturnal oximetry test, EKG, and pulmonary function studies.
Infections: Dr. Steenblock looks for active infections whether bacterial, viral, or mycoplasma in nature in gums, sinuses, organs or other tissues, plus smoldering or hard-to-detect low grade infections especially those caused by certain herpes viruses and retroviruses. Among the tests that Dr. Steenblock utilizes when indicated: A CT of the lungs & sinuses to rule out sinus infections and a CDSA plus parasite test to rule out intestinal infestations. These sorts of infections tend to attract stem cells including those that would ordinarily wind up supporting the body's own tissue and organ repair processes.
Nutritional status & issues: Poor nutrition, ingestion of unhealthy fats and simple sugars, binge or heavy drinking, consumption of carbonated beverages especially sugar-laden ones, overconsumption of caffeine, etc. can make diabetes worse. In addition, lack of certain nutrients and especially vitamin D deficiency, excess amounts of others such as vitamins K and A can all impede or interfere with stem cells. Generally, Dr. Steenblock does a systematic review of a patient's diet (This may require the patient keeping a food diary for a period of time. Sometimes specialized testing is done to see if nutritional deficiencies or excesses exist.)
A review of prescription and/or OTC pharmaceuticals and/or illicit drugs: Drug interactions and excessive or wrong drug choices can fuel diabetes as well as have an adverse effect on stem cell growth, proliferation or function. Dr. Steenblock reviews each patient's past & present drug & supplement use (or has the patient do this with their family doctor) to determine what might be contributing to the diabetic disease process and/or are inimical to stem cells.
A review of herbs, herb-derived compounds, and vitamins: Many herbs, herbal concentrates-extracts and vitamins can negatively impact diabetes as well as influence stem cell growth, proliferation or function. Patients are asked to provide Dr. Steenblock with a detailed list or record of all the herbs, herbal formulas, teas, vitamins and such they ingest for review.
Assessing the influence of genetics now & down-the-line: Dr. Steenblock makes use of various highly sophisticated tests to help gauge such things as: (1) how a patient is likely to respond to (a) particular medication(s) Dr. Steenblock feels they might benefit from using; and (2) their risk of developing specific chronic diseases in the future. One comprehensive genetics test Dr. Steenblock often has his patients do is 23andme. This kind of testing makes it possible for Dr. Steenblock to personalize many aspects of the care he provides.
In addition to the aforementioned tests Dr. Steenblock makes use of these and deals with any problems that crop up: CBC, ESR, CRP, thyroid panel, uric acid, ammonia (brain cases), EPO if anemia is present, reticulocyte count, iron, TIBC, % saturation, copper, ceruloplasmin, ANA with reflex, and urine organic acids. He has diabetic patients who have had a stroke do an antiphospholipid panel and alpha 2 macroglobulin test. If vasculitis is present or suspected he orders a haptoglobin assay. He has all Congestive Heart Failure patients tested for levels of brain-natriuretic peptide, fibrinogen, and d-dimer.
Putting it all together: Charting a personalized course to improvement
Once a patient's diagnosis is confirmed, modified or even overturned and the results of all tests ordered are in, Dr. Steenblock formulates a treatment plan. The therapeutic regimen he introduces is personalized to help insure the patient gets optimal results and has his greatest shot at making significant clinical improvements.
- If heavy metals toxicity is an issue a suitable course of chelation therapy is typically prescribed.
- Hormone problems are dealt with.
- Infections are treated.
- Nutritional deficiencies and unique dietary needs are addressed. This typically entails Dr. Steenblock's prescribing an individualized therapeutic diet and possibly oral or IV nutritional therapies.
- For patients using prescribed and/or OTC drugs, Dr. Steenblock typically substitutes gentle but effective natural compounds when possible. If drugs are essential, Dr. Steenblock makes sure there are no potential conflicts or interactions between these and any herbs, herbal compounds or vitamins the patient routinely takes (He also looks closely at these herbs, herbal compounds and vitamins to make sure their properties and actions are best suited to maximize patient health and not work to the contrary).
In addition to the aforementioned measures, Dr. Steenblock makes use of a variety of medical devices that benefit people with cardiopulmonary challenges including those arising from diabetes:
External counterpulsation: This FDA approved computer-driven machine involves the use of large blood pressure kit-like cuffs wrapped about various places on patient's legs and about his waist which are inflated and deflated between heartbeats. This pushes blood back towards the heart and brain which helps open up narrowed arteries resulting in an increase in the amounts of oxygen and nutrients that reach all the major organs. For diabetic patients who have arterial blockage (Many do!) and are prone to have angina attacks these EECP treatments often result in fewer, often less severe attacks. Various studies have shown that upwards of eighty percent of those with refractory angina experience significant improvements that last for up to five years after a course of treatment. Many doctors believe these effects make EECP a genuine "natural by-pass". In addition, EECP treatments help mobilize a patient's own bone marrow stem cells!
Periodic Acceleration: Periodic Acceleration Therapy or PAT involves having patients lie on a motorized platform that gently moves back-and-forth. This gets arteries busy producing a chemical (nitric oxide or NO) that dilates arteries thus increasing blood flow to the heart and other organs. PAT also mobilizes bone marrow stem cells.
http://www.stemcellmd.org/bone-marrow-stem-cells-neupogen/ – Bone marrow & Neupogen®
http://www.stemcellmd.org/treatments/hbot/ – Hyperbaric oxygen
http://www.stemcellmd.org/pulsed-electromagnetic-therapy/ – Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
http://www.stemcellmd.org/external-counter-pulsation-eecp/ – External counterpulsation
http://www.stemcellmd.org/periodic-acceleration/ – Periodic Acceleration
http://www.stemcellmd.org/hyperthermia/ – Hyperthermia
http://www.stemcellmd.org/intermittent-hxpoxia/ – Intermittent hypoxia
http://www.stemcellmd.org/magnatherm/ – Magnatherm
http://www.stemcellmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PRP-Flyer-Clinic-November-2010-2-pp-spin.pdf – Platelet Rich Plasma therapy
Augmenting nature's own repair & restoration mechanism: Stem cells
In addition to select use of many of the aforementioned complementary treatment approaches, evidence points to the healing power of adult (non-embryonic) stem cells for diabetes. You can get a feel for this by clicking this link.
With respect to Type 1 diabetes: A 2007 study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) and summarized for lay-people in numerous articles including "Diabetics cured in stem-cell treatment advance" which appeared in The Times on April 11 (2007) underscore the tremendous therapeutic power of adult stem cells. These excerpts from The Times article spell this out beautifully:
"In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes were given drugs to suppress their immune systems followed by transfusions of stem cells drawn from their own blood.
The results show that insulin-dependent diabetics can be freed from reliance on needles by an injection of their own stem cells."
"Richard Burt, a co-author of the study from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said that 14 of the 15 patients were insulin-free for some time following the treatment. Eleven of those were able to dispense with supplemental insulin immediately following the infusion of stem cells and have not had recourse to synthetic insulin since then, he said."
Interestingly, there is evidence that the mesenchymal stem cells in bone marrow, fat and cord blood ably dampens the autoimmune processes associated with type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and more.
There are also clear indications that adult stem cells, especially those contained in bone marrow, produce healing in Type 2 diabetics. In one study carried out in Argentina doctors actually implanted bone marrow derived stem cell into the pancreas of diabetic patients. This brought about a host of improvements including production of endogenous (self) insulin with corresponding decreases "in blood glucose levels and glycated hemoglobin levels faster than other treatments. 84% of the patients that had received the autologous bone marrow cells could also abandon the drugs that stimulate insulin production or the insulin that they had been receiving previously." This is attributed by many experts to the regenerative effect of the stem cells on these diabetic patients insulin secreting cells in the pancreas.
In addition, check out what one diabetic patient had to say about the results he got from Dr. Steenblock's comprehensive care: Click to access testimonial.
When diabetes sets in and begins to progress the sufferer's body tries to repair the damage being done by activating stem cells. Unfortunately, these stem cells are not always up to the job of repair and regeneration. The chemical signals produced by the ailing lung tissues then attracts circulating bone marrow stem cells. However, as people age their bone marrow not infrequently begins to harbor more and more senescent stem cells. To offset this Dr. Steenblock found that he could prod patient's bone marrow to make new, more vital stem cells by giving them injections of the FDA approved stem cell mobilizing drug Neupogen® for five (5) consecutive days. How does this work? The mobilization of vast numbers of mostly senescent (poorly functioning/responsive) stem cells from the marrow triggers natural biological mechanisms that swing into action resulting in the production of replacement stem cells. However, what Dr. Steenblock discovered is that in two weeks time this revved up replacement activity has produced upwards of 10 times more healthy stem cells than were present prior to the Neupogen® injections!
Once a patient's bone marrow is brimming with robust, healthier stem cells, Dr. Steenblock harvests this and gives it back to patients by intravenous drip. This turns loose scores more stem cells than would ever be mobilized naturally. As a result bodily tissues that would never have had sufficient number of stem cells around to affect repairs are amply supplied with these.
How exactly does Dr. Steenblock do a bone harvesting procedure? Dr. Steenblock's approach to harvesting bone marrow is designed to be as easy and painless as possible. Typically, bone marrow is removed from a thick bone site as the tibia (big bone) in the lower leg or the crest of the hip bone, a process that normally takes about 30-45 minutes. The first step is administrated of a local anesthetic to the area where the extraction will take place. Then, a thin needle is introduced and employed to harvest around 150-200 milliliters (~5-6 oz) of bone marrow. Most patients do not feel the bone marrow being removed.
What about the safety of bone marrow aspirate treatments like those Dr. Steenblock does? Clinical research findings show it is. Click to read more.
How you can put Dr. Steenblock to work on your behalf
Call Dr. Steenblock's Clinic toll free at 1-800-300-1063. If you prefer to communicate using a computer you can send Dr. Steenblock a message by clicking this link and using the on-line form provided.