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OPTIONS program allows time for personal life and school
By: Anne Shaw Heinrich for the St Louis American
June 1, 2006
Fontbonne OPTIONS graduate Tiffani Howard says the commencement ceremony that took place a few weeks ago was special, but she experienced even more satisfaction on the drive home, when her 10-year-old daughter asked her a question.
"Mom, can I go to Fontbonne someday?" her daughter asked.
Howard's response was typical of a busy, working mother of two who is still reaching for her dreams: "Yes, baby...but let's get through the fourth grade first."
Howard's practical self understands the importance of getting through something one step at a time. In fact, the programs offered by Fontbonne University OPTIONS appealed to her immediately for that reason.
"What I liked about OPTIONS, from the beginning, is that my entire schedule was planned out," she says.
When Howard first tried to get into OPTIONS Gateway, she was denied admission because her grade point average wasn't high enough. Determined to get in, she took some basic coursework at St. Louis Community College and came back to Fontbonne armed with a stronger GPA. That was in August 2002. Gateway was perfect for Howard, who was looking to get a jumpstart toward her bachelor's degree.
The accelerated nature of OPTIONS appealed to Howard for two very important reasons: her young daughters. Motherhood, coupled with the responsibilities of two jobs, has kept Howard with a full plate, but with help from family and employers, she says she's been able to do it. She finished up coursework for OPTIONS' Bachelor of Organizational Studies degree in March of 2006.
"I have had support from everybody from Day One for my schooling," says Howard. "That's what I would tell anyone thinking about going back to school. Make sure you have a support system and yes, you can do this. You are worthy."
Howard's interest in human resources remains strong and she's been able to apply what she's learned in class almost immediately with her two jobs. Howard has been with TLC Vision full-time for five and a half years. The company provides the lasers used for laser eye surgeries. She's also been employed part-time with Enterprise Rent-A-Car for six and a half years.
"Well, for one thing, you become a better writer," says Howard. "And the class projects make you more comfortable speaking in front of others and running meetings. Already, my supervisors are looking to me for leadership roles, and I know it's because of the training I've had with OPTIONS.
Howard has wasted no time figuring out her next goal: a master's degree. She already has her books and will be back on Fontbonne's campus June 13 to get started with her Master of Management coursework.
"Being at Fontbonne has pushed me to want to continue my education," says Howard. "Things are always changing and there's always something new around the corner. I want to be ready for whatever that is."
Fontbonne University OPTIONS programs are designed to accommodate the needs of busy working adults. Groups consist of about 15 to 20 career-minded men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds, providing a wealth of knowledge and backgrounds. Classes meet on the same evening each week. Degree programs are accelerated and begin throughout the year at several convenient locations: Clayton, South County, North County, and Chesterfield.
For more information, call 314-863-2220 or visit the website at www.fontbonne.edu
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MIDTOWN WEST. New York City is home to many of the world's major music, television, and film productions, and a good number of stars call NY home. Many tourists visit hoping for a brief street-side encounter with their favorite celeb, but this may not be the most effective way of touching the hem of stardom. Several of the most popular shows are taped at NBC Studios, including Saturday Night Live. The popular Today show with hosts Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer broadcasts live weekdays from 7am to 10am from its glass-walled studio on the corner of 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza. Hour-long studio tours are also offered the first stop is the NBC History Theatre. Children under 6 not admitted.
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"Electrophysiological examination of cognitive control"
Fri, February 15, 2013 • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM • SEA 1.332 (Hakes Library)
Cognitive Systems Seminar Talk:
"Electrophysiological examination of cognitive control"
Speaker: LOGAN TRUJILLO, PH.D.
Dr. Logan Trujillo is a researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA. Dr. Trujillo holds degrees in mathematics (BS), physics (MS) and psychology (BS, MA, PhD) from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. His research interests include the cognitive neuroscience of human perception, learning, memory, attention, and consciousness, as studied via behavioral, electroencephalographic (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques. Dr. Trujillo investigates both the normal performance of these cognitive functions and the changes in these functions with sleep deprivation.


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Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman and all around busy guy Corey Taylor has announced his plans to release a book on the Seven Deadly Sins in an interview with blogger Bryan Reesman.
Reesman sums up Taylor's timing, writing, "On top of the forthcoming release for the Slipknot DVD (sic)nesses, which features one of the band's final live performances with the late Paul Gray, Stone Sour are touring and about to release their third album Audio Secrecy. Plus the singer is working on his forthcoming book about the Seven Deadly Sins."


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Monster High Music Festival Doll Venus McFlytrap
Monster High Music Festival Doll Collection: Ghouls like to groove and a music festival is sure to be a howling good time, especially with backstage passes. Each of these Monster High music-lovers is dressed to express her favourite musical genre. Venus McFlytrap doll will draw others in with her with her hip "plunk" (that would be plant meets punk) attitude and dress. Clawdeen Wolf doll ready to rock and roar in a disco-inspired jumpsuit, looking fierce - as always. And Abbey Bominable doll who defines cool in a hippie outfit that celebrates the music of the sixties. These ghouls will be dancing all night long and are sure to continue the fun after the concert is over - each doll carries a MIP badge to get them backstage. Each sold separately.
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Magnetic force, preferably with one or more permanent magnets, is used to hold together flaps of tissue inside the body, particularly flaps of a PFO. A device or magnets within a device can be retrieved such that no permanent implant is left behind.
1. A method comprising using magnetic force to hold together septum primum and septum secundum of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), including providing on one side of the PFO a first magnet and on the other side of the PFO a block such that the block and the first magnet have a magnetically attractive force to compress septum primum and septum secundum between them.
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[0001] This application claims priority from provisional application serial No. 60/424,491, filed Nov. 7, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a persistent, one-way, typically flap-like opening in a wall between the right atrium and the left atrium of the heart. Left atrial (LA) pressure is typically higher than right atrial (RA) pressure, so the flap typically stays closed. Under certain conditions, however, RA pressure can exceed LA pressure, creating the possibility for right to left shunting that can allow blood clots to enter systemic circulation. In utero, the foramen ovale serves as a physiologic conduit for right-to-left shunting. After birth, with the establishment of pulmonary circulation, the increased left atrial blood flow and pressure results in functional closure of the foramen ovale. This functional closure is subsequently followed by anatomical closure of the two overlapping layers of tissue, referred to as septum primum and septum secundum.
[0003] Studies have confirmed a strong association between the presence of a PFO and a risk for paradoxical embolism or stroke. In addition, there is evidence that patients with PFO and paradoxical embolism are at increased risk for future, recurrent cerebrovascular events.
[0004] The presence of a PFO has no therapeutic consequence in otherwise healthy adults. In contrast, patients suffering a stroke or TIA in the presence of a PFO and without another cause of ischemic stroke are considered for prophylactic medical therapy to reduce the risk of a recurrent embolic event. These patients are commonly treated with oral anticoagulants, which have the potential for adverse side effects, such as hemorrhaging, hematoma, and interactions with a variety of other drugs. In certain cases, such as when anticoagulation is contraindicated, surgery may be used to close a PFO. To suture a PFO closed requires attachment of septum secundum to septum primum with either a continuous or interrupted stitch, which is a common way a surgeon shuts the PFO under direct visualization.
[0005] Nonsurgical closure of PFOs has become possible with the advent of umbrella devices and a variety of other similar mechanical closure designs, developed initially for percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASD). These devices allow patients to avoid the potential side effects often associated with anticoagulation therapies.
[0006] The present invention includes the use of magnetic force, preferably with one or more permanent (non-electromagnetic) magnets, to hold together flaps of tissue inside the body, particularly a PFO. Magnets, such as rare earth magnets, that develop high attractive forces when separated with a material or air gap are preferably used. It can be preferable for a number of magnets to be provided in a conduit to provide some flexibility. If desired, after a period of time, such as a few weeks, the entire device or the magnets within the device can be retrieved such that no permanent implant is left behind.
[0007] The invention also includes methods for using magnetic force, including deploying a magnet on one side of a region to be treated, deploying a magnetically attractive piece that is attractive to the magnet (and which might or might not be a magnet), with the magnet and magnetically attractive piece part of a device such as a septal occluder or a PFO closure device.
[0008] The use of magnets with a sheath or container adapted for in-growth can promote healing and potentially allow the PFO to close, preferably with a very small device in terms of diameter and metal mass. Other features will become apparent from the drawings, description, and claims.
[0009]FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conduit with magnets.
[0010]FIG. 2 is a side view of components on either side of a PFO where one or both components include magnets.
[0011]FIG. 3 is a top view of components on either side of a PFO where one or both components include magnets.
[0012]FIG. 4 shows a device with magnets at the end of petals, in a catheter for deployment.
[0013]FIG. 5 shows a device with petals as deployed.
[0014]FIG. 6 shows a device similar to that in FIG. 4, in a catheter for deployment.
[0015] Referring to FIG. 1, one or more magnets can be used to provide magnetic force with sufficient attractive force to hold together the flaps of a PFO, and preferably to cause regrowth between the flaps, but not too much to create tissue damage. To provide a locally strong magnetic field without bulky weight, it is desirable to use small, rare earth magnets, although other magnets could be used. While magnets are typically rigid, some flexibility can be provided in the magnetic structure by using a group of magnets, such as a short length of magnets 10, in a flexible conduit 12. The magnets can be connected together, such as with a wire, or can be separated by walls within the conduit, or can even be loose within a conduit. A conduit for holding magnets, or selected portions thereof, can be made of bioresorbable material, or can be made with materials, sizes, and/or coatings that promote or hinder in-growth, depending on the way in which it is being used. Examples of materials that can be used and that promote in-growth include vascular graft material, such as knitted or woven polyester, expanded PTFE, polyurethane, or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
[0016] Referring also to FIG. 2, two magnets, or preferably sets of magnets 14, 16, with each set in a conduit such as that shown generally in FIG. 1, can be provided on either side of the PFO as defined by flaps 18, 20 (septum secundum and septum primum) with a connector 22, such as a wire or a polymer fabric scaffold. The magnetically attractive force forms a line of contact along the flap of the PFO. Alternatively, a magnet can be used on one side of the PFO with only a magnetically attractive material, such as a metal, on the other side of the PFO. The conduit and magnets are typically inserted through the use of a catheter.
[0017] The magnets can be left in permanently, in which case it would be desirable to promote in-growth around the conduit. One drawback to the use of magnets in the body on a permanent basis, however, is that their presence would limit the use of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
[0018] By making the magnets retrievable, MRI could be used later for a patient that had magnets removed. A conduit (such as that shown in FIG. 1) into which magnets are placed is designed to limit or restrict the amount of tissue in-growth to the tube. This limitation of in-growth can be effected by the selection of mesh size, choice of materials, or use of a coating on the conduit. The magnets can alternatively be provided in an inner sheath within an outer sheath that is made of a material and/or with a design to encourage tissue in-growth into and around the sheath. This means that the tissue can grow together around the sheath. A subsequent procedure is used to pull the magnets and inner sheath from the outer sheath by either sliding the inner sheath out from the outer sheath. Alternatively, the outer sheath can be made bioresorbable, and the inner sheath is removed before it has been resorbed.
[0019] Referring to FIG. 4, a portion of a device 40 is shown in a catheter 42. The device has a number of wires 44 (shown here as four in number), connected at a hub 46. At the end of wires 44 are magnets 48, and against the magnets is a fabric 50. The magnets can be oriented to have a repulsive force. Referring also to FIG. 5, as deployed, the repulsive force of the magnets causes the wires connected to the fabric 50 to spread out against one side of the PFO. A second device can be provided each with magnets 52 against a fabric 54, with magnets 52 having an orientation that causes an attractive force to magnets 48. As a result, magnets 52 and 48 are attracted to each other to help hold the PFO closed. The wires can be made of a shape memory material, such as nitinol.
[0020]FIG. 6 shows a device similar to that shown in FIG. 4 in which the device is half folded on itself to reduce the profile of the device within the catheter. A fabric can be used in this case if desired.
[0021] Other methods can be used whereby petals or other structures are created, taking advantage of the attractive and repulsive forces of magnets.
[0022] The strength of the magnets and the size and shape of the magnets and conduit can be determined experimentally, taking into consideration the gap between the materials on either side of the PFO.
[0023] Accordingly, the present invention has been described with respect to exemplary embodiments of the present invention. It should be appreciated, though, that the present invention is defined by the following claims. Modifications or changes may be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the inventive concepts contained herein or the scope of the claims.
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Pack Volleyball Blitzes Duke, 3-1, Improves to 13-1, 3-0 On Season
Sept. 21, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. - For the first time in school history, NC State's volleyball team completed a sweep of the Big Four in ACC play, beating Duke 3-1 at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night in front of 1,486 spectators.
The victory allowed the Wolfpack (13-1 overall, 3-0 ACC) to match the second best overall start in school history and to post the best start to the conference season since the 1988 team went a perfect 6-0 in league play.
The Pack came out of the gates strong, winning the first two sets then finishing off its first victory over Duke since 2000, never trailing the Devils in the fourth set (25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 25-14).
"We played with a lot of heart," said third-year head coach Bryan Bunn. "I thought we looked great in the first two sets, but got a little tentative in the third. We made some errors that hurt us."
"But we came back in the fourth set, built a gap and maintained it."
Senior setter Megan Cyr was outstanding throughout the match. She not only had a match-high 36 assists, but also added eight kills on .800 hitting, five total blocks and a fourth-set solo block that stirred the crowd.
"She was so relaxed tonight - that might be the best I have ever seen her play," Bunn said of his third-year starter. "She moved the ball around and she knew when to dump. She had a great one-on-one block in the fourth set."
"I can't say enough about what she did tonight."
The Pack had never beaten Duke, Wake and North Carolina in ACC matches in the same season. The last time they topped all three was in 1983, but the match against the Tar Heels was not an ACC contest.
The win ended a 21-match losing streak to the Blue Devils (9-4, 0-1). In fact, the three sets won Friday night matches the total number of sets won by State over the Blue Devils since that 3-0 win at Reynolds in 2000.
Despite the success, Bunn wants his team to remain even-keeled. After winning eight matches in 15 days, the team is off until hosting Georgia Tech next Friday and Clemson next Saturday in the final two contests of a 13-match homestand. Admission for all spectators is free.
"Winning is great, but there is still a lot of volleyball left to play," said Bunn, who in a little more than two seasons has won more ACC matches than the previous 12 years combined. "We have 17 league matches remaining and two really tough ones next weekend."
"The team can have a nice weekend off after going really hard the last two weeks."
Cyr got all-round help from her teammates, including 12 kills from sophomore Nikki Glass and 10 from freshman Morgan Cormier. Sophomore libero Alston Kearns had a team-high 16 digs.
Sophomore Alesha Wilson came off the bench to help in the middle, recording seven kills on .545 hitting. She also added four total blocks.
"Alesha came off the bench and played out of her mind," Bunn said. "We always knew she was capable of that. [Cormier] played great. Dariyan [Hopper] struggled in the first three sets, but then had some big kills in the fourth set when we needed them."
"That's the thing about our team - I look at the ACC stats and we have no one in the top 10 of any category just about. It doesn't matter, because if you play as a team, this is what happens."
The Pack trailed by one early in the first set, but reeled off five straight points to take a 14-10 lead, forcing Duke to call timeout. The Pack led as much as 18-12 in the set, as Kearns and Cyr kept the ball in play with big saves that gave the Wolfpack a momentum advantage.
Cormier and Merriwether had big kills to put the Pack ahead 22-17.
The Pack was at set point 24-20 until Duke scored three in a row forcing an NC State timeout. Glass finished the game with a kill from the middle of the court, giving the Pack its first set over the Blue Devils since 2007 and only the third since the State's last match victory over Duke in 2000.
The second set was tied 17-17 when the Pack regained the serve, scoring five straight behind the serve of sophomore Hannah Thompson. Cormier and Brie Merriwether finished off the set with big kills, 25-20.
Duke sizzled in the third set, taking a 16-10 lead and forcing Bunn to call timeout. The Devils held on for a 25-16 win, closing the gap to 2-1. The Pack hit just .065 in the game, while Duke hit .194 and outblocked the Pack, 3-2.
In the fourth set, the Pack won the first two points and never looked back, leading the entire way to win the set and the match. State built a 12-5 advantage by scoring four out of five points, then got big plays from Hopper on a smash to the middle of the court and Cyr had solo block at the net.
Hopper added two more kills and Cyr finished off the match with a dump-kill at the net.
The 13-1 mark to start the season matches the same mark the Pack had last year and in 1980. The best overall start in school history was an 18-1 start in 1979.


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|Natura to restructure after getting $7.8M in new financing
|Written by Michael J. Knell
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario (27 December 2011) - Specialty mattress producer Natura World has filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act to restructure its business after receiving $7.8 million in new financing from its lender, Callidus Capital of Toronto.
In a statement, the privately held company said its "new business plan will create a unique opportunity for Natura to solidify its position as the leading natural and organic sleep products brand throughout the world."
The Toronto-based A. Farber & Partners has been named trustee.
"The effect of the NOI is that it provides an initial 30-day stay of proceedings over all amounts owing to creditors effective December 16, 2011 (i.e. all amounts outstanding at December 16, 2011 and prior) whilst the company formulates a proposal to its creditors," Farber said in a statement posted on its web site.
Farber also stressed Natura World is not bankrupt, but has availed itself of a process that provides protection from creditors while it restructures its financial affairs. The company has 30 days from December 16 to submit its proposal.
In its statement, Natura said there will be no disruption of service to its customers, vendors or suppliers, maintaining its improved cash position should enable it to improve relationships with these stakeholder groups.
Neither Natura World USA - its Texas-based operation - nor its NexGel subsidiary is affected by the filing.
The company said it expects the reorganization process to conclude expeditiously.
Under the new business plan, Natura World president Ralph Rossdeutscher, who founded the company in partnership with his father, Harry, in 1994, will maintain his majority ownership stake in the company.
"The decision to file this reorganization plan was made to strengthen our business and to solidify Natura as the leading natural and organic sleep products brand in the world. This strong infusion of capital will strengthen our current business and position the company for dynamic future growth," said Rossdeutscher.
He explained the NOI process was necessary to enable Natura to shed the debt it amassed three years ago just prior to the onset of the recession in the United States, the company's largest market. At the time, Natura was making significant investments in new products, equipment and technologies.
"While we have reduced operating expenses significantly over the past two years and our current business run rate is actually profitable, we could not fully right the ship and pay down the debt we amassed several years ago without going through this reorganization process," Rossdeutscher added.
Natura World is expected to participate at the upcoming Canadian Home Furnishings Market in Toronto and the winter 2012 edition of the Las Vegas Market at the end of the month.


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The Hard Way of Pope FrancisBy
Call it "The Hard Way of Pope Francis." Here are three major challenges of Pope Francis that I expect hit raw nerves in more Americans than just me.
1. At all costs, follow Christ crucified.
He came right out of the box with this one, in his first Mass after becoming Pope, saying that without Christ we are no more than a "pitiful NGO" adding:
"When we build without the Cross, when we profess Christ without the Cross, we are not disciples of the Lord, we are worldly: we may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, but not disciples of the Lord."
After that, he has returned to the cross again and again in his preaching, perhaps in the most developed way at the day of prayer and fasting for Syria:
"My Christian faith urges me to look to the Cross. How I wish that all men and women of good will would look to the Cross if only for a moment! There, we can see God's reply: violence is not answered with violence, death is not answered with the language of death. In the silence of the Cross, the uproar of weapons ceases and the language of reconciliation, forgiveness, dialogue, and peace is spoken."
We might as well admit it: Americans are not people of the cross. Our arguments for everything from the Atomic Bomb to abortion could be summed up: "I must not suffer, whatever the cost to others."
Pope Francis points out that this attitude is disastrous.
"When man thinks only of himself, of his own interests and places himself in the center, when he permits himself to be captivated by the idols of dominion and power, when he puts himself in God's place, then all relationships are broken and everything is ruined; then the door opens to violence, indifference, and conflict."
Of course this makes us extremely uncomfortable. Turning the other cheek is fine when it means "This Lent I will not answer back to that negative co-worker." When it means sustaining a significant national loss or changing our whole life's direction, that's another matter.
Principles we deploy in extreme cases have a way of becoming a way of life. Once we embraced the principle "I must not suffer, whatever the cost to others," a new principle quickly followed: "I must never be uncomfortable or bored, whatever the cost to myself."
Which leads us to a second Francis theme …
2. Stop living for money.
Pope Francis has said again and again that the love of money is the definitive, destructive faith of our time. He voiced this theme movingly at his Sunday Mass in Sardinia, but he was edgier at his private Mass on Friday:
"No one can escape with the money," he said. "The devil always takes this path of temptation: wealth, to feel self-sufficient; vanity, to feel important , and , in the end, pride: Pride is his language."
But he went into most depth on the theme in an address to ambassadors on May 16, tying our love of money to our great unhappiness:
"Certain pathologies are increasing, with their psychological consequences; fear and desperation grip the hearts of many people, even in the so-called rich countries; the joy of life is diminishing; indecency and violence are on the rise; poverty is becoming more and more evident."
A typical cycle goes like this: We restlessly seek to end every discomfort and boredom in our lives. It doesn't work, so we buy more and more things to titillate and distract us. Soon we have grown addicted to shiny new me-gifts.
We ditch savings for consumption and our biggest debt expenditure each month is no longer mortgage but MasterCard. We ditch "family values" and make pornography one of the biggest segments of the entertainment industry in America. We ditch human rights and give China most favored nation status so the Walmart shelves won't be bare.
And then, living in the lap of borrowed luxury, we find we can't help the poor as much as we would want to.
"Money has to serve, not to rule!" said Pope Francis. "The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them."
Living as the Pope suggests is no small thing. Tithing won't do it (though it's a start). We would have to forgo the trinkets and gadgets we consider a necessity and start offering old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness necessities to others.
3. Be more maternal and less paternalistic.
Along with Christ crucified, Pope Francis has put Mary at the center of his pontificate from his first morning visit to St. Mary Major to his upcoming consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart.
In his recent Wednesday catechesis about motherhood and the Church, he made his interest in Mary and the Church explicit.
"Both the Church and the Virgin Mary are mothers; what is said of the Church can also be said of Our Lady and what is said of Our Lady can also be said of the Church! … We all participate in the Church's maternity, so that the light of Christ reaches the ends of the earth."
What does a mother do?
"A mother doesn't limit herself to give life, but with great care she helps her children to grow. She gives them milk, nourishes them, teaches them the way of life, always accompanies them with her attentions, with her affection, with her love, also when they are grown up. And in this she also knows how to correct, to forgive, to understand; she knows how to be close in sickness, in suffering."
This, once again, rubs against the grain of 21st century America.
We love being paternalistic. We hate being maternal. Lots of people want to be the 9-to-5 provider; far fewer want to be a mom. We like to give advice; we don't like to give time. We like to command; we don't like to accompany.
In America, if you're for preventing motherhood through abortion or sterilization, you're for "women's rights." If you're for preserving and promoting motherhood, you are engaged in a "war on women."
We Catholics are not immune. Evangelizing with charity to us means saying "I love you, but you're wrong and I'm right," instead of just saying, "You're wrong and I'm right."
We evangelize like a dad standing over his son and telling him why his skinned knee is not that big a deal. Pope Francis wants us to evangelize like a mom, embracing her son, saying how sorry we are that it hurts and offering a Band-Aid.
As my friend Dr. Edward Mulholland points out, no mother introduces her son as "this is my son, the drug addict." Likewise, no mother looks at her son and says to herself, "homosexual." She always says "son." The Pope wants us to be Mother Church to the world.
That's why I call it the Hard Way of Pope Francis.
To follow it means to go from suffering-averse to cross-centered; from profligate spending to budgeted generosity; from "father knows best" to "mother is here." It can be done, but it can't be done painlessly. More than that, it has to be done. As Pope Francis himself summed it up in Rio:
"With these two things you have the action plan: the Beatitudes and Matthew 25. You do not need to read anything else."
To remind you: The Beatitudes say to be poor, misused and meek, and Matthew 25 says you'll go to hell if you don't (and heaven if you do!).
If it seems like too much, it is. Pope Francis provided a clue to where he gets his own staying power when he shared his daily prayer routine in his interview with America magazine:
"I pray the breviary every morning. I like to pray with the psalms. Then, later, I celebrate Mass. I pray the Rosary. … In the evening then, between seven and eight o'clock, I stay in front of the Blessed Sacrament for an hour in adoration."
The hard way of Pope Francis starts there.
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Far be it for me to debate with a Pope, and I understand much of what is said here. When the Romans took to the battlefield against the Huns and fought them to a standstill, wasn't that a necessity? Was it some accident that the US even came into existence and rose to world power status in the 20th Century, to fight both the evils of the Axis Powers and communism, and now militant islam, suffering included? Don't you see the Hand of God in our founding? As though it were purposeful? Isn't fighting evil, "fighting the good fight"? A fight that by its very nature involves suffering? And doesn't the Church believe in prospering and abundance, so that we can in fact provide for the poor of the world, though NOT via socialism, but by Christian charity and philanthropy? As opposed to "living for money"? If you read Matthew 25, it seems to point out being prepared in a self-interest kind of way, as opposed to being selfish. Investing and growing your talents is looked on as good, as opposed to burying them. And there is no condemnation of wealth, but a reward for looking out for the poor; and a punishment for NOT looking out for the poor as well. So while I am not, or would not, ever debate the Pope, I have some reservations about the personal reflections of the author of this article. Yes, America has become more worldly, consumeristic, godless, and secular, and that needs correcting, forthwith. I can say this: The path of godless socialism and communism that America has gone down for the past 90 years is a real part of the problem, and NOT the solution, though socialists try and claim some moral high ground everywhere their experiments run amok. We need to re-establish our relationship with God, recognizing that He must come first in all things, and that our nation is UNDER Him, Indivisible, and cannot exist without Him. However, restoring America to a Godly nation with a sense of sin doen not mean that we cannot work and prosper, or attain some measure of abundance. Nor does it mean that we should not be prepared militarily to confront evil in the world, though it should first and foremost be confronted with prayer, and a perseverance of prayer.
Timothy, fine words and well stated. Thank you. Condemning America and its hard working people solves nothing. Where in God's name would the world be were it not for America?
Pretty paternalistic article, I must say. Also stereotyping Americans.
LOL! Please…
"The mark of man is initiative, but the mark of woman is cooperation. Man talks about freedom; woman about sympathy, love, sacrifice. Man cooperates with nature; woman cooperates with God. Man was called to till the earth, to "rule over the earth"; woman to be the bearer of a life that comes from God."
― Fulton J. Sheen, The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God
The Western post-Christian civilization has picked up the Christ without His Cross. Bishop Sheen
YouRoseann Cotter feels so inspired by this Holy Man. to really expect to carry our cross's heavy that they are… hurtful that they are… but we carry them with the help of God…..Our vision should be how can I really make a difference…we can do it, become people of good will towards each other…. if we stop just thinking of ourselves…..This Pope…is over the top awesome and breath- taking… in his message….I love all of it.. Some is hard to follow, but all of it is well worth the tr y. There is always more to learn…doors of our hearts to be opened. and this sight educates and helps all of us, even the sleeping…..drop out of relationship or acknowledgement of God….. Your honest approaches refreshing.
We expect life to be sugar coated… and we dont want to hear we are responsible for anything……….in the 60's they called that the " if it feels good do it". We all need our minds to be spoken to……we need to listen and this good Shepherd Pope Francis…….radiates our hearts and our souls with his words and his example……..Im thrilled to be receiving the Holy Spirit through this wonderful man, God choose to be our Pope….. He really is Papa Francis…..what a magnificent blessing…please continue letting the Holy Spirit work
through you by opening the hearts of those who dont want to hear……and inspiring all of us……..Peace is possible, it starts within each of us…….Blessings…Roseann Cotter…..
Wonderful perspective and article: and you hit it spot-on.
Christ alone matters. The Church builds on – and lives in- Him.


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SOUTH WHITLEY ŌĆö The Whitko girls hoops team has been unable to defeat Rochester since the current batch of seniors were in eighth grade.
In fact, aside from a two-point loss in 2005, the Lady Wildcats havenŌĆÖt managed to keep the Lady ZebraŌĆÖs margin of victory within single digits since the millennium began.
That changed Saturday night, as Whitko hosted ŌĆö and defeated ŌĆö Rochester, 51-48, in a close game that was within one point with under a minute left in the contest.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Bell-montŌĆÖs boys basketball team took nearly the same approach Saturday at Columbia City as the girls used Friday against the Lady Eagles ŌĆö a low-possession, low-scoring ball game. Unfortunately for the Braves, they lost 47-38 like the girls did Friday in Decatur.
Columbia City pulled out to a 5-0 lead one minute into the game with a bucket by Daniel Woll in the first possession and a 3-point play by senior Austin Paul.
By JOE SPAULDING
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DECATUR ŌĆö One observer at the press table Friday night at the Bellmont gym wryly noted, ŌĆ£the first team to 30 will win.ŌĆØ
That prediction came true as Columbia City held on to win a 35-29 girls varsity decision over Bellmont in Northeast Hoosier Conference action by shutting down the Bellmont inside game with what Eagle coach Amy Shearer called ŌĆ£good pressure and a good defensive effort.ŌĆØ
FREMONT ŌĆö Churubusco girls basketball got down early Friday and was never able to recover, losing to Fremont Lady Eagles 49-31.
The ŌĆśBusco Lady Eagles kept it close in the first quarter, scoring nine points to FremontŌĆÖs 12.
ŌĆ£We played well in the first quarter,ŌĆØ Churubusco Head Coach Jamie Perlich said. ŌĆ£Then we started struggling defensively.
ŌĆ£When we play well on defense the rest falls together. We started getting tired and started standing up instead of moving our feet on defense and our shots stopped falling.ŌĆØ
John Davis and teammate Audrey Gruettert dove Thursday night at Homestead in the conference meet. The meet will conclude Saturday with the swim events, starting at 11 a.m.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Columbia City wrestling alumni ŌĆō on hand for Alumni Night Wednesday ŌĆō didnŌĆÖt quite get the show they were hoping for.
The Eagles lost to East Noble, 60-10.
ŌĆ£I was very proud of our guys,ŌĆØ said Eagle Head Coach Blane Culp. ŌĆ£For the most part our guys really went after them. ItŌĆÖs a tough team. (Head Coach) Keith KoffarŌĆÖs got them going.ŌĆØ
After five matches, East Noble led 21-4.
Despite the loss, the Eagles only surrendered four pins in 12 matches, something Culp said the coaches have stressed to the team this year.
COLUMBIA CITY ŌĆö Eagle junior varsity wrestling got a taste of victory Wednesday, winning three of its four matches and defeating East NobleŌĆÖs JV squad 15-6.
Brice Bauer opened the meet at 145 pounds with a 9-3 win over his Knight opponent. Bauer was down 3-0 heading into the final period.
Head Coach Blane Culp said the team preaches that it is a six-minute match and Bauer showed that by continuing to work.
At 152 and having to mount several counters, Columbia CityŌĆÖs Hunter LaRue got a pinfall victory with time expiring in the first period.
WOODBURN ŌĆö ChurubuscoŌĆÖs boys basketball team traveled to Woodlan Wednesday night to post a 71-49 win and improve the Eagles to a winning record (4-3).
ŌĆÖBuscoŌĆÖs Josh LeFever scored 10 of the EaglesŌĆÖ 16 first-quarter points, while the defense held the Warriors to nine.
ŌĆ£He (LeFever) got off on a real good roll in the first quarter,ŌĆØ Churubusco Head Coach Mike McBride said. ŌĆ£In the first quarter we did a nice job defensively, they have some kids that shoot it pretty well and we stopped them.ŌĆØ
See the Wednesday, Jan. 4 edition of The Post and Mail for more awards photos.
HUNTERTOWN ŌĆö In last yearŌĆÖs sectional title game against Wawasee, Columbia CityŌĆÖs boys basketball team fell to a 10-0 deficit in the first quarter but came back to win the title 67-66
The Eagles didnŌĆÖt have the same luck in FridayŌĆÖs holiday shoot-out championship game against Homestead.
The Spartans jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter and Columbia City never recovered, picking up its second loss of the season, 63-45.
ŌĆ£It was disappointing to come out to a team that we knew was going to be good and not put our best foot forward,ŌĆØ Columbia City Head Coach Chris Benedict said.


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Junga Juice\'s has officially opened its new location on Fort Bliss in El Paso Texas! The store is part of a wonderful shopping and entertainment complex and Junga Juice opened their doors in conjunction with a grand celebration highlighting the new opportunities for Fort Bliss Personal and their families to relax, dine, shop or catch a movie.
Junga Juice\'s opening on Fort Bliss has been very well received and we look forward to building a strong relationship with the service men and woman who work, live and now play on Fort Bliss.
To see Pictures of the grand opening visit our Facebook page by clicking on the Facebook Logo below.
November 30th 2010
In just a couple weeks time, the servicemen and women and their families stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX will be able to enjoy Junga Juice\'s real fruit smoothies. Junga Juice is part of a first-of-its kind shopping complex designed specifically to provide shopping, dining, and entertainment to the brave men and women who grace our military. Freedom Crossing is situated right on Fort Bliss and consists of many fine quality establishments including Junga Juice, a movie theater, and community gathering areas, such as an outdoor fire pit, and children\\\'s playground.
The Franchisee responsible for bringing Junga Juice to Freedom Crossing on Fort Bliss is Larry Arciniaga. Mr. Arciniaga is a West Point graduate who spent five years as an Infantry Airborne Ranger. He retired as a Captain and has spent the last years with his wife and 3 children working as a professional for fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies, with experience in manufacturing and sales.
Arciniaga has had the dream of owning a Junga Juice Franchise for many years now and is excited to start his adventure. In a statement about the opening, Arciniaga talked about his dream. "In America, we are blessed to have the opportunity to use our God-given talents to follow our dreams. Being a Christian entrepreneur is the life our family is excited to begin with Junga Juice. This is a double blessing in that we get to serve the men and women who serve our country at Fort Bliss."
If you live in El Paso and do not work on Fort Bliss, don\'t worry: Arciniaga has a plan to open up a location or two off base in the very near future.
October 19th 2010
Junga Juice is proud to announce that they are now offering more than just the finest tasting healthiest smoothie.
Junga Juice is now Junga Juice Cafe. They of course offer the same great smoothies, but they also offersignature soups, sandwiches, salads, organic espresso, loose leaf teas, pastries and a whole host of healthy retail products. But this new concept is not only about adding a few new products. The Junga Juice Cafe is a whole new idea. Junga Juice Cafe stores go beyond the standard colorful smoothie shop. A Junga Juice Cafe is bold by smoothie shop standards, but calm with a subtle organic atmosphere, which melds the coffeehouse cafe, and smoothie shop into one very inviting, relaxing and tasty place to spend an afternoon.
Now is a perfect time to join Junga Juice's list of successful franchisees and business owners.
We have three exciting ways for you to take hold of your dreams.
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2. Already have a business? Become a Junga Juice licensee and sell our smoothies in your existing establishment.
3. Come on board as a master developer and grow the Junga Juice brand throughout your region as a partner with us.
If you have any we would love to talk with you, send an email to email@example.com or contact:
Mark A. Zarr
Franchise Relations
July 29th 2010
Junga Juice signs new Master Developer for Utah, Arizona and Southern California
Enticed by Junga Juice's move toward their new Junga Juice Café concept Sunny Pinhero an Ogden Utah resident signed a Master Developer Agreement with Junga Juice the week.
Pinhero will be working to bring the Junga Juice Café concept throughout Utah, Arizona, and Southern California. He is also serving as a consultant for Junga Juice to help with their training, marketing and branding as Junga Juice continues to move forward.
Pinhero has a decade of experience in the franchise industry and has owned and worked for franchises such as Subway, Taco Del Mar, and others. He first found Junga Juice as a General Contractor and has built 4 Junga Juice Locations in Idaho and Montana. Pinhero's love for the franchise industry and his knowledge of business development allows him to see the difference in customer service, product quality and concept uniqueness provided by the Junga Juice brand and he is excited to expand his region.
"We are excited to expand and open up new Junga Juice Café locations," said Sunny Pinhero Southwest Master Developer "Junga Juice is leading the way by offering healthy natural smoothies as well as healthy sandwiches and salads all in a comfortable café setting."
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Franchise Relations
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Southwest Master Developer
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July 27th 2010
Are you ready for a change? Want to wake up every morning holding your own success in your hands?
Countless numbers of Americans dream of the opportunity to be their own boss, to own their destiny. Our country's heritage is built on the backs of small business owners. You can't look at American history without studying the innovation and success of Henry Ford, Hershey, or Ben & Jerry's stories of regular, everyday people fulfilling their dreams one step at a time. It is this heritage that defines Americans; it is this heritage that drives each generation forward. But, are we losing our heritage? Today, our shopping malls and main streets are cluttered with large chain stores and corporate mega marts. Why? Because, we as Americans have forgotten how to dream!
We would rather give up our destiny for the false security of a 401K. We tell ourselves that we don't want the responsibilities of owning our own business; instead, we work 80 hour weeks in hopes of an annual bonus or maybe even a promotion. We have shoved aside the very core of what makes us American so that we can climb the corporate latter, and maybe someday buy the house on the hill. In doing so, we have lost our identity. Instead of community gatherings, we have corporate picnics; instead of neighborhood Christmas parties, we have company holiday potlucks; instead of defining ourselves through our community, we find our meaning in the logo on our polo shirts.
Imagine with me an America once again built on the backs of everyday Americans. Imagine with me a county defined by the innovation and successes of local businesses, rather than by the failures of "corporations too big to fail." Together we can rebuild our heritage, but the question is: are you brave enough to join the ranks of innovators or would you prefer to hope that by chance your 401k will pay out in the end?
November 2nd 2009
We are excited to announce that Junga Juice Bozeman has been remodeled. The new look was unveiled in Bozeman Montana on Monday October 19 and the public has loved it. The Bozeman store went through phase 1 of a 2 phase project. Phase 1 included new paint colors, softer lighting and a HDTV located in the lobby, among other exciting changes.
Phase 2 will consist of new bamboo flooring and leather lounge chairs perfect for relaxing and enjoying a Junga Juice Smoothie.
If you live in or around Bozeman Montana you have got to check out all the new changes and keep your eyes open for the additional improvements coming soon!
October 20th 2009
Is America ready to make a comeback? Today the Dow passed 10,000 for the first time in a year! This is great news and can be seen as an indicator of better times to come. But let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. The economy still needs you, the small business owner. The time of large corporations ruling over the American Economy is over. The time to get back to the American roots of progress through industry and small business is before us.
Junga Juice is helping lead this charge by offering great franchise opportunities that allow Americans to successfully operate a small business. That is not to say that Junga Juice is here to save the day (we are not that conceited) but it is our true desire to see the American small business economy flourish and we want to do everything that we can to help promote the American Revival. Ultimately, the success or failure of the American Revival falls on the backs of the everyday American, as it should. Our nation was built on the sweat and sacrifice of everyday people and the responsibility to rebuild the strength of our nation is now our duty.
As the smoke begins to subside, the reality is that we still have more people looking for jobs than there are jobs, we still have a banking system overloaded with debt, and we still have a lot of work to do. But, do not be dismayed for when there is a need, there is an opportunity. If we continue to stay frozen in the fear of uncertainty, then there will certainly be no progress. But if we take this opportunity to strap on our boots and roll up our sleeves, we can reawaken a movement of American prosperity. We can come out of the ashes stronger than ever before. Unfortunately, talk is cheap. We can discuss an American revival all day long, but it will not come about from blogs, committees, and tableside discussions unless those discussions turn into action. Whether you end up with a Junga Juice franchise or running for office in your local community, the point is that we must move forward. Progress will only be made if we are moving forward. Standing still is no longer a luxury that we can afford. Will you help us? Will you rebuild America with us? Come on: we have work to do!
October 14th 2009
The last few posts have followed a discussion about the American revival. We will return to this theme in the upcoming posts, but a recent conversation with a potential franchisee got me thinking about the franchise industry in general.
The question was asked "does owning a franchise force me to think inside the box". In relationship to Junga Juice's desire to help people become "free" through our own franchise opportunities I had to pause to think about this question. The short answer is a resounding NO. True, there are many franchises in the industry that simply allow people to purchase a job. I sincerely believe that the Junga Juice Franchise Opportunity is different. Our goals go beyond simply opening stores. Our very concept is outside the box in relation to other smoothie franchises. Our smoothie lounge concept is an industry first. We have taken the smoothie to a whole new level of sophistication, taste, and quality. We have taken our franchise opportunity and made it available to the average American, not just the wealthy.
Our outside the box concept does not stop with our store design and quality product. Our outside the box thinking allows us to see each individual franchisee as a person with individual dreams, goals, and desires. We do not sale a franchise we sale a lifestyle. A lifestyle that gives people the opportunity to succeed, a lifestyle that allows people to let the individuality come out. Sure our franchise opportunity comes with guidelines, and standards, but these are tools, not limitations. They do not limit your success, nor do they discount your innovations. The truth is that we live and breathe our franchise opportunity every day. We have figured out what works and what does not. The structure that we have built is not designed to reduce each individual into a mold but was created as a foundation upon which our franchisees can build their own dreams.
September 14th 2009
Have you ever wondered why we, as Americans, put so much value on business ownership? Is it a rite of passage? Is it a status symbol? Is it for wealth and glory?
I am sure that the above reasons are relevant for most people looking to own a business, but I believe at the core of the desire is the understanding that there is no greater freedom than to be your own boss. As Americans, we have a lot of different views about politics, religion, ethics, and lifestyle choices, but in the end, we are all fighting for the same thing: our FREEDOM. No matter what we believe, we all feel that no one has the right to take away our ability to choose. Yet, for most of us, we are employed. We are told when to wake up, when to eat lunch, when to go home. We are even told how much we are worth.
As Americans, it is this contradiction that drives us all to desire our own business. We say that we deserve freedom, but then we give it up for a weekly paycheck; we say that we have the right to choose our own paths, but we trade that right in for benefits. It is this contradiction that motivates us to push forward to better and bigger things such as business ownership. It is this contradiction that burns in our hearts, encouraging us all to accept the calling, to be more than we currently are, and to achieve more than we are currently achieving. It is this contradiction that makes America great. The simple fact is that we do have a choice. We can say that we want freedom or we can step out and take the freedom that we all talk about.
What do you choose?
Is it time for you to talk with Junga Juice about their Business Opportunities? Is it time for you to be the employee or the employer? You have the freedom to decide.
August 31st 2009
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness", These things are guaranteed to us as Americans, but what do they really mean? If we do not act upon them, if we do not take advantage of these rights, they mean nothing.
Should we forfeit these rights simply because times are hard? On the contrary, it is times like these that the American people should rise up and grab hold of these invaluable opportunities awarded to us as citizens of the United States. Now is the time to step up and conquer our fears, ignore the naysayers and recapture our rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
It is often said that America is the most powerful country in the world. What gives her that authority? The American people do. Those of us trying to make a life for our families, build a business, and create strong communities. We are the ones that make this country great. If we stop trying and stop working, there will be nothing left for our children and our grandchildren. It is simply not our right to pursue life, liberty and happiness, it is our duty.
Will you join with Junga Juice to help Jump Start our American Revival? Rather you take advantage of our franchise opportunity, or find some other passion, we all must start living life to the fullest. We all must start experiencing the power of dreams and working hard to make them come true. Junga Juice asks you to do your part to prosper this nation, to provide for your family and to build up your community.
If you want our help we will be happy to share with you our franchise opportunity. We believe in helping the individual create success. We believe in small business, and we believe that America can make a come back. We have been hear before and will undoubtedly see hard times again, but America will continue as long as her people take hope in their right to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Make sure you check out our website http:/www.jungajuice.com for more information on our franchise opportunity and how it can bring you success.
August 12th 2009
At Junga Juice we have been thinking a lot about the American Dream Lately. We have built our Franchise Opportunity on creating the "Junga Way of Life". This is simply our version of the American Dream.
According to Wikipedia "The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States of America in which democratic ideals are perceived as a promise of prosperity for its people. In the American Dream, first expressed by James Truslow Adams in 1931, citizens of every rank feel that they can achieve a "better, richer, and happier life."[1] The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence[2] which states that "all men are created equal"[3] and that they have "certain inalienable Rights"[3] including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."[3]"
We, at Junga Juice, wonder if perhaps the dream is beginning to fade. Not because it is unattainable, but because the American people have stopped hoping for it. A dream can only last as long as the dreamers keep believing. The American people have began to change their frame of mind, they have began to forget what makes this country great. America was founded on the Statement "We the people". The average everyday American will make or brake the future of our country. We the people hold the power to bring back the dream.
We the people, however, have started to believe that government stimulus, handouts, and oversight will solve our problems. We the people have traded in our responsibility to build community, to work hard, and to create economy for the convenience of letting the government do it for us. The problem with this plan is that while We the people wait for the government to make our lives better, more and more people are loosing their jobs and their lifestyles.
Don\'t worry this blog is not political, it is not Democratic or Republican, it is simply American. No mater what party lines you fall into the truth remains that as Americans, We the people, have a duty and a calling to get up each morning with the American dream on our hearts. We have a responsibility to provide for our families and secure a future for our grandchildren.
The American dream will die if We the people fail to realize that it is our job to keep it alive. Junga Juice understands this fact. We are not a large company we have the same needs, wishes, concerns and problems as the average American. We, however, refuse to let the dream die. That is why we are working hard to bring the American Dream and the Junga way of life to the people of the United States of America through our Franchise Opportunities. We may not be able to solve all the problems in America, but if we can hand one more American family a dream and a hope, at least that is a start.
August 1st 2009
Check out our exciting blog on our thoughts about how the Junga Juice Franchise Opportunity and small business growth can help start an American Revival! You can read the posts by Clicking on the More News/Blog Link. Make sure you head over to the blog site to give us your comments and thoughts and to follow the blog automatically.
July 27th 2009
We are really excited to start this Blog. There are a lot of people today that are looking for a great Franchise Opportunity. We have the experience, the concept and the marketing plan to help anyone start their own Junga Juice Franchise.
With today's economy we believe more than ever that what America needs is a prosperous small business boom. Today's problems are caused by greedy oversize corporations that have to meet stock holders expectations above the needs of employees and consumers. The American backbone, however, is built on small business, fair practices and a heart eager to help both employees and consumers enjoy a more fulfilled lifestyle.
Junga Juice is working hard to bring back the American Dream. Our franchise Opportunities help create jobs, individual wealth and a lifestyle built on values based off of a sound work ethic, community involvement and good old fashion customer service.
It is time for the American People to go back to work, to bring industry into our local economies and to provide exceptional products and services for the consumer. Junga Juice is doing its part to jumpstart the American Revival by offering a sound Franchise Opportunity catered to the average everyday American. Our Growth plan is based on the individual franchisee succeeding in their unique markets. Our Goal is to bring success to the individual not to create more wealth for the wealthy.
Check back again for more about our plan for the American Revival!
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I've had the Chameleon Stretch for over a year now. Great pair of Merrells. I use them mostly for trials. I take em to the extreme running and hiking near ravines and cliffs. When I first got them I took them on a 3 day backpacking trip through the North Country Trail, and they were awesome! Had one scary slip up on some wet boulders , but other than that traction was great and really comfortable. I only wish they were Gore-Tex. Still fairly water resistant though. Fit like a glove and easy love. Got a lot of complements on these shoes.
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POSA Outreach was created by the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association as our community service/charity side of the house. POSA believes that our service to our community doesn't end when our shift does. Our members are always striving to make a positive difference and felt that creating POSA Outreach would help us in our goals. Through POSA Outreach we've created such successful programs as; Christmas "Shop with a Cop," Book'em Storytime, KidCare ID Program, Back to School "Shop with a Cop." 907 Fund, Shred'em, POSA K9 Mascot and many other programs that can be checked out at www.posacommunityoutreach.com. NONE of the money raised by POSA Outreach is ever used to fund association activites. All POSA Outreach donations are kept seperate and focused on our community service and charitable activites.
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POSA is a labor organization. They use the "POSA Outreach" as a front to fund the Union (a very small amount of the Outreach money goes to the intended service) and husband and wife team that privately benefits from the group.
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I'm so very pleased to welcome the newest member of my fiction family: Skin Deep. This story is a Contemporary Erotic Romance with BDSM elements. The first in a series called Secrets at Midnight put out by Evernight Publishing, Skin Deep is about finding love in the...Read More
This review contains spoilers. Orphan Black is a scifi television series created by BBC America. The show takes place in Toronto, Canada and features as its main character Sarah Manning, a British punk rocker sort of girl who has predictably fallen in with the wrong crowd. The...Read More
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Broods of Fenrir – Urban Fantasy, released in November 2011
Marked by Odin – The second book in the Broods of Fenrir series, released in November 2012
Skin Deep – Published by Evernight Publishing in June 2015
Inspiration for Hire – Published by Evernight Publishing in January 2015
Deep Water – Published by Dreamspinner Press in June 2014
The Sorceress Who Had No Heart – A Mongolian Fairy Tale published in Vitality Magazine in February 2015
Love in a Time of Bunnies – A humorous story of love during a Bunnypocalypse, released in August 2011
Various short stories available on my website to read for free


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John Fawcett was born in Yorkshire, England, on January 6, 1740. As a teenager, he heard the preaching of George Whitefield and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour. Soon after this, he was baptized into the fellowship of a Baptist church. In 1765, Fawcett was ordained to be the pastor of the Baptist church of Wainsgate, England.
A few years later he left this church and took a church in Hebden Bridge, England, where he continued until his death in July, 1817. Fawcett was faithful as a pastor for almost fifty years until the Lord called him home. Fawcett understood the importance of biblically based education, and he ran an academy near his church for many years. Fawcett was known for his extensive reading and knowledge of a variety of subjects. When Dr. Gill, one of England's greatest pastors, went home to be with the Lord, his church in London invited Fawcett to be his successor. He declined the invitation, believing God would have him stay in Hebden Bridge.
Fawcett wrote two volumes of commentary on the Bible. He also authored a volume of hymns which he had written, many of which are still being used today.
While King George III of England was once listening to preaching, the pastor quoted Fawcett. The king was so impressed by the quote that he sent word that he wanted to give something to Fawcett. Being a nonconformist, Fawcett refused the king's help, but later asked for this favor to be given to another and saved someone from being executed.
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Human Ignorance Quotes:
"If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one would remain in the ranks": Frederick The Great
"The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false." -- Paul Johnson
British Roman Catholic journalist, historian, speechwriter and author
"The ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle, home life, and perhaps the trade unions or local politics, he feels himself master of his fate. But otherwise he simply lies down and lets things happen to him." -- George Orwell [Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author Source: Inside the Whale, 1940
"It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. Usurpation is then an easy attainment, and an usurper soon found. The people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin." - James Monroe 1758-1831), 5th US President Source: First Inaugural Address, 1817
The soft, the complacent the self-satisfied societies will be swept away with the debris of history - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt." (1790): John Philpot Curran
"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." - Voltaire - [François Marie Arouet] (1694-1778)
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason" Thomas Paine - Common Sense -[January 10, 1776]
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.: Edward Abbey
"In the general course of human nature, a power over man's substance amounts to a power over his will." -- Alexander Hamilton
"And now the whole nation -- pulpit and all -- will take up the war-cry, and shout itself hoarse, and mob any honest man who ventures to open his mouth; and presently such mouths will cease to open. Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.": Mark Twain
"What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage." -- Bruce Barton (1886-1967)
Men love their ideas more than their lives. And the more preposterous the idea, the more eager they are to die for it. And to kill for it.: Edward Abbey -
"To act without clear understanding, to form habits without investigation, to follow a path all one's life without knowing where it really leads -- such is the behavior of the multitude.": - Mencius - [Mengzi Meng-tse] (c.371 - c.288 B.C.) Chinese Confucian philosopher
"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd." Bertrand Russell
"There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action" Bertrand Russell
An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it. - James A. Michener; "Space"
"Willful Ignorance is both a life and death sentence" - James A. Zoppa


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The private space-exploration company successfully sends a cargo capsule off to the International Space Station, but its "reusable" rocket crashes into its floating landing pad in the Atlantic Ocean.
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CJEB cosponsored a half day conference with the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics on December 4, 2009 titled "The Quantitative Revolution and the Crisis: How Have Quantitative Financial Models Been Used and Misused?". Panel speakers included Bruce Kogut, director of the Bernstein Center; Hugh Patrick, director of CJEB; Donald MacKenzie, Professor of Sociology, University of Edinburgh; Paul Glasserman, Jack R. Anderson Professor of Business, Columbia Business School; Emanuel Derman, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University; Daniel Beunza, Lecturer, Department of Management, London School of Economics; Kent Daniel, Director of Research, Goldman Sachs; Adam Parker, Chief Investment Strategist, Bernstein Center; Ronald Gilson, Marc and Eva Stern Professor of Law and Business, Columbia Law School; Takatoshi Ito, Professor of Economics, The University of Tokyo; Floyd Norris, Chief Financial Correspondent, The New York Times; Jacques Longerstaey, Executive VP and Chief Risk Officer, State Street Global Advisors; and Thierry Porte, Operating Partner, J.C. Flowers & Co., LLC.
A summary report of the event is available here. A video is available on YouTube here. Also, there is a separate summary for Panel 2, "Why Was the Financial Crisis Less Enduring in Japan and Other Countries...This Time Around?", available here. Furthermore, the Bernstein Center has some of the presentations as well as related academic papers at their website here.


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We've improved our weekly New Releases page. We now have cover galleries for Next Weeks Books, This Weeks Books and the Previous 4 weeks as well! Just click NEW RELEASES here or on the sidebar menu to the left to see covers, synopsis' and even previews of each weeks books!
When the Dead are walking, you need to be with friends!
Join us for the biggest and baddest Walking Dead Viewing Parties at the Bullpen Bar & Grill.
Come early to get your eat and drink on, meet new friends and get a zombie makeover! Stay late for The Talking Dead or to talk about the show! All attendees will get special Zombie gifts and be eligible for prize giveaways during the commercial breaks.
Tickets are available at Comickaze for $5 or here online for $6
Please visit the pages below for more info and to invite your friends.
You will be able to add additional tickets in the shopping cart before you checkout. Be sure to print out your PayPal receipt. You must present the printout to pick up your ticket(s).
This fall we will be opening a 2nd Comickaze Comics in Liberty Station's Golden Triangle between IDW Publishing's San Diego Comic Art Gallery, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, Slater's 50/50 and just a hop, skip and jump from Corvette Diner and High Tech High & Elementary!
We'll be introducing the new staff shortly!
Cards Against Humanity now available at Comickaze!
We have the main set and all 6 expansions available and more to come plus Crabs Adjust Humidity too!
We've followed Ben Templesmith's career since the beginning (he even did the cover for Robert's IDW novel Wasting the Dawn!) so it should be no suprise that while the rest of San Digo's comic shops are waiting for THE SQUIDDER TP in 2015, Comickaze has the Limited Edition Hardcover (with special gifts) for you RIGHT NOW!!
As adults, our lives took divergent paths but recently Ray got in touch to let me know that he was publishing his memoir, "I'm Not Chinese: the Journey from Resentment to Reverence" and I'm proud to announce that Comickaze is the first brick and mortar store in San Diego to carry it!
While it is not a graphic novel (yet and remember that at Comickaze you can buy ANY in print book, not just comics), this book shares an incredible message, one we are proud to share. I invite you to learn about the life of the man who helped me come to appreciate comics enough to dedicate my adult life to them and maybe to also learn a little bit about yourself. Thanks Ray!
If you can't come in for a copy. click the contact us button to the right and we'll arrange to ship one to you.
Join Doctor Who writer NICK ABADZIS, artist ELENA CASAGRANDE, cover artist ALICE X. ZHANG and editor ANDREW JAMES as we celebrate the release of two All New Titan Comics series featuring the 10th and 11th Doctor Who!!
Order this Comickaze Exclusive Variant Connecting Cover Set on our Doctor Who Shop page
Come dressed as your favorite series characters and be prepared to answer Who Trivia for a chance to win Comic Con Exclusive Doctor Who items!!
We will also have great photo opportunities and when you post your pics to our facebook page and twitter, you can win more cool stuff!
It will be a blast, don't let your friends miss out, use this facebook event page to invite them.
Our Comickaze The Walking Dead Premier Viewing Party attendees already have theirs and now you can too!
This Walking Dead the Official Magazine #1 sports an awesome Charlie Adlard Comickaze Exclusive Michonne Wraparaond cover, check it out and buy your copy here (sorry US only for now please e-mail for shipping to Canada).
What a great evening! But it's not over yet!!
Over the next month we will be offering more great original art both at Comickaze, comickaze.com and possibly ebay, still with all proceeds going to Joe. If you would like to just make a cash contribution, the PayPal link below will be active until 2/28/14. - Robert
In mid November artist Joe Phillips shared some upsetting news...
"Hi gang. I have some bad news I am having my right foot amputated tomorrow due to in diagnosed diabetes. I was in septic shock from an infection so it got bad from there the bones in my foot are all messed up and surrounded by infection It's scary but I have good doctor so I'll be fine thanks all I really appreciate it"
What he didn't share was the economic burden this would place on a freelance artist without health insurance.
Joe is not just a great artist, he's a great guy and as testament to that, friends and fans alike are gathering at Modern Times' Lomaland Fermentorium for an evening of sketches, cold libation and cheer! Click here to check out the Event Page for more info.
If you can't/couldn't make the event and would still like to contribute, please use this button. It will remain live until 2/28/14. Thank you!!
We are finishing off our new Comickaze.com site, which will feature 1,000's of our cooler books and collectible items as well as an all new cover gallery and mobile and tablet compatability!!
We plan to unveil it for you before the end of June and can't wait to hear what you think of it, after all it's for you!
Yes, Comickaze has been invited to be San Diego's EXCLUSIVE source and one of just a handful of comic shops worldwide, to receive the ultra limited edition Phantom Variants.
We currently have Great Pacific #1 and Bedlam #2 from Image Comics and Deadpool, Fantastic Four, Hulk and Captain America from Marvel.
We will try to make some available to those of you outside of San Diego in our Phantom Variant Store link on the left side of the page.IMIT OF 2
On Saturday Sept 8th, Batton Lash debuted his newest Supernatural Law Collection, The MONSTERS Meet on COURT Street at Comickaze!
We were excited to be able to help Batton launch his new book, the first in four years and the turnout to greet him was one of the largest we've ever had!
Fans of Serenity, Adventure Time, Futurama, Godzilla, Street Fighter, Calvin and Hobbes, Ghostbusters, Doctor Who, He-Man, Dr Horrible (or NPH), Breaking Bad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more should check out our facebook page to see all of these awesome designs and then beat feet to COMICKAZE because they aren't available anywhere else in San Diego and they are limited prints so when they're gone, they're gone.
We still have a few Exclusive Limited Edition Ghostbusters #1 comics available for $12.99.
Shipping is a flat $6.99 for up to 5 copies in the US48 only. If you would like them signed by Robert Scott (the guy on the cover) just add that to the instructions at checkout.
If you live outside of the US and would like a copy, click the CONTACT US button on the left and let us know how many you need and your shipping address and we'll let you know if we can ship to you.
Checkout the Amazing Spider-Man & Godzilla Comickaze Variants below and the Transformers, GI Joe and others in our Online Store.
Saturday morning October 1st started with a bang as the SD Ghostbusters arrived at Comickaze in the Ecto-1.
We still have a few Exclusive Limited Edition Ghostbusters #1 comics and Limited Edition prints available. You can order the comic above but the 11x17 prints have to be picked up as they are too big to ship with the comics.
Wow, it appears that not only is Comickaze the favorite comic shop of San Diego but on Fri 10/7 we found out that we are also the favorite comic shop of Middle Earth as Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins stopped by to award tickets to The Lord of the Rings in Concert to the folks at Comickaze.
Use this link to find out more about the performance, it looks and sounds amazing!
Stop by asnd pick up a very cool The Lord of the Rings in Concert poster while they last.
Hey San Diego! 2 pallets of DrawerBoxes have just arrived at COMICKAZE, San Diego's DrawerBox Headquarters, so c'mon down and get set up!
These miracles of technology are built to stack 6 boxes high and still allow you to get to the books in the bottom box without having to unstack them or worrying about crushing your goodies!
And now, not only do we have Long and Short DrawerBoxes but we are also debuting the CGC & Magazine box! And of course we stock the Long and Short Rails and BoxLox as well all at low, low prices! Comic Drawer Box Long Short CGC Magazine
I love Dave, Shelly and Chainsaw (and Ruth, Boyer and Emily too) and am so happy to hear them all back on the air. I wish JACK FM was replaying them at night since I miss a lot of their early morning antics. I actually DVR them on Friday mornings to make sure I get to hear Boyer's Featurette, which everyone know's is not quite as long, nor as good as a feature.
Oh no, there goes your comic store, Go Go Godzilla!!
On March 30th, Comickaze and IDW team up for the launch of GODZILLA MONSTER WORLD, with a special flip cover #1 issue.
Side B (see right) is a gorgeous piece by Alex Ross but cover A?
We think it's pretty awesome and you can be one of only 500 people to get a copy for yourself by reserving a copy at Comickaze Comics Books and more now! Due to the limited nature, there is a 5 copy per person limit.
If you're not in San Diego, order your Comickaze variant here.
Comickaze was chosen to host Black Beauty, the incredible vehicle from Seth Rogen's upcoming Green Hornet Movie on Wednesday 11/10.
Thanks to everyone who came by and took a picture with this gorgeous ride.
Enjoy those free movie tickets and save us a seat!
Click here for photos of our event at Comcikaze and Comic Con 2010
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John Robert "Cale" Golden, 51, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2013 following a brief illness.
Cale was born in Kingsport and was a graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School class of 81. He was a certified mechanic from Northeast State. He worked for Grindstaff Motors in Elizabethton for several years and Boats with Gusto in Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Billy and Judy Golden.
Cale is survived by his brother, Kelley Golden, Kingsport; one niece, Sydney Golden; two nephews, Ethan Golden and J.T. Golden; step-siblings, Mike Golden, Beckey Golden, Susan Golden, and Missy Golden.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Hamlett-Dobson, Kingsport. The service will follow with Pastor J. W. Depew officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Rd., Johnson City, TN 37601 or online at www.cancer.org.
Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com to leave an on-line condolence for the family.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the family of John "Cale" Golden.


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