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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 25 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 3658
Temperature range (°C): 4.309 - 27.783
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.376 - 29.722
Salinity (PPS): 32.780 - 37.193
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.459 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.205
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 27.850
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Depth range (m): 0 - 3658
Temperature range (°C): 4.309 - 27.783
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.376 - 29.722
Salinity (PPS): 32.780 - 37.193
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.459 - 6.494
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 2.205
Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 27.850
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage
Specimen Records:35
Specimens with Sequences:27
Specimens with Barcodes:25
Species With Barcodes:2
Public Records:11
Public Species:2
Public BINs:2
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Canthidermis is a genus of triggerfishes commonly known as ocean triggerfishes.
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Canthidermis macrolepis Boulenger, 1888 (Large-scale triggerfish)
- Canthidermis maculata Bloch, 1786 (Spotted oceanic triggerfish or rough triggerfish)
- Canthidermis sufflamen Mitchill, 1815
These dark-colored triggerfishes are found in all the world's oceans in tropical and subtropical areas. They are absent in the Mediterranean. Unlike most triggerfish they are epipelagic.
They usually live far away from the coast in the microhabitat created by floating objects like trees, or branches, but also plastic wreck remains, ropes and other large flotsam and jetsam items.
There is still little research on the feeding and reproduction habits of these fishes. They are rarely part of the catch unless the marine debris around which they live reaches some coastal area.[2]
See also[edit]
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, Published online 11 Nov 2014.
- ^ Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish - Canthidermis maculata
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Dear Leanne: I am looking for some ideas to help control the heat at the back of our home this summer. We have a southwest-facing backyard. The rooms that are most affected are the family room, kitchen and dining room -- all of which can access the deck.
We entertain a fair bit and like to get outside for a barbecue, but sometimes it is too hot to enjoy a meal. We have also given up on patio umbrellas because they block the view of the garden and our home's orientation can be very windy.
The wind keeps the temperature under control, but can be very annoying. I do not want an awning, but am curious as to any other suggestions that you may have.
A: You are wise to prepare now for the hot summer months ahead, and you are not alone in your quest to enjoy your backyard to its fullest potential. There are many ideas that will assist you in keeping your home cool this summer.
Maintaining the comfort of your back rooms -- family room, kitchen and dining room -- can be controlled from both an interior as well as exterior perspective. Popular interior solutions include installing air-conditioning units, applying UV film on windows, replacing windows and casements to increase energy efficiency, installing cellular or honeycomb blinds and layering window treatments to include blinds and drapery. However, this does not impact your comfort level nor improve your enjoyment of your backyard.
The brief description of your deck leads me to believe it is a cantilever-on-pilings style: floor and railings attached to the main level of your home. Unlike a porch, this design is generally created without pillars and a roof. It is most popular for taking advantage of the full sun, but offers no ability to control the elements.
I suggest you contact a landscape architect or builder with experience in designing and building creative outdoor enclosures. Consider including lattice, vines and fabric to your existing construction.
Creating barriers from the elements, that you can control, will allow you to enjoy your outdoor room while making an impact on the internal temperature of your home. Many people understand how to make an interior room functional, but few take the time to design a deck with the same considerations.
This space is multi-functional and if it's not, it should be. It requires an area for food preparation, free from wind and rain (and snow for that matter). A dining area that provides space for a table and chairs is most comfortable when shade is offered and wind is controlled.
Finally, there should be space available for casual gatherings: comfortable seating and conversation areas that take advantage of the full sunshine. The first consideration can be created by enclosing the food preparation and dining area in a lattice structure that can be covered in vines (over time). This will protect the area from intense heat and rain. Pillars can be added to the construction to provide support to the lattice roof while offering a structure to hang fabric or outdoor roller blinds from.
Outdoor roller blinds can be obtained from awning suppliers, and can be used to create a look that is similar to your interior. The blinds' hardware is made from stainless steel or aluminum, which can withstand the harsh effects of the outdoor elements. The blinds are made in a variety of colours from a polyvinyl weave, which is resistant to UV light.
This sheer-weave product allows you to see through the pattern while providing privacy. It also substantially reduces the effect of wind, which is important for the safe use of open flames such as the barbecue and candles.
Other outdoor-blind manufacturers use fabrics created by Sunbrella. These are beautifully designed fabrics that boast a variety of colours and patterns. They're opaque and block the sun, wind and view. Note: You do not want to install a blind intended for interiors in your outdoor project as they are not intended for this use and will not perform satisfactorily.
By including lattice, vines and roller blinds, you can design your deck to be entirely functional. You may not like the looks of a traditional awning, but you cannot dispute that an overhead shade could make your deck and home more comfortable.
From this premise, consider extending the lattice over the house windows and deck entrances. This garden effect will provide subtle shading for your interior, minimizing the need to close the view completely. The deck's conversation area can still be open to the full sun, but now you will have the option of cooling off under the canopy of vines.
Leanne Brownoff is a local interior design consultant who welcomes your questions at www.leannebrownoff.com. Answers will be featured in her column as high volumes prevent individual e-mail responses.


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June 13, 2012
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE - Kari Davidson had been set to graduate with her class last week as the new owner of a visual communications design degree. Instead she boarded a plane on Wednesday bound for China.
The Huskies senior goalkeeper is on a 10-person team of undergraduates, graduate students and faculty from UW's School of Art/Division of Design that is giving a presentation there on water conservation in developing societies.
Davidson was thinking last fall season was her final soccer one at Washington. Instead she will be making more saves for UW this fall as a redshirt senior - while also saving something more precious and noble.
The lives of orphaned children and families in Haiti.
She has teamed with Seattle commercial real-estate agent Kaitlin Jackson to start Haiti Babi, a non-profit organization that seeks to employ and empower Haitian mothers that do not currently have the means to care for children forced into orphanages on the impoverished Caribbean island.
Last month, Davidson traveled with Jackson to Haiti for the first time.
"It is hard to put into words what I saw," Davidson told me before she left for China, "but it was amazing."
She and Jackson lived for 10 days in an orphanage in Cap Haitian. They met the mothers and their children the project is seeking to reunite. Davidson particularly adored a 2 1/2-year-old there, one that weighed just 12 pounds.
She and Jackson hired their first mother-trainer. That key first person will be teaching other Haitian mom employees to knit the baby blankets Haiti Babi hopes to be selling online by summer's end (at http://haitibabi.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/#!/HaitiBabi ).
"We love Kari Davidson," her Huskies coach, Lesle Gallimore, says simply, proudly, sincerely.
What's not to love?
Davidson is also interning this summer at Microsoft's headquarters in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, working in user-experience design. That's where I caught up to her - barely - on Monday, as she taking a final bite during a condensed lunch. Last summer she was a business innovation intern at Nike world headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., minutes from her hometown.
Two summers ago, she worked on her own to find a volunteer organization. Inspired by the Huskies' preseason trip to Brazil in 2009, Davidson packed bags full of soccer gear and took a spontaneous, 17-day adventure to the West African nation of Ghana. Her red hair and height were a curiosity to the people there. Her soccer clinics were a revelation and joy (/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=208037576).
Just your regular college kid on one-woman soccer and social expeditions across the world.
Find me another 22-year-old student-athlete at a major Division-I school that is doing more than this driven, indefatigable and compassionate woman from Portland.
Heck, find me another athlete anywhere in America that is maximizing opportunities and contributing more to more people on and off the field than Washington's Kari Davidson.
"Yes, Kari is a high-energy lady!" her parents, Rich and Leah Davidson, wrote in an e-mail.
And she's not even out of college.
"Kari is a very special person. Anyone that meets her knows that," said Jackson, who earned a master's of science degree from UW last June then met Davidson in February a social enterprise start-up event in Seattle.
That's where Haiti Babi was born.
"I was actually surprised she was 22 and still in college. She holds herself so poised and professionally," Jackson, 27, said. "She's an impressive person in and of herself, just in her character and persona.
"Just that here she was, a 22-year-old senior, and she was spending a weekend at a social entrepreneurship conference. She could have been doing anything else. That in itself was impressive."
Jackson has been in real estate since 2006. She knows how good Davidson must be to have secured college internships with Nike and Microsoft in successive summers.
"She has the chops to hang with the big guys. But she what she really wants to do is social work that is meaningful, something that is bigger than herself," Jackson said over the phone Tuesday.
"She is always running around crazy busy, but it is because she is so passionate in everything she does. It is definitely inspiring, her enthusiasm and her passion to do something for others."
Nothing is more inspiring or impressive than Haiti Babi.
Davidson was seeking a higher social calling in late February when she was one of about 60 attending the SocEnt Weekend, a three-day think tank for turning social entrepreneurial ideas into potential startup companies. The event was at the HUB Seattle, a place for collaborative work on social issues in Pioneer Square.
Davidson had recently completed that transformative summer internship at Nike in 2011 exploring ideas in business innovation.
"I realized access to sport and sustainability were resonating with me more than the sport (itself) piece," she said. "It was a new revelation for me. There's something about the help piece that struck me."
She was also inspired having just finished reading the book "Start Something That Matters" by Blake Mycoskie, founder of the TOMS shoes company that donates a pair of shoes to a person in need for every pair it sells.
"It was the combination of a couple of these moments that made me realize there could be another avenue to explore my passions," Davidson said.
This Huskies keeper with a huge cause listened as 30 people pitched project ideas on Friday night at the SocEnt weekend. The remainder of conference's attendees then chose to join the pitches they liked most and worked on those projects into Sunday night.
Davidson loved what Jackson, who had family friends with connections to the Children of the Promise orphanage in Cap Haitian, was pitching: A non-profit company that would employ and empower mothers in Haiti so they could be reunited with their children out of orphanages and back into family homes.
"It really resonated with me because of my experience a couple years ago in Ghana," Davidson said.
It is estimated that one of every 10 children born in Haiti lives in orphanages on the island. Unemployment, especially among young mothers, is rampant. Finding clean water to live on is a daily challenge.
There are an estimated 500,000 children that live in Haitian orphanages, many because their parents cannot afford to provide them care and a home.
"Many children in Haiti in orphanages are not really orphans," Jackson says.
The 2012 CIA Fact Book shows an average of 2.8 children are born per Haitian woman. That data also lists Haiti's estimated 2012 population of 9.8 million as having 3.5 million children under 14 years of age.
The average per capita income in the United States is $47,200. In Haiti it's $1,200 (in U.S. dollars). That's the lowest in the Western Hemisphere and 205th out of 226 nations worldwide.
Jackson, with the help of Davidson and two others who joined them that weekend, gave a five-minute presentation on Haiti Babi at the end of SocEnt Weekend. They won the conference's award for the project that had the most potential global impact.
But Jackson says "he best thing that came out of it was meeting Kari. Kari and I got along really well right away.
"I e-mailed the team right after the weekend and I invited everyone to keep working on it. I got everyone saying, 'Sure. Keep me in the loop,' that kind of thing. Not Kari. She was like, 'YES! I do want to! Let's meet now!'
"She's just so passionate about this."
Jackson was honest from the start, telling Davidson she had no way to pay her for working on the project.
So what, Davidson responded, "I'm all in."
Jackson is the business and detail person, Haiti Babi's logistics planner and organizer. Davidson is the mind behind the haitibabi.org website. It asks visitors to "JOIN OUR ADVENTURE. We make hip baby products with an authentic cause of employing and empowering Haitian moms to provide and care for their families."
Davidson also does the non-profit's branding and the blanket designs.
"She's the creative backbone," Jackson says.
Last month Davidson and her business partner traveled to Haiti and lived at the Children of the Promise orphanage for a week and a half. They got to meet some of the orphaned children and separated mothers for whom Davidson has been tirelessly working all spring.
The Husky adored 1-year-old Sterly. Little Sterly's story is common there: His parents couldn't afford a house, food or simple medical care to keep him alive, so they sent him to Children of the Promise.
"They only take children that they know if they didn't take them they probably wouldn't make it," Davidson said of COTP.
Davidson also got to know Salnise. She is the 2½-year-old that weighed but a dozen pounds.
"Gosh, she was so sweet - and so small," Davidson said. "If she didn't have a mouth full of teeth you wouldn't have known she was 2½. She did no talking. She was very developmentally behind."
How does a college senior carrying a full course load in design while as a goalkeeper training and playing each spring and fall inside the ultra-competitive Pac-12 have the time to sleep and eat, let alone excel as she does?
"I don't know," Davidson says with a laugh. "I start inventing time. I actually have a time machine in my back pocket.
"Soccer helps with my time management, with finding time in space."
Actually, soccer is the reason she is impacting so many.
Gallimore came to Davidson last fall with the idea of redshirting. It allowed Davidson to put off her final academic term in design for one year. It also gave her time to apply for pursuits in different disciplines that piqued her interest in helping others: the infrastructure of developing nations, entrepreneurship and the access of all people to sport.
Davidson and the Huskies had successfully applied for a medical redshirt season after a foot injury kept her out of Washington's 2010 run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, when the heroics of Jorde LaFontaine-Kussmann in goal led the Huskies on one of its best postseason runs ever.
After Davidson started a couple of games in goal last fall, LaFontaine-Kussmann won the starting job in her final, senior season. That's when the coaches asked Davidson if she would consider saving that extra, fifth season for 2012, even though she was on track to graduate this month.
The Huskies will be a sophomore-dominated team this fall. They have a potential star at Davidson's position in redshirt freshman Megan Kufeld, who played only two years of high school soccer in the Bay Area so she could train on the national level and is in the pool of players for the national under-20 team. But UW was looking at having just one senior on its 2012 team, midfielder Kelsea Brajkovich - and she redshirted 2011 because of injury.
Davidson had the boundless ambition and desire. Gallimore and Griffin was now offering the one thing she lacked in abundance: Time.
"I decided in November that I was going to graduate this spring but that I wasn't ready to give up soccer, first of all," Davidson says. "And I was really excited to have the opportunity to extend my education."
While delaying completion of her design degree she applied to the water conservation project that had her on her way to Nanjing, China, Wednesday. With the newfound time, Davidson also sought outlets for her entrepreneurial interests -- and extra academic credits -- at UW's business school. Faculty there told her of a technology meeting of start-up ideas in Seattle in which "you essentially try to get a company started in a weekend," Davidson said.
That's how she got to the SocEnt conference and met Jackson, sparking Haiti Babi.
"I wouldn't have time to do any of this if I didn't have a fifth year," she says. "It's been a little bit overwhelming at times. But I couldn't be happier."
Neither could Gallimore.
"The greatest thing is, not only does she want to come back, but we need her," UW's veteran coach said. "We need her personality. We need her leadership."
I asked Davidson what her teammates think of her and all she does.
"Sometimes I think they think I'm a little crazy. And sometimes I think they are a little bit excited for me," she said, laughing. "I think it's somewhere in between.
"I mean, the support of Lesle and Amy and the team in general, it's just been outstanding. Even though this is not soccer they are very aware that in order for me to be a better soccer player I need these opportunities for my overall life.
"If I didn't have that acceptance and encouragement, I couldn't do any of this."
Davidson's and Jackson's plan for Haiti Babi is to start small with the trainer teaching the knitting to three moms to make baby blankets for six months of online sales at http://haitibabi.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/#!/HaitiBabi . The story behind the mom that made the blanket and the child the purchase is helping reunite will be written on each blanket tag.
They have raised $10,000 to fund the next six months of Haiti Babi through grass-roots contributions from friends and family. That will pay the three, initial employee moms $100 per month to work three days each week knitting, and will provide transportation to and from work plus lunch while they are on the job.
The Seattle entrepreneurs have received pro bono legal assistance on issues such as trade marking. They have received marketing and promotions advice from other friends and acquaintances.
But the project is at a critical crossroads. If it is to realize its larger, more sustainable and impacting goal of helping reunite more orphaned Haitian children back home with parents, it needs larger, longer lasting contributions.
Davidson and Jackson hope to turn Haiti Babi from an online-only enterprise to having blankets sold in retail outlets in the U.S., perhaps even at Nordstrom. They could then help hundreds and thousands of Haitian parents reunite with their orphaned children instead of a few dozen.
The potential for success is as huge as the need. The U.S. government has tried to stimulate investments in and economic help for Haiti by making products produced by projects such as Haiti Babi tax exempt.
But until they get bigger donations, these two driven women remain consumed by grass-roots fund raising and writing grant proposals --instead of expanding the employment opportunities far beyond three moms amid a sea of a half-million orphaned children.
"We're at a stage now where it's at a pivoting point with the amount of impact we can do," Davidson says. "If we can get a few more dollars we'll be able to make a larger and longer commitment."
This indefatigable, impassioned Huskies goalkeeper continues to make remarkable commitments, to societies that are not even her own.
I'd say that is worthy of a return commitment of some kind. Don't you?


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"Next season, The Joffrey Ballet celebrates 20 years in the city of Chicago with a series of programs exploring the expressive power of dance. By telling stories drawn from diverse sources, by embracing our history and our future, we celebrate the voice and spirit of this great American city," notes the company's Artistic Director Ashley Wheater of The Joffrey's 2014-15 anniversary season which includes George Balanchine's Prodigal Son, Antony Tudor's Lilac Garden, and Robert Joffrey's The Nutcracker. The season also features Joffrey/Chicago premieres by Yuri Possokhov, Christopher Wheeldon, James Kudelka, Stanton Welch, Alexander Ekman, and more. Performances at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on 50 E. Congress Parkway are accompanied by the Chicago Philharmonic, conducted by Scott Speck. For subscription information, visit www.joffrey.org.
Due to an electrical fire, this week's performances of the Hamburg Ballet's Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler have been cancelled at the Harris Theater. Ticket holders will be contacted by a Harris Theater representative.
The Alonzo King LINES Ballet will perform at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance with with Israeli mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyanon Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. and with Grammy Award–winning double bassist Edgar Meyer on Friday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($40–$95) are available at www.HarrisTheaterChicago.org and at 312-334-7777.
At noon on Thursday, March 6, The Chicago High School for the Arts presents its Eat to the Beat program at the Harris Theater. Tickets ($5) are available at www.HarrisTheaterChicago.org and at the box office on 205 E. Randolph Drive in Chicago.
Brazos y Abrazos (Arms and Embraces) performs March 13-16 at the Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center's Ballroom Theater on 10 Arts Circle Drive on Northwestern University's Evanston campus. In addition to choreography by Valentin-Martinez, the production features music by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. Tickets ($10-$20) are available at Brown Paper Tickets.


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Health & Pregnancy
Fewer Calories, Fewer Boys continued...
Of those who reported eating breakfast cereal every day, 59% gave birth to boys compared with 43% of women who reported rarely or never eating cereal for breakfast, says Mathews.
In addition to consuming more calories prior to conception, women who gave birth to boys were also more likely to have eaten higher-quality diets with a wider range of nutrients, including potassium.
If nutrition does affect fetal sex selection, Mathews says it is not clear whether it is calories or nutrients that makes the difference.
What the mothers ate during pregnancy did not seem to influence the sex of their babies.
"The mothers who had boys took in about 300 milligrams more of potassium and about 180 more calories a day than the mothers of girls," she says. "That is the equivalent of a large banana."
The Importance of Breakfast
So should a woman who wants her next child to be a girl skip breakfast and limit calories?
Absolutely not, says American Dietetic Association spokeswoman and registered dietitian Elisa Zied.
Breakfast foods, especially breakfast cereals, are among the best dietary sources of folic acid, a nutrient that is critical during conception and early pregnancy for preventing birth defects.
"Whole-grain cereals are loaded with folic acid, and so are oranges and orange juice," she says. "If you skip breakfast, you could easily not get enough."
She adds that eating a balanced diet prior to conception and during pregnancy is one of the best things a woman can do to ensure a healthy pregnancy.
"That means eating regular, frequent meals, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and foods rich in folic acid and other nutrients, and avoiding alcohol," she says.
(Do you want the latest news about women's health sent directly to your inbox? Sign up for WebMD's Women's Health newsletter.)


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Law.com's Small Firm Business features an article today about succession planning for law firms. I've seen a lot of these articles lately, talking about the importance of transitioning clients from one generation of lawyers to the next, encouraging leadership development among younger lawyers, and motivating more senior practitioners to mentor the younger ones and share… Read more »
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The evolving costs of young lawyers
In conversation the other day with a longtime friend of mine, a mother of three on hiatus from the practice of law, the subject of articling students came up (for those outside Canada, articling year is a required apprenticeship period after graduation but before the call to the bar, and no, it doesn't work as… Read more »
Towards diversity in law firms
Diversity in the practice of law has been on my mind the last few days. Partly it's thanks to a confluence of events, such as the second annual Call to Action: General Counsels' Summit on Diversity, which starts tomorrow in Arizona and gathers 150 top GCs to find ways to increase diversity among their own… Read more »
NALP: the future of law firms
Back from a lengthy trip, I have a lot of catch-up blogging to do. Just to get the ball rolling, here are my speaking notes from last Friday's plenary session at the NALP Annual Education Conference in Toronto, in case they're of interest. I was honoured to be part of a distinguished panel of speakers,… Read more »
The seven-year law degree
There are a couple of well-known phenomena about legal careers that, when juxtaposed, might give us better insight into how lawyers enter the profession. The first is the common assumption that a law degree is far easier postgraduate degree to obtain than, say, a medical degree or Ph.D. Would-be doctors spend four years in medical… Read more »
The culture-driven law firm
The era of the free-agent lawyer, and the law firm lateral hiring frenzy that it spawned, is drawing to a close. The rise of the culture-driven law firm is at hand. It's going to take me a while to explain how I got here. I'll try to do this in two parts. 1. Followership in… Read more »
Major-league recruitment
My new column at SLAW is up. It's titled "A Major-League Approach to New Lawyer Recruitment." You should go read the article there, because I guarantee you'll find tons of other great stuff at SLAW, which you already know if you're a regular reader, and if you're not already a regular SLAW reader, why aren't… Read more »
There's no such thing as work/life balance
There are a lot of reasons to dislike the term "work/life balance." It's grammatically absurd, for one thing, implying that work and life are two equal sides of a coin, which is a far more disturbing concept than any 2,500-hour billable target: work is part of life, not its opposite number. "Work/life balance" has also… Read more »
Law firm success metrics
How successful is your law firm? A question that broad is bound to invite myriad answers, depending on when and to whom you pose it. The traditional terms by which lawyers have described their firms' success have been financial, most recently through Profits Per Partner (PPP) and then, after non-equity partners were introduced into the… Read more »
Authenticity and lawyer recruitment
The editors at LegalWeek blogged recently about the results of the Sunday Times' "Best Company to Work For" survey, which, remarkably enough, saw eleven law firms crack the Top 100. I think this probably signals not so much a renaissance in law firm working conditions, so much as that many UK law firms are getting… Read more »


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Putting a stop to Cessationism
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit has, and continues to be a subject of much controversy, mis-understanding and abuse. In a day when the Christian church needs to be all the God intends for her, Ray Borlase defends his corner.
First published 08/08/2011
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The following is an edited extract from an article entitled 'Cessationism Corrected' which appeared in 'The Watchman' magazine in 1999.
The article was written at a time of much controversy within the Christian church worldwide over a series of movements which started in North America. The author, Ray Borlase, defends his theology on the present-day availability and use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the face of what he also saw as excesses.
"Love never fails (or ceases); but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; If there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away."
(1 Corinthians 13:8-10)
, in his writing to the church at Corinth, made it clear the day was coming when prophecy, tongues and knowledge would cease. The question is: has that day come?
The cessationist would say that it has; the charismatic would say that it has not. [The word charismatic comes from the Greek word meaning 'gift' and is especially linked in 1 Corinthians 12 to the gifts of the Spirit.]
Who is right - the cessationist or the charismatic?
Charismatic Chaos
Part of the difficulty has arisen because of the deception which has developed within the Charismatic Movement. Some would go as far as to say that the whole movement began in deception: others would say that the gifts of the Spirit had never fully been lost and were being restored again to the Church. We would take the latter view while at the same time being immensely concerned about the deceptions which have crept into the Charismatic Movement. It is one of the reasons why we have an article in most editions of The Watchman called 'Dangerous Deceptions'. We even have reservations about talking about Charismatic churches or the charismatic Movement because it puts undue weight on the gifts of the Spirit whereas the fruit of the Spirit is equally important. Indeed the Charismatic Movement has put undue emphasis on the Holy Spirit often to the neglect of the Father. Whereas the Holy Spirit was once the forgotten member of the Trinity, it is now God the Father who is overlooked.
The Cessationist Position
There are two main arguments which they employ. Firstly, they argue that signs and wonders were part of the apostolic ministry, and once the ministry of the apostles ceased, then the gifts ceased. Rightly they would con¬nect signs and wonders with the apostolic ministry for Paul writes:
"The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles."
(2 Corinthians 12:12) What is not so clear is whether signs and wonders were simply the function of apostles and whether in fact the ministry of an apostle did die out.
The basis for their understanding of an apostle must be questioned first of all. They refer to the situation in Acts 1:15-26 where Peter suggests that they should appoint a replacement for Judas among the twelve apostles. He states that the necessary qualification for an apostle was that the candidates should be "a witness with us of His resurrection." The cessationists argue that once those who had seen the Risen Lord had died, then the ministry of an apostle would disappear. They state that Paul comes into this category as he saw the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus, and he seems to give that as support for his apostleship.(1 Corinthians 15:3f)
Yet we have to examine their argument a little further. Is Peter right, in the first place, to appoint a replacement for Judas? They are told to wait in Jerusalem until they are "baptised with the Holy Spirit." Peter is never the most patient of men, and recommends the appointment of a successor to Judas as an apostle. Not being filled by the Holy Spirit, was he led by the Holy Spirit in this selection? Certainly they were not led by the Holy Spirit in choosing Judas's successor; they drew lots - most spiritual! The man they chose was Matthias - and we never hear of him again!
In any case, if we examine the criteria set out by Peter, it is not only that the person should be a witness of the resurrection, but have been with Jesus from the beginning. Based on Peter's criteria even Paul could not have become an apostle - and yet he was!
What is an Apostle?
We do not have the space to go into this matter in great detail, but the Greek word (apostolos) comes from the verb anoateaw meaning '
to send'.
An apostle is one who is sent.
There seems to be four categories mentioned in the Scriptures:
a) Jesus is described in Hebrews 3:1 as 'the Apostle'. He was uniquely sent by God the Father.
b) There were the twelve apostles sent by Jesus (John 20:21)
c) There were other apostles sent by the Holy Spirit. Paul and Barnabas are described as apostles (Acts 14:14) who responded to the prompting of God by the Holy Spirit. "The Holy Spirit said,
'Separate for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' .... So
being sent out by the Holy Spirit..."
(Acts 13:2,4) It would seem that Adronicus and Junias would come under this category as well. (Romans 16:7)
d) '
' is sometimes translated in a less technical sense as a messenger instead of apostle as in 2 Corinthians 8:23 and Philippians 2:25.
Obviously the latter does not affect our understanding of an apostle, but we do need to understand that the Greek word is used in a less formal sense. What is clear, however, is that Paul certainly did not fit fully Peter's criteria, but it does not seem to matter to the Holy Spirit in sending out Paul and Barnabas as apostles.
Added to that, we see that Paul saw himself as a wise master builder who laid the foundation of the Church with Apollos building upon it. (1 Corinthians 3:10) In Ephesians 2.20 Paul states that the church in Ephesus has been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Clearly the work of apostles is foundational.
They act as mature missionaries (sent with a mission) laying the foundation of the Church with others later carrying on the work. In this they differ from evangelists who also preach the gospel, but apostles are giving clear instruction (teaching) for the saints to be established as the Body of Christ. Equally in Ephesians 4, there is no evidence that the work of apostles would come to an end. Inevitably there must always be those who establish churches in new areas as the gospel is taken further afield.
The main point that we are making is that the cessationists cannot prove that the role of an apostle died out. Their definition of an apostle is based on the criteria which Peter laid down, which is obviously false, as Paul could not possibly fit it for he was never involved in Christ's earthly ministry. We rather doubt whether Barnabas, Adronicus and Junias would fit that description either.
Signs and Wonders
A further objection must be raised in that it was not just the apostles who produced signs and wonders. Stephen performed great signs and wonders (Acts 6:8) and so did Philip (Acts 8:6). What is more, Mark's gospel makes it clear that believers (not just apostles) may be used to bring about signs and wonders.
"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
(Mark 16:17,18)
The cessationists argue that when the apostles died out the signs ceased with them. Yet signs and wonders were never limited to the apostles only, so even if the apostles died out, the signs would not necessarily cease.
What is 'the perfect'?
We need now to examine the other argument of the cessationists. It is based on the words already quoted at the beginning of this article. Many of the Plymouth Brethren maintain that when 'the perfect' came, then the gifts would pass away. They maintain that 'the perfect' has come in the form of the Bible, so the "gifts of the Spirit" such as prophecy and tongues have come to an end. What does Paul have in mind when he writes: "when the perfect comes the partial will be done away."?
He has already stated that "we know in part" but he continues by saying,
"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known."
The context makes it abundantly clear that at the moment we do need knowledge, but that knowledge is partial. The day will dawn when we know everything.
Even with the Scriptures our understanding is limited. We certainly do not know as God knows us, but when we reach Heaven, or when the Lord returns, then we shall have full understanding. That is when the perfect comes!
In any case, if these gifts were about to disappear (for Scripture was already being written) why does Paul take so much time writing about the gifts of the Spirit? (Chapters 12-14) Why does he encourage the Corinthian Church to desire earnestly spiritual gifts? (1 Corinthians 12:31 and 14:1) He shows that tongues, prophecy and knowledge will cease, unlike love, but only when we come to a position of perfect understanding.
The fact is that we have not reached perfection yet nor has God removed the gifts of the Spirit. Neither is it true that the apostles alone performed signs and wonders. Even if the role of apostles (mature missionaries, planting churches) has disappeared, which I doubt, it was believers who would perform signs and wonders which included casting out demons speaking in tongues and healing. If such signs and wonders as casting out demons have disappeared what is to happen to the demon possessed person?
After all, Jesus said that if He cast out demons by the Spirit of God then they were to know that the Kingdom of God had come amongst them. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. Are we no longer to rebuke evil spirits in the name of the Lord? Is God no longer able to give prophetic direction to His Church in sending out new missionaries or to warn of famine as happened in the Acts of the Apostles? Has the day of God's power come to an end? I can find no convincing evidence that God has caused the gifts of the Spirit to come to an end.
The Truth of the Matter
The cessationists position is built on straw. It does not bear close examination because their arguments are built on supposition not on a clear biblical basis. Brothers and sisters, "earnestly desire the gifts of the Spirit" - but please let them be genuinely of God, and let us especially test prophecy as we are told to do! Enough of the false, let us have the proper exercise of spiritual gifts for they have not ceased!
Ray Borlase
Ray Borlase
was Director of
Intercessors for Britain
over a period of many years and is currently 'standing in' in this role again, following the homecall of his successor Stuart Dool.
Ray is the pastor of
Moreton Christian Assembl
y and also Chairman of
Prayer for Israel.
Ed footnote:
The main chapter on the gifts of the Holy Spirit is 1 Cor. 12, but see also Rom 12:3 - 8 and Eph. 4: 7 - 13.
Ray Borlase, 23/07/2013
19/08/2011 19:29
"get a balance of different theological/doctrinal perspectives"
May do; but this is the starting point.
Martin Lisemore
19/08/2011 21:37
Begins to sound like a bull ring before a bull fight.
But please, in the combat which might follow, we're to bring glory to Jesus, not score points or enhance our own reputations.
Under that condition, I'm up for it!!!
Seumas, Tobermory (Guest)
21/08/2011 12:51
Looks like a worthless exercise to me
1) "Putting a stop to cessationism" Hardly an unbiased title is it? "Cessationism vs Continuing Gifts" would be more appropriate as a title. Dice loaded from the start. Hardly the way to establish truths.
2) Editors comment "May do" Hardly encouraging. Real hands-in-the-pockets, shrug of the shoulders stuff that! If it is that hard to find a cessationist pastor in what is the Highlands and Islands, then something is far wrong. "Will definitely find someone else to provide a balance opposite view" would be more encouraging.
3) Debates of this type are worthless. This debate has gone on for decades. Both sides will offer "scripture proofs" to bolster their unchangeable dogmas. Both will be "right". Its a bit like trying to argue "pre", "post" or "a-" millenialism. All viewpoints can be "proved" by scripture. All cannot be right. Just like other theological controversies. Calvinism/Arminianism for example. eg Wesley to Whitefield "your God is my Devil" Or the "real presence" as opposed to symbolism at the eucharist. After all Luther said he would "rather drink blood with papists than wine with Zwinglians"
Fact is there are as many theologies as there are theologians. If the bible were as clear, tidy and unambiguous as a lot of evangelicals CLAIM that it is, you wouldnt have these controversies. I believe that this has been pointed out before on this site.
4) The bias on this site is overwhelmingly charismatic anyway. There are very few contributors I have read who would appear to be cessationist.So I suspect it will end up as a bunch of charismatic fanboys all patting each other on the back. Go on prove me wrong. The site should be called "Charismaniacs Together"
5) Some of the greatest evangelical theologians in history have been and are cessationist. Maybe there is a good reason why?
6) On this site there are numerous articles attacking wayward movements in the church today - prosperity theologians, kundalini spirits, false prophets, dodgy faith healers (like Todd Bentley) and so on. The modern church is rife with these charlatans. Every single one, without exception is charismatic. Penny dropped yet?
Martin Lisemore
21/08/2011 15:00
Seumas, your 'facts' in point 6 don't stand up to much scrutiny. Cessationism has been with the institutional church since at least the days when Rome grabbed Christianity as a political and military tool removing at a stroke the Jewish foundation of the movement and gathering all power to itself. The God given Offices and Gifts were most inconvenient to Rome so they disappeared. Actually, I believe them to remain inconvenient in current churches.
Believe me, dodgy clerics, false teachers etc are not confined to the Charismatic movement, oh no. The Church of England, and it seems to me down here the C of S also, is led by them and has been for years. Well, they are daughters of Rome. 'Nuff said on that!
'The bias on this site is overwhelmingly charismatic ...' No.
Your penny dropping logic is also horribly flawed. There are, shall we say, a few dozen church goers who are up the wrong road. Ergo, all church goers are bad.
Again, 'nuff said!
Peter Carr
21/08/2011 20:19
"4) The bias on this site is overwhelmingly charismatic anyway.
6) On this site there are numerous articles attacking wayward movements in the church today - prosperity theologians, kundalini spirits, false prophets, dodgy faith healers (like Todd Bentley) and so on. The modern church is rife with these charlatans. Every single one, without exception is charismatic. Penny dropped yet?"
Seumas, your comments in serial 4 and 6 seem to contradict each other. In serial 4 you slam this site for being charismatic, yet in serial 6 you also slam this site for being against charismatics! You cannot have it both ways.
Seumas, Tobermory (Guest)
21/08/2011 21:34
Back to the fray...
Martin, I am not saying "all charismatic bad" "all cessationist good" but when we look at the worst excesses in the church today, the perpetrators are overwhemingly charismatic in their theology. It is almost as if pentecostalism / charismatic practices enable this to happen. The whole charismatic thing is heavily "feelings and emotions" based and as a consequence provides the platform for charlatans to exploit with cult-like behaviour.
But I agree, the situation in a lot of the more traditional churches is dire. There are people occupying pulpots who simply shouldnt be there.
Your point - yes it may seem contradictory but the point I was trying to make is that despite all the articles on this site showing the horrors and excesses of charismatic charlatans, there is still a desire to put up with it! Plus a failure to see that the emperor is utterly naked.
The problem is, for the charismatics, that the errors and heresies and cult like behaviour can be pointed out time and again, ad nauseum, but they end up saying things like "Ah, but that's not the genuine thing, thats counterfeit" "Thats abusing the gifts of the spirit"
Which is fair enough, but it starts to sound awfully like the "No True Scotsman" logical fallacy
To my mind, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like one, well, it probably IS a duck!
Theres even a very recent example of "yet another charismatic liar" on this very site. That Lance Lambert article where he claims to have a "word" from God about Britain. He makes the error of thinking that "Great" refers to erstwhile power rather than a mere adjective comparing it to Brittany (which is the correct historic reason as one poster pointed out)
In which case, if this is a "word from God" then God has got it wrong!
Of course the provenance of this "prophecy" may just be the voices in the head of this ego-tripping deluded self-publicist....
Plenty of these false prophets around. Unfortunately.
Martin Lisemore
21/08/2011 23:13
Seumas, I do sincerely thank you for coming back. It is so very easy to have a 'pop,' on a Christian forum and disappear.
You seem very angry, as I am, and that about similar things. If you've read historic posts here you'll know I came from many years in the High Church of England (smells and bells and robes) to Methodism, (no smells, no bells and no robes) through Pentecostalism to here, out on my own. I am extremely angry about the state of the church and the Church, and the way so many gullible souls are sucked into demonic things.
I have witnessed many movements in the churches, including the Charismatic renewal which almost sundered my first marriage and many other families, and Toronto, which I observed first hand and reported on. I have seen a bishop of the church of England, in full regalia, squat down and say he was laying an egg for Jesus. Sort of puts later developments in the shade. In Toronto I've seen people in demonic gyrations uttering words, supposedly in tongues, and then faint, and in one case have a heart attack. I could go on ...
None of the above says our Lord is not present in the genuine article, and I firmly believe we should not throw out the baby with the bath water. Seek ye the Lord, the Scripture says, and again, be like the Bereans ...
Seumas, I agree with all you say in reference to my post; but again I say, I have sought the Lord in all movements in the last 30 years, and found Him weeping on the sidelines quite often.
Because the majority are bad doesn't mean everyone is. Our God never leaves Himself without a witness. And I have had the extreme privilege of finding them, sometimes.
Seumas, I am a Pentecostal; I care not to follow any man, as Paul counselled against; neither do I follow a denomination. Many are in error, but read all my posts and find an error in terms of the Bible, and please do come back to me.
Again, I say, I am as angry as you are, and if you care to continue posting, we could well find we're angry about the same things!
22/08/2011 13:34
Seumas, I'm a kneejerk Cessationist and when I see anyone claiming to speak in God's name it sets all the alarm bells ringing.
I'd be really interested to know how you think we should understand 1 Cor 14 v1-4,
"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy...
...he that prophesieth edifieth the church".
I'm quite certain it's not meant to be a blanket encouragement to all the excesses of the charismatic movement, but I'm not sure either, just how it should be taken.
With regard to the title of "Great" Britain - I think objecting to it on the grounds mentioned is a bit of a semantic quibble.
For all I know the name did only arise to distinguish us geographically from Brittany (not that it seems as historically plausible as all that)) - but even if so, it's really neither here nor there.
It is a fact that Britain WAS "great", in every sense, and did great things in the world. Now it isn't, and the reason for that is spiritual decline.
22/08/2011 13:49
I don't want to 'interrupt the flow' but just to support the remark:
"With regard to the title of 'Great' Britain - I think objecting to it on the grounds mentioned is a bit of a semantic quibble."
Straining out gnats and swallowing camels (Matt 23:24) is the way in which Scripture describes 'nitpicking' - a marvellous device for avoiding the real issue(s).
As Curlew also, and rightly pointed out - Britain was indeed a 'great' nation in the sense that many countries have looked to Britain (rightly or wrongly) as offering a standard in so many areas of life. Of course we have fallen immeasurably since; but that is not the point.
But please feel free to continue the discussion as I will need to compile a list of questions.
Peter Carr
22/08/2011 14:46
"Seumas, I'm a kneejerk Cessationist and when I see anyone claiming to speak in God's name it sets all the alarm bells ringing."
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Allison Baggett / McNeese State / Guard / Sophomore / Iota, La.
Whitney Frazier / Louisiana Tech / Forward / Junior / El Dorado, Ark.
Theresa Plaisance / LSU / Forward / Senior / New Orleans, La.
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Dianne McConachie was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has lived there most of her life She is a graduate of Toronto Teachers College. Her working life was spent in education & library work and she took early retirement in the 1990s. She began taking pictures with her Dad's box camera and Kodak Brownie in the early 1960s. In the 1970's, she was using the popular Kodak Instamatic to make slides. After a short course in photography at Lakehead University, she moved up to an Olympus SLR. The 1980s and beyond were spent taking colour film photos In 1998, Dianne went digital with a Sony Mavica camera and hasn't looked back. She loves the new medium with its versatility and instant feedback. She now uses a prosumer Canon, with zoom & macro lenses. Her photography philosophy is to capture the image in the viewfinder, with little post processing. Dianne has written for local and church periodicals and has published several blogs online. Contact her at: email@example.com
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Beck Hansen, the LA-based post-modern/alterna-folkie better known simply by his first name, has made a lengthy career full of eclectic music, videos, and legendary live performances. He is one of the best examples of what can only be called '90s music because he draws from all genres and songwriting styles that came before him as well as those that were developing at the time. One song may appeal to country fans while the next makes a hip hop-listener want to get down and start breakin'. The next track may turn out to be mostly a folk ballad, aside from the death metal that comes in for 20 seconds during the bridge. Pop culture has continually blurred and melted together since Beck's first official releases, four of which came out within the first four months of 1994, but none best represents this collage of music in a blender like the brilliantly confounding Mellow Gold.
Originally conceived to be a mutilated and altered variation on a classic '70's K-Tel compilation, Beck's third LP presents his mash up of influences, sounds, and styles over 13 radically different tracks that change moods and volumes on a dime and without warning. "Loser," the somewhat misunderstood generational anthem of its day, also kick-started Beck's career and remains his most recognizable and successful song, and it sets the tone for the rest of the album right away with its nonsensical, free-verse rapping, a Beck trademark that remains to this day. This unique lyrical style grew from frustrations at trying to hold the attention of indifferent coffee house patrons at first, but it became Beck's secret weapon, allowing him to explore the poetic elements of pairing unrelated words and phrases together in a way only he can, though imitators and parodies have had their moments in the succeeding years.
Though he understandably shrugged it off at the time, there are many parallels and connections between this early stage of Beck's career and the equivalent era in Bob Dylan's. Whether it be the idea of turning popular music on its head through eccentric words and actions, experimenting with the ever-evolving music that is rock and roll in ways that interest some and alienate others, or even having people mistake your goofing off for a profound and meaningful statement, both songwriters went through similar years when they were starting out in major-label music. Like Dylan, Beck focused on doing pretty much whatever he wanted, including the absurdist music videos, genre-jumping within most songs, and lyrics both nonsensical and profane, throughout the album. It's not that "Fuckin' With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" is actually even about anything, but it's bound to catch a listener's ear, whether it draws them in or turns them away. In this way, Beck's music, at this stage, was more punk than anything else, to a greater extent than most punks would admit, as many can't get behind pedal steel guitar and banjo the way they can a distorted guitar and pounding drums.
"Soul Suckin' Jerk," "Truckdrivin' Neighbors Downstairs" and "Nitemare Hippie Girl" are full of satire enough to almost make Beck a novelty act, and at this point, with no backing band, he sort of was, but these songs are also full of the life Beck was living and had lived prior to hitting it big. He would not be able to write about the same experiences as he once did, living a poorer, starving-artist-style life, in the way that Eminem, and countless others, also could not once they achieved success. This makes Mellow Gold, especially, an interesting glimpse into Beck's life at this time and allows for a great deal of musical and artistic growth in the years that followed, most notably on his 1996 follow-up LP, Odelay, and 2002's sonic-masterpiece, Sea Change. Before all that, was Mellow Gold, and without its freak success in 1994 and beyond, there is little chance those other great records would have been produced.
Other albums celebrating 20 years:
Sublime-Robbin' the Hood
Veruca Salt-American Thighs
Liz Phair-Whip-Smart
Soul Coughing-Ruby Vroom
Beck-Stereopathetic Soulmanure
Beck-One Foot in the Grave


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While on production for our magazine we get to meet a lot of old and new friends in New York. Amongst the old ones is our good friend Jamal Dixon who delivered us his current favorite tracks. Jamal describes himself as Newark Born, New York Reared, Turntable Lab Scientist, APT Resident, The Standard Boom Boom's Original and The Americano Conductor. He sent us this fun and diverse selection of tunes from Nina Simone, Twin Shadow, Kanye West & JAY Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Warpaint, Sonic Youth and Marianne Faithfull that, in our eyes, represent New York's spirit to the fullest. We hope you'll enjoy the mix as much as we do.
Also a big thank you to our friend Gabriel Kuo for letting us use his picture from Le Bain.
1. Nina Simone - It Don't Mean a Thing
2. Marianne Faithfull - Working Class Hero
3. Sonic Youth - Bull in the Heather
4. Warpaint - Elephants
5. LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
6. Mary Lou Williams - St. Martin de Porres
7. Max Roach - Effi
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - N***as Bleed
9. DJ Kayslay featuring The Lox - The Streetsweeper
10. Camron - The Roc (Just Fire)
11. Rick Ross feat. Gucci Mane – MC Hammer
12. Twin Shadow - I Can't Wait
13. Propaganda - P. Machinery
14. David Joseph - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)
15. Tiga – Love Don't Dance Here Anymore (Carl Craig Remix)
16. Rick Wilhite - Drum Pattern & Memories – Moodymann Mix
17. Actress - Lost
18. Pattern Repeat – B
19. New Edition - Once In A Lifetime Groove (Extended)
20. Kanye West & JAY Z – Ni**as in Paris


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Sherri Shepherd beat diabetes and experienced a stunning 66-pound weight loss on a low carb, sugar free diet.
For Sherri, weight loss wasn't just about vanity; it was about survival. Shepherd dramatically overhauled her diet and began exercising regularly after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007. The diagnosis was a wake-up call for Sherri, whose mom died at age 41 of diabetes.
Sherri credits a low carb, low sugar diet and Zumba dance workouts for her incredible weight loss. "I do Zumba every night," Shepherd told ABC News. "I find a Zumba class or put in my DVDs."
The 5-foot-1 Shepherd, who once tipped the scales at 197 pounds, has been doing Zumba workouts for over two years. She credits exercise for giving her the energy to keep up with her eight-year-old son.
Sherri, who used to take three different medications for diabetes, now no longer takes any. She revealed how she beat diabetes in her book, Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes.
Shepherd said her diet staples now include the following:
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Shepherd said she prepares all her meals for the week over the weekend, so there's always a supply of ready-made healthy meals at her disposal. Another weight-loss tip Sherri shared is to eat vegetables at breakfast.
Sherri, a self-professed former couch potato, said exercise is a part of her daily routine, and said you don't need fancy equipment or expensive gym memberships to get in shape.
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text: I've already admitted that I've been a bit of a slack-ass with the whole cooking dinner on a weekday night, or pretty much any night, thing lately. Since I would hate to deprive you of all of the whiny reasons I've been inundating my husband with for not even making half an effort, I've decided to translate a few into bytes for you: I'm tiiiiired. I've been working soooooo much lately. Traaaaveling too! If I start now, we won't eat until tomoooooorow. Also: I'm sooooo tiiiiiiired. Charming, right? Bet you wish you were here.


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A shell on a log
During a hike in the woods last Sunday, I saw some fungi growing at one end of a large dead tree on the ground. After I took some pictures of the fungi, I was about to leave when I noticed on the trunk what I first thought was a large nut. Then I realized it was not a nut but a shell of Neohelix albolabris, the largest land snail around here.
The shell was empty. The picture above shows it the way I found it, with its aperture up. I don't know how it ended up where it was. But I can think of 3 possibilities:
1. A person found it on the ground and left it there.
2. The snail crawled up on the log and for whatever reason died there. Eventually it rotted, leaving behind its empty shell. They do have a tendency to die with their apertures up.
3. A predator found it on the ground, brought it up on the log to eat it. Then, either it was able to pull the snail out of its shell without having to break it, or the shell was empty and the animal realized it and left the shell on the log.
At this point, your guess is as good as mine.


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Oak Orchard Review is named for a river which flows through various towns and hamlets of Genesee and Orleans County. More than simply a body of water, a river is a thing that sustains, connects, and nourishes the land, the body, and the spirit. Our journal is meant to similarly sustain its artists, authors, and readers. We seek writers and artists who feel a physical or emotional connection to the Western New York region, and who are compelled to share their poetry, stories, artwork, and photography. It is our mission to inspire and connect with our readers; to showcase Western New York's most talented and inspiring artists and writers; to promote artistic endeavors in our community; and to encourage and recognize emerging artists and writers.
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The second reason I hate your CV ...........The "L" Word
I know this because your CV says so, and I know you would not lie to me. But do I believe you ? Do I care ?
If your current job involves telling people what to do then that is leadership, and of a rare and precious kind. Leading and managing quants is like herding cats, and if you an do that you have earned my respect.
If you are at entry level, I get worried, and occasionally entertained by claims of "leadership". It is clear that some careers advisers push this concept, and perhaps in some industries it looks good, but not in banking and certainly not to me.
Some people have led men in battle, or at least in hazardous and unpleasant conditions. That's pretty rare in American and British quants, but in countries fuckwitted enough to still do conscription, it is a plausible way to have learned leadership.
Although I'm some dumb ass pimp, decades ago I got some sort of education, and remember what it was like to be a student and try to get my classmates to cooperate in any task.
But I have to say I apply a discount factor to "leadership" gained in university clubs. A bigger discount if the "L" word is actually used.
Leadership in a summer or part time job is extremely hard to express without looking like you are bullshitting on a grand scale, and sadly most people fail at least partly on this, wasting space that could be used for something useful (and believable).
Part of leadership is the ability to work without someone holding your hand, telling what to do and how to do it. This is a significant factor in why there is a premium for PhDs even when the stuff they study is entirely unrelated to investment banking.
Up to Masters level you are mostly a taught person, and so I and your hiring manager are uncertain whether you can work on your own, but at the same time not too much on your own.
Leadership in this context means being able to lead yourself, and maybe others will follow. If like me you've actually had leadership training, then you will know that you can take charge of a rabble sometimes merely by clearly expressing a reasonable course of action.
The other problem with the L word is that without care you look as if you are arrogant. The idea that you will be "difficult to manage", or worse "arrogant", can hurt your cances of getting a job, and is expressed to me by managers as a reason they are reluctant to hire an otherwise good candidate.


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Along the way to the top many CCC picnic benches appear and eventually you will cross through the parking lot. There is a well worn trail directly to the left and right of the Cell phone tower. But there is also the path along the fence. All of which lead directly to the northwest side of the mountain where the fire tower provides visitors with an incredible view of the Connecticut Valley, Springfield Valley and the mountains north, all the way to Vermont and New Hampshire.
The peaks of some can be seen with a zoom lens on a camera or with binoculars. When on the tower look directly north through the peaks of the smaller mountains and you will see what rises up is a grey and dark mountain that is in New Hampshire over 60 miles away.
This tower were originally created by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). A government sponsored work program of the 1930's for men 17-24; where they were paid $1.00 a day to clear the forest, build roadways and create parks out of land donated to or owned by the state and federal government.
Find out more about the CCC and the details of this great park at DEEP Shenipsit State Forest. For the best directions use the map or go to the state website for DEEP directions.
Don't forget to check out the great photos from the tower and the roadway that were taken recently. For more great trails like this try reading the Connecticut trail guide, 2012.


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It's the difference between reality and our perception of reality.
Here's the first one...

Matthew Yglesias points out how this affects, well...everything.

What's interesting here is the extent to which the public vastly overestimates the prosperity of lower-income Americans. The public thinks the 4th quintile has more money than the median quintile actually has.  And the public thinks the 5th quintile has vastly more wealth than it really has.You can easily see how this could have a giant distorting effect on our politics.

The thing that is so curious about this, including the bolded portion above, where Americans think the "middle class" actually exists in large number and has more money than than the "upper middle class", when in reality the "middle class" has less money than most Americans think the "lower middle class " has.
(note: for simplification purposes these are my definitions: Top 20% = "upper class" ; Next 20% = "upper middle class" ; Next 20 % = "middle class" ; Next 20% = "lower middle class" : Bottom 20% "broke-ass muthas". It should also be noted that very few analysis on this subject include simple, quantifiable, definitions of these terms.)
I'm going to, like Yglesias, largely ignore that "ideal" section. Compiling aggregate information from "perfect scenario" descriptions by individuals seems far to open to error.
But look at the rest? I've noted before here that there has been a (to me) alarming trend of accumulated wealth in this country for the last 30 years (covered here, briefly), but this complete lack of self-perception about the extent of issue explains a great deal more.
It is because of this flawed perception that lawmakers can go on TV and, with a straight face, say, we need to cut taxes on that oppressed minority of wealthy people so they might send a few scraps on down the chain. The scraps haven't been coming for the last 30 years in reality, but the perception is that it works just fine.
We continue to ship off jobs overseas, increasing the wealth at the top and the congestion at the bottom, but, because of the perception, anyone trying to do something about it...

President Obama has complained that the U.S. tax system encourages companies to invest and hire abroad, but a bill that would have ended certain tax credits and deferrals to companies expanding or moving overseas was voted down in the Senate last week.

...all you hear is cries of "socialism" and any measure that might provide some relief, and bring reality back in line with something that resembles our perception of it....is defeated.
We pass a bill that tries to get some modern medicine to that slice of 20% that is so small you can't even see the slice of 20% above it...and all you hear (sadly and largely from that 20% hiding the bottom 20%) is "socialism" and "more tax cuts for the wealthy".
We see a "Tea Party" allegedly coming from these downtrodden folks, and their main "success story", doesn't even know what the minimum wage *is* in this country, only that it is too high (he's also against unemployment insurance for people other than his wife). The other main "success story" is busy trying to buy off her other opponent by giving access to high-ranking officials...all the while running as an "outsider". And the third has to explain her rampant paranoia and insider information about a secret Chinese takeover. A fourth has decided that the invisible 20% is actually sucking up all the money by having babies.
All of these folks feel the reality of the graph I put up, and this is the emotion they play on for popular support. Unfortunately they also have the same perception as I posted above, and therefore are *trying to solve the wrong problem*.
Making it so United Health can, once again, cancel policies at a whim, and making it so Goldman Sachs can, once again, trade in the dark (both nasty practices have been "changed" since Jan 21, 2009) will do nothing to address this issue.
Both will make it worse, and that, my friends, is when the snake *really* starts to eat itself.
We should have seen the bullet whiz by our faces as a country and come together. Instead, we tear ourselves apart, and the gaps just keep growing.


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