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Collagen, better known as gelatin, is the most abundant protein in the body, which is concetrated specifically in bones, tendons, cartilage, skin, membranes and blood vessels. Collagen helps the skin to keep firmness, tonality and minimize the presence of wrinkles. The synthesis of collagen decrease with age, while increasing its degradation and the roughness of the skin, which becomes less compact and thinner. For this reason collagen supplements are widely used in anti-aging nutraceuticals.This ingredient is also fairly common in cosmetics products . Collagen is especially represented in the animal world; as such, it is ingested into the body primarily through meat food products. High percentages of collagen reduces the food digestibility which explain why it easier to digest fish than meat, which is more rich in connective tissue.
Collagen is synthesized in the body from individual amino acids that compose it. Nutritionally, it is particularly rich in glycine, proline and hydroxyproline and deficient in sulfur amino acids. These amino acids are needed for its synthesis. So collagen, after being digested and broken down into individual amino acids that compose it, they can stimulate his re-synthesis in the body.In cosmetics collagen is often found in hydrolyzed form, partially digested to improve dermal and intestinal absorption and gelling power (highly appreciated in pastry). The collagen used in these products comes mostly from bones, hides and skins and animal connective tissues, such as cattle, pigs, horses and fish. Particularly it is good the marine collagen, from fish source.In addition to collagen, in anti aging supplements can be found substances that preserve this protein from degradation, or stimulate the synthesis by chondrocytes and fibroblasts (skin cells and cartilage respectively responsible for producing collagen). For example use of vitamin C and extracts from centella asiatica standardised in asiaticoside. The use of exfolliating agents can increase the synthesis of collagen in the skin, while sunscreens will prevent their UV-induced degradation. Together or alternatively to hyaluronic acid, collagen can be injected as wrinkle filler agent (filler) directly into the skin.Alone or in combination with Glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulfate, collagen is part of the supplements intended to promote joint health, preventing artrosic processes (degradation of articular cartilage) and to support recovery from traumatic events. The collagen is often combined with hyaluronic acid, a high weight molecular substance that holds large amounts of water at skin and joint fluid, protecting skin and joints from damage linked to aging processes.The recommended daily doses are normally rather generous in the order of 1-10 grams of collagen. However, if the diet is balanced and optimum, without specific deficiencies, hardly the exogenous supply of collagen in large quantities may stimulate the synthesis from scratch. More than using big doses of collagen, it would then have greater sense to include supplements that promote the synthesis and prevent degradation, such as antioxidants and extracts of. Even in the cosmetics le, the application of collagen cannot be considered as functional, since the protein is too large to be absorbed; as a result, you should use hydrolyzed collagen or in form of small peptides precursors such as Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4. Other times, like in outpatient scope, it is good to use substances that stimulate the synthesis, such as Retinoic acid. Collagen synthesis can also be enhanced by the integration of individual amino acids such as arginine, hydroxyproline and ornithine. The growth hormone (GH) exerts a positive effect on the synthesis of collagen, while dihydrotestosterone seems to favour its degradation. Estrogen, however, seem to favor the synthesis of collagen, and perhaps for this reason soy isoflavones have shown -in vitro- to stimulate the synthesis of collagen.Since collagen is food protein, common use doses have no contraindications or side effects. Hypersensitive individuals may get allergic reactions or complain of gastrointestinal disorders. Considering that collagen is derived from carcasses and animal slaughter waste, there are concerns about the possibility that gelatine acts as a vector for the transmission of BSE-TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, including for notoriety the mad cow disease). In theory, heating processes, filtration and alkalinization of the animal remains should be effective in eliminating, or at least reducing, levels of infectious agents (prions) that transmit TSEs. For this reason, generally, fish is preferred source of collagen (collagen marino) or vegetable (Natto Gum).


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As Born of the Gods will have five different Hero's Path packs to choose from at the prerelease just as Theros did, there will naturally be five, immediately playable, different promo cards - and MTGSalvation user DARKING managed to take some pictures of the BNG prerelease poster at his local game store in Mexico, confirming that the five promos will be fat, splashy creatures once again this time around. Since the names are in translation, none of them have been confirmed yet, but we nevertheless know the full text of each of these.
Silent Sentinel 5WW
Creature - Archon (Rare)
Whenever Silent Sentinel attacks, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
It serves a higher justice than the whims of the gods.
This was theoretically designed, it seems, as a card for "Paladin Timmy" - the player who wants to feel righteous - but ultimately it's Johnny who will turn this into game wins. I can see an esoteric reanimator deck that turns Silent Sentinel into reviving an Omniscience. My personal favorite of the bunch, and I know I wanna pick white this time around.
Mediator of the Ideal 4UU
Creature - Sphinx (Rare)
Inspiration - Whenever Mediator of the Ideal becomes untapped, reveal the top card of your library. If it's an artifact, creature, or land card, you may put it onto the battlefield with a manifestation counter on it. It's an enchantment in addition to its other types.
Inspiration appears to be a keyworded version of the Lorwyn and Morningtide Merfolk untap trigger - and will likely be used most in white and blue once again. This is rather similar to the white prerelease promo, but with a delayed, and more open-ended, trigger after it swings. The Mediator's actual triggered ability has the potential to either do not much of anything or to swing games after one untap, a fitting addition to the long tradition of things like Show and Tell in blue. Of course, when you have scry effects, like are prevalent in this block but especially in blue, it's much easier to get what you want out of this...
Devourer of Hope 5BB
Creature - Demon (Rare)
B, Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate Devourer of Hope.
2B, Sacrifice two other creatures: Destroy target creature.
The gods can be appeased, but the demons cannot...
This probably compares very unfavorably to Visara the Dreadful, but then again, Visara is a very strong card. The existence of Devourer of Hope at least makes suicide black possible to play at the prerelease, and prerelease table flips are the most amusing kind.
Firestoker Dragon 4RR
Creature - Dragon (Rare)
1R: Firestoker Dragon deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this combat. Activate this ability only if Firestoker Dragon is attacking.
The Akroans adorn their coffins to honor the dragons, not to protect from them; for that they would provide little help.
Mmmm, that's the smell of repeatable activated burn in the morning. Ancient Hellkite is, of course, not a spectacular card, but perhaps it'll do a few things in Theros block Limited. Don't underestimate the ability of something like this to get alpha strikes through.
Nessian Wildripper 4GG
Creature - Hydra (Rare)
Tribute 6 (As this creature enters the battlefield, an opponent of your choice may put six +1/+1 counters on it.)
When Nessian Wildripper enters the battlefield, if its tribute wasn't paid, you may have Nessian Wildripper fight another target creature.
Tribute is apparently the keyword for monsters that is replacing, well, monstrosity - the two seem to have similar functions at first blush, but in reality tribute is just an extension of the old "punisher" cards. It's a way to undercost crazy effects by giving your opponent the semblance of choice between two terrible options - a delicious conundrum. This particular Hydra looks to be the most playable out of all the prerelease promos, given that it's always a fatty and is either creature removal or stupidly undercosted bulk.

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U.S. Ambassador Lewis Lukens Presents Credentials to President Malam Bacai Sanha
Lewis Lukens, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau presented his credentials to His Excellency President Malam Bacai Sanha in Bissau, on October 19, 2011.
Ambassador Lukens and President Sanha expressed the will of the two governments to reinforce the bilateral cooperation between the United States of America and Guinea-Bissau.
Ambassador Lukens said that the United States of America stands with Guinea-Bissau, all its citizens, and other governments around the world who peacefully work to advance the causes of democracy and respect the rule of law. He added that the U.S. Government will continue support to the reform of the security sector.
Ambassador Lukens arrived in Dakar on August 9, 2011. He is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Prior to his assignment as U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, he served as Executive Director of the State Department's Executive Secretariat.
Mr. Lukens has served in a variety of positions in the State Department and White House. He was Senior Director for Administration at the National Security Council during and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has served twice previously in the Department's Executive Secretariat, and worked as Special Assistant to the Director General of the Foreign Service. He was U.S. Consul General in Vancouver, Canada, from 2005 – 2008. He has also served as Executive Secretary in Baghdad, Management Counselor in Dublin, and Management Officer in Sydney. His first two tours were in Guangzhou and Abidjan.


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Scott Campbell on Film, The Last Magazine
That's all folks from THE LAST MAGAZINE on Vimeo. Scott Campbell did a great little short (love!) exclusively for The Last Magazine which is up on their online edition right now. You can also buy the print version of the … Continue reading
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Derek Lam Snakeskin Bag
Dying over this Derek Lam snakeskin bag, there is also a clutch in the same style that is only available at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Other snakeskin goodies below…
Badgley Mischka Pre Fall 2012
So pretty. Lovely gowns from Badgley Mischka's pre fall collection just in time for the Golden Globes. Let's hope someone takes notice. No more prom dresses please ladies…
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Little Dragon, New Music
Seconds (vocal version) by Little Dragon Swedish based Little Dragon released a third album back in July (Ritual Union) and this is one of the new(ish) killer tracks, "Seconds". They're touring Europe early next year if you're hopping that way.
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Holiday Mid Week Brunch, A Snowless Winter
Really I could just live in this look day in, day out. But for today it's perfect for a midweek brunch (it's the holidays so technically we can do brunch on a Tuesday). A Marc by Marc Jacobs silk dress … Continue reading
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Gone Sailing For The Holidays…
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The Smile Fruit Makes a Smiley Apple Sandwich
Core a Virginia apple all the way through to the blossom end. Slice apple
crosswise into 1/4 inch rings. Spread apple ring with peanut butter and
top with another ring. Cut apple sandwich in half into two smiley apple
Lunch for the Lunch Box Bunch
Slice top off of a Virginia apple. Core apple, leaving bottom of apple
intact. Fill with a mixture of cream cheese or peanut butter combined
with raisins and nuts. Replace top of apple and pack in plastic sandwich
Apple Milkshake
1 cup apple cider
1 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen yogurt or nonfat vanilla yogurt
1 heaping tablespoon cinnamon red hot candies
5-10 ice cubes
Combine apple juice,
milk, yogurt, candies and about 5 ice cubes in blender container. Blend
on high about 15 seconds. Stop blender and add more ice and continue blending
on high until all candies and ice are combined. Pour into two tall milkshake
glasses and garnish with red apple slice.
1 package (3 oz.) gelatin, any flavor
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
Virginia Apples
Dissolve gelatin in
boiling water; stir in cold water and set aside. Core apples leaving bottom
of apple intact. Hollow out some of the apple flesh to make room for gelatin.
Pour gelatin in apple and place apples in individual bowls to keep them
upright. Chill until gelatin is firm. Cut in wedges to serve. Fun for
kids, but also makes an attractive garnish for a meat platter. Vary the
flavors of gelatin and use both red and yellow apples for a variety of
color combinations.
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I have a few questions on SSL-VPN (Tunnel, not portal version). Question 1 is probably the one I'd like answered the most, out of my four questions.
How exactly does SSL-VPN tunneling work (Feel free to just point me to a link – Google seemed to only return references to the portal version)?
Does the SSL-VPN tunnel connection work by authenticating between two servers, using digital certificates and then simply encrypts the packets using SSL, at the internet layer and then decrypts them at the other end of the tunnel?
SSL-VPN is a VPN encrypted with SSL, so does this mean it works at the internet layer, as opposed to SSL which is transport layer and IPSec which is network layer?
Is there no TLS-VPN?
For a SSL-VPN tunnel I thought you need client software like Cisco AnyConnect, yet I have read online that you dont need any additional software – is this probably because they're referring to the non-tunnel (portal) SSL-VPN?


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Football: Weekly Picks
Heading into the weekend, my college football record over the past two years is 113-93-4 for a net profit of 273 dimes (wins minus losses with juice included).
The NFL has been no different as I've kicked off the season by going 36-23-4 overall, capping week No. 7 with my fourth-straight 25-dime Monday-night winner on the Colts.
But my success hasn't been limited to just football. In fact, I've won 20 of the past 30 weeks, all sports combined, and over the past eight and a half months my net profit stands at 346 dimes.
Before we get to this week's plays, one more reminder: The picks you're about to get are not always among the "premium" plays I release to my paying customers on the weekends. Now, at times throughout the season some of them will in fact be the same. No matter the case, always keep in mind that a lot can happen in those 48 to 96 hours before kickoff. Line moves, injuries, suspensions, weather, etc., all influence whether I upgrade or downgrade — or totally discard — the complimentary selections you read here each week.
Without further delay, let's get to this week's freebies:
Panthers +7 vs. ColtsCall it a look-ahead game, a trap game or a sandwich game; certainly, all apply to the Indianapolis Colts, who are in about as difficult a spot this week as you could possibly be in the NFL. They're coming off a physical Monday-night road game against a divisional rival (Jacksonville). Now, playing on a short week, they're back on the road against a dangerous Panthers team that's coming off a bye week. And to complete the trifecta, there's that showdown against New England on deck, which is all anyone associated with the league wants to talk about.
Sure, the Colts, with Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy leading the way, are as professional a group as you'll find in the NFL. But that doesn't mean this is going to be an easy situation for Indy. Despite some issues at quarterback, Carolina comes into this one with a 4-2 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) record. True, all four of those wins have come on the road, while both losses have come at home, but that just means that the Panthers will come into this one extremely focused and motivated to finally give the home crowd their money's worth.
Then again, the Panthers are always extremely motivated and focused when they take the field as an underdog. In their last 42 games, when dissed by the oddsmakers, Carolina is an amazing 28-11-3 ATS. I'll bet that you can count on one hand how many times in those 42 games the Panthers were catching a touchdown at home.
This year, Carolina has been an underdog three times and has won those three games by an average of 10.7 points per contest, finishing with an average yardage advantage of 335 to 279. Meanwhile, despite Monday's blowout win over Jacksonville, Indy is still just 2-6-1 ATS in its last nine games as a road favorite.
So, I don't care if Carolina's starting quarterback this week collects social security (Vinny Testaverde) or is a cross between Ryan Leaf and Rick Mirer. This is a field-goal game and if the Panthers ruin next week's Colts-Patriots undefeated showdown, try not to fall out of your recliner.
Prediction: Panthers
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Some herbs are best taken hot, some are best taken cold, if in doubt please ask. If you want to cool down your tea to taste add cold water (do not add milk), to sweeten add honey. A herbal tea can consist of one herb or many. For children use a lower concentration.
As well as taken internally, herbal teas can be applied externally, for instance as a compress.
Infusions are used for herbs consisting of leaves and/or flowers. Put one or two teaspoonfuls of dried herbs into a tea-ball, place in a cup, pour on boiling water, place a saucer on top of the cup (enabling the herbs to infuse and to retain any oils in the herb) and leave for 5-10 minutes. Remove the saucer and tea-ball, and enjoy.
You can also use your herbs (or herbal teabags) in a teapot. Place 1-2 teaspoonfuls of dried herb per cup in a teapot, pour on boiling water, give the herbs a stir, replace lid and leave in the teapot for up to 10 minutes. When pouring the tea, use a tea-strainer.
Decoctions are used for any herb with a hard woody texture; roots, bark, seeds etc. Use the same proportions of herb and water as the infusion, place the herbs in a saucepan (preferably not aluminium), pour on water to cover the herbs, place the saucepan lid on, bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 10-15 minutes. Strain and drink.


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Waterproofing can also be effective when applied to either the inside or outside surface of concrete walls. Photo: Kryton Group
Waterproofing admixtures added to the concrete during batching can eliminate leaks through tank walls. Photo: Kryton Group
Concrete pavement performs well when specified using a performance-based approach. Photo: Terex Roadbuilding
The country is embracing infrastructure construction and foregoing earmarks and traditional approaches to invest the money wisely. But to build public structures as efficiently as possible, adopting technological advances is essential. Building information modeling (BIM) will become more prevalent along with advanced communications that allow collaboration among all the players on a construction project.
Concrete is a critical part of most infrastructure projects, but its carbon footprint is generally considered heavy because cement production is so energy-intensive. The federal government is expected to step up its demands for sustainability despite the sometimes conflicting desires for speed, efficiency, and cost control. But these goals are not mutually exclusive. The newest materials and techniques deliver high performance at lower cost and with a lower carbon footprint, allowing for better-engineered structures.
Cements and aggregates have evolved over the past 30 years, and new materials and methods allow for more efficient and cost-effective concrete production.
Specifications for infrastructure projects have ignored the hidden costs and carbon contribution of over-cemented mixes and not pursued value-engineering solutions that can reduce both cost and environmental impacts. Most specifications still have a conglomeration of prescriptive requirements combined with performance requirements that sometimes actually conflict, forcing the concrete producer to make a lower quality or higher cost mix than necessary.
For example, the Oklahoma DOT standard specification for Class AA concrete calls for 564 pounds of cement and a water-cement ratio of 0.25 to 0.44 to get a 6.5% air concrete with a 2-inch slump and a 28-day compressive strength of 4,000 psi. Although fly ash and high-range water reducers are allowed under certain circumstances, all of these requirements make it difficult for the producer to satisfy the prescribed minimums while keeping performance and workability in mind.
What the department really wants is a durable 4,000-psi compressive-strength mix with low permeability that's easy to pour under the existing environmental conditions. So why not just tell the contractor that and make it his responsibility to provide it?
In 2004, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration published "Performance Specifications Strategic Road-map: A Vision for the Future." Although it acknowledged some difficulties with a pure performance-based approach, the task force that developed the document defined its vision, stating "that performance of highway facilities will improve through better translation of design intent and performance requirements into construction specifications."
Celik Ozyildirim, principal research scientist with the Virginia Transportation Research Council, calls this approach End Result Specifications (ERS). "It's intended to provide innovation," he says. "It also emphasizes process control. We've had good results when innovation by producers is introduced."
The results from several pilot projects in Virginia have been durable pavements with very few defects at a lower overall price. "A percent-within-limits approach is included for strength and permeability," Ozyildirim says. "Rideability and thickness pay adjustments are included as well. Pay adjustments will be discussed at the completion of the pilot projects." (For more on performance-based pavements, see "Contracting for Performance" on page 33; PUBLIC WORKS April issue.)
Other engineers remain skeptical. "Most of my work is on water treatment plants," says Bill Sherman, principal structural technologist in the Water Business Group at CH2M Hill. "Because of exposure to chemicals and durability considerations I get more nervous about whether we know enough and can do enough tests to be sure the concrete won't react with the water. That's why I'm hesitant."
Whatever the project, buy concrete from a producer that has the knowledge and ability to consistently produce concrete that meets the required performance. Many lack that expertise — or they meet the specification by producing concrete that's more expensive than it should be.
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Mar Dixon is from a family of nine siblings and stepsiblings. She grew up with round-the-clock social interaction with her brothers and sisters. Hence, she became what Malcom Gladwell might classify as a "maven," in that she can't help herself but share useful information with those around her.
Throughout the 80s and 90s, Mar was an early adopter of all sorts of online technologies that helped her to engage with a greater number of people. But, in 2000, when Mar moved with her husband to his hometown of Bridgnorth (population 1200) in rural Shropshire, England, she was shocked to find that internet was only available for 2 hours of dial-up per day.
Mar turned her boundless energy toward exploring many of the cultural sites in the surrounding region with her young daughter, Charlotte. Never a "museum person" prior to that, Mar initially just liked the fact that museums and libraries were free and all over the place. Once she started visiting a lot of museums and libraries, Mar couldn't help herself from telling anyone who would listen (the curator, the administrator, the guy sweeping the front steps) what she liked about the place and what could use improvement – especially when it came to ways to better accommodate young visitors. "I also realized that these types of cultural institutions shouldn't be intimidating and they aren't just for fuddy-duddies," Mar explains via Skype call from her home office in Bridgnorth.
As Bridgnorth's bandwidth ballooned, Mar started writing and publishing her museum and library insights on her blog: mardixon.com. She was an early adopter of Twitter and used it to advocate for making museums more kid-friendly. Next thing she knew, she had amassed a global following and was being invited by the museums and libraries themselves to assess their offerings. She became a recognized authority by simply taking an under-discussed issue and talking about it frankly with people across social media. "I am really not an expert," she says, "but I believe that people appreciate that I am transparent and say what I think." Now Mar is also an invited speaker to museum and library events in the likes of Denmark and Spain. Prior to attending events, she uses Skype to coordinate with her contacts, even if they're on a mobile or a landline. "I'm constantly calling different cities and countries.
With Skype I have peace of mind. It's efficient and saves me time, money – and headaches." Mar's basic take is still that "You don't need to be an art critic or have fancy clothes to visit a museum. We don't want kids' only memory of a museum to be that they were forced to stand up straight and carry around some musty clipboard. It's OK if you just like the look of the building or want to enjoy the cake that's served at the cafeteria – so long as you go inside and start to engage." She follows with a smile, "It is hard to define my career as nothing like this existed a few years back. I like to tell people that I am a troublemaker or an advocate – depending on the context. Either way, I'm honored that I've found a way to do what I love and meet people around the world." Find out more about Mar's work at www.museomix.org and www.museumcamp.org.


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BARREN COUNTY, Ky (WBKO) -- The Barren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a theft that occurred sometime between late evening Friday, into Saturday morning at the County Road Department located on County Barn Road.
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Individual(s) entered the facility through a rear window and took 2 vehicles parked inside.
The first vehicle is a white 1999 Chevrolet 3500, with a utility bed. Its license number is KJ8297.
The utility bed contained various tools, an air compressor, and a water tank.
The second truck was a 2002 white Chevrolet 4X4 Silverado, with the license number KK5406.
Both are county owned vehicles.
The BCSO is also investigating the theft of an ATV that occurred on Willie Groce Road sometime during the day Monday.
The four-wheeler is a red Honda 300 EX, and was taken off a trailer at a residence.
The BCSO believes that these thefts are related, and is asking anyone with any information to contact them at 270-651-2771, or their tip line at 270-646-8771.


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Ancient stone guardians of a fallen empire that have watched the world form, fall, and reform over the millenniums.
Breakdown of large civilian craft in the Cosmic Era
The Admiral of the Fleet, an exemplary commander, peerless in skill, ruthless in execution.
Also happens to be a 14 year old girl.
It's always the creepy little kids
A mad scientist, a cyborg, a visionary, a man of god
The legacies of a pre-human civilization in the Cosmic Era
The Glassenheim Foundation is a relict of the Petroleum Era, a technological hold out and a holder of terrible secrets.
Over the course of my time as an operative I have developed relationships with several individuals in an effort to diversify the skills available to me. Some in my profession call them assets, I prefer to think of them as associates.
The Sea hides many secrets in its depths, here are 30.
Starting at the end, part of a seven section submission series.
A piece of an ancient way of life, a tool for a consummate hunter.
Five heirs. Five years. One crown.
The team is the functional core of a story, and as such, team building is vital to the flow of the story.
It lies nestled deep in the wooded hills surrounding Craeger's Crossing, carved from the living rock of the outcroppings which dot the landscape. Evil may not enter. The living may not enter. None who have sought the remains of Sir Valyrian and the Mirror of the Zealot have ever returned. Now it is your chance to perish.
Necropolis is a self-contained role-playing puzzle adventure for three players. Heavily influenced by Dungeon & Dragons and the Tomb of Horrors, this adventure is specifically designed to strip away all of the extra fluff and focus on puzzle solving and sweet, sweet, horror.
A bag of enchanted beans. Dare you plant them?
Aerospace Capitol Ships of the Atlantic Federation
The dark side of the ubiquitous skeletron, corrupted from within by it's own basic technology.
In the years before the advent of arcanotechnology and dimensional fatigue events, teratology was the study of abnormalities and biological deformations. In the wake of the second renaissance, it became the study of exomorphs, extradimensional entities, and most prominently, teratomorphs, more commonly and vulgarly known as kaiju.
The warrior's footfalls echoed on the cobbles. His breath steamed in the cold, frosty air. He heard the frantic movement of assailants in the shadowed alley shuffling to surround him.
The warrior laughed. It was a bitter, dry laugh. "It won't do you any good. I feel no pain. Prepare to meet Balor."
Normal punishments tend to involve either fines, imprisonment, amputation or execution, but not all crimes are going to be bad enough to be executed for, and imprisonment is often a waste of resources. Here are thirty punishments for those who get out of line and get caught and convicted.
The secret for immortality has been discovered by an eccentric wizard/mad scientist. Its found you need to reapply once a month. As people stop dying, and the birth rate increases exponentially, people are forced into homelessness, because of the need for food reamins the same, and food is not being produced fast enough to feed the undying population. The PCs have to find the creator and kill him, and destroy production, to save the world from undying, unending torture from hungryness.


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Re "Justices limit birth control coverage rule": This is a horrifying decision by the Roberts court. Although the justices limited their decision to some contraceptive services paid by privately held companies who have a religious objection, one can see a bounty of lawsuits brought by other private organizations with different objections based on their religious concerns. Where will it end?
Organizations or individuals could object to an aspect of almost any law as a result of their religious objections. This could lead to requests for exemptions to gun laws, drug laws, medical laws, and laws in many other areas, both liberal and conservative. This ruling will encourage corporations to find ways to opt out of laws they don't like. Is this what democracy looks like now?


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Private jets are often regarded as being symbolic of wealth and luxury. Considered to be the transport of choice for CEOs, country leaders and billionaires, private jets are held in high esteem by those who are fascinated by the ritzy side of society.
Although nearly everyone knows what a private jet is, few people have ever had the opportunity to travel on one. Hence, few people know some of the interesting facts about private jets and the perks that they actually offer those on board.
• A new Gulfstream G550 is priced 59.9 million US Dollars and is considered as the most expensive private jet in the world. British billionaire Sir Philip Green is one of the proud owners of the G550.
• The interior of many private jets resembles a living room more than a plane. Many private jets have full-floor carpets and comfy leather couches.
• If you are planning to travel long distances in a private jet you are in luck! Most of them have several rooms, including bedrooms with cozy beds to stretch out on. That's a much nicer way to travel than being crammed into a coach-class seat on a regular plane!
• Many private jets also have big screen TVs and state of the art entertainment systems. Hence, even on long flights, passengers are unlikely to get very bored.
• Some private jets also have large dining areas. Expensive meals like steak and lobster can be served on such flights.
• A lot of private jets have extensive room so passengers have the option of getting up and walking around quite often. This is an extremely useful feature, especially on very long expeditions.


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Makes 5 servings.
- 2 Italian sausages
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1/2 red pepper, diced
- 1 c. (4 oz.) Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 c. milk
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Remove casings from sausages and cook in skillet, breaking up into small pieces, until no longer pink about 5 minutes. Remove sausages from pan and drain off fat.
In the same skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion, garlic, zucchini and red pepper until softened.
Combine vegetable mixture with sausage and spread into a greased 9" quiche dish or pie plate. Sprinkle with Cheddar.
In a bowl, beat eggs with milk and seasonings. Pour evenly over filling in pan. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until center is set. Cut in wedges to serve.


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Two Ducks Tied for Second After First Round of Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge
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Release Date: 02/11/2013
Oregon shot 19-over 303 in the first round at the 6,017 yard, par 71 course competing against six top-10 ranked teams. UCLA leads at 4-over 288, and owns a 2-stroke lead over Duke and Florida (second, 6-over 290). No. 1 USC sits in fourth place at 14-over 298.
Freshman Caroline Inglis and sophomore Cassy Isagawa led the way for UO, finishing in a tie with several others for second place after the first round at par 71. Sophomore Cali Hipp finished the day in a tie for 43rd at 6-over 77.
Sophomores Monica Petchakan and Raphaela Dyer also competed for the Ducks, finishing 84th (13-over 84) and 85th (14-over 85), respectively.
Duke's Alejandra Cangrejo led the field at 1-under 70.
UO returns to the Palos Verdes Golf Club in the morning for the second round of the three-day event. Complete hole-by-hole results are available on www.GolfStat.com. Dyer will start things off for the Ducks on Tuesday with a 10 a.m. tee time.


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After winning the prestigious All-Soviet National Conducting Competition in 1966, Yuri Temirkanov was invited by Kiril Kondrashin to tour Europe and the United States with legendary violinist David Oistrakh and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. The very next year, Temirkanov made his debut with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (then called the Leningrad Philharmonic) and in early 1967, was invited to join the orchestra as Assistant Conductor to Yevgeny Mravinsky. Since 1988, Temirkanov has been the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he regularly undertakes major international tours and recordings. Other positions he holds include Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Parma and Music Director Emeritus of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. This new live recording features Shostakovich's fifth symphony performed by the orchestra that premièred the work in 1937.


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Despite our qualifications, black women are still hugely underrepresented in the corporate world and in other centers of power. The reasons are varied—corporations are often ineffective at putting their own diversity policies into practice, or still practice a form of tokenism where one black woman is seen as fulfilling a quota. Another factor holding us back: Us. As Ella LJ Edmondson Bell sees it, we tend to be outspoken and self-sufficient. All good qualities. But, says Bell, an associate professor at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and author of Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity, "We've been taught, 'Put your nose to the grindstone.' 'Why do I need relationships? I'm working as hard as I can.' But you can't be a leader if you don't build relationships." Building relationships builds buzz, and buzz is what gets you noticed. "For black women, that buzz is lacking . . . Buzz is about performance and relationship. Sometimes we sabotage ourselves . . . Sometimes we leave [a job] too soon. It takes longer for us; we think it's going to happen overnight. And when you leave too soon, you don't get the goodies."
Some of the issues are similar to (if perhaps more intense than) those that have dogged white women's professional progress: the glass (or, as some African-American women call it, "concrete") ceiling; the stereotyping (we're too confrontational, too aggressive, too quick to question authority); the exclusion from informal networking opportunities for those of us who do want to build the buzz.
A key component to breaking through those barriers, experts say, is mentorship, someone to help you navigate the intricacies of work life, whether work means a law firm, a major corporation, academia or an hospital. According to Katherine Giscombe, vice president of women of color research at Catalyst, a New York–based research firm that studies women in business, women of color who had two or more mentors are much more likely to be promoted, and that, generally, "the more diverse the mentors in terms of the type of support they provide, the better." Better still: Having a sponsor who has got the power to push you forward. "You need a rabbi," says Bell.
"Those of us who trail-blazed before, we had our mentors, but it wasn't as obvious at times," says Judith Jamison, 66, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. "Everybody had everybody's back, but now it's really out there. Women are supported in ways that were not obvious before." Fifteen years ago, Jamison started a women's initiative for female choreographers of all colors, many of who now have their own dance companies. "Mentorship is important, absolutely," she says. "It's key, all the way from my family, through my teachers, through the wisdom you honor and respect. I'm thinking [dancer/choreographers] Carmen de Lavallade, the Mary Hinksons along your way, Sylvia Waters and Agnes de Mille, if that isn't mentorship, I don't know what is."
There are formal networking organizations, like historically black sororities such as the Alpha Kappa Alphas (which celebrated its centennial in 2008) and Delta Sigma Theta (my grandmother's sorority), and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, which focuses on promoting leadership development and gender equity for women of color.


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So now that you have gotten over the mental hurdle of actually owning a firearm, what do you do? Tuck it away, trigger lick on place of course, under the bed in a lock box.
Should you choose the above, you have just wasted $XXX and are just as incapable of defending your person and family.
I understand that you are possibly afraid of hurting your self, or someone else in your home. Or maybe you are afraid of the kids getting a little too grabby and them hurting themselves or others.
Contrary to popular culture, owning a firearm, gun, pistol, etc. is NOT a dirty little secret to be ashamed of.
When you tell your children to not touch something, what is first thing they try to do? If you tell them to stay away or not to look at something, what do they try to do?
Let them be aware of your firearm - age appropriately, of course. Let them learn to shoot also, especially if they are at an age when they are responsible enough to be trusted with such an important, serious responsibility.
Here are a few articles from another Examiner.com publisher, David Codrea. The first one is a good illustration of why you would want a gun in the first place.
'Easy access'
Love your children? Teach them how to safely handle guns
Boy repels burglars from home with shotgun
New Year's gun rights resolution: Teach your children about guns
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New Stock Coverage: Sprint Stuck in the Starting Blocks
Justin Sharon
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
Stocks surged yet again, with the
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) now up for three straight sessions in the sort of day only Michael Moore could dread. Compounding his misery was news that Midland, Texas — indelibly associated with Dubya — has the
highest median household income in America
. Still, the filmmaker should keep his
chin up
, so to speak, for
Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
(NASDAQ:KYTH) gained 25.11% to top the entire
Nasdaq Index
(INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) on high hopes for its…well,
you know
. Not all shares shared in the overall ebullience.
Hooker Furniture
(NASDAQ:HOFT) fell 1.76% and fragrance maker
Coty Inc.
(NYSE:COTY) — home to a scent Lady Gaga says "
smells like an expensive hooker
" cratered 3.35% to a fresh low. One only hopes all these oldest professionals turned to the
portfolio protection
of Trojan condoms maker
Church & Dwight
(NYSE:CHD), which jumped 2.20% on a broker boost. Alas, BigChurch.com parent
(OTCMKTS:FFNT), better known as the owner of
, fared less well, imploding 83.84% after
entering chapter 11
. These days, "friends" are found not in musty magazines but on
(NASDAQ:FB), which advanced 6.02% to buck a three-session slump in some style.
Today the Federal Open Market Committee concludes its two-day policy setting meeting in Washington, DC, with an interest rate announcement expected at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Ben Bernanke is due to host a press conference at 2:30 p.m. In corporate earnings action,
Cracker Barrel
General Mills
Manchester United
(NYSE:MANU), and
(NYSE:ORCL) are all slated to release results.
(NYSE:ALL): Guggenheim begins the insurance outfit with a Buy rating and $63 price objective.
Aruba Networks
(NASDAQ:ARUN): Shares are set an Overweight at Piper Jaffray, whose target is $26.
Frank's International
(NYSE:FI): UBS has a fresh Buy on the oil and gas firm and Barclays (Overweight with a $35 price objective) is equally upbeat. Goldman Sachs, with a new Neutral, advises greater caution.
New Gold
(NYSEMKT:NGD): Barclays begins coverage at Equal Weight. Its price target is $8.
(NYSE:NUE): NUE is a new Outperform at BMO Capital Markets, whose target price target is $54.
Phillips 66 Partners
(NYSE:PSXP): The limited partnership is picked up with a Neutral at Citigroup.
Scotts Miracle-Gro
(NYSE:SMG): Shares are a new Neutral at Janney.
(NASDAQ:SCTY): Citing the stock's steep valuation, even as an investment tax credit ultimately bodes well, Robert W. Baird resumes the alternative energy name at a Neutral. Its target is $37.
: Credit Suisse covers dual
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) components
AT&T Inc
(NYSE:T) (Outperform) and
(NYSE:VZ) (Neutral), has a bearish Underperform on
Sprint Corporation
(NYSE:S), and establishes Outperform-rated research on
T-Mobile US
(NYSE:TFX): The medical appliance outfit is assigned an Outperform and $94 target at JMP Securities.
US Steel
(NYSE:X): BMO Capital Markets covers the commodity company at a Market Perform. Its objective is $19.
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The Gazette
Shannon McPeak Heisler's journey to tennis greatness at Brunswick High School in the mid-to-late 1980s, a college scholarship and eventually a spot in the Medina County Sports Hall of Fame nearly ended before it really began.
In fact, it probably should have ended it. It would have for most kids.
Looking for an athletic activity they could do as a couple and as a family, McPeak Heisler's parents, Gary and Kathleen McPeak of Brunswick, began playing tennis. McPeak Heisler, the youngest of the children, was 7 at the time, and it was fun for her to take a racquet and strike the soft tennis ball off on the side while Mom and Dad were volleying.
Erin McPeak, now Erin Shiuno of Austin, Texas, and a 1992 Medina County HOF inductee, took an immediate liking to the sport, too. Her parents decided to enter her in a tournament, and a career was born.
By the time Shannon was 10, Mom and Dad thought it was her turn to try her hand at competitive tennis and signed her up for a tourney.
"There were just two of us in the 10-and-under division, so we both immediately qualified for the championship,†recalled McPeak Heisler, who will be inducted into the Medina County Sports Hall of Fame with the other members of the class of 2009 during the 24th annual banquet set for June 18 at 6 p.m. at The Galaxy Restaurant in Wadsworth.
"I lost 6-0, 6-0,†she said.
It doesn't get any worse than that in the sport.
And in singles the wins mean more because you — and you alone — earn them and, unfortunately, so do the losses.
"I was upset. I was humiliated,†McPeak Heisler said of the one-sided defeat.
Children that age are looking for their niche, something they enjoy and are good at, whether it be athletics, playing a musical instrument, whatever.
As mentioned, McPeak Heisler liked tennis. But no one likes losing by a shutout in straight sets.
Maybe she could just continue to play softball. She did, and went on to play all four years at Brunswick, being a member of the school's Class AAA state championship team in 1986.
How about basketball? She did that as well, eventually playing her first three years for the Blue Devils.
But she wasn't going to quit tennis. She had some unfinished business.
"I'm very competitive,†McPeak Heisler said. "I don't like to lose, and from that point on, I made sure I didn't.
"I wanted to get better, so I went out and practiced and practiced and practiced. There was a tennis court near our home, which made it easy for me to play a lot.â€
It wasn't long before she went from struggling to one of the best youth players around. As a young teen, she was the No. 1-ranked player in Northeast Ohio.
Brunswick coach Sue Esker couldn't wait until McPeak Heisler got to the school. It was more than worth the wait. McPeak Heisler, like her sister, Erin, had a prep career that most players can only dream about, becoming one of the top players in Ohio.
She was 116-13 playing No. 1 singles for four years.
She was a four-time qualifier for the district tournament, winning the title one year, and made it to state on three occasions. She was the Pioneer Conference MVP and Medina County's first MVP in girls tennis before graduating in 1988.
Looking back, she remembers simply the experience of playing high school tennis more than she does all of the success she enjoyed.
"I didn't really ever think about the winning,†McPeak Heisler said. "It was just a great time in my life. I had fun. Sue Esker made it fun.
"I didn't lose many matches, but when I did lose, she made sure it was no big deal. It was just a game, and there was always another day to come back and try again.â€
And that's the contradiction in McPeak Heisler's life. We mean that in a good way.
For here was this teenager who, as she pointed out, was ultra-competitive to the point where she worked long and hard to perfect her skills and make sure she never, ever again got humiliated on a tennis court again, yet that effort never consumed her, as it does many others. Tennis never consumed or defined her, as it does many others. She kept it in perspective.
And she has carried that healthy attitude over to her adult life — both on the tennis court and otherwise.
She still plays tennis recreationally, and competitively, being part of a team that last year won the national championship.
"But when I lose, it's like, 'Oh, well,' and I move on,†she said.
She said she's surprised at how many girls she competed against in high school — girls who by the time they were old enough to hold a racquet were made to believe that tennis was the be-all and end-all — "have gotten burned out on the sport and don't even play any more. I bet it's 75 percent.â€
Following graduation from Brunswick, McPeak Heisler played at Ohio University, doing quite well as a freshman and sophomore and setting up what looked to be a promising final two seasons of her collegiate career. Then she and her Bobcats teammates had the rug pulled out from under them.
"The school decided to eliminate women's and men's tennis in a cost-cutting move,†she said.
That did what the little girl all those years before in that first tournament couldn't do — end McPeak Heisler's competitive career for all intents and purposes.
"I could have transferred to another school and continued playing, but I was settled in there with my major (sports industry, with a minor in business) and didn't want to move,†she said. "And I realized by then that I wasn't going to become a professional player, so I just stayed.â€
And in 1992, she got her degree, right on schedule.
McPeak Heisler has lived in Chesapeake, Va., for the last two years and works for a company that manages hospitality for groups visiting the area. Her husband of 14 years, Michael, a former tennis player himself while growing up in Red Lion, Pa., works for the Coast Guard, traveling to foreign countries to make sure that the ports there are safe for incoming U.S. ships.
The couple has moved a lot over the years.
"One of the neatest things in my life is that we got to do two different tours in Hawaii,†she said. "We really loved it there.â€
They have one child, Molli.
"She won't be 6 until July, but she's a big girl and she already looks like she's about 7,†McPeak Heisler said.
With that size, then, is her daughter a budding tennis star?
"She does well when we hit the ball around and she seems to like tennis, but I'm not going to push it on her,†McPeak Heisler said. "My parents never pushed me, and I appreciated that. I think it's a good philosophy to have.
"So, if she decides she wants to start playing more, that's great. And if she doesn't, that's OK, too. I want her to do something, but I really don't care what. She likes to play volleyball, so maybe it will be that. We've got this little beach volleyball that we hit around and have a lot of fun with.â€
And if Molli decides to pursue volleyball competitively and her first experience turns out to be underwhelming, then she will be fortunate enough to get counsel from someone who has been there, done that, and not only refused to let it stop her, but instead used it an inspiration to get where she wanted to go.


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There is no cost to users for the notification service; however, mobile users will pay their wireless provider their normal rates for cell and text message usage. Initially, wireless phone numbers will be placed in the UA Alerts text (SMS) message field so that the mobile device can receive University generated text messages. Users who do not want to receive text (SMS) messages from the University through the UA Alerts service must opt-out of the system.
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The early settlers in what became the United States took with them copies of the Magna Carta. My colleague Tony Lobl writes and lectures on spirituality and health, and recently wrote about "the Great Charter" and the influence it continues to have on our lives today.Continue Reading
What do the Election Results Mean?
The following is a blog from the Committee on Publication Federal Office that was posted on its website November 13, 2012
Generally speaking, the Nov 6. election will not drastically alter the Federal Office's efforts with health care reform. The results of the election will continue the balance of power that has existed before:
- Barack Obama was reelected U.S. President
- Democrats retained control of the Senate
- Republicans stayed atop the House of Representatives
This electoral outcome makes a full repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) not possible next session, though the implementation of the law will likely be debated by both parties for some time.
At the Federal Office, we feel we are well-positioned to work within this political context, given the strong bipartisan support we've received over the past several years. Our issue is one that has uniquely brought together representatives from both sides of the aisle. We feel we are closer now than we ever have been before to achieving our objectives.
So, we'll keep moving forward: actively seeking solutions to the ACA's fundamental inequity to Christian Scientists—namely, that the required health insurance does not yet include the type of care we use, nor does the ACA provide for a religious exemption that meets our needs. Accordingly, we'll continue our efforts in two significant approaches: (1) requesting that federal and state governments include coverage of Christian Science practitioner and nursing services in the benefits that will be offered by health insurance plans in the new state exchanges; and (2) seeking a legislative solution with Congress that would allow anyone with a "sincerely held religious belief" against purchasing the mandated health insurance to be exempted from the requirement.
We are grateful for the incredible support we've received from church members all across the country as we forge ahead. Keep abreast of the Church's progress by visiting our website and making sure we have your correct mailing address so we can send you specific alerts about your state's officials.
The RNC and Healthy Politics
A guest post by Robert B. Clark, Committee on Publication for Florida
Even though I live closer to the beach than the bay, Tampa's hosting of the Republican National Convention (RNC) is already starting to impact my life. As soon as the last Olympic medal is awarded, the RNC will take center stage here in the Bay area. Then it gets serious.
There's great potential for the RNC to be a healthy event for everybody. Healthy politics? Really? What would that even look like? How would we get there from here?
I was pondering those questions recently from a Biblical perspective. I have a great Bible search engine that allows me to keep looking until I find some Biblical wisdom on any given topic. I often find a story that illustrates the power of divine wisdom where human ability or judgment fall short. Entering the word "judge" yielded this gem from the book of Isaiah:
"For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us." Isaiah 33:22
From what I can tell, the political situation in the prophet Isaiah's neighborhood was pretty grim when he wrote those words. There's talk in the rest of Chapter 33 of "treachery" and "tumult," "languishing" and "hypocrisy." Sound familiar? Is it possible that not much has changed in the intervening millennia?
Well, some things never change. Divine justice, divine law, and divine leadership are just as available now as they were then. That hasn't changed. And as it turned out, Isaiah was right about a lot of things, including what he said about the arrival of the Messiah, still eight centuries away. What if he was also right about government having a divine basis ?
Our American government is in fact based on those three elements Isaiah mentions: judicial, legislative, and executive. What if we were willing to consider the idea that any genuine and lasting power that judges, lawmakers, or chief executives wield has a divine impulse that redeems and uplifts the human element? Would that make a difference? I think so.
Another Biblical character, Solomon, whose name is synonymous with wisdom, seems to have been all three in one: judge, lawgiver, and king. A tough act to be sure, since times were probably not any easier then. But he was known for his wisdom, wealth, and power. And although he was not perfect, his forty-year reign was marked by unity and peace.
Early in his reign, Solomon had a dream in which God asked him what he really wanted. His reply? Wisdom. This humble answer, in contrast to other potential requests—Destroy my enemies, give me plenty of personal power—made Solomon a greatly revered judge/lawgiver/king. God granted him humility, and he used it wisely to judge, legislate, and rule.
And what exactly does that have to do with healthy politics today? Well, here are some questions to consider. Why would humility be any less important or in shorter supply today than several thousand years ago? Why shouldn't we expect it of our leaders today? And what about another humble world leader's words, "You must be the change you want to see in the world"?
So can we have a healthy RNC and healthier politics in general?
I think so. But I'm pretty sure it has to begin with us. We can access a divine source for wisdom and humility, just like Isaiah and Solomon. And we too can use it to listen humbly and sort through confusing and conflicting reports about our government and those we elect to run it.
Yes, we can have healthy politics, marked by true wisdom and genuine humility, which have always had a divine not a human source. And it can start now…with us.
Link to Bob Clark's blog
U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling
Wondering what the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the health care reform law will mean? A live online town hall audio chat about the Supreme Court's ruling on the health care reform law is planned at 7:30pm EDT or 4:30pm PDT on Thursday, July 12, 2012.
Learn more about the July 12 online forum.
This just in from the Christian Science Press Room!
The United States Supreme Court has ruled on the health care reform law
By Christian Science Press Room
– June 28, 2012
This morning, June 28, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the health care reform law (the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), ruling that the individual mandate is constitutional as a tax. Therefore, beginning in 2014, many Americans (including many Christian Scientists) will be required to buy health insurance, or pay a penalty for noncompliance. Currently, Christian Scientists are neither accommodated in nor exempted by this law. However, we are actively working to find appropriate solutions for Christian Scientists as we continue engaging with representatives of federal and state governments. We are encouraged by the strong bipartisan support we have seen for ensuring that the needs of Christian Scientists are considered in health care legislation and are very grateful for it.
Moses and the Supreme Court
A guest post written by Robert B. Clark, Committee on Publication for Florida
Whatever ruling the Supreme Court hands down in regard to the Affordable Care Act and its "individual mandate" our lawmakers will have to continue their monumental struggle to find common ground if health care reform is to move forward. How can we help?
On a recent trip to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Florida's Congressional delegation, I found myself in the House Chamber gallery, courtesy of Congressman Crenshaw of Florida's 4th District. We were in his office when a vote came up on the House floor. He graciously moved us to the House gallery and in the few minutes he had before the vote, he pointed out some features of that imposing space.
The one feature that grabbed my attention and has inspired me since, is the historic gallery of the world's great lawmakers presented around the upper perimeter of the chamber. These twenty-three marble relief portraits depict historical figures noted for their work in establishing the principles that underlie American law. We have Solon, the ancient Greek lawmaker, Hammurabi the Babylonian, Sulieman the Ottoman, and the Romans, Gaius and Justinian I. We have Sir William Gladstone representing Great Britain, and our own Americans, George Mason and Thomas Jefferson.
The feature that really fascinated and inspired me was this. Twenty-two of the twenty-three sculptures are profiles. Moses is the only full frontal sculpture and he looks directly down at the speaker's podium. His full face watches over all the proceedings, all the voting, and all the State of the Union addresses. He sees it all.
So why does Moses get the privileged seat and all other lawmakers have to settle for a partial view? Well, he was the only one to transform a wandering people into a nation for one thing. And how was he able to do that? By fully and humbly acknowledging the divine source of law. We call it Mosaic law; Moses called it God's law. From that humble perspective of subservience to divine power, he became the most revered lawmaker of all, worthy of watching over the lawmaking of the most powerful nation on earth.
Individual beliefs differ, but Gallup polls continue to show that over 90% of Americans believe in God. I find that comforting. And I'm glad that Moses, God's humble servant, continues to watch over American law-making, reminding us that there is always a higher source of law.
How a Bill Becomes Law
Want to better understand how our legislature works? Check out the official site for California legislative information. Here is a sample of what it has to offer.
Overview of Legislative Process
The process of government by which bills are considered and laws enacted by the California State Legislature is commonly referred to as the legislative process. The California State Legislature is made up of two houses: the Senate and the Assembly. There are 40 Senators and 80 Assembly Members representing the people of the State of California. The Legislature maintains a legislative calendar governing the introduction and processing of the legislative measures during its two-year regular session.
All legislation begins as an idea or concept. Ideas and concepts can come from a variety of sources. The process begins when a Senator or Assembly Member decides to author a bill.
The Author
A legislator sends the idea for the bill to the Office of the Legislative Counsel, where it is drafted into bill form. The draft of the bill is returned to the legislator for introduction. If the author is a Senator, the bill is introduced in the Senate. If the author is an Assembly Member, the bill is introduced in the Assembly.
First Reading/Introduction
A bill is introduced or read the first time when the bill number, the name of the author, and the descriptive title of the bill are read on the floor of the house. The bill is then sent to the Office of State Publishing. No bill except the Budget Bill may be acted upon until 30 days have passed from the date of its introduction.
Committee Hearings
After introduction, a bill goes to the rules committee of the house, where it is a assigned to the appropriate policy committee for its first hearing. Bills are assigned to policy committees according to subject area. For example, a Senate bill dealing with health care facilities would first be assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for policy review. Bills that require the expenditure of funds must also be heard in the fiscal committees, Senate Appropriations and Assembly Appropriations. Each committee is made up of a specified number of Senators or Assembly Members.
During the committee hearing the author presents the bill to the committee, and testimony may be heard in support or opposition to the bill. The committee then votes on whether to pass the bill out of committee, or that it be passed as amended. Bills may be amended several times. It takes a majority vote of the committee membership for a bill to be passed and sent to the next committee or to the floor.
Each house maintains a schedule of legislative committee hearings. Prior to a bill's hearing, a bill analysis is prepared that explains the intended effect of the bill on current law, together with background information. Typically the analysis also lists organizations that support or oppose the bill.
Second and Third Reading
Bills passed by committees are read a second time on the floor in the house of origin and then assigned to third reading. Bill analyses are also prepared prior to third reading. When a bill is read the third time it is explained by the author, discussed by the Members, and voted on by a roll call vote. Bills that require an appropriation, or that take effect immediately, ordinarily require 27 votes in the Senate and 54 votes in the Assembly to be passed. Other bills generally require 21 votes in the Senate and 41 votes in the Assembly. If a bill is defeated, the Member may seek reconsideration and another vote.
Repeat Process in Other House
Once the bill has been approved by the house of origin it proceeds to the other house where the procedure described above is repeated.
Resolution of Differences
If a bill is amended in the second house, it must go back to the house of origin for concurrence, meaning agreement on those amendments. If the house of origin does not concur in those amendments, the bill is referred to a two-house conference committee to resolve the differences. Three members of the committee are from the Senate and three are from the Assembly. If a compromise is reached, the bill is returned to both houses for a vote.
If both houses approve a bill, it goes to the Governor. The Governor has three choices: sign the bill into law, allow it to become law without his or her signature, or veto it. A governor's veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both houses. Most enacted bills go into effect on the first day of January of the next year. Urgency bills, and certain other measures, take effect immediately after they are enacted into law.
California Law
Each bill that is passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor is assigned a chapter number by the Secretary of State. These chaptered bills are statutes, and ordinarily become part of the California Codes. The California Codes are a comprehensive collection of laws grouped by subject matter.
The California Constitution sets forth the fundamental laws by which the State of California is governed. All amendments to the California Constitution come about as a result of constitutional amendments approved by the voters at a statewide election.
Let's Reason Together
A guest post by Marsha Cunningham, originally posted December 10, 2010
Question: How can anything calling itself Christian be considered science?
Answer: The Bible advises us, "Come, let us reason together" Isaiah 1:18. God, as creator knows His creation thoroughly, understanding and maintaining it precisely. So God, to start with, must be the supreme Scientist and taught His Divine Science to Christ Jesus who overthrew the material sciences in his healing work and ministry.Continue Reading