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Live Blood Analysis ~ Nutritional Microscopy in Vancouver, BC - an alternative to symptom guessing
See Yourself Up Close and Know What is Going On With Your Health Without Guessing
and Make JUST the Right Changes that YOU need
- know what to do that is right FOR YOU - have you tried it all, with limited success?
- know which supplements and alternatives are uniquely appropriate for your challenges or symptons
- know how you can save money and still get optimum health results
- know which foods and lifestyle changes can seriously reclaim and expand your quest for health
- look at which supplements you already own and are just taking up shelf space
- be able to weed out useful information amongst the mountains of internet one-size-fits-all advice, mis-information and advertising out there - just right for you - not just targetting each individual symptom or sales pitch but YOU as a whole human being
- know which of your health conundrums are due to shock, conflict, emotional challenges or trauma as well as deficiencies, imbalances and mistaken dis-information
- be healthy enough not to be effected by everyone else's bugs and sniffles (... and fear mongering of pending epidemics...)
Care for yourself as a whole human being - not just in pursuit of remedying a set of symptoms.
Get visual clues and health nuggets now - step by step - with your body in balance and with energy for your active life.
Darkfield and Live Peripheral Blood Analysis is an exact way of looking at or studying live whole blood with a specialized microscope and video monitor. This type of Microscopy allows you to view your inner terrain (milieu) in detail.
At this website I walk a fine line between giving you quality information so that you can have useful insights and make informed decisions in your quest for health and at the same time showing you the beautiful benefits of a proper detailed blood analysis with in-depth nutritional advice (without any supplement sales) so that you no longer have to guess - and use the hit-and-miss approach.
Live Blood Analysis / nutritional health coaching is an invaluable, individualized tool for getting to the bottom of the health and energy challenges that stand in your way of acquiring awesome well-being and longevity.
Blood Analysis allows you to SEE yourself - in complete detail - from a wholistic point of view. This allows you to dramatically support your health needs and to understand your alternatives and priorities and why.
Lots of Live Blood Analysis pictures at the foot of this page and at the section "details"
Make Live Blood Analysis Your First Choice, not your last resort.
You can subscribe to bi-weekly newsletters - education and information - to help you tweak your health decisions and address basic questions.
All past issues are archived and can be accessed by subscribing to this site - just to the left here - at no charge. Topics such as the pros and cons of vaccinations, help with losing weight, lowering cholesterol naturally, some of the underlying emotional issues with cancer and arthritis, and much more
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Monday - Saturday: flexible hours
Cancellations: we request 48 hour notice by phone prior to your scheduled appointment.
Merrie Bakker, 604-261-7742 - phone or text, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The initial session takes about 3 hours depending on your health challenges, questions and knowledge - $150
Follow up sessions are quicker - $75
We also offer Gift Certificates - please see below (fees subject to PST)
We accept cheques, cash and all credit cards (through the PayPal system).
You may also want to read the article: One Drop of Blood
A quick, small, sterile finger prick with a lancet (like a diabetic's) provides two small drops which are placed on two slides in a specific manner. This is magnified 9000 times (via camera and video screen) for live and dry (also called peripheral and OST) analysis. Together these give enough information for a very comprehensive picture of YOU.
We DO guide your nutrition decisions and recommend where you can purchase what you might need. No products ~ no sales ~ no biases - no hidden commissions - honest straightforward analysis.
Stop guessing and have a proper, thorough microscopic analysis with sound advice as well as nutritional coaching.
Let's ELIMINATE fear and needless concern which comes from guessing at symptoms and then guessing at what they might mean and then more guessing at useful solutions.
I'm social. Let's get to meet each other.
Distance Healing - March 2016
Vitamin A, D and Cod Liver Oil: Some Clarifications - December 2015
UP CLOSE! B12, it's Many masks and Lots of Self-Help - November 2015
Up Close! Some Q & A's - grean tea, wrinkles, B12, coffee, wrinkles, folic acid, selenium, fluoride in your tea - October - 2015
Many common degenerative illnesses and challenges such as diabetes, thyroiditis, gout, unhappy liver or rashes, for example, can be directly linked to what we eat and drink, but also due to emotional shocks as well as lifestyle glitches. (Our emotions, past shocks and conflicts can sometimes be a serious, specific factor all bundled up with other, more physical, type reasons and imbalances - or maybe it is something as simple as what is lacking in your food choices.)
Tiredness, fatigue, obesity, continuous colds, just as examples, occur for reasons that are not always obvious - missing nutrients, e-smog, geopathic stresses from the earth and man-made, pharmaceutical toxic residues, unknown chemicals from our environment, known allergies, focal infections, hormone imbalances, toxins, unexpected emotional shocks, unresolved conflicts, unwanted heavy metals and occasionally toxins and mal-absorption and mal-nutrition.
Sometimes, when a few key health issues are addressed, your "inner physician" will take care of the rest, naturally, on your quest for health.
Take a look and see:
what your red blood cells might look like
what your white cells might be doing
what else is moving
Merrie Bakker - Live Blood Analyst - Health Educator - Author - Teacher - Speaker - Editor - Hands-on-Healer - Reflexologist - Dowser - Reiki Master - Nutritional Coach - a life-long student of wholistic medicine and preventative health who believes with a passion that cellular disorganization can be prevented or reversed by ortho-molecular medicine, emotional healing work, environmental detoxification (many areas of concern) and nutritional and lifestyle re-balancing (many possibilities). Combined with vigilance, monitoring and team work, clients are encouraged to detox, rebuild, re-nourish, resolve and re-educate.
Nurtitional Microscopy FAQ's
Merrie Bakker at 604.261.7742 - firstname.lastname@example.com, in Vancouver, BC (if you receive a voice message, we will call back promptly or you can text us now).We do not sell ANY supplements or MLM products.
Gift Certificates
These are available for any denomination and for any service (not redeemable for cash and are non-refundable). We can happily arrange gift certificates for your convenience: by courier, email, pick up and snail mail to you or your recipient.
Recent Health / Healing/ Nutrition Articles by Merrie Bakker:
Sleeplessness - off to the land of nod - NOT!
Some sleep inducing suggestions that are not chemical: melatonin, Reflexology, Hot Bath, Cannabis, Herbs,Jin Shin Jyutsu, B6 Toxicity (pyridoxine) http://www.pacificholistic.com/sleeping
Pulling your hair out? Don't know what to eat anymore!
- go paleo or go home
- only raw vegans will save the world
- soy is a highly beneficial health food
- soy is not for human connsumption
- (for those over 60) margarine is good for you
- saturated fats are bad for you
- carbs are bad
- we all need carbs
- drink 8 glasses of water per day
Make sense of your food choices smoothly and with joy... con'd at http://www.pacificholistic.com/help
Insights into Cholesterol Meds and Excellant Alternatives
You've heard and seen the ads many times: simvastatin, statins, statin drugs, cholesterol lowering drugs, good HDL, bad LDL, sore muscles, and then the many, many, serious dangerous side effects... Statins have been known to cause muscle pain, weakness and atrophy. Yet, this information did not lead to further research, more medical scrutiny, more government oversight or any type of hue and outcry... Until now.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/cholesterol
Imagine putting together a really healthy meal - organic / slow cooked / lots of raw / maybe some gluten free options for a particular friend / no soy / all good fats... and THEN the spoiler! BAD SALT!
ALL salts, before we refine/process/torture them, pack a powerful punch. There can be up to 80 trace minerals and elements found in most salt (sulphates, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sodium, chloride, borate, strontium and iodine and so on). So why all the fuss about which salt is better?
It's in the processing! Extremely high heat processing (much higher temperatures than ordinary cooking temperatures), is the biggest culprit in regards to the healthfulness of salt - any salt from anywhere and any colour! This article continues at http://www.pacificholistic.com/salt
The Healing Power of Butter
Even though butter has been somewhat repatriated after we realized the margarine lobby had been less than honest and vert stealthful with us in regards to butter's greatness in the past, many people still have a fear that there's something significant to those "thou shalt not's" of yesteryear.
One hundred years ago the consumption of butter was much higher than now and there was virtually no cardiovascular disease.
... continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/butter
Why We MUST Have COMPLETE Proteins to Stay Alive and Healthy
A protein is a very, very long and complex chain of a collection of very many smaller amino acids - smaller, complex molecules, that, combined with nitrogen, other elements and comprise the building blocks of the varied types of proteins we MUST have - building blocks of hormones and enzymes.
Our bodies are about 20-percent protein by weight and about 60-percent by water. Most of the rest of our body is composed of minerals such as calcium (esp. in your bones).
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/vegetarian
Pros and Cons of Vaccinations (and even how that affects HIV/Aids, no gene involvement, immune system damage, chronic disease, "damage from a distance" and retro-viral infections)
Mainstream media has done a bang-up job presenting the 'pros' of vaccines but not the 'cons'. Their corporate survival / funding fully depends on getting the 'pro' point of view out there - not just via the major television networks' advertising slots and content bias, but also by way of slanted interviews, news writing/data creation, magazine content guided by advertising, professional publications 'juried' content (doctors journals, health-providers' unions, billboards). Then there are the companies and sources of influence that BigPharma and it's friends can arm twist and/or buy... ... not even to speak of serious adeptness at heavy dis-information... so here is a smidgen of the 'con' reasoning: http://www.pacificholistic.com/vaccines
List of Articles on Vaccinations: at http://www.pacificholistic.com/vaccinations.
Supporting your Pancreas - Blood Sugar Imbalances - Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
If you've had your live blood analysis done, you would have looked at many aspects of your blood - red cells, white cells, and all sorts of interesting shapes in between doing the backstroke. You may have addressed a blood sugar imbalance - you would have seen a strangely shaped item - a very subtle shape (like lumpy angel-wings - an oligio-saccharide around a minute nasty protein speck - much smaller than a platelet and a white roundish shape nearby. This grouping of elements is called a pteroharpen. Such a unique name for a nasty little item!
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/blood_sugar_imbalance
3 Alternative Cancer Therapies - that can be used simultaneously: Mistletoe, Ozone & Essiac
MISTLETOE (Viscum album) ~ Anthroposophical medicine is a complex system - an art and a science of healing that includes the integration of the spiritual and the physical. It was founded by Rudolf Steiner in the early 20th century.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/ozone/essiac/mistletoe
B12, it's Many Masks, Correct Supplements and Tests and Self-Help Details
I see so much vitamin B12 lacking - deficiency in almost everyone I see for Live Blood Analysis - not all for the same reasons. As more and more (young) people switch to eating vegetarian and vegan - for whatever reasons - environmental, spiritual or financial - and often doing it on the advice of advertorials in dastardly "health" magazines that are covertly plugging products such as unfermented soy and spirulina and such, more and more deficinecy mounts up.... I shudder.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/B12
A Great Head of Hair - to Have or Not to Have...
There are so many suggestions as to what will help to bring about a good head of hair that one wonders why the advice is so divergent. Why can't there be a simple eat this and do that kind of advice!
If you consider that one square inch of your scalp skin contains 65 hairs, 100 sebaceous glands, 650 sweat glands, 78 heat sensors, 13 cold sensors, 1300 nerve endings, 9500 cells, 19 yards of blood vessels and lymph capillaries and 78 yards of nerves, then it does make sense that there is a multitude of possibilities for lack of hair and suggestions that flow from that.
Here are the most logical ones:
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/hair_health
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Suggestions for pre-HRT or NO HRT
Hormone Replacement Therapy is based on the premise that your body is incapable of producing the RIGHT amount of hormones as we age at the right time. Hormone production alters as we pass through life's stages and adjusts along with us. Hormone PROBLEMS are a function of how healthy or imbalanced we are with this - severe stress, PTSD, etc are examples. All these HornyMones work together!
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/hormones
6 Healthy Smart Mindful Ways to make Your Weight Loss Easier
This index that we keep hearing about was initially designed for people with Hypoglycemia and Diabetes. This simple-to-understand index is a guide to show how far and fast a carbohydrate triggers a rise in blood sugar - the higher the number, the faster and higher the blood sugar response is. The higher the blood sugar rises, the faster and more insulin is triggered as a response to re-create balance!
Foods with a high Glycemic Index number enter the bloodstream rapidly after you eat them and spike your blood sugar which causes a burst of insulin and voila – fats for the tissue to be stored.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Weight_Loss
Just a few Benefits of Oxygen/Ozone Therapy for EVERYONE and Diabetes and AIDS/HIV
Ozone /Oxygen therapy is an unusually wonderful, graceful, un-intrusive detoxification method. This is the therapy with the gentle escape route for your toxins! Unlike Infrared Sauna, it is beneficial in many ways (AND even, if you still have your mercury/silver fillings).
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Ozone_Therapy
Radiation Emergency Dietary Backup
This article is a nutritional heads-up as nuclear fallout from Japan is coming our way. TEPCO finally has admitted Fukushima suffered a nuclear meltdown on day one of the catastrophe at reactor one! And it wasn't just one meltdown - there were several. How to stay health now that we know nuclear contamination will probably affect us in north America, too. Of the six reactors in Japan that have constantly been in the news, three or four are now almost under control. But some of the fuel rods have melted down to a blob and at best a mini-Chernobyl is in progress. Mitigating and en-tombing the damage is now beginning but the falsely reported fallout into water, earth and air cannot be reversed.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/anti-radiation
Oil Pulling
As there is no industry or lucrative sales connected to "oil pulling" and as I cannot see anybody making big dollars from this simple health remedy, apart from sounding sensible and simple, I decided to try it. The theory is that our body expels toxins through the surface of our tongue (think of all the diagnoses in TCM that the tongue provides), which is most noticeable in the mornings after waking.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/oil_pulling
Eating According to the Glycemic Index - Not All Carbs are Created Equal
The index was initially designed for people with Hypoglycemia and Diabetes. This simple-to-understand index is a measuring system to show how fast a carbohydrate triggers a rise in blood sugar - the higher the number, the faster and higher the blood sugar response is. The higher the blood sugar rises, the faster and more insulin is triggered as a response!
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Glycemic_Index
Castor Oil Packs
"The Palma Christi" have been used therapeutically in ancient India, China, Persia, Egypt, Africa, Greece, Rome, the Americas and 17th century Europe. Castor oil applied externally in the form of "packs" is again very popular with natural health practitioners.
In the Edgar Cayce Readings castor oil packs are often mentioned and people were instructed to use them to improve detoxification, elimination, circulation and stimulation of the lymph system.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Castor_Oil_Packs
Molybdenum, Lithium and Manganese - Mining for Good Mental Health and Feeling Better
Mining for Excellent Mental Health - eating your MOLYBDENUM, LITHIUM, MANGANESE - and a grocery shopping list at the end of this article. Without minerals - all the major ones AND all the minor ones - we do not have good health - we do not have the ability to create the reactions, co-factors, precursors to hormones and catalysts for the thousands upon thousands of intricate, wondrous and complicated chemical transactions that comprise our body's functioning.
Molybdenum, manganese and lithium are three often neglected trace minerals. They are crucial and essential.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/depression
Ug99 Spreads - Scientists Scurrying to Secure new Safe Strains
Fungus Ug99 has the potential to distort our future food prices and even lead to the rationing of many types of grains…. It sounds as if wheat has caught the flu! A worst case scenario has it that 80% of the world's wheat crops could be wiped out as this 'stem rust' fungus spreads beyond Eastern Africa (Uganda and Kenya is where it started). Experts say it is now poised to spread past Iran and to enter the breadbasket of northern India and Pakistan, and the wind will inevitably carry it to all areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Ug99
non-pharmaceutical PainKillers - from subtle to strong
* the homeopathic Arnica - from your homeopath, naturopath or health supplement store
* Traumeel cream (by –Heel Corp.) - at natural apothecaries or better health stores
* birch and clove essential oils - from an aroma therapist, quality aromatherapy store or quality health supplement store
* Proteolytic or Protease enzymes – enzymes that are designed to ONLY work with the digestion of proteins – and/or bromelain...
continued at http://pacificholistic.com/pain
There are many profound and fascinating theories at the heart of anthroposophy. Anthroposophical medicine is a complex system - an art and a science of living and healing - that includes the integration of spiritual, emotional and physical components. It was founded again in the present day by the anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner (an Austrian Swiss physician, metaphysical pioneer and healer (1861-1925)) in the early 20th century.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/mistletoe
DMSO 'a Little dab Will Do Ya'
DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) is derived from lignin, a binding substance of trees. The Crown Zellerbach Corporation, a mammoth lumber company, holds the patents on DMSO for use as an industrial solvent AND as a liniment for treating pain in horses. Crown Zellerbach licenses DMSO exclusively to Research Industries for marketing as a drug - called Rimso-50. Topically applied, DMSO has the unusual ability to act as a "chemical hypodermic needle", which is to say that it is rapidly absorbed through the skin and can take with it other substances that ordinarily would not cross the skin's barrier. (A health professional always needs to be consulted - no self-doctering here!)
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/DMSO
Get Your MEDICAL BIO-MARKERS
When you are diagnosed with cancer, you would have a plethora of questions concerning every aspect of your condition. Why me when I have been so careful all my life? How come others with toxic lifestyles can get away with a clean slate? Why didn't I know sooner? Now what should I do - who should I trust? Why is there so much contradiction - orthodox and alternative folks alike? Which cures, therapies, options should I choose or do I even get to choose, do I have the right to choose? Which doctors are telling me I don't have time to think and what is their motive? Does leaving thorough research to family members make me feel secure? etc...
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/markers
A Tribute to Dr. Virginia C. Livingston
Looking Back at How She Saw the Future
THEN: "We are at the same point today (1987) as we were when bone marrow transplants were unheard of or scoffed at, 20 years ago. Now our lack of credibility in our work centres around immunotherapy, autogenus vaccines and the understanding of hCG (also known as the pregnancy hormone and officially known as the human chorionic gonadotropin) molecule. We seem to be at that same point today."
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/DrLivingston
Simple, Effective, Band-aid Remedies for Geopathic Stress Faults
We hear a lot about excessive unhealthy EMF's, geo-pathic stresses, radiation from the earth and on planes, etc. ... forces affecting our health: "radiation" from smart meters, cell phones, microwave towers, a neighbour's satellite dish, even our kitchen appliances, etc, as well as solar flares, the shifting magnetic North, geo-pathic stress faults below us, underground water pathways and disrupted energy lines from grids such as the Hartman grid.
Head spinning yet?
Let's divide them between those emanating from (and through) the earth and all the man-made frequencies and radiations.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/geopathic_stress
Magnesium - a strong anti-depression mineral
When someone was treatment-resistant to something, we used to think that a doctor or specialist just had not found the right medication or chemical for that particular disease or person. Then, over time, we came to see that in some cases, medications are trial and error.
Thinking more holistically led to scrutinizing imbalances rather than assuming that someone was pharmaceutically lacking. The obvious need to address the underlying cause(s) and imbalance(s), rather than trotting out chemical band-aids became recognized. An example of addressing serious nutritional imbalances, would be Dr. Abram Hoffer's great ortho-molecular work in regards to depression, bi-polar, shizoprenia, etc. His work never received it's deserved due and is thoroughly discussed at http://www.orthomed.org
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/magnesium
Liver Disease: The Shameful Culmination Of Allopathic Therapy
Alpha Lipoic Acid is an enormously powerful antioxidant - naturally occurring - and protects most of the body's trillions of cells from free radical attacks (as it is soluble in fat and water). Alpha Lipoic Acid supplements assist the cells in converting glucose into useful energy (and stabilizes blood sugar levels), promote natural anti-inflammatory processes, support subtle detoxification and a lot more. ALA is a good samaritan and assists other antioxidants by participating in their recycling processes (e.g. naturally supports healthy levels of glutathione, Vitamin C and Vitamin E).
Oxidative stress / damage to cells is natural to some degree in the wear and tear of life and aging. It has also been implicated in the negative side effects of damaged nervous, cardiovascular and immune systems, and thus includes the brain, arteries, vital organs and skin layers. Oxidative stress is part of the damage that occurs when symptoms such as poor memory, fluctuating blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol abnormalities, vision problems, skin issues, etc show up.
continued at http://pacificholistic.com/ALA
9 Weightloss Suggestions - tweaking not dieting
Many of us are dieting – and we'd all like it to be easy! With mountains of conflicting weight loss advice and internet 'wisdom', where does one start ...or stop? And worse still, research shows that more than 85 per cent of folks loosing weight from dieting, regain all of the weight they have lost, and more, within a year.
So this article is not about dieting - rather it's about tweaking.
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/9_Weightloss_Suggestions_and_Tweaks
Clutter Clearing - The Focused Work ~ lining up your ducks
Our thoughts create a large part of our reality and set the tone for our emotions and the caliber of our feelings. What we think; what nuances our thinking; what massages our thought outcomes; what emotions well up or prevail; and how we deal, modulate and embrace them are constant activities that we are engaged in - consciously and often not so consciously.
There is no better place to begin to creatively exert some control of this process than at home - starting with crossing the threshold - new opportunities to support or shift personal patterns and conditions. Your home - its contents, the state it is in and how you live in it - reflects you - all about you - your innermost state of your feelings - and then, it in turn, affects you. Successful, inviting, gracious, flowing and open - or limiting, closed, frustrating, stuck and shut down?
continued at http://www.pacificholistic.com/ClutterClearing
Amazing, useful articles by others
About Health, Healing, Insights, Nutrition, Health Politics and Miracles
Hanna Kroeger Health and Healing Tips - short and very sweet video clips by David Slater
SOY LECITHIN: It Negatively Affects Your Health and Why You Need to Avoid It. Soy Lecithin has been lingering around our food supply for over a century. It is an ingredient in literally hundreds of proceesed foods, and also sold as an over the counter health food supplement. Scientists claim it benefits our cardiovascular health, metabolism, memory, cognitive function, liver function, and even physical and athletic perfomance. However, most people don't realize what soy lecithin actually is, and why the dangers of ingesting this additive far exceed its benefits.
Susun Weed's ~ Wise Woman Tradition ~ eight part HERB WISDOM article series. Ms Weed gave The Healing Journal permission to publish these really fine classic articles - herbal courses unto themselves - a few years ago and now we are presenting them here again.
parts one and two
parts three and four
parts five and six
parts seven and eight
MUSCLE TESTING Explained and Shown with Infintesimal Detail and Clarity - The NeuroModulation Technique (NMT) is a term used to describe a method that allows for direct communication with our nervous system's Autonomic Control System (ACS). There are other ways of doing this by testing our muscles and they all have their own labels and in the end work in the same basic manner.
This could have mainstream thinking types of people shaking their heads - but the explanations offered here are a great de-construction of exactly how it works. How to videos at http://www.pacificholistic.com/muscle_testing
short article by Cheyenne Christianson ... Cheyenne and Katy Christianson and their eight children run a 70-cow organic dairy and have been very successful using managed rotational grazing and feeding - http://grassworks.org/
"It is true, the merchants of the earth are constantly trying to get their tentacles into organic farming. And they have succeeded on many levels. But, it is also true that most organic producers have no interest in the wares of the devil's pantry (Monsanto and their ilk)." continues at http://www.pacificholistic.com/Raw_Milk
Jon Rappoport - Zika: the essence of the hoax: analysis
"I've written a number of articles taking apart the Zika hoax, piece by piece, lie by lie. Here, I want to present an overview. My analysis centers on two questions.
One: Is there a true "outbreak" of microcephaly in Brazil?
Two: Has the purported cause, the Zika virus, been established scientifically?
First, is there a surge of microcephaly in Brazil, where the story started?
That depends on who you ask. The Brazilian health authority, so far, has reported only 404 confirmed cases of microcephaly (babies born with small heads and brain impairment) in the whole country."
What? Why? in the World are They Spraying - Chemtrails
Dr. Abram Hoffer - Schizophrenia, Depression, Emotional Imbalance & Orthomolecular Medicine
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AFL-CIO Prepares for 'Election Protection'
Organized labor is ramping up its efforts to ensure that qualified people aren't blocked from voting in battleground states Nov. 6, in its final push to generate votes for President Barack Obama and other Democrats.
Union federation AFL-CIO, after months of fighting new state laws requiring photo ID at the polls this November, said it's concerned that poll workers and likely voters won't know that most of the laws have been blocked by courts.
A Pennsylvania judge, for example, this month blocked a law in that state from taking effect in time for November's election, agreeing with the law's opponents who said a photo ID requirement could keep some people from voting.
Next week, the AFL-CIO will send fliers and make robocalls to 100,000 union-member households in Pennsylvania to let voters know they won't need photo IDs.
Democrats and Republicans, along with their respective allies, have been bitterly fighting over the voter ID laws and other proposals for stricter voting rules. Republicans and their allies say they've proposed the laws to prevent and curb voter fraud. But Democrats and their allies, including unions, contend the laws are largely a partisan attempt to prevent minorities from voting, thereby hurting Democratic candidates the most.
"Our lawyers will be in the front line to receive calls from voters facing problems" in six battleground states, said AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker, who led the federation's "election protection" conference call for reporters on Thursday.
The AFL-CIO has recruited nearly 300 union lawyers to be on-call on election day, and has set up a toll-free number to field complaints. It will also have nearly 2,000 poll monitors inside and outside of voting sites in the six target battleground states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin, Florida and Michigan.
Monitors will be on the lookout for problems such as shortages of same-day registration forms in states that allow it. The AFL-CIO is also preparing for "overzealous Tea Party volunteers" to stand outside polls questioning voters, such as Latinos, in intimidating ways, Ms. Holt Baker said.
Jenny Beth Martin, the national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots, said: "It appears the unions are trying to create an unwarranted scare tactic in the midst of falling poll numbers for their candidate."
"It is time for big union bosses to accept that the Tea Party is a movement of the American people who are united to work against crony politics from high paid union bosses who have lost touch with the people they claim to represent," Ms. Martin said.

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One young woman got a big surprise at the Grand Theatre in downtown Grand Island Saturday night.
Katie Roland's boyfriend Josh Kuck proposed to her in front of everyone.
The couples family and friends were all hiding in the audience too.
Luckily she said yes... And was very surprised.
"I had to make it special for her, she's the most important person in my life," said Josh Kuck.
Josh says some of the reason he wanted to propose at the Grand Theatre was because he helped install the fire sprinklers.
Also the couple has never been to the movies.


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Community Calendar 7-17-13
Class ReunionJULY 19—The Peabody High School 30th Class Reunion Committee will host the 30th Class Reunion at 5:30 p.m. at Savoy Restaurant, 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. There will be a red carpet event, along with a weekend full of other events. For more information, call Terina Hicks at 412-532-6728.


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When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
Character Analysis
Louisa is Sal's mother and lives in the same apartment building as Miranda and her mother. She's a nurse who shares many of the same values as Miranda's mother. She helps Mom collect potato chips, for example, for the "pregnant-jailbird 'parenting group'" (26.5). She also gives Miranda time to talk with Sal during her visit to their apartment in Chapter 47.


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Originally posted 07/20/2013 08:00AM
Halle Berry's happiness is apparently everybody's happiness, just as the sorrow over the death of Cory Monteith was shared in all quarters, it was seen in readers' responses to PEOPLE.com stories this week.
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George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty in Death of Trayvon Martin
Originally posted 07/13/2013 10:00PM
After 16 hours of deliberation over two days, the jury in the George Zimmerman murder trial has reached a verdict. He was found not guilty.
Zimmerman, who remained expressionless as the verdict was read, silently shook his lawyers' hands. He was released by the court shortly afterward.
Zimmerman's wife and parents cried in the courtroom. Soon after, Zimmerman was seen smiling.
Outside the courtroom the reaction was more emotional. Some were angry, others expressed disbelief.
George Zimmerman Trial: Judge Considers More Charges
Originally posted 07/11/2013 09:35AM
A judge on Thursday will rule on whether to allow the jury in the Trayvon Martin case to consider additional charges against defendant George Zimmerman – which would allow him to be convicted of lesser crimes if he is acquitted of murder.
Prosecutors are asking the judge to let the jury consider manslaughter and aggravated assault when they begin deliberations on Friday, USA Today reports.
Some see the request, which Zimmerman's lawyers oppose, as an indicator that prosecutors are not confident about the prospects of a second-degree murder conviction.
George Zimmerman Murder Trial: Will He Testify?
Originally posted 07/08/2013 08:45AM
After two weeks of prosecution testimony in the case against George Zimmerman, the defense is now going to present its case.
At issue, whether Zimmerman, 29, was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012.
In the small courtroom in Florida's Seminole County, the six jurors – all female – listened to 10 days of prosecution testimony from police, witnesses and family members of the slain teenager. Paying constant close attention, the jurors have taken copious notes during the most riveting testimony.
Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, have sat through all the testimony, only leaving their front-row seats when their son's autopsy photos are shown.
Trayvon Martin's Mother, Brother Testify His Screams Were on 911 Tape
Originally posted 07/05/2013 12:30PM
The mother and brother of Trayvon Martin testified in Florida's Seminole circuit court Friday that screams for help captured in the background of audio of a neighbor's 911 call came from the late 17-year-old.
Sybrina Fulton and Jahvaris Fulton took the witness stand during the trial of George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in Martin's shooting death. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and says he shot the teen in self-defense during a fight.
After the audio was played, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda asked Sybrina Fulton, "Who do you recognize that to be?" She replied, "Trayvon Benjamin Martin."
George Zimmerman Trial: Most Shocking Moments
Originally posted 06/28/2013 04:10PM
It has been more than 16 months since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed after running to the store to buy candy and iced tea.
Now, the shooter, George Zimmerman, is on trial for second-degree murder in Seminole County, Fla.
The controversy and media saturation is nothing new to Central Floridians, who were glued to the Casey Anthony trial two years ago, and the first week of testimony has lived up to the hype:
George Zimmerman's Bond Set at $150,000
Originally posted 04/20/2012 11:45AM
A week after George Zimmerman was charged with murder in the second degree, a judge set his bond at $150,000 during a hearing Friday morning in Sanford, Fla.
Under the conditions of the bond, he cannot have any contact with the family of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, whom Zimmerman, 28, fatally shot in February, reports CNN.
However, at the hearing, Zimmerman made a statement to Martin's parents: "I wanted to say. I am sorry for the loss of your son."
Other conditions of the bond include Zimmerman be monitored by GPS and have to contact authorities every three days. The judge also said he would not be released Friday.
– Alison Schwartz
George Zimmerman to Enter Not Guilty Plea: Lawyer
Originally posted 04/11/2012 03:15PM
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida who fatally shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in February, has been charged with murder in the second degree, special prosecutor Angela Corey announced Wednesday.
Zimmerman surrendered to authorities and is currently in custody. On Thursday's Today show, his new attorney, Mark O'Mara, said his client will enter a plea of not guilty.
In Florida, a charge of second-degree murder carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to CNN.
Lawyers for Zimmerman, 28, stepped down from the case Tuesday, saying Zimmerman had been uncommunicative and expressing concern for his emotional and physical well-being.
Trayvon Martin Shooter Appears Injury-Free in Newly Released Video
Originally posted 03/29/2012 03:45PM
A police surveillance video taken the night of Trayvon Martin's death shows no sign of injury to George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Fla., neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot the unarmed teen Feb. 26.
Zimmerman, 28, has told police that he was only defending himself when he encountered Trayvon, whom he says jumped him, broke his nose, and then repeatedly hit his head against the sidewalk.
But the surveillance video obtained by ABC News appears to tell a different story.
Oprah Winfrey Wants to Sit Down with Trayvon Martin Shooter
Originally posted 03/29/2012 01:45PM
Add Oprah Winfrey to the list of high-profile people who want justice for slain 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Following in the footsteps of President Barack Obama, Winfrey, 58, tells Extra, "It is a tragedy and it is a shame that we're sitting here 33 days later and there hasn't been an arrest, or questioning of what actually happened."
Martin was walking home from a 7-Eleven on Feb. 26 when George Zimmerman, a Sanford, Fla., neighborhood watch captain, allegedly shot him dead.
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Einsten8:00 pm
Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Einstein comes back from the beyond. Upset with the way his image has been cheapened, he tells us the remarkable and sometimes harrowing story behind relativity and his struggles as a father. It's Einstein at his peak. Told through humor, heart and new information recently released about this...
Fun Family BBQ Lunch Fundraiser12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Family, Beach Cities
Join us on Sunday November 16, 2014 as Happy Hats for Kids in Hospitals, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, will be having a "Family BBQ Lunch" fundraiser from 12 noon-3pm at 923 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, 90501. Enjoy an afternoon of a BBQ lunch, family fun activities and raffle. All...
Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–195012:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arts & Entertainment, Bel Air
Discover how pioneering film artists found refuge in America and helped create some of your favorite classic films—from Ninotchka to Sunset Boulevard to Casablanca. Paying homage to the actors, directors, writers, and composers who fled Nazi persecution in Europe, Light & Noir: Exiles and...
The Noir Effect12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arts & Entertainment, Bel Air
Complementing Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933–1950 , The Noir Effect explores how film noir gave rise to major contemporary trends in American popular culture, art, and media. Through a "noir" lens, examine cult films such as Chinatown (1974), Blade Runner (1982), and...
Café Vienne12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arts & Entertainment, Bel Air
The site-specific installation Café Vienne pays tribute to the important cultural role of the Viennese coffee house. In the early twentieth century, female artists and writers in particular embraced the coffee house as a place for debate, networking, and inspiration in their quest for political...
Art II - Toddlers (18+ months)9:30 am - 10:15 am
Kids, Beverly Hills
Discover art hands-on through sculpture, painting, and story time. Toddlers will develop their sensory skills as well as fine and gross motor skills. They learn about color, texture and more while experimenting with new, engaging materials.
Happy Hats for Kids' Mother and Daughter Workshop1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Volunteer Services, South Bay
Happy Hats for Kids in Hospitals invites you to join us for our weekly Mother and Daughter workshop that takes place every Thursday, 1pm – 2:30pm at 923 Van Ness Ave, Torrance, CA. Decorate Happy Hats for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses in local and Israeli hospitals. ...
Baby Steps through Pretend City!2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kids, Orange County
"Specifically for: Infant (0-18 months) For the comfort of our infant guests, no older siblings please. "Pretend City has a Farm. E-I-E-I-O! And on the Farm, there are…cute babies!" This Baby Steps event will turn your little ones into farmers as they explore the sights, sounds, and...
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Learn Krav Maga7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sports, Los Angeles
Friends, please come and try a krav maga class as my guest. This is self defense system of the Israeli military, special forces and anti-terror units. Easy to learn, hard to forget and a fun workout. Suitable for men and women aged 14 and up. Class is Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7-8pm....
Self Esteem and Empowerment Support Group for Women7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Classes, West Los Angeles
Self Esteem and Empowerment Support Group for Women is a supportive and confidential place where women can share feelings, build self esteem and learn how to create the kind of relationship they want. Meets every Monday 7pm. For more information, call: 424 239 6472.
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Nosh, schmooze, and make business connections at a meeting of the Camarillo chapter of JNET, the Jewish Business Networking Organization. JNET Camarillo meetings are hosted each month by the Temple Ner Ami. Meetings consist of a couple of featured member speakers. In addition, each attendee will...
The Margarine Moonshiners from Minsk: onducting Story-Driven Research7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co–sponsored with Temple Adat Elohim, on Monday, November 3, 2014 at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 7:00-9:00 p.m. The Topic: The Margarine...
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On the local TV news, I have heard at least six separate stories featuring "gun safety efforts," all of them repeated multiple times – I'm guessing about one third of all segments are pushing some aspect of this unconstitutional crusade.
They aren't even trying to pretend to objectivity at this point.
My guess is that they will come to regret going so deeply and obviously in the tank for statist tyranny at some point down the road.


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This distinctive Merlot displays classic aromas of ripe red cherry and plum with hints of tobacco, herbs and vanilla oak on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied with supple and fruity flavors of cherry and spice notes on the palate, and soft tannins on the finish.
Camelot's Merlot offers ripe black cherry and plum aromas enhanced by hints of brambly spice and cocoa. On the palate, the wine reveals a core of concentrated black cherry and berry fruit flavors that pick up a rich note of milk chocolate in the long, elegant finish. This sumptuous red pairs...
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Beringer Founders Estate Merlot 2011
Beringer is very happy with the plush structure of this wine. The wine's bright red fruit and vanilla/spice aromas, and black cherry and sweet black plum flavors, along with the density and volume of the palate, make this wine eminently drinkable.
Robert Mondavi Merlot Private Selection 2014
Robert Mondavi's Private Selection Merlot is made with grapes predominantly from California's Monterey County appellation. There, the vineyards enjoy a nightly blanket of cool Pacific Ocean fog, excellent soils and a long growing season. This ideal combination brings vibrant flavors and silky tannins to our Merlot including luscious layers of berry,...
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Indian Stocks Drop to One-Month Low on Reform, Greece
Indian stocks fell to the lowest in more than a month on concerns the government may face further roadblocks to its economic reform agenda and amid fresh signs Greece may exit the euro.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., India's biggest carmaker, slumped after it stopped work at its Manesar factory and said production wouldn't restart until a probe is completed into last week's rioting. Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., the country's second-biggest steelmaker by value, dropped 2.7 percent.
The BSE India Sensitive Index, or Sensex, fell 1.6 percent to 16,877.35 at close in Mumbai, the lowest since June 19.
Six Indian political parties wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 21 asking the government not to revive a plan to allow overseas retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to open supermarkets. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped on concern China's economic growth will slow and after German Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler said he's "very skeptical" that leaders in the European Union, India's largest trading partner, will be able to rescue Greece.
"Political resistance to economic reforms is going to hurt market sentiment," Sadanand Shetty, a senior fund manager at Taurus Asset Management Co., which has about $671 million in assets, said by phone. "There is expectation that the government will break free from its policy paralysis. If they don't deliver now, we will be in for some trouble."
Stalled Reforms
The Indian government is trying to revive its plan to overhaul the retail sector, which has been halted since December amid protests from opposition parties and the Trinamool Congress, Singh's biggest ally in the governing alliance.
Singh, who took control of the finance ministry in June, has pledged to boost growth after expansion slowed to the lowest in almost a decade. Apart from the plan to open the country's retail sector, an anti-corruption bill and proposals to allow foreign direct investment in aviation and pensions are also stalled.
The Reserve Bank of India's technical advisory committee will meet on July 25 in Mumbai to help formulate a policy response to decelerating growth and rising inflation, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday, without saying where it got the information. The authority meets for its next policy review on July 31.
Death at Maruti
Maruti lost 5.9 percent to 1,079.95 rupees. Chairman R.C. Bhargava on July 21 ruled out an early resumption of work at the Manesar factory, which accounts for about 40 percent of the company's manufacturing capacity. Last week's violence resulted in the death of a general manager and left at least 70 injured, prompting the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry to say the incident has undermined India's reputation as an investment destination.
Jindal Steel & Power slumped 2.7 percent to 415.05 rupees after Bolivian authorities arrested two employees and confiscated company equipment and property after it canceled a contract to develop an iron-ore mine, the company said in an e-mailed statement.
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. fell 0.9 percent to 1,378.1 rupees. India's biggest builder of power networks and airports posted a 16 percent increase in first-quarter profit after it boosted sales. Net income rose to 8.64 billion rupees ($155 million) in the three months ended June 30, from 7.46 billion rupees a year earlier. That beat the 8.13 billion-rupee median of 19 analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd., the Indian unit of the world's second-largest consumer goods company, may post a profit of 6.96 billion rupees, compared with 6.27 billion last year, according to 23 analysts in a Bloomberg survey.
India VIX, which measures the cost of protection against losses in the S&P CNX Nifty Index, rose 10.5 percent to 18.66, the steepest gain since May 23. The S&P CNX Nifty Index fell 1.7 percent to 5,117.95 and its July futures settled at 5,122.10. The BSE-200 Index declined 1.7 percent. Combined volume on the nation's top two bourses was 635 million shares on July 20, 30 percent less than the 12-month daily average of 901 million shares.
The Sensex has gained 9 percent this year. The gauge trades at 13.2 times estimated earnings, compared with 10 times for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Four out of nine companies on the Sensex that have reported June-quarter results have missed analyst estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Profit for 30 percent of index companies missed estimates in the March quarter, compared with 47 percent in the period ended December, the data show.
Overseas investors bought domestic shares for a 14th day on July 19, the longest run of net purchases since February, data from the Securities & Exchange Board of India show. Foreign funds have invested a net $10.2 billion in local equities since Jan. 1, the highest in Asia and a record for the period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


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SIKESTON -- Darrell and Barbara Stovall have announced the engagement of their daughter, Laura Beth Stovall, to Bobby Dale Landers, son of Kevin and Sandy Landers of Sikeston. A 2002 graduate of Christian Life School in Sikeston, the future bride is employed at Ferguson Medical Group. The prospective bridegroom is a 2001 graduate of Sikeston High School and works for McCormick Construction.
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Temperature Stability of the Sky Quality Meter
AbstractThe stability of radiance measurements taken by the Sky Quality Meter (SQM)was tested under rapidly changing temperature conditions during exposure to a stable lightfield in the laboratory. The reported radiance was found to be negatively correlated withtemperature, but remained within 7% of the initial reported radiance over a temperaturerange of -15 °C to 35 °C, and during temperature changes of -33 °C/h and +70 °C/h.This is smaller than the manufacturer's quoted unit-to-unit systematic uncertainty of 10%,indicating that the temperature compensation of the SQM is adequate under expected outdoor operating conditions.
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MONTEREY PARK - The investigation continues into the fatal police shooting of a 22-year-old Chino Hills man who threatened an officer with a large pipe bender outside a fast-food restaurant earlier this week. However, police officials remain tight-lipped on details of the shooting.
Steve Rodriguez was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after he was shot by two officers about 9:30 a.m. Monday outside a Carl's Jr. restaurant along Avenida Cesar Chavez. The incident was captured on a cell phone camera by a witness who then posted the video online.
Though the video of the shooting has gone viral on the Internet, Monterey Park police and Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials continued Thursday to withhold the names of the officers involved. They were only described as 12-year and three-year veterans of the Monterey Park Police Department.
"We're not, at this point, releasing those names," Monterey Park Police Chief Jim Smith said.
Officials added that the names would likely be disclosed in the next few days.
The Sheriff's Homicide Bureau is spearheading the investigation into the shooting.
"It's under investigation by the sheriff's (department) and DA's office, which is the normal protocol with us," Smith said. "We'll continue to follow the investigation. And it's a tough thing for the officers, for the family, for the witnesses...for everyone involved."
Also withheld by authorities Thursday was the coroner's report.
An autopsy was performed on Rodriguez's body Thursday, but sheriff's investigators placed a security hold on the findings, barring coroner's officials from releasing information, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Assistant Chief of Operations Ed Winter said.
Because of the security hold, information such as how many times Rodriguez was shot or where two electrified Taser probes fired at him ultimately landed were not available.
Chief Smith declined to comment on the shooting itself.
"It would be inappropriate for me to comment on it at this time," he said. "I need to let the investigators do their job."
Family members of Rodriguez, as well as the sheriff's detective handling the case, could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave and offered psychological counseling, as is the policy for any officer involved in a shooting, Monterey Park police Capt. Eugene Harris said.
"We expect them back to work if not next week, the following week," he added. The amount of time an officer takes for leave after being involved in a shooting varies on a case-by-case basis, but is generally at least three days, Harris said.
While the digital age has changed law enforcement a great deal in recent years and decades, Harris said the fact that many citizens are now carrying cell phones capable of doubling as video cameras makes no difference.
In fact, Harris said, the Monterey Park Police Department has gone "above and beyond" when it comes to using technology to record their police work.
Every patrol car is equipped with a video camera, and all officers carry audio recorders, he said.
"Any citizen contact is recorded," Harris said.
The presence of a civilian camera does not alter police behavior, he added.
"We teach people to perform as if you're always being watched, taped or video recorded," he said.
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This place used to be my favourite, considering that I am of Yugoslavian descent.
But now, this place disappoints me. It's like they're mocking my country.
The karadjodjeva is very dry and very small for a decent serve. It is meant to be a soft juicy meat, wrapped around a big slosh of sour cream and many bacon pieces. There were hardly any bacon pieces and they used cream cheese instead.
Traditionally, my family and I have our Sarma [Herbed mince meat in cabbage rolls and stock] with sour cream. But all they could offer was the tiny remaining amount of cream cheese they had.
When my parents asked the new owner about something on the menu, he had no idea and said he doesnt know the language or the culture.
Then why the hell is he managing the place?!?!
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A Review of the Just Jewelry Network Marketing CompanyBy Brian and Jeff On April 12, 2013 Under MLM-Programs-J
Just Jewelry had started its dream run in 2002 at Springboro which is a direct selling association. It basically deals with jewelry for home shows, parties and special events. The company praises its reliance upon women by saying that "they should look great". That is why the price of the products start within a range of $15.00 to $34.00. The parties are organized in an open space with no pressure of sales.
Hostesses to the shindig can get the special offer lined up for them. They will receive a special earring with some discounts, half price items and an opportunity to make a monthly purchase of $8.00. Being a leader, gives you the opportunity to be blessed with a great life style, family values and a dream to cherish. The company provides affordable, quality products to make your every dream come true. In brief, the company needs to succeed by giving positive contribution to society. The local community and consultant is a key to their success.
Their commerce is originated on the base of the direct selling market. That means the product will be given to the end user directly. To start the business globally, several enrolment options are available. Consultants can start purchasing the business kit by paying $118.00. Besides that the consultant has to buy jewellery at a wholesale buy of $250.00 to be an active member. The addition, new consultants will require more business kits to deliver.
They can choose up to three selected kits before purchase. The consultants can select one out of three pre selected kits. The use of these kits will provide the necessary tools, support and help them in decision making strategy to run their successive business. The set up of business is globally accepted in this system as it runs in the internet arena.
According to their work, the consultants get paid with incentives. The secure and effective payment system is a flexible footprint to direct sales marketing. On their personal sales they can earn up to 50 percent of the profits. The company has the perfect online set up for their consultants to add new members to their team. As new members are added in the team they are generating more incentives. They can run their directory through proper authentication to get in touch. In this process, if the consultants are delivering well above their boundary then they win promotional bonuses like vacations, cars etc.
With the fast advancement in technology "Just Jewelry" is becoming a brand that everybody knows. The market for jewellery is best when it is being displayed with high resolution graphics. Beyond that it reaches out straight to the customer via the concept of direct sales marketing strategy. Both of these processes are very helpful for the greedy customers as they believe in end to end service.
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A hearing laying out the evidence against the accused gunman in the Colorado theater shooting is over.
Prosecutors finished presenting their case against James Holmes on Wednesday. The judge said he will rule by Friday on whether Holmes should go on trial.
If the judge decides Holmes will be tried, Holmes could enter a plea at a hearing scheduled that day.
Defense attorneys decided not call any witnesses, saying they were constrained by the rules of the preliminary hearing. They had been granted permission to call two people to talk about Holmes' mental state.
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Dewar's Launches Honey-Infused Scotch
Dewar's has announced the U.S. launch of Dewar's Highlander Honey—Dewar's Blended Scotch whisky infused with natural flavors. This innovation is crafted by the infusion of hand-selected Scottish honey along with natural flavors into the original Dewar's White Label blend, the #1 selling premium Blended Scotch whisky in the United States1. Dewar's says Highlander Honey brings "delectable sweetness with a pleasing bite to a new, urban and modern consumer."
"Dewar's Highlander Honey delivers fantastic notes of honey, but still retains the treasured characteristics of the original blend, which is renowned for its complex taste profile and its unparalleled smoothness," says Stephanie Macleod, Master Blender for Dewar's. "By using Dewar's White Label as the core for Dewar's Highlander Honey, the infusion process builds on the already present honey aromas found in the blend and creates an exceptionally well-rounded and harmonious taste profile that "The Drinking Man" has come to expect from Dewar's."
Dewar's White Label has been stung by the honey bees near Aberfeldy, Scotland, and the result is alluringly smooth. The infusion of Scottish honey reveals a velvety, mellow character with influences of juicy citrus fruits. From the eyes to the nose to the palate, consumers will find a captivating blend of sweetness and bite with DEWAR'S Highlander Honey.
Dewar's Highlander Honey is the first offering in a modern and new "Highlander" range of products that will include unique expressions of DEWAR'S Blended Scotch whisky infused with natural flavors. The range will include innovations showcasing traditional and indigenous Scottish ingredients.
"Dewar's Highlander Honey is a welcome addition to The Drinking Man's portfolio and continues Dewar's long history of pioneering innovation within the spirits industry," says Arvind Krishnan, VP Brand Managing Director for the DEWAR'S brand. "Consumers are turning to brown spirits for their fullness of flavor and the rich taste they deliver. Dewar's Highlander Honey appeals to these consumers who seek new varieties and tastes and the Dewar's name assures them of quality."
Using Scottish honey harvested near the DEWAR'S distillery in Aberfeldy, Scotland, Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod has taken a uniquely local approach to crafting the first expression of the "Highlander" range. The composition and taste of honey is terroir-driven. Macleod uses honey from local bees, which draw their honey profile from the rugged terrain of the Scottish Highlands and the warm, silky texture of Scottish plants. Scottish honey gives DEWAR'S Highlander Honey a unique smooth, buttery composition.
To create the taste of Dewar's Highlander Honey, Macleod places Scottish honey into a mesh pouch then infuses it with other natural flavors into Dewar's White Label. The blend is then filtered through oak cask wood chips. Beyond enhancing the treasured characteristics of Dewar's White Label, the Dewar's Highlander Honey infusion process also maintains the desired 40% alcohol by volume.


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Presentations from EntwicklerCamp 2014 – Track 1
Presentations from EntwicklerCamp 2012 available
I have experienced that IBM has some problems linking to their material that lies out in the open, but I hope this post does not cause the same kind of trouble. I also know the solution in case needed: contact the content publisher to remove the files…
Nevertheless Entwicklercamp sounds like a excellent technical conference and for those of you who have no problems with reading a bit of German (not all presentations are in German, by the way) here are some interesting presentations:
Track 0 – Session 1 – Eröffnungssession – Rudi Knegt (link)
Track 0 – Session 2 – Opening Session – Phil Riand (link)
Track 0 – Session 3 – Speeddemoing – Diverse (link)
Track 0 – Session 5 – Closing Session: Ein (grausamer Selbstversuch) – 5 Monate ohne Lotus Notes – Werner Motzet
"Ein (Arbeits-)Leben ohne Lotus Notes" / "Ein (grausamer Selbstversuch) – 4 Monate ohne Lotus Notes" (link)
Track 1 – Session 1 – XPages – 1 – Grundlagen – Ulrich Krause (link)
Track 1 – Session 2 – XPages: Practical Ideas for Converting Existing Notes Applications – Matthew Fyleman (link)
Track 1 – Session 3 – XPages – 3 – eXtension Library – Viagra für die XPages – Ulrich Krause (link)
Track 1 – Session 4 – XPages – 4 – IBM oneUI + MyTheme = myUI – Manfred Meise (link)
Track 1 – Session 5 – XPages – 5 – Wie mache ich meine XPages Applikationen 'social'? – Niklas Heidloff (link)
Track 1 – Session 6 – XPages – 6 – XPages Extensibility API – going deep – René Winkelmeyer (link)
Track 1 – Session 7 – Zähme den Tiger – Java-Entwicklung in Notes und Domino – Bernd Hort (link)
Track 1 – Session 8 – XPages – 8 – Nutzung des Dojo Toolkits zur Optimierung bestehender Notes-Web-Anwendungen – Matthias Bierl (link)
Track 2 – Session 1 – Extending Lotus Notes – Widgets, Livetext, Plugins – Detlev Poettgen (link)
Track 2 – Session 3 – Agile Softwareentwicklung mit LotusNotes – Werner Motzet (link)
Track 2 – Session 4 – Ich weiß was du diesen Sommer tun wirst – Gregory Engels (link)
Track 2 – Session 5 – Erfolgreiches Projektmanagement mit agilen Methoden – Christian Habermueller (link)
Track 2 – Session 6 – Make the impossible possible with XPages – Frank van der Linden (link)
Track 2 – Session 7 – Connect your Lotus Notes app to the Activity Stream with XPages – Frank van der Linden (link)
Track 2 – Session 8 – Keine Angst vor großen Tieren – Peter Klett (link)
Track 3 – Session 1 – Rediscover the Power of LotusScript in Notes/Domino 8.5 – Rocky Oliver (link)
Track 3 – Session 2 – Die besten Open Source Projekte von OpenNTF – Niklas Heidloff (link)
Track 3 – Session 3 – Richtig(er) Kommunizieren! – Wie bringe ich meine Botschaft rüber? – Jürgen Kunert (link)
Track 3 – Session 4 – XPages und Domino App Dev Erweiterungen – Phil Riand und Niklas Heidloff (link)
Track 3 – Session 5 – Turbocharge Development in Notes/Domino 8.5 – with @Formulas! – Rocky Oliver (link)
Track 3 – Session 6 – Mobiler Zugriff auf Notes Daten – Matthias Schneider (link)
Track 3 – Session 7 – Es gibt keine Ausreden mehr – eGit im DDE : Versionskontrolle leicht gemacht – Holger Chudek (link)
Track 3 – Session 8 – Using the XPages Mobile Controls… and looking at alternatives – Rich Sharpe (link)
Track 4 – Session 1 – Security in Notes – Manfred Meise (link)
Track 4 – Session 2 – Workflow – Richtig analysieren, dokumentieren und schlüssig hinterfragen – Christian Habermueller (link)
Track 4 – Session 3 – Lotus Protector programmieren – Matthias Schneider (link)
Track 4 – Session 4 – WebServices unter Notes/Domino – Tim Pistor (link)
Track 4 – Session 5 – Hilfe, ich habe geerbt! – Bernhard Köhler (link)
Track 4 – Session 6 – NoSQL-Datenbanken – ein Überblick – Karsten Lehmann (link)
Track 4 – Session 7 – Notes und die Zeit – Bernhard Köhler (link)
Track 4 – Session 8 – Schnittstellendesign mit dem Tivoli Directory Integrator – Am Beispiel SAP – Andreas Artner (link)
In case you are a bit lazy or dont care about bandwidth: <here> you can find the presentations archived together by track…
There are also some hands-on sessions available:
Hands-On 1 – Javascript – die ersten Schritten – Manuel Nientit (link)
Hands-On 3 – XPages – the first Steps 1 – Howard Greenberg (link)
Hands-On 4 – XPages – the second steps 2 – Howard Greenberg (link)
Hands-On 5 – Signierung und Verteilung von Plugins für den Notes Client – Detlev Poettgen (link)
Hands-On 6 – LotusScript – so einfach geht es los – Peter Klett (link)
Hands-On 7 – Mobiler Zugriff auf Notes Daten – Matthias Schneider (link)
Hands-On 8 – XPages Extensibility API – first steps – René Winkelmeyer (link)
Btw, all links were collected from this source.
Link: Securing Your Notes Application
Today we discussed to provide a checklist for developers that can help them with auditing the security of their applications.
In the Notes/Domino Best Practices: Security checklist there is a reference to:
Lotus Education On Demand: Securing Your Notes Application
Overview Introduction Controlling Access to Notes/Domino Data Tools The Access Control List Setting Up and Refining the ACL Access to Database Elements Participants Partners in Securing an Application Web Users Anonymous Users Case Studies Problems … 28 Apr 2005.
However the link is dead. Does anyone know if this tutorial is available under a different address?
Lotusphere – Jumpstart day
Here is a summary of my experiences on Jumpstart day:
JMP301 Masterclass: Defence against the dark arts
Although an administrator session I thought it would be good to hear a bit more on Notes security. On the other hand the jumpstart sessions for application development sounded too simple to me.
The session was great (and fun listening) and it was good to hear about the measurements available Notes to secure the system.
What I took out of the session was more to create more security awareness among our developers. I guess this will result in some kind of workshop we have to setup.
Anyway, when I told my admin that I visited an admin session he was proud but I did not get a reply when I stated that he should now at least attend one developer's session =)
Rated: 10
JMP 304 Masterclass Deep Dive into Calendaring and Scheduling
Again an admin session. The purpose of this attendance was to understand Calendaring and Scheduling and hear of opportunities how to embed calendaring and scheduling in other Notes applications.
To my opinion the session went much into problem tracking so that was a bit disappointed.
Anyway, again I made my admin proud but still no answer on my question which developer session he will attend.
Rated: 6
Lotus stuff store and Bookstore
'Vikings' never return home without treasures so I paid a visit to the stuff store/bookstore to check if there was something of my taste. Any way I succeeded. I also noticed that the 'Mastering XPages' book is amazingly thick and this will truly become the bible in the new age of Domino development.
Some great other titles in the bookstore but at my next visit I will bring my axe and slayer and go a little berserk on some free shopping😉
Rated: 10
JMP303 Masterclass LeveragingJSON in both Client and Server Side JavaScript
The description sounded interesting ( I even skipped an admin session for this one!) but when they started with adding a Notes View on a Notes Page surrounding with brackets and adding an empty entry at the end I was thinking:
Does IBM allow the promotion of such approaches while XPages is the preferred technology to be used?
Anyway, in the second part the speakers came with some XPages examples but they never recovered from the weak start.
I believed the description also talked about JSON in the client but that turned out to be running XPages in the Notes client.
Rated: 5
Welcome reception
Free drinks & food, some entertainment on the background, a nice evening temperature and a lot of Notes geeks!
Rated: 10


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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Chapter 16 Summary
- Charlotte sleeps for fourteen hours and then wakes.
- She reflects upon seeing Zachariah in the rigging. Was he a ghost? An angel? It must have been a miracle.
- When Charlotte hits the deck it's oh-so-quiet. Have the crew forgotten her? She notices that both watches of the crew are on deck.
- Charlotte asks Ewing and Keetch if they had forgotten to call her to the watch. They admit to her that they were told not to call her.
- The men keep calling Charlotte "Miss," much to her dismay, and eventually confess that the captain told everyone that Charlotte murdered Mr. Hollybrass to avenge Zachariah's death.
- Charlotte starts to say that she has seen Zachariah, but stops herself.
- The captain is claiming that Charlotte is guilty because the dirk used to kill Mr. Hollybrass was hers.
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- Captain Jaggery commands Barlow to take Charlotte to the brig. He leads her down the hatch, through top cargo (where the head adventure took place), and into the hold.
- Barlow locks Charlotte into a cage of iron bars, taking his light with him.
- Before he goes, Charlotte asks Barlow if he thinks she killed Mr. Hollybrass. He says he doesn't know.
- All alone, Charlotte reflects on the trial that's to take place. She then hears footsteps approaching. She calls out.
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A person who promotes a cold war: there are cold warriors on both sides who want to keep things the way they were
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