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Lauderdale County teacher Kyle Rutledge won decisively in the runoff with longtime incumbent Ray Boswell. A Democrat, Daniel Cook, is withdrawing from the race, so Rutledge has no opposition in the general election.
"It's just great," said Rutledge. "I mean, I was looking forward to running in November, but it's a lot easier with him withdrawing. He (Cook) called me last night about eleven o'clock and told me he was pleased with me being the supervisor and he decided to withdraw."
Newscenter 11 talked with several supporters of Rutledge on Wednesday. They told us they are pleased, too.
"I think that the person that was in office last, that he didn't do a good job with the community," said District 5 Taylor Hinton. "And I think Rutledge would do a better job."
"Less bad publicity," said Dacie Shelby of why she supported Rutledge. "We might can get some roads out of this."
Shelby also says many of her neighbors are Boswell supporters and that they are very upset by how the race ended. But it's supporters like Shelby and Hinton that Rutledge credits for his victory.
"I just want to thank all the voters that got behind me and all the supporters," Rutledge said. "It just means so much to me. It's very humbling."
But as for those that opted to vote for Boswell instead of Rutledge...
"To his supporters, you know, I'm going to be your supervisor too," said Rutledge. "It doesn't matter who you supported. I'm going to be your supervisor. I'll work just as hard for you as the people who supported me."
And Rutledge says he plans to spend the next few months teaching and coaching. He will be sworn into office Jan. 2.
Newscenter 11 made repeated attempts to reach Boswell for comment, but was unsuccessful.


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All the rain we've been getting could be making the West Nile virus situation worse. Days of heavy rain have created pools of standing water making perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Experts at the Health Department say, so far this year, West Nile has not appeared in El Paso County. But the wet weather could help West Nile make an early appearance this year.
Evon Benitez came down with West Nile earlier this month. Her case and another in Pueblo are the only two human cases of West Nile in the state this year. "It's about a month ahead of what we had last year, as far as seeing human cases," says Lee Griffen with the El Paso County Health Department.
This week's thunderstorms are giving West Nile carrying mosquitoes a place to breed. "What we're concerned with the rain is the weather. After the rain, if we get a hot spell, then we're gonna have a very high potential for more mosquitoes to emerge," says Griffen.
There were 112 cases and one death from West Nile in El Paso County last year. Local health experts learned from those cases. The conventional wisdom was, if you only got the West Nile virus, it was no more serious than the flu. Now the experts know better. "Even if you don't get the encephalitis form of it, it can linger for an average of 22 days," says Griffen.
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Scott Carlson Real Estate, a residential sales firm that specializes in properties in the Lakewood area and other eastern Dallas neighborhoods, has merged with a larger firm.
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I've just had a conversation with a friend of mine who is in the early stages of her pregnancy. As someone who is yet to have their first child I am not fully equipped with the information nor experience to ask any questions about the actual pregnancy or know whether there are certain "insider" questions that any prospective mother is dying to give you the answer to. I am sure there must be questions that would only be asked by someone who has already had at least one child and I simply have no idea what they'd be!
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I want to know whether a mum to be in Spain will opt for a Spanish name or stick with an English name? Does an English name benefit the family back home when pronouncing the new baby's name or will it mean the child has issues at the Spanish nursery they may go to when their Spanish friends then cannot pronounce their name? Will the Spanish call a child Santiago when in English it is James? Are there names which you may think sound ok in English but mean something a little odd in Spanish (Victoria and David Beckham should have possibly looked in to the name Cruz a little bit more perhaps…..)
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - It's something that happens more than you might think here in Western Colorado, a hiker, hunter or rancher stumbling across a human skull or other bones while out in the wilderness.
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"There are thousands of individuals who are reported missing in the United States and for those family members who don't have an answer," says Dr. Robert Kurtzman.
Kurtzman has been a forensic pathologist for more than two decades.
In that time, he has seen more than his fair share of unidentified human remains.
"There's certainly an intellectual challenge associated with the whole process," he says.
It's a process that begins with a shocking discovery when bones or other remains are found.
"The wrong thing to do is remove them...it removes them from the place where they were discovered and we may not be able to ultimately find that same place," he says.
They're turned over to the Coroner's Office for examination.
Kurtzman says the first course of action is to figure out if what they're looking at is even human.
"Some bones are very, very easy to characterize as animal bones because they're distinctly different than human bones. Other bones, often times it's the smaller bones, may be more difficult to categorize," Kurtzman says.
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In both cases Kurtzman says a forensic anthropologist, who specializes in studying bones, may be brought in to help make those determinations.
"A lot more knowledge that they bring to the table just adds to what we do," he says.
He also says, depending on the bones, that process can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
"If the remains are human, and there's interest about who they belong to..." Kurtzman says.
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"What is the gender? What is the age? What is the stature? What is the cause of death?" are all questions he asks.
All questions he says are possible to answer just by looking at the characteristics of bones, their size, their shape and their configuration.
"There are different characteristics that you can see which would identify female versus male bone," Kurtzman says.
But sometimes it takes a more refined eye to get the information they need, and that's where imaging technology comes in.
"X–rays have found more use recently," he says.
Now, more than ever, forensic pathologists use what are called MDCTs, a scan of the remains that produces a virtual 3-D image that lets them see the bones with more detail.
"The CT scanner can often times identify changes, perhaps fractures, that we might not see visibly or grossly, so we're able to collect more information about the skeleton that way," Kurtzman says.
Information that may reveal this person had knee surgery or a joint replacement, giving them more leads.
Kurtzman says, "We try to document the physical findings that are pertinent and all the physical findings that may be specific to an individual that allow us to compare to someone who is reported missing."
He says the scans also make it easier to share information with other experts they may need help from to get a positive ID. Experts like a forensic odontologist, who can compare scans of tooth remains, with dental records.
"If you take a look at the teeth and the bone structure that surrounds the teeth, there are unique characteristics that each individual has," Kurtzman says.
He says other advancements in technology are also helping forensic pathologists answer the important questions.
"We can take DNA samples from bone to get a DNA comparison and there are labs in the US that have accumulated information about a variety of people who have been reported missing," he says.
Kurtzman says they're even starting to analyze the chemical makeup of things like tooth fillings to help determine who remains belong to. It's a technique that was used to help ID remains of victims from a plane crash in Buffalo last year. "It's pretty sophisticated stuff," he says.
Even with all of this at their disposal, Kurtzman says not all remains are eventually put with a name.
"It's luck of the draw depending on what kind of remains you get," he says.
But when they do get a positive ID or a successful prosecution as a result, it makes doing what he does worth it.
"If we're able to provide an answer, there's closure for them," he says.


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STOCKTON – The University of the Pacific announced this morning the receipt of one of the nation's largest bequests to any institution of higher education in the United States.
The gift of $125 million promises to be "transformative for Pacific and the region," the university said in a statement.
The large gift comes from Robert and Jeannette Powell and was originally announced as a planned donation of $100 million upon their deaths. In the intervening years, the amount has grown to $125 million.
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This is a great beer batter fish recipe, and is very easy to do. We often fish all day with friends, and then cook the fish afterwards out on deck. Yummy and great!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 quarts vegetable oil (for frying)
- 8 (4 ounce) cod fish fillets
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
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- Rinse fish, pat dry, and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine flour, garlic powder, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons pepper. Stir egg into dry ingredients.
- Gradually mix in one beer until a thin batter is formed.
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The Best of Both Worlds
This is a guest post by Allison Rogers. Allison is a lawyer in private practice in Washington D.C. and volunteers actively with Autism Speaks in their housing policy initiative. She has a younger brother, Adam, who has autism.
For as long as I remember I would ask my Mom these questions. Is Adam going to live at home forever? No. Will he live with me when I am older? He will have a house of his own one day. When's that going to be? I don't know, sometime after he graduates high school. Who's he going to live with? Ideally Jeff and Joe, maybe a couple of other boys, and a support staff.
I will be completely honest and admit that I had no role in my brother's summer of 2010 move into a group home. Throughout the years, my Mom promised us, without exception, that Adam would have a home of his own one day. I think this was her way of protecting all of her children and not just the one who needs the most protection. She took on the responsibility, not only because she was in the best position as a mother to advocate on his behalf, but because she did not want to leave this huge responsibility of mapping my brother's future to her daughters. As the matriarch of the family she set the tone for familial relationships. Stacey and I, as sisters, must love and support Adam, but Shari, as the Mom, will make the big decisions.
Fast Forward to June 2010. I am locked in the basement of the law library studying for the bar exam, receiving texts from Mom. He's moved out. Are you ok? I feel weird. Do you need to talk? Ok.
We talked. I did my best to assure her it was a transition, transitions are always hard, and once she gets used to the new living situation both she and Adam would be better off. I tried to comfort her. I remember saying, "it's like when I went off to college; it's like when Stacey went off to college. It's a huge, but completely normal adjustment. And most importantly, he's FIVE MILES AWAY." And that's how, just for a moment, the roles switched and I became the protective one, but not of Adam, of my Mom.
August 2010 I made my first visit to Adam's home. The descriptions I heard that the house is huge; the house is beautiful; the house is individualized to your brother's and his housemates' needs were not inaccurate. The house is huge. The house is beautiful. The house is Adam. Adam lives with four other boys. Two of the boys, Jeff and Joe, Adam grew up with. They each have their own rooms, reflecting their personalities, and their bedroom doors are adorned with the first letter of their names. They have ample living and dining space, a back and front yard, a television and even a Wii.
I love Adam and his new independence. Of course, the house did not cure him. He's still Adam. He still has his moods and he will still have his nights where he stays up all night shouting to whoever will listen. He still repeats words, sometimes hundreds of times, and he will still rip his shirts and blankets for no apparent reason. Yet he is happy. He is happy with his house. He is happy with his friends. He is happy to come home to my parents' house and he is happy when we go to the house to visit him. I see pride when he shows me his room, points to the family pictures on his bedroom wall, shows me his Wii bowling skills and sets the dining room table.
I can honestly say Adam moving into a group home has given our family the best of both worlds. He has independence. My parents have their independence. Yet we are five miles and ten minutes away from family time.
Autism's "Fly-Over" Population
This is a guest post from Mark L. Olson in response to the New York Times article, 'Navigating Love and Autism.' Mark lives in Henderson, Nevada where he is the only parent of a 16 year old daughter with autism; Chairperson, Community Living & Employment Subcommittee, Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders; and, President & CEO, LTO Ventures, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit company developing live/work/play communities for adults with autism.
I read with mixed emotions the December 26th New York Times article "Navigating Love and Autism" about Jack and Kirsten, a young couple with Asperger's Syndrome discovering how to have a relationship with each other. The romantic in me found their story inspiring and hopeful. But as the only parent of a teenage daughter with autism, another part of me felt frustration about the lack of attention to and help for autism's "fly-over" population — the huge group of teens and adults who are often nonverbal, may never expect to live independently, yet deserve the chance to choose the kind of life they want to live.
"Fly-over" is a term I heard often growing up in the Midwest and attending University of Kansas. It refers to the majority of the US between the East and West Coasts that airline passengers look down on when they fly over. It also refers to a mindset in the media that the most valuable audiences are located in New York and Los Angeles, and to which their programming overtly caters.
Autism is a broad spectrum disorder just as the U.S. is an expansive land mass and melting pot. A favorite expression in our community is that "if you've met one person with autism, then you've met one person with autism." Our community and efforts to help persons with autism benefit from all the awareness we can generate, but sometimes it feels like that attention falls largely onto two ends of the spectrum.
At one end, thanks to organizations like Autism Speaks and others, kids as young as 18 months benefit from more research dollars than ever directed toward finding the cause of and a cure for autism, while insurance mandates are in effect in the majority of states that emphasize funding for ABA therapy and early intervention, diagnosis, and treatment.
At the other end of the spectrum are the Aspies and HFA teens and adults like Jack and Kirsten who are the focus of media coverage, movies, federal programs such as Medicaid and the President's Year of Community Living. They are also the primary beneficiaries of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Network created by Congress and self-advocacy organizations bent on eliminating all barriers to living and working exactly the same lives as "typical" Americans.
But what about the fly-over population? My daughter is one of them and we live this struggle every day. (I also run my own 501(c)(3) nonprofit company developing live/work/play communities for adults with autism and chair a subcommittee for the Nevada Autism Commission on community living and employment.) I see this issue from many perspectives and I'm increasingly disheartened by the chasm of resources and choice expanding between our community's newest affected and our most capable.
My daughter is 16 and nonverbal, although she can hear and understand some of what is said to her. She's not high-functioning enough to enjoy true independent living, and diagnosed at age 12 she was too old to benefit from aggressive early intervention protocols. I expect she will stay in her special needs school until her IDEA eligibility runs out and we are planning for guardianship now. But I'm also 39 years older than her and while I like to believe I'm immortal, I'm pretty sure I'm not. So that means planning for where she is going to live, what kind of work she might do, and what chance at a social life she can expect.
Let's start with housing options. My daughter deserves the right to choose any residential setting in which she wants to live. It is estimated that 85% of adults with autism live with parents or a family member until they can no longer be taken care of. As with many kids with autism, there are daily living skills she does well, and others (bathing, feminine hygiene, house cleaning) that are a challenge. Some disability self-advocates argue her only option outside of my home should be in her own apartment or home no closer than 1000-1500 feet from any other disabled person.
She can't live alone in a scattered site apartment because she doesn't know how to cross a street safely, or how to avoid neighbors who might bully, exploit, or abuse her. It's a ludicrous notion to expect her neighbors to be her "it takes a village" safety net. She can feed herself, but she cannot use a stove or microwave to prepare a hot meal. A setting where she could go to eat or pickup meals of her choosing would be ideal.
A planned residential community optimized to accommodate her autism such as a disability-based campus or farmstead would be a great solution. Unfortunately, Medicaid, certain self-advocacy groups and the P&A Network are doing everything they can to deny her freedom of choice and impede development of innovative settings. (Read more at "Choice v. Olmstead")
Now let's talk about work. My daughter is blessed with exceptional physical strength and decent gross motor skills. With supervision she can do fine motor projects and follow multi-step instructions…for a while. But she cannot speak, read or write. She will never be able to pursue competitive employment on the open market, but that doesn't mean she can't earn a minimum or higher wage. A work environment created to accommodate and develop her abilities would be ideal. But again the same forces are at work to eliminate these optimized settings as discriminatory.
Would she like a social life? A relationship like Jack and Kirsten? I don't know. I do know she is highly sociable and enjoys the company of affected and typical kids and adults. A setting where she could freely walk around, meet up and hang out with persons like her and enlightened members of her surrounding community would be ideal. But transportation, availability of programs, and lack of funding marginalize anything except a public park or shopping mall.
Jack and Kirsten's story is informative and heartwarming. But as we enter 2012, I implore the autism community, media, government and especially those self-advocates who resist progressive thinking and innovation, to not forget the impact they have on our "fly-over" population. Their story deserves to be told too. They deserve the right to choose how they want to live.
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Community Living & Employment Subcommittee, Nevada Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Residential Services and Supports for Adults on the Autism Spectrum
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Economic Inequality and Higher Education
The vast disparities in college attendance and graduation rates between students from different class backgrounds is a growing social concern. Economic Inequality and Higher Education investigates the connection between income inequality and unequal access to higher education, and proposes solutions that the state and federal governments and schools themselves can undertake to make college accessible to students from all backgrounds.
Economic Inequality and Higher Education convenes experts from the fields of education, economics, and public policy to assess the barriers that prevent low-income students from completing college. For many students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, the challenge isn't getting into college, but getting out with a degree. Helping this group will require improving the quality of education in the community colleges and lower-tier public universities they are most likely to attend. Documenting the extensive disjuncture between the content of state-mandated high school testing and college placement exams, Michael Kirst calls for greater alignment between K-12 and college education. Amanda Pallais and Sarah Turner examine barriers to access at elite universities for low-income students—including tuition costs, lack of information, and poor high school records—as well as recent initiatives to increase socioeconomic diversity at private and public universities. Top private universities have increased the level and transparency of financial aid, while elite public universities have focused on outreach, mentoring, and counseling, and both sets of reforms show signs of success. Ron Ehrenberg notes that financial aid policies in both public and private universities have recently shifted towards merit-based aid, away from the need-based aid that is most helpful to low-income students. Ehrenberg calls on government policy makers to create incentives for colleges to increase their representation of low-income students.
Higher education is often vaunted as the primary engine of upward mobility. Instead, as inequality in America rises, colleges may be reproducing income disparities from one generation to the next. Economic Inequality and Higher Education illuminates this worrisome trend and suggests reforms that educational institutions and the government must implement to make the dream of a college degree a reality for all motivated students.
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SIKESTON -- Pamela Little of Sikeston and David and Marcella Mack of Benton have announced the engagement of their children, Shannon Duncan to Andrew Mack.
A 2000 graduate of Sikeston High School, the future bride received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature with a minor in writing on May 12 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at A.O. Community Services in Cape Girardeau.
The prospective bridegroom is a 1997 graduate of Kelly High School. He received an Associate of Applied Science in computer-aided technology from ITT Technical Institute in 2000. He is an inspector for Missouri Department of Transportation in Sikeston.
Plans are being finalized for a May 26 wedding at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton.


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The Flicker (Fine, Vivian)
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General Information
|Work Title
|The Flicker
|Alternative Title
|Fine, Vivian
|One movement
|Year/Date of Composition
|First Performance
|1974-03-03 at Mills College, Oakland, California, Maquette Kuper, flute
|Average Duration
|8 minutes
|Composer Time Period
|Piece Style
|solo flute
Misc. Comments
"The flight is deeply undulating, produced by several quick beats and a pause." -Roger Tory Peterson
Bird-song is also heard, and flight and song intermingle.
- —Composer's Note to the Score
A flicker outside the window of her Bennington home inspired Vivian Fine to depict its flight, described by ornithologist Tory Peterson as 'deeply undulating, produced by several quick beats and a pause.' Bird song is often heard, and flight and song intermingle. The performer's final gesture is to lift and turn her head and eyes, as if following an ascending trajectory which disappears into space.
- —Leone Buyse, liner notes for "The Sky's the Limit" Crystal Records CD317
Fine returned to birdsong for an unusual piece, The Flicker, for solo flute or piano right hand. Her flicker sings virtuostic lines that change continuously for this long six-page solo. One would expect some type of reuse of material to account for the multiplicity of pitches, but this is not the case. Fine reported that she "wrote what I heard," which was the imagined flight and song of this active bird.
- —Heidi Von Gunden, The Music of Vivian Fine, Scarecrow Press, 1999
One of the finest additions to the 20th century unaccompanied flute repertoire.
- —Michael Steinberg, musicologiist
This is an example of confident writing….Written at a time when Ms. Fine was largely immersed in ensemble writing, The Flicker stands out as an evident expression of lively rhythm and sturdy solo line.
- —Betty-Ann Lynerd, Women of Note Quarterly, February 1997
Fine's sense of the drama and humor are obvious.
- —Richard Pontzious, San Francisco Examiner, January 10, 1983


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Make sure you discuss your wishes with your doctors, proxy, and family members -- in part so they won't try to contradict your instructions later. "The completion of a health care directive doesn't end when you sign the document and put it in a drawer," says Carol Sieger, staff attorney with Partnership for Caring. "Paint a picture about what's acceptable and not acceptable, what your personal values are, your idea of independence. What are your wishes regarding care? What do you view as quality of life? "
No matter how complete your living will, you won't be able to address all possible scenarios. "People don't have crystal balls," says attorney Charles Sabatino, counsel to the American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly. "Each medical decision is unique and fairly complicated. I've never seen a directive that didn't take serious interpretation to figure out how to implement it."
That's one reason to carefully consider your choice of a proxy; Sabatino calls it "the most important decision you're going to make." Choose someone you trust implicitly but remember -- the person closest to you may not necessarily be the best option. For instance, your loving wife or grown child may be so unwilling to let you die that they'll want to resuscitate you even if you're past recovery. When you've made your choice, make sure he or she knows your philosophy about end-of-life treatment.
Because values and wishes change over time, you should revisit your advance directive every few years and certainly after a major life change, illness, or death in the family. "If you don't update your instructions periodically, people will doubt those are still your wishes," says Sabatino.
Regardless of their imperfections, an advance directive "remains the clearest and best avenue for insuring that patient wishes are honored at the end of life," says attorney and bioethicist Paul W. Armstrong. "Granted there are difficulties with them, but there should always be deep ambivalence about making end-of-life decisions."
Loren Stein, a journalist based in Palo Alto, Calif., specializes in health and legal issues. Her work has appeared in California Lawyer, Hippocrates, L.A. Weekly, and The Christian Science Monitor, among other publications.
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No BlackBerrys Near the Yoga Mat and Other Life Lessons from Trudie Styler
Trudie Styler is an actress, a dedicated yogi and a passionate human rights activist. Plus, she has one of those rare showbiz marriages that has actually lasted. She opens up about staying fit, making a difference and why no one makes her laugh like Sting.
Ashley Hamilton: How did you first discover yoga?
Trudie Styler: After the birth of our third child, Coco, I was looking for a way to get back into shape. A friend suggested Sting and I go to a yoga demonstration by a great teacher, Donny Paradise, who has since become a friend. We were both so impressed by his fitness and strength and flexibility, as well as all the hidden health benefits, that we had to give it a go, and it's been 20 years now.
Did you see a major physical change when you first started?
Yes, I was trying to get back in shape, so wanted to combine physical practice with reducing calories. Obviously, yoga does great things for the body if you commit to the practice three or four times a week.
I think consistency is the problem that most women run into when it comes to working out. How have you been able to commit — and stay committed — to yoga for so long?
It doesn't take long before that's your routine, that's what [your body] likes and that's what it's asking for. And it's worth it. People spend a lot of time and effort on their cars — and our bodies are the most precious vehicle that we've been given. It has to take us through the journey of life. Our body is the only one we've been given, so we need to maintain it; we need to give it the best nutrition. I advocate an organic diet where possible (certainly a whole food diet). I think having a good yoga practice and a spiritual practice is a recipe for living well and, hopefully, living longer.
What is your spiritual practice?
For me, it's combining yoga with meditation. Meditation is really letting go of all the thought processes or "mind traffic" that gets in the way of just whatever is between you and space and consciousness. So often what happens when we meditate is we can kind of get the mind traffic that comes in and says, "Oh I wonder what we're going to have for dinner tonight" or "I must remember to do this" or "I just want to turn my BlackBerry on for a moment." Well, first of all, I advocate no BlackBerrys anywhere near the yoga mat! And then there's the BlackBerry in our head — all those things on the to-do list for the day. So meditation is stilling the mind of all that hurly-burly that comes into it. When you start watching those thoughts, you're no longer involved in them. With that, we get space in our thoughts, we get calmness and, ultimately, we get peace.
Do you feel differently mentally if you skip a day? Or maybe you never skip a day!
Sure I do. I don't think people should be too hard on themselves. People have very busy lives, and meditation, if you've never done it, is not something you can just say, "Oh, I'm going to commit to doing an hour of it every day." If you could commit to doing five minutes every day, you'd very quickly become better at meditation. Over 20 years, I've felt the benefits of yoga and meditation practice. I feel fit, I feel happy and I feel young.
How do you stay so fit as you age? Do you have any anti-aging secrets?
I would say don't drink too much alcohol, don't eat too much sugar, avoid processed foods and keep as active as you can. Also, try to stay young mentally. Keep looking for new challenges in life, keep learning, stay curious. Inform yourself about the world and engage in it. We women, we're always being invited to change our hairstyle, change our clothes, change our wardrobes. It's also important for us to remember as we age to keep changing the way we think of the world. I'm not saying to be flaky at all; but rather than being rigid about something, stay open and available.
You've taken a lot of action in your life for causes that you believe in — like getting clean water to the people in Ecuador, which was documented in the movie Crude. How did you get so involved in that issue?
I was in Ecuador as my role as ambassador for UNICEF, working on the child exploitation campaign, and I had been confronted by the environmental damage caused by the oil industry in the Ecuador rainforest. I took the opportunity to go and see for myself. When talking to the people there and witnessing directly what they were suffering because they're ancestral land had been exploited was very compelling. Thirty-thousand people are affected by oil pollution there, so it's a daunting problem. When I asked a woman there what I could do to help, she was very straight-forward with her response. She said, "Lady, get us some clean water." In this day and age, it seems outrageous to me that we couldn't fulfill that basic human need for safe, clean drinking water! That woman's statement was the impetus, the lightbulb on top of my head that said, "Yes, I can do that!"
I think a lot of us want to make a difference in the world, but we don't know where to start. What advice do you have?
I'd say jump in, get involved and get off the sofa and out of your comfort zone. Each and every one of us is capable of making the world a better place for the people who we come into contact with every day. If you find yourself personally engaged with someone's problems, use that energy and emotional connection to do what you can do to help. There's no qualifications necessarily — just empathy, energy and a little bit of self-belief. When people reach out to ask for help, try to connect with it. With this water story, I felt that very connection. I couldn't bear the idea that clean water was not available to the beautiful faces that were staring out at me.
There are just so many causes out there. How do you pick one to get involved in?
I think that people shouldn't be guilt-tripped into something that they just don't feel very passionate about. You can be much more effective when you feel like "this issue is for me." God knows there are a lot of issues around that need addressing. But find one that you connect with and do it with passion, do it with verve, do it with all of yourself. That's the way we make changes. Transformation comes from us first.
You and your husband [rock star Sting] have been together for almost 30 years now. How have you been able to make your marriage last when so many other showbiz marriages fall apart?
I don't want to jinx it! I guess I don't take it for granted. I don't think either of us do, which means we still make an effort for each other. One of the upsides of being married to someone who's away from home a lot is we have lots of reunions, and the romance that's inherent in that. We have meeting places all over the world, and if we haven't seen each other in a few weeks, we make a date and we get excited about seeing each other.
How have you seen your marriage change over the years?
Like most people, it's more settled and less stormy than it was at the beginning of our relationship, 28 years ago. Our mutual understanding of each other has grown over the years. The kids are growing up, so that gives us more time for one another and with one another. And our needs are pretty simple ... we're just a couple happy to hang out, socialize with friends, go to the movies, go out dancing sometimes. We're best friends, so that's very important too. And he makes me laugh a lot. No one makes me laugh like Sting.
What do you want your children to know about love and commitment?
I think I want them to know that honesty and openness are the keys to happiness between two people. Those are the ingredients needed for both intimacy and independence. Also, not being afraid to have hard discussions. Even if it feels difficult, they're always worth doing, because through those honest and open discussions comes the solution of whatever problem is going on. If it gets left, if it gets into the body's system and resentments build up. I think that's where problems can arise. I sometimes see couples who are unhappy in long-term relationships, and it's almost like they're afraid of each other. I can see a couple who are just on their mutual islands ... they're waving politely at each other; they're not engaged with each other. I've seen other couples who are having the time of their lives and they're fully engaged. I bet one of the secrets to that is they're not afraid to have the hard talks.
Do you have any other secrets to a happy marriage?
I would say change. It's very important that your partner is changing at the same rate as you, that you're going in similar directions. That doesn't mean that you're living on top of each other and suffocating each other; it means that you have a true sense of where you are with each other and what each of you wants and likes. That needs to be constantly updated, that needs constant dialog. And that's where the honest discussions come in.
So what do you know for sure?
I know that, in life, change is inevitable. To be happy, you have to be able to embrace change.
Work out with Trudie Styler on GaiamTV.com!
Trudie Styler is an actress, film producer, director, human rights activist, environmentalist, organic farmer and UNICEF Ambassador. Styler's most recent projects include the release of a series of five mind-body fitness DVDs with Gaiam, shot on location at hers and Sting's Tuscan villa with celebrity trainer James D'Silva. Styler also recently appeared in the Joe Berlinger–directed documentary Crude, which follows the story of 30,000 Ecuadorian indigenous rainforest dwellers in their fight against the U.S. oil giant Chevron. In 1988, along with her husband, Sting, Styler started the Rainforest Foundation, an organization devoted to protecting rainforests and their indigenous peoples. Styler's production company Xingu Films focuses on social issues through its documentaries while also building a reputation as a nurturing home for talented first-time feature filmmakers.


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The Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Church Music Committee supports music and musicians in local churches. There are two strands to its work – Information and Training. In particular, the Committee offers a three–year course in organ playing, choir–training and the role of music in worship, leading to the Archbishop of Dublin's Certificate in Church Music. The magazine Soundboard isdistributed to musicians throughout the united dioceses and increasingly elsewhere in Ireland. For more information visit the church music website .
Church Music Dublin has recently recorded a video entitled Music, Eucharist & You. The educational video is primarily aimed at musicians, but may be of interest to all worshippers. The video is presented by the Archdeacon of Glendalough, the Ven Ricky Rountree, who is chairman of Church Music Dublin. The Archdeacon guides the viewer through the musical aspects of the Eucharist.
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Europe's Stocks to Watch: Deutsche Börse, Deutsche Post, Asos
Deutsche Börse AG is in the spotlight Wednesday, with its shares slumping over 2%, after the German exchange operator confirmed its subsidiary Clearstream Banking is subject to a criminal investigation in the U.S. in connection with alleged violations of money laundering and Iran sanction laws.
The company said the unit had "informed by its U.S. counsels, that the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York has made Clearstream subject of criminal investigation."
Deutsche Börse said the investigation is at a "very early stage" and that Clearstream is cooperating with the U.S. attorney.
On the flipside, Société Générale has started coverage of Deutsche Börse with a buy investment recommendation. The company "has diversified and leveraged its business to benefit the most from a cyclical recovery that we believe is under way," analysts at the French bank said, in a note to clients. "Larger M&A discussions have been a distraction, and we believe smaller deals are likely to bring more tangible benefits."
Staying in Germany, shares in Deutsche Post AG climbed 3% in early trade Wednesday after the logistics and mail group stated that it expects its underlying earnings to increase by more than 8% per year on average through 2020.
Deutsche Post expects emerging markets to contribute 30% of group revenue by 2020, up from just over 20% currently.
"Our new strategy will enable us to continue on our growth path beyond 2015 and significantly increase our profitability year by year," said Chief Financial Officer Larry Rosen, "and we will achieve this primarily through organic growth."
Elsewhere, shares in Asos PLC initially climbed over 1% despite the U.K.-based online fashion retailer reporting a drop of 22% in pretax profit on the back of an increased pace in investment.
"Our £68 million investment during the current year will more than double the sales capacity with greatly enhanced efficiencies at our U.K. warehouse, a new Eurohub in Berlin, an expanded facility in Ohio in the U.S. and a new warehouse in Shanghai," Chief Executive Officer Nick Robertson said.
And, retail sales in the six months ended Feb. 28 rose 34% to £472.3 million ($651.8 million), with U.K. retail sales up 32% and international retail sales increasing by 35%.
"Gross margin trends continue to be supportive of international growth, driven by better stock management and improved sourcing," said analysts at Citigroup, in a note to clients, while keeping a buy investment rating.


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LANSING (WILX)-- Common Ground Music Festival kicked off it's 14th year Monday night.
Up to 80,000 people could show up at Riverfront park this week to see all the different acts. That means keeping things under control is a top priority.
Security checkpoints have been placed at each entrance to the park. People lining up Monday afternoon were checked multiple times for any prohibited items, some people even got a pat down.
"We maintain the security check points. We prohibit people from brining in weapons like firearms, knifes, and fireworks," said Mike Yankowski, Lansing Interm Police Chief.
Lansing PD will have more than a hundred officers out each night inside and around the festival.
"We will be deploying officers on foot, bike, motorcycles, and in patrol cars."
Exactly how many officers will be patrolling will depend on the crowd size of each night.
Lansing police aren't the only ones patrolling the grounds, more than five security teams that will be at the event at all times. They say they're ready for anything
"Number one situation we are prepared for is an emergency evacuation. Whether it's climate, or a bomb threat we have plans set in place," said Tristyn Wright-Meyer, with Common Ground Operations.
A little rain won't stop the event. But if there's thunder and lightening, or high winds, everyone will have to be moved to the Lansing Community College across the street.
"Walk quickly but calmly over to the nearest evacuation gate to the Gannon building or a shelter to protect you. Stay put until we give the signal that it's clear to return," explained Wright-Meyer.
Lansing police and fire will have tent next to the first aid center if anyone needs assistance.
"All this is to create a safe environment so people can enjoy Common Ground Music Fest."


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Taylor Hall's power-play goal late in the third period brought the Oilers even with the Canucks once more Tuesday night, sending the game to overtime (and a shootout) for the second consecutive evening. It didn't go as well this time around, as Cody Hodgson's skills tally sealed a 3-2 Canucks win at Rogers Arena.
The Oilers got the game's first scoring chance 51 seconds in when Shawn Horcoff, who was perched behind Roberto Luongo, made a soft centering pass to Ales Hemsky in the slot. No. 83 connected, but he was unable to get all of it, as the Canucks veteran made the save to keep it 0-0.
As the game's eight-minute approached, the Oilers held a slim 4-2 edge in shots, but the home side was coming on with a dominant, minute-long shift in the visitors' zone. Only one shot was added to the Canucks' tally, but it was a high-quality, high-slot chance that Devan Dubnyk kicked aside with his right pad to preserve the scoreless game.
Spurred by that sequence's momentum, the Canucks were able to cash moments later. As Taylor Hall was unable to clear the zone, Alex Burrows collected the biscuit and dished to Daniel Sedin in the house; with a quick snap glove-side over a defenceless Dubnyk, Vancouver snatched a 1-0 advantage at 10:24.
With about 45 seconds to play, the Oilers came within inches of squaring the score. Jeff Petry's point shot was knocked down en route, causing the puck to pinball in the slot. Eric Belanger swooped in and batted it out of mid-air and on goal, but Luongo made a terrific sprawling save to keep his team in the lead.
After 20 minutes, the Canucks continued to lead 1-0 but were trailing 12-9 in shots.
Belanger was assessed a hooking minor at 2:07, sending the Canucks' 23.3-percent power-play to work. Sami Salo stepped into a wide-side bullet that clunked Dubnyk's blocker-side post, but no further damage was done to the scoreboard as the Oilers weathered the home side's storm.
Still up on the shot clock as the period's midway point approached, the Oilers were able to tie it up. Driving down the wing with purpose and a lane, Taylor Hall spotted Horcoff alone at the doorstep. No. 4's pass was crisp on the tape, and the team's captain made no mistake in burying the puck into the gaping cage behind Luongo for the goal at 9:43.
With 20 seconds on the clock, a Kevin Bieksa stretch pass sent Jannik Hansen in alone on a breakaway behind a sleeping Oilers defence. The 25-year-old Dane burst in and ripped a slapper on goal; Dubnyk squeezed hard, but the shot dribbled between his gear. As it turned out, it was a visitors bounce as the puck bounced off the base of the post, keeping the 1-1 score on the board.
Through 40 minutes, the Oilers continued to lead in shots; at this juncture, by a 21-16 margin.
Exactly 5:00 into the period, Vancouver took the lead once more. A goal-mouth scramble caused the puck to sit along the goal line, where an unsuspecting Dubnyk became unaware of the puck's visibility behind him. David Booth was quick to the scene, curling his stick from behind the net and tapping the puck the required three inches to cross the line, establishing a one-goal Canucks lead.
Looking to extend the advantage, Vancouver went back to the power-play at 5:10 when Petry was assessed a hooking minor. The Canucks hammered another post in the process, but no other goals were scored.
The Oilers got their first power-play chance of the game when Dan Hamhuis was charged with interference at 14:58. The orange and blue, already sporting the league's third-best success rate, improved with a goal to bring the teams back on even terms. Corey Potter unleased a point blast, and Taylor Hall did the rest, redirecting the puck past Luongo 51 seconds into the power-play.
Devan Dubnyk, continuing his miraculous work from last night and in tonight's game, was sensational in the extra period. The 25-year-old made several gold-star stops off Vancouver's most dangerous snipers, keeping the game in a 2-2 score and sending it to a shootout.
Alex Edler started it all and wasted no time, rushing in and beating Dubnyk with a simple shot blocker-side on the young netminder. Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner were unable to score, but Ales Hemsky did with a clever backhand move to send the skills competition to extra shooters.
Ryan Kesler and Taylor Hall were both stopped on similar moves in the fourth round.
Cody Hodgson opened up the next round with a goal, beating Dubnyk with a snap through the wickets. Shawn Horcoff was next to shoot, but his Hodgson-like shot was turned aside, ending the game and preventing the Oilers from winning consecutive games once more.
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