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Looking for your Metroid fix in these quiet days? A pair of special features have arrived online and both are an absolute treat.
Rainfall Films, a media production company with ties to the film and television industry, has produced Metroid: The Sky Calls - a short live-action Metroid fan film depicting our favourite bounty hunter in action. In short, after watching the film, words fail me... This is absolutely amazing! It's utterly stunning - superb atmosphere, beautiful visuals and a sweet musical score to boot. I'm a terrible critic when it comes to these things, but rest assured - you're in a for a blast for the next 11 and a half minutes.
Want more? CapCom and Infinity's End at the Metroid Database have recently finished a five-year-long journey to bring a Japan-only manga to the western world. Metroid: Samus & Joey is a non-canon original story featuring the adventures of Joey - Samus' first disciple after she saves him from a vicious Space Pirate attack. If you enjoy reading manga this is essential reading!
Special thanks to CapCom and Infinity's End for painstakingly translating the manga!
Deeply sad news has broken at Nintendo of Japan. Nintendo's CEO and president, Satoru Iwata, has passed away from a bile duct growth this past weekend.
Starting as a software developer at HAL Laboratory in the 1980s, Mr. Iwata assisted in the development of the early Nintendo game Balloon Fight, and in the following years EarthBound and the Kirby series. Eventually moving to the executive side of the business, Mr. Iwata succeeded the previous Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. Since then he oversaw a massive swathe of Nintendo's history (including a major part of the Metroid saga), from the GameCube console right up to the current Wii U.
Thank you, Mr. Iwata, for your life's work. Thank you for watching over Nintendo as president these past thirteen years, and may you rest in peace. My sincerest condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends, and all those affected by this terrible loss.
"Video games are meant to be just one thing: fun, fun for everyone."
E3 has come and gone for the year, and this time we have an interesting (if unexpected) surprise from Nintendo...
Metroid Prime: Federation Force is an upcoming first-person 4-player co-op game developed by Next Level Games and set for release on the Nintendo 3DS in 2016. I think most Metroid fans didn't seen this spin-off coming, and it's already stirred up some controversy online. Instead of focusing on Samus' bounty hunting exploits, the game gives up to four players control of a squad of Galactic Federation troopers as they team up and tackle co-operative-based missions. The story will centre on the ongoing conflict between the Federation and Space Pirates. The game is also bundled with a handy competitive multiplayer mode in Metroid Prime: Blast Ball.
As for the future of the main series, Eurogamer learns from Metroid Prime producer Kensuke Tanabe that we may not see one until Nintendo's next home console (currently known as NX). On the bright side, the Eurogamer interview also solves a mystery from the epilogue from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (spoilers!).
Metroid Prime: Federation Force might not be Metroid Prime 4, but I think Nintendo might be on to a fun formula regardless. Personally I've always enjoyed co-operative games, so having a co-op experience in the Metroid universe sounds very promising. Check out some great footage below from Nintendo Treehouse Live at E3 to see the game in action.
Good news for Virtual Console fans - Metroid: Zero Mission arrives this week in Europe and Australia on the Wii U's eShop!
Japan has had the game available on their local eShop since June last year, and hopefully North America will follow suit soon. With the GBA titles now covered, we may yet see Metroid: Other M and the Nintendo DS duo Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Prime Pinball on the eShop someday - that would make every Metroid game (except Metroid II) playable on the Wii U, not bad!
Did you miss out on the original Wii release of the Metroid Prime Trilogy? In the latest Nintendo Direct, we learn that starting with Super Mario Galaxy 2 - right now! - Nintendo will begin releasing digital versions of Wii games on the Wii U's eShop Virtual Console. Metroid Prime Trilogy will arrive on the service on January 29 in both Europe and North America for €19.99 / £17.99 / $19.99. If you grab a copy within the first week you'll save 50% off that price. Don't miss out on the saving!
While many of you are likely enjoying Samus' escapades in the latest Smash Bros. games (I'm still working through Hyrule Warriors - it's been a busy holiday season!), I'd like to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Stay safe, enjoy the festivities and be kind to your loved ones. See you on the other side in 2015!
At last, composer Sam Dillard's album Metroid Cinematica is now available for download! Sam has spent around a year producing this exquisite 16-track album, and if you're a fan of Metroid's music, this is something you don't want to miss out on.
The album draws on familiar themes from the likes of Metroid, Super Metroid and Metroid Prime, but also offers a unique and epic orchestral vibe. The album can be found on Apple iTunes and Google Play, or you can pick it up at Loudr and name your own price starting at $9.99 (hint: it's worth every cent!).
Visit the official website for more info and previews!
If that's not enough to fill your auditory needs, how about another 101 tracks of Nintendo-themed goodness?
We're a bit late in reporting this (sorry Darren!), but from the makers of Harmony of a Hunter comes a new fan-arranged musical compilation called Harmony of Heroes. This one focuses on the Smash Bros. franchise - and by extension - every Nintendo character seen in the series so far!
A large number of musicians involved in the Harmony of a Hunter albums return to present new tracks, and with the huge variety of franchises covered from Mario to Zelda, this is something very special and not to be missed. Visit the Harmony of Heroes website for more information and download links (be warned, it's a huge download!).
Composer and master musician Sam Dillard, whom you might remember as one of the contributors to the Harmony of a Hunter projects (Into the Green World, The Crimson Depths and Beyond the Glass to name but a few), is busy preparing an awesome new treat for fans of Metroid's musical score. Titled Metroid Cinematica, this feature-length soundtrack will offer a rich cinematic score, and is Sam's take on what the soundtrack of a feature-length Metroid movie might sound like.
Simply put, I'm a huge, huge fan of Sam's exquisite efforts in the Harmony of a Hunter soundtracks, so this is going to be an epic treat for all of us. Sam plans to release the soundtrack in October on iTunes, Loudr and other audio platforms, so we don't have long to wait!
Want a hint of what to expect? Sam has created a great teaser website for the album and given a special preview track to the folks at Nintendo Life. Can't wait for this one!
Ready for another Metroid gaming marathon? Metroid HQ are currently running their annual (and fourth) gaming marathon over the next week until July 22nd, featuring every game in the Metroid series. They'll be raising money for the Child's Play Charity, who provide gaming consoles and games for sick children in hospitals and therapy centres. This also marks their tenth anniversary on the internet - well done guys! These marathons are always great to watch, so swing by and donate if you can!
Welcome back! I'm happy to finally unveil a massive project I've been working on for the past two years. For a long time I'd been meaning to give the site a fresh new look but just couldn't decide on what direction to take it... Well, after toiling away with a few designs, I finally broke through and settled on what you see before you now.
I've made some changes to the navigational structure of the site, starting with the main menu placed horizontally above the banner. Everything on the site can be reached from up there, and don't worry if the pop-up menus don't work in your browser, as you should instead be taken to a page with the sub-menus there. I've also reworked the following artwork galleries thanks to some hefty artwork donations from NeoGAF:
I have more plans for upgrades and additions to the site, and now that the new layout is done I can finally move forward on them.
We also now have a dedicated section for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (I still can't think up a decent shorthand name for the game, SSB4 maybe?). For now it's home to screenshots, artwork and videos all focussing (naturally) on Samus and Zero Suit Samus. The 3DS release is mere months away now, so the Smash Bros. hype is in full swing.
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Westmorland County Show 2016
Thursday 8th September 8am - 5pm
Awarded Cumbria Tourism Event of the Year for 2015, Westmorland County Show is one of the UK's favourite Shows and Cumbria's largest livestock Show. Come and enjoy a premier event that celebrates the best of farming, food, and rural life and is always a fantastic day out.
The Show will, of course hold all the usual livestock classes, from cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, poultry and alpacas to light horse classes, Show Jumping, heavy horses and Carriage Driving. 2016 will see the introduction of a brand new Red & White Dairy Section, plus the Show will also host the final of the new Cone Driving Challenge. Horses and their drivers will have battled it out in heats at Ulverston & North Lonsdale Show, Cartmel Show and Lunesdale Show, and will be going for gold in the final on 8th September at Westmorland Show, not to be missed.
Alongside the livestock, there will be much more to get involved in, with over 350 trade stands to explore and England's largest local produce Food Hall packed with artisan producers, as well as The Food Theatre, a hive of activity, which will play host to celebrity chefs and special demonstrations throughout the day.
The Grand Parade, a highlight of the day for many, is a fantastic chance to see prizewinning livestock, along with the presentation of Champion of the Main Ring. Other classes in the Main Ring will include ridden heavy horses and Show Jumping, plus The Vale of Lune Harriers will be parading their foxhounds.
This year, the Show is hosting the 14 stone World Championships for Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, which every year pulls crowds of spectators, so make sure you're there early to claim your spot by the ringside.
The Show's varied array of marquees are home to stunning displays, crafts and exclusive products. From The Women's Institute, Learning for Life, which houses interactive displays from local schools, Crafts from Cumbria and Rural Crafts, the marquees are always buzzing with activity.
Entertainment and exhibitions will include the fantastic sheep show, woodland and forestry displays, Cumbrian axe men, chainsaw carving, vintage tractors and agricultural machinery, plus gundogs falconry, ferrets and fly fishing.
There will be baby changing facilities on site, as well as a crèche, and the free bus service from Kendal and Milnthorpe will also run again this year.
Preparations are well under way for this year's Show, which promises to be a fantastic event.
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On behalf of the Society, a huge thank you to everyone who visited the Showground over the Country Fest weekend and helped to make the event so successful.
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Cambro warrants to the original buyer that if this product proves defective (manufacturer's defect) within One Year from the date of purchase with a 1-year pro-rated warranty. This warranty only covers manufacturer's defects and does not cover abuse, misuse, normal wear and tear or modifications to the product not made by Cambro. Cambro grants a pro-rated credit of the original price toward replacement product. The warranty applies on all Cambro products only when used under normal food service industry conditions.
Model: 1826MT-148 Case of 6 Ea.Size: 17-13/16" x 25-11/16" x 1-1/16"Color: White
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The 6-Gallon Beverage Dispenser sports a drip-proof spigot and handy lid. Made of impact resistant polyethylene for years of dependable service. (read more)
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Here's your chance to choose the product that will pick up our coveted Readers' Award 2016 on 17th October from the shortlist of ten.Mon, 08 Aug 2016, 05:41pm
Onkyo launches new hi-fi and wireless headphones
Onkyo has taken the wraps off a whole host of new headphones, including premium on, over and in-ear designs...Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 01:23pm
Best of the Week: Tidal hi-res streaming, Apple Music on Sonos, Burmester and more
A round-up of news and reviews to have graced What Hi-Fi? this week - featuring products from Philips, Onkyo and Burmester.Fri, 04 Dec 2015, 05:07pm
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Onkyo's has five new wireless speakers, with portable, compact models and a flagship, hi-res audio certified speaker.Fri, 04 Sep 2015, 12:47pm
Onkyo unveils a pair of high-res network stereo receivers and a budget 5.1 model
We don't see many stereo receivers these days, but Onkyo has unveiled two new models, the £549 TX-8150 (above) and the £449 TX-8130. It has also launched a no-frills multichannel AV receiver, the £199 TX-SR252, with 4K compatibility.Wed, 02 Sep 2015, 12:39pm
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Quick recorded his second shutout of the post-season as the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings won their fifth straight game. They won four consecutive contests against St Louis in the first round after falling into a 2-0 hole.
Game Two of the best-of-seven set is also in Los Angeles on Thursday.
In the first standoff between the Pacific Division rivals, Slava Voynov scored in the first period and Mike Richards netted in the second for the Kings, who needed very little offense to seal the victory.
Los Angeles took just 20 shots against Antti Niemi, who made 18 stops.
After running through the playoffs as an eighth seed a year ago, the Kings have home ice advantage in a playoff series for the first time in 21 years.
Fifth seeded Los Angeles has been especially lethal at the Staples Center, where they have won 11 straight.
Conn Smythe Trophy winner Quick was at his best in the opener as his team handed the Sharks their first loss of the playoffs.
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Definition of tier in English:
1Each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other: a tier of seats [in combination]: the room was full of three-tier metal bunks
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- For an hour-and-a-half, their contest was so intense that from the court you could hear cutlery being removed from the hospitality booths three tiers above.
- But the residents say development will come within 70 ft of the edge of the boulder clay cliff and will be only 30 to 50 ft above the first tier of houses.
- Three sides of the inner chamber were lined with tiers of seats, the fourth being a flat extension of the floor, where sat the Mayor and his clerks.
row, rank, bank, line;
layer, level, plane, floor, storey, deck
1.1Each of a number of successively overlapping ruffles or flounces on a garment: a full skirt gathered into three tiers
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- Nicole Kidman chose a Chanel pink-chiffon, spaghetti-strap gown with tiers of ruffles running down the bodice, and 200 carats of raw Bulgari diamonds wrapped around her neck.
- Scarlet Johansson in a very green dress that has tiers of green ruffles.
- Meg took it and drank slowly, careful not to spill any on her dress, while Mrs. Carroll fretted around the pair, nervously fidgeting with the bottom tier of the gown.
1.2A level or grade within the hierarchy of an organization or system: companies have taken out a tier of management to save money
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- We should like to see a better representation from people of various faiths at all tiers within the Charity Commission.
- Critics of the plan believe it is rooted as much in political expediency as in a genuine desire to revamp the topmost tier of the legal system.
- These schools would compose the bottom tier of an educational hierarchy based on privilege.
grade, gradation, step, echelon, point on the scale, rung on the ladder
archaic degree
1.3 (usually tiers) (In Tasmania and South Australia) a forested mountain range, especially one of a series: open plains bordered by far extending precipitous mountain tiers
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- Tasmania's logging furore centres on the Styx Valley, the Tarkine, the Great Western Tiers, the Northeast Highlands, the Eastern Tiers, the Tasman Peninsula and the Leven Valley.
- It's disastrous that we're clearing over very large attitudinal ranges, in places like the Western Tiers.
- She says her Blue Tiers mountain biking tourism concept will create more than 50 long-term jobs in the North-East.
Late 15th century: from French tire 'sequence, order', from tirer 'elongate, draw'.
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The 2012 football season will be the first for the TCU Horned Frogs in the Big East conference. Yesterday at the Big East media days, TCU athletics director Chris Del Conte announced their 2012 Big East opponents and locations.
The addition of TCU will give the Big East nine members in 2012. Each school will play each other, continuing the true round-robin conference schedule. The only change for the current members is a reduction in non-conference games from five to four.
TCU's 2012 football schedule also features non-conference games against Grambling State (Sept. 8), Virginia (Sept. 22), at SMU (Sept. 29) and home vs. Oklahoma (date TBA).
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The Carrier Dome is going to be rocking for TCU's first ever appearance in Syracuse! Can't wait for this game!
TCU doesn't need 1 more game to fill out their schedule. You failed to take into consideration the game on September 8 against Grambling State. The schedule should be Sept 8- Grambling State, Sept 22- Virginia, Sept 29- at SMU, and additional games against Oklahoma, Cincinnati, Louisville, USF, West Virginia, at UConn, at Pittsburgh, at Rutgers, and at Syracuse.
Also the Rent will be rocking too.
Gonna make for an awesome season
Wow the Big East is terrible. Syracuse football is an absolute Joke!
WVU vs TCU sould be played at Milan Puskar Stadium! not in freakin texas!
Looks like another sellout for UConn.
Can't wait for the Big East Challenge – these games won't be easy for TCU, but the Big East will get a taste of our speed. Also should help recruiting on both sides …
Go FROGS!
With Pitt n cuse leaving for ACC, TCU u need to rally n try to get ACC to pick you guys up for 15 or 16 team!
Stop the madness ACC steals enough on their own Darktick
Can someone help, I'm confused. The Big 12 conference is claiming TCU as a new member yet I see where the Big East conference has TCU scheduled in Big East for 2012.
Oh yes, another issue with Big 12 members. You say W VA is in your conference. Not so fast, last I've heard they are yet very much a member of the Big East. Hmm guess you K St fans can only hope. Better keep on scheduling W VA on YOUR schedule!
Lol don't you feel dumb now? Bug 12 way better then small east!! Lol suckers got left behind. They should of merged with MeV, now they can't cause c-USA is doing that. Won't be long till they lose there AQ.


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Research on MORE in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences – Targeting Hedonic Dysregulation with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
It is my pleasure to announce that the very first review paper summarizing the theoretical rationale and empirical evidence for Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) has been accepted for publication in the prestigious journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. In this paper, I review data from multiple clinical studies on the biobehavioral mechanisms of MORE, and articulate a hedonic regulatory model of the intervention – proposing that restructuring reward processing is the final common pathway through which MORE ameliorates addiction, stress, and pain. I map this novel theoretical model onto an earlier conceptual framework of the neural circuitry underlying mindfulness-centered regulation of addiction (Garland, Froeliger, & Howard, 2014) and then describe new neuroimaging and psychophysiological data in support of the model. The paper abstract is as follows:
"Though valuation processes are fundamental to survival of the human species, hedonic dysregulation is at the root of an array of clinical disorders including addiction, stress, and chronic pain, as evidenced by the allostatic shift in the relative salience of natural reward to drug reward observed among persons with severe substance use disorders. To address this crucial clinical issue, novel interventions are needed to restore hedonic regulatory processes gone awry in persons exhibiting addictive behaviors. This article describes theoretical rationale and empirical evidence for the effects of one such new intervention, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), on top-down and bottom-up mechanisms implicated in cognitive control and hedonic regulation. MORE is innovative and distinct from extant mindfulness-based interventions in that in unites traditional mindfulness meditation with reappraisal and savoring strategies designed to reverse the downward shift in salience of natural reward relative to drug reward, representing a crucial tipping point to disrupt the progression of addiction – something that no other behavioral intervention has been designed to do. Though additional studies are needed, clinical and biobehavioral data from several completed and ongoing trials suggest that MORE may exert salutary effects on addictive behaviors and the neurobiological processes that underpin them."
The Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory: A New Process Model of Mindful Emotion Regulation
I am feeling particularly thankful today to my colleagues Norman Farb (University of Toronto), Philippe Goldin (University of California – Davis), and Barbara Fredrickson (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill), with whom I wrote and recently published the target article for the December issue of the esteemed, international journal Psychological Inquiry. Our target article, entitled "Mindfulness Broadens Awareness and Builds Eudaimonic Meaning: A Process Model of Mindful Positive Emotion Regulation," articulates the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory, a new conceptual model of the cognitive, emotional, and neurobiological processes by which mindfulness might stimulate positive psychological states and lead to a sense of meaning in the face of adversity. In brief, the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory asserts that mindfulness allows one to decenter from stress appraisals into a metacognitive state of awareness that broadens attention to previously unnoticed pieces of information about one's life, accommodating a reappraisal (i.e., a reframing) of adverse circumstances that reduces distress and promotes positive emotions. This reappraisal is then deepened and enriched when one savors what is pleasant, growth promoting, or meaningful in life, a process which motivates values-driven behavior and engenders a deeper sense of purpose and self-actualization.
The entire journal issue is devoted to the discussion of our new Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory. Our work was the subject of 10 erudite commentaries from leading scholars in the fields of contemplative science, addiction neuroscience, clinical psychology, affective science, psycho-oncology, social psychology, and consciousness studies, who extended, challenged, and pushed our theory into new and wider applications. We responded to the commentaries with our own article "The Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory: Extensions, Applications, and Challenges at the Attention–Appraisal–Emotion Interface," which broadens the theory to address how mindfulness re-configures structures within working memory, describes mindfulness as a domain general resource for promoting emotion regulation flexibility, and suggests future directions to be pursued toward the establishment of a more comprehensive contemplative science.
The target article may be downloaded here and our response to the commentaries downloaded here.
May our work help advance the field to promote human flourishing!
Earlier this year, along with colleagues Marieke Wichers, Nicole Geschwind, and Frenk Peeters (Maastrict University and University of Groningen), I published a paper on the effects of mindfulness training on the dynamic change trajectories of positive emotions and thoughts over time. This study analyzed data from a randomized controlled study of 110 individuals with histories of depression who were randomly assigned to receive an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy intervention or a control condition. Study participants rated their experiences of positive emotions and thoughts on a daily basis using a method called "experience sampling" (also known as ecological momentary assessment, or EMA), in which they were prompted at random times throughout the day to describe their mental state in the midst of everyday life activities. To analyze this data, we employed a sophisticated statistical technique called multivariate autoregressive latent trajectory modeling (see the Figure above). We found that mindfulness training significantly enhanced positive emotions and positive thoughts from moment-to-moment. Importantly, we also found evidence that mindfulness training may stimulate an upward spiral of positivity, such that increasing experiences of positive emotions on one day stimulated positive emotions and thoughts on the following day, and so forth. In other words, it appears as mindfulness training can enhance positive emotion-cognition interactions that may be important to psychological flourishing (and physical health). These data provide support for my new Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory (see the Figure above), which will be featured on this website in a month or two when my paper about this theory will be published as the target article of the December issue of the esteemed international journal Psychological Inquiry and receive commentary by some of the leading contemplative scientists in the world. Stay tuned!
A research paper I published along with Adam Hanley (first author) in the journal Mindfulness has received an astounding amount of press, including coverage by the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and television outlets like the Today Show! This deceptively simple study involved randomly assigning college students to read a passage by Thich Nhat Hanh on mindful dishwashing or a textual description of dishwashing procedures like what might be found in a home economics textbook, Then students washed a sink full of dirty dishes, and then completed state measures of mindfulness and positive and negative emotions. After controlling for differences in baseline tendencies towards mindfulness and well-being, we found that individuals who received the mindful dishwashing induction reported significantly deeper states of mindfulness, as well as some improvements in positive and negative emotions following dishwashing. Perhaps most interestingly, people who engaged in mindful dishwashing reported a slowing of perceived time (that is, they overestimated the length of time they spent washing dishes) – a finding that is consistent with research on "flow states" and other studies of mindfulness (e.g., Berkovitch-Ohana et al., 2012). As we note in the published paper, it is fascinating to observe "that a task potentially construed as unpleasant or a "chore" can be experienced as reducing nervousness and being inspirational by simply shifting one's approach to the task and the quality of attention" (Hanley et al., 2015, p. 1101). This simple study has implications for research on mindfulness, suggesting that the informal practice of mindfulness during everyday life activities may be an important means of cultivating attention and awareness in much the same way as formal mindfulness meditation. More research is needed to outline the differences and similarities between formal and informal mindfulness practices.
I have been honored by being selected as a University of Utah Presidential Scholar. According to the press release, "the Presidential Scholar award was created to support the work of exceptionally promising mid-career faculty at the University of Utah." The purpose of the award is to honor "individuals who are significant contributors to scholarship, education, and outreach at the University of Utah." The Presidential Scholar awards provide three years of support for scholarly, teaching, and/or outreach activities. I intend to use this award to support my research on Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement as a treatment for addiction, stress, and pain.
2-day MORE Basic Training Workshop July 11-12, 2015
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Wellness and Integrative Health Center, Salt Lake City, UT
A 2-day training workshop in Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement will be held July 18-19, 2014, at the Huntsman Cancer Institute Wellness and Integrative Health Center in Salt Lake City, UT. This training is designed for licensed health care professionals (social workers, psychologists, counselors, physicians, nurses, etc.) working with clients suffering from addiction, chronic pain, and stress-related conditions.
During this state-of-the-art two-day basic training workshop, participants will learn to use mindfulness and related therapeutic skills to address substance use disorders, psychological distress, and chronic pain conditions. Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW, one of the world's leading experts on mindfulness and the developer of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), will explain the techniques, theory, and science behind this innovative, evidence-based treatment approach which has been tested in clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health. Research evidence on the MORE model will be presented, along with a review of the latest discoveries in neuroscience and basic biobehavioral science about mindfulness, stress, addiction, and chronic pain. Applications to cancer survivorship will also be discussed.
Participants will practice the therapeutic techniques outlined in the MORE treatment manual (Garland, 2013) via clinical role plays. Participants will receive live supervision in delivery of therapeutic techniques by Dr. Garland, who will observe participants and provide continual, real-time feedback to optimize the delivery of therapeutic interventions.
At the completion of this 2-day workshop, participants will have a basic level of competency to use the MORE treatment manual to implement MORE for persons suffering from addictive behaviors, stress-related conditions, and/or chronic pain.
Participants must be graduate-level mental health or health care providers. This training is also open to graduate students in mental health and health care fields.
$500 registration fee includes breakfast and lunch both days, as well as 13 CEUs endorsed by the Utah National Association of Social Workers (NASW). University of Utah employees will receive a 20% discount. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Wellness and Integative Health Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute.
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News: Dr. Garland's Biobehavioral Research on MORE and Mindful Savoring Highlighted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
I recently learned that my research on Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) was highlighted on the National Institute on Drug Abuse website. The NIDA news story, entitled "Mindfulness training may reduce deficits in natural reward processing during chronic pain or drug addiction" details a study I conducted with my colleagues Brett Froeliger (Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina) and Matthew Howard (Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) that was published in April in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. According to the excellent summary of this research on the NIDA website,
"Drug-dependent people show decreased behavioral and brain reactivity to natural rewards compared to non-drug users. As a result, drug-dependent users increasingly focus their attention on obtaining the drug instead of attending to natural rewards. Recent research shows that a cognitive-based intervention may help restore natural reward processing in opioid-dependent participants.
In this study, chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse were randomized to either eight weeks of a Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention or to an eight-week support group (control). Participants in the MORE intervention used mindfulness meditation to focus on all sensory features of a pleasant experience or object (for example, a beautiful nature scene like a sunset), while reflecting on any positive emotions arising in response to the pleasant event. The support group discussed topics and emotions related to chronic pain and opioid use/misuse. Following these interventions, all participants were shown images representing natural rewards (such as endearing animals, appealing foods, landscapes) or neutral images (furniture, neutral facial expressions, or household items). Researchers measured late positive potential (LPP) brain activity, which reflects attention to emotionally salient information, while participants viewed these images. In comparison to the control group, participants completing the MORE intervention showed greater LPP responses to natural reward images relative to neutral images and greater the LPP responses predicted reduced opioid cravings as reported by the participants."
These results suggest that teaching people who misuse opioids to mindfully attend to positive aspects of their life may increase the perceived value of natural rewards – processes that may be diminished in those facing chronic pain or addiction – which may in turn help them to control opioid cravings."
It is thrilling to see that this line of research is making a positive impact on the scientific community, and of course, the ultimate aim of this work is to alleviate human suffering.


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Once again we were extremely lucky with the weather and the turnout was amazing with Sunday being very busy. We decided to create a theme this year which proved to be very successful (Children's books and Cartoon Characters) with plenty of the villages producing some colourful scarecrows.
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1st Richard Humphries, Church Walk
2nd Vinnie Crook, Laughton Rd
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1st Hogwarts, made by the Prestons Main St. Prize: Sunday Lunch for 2 at the Coach & Horses, Lubenham.
2nd Only Fools and Horses, made by the Miller Family Foxton Rd. Prize: Northants & Lamport Railway Family Ticket.
3rd Incredible Hulk, made by Vinnie Crook Laughton Rd. Prize: West Lodge Farm Centre Family Ticket.
4th Tiger who came for Tea, made by Laura & Chris Westland Close. Prize: Meat Voucher
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Winner was Kerry Clarke, White St, Kibworth. Prize: £10
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Alexander McQueen Loses Design Award to Student
A folding plug won design of the year over McQueen's spring collection.By Amy Odell
A folding plug won design of the year over McQueen's spring collection.By Amy Odell
Wang now finds himself in the same category as not only Jacobs, but Donna Karan.By Amy Odell
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Reporters watched in silence while McQueen's assistants tried not to cry.By Amy Odell
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Rumors surfaced over the weekend that he was the front-runner to take over design at the label.By Amy Odell
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Naomi Campbell, Stella McCartney, and Kate Moss also attended.By Amy Odell
The service is for family only.By Amy Odell
Because she is special.By Amy Odell
Mark Fast showed downright plump models — and they looked tremendously chic.By Lynn Yaeger
A rare look inside the mind of the shoe man, post-prison.By Amy Odell
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She last wore a suit by him in January.By Amy Odell
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New year, new you.
The Children's Home Society is holding the "Healthcare Because We Care" enrollment event.
Lisa Parsons, transitional living case coordinator says they want everyone to start off the new year with the opportunity to have health insurance.
Lisa Diehl, with West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare and an enrollment specialist will both be on hand December 31 from 12 to 3 p.m. at 1717 St. Mary's Avenue in Parkersburg to answer questions and get people started.
"So many young people, including underage kids that are in the schools do not have health insurance," Parsons says. "There are over 14,000 in West Virginia -- children that are uninsured and we're hoping with this to put a dent in that number."
She says unfortunately for a long time, the only way to get health insurance for young people estranged from their families was a pregnancy.
It was an absolute struggle they worked tirelessly to overcome and this is a solution to that problem, she adds.


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2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese
1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Prepare Gingersnap Pie Crust mix & press into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish (coated with
In a large bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin, flour, pie spice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust.
Bake at 325° for 35-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
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I have blurbs (e.g. about blog, or about author) on the start page of my thenme and the user can write and edit the blurbs by simply creating a page.
Now I want those blurbs to not show up in the navigation bar, not even for the admin.
For the past hour I'm going through all the files trying to find a function that may help me achieve this. I have a WooThemes theme where you can tick off the pages you don't want in the navigation bar.
They're using the standard wp_nav_menu() function to display the navi bar, and then they have their own show_page_menu() function, which they use to exclude pages as far as I can tell.
But I simply can not figure out what the actual cause is to exclude the pages, I can not figure out the system behind it so I can write my own function.
Does the query get modified, for example "get all pages except x pages", or what really happens here?
I'd appreciate some pointers where to start so I can achieve this myself.


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Authentic Chinese lanterns become a nighttime dreamscape at Fair Park
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Chinese workers get off a boat after successfully installing one of their Chinese lanterns in the lagoon after it was lowered in by helicopter. The lantern and two others like it were lifted by helicopter and transported to the lagoon in the Fair Park.
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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
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Skip to comments.Holy Wisdom: Why the Pope should call for the return of the Hagia Sophia.
Posted on 12/07/2006 10:26:19 AM PST by ZeitgeistSurfer
Many in the West are congratulating Pope Benedict XVIs recent trip to Turkey, where in the Blue Mosque he prayed facing Mecca and made other gestures meant to salve the wounds raised by his references to Islams history of violence. Personally, I found the whole scene a depressing exhibit of the Wests terminal failure of nerve, one particularly distressing given this Popes documented understanding that what we call the war on terror is in fact the latest episode in the centuries-long struggle with a militant Islam.
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And the response from the Imam of Hagia Sophia, which has been a mosque since FOURTEEN FIFTY THREE --- "We'll give you Hagia Sophia, when you give us the Alhambra and the pagans the Pantheon." If Christians have a claim over Hagia Sophia, then the entire territory of the United States should be restored to the Indians, as the conquest of the United States happened hundreds of years later.
Hagia Sophia is a museum today, and doesn't have an Imam.
Sort of like hate crimes in America. The concept only applies in one direction.
I recall in the news recently that many in Turkey are calling for the Hagia Sophia to be converted from it's current use as a museum back to a mosque.
He is going to suggest building three places of worship in Jerusalem - a temple, church and a mosque. A year or so from now.
The point you make is valid, and in fact the writer doesn't dispute it. His point is that for the muslims, history is a one-way ratchet. They actually believe that the Alhambra should be returned. And that they should keep Hagia Sophia and Jerusalem.
For us, there is give and take. Al Aqsa was not taken from them, and they are permitted to build mosques in every country in the west unmolested, while the Saudi church must hide in the shadows.
My mistake. But my point remains the same. If you want to resurrect property disputes from 560 years ago, then there's really no end to the number of potential -- and ludicrous -- claims. Americans, whose continent hadn't even been discovered then, should be the first to realize that.
The current leadership of Turkey are pushing an islamic agenda and working to destroy the modern constitution that made Turkey a more secular country.
Won't be long before they push to have it re-labeled a mosque.
Hanson's point is that if the Muslims bring up historical grievances, then so should the West. I actually think that's nuts -- because nobody can win a grievance-off. The problem with the world is too much history, not a forgetting of it. There are many people -- Arabs (still obsessed with 12th century crusades), Serbs (still obsessed with the Battle of Kosovo in 1389) and the French (still obsessed with their own revolution) who are prisoners of their own history. America's strength is freedom from that historical baggage.
From your comment I can only surmise that you, sir, are high on drugs .
The United States was once a vast wilderness of forest, mountain and meadow. The indians here did little or nothing to develop it, and in fact their nomadic existence was oftentimes a mandatory act of survival due to their utter, irresponsible depletion of resources in a given area.
The Hagia Sophia is a beautiful work of art devoted to the glory of a Christian God. It took a lot of time, effort, and willpower to create. To compare the two is apples and oranges.
And I know you're not high on drugs, it's way too early for that. I apologize.
The entire moslem world would consider the return of the Hagia Sophia as a huge defeat of islam to its core. It would be WWIII, which is what the author is attempting to communicate.... the total one-sided nature of the tolerance issue between islam and the west.
The Alhambra is a beautiful work of art devoted to the glory of an Islamic God. It took a lot of time, effort and willpower to create. Should al-Andalus be returned to the Caliphate? After all, before the Muslims, Spain was a vast wilderness of forest, mountain and meadow, ruled by backwards, feuding bands of Visigoth barbarians.
Note that I'm not seriously suggesting that Spain be returned to Islamic rule, but I am saying that when you start with this line of thinking, there's no limit to the lunacy you get yourself into.
If I were the pope, I would have bowed 180 degrees away from Mecca, and then let one rip!
I guess I consider "my side" to posess the moral high ground in this matter because the muslims fought wars of aggression to get the lands they now posess, whereas the Christians tended to yield territory. The Alhambra is located in territory that was historically Christian, and was won back by them. It's not the same as if we invaded Saudi Arabia and occupied Mecca.
The Muslims conquered the Sassanids, who conquered the Parthians, and the Byzantines, who descended from the Romans, and who conquered the Seleucids, the Attalids, the Antigonids and the Ptolemids, who were in turn descended from Alexander the Great, who conquered the Achaemenids, who conquered the Medes, etc.
Nobody has the moral ground, because every piece of land was conquered from somebody else if you look back far enough.
No one, not even Thornton, is saying that the Turks have any legal obligation to return Hagia Sophia. Spoils of war. But there is a one-way-ratchet-mentality involved here. Al Aqsa was left in muslim hands, as well it should be. In return, what? Saudi-funded mosques are welcomed in every country in the west, and in return, what?
If there is no legal obligation to "return" Hagia Sophia, or to vacate Constantinople and return it to the Greeks, or for the Turks to return to the steppes from which they came, they could still allow the orthodox to hold the occasional mass there. It probably should remain a museum. But there would be nothing wrong with allowing Christians to hold an occasional service there. Hagia Sophia is probably as important to orthodox as Al Aqsa is to arabs.
In a way, we prove the writer's point when we accept that muslims have the right to build mosques where ever they go, but to press for the right to build churches in Saudi Arabia, for example, or to hold mass in Hagia Sophia, is considered radical and unrealistic. Unrealistic it is, but radical it is not.
This westerner is made sick by this kind of crap. Makes me glad I'm not a Catholic. After this, I'd have to leave the church anyway.
Who's to say he was facing Mecca? Maybe he was praying in the direction of Jerusalem, or Djibouti, or Tahiti.
Good thing the Jews did not follow your logic otherwise there would be no State of Israel today.
The Hagia Sophia has no imam. It does have a curator.
which has been a mosque since FOURTEEN FIFTY THREE
It is not a mosque.
It was a church from 325-1453.
It was a mosque from 1453-1935.
It is now a museum.
It was a church more than twice as long as it was a mosque.
We'll give you Hagia Sophia, when you give us the Alhambra
The Alhambra was a palace, not a mosque.
i'm sure there was a portion of the Alhambra set aside for the royal household's personal prayer, the Alhambra was not even an important mosque, let alone one of the two most important mosques in the world.
and the pagans the Pantheon
The Pantheon belonged to the Emperor of Rome. It was his property to dispose of as he wished, and he decided to convert it into a church.
The hagia Sophia was not converted by its rightful owner.
A silly argument.
The ownership of the hagia Sophia was an established matter of law recognized internationally.
The Greeks were not squatting on property to which they had made no legal claim.
No, it is a cluster of buildings designed as an administrative center and residence for the Nazrid rulers of Granada.
If it is analogous to anything in Christian Constantinople, it is analogous to the palace of the Roman Emperor.
The State of Israel exists to provide the Jews with a homeland, following centuries of oppression. It does not exist to specifically avenge Hadrian's persecutions of the 2nd century CE.
Constantinople is Turkish, by Right of Conquest, a legal principle recognized by all parties from the beginning of time until the creeping liberalism of the 20th century. The same way that Constantinople was Romano-Byzantine by Right of Conquest (just ask the Antigonids who ruled Byzantium until they were conquered by the Romans). If you want to conquer it "back," then go right ahead. But don't pretend that the Turks don't have legal claim to it.
A cluster of buildings that featured a mosque. If you want another analogy, how about the Mezquita in Cordoba?
Well the Orthodox were robbed of their spritual homeland and it is right that they reclaim it just like the Spaniards did with the Reconquista.
The Orthodox tend to believe that they can live in Israel, but they can't reconquer their spiritual homeland. Only the Messiah can do that. Read Maimonides.
well put.
one of the many reasons why you're not the pope
Look, I have very little time to discuss with you but the double standards you use are fairly obvious. I'll just say this and close it from my side: the Jews reclaimed Israel by being, as you so eloquently put it, obsessed with Jerusalem. If it was legitimate for them so it is for others whose homeland was taken away by force.
I was under the impression that it was a Christian Church for 1000 years before it was forcefully converted to a mosque.
Correct....in the year 1453. Of course many Catholic churches in Spain were once mosques that were forcefully converted to churches. Not to mention the Mexico City Cathedral, built on top of the Grand Temple of the Aztecs (which I believe was not done with full Aztec consent). 600 year grievances tend not to be too productive.
The rites and rituals of all religions have specific meanings. Words and actions also have meaning. When a person from one faith performs actions (especially ritual actions) of another incompatible faith, it is heresy.
Islam in all its forms roundly and utterly rejects the foundation of Christianity, namely, that Jesus is God. Christianity in all its forms roundly and utterly rejects the foundations of Islam and all other religions.
The idea that he can have it both ways -- profess to be a One-Way-To-Heaven follower of Jesus, and pretend to (or really) pray to Mecca -- especially in the context of a mosque -- seems ludicrous to me.
I would like to hear others' views on this.
I remember reading sometime in the last few years that Egyptian lawyers were considering suing Israel in the Hague for the plunder taken by the Hebrews as they escaped from Pharoh as described in the book of Exodus.
A more appropriate comparison would be to propose the return of the mosque at Cordoba (now a Christian cathedral) to the Moslems. (The Alhambra, mentioned here several times, isn't a very good comparison because the Alhambra was not a religious edifice in the first place.)
Or the return of the Great Synagogue in Toledo, also now a Christian church, to Jewish worship.
Or for that matter, the return of all the pre-Reformation churches and cathedrals in England and Scotland to the Roman Catholic Church.
None of this is going to happen. History is history.
"If Christians have a claim over Hagia Sophia, then the entire territory of the United States should be restored to the Indians, as the conquest of the United States happened hundreds of years later."
As if the creation of a modern nation with railroads, highways, skyscrapers, modern technology and the highest standard of living from a wilderness once roamed by people stuck in the iron-age with no written language or even the wheel can compare to the wholesale theft of one of the greatest cities of the classical age can be equated.
Or simply put: We created a nation from nothing. The savages in Europe occupied a nation they could never create if they had 10,000 years.
"If Christians have a claim over Hagia Sophia, then the entire territory of the United States should be restored to the Indians, as the conquest of the United States happened hundreds of years later."
As if the creation of a modern nation with railroads, highways, skyscrapers, modern technology and the highest standard of living from a wilderness once roamed by people stuck in the iron-age with no written language or even the wheel can compare to the wholesale theft of one of the greatest cities of the classical age can be equated.
Or simply put: We created a nation from nothing. The savages in Europe occupied a nation they could never create if they had 10,000 years.
Remember, this wasn't really a Christian church building like you and I might think of a church building ~ instead of serving the interests of the Christian community as a whole it was little more than the private chapel of the Emperor.
The Faithful should not be expected to have their contributions on Sunday tossed away so casually.
Vast stretches of North and South America were converted over to agriculture, and many different writing systems were invented. You can find remains of their civilizations in many different places.
Remember, heretics are the folks who abandoned your religion for another religion (or another seriously different version of the same religion).
As an example, today almost all Protestants are not heretics ~ that's because they were never Catholics. However, the first Protestants were heretics. Which is, of course, why they referred to themselves as "Reformers". Polite Catholics hoping to avoid armed conflict also referred to early Protestant heretics as "Reformers".
Later on war happened anyway ~ Germany was nearly exterminated ~ Huguenots were murdered and driven to the far corners of the world ~ and finally the Treaty of Westphalia was signed and life went on as normal with the exception that Western European Christians quit calling each other heretics and they quit killing each other in the name of God (with the exception of the 17th Century when the Edict of Nantes was rescinded by the King of France and even more Huguenots poured out of France to go even further).
Non-Western European peoples have not yet learned this lesson.
Without them your skyscrapers would be many fewer in number and far more expensive.
We're using different definitions of heretic. We can talk later.
Ha ha haaa!
Du voll idiot :))
The Church is NOT a building.. or a tax exempt organization..
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