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Overview of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children
A urinary tract infection (UTI) in children is a fairly common condition. According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearing House (NKUDIC), approximately three percent of children in the United States get a UTI each year (NKUDIC, 2011).
Normally, germs that enter the urethra are promptly flushed out through urination. However, when bacteria are not expelled this way, they may grow within the urinary tract, causing an infection. The urinary tract consists of the parts of the body that are involved in urine production. They are:
- a bladder that stores your urine until it is removed from your body
- two kidneys that filter your blood and extra water to produce urine
- two ureters, or tubes, that take urine to your kidneys from your bladder
- a urethra, or a tube, that empties urine from your bladder to outside your body
Your child can develop a UTI when bacteria enter the urinary tract and travel up the urethra and into the body. The two types of UTIs most likely to affect children are bladder infections and kidney infections. When a UTI affects the bladder, it is called cystitis. When the infection travels from the bladder to the kidneys, it is called pyelonephritis. Both can be successfully treated with antibiotics; however a kidney infection can lead to more serious health complications if left untreated.
Causes of Urinary Tract Infection in Children
UTIs may be caused by a variety of germs, but are most commonly caused by bacteria, which may enter the urinary tract from the skin around the anus or the vagina. The most common cause of UTIs is Escherichia coli (E. coli), which originates in the intestines. Most UTIs are caused when this type of bacteria spread from the anus to the urethra.
Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infection in Children
UTIs occur more often in girls, especially when toilet training begins. Girls are more susceptible because their urethra is shorter and closer to the anus. This makes it easier for the bacteria to enter the urethra. Uncircumcised boys under one year also have a slightly higher risk of UTI. The overall risk of your child developing a UTI during childhood is two percent for boys and eight percent for girls (NKUDIC, 2011).
The urethra does not normally harbor germs, but certain circumstances can make it easier for bacteria to enter or remain in your child's urinary tract. The following factors can put your child at a higher risk for a UTI:
- a structural deformity or blockage in one of the organs of the urinary tract
- abnormal function of the urinary tract
- vesicoureteral reflux: a birth defect that results in the abnormal backward flow of urine
- the use of bubble baths (for girls)
- tight-fitting clothes (for girls)
- wiping from back to front after a bowel movement
- poor toilet and hygiene habits
- infrequent urination or delaying urination for long periods of time
Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection in Children
Symptoms of a UTI can vary depending on the degree of infection and your child's age. Infants and very young children may not experience any symptoms. When they do occur in younger children, symptoms can be very general. They may include:
- fever
- poor appetite
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- overall feeling of illness
Additional symptoms vary depending on the part of the urinary tract that is infected. If your child has a bladder infection, symptoms include:
- blood in the urine
- cloudy urine
- foul-smelling urine
- pain, stinging, or burning with urination
- pressure or pain in the lower pelvis or lower back, below the navel
- frequent urination
- waking from sleep to urinate
- feeling the need to urinate with minimal urine output
- urine accidents after the age of toilet training
If the infection has traveled to the kidneys, the condition is more serious. Your child may experience more intense symptoms, such as:
- irritability
- chills with shaking
- high fever
- skin that is flushed or warm
- nausea and vomiting
- side or back pain
- severe abdominal pain
- severe fatigue
The initial signs of a UTI in children can be easily overlooked. Younger children may have a difficult time describing the source of their distress. If your child looks sick and has a high fever without a runny nose, earache, or other obvious reasons for illness, consult your physician to determine if your child has a UTI.
Complications of Urinary Tract Infection in Children
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of a UTI in your child can prevent serious, long-term medical complications. Untreated, a UTI can result in a kidney infection that may lead to more serious conditions such as:
- kidney abscess
- reduced kidney function or kidney failure
- hydronephrosis, or swelling of the kidneys
Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection in Children
Contact your physician immediately if your child has symptoms related to a UTI. A urine sample is required for accurate diagnosis. The sample may be used for:
- urinalysis: A microscope is used to examine the sample for bacteria or pus.
- urine culture: A laboratory test, usually taking 24 to 48 hours, in which the sample is analyzed to identify the type of bacteria causing the UTI, how much of it exists, and appropriate antibiotic treatment.
Collecting a clean urine sample can be a challenge for children who are not toilet trained. A usable sample can't be obtained from a wet diaper. Your physician may use one of the following techniques to get your child's urine sample:
- urine collection bag: A plastic bag is taped over your child's genitals to collect the urine, though contact with the skin can contaminate the sample.
- catheterized urine collection: A plastic tube, or catheter, is inserted into the tip of a boy's penis or into a girl's urethra and into the bladder to collect urine.
Your physician may recommend additional diagnostic tests to determine whether the source of the UTI is an abnormality of your child's urinary tract. If your child has a kidney infection, tests also may be required to look for kidney damage. The following imaging tests may be used:
- kidney and bladder ultrasound
- voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG): An X-ray that is taken while your child's bladder is full. The doctor will inject a contrast dye and then have your child urinate (typically through a catheter) to observe how the urine flows out of the body. This can help detect any structural abnormalities that may be causing a UTI.
- nuclear medicine renal scan (DMSA): A nuclear test in which pictures of the kidneys are taken after the intravenous (IV) injection of a radioactive material called an isotope
- computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the kidneys and bladder
The tests may be done while your child has the infection. Often, they are done weeks or months after treatment to determine if there is any residual damage.
Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in Children
Your child's UTI will require prompt antibiotic treatment to prevent kidney damage. The type of bacteria causing your child's UTI and the severity of your child's infection will determine the type of antibiotic used and the length of treatment.
The most common antibiotics used for treatment of UTIs in children are:
- amoxicillin
- amoxicillin and clavulanic acid
- cephalosporins
- doxycycline (only in children over age 8)
- nitrofurantoin
- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
If your child has a UTI that is diagnosed as a simple bladder infection, it is likely that treatment will consist of oral antibiotics at home. However, more severe infections may require hospitalization and intravenous (IV) fluids or antibiotics.
If your child has a UTI, hospitalization is often necessary in cases where:
- your child is less than six months old
- your child has a high fever
- your child likely has a kidney infection
- your child's blood is infected by the bacteria
- your child is dehydrated, vomiting, or unable to take oral medications for any other reason
Pain medication to alleviate severe discomfort during urination also may be prescribed.
If your child is receiving antibiotic treatment at home, you can help to ensure a positive outcome by:
- giving your child the prescribed medications for as long as your physician advises, even if your child begins to feel healthy
- taking your child's temperature in the morning and evening
- monitoring your child's urination frequency
- asking your child about the presence of pain or burning during urination
- ensuring that your child drinks plenty of fluids
During your child's treatment, contact your physician if symptoms persist or worsen, or if your child has a fever higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 degrees Celsius), or 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) for infants. You should also seek medical advice if your child develops new symptoms of pain or changes in urine output.
Long-Term Outlook for Urinary Tract Infection in Children
With prompt diagnosis and treatment, you can expect your child to fully recover from a UTI. However, some children may require treatment for periods lasting from six months up to two years.
Long-term antibiotic treatment is more likely if your child is diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflex, or VUR, a birth defect that results in the abnormal backward flow of urine from the bladder up the ureters, moving urine toward the kidneys instead of out the urethra. According to KidsHealth.org, this disorder is found in 30 to 50 percent of children with a UTI (KidsHealth, 2012). VUR can cause chronic UTIs in children, which create an increased risk of kidney damage and ultimately, kidney failure. Surgery is an option used in severe cases. Typically, children with VUR outgrow the condition, though kidney damage or kidney failure may occur into adulthood.
How to Prevent a Urinary Tract Infection in Children
You can help prevent the possibility of your child developing a UTI with proven techniques such as the following:
- Do not give female children bubble baths, which can allow bacteria and soap to enter the urethra.
- Avoid tight-fitting clothing and underwear for your child, especially for girls.
- Ensure that your child drinks enough fluids.
- Avoid allowing your child to have caffeine, which can cause bladder irritation.
- Change diapers frequently on younger children.
- Teach older children proper hygiene for maintaining a clean genital area.
- Encourage your child to use the bathroom frequently rather than holding in urine.
- Teach your child safe wiping techniques, especially after bowel movements. Wiping from front to back reduces the likelihood that bacteria from the anus will get transferred into the urethra.
If your child gets repeated UTIs, your physician may advise preventive antibiotics. Be sure to follow instructions for continuing therapy even if your child does not have symptoms of a UTI.


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Family legacy continues in Dubai
When Marsh Side runs in Saturday's $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic he will represent the legacy of a family whose roots are deeply entrenched in American racing.
Marsh Side is a homebred owned by Robert S. Evans whose late father, Thomas, bred and owned 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Pleasant Colony. Marsh Side's dam, Colonial Play, is a daughter of Pleasant Colony and was bred and raced by Robert's father.
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Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters is coming to India again and is set to entertain his fans with his acts during his upcoming tour.
The comedian shot to international fame in 2004 when one of his performances on "Comedy Now!" went viral on YouTube. Later, he went on to perform in various parts of the world like London, Sydney and New York.
Peters's performance is part of Russell Peters Notorious World Tour presented by Micromax. He will perform at four cities, namely Delhi NCR, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai.
The Indian leg of the tour is organised by music and live events company Only Much Louder and presented by Micromax.
Peters, who has an Indian origin, will begin his tour with performance at the Huda Grounds in Gurgaon, Haryana Oct 25. It will be followed by Mumbai Oct 27, and Chennai Oct 29. He will wind it up in Bangalore Oct 31.
The show will enthrall the audience as stand-up comedy has paved its way to the hearts of audience recently, said Shubhodip Pal, CMO, Micromax.
"With Russell Peters Notorious World Tour, Micromax is yet again taking a lead in bringing the best in the world to enthrall Indian audiences across the country for the first time," Pal said in a statement.
"The genre of stand-up comedy has started to gain wider acceptance in India, as we have seen a number of artists come up the ranks in this field while the participation of live audiences at these events has also increased," he added.
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Includes all 10 original NASA Voyager Space Recordings, The Space Sounds Music, and Symphonies Of The Planets 5-disc set in FLAC format. NASA Voyager Space Sounds FLAC Jupiter Miranda Neptune Rings Of Uranus Saturn Saturn's Rings Space Sounds Music Song Of Earth Sphere Of Io Uranus Voice Of Earth Although space is a virtual vacuum, this does not mean there is no sound in space. Sound does exist as electromagnetic vibrations. The specially designed instruments on board the various space probes used Plasma Wave antenna to record the vibrations used here, all within the range of human hearing (20-20,000 CPS). Special thanks to our friends and contacts at various U.S National Space Agencies and Universities. This Space Recording Series is dedicated to the memory of Fred Scarf, PhD, who developed the acoustic recording project for Voyager and is directly responsible for the sounds you hear on these recordings from space. Interactions between the Solar Wind and the planets, moons and rings of our Solar System create "Soundscapes" of frequencies in the plasma energy "Ocean" that fills the void of space. Each planet, moon and ring system has a distinctive "musical" pattern. Jupiter: The sounds used on these recordings were taken from NASA Voyager I & II. Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun is the largest and most massive planet in the Solar System. In mass alone, it is three hundred times the mass of Earth. Jupiter is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium. The entire planet is made of gas, with no solid surface under the atmosphere. The pressures and temperatures deep in Jupiter are so high that gases form a gradual transition into liquids which are gradually compressed into a metallic "plasma" in which the molecules have been stripped of their outer electrons, The winds of Jupiter are a thousand meters per second relative to the rotating interior. Jupiter's magnetic field is four thousand times stronger than Earth's, and is tipped by 11° degrees of axis spin. This causes the magnetic field to wobble, which has a profound effect on trapped electronically charged particles. This plasma of charged particles is accelerated beyond the magnetosphere of Jupiter to speeds of tens of thousands of kilometres per second. It is these magnetic particle vibrations which generate some of the sounds you hear on this recording. Miranda: Voyagwe II encountered Miranda, the innermost moon of Uranus, on January 24, 1986. Miranda is the smallest of the Uranian satellites, just 300 miles in diameter. Miranda's surfce consists of two strikingly different types of terrain: one is heavily cratered and rolling, the other is complex with dark bands, ridges, and huge canyons. The cliffs of one of these canyons are 9 miles high. Neptune: Voyager II swept past the Neptune system on August 24-25, 1989. Neptune's atmosphere proved surprisingly active, with wind velocities clocked at over 700 MPH. This dynamic climactic activity is powered by Neptune's internal heat, which provides over twice as much energy as the feeble sunlight that the planet receives. Neptune has eight moons and three rings, as well as a highly tilted and offset magnetic field. Neptune's electromagnetic environment is surprising. It is inclined to the planetary axis by 47°. Periodic pulses of radio energy were also recorded, generated by rotation of the planet's deep interior. Neptune's lovely blue color is a result of methane, helium and hydrogen gasses in its atmosphere. The picture of Neptune on the cover of this CD features the great dark spot, which is accompanied by white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the great dark spot is the bright feature that scientist's nicknamed "scooter". Still further to the south is the feature called "Dark Spot 2", which has a bright core. Rings Of Uranus: Voyager II encountered the planet Uranus and discovered its Rings in January, 1986. One startling aspect of Uranus is that its axis of rotation is inclined 97° 54 min from its orbital plane. Uranus lies on its side, with its rings vertical. Of the 9 rings of Uranus, six are inclined with respect to the planet's equatorial plane. The shape of several rings seem to pulsate slightly differently from the others: one quot;breathesquot; in and out, while another changes its eccentricity somewhat over time. Visual and radio observations revealed the nine classical Rings of Uranus to be composed mainly of meter-sized boulders and to contain scarcely any dust particles. The ring strands are among the darkest objects in the solar system. Such dark color may result from magnetosphereic bombardment of surfaces that contain organic molecules. An extended corona of atomic and molecular hydrogen extends through the entire ring network of Uranus. Sunlight interactions with the corona cause it to radiate ultraviolet light - a phenomenon called "electroglow". Saturn: Voyager I & II's 1980 encounter with Saturn revealed many dynamic details of this giant gas planet. Vast weather patterns across the face of Saturn in orange tang and white are the results of equatorial wind velocities of 1800 kilometers per hour. Saturn is second in size only to Jupiter. Saturn's magnetopause (its electromagnetic envelope) has a magnetic tail which extends away from the sun. Saturn's magnetic field traps charged particles coming from the solar wind. Some of these interactions were recorded within the 20-20,000 hertz range, the range of human hearing, and are the ones you hear on this recording. Enhanced images revealed a subtle bright spot in Saturn's north tropical zone. There was also a large oval feature in the southern hemisphere with certain similarities to the great red spot on Jupiter. The awesome magnetic and charged particle environment of Saturn plus its ionic interactions with it rings as well as free radio wave emissions from its ionosphere, contributed to the astounding variety of sounds on this recording. Saturn's Rings: Saturn Rings is the most soothing space sound recording. Its deep, throbbing vibrations seem to resonate directly into your bones, with layers of 3-dimensional sound majestically moving around and through you. Saturn is a giant gas planet which has no solid surface beneath the clouds. The solid material of the planet is in orbit and is known as its rings. Its an "inside-out" planet, so to speak. Saturn's disk casts a shadow across its ring system. The visible side of the rings is directly illuminated by the sun. The broad dark band in the rings separates the outer A ring from the inner B ring. The C ring is much fainter and closer to the planet. The narrow F ring is just barely visible outside the A ring. Saturn's Rings are 270,000 km in diameter, but only a few hundred meters thick. Particles are centimeters to decameters in size and are ice. Some may be covered with ice. There are traces of silicate and carbon minerals. There are four main ring groups and three more faint, narrow ring groups separated by gaps called divisions. Voyager I & II passed by Saturn on November 12, 1980, and on August 15, 1981, respectively. There are many hundreds of Rings which make up the spectacular bands around Saturn. They have been classified into four sections: The C-Ring appears blue; the B-Ring appears brown and green, the Cassini Division appears dark blue and the A-Ring appears gray. Saturn is a gas giant ball of mostly hydrogen and helium. High winds whip clouds into bright bands across the face of Saturn in tan, orange and ochre. The Rings span a distance equal to the distance between the earth and moon. Space Sounds Music: The sounds used on this CD are recordings taken directly from the NASA Voyager I & II Space Probes as they passed near different planetary and moon bodies within our solar system. Each "instrument" you hear on this CD is actually the recording of a Voyager planet recording compressed electronically down to its fundamental harmonic frequency. At this range, the space recordings sound like unique musical instruments. Song Of Earth: These space sounds of Earth were recorded by the Injun I, Hawkeye, IMP I, and ISEE I space probes. On this recording Dr. Jeffrey Thompson and Richard Stamper, Co-Founder and Researchers at Brain/Mind Research, have used these space sound recordings to form a lyrical, composed soundscape of hunting beauty as a tribute to our home planet. The entire recording is an "arranged Composition" of recordings from Earth Orbit. Sphere Of Io: The sounds used on these recordings were taken from NASA Voyager I & II. Voyager II passed by Jupiter & its smallest moon, IO on July 9, 1979. IO is one of only two moons in the solar system known to have volcanic activity. Jupiter is a giant gas ball of mostly hydrogen & helium. Uranus: Each planet, moon and ring system has a distinctive "musical" pattern. Listening to this unusual recording has a mysteriously relaxing effect. After a long hard day, you can bring your brainwaves into a slower and meditative state. In 1989, Dr. Jeffrey D. Thompson, D.C., B.F.A. was approached by representatives working with NASA and JPL to explore a series of powerful recordings which the Voyager I & II Spacecraft had sent back from Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These recordings seemed to be having a profound effect on the scientists and researchers who were exposed to them. Dr. Thompson was approached as an expert in the field of sound and healing, and especially in his work with "Primordial Sounds.†Primordial sounds are human body sounds and nature sounds formatted in special ways to cause a deep response in the subconscious mind. These are extremely useful in all levels of healing. Could the space sounds actually be Primordial Sounds, also – from outer space but strangely familiar to us? The sounds of URANUS are energetic and relaxing with multiple sounds sweeping in every direction. The beginning of this recording is busy, with many sounds swirling about. Then it abruptly changes and becomes vast, beautific and sweeping. The greenish color of the atmosphere of URANUS is due to methane and high altitude photochemical smog. Voyager II acquired this view of the seventh planet while departing the Uranian system in late January 1986. This image looks at the planet approximately along its rotational pole. Voice Of Earth: These space sounds of Earth were recorded by the Injun I, Hawkeye, IMP I, and ISEE I space probes. The Sounds you hear are from decoded information on interactions of the solar ionic wind, the Earth's magnetosphere, plasma wave phenomena and interactions between the Earth's ionisphere and magnetosphere.
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I must say that with anything space related as such, must tell us that we certainly are not alone in the universe no matter how big or small. May we always be in constant search for anyone or anything but us.... Thank you for this upload I will treasure it forever.
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The Jimmy John's sandwich shop on West Cross Street in Ypsilanti plans to renovate its space and reopen, after a fire caused nearly $150,000 in water and smoke damage to the business and four apartments last October.
Firefighters were sent at 2:35 a.m. on Oct. 20 to the 537 W. Cross St. after the fire was reported. Firefighters said visible flames were coming from three second-floor apartment windows when they arrived.
Multiple reports indicated an explosion was heard when the fire first started, but Ypsilanti Fire Chief Max Anthouard said an investigator from the Superior Township Fire Department was unable to confirm an explosion actually occurred.
Anthouard said the investigation revealed the fire was accidental and started by either an electrical appliance or a cigarette that was left on a bed in one of the apartments.
The business hasn't been open since the fire and the windows are covered, but city records show a building permit was pulled on Jan. 7 to do "fire repair per approved plans."
The contractor is listed as Belfor USA Group Inc., and City Planner Teresa Gillotti confirmed renovation work is planned.
"Jimmy John's has applied for a permit and they have submitted building plans," Gillotti said. "All of that has to be reviewed to make sure it's up to code."
To renovate the space, Gillotti said the company is estimating the construction will cost around $17,000.
The building is owned by A.M.S. Properties of Michigan based out of West Bloomfield. The company is listed under Zora Munther, who purchased the building, which includes the upstairs apartments as well, in 2004 for $340,000.
The assessed value of the property is $106,300, making its market value double.
A customer service representative for the company confirmed via phone it plans to reopen, but said an exact date has yet to be determined.
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Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Allianceby Jason Brownlee
When a popular revolt forced long-ruling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to resign on February 11, 2011, U. S. President Barack Obama hailed the victory of peaceful demonstrators in the heart of the Arab World. But Washington was late to endorse democracy - for decades the United States favored Egypt's rulers over its people. Since 1979, the United States had provided the Egyptian regime more than $60 billion in aid and immeasurable political support to secure its main interests in the region: Israeli security and strong relations with Persian Gulf oil producers. During the Egyptian uprising, the White House did not promote popular sovereignty but instead backed an "orderly transition" to one of Mubarak's cronies. Even after protesters derailed that plan, the anti-democratic U. S. -Egyptian alliance continued. Using untapped primary materials, this book helps explain why authoritarianism has persisted in Egypt with American support, even as policy makers claim to encourage democratic change.
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The first casualty of the 2010-2011 network television season is Fox's Lone Star.
Critics loved the hour-long drama about a double-life-leading con man (that seems redundant, no?), but viewers didn't show up. Its first episode only pulled a 1.3 in the demo, and its second episode drew even fewer viewers.
I was one of only 8 entrants in the Ted Marshall Open to have put Lone Star on my TV Death Pool list. Why did I choose it? Simple. It's a show about a guy from Texas… but look at that belt buckle.
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The Mountain, Borneo
I will start my series of blog entries with one of the most memorable (and exhausting) trips I made whilst on my journey around the world – that was to Sabah, Borneo to climb the famous Mount Kinabalu.
I have long held a fascination with Borneo – the faraway island, where my mother was born and where most of my family spent their youth – so it was with both excitement and expectation that I first set foot in Kota Kinabalu. 'The Mountain', as it's known by the locals, is legend in my family. It once defeated my stubborn, 'happy grump' of a grand-father who, despite building roads through jungles, and surviving the infamous Bridge of the River Kwai concentration camp, failed to reach the summit… " Bugger this", he said, but half way to the top – "I'm going back down for a corpse reviver", (one of the many cocktails he has invented in his life time. Other favourites include the 'grave robber' and the 'brain crippler').
How could I, an asthma-ridden, stodge-eating, city girl ever hope to achieve it? Still, I was determined to succeed, and that was enough for me…
Mount Kinabalu towers over everything surrounding it and watches protectively over KK city. It is an impressive sight, and it is little wonder that the locals believe it to have supernatural powers. Visiting the mountain and the lush, tropical national park at its base is a simple task to organise, or so I thought…"tour operator? – pah! Who needs one?" Boy, did I regret that decision!
In a pathetic bid to save a few measly pennies (literally, in Malaysia),I opted to make my own way, via local bus, to the national park. I also snubbed the plush hotels inside the compound for a miserable little 'pension' with an ant infested kitchen and 'colourful' bed sheets that attempted to mask the years they had spent on the rickety bunks, unwashed, unchanged and crawling with God knows what! It was a miracle that I arrived unscathed…and even more of a miracle that I was alive the next morning to tell the tale…
Once inside the park, I had to arrange my pass, a guide, my accommodation and countless other things before I was able to set off…I was already exhausted, and I hadn't even started walking yet!
Then, suddenly, I was off….off to conquer the mountain, to race to the top…
Well, that dream was short lived. For 'race' I did not: the first day of the trek consists of 4 hours of pure uphill climbing. Not long, some might say, but it is possibly the steepest 4 hour climb I have ever undertaken – harder than the entire Machu Picchu trail put together! That, coupled with the suppressive tropical heat and the increasing altitude makes it, at times, unbearable. However, the trail was beautifully kept, with regular scenic resting stops and plenty of people to chat with along the way. We all encouraged one another up the relentless mountainside to our resting place , close to the top.
Secretly, I enjoyed every minute of it.
In the end, I made surprisingly good time and spent the late afternoon settling into my room, attempting to shower in the icy cold before meeting up with some fellow trekkers. Before long, we were firm friends and watched the stunning sunset together over a couple of beers, a game of cards and a steaming bowl of noodle soup.
I had barely closed my eyes (I had a snorer in my room, who could be heard the length of the corridor…), when I was rudely awoken with a 1 am call to get out of bed and up the mountain in order to see the sunrise. It was exhilarating; there we were on a steep granite slope in the pitch black, able only to see by torch light (now who's glad they had a head torch!), as we clutched onto ropes to keep us from slipping off the side. Surprisingly, I found the climb much easier in the dark: unable to see the gradient of the incline, I seemed much more willing to push on (unlike the day before!) and made it to the top with my new found friends in record time.
The cold was biting – we used anything that we could find to keep warm: towels as hats, socks as gloves…a sight to behold! And then we sat…waiting, and waiting…and waiting, until, very slowly, bit by bit, the sun started to creep up above the horizon, illuminating our surroundings and setting the sky on fire! The sight was breathtaking, spectacular; absolutely spellbinding. Never had I seen such a unique setting…the jagged hostile nature of the granite rocks surrounding us contrasted with the lush tropical forest in the valley below – making it one of the most striking views I had ever seen. I felt alive to be there, standing as if on the top of the world.
After we had had our fix of marvellous views, we tore ourselves away and began the descent: nothing could have prepared me for the pain that ensued. Walking purely downhill for 8 hours is the most excruciating task…so much so that my legs actually refused to work for the last hour, and I had to walk on my tip toes just to make it down. It was as if my limbs had become independent of my body and flapped around with a will of their own! Still, after a long and painful day, I arrived safely at the bottom with a feeling of satisfaction and elation.
There it stood: the mountain, as tall and majestic as ever…but this time I saw it differently. I had conquered it, I had stood upon its summit, and I would cherish the experience always.


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A Lancaster woman is charged with child endangerment for allowing her 3-year-old son to pump gas into her car at the Giant To Go on Oregon Pike, according to police.
Manheim Township police said the child removed the nozzle from the vehicle without releasing the handle and gas sprayed on him.
Police said the boy's mother, 46-year-old Theresa Moran-Camara, left before they arrived, but witnesses provided them with her license plate and they tracked her down.
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I actually liked Obama's answer to that question although it was a bit too vague to know what he actually believes are healthy foods, it's clear he doesn't think veganism is the answer!
Maybe they want the population to be fat, less clear thinking and sick. Easier to manipulate.
I actually liked Obama's answer to that question although it was a bit too vague to know what he actually believes are healthy foods, it's clear he doesn't think veganism is the answer!
I think all those vegan people, Neal Barnard, all of them mean well and are trying to help people. And they do get people off SAD and onto whole foods, which is a step in the right direction at least. I was vegan for years, and believed it to be the absolutely ideal diet, until recently. I've had to swallow my pride. I used to think things like, "If my father-in-law would just quit eating so much steak and drinking sodas every day, his gout and ulcerative colitis would heal themselves and he wouldn't be overweight and miserable all the time." But I now feel that people, and food, and society are so complex, that I can't claim to know anything anymore. I believe now that people should eat the way that makes them feel healthiest, and hopefully listen to their own bodies more than to any authorities claiming to be experts on the subject.
As far as sustainability/ecology, either vegan or primal diets can be sustainable or not. The vegan who lives in New York but eats tons of pineapple and bananas, or the primal dude who lives in New York but eats feedlot beef, is feeding himself less sustainably than the New York vegan who eats potatoes, carrots, and kale, or the New York primal dude who eats local grassfed beef.
Bottom line: we've got to show the vegans lots of love...to make up for all that meat they're not getting. ;-)
I've mentioned a few times that I considered veganism in my search for answers to my health issues. They were part of the reason why. Their reaction to my primal decision was priceless.
I basically told them they were right about so much that I was truly impressed. I was going to join them eating tons of whole veggies and avoid refined foods as much as possible, but there was a catch. Instead of eating oats and grains and rice and pasta and bread like them; I was even going to improve on THEIR great diet with animal corpses.
I'm an anti-vegan. I have nothing against vegans and have absolutely no desire to pick fights with them, but I'm nearly carnivorous. Mostly I use plants as seasonings. So, pretty much anything that a vegan would eat I won't touch and anything that I will eat a vegan won't.
I blogged about that today on my website.
you wouldnt believe the claims I quoted...
Living the hard way has never been so easy!
My paleo website : www.primaljournal.com
The fact that any group of people wishes to force others to live by their rules is abhorrent to me. It doesn't matter if they are vegans, vegetarians, omnivores, or frutarians. (Did I miss anyone?)
My kids came up in scouts. They joined other groups too as part of their socialization while being home schooled. When they were older they opted for high school. I was often at odds with people in those groups who would make no concession for our family. We follow laws of Kashrut. Everyone seems to think that we should eat pepperoni, pork chops, etc. and would actually attempt to trick us into eating these things sometimes. You don't have to be a vegetarian to have an agenda and to be crafty about having others follow it.
PS---I did not always abide by the dietary rules. It is something that came on during the last decade. To be honest, I miss my roast pork loin, etc.. Life goes on.
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TORONTO – The Ontario government will look into setting up provincial standards for the care of animals in zoos and aquariums in the wake of complaints about the treatment of sea mammals at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Ontario's Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur, who oversees animal-protection legislation, said Wednesday she will consider licensing zoos and aquariums and will toughen enforcement action by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Marineland issued a statement Wednesday saying it is "fully supportive of the development of standards of care for all animals and the requirement for a provincial permit that would be based on inspections by professionals."
Former Marineland trainer Phil Demers, whose allegations about poor conditions at the aquarium prompted inspections there this summer, suggested that Meilleur's announcement didn't fully address animal protection problems. He said he plans to consult with government officials to "enact some species-specific law."


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Another long-forgotten chore of the past was remembering to drain the radiators of all the water-cooled engines in your possession. Until alcohol and antifreeze were invented to keep radiator contents from turning to ice, draining both the radiator and the engine block was a necessity.
Once the crops were laid in the fall, all engines were drained of water and many pieces of equipment were jacked up with blocks placed underneath the axles to protect tires after they went flat in cold weather.
Problems with draining engines occurred in two ways. One, the little brass petcock that had not been moved since last spring, was now corroded and refused to turn or the location of the petcock was hidden from view and could not be found.
Most engine owners sincerely thought that the engineers who designed the device purposely concealed it from sight or placed them in unhandy, hard to reach places. We were Ford people and the V-8s of the time located the petcock on the lower radiator hoses and were very hard to reach. Old Henry sure took some cussing over that design error.
I've read that people like doctors, who had to have vehicles start in cold weather, drained the water into buckets and placed them inside their home by the fire. Warm water poured back into a radiator made for easier starting. I knew one doctor who parked his car in a garage, placed an old quilt over the hood of his car and lit a kerosene lantern, which he pushed under the oil pan for heat.
Remember the old-time windshield defrosters? I bought one recently at an antique store. Measuring about 16 inches by 10 inches, oval in shape, and fastened to the windshield glass with two rubber suction cups, the metal frame held fine wires heated by the six-volt battery current keeping the ice thawed in most kinds of weather. You had to lean forward to see out of the small hole.
How many of you carried tea kettles of warm water outside to pour on your car windshield to melt the frost away? Seems I always spilled water on my clothes, making a cold spot until dry. This was before plastic ice scrapers and credit cards so we used metal putty knives and kitchen spatulas. You had to be careful though, or you would scratch the glass.
We farm kids knew better than to stick our tongues to cold metal where it would freeze. However, we did try to sit by a window on the yellow school bus and blow our breath onto the glass to make a peep-hole to see the winter landscape going by.
I missed the time when travelers heated bricks or soapstone to carry along under heavy blankets in order to travel in cold weather. I think I remember when our car had a gasoline heater underneath the dashboard. If you remember such a device, let me know how it worked.
Well, guess I'll close this article and go turn up the thermostat. I'm also glad all my vehicles' antifreeze tested OK.
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I'm still reading through this thread and it's very interesting. I started primal over two years ago and lost 30 lbs very slowly. For months and months I wouldn't lose and went through periods were I had lots of primal cheats. I was so scared when I first started because I promised myself I'd never go on another diet because they all fail and they where mentally damaging and the wrong way to eat and too restrictive, blah, blah, blah. Anyways, I told myself I'd never count calories and try to learn to listen to my body and learn how to recognize real hunger. I did, however, put my diet into fit day a few times to see where my calories and nutrients stood and my calories were always above 2,000. I'm sure they vary, but I'm sure that on most days they are at or above 2,000 and no matter how many times I have read threads about watching calories or lowering them there's no way I would ever do that. I will never go low calorie again to lose weight unless my natural hunger cues allow it without me being aware of it. Not only is it hard to nourish, but I think it will always backfire. I eat a lot and never gain eating this way even if the weight loss is slow or not happening I'd rather not starve my body. Higher calorie is the way to go even if you gain at first. You'll be able to do this forever and not obsess or count anything. Your body will adjust and then start to shed what fat it doesn't need due to the nourishment you provide it. I think it takes a lot longer then we think to heal and nourish a malnourished body.
Way to go, Paleo Mom! I think you are makng a really good choice for your long-term health and mental wellness!!


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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, whose controversial play precipitated the NFL's decision to crack down on hits to defenseless players last season, reacted predictably to the league's new rule to punish teams for their players' multiple flagrant hits.
"I'm absolutely sure now after this last rule change that the people making the rules at the NFL are idiots," Harrison wrote on Twitter.
Harrison, who was fined $100,000 last season for egregious hits, wasn't the only Pittsburgh player to react to the so-called "Steelers rule." LaMarr Woodley, another Steelers linebacker, wrote on his Twitter account: "lol im sorry that im not sorry we hit 2 hard."
Although the league announced team punishments will be financial, NFL vice president Adolpho Birch said he didn't rule out commissioner Roger Goodell applying further sanctions, such as stripping teams of draft picks.
During their meetings in Indianapolis this week, NFL owners also approved amendments to improve player safety. The league toughened rules against "launching" and further defined what qualifies as a defenseless player.


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- 1/2" flat black buttons, five
- Plaid flannel fabric, 24" x 4"
- Basswood sign, 12" x 3" x 3/32"
- 22-gauge wire: uncoated black; plastic-coated yellow
- Acrylic paints: black; bright red; Christmas green; night sky; white
- Sparkle waterbase varnish
- Paintbrushes: 5/8" glaze; Nos. 2 and 10 shader
- Serrated knife
- Candle stub or paraffin
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Fine-line black permanent marker
- Electric drill with 1/16" bit
- Wire cutters
- Paper towels
- Disposable palette
- Glues: low-temp glue gun and glue sticks; white craft
- Set aside 1-1/2" foam ball. Wax serrated knife with a candle stub or paraffin. Use knife to cut 1", 3" and 4" balls in half.
- Paint foam shapes as follows: disk (head) and wreath (arms), white; two 1" half balls (eyes), black; two 3" half balls (earmuffs), Christmas green; two 4" half balls (mittens), night sky; and 1-1/2" ball, bright red. Drybrush cheeks on head with bright red (see photo). Allow to dry.
- Apply a coat of sparkle varnish to head and arms. Allow to dry.
- Using photo as a guide, glue eyes close together to center of head and nose centered just below. Glue five black buttons in a smile, extending from cheek to cheek. Paint a white dot highlight on each eye and let dry. With black marker, draw angled eyebrows and crow's-feet at outer corners of eyes.
- Glue green earmuffs centered on opposite sides of head. Cut two 18" lengths of black wire. Loosely twist lengths together and then wrap them around marker to curl. Arrange wire slightly above top of head, gluing and inserting ends beneath foam earmuffs.
- Glue head overlapping top of wreath arms and mittens near bottom on opposite sides (see photo). Tie flannel scarf around arms next to head. Glue a 4" length of wire behind upper scarf tail and then shape as desired.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With the median price of South Lake Tahoe homes down in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the third quarter of 2010 and mortgage rates hovering around 4 percent, the market is prime for buyers - according to most Realtors.
"As prices drop, homes become more affordable for buyers," said Jim Wire, spokesman for the South Tahoe Realtor's Association and a Realtor with Chase International. "What the stats don't show is that it's not uncommon to see buyers competing for the better buys and behaving like hungry piranhas."
Demand for homes has stayed about on par with 2010, with only a 2 percent decline in sales in 2011 v. 2010, according to Wire.
"There are a plenty of buyers out there that will share their frustrations with you as they have been beaten by a higher bidder several times," Wire said. "If a home is perceived to be below market value, then you have to be very quick. More than anything, it takes luck to get the better buys and timing is everything."
It's not an influx of distressed sales that's lowered the median home price, said Richard Bolen, a local Realtor with McCall Realty and author of the www.laketahoerealestateblog.com. So far, the percentage of homes sold that were distressed is about on par with the first quarter of 2011. Instead, homes are being listed at lower prices to begin with, he said.
The average list price of a homes sold in the first quarter of 2011 was $419,183, according to Bolen. The average list price of homes sold in the third quarter was $352,123 - almost 16 percent less.
The percentage of homes sold for less than $300,000 has increased 5 percent since the beginning of the year, Bolen said.
"Sellers that are active in the real estate market on the South Shore know that most of the sales activity is occurring below $350,000," Wire added.
While this is fodder for buyers hungry for a deal, it's also a signal that sellers should pay attention too, Bolen said.
"Here's what we know is true in this market in particular, a home is going to cost a buyer a little bit more than they think and a home is going to sell for less and possibly and take longer to sell than what a seller wants," Bolen said.
The third quarter median home price of $248,000 in the city of South Lake Tahoe and $261,000 city and county homes sold from July 1 to Sept. 31, also questions the perceived median home price in South Lake Tahoe, Bolen said.
"We've used it for years - $300,000 was always the South Lake Tahoe median in our minds and the truth is the South Lake Tahoe median is below $250,000," Bolen said. "There has to be a re-introduction of what that number is."
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Chase International Corporate Vice President Sue Lowe sold three lakefront properties this year.
"One of the three buyers had bought on a whim," Lowe said. "Whereas the other two, I have been working with for at least five years. So why did they choose to buy now? The lower values are just too hard to resist."
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Good news, MAPA fans: "Pieces" is back! But it's not "Pieces" anymore; it's "Moves," and it's a little bit different, but just as good.
Maui Academy of Performing Arts jam-packed its Spring Extravaganza with talent at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater last weekend. Saturday afternoon featured the Jazz, Tap & Hip-Hop Revue with MAPA dancers of all ages and levels; and Sunday was the ballet, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." On both evenings, 65 of MAPA's most elite dancers returned to the stage for "Moves."
For audiences used to the all-out "Pieces" showcases, "Moves" was a bit more sedate. After all, different economic times call for different measures. Gone were the big showy theatrics of numbers like 2006's "Dick Tracy" and 2007's "Shoeless Joe." "Moves" was a more toned-down affair, with less focus on the back story and more focus on the dance itself.
Fortunately, MAPA's competent crop of dancers was able to generate plenty of excitement without all the fuss.
In particular, the three Ichinose siblings dominated the stage with their electric energy and skill. "Human" was a vibrant example, featuring twins Moani and Leilani Ichinose and their brother, Hiroki, along with Katerina Dominguez, Leesa Foree and Kelsey Reyes. The young dancers were also the choreographers. "Are we human, or are we dancers?" asked the song lyrics by The Killers. It was a tough call, as they kicked, spun and leaped in a whirl of black and purple.
"Toxic," choreographed by Reyes, was another Ichinose stunner. Hiroki demonstrated his skyscraping jumps, while his sisters and Dominguez, Foree, Katie Iannitello, Katrina Schenk and Katie Talbot danced in vivid Asian-inspired costumes, fans snapping.
Like "Pieces," "Moves" was made up of many different moods and genres, from sassy tap in "Route 66" (choreographed by Ashiya Carter; danced by Kaitlin Istvan, Madison McGain, Emily Murai and Ara Vito); to fun, funky hip-hop in "Vanilla Drop" (choreographed by Rebecca Owen; danced by Dominguez, Istvan, Talbot, Hiroki Ichinose, Samantha Kaufman, Jennifer Lawrence, Ariel Martin, Rachel McMillan, Kahanu Mina, Tiare Pimentel and Christine Shimomura). Ballet Mistress Kathleen McKeon brought in a touch of classical ballet with the lovely "Dance For Nine" (Dominguez, Foree, Vito, Melissa Echiverri, Jade Direnfeld, Haley Deforest, Leilani Ichinose, Isabelle Moes, Jessica Patterson and Taylor Soma) set to Mendelssohn.
Some of the prettiest pieces were choreographer Katira Arak's haunting "Hide and Seek," with the dancers (Arak, Pimentel, Iannitello, Istvan, Echiverri, Lee Ann Lawrence and Celina Hayashi) dressed in filmy earth-colored costumes; Camille Romero's "If I Ain't Got You," featuring dancers Istvan, McGain, Patterson, Soma, Arianna Glauser and Isabelle Jones in streaming white skirts with their hair loose; and McKeon's exuberant "To Love You More," danced by Dominguez, Echiverri, Foree, Patterson, Soma, Vito, Moes, Deforest, Direnfeld and Leilani Ichinose, never missing a beat despite some sound issues.
One of the best surprises of the evening was a guest appearance by former MAPA standouts Jesse Chin and Alannah Pascua, home from college and demonstrating their more mature and refined dancing techniques in the passionate "Anoanimal."
Another fun surprise was Dance Director Kathleen Schulz and a host of MAPA teachers, choreographers and longtime dancers (McKeon, Romero, Arak, Carter, Lee Ann Lawrence, Barry Brinker Jones, Jennifer Campbell, Danelle Watson, Jamy Woodbury, Nadine Frommer and Hallie Hunt) strutting their stuff in fine style in "All That Jazz."
A ton of work on the part of both teachers and students went into this blockbuster weekend, but that's how it goes at MAPA. "Since I can remember, MAPA has taken over my afternoons and summer, but I wouldn't have it any other way," senior Molly Khalil wrote in the program's "Senior Spotlight."
It was the last Spring Extravaganza for Khalil, along with the rest of MAPA's graduating seniors: Talbot, Hayashi, Pimentel, Lauren Olsen, Ali Powell, Jillian Shy and Moani and Leilani Ichinose - as they head off to college and careers that might or might not involve dance. But, like Chin and Pascua, maybe they'll be back.
As Talbot wrote in her "Senior Spotlight": "Through all the ups and downs in my life, dancing has always been a constant."
Call it "Pieces"; call it "Moves" - the joyful essence of dance will never change.
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Skip to comments.Romney, as Mormon Bishop threatens woman "give up your baby or give up your God"
Posted on 04/13/2012 8:09:22 AM PDT by wolfman23601
Many people know Presidential Mitt Romney as a Republican candidate running for President who likes to complain about President Obama. Many do not see him as a former Mormon Bishop in charge of thousands of Mormon congregants. An investigation based on interviews suggest Romney was pretty radical in his Mormon beliefs. According to a Huffington news report - as a young bishop, Romney got word that Carroll Shelton, a woman in his ward, was considering an abortion. This was Shelton's sixth pregnancy. She was in her 40s, had four teenage children and had developed medical complications. As the story goes Sheltons stake president had already approved the procedure when Bishop Romney arrived at the hospital and forcefully counseled her against it (see: Mitt Romney Was A Mormon Bishop Before He Became A Politician. Some say demanded it using the full force of his position as Bishop within the LDS church. Peggie Hayes, a single woman with a child, was in Romney's ward when she became pregnant. She alleges that Romney threatened her with excommunication if she didn't put up the baby for adoption, Boston Globe reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman write in their book "The Real Romney." GIVE UP YOUR MORMON GOD "Give up your son,"was the message Hayes said she got from Romney, "or give up your God." That is a heavy trip to lay on someone says Pattie Cooper of Charlotte, N.C. I worry about what he will do when he is President and the Mormons get into the White House
will he do stuff like that?, she said. Continue reading on Examiner.com Romney, as Mormon Bishop threatens woman "give up your baby or give up your God"
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I thought Romney was pro-abortion.
To liberals, he was anti-abortion. To conservatives, he was pro-abortion. Basically, Mitt Romney is two-faced. He morphs into anything he wants to, and can be morphed into anything others want him to be.
I don't care what your position is on Romney as a candidate, this is third-hand unsourced "information" from the Huffington Post. i.e., CRAP!
Ok, I'm no fan of Romney, but I'm not seeing anything untoward here. One would expect the same counsel from a Baptist pastor or a Catholic priest.
As Mormon, Mitt dreamed to have seven wives, just like his grand-father.
Maybe he worships Janus.
Romney worships the self-god of chaos.
This story makes perfect sense, because at its root, mromneism makes no sense.
So what is it? Do you hate mitt because he's a pro abortion liberal or becasue he's a pro life Mormon?
Not only that, I thought it was proven here on FR that the mormon religion does NOT condemn abortion. Nothing about this article makes any sense to me. Maybe our conclusion should be that anything on FR about mormons is crap.
To clarify my point in #5... I interpreted "give up your baby (for adoption)" as "don't abort."
You're missing the point of this character assassination piece. The objective is to paint him as extreme, weird and a guy who hates "modern" women.
Utter crap.
I can't speak for the Baptists, but as a Catholic, I have never been threatened with excommunication or damnation over anything, much less a personal decision that may go against a priest's advise, but not the teaching of the Church.
The MSM will now trot out every negative Mormon report possible. Plus the Rats are already advertising Mitt's flip flops. He is a total loser for our party. He can't pull conservatives and he won't pull independents. He is road kill in the middle.
Nevermind my last point. Abortion is clearly against the Church's teaching. I am trying to post and work at the same time and got my brain crossed and forgot abortion was the issue.
Obama opposition research in action.
This story follows the "GOP war on women" meme. It's no coincidence that this comes out after the Ann Romney dustup.
I came up in Catholic school in the '70s, and the church was unapologetically strong vs. abortion, i.e., a "mortal sin." That said, I haven't been Catholic for 35 years, so that doctrine has probably changed.
Frankly, while against abortion, the issue is not a big one for me.
Not at all.. I have no doubt it's an attempted hit piece; I was making my point about how one might expect other church officials to react as well.
This article fails the smell tests for two reasons:
It is not, I believe the story because my friend in high school
who got pregnant was told by her bishop the very same thing. He came to her in the hospital, and said she would not be welcomed back if she did not relinquish the baby for adoption. Her parents reinforced that after talking to that wards bishop.
Romney should answer this with "Yeah that's great, now when you're done with this non-story that supposedly happened in the 70s, we can talk about the true unemployment rate of 16%.". "Ok Ms HuffPo reporter, what policies has YOUR candidate put forward in the past 3 1/2 years to grow the economy?"
Mitt worships the god he believe he will one day be.
He is. Probably just didn't get to her soon enough, which is why she was threatened afterward.
I didn't know Mormons worshiped 0bama.
Funny, isn't it? And this is "news".
It will be very sad to see that the communists will come to FR after the convention to get their anti-Romney ammo. Assuming, of course, we don't see a Newt or Palin get in there.
Yeah, that's the sort of comment which will restore integrity to the Romney opposition.
You have got to be kidding. I know of no Catholic or Christian minister who would say choose between your baby or God.
I guess I'm missing the point here. She was considering abortion and claims Romney demanded she give it up for adoption instead?
This isn't exactly an attack on Romney.
Or is that your point, trying to make Romney appear pro-life despite his anti-life record?
You have got to be kidding. I know of no Catholic or Christian minister who would say choose between your baby or God.
I'm just ignoring him. Mitt doesn't exist for me, is a goepist fabrication.
Don't dismiss this so fast, I know other Mormon women who have been told the same or similar things.
I have one friend who is facing excommunication because she had a baby out of wedlock (after she went through the Temple rituals) and refused to abort or give the baby up for adoption.
Mormonism is one of the most controlling religions in the world (very close to Islam).
Abortion is not against mormonism, if that is what you are saying.
"I thought Romney was pro-abortion."
For 'gentiles', most definitely. 'Latter Day Saints' appear to be another matter.
I spotted this dichotomy a while ago, and that is my conclusion. Do all you can to maximize population growth in one's own population group while suppressing it in that of all others. Ditto in promoting sterile copulatory arrangements. Reduce theirs, grow yours, rinse and repeat for a few generations and the game has changed.
As an historical example of such a policy, the Third Reich awarded the Cross of Honour of the German Mother for exemplary living and childbearing provided that both parents of the children were deutschblütig and genetically-fit, the mother was worthy of the decoration and that the children were live births. This was simultaneous with the same State initially sterilizing and eventually liquidating the 'impure' and the unfit population.
Same principle.
A theory, but it would resolve the apparent contradiction.
10 weird Mormon Belief:
1. Multiple Worlds and Multiple Gods - This deserves some explanation. Mormons believe that God created multiple worlds and each world has people living on it. They also believe that multiple Gods exist but each has their own universe. We are only subject to our God and if we obtain the highest level of heaven we can become gods ourselves.
2. Forgiveness - In LDS theology you can be forgiven for any sin, save two. First, denying the Holy Spirit, and second, murder. Also, God is infinitely forgiving, until the second coming. After that, you end up where you end up, no matter what. There are no second chances. Period.
3. Multiple Heavens - In LDS doctrine there are three heavens: the Celestial Kingdom, Terrestrial Kingdom, and Telestial Kingdom. The Celestial is the highest, where God and the ones who followed his law reside. The Terrestrial is the middle, where people who followed the Law of Moses reside. The Telestial is the lowest, where the ones who followed carnal law reside.
4. Priesthood - In the LDS religion any worthy male can be given the priesthood and is given specific duties. Black people were not allowed to have the priesthood until 1978. Females are not allowed to have the priesthood.
5. The Nature of God - While most religions believe in God, the LDS religion believes in God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit as separate beings. They also believe that God, Jesus and resurrected beings have bodies of flesh and bone.
6. Jesus visited the Americas - The Book of Mormon is a book of LDS scripture that takes place during the same time as the Bible and takes place on the American continent. It follows the stories of two tribes who descended from the family of Lehi. After Jesus resurrection LDS people believe he visited the peoples of the Americas.
7. Modern Revelation - Almost everyone who knows anything about the Mormon religion knows they have a prophet. What many dont know, is anything that the prophet says in official capacity is considered official canon.
8. Spirits - This one is very unique to the LDS faith. Basically, everyone on earth now was a spirit in the pre-existence. When we die, our spirits are separated from our bodies and if we were good they go to spirit paradise. If we were bad they go to spirit prison. The spirit world exists as a place for spirits to go while awaiting the second coming.
9. Pleasure in Life - This is one of the most famous pieces of LDS doctrine. Its also the cause of many myths about Mormons. Basically; no coffee, no drugs, no tobacco.
10. Tithing - While tithes are not uncommon among religion, rarely are they mandatory. LDS theology states that in order to make it to the highest kingdom of heaven, you must pay a full and honest tithe.
What makes us the Catholic Church... That teaching will NEVER change.
I don't hate Mitt but the point is, he can and will be whatever the situation calls for. Pro abort as liberal governor, pro life as presidential candidate. If he becomes the nominee, we will see him edge back toward pro abort, if he wins the presidency, he will be solidly pro abort.
We have seen these changes already in the primary contests - pro man made global warmist, anti man made global warmist. He is a con man, plain and simple.
No point, just found an interesting article on Romney that I haven't seen posted so I threw it out there for comment.
"So what is it? Do you hate mitt because hes a pro abortion liberal or becasue hes a pro life Mormon?"
I think one can make a case that he is pro gentile abortion and homosexuality while being pro Mormon life. That would resolve what is only the appearance of a contradiction.
Meh. There's not a religion out there that could escape a "10 weird beliefs" list.
Romney's problem isn't his religion, it's his politics.
All good points.
I was a Mormon for over 40 years and know well all the weird and wacky Mormon beliefs - there are far more than these ten.
As one good freeper puts it: "Been there, done that, seen the movie, worn the funny underwear."
I'm Baptist and Baptists do not excommunicate anyone. A Baptist Minister would council her not to abort and if she did anyway, he would then council her to seek forgiveness of her sins.
For Catholics who procure an abortion or otherwise directly participate in the crime of abortion (driving the victims to the murder mill, paying for the crime, actually performing the crime, assisting in the performance of the crime), the Church prescribes excommunication latae sententiae (automatic and self-inflicted, without the need for formal notice of penalty) with the remission of the just penalty reserved to the bishop.
Interesting that you have linked an article from Huffington Post that has been cheered by Obama's supporters for the most part. Is it your intention to assist Obama's reelection efforts.
Secondly, you list Robert Tilford as the article's author, but the link you provided lists Peggy Fletcher Stack as the article's author. Interestingly, Robert Tilford seems to claim credit for the authorship of the article on the Examiner.com site, but the HuffPo link he provides says otherwise.
Mr. Tilford also lists himself as a "Military Professional," but his profile lists his service as January 1984 January 1990 (6 years 1 month)and his military rank after those 73 months of service as Private.
What's going on here?
Agree, see post 15
I certainly can't argue with that. I still don't see hy the poster chose to post this leftist drivel hitting at the guy for appearing to be pro-life.
Though, historically excommunication has been reserved for the ruling class. Even during the inquisition and throughout the middle ages, the punishment was reserved for the nobility.
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BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana's agriculture secretary is challenging Louisiana residents to eat food grown or produced locally for one week.
Commissioner Mike Strain says he's asking everyone, including Gov. Bobby Jindal and other state officials, to only eat food that is grown within Louisiana. The request coincides with the National Farmers Market Week of Aug. 2-8.
Strain says the state has more than a hundred local farmers' markets and fruit stands. He says think of the possibilities: peaches from Ruston, watermelons from Franklinton, blueberries from the Felicianas, crawfish from the Atchafalaya and pork and beef from local meat markets. He says those who participate will find that their food tastes better because it's fresher.
A list of state farmers markets, roadside fruit stands and agritourism activities can be found on the agriculture department's Web site, www.ldaf.la.gov.