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I have just tried the new batch of Yancha which Yunnansourcing got in - the Tie Luo Han and the Rou Gui - and those two are very good, also considering the more than reasonable price.
These are not very high fired Yancha, but not green either, just right, and display all the complex taste profiles these two particular teas should have. Scott said in an email that he got these teas from a family of producers which has been since generations in the Wu Yi mountains, and that he only has a few kilos of each tea.
If you like Yancha - i would really suggest trying them (I made a larger order already... ).
here's the direct links:
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton briefed reporters before her bilateral meeting with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed in Paris, France, on March 14, 2011.
Responding to questions from the press, Secretary Clinton said, "I'm looking forward to talking with my colleague, counterpart, and friend Sheikh Abdullah about the events in the region. And obviously, that includes everything that is happening. But the UAE is currently the president of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and he is here representing the GCC, so we will have a very comprehensive discussion."
In response to a question about the decision to send troops to Bahrain, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed said, "...[T]he Bahrain Government asked us yesterday to look at ways to help them to defuse the tension in Bahrain, and we have already sent roughly around 500 of our police force, who are there. The Saudis are there as well. There are other Gulf countries which are (inaudible) to support the Bahraini Government and to get calm and order in Bahrain and to help both the Bahraini Government and people to reach to a solution which is for the best for the Bahraini people."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Libya's army, the militia
effectively to win, since the revolution of the Middle East for Jasmine, I think the government is battling the more powerful. One small reason, but ...
Ruling militia, or at least to a certain area becomes a victory, and to a certain area if they are recognized as a territory, there to provide housing for the Palestinian population policy was thinking ...
individual things.-
Posco to build steel mills in India are opposed. POSCO employees because of me and I talk to - on the internet - I know I keep laughing about that, go back to work for Posco placed in environments where the worst of it will suffer. And, in India there is a steel mill, and there was also concern about over-think. Minutes of the excess production in China to consume space in Asia, the Indian think. The lack of early, but the steel mill to be built 30-40 years thinking, too, may lead to the need for the stock I think. Elimination of excess in China, China's consumption was also concern about the potential to reduce I think.
Considered too pessimistic, but is
poscoss.co.kr with companies such as POSCO, the future of the Southeast Asian countries such as stainless steel production in a difficult industry ...
W.W. writes:
Although93, so how a rep of Democracy and liberty and a rep. of Teocracy will join effort21 in shielding planet earth from solar flakes, God or no god ?
Samuel in Connecticut writes:
U.S. and Libya situation (By a friend of the white House)
If U.S. government is actually fighting for democracy, human rights and liberty and freedom why don't they go to Ivory Coast to remove the defeated dictator, president Gbagbo and install the winner of the last presidential election who has since been under house arrest while hundred of women who have been protesting against the current regime are getting killed.
President Obama and U.S. secretary of state Mrs. Clinton should understand that what is happening in Libya is not a popular uprising against the government as it was in Egypt. Libya's situation is where tribal leaders or at best political rivals are manipulating the current movement to over throw a popular government. What happens when U.S., NATO or the war mongers France and Britain intervened, are they going to start killing more than 85% of Libya population who are supporting the present regime or are they going to turn a peaceful Tripoli that has not seen any unrests into a bloody war zones or are those in favor of the current government going to be forced to join the rebels against their will? We must not be ignorant of these questions when we are pushing for no flying zone or any form of military intervention.
From geo-economic perspective, the present Libya regime is pro-African immigrants as such a lot of Africans immigrated to Libya to look for economic opportunity since it is impossible to obtain America visa for the same purpose. Evidently, this is why rebels - most of them from the Arab tribe were attacking and killing African immigrants especially from West Africa during the early phase of the conflict as have been widely reported in the news. If U.S. intent is to alter this balance, then they should ease the restriction of visa to African immigrants who have already been displaced and will continued to be displaced by American military intervention.
Before Obama's administration should go further, they must understand that the same senator McCain and his double standard friend senator Lieberman (when it comes to Palestine and Israel) who have ran out political juice; would be the first to be calling any military intervention against Libya, "Obama's war". When that time comes, President Obama who could not easily defend his health care that is good for American people will not be able to deny the right-wing attacks that Libya's war is "Obama's warâ€. Even today, most Americans assume that, Afghanistan war is Obama's war forgetting that it was started and abandoned by ex-president George Bush. In essence it is a political miscalculation to intervene in any military capacities. Suppose the tea party, support by majority republican congress and right-wing judges; for no apparent reasons decided to strip Mr. Obama's presidency (this might sound inconceivable, but to some it would be seen as popular uprising) what would be the final outcome? Let the Libyan people sort out their problems themselves, the worst is that it will turn into a civil war but the majority will prevail.
Remember, as we are fighting terrorism, we should be careful not to breed the atmosphere where al Qaeda will flourish. President Obama should be prudent, yield to wisdom, and don't dance by the polls or pushed around in a life or death situation.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
When the Secretary gets back home, I think it would be a good idea for her, the President and Sec. Gates to hold a joint press conference and lay out the options on the table to the American public with respect to Lybia, and take all the time they need to do it to the public and press' satisfaction if it takes an entire afternoon to do it.
This Admin. has made a verbal commitment to see Ghaddafi gone from power and the American public deserves to weigh those option of the "how" the "why" and "when" and "with whom" we may do it in partnership with, assuming there are some nations willing to commit to it.
@ Samuel in Conn.,
The only "warmonger" I see at present is the WMD that has declared war upon his people in Lybia.
Wake up and smell the roses, things arn't as you percieve them to be when nations express concern about the protection of populations, and discuss the various means of achieving that.
As far as I can see there's far too much talk and far too little action taken so far to assure that, with the notable exception of the ongoing USAID efforts to provide aid, comfort and US military efforts to repatriate foriegn nationals working in Lybia who've been harrased, ripped off, and abused by Ghaddafi's regime.
There's a difference between these folks and the mercenaries Ghaddafi hired to suppress his people and you apparently don't know the difference, but the rebels do that much I can assure you.
I think they know who's shooting at them don't you?
Try a little logic for a change, you'll make more sense that way.
Jason in North Carolina writes:
I wonder why Iraq is not a member of the GCC.


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For so many Christians, "O Come, Emmanuel" was sung from choral sanctuaries and blasted from organ pipes at the back of the church this past weekend on the first Sunday of Advent. I'm going to guess that very few services featured such a stirring pairing of piano and cello.
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Bring Forth the Light!
Permalink Submitted by Dan Anderson on Wed, 2012-12-05 06:11
Bring Forth the Light!
God is with and within us...
Permalink Submitted by Bonnie Olson on Wed, 2012-12-05 06:16
God is with and within us... Emmuel... A prayer in music "And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age"
Thank you!
Permalink Submitted by Greg Buchanan on Wed, 2012-12-05 06:20
Thank you!
Blessed my day! Such a
Permalink Submitted by Cathie Buckner ... on Wed, 2012-12-05 06:33
Blessed my day! Such a wonderful rendition of such a wonderful song....Notes flowing like a cool drink of water. Thanks .
compelling arrangement ...
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-05 06:51
compelling arrangement ... thank you
This is by far the most
Permalink Submitted by Cathy J. on Wed, 2012-12-05 07:10
This is by far the most beautiful, stirring rendition of "O Come, Emanuel" I've ever heard. Almost brings tears to one's eyes - seriously!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank
Permalink Submitted by Finnian on Sun, 2012-12-09 14:54
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you to all involved in producing this gift for us followers of Krista Tippett. And it looks like you're the one who should take a bow Trent ! It's only the superb kind of stuff that we have come to associate with On Being. Happy Christ mas.
oh, my.....
Permalink Submitted by Claire Turner on Wed, 2012-12-05 07:34
oh, my.....
Thank you for this. Beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Soji on Wed, 2012-12-05 07:37
Thank you for this. Beautiful way to start this Wednesday morning.
Sublime. Music has no
Permalink Submitted by khadija on Wed, 2012-12-05 07:38
Sublime. Music has no religion; perhaps that is why fundamentalists, of all hues, attempt to suppress music.
I'm a fundamentalist and I/we
Permalink Submitted by Sharon on Sat, 2012-12-22 16:18
I'm a fundamentalist and I/we don't supress music. We sing all the time, and I find this beautiful. In fact one of my earliest memories is of walking down the aisle at my church as a child, in candlelight and singing O come O come Emmanuel. And you're right. It's not about religion. Its about having a relationship with God who loves you. Merry Christmas!
Thank you.
Permalink Submitted by Angela Koenig on Wed, 2012-12-05 07:58
Thank you.
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss
Permalink Submitted by stevie b on Wed, 2012-12-05 08:01
Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss Bliss...Bliss.
very moving
Permalink Submitted by Kay HArnden on Wed, 2012-12-05 08:35
very moving
Thank you, beautiful...
Permalink Submitted by Linda on Wed, 2012-12-05 08:59
Thank you, beautiful...
Absolutely beautiful.
Permalink Submitted by david allen on Wed, 2012-12-05 09:13
Absolutely beautiful. Wonderful rendition of a classic. What great sound.
Oooo Moma well look whats
Permalink Submitted by Patrick on Wed, 2012-12-05 09:31
Oooo Moma well look whats been done, you can only see the stars after a setting sun.
Hauntingly lovely.
Permalink Submitted by Nina Shinaberry on Wed, 2012-12-05 09:32
Hauntingly lovely.
beautiful and moving
Permalink Submitted by Deb on Wed, 2012-12-05 10:04
beautiful and moving
a blessing to my day...
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-12-05 10:19
a blessing to my day...
Lovely! Where was this
Permalink Submitted by Lisa G. on Wed, 2012-12-05 10:44
Lovely! Where was this recorded?
From the comments on the
Permalink Submitted by Lady M on Wed, 2012-12-05 11:59
From the comments on the Piano Guys FB page, it looks to be a movie set in Goshen, UT. The set was built for a movie the mormon church was making. And, since the Piano Guys are mormons, no surprises there.
Thanks for featuring this.
Permalink Submitted by nirz on Wed, 2012-12-05 10:45
Thanks for featuring this. Will have to show it to my boys. My 9 year old (plays piano) and 12 year old (plays viola) are big fans of these guys. Even though the boys are not allowed to indulge in any media during the week, I let them watch The Piano guys videos on YouTube couple times every once in a while. :)
So, peaceful and beautiful is
Permalink Submitted by Sonia on Wed, 2012-12-05 11:39
So, peaceful and beautiful is like being on Heaven.
Amazing and inspiring,,,, a
Permalink Submitted by Ron Farson on Wed, 2012-12-05 12:22
Amazing and inspiring,,,, a brilliant rendition - bravo!!!!!
Beautiful rendition in a
Permalink Submitted by Manuela on Wed, 2012-12-05 12:38
Beautiful rendition in a setting that is extraordinary and worthy of the music and the musicians.
Permalink Submitted by Nanna on Wed, 2012-12-05 12:49
Beautiful! Thanks for 5:34
Permalink Submitted by Aveen on Wed, 2012-12-05 13:18
Beautiful! Thanks for 5:34 minutes of peace in my day.
Very beautiful and moving!
Permalink Submitted by Janice Sinna on Wed, 2012-12-05 13:28
Very beautiful and moving!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Permalink Submitted by Vicki on Wed, 2012-12-05 14:47
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Just when I decided not to listen to any more Christmas music unless it came as a suprize.
This is what I've been waiting for.
Emmanuel, come, come, come...
Baruch Hashem Adonai
Permalink Submitted by monique k on Wed, 2012-12-05 16:28
Baruch Hashem Adonai
Beautiful! Touched my soul.
Permalink Submitted by D A Rodriguez on Wed, 2012-12-05 18:01
Beautiful! Touched my soul. Thank you!
Thank you for a transporting
Permalink Submitted by terratambra on Wed, 2012-12-05 18:41
Thank you for a transporting listening experience! The waiting, the longing evoked in this playing spans the ages.
Many thanks, for this
Permalink Submitted by Vicki Longhofer... on Wed, 2012-12-05 19:52
Many thanks, for this beautiful offering.
Deeply moving.
Permalink Submitted by Corrine Slaughter on Wed, 2012-12-05 19:53
Deeply moving.
The church setting, the
Permalink Submitted by Patricia Fisher on Wed, 2012-12-05 20:38
The church setting, the arrangement with the beautiful obligatos, the perfect performance make this a spine-tingling listening experience. The manner in which the simple song is developed make me wish it were available for purchase. If it is please let
me know!
Insanely, blessedly beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Kate on Wed, 2012-12-05 21:24
Insanely, blessedly beautiful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
How stirring a presentation
Permalink Submitted by Ruth Canonico on Wed, 2012-12-05 22:30
How stirring a presentation of this song so close to the hearts of so many in the Season of Advent. Thank you for posting this video! Blessings for the Season of Light!
n of Lights and Expectation!
Exquisite! Takes my breath
Permalink Submitted by Sharon Carelli on Thu, 2012-12-06 04:42
Exquisite! Takes my breath away...Blessings of this Season of Hope.
Permalink Submitted by Sybil Richardson on Thu, 2012-12-06 07:44
What a way to remember what
Permalink Submitted by Claudia on Thu, 2012-12-06 09:50
What a way to remember what the season is about -beauty and love.
Sublime! Thank you.
Permalink Submitted by Leonora on Thu, 2012-12-06 14:12
Sublime! Thank you.
Has always been one of
Permalink Submitted by Dan Johnson on Thu, 2012-12-06 22:23
Has always been one of favorites... but never performed so well and with so emotion...
Absolutely gorgeous.
Permalink Submitted by Dana on Thu, 2012-12-06 22:29
Absolutely gorgeous.
Very soothing.
Permalink Submitted by Bob J on Fri, 2012-12-07 06:00
Very soothing.
From a Unitarian Universalist
Permalink Submitted by Kathy Bradshaw on Fri, 2012-12-07 17:23
From a Unitarian Universalist.....this is exquiste!
Permalink Submitted by cheryl engram f... on Fri, 2012-12-07 18:27
it opens the heart
lifting and soaring,
the vibrations carry so passionately
so tenderly.
Deeply spiritual.
we live for beauty
Permalink Submitted by Geraldine Garvey on Fri, 2012-12-07 19:06
we live for beauty
Such beautiful music...it
Permalink Submitted by MAK from KY on Fri, 2012-12-07 19:21
Such beautiful music...it reaches to one's soul.
Beautiful! Thank you.
Permalink Submitted by Mark Howell on Fri, 2012-12-07 19:25
Beautiful! Thank you.
So inspiring and beautifully
Permalink Submitted by Faye Zeigler on Fri, 2012-12-07 20:04
So inspiring and beautifully presented
Wonderful sound and harmony.
Permalink Submitted by krishna on Fri, 2012-12-07 21:53
Wonderful sound and harmony. Heavenly
An arrangement of this carol
Permalink Submitted by Olivia on Fri, 2012-12-07 22:39
An arrangement of this carol for the ages - love the sparse pairing of cello and piano!
More beautiful than words can
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-12-08 02:21
More beautiful than words can say!!!
This really soothes the soul.
Permalink Submitted by JoAnneTaylor on Sat, 2012-12-08 10:57
This really soothes the soul. It's so good to pay attention to Advent now; it's not time for Christmas yet, please.
I love this hymn, too! But
Permalink Submitted by Mary Hess on Sat, 2012-12-08 12:01
I love this hymn, too! But the traditional words can create obstacles for those of us who are trying to be in thoughtful dialogue in the Jewish and Christian communities. The Center for Christian Jewish Learning at Boston College has a lovely reworking of the lyrics that is much better. You can download it for free here:
Beautiful. Thank you!
Permalink Submitted by Houston Parks on Sat, 2012-12-08 12:29
Beautiful. Thank you!
Awesomely beautiful....thank
Permalink Submitted by marilyn from mi... on Sat, 2012-12-08 17:04
Awesomely beautiful....thank you for this gracious gift!
Permalink Submitted by Lisa Brown on Sat, 2012-12-08 17:15
Such ineffable beauty!
Permalink Submitted by Betty W. on Sat, 2012-12-08 18:51
Such ineffable beauty! Almost gave me goosebumps. The simplicity of the combination added to the effect.
What a beautiful expression
Permalink Submitted by Mary G on Sat, 2012-12-08 21:32
What a beautiful expression of the longing in each human heart for the Love and Joy that only God can give. And the location - amazing! Austere, ancient suggests Rome or Jerusalem. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, this is a beautiful gift to Our Lady.
so beautiful!
Permalink Submitted by Greg Russell on Sat, 2012-12-08 22:01
so beautiful!
Thanks, Doug.
Permalink Submitted by Christa Kilen on Sun, 2012-12-09 06:02
Thanks, Doug.
So hauntingly lovely. This
Permalink Submitted by Sallie Thayer on Sun, 2012-12-09 06:12
So hauntingly lovely. This arrangement seems to me to contain not only the Christian longing for the Messiah's return but that ancient Jewish longing for the coming of the Messiah as well. When music is properly arranged, it truly can speak -- words are not even necessary. What a blessing this is -- what better way for me to begin the 2nd Sunday of Advent.
Incredibly Beautiful ~ Thank
Permalink Submitted by MaryAnne Charette on Sun, 2012-12-09 07:02
Incredibly Beautiful ~ Thank You
A perfect Advent meditation.
Permalink Submitted by Gerry on Sun, 2012-12-09 09:21
A perfect Advent meditation. Thank you.
So beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2012-12-09 19:15
So beautiful
Rejoice.. REJOICE! God with
Permalink Submitted by Dean Roelofs on Mon, 2012-12-10 06:56
Rejoice.. REJOICE! God with us, among us, one of us, comes to us; and his reward is with him.
this is magnificent. How can
Permalink Submitted by Linda Hurcombe on Mon, 2012-12-10 07:03
this is magnificent. How can I share it with musician friends? L x
Exquisitely beautiful!
Permalink Submitted by Barbara Jung on Mon, 2012-12-10 07:05
Exquisitely beautiful!
Thank you.
At first I was singing the
Permalink Submitted by Lovena on Mon, 2012-12-10 07:12
At first I was singing the lyrics in my head but then became lost in the music. The musicians are absolutely brill and have done a magical version Peponi/Paradise (should be on YouTube). What a stirring piece of music and it made me weepy like all Christmas carols should!
Like the line in the song says... Rejoice, rejoice! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Magnificent !
Permalink Submitted by Thom and Judith... on Mon, 2012-12-10 08:40
Magnificent !
This is beautiful, so
Permalink Submitted by Melissa on Mon, 2012-12-10 09:12
This is beautiful, so contemplative, restfull and full of spirituality. Thanks.
Beautiful. It will impact
Permalink Submitted by Doug Huston on Mon, 2012-12-10 11:56
Beautiful. It will impact how I listen to this hymn from now on. I will hear the plaintive cry of the cello, and the waterfall accompaiment of the Piano.
This is marvelous - I had to
Permalink Submitted by Christina Blay on Mon, 2012-12-10 12:24
This is marvelous - I had to listen a second time with the Christmas version, and It was soothing. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful piece.
This touches your soul and
Permalink Submitted by Kathy on Mon, 2012-12-10 17:11
This touches your soul and brings one peace----such talented musicians ! Thank you!
lush and evocative. I am not
Permalink Submitted by Gretchen Robinson on Mon, 2012-12-10 17:55
lush and evocative. I am not Christian but this is utterly moving.
Beautiful! Sending this to
Permalink Submitted by JObell on Tue, 2012-12-11 17:07
Beautiful! Sending this to my seminarian son.
Such a healing work of art.
Permalink Submitted by Katherine on Tue, 2012-12-11 19:24
Such a healing work of art. Thank you. xo
Exquisite! A perfect
Permalink Submitted by Toni on Tue, 2012-12-11 19:43
Exquisite! A perfect rendition of this beloved melody.
in a word - F A B U L O U S!
Permalink Submitted by Athinadi on Wed, 2012-12-12 07:21
in a word - F A B U L O U S!
Stunningly beautiful. Many
Permalink Submitted by Mali on Wed, 2012-12-12 18:07
Stunningly beautiful. Many thanks.
Truly beautiful rendition.
Permalink Submitted by Elizabeth Vogele on Wed, 2012-12-12 18:20
Truly beautiful rendition. Thank you for this gift, showing me of how wonderful our God given talents are when we share.
Such a powerful rendition!
Permalink Submitted by Connie on Thu, 2012-12-13 06:53
Such a powerful rendition!
Absolutely beautiful and so
Permalink Submitted by Bambi on Thu, 2012-12-13 08:29
Absolutely beautiful and so moving ...........just like our EMANUEL ! ! ! !
the best I've heard this
Permalink Submitted by Robin BArben on Thu, 2012-12-13 09:43
the best I've heard this season. Soulful
Everything about this
Permalink Submitted by Beatrice Figueroa on Thu, 2012-12-13 13:13
Everything about this performance is exquisite. It brought tears to my eyes and reached me more than I can describe with words. Thank you so very much.
The physical location is a
Permalink Submitted by Gerry J on Thu, 2012-12-13 14:15
The physical location is a movie set? It truly looks more like a castle or fortress that contains a chapel or church...Yes, it looks pretty clean for a many-centuries old edifice and grounds, but....
May God's light continue to
Permalink Submitted by Rita Sasse on Thu, 2012-12-13 18:21
May God's light continue to shine, and to be accompanied by this music, a gift of the angels given through this wonderful duo.
I am an atheist (formerly
Permalink Submitted by Susan on Thu, 2012-12-13 20:08
I am an atheist (formerly catholic), and a pianist myself. I have tears in my eyes as I listen to this duet . Music transcends all belief systems, and is an emotional experience that everyone around the planet can share.
I'm completely melted!
Permalink Submitted by Bill Taylor on Sat, 2012-12-15 06:35
I'm completely melted! Thanks
I am listening to this with
Permalink Submitted by Jeanne on Sat, 2012-12-15 07:44
I am listening to this with my beloved whose health is failing... He is at peace listening to these exquisite sounds... And so am I.
Heartbreakingly beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Rosalie on Sat, 2012-12-15 07:57
Heartbreakingly beautiful
Forgive my adolescent
Permalink Submitted by kevin on Sat, 2012-12-15 09:33
Forgive my adolescent inclinations (I'm 45) but this sounds like an incredible intro to a rock song. Andrew Lloyd Weber - Jesus Christ Superstar?You find God where you least-expect...
........just listening to
Permalink Submitted by Mary on Sat, 2012-12-15 10:58
........just listening to this now, on December 15th...........such solace for the soul after the horror of yesterday........
Wow! That's all that comes to
Permalink Submitted by Lee Ann on Sat, 2012-12-15 12:18
Wow! That's all that comes to mind. WOW! Thank you for sharing!
I love it!
Permalink Submitted by Bede Baldlry on Sat, 2012-12-15 12:59
I love it!
Thanks for sharing something
Permalink Submitted by Nancy Walters on Sat, 2012-12-15 14:01
Thanks for sharing something of such beauty, and the promise it holds.
Permalink Submitted by S JONES on Sat, 2012-12-15 14:39
After the events of this week
Permalink Submitted by Ruth on Sun, 2012-12-16 08:51
After the events of this week - this is my prayer.
Very beautiful. and so lovely
Permalink Submitted by P. Murtagh on Sun, 2012-12-16 10:25
Very beautiful. and so lovely to hear this combination and in this setting... I really enjoyed this..
Thank you. God bless you.
Permalink Submitted by Rocky on Sun, 2012-12-16 12:29
Thank you. God bless you.
Simplicity brings for
Permalink Submitted by Charon on Sun, 2012-12-16 17:13
Simplicity brings for complexity.
Thank you for the beauty of
Permalink Submitted by Betty on Sun, 2012-12-16 18:13
Thank you for the beauty of music!
Just beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Barbara on Sun, 2012-12-16 22:28
Just beautiful
Just lovely. Uplifting.
Permalink Submitted by Eddie H. Doss on Mon, 2012-12-17 00:52
Just lovely. Uplifting.
This brings peace to my soul-
Permalink Submitted by Elizabeth Brent on Mon, 2012-12-17 12:47
This brings peace to my soul--and hope for a less violent world,
How nourishing to our souls.
Permalink Submitted by Janice Sevre-D... on Mon, 2012-12-17 14:38
How nourishing to our souls. Pure gift...
Thanks and Blessings.
A soul stirring rendition of
Permalink Submitted by John McKnight on Mon, 2012-12-17 15:26
A soul stirring rendition of a beautiful song.
Beautifully done, soulfull!
Permalink Submitted by Teresa on Mon, 2012-12-17 16:14
Beautifully done, soulfull!
Thank you!!!
This is absolutely prayerful
Permalink Submitted by Karin Posdal D.Min. on Mon, 2012-12-17 16:32
This is absolutely prayerful and beautiful. Thanks!
Will play it each day during Advent.
A beautiful arrangement of
Permalink Submitted by Joan Levy Hepburn on Mon, 2012-12-17 18:11
A beautiful arrangement of one of the most moving songs of Christmas. Thank you.
We need more beauty like this
Permalink Submitted by Peggy Wambold on Mon, 2012-12-17 19:34
We need more beauty like this in our world!!!!! Thank you!!!!
Thank you for this beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Nikki Laliberte on Mon, 2012-12-17 20:01
Thank you for this beautiful piece of music. It made my heart ache and bloom at the same time. Thanks.
A real joy to listen too. So
Permalink Submitted by Amy ryder on Mon, 2012-12-17 23:52
A real joy to listen too. So soothing, peaceful and very moving. Most up lifting.
Fantastic and beautiful to
Permalink Submitted by Sandy B on Tue, 2012-12-18 07:46
Fantastic and beautiful to listen to
This was spectacular. One of
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2012-12-18 09:24
This was spectacular. One of my favorite Advent hymns! Sheila
a beautiful rendition ! Thank
Permalink Submitted by Connie on Tue, 2012-12-18 10:35
a beautiful rendition ! Thank you
magnificant I needed that so
Permalink Submitted by veronica Gledhill on Tue, 2012-12-18 11:05
magnificant I needed that so much....thank you
musically and visually stunning
Christmas to me means loving
Permalink Submitted by George Alexa on Tue, 2012-12-18 11:23
Christmas to me means loving and giving. Being humble and patient with those who might irritate me. God bless all. May this year be the year of peace and reconciliation. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones AND a Happy New Year.
"I Am the Alpha and the Omega
Permalink Submitted by Denis Khan on Tue, 2012-12-18 11:53
"I Am the Alpha and the Omega!" (Rev.1:8) Beautiful ! Thanks!
Thank you so very much for
Permalink Submitted by joan geraghty on Tue, 2012-12-18 13:58
Thank you so very much for this inspiring piece. I can't put into words how beautiful it is.
Absolutely beautiful music.
Permalink Submitted by Steve James Lyman on Tue, 2012-12-18 15:58
Absolutely beautiful music.
Utterly divine.......
Permalink Submitted by Trish on Tue, 2012-12-18 20:53
Utterly divine.......
God-given talent used to
Permalink Submitted by Judy Julie on Tue, 2012-12-18 23:30
God-given talent used to praise Him and uplift us. Thank you. And thank you, Peg, for sharing.
Gratitude and love fill me as
Permalink Submitted by Meybel on Wed, 2012-12-19 07:18
Gratitude and love fill me as I listen to such a beautiful piece.
Breathtakingly beautiful!
Permalink Submitted by Esther on Wed, 2012-12-19 14:57
Breathtakingly beautiful!
Thank you all for the work you do On Being. It is a gem of a program.
Nice. Please fix the typo in
Permalink Submitted by Typoblaster on Wed, 2012-12-19 17:38
Nice. Please fix the typo in the caption - two m's in Emmanuel.
Thank you this was simply
Permalink Submitted by Sister Dawn Gear on Wed, 2012-12-19 18:18
Thank you this was simply beautiful.
Absolutely Beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Geri and Bill on Wed, 2012-12-19 19:37
Absolutely Beautiful
Rejoice rejoice how
Permalink Submitted by Alan on Thu, 2012-12-20 00:58
Rejoice rejoice how captivating. Exquisite
Permalink Submitted by Rhonda on Thu, 2012-12-20 06:18
God and the Divine are
Permalink Submitted by Francis on Thu, 2012-12-20 09:13
God and the Divine are perceived through the rendition of our music. The better half of human nature is accessed.
Beautiful and soul stirring,
Permalink Submitted by Diane on Thu, 2012-12-20 10:04
Beautiful and soul stirring, thank you.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing
Permalink Submitted by Laurie on Thu, 2012-12-20 12:37
Lovely! Thank you for sharing this.
Christmas is a time for Love,
Permalink Submitted by JeanBoy on Thu, 2012-12-20 13:56
Christmas is a time for Love, Compassion, Thoughtfulness, Renewal of the Spirit and Peace. It is very hard now days to see all this at one sighting. I however, try to do my best to see this strangers but it's getting harder each year. How the heck did it get to be this wrong?
Peace to all
So beautiful.... Rejoice...
Permalink Submitted by Sandra on Thu, 2012-12-20 16:35
So beautiful.... Rejoice... we need to be reminded to rejoice.
Through this beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Roger Stanley on Thu, 2012-12-20 16:49
Through this beautiful performance, Emanuel has come. Praise God
I have come across this on a
Permalink Submitted by Karen Meredith on Fri, 2012-12-21 09:59
I have come across this on a day of silence over the Newtown tragedy. It seems very fitting at this moment.
o come o come emanuel is my
Permalink Submitted by charmaine on Fri, 2012-12-21 11:29
o come o come emanuel is my favorite christmas song. i am in search of a cd that plays ALL verses of this song. and I mean all verses. it is too beautiful a song to cut short. firstname.lastname@example.com
A beautiful rendition to get
Permalink Submitted by Jennifer on Fri, 2012-12-21 21:07
A beautiful rendition to get me into the mood for the true meaning of Christmas.
Beautiful. It goes beyond
Permalink Submitted by Janice on Sat, 2012-12-22 02:23
Beautiful. It goes beyond words. I just thank God I am able to hear this.
This is the most beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-12-22 07:45
This is the most beautiful rendition of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" I've ever heard!
What an inspiring note to
Permalink Submitted by Christian R. Quimpo on Sat, 2012-12-22 10:11
What an inspiring note to mark the Season welcoming Christ Jesus today!
The Cello seems to 'sing'!
Permalink Submitted by Myrna M on Sat, 2012-12-22 15:26
The Cello seems to 'sing'! This is jus beautiful
This makes me grateful that
Permalink Submitted by Charlotte on Sat, 2012-12-22 15:44
This makes me grateful that it has been included as a part of creation. It creates an authentic longing for the very Person we need.
Permalink Submitted by Helen Ackermann on Sat, 2012-12-22 19:54
This is a beautiful song. It
Permalink Submitted by Tom on Sun, 2012-12-23 06:40
This is a beautiful song. It did bring tears to my eyes.
So pure, meditative, and
Permalink Submitted by ~liz Wessel on Sun, 2012-12-23 09:56
So pure, meditative, and blessed. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm not the most Godly person
Permalink Submitted by Judy Rector on Sun, 2012-12-23 10:01
I'm not the most Godly person in the world but, this brings tears to my eyes, Thank You!
I'm beginning to turn my life around.
Awesome and passionate, rich
Permalink Submitted by Chinh Le on Sun, 2012-12-23 13:10
Awesome and passionate, rich in writing
So very lovely, thank you!
Permalink Submitted by Mary Ann Hartzell on Sun, 2012-12-23 21:09
So very lovely, thank you!
Just lovely, thank you!
Permalink Submitted by Mary Ann Hartzell on Sun, 2012-12-23 21:24
Just lovely, thank you!
A true prayer expressing the
Permalink Submitted by John on Mon, 2012-12-24 08:44
A true prayer expressing the deepest longings of our hearts.
Just what I need at that
Permalink Submitted by Mary Anne on Mon, 2012-12-24 11:21
Just what I need at that particular moment...many thanks
very beautiful and moving
Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2012-12-24 12:19
very beautiful and moving
That was moving and
Permalink Submitted by Bibbi Standish on Mon, 2012-12-24 13:12
That was moving and extraordinary!
Permalink Submitted by MARSHA on Mon, 2012-12-24 18:17
An enthrallment of so subtle
Permalink Submitted by Bridget on Mon, 2012-12-24 23:09
An enthrallment of so subtle an alluring mystery as God's desire to be with man....
I was tired when I sat down -
Permalink Submitted by Paul Hensler on Thu, 2012-12-27 16:25
I was tired when I sat down - after hearing this wonderful version of Emmanuel - I am now inspired. Thank you.
Our congregation sang a verse
Permalink Submitted by Kate Huddelson on Sat, 2012-12-29 11:15
Our congregation sang a verse of this each week during our Advent as the Introit.
replaying this beautiful
Permalink Submitted by Pat McGlade on Sun, 2012-12-30 07:42
replaying this beautiful interpretation after Christmas keeps the light and spirit present...thank you!
Peace and Joy to all!
Permalink Submitted by Roz on Sun, 2012-12-30 09:06
Peace and Joy to all!
This is so beautiful and
Permalink Submitted by Heidi Neumann-K... on Sun, 2012-12-30 09:16
This is so beautiful and classic!
Permalink Submitted by Therese mcGratty on Sun, 2012-12-30 10:04
Moving, poignant presentation
Permalink Submitted by Janice Katz on Sun, 2012-12-30 10:49
Moving, poignant presentation.
Where are they playing? It is
Permalink Submitted by J R G on Sun, 2012-12-30 11:13
Where are they playing? It is so beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful to the
Permalink Submitted by Sally Snead Brown on Sun, 2012-12-30 11:58
Absolutely beautiful to the point of tears.
How spectacular was that? I
Permalink Submitted by WildHarry on Sun, 2012-12-30 12:05
How spectacular was that? I watched in the week between Christmas and New Year's - a perfect coda to the year. A perfect start start to the next. At times my brain told me I was hearing an orchestra while my eyes confirmed there were just the two playing. Ahhhhh. Thank you for posting this.
It is after Christmas and I
Permalink Submitted by Jeanne mackin on Sun, 2012-12-30 19:01
It is after Christmas and I am taking a deep breath as I listen to your beautiful gift of, "O Come, Emmanuel". Thank you
I'm at a loss for words...how
Permalink Submitted by Sheila on Sun, 2012-12-30 19:42
I'm at a loss for words...how beautiful...the power of music.
Spellbinding. Intensely
Permalink Submitted by Suzanne Stauffer on Mon, 2012-12-31 16:28
Spellbinding. Intensely moving. The setting indicates timelessness.
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks
Permalink Submitted by Debbie on Tue, 2013-01-01 01:08
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks Krista and the team of On Being! Happy New Year to you all.
Sublime! Uplifting! Thank you
Permalink Submitted by Jana Ricasio on Tue, 2013-01-01 06:55
Sublime! Uplifting! Thank you
Permalink Submitted by Jack on Tue, 2013-01-01 14:15
I came, I read this article,
Permalink Submitted by Lakiesha on Tue, 2013-01-01 23:17
I came, I read this article, I conqeured.
The pairing of my two
Permalink Submitted by Joy Pruett on Wed, 2013-01-02 08:54
The pairing of my two favorite instruments playing the beautiful Advent hymn is truly a latent gift - thank you!
Exquisitely rendered.
Permalink Submitted by Kathryn VanBoskirk on Fri, 2013-01-04 12:43
Exquisitely rendered.
Loved the straight piano and
Permalink Submitted by Kianna Bader on Fri, 2013-01-04 23:37
Loved the straight piano and cello version. as well as the setting. I didn't care for the Christmas Version.
i love the music i think it
Permalink Submitted by kate on Sun, 2013-01-06 18:35
i love the music i think it is wonderful !!
One of the best combination I
Permalink Submitted by nancy on Wed, 2013-01-09 19:04
One of the best combination I have ever heard!
The accident of finding this
Permalink Submitted by Boston on Thu, 2013-01-10 11:11
The accident of finding this post has brigtheend my day
Permalink Submitted by Elizabeth Oropeza on Thu, 2013-01-10 17:21
The ability to think like
Permalink Submitted by Sharleena on Fri, 2013-01-11 03:06
The ability to think like that is aylwas a joy to behold
This outstanding cmaiplotion
Permalink Submitted by Mohamed on Fri, 2013-01-11 05:23
This outstanding cmaiplotion contains some of Ludwig van Beethoven's lesser known chamber music masterpieces. In his lifetime, Beethoven composed 5 cello sonatas and three sets of variations for cello and piano. Pianist Sviatoslav Richter and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, two of the great Russian masters of their instruments in the 20th century, give brilliant performances of the cello sonatas. Richter's and Rostropovich's enjoyment of the music and each other is readily evident. They make a superb team throughout, catching every mood and nuance of each sonata.Beethoven based two of the variation sets on Mozart's Magic Flute, and the third set on Georg Fridrich Handel's Judas Maccabeus. Jean Francaix (pianist) and Maurice Gendron (cellist) are equally brilliant in their performances of these cello and piano variations. As always with Philips Duo releases, sound quality is absolutely first class. Lovers of Beethoven's music (especially his chamber works) will find this 2-CD set an essential addition to their collection.
I want to run to my cello and
Permalink Submitted by Carol Purdy on Tue, 2013-12-17 21:37
I want to run to my cello and hug it, and thank God for bringing me to music and to the cello. Stay open and let God bring you to what you love!! Merry Christmas!


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Nassau came alive on Saturday, May 21, to a spectacular performance by the "105 Voices of History" choir that included more than 100 talented students representing The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the United States of America. Under the theme "One Voice," the musical gala featured students representing the United States' 105 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs, and Bahamian students from The College of The Bahamas Choir and the Bahamas National Youth Choir.
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Skip to comments.Crimea leader asks Russia's Vladimir Putin for help in restoring 'peace and calm'
Posted on 02/28/2014 11:09:12 PM PST by tcrlaf
Posted as a headline only a short while ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at voiceofrussia.com ...
This is the cost of electing a weak pansy as the U.S. President. It's a damn shame that you will NEVER see the footage of Palin and Romney being proven correct shown on any network evening news broadcast in the U.S.
Too many in the media afraid for their jobs to do that.
The tsar is back in town.
And Putin can do it with the full knowledge that the U.S./Europe will do exactly NOTHING.
(Well, they might not show up for a weekend in June, but this will be old news by then)
Jet check out this link, it explains this is all about hard currency in natural gas revenue . Look down the link to how much Germany Italy and France use Putins gas , he will not lose control of these pipeline.
Now on BBC, as well:
The prime minister of Crimea has asked Russian authorities for help in maintaining peace in the region.
"I appeal to the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to provide assistance in ensuring peace and tranquillity on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea," Serhiy Aksyonov said in a statement.
He also said he was taking control of Crimea's interior ministry, armed forces, fleet and border guards "on a temporary basis".
"All commanders are to obey only my orders and instructions," Mr Aksyonov said. "I ask all those who refuse to do so to resign."
Seeing Twitter reports of the Television stations in Simerfol being taken by "Armed Gunmen"
Now listed as Breaking News on RT as well.
Breaking updates from RT-RussiaToday:
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The Crimean premier, Sergey Aksenov, has declared that firearms have been used in the clashes in the region, Itar-Tass news agency reported.
He said he will be managing all national security forces in the region, and has asked Russia's President Vladimir Putin for help in ensuring peace in Crimea.
The Supreme Council of the Crimean Autonomous Republic has decided to create a special Berkut law enforcement unit, Unian news agency reported. Berkut was the name of the national crack security force that was disbanded after the rioting in Kiev over allegations that the rallies were cracked down on.
Ukraines interim president, Aleksandr Turchinov, has appointed a former TV presenter for Kiev-based Channel 5, Viktoria Syumar, as deputy secretary of the Council for National Security and Defense.
The US State Department has warned American citizens against trips to Crimea, Donetsk and Kharkov, due to instability following Yanukovichs ouster and the organization of the new government, it said in a statement.
The Supreme Council of Crimea has established a local Berkut special forces unit to protect public order on the Peninsula who will obey the regional authorities' orders exclusively, Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliev wrote via Facebook.
"Yesterday, late in the evening I met with Berkut fighters who agreed to establish a Crimean special unit, he wrote, adding that the Supreme Council already signed the order.
Many have asked the lame-stream, all along, why they would not report the truth; advising them that it is their Children and Grandchildren being put at risk and in harms way by the obama crowd and not simply ordinary Americans being put at risk and in harms way by the obama crowd. But no report. They (the media) have been completely silent. It maybe is too late for the media to start stating the truth; for they too and their Children and Grandchildren are at grave risk. May their (the media's) Children and Grandchildren curse them for supporting the obama crowd.
You said: "....And Putin can do it with the full knowledge that the U.S./Europe will do exactly NOTHING..."
Yep. What should we do??! Putin is a democratic elect president just as it is the German chancellor Merkel or the US President. Many people in the west might not like him, but we have no reason to declare war on Russia, just because they elected a president that is not our string puppet. Besides - their "invasion" of the Crimea is something quite understandable to me since 58.5 % of the people living there are ethnic Russians. Imagine a area that is inhabited by 58.5 % Americans undergoing such political changes. We would see bazillons of lethernecks and aircraft carriers there. You Americans have a disposition for martial appearances.
Janukowich -like it or not- was the last democratic elect president of the Ukraine. Since the Ukraine is a deeply devided country with two different ethnic groups that hate each other, it is quite logical that there will be winners and loosers in such a gouverment change. BTW I understand the Russians that they do not want to live under Ukrainian regime. The best thing for them would be a divorce. The Czechs and the Slovaks made it, even the Jews and the Arabs are thinking about it. It would be not the end of the world.
Living in the Ukraine I would rather think about the question if the Russkis are willing to give their gas away for free in the future. It could get quite cold next winter...
Best regards from good old central Europe
So Andreas,
You were cool with the Anschluss of 1938?
Not exactly. This is a completely different matter.
Do tell. Were the Germans not restoring peace and calm in Austria?
Do tell. Were the Germans not restoring peace and calm in Austria?
And the Sudetenland as well.
Hehe! Austria is a funny thing, since there is -historically- no real Austrian identity. I am living in southern Germany and someone from Vienna is ethnically much closer to me than someone from Berlin i.e.. The national identity of Germany is also quite young. Born in the 1870/71-war against France. The "small" German solution of a Germany without contemporary Austria was a controversial matter in both countries. Hitler used that difficult situation for his -devilish- intentions in 1938.
Even today the German question is still in dispute among some Austrians. After the German reunification the German magazine "Der Spiegel" made a survey among Austrians. 38% were for a merger with Germany back then.
Nevertheless nobody that is not insane would question the contemporary boarders.
But this has really absolutely nothing to do with the Ukraine today.
No different than bammys muzzie friends asking for help in quashing Christians. And He was all in on that.
This is a touchy thing, this Ukraine.
Being ethnically split as it is is a large part of the issue. Half the country want's to ally itself with Russia, the other wants to distance herself. This is a civil war more than anything else. I don't think you could go to war for "the Ukraine" right now because the country doesn't quite know right what it is itself. A partition seems in order. Much of the country seems to welcome the Russians in as big brother protectors. I would not send my troops in to "defend" Ukrainians from a Russian incursion that so many of them see to be rooting for.
So if Cuba invaded Miami cause their's a large Cuban population there, are you saying the U.S should accept this.
And Danzig in Poland in 39.
The Nazis used Danzig as an excuse to invade Poland.
And what about Chechnya. Why should they be forced to live under the Russians.
The Austrians welcomed Afolf Hitler with enthusiasm. There is truth to his statement "we come as liberators not as conquerors." Most Austrians wanted reunification with Germany - and the West was not about to stand in their way.
The Crimeans are mostly ethnic Russians - again, they want to join Russia, the West is not going to tell them they can't. A Russian attack on Ukraine proper on the other hand, that would be clear aggression.
But its not like the West can stop the Russian Bear anymore than it could stop Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.
European borders are not so sacrosanct as every one believes. They have changed many times throughout history and they will change again for sure in the future.
And I wonder why so many in here want us to militarily get involved in yet ANOTHER possible civil war.
The US has not business intervening. Where we have intervened since the end of the cold war we have left sorrow and despair and an emboldened terrorist network. US State dept and EU and NATO: stay out.
Agreed. The US NATO and the EU should absolutely keep their noses out. These entities have already done enough damage to the security of the world in order to promote their secular atheistic and corporate agendas.
Austria - Still trying to convince the world that Beethoven was Austrian, and that Hitler was German.
Why? Many of them want to get involved because they are clueless about the reality there. Shoot from the ship crowd. Brainwashed by the so-called western media.
So obama should order an attack on Russia to prove to Putin he isn't a wimp because he crossed his legs?
No, but I can't stand a man, who looks like a wimp.
"The Austrians welcomed Afolf Hitler with enthusiasm. There is truth to his statement we come as liberators not as conquerors. "
Yes, I saw the news reels on CNN. The Von Trapp family were particularly overwhelmed with joy. /s
With the documented history of the war and Hitler's designs for world dominance recorded, What"truth" do you speak of ? You seriously can't beleive that.
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Breastfeeding is important for cognitive development in term and preterm infants
- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- Correspondence to Lynne P Lewallen
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Nursing, PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA; lplewall{at}uncg.edu
Implications for practice and research
■ Cognitive development is enhanced with any breastfeeding, but more significantly with at least 4 months of breastfeeding.
■ Preterm infants may especially benefit from breastfeeding.
■ Studies using multi-ethnic participants should be conducted to see if the increase in cognitive ability shown in this study holds true among other ethnic groups.
The health benefits of breastfeeding for infants have been well documented. International1 and country-specific2 professional organisations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and breastfeeding with complementary foods for at least 1 year. Quigley et al sought to measure the …


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SANFORD - The train at Depot Park in downtown Sanford has been a magnet for everyone from children to history buffs for almost a half-century. Old Steam Locomotive #12, built in 1919, has seen a lot of visitors. Among them are Daniel Holland, of Osgood, and Pedro Gomez, of Sanford, who grew up in the area and remember playing around the engine and coal tender as ...
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SANFORD - Gov. Beverly Perdue has appointed Jamie Kelly, of Sanford, CFO and owner of Kelly MarCom marketing and public relations firm, to a four-year term on the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees. Kelly was sworn in at the board's Oct. 26 meeting at the college's Harnett County Campus. "Owning an advertising and marketing agency in Sanford, ...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Tuesdays With Rita: Childhood games and Play
The prevailing thought today is about play. As children we played all the time. It was just what we did. If there weren't friends to play with we made them up or had tea parties with our dolls or stuffed animals. If there were kids in the neighborhood we found them and usually made friends. We all met at a neighbors yard and spent our summer nights playing tag or catching June bugs. In the winter we made forts and snowmen.
What were your favorite games or activities as a child? In my neighborhood we met at the house on the corner. They had a very big lot and since there were no fences our yard became part of the play area. There was Jon, Lorna and Jan and before that Patty lived there. Across the street there was Denton and Karen. They went to Catholic school so I was always glad to get home to see my friends. I never seemed to have friends like that at school.
So many memories but I don't remember when I quit playing. I didn't play for a very long time. I wouldn't think of sitting down with crayons and a coloring book or a stuffed animal. Now I love them. It's funny but I notice that people reach a certain age and many of them find play an important part of their lives. I have two friends who have chosen "play" as their word for 2011. A reminder to take time for themselves and let go. Art journalers do this and most of the mixed-media artists I've met. They've learned that a little bit of play makes life oh so much better.
In my writing group today a friend gave me a ZhuZhu. I didn't know about this fad but I laughed and laughed as I sent it running across the table. Other members of the group picked it up and directed it back at me as they continued their conversations. I had fun being a child causing trouble for awhile. I don't think I would have done that 20 years ago. I've learned how to play again. I draw, color, sew, hug my stuffed animals, and watch children's movies. (We had a great time with "Wall-e" on Christmas.) As the world becomes more and more stressful we all need to remember to play.
The picture is my cousin Kay and I (kneeling) having our own tea party. I loved that little tea set. I was 6 or 7.
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You have some wonderful snapshots from when you were little!ReplyDelete
Hi Rita, I don't know about "playing" so much. But I do give myself permission to "chill-ax" as my husband would say. All my life I have spent around "doer's" and those basing the quality of their life on "how much they get done". I always laugh and say, I base my quality of life on "how much I don't get done"...I also give myself permission to nap. I wasn't allowed to nap when I was a teenager. (I shouldn't waste the time napping) Well, I love to nap. My motto is... "Work hard, Play hard"...and that means "Chillax hard". *hugs*ReplyDelete
I remember playing Chinese Checkers with my mother in the evenings before the advent of TV in our home when I was in the second grade. And I loved to play jacks with my friends. Then through the years, we played a variety of board games, TV notwithstanding. But I don't play anything now -- maybe it's time to start!
Rita, I really enjoy your blog, so I'm giving you the "Ancestor Approved Award." You can pick up the badge and find the details at:http://asenseoffamily-sb.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
Your right about play. I find being involved in searching for clues and facts at Ancestry data kind of playing. Maybe browsing a certain category on google, etc. There for awhile it was the mindless farming at facebook, or sometimes solitaire. Time for yourself, to relax and do your thing.ReplyDelete
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Welcome to Genea blogger community. I think it's going to be a great new year.jo
My favorite toy--my roller skates! Man, I had those on for so many hours each day that it felt wrong to have them off :)ReplyDelete


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Jesse Eisenberg was the host of Saturday Night Live this weekend. He delivered his monologue in his typical likable slightly nervous style. He, of course, has been bestowed with a best actor nomination for his role playing Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network." In a hilarious SNL twist, both Andy Samberg (as Mark Zuckerberg) and the real Mark Zuckerberg jumped in on the monologue. "C'mon. I invented poking." If you haven't seen it, yet, it's well worth a peek at the totally (as Samberg put it) awkberg moment.
I love when films like "The Social Network" get nominated for best picture. It seems to infuse a little quirkiness and pop culture into the whole event. Kind-of like when Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won the Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay® back in 1998. The host will makes jokes about liking, poking and friending. And some in the audience will have no idea what he is talking about, but laugh anyway. When films like "The Social Network" and likeable accessible actors like Eisenberg are nominated, it makes the Academy Awards® relevant for an audience that sometimes tunes out to the traditional side of the whole event. Not to mention what a sign of the times a film like this being included in the Oscars® is. Most of us live by social networking now. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tweets now.
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Cochrane review: relaxation and yoga may decrease pain during labour and increase satisfaction with pain relief, but better quality evidence is needed
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- Correspondence to Pamela Reis
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Implications for practice and research
■ Evidence suggests a beneficial effect of relaxation techniques and yoga in reduction of pain intensity during labour, and reduced likelihood of assisted vaginal delivery.
■ Well-designed randomised controlled trials (RCT) that further examine the efficacy and safety of relaxation, yoga, music and audio-analgesia are needed.
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International sound-design experts are gathering Sept. 13-16 at St. Cloud State University.
Devotees of a sound-programming environment called Kyma are attending the Kyma International Sound Symposium, known casually as KISS2012.
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Invented in 1986 by harpist, researcher and composer Carla Scaletti, Kyma has been used to create sound for film, games, television and music recordings. Notably, sound designers used Kyma to created sounds for the box-office hits "Finding Nemo" and "Wall-E."
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Scott Miller, SCSU professor of composition, electroacoustic music and theory, will present with St. Paul free-improvisation clarinetist Pat O'Keefe.
"KISS2012 will include over 24 hours of technical sessions presented by Kyma experts, nine hours of hands-on labs and evenings filled with live music and live cinema, showcasing some of the most outstanding work created in Kyma this year," according to the conference news release.
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The man behind the first hedge fund to trade using Twitter data is using the same technology to launch an online trading platform with a market sentiment tool, as efforts to harness the power of social media to drive investment and trading decisions gather momentum.
Paul Hawtin, the founder of Twitter hedge fund Derwent Capital, will on Monday launch an online trading platform through a separate company called DCM Capital, which received UK regulatory approval last year.
The platform, called DCM Dealer, will offer retail investors the ability to trade equities, foreign exchange and commodity contracts using a real-time sentiment tool based on data produced by Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels. The tool will apply a sentiment rating of between 0 and 100 on each asset traded on the platform; 0 will represent a very negative attitude towards the instrument and 100 a very positive sentiment.
Hawtin, chief executive of DCM, said: "Today, social media creates a vast amount of information and it has been proven that the sentiment derived from it can predict stock market movements. For the very first time, we are connecting this information source to the trading community, opening up the universe of social media data so traders can make more informed buying and selling decisions."
The platform will launch with 250 UK equities, major FX pairs, as well as commodities contracts, but Hawtin said he expects to expand into pan-European stocks "within weeks", and into US and Asian equities next month.
Hawtin first explored this model in July 2011 with the launch of Derwent Capital, a hedge fund which used sentiment data mined from millions of Twitter messages to predict market movements. The strategy was based on research published by the University of Manchester and Indiana University that demonstrated the number of emotional words on Twitter could be used to predict daily moves in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The fund made a 1.85% return during its first and only month of trading and later wound down due to a hostile investment environment.
However, the idea of using social media to drive trading and investment decisions is gaining ground, particularly as sites such as Twitter beat major news outlets to breaking events. The news of Osama bin Laden's death, for example, was broken to Twitter uses around 20 minutes before the major media outlets.
Other features of DCM Dealer include the ability of users to receive alerts and set limits when sentiment reaches a certain level, and the grouping of stocks into portfolios to assess performance at an aggregated level.
DCM Capital is 40% funded by angel investor, Mark Pearson, a serial digital entrepreneur and the backer of companies including the UK's largest voucher code site, MyVoucherCodes. The remaining 60% is owned by DCM employees, including Hawtin.
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Thompson also recently welcomed new members to its Foundation and Properties Boards. Lewis Gould, Esq., of Chamberlain D'Amanda, and Srinivas Kaza, M.D., of Lakeside Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy, have joined the Foundation Board for one-year terms. Dale Hunt, a private businessman, will serve on the Properties Board. Hunt has also been a member of the Foundation Board for three years.
The System Board currently includes William Kenyon, Esq., chair; Ronald Knight, vice chair; Brian Meath, secretary; Robert Sands, treasurer; Linda Farchione, president/CEO; R. Douglas Alling, M.D.; James H. Barr, Dianne Cooney Miner, Ph.D.; Richard Cutri, Ellie Fralick, Ronald Hainen, M.D.; George W. Hamlin IV, chair emeritus; Richard H. Hawks Jr., Paul Hudson, Thomas Kubiak, Deborah Price and Carl Sahler, M.D.
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NASA, FAA Plan Helicopter Crash Test
NASA is teaming up with FAA to improve helicopter airframe designs, as the two agencies are planning to crash test a helicopter fuselage next week in an effort to assess the reliability of lightweight composite airframes.
(CH-46 fuselage during a pre-test dry run. Photo, courtesy of NASA/Langley/David C. Bowman.)
The drop test will occur Wednesday at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Researchers will drop a 45-foot-long CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter fuselage from 30 feet. The fuselage will transport 13 crash test dummies, and is equipped with high-speed cameras filming at 500 images per second to record exactly how the fuselage collapses under a crash load.
"We have instrumented a former Marine helicopter airframe with cameras and accelerometers," said lead test engineer Martin Annett. "Almost 40 cameras inside and outside the helicopter will record how 13 crash test dummies react before, during and after impact."
Onboard computers will record data about the fuselage. The researchers plan to swing the airframe from cables and then release it onto a bed of soil. Technicians also placed a motion sensor inside the helicopter test bed to track the movements of the crash test dummies prior to impact.
NASA and FAA researchers are collaborating with the U.S. Army and Navy for the test. A similar test is planned for next year.
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Hypothesis testing and p values: how to interpret results and reach the right conclusions
- Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Correspondence to: Dr Allison Shorten
Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740, New Haven, CT 06536 USA; allison.shorten{at}yale.edu
Whenever we encounter a research finding based on the interpretation of a p value from a statistical test, whether we realise it or not, we are discussing the result of a formal hypothesis test. This is true irrespective of whether the test involves comparisons of means, Odds Ratios (ORs), regression results or other types of statistical tests. As readers of research, it is important to understand the underlying principles of hypothesis testing, so that when faced with statistical results, we reach the right conclusions and make good decisions about which findings are robust enough to be translated into clinical practice.
The article by Yinon et al1 featured in a recent EBN commentary, will be used to illustrate four simple steps involved in hypothesis testing.2 The authors of this paper explored the possible benefits of antenatal steroid administration in the context of late preterm birth (>34 weeks gestation). One of the key outcomes of interest included the incidence of babies being admitted to a special care unit …


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All parents consider their children's well-being a top priority, and it is often the foremost thought on parents' minds as they separate. Parents who are sensitive to children's needs and can set aside their differences and collaborate on behalf of their children are more likely to have children who thrive despite parental separation.
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Parents often experience guilt around divorce because their relationship has failed and they worry about the effect on their children. Certainly, it is best when families remain well functioning, but when there is hostility in the home, it is not good for parents or kids.
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