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Impaired mitochondrial capacity may be implicated in the pathology of chronic metabolic diseases. To elucidate the effect of ethyl pyruvate supplementation on skeletal muscles metabolism we examined changes in activities of mitochondrial and antioxidant enzymes, as well as sulfhydryl groups oxidation (an indirect marker of oxidative stress) during the development of obesity. After 6 weeks feeding of control or high fat diet, Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control diet, control diet and ethyl pyruvate, high fat diet, and high fat diet and ethyl pyruvate. Ethyl pyruvate was administered as 0.3% solution in drinking water, for the following 6 weeks. High fat diet feeding induced the increase of activities 3-hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, and fumarase. Moreover, higher catalase and superoxide dismutase activities, as well as sulfhydryl groups oxidation, were noted. Ethyl pyruvate supplementation did not affect the mitochondrial enzymes' activities, but induced superoxide dismutase activity and sulfhydryl groups oxidation. All of the changes were observed in soleus muscle, but not in extensor digitorum longus muscle. Additionally, positive correlations between fasting blood insulin concentration and activities of catalase (
Mitochondria play a key role in the energy metabolism of skeletal muscles. Impaired mitochondrial oxidative capacity in skeletal muscles may be implicated in the pathology of chronic metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and aging [
Muscle oxidative capacity depends mainly on mitochondrial biogenesis and the mitochondrial enzyme activity. A number of modulators have been involved in the regulation of muscle mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation activity [
Therefore, we assumed that 6 weeks of HFD would induce metabolic dysfunction, and the inclusion of EtP supplementation may have some beneficial effect on skeletal muscle mitochondrial and antioxidant enzymes activities, as well as sulfhydryl groups (SH) oxidation—an indirect marker of oxidative stress.
Thirty-two male Wistar rats at the age of 7 weeks were obtained from the Center of Experimental Medicine at the Medical University of Bialystok (Poland). After a 1-week familiarization period, the rats were divided randomly into 2 groups. The control group (
Prior to the chemical assays, muscles were minced and homogenized in an ice-cold buffer that contained 50 mM potassium phosphate, 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 1 mM threo-1,4-dimercapto-2,3-butanediol (DTT) at pH 7.4. The homogenates were then centrifuged at 600
3-hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase (HADH) activity was determined in a buffer containing 100 mM potassium phosphate and 0.05% Triton at pH 7.4. After addition of supernatant and 0.1 mM NADH the cuvette was incubated for 3 min at 30 °C. The reaction was started by the acetoacetyl-CoA (0.1 mM final concentration) and the change in absorbance at 340 nm was followed in time. Enzyme activity was calculated using molar absorption coefficient of NADH 6220 M−1 cm−1.
Citrate synthase (CS) activity was measured by the rate of SH production as CoASH using the thiol reagent 5,5′-dithiobis (2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB). DTNB reacts spontaneously with SH to produce a free thionitrobenzoate anion, which has an absorption maximum at 412 nm. The reagent cocktail contained 50 mM potassium phosphate, 0.1 mM DTNB, and 0.1 mM acetylCoA. The reaction was started by the addition of 0.1 mM (final concentration) oxaloacetic acid (adjusted to pH 7.4).
Fumarase (Fum) activity was assayed in the mixture containing 30 mM potassium phosphate, 0.1 mM EDTA at pH 7.4. The reaction was started by the addition of 5 mM
Catalase (CAT) activity was measured in the mixture containing 50 mM potassium phosphate, 5 mM EDTA, 0.01% Triton at pH 7.4. The reaction was started by the addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The kinetic of H2O2 decomposition was followed in time at 240 nm, and CAT activity was calculated using a molar absorption coefficient 43.6 M−1 cm−1.
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was assayed using standard test kits (Randox Laboratories Ltd., Crumlin, UK). This method employs xanthine and xanthine oxidase to generate superoxide radicals which react with 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenol)-5-phenyltetrazolium chloride (INT) to form a red formazan dye. The SOD activity is then measured by the degree of inhibition of this reaction. One unit of SOD is that which causes a 50% inhibition of the rate of reduction of INT under the conditions of the assay.
The SH group concentration was determined according to Ellman's method [
Plasma insulin was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit from EMD Millipore Corp. (Cat. #EZRMI-13K). Glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were measured using commercial assay kits (Randox Laboratories Ltd., Crumlin, UK).
All reagents were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich, unless otherwise stated.
All results are expressed as the means ± standard error (SE). Comparisons among groups were conducted by two-way analyses of variance (ANOVA) with Fisher post-hoc test using STATISTICA 9.0 (Statsoft Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA) software. Pearson's correlation coefficient was assessed to estimate the degree of association between two numerical variables. The cut-off for significance was set at
Twelve weeks of HFD treatment induced a significant increase in rat body mass (main effect
HFD feeding induced the increase of mitochondrial enzymes activities in SOL, but not in EDL (
Elevated CAT (
Activities of oxidative metabolism enzymes in
|HADH (mU/mg protein) *
|133 ± 9
|134 ± 6
|180 ± 12
|184 ± 5
|CS (mU/mg protein) **
|151 ± 16
|150 ± 4
|179 ± 14
|168 ± 8
|Fum (mU/mg protein) **
|150 ± 12
|136 ± 4
|169 ± 11
|155 ± 10
|HADH (mU/mg protein)
|61 ± 5
|62 ± 5
|69 ± 9
|63 ± 6
|CS (mU/mg protein)
|163 ± 14
|151 ± 10
|158 ± 18
|140 ± 8
|Fum (mU/mg protein)
|124 ± 7
|118 ± 8
|119 ± 9
|108 ± 8
Catalase activity in SOL muscle; control diet (CC), control diet and EtP (CP), HFD (DC), HFD and EtP (DP). Values are means ± SE. *
Antioxidant enzymes activities and sulfhydryl groups in EDL muscle after 12 weeks of treatment (means ± SE).
|CAT (U/mg protein)
|1.86 ± 0.07
|1.54 ± 0.13
|1.90 ± 0.20
|1.87 ± 0.15
|SOD (U/mg protein)
|50.6 ± 2.0
|51.0 ± 3.3
|51.1 ± 7.6
|45.1 ± 2.4
|SH (nmol/mg protein)
|272 ± 5
|262 ± 7
|275 ± 11
|257 ± 2
Superoxide dismutase activity in SOL muscle; control diet (CC), control diet and EtP (CP), HFD (DC), HFD and EtP (DP). Values are means ± SE. *
Sulfhydryl groups concentration in SOL muscle; control diet (CC), control diet and EtP (CP), HFD (DC), HFD and EtP (DP). Values are means ± SE.
Plasma insulin concentration after 12 weeks of HFD was higher than in control rats. Moreover, EtP supplementation triggered the elevation of insulin in both groups CP and DP. The concentration of glucose and HbA1c did not change significantly in either group (
Plasma insulin, glucose and HbA1c in rats after 12 weeks of treatment (means ± SE).
|Insulin (ng/mL)
|0.49 ± 0.14
|1.48 ± 0.28 *
|1.19 ± 0.27 **
|1.52 ± 0.19 ***
|Glucose (mg/dL)
|92.6 ± 1.8
|94.5 ± 2.2
|94.1 ± 2.8
|96.3 ± 2.4
|HbA1c (%)
|4.83 ± 0.13
|4.73 ± 0.10
|4.70 ± 0.05
|4.71 ± 0.05
There was a weak but significant positive correlation between plasma insulin concentration and CAT (
In the current study, 12 weeks of HFD rats treatment caused an increase in mitochondrial and antioxidant enzymes activities only in SOL muscle, which was associated with SH oxidation. This effect was not abolished by EtP supplementation. Moreover, EtP intake alone for 6 weeks elevated SOD activity and SH oxidation, although no modification in mitochondrial metabolism was revealed. This observation does not agree with our hypothesis that EtP supplementation would ameliorate impaired by HFD mitochondrial metabolism.
Over recent years, a number of studies have provided data to indicate that abnormalities in skeletal muscle metabolism are implicated in the development of insulin resistance. HFD treatment in animal models induced obesity and type 2 diabetes, but the evidence on mitochondrial function is contradictory. In the present study, we used a classical experimental 40%–50% HFD [
The response to HFD may also depend on muscle fiber type. In the present study, HFD induced changes in SOL, but not in EDL. Increased mitochondrial enzymes activities in SOL were associated with elevation of SOD and CAT activities, as well as SH oxidation. Similarly, in the recent study, it has been shown that only 5 days HFD treatment alters cellular redox state in SOL, not in EDL [
Mitochondrial protein content and oxidative capacity of the muscles are controlled by the number of transcription factors [
Six weeks of treatment with 0.3% EtP in drinking water induced increase in serum insulin concentration in our study. Similar results were reported in broiler chickens supplemented with creatine pyruvate [
EtP is used as a food additive (JECFA No. 938) [
This work was supported by a grant from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (N N404 167434).
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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A statement issued by his office said he had not completed his political and administrative reform programme yet.
The statement added that if parliament wanted to give him another mandate, he was "ready for the mission".
Lebanon's constitution bans consecutive terms for president, but Syria - which holds overwhelming political power - is thought to want Mr Lahoud to stay on.
Mr Lahoud said late on Tuesday: "If a parliamentary majority wishes to bestow this mission upon me again, then I am ready to accept."
However, correspondents say there is strong across-the-board domestic opposition to changing the constitution to allow him to run.
Washington also urged Lebanon to stand by its current constitution.
"The United States strongly supports a free and fair electoral process in Lebanon," state department spokesman Adam Ereli said. "That means one that is conducted according to the established Lebanese constitution."
Maronite patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir is quoted in the Lebanese press, saying: "The constitution is not just an ordinary law which you can change as you think fit. Each time it has been amended it has led to a serious crisis."
Syria has twice before sought changes to the Lebanese constitution, to extend Elias Hraoui's presidency in 1995 and to allow Mr Lahoud to run while still head of the armed forces in 1998.
Mr Sfeir accused Syria of again interfering in Lebanon, saying politicians who were against amending the constitution "changed their minds after going to Syria".
Several leading Lebanese politicians were last week summoned to Damascus for talks with the Syrian leadership.
Syria has kept thousands of troops deployed in Lebanon since the civil war.
Lebanese presidents and prime ministers are drawn from the Maronite Christian and Sunni Muslim factions respectively - but both need the backing of Syria to take office.

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He was credited with bringing stability to Indonesia during his time in power. But he was also accused of political repression, corruption and human rights abuses.
People in Indonesia and East Timor, which was occupied by Indonesia for 25 years, have been reacting to his death.
When Suharto was in power, Aceh was where a lot of military operations took place.
In fact, under Suharto, Aceh was the last place you wanted to go in Indonesia. For 10 years, from 1988 to 1998, it was a place of great suffering.
Many people in Aceh suffered at that time. It was when Gam, the Free Aceh movement, was active, and the military wanted to clean them out. But they did it without any justice. People did not go to court. There were summary killings.
I wasn't so personally affected because I was lucky enough to live in the city, but those who live in the villages around here will tell you a different story.
So for me this is a big story and a great pity. I am sorry for the people of Indonesia and I am sorry for human rights. Many cases remain unfinished. The human rights abuses, the corruption - anything and everything that went wrong during his reign - none of it will be brought to justice now.
Everybody around me feels the same way as me. He made us suffer. We're all really upset because justice will never be served.
But at least Aceh is finding its own feet and direction. At least we can live like normal people now.
Suharto brought prosperity, security and order.
I think it's a loss. He gave us what other Indonesian leaders have not been able to give - stability.
Westerners like to talk about human rights, but in my view the most basic human right is the right to live in prosperity and security, and he managed to give that to the vast majority of the Indonesian people.
Maybe the distribution of wealth wasn't very good, but I think people felt the sense of stability he created. We had no social unrest, no demonstrations. People who went about their own business did just fine.
Most people I know are saddened by his death.
Just turn on the television and the news these days is full of demonstrations, inter-village fighting - everything seems to be related to chaos and decline.
We didn't see that during the Suharto era.
I feel it is a loss for the country.
I hope he will be forgiven now wherever he is.
Suharto made many mistakes in his 30 years as the leader of our country. He also did a lot of good. I think we should review his reign with a long-term perspective.
I believe his death is a loss. He was a remarkable figure. He accomplished a lot and did a lot for Indonesia. Over the last 30 years we have developed at a very satisfactory rate. That is the good side of his time in power.
But I also believe he should have been properly punished for all of his abuses. The law should have acted properly and swiftly to bring him to justice.
I was in high school when Suharto resigned. On the surface it didn't seem as if life was full of conflict. But we later knew that Suharto had oppressed a lot of Indonesian people. It seemed quite stable at the time but that was just on the surface.
There is a lot of resentment towards him but there is also a lot of mourning. He was the leader of our time, we cannot escape his importance to us.
I feel great pity for him. East Timor is no longer under occupation, we have our independence now so my perspective is that the past is the past. Let's keep it that way.
But there are many people in the older generations who have memories. Some of them remember the real cruelty of the Indonesian occupation after we declared independence in 1975.
There was great unhappiness at that time, a lot of killing. He ruled Indonesia for 35 years and he occupied East Timor and was responsible for many dark things.
But what he did, the colonisation by Indonesia, the unhappiness, cruelty - that is all over now. I'm so happy because we got our independence
What can be done about the past? We used to think of revenge but we must look to the future. We have got what we fought for. Suharto is just a name now.
In one sense you can respect him. He did what he did because he thought it was the best for his country.
We're wounded in our hearts by what he did but East Timor needs to be an international player now. We have got to think about our relationship with Indonesia.
He was a symbol of the cruelty of Indonesia - but he is gone now and it feels like the end of an era.
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The Hague (AFP) Feb 9, 2012
The Netherlands was picking itself up by its bootlaces Thursday as hopes faded that a near-mythical ultra ice skating race on frozen canals will become a reality for the first time in 15 years.
Race organisers said Wednesday night the long-expected 16th Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Race) was for now called off, as forecasters Thursday predicted warmer weather melting ice already formed on the route in northern Friesland.
"I don't have good news," race organiser Society for the Frisian Elf Steden (Eleven Cities) Wiebe Wieling told a packed press conference in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden, broadcast live on national television.
"It's not happening at this point," Wieling said.
Royal Dutch Metereological Institute forecaster Rob Groenland added: "We are expecting the weather to warm up from Sunday."
"This is bad news for any hope that the ice will thicken," he told AFP.
The announcement that the ice was to thin at some parts along the 200 kilometre (120-mile route) to safely support some 16,000 athletes and an expected two million spectators, reduced professional skaters to tears and dominated headlines Thursday.
Shortly after the news broke, former Dutch speed skating champion Erben Wennemars wiped tears away on national television, while four Dutch national newspapers headlined with the story on Thursday morning.
Some like popular daily Algemeen Dagblad said in an editorial it hoped that cold weather could still return for the race to be held for the 16th time since its official inception in 1909.
"Some forecasters say cold weather will return," wrote AD editor Christiaan Ruesink "and I believe it."
But forecaster Groenland said chances -- at least over the next 10 days -- were slightly as the bitter weather continued to warm up.
Ice traps 126 boats in Kerch Strait: Ukraine
"One hundred and twenty six boats, including 120 foreign ones, are anchored in the Kerch Strait," the ministry said in a statement.
It did not specify the nationality of the vessels, nor the number of their crew.
The Kerch Strait is a narrow but busy artery that connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea, and separates Russia from Ukraine.
"The ice has totally covered the Kerch Strait," the ministry said, adding that icebreakers can only provide assistance to boats in good weather conditions.
Ukraine has been hit by a spell of extremely cold weather, with temperatures fluctuating Thursday between minus 11 and minus 17 degrees Celsius (12 and 1 degrees Farenheit).
They may drop as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Farenheit) in some regions over the weekend, weather forecasters said.
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Italy braced for another wave of freezing weather Thursday, even as soldiers worked to free villages trapped in three metres of snow and with the death toll from the cold snap already at 43. "The cold wave from the Arctic will hit northeast Italy first," said Franco Gabrielli, the head of the civil protection agency who has been put in charge of dealing with the weather emergency. "Then ... read more


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YONKERS — The mayor is elevating the city Industrial Development Agency's chief fiscal officer to the organization's helm.
Melvina Carter, a Yonkers native who has helped run the agency since 2005, will begin as its president and CEO immediately at a salary of $140,000.
Carter replaces Ellen Lynch, a real estate executive from White Plains who was appointed to the top post in 2006 under former Mayor Phil Amicone.
Mayor Mike Spano recently asked for Lynch's resignation; he named Carter to the post Thursday at City Hall.
"It's important to have somebody in that position who has the ideas and vision of the new mayor," said Spano, the IDA's chairman. Carter "is more than ready to take the next step."
Plans to fill Carter's former position have not been finalized.
During her more than six years as the IDA chief fiscal officer, Carter helped bring 37 projects to fruition, including two new hotels, improvements at the Cross County Shopping Center and an expansion of Empire City casino, Spano said. Prior to the IDA, Carter served for seven years as fiscal officer of the city's Office of Downtown and Waterfront Development.
Her appointment comes as the agency prepares for several large-scale development projects, including high-rise housing at Teutonia Hall and a new hotel at the Cross County Shopping Center.
"The IDA can play a vital role in facilitating a wide range of job opportunities as well as enhance the quality of life for all of our residents," Carter said Thursday. "I look forward to doing more, and clearly there is more work to be done."


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Last Tuesday, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued (PDF) to prevent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer from holding another Day of Prayer: FFRF claims that the Day of Prayer proclamation violates Article II, Section 12 in the Arizona Constitution… No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise, or instruction, or to [Read More…]
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American Atheists Appeals Ruling Stating Kentucky's Security is Unattainable Without God
Back in 2006, a Southern Baptist preacher who happens to sit in the Kentucky legislature introduced a law that would require the Kentucky Department of Homeland Security to declare in its training materials that security is unattainable without reliance on "Almighty God." American Atheists filed a lawsuit, claiming that the law violated both the U.S. [Read More…]
'Keep Christ in Christmas' Banner is Next Target in The 'War on Christmas'
I feel like I have read the same story again and again. I don't understand what people don't get about the simple words of the First Amendment. Yet once again, we have an issue of a municipality apparently raising a (literal) banner in support of sectarian values. "Keep Christ in Christmas," urges the banner. (Are [Read More…]
New Jersey Nurses Join Ranks of 'Conscientious Objectors' Who Refuse to Do Their Jobs
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|Taking this opportunity, I would also like to explain about the most recent business environment surrounding us.
|First of all, about Nintendo DS. For those who are living in Japan, the thing which is of utmost interest must be...
|Hasn't DS lost its momentum? More specifically, DS was sold through to the Japanese customers at record speed, with more than 22million units sold within less than three years from the Japan launch, which made Nintendo DS the best-selling video game platform in the history of Japanese video games, but recently, some people say that DS appears not to have the strong momentum it used to have before.
|This graph compares the sell-thru numbers of portable game machines so far this year with the same period one year ago.
When we look at the DS hardware sales a year ago, represented by the light pink color bar, the weekly sell-thru hardly dropped below 100,000 units, and it was not unusual to see more than 150,000 unit sales/week.
When we look at the red bar, which represents DS hardware sell-thru of this year, it is true that it drops significantly below last year�s level.
Also, when we focused upon the most recent one month or so, even Sony�s PSP is taking the lead.
When you look at a graph like this, some may say that DS has already reached its saturation point. Earlier today, I explained that we are expecting to ship 28million units of DS hardware, but with the situation like this, some of you may be concerned if the 28 million unit shipment target might be too ambitious. However, the most recent trend observed in Japan has not been applied to overseas markets at all.
|Based on the DS and PSP sell-thru data disclosed by NPD Group, this graph compares the weekly sales of the 1st three months of this year with those of last year. Since the NPD Group�s reported monthly data sometimes covers of 4 or 5 weeks, we convert these numbers into the weekly data, which we can then more precisely understand the changes in the sales pace.
In the United States, both last year and this year, DS has faced serious out-of-stock situations in January. When you focus upon the sell-thru numbers in and after February, you will understand that DS has shown even stronger sales than in the previous year.
|DS� strong business is even more apparent in Europe.
We have gathered the data available in major European countries to compare the European weekly sell-thru of this year with those of last year. As you can see, the current European sales pace is even higher than when the DS sales were explosive in Japan.
One of the elements which kept up DS�s momentums in North America and Europe is...
|Nintendogs that we launched in 2005.
This software did not show a huge leap in Japan, but in the U.S. and in Europe, this software has been consistently selling very well, for a very long time.
|More than two and half years have passed since Nintendogs launched in the U.S. and in Europe, but it is still selling well and driving up the hardware sales. The cumulative sales of this software has reached 18.67million units.
And, another element is...
|Brain Training software launched in North America and Europe in 2006.
Even after this software caused Brain Training sensation in Japan, many were skeptical about its sales potential in the overseas markets. The result has betrayed the expectations in a good way.
|No one in the U.S. video game industry could foresee that 2 million units of this Brain Training software would be sold. The game, called �Brain Age� in the U.S., has become a smash hit in the country. European sales of Brain Training have exceeded those of Japan where Brain Training sensation originated, and it has yet to show signs of slowing down. As of today, the cumulative global shipment of this software has reached 12.98million.


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During your vacation the amenities include the use of back yard fire pit, jacuzzi and BBQ grill, and a charming outside balinese bed which is under a canopy and surrounded by palm trees and beautiful greenery.
Located in beautiful Mission Hills, which is widely regarded as one of San Diego's finest neighborhoods and features elegant homes along tree-lined streets, a thriving business district, and above all, a strong sense of community. Adjacent to the vibrant neighborhood of Hillcrest and perched above Old Town and Mission Valley, Mission Hills is located just a few miles from all that San Diego has to offer. Within a 10 minutes drive, you can be in Downtown (which has the Gaslamp District and Little Italy), Historic Old Town, Sea World, the world famous San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Petco Park, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego Bay, Coronado, and popular local beaches. If you love to walk, we have fantastic nearby shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars.
Public transportation access is an easy 7-minute walk to a bus line which can get you to our trolley system. If you prefer to walk to the trolley, it is a beautiful 30-minute walk. To/From San Diego Airport or Downtown is just $10 - $15. If you are driving, there is plenty of free street parking and a driveway for your vehicle.
You will find that my Balinese Bungalow and San Diego promise a truly remarkable vacation or romantic getaway experience for you!
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Catherine´s place is really awesome. What you see on the pictures is exactly how it looks like in reality. And I would highly recommend this place to anybody, who want´s to stay in San Diego in a safe area, close to everything (15 minutes drive to SeaWorld, San Diego Zoo, Coronado, downtown, the Beaches, Little Italy even only 10 minutes). The only pitty is, that the washing machine and the dryer are in the house from Catherine - of course you are very welcome to use it, but you need to coordinate this, which is not always easy.
The bungalow was really beautiful decorated and a great place to stay. Catherine the host was really nice to us, always helped us if we needed anything. Also the refridgerator was filled with muffins, cheese, milk, orange juice, etc for free for us. We loved using the jacuzzi and sitting outside at the table at the fire.
I recommend this place to everyone who wants to stay at San Diego some days, the neighbourhood is really nice and with our car we were in old town, at the beach and downtown in some minutes.
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This course introduces the logical design of operating systems, especially focusing on the design in Java. Topics covered include processes, threads, CPU scheduling, synchroization, deadlocks, memory management, virtual memory, file systems, I/O systems, network programming, protection, and security used in the popular desktop and real-time operating systems. Through the course, we will use Java to illustrate many operating-system concepts. Using Java, you will implement each concept of process management, memory management, and file system.
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Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, St. John's University / University of St. Thomas, MN
After many years of fostering Jewish-Christian relations, the center has expanded its mission to promote interfaith learning and friendship among people of various religions.
It does this in a variety of ways, primarily through undergraduate courses taught by the center's director and the occupant of the Jay Phillips Chair in Jewish Studies, congregational and high school programs, retreats and workshops for clergy and religious educators, and artistic programs and lectures for the general public.
The Jay Phillips Chair is an integral part of the Jay Phillips Center. The mission of the chair is to promote the study of Judaism, with special emphasis on the relationship of Judaism to Christianity and other religions.
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Wildcat Woes Continue; Swept In Doubleheader by South Carolina
April 5, 2003
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Game 2 Box Score
The University of Kentucky softball team continued to struggle with SEC opponents as they fell to 14th-ranked South Carolina in a doubleheader Saturday at the UK Softball Complex. The Cats (9-18, 1-16) were shutout in the first game, 7-0, and dropped the second, 7-2.
South Carolina (27-10, 11-5) held a slim 2-0 lead going into the sixth inning on solo home runs by Kristen Hall (3rd inning) and Debralee Troesh (4th inning). In the top of the sixth, however, the Gamecock bats came alive. A five-run, five-hit inning gave USC the 7-0 lead. Meghan Cornett hit a three-run home run to cap off the scoring.
Kentucky was held to three hits - one each by Lyndsey Angus and Nikki Jones and the first career hit for freshman Leslie Floyd, who rejoined the team this week.
In the second game, the Gamecocks it out of reach early, scoring five runs in the first two innings. UK scored their runs in the second and fifth inning but Carolina added two insurance runs in the top of the fifth and took the game 7-2.
UK will try to rebound and look to avoid being swept in their fourth straight SEC series when they take on the Gamecocks in the final game, Sunday at noon ET at the UK Softball Complex. Admission is free.
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Ballard had the cornerstone of his case: a precise and non-violent cause of death.
"If we want to see Palestinians making the choice of non-violent resistance, that choice has to be incentivized," said Munayyer.
The women helped to mobilize their fellow citizens with non-violent protests that included sex strikes.
Given the non-violent nature of their demonstration, a judge said the sentence would likely be reduced.
We applaud labor boycotts as a non-violent means for workers to protest fairer conditions.
Many pacifists are also willing to accept coercion, provided it be non-violent.
It will be destroyed if it is not kept by non-violent method.
In the international field, we also have examples of the use of non-violent coercion.
She didn't fit into the bland, non-violent world of Malcomb and Hoppy.
I am to plead for the acceptance by the country of the programme of non-violent, progressive non-co-operation.
also nonviolent, 1896, from non- + violent. From 1920 in reference to "principle or practice of abstaining from violence," in writings of M.K. Gandhi.
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. [Gandhi, "Non-violence in Peace and War," 1948]


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The Hazards of Military Worship
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Everyone loves the troops and their generals, but history indicates that military advice isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Originally published 05/04/2017
How Americans Remember (and Forget) Their Wars
John W. Dower
When others act irrationally and violently they're crazy. Not so when we do it.
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Originally published 02/01/2017
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Originally published 10/26/2016
The Myth of the Quiet War Veteran
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He exists, but why is he quiet? Does it make him heroic? Make us feel better about him? And what's the story he's declining to tell?
Originally published 10/18/2016
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Linda J. Bilmes
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Originally published 10/12/2016
We Need to Redefine November 11, Veterans Day, as a Day of Peace
Philip Gerard
It's not asking too much to set aside one day in the year to mark our commitment to peace.
Originally published 10/07/2016
The Longest War in U.S. History Began 15 Years Ago
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Originally published 08/30/2016
Isn't It Time to Ban the Bomb?
Lawrence S. Wittner
Only an unusually firm stand by the non-nuclear nations seems likely to awaken the officials of the nuclear powers from their long sleepwalk toward catastrophe.
Originally published 08/27/2016
Vietnam Has Its Vietnam War. So Does Australia. So Do a Lot of Others.
Jerry Lembcke
There's even a group that hopes to remember "the lost cause."
Originally published 06/22/2016
Dominating the Skies -- and Losing the Wars
William J. Astore
Air Supremacy Isn't What It Used to Be
Originally published 06/06/2016
Grandpa's World War II Secret
Bruce Chadwick
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Originally published 05/16/2016
Obama hits milestone — he has now been at war longer than any other American president
The president has approached conflict, and dealings with terror groups, as a chronic but manageable security challenge rather than an all-consuming national campaign.
Originally published 04/25/2016
Who is "victorious?": transformed American meanings of war and power
Louis René Beres
What if there is no longer a meaningfully determinable way to calculate victory and defeat?
Originally published 11/02/2015
What's Missing in Veteran's Day Salutes to Our Soldiers
Christine Lamberson
The role historians can play in rectifying the problem.
Originally published 10/19/2015
Endless War Does Not Make Us Safer
Ivan Eland
Obama's recent decision to leave American troops in perpetuity in the Afghanistan War, despite a fourteen-year failed attempt to remodel the country, is as unsurprising as it is appalling.
Originally published 09/14/2015
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? An interview with historian Philip T. Hoffman
Philip T. Hoffman
Why he disagrees with Jared Diamond, and how he used a simple economic model of political costs and technological change to reach his conclusion that the key to European supremacy was their leaders' willingness to spend a fortune on war.
Originally published 06/29/2015
"Hi, I'm Uncle Sam and I'm a War-oholic"
William Astore
War on drugs. War on poverty. War in Afghanistan. War in Iraq. War on terror. The biggest mistake in American policy, foreign and domestic, is looking at everything as war.
Originally published 05/26/2015
The myth of victory
Mark Kukis
War isn't like it used to be. Victory is more elusive, and a strong military doesn't count as much.
Originally published 05/24/2015
The most expensive wars in U.S. history
In every conflict before World War II, nearly all of the country's defense budget was spent on direct conflict — classified as wartime spending.
Originally published 03/04/2015
New York's 200-Year Conspiracy for Peace
Lawrence S. Wittner
Why has New York played a central role in the American peace movement?
Originally published 03/03/2015
Dutch sociologist says that what is new about mass killing is that we're embarrassed by it
University of Amsterdam Professor of Social Science Emeritus Abram de Swaan takes a hard look at the subject in his new book, "The Killing Compartments: The Mentality of Mass Murder."
Originally published 02/26/2015
The Warmongering Record of Hillary Clinton
Gary Leupp
Clinton's record of her tenure in the State Department is entitled Hard Choices, but it has never been hard for Hillary to choose brute force in the service of U.S. imperialism and its controlling 1%.
Originally published 02/18/2015
Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy A Used War?
Lawrence Reichard
One might not always like the way history turned out – who won and who lost – but it is important to be truthful to the historical record. We owe that to future generations.
Originally published 02/16/2015
When the U.S. dropped barrel bombs in war
The United States dropped barrels packed with fuel in an attempt to burn foliage in the dense forests of Vietnam and smoke out Viet Cong guerrillas.
Originally published 01/29/2015
Are crude conspiracies right? Research shows nations really do go to war over oil
Countries producing lots of oil or those with higher reserves (and considerable market power) were more likely to attract military support.
Originally published 01/28/2015
West Point historian says if his cadets can understand the history of war, so can Congress
Col. Ty Seidule
And Congress needs to, Col. Ty Seidule says.
Originally published 01/23/2015
Drones and the new ethics of war
Neve Gordon
Because drones transform warfare into a ghostly teleguided act orchestrated from a base in Nevada or Missouri, whereby soldiers no longer risk their lives, the critical attitude of citizenry towards war is also profoundly transformed.
Originally published 01/12/2015
Why America Keeps Losing Its Wars
Walter Stewart
Walter Stewart explains why America is losing its wars and offers a simple solution.
Originally published 12/09/2014
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Adam Hochschild
Celebrating War Over and Over and Peace Once
Originally published 11/26/2014
When Is a War Over?
Elizabeth D. Samet
Knowing when — and how — to stop is a problem as old as war itself.
Originally published 11/14/2014
Do Wars Really Defend America's Freedom?
Lawrence S. Wittner
U.S. politicians and pundits are fond of saying that America's wars have defended America's freedom. But the historical record doesn't bear out this contention.
Originally published 10/07/2014
West Point historian asks … What good is war?
Gregory A. Daddis
"War has not left us with a more stable international environment. And it seems increasingly incapable of deterring future war."
Originally published 10/06/2014
6 Mind-Blowing Tactical Tricks That Turned The Tide Of War
Jeremy Bender
Technology and manpower never guarantee a military victory by themselves.
Originally published 08/25/2014
This Is What Working for Peace Looks Like
William Lambers
They called it The Little Marshall Plan. It worked. It should inspire us. We need it now.
Originally published 08/25/2014
The American Cult of Bombing
William Astore
Why you should expect more bombs to be dropped everywhere.
Originally published 08/13/2014
The War over War
Peter Turchin
Is Steven Pinker right that violence has been declining over time?
Originally published 07/03/2014
The American way of war: It may surprise you
Joseph J. Ellis
"We must resist our dreams of managing history." — Reinhold Niebuhr
Originally published 06/23/2014
"By Almost Any Criterion, We Are Less "Victorious" Today than Half a Century Ago"
William R. Polk
"I had hoped that the "lesson" of Vietnam would be learned. It was not."
Originally published 06/15/2014
The Lack of Major Wars May Be Hurting Economic Growth
Tyler Cowen
Counterintuitive though it may sound, the greater peacefulness of the world may make the attainment of higher rates of economic growth less urgent and thus less likely.
Originally published 06/10/2014
Don't Walk Away from War
Tom Engelhardt
Here are five straightforward lessons that could be drawn from that last half century of every kind of American warfare.
Originally published 05/30/2014
Does War Have a Future?
Lawrence S. Wittner
There are some reasons why war might actually be on the way out.
Originally published 05/28/2014
How Americans View the Afghan War
Concern about instability in the wake of a withdrawal may be driving support for keeping some United States forces there.
Originally published 05/28/2014
Thousands of American military graves lie forgotten and lost abroad
We don't know how many Americans who died while serving during wartime are buried on foreign soil.
Originally published 05/24/2014
Lost in the Past
Timothy Egan
Ask a high school senior what the Great War was all about and you're likely to get a shrug or a stab based on a recent episode of "Game of Thrones."
Originally published 05/09/2014
The Strangest Wars in History
The shortest war? The longest war?
Originally published 04/16/2014
The Slaughter Bench of History
Ian Morris
How war created civilization over the past 10,000 years—and threatens to destroy it in the next 40.
Originally published 04/06/2014
One Word Defines U.S. Foreign Policy: Hubris
William Astore
The way out, to paraphrase Arendt, is to commit only those means necessary to secure our major aims in regions of vital interest to the U.S
Originally published 03/05/2014
Our Not-So-Warless War-Free World
Tom Engelhardt
Conflicts between states are on the decline, but conflicts *within* states are on the rise.
Originally published 12/10/2013
Why Doesn't War Appear in Modern American Fiction?
Beverly Gologorsky
It's all about social class.
Originally published 11/18/2013
War Was Becoming Obsolete in 1884?
William J. Astore
The American philosopher John Fiske predicted war would become obsolete in his 1884 "The Destiny of Man."
Originally published 10/23/2013
How to Claim a Continent
Adam Clulow
Sovereignty claims as used by Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and a host of lesser known explorers, adventurers and settlers.
Originally published 10/22/2013
The Business of America Is War
William J. Astore
Disaster capitalism on the battlefield and in the boardroom.
Originally published 10/03/2013
The Italian Job
David Vine
How the Pentagon is using your tax dollars to turn Italy into a launching pad for the wars of today and tomorrow.
Originally published 10/01/2013
Neville Chamberlain Was Right
Nick Baumann
Chamberlain did what we would expect any sane leader to do at Munich.
Originally published 09/29/2013
It's a La Nina Year. So Why Isn't It Really, Really Cold?
Juan Cole
Two words: global warming.
Originally published 09/25/2013
UC Davis research finds Neandertals, not Modern Humans, Made First Specialized Bone Tools in Europe
UC Davis research suggests Neandertals created advanced bone carving tools before the modern human.
Originally published 09/24/2013
Reagan's Revolution Devolves Into a Food-Stamp Skirmish
Stephen Mihm
We've been in this food stamp battle before.
Originally published 08/19/2013
Clinging to Mass Violence
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Originally published 07/22/2013
The Pipe Dream of Easy War
H.R. McMaster
"A GREAT deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep," the novelist Saul Bellow once wrote. We should keep that in mind when we consider the lessons from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — lessons of supreme importance as we plan the military of the future.
Originally published 03/21/2013
Roy Scranton: Why Fiction Tells the Truth About War
Roy Scranton, an Iraq veteran, was an artilleryman in the Army. He is co-editor, with Matt Gallagher, of Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War.This week we look back and think about what it meant that we invaded Iraq ten years ago. What kind of story do we tell? What's our narrative? It's not an easy question, but it's an important one, because the stories we tell about how we got where we were turn into stories about where we're going.Some might think this is a job strictly for history. Since 9/11, if not before, people have talked about reality outstripping fiction, as if fiction can't keep pace with events. More, we're all tired of government duplicity, overblown product claims, scripted reality shows, and faked memoirs. When someone tells us they've made something up, we're apt to feel what David Shields called "reality hunger": Don't sell me the well-crafted fake, buddy, give me the real deal.
Originally published 02/21/2013
Besieged commander's 'Victory or Death' letter returns to the Alamo for first time
A plea for help penned in 1836 by the commander of the besieged rebel Texas forces at the Alamo, in which he vowed "Victory or Death," returns to old Spanish mission for the first time Friday. William Barret Travis' famous letter to "the People of Texas and All Americans in the World," will get a police escort from the state archive in Austin to the Alamo, which is now in the heart of downtown San Antonio. The weathered, single-page letter will go on display for two weeks, starting this weekend, and will be kept in a special display cabinet and given round-the-clock guards....
Originally published 01/31/2013
The Hagel Hearings
Nick Turse
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Have Americans Usually Supported Their Wars?
HNN Staff
It wasn't just the Iraq War and Vietnam that proved unpopular.
Originally published 10/14/2002
Has the U.S. Ever Started a War?
David Greenberg
Americans are enamored with our own goodness. Should we be?
Originally published 11/30/2015
Don't Put All Blame for War Fever on Conservatives
Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
Liberals must bear a share of the responsibility too.
Originally published 11/11/2015
Here's What Is New in Our Latest Fight with China
Ira Chernus's MythicAmerica
We didn't stigmatize China in quite the way we used to.
Originally published 08/12/2014
The 100th Anniversary of the Great State Crime
Liberty and Power
Last week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, the four-year bloody nightmare that claimed 16 million lives — 7 million of them noncombatants — and wounded over 20 million people. That would have been bad enough, but the conflict was merely Act One in a much bigger war. The "peace" settlement vindictively branded Germany uniquely culpable and imposed border adjustments that made Act Two a virtual certainty. The so-called Second World War, which began after the 21-year intermission from 1918 to 1939, claimed at least 60 million lives, at least 19 million of which were noncombatants.
Originally published 08/12/2014
A Hundred Years of War
Liberty and Power
The worst regimes and cataclysms of the first half of the twentieth century had roots in the international war that began a hundred years ago today. It was the beginning of three decades of unspeakable suffering, what some scholars collectively call the hemocylsm—World War I, the Soviet atrocities, World War II and its atrocities from the Holocaust to the atomic bombings. These terrors of course gave way to the Cold War, the fears of MAD, the mutually reinforcing cycle of violence between Islamic fundamentalism and Western imperialism.
Originally published 07/27/2014
In Foreign Affairs, Not Doing Anything is the Thing to Do
Liberty and Power
The heartbreaking violence in the Middle East, Ukraine, and elsewhere carries many messages, but here's one Americans shouldn't miss: The United States — no matter who the president is — cannot manage world conflict. The corollary is that when a president tries to manage it,things will usually get worse. Foresight is always defective, and tragic unintended consequences will prevail.
Originally published 07/18/2014
War, Peace, and Murray Rothbard
Liberty and Power
With wars raging in the Middle East, it seems like a good time to revisit a classic work by Murray Rothbard (1926–1995), the economist, historian, and political philosopher who had a lot to do with the birth and evolution of the modern libertarian movement. His "War, Peace, and the State" is something that all peace advocates — not just self-conscious libertarians — ought to be familiar with.
Originally published 06/28/2014
Smedley Butler and the Racket That Is War
Liberty and Power
From 1898 to 1931, Smedley Darlington Butler was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. By the time he retired he had achieved what was then the corps's highest rank, major general, and by the time he died in 1940, at 58, he had more decorations, including two medals of honor, than any other Marine. He published a short book with the now-famous title War Is a Racket, for which he is best known today. Butler opened the book with these words:War is a racket. It always has been.
Originally published 06/18/2014
Enemies of Enemies
Liberty and Power
The Obama administration is considering working with the Iranian government to deal with the full-blown horrors currently plaguing Iraq. As a non-interventionist, I'm committed to opposing such an approach. If I were a pragmatic realist or a utilitarian I'd be tempted to agree that such an alliance would be the lesser of evils, although as clear as that might seem today, I'd still have my reservations.
- How do you memorialize fallen in a war without end?
- NYT begins new series depicting lives of people on the front lives of the civil rights movement
- "Game of Thrones" creators sell show to HBO that imagines a world in which the Confederacy won
- North Korean travel ban marks return to Cold War-era restrictions on U.S. citizens abroad
- Can the President Be Indicted?
- When did higher education become partisan?
- One reason H.R. McMaster and Trump don't have a close relationship
- Rick Perlstein joins criticism of Nancy MacLean's "Democracy in Chains"
- Daniel Pipes says it's time for the Palestinians to recognize they lost
- Wm. Theodore de Bary, Renowned Columbia Sinologist, Dies at 97


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Campus MovieFest Finale
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Wednesday, October 5
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Celebrate Spartan creativity at Campus MovieFest Finale. The world's largest student film festival returns for its 11th year at San José State. Each fall, 100+ teams embark to make a five minute movie in one week, with the top 14 showcased at the finale. Over the years, SJSU students have received national recognition for their work at CMF.
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Unprecedented melting of Greenland's ice sheet this month has stunned NASA scientists and has highlighted broader concerns that the region is losing a remarkable amount of ice overall.
According to a NASA press release, about half of Greenland's surface ice sheet naturally melts during an average summer. But the data from three independent satellites this July, analyzed by NASA and university scientists, showed that in less than a week, the amount of thawed ice sheet surface skyrocketed from 40 percent to 97 percent.
In over 30 years of observations, satellites have never measured this amount of melting, which reaches nearly all of Greenland's surface ice cover.
When Son Nghiem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory observed the recent melting phenomenon, he said in the NASA press release, "This was so extraordinary that at first I questioned the result: Was this real or was it due to a data error?"
Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Georgia-Athens and City University of New York all confirmed the remarkable ice melt.
NASA's cryosphere program manager, Tom Wagner, credited the power of satellites for observing the melt and explained to The Huffington Post that, although this specific event may be part of a natural variation, "We have abundant evidence that Greenland is losing ice, probably because of global warming, and it's significantly contributing to sea level rise."
Greenland Ice Melt, Measured By NASA Satellites, Reaches Unprecedented Level
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Regarding Lisa: I just wonder if she has some kind of medical problem. I have major mood swings like that when my glucose goes up quickly . If she is diabetic or prediabetic that could explain her emotional outbursts. Another contributor could be premenopausal symptoms, although this is purely speculation on my part.
Again . . .
Why is Clay whining if he didn't step up and take the PM position?
I like Clay, but please.
There is nothing trampier than a woman calling another woman a "bitch". Project much, Lisa?
OMG that Aubrey is such a bitch talking about Arsenio's age - wait ten years Aubrey when your fake body parts start falling off and you're left with what's underneath!
Dang! Tornado warning, and CA is off air.
Keep the comments coming!
Ugh - Lisa is such a mess. She's so mean and nasty, and by blowing up she takes the glare off Dayana and puts it on herself. Any point she might have had gets lost in the drama.
Dayana and the "pink" and other colors were strange, and she had other odd comments, but she IS the PM so they should just let her do her thing and if it fails, it is her fault.
Between Aubrey's grandstanding and Lisa's raving tantrum(s) my eyes and ears are starting to bleed. I want them both gone.


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Wetlands are hydrologically controlled ecosystems essential to estuarine,
marine, lacustrine, and riverine productivity. To improve our understanding
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It is about you being personally powerful as a means to improving your quality of life and the lives of those you love in a declining culture. It is about offering something new to that culture. And it is about finding the subtle trick of inspiring others to be powerful.
When you stand up alongside something really powerful, or have to stand up to something really powerful, are you in the end going to be diminished or inspired by it? Looking through the eyes of a Seer in the pages ahead you will glimpse new answers to this question and be offered concrete tools of choice and power. That is the promise of this work. The ultimate question posed by this course, one that can only be answered by you, is this: What are you being asked to do with your power, really, in the time you are given?
Almost everyone has a "sense of energy", and with a little attention, this can be cultivated in incredibly beneficial ways. Energy is the realm where the most important communication of your life is happening. By addressing the energy component of your everyday experience, it is possible to have real change and deep intimacy. Simple techniques such as how to perceive and communicate in energy, how to avoid being drained by dysfunctional people, how to gather and store energy, and how to stay centered in the midst of overload can give you relaxation, empowerment and effectiveness.
If you want a clear, practical framework for understanding and using your energy senses, in ways that free your attention and awaken your potential, this course is for you.
No unusual ability is needed to learn these energy skills-just your curiosity and a willingness to let us direct your attention in new ways.
What is that world like? It is a world of extraordinary promise.
Today's world is a place in which there is more to every person, motion or thing than is now being realized. Nearly every action undertaken in this world can have more power and more impact than it now delivers. Almost every word being spoken could be said with more compelling force, presence, and resultant intimacy. Every kiss could open a human heart. Inside every person is something waiting to arise that transcends the ordinary model of human power, grace, vision, and beauty.
Why is that extraordinary promise unfulfilled?
In the eyes of a Seer, one of the major reasons for unfulfilled promise is the gap in Energy and Intent education. These major points alone are enough to retard or prevent the realization of the promise of the moment:
Course Description
This audio course is an in-depth exploration of a unique model for exploring extraordinary personal power that springs from the specialized perspective of Seer and former aerospace executive Paul Richards. The program offers education and training in concrete, specific techniques that harness non-ordinary Energy and Intent to radically improve the quality of life in completely new ways. It offers a distillation of powerful material refined and proven during fifteen years spent teaching Energetics and Intent to professional, educated protégés.
Paul, together with his wife and partner Patricia, offer a stunning description of the deeply nuanced worldview and techniques of a Seer in clear, practical language This program constitutes the first broad public access to what has previously been a private oral tradition with roots spanning generations of gifted Seers.
After taking this course, you will have a powerful framework for understanding Energy that is a working model, not a belief. You, as an Energy Progressive, will possess an active, fluid, and accurate sense of Energy, and will have the skills needed to exhibit these seven characteristics:
You are prepared and qualified to delve more deeply, if you wish, into the world of Seers. As an Energy Progressive, you can purchase and study more advanced material, and you are eligible to attend Through the Eyes of a Seer seminars.
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Most people who are trying to effectively use Energy and Intent in their lives find it next to impossible to succeed without the help of a mentor and a well designed program. Paul and I have successfully mentored hundreds of people in Senté Energetics in live sessions, via video, by telephone and in seminars. We have discovered what people need to know to succeed and where they tend to get stuck. We have created easy, enjoyable exercises that allow people to develop their "sense of energy" with immediate results. In the process, we have watched people blossom and their promise as humans unfold.
With this home study course we offer you the opportunity to become an "Energy Progressive"someone able to perceive and use Energy and Intent in beneficial ways.
Through the Eyes of a Seer Study Course is our heartfelt offering to you and to the world we live in. If you would like to replace myth with possibility we invite you to take the journey…
Course Invitation
Through the eyes of a Seer, the world as it is can change. It has to change. This change starts with you, and with your development of a healthy relationship to personal power through knowledge of Energy and Intent. Paul and Patricia Richards invite you to join the world of Energy Progressives and to awaken your own "sense of Energy." Through this, you will express love more vividly than ever before and you will experience firsthand the states of being that arise when an informed awareness of the human Energy body is added to your day-to-day interactions. The potential for fun, for awakening, for sharing of experience, becomes almost unlimited.
We offer a complete refund if you are unhappy with this program, for any reason, within 30 days of purchase.
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Budget Proposal Calls for Elimination of 700 Positions
If labor unions refuse to accept concessions and Miami-Dade County commissioners refuse to raise property taxes, then about 700 county jobs could be eliminated.
The mayor's also trying to shift tax money reserved for first responders to libraries.
That could lead to nearly 300 Miami-Dade Police Department employees being laid off.
The department's budget staff has been able to protect all cops on the street, but the cuts would be to investigators and support personnel.
The budget gap has shrunk from more than $200-million to $75-million.
Budget department officials will keep crunching the numbers until July 15th's public hearing.


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This comprehensive workshop will teach you how to effectively assess and treat the most commonly injured structures in the neck. You'll learn how to differentiate muscle, ligament, and disc injuries, and you'll fine-tune your palpation skills and hands-on treatment techniques. The two-day format provides ample time to develop all the skills you need to address a wide range of complaints.
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