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12 / 07 / 13
Final day of first EU-US Trade talks in Washington
The first round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will be concluded in Washington, D.C today. All topics on the table for this trade deal were discussed during this first week, ranging from market access, agriculture, investment, government procurement, services, energy and raw materials to financial services. The EU Chief Negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero will hold a press conference with US Chief Negotiator Dan Mullaney at 15:30 CET today give a debriefing from this first round of talks. It can be followed live on EbS and will be screened in the Berlaymont Press Room.
Preparation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 15 July 2013
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting of July 2013 will take place in Brussels on 15th July 2013. It will be the first Council under the presidency of Mr Vigilijus Jukna, Lithuanian Minister of Agriculture. The Commission will be represented by Agriculture & Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloş, Health Commissioner Tonio Borg and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Commissioner Maria Damanaki. There will be a press conference at the end of the session on Monday early evening. The public debates and the press conference can be followed by video streaming: http://video.consilium.europa.eu .
(see also: MEMO/13/684)
EU to push for establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
The European Union wants to see the vulnerable areas around Antarctica better protected in recognition of their global importance. To this effect, the EU will put forward a proposal for the creation of a system of marine protected areas in Antarctica – the East Antarctic Representative System of Marine Protected Areas - at a special meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources (CCAMLR) on 15–16 July in Bremerhaven, Germany. The EU's proposal, which is presented together with Australia and France (on behalf of its overseas territories), aims to ensure conservation of seven ocean regions with particular open ocean and seabed biodiversity. The selected areas are home to a distinctive water flora and fauna. A wide range of sea marine mammals, penguins and other seabirds find important feeding grounds here. This system will provide important reference areas for understanding the effects of fishing and the consequences of climate change. The European Commission is looking forward to a successful outcome from the meeting. More information: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/mare/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=11373&subweb=347&lang=en
May 2013 compared with April 2013 - Industrial production down by 0.3% in euro area - Down by 0.6% in EU27
In May 2013 compared with April 2013, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.3% in the euro area2 (EA17) and by 0.6% in the EU27, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April production increased by 0.5% and 0.3% respectively. In May 2013 compared with May 2012, industrial production decreased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU27.
Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of sole control over Bohnhorst Agrarhandel by BayWa
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of sole control over the German agricultural trading company Bohnhorst Agrarhandel GmbH by rival BayWa AG. Bohnhhorst Agrarhandel is currently jointly controlled by BayWa and the holding company Wilhelm Bohnhorst (see case M.6751). BayWa AG is a worldwide trading and services group in the three core segments of agriculture, energy and building materials. Bohnhorst Agrarhandel sells agricultural products and equipment to farmers and traders. The Commission concluded that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns, because it will not lead to any market share increment or a significant alteration of the market structure as BayWa already has joint control over Bohnhorst Agrarhandel. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. More information is available on the Commission's competition website in the public case register under the case number M.6496 .
Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Philips 66 Power Operations by Vitol
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Philips 66 Power Operations (PPOL) of the UK by Vitol of the Netherlands. Vitol is active in trading of various commodities, including crude oil, oil products, LNG, natural gas, coal, electricity and carbon emissions. PPOL is active in the generation and wholesale supply of electricity, in the retail supply of electricity and industrial process steam to local industrial customers. The Commission concluded that the proposed transaction would not raise competition concerns because the parties are not active on the same markets and only have a limited vertical relationship. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. More information is available on the Commission's competition website in the public case register under the case number M.6933 .
Commissioners' weekly activities
Upcoming Commission activities for the weeks ahead
What Commissioners said
President Barroso's visit in Warsaw
During his visit in Warsaw, President Barroso launched the first general assembly with men and women of science and culture on the New Narrative for Europe. He debated with citizens together with Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the first Prime Minister of democratic Poland. President Barroso said: "Only a self-confident and open Europe can be able to rise up to the challenges of today's globalised world. […] I believe Europe has all of what it takes to succeed and move forward in this world, with pride but without arrogance, deserving the trust and support of citizens and especially of young people." He also met the Polish President and Prime Minister. The meeting with the Polish Prime Minister Tusk was focused on the banking union and, in particular, on the Single Resolution Mechanism proposal. The main issue discussed with President Komorowski was the relations of the European Union with its Eastern neighbours, in particular with Ukraine. Read the press statements and speeches: SPEECH/13/625 , SPEECH/13/626 , SPEECH 13/627 , SPEECH/13/628 .
Commissioner Michel Barnier: "The single market in financial services: we need theUK on board"
At a conference organised in London today by Policy Network, the European Parliament and the City of London to mark 40 years of the UK's EU membership – "Sitting at the Top Table? The Future of the UK in European Financial Services" - Commissioner Barnier underlined that the EU needs the UK, with its long democratic history, its influence in the world and its great financial centre, the City of London. He also said he believed that the UK needs the EU, not only because of the benefits of the Single Market, but because these days no EU state can exercise sufficient global influence alone. See
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…What has been going on this past year since my last post? Quite a lot, and not quite so much. I know, I know, it doesn't make sense, does it? LOL!!!
Church activities, school activities, summer activities, visiting our families, etc. Just the usual ordinary things you do on a daily basis. Some days I do more, some days I procrastinate. No surprise there. Let's move on! 😉
According to the last post, I've joined Jamberry as a consultant back in May. Not making a whole lot of money. As long as I make at least $600 a year, I'll be fine. The main thing is that it helps me either buy or get free nail wraps or gel polish, etc. I've come to the realization I may never be a savvy businesswoman. Know what? That's ok! I can keep searching for other venues that I may actually be savvy in. Who knows? 🙂
That reminds me… Jamberry has rolled out a new product called "TruShine" gel polish along with a curing lamp, and other stuff associated with it. I LOVE the gel stuff! Most nail wraps are fine, but those with metallic stuff, tend to do lifting at the tips, which can be frustrating. Not with the gel stuff! I can put it over the wraps, and I NEVER have to buff down the lifting or try to reheat and push down, plus it's durable! Because of the gel stuff, I've finally been able to get my weak peely nails to grow longer! I don't want them too long, just long enough to look, oh, so elegant! WOW! If that piques you, go to my website: marylynncauley.jamberry.com, and try out the stuff! 😀
Then…………………………………………………….Comes this horrible thing that hit me a few days ago, on Friday, October 2nd. Siiiiiiiiighhhhhh….
I was kind of mad that it happened the weekend of our Gospel meeting/marriage seminar at our congregation. I thought,"While I wouldn't wish this to happen ever, why couldn't it have happened any other time?!?" The sad reality is that we really do not have control over unforeseen things that happens any way. Now that being said…this horrible thing could have been prevented, if I had taken better care of myself!!! 😦
Without further ado…. this is what happened, starting on Friday, October 2nd (Warning: it's rather lengthy, as it's sort of a journal. I know I don't need to post a journal here, but it's been helping me stay sharp): As stated before, we had a Gospel meeting/marriage seminar from October 2nd to 4th. I was able to go to the sermon of the night. After the 7 pm sermon sermon was over, we went to the fellowship room for dessert. It was during then that I thought the room was brighter as usual, but maybe this time a little more brighter. I don't know how long into this fellowship it was, but suddenly, I am seeing clear but blurry spots. Looked like an invisible nerve shocked amoeba floating around. Weird. I think it lasted about maybe 5-15 seconds, not very long. I thought that was strange, but as soon as it was over, I just brushed it aside. I went ahead and helped clean up, and walked home (because my husband is a preacher, the congregation provided a parsonage for us, and it's right next to the church parking lot).
I got to my bedroom, changed into PJ's, sat on the edge of my bed, and turned on the TV that was on my dresser. About 5-15 mins (I am not sure how long, but it definitely was some time) later, the left half of my body, including my face, started feeling funny, kind of numb and tingly. I didn't like it!!! I thought,"I better get up and walk around to shake it off." My bed is not very far from the door, about a good step or two away, so I got up to open the door, and WHOA! I felt weak on that side and realized something was VERY wrong! I opened the door and called for my two eldest boy to come help me walk. This happened about 9:45 pm. When they came to me, I was leaning against the door jamb to hold my self up. Second eldest son tried to get me to lay down, and I said,"No, I think I need to walk!" So eldest son helped me walk, and we walked all the way to the kitchen, and I walked around the kitchen, slapping the left side of my face, shaking my left arm and leg. At that time, my husband, Kevin, walked in (about 10 pm), and I told him what happened. He had that very concerned and scared look, and said,"Sounds like you may have had a stroke. Let's go to the hospital now!"
The closest hospital is 25-30 mins away. It usually doesn't feel like forever, but with this emergency looming, it felt like an eternity! We finally get there, to the ER, and Kevin tells someone at the ER that he thinks I had a stroke. They get me in immediately, no waiting. I go through the normal ER routines: questions, slapping on the hospital band, signing papers, vitals, etc. ER doctor eventually comes in, and after discussing with me and Kevin, he definitely thinks I had a TIA (transient ischemic attack). Some people think TIA's are mini-strokes, but it's really more of a stroke warning. He wants me admitted to run tests to determine what I had, what needs to be done, etc. He orders tests to be done. He wants an MRI, a type of cat scan, and a ultrasound on my neck and heart done.
The nurse proceeds to draw blood, and I tell her she will have a hard time finding a vein. Sure enough, she does have a hard time, but she manages to draw blood from my right hand (which eventually causes an ugly bruise), an IV port into my left hand (which strangely enough doesn't cause a bruise). By then, I'm already shivering, not because I'm cold (which I was, but probably from being scared too). Another nurse eventually wheels in a portable x-ray, and takes an x-ray of my chest. I was very thankful I didn't have to go to an x-ray room! I had a type of cat scan done, but don't really remember when it happened, but it happened during this time period.
Kevin finally leaves for home about 1:30 AM. He tells me to text him my room number when I get it. I tell him to text me when he gets home. Sometime after he leaves, a lady wheels in a portable ultrasound machine. She does an ultrasound of the left and right arteries in my neck. Kevin texts me he's home. Sometime after that they inform me of my room number. So I text Kevin the room number, in which by then, he's probably asleep.
I finally get to my room 2:30-ish AM. I get settled in bed, they check my vitals, etc. They ask me if I need anything, I tell them no, and that I'm pretty tired and need to go to sleep. W-H-E-W….
Saturday: I get woken up just to get vitals checked, go back to sleep. Wake up again when my breakfast is brought in. Kevin texts me to see how I am, and all that. Nurse comes in and tells me they're taking me down for an MRI, and I let Kevin know about it.
I go down in a wheelchair for an MRI. I've never had an MRI, and I've been told in the past that those things can be B-O-R-I-N-G and L-O-N-G. I find it funny they have to put a big ear phone over my ears, considering I'm deaf and can't hear a thing. Anyway, they tell me I. Cannot. Move. At. All, once I'm in the machine, or they'd have to do it over again. OY…! They get me all strapped in, and cover my eyes with a dry washcloth. The thing I'm strapped to starts sliding me into this big machine. I wonder how long this will take. Whiiiirrrrrr, rumble rumble, whiiiiirrrr, rumble rumble…. and it goes on droning. Some of the vibrations felt like the vibrations of the Chaparral car rides in Six Flags. I laughingly think of Six Flags, go through a whole plethora of Bible songs, think randomly, etc., and after what seemed like an eternity (at this point I'm going stir crazy), I slide out. I'm thankful that I didn't dare to move, because it did feel like an eternity, and I do not want them to have to re-do it! The thought of having to go through those mental exercises and going stir crazy over and over again…. NO THANK YOU! They unstrap me, and before I get off, I stretch real good. The nurse grins because she knows why. I am wheeled back to my room. Kevin's not there yet, so I text him to let him know I'm done with the MRI. I look at the time span between those two texts, so I'm guessing the MRI itself took about 30 mins or so. Ugh….
Kevin still hasn't come in yet, and another nurse comes in to take me while I'm still in my bed for an ultrasound to my heart. I text Kevin about it. I'm wheeled into a room with an ultrasound in there. A lady, who has her hair piled on high (looks like a modern version of a beehive – ha!), comes in and says she's going to do the ultrasound on my heart. Not sure how long it took, but not too terribly long. Kevin texts me while this is going on asking me where I am, and I tell him. He lets me know he's in my room waiting for me.
I'm wheeled back to my room, and there is Kevin. We wait a while, I eat lunch, Kevin goes for lunch. Doctor shows up, so I text Kevin to get back here. We discuss things. We're told a Neurologist will come in either tonight or tomorrow. No news about the MRI, the ultrasound of my neck and my heart yet. Longest day of my life. So bored. A sweet old friend of ours brings our boys in for a short visit. I was so happy! Sad that they had to leave so soon. My folks finally arrive, and we just get busy talking. I think I've already had supper by then. Kevin finally says he needs to go home, and my folks stay a little longer. My good friends from church show up with stuff I requested. My folks finally leave to stay in the hotel. I finally get the chance to go to sleep for the night.
As usual, I get woken up in the middle of the night to have my vitals checked, and later wake up again for vitals and breakfast. This is Sunday by then. So that means Kevin cannot come until after Bible class, morning worship, and potluck, but my folks are able to come at about 8 am. He does text me asking if I'm ok, if there's any news, if the neurologist has come by. I tell him I'm fine, no news, and that the neurologist hasn't come yet. Kevin finally comes in with the boys after all the church activities were over. I was delighted! I missed them so much! We all visit for a good bit. A doctor comes in (different floor doctor than the one that came in before), comes in to check on me. He asks if the neurologist has been in, and we tell him he hasn't. "Oh! I'll make sure he does!", and out he goes. Not long after that, the neurologist finally shows up. Very interesting turn of events with this doctor. He didn't realize I am deaf since birth, so he thought I turned deaf from the stroke! Even asked if my voice changed too. Nope, my normal voice (according to what people tell me, I have a deep raspy voice, which to uniformed people, sounds like I have a sore throat). Wow. Anyway…He also tells me that the ultrasound of my neck does reveal some blockage, but that it is treatable. He also tells me that the front of my heart is fine, but that they unfortunately weren't able to get a clear look at the back of my heart, and he wants me to have a special ultrasound called the TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram) which is a specialized ultrasound probe that they would guide down my throat to see the back of my heart. Then he has me doing a few things (which by then I've already been doing them with the ER doctor, floor doctors, and nurses). The final thing he had me do was do a subtle smile, and bingo. He says,"There it is, if you can see it…" points to my left side describing to Kevin (my eldest son is behind the neurologist), and they see it too. Huh… Kevin and the neurologist go off to look at the MRI. Kevin later tells me that the stroke (including the dead area of my brain where the stroke happened), not the mini-stroke that we originally thought, is about the size of the top half of the thumb, and it happened in my right rear brain, in the occupital lobe, which explains why I had those blurry spots. Whoa… Neurologist says, because of the stroke, I now no longer can take high blood pressure meds. (See below about my conversation with Kevin about it) He will have me on Plavix and Lipitor instead. Anyway, eventually Kevin had to take the boys back in time for the evening service, and my folks needed to go to a congregation nearby , as they missed the morning services. I finally get some quiet (no offense!).
Sometime after that, they tell me I'm going in for a cat scan (the different kind I had than the one on the first day), so I text Kevin about it, then I'm wheeled into a cat scan room. Like the MRI, I can't move at all or they'd have to do it over again. They tell me they have to inject me with something that will make me really hot. They inject something in, get strapped in, slide in just enough to cover my head. Whoooooooooooooo….. talk about being on fire (from whatever they injected in me)!!!!!! I swear it's WORSE than a hot flash, so hot that my heart was racing! Thankfully, this didn't take as long as the MRI, I guess about 5-10 mins. I am sent back to my room.
Monday, the usual waking up to check vitals, medicine, breakfast resumes. They also tell me I'll have the TEE done sometime that day, which means I cannot eat or drink until it's over. Groan…. I'm going to be SOOO hungry and thirsty when it's over. I go back to sleep, only to wake up and find I have breakfast on my tray. Had to call the nurse to take it away since I'm not allowed to eat or drink. Boo Hoo! Kevin finally comes in after taking care of our boys, and my folks come in too. They eventually inform us that the TEE will happen at 12:30. Thankfully, they'll sedate me for this.
They finally inform us that the TEE will be done at 12:30. So, Kevin decides to go on for lunch, and my folks decide it's time to go home. They've been wonderful about it, and besides, this being Monday, it was my step-mom's birthday. She's been so gracious about giving up her special day to be with us. I love my folks!!! ❤
I recall a speech therapist coming by with some pudding, graham crackers, water. (She came to check on my swallowing capabilities – another one of those little things people have come by to see if I'm still able to do things after that stroke.) I look at her, and then look at the nurse who was checking my vitals. The nurse tells her I can't have food or water till after the TEE. She understands and leaves.
It's almost 12:30, and they let us know they're getting me ready to go down. I let Kevin know. I'm still on my bed when they wheel me downstairs, Kevin tagging along. This is where it gets really funny. Love the nurses, the anesthesiologist, even the stoic cardiologist! The anesthesiologist was just cracking us up, telling wisecracks, etc. Sooooo funny! He even had fun showing us the ultrasound probe. Learned that the probe is worth $50,000, which is why they have this special mouthpiece to put in patients' mouths so they don't accidentally bite on it. In other words, they'd bill the anesthesiologist for the damaged probe! Stoic (but very polite and nice) cardiologist, while he wasn't trying to be funny or anything, it was how he is and what he did that was funny to us. He walks right in, and proceeds to explain what is to happen and anesthesiologist said we already explained, and he goes,"Oh, well, let's get started!" and out he goes. Boom. We cracked up! Finally time comes to get the anesthesia in me. Anesthesiologist explains the procedure, and I joke to him,"I'll just simply have a good nap." He laughs. He then explains to me that the hand might feel funny when they put the stuff in, and I told him I've been injected before and nothing new to me. LOL. So he goes ahead and puts two different tubes. Not sure which one was anesthesia and the other one liquid to push it through, but I reckon the milky looking one was anesthesia. Nonetheless, as soon as it was injected, I started counting backwards from 10 to 1, and I think I went no lower than 6 when I was out.
When I finally "come" out of it, look around and get my bearings, first thing I ask Kevin is,"How is my heart?" He smiles, and gives me that wary but polite look,"It's fine, and that's about the 4th or 5th time you've asked me that." "Huh? I don't remember asking before. I was awake all that time I asked???", I groggily ask incredulously. He said,"Yeah, we figured you weren't out of it yet, and yes, you were awake." Huh… "Wow. Did I say anything I shouldn't say?" He laughs and said,"No." Whew… Later I asked how I looked when I was awake and not so awake. He said my eyes were still red, and my eyes, while open, weren't all the way open, and my face had that drugged out look. They knew what was going on, so they didn't worry. Weeeeeeird….
Now this is where it gets a little murky. I can't seem to remember if the cardiologist came after I "woke" up, but I was told my heart was perfectly healthy, probably better than Kevin and the anesthesiologist's. HA! Back to square one. Still can't find what caused the clot that started the stroke. Kevin tells me that the stoic cardiologist comes in and was out. So funny!
However, I DO remember the anesthesiologist telling me, that I still couldn't drink until one hour after, and eat till 2 hours after I woke up. Groan… I was so hungry and thirsty when all this was over. 1 hour and 2 hours, hurry up! LOL! Anyway… I'm wheeled back to my room.
Time finally comes that I can drink water. Hallelujah! The ice water NEVER tasted so good till now! LOL!!! Another hour passes by quickly (Shockingly, as the last few days seemed to have dragged on!), and I can eat! Even the food tasted good! The nurse asks me if there was anything I needed. Up to this point, I was a little askeered to ask for chocolate. Ha, ha, ha, ha…
They ask me what kind of chocolate I want. I look funny (but politely) at them and said,"Chocolate!" They laugh. I don't care what kind of chocolate, just get me chocolate! Heh, heh… Kevin has to get home to take care of the boys, so he leaves. Later, I get sent a small bowl of good creamy chocolate pudding with whipped topping. Ooooooh, la, la… 😀
Eventually a physical therapist comes to check on my stability, etc. They just have to make sure the stroke had no effect, which apparently didn't (thankfully). The Speech Therapist comes back in the middle of this, so the PT tells her she can do this quickly. She hands me water and watches me swallow, asks me to chew on some graham crackers and swallow, and watches me. She's satisfied that I can swallow just fine and says I'm doing well. Lets me keep the pudding, cranberry juice, and the rest of the graham crackers. I was giddy! PT continues her testing on me, and is very pleased with how I am. She doesn't think I need any physical therapy. 😀
The rest of the day was just spent on resting, reading book, watching tv, till I was too tired, and went to sleep. What a day!
Tuesday: Nurse woke me up to check vitals, take medicine, and let me know my breakfast arrived. Delighted that I'm having french toast, my favorite breakfast! 😀 Nurse also adds in "Today's Goal" box, "Home 2day". I got excited!!!! I text Kevin that, and he thinks the doctor's been seen. I told him no, and explained how I knew I was going home today. Told him I don't know when they'll release me, but it'll be sometime today.
A male nurse walks in, goes through the list of medicine I have to take, including the ones I take at home (except high blood pressure med). Asks me where I go to get my prescription filled, etc. A lady comes in asking me if I'd like a flu shot, and I decline. Honestly, I rarely ever get sick with the flu. I didn't think it was necessary. Maybe when I'm really old, but not now. Ha…
Kevin finally comes in after taking care of the boys and taking them to school. Not much to do here but to wait until a doctor comes in to talk to us before I can be released. Waiting is hard! Kevin finally says he's going for lunch, when my lunch is brought in. Asks me to text when the doctor comes in.
A nurse eventually walks in, looks in the direction where she knew Kevin was sitting, sees Kevin's not there, looks at me, and announces,"The doctor is here." I tell her I'll text Kevin to have him come here immediately. He does, and I told him to inform the nurse he is here, so he does. The doctor (the same one that got the neurologist to show up) comes in, talks to us. Lets us know every thing looks good, and that the neurologist wants me to continue wearing a heart monitor (I had been wearing one since I got into the ER). Groan…. just 24 more hours to wear one! This time, this is a lighter version that can be used at home. The hospital heart monitor I had was of pocket size, but a little heavy too. Kind of annoying to try to sleep comfortably with all the wires attached to me. LOL
We ask the doctor about my diet. He says I need to be on a low sodium and low cholesterol diet.
Otherwise, I'm being released. I get a nurse to take the IV port off!!!!! I HATED that thing the entire time, because it'd get itchy sometimes, and if I wasn't careful, it'd hurt. I did think it was strange when at the ER, that they drew blood from my right hand, it caused a bruise, but no bruise on my left hand, when the IV port has been in there for 4 days! Uhhhh… makes NO sense…. Oh well… Anyway, it's off! Thank goodness, no wearing a glove with tape around the base of the glove over my IV ported left hand (couldn't get it wet then, when I wanted to shower), to shower!
I take a shower, and I find out I have visitors (I failed to mention I had a steady stream of visitors over the last few days, and enjoyed every one of the visits!), so I had to hurry up, get dressed (with ACTUAL clothes, not hospital gown – yeah!), etc. It was this sweet family from a nearby town, and loved playing with their baby boy. They eventually leave.
It's getting close to 3, so we knew we would have to make arrangements to have someone pick up the boys from school, and my 2nd eldest son would have to walk home. Thankfully, we were able to get someone.
A different male nurse comes in to attach the home heart monitor. Awkward…. Because he had to slide those sticky things that the wires were attached to, to attach to my chest, under my bra! I'm thinking why they couldn't have just sent a female nurse?! I look awkwardly to Kevin, who awkwardly smiles at me. (We had a discussion later about that, and he reminded me that the male nurse must do that a lot, so it's nothing new to the nurse. I tell him it's still awkward, and he smiles and says,"I know, dear.") LOL!!!!!! Anyway, when that was all done, he looks at the time, and says to take it off at about 3:10 pm the next day. I look so forward to having it off tomorrow!!
At this point, I really don't remember exactly what happened, because I was so ready to go home, and we went home! Sorry, it's such a long story, but it has helped me do a lot of thinking.
As I mentioned earlier in the post, that the neurologist says I can no longer take high blood pressure meds. I had a discussion about that with Kevin. Kevin said the whole point of taking high blood pressure meds was to prevent a stroke. However he explained to me that now that I've had a stroke, the doctor wants me to have high blood pressure to prevent the dead area where the stroke happened from growing. I still had a hard time grasping that. So Kevin explained to me, that with the high blood pressure, more blood is pooled in around the dead area, sort of forming a shield to keep it from growing. Think of a web of veins wrapping around it. Aha, I get it now. Interesting…. and amazed at God, because he KNOWS what he IS doing!!!
I have blogged in the past about my needing to lose weight to get healthy. My struggle was that I just couldn't get a handle on so many things. I can tell you that this is the much needed gentle kick in the rear to get healthy. The whole time I stayed in the hospital, my meals were of cardiac diet, no sodium, and portioned to fit the hospital sized plate! I really didn't have a choice (except for once asking for chocolate), and it was good for me anyway. When I got home, I made sure I stuck to those portions. I am pretty sure I've lost some weight while in the hospital. I'm also pretty sure that my tummy has shrunk since then, because after eating those portions, I am full, sometimes I don't even finish eating because I'm getting too full. This time, I'm determined to not fall into the large portion trap again.
This brings up another issue with me. Kevin told me that the neurologist said that the next time the stroke happens again in my occupital lobe, there's a possibility I could go blind. YIKES! No, no, no…. not happening!!!! I'm deaf, and that alone is enough for me to handle. This is also why I said it is the much needed gentle kick in the rear to get healthy.
Let this be a message to those of you who are not healthy to get HEALTHY, lose weight to get HEALTHY! As my husband is so fond of saying in the church bulletin,"God bless you, and I love you." I mean it. ❤

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Farmers in the United States are heading for a crisis. In parts of the country, weeds resistant to the world's most popular herbicide, glyphosate, now grow in the vast majority of soybean, cotton, and corn fields. Weeds that can shrug off multiple other herbicides are also on the rise. At an American Chemical Society symposium, chemists said they have little to offer: Few new weed killers are near commercialization, and none with a novel molecular mode of action for which there is no resistance.


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SULTAANA FREEMAN, an American-born Muslim woman, had no trouble getting a Florida driver's license last year even though she insisted on being photographed in a veil that reveals only her eyes.
After Sept. 11, however, state officials had a change of heart. In December, they said her license would be revoked if she refused to be re-photographed without the veil. Instead of complying, Ms. Freeman gave up her license -- and then sued the state to get it back.
Florida officials contend, not surprisingly, that police officers need full-face photographs to identify a driver in a traffic stop and to hunt down suspected criminals. Ms. Freeman argues that her faith requires her to shield her face in public and that a full-face photograph is not needed to verify her identity. In June, a Florida judge ruled that the case could go to trial.
Many legal scholars maintain that in an increasingly multicultural society, it is important to respect religious beliefs outside the mainstream. And in fact, a dozen states, Florida among them, have laws that require officials to show they have a compelling interest in enforcing a law that conflicts with a sincerely held religious belief.
But today, several legal scholars said, the question of what constitutes a compelling state interest is likely to be heavily influenced by Sept. 11. Robin Charlow, a law professor at Hofstra University, said judges are now likely to give additional weight to the state's arguments. ''Certainly now that law enforcement interest might be more significant,'' she said, ''and in the context of an Arab person shielding her identity, it's not realistic to think that it isn't.''Continue reading the main story
Ideally, said Douglas W. Kmiec, the dean of the Catholic University Law School in Washington, both interests should be protected -- the woman's right to be true to a core religious belief and the state's need to maintain public safety. Few people, after all, are likely to seek a similar exemption since it is inconvenient to be without a photo ID ''Prior to 9/11,'' Mr. Kmiec said, ''one could have rationally concluded that a handful of religious exemptions are not much of a threat. But now we know there is a relationship between some forms of religious belief and mischief of the worst kind.''
In a 1983 case similar to Freeman, a Nebraska woman won a legal battle over whether she could refuse to be photographed for a driver's license. The woman, Frances Quaring, had claimed that her Pentecostal faith prohibited graven images. Ruling in what now appear to be more innocent times, the federal appeals court majority never even mentioned that a picture license might be a useful crime-fighting tool.
That omission would not occur today, as judges weigh the conflict between a religious tenet and a state's compelling interest, law professors said. ''I don't think there's any question that these cases will be affected by the atmosphere we're in,'' said Thomas C. Berg, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis. ''But whether they will have a different result is an open question. It will not surprise me if at least some judges look at it differently. The disturbing thing would be if a judge looked at the issue differently only in a case about a Muslim.''
THOUGH Ms. Freeman also argues that the photo requirement violates the First Amendment protection of the free exercise of religion, her lawyer, Howard S. Marks, concedes his client does not have a strong constitutional case. In 1990, the United States Supreme Court, in a case called Employment Division, Department of Human Resources v. Smith, ruled that Oregon could deny employment to American Indians who used peyote for sacramental purposes. The court held that there was no constitutional requirement to grant exemptions to laws that applied to everyone. Like antidrug laws, driver's license requirements are likely to be viewed as broadly applicable.
Responding to Smith, Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which sought to bring back the previous standard. Before Smith, officials had to show they had a compelling interest in not granting an exemption. But in 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had exceeded its authority when it applied the act to the states. That led to state laws like Florida's, known as Baby R.F.R.A.'s.
Under the Florida law, the state will be required to show not only that it has a compelling interest in requiring photographs but also that it cannot find a less restrictive way to achieve these ends, Mr. Marks said. Mr. Freeman is willing to submit to fingerprinting or DNA testing; the state counters that traffic officers cannot be expected to have technical expertise. The state has also offered to keep men away when the photograph is taken.
But Ira C. Lupu, a law professor at George Washington University, said that if the Freeman case follows the typical pattern, the court will not even get to the point of determining whether the state has a compelling interest in enforcing its driver's license law.
In most religious freedom cases, Mr. Lupu said, the courts find that the state law in question does not impose a substantial burden on the free exercise of religion. In another Florida case, he said, a judge ruled against a family that challenged a municipal cemetery's ban on installing a cross over a grave. The court ruled that the family could choose another graveyard that allowed crosses. Professor Lupu said the same reasoning is likely to be applied in Freeman. ''Nobody has to have a driver's license,'' he said.
Professor Berg said he hoped the court would not duck the more challenging questions by ruling that the photo requirement is not burdensome for Ms. Freeman. ''In Florida,'' he said, ''public transportation is not like getting on the New York subway. Being without a car is a very significant burden.''Continue reading the main story


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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Bourn has finally taken the field after missing six games with a sprained left thumb.
Fredi Gonzalez originally didn't include Bourn in his lineup Sunday morning, but Bourn convinced him otherwise in the indoor batting cages at Turner Field, ajc.com reports.
Bourn originally injured his thumb Sept. 22 in Philadelphia on a head-first slide into second base, something he usually advises against. An MRI showed no structural damage, but the thumb had been bothersome since then.Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Michael Bourn, MLB


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CAIRO – An exhibition based on the 1945 A-bombing of Nagasaki began Monday in Khartoum to inspire a country hit by a decades-long civil war that killed 2 million people before it ended in 2005.
"We want to convey to Sudanese people how Nagasaki recovered from the atomic bombing," said Naoyuki Kawahara, 47, a physician representing the nonprofit group Rocinantes that organized the display of about 40 photographs, including those of the mushroom cloud, at the University of Khartoum campus through Thursday.
Kawahara was named Nagasaki peace messenger after he took Sudanese kids in summer 2011 to the city's atomic bomb museum and quake- and tsunami-hit parts of the Tohoku region.


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We are part of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service's statewide network and the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture. Our mission is to provide research-based information through non-formal education to help all Arkansans improve their economic well-being and the quality of their lives. Whether it is agriculture, 4-H, health and living, or community development, the Chicot County Extension Office is at your service!
In 2012, Chicot County has over 230,000 acres in row crop production, valued at nearly $160 million dollars. The goal of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service in Chicot County is to collaborate efforts with local farmers to help solve problems, improve production, address natural resource use and marketing.
Most soybean producers in the county now report adoption of research-based IPM and other best management practices, a substantial improvement over past farming methods. Using yield contests as a yardstick, this resulted in our having a Grow for the Green winner in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, we had a 100.07 bushel/acre entrant for the Race for 100 - one of the first confirmed 100 bushel soybean yields in Arkansas ever; and others verified yields of 99.3 and 98.4 bu the Grow for the Green contest. Soybean yield in Arkansas averages 41 bu/Ac.
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In response to issues related to obesity in the county, educational programs include the People's Youth Garden Research Project, Broiler BBQ, Tomato Project, Kids in the Kitchen, Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program and Smart Nutrition Active People Education program. Through these efforts, 229 educational sessions were conducted that reached 953 youth. Additionally, youth ate vegetables that they grew in the school garden, gained knowledge of food prep and food safety, learned to plant, grow and harvest a tomato from seed.
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NEWTOWN, Conn. — He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words. Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
"I am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depth of your sorrow, nor can they heal your wounded hearts," Obama said at an evening vigil in the grieving community of Newtown, Conn. "I can only hope that it helps for you to know that you are not alone in your grief."
The massacre of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday elicited horror around the world, soul-searching in the United States, fresh political debate about gun control and questions about the incomprehensible — what drove the suspect to act.
It also left a newly re-elected president openly grappling for bigger answers. Obama said that in the coming weeks, he would use "whatever power this office holds" to engage with law enforcement, mental health professionals, parents and educators in an effort to prevent more tragedies like Newtown.
"Can say that we're truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose? I've been reflecting on this the last few days," Obama said, somber and steady as some in the audience wept.
"If we're honest without ourselves, the answer is no. And we will have to change."
He promised to lead a national effort, but left unclear was what it would be, and how much it would address the explosive issue of gun control.
"What choice do we have?" Obama said. "Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard?"
For Obama, ending his fourth year in office, it was another sorrowful visit to another community in disbelief. It is the job of the president to be there, to listen and console, to offer help even when the only thing within his grasp is a hug.
All the victims were killed up close by multiple rifle shots.
The toll: six adults. Twenty boys and girls, all of whom were just 6 or 7 years old.
Inside the vigil children held stuffed teddy bears and dogs. The smallest kids sat on their parents' laps.
There were tears and hugs, but also smiles and squeezed arms. Mixed with disbelief was a sense of a community reacquainting itself all at once. One man said it was less mournful, more familial. Some kids chatted easily with their friends. The adults embraced each other in support.
The president first met privately with families of the victims and with the emergency personnel who responded to the shootings. That meeting happened at Newtown High School, the site of Sunday night's interfaith vigil, about a mile and a half from where the shootings took place.
"We're halfway between grief and hope," said Curt Brantl, whose fourth-grade daughter was in the library of the elementary school when the shootings occurred. She was not harmed.
Police and firefighters got hugs and standing ovations when they entered. So did Obama.
"We needed this," said the Rev. Matt Crebbin, senior minister of the Newtown Congregational Church. "We need to be together here in this room. ... We needed to be together to show that we are together and united."
The shootings have restarted a debate in Washington about what politicians can to do help — gun control or otherwise. Obama on Friday called for leaders to agree on "meaningful action" to prevent killings.
Police say the gunman, Adam Lanza, was carrying an arsenal of ammunition big enough to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time. He shot himself in the head just as he heard police drawing near, authorities said.
A Connecticut official said the gunman's mother was found dead in her pajamas in bed, shot four times in the head with a.22-caliber rifle. The killer then went to the school with guns he took from his mother and began blasting his way through the building.
The tragedy plunged the picturesque New England town of 27,000 people into mourning.
"I know that Newtown will prevail, that we will not fall to acts of violence," said First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra. "It is a defining moment for our town, but it does not define us."
A White House official said Obama mainly wrote the speech himself. He worked with presidential speechwriter Cody Keenan, who helped Obama write his speech last year after shootings in Tucson, Ariz., left six dead and 13 wounded, including Rep. Gabby Giffords.
Just this past summer, Obama went to Aurora, Colo., to visit victims and families after a shooting spree at a movie theater in the Denver suburb left 12 dead.
In November 2009, Obama traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, to speak at the memorial service for 13 service members who were killed on the post by another soldier.
After the Colorado shooting in July, the White House made clear that Obama would not propose new gun restrictions in an election year and said he favored better enforcement of existing laws.


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Healthy Eating Tip: Eat Closer to the Earth
Looking for some guidelines to follow while creating healthy eating habits? Here's a good rule of thumb that is easy to follow: go with the least processed version of the food. For example, eat real green beans not those puffed, dried, green veggie chips. If you're craving carbs have a baked potato (eat the skin!) instead of French fries. If you're hankering for red meat, go with a lean cut like flank steak rather than a fast food hamburger. Or, if your desire is citrus, go with an actual orange over orange juice, but opt for orange juice over an orange flavored sports drink. It helps to shop the perimeter of your grocery store, because that is where the fresh food is located. This way you will be avoiding processed food and all their unhealthy added ingredients, especially the sodium.
One dietician explains this as eating "closer to the earth." Although it might take a little more work to peel an orange over twisting the top off a sports drink, it is much healthier in the long run.


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Backers of the museum raised — and spent — $3 million to renovate the former Merchants Bank Building. Now they say the space on Broad Street needs too much work and they may abandon the donated building. Meanwhile, most of the museum's collection remains in storage. Does Bangor need a museum? Should it cost a lot more than $3 million? Where should it be located?
What should happen with the Bangor Museum and Center for History?
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Opposition councillors have heaped pressure on the council's head of finance with a vote of no confidence ahead of the 2013/14 budget.
Merton's Conservative group issued an official statement last night calling for Councillor Mark Allison to step down because "he does not have the ability to carry out his duties and deliver value for money for Merton's residents."
The motion, to be debated at a full council meeting next week, claims Coun Allison has been unable to provide information to other councillors in advance of next year's budget being signed off in March.
Coun Suzanne Grocott, of the Merton Conservatives, said: "Coun Allison has time and time again shown he is not up to the job.
"The budget papers he has produced were delivered late; are incomplete; and demonstrate a lack of the transparency and openness that the public should expect from the man who spends their money.
"Perhaps worst of all, he has made drastic cuts to vital services whilst at the same time under spending against the budget by more than those same services cost to provide.
"This is appalling incompetence and shows he lacks any cohesive strategy for managing the council's finances."
They are calling for a 'no confidence' vote to be held at next week's meeting on February 6.
To win the Conservatives would need support from the three Merton Park Independents and two Liberal Democrats, to gain a majority.
Countering the claims Coun Allison accused the Conservative group of hypocrisy over their claims.
He said: "The Tories are two-faced, criticising Labour when Labour has delivered three years of council tax freezes and the Tories put council tax up.
"Perhaps they're embarrassed because while we are protecting services and keeping council tax low, while their government has slashed funding for council services and they have voted against our council tax freezes.
"They're too divided between the new Tea Party Tories and their few remaining moderates to tell us what they would do instead.
"I'm sorry the nasty party is back, but I wish that instead of playing games these two-faced Tories would join with Labour and the other parties in finding a constructive way to deliver low taxes and good services in these difficult times."


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Cartoon Strip for Children Depicts Christian Boy as Islamophobic Bully
It's bad enough when a cartoon strip for children depicts an Islamophobic thug as a Christian. What makes it even worse is that this cartoon strip is published by a government-funded charity in Britain. Jonathan Petre of the Mail Online wrote an article about this latest attempt at understanding "diversity":
A Government-funded charity was at the centre of a row last night after a magazine it publishes for children appeared to depict Christians as Islamaphobes who regard Muslims as terrorists.
In a cartoon strip, a boy wearing a large cross around his neck is shown telling a friend that a smiling Muslim girl in a veil looks like a terrorist.
He later confronts her and shouts: 'Hey, whatever your name is, what are you hiding under your turban?'
She replies that the garment is called a hijab and it is part of her religion, 'like that cross you wear'.
The girl is then shown standing up for another boy, who is being bullied, and her behaviour is contrasted with that of the boy wearing the cross.
The cartoon story, entitled Standing Up For What You Believe In, appears in the latest issue of Klic!, a quarterly magazine aimed at children in care aged from eight to 12.
Published by the Who Cares? Trust, a charity set up in 1992, it is described on the cover as 'the best ever mag for kids in care' and is widely distributed by town halls.
The charity received £100,000 from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, headed by Ed Balls, in both 2007 and 2008, and £80,000 this year.
Although the cartoon does not specifically refer to the boy's religion, it has angered Christian groups and MPs who fear it sends out the wrong message.
Mike Judge, of the Christian Institute, said: 'What about Christian children in care who received this magazine? How will they feel to see themselves mocked as narrow-minded Islamaphobes?
'It is a clumsy caricature, symptomatic of a culture which says it is OK to bully Christians in the name of diversity.'
It is highly doubtful that Klick! magazine would present real, not fictional, examples of bullying such as seen in this report:
Today, extremist groups, with sympathy and support from religious schools in Pakistan, go around the country taking the law into their own hands under the banner of equalizing justice. To them, justice often means revenge killings done in the name of law and order. Targeted are Christians and other religious groups, forcing many religious minorities underground. Christians are fighting for their lives and being put on trial for their beliefs. Reports from Pakistan reveal that many Christians are beginning to dress and grow beards like Muslims just to blend in.
As to the explanation from the Who Cares? Trust, we have this lame excuse:
But Who Cares? Trust chief executive Natasha Finlayson said she had no intention of withdrawing it, describing the cross as 'bling' rather than a religious symbol.
She said the charity had received a complaint but did not agree the cartoon was derogatory towards Christians.
'I am a Christian myself, so when a woman called us, I went back and looked at the comic strip from her point of view,' Ms Finlayson said.
'I am sorry that she is upset but I don't share her view. When I saw the cartoon, I didn't think of that character being a Christian because I saw the cross as 'bling', as jewellery.
'To me it is a cartoon about bullying rather than discrimination or religion.'
Finlayson's excuse about the cross as "bling" is completely undermined by what the Muslim girl in the cartoon says:
She replies that the garment is called a hijab and it is part of her religion, 'like that cross you wear'.
So the cartoon itself demonstrates that the cross on the bully is part of his religion, not just "bling."


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From a double-crust apple pie to supercrispy pan-fried chicken, here are some amazing comfort food recipes.
From a double-crust apple pie to supercrispy pan-fried chicken, here are some amazing comfort food recipes.
A homemade Creole spice mix flavors exceptional fried chicken from Josh Galliano. A long brine in sweet tea and buttermilk followed by a brisk fry in lard give the fried chicken both unbelievably tender meat and crackling-like skin.
A variation of macaroni and cheese, this intensely cheesy baked pasta dish is supremely satisfying.
This potless potpie with a Spanish accent (from the Pimentón pepper) doesn't rely on the usual deep dish for serving. The luxurious chicken and vegetable stew simply gets spooned into bowls and garnished with flaky puff pastry rounds.
For ultrafluffy potatoes, Grace Parisi presses them through a ricer. To achieve a similar texture, pass the potatoes through a food mill or a fine-mesh sieve. If you choose to mash them by hand, be gentle; otherwise, the potatoes will turn gluey.
Thomas Keller's scrumptious recipe combines three of the world's most popular sandwiches—bacon, lettuce and tomato; fried egg; and grilled cheese.
The glaze makes the meat loaf especially easy to pair with red wine.
F&W's Grace Parisi uses a mix of Granny Smith, Pink Lady and Golden Delicious apples for this iconic dessert.
Instead of deep-frying chicken in a vat of oil, Angie Mosier prefers pan-frying, which creates delightfully crunchy and moist chicken without requiring quite so much oil. "For a covered-dish dinner, there's nothing better than a tray of drumsticks, which are easy to eat standing up," she says.
For this delicious, mustardy chicken, Jacques Pépin splits the chicken and cuts between the leg and shoulder joints to halve the cooking time.
More decadent than molten chocolate cake: one filled with warm caramel, reveals F&W's Grace Parisi.
Baking these easy dumplings right on top of the simmering stew makes them extra fluffy.
Mint, cumin, and chopped almonds give these delicious meatballs their Middle Eastern flavor. There's plenty of mint and cumin in the tomato sauce, too. Serve the meatballs and sauce over steamed couscous to be authentic. We think they're great over rice too.
The honeyed glaze on these sticky, nutty breakfast rolls is luscious and soft when warm, then turns nicely chewy when cool.
Rainwater Madeira, a fortified wine, gives Brian Hill's pub dish a caramelly sweetness.
This recipe has everything one could ask for in a chocolate pudding—an intense flavor and a silky texture that's still firm enough to stand a spoon in.


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Viva Dallas Burlesque
Cinco de Mayo is one of the best excuses to sink into an elated state of drunkenness. You drink beer, slosh around a few margaritas and commemorate the history of Mexican and American culture. Upgrade this year's celebration with a little bubbly, chocolate and a whole lotta leg when Pin Curl Magazine and Viva Dallas Burlesque present their Cinco de Mayo show. The entertainment company is the largest burlesque show in Texas and features different performers and themes each month. This event stars 2010 Queen of Burlesque Coco Lectric, 2010 Miss Viva Las Vegas Ruby Champagne and many of your local faves including Donna Denis, Iris Le'Mour, Miss Malicious and Pixie O'Kneel. VIP seating is available by reservation. Viva la Mexico and long live burlesque beauties. The Cinco de Mayo show takes place 8 p.m. May 4 at the Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Road. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 214-821-7469 or visit vivadallasburlesque.com.
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I was just wondering a few things, I've never really spoken about this thing before, but I have a few questions, I hope no minds me asking them.
How is sexual abuse defined? And if someone is drunk when they do a bad thing does that make it ok?
Im asking because something happened to me and I don't know if it was my fault or if the other person was wrong.
I'm finding this very hard o talk about, so I'm just going to leave it there.
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Last week I was invited to check out four shoe collections and of course I had to accept this invite! Who would say no? It was held at The London West Hollywood, one of my fave L.A. hotels. Designer Coye Nokes was on hand as I checked out her line, all while taking a peek at the Delman collection.
First of all, Coye is so amazingly nice! As I drooled over her shoes, we discussed macaroons and her upcoming spring styles. I was even on hand as a stylist picked a few of her designs for a popular young celebrity for the upcoming award season. Take a look below!
Last summer, when I went to the Nina showroom in New York City, I also got a sneak peek of the Delman line. But, I wasn't allowed to take photos. On this day I made sure to snap away so I can share the luxury line with you. Delman has been around for a very long time and are so very classic.
Disclosure: I received a gift. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 5/7/2011 (2236 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ASSISTED living suites are getting harder to find in Manitoba communities outside of Winnipeg, according to a new survey.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in its third annual Seniors Housing Report, released Tuesday, that the average vacancy rate in seniors rental residences outside of the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) has plummeted to three per cent from 12 per cent in 2010.
That's in stark contrast to the situation in the Winnipeg CMA, where the average vacancy rate increased by seven-tenths of a percentage point, to 7.8 per cent from 7.1 per cent.
Nationally, the rate remained virtually unchanged at 10.7 per cent, versus 10.8 per cent in 2010.
Dianne Himbeault, CMHC's senior market analyst for Manitoba, said it's difficult to know why the vacancy rate outside of Winnipeg dropped so much, because the survey doesn't delve into the reasons behind changes.
Himbeault said one possible explanation is that the seniors population outside Winnipeg is growing at a faster pace than the supply of available units.
Another is that the number of units surveyed outside of Winnipeg is relatively small -- 469 versus 2,977 within the CMA.
"So even a few more filled units can make a huge difference (in the vacancy rate)."
The CMHC survey looks at private and non-profit seniors residences where the majority of residents are over age 65 and where services are offered that aren't found in traditional rental buildings, such as meals, housekeeping and laundry services.
Some of the other Manitoba findings are:
-- The units with the lowest vacancy rates are those with two or more bedrooms (4.5 per cent), and those renting for $1,500 to $1,999 a month (2.5 per cent).
-- The ones with the highest vacancy rates are those with the highest rents -- $2,500 or more a month. The vacancy rate there is 15.4 per cent.
-- The average rent for all types of seniors units in Manitoba increased by 5.4 per cent to $2,227 from $2,112.
-- The average rent is higher in Winnipeg than elsewhere in the province -- $2,283 a month versus $1,871.


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What's New in AIR 2.0 slides and code from cf.Objective() 2010 now available
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Just taking a few minutes out from the greatness that is cf.Objective() 2010 to post my slides and code samples from my What's New in AIR 2.0 presentation. It went well, with good attendance, and feedback from the attendees. For those of you that attended, thank you for your time, I hope you learned something you didn't already know.
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Another good comic week? What the hell is going on? Almost every title I buy will be/has been released this week and last. I guess I'll have a quiet rest of the month to look forward to on the American comic front. Maybe I'll hold off on reading Gantz this week and save it for next. On second thought, that's not going to happen. Gantz is ALWAYS on the top of my read pile. It's just too damn good.
This is my last go on Saga. If the comic can't take a break from swearing every other word or giving us sweet, sweet robot butt secks and, instead, start telling a GOOD, compelling story with a strong narrative like most of Vaughn's other comics then I'm out. Here's what I will be buying tomorrow:
Batwoman #10
Gantz Vol 23
Saga #4
Supergirl #10
Wonder Woman #10
X-Factor #238
What are you getting this week?
FYI: This is my 700th post on the IMJ website. That's kinda crazy.


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Comments from our readers.
MAYBE RON CROSS CAN explain why Moss Creek has to solve their own pond dredging problem while his pals at West Lake get their pond maintenance bills paid by the county.
A RAVE FOR EVERYONE involved in decorating downtown, especially the commons. Thank you! The decoration around the Godfather's statue is nice, too.
THE PAUL SUPPORTERS need to stop living in the past. This is an entirely different generation. We have more to contend with than one old man who can't adapt to today's world.
A RANT TO LOCAL law enforcement. I am the victim still waiting on restitution from a crime against me in 2003. Was just informed assailant got three years for other crimes he committed. Was told by local probation office: If you want your restitution, take the assailant to civil court. He's already been to court! And sentenced to pay me.
LET'S STOP BEING so critical of others and come forward with the human kindness in all of us. It's easier to criticize than to extend a helping hand.
I WOULD LIKE AUGUSTA'S new congressman Paul Broun to stop calling my home with automated messages. It is beyond annoying.
A RAVE for Martinez Elementary and the students who take down and fold "Old Glory." I saw it today.
A HUGE RAVE for the good folks who handled the donations for the Hawes memorial.
THIS IS A RAVE for the gorgeous, well-designed Augusta Regional Airport. Our children flew out today, and on time, too.
WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING in Columbia County is GOOD and everything in Richmond County is BAD? There is no difference in the people -- the only difference is the amount of money.
THIS IS A RAVE for the principal at Columbia Middle School. Thanks for being such a caring person. All principals could learn a thing or two from you!
BEDTIME STORY reading has dropped, and we wonder why kids grow up so ignorant today. The experts blame it on parents who work so hard they are too tired to read at night. Isn't it ironic that most of those kids who aren't getting read to are children of parents who live off various forms of welfare, thus they're never too tired to do anything.
THE COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Education does not need to give its nurses a raise, it needs to give its teachers a raise. If nurses want a raise, then I suggest working in a hospital.
TO THE RANTER about Columbia County school nurse: If you think they are disrespected you should check into what a parapro makes. They are pulled to cover any class that can't get a sub, plus have to make sure their own job is done.
RANTS TO THE CITY for pursuing the spending of millions of dollars on Ellis Street. Have they looked lately at all the garbage, trash, terrible walking locations, and ugly-looking buildings? Why not consider a little money to clean up this eyesore, including painting some of the old buildings?


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About the Calabama Peddlers
Through an unconventional form of ecotourism, the CAlabama Peddlers explored the local history, current concerns, and sense of community of the residents of one small city: York, AL (population:3,000). York's residents shared stories about the region's development and collapse as a railroad hub, the evolution of the cotton and timber industries, environmental and political concerns, civil rights issues, and yearnings for their city's future. From these stories, the Peddlers collaboratively created and displayed thought-provoking slogans on a billboard attached to their tandem bike. As the CAlabama Peddlers, marksearch (a wife-husband team), cycled over two hundred miles in Sumter County, Alabama. Our conversations, images, GPS data, and videos are archived on this documentary blog.
5.08.07: Our Last Day in York, AL
Weather: Cool, sunny blue sky, high 70s
Today is our last day here in York. We packed up our trusty vehicle and sent it on its way back to California.
We transformed our traveling billboard into a slogan signboard as a gift for the town.
We transformed our traveling billboard into a slogan signboard as a gift for the town.
We sent the following letter to community-based organizations based in York:
May 7, 2007
Dear Community Member,
Have you seen two people riding a big yellow bicycle around York? Since mid-April, the CAlabama Peddlers (Sue Mark + Bruce Douglas) have been riding around York talking to people about their lives here. Folks have shared stories about York's history, the railroad, social life, environmental and political concerns, and of course, their yearnings for the city's future. Even though many people are worried about York's current downward turn, everyone expresses a deep love for the place they call home. And we are honored that everyone has so warmly welcomed us in this community.
Over the past month, we have ridden on nearly all of York's city streets and close to 200 miles in Sumter County displaying various slogans that have emerged from our conversations with young and old, black and white. From these stories, we have created and displayed the following slogans:
- We Come to York, Alabama
- The Place You Always Knew, York AL
- Come Home to York, Alabama
- The Once & Future York
- Switchin' Tracks in York
Our hope is that the slogans, which express many of the beliefs that were shared with us, can benefit the York community in an ongoing public format. We are sending you this information so that you can put these slogans into circulation. We are curious to know what you may decide to do. If you would, please let us know what happens with the slogans by regular post (above address) or email (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Thank you so much for making us feel at home in York.
Best regards,
Sue Mark + Bruce Douglas
5.07.07: Our Last Ride in York
Weather: Crisp and cool, low 80s
Ride: 12.5 miles Take a look at our route…
Today is our last day with our bike. We're not ready to end the project; it feels like it would take a lifetime to really get to know this small town.
A surprise visitor stopped by the bank to talk with us. Gary, a young man who grew up in York and is now back visiting during his summer break from college, shared with us an interesting perspective of the town. We talked about local and state politics, education and the school system, and York's future. Gary gave us his two cents about the different slogans that have emerged through the project and we brainstormed about what York could do with the slogans.
After lunch we rode out to Sumter Academy, the county's private school, to talk to some of the kids there. Here are some the slogans that they came up with:
- York is Cool
- York is Awesome
- York is Quaint
We rode around the back roads that surround the school. In this area we saw a lot of small and large plots planted with corn, collards, cabbage and other young sprouts. We even saw a scattering of cows grazing in a lush pasture.
On our way back into town we visited the sawmill in the hopes of a tour. This mill, up until recently, was one of the few to operate with a steam engine. Because it was late in the afternoon, we unfortunately weren't able to see all of the machinery.
We stopped by City Hall to see if we could catch Mayor Gosa to discuss the outcomes of the project. She was very encouraged by the residents' enthusiasm to talk about their town's history and future. She invited us to stay on and continue riding around; we would have loved to extend the project, but other commitments were calling us back home. Mayor Gosa did show us plans for new welcome signs that will proclaim: "York: A City on the Move."
At dusk we went to visit Mary (the poet) at her childhood home in Grant City. We met her brother and sisters, who all fondly talked about their mother and father. They dug up some old family photos to share with us. Mary showed us the infamous wheelbarrow that her dad towed through town (the origin of his nickname, "Wheelbarrow Man"). Their home was a wonderfully organic construction: as new children came, Wheelbarrow Man birthed additions to accommodate his growing family.
5.04.07: A Visit to Gainesville, AL
Weather: Humid, rainy, high 80s
Drive to Gainesville, AL
A number of people told us that we should visit the town of Gainesville because its historic architecture. The trip was further than what we could manage in a day. Since we were fortunate to have the use of a vehicle, we drove to the town (which is about 30 miles north of York). The terrain change dramatically as we traveled north:tree farms gave way to catfish farms.
We set to meet with the informal town historian, who, with her husband, has renovated many of the town's antebellum homes.
We met Margaret early in the morning, and immediately embarked on a three-hour tour. When the town was first platted in 1832, it was, as she stated, a "real city" with a booming economy. It was close to the river and the railroad, which were both useful for shipping cotton. By 1840, the people in Sumter County comprised one third of the state's total population. According to the 2000 census, there are 220 people now living in Gainesville.
Gainesville was all but destroyed by a fire in 1855; it was rebuilt and the last remaining wooden store burned some time in the 1960s. The town's downtown is nearly vacant. Margaret is determined to turn Gainesville into a gateway for the region. She plans to transform the town's historic bank into a visitor center. This bank, which decades ago had been purchased by a wealthy businessman and relocated to his hometown, Tuscaloosa, was recently returned to Gainesville.
Margaret told us about an adventure that we would like to take: the underground railroad bike route, a 2,100 mile trip that covers territory from the deep south all the way to Ontario, Canada.
The town has several churches, but because of the area's slim population, Sunday services rotate among the different denominations. Margaret, weighted with an impressive collection of keys, took us in to a few of the buildings.
We also visited the town's two cemeteries, which are well visited by tourists who are researching their family genealogy.
5.03.07: Several Rides Around Town
Weather: Humid, hazy, muggy with light afternoon drizzles, high 80s
Ride: 12.5 mi (Three short rides)
Today we paid a visit to Mrs. Black, a retired schoolteacher who taught in the Sumter County school system for forty years. She is a local town historian and wrote a book called Twelve Plus, which chronicles her father's life in the region. Her husband, Lucius Black, served several terms as a state representative. Their house is full of photos and awards that they both have won over the years for their service to the community. She told us incredible stories about the civil rights era in York. Check out our route…
In the afternoon we went to the West End School to meet with several classes. The kids, who all had already seen us riding through town at least once or twice, were really excited to see the bike up close. We talked to them about bike safety and they shared their thoughts about York with us. Here is a list of some slogans that they used to describe their town:
- Best City Ever
- Big, Beautiful, Bright
- Best Place to Play
- Welcoming and Friendly
- York's Future is Important
Check out our route…
An important part of the Coleman Center is the Hightower Library. We spent some time there, talking to the librarians and borrowing books.
Some of the books we checked out were:
- The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama
- Crazy in Alabama, Mark Childress
- To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
- The Way Forward is With A Broken Heart, Alice Walker
The Coleman Center is also home to a small historical museum. Here are some of photos that document York's early years.
In thanks for allowing us to photograph the museum's images, we dusted and cleaned the photos' frames.
We had a great evening ride through Grant City. We stopped and spoke with lots of folks.
As we were riding, clusters of kids joined us.
We wanted to find the sign-maker who created many of the signs in and around York. His work inspired many of our designs and we wanted to thank him for his creativity. Here are some samples of his great work:
We didn't have any luck finding after riding to several places where the kids thought he lived. Everyone knows who he is, but no one we spoke to knows where he is.
Check out our route…
Here's our final slogan, based on the many railroad stories that people told us:
5.2.07: An Adventure in Birmingham
Weather: Muggy, high 80s
Ride: No ride
Today we took a drive to Birmingham to visit the Civil Rights Institute, an amazing collection of information about the civil rights movement.The museum's presentations are very dynamic and include sound, video, installation, text and photos. The museum is located in what is called the Civil Right's District, a six-block area that served as the epi-center of the movement.
After touring the Institute, we enjoyed a delicious and hearty meal of greens, ribs, cornbread and cat-fish.
On our way home we took a break from the interstate to drive through some small towns. We stopped off to explore Eutaw (pronounced 'utah') just at twilight: its architecture was ethereal.
Overall it felt strange to move through the landscape at an auto's pace.
5.01.07: A Slow Day Full of Stories
Weather: Humid, muggy, low 90s
Ride: 3.3 miles Check out our route…
As the humidity increases, we are learning how to be slow.
Today we drove to Meridian, MS for lunch with Johnny Davis and wife Sherry. Meridian is the closest big city to York. This is where many people go to work and shop (it's about a forty minute drive). We had a bit of culture shock seeing all of the strip malls and big box stores. Johnny and Sherry shared their inspiring York stories with us. Johnny proclaimed York as "the world's best kept secret." They are excited about the recent opening of their new antique shop called the Watcha Ma Callit Store.
In the afternoon we took a slow, short ride to visit with Mary Zeno, a local poet. We were happy to sit in her yard, drink ice tea and listen to her wonderful poetry. She recalled for us stories about her dad, who was known as 'ol' wheelbarrow man". After he finished his day job as a janitor at one of the mills, he would walk around town with his wheelbarrow, offering his services as a handyman. Children and dogs always followed him; they all loved to be around him.
As one of our service activities, we are typing up Mary's new poems and preserving them for her on a CD.
We talked to our neighbor Doug about some good routes to take for our future rides.
4.30.07: Ride to Livingston, AL
Weather: Hot, hot, hot! high 90s
Ride: 26.0 miles Check out our route…
Because it was promising to be an extremely hot day, we started off early in the morning. As we headed off to Livingston, we made a stop at the Sumter County Rehab Center to give them photos from our earlier visit.
Even though we have visited Livingston a few times, we thought it would be a good idea to ride there again and talk to more folks. On our way, we rode through some of the newer housing developments in York. We spoke with one neighbor who was bursting with York accolades: she is glad that she lives in a place where people know and care about each other. She is concerned for York's youth and hopes that there will be enough job opportunities to encourage them either to stay or return. In exchange for her York stories, we picked up some stray trash on her impeccable yard.
We took a "short cut", a road that would by-pass much of the heavily trafficked Highway 11. This detour took us through some wonderfully shaded woods, a few old homes, and a simple church. Across the road from the church was a cemetery populated with very old and some homemade markers. It was very, very peaceful.
We stopped at our favorite lunch spot, the Touch of Home. There we ran into several people that we knew; made us feel a little bit like locals!
We toured around Livingston and saw some stunning architecture; even the more simple homes possessed a solid presence.
We rode through the University of West Alabama campus because someone had told us a story about the covered bridge there. The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge was moved to the campus in the 1970s and strides over a small lake; it is the oldest covered bridge in Alabama. You can smell its history as you move through it.
Looping back to Highway 11 we came upon Livingston's city hall, which is housed in the former train station. Though the train doesn't stop there anymore, it loudly passes by, as often as several times an hour.
4.29.07 Sunday in York
Weather: Clear skies, hot, upper 90s
Ride: 3.1 miles Check out our route…
Since it was Sunday morning, we decided to visit one of the many churches in York. A town of 3000 residents, York boasts over twenty different houses of worship! The First Baptist Church congregation warmly welcomed us. The two-hour service was full of impassioned words and celebratory music. With everyone singing, the music was visceral.
We spent some time after the service to talk to folks about their York memories and perspectives. We passed out many York city plans. We tried to get some one-on-one time with the minister, but he was very busy; he had to rush over and deliver another service at a different church.
We spent the afternoon riding around York and talking to folks as they relaxed on their front porches.
In the evening we met with a Katrina refugee at Church's Chicken: a young woman who had been attending Tulane and is now finishing her pre-law degree in Livingston. She impressed us with her unwavering optimism given the challenges she faces.
4.28.07: Bike Shed Day
Weather: High clouds, High 80s, humid
Ride: None
Our major community service effort was hosting a bike repair day at the York Bike Shed, a public art project developed by Richard Saxton. Richard converted this shed, which used to be the town's radio and tv repair shop, into a self-sustaining building. It is equipped with solar panels and a grey-water system that irrigates the surrounding garden.
The shed, which had been closed since the fall, needed a little "tlc". With the community's help, we organized the bike shed's tools and supplies, and revived the garden.
Over the course of the morning, we gave away and helped repair more than a dozen bikes.


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NBA refs allowed Steve Francis to do something similar on a break in a Piston game.
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PORT ALLEN — Grover Harrison III remembers what he told Tracy Porter when the New Orleans Saints cornerback signed his first pro contract three years ago.
"Money is a magnifier," Harrison said he told Porter. "If you're a bad person, it gives you an opportunity to do a lot of bad things. If you're a good person, it gives you the opportunity to do more of the good things."
Harrison was on hand Sunday at D.C.'s Grill as Porter, back home as the Saints enjoyed a bye week, celebrated an early Thanksgiving with needy families from the Port Allen area.
Porter treated the families to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, reaching out to the community where he began his road to NFL stardom.
"I know what type of upbringing I had — it was tough," Porter said. "I'm in a position where I can help others, and that's something that I'm all about doing."
Porter credits people like Harrison for making him the man he is today.
Harrison coached Porter in basketball and track and field at Port Allen Middle School, a mentor to Porter during his adolescent years. Porter later worked for Harrison as a lifeguard and camp counselor at the YMCA.
As they planned Sunday's dinner, Harrison and Porter consulted with guidance counselors at area schools, searching for names of students who may not otherwise enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving.
Instead of having Porter deliver meals to the homes of the students, they decided to invite the families to D.C.'s for a sit-down dinner.
"We thought it would have more of an impact that way," Harrison said.
The event gave the youngsters a chance to interact with their hometown hero, a former Port Allen High star who played a key role in bringing New Orleans its first Super Bowl title.
Known for creating takeaways on the field, Porter has also made the community proud by giving back.
Two years ago, for instance, he donned a Santa hat during the Christmas holidays and donated a truckload of bicycles to children in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Recently, he launched the Tracy Porter Pick Six Foundation, dedicated to providing youth with support systems, enrichment and mentoring activities.
Porter said the foundation will target kids throughout Louisiana.
"We're just trying to teach the kids there are more things to do than just sitting in the house playing video games," he said. "We want them to understand the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and staying active."
Porter recognizes how much of an impact he can have with youngsters, especially the ones in his own hometown.
The street in Port Allen where he grew up has been named after him. The jersey number he wore at Port Allen High has been retired.
Signing an autograph here can mean so much. Sending a message can mean much more.
"Tracy was a good person when he didn't have any money," Harrison said. "Now that he has money and an opportunity to help more people, he does that."


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