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Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered. —Hebrews 5:8
A man or woman with a secret anointing always needs further preparation. We do not get the necessary refinement by merely praying for more of the Holy Spirit. Jesus had all the Holy Spirit that there was—the Spirit without limit (John 3:34). Yet, "although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered" (Heb. 5:8).
I find this truly amazing. To think that Jesus, the God-man, needed suffering to be perfected. He was man as though He were not God—and was filled with the Spirit without any measure or limit set on that filling. He was completely filled with the Spirit. He was also God as though He were not man! And yet, "in bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering" (Heb. 2:10). All I can say is, if our Lord Jesus Christ needed to suffer before He could be all that God the Father envisaged for Him, how much more do we need to suffer before God can trust us with the full extent of the anointing?
Suffering was David's passport to a greater anointing. Though the Spirit came upon him in power (1 Sam. 16:13), little did David know that, rather than being crowned king in the next week or two, he would have years and years of fleeing Saul—for one reason: to guarantee that the secret anointing in him was refined.
The secret anointing in you, though you are kept from a high profile, will still be a threat to the enemy God chooses for your refinement. David could not hide his anointing. He wasn't ambitious. He simply did what he was asked to do and did it too well. David thought the preparation would never end. You may feel the same way. But thank God for the secret anointing in you. Thank God for friends. And thank God for your enemies. They will probably mean more to you, at the end of the day, than your friends!
Excerpted from The Anointing: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Charisma House, 2003).
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POMONA, Calif. — The 2013 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo powered by General Tire is arguably the biggest show of the year for the off-road industry, and now a very exclusive group of attendees will be able to enjoy a one-of-a-kind VIP experience. Family Events, in partnership with the Off Road Business Association (ORBA), will offer a limited number of VIP Experience Packages to be sold to enthusiasts who want to enjoy special privileges including a "Lunch with the Legends", VIP parking and more.
"Our goal was to create a fundraising campaign a little different than the normal 'please donate' routine," said ORBA Public Relations Director Jeff Knoll. "The board came up with a great idea, the VIP Experience Package that will include a private lunch with some of the biggest names in the sport including Brian Deegan, Casey Currie, Ivan Stewart, Shannon Campbell, Johnny Greaves, and more.

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For 40 years, the Kronos Quartet has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a
spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually re-imagining the string
quartet experience. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and
influential groups of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more
than 50 recordings of extraordinary breadth and creativity, collaborating with many of the
world's most intriguing and accomplished composers and performers, and commissioning more
than 800 works and arrangements for string quartet. In 2011, Kronos became the only
recipients of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize-two of the most
prestigious awards given to musicians. The group's numerous awards also include a Grammy
for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and being named 2003's Musicians of the Year by
Musical America.
Kronos' adventurous approach dates back to the ensemble's origins. In 1973, David
Harrington was inspired to form Kronos after hearing George Crumb's Black Angels,
a highly unorthodox, Vietnam War-inspired work that featured bowed water glasses,
spoken-word passages, and electronic effects. Kronos then began building a compellingly
diverse repertoire for string quartet, performing and recording works by 20th-century
masters (Bartók, Webern, Schnittke), contemporary composers (John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov,
Aleksandra Vrebalov), jazz legends (Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk), rock
artists (guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, Brazilian electronica artist Amon Tobin, and Icelandic
indie-rock group Sigur Rós), and artists who truly defy genre (performance artist Laurie
Anderson, composer-sound sculptor-inventor Trimpin, interdisciplinary composer-performer
Meredith Monk).
Integral to Kronos' work is a series of long-running, in-depth collaborations with many of
the world's foremost composers. One of the quartet's most frequent composer-collaborators
is "Father of Minimalism" Terry Riley, whose work with Kronos includes Salome Dances
for Peace; Sun Rings, a multimedia, NASA-commissioned ode to the earth and
its people, featuring celestial sounds and images from space; and Another Secret
eQuation for youth chorus and string quartet, premiered at an April 2011 concert in
celebration of Riley's 75th birthday. Kronos commissioned and recorded the three string
quartets of Polish composer Henryk Górecki, with whom the group worked for more than 25
years. The quartet has also collaborated extensively with composers such as Philip Glass,
recording a CD of his string quartets in 1995 and premiering a new work in 2013, among
other projects; Azerbaijan's Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, whose works are featured on the
full-length 2005 release Mugam Sayagi; Steve Reich, from Kronos' performance of
the Grammy-winning composition Different Trains to the September 11-themed WTC
9/11; and many more.
In addition to composers, Kronos counts numerous performers from around the world among
its collaborators, including Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man; Azeri master vocalist
Alim Qasimov, legendary Bollywood "playback singer" Asha Bhosle, featured on Kronos'
Grammy-nominated CD You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R. D. Burman's Bollywood;
Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq; indie rock band The National; Mexican rockers Café Tacvba;
sound artist and instrument builder Walter Kitundu; and Romanian gypsy band Taraf de
Haïdouks. Kronos has performed live with the likes of Paul McCartney, Allen Ginsberg, Zakir
Hussain, Modern Jazz Quartet, Noam Chomsky, Rokia Traoré, Tom Waits, David Barsamian,
Howard Zinn, Betty Carter, and David Bowie, and has appeared on recordings by such diverse
talents as Nine Inch Nails, Dan Zanes, DJ Spooky, Dave Matthews, Nelly Furtado, Joan
Armatrading, and Don Walser. In dance, famed choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor,
Twyla Tharp, and Eiko & Koma have created pieces with Kronos' music.
Kronos' work has also featured prominently in a number of films, including two recent
Academy Award-nominated documentaries: the AIDS-themed How to Survive a Plague
(2012) and Dirty Wars (2013), an exposé of covert warfare for which Kronos' David
Harrington served as music supervisor. Kronos also performed scores by Philip Glass for the
films Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and Dracula (a restored edition of
the 1931 Tod Browning-Bela Lugosi classic) and by Clint Mansell for the Darren Aronofsky
films The Fountain and Requiem for a Dream. Additional films featuring
Kronos' music include 21 Grams, Heat, and True Stories.
The quartet spends five months of each year on tour, appearing in concert halls, clubs,
and festivals around the world, including Lincoln Center Out of Doors, BAM Next Wave
Festival, Carnegie Hall, London's Barbican, WOMAD, UCLA's Royce Hall, Amsterdam's
Concertgebouw, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Sydney Opera House. Kronos is equally prolific
and wide-ranging on recordings. The ensemble's expansive discography on Nonesuch Records
includes collections like Pieces of Africa (1992), a showcase of African-born
composers that simultaneously topped Billboard's Classical and World Music charts;
1998's 10-disc anthology, Kronos Quartet: 25 Years; Nuevo (2002), a
Grammy- and Latin Grammy-nominated celebration of Mexican culture; and the 2004
Grammy-winner, Alban Berg's Lyric Suite. Among the group's latest releases are
Rainbow (Smithsonian Folkways, 2010), in collaboration with musicians from
Afghanistan and Azerbaijan; Music of Vladimir Martynov (Nonesuch, 2011), and
Aheym: Kronos Quartet plays music by Bryce Dessner (Anti-, 2013). Music publishers
Boosey & Hawkes and Kronos released sheet music for three signature Kronos-commissioned
works in Kronos Collection, Volume 1 (2006), a performing edition edited by
Kronos; Volume 2 will be released in 2014.
In addition to its role as a performing and recording ensemble, the quartet is committed
to mentoring emerging performers and composers and has led workshops, master classes, and
other education programs at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, California State
Summer School for the Arts, Carnegie Hall's Weill Institute, London's Barbican, and other
institutions in the US and overseas. Kronos is undertaking extended educational residencies
in 2013-2014 at UC Berkeley's Cal Performances, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at
the University of Maryland, the Special Music School at the Kaufman Music Center in New
York City, and the Malta Arts Festival.
With a staff of 10 based in San Francisco, the non-profit Kronos Performing Arts
Association (KPAA) manages all aspects of Kronos' work, including the commissioning of new
works, concert tours, concert presentations in the San Francisco Bay Area, education
programs, and more. One of KPAA's most exciting initiatives is the Kronos: Under 30
Project, a unique commissioning and residency program for composers under age 30 that has
now added five new works to the Kronos repertoire. By cultivating creative relationships
with emerging and established artists from around the world, Kronos and KPAA reap the
benefit of decades of wisdom, while maintaining a fresh approach to music making.
Bryce Dessner is best known as the guitarist for the acclaimed rock band The National.
Their albums Alligator (2005), Boxer (2007), and High Violet
(2010) were named among albums of the decade in publications throughout the world. Their
most recent release, Trouble Will Find Me (2013), debuted at number three on both
the Billboard and the UK Albums charts. In addition to his work as a composer and
guitarist, Dessner is the founder and artistic director of the acclaimed MusicNOW Festival
in Cincinnati, Ohio, which presents its ninth season in 2014. He is also a co-founder and
owner of the Brassland record label, home to a diverse group of artists who include
experimental rock duo Buke and Gase, celebrated young composer Nico Muhly, and cellist Erik
Friedlander. In addition, Dessner and his brother Aaron produced an extensive AIDS charity
compilation, Dark Was the Night, for the Red Hot Organization. The ambitious
record features exclusive new recordings and collaborations from a long list of artists,
including Kronos, David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Jones, Cat Power,
Grizzly Bear, My Morning Jacket, and Spoon.
Recognized as the world's premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese
music, Grammy Award-nominated musician Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist,
educator, and composer. She has helped to give her lute-like instrument-which has a history
of more than 2,000 years in China-a new role in both traditional and contemporary music.
Having been brought up in the Pudong School of pipa playing-one of the most
prestigious classical styles of Imperial China-Wu Man is now recognized as an outstanding
exponent of the traditional repertoire, as well as a leading interpreter of contemporary
pipa music by today's most prominent composers. Wu Man's efforts were recognized
when she was named Musical America's 2013 Instrumentalist of the Year, the first
time this prestigious award has been bestowed on a player of a non-Western
Born in Hangzhou, China, Wu Man studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing,
where she was accepted at age 13, and became the first recipient of a master's degree in
pipa performance. In 1985, she made her first visit to the United States as a
member of the China Youth Arts Troupe. Wu man moved to the US in 1990 and currently resides
with her husband and son in California.
In his 30 odd years, Jherek Bischoff has played in numerous bands and musical
configurations, including Parenthetical Girls, Xiu Xiu, Degenerate Art Ensemble, The Dead
Science, Amanda Palmer, Wordless Music Orchestra, and a various and sundry mix of musicians
around the world. Bischoff has been an instinctive collaborator since his formative days
spent sailing the world with his family, hopping ashore at various ports to serve as an
impromptu Bischoff family backing band to locals.
Face the Music is the country's only ensemble for 18-and-under that is solely devoted to
the music of living composers. In the space of nine years, Face the Music has grown
from an after-school club of eight kids to a massive group of more than 135 students from
all over the tri-state area who convene every week to write, rehearse, and perform music
together. The ensemble advances the Kaufman Music Center's commitment to contemporary music
and provides unparalleled performance and education experiences for the next generation of
musical leaders.
Under the direction of Dr. Jenny Undercofler, Face the Music performs nearly 35 concerts
each season in venues around the city, ranging from schools to museums to concert halls.
Highlights from recent seasons include performances at the Bang on a Can Marathon, Ecstatic
Music Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and River to River Festival, where Face the
Music opened for the Philip Glass Ensemble. Face the Music has collaborated with many
professional artists, including the JACK Quartet, ICE, and Gutbucket. This past fall, Face
the Music launched the Kronos at Kaufman program, pairing members of the Kronos Quartet
with four elite student quartets.
Now in its 22 season, the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus (BYC), under the
direction of Founder and Artistic Director Dianne Berkun-Menaker, is defying convention and
re-imagining the artistic role of the youth chorus. BYC has become one of the country's
leading choruses, performing hundreds of concerts, collaborating with some of the most
influential composers and artists of our time, and commissioning daring, new choral
BYC has performed with major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, London
Symphony Orchestra, and Mariinsky Orchestra under the batons of Valery Gergiev, Lorin
Maazel, Charles Dutoit, Robert Spano, and Leon Botstein. The chorus has also appeared in
performances and recordings with such popular artists as Barbra Streisand, Sir Elton John,
Lou Reed, Philip Glass, the Kronos Quartet, and Alicia Keys. BYC won a Grammy for the world
premiere live recording of John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls with the
New York Philharmonic in 2005.
Central to BYC's work is New Voices, an active commissioning program with the goal of
creating innovative, genre-bending repertoire that challenges and thrills both singers and
audiences. Among the celebrated composers BYC has commissioned are Pulitzer Prize winners
David Lang and Paul Moravec, Bryce Dessner, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, Kirk Nurock, Richard
Reed Parry, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Julia Wolfe, and Shara Worden. These collaborations have
yielded 30 individual compositions as well as full-scale productions, including Tell
the Way (2011), co-produced with St. Ann's Warehouse and featuring composer Nico
Muhly, and Brooklyn Village (2012), co-produced with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and
Roulette theater.
The young singers, who are drawn from all five boroughs of New York City, receive
unparalleled training from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy (BYCA)-a performance-based
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BANGOR, Maine Two news co-anchors surprised their co-workers, their audience and their bosses when they tendered their resignation live on-air.
Former co-anchors Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio announced that they were quitting at the end of Tuesday's 6 p.m. newscast on Bangor, Maine's ABC affiliate station WVII. Prior to the statement, they had not told anyone else of their plans. They later cited frustration with their management.
On the newscast, the two didn't give specific reasons on the air for their sudden departure. Consiglio said that while they enjoyed reporting the news, "some recent developments have come to our attention, though, and departing together is the best alternative we can take."
Michaels said she and Consiglio "are very sorry for having to say goodbye for now, but we'll still be around." She plans to pursue a writing career and paint, and Consiglio said he would continue his career "in a different capacity."
Michaels told Bangor Daily News that they thought if they had resigned off air, they would have not been allowed to say goodbye to their viewers. They said they had been frustrated over the last four years about how they were instructed to do their jobs.
"There was a constant disrespecting and belittling of staff and we both felt there was a lack of knowledge from ownership and upper management in running a newsroom to the extent that I was not allowed to structure and direct them professionally," Michaels explained. "I couldn't do everything I wanted to as a news director. There was a regular undoing of decisions."
Their boss said Wednesday they had been on their way out the door anyway. He said he was not surprised by the action they took.
"Sometimes people leave before they're officially told to leave," said Mike Palmer, station vice president and general manager. He declined to discuss issues that may have caused disagreements but said, "There are things that they know."
Palmer denied to the Bangor Daily News that upper management was involved in daily production.
Asked about reaction from viewers in the small market served by WVII, Palmer said, "I have not heard from a single viewer."
But he said he had received about 20 applications for their jobs after posting them Tuesday night on an industry website.
"I've had people from all over the country send resumes and audition reels," Palmer said.
WVII and another station Palmer manages, Fox affiliate WFVX, have made headlines before. In 2006, The New York Times reported that Palmer prohibited his staff from doing stories on global warming.
Consiglio, 28, started with WVII as a sports reporter in April 2006. Michaels, 46, was the news director and spent six years at the station.
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A Sweetly Serene Trio of Handmade Terra Cotta Angels
- Three handmade angels bearing gifts
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- Display indoors or out; makes a welcome gift
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Ready to watch over your home or garden, these terra cotta angels are handmade by artisans in Guatamala. Each carries a different gift (cornucopia, bell or chicken) and is a unique work of art.
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The Clayton Hotel in Cardiff city offers a newly built, 12-story accommodation with 216 well-appointed air conditioned guest rooms. Located in the heart of the city on St. Mary Street, with just a short walk from Cardiff Central train station and Cardiff's premium sporting facility, Millennium Stadium.
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When I first tried no-cook pasta sauce made with juicy vine-ripened tomatoes, I was thrilled to discover how flavorful the raw tomato sauce was over pasta. In this type of sauce, the tomatoes are cut up, tossed with herbs and olive oil, and then they marinate on the counter for a few hours. This Penne Pasta with Tomato, Herb, and Feta No-Cook Pasta Sauce gives the sauce a Greek twist, with some Feta cheese added when you cook the pasta. You should only make this type of sauce when you have fresh vine-ripened tomatoes from your garden or farmers market, but if you have a surplus of tomatoes right now, this is a delicious way to use them.
We enjoyed this sauce over penne pasta, but if you want a low-carb variation it would also be delicious over zucchini noodles, which also might be abundant in the garden right now.
Thinly slice 1/2 cup green onions.
Chop 1/4 cup parsley (I used flat-leaf Italian parsley.)
Chop or slice 1/4 cup fresh basil. (I sliced the basil in chiffonade slices.)
Toss the drained pasta with the sauce and serve immediately.
Penne Pasta with Tomato, Herb, and Feta No-Cook Pasta Sauce
(Makes 3-4 servings, recipe adapted from Bon Appetit, August 2002.)
1 lb. fresh vine-ripened tomatoes, chopped (about 2 cups chopped tomatoes)
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup chopped or thinly-sliced basil
2 tsp. finely chopped fresh oregano
(You could vary the fresh herbs, depending on what you have. The original recipe used dill, which I tried, but I preferred it with basil. Mint also might be good.)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (use a good quality olive oil for this recipe)
2 tsp. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
3 oz. crumbled Feta Cheese (or more)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste (I used a lot of pepper, but not much salt)
7-8 oz. penne pasta (I used 1/2 box Dreamfields penne.)
generous amount salt, for pasta water
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More Ideas for No-Cook Pasta Sauce:
No-Cook Pasta Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen
Raw Tomato Sauce from Words to Eat By
No-Cook Tomato Sauce from Andrea Meyers
Raw Tomato Sauce from Elana's Pantry
Linguini with Raw Tomato Sauce from Eat the Right Stuff
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When you buy shares of a mutual fund, you're buying into a portfolio of securities. There are many types of funds, and you should always read the prospectus before investing. Essentially, you are buying diversification that would be difficult to achieve on your own. As you make your selection, consider when you'll need to take money out of the fund and identify your tolerance for risk. You'll also want to consider a fund's past performance and look for a manager who has been with the fund for several years.
- Understanding mutual fund share classes
Some mutual funds allow you to choose among several share classes, most commonly Class A, Class B, and Class C. When choosing a share class, keep in mind how much you want to invest and your investment time horizon.
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Earl Robinson, one of Cal's greatest two-sport athletes, died Friday after a long illness. He was 77.
Robinson, who starred in basketball and baseball in the late 1950s, was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988. He was voted into the Pac-10 Hall of Honor in 2010.
A Berkeley High graduate, Robinson was a 6-foot-1 guard on the basketball team, helping Cal to three conference titles (1956-58). He was captain as a senior, when the Bears reached the NCAA regional final before losing to Elgin Baylor and Seattle.
An All-America shortstop, Robinson hit .352 in 1957, leading the Bears to the NCAA baseball title.
He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958 and had a seven-year major league career with three teams.
He spent several offseasons as an assistant basketball coach at Cal and in 1966-67 became head coach at Merritt College — the first African-American head basketball coach in California junior college history. He also coached and taught speech classes at Laney College.
Details on a memorial service are pending.
Donations to help cover Robinson's medical expenses and end-of-life costs should be made payable to Dennis Fitzpatrick. Contributors should indicate the gift is for Earl Robinson's fund and send it to: Dennis Fitzpatrick, 1689 Comstock Ave., Los Angeles CA 90024.
Aaron Gordon, the No. 4 pick in the draft by Orlando, had seven points and five rebounds in his pro debut, and the Magic beat Philadelphia 83-77 in the Orlando NBA Pro Summer League. The former Archbishop Mitty High and Arizona star didn't shoot the ball well (3 of 11) and had four turnovers, but in the fourth quarter he came out of nowhere to swipe K.J. McDaniels' layup attempt out of the air. "A lot of people swat it into the second row, and it's unnecessary," he said. Stanford product Josh Huestis had two points and two rebounds in Oklahoma City's 84-63 loss to Memphis.
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Chuckie Jones and Shawn Payne both struck out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, and San Jose fell to visiting Stockton 4-3. The Giants had scored twice in the inning to get within a run of the Ports.
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You've made your decision: although you're eligible to collect Social Security payments, you're going to keep working and delay receiving your retirement benefits.
But don't forget about Medicare.
Even if you decide to wait until after you are age 65 to apply for retirement benefits, most people should apply for Medicare coverage at age 65. If you'd like to begin your Medicare coverage, you should apply within four months of reaching age 65.
Can I get a new Social Security number if someone has stolen my identity?
By DOUG HEINLEN
AARP Florida President
A recent survey conducted by AARP confirms that Floridians 50+ are concerned about their finances, thinking about having to delay retirement and struggling with day-to-day costs of living as big spikes in fuel costs ripple through the economy.
According to media reports, some advisors to Gov. Rick Scott have even discussed raising your electric bills – and those of existing Florida businesses – to raise money to lure new and expanding businesses to Florida.
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Now is a good time to contact your legislators and tell them what a good job they are doing holding costs down. Their fantastic wisdom predicted seniors would not need a cost of living increase in 2010-2011. After all, the only thing that went up in 2010 was gas, Medicare, food, house insurance, car insurance and medicine. Seniors require a great deal more medication than we did when we were only 45 or 55.
Wal-Mart Manager Arnie Pierce presents the "Bus Seniors" with a new big screen television to be used at the Trenton Senior Center. The monthly trips to Wal-Mart on the Gilchrist County free bus have become a social event that all the riders look forward to on the first Friday of each month. The group wishes to thank not only the manager, but all the employees of Walmart for all the help they have provided over the last few months.
The family and many friends of former Levy County Tax Collector C.D. Tummond are having a 93rd birthday party for him on Saturday, April 2, at the Brinkman Farm on County Road 330 — 10351 N.W. 70th St.— Chiefland. Friends will begin gathering at 11 a.m. with lunch at 1 p.m. All are welcome and guests are asked, if you can, bring a chair and if you wish, a favorite dish. Balloons will mark the drive on which to turn.
No RSVP required. Questions? Contact Bob Mount 490-5040 or Dick Tummond 490-6509.
Please come and share memories!
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Social Security Assistant District Manager, Gainesville
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Do you have questions about your options for Medicare, Medicare/Medicaid, Disability, Supplemental Insurance, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, or Medicare Billings?
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A substantially higher number of dairy cows went to slaughter in July than the same month a year earlier, an indication that high feed costs are causing some herds to liquidate.
According to the "Livestock Slaughter" report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this morning, 239,000 dairy cows went to slaughter in July, compared to 207,000 in July 2011.
That is a 32,000-cow increase, which is substantially higher than the 2,000-cow year-over-year increase in April and the 10,000-cow increase in June. Yet, in May ― before this summer's drought set in and caused feed prices to skyrocket ― the increase was 31,000 head, which might suggest the nation's dairy herd was already in the process of downsizing.
The true impact of this summer's drought may not show up until the August numbers are in.
For the week ending Aug. 11, dairy cow slaughter under federal inspection was up 7.7 percent, at 57,300 head, compared with the same period the previous year, points out Dave Kurzawski, dairy analyst with FC Stone/Downes-O'Neill in Chicago. Year-to-date slaughter levels are 4.9 percent higher than 2011 levels, with 1,857,600 head slaughtered.


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Focus on foreign languages, schools urged
4:00pm Monday 20th February 2012
By Jon Reeve
4:00pm Monday 20th February 2012
By Jon Reeve
Southampton'S education boss has called on schools to do more to encourage children to study foreign languages.
Jeremy Moulton, pictured, believes encouraging youngsters to learn to speak more languages will help schools record better scores in the Government's new English baccalaureate measure for league tables, which aims to show pupils are getting a rounded education.
But he also believes it will help promote community cohesion and boost Southampton's businesses.
Just a quarter of Southampton's Year 11 pupils were entered for an EBaccqualifying modern language in last year's GCSEs, compared to 40 per cent in Hampshire schools, which is a similar level to the national average.
Cllr Moulton believes schools should be looking to improve that figure, as well as offering a wider range of languages.
He said: "With the new EBacc coming in, the area that we need to progress is to do more with languages.
"We're doing well with science, maths and English and I think a lot of schools are starting to focus more on languages.
"I think it's going to be increasingly important in the future.
"The EBacc is going to become more important as schools look to move up the league tables."
The EBacc, which has proved controversial because pupils taking GCSEs last year had already chosen their subjects before it was introduced by Education Secretary Michael Gove, is designed to show children are achieving in a range of academic subjects.
As well as English and maths, pupils must gain a grade C or higher in science, history or geography, and a language.
Cllr Moulton said he wants to see children offered the chance to study GCSEs in languages from around the world, with schools working together where only small numbers are interested in a particular subject.
But he believes there are more benefits to encouraging languages in schools than improving league table standings.
He said: "We're a city of 110 different languages, we're a port town, we have an airport, and we have the cruise industry with all that goes with it – Southampton is the sort of place where lots of children should be getting a language at GCSE.
"I think it's important within the community to be better at languages. It's not just for economic or educational reasons, it's for social reasons.
"We're a diverse community and the more children take up languages the more they're likely to integrate."
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Students returned to Cupertino High School earlier this month to find the newly completed face of their school staring back.
On Jan. 16, the school celebrated the opening of its two-story, 29,000-square-foot student union. The long-awaited project reshapes the entry to 'Tino and provides a new way for students to work and collaborate during the school day.
"Looking at these buildings from a student's perspective, I could not be happier with the outcome," Annie Boyle, CHS student body president, said during the Jan. 16 celebration. "I think I speak for my fellow Pioneers when I say that we are still in shock that this is where we actually get the privilege of going to school every day."
The two-level student union houses the cafeteria, library, counseling services and administration offices for the campus. The spaces within the union are seamlessly connected to create an environment where students can work cooperatively, study quietly, eat, conduct research and socialize, according to designers from Santa Rosa-based Quattrocchi Kwok Architects.
"It really became an opportunity for us to rethink how to assemble these elements together to create a new entry to the school," Mark Quattrocchi said.
Blach Construction served as the general contractor and Kitchell as the program manager.
The student union has an open staircase to the upper level, which houses cafe-style tables and presentation areas. Also on the second level, the library provides reading and studying areas, as well as enclosed flexible meeting spaces with folding glass walls. Students have access to the wired and wireless network, including outdoor spaces such as the quad and upper-level terrace.
"It felt like something that you only saw in high schools in the movies," Boyle said.
The project also saw a redesigned main quad, which now has a performance stage and seating areas. The library and quad are also connected to a second-level outdoor terrace, which provides additional seating with views of the quad and stage.
The Jan. 16 celebration featured speeches, plaque dedications, ribbon cuttings, tours and even some musical and theatrical performances. The school district's board president, Bill Wilson, expressed optimism that the buildings will serve student needs for decades to come.
"For those of us on the board who have seen plans and some pictures of this from years past, it's wonderful to be here on this day when this really becomes a reality," he said. "It's a gift that will work for our students today, and for students who are not even born yet.
"One of the focus areas from the very beginning was to have a building that was flexible, that could bring people together and participate and learn in ways that we can not even anticipate."
Cupertino High at times felt like a construction zone as the project took shape this past year. However, the project was phased to start demolition early during the summer of 2012, and the schedule was coordinated so the most disruptive work was completed during summer months and breaks.
The student union was also designed with sustainability in mind, as the project exceeds California's energy code requirements by 18 percent, according to Quattrocchi Kwok Architects.
The structure also makes use of natural light to minimize energy usage. Building materials include recycled content such as carpeting, steel structure and framing; recycled-glass countertops; and linoleum flooring made from linseed oil. Landscaping and site improvements use native plants and will function to provide shade and naturally filter stormwater runoff.
The $16.6 million facility was funded by the district's local bond Measure B, approved by voters in the district boundaries in June 2008.
"We hope that what you see is that we took your dollars and we tried to make magic," FUHSD superintendent Polly Bove told the audience at the celebration.
At the end of the presentation, Quattrocchi gave Bove a 1950s-era Cupertino High pennant found in an antique store.


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Katherine Webb isn't the only model who made waves on Twitter on Monday night.
Kate Upton, Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover girl, delivered a zinger that read a lot like a veiled shot at a former beau.
As Notre Dame was being steamrolled by Alabama in the National Championship Game, Upton tweeted, "It's okay Notre Dame this happened to the Jets every week"
The background: Upton briefly dated Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez last year. The 20-year-old reportedly has moved on to Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander.
For what it's worth, Upton wasn't too far off in her assessment of Gang Green. With Sanchez (and not Tim Tebow) behind center, the Jets lost by scores of 27-10, 34-0, 30-9, 28-7, 49-19 and 28-9 this season.


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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
The Sacrament of Baptism: Door of
It all began with John the Baptist and Jesus. Water was an
important element, for it had the power of cleansing. The ancient
Jewish people were meticulous in their cleansing habits and water
is what they used. In an arid terrain, water was both valuable and
a necessity.
John the Baptist went about baptizing all whom he encountered.
In many cases, he used river water. John the Baptist also baptized
Jesus in the River Jordan. The people came to know from John the
Baptist the powerful experience of turning away from sin and being
cleansed by the mercy of God that was symbolized by immersion in
The early Church realized that a ceremony of initiation into the
faith community was needed. For Catholics, the sacrament of Baptism
is the first step in a lifelong journey and a commitment to serve
God, and of faith and love of neighbor.
Baptism is the Church's way of celebration and of believers'
acceptance of God's loving embrace. Baptism is the first of the
three sacraments of initiation. It is also the first of seven
sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. It removes the guilt and
effects of original sin.
It incorporates the baptized individual into the Church that is
the Mystical Body of Christ on earth. It is the door to a new and
supernatural life on earth. It is considered the door of the
History of Baptism
Baptism has been a part of Christianity from the very beginning,
as demonstrated many times in the Acts of the Apostles. Christians
believe that Jesus instituted the sacrament of Baptism. Scholars
are not in agreement as to Jesus' intentions and whether he had
envisioned an organized and long continuing Church. This is merely
a matter of dispute among scholars.
By the 12th century, the word "sacrament" was pared down and
referenced to seven rites, including that of Baptism. The span
between the 12th and the 14th centuries witnessed infusion (pouring
of water) as the common method of administering baptism in Western
Europe. Immersion occurred in some places as late as the 16th
During the Middle Ages, there was great variation as to the type
of facility required for baptism. Some were large enough to immerse
two adults at the same time. The 13th-century baptistery at Pisa
was an example of a large baptism pool.
An example of a smaller pool was the shallow one in the
sixth-century baptistery in the Cathedral of Cologne. For
immersion, the pool could be as small as to allow the crown of the
head to be immersed.
In the year 416, the Roman Empire made infant baptism
compulsory. The Roman Catholic Church, for centuries, taught that
if a baby died without being baptized, he or she would go to a
place of natural happiness called limbo.
Pope Benedict XVI, in April 2007, reversed this teaching of
limbo. He did not agree with St. Augustine, who taught that all
non-baptized infants would go straight to hell. Pope Benedict
created a doctrine stipulating that all infants who died would go
to heaven whether they were baptized or not.
The question raised by other Christian faiths was: is it right
to baptize infants even if they are not capable of renouncing
Satan? The Catholic Church teaches that Baptism should be
administered even to infants, who are not yet guilty of personal
It believes that they may be reborn of water and the Holy Spirit
to divine life in Jesus Christ. The wonderful benefits of baptism
are the same for infants as for adults.
The Rite of Baptism
Baptism is a joyous celebration. It is held on a Sunday whenever
possible. Parents are present with the sponsors. Relatives and
friends may also be in attendance. The rite of Baptism includes one
or more readings from Scripture, a prayer of the faithful, the
litany of the saints and other prayers.
The individual is anointed with oil and then, at the moment of
Baptism, water is poured on the head. The administrator of the
baptismal rite then says the necessary words.
In case of impending death, a non-baptized individual can be
baptized at the scene by a layperson who is a believer in a
Christian religion. Baptism administered by a layperson, if done
correctly, is as valid as Baptism given by a priest. If the person
recovers and is alive, then a church ceremony is conducted in order
that other rites associated with Baptism may be given.
Water and words make up the sign of baptism. The water is a sign
that sin is destroyed and that the life of grace is given. The
words said represent the beginning of a new and lasting
relationship with the Holy Trinity.
There is also baptism by desire. The non-baptized person
receives the Baptism of Desire by making an Act of Contrition or by
expressing sorrow for all serious sins, professing love for God
above all things, and desiring to do His will and all that is
necessary for salvation.
The newly baptized is also anointed with sacred chrism (oil) to
demonstrate a new relationship with Christ. This is the oil of the
catechumens that represents strength to battle all evil. The
anointing symbolizes the imprinting of a special action that took
place moments earlier in the Baptism by water. The newly baptized
receives a white garment representing innocence.
Effects of Baptism
In Baptism, we become free of original sin and are made children
of God with the opportunity for eternal life. Baptism makes us
members of Christ's Mystical Body, which is the Church. When we
become members of the Church, we are eligible to receive other
sacraments. If adults who are baptized demonstrate genuine sorrow
for sins, they are cleansed of all personal sin.
Some frequently asked questions about Baptism are:
Is Baptism necessary for salvation? The answer
to this is found in John 3:5: Jesus said: "I solemnly assure you,
no can enter into God's kingdom without being begotten of water and
Spirit." Here in direct terms He affirms the necessity of the
Church, for it is through Baptism that we can enter the door to the
Does Baptism guarantee entry to heaven? The
answer is no, unless we die as an infant without personal sin.
While Baptism removes all sin, we are still human and subject to a
fallen nature.
Can you be baptized more than once? The answer
to this is no. The effects of Baptism are long lasting. The
baptized individual is a Christian forever. The relationship with
Christ is permanent and refers to the seal or character of this
sacrament. There is no need for re-baptism, even if the individual
has been baptized in another Christian faith.
What are baptismal promises? Baptismal promises
are promises that the individual makes to renounce the devil and
live in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ and His
Church. We renew these promises at Easter Mass. As individuals, we
can renew these promises at any time during the year and are
encouraged to do so.
Can more than one individual be baptized at the same
time? Yes, provided all parents are in accord with it.
However, each individual undergoes the Rite of Baptism in turn.
Only the baptismal promises can be made simultaneously in
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Topic: Article on Hospice by Atul Gawande
This is an amazing article by Dr. Gawande. Its rather long but well worth the read.
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This is an amazing article by Dr. Gawande. Its rather long but well worth the read.
Betsy - Wow....that was amazing. It's very long but worthwhile.
I read this article through to the end and found myself wondering how much a person has to suffer before someone says "stop!". There are therapies but should we continue to look for them when we have reached a point of no return. I am 67, have had a wonderful life, able to do pretty much what I have wanted to do all my life but this CC has changed my path. I have never been afraid of cancer even though I watched my patients go down a path of increasing debility from their cancers. I am a nurse practitioner and have managed a cancer registrar program. My patients for the most part have moved through their disease with excellent supportive care that addressed their needs fully, particularly the pain management. I think sometimes that it is the pain that patients fear most and if we can control or decrease that we have won half the battle against this disease.
I have lost three close friends to cancer in the last two months and prior to that I cared for my father as he died from a brain tumor and a year later I spent 9 months caring for my mother who had metastatic squamous cell cancer. My only concern is how my husband will manage the later stages of my disease. He may try to pressure me into trying a trial or treatment that I know will not change my course and may diminish my last days from a quality standpoint. I have to have the courage to say "stop" when I feel my life is no longer under my control. I want to live and die with dignity..........
After reading Gawande's article, I found myself asking the same question - "how much do people have to suffer before someone says stop?" When both of my parents died, it was very difficult to get the hospital to stop treatment and my Mom had a Living Will that stated DNR. I was shocked! It was awful for us because we kept thinking, is there a chance she will recover? Did we misunderstand something? And my poor old Dad was hours away from dying when we finally stopped treatment. I will never forget how he was barely awake and the nurses kept trying to get him to eat pills crunched up in applesauce. We had to keep telling them, NO!, we don't want anything else but comfort measures (and lots of it!). In my own case, my doctors never discussed the severity of my diagnosis of cc - or the risks involved in the resection I was about to have - I learned it all from this site. I do feel very strongly that our doctors need to be trained to have end of life discussions with their patients and families and give realistic expectations so they can make difficult decisions early rather than later.
I have mixed feelings right now. We could demand a STOP to meds if we are the patient but then we still need a doctor to order pain meds. Teddy took nothing but pain meds in the end and unfortunately the 4 days in Hospice they didn't give him those and what I saw for 4 days, my daughter and I cannot get over. I thought it was a combination of the 2 types of meds that would take one to a peaceful end. I never thought to call his doctor because we were at Hospice and I never thought to run home and get his morphine as I would have given it to him myself. I was so afraid he would pass while I was gone. Now I am having bad dreams and my "Precious time" was stolen from me. I am trying so hard to get it back. I will tell you all this, that the very last 5 minutes were more peaceful then anything I have ever seen in my life and I did hold him while he passed. Do not ever be afraid, it was undescribably like being in another world.
Lainy, I know you are suffering for the decision you made regarding Teddy's last days but you did what you thought was best and it should have been. It was the fault of whoever was in charge of that facility. We all learned from your experience, especially the sharing, and that may help someone else make a decision based on knowledge. How would you ever have known that they would not give the level of care that you gave Teddy for so long. You can't know. Based on your experience I will look closely now at my options while I still have the energy and the time to do so. I won't leave the decision to my husband because I have so many friends who would have a better perspective. I know that I want to die at home after I have painted enough pictures, shared enough laughter and love with friends and family, eaten enough of the comfort foods I crave, and just experienced enough "life" before I go. You gave that to Teddy......never forget that.
Oh Lainy, I agree with Charlotte - how could you have ever known that you would be let down like that when you needed help the most.
I had a similar experience like yours when my Mom died. She was in a nursing home at the time and we had just contacted Hospice before she died. Even after I talked to her doctor and we agreed on "comfort measures" only, I had a hard time getting the nursing staff to honor that request. They didn't want to give her too much morphine because she wouldn't be as responsive.....who the hell cares - she was in so much pain....I started feeling like I was being judged by the nurses and that maybe I had misunderstood what was happening.
So what's the solution? Maybe you'll find some answers as you pursue Hospice for an explanation regarding Teddy's treatment or I should say, lack of treatment.
Thank you ladies, I needed that today!!
I had quite a different experience with the Hospice who came to my home to care for John. They were ALL about not having him be in any pair whatsoever....and he wasn't. My only problem -- and this was me -- it was a little weird having total strangers in my house 24/7. And - to be honest - most of what they were doing for him, I had done for him anyway. So, after two days of 24-hour Hospice, I spoke to the nurse and arranged for someone to only stop in once a day. They also brought in a male aide once a day who washed John down and changed his bedding to make him comfortable and keep him clean. I have to admit that I am a bit of a control freak so I wanted to do everything I could and I wouldn't leave him alone when the nurses were there even during the night. I slept on a settee in his room so that I could be aware of everything that was going on. The nurses were very kind, but I was his mother and I was going to be there if he woke up, even for a few minutes. John's last hours were peaceful as well. As a matter of fact, he got out of the hospital bed and sat on the settee near me and wanted to hug me, his Dad, his sister and my sister. Then he gave us all a huge smile. Shortly afterward, he wanted back into bed and he just stopped breathing....very quiet, very peaceful. If I wasn't looking right at him, I would not have known that his breathing stopped. I believe the medications he was given did make his heart weaker and these meds were all supplied by Hospice. It's a hard image to get out of my head, but I am very grateful that there was no pain or discomfort. - Nancy
lainy....everything you did for teddy came from a heart filled with love you did what you had to do and teddy knows this....most important you were there with him and held him in your arms....no one can take that from you......ron and lucille
Here is a link pertaining to the above discussions. Thought you might leak to read up on it.
Best to all,
Marion, this article is so very true. Teddy's ONC sent us to my ONC surgeon, knowing there was no more that could be done and my surgeon was the one who laid it on us. It was all very smooth and nicely done, IF that kind of news can be nice. We were fine with it actually as we loved my Surgeon and we felt bad for our ONC having to tell us. Let's face it, we really knew anyway. But a good article.
P.S. Got a call from Susan last night and she is still trying to get a meeting set up.
Hi Marion,
Thanks for the article. Very interesting. I would love to learn how to talk to my doctors more effectively.
Hi Y'all,
When we went to the onc he never mentioned anything about the end of life, or much more about anything. My husband had gone through many illnesses sarcoidosis, ganegreen, above knee amputation, blood clot in lung, open heart surgery, blood clot in kidney, then to top it all off CC. Every doctor we had with all the other illnesses were honest with us. We found out July, 2009, he started treatment in Sept., 2009. He had chemo every two weeks, in Nov., 2009 he started to have to have blood transfusions. In Jan. 2010 he woke up throwing up blood, and he had a huge bruise about 12 inch square on his side. So I take him to the hospital, then three days in ICU, he then was transferred to ONC floor. About two weeks later I asked the doctor what stage was it, he told me it was stage four when we found it six months ago. Thanks for telling us. Then I asked him how long, he said six months, two days later three months. Then a couple of days longer another doctor came in and said we needed to move to hospice, he lived one day. I feel like we were robbed by not having any idea. We together with some wonderful doctors had conquered other diseases. I am still waiting for him to come home from the hospital. I told my couselor the other day I feel like he was in a accident and waiting for him, not much has changed in the house, it is waiting for him to come home also. She said maybe it is time to make it my house. If the doctor had only been honest.
I'm still and always will be Wayne's wife.
This new approach regarding physicians discussing end of life care is to be implemented now. This may be difficult for some doctors to address. They are tought to keep patients alive and they may have problems separating one from the other. The reality is though, that all of us, at one point, will be confronted with this issue. A good time to start marking our wishes clear is when we are healthy and of clear mind.
All my best wishes,
Lainy......You and I had plenty of discussions re: the end of life care Teddy received by the Hospice Facility. GI cancers notoritously are difficult to control at the late stage however, patients have to be assured to receive the utmost of pain control and nausea control. If they can't provide it then patients need to be in a hospital setting. This should have been made clear to you.
I hope for your meeting to take place soon, because you are entitled to some clarity regarding their failings regarding Teddy's care.
I am fully behind you on this.
We found out today that my mother is no longer a candadate for chemotherapy treatments as the cancer has progressed to the lungs, bones, brain.. its too far gone. Hospice comes to the house on Monday morning to evaluate the situation. I knew this was coming but just hearing it has me in a whirlwind. Im back to Nov 2009 when she was diagnosed. I thought I would be ok because I knew it was coming but im not.
My question is my mother is in a LOT of pain. Will they keep her home or allow her to go into a facility. How would that all work?
Dear Fightingformom, Hospice will evaluate her and then decide how much pain med she should be on. They are extremely good at this and then they moniter her and when they feel she is nearing the end you can have her moved to their facility. If Mom is in that kind of pain you could have them come now. They work very quickly and before you know it everything is set up. Is she on pain meds now? There is no reason for her to suffer with pain as they will try to make her as comfortable as they can. I know this is a very hard time, I just went through it with my husband, but try to stay strong so this time is not wasted but used to good measure. If after the evaluation they feel she belongs in a facility instead they will also take care of that. Wishing you the best.
This is such a good thread for those of us who are nearing hospice, have friends or family needing the service or want to be prepared with the information for future care. It is so important to know the philosophy of the hospice regarding pain management.
I don't see much comment on the use of pain patches as primary pain management or as an adjunct to IV or oral meds. It seems like a good option for those who are unable to keep oral meds down but don't want an IV keeping them down.
I'm waiting for the results of my CAT scan from last Wednesday. It's the same for all of us I suspect. My oncologist comes to my local hospital once a week so my appointment is next Wednesday. The waiting is more difficult as time passes knowing that the likelihood of spread is greater with each scan. I remain active and positive and as I have said before I am not afraid. So many have shared their journey which makes the path more easily traveled....
Thanks to everyone who takes the time to comfort others while they draw strength from those who give their time and knowledge. God bless you all.
Charlea - I can only give you my son's situation with the pain patch (fentanyl). He was given it but was still having a lot of pain. One of the nurses in the hospital at the time said the medicine needs to be absorbed by fat and he was so thin at the time, she didn't feel it was helping him at all. He did better with the morphine on board where he could push the button and get a dose delivered as needed. I'm not sure if this goes for everyone, but that was his experience. Hope that helps......Nancy
Hi Nancy. The patch also did not work for Teddy as well as the Morphine. Unfortunately they switched him just before he went to the Hospice Facility. They never offered him intervenous at the facility either. My daughter and I have a meeting with the Hospice Facility this coming Friday to discuss the way he was treated or I should say not treated. I have also written a letter to the National President of Hospice but have not heard back yet.
Thanks for posting that article, it made an interesting read.
Back in April when my Dad was diagnosed he was told quiet bluntly whilst in his own, you have terminal cancer and 2-3 months to live. A week later after being transferred to a Liver specialist hospital we were told that Dad could have Gem/Cis once his bilirubin level was low enough and that they had had a great success with this treatment. To us at the time this meant years not months. A few weeks later a meeting with the Oncologist didn't go as well as we hoped when he said "this treatment won't cure you just give you a few more months" something at the time we didn't want to hear. As a daughter watching your Dads face crumble and fill with fear is something I wouldn't want my worse enemy to go through. That night I worried that would it be worth the chemo effects for just a few months more, the answer was yes it would as my Dad would still be here with us and even then I was looking for trials or anything else that could prolong my Dads life.
Chemo or any other treatment has never got to become an option, Dads bilirubin has never been at a safe enough level, the tumor blocks the bile duct and the stents are useless, his only relief from the bile is the external drain. This news was given in September, this time by the Clinical Nurse Specialist after Dad had had his external drain, she told us 3-4 months max and Dad would just go more tired and eventually enter a coma. Mom went to pieces and it was the longest journey home. Our hopes had been pinned on Chemo and now they had been dashed.
Dad is in that 4th month now and apart from being more tired he said he feels no different than he did in September. He looks thin, which is so hard to see but he's still got that sparkle in his eyes. I now wonder whether chemo wasn't meant to be for a reason, perhaps Dads quality of life would not have been so good and the summer days out together wouldn't have happened. Dad has refused hospice help at the moment as he wants to keep things as "normal" as possible. The DN come everyweek and his BP etc are all fine, no fluid retention and most importantly no pain, he can still take care of himself and doesn't need Mom to help him with anything. When the time comes then we will call on home hospice help, and if Mom feels she can't cope then Dad has agreed to going into Hospice. I know that day will come sooner rather than later but for now we take it day by day.
I think the thing about Dr. Gawande's article that made me the saddest was when he said, "The end comes with no chance for you to have said goodbye or
I just finished reading this article and it made me feel better about our decision to bring Hospice on board. It also makes me realize how tough my Judy is. Watching the progression of this disease from the beginning, April 15 2009, to where Judy is now, I have to wonder if we should have brought Hospice in sooner. Her quality of life has certainly diminished, not to the point where she can't do things for her self, but the constant pain and being just plain sick all the time would drive me crazy. From the beginning all decisions pertaining to treatment has been made by Judy. Now that Hospice is coming to the house all decisions are still made by Judy. I appreciate that is how it goes, but sometimes I think she lets her pain go to far before she will take a pain pill. I wish there was someone to tell her a schedule to follow so she wouldn't have any pain at all. There are instructions on all the medication but no set schedule. Maybe I'm just a big baby because I DON"T like pain. Surely when it gets too bad she will take meds regularly. So far that is the only thing I can complain about. Judy is still in control of things and I'm worried that when the time comes that she can't make these decisions, who will? I hope they let me, or listen to me. I am scared if they don't hear it from Judy they will not do anything. Thanks for listening.
Hi Tommy,
Does Judy have a Living Will or Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care? In these legal documents, she can state what she wants to happen if she is unable to make decisions and she can specify you as the person to see that her wishes are honored.
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Puppy love: Hank a big hit with Brewers fans
MILWAUKEE -- Monday marked Ryan Braun's comeback from last year's suspension, a trio of Wisconsin-born Olympians delivering ceremonial first pitches and the return of baseball after a brutal winter.
And yet it was a little white dog who garnered the biggest ovation on Opening Day in Milwaukee.
Hank, the pup who wandered into the Brewers' hearts at Maryvale Baseball Park at the start of Spring Training, made his Miller Park debut on Monday when he joined players streaming out of the clubhouse. Bernie Brewer accompanied Hank to home plate, then walked him down the right-field line and out of sight before Yovani Gallardo delivered the season's first pitch.
"It's always nice when an act of human kindness like that can make so many people feel so good," said Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio. "Fortunately for Hank, I just saw him outside and he's gained about four pounds since he wandered into Maryvale. When you're 11 pounds and go to 15 pounds, that's a big percentage."
With bunting hanging all over the ballpark and a sellout crowd slowly filling the seats, Hank's appearance capped the run up to the 46th season in franchise history. Players were introduced along the foul lines, including five Brewers enjoying their first Major League Opening Day (Jeff Bianchi, Scooter Gennett, Will Smith, Tyler Thornburg and Wei-Chung Wang). Per tradition, Attanasio's father, Joseph, sang the national anthem. Sochi Olympians Matt Antoine of Prairie du Chien, Wis., Brianna Decker of Dousman and Jessica Vetter from Cottage Grove threw first pitches.
Then came Hank. Some fans in the stands were already wearing Hank T-shirts, which the Brewers have been selling at both Maryvale Baseball Park and Miller Park, with part of the proceeds going to the Arizona and Wisconsin Humane Societies.
"What we're trying to do, and it's a very hard balance, is share him and his feel-good story with everyone," Attanasio said. "Talk about redemption, you have this dog who was rolled by a car and barely 11 pounds and had two chipped teeth and a few other issues … now he's 15 pounds, we're still working on the teeth, but he's happy and barking now. He was very timid when he first came in. It's a good story for everybody, so we try to share that, and share the proceeds with the Humane Society both here and in Arizona and raise awareness, which is good.
"I told [Brewers vice president and general counsel] Marty Wronski -- Hank was adopted by her family-- any time she wants to say no, the answer is no. he has to be a dog first. We all feel really good about it."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SPRING AWAKENING Opens Olney Theatre Center's 75th Anniversary Season
Spring Awakening, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, officially opens Olney Theatre Center's 75th Anniversary Season tomorrow night and runs through March 10, 2013.
Based on the Expressionist play that caused a scandal in 19th-century Germany, Spring Awakening features a captivating score by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater. The New York Times calls Spring Awakening, "HAUNTING AND ELECTRIFYING! This brave new musical has a shivery, sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theater right now."
Steve Cosson, founding Artistic Director of The Civilians and director of Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns at Woolly Mammoth [Top 10 of 2012 The Washington Post] takes the helm for this new production. Mr. Cosson is joined by Helen Hayes Award-winning Music Director Christopher Youstra and New York Choreographer Sam Pinkleton.
"When the lights rise on Steve Cosson's extraordinary production of Spring Awakening, audiences are going to get blown away," says Olney Theatre Center Artistic Director Jason Loewith. "It's effervescent, thrilling, artistically rigorous, emotionally charged and designed like nothing I've seen at Olney Theatre Center before. What Steve and his team have achieved here is breathtaking - an incredible 75th birthday present for the theater."
The cast is led by Matthew Kacergis and Alyse Alan Louis as the star-crossed lovers Melchior and Wendla.
Mr. Kacergis recently made his Olney Theatre Center debut as Prince Christopher in this winter's Cinderella. DC audiences will recognize him from his performances in Parade, The Civil War and 1776 at Ford's Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company's Two Gentlemen of Verona: In Concert.
"Like many young actors, I spent my youth rebelling and challenging everything I could find. I spent a lot of time in the principal's office," says Mr. Kacergis. "Melchior refuses to be satisfied with the status quo and is constantly searching for new answers to explain the world around him - I like that about him."
Ms. Louis appeared on Broadway as Sophie in the hit musical Mamma Mia! Other credits include Bells Are Ringing, Camp Wanatachi, The Daughters, POP! Who Shot Andy Warhol?, Xanadu, Bright Lights, Big City and Hair.
"The design of our production of Spring Awakening here at Olney Theatre Center is especially breathtaking and creative. Our director, choreographer, and design team have developed a new language in our version of this powerful musical and it's an honor for me to be a part of this talented cast," say Ms. Louis.
Portraying the tortured Moritz Steifel is Helen Hayes Award Winner Parker Drown. Audiences will recognize Mr. Drown from his performances in Olney Theatre Center's Cinderella, Grease and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as Studio Theatre's Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson and Keegan Theatre's RENT, which his portrayal of Angel earned him a 2010 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Resident Musical.
"What drives Moritz as a young man is his curiosity, but battling that against what is expected of him. He tends to let his nerves get the better of him and he puts too much social and academic pressure on himself that it is hard for him to escape it," says Mr. Drown.
About Olney Theatre Center
Olney Theatre Center, celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2013, is an award-winning, nonprofit, Equity theatre. Located just north of Washington, D.C. in arts-rich Montgomery County, Maryland, Olney Theatre Center offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round. Olney Theatre Center is situated on 14 acres in the heart of the beautiful Washington-Baltimore-Frederick "triangle," within easy access of all three cities. Olney Theatre Center is home to the National Players, America's longest-running touring company and led by Artistic Director Jason Loewith and Managing Director Amy Marshall. For more information please visit www.olneytheatre.org.


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I ask because I am keen on paper books verses internet ones and so plan to purchase a good dictionary. I do not, however, want to wade through the huge amounts of information in the PED each time I look up a word.
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Berkman arrives to camp without glove
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Lance Berkman arrived in camp on Friday and worked out. However, he admitted that he forgot to pack a glove.
"I have plenty of gloves at home, I just forgot to pack one," Berkman said.
Berkman signed a one-year deal as a free agent with the Rangers in the offseason with the idea that he would be primarily the designated hitter. He can play both first base and the outfield, but he is coming off surgery on his right knee and is still in the rehabilitation process.
Berkman said the knee is about "80 percent" right now and he expects to be at full strength by the end of the spring. That could allow him to at least play first base or the outfield. He just needs to find a glove.
"I'll either borrow one or get one tomorrow," Berkman said.


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Upgrade your living area with the comfortable, cosy Portside throw. Crafted from a textured, 100% cotton slub fabric, this innovative piece is furnished with a soft, supple faux fur reverse. The Portside throw is an attractive, comfortable, and modern accent. It also serves as the perfect versatile base for styling and accessorising opportunities that are practically endless.Product Code: SO45Country: Designed in Australia. Made in China.
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We have spent many years of testing to understand how a product performs in actual day to day use, which in turn helps us to develop care instructions that will achieve the best longevity out of our products. This is what Sheridan and our customers expect and deserve.
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We recommend you wash this item separately before first use. Turn the item inside out before putting into the washing machine. Use a mild detergent and wait until it is fully diluted in the water before putting the item in the washing machine. Undiluted detergents can cause staining on the fabric. Read the amount recommended on the laundry liquid bottle or box to determine how much to use.
Sheridan recommends to use a detergent that is free from Optical Brightening Agents (OBAs). This is a very common ingredient in most of the detergents and is great for keeping whites white, however can also weaken and discolour certain fabric fibres. We recommend using a eucalyptus based detergent such as wool wash which you can find in your local supermarket.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed changes to "Nutrition Facts" labels and corresponding rules on serving sizes for packaged foods, including dairy. The proposed changes affect all packaged foods except certain meat, poultry and processed egg products, which are regulated by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
"The proposed nutrition label and serving-size changes have huge implications for the dairy industry beyond the required nutrient declaration changes. They will also result in the need for some products that use nutrition claims such as "low-fat" or "fat-fee" to reformulate to meet the claims based on changed serving sizes," said Cary Frye, International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) vice president for regulatory and scientific affairs.
Among other changes, the proposal calls for a more prominent display of the calorie declaration and modified servings per container, along with a new declaration for added sugars. The proposed changes would affect nearly all packaged foods, including all milk and dairy products sold at retail.
The recommended Daily Value (DV) for calcium would increase from 1,000 mg to 1,300 mg, and milk would still qualify as an "excellent source." Also, the DV for sodium would decrease modestly from 2,400 to 2,300 mg, and the DV for protein remains unchanged, so most dairy products can still make claims about the "good source of protein."
Serving sizes for milk would remain the same at one cup, and cheese would stay at one ounce. The serving size for yogurts would decrease from eight ounces to six ounces, which is the most common size sold at retail. Based on a recent government consumption survey finding that the average amount of ice cream consumed is 0.875 cup, FDA proposed doubling the serving size for ice cream from one-half cup to one cup.
Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), representing 32,000 dairy farmers, said the organization was "open to improvements that will help conumers make informed choices."
"We applaud the provision to highlight a food's dietary contribution of potassium and vitamin D – two nutrients most Americans are not consuming enough of," Mulhern said. "Milk is a great source of those, as well as two other key nutrients, calcium and protein, that are already highlighted on the current nutrition facts panel. This change will help consumers better understand the important role that dairy plays in a healthy diet.
"There are some parts of the proposal that need greater clarification, such as the definition of 'added sugars,' and we look forward to working with the FDA to address these issues," Mulhern said.
Both NMPF and IDFA are reviewing the proposed changes to evaluate their full impact on the dairy industry. A public comment period will run 90 days following the proposed rule's publication in the Federal Register, which likely will be Feb. 28.
FDA aims to complete the regulations next year, and companies would have two years to comply after the final rules are published. The Nutrition Facts label has been required on food packages for 20 years, helping consumers better understand the nutritional value of foods so they can make healthy choices for themselves and their families. The label has not changed significantly since 2006 when information on trans fat had to be declared on the label.
In addition to filing comments, IDFA will continue to work with its food industry partners, including the Grocery Manufacturers Association, to emphasize the effectiveness of voluntary labeling options," said Jerry Slominski, IDFA senior vice president of legislative affairs and economic policy. "IDFA also will continue to educate policy makers on Capitol Hill about the great nutritional value of dairy products."
"Our guiding principle here is very simple: that you as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into your local grocery store, pick up an item off the shelf, and be able to tell whether it's good for your family," said First Lady Michelle Obama. "So this is a big deal, and it's going to make a big difference for families all across this country."
"For 20 years consumers have come to rely on the iconic nutrition label to help them make healthier food choices," said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. "To remain relevant, the FDA's newly proposed Nutrition Facts label incorporates the latest in nutrition science as more has been learned about the connection between what we eat and the development of serious chronic diseases impacting millions of Americans."
Some of the proposed changes to the label would:
- Require information about the amount of "added sugars" in a food product. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans states that intake of added sugar is too high in the U.S. population and should be reduced. The FDA proposes to include "added sugars" on the label to help consumers know how much sugar has been added to the product.
- Update serving size requirements to reflect the amounts people currently eat. What and how much people eat and drink has changed since the serving sizes were first put in place in 1994. By law, serving sizes must be based on what people actually eat, not on what people "should" be eating. Present calorie and nutrition information for the whole package of certain food products that could be consumed in one sitting.
- Present "dual column" labels to indicate both "per serving" and "per package" calorie and nutrition information for larger packages that could be consumed in one sitting or multiple sittings.
- Require the declaration of potassium and vitamin D, nutrients that some in the U.S. population are not getting enough of, which puts them at higher risk for chronic disease. Vitamin D is important for its role in bone health. Potassium is beneficial in lowering blood pressure. Vitamins A and C would no longer be required on the label, though manufacturers could declare them voluntarily.
- Revise the Daily Values for a variety of nutrients such as sodium, dietary fiber and Vitamin D. Daily Values are used to calculate the Percent Daily Value on the label, which helps consumers understand the nutrition information in the context of a total daily diet.
- While continuing to require "Total Fat," "Saturated Fat," and "Trans Fat" on the label, "Calories from Fat" would be removed because research shows the type of fat is more important than the amount.
- Refresh the format to emphasize certain elements, such as calories, serving sizes and Percent Daily Value, which are important in addressing current public health problems like obesity and heart disease.
The proposed updates reflect new dietary recommendations, consensus reports, and national survey data, such as the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrient intake recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, and intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The FDA also considered extensive input and comments from a wide range of stakeholders.
"By revamping the Nutrition Facts label, FDA wants to make it easier than ever for consumers to make better informed food choices that will support a healthy diet." said Michael Taylor, the FDA's deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine. "To help address obesity, one of the most important public health problems facing our country, the proposed label would drive attention to calories and serving sizes."
For more information, read:
- FDA proposes updates to Nutrition Facts label on food packages
- Nutrition Facts at a Glance
- Questions and Answers
- Consumer Update: Nutrition Facts Label: Proposed Changes Aim to Better Inform Food Choices
- Consumer Update: Food Serving Sizes Getting a Reality Check
- Consumer Update: Proposed Nutrition Facts Label Changes Based on Science and Research
- FDA Voice Blog
- What's Different infographic (PDF - 587KB)
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Sally, George, and FrankLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
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George didn't order the pizza, but the boy who ordered the fries thought he did. This was all the waiter needed to know.
Who ordered what?
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The Homestead High girls volleyball team got off to a promising start in the Central Coast Section Division I final, but the match ended in disappointment for a squad featuring three players from Los Altos.
The Mustangs, seeded fourth, jumped to a big lead in the opening game, but No. 3 Menlo-Atherton rallied to win that set and the next two to claim the championship Saturday at Independence High.
"We started out pretty hot in Game 1 and built a 6-point lead, only to give it all back on hitting errors," said Homestead coach and Los Altos resident Gary Carroll, whose daughter Casey led the team with 11 kills Saturday.
The Bears took advantage of many of those mistakes, bouncing back to win the game 25-22. The Mustangs never recovered – M-A prevailed 25-22 in the second set and 25-20 in the third.
Carroll said Homestead (23-9) experienced "a letdown" after upsetting Palo Alto in the semifinals. The Mustangs upended two-time defending state champ Paly in straight games behind 22 kills from Emily Reed. Homestead entered the match 0-3 against the top-seeded Vikings this year.
The season didn't end Saturday for Homestead, however. The Mustangs have qualified for the NorCal playoffs and were scheduled to open at California High (29-3) of San Ramon Tuesday, after the Town Crier press deadline.
In CCS Division II action, defending champ St. Francis ran into top seed Mitty in the semifinals and lost in four games Nov. 14.
The Monarchs beat the fifth-seeded Lancers 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Alex Espinosa notched 13 kills to lead St. Francis (21-14).
"I am so proud of the 2012 St. Francis varsity volleyball team," coach Leahi Hall Leon said. "What a great group of girls who have truly tested themselves against the best there is out there."
Girls tennis
In the CCS team final, St. Francis suffered the same fate as every team that faced Monta Vista this season – a defeat.
The unbeaten Matadors dispatched the Lancers 11-7 Nov. 14 in Los Gatos.
St. Francis received points from Mary Closs (3) in singles and the doubles teams of Paulina Bajet-Catica Negru (2), Illina Yang-Andie Hamm (1) and Gretchen Bahr-Erica Gustafson (1).
The Lancers, who beat league rival Mitty in the semifinals, fell to 15-6 overall, while Monta Vista improved to 23-0.
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Fourth-seeded St. Francis (9-6-1) bowed out of the CCS playoffs in the semifinal round, edged 2-1 by top seed Los Gatos Nov. 13 at Lynbrook.
The Lancers reached the semis by clipping fifth-seeded Saratoga 5-4 on penalty shots Nov. 10.