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Date/Time: 14 September 2017 - 11:15 to 12:15
Event Type: Living with MS Programme
Organiser: South East Regional Office
Region: South East
Brief Description Of Event:
Ongoing yoga classes for people with MS
Contact Details:
Paula Dowd, Community Worker, 087 9006171
This week Joan Jordan talks about foot-drop and the implications it has for her daily life. Talk about issues with your doctor, seek referrals or book an appointment if this is something that is affecting you. Like many of my M.S symptoms, foot-drop crept up on me over time. The best way I can describe it is that the process of lifting my foot sufficient height to walk effortlessly doesn't happen. My foot catches on low obstacles (like carpet pile) and I need to make a conscious action to lift my weak foot when walking. Stairs are the hardest because I need to raise my foot the correct distance so I don't miss and trip. Things get worse as the day goes on and flat, light shoes help. I have tried a device under the supervision of my physiotherapist and the electric signal really did make my foot move appropriately (albeit involuntarily!). I think I would get used to the sensation over time but for now- I am minimising the amount of walking I do and practising the exercises I have learned in yoga class to keep my foot mobile. I'm not a physio- so my best advice if you are experiencing foot-drop is to contact one and make an appointment. I would recommend you ask around people in your area with similar symptoms to see who they favour. Do tell your neurologist when you visit them to get their advice too. I occasionally get called out by people who don't know I have Multiple Sclerosis for being lazy. Explaining my illness to them generally works. I don't go into too much detail- I just tell them that I find walking long distances difficult because my right foot drops when I attempt to lift it. Generally people understand and are aware of my situation in the future. When walking is required- I always ask in advance if the "5-minute stroll" really is an accurate estimation. I know how far I can walk and trying to keep up with a gang of energetic power-walkers when I am past my limit is not good. I always calculate my route when travelling to avoid unnecessary steps and am realistic with friends when we plan events involving much walking. It's tough sometimes when my kids want me to join in with activities requiring a lot of footsteps. We usually find a compromise and it doesn't get to me so much anymore. Do you experience foot drop and how do you manage it? Looking forward to hearing from you!
We are live streaming talks from our 'Living Well with MS' Conference in Sligo this Saturday, September 23rd. You can join us on the day from anywhere around the world... We are delighted to welcome our guest speakers: Dr. Orla Gray, Neurologist, Queens Hospital, Belfast @ 10am Dr. Deirdre Corby, DCU School of Nursing @ 11am Dr. Sinead Hynes, OT, NUIG @ 12.15pm Dympna McNamee, Social Worker @ 2.30pm Tune in on Saturday, 23rd September from 9.45am. Click the link below and join the conversation. #MSLiving https://youtu.be/Bj8_Ug7ftMM
Exploring Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Asymmetry as predictors of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Multiple Sclerosis Gary Tracy, a PhD student from NUI Maynooth, is conducting a study looking at how people act in response to receiving a diagnosis of a chronic medical illness (i.e., Multiple Sclerosis). Aim of study This study is interested in evaluating if posttraumatic stress is common among individuals who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Additionally, this study will consider how factors such as loneliness and/or social factors such as social isolation can influence how likely a person is to experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress following a diagnosis of a chronic illness. What do I have to do? Participants would be required, on one occasion, to complete a questionnaire booklet containing numerous psychological measures. The duration of completing the questionnaire booklet is approximately 20 to 30 minutes. To participate, please follow the following link Further informaton Information is available in the Participant Information Leaflet. If you require further information regarding any aspect of the proposed study now or at any time in the future, please contact the researcher Gary Treacy on 087-6511659
This week Niamh McCarron describes what it is like when 'MS Fatigue' sneaks up and a different day might be lined up for her! I had great plans for today! Today could have been the day I changed the world. I was going to conquer my to-do list and have a good hair day. My MS had a different plan, however, and in the battle of good (me) versus evil (MS), MS won. I was hit by a wave of fatigue that meant instead of hopping out of bed to face my Saturday, I dragged myself through the motions of breakfast, showering and back to bed again. Fatigue is a common symptom of MS. Some of my friends with MS live with fatigue a lot, almost all the time. Others won't have it at all for ages, and then get hit with it out of the blue. In my experience, it gradually builds up without me noticing. For me, it will often come on after a period of being very busy at work or not taking care of myself properly - those weeks when I rush around having spaghetti hoops for dinner while the vegetables in my fridge start to lose the will to live. I can get away with it for so long, before fatigue will remind me that I need to stop. Slow down. Take a breath. Fatigue is a hard symptom to describe to people. I mean, I can say that it is tiredness, but everyone gets tired. My friends with small kids, or who work long shifts at work, know all about being tired. Most days I feel tired myself. Fatigue is different. When it sneaks up on me, it's like walking in wet sand, while wearing really soggy clothes that drag you down. My arms and legs get slow and stubborn, and moving quickly isn't an option. My brain slows down, and concentration escapes me. The tiredness goes into my bones- every part of me needs to rest and to sleep. Fatigue robs me of my time. When I have made plans to do things, and I can't physically get them done, it's frustrating and upsetting. It robs me of my concentration; tasks that should come easily to me are foggy and harder to process. I push through as hard as I can while at work, to suffer the aftereffects when I get home that evening. Going to bed for a quick nap at 6pm can lead to sleeping through until the next morning. It robs me off my family; it's not fun for my husband to have Sleeping Beauty snoring upstairs while he takes over all the household chores. Fatigue has also taught me to (try to) be patient and kind to myself. Fighting it too hard just makes it worse. It is better to give in sooner rather than later! So today, I had planned to go to Town. To have a nosey around the sales and see what was happening in the world. Instead I woke up tired, after a long night's sleep and felt my entire body shout at me to stop. Slow down. Take a breath. Plans were quickly abandoned, and I spent the entire day in bed, sleeping and reading a bit and giving myself permission to just "be" rather than "do". Tomorrow, I plan to get up, face the day and go for a stroll. MS might have a different day lined up for me. And that will be ok too!
Today, 13th September we celebrate one of our all-time favourite children's authors and friend of the MS Readathon, the legendary man that is Roald Dahl. As we step into this magnificent world of childlike imagination and wonder we can't help but notice that his books are still as fantastic today as they were when we were your age! Roald Dahl is a man that needs little introduction and if we were to tell you all of the reasons why we have chosen to celebrate his works over other authors we would be here a very long time! We are so looking forward to this week when we get to lose ourselves in this fantastical world where anything is possible. Isn't that the point of reading? When you pick up any of Dahl's books you know you're about to be transported to a topsy-turvy world where the witty language is as inventive as the characters using it. One of our most treasured Dahl-isms is actually from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but originates in the timeless book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Willy Wonka is talking about some of the things the children can taste in his lickable wallpaper room. He then says matter-of-factly, "The snozzberries taste like snozzberries." Veruca Salt responds, "Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?" Wonka puts an end to this by simply stating, "We are the music-makers, and we are the makers of dreams." It doesn't matter one bit that we don't know what a snozzberry is, now does it? The point is that you should never stop using your imagination. It can be whatever you want it to be! Dahl has created so many stories within so many books and each is as varied as the last. One of the things that makes a Roald Dahl story different from any other is his unique ability to take the fantastical and make it seem completely normal. The BFG being the perfect example – shortly into the book there is no doubt left and you begin to believe that there are Big Friendly Giants out there delivering good dreams to children! But of course, Dahl was also a poet and what a scrumptious collection of poems he left behind! If you haven't read Revolting Rhymes we insist that you go to your local library and find it today! Each poem is based on a traditional fairytale but naturally Dahl wanted to put even more magic into the tales so he created his own endings to wow all of his little readers. Children's literature owes a lot to Roald Dahl and we are so thankful he shared his wonderful imagination with us. Now go pick up one of his books, open your imagination and enter the lickswishy world of Roald Dahl. Open a wonderful world of adventure and imagination through reading for a great cause and sign up to the MS Readathon
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Tip: Give a Nightstand New Life
Posted February 11, 2013
Storywood Designs, an awesome DIY painter in Raleigh, NC, posted her super cool vintage paint job on a night stand on Hometalk.com. If you want to create an antique finish on a lackluster nightstand (or any other piece of wood furniture), paint it like she did: with Maison Blanche paint and a coat of wax. It has that antique look, without the work.View original post.

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text: Quick start carries Midland to MSAC softball title By Tommy R. Atkinson April 24, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Cabell Midland pitcher Kyla Shull was staked to an 8-0 lead in the first inning. HURRICANE, W.Va. - Everything came together for Cabell Midland on Wednesday night, which was more suited for football than the Mountain State Athletic Conference softball championship.The Knights scored eight runs in the top of the first inning, then Midland starter Kyla Shull shut down heavy-hitting Hurricane in taking a 12-2 five-inning victory in the MSAC title game. A crowd of about 200 braved 40-degree temperatures and blustery winds at Hurricane High School.Midland (24-4), seeded second in the tournament, exacted a measure of revenge on No. 1 and defending conference champion Hurricane. The Redskins, the fourth seed, upended the No. 1 Knights on their home field in last year's MSAC semifinals.The teams split this season with the Redskins (25-5), who are third in this week's state sportswriters' poll, taking a 15-13 decision at home and the No. 2 Knights winning 9-8 in the semis of the Best of the Best Softball Classic."They had a lot of energy,'' Midland coach Jeanne Lunsford said of her players. "It was probably the best energy they've had all year. These girls are a great bunch of kids. They have one thing in mind. They want to get better every game.''Midland sent 14 batters to the plate in the first and even more astoundingly strung together 10 straight hits after the first two hitters in the lineup were retired routinely.Morgan Kelley's two-out, run-scoring double gave the Knights the lead for good at 1-0 and Savannah Eplin followed with a two-run double for a 3-0 advantage. Alyssa Koontz, Morgan Zerkle and Mandi King drove in a run apiece during the barrage for a 6-0 bulge. Midland plated its last two runs in the frame on an error for an 8-0 lead, one that would be too much for Hurricane to overcome."[Assistant coach] Greg [Lunsford] and I were talking about it, I don't think I've ever had a team to hit the ball [like that] with two outs,'' Jeanne Lunsford said. "That's so focused.'' Midland, which pounded out 16 hits, finished with six different players getting at least two knocks, with Koontz's 3-for-4 effort leading the way."We had two outs and nobody on,'' added Hurricane coach Josh Caldwell, whose team committed six errors. "You can't give up any runs with two outs. We kind of let up after that. We've got to regroup. It's not indicative of the way we normally play. If we do that against anybody we'll lose.''Meanwhile, Shull kept the Redskins off balance, limiting them to four hits. Her only mistake was deposited well over the center-field fence by Hurricane cleanup hitter Courtney Rogers, her third round-tripper in as many days."A lot of my pitches were working,'' said Shull. "The energy helped a lot coming out with that big lead. I just had a lot of movement and keeping the ball low, that helped, and keeping them on their toes. It's kind of a rival. It feels really good to come out here and beat them.'' Shull worked out of trouble in the second when the Redskins loaded the bases with one out, retiring the next hitter on a lineout to shortstop and then fanning No. 9 batter Amber Null to end the threat. Hurricane put runners on first and second with two outs in the fourth but Shull caught Hurricane leadoff hitter Madison Casto's liner up the middle to end the inning."Kyla did a great job,'' said Jeanne Lunsford. "I'm very proud of her. Our pitching has been in and out all year long. With the wind blowing out this could have been a 25-20 game. [Hurricane is] such a great hitting team. She had to work on some of her movement. She's letting the ball move instead of being a power pitcher.''Rogers, who allowed four hits and whiffed 10 in a 5-1 win over No. 4 South Charleston in Tuesday's MSAC semifinals, didn't make it out of the first Wednesday. She was pulled after two-thirds of an inning and charged with eight runs (six earned) on eight hits. Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Chuck McGill: Barry Switzer takes a special interest in former George Washington star 3 SBA board OKs canceling Logan's construction management contract 4 Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Jack's four goals lead Capital to 9-8 lacrosse win over GW Previous Story Area roundup: WVC's Blizzard gets D2 administrative post Next Story


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Grass Valley man busted for meth — again
October 7, 2013
Less than six weeks after leading police on a high-speed pursuit, a Grass Valley man was arrested for allegedly possessing methamphetamine with the intent to sell.
Joseph Jerome Woodruff, 29, was reportedly stopped during a routine traffic stop Friday night when officers located two glass smoking pipes and about two grams of meth, said Justin Martin of the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.
Officers said Woodruff allegedly tried to destroy the contraband upon being pulled over, Martin said. The suspect's car also reportedly contained a digital gram scale and packaging.
Woodruff was charged with four felonies, including possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell and violation of parole. A misdemeanor charge of paraphernalia possession was tacked on.
On Monday, Aug. 27, Woodruff led NCSO officers on a high-speed pursuit through Rough and Ready and Grass Valley, according to previous reports.
A deputy attempted to make a traffic stop due to vehicle code violations — the same reason Woodruff was pulled over Friday night — but the vehicle took off.
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As the chase proceeded westbound on Rough and Ready Highway, the two vehicles "blazed past" a second deputy, who joined the pursuit.
The driver of the vehicle reportedly began to lose control and hit a telephone pole near West Road, shearing it off. He then reportedly jumped out and fled.
"There was a short foot pursuit, and they lost him," said NCSO Undersheriff Joe Salivar.
"They then found him hiding in the bushes at a mobile home park."
Woodruff was allegedly found with prescription medications that were not in his name and methamphetamine.
"I think meth is a problem in every community," Martin said. "It hits everybody."
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The World's Longest Running Musical. Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones / Music by Harvey Schmidt. A charming and romantic musical about one young couple, two "feuding" fathers and an infinite love that transcends over time, The Fantasticks whimsically whisks audiences on a journey of imagination into a world of moonlight, magic and memory. Along the way, love is found, lost and rediscovered again after a poignant realization that "without a hurt, the heart is hollow."
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What can I expect from different types of discs as rollers? For example, the Stingray seems an all aruond good roller, but is it the longest distance roller? If I broke in a leopard as a roller, would it roll further (or a Cheetah or an Orc), or are there tradeoffs?
The same question put an other way, Do different discs produce different patterns on the ground as rollers? I'm look for a roller that rollers with a straighter S curve. I'm also looking for a roller that will be more dependable and less likely to roll way off left and not come back right (assuming RHBH throw). If a disc traveling vertically has many of the same properties as disc rollling horizontally, then I would expect a lot of the same flight patterns and considerations.
Finally, what can be said about rollers on hills and slight hills? My observation is that the slope of the hill doesn't have as much impact on the direction that the disc goes as would, say, a golf ball. The disc pretty much stays on track as if the ground were flat (that is, relative to a golf ball which would roll off the slope). Whenever I try to compensate for a slope, the disc travels way off course, not being too influenced by the slope, and will even roll uphill and fall on its face like a normal throw.


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RG3 Signs Autographs For Redskins FansPosted by on March 31, 2012 – 9:38 pm
He may not know his career destination until April 26th, but Heisman-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III was in Redskins Country on Saturday, signing autographs and take pictures with sports fans.
The event was the Collectors' Showcase of America's annual sports memorabilia show at the Dulles Expo Center. Grffin didn't speak with the media, but area fans shared their own excitement with CSNWashington, gushing about dreams of RG3 in B&G.
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Dermatology Update: Can dextromethorphan be used to treat repetitive itching and scratching in atopic dogs?
Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common causes of pruritus in dogs. It is diagnosed based on a dog's history and clinical signs and the elimination of other causes of pruritus.
The pathogenesis of pruritus in dogs is still not well understood. To further complicate matters, some clinicians speculate that certain dogs have a combination of sensory irritation (true itch) and repetitive behaviors (self-directed itch), though these dogs are hard to differentiate from dogs with purely sensory irritation. But the dogs that are most suspected of having this combination are those that clients describe as becoming itchy when stressed.
Treatment options for atopy vary depending on a variety of factors, including the severity of signs, whether the signs are year-round or seasonal, the dog's response to medical treatment, and the owner's financial constraints. Dogs receiving immunotherapy often also receive concurrent antipruritic therapy on either a long-term or intermittent basis.In a recent study, oral dextromethorphan hydrobromide was evaluated in 14 dogs with atopic dermatitis to determine whether the drug had any effect on repetitive behaviors associated with or suggestive of pruritus (e.g. self-licking, self-chewing, self-biting).1 A veterinary dermatologist diagnosed atopic dermatitis in the dogs, and all of the dogs were free of other complicating causes of pruritus (e.g. mites, yeast). After a three-week washout period from any drugs the dogs may have been receiving before the study, the dogs were randomly enrolled in a four-week, placebo-controlled, double blind crossover study. The dogs received 2 mg/kg dextromethorphan in a gelatin capsule every 12 hours and a placebo for two weeks each. During the study, oatmeal soaks were allowed, but no other therapies. Twelve dogs completed the study; two dropped out because of adverse effects (sedation, diarrhea). Because of a lack of compliance with data collection, the investigators were only able to evaluate data from 10 dogs. An important component of the study was the owners' scoring of their dogs' pruritus. The owners were required to record how much time they spent with their dogs and the amount of time the dogs exhibited certain itch behaviors. In addition, a dermatologist examined the dogs at various points in the study.
The investigators used a calculation called the itch percent to evaluate the data. The itch percent was calculated based on the time the owners spent with their dogs and how much time the dogs were observed to be involved in itch-scratch behaviors during these periods. Dogs receiving the placebo were observed to exhibit itch behaviors 8.7% of the time; dogs receiving dextromethorphan exhibited itch behaviors 6% of the time. The difference (2.7%) was statistically significant and represents a 31% decrease in observed itch behaviors. A global dermatology score was calculated for all the dogs, which consisted of three components of the dermatologist's assessment (a pruritus score, an inflammation score, and an overall score). The dermatologist's global assessment was more favorable after the active treatment phase in 11 of the 12 dogs, and the pruritus score during dextromethorphan treatment was significantly less compared with the placebo and baseline. The investigators concluded from these findings that dextromethorphan was beneficial in reducing the time the dogs spent licking, chewing, and self-biting.
The findings in this study suggest that dextromethorphan may be clinically useful in atopic dogs with habituated pruritic behaviors. However, a placebo effect may still have been a factor. Moreover, the investigators stated that the oatmeal soaks might have contributed to some of the overall gross improvement in the skin. And the 31% decrease in pruritus represents 23 minutes of itch-scratch behavior when the dogs received the placebo vs. 17 minutes when they received dextromethorphan. I'm not sure that the average client would find a decrease of six minutes of itching to be a great improvement. Finally, in a recent study on the pharmacokinetics of dextromethorphan after intravenous and oral administration in healthy dogs, the investigators found that the drug had a short half-life, was rapidly cleared, and had poor bioavailability.2 The authors of this pharmacokinetics study concluded that the drug's erratic absorption, short elimination half-life, and rapid clearance limit its potential usefulness when administered orally long-term.2


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A woman who was part of a school group walking on Roundway Hill was airlifted to hospital after she fell.
The woman, thought to be aged about 50, twisted her back.
Because of the location being inaccessible to a land ambulance, Wiltshire Air Ambulance was sent to the scene.
Air ambulance paramedic Matt Baskerville said: "The patient couldn't walk. We gave her pain relief and flew her to Great Western Hospital, Swindon."
The woman patient was a helper with a school party who was visiting Braeside, the popular education centre off Bath Road in the centre of Devizes.
She was later discharged from hospital after the accident last Wednesday afternoon.


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Despite a number of potential news catalysts, the market did very little today. We had the inability of the Europeans to make another deal regarding Greece, we had the crease-fire news in the Middle East, and we had news Tuesday that Ben Bernanke can't save us from the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff. Any of these events could have been an excuse for a market move, but instead it drifted a little higher in slow trading. Breadth was nicely positive, but volume was very light.
As I've mentioned before, the trading around Thanksgiving tends to have a positive bias, and we already had a little momentum from Monday's oversold bounce to build on. It is tough to anticipate that we will keep on running higher, especially as volume starts to slow, but the holiday spirit tends to favor the bulls.
We have a half day of trading on Friday and it is going to be very slow and random once again. The technical picture doesn't look great for more upside in the near term, but the fact that we are holding up and consolidating is a positive. Next week we'll have news flow to react to, and I'm a bit concerned that it may be negative. The fiscal cliff negotiation is not likely to be very easy and I'm anticipating that there will be fear that a deal may not be done. I'm confident the politicians will eventually come together but they are going to play hardball first.
I want to thank everyone for all the very kind comments about my Thanksgiving column. I appreciate it greatly. Have a great Thanksgiving, and I'll see you for Friday's abbreviated session.


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Teixeira dealing with ailing left hamstring
KANSAS CITY -- On Sunday, it was Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury nursing injuries. Mark Teixeira added his name to the list Monday, as the first baseman was not in the starting lineup for the makeup game against the Royals.
Teixeira, who was available to pinch-hit, suffered a minor injury to his left hamstring while running the bases Thursday or Friday. New York playing 13 straight games, including three games in three cities, factored into Yankees manager Joe Girardi giving Teixeira the break from the starting lineup.
"This is a brutal stretch of games, and we've got some guys banged up, so any opportunity to get some rest, we're going to try to take advantage of it," Teixeira said.
Gardner joined Teixeira on the bench, as the left fielder missed his second straight game with an injury to his right ankle.
"I'm encouraged with the way it feels today, hopefully I can do some things on it today and get back to full speed tomorrow," said Gardner. "I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday."
Gardner was absent from his team's 7-4 win over the White Sox on Sunday, one day after fouling a ball off his ankle.
"He's a huge part of our lineup, but guys have to step up," Girardi said. "Guys stepped up yesterday, and we need to do it again today."
Ellsbury returned to his spot atop the Yankees' order Monday.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Crum's widow sworn in as interim sheriff
Sunday funeral set WILLIAMSON, W.Va. -- Rosie Crum was sworn in as interim sheriff Thursday night and vowed to continue the legacy her husband began in cracking down on the county's prescription pill epidemic.Earlier Thursday, authorities filed first-degree murder and attempted murder charges against the man suspected of shooting Sheriff Eugene Crum as he ate lunch in Williamson on Wednesday. Williamson residents, friends and family huddled under umbrellas in freezing rain to watch Rosie's swearing in and to pay respects to her late husband.Mingo Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury, who swore Rosie Crum in, wept as he remembered Eugene Crum as a friend and a "passionate servant to the people of Mingo County."Mingo County Commission President John Mark Hubbard said commissioners felt that Rosie Crum's appointment "was only proper and we felt that's what the people of Mingo County would want."The deputies have lent their support for this and now we ask for your support," Hubbard said during a news conference Thursday.Crum's daughter, Julie Hall, shared a statement Thursday night asking for the county to continue its fight against drugs, just as her father had wanted."We all lost a mighty, mighty man," Hall said. "There's a chance that if you knew dad, he had impacted your life in some way."The vigil ended with the crowd joining hands to sing "Amazing Grace." Rosie Crum stood by the courthouse as Mingo County sheriff's deputies saluted and welcomed her as their new leader.Meanwhile, Williamson Police Chief Dave Rockel told reporters early Thursday that authorities aren't ready to speculate about the suspected shooter's motives.Rockel said Tennis Melvin Maynard, 37, of Ragland, walked behind Eugene Crum's SUV parked along Third Avenue in downtown Williamson and fired two shots Wednesday. Crum was pronounced dead at the scene and Maynard fled in his car along U.S. 52 toward Delbarton.Maynard was sedated and on a ventilator Thursday but is expected to recover from gunshot wounds, State Police spokesman Sgt. Michael Baylous said.Maynard was arrested Wednesday after crashing his car into a bridge near Delbarton. Baylous said a Mingo County sheriff's deputy followed him to Delbarton and shot him after Maynard jumped out of the car and pointed a gun at him.He was in critical but stable condition at Cabell-Huntington Hospital Thursday, Rockel said. Upon his release, he will be charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.Rockel said Maynard apparently used a semi-automatic handgun but wasn't sure Thursday if the weapon had been purchased legally. Baylous said Maynard had a .40-caliber Glock handgun with two rounds missing from the magazine when he was arrested.Rockel said all evidence shows Maynard acted alone and authorities are tracing his steps that led to the fatal shooting. Melvin Maynard told the Associated Press his 37-year-old son was exposed to harmful chemicals and injured while working at an Alabama coal mine. He had no vendetta against law enforcement and most likely did not target Eugene Crum, Melvin Maynard said."He would have probably shot anybody, the first one he come to, you know what I'm saying?" the elder Maynard told AP."I know he was off. I know he should have been in a hospital," the father said, adding that his son had previously been in an institution. He refused to elaborate, saying only that "the same problem was eating him again."Rockel would not comment about whether Crum's death is connected to recent high-profile deaths of prosecutors and police from around the country.That question would be left up to prosecutors, he said.Crum's children, Julie and Bub, joined authorities Thursday afternoon on the courthouse steps in Williamson.Hubbard asked everyone to pray for Crum's family and said the last 26 hours had been a difficult time for everyone in Mingo County.Thornsbury said on Thursday night that Crum was aware of the dangers in his job and had received anonymous threats since he took office."A couple of ministers came to him just last week. One minister said he had a vision that harm was going to come his way," Thornsbury said. "He knew it. We talked about it 30 or 40 minutes before he died. He said that even if he got threats he wouldn't fret ... that he would fight back."A memorial service and visitation will take place Saturday at 5 p.m. at Mingo Central High School in Delbarton. A funeral service will also be held at the school Sunday at 1 p.m."Sheriff Crum will receive all honors fitting of a law enforcement officer," Hubbard said.Crum took office in January. He had campaigned on ridding the county of illegal drugs, particularly the illicit use of prescription painkillers. His crackdown on the drug trade in the county had been dubbed Operation Zero Tolerance.Prosecutors say Crum liked to park his SUV on his lunch break near a shuttered "pill mill" every day.Before Crum's death, Maynard had never faced criminal charges in West Virginia, according to county and state records. Baylous said State Police had responded to past incidents involving Maynard, but he declined to elaborate.The mental health problems described by Maynard's father appear to stem from a lightning strike near a drilling rig at Drummond Co.'s Shoal Creek mine June 27, 2007. Tennis Maynard sued more than two-dozen people and companies in 2009 over injuries he said he suffered at the mine. A lightning strike sparked an explosion, which news reports at the time said injured six people.The lawsuit doesn't detail the nature of his physical injuries or say exactly what happened. But Maynard claimed he endured "extreme, severe, prolonged emotional and mental pain and suffering," depression and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the incident.The mine west of Birmingham, Ala., had been cited for a string of safety problems and had been shut down for six months the year before the lightning strike, when methane gas ignited and the mine flooded. The case had been put on hold, and a hearing was set for August.The Associated Press and Gazette staff writer Rusty Marks contributed to this report. Reach Travis Crum at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5163.


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Following months of speculation, fueled by tidbits gleaned during the Zhuhai airshow in November, the first images of China's newest combat aircraft were revealed in the week before Christmas. Believed to be designated the J-20, the aircraft is under development by Chengdu (611 Design Institute) and Shenyang, with the former leading the effort having effectively won a design competition in 2008.
The J-20 was photographed during taxi trials by onlookers outside Chengdu aircraft plant 132 and, while there is no official acknowledgment of the aircraft's existence, this illustrates an unprecedented openness on the part of Chinese officialdom to allow any access to such events. Recent photos of the J-20 lifting its nose at high speed on the runway suggest that first flight is imminent, if it has not already occurred.
Coded 2001, the J-20 is thought to be one of two built. The aircraft are probably technology demonstrators rather than true prototypes, and an operational fifth-generation fighter is expected to be rather different and some years from service. The J-20 is a canard-delta design of considerable size, indicating an aircraft optimized for long-range and high-altitude operations. It is thought that a new engine, the WS-15, is being developed to ultimately power this class of aircraft. The Saturn 117S that powers the Sukhoi T-50 is another alternative. However, the prototypes appear to be powered by either the WS-10 developed for the Shenyang J-11 "Flanker"-copy or the Saturn AL-31FN, which currently powers the J-10. The design incorporates stealthy features, notably the caret-shaped intakes with diverterless supersonic inlet bulges in the upper corner.


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Father José Ignacio Martín, LC, on the day of his ordination in Rome December 22, 2001.
I have been a music fan for as long as
I can remember. I could go so far as to
say that I couldn´t live without it. I used to
visit radio stations to see how they broadcast their programs
and everything. I knew all the top songs by heart
...But God wanted me to listen to a song with
a refrain that said: "come and follow me." It all
began at a parish retreat when my pastor, Father Luis,
asked me whether I had thought about what I would
say when God called me by my name. The question
really left me wondering.In 1986 that question made itself present
again alongside the star of Bethlehem. Together with the rest
of my parish´s youth group we founded the Asociación Belenista
de Cantabria (The Bethlehem Association of Cantabria, Spain). Our objective
was to renew the local Christmas traditions: manger-building contests, Christmas
caroling, art displays, encouraging families to decorate their homes, Masses
for children, giving presents on January 6th, the feast of
the Epiphany, and an endless array of other activities that
helped remind me exactly what Christ had done for me.
Seeing so many families going to Church to pray before
Baby Jesus was a beautiful melody of God´s love that
truly stirred my soul. At the same time, Father Luis
invited me to be a part of the parish group
entitled VIRTUS. We took on a number of commitments such
as morning and evening prayers, visiting Christ in the Eucharist,
weekly meetings, frequenting the Sacraments and participating in apostolates. In
addition to this I would get together with Father every
week where "together" we would translate my Latin assignments. He
would teach me a ton about our faith, the doctrine
of the Church, etc. I was thrilled because he would
be translating Julius Caesar´s wars and such for me.And the
music continued. One Tuesday afternoon I was overjoyed because the
teacher of the last period of the day didn´t show
up. So I went to Mass - it was the
first time I had ever been to Mass during the
week - and our weekly meeting followed immediately after. Being
that no one was helping Father during Mass, I went
up to be the acolyte. Later when we were in
the sacristy, I heard Father Luis tell a visiting religious,
Brother Arturo Diaz, LC, that I was interested in going
to visit the seminary in Salamanca. Brother Arturo was in
town visiting some priests who were friends of his. I
didn´t know who had written the song but the refrain
was quite clear: come and follow me. I went to
the Novitiate of the Legion of Christ in Salamanca in
January of the year 1987. That weekend I experienced two
opposing contrasts: the cold snow on the outside and warmth
of the joy and happiness radiating from each one of
the Brother Novices.During Holy Week of that year I went
on a retreat and there I decided to change the
direction of my life. I would spend that summer at
the Novitiate to see if that was for me. But
obstacles were right around the corner. That April I was
offered a job as a disc jockey at a dance
club in Santander. I took it even though that would
really put my possible vocation in danger. In the end
I prayed the rosary every day on my way to
work and every day I asked the Blessed Mother to
help me. The Candidacy was coming up in July and
I still had to tell them that I was coming.Around
that time I spoke with a friend, who later also
became a priest, about my vocation. He told me that
the only help he could offer were his prayers because
that decision was between God and myself. On July 6th
at 4:00 AM I left the dance club and four
hours later was on my way to Salamanca for the
Candidacy.Up until this point I had not said anything about
my vocation to my family. When I was little, they
taught me the faith, and now that I had to
tell them that I wanted to become a priest, they
taught me to live this faith. Even though my father
had cancer (I was the only one who didn´t know)
they never tried to have me stay at home but
rather they offered their unconditional support motivating me to follow
God´s call. They were constantly encouraging me and a few
months later when my father passed away my mother was
still right there cheering me on, even though she was
suffering all the while. That day I heard the voice
again: come and follow me. Right then and there I
renewed my decision to follow Christ till my death because
I sensed that my father had offered up his pain
and sufferings so that his son would be a faithful
priest.Today, my immediate family, my Legionary family and my family
the Church, are teaching me many other songs. My favorite
is now: be faithful until death.Father José Ignacio Martín, LC,
was born in Salamanca, Spain on August 18, 1969. He
entered the Legion of Christ in 1987 after finishing his
high school studies in Santander, Spain. He did his Novitiate
in Dublin, Ireland and did apostolic work in Guadalajara (México)
as a business administrator and youth coordinator at the Cumbres
Institute. He studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum
Regina Apostolorum.(August 18, 2003)
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Where and When
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Newtown Campus
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Switch Career Tracks with Basic Railroad Training Course
Free information sessions will be held April 15 & 22 for those considering a career as a locomotive conductor or engineer; classes start May 4
Thousands who are looking to switch career tracks routinely turn to Bucks County Community College's Division of Continuing Education for direction. And for the sixth year, the college is helping people do exactly that with its Locomotive Engineer and Conductor Basic Training Program.
The 65-hour introductory course prepares students to enter a training program to become an engineer or conductor on a freight or passenger rail line.
"There's no other course in the area that can prepare you for this field," says instructor Mark Mattis, a senior training specialist with NJ Transit. "Students will learn railroad operating rules, air brake theory, locomotive operation, and more, plus how to interview and apply for a training program."
Indeed, Paul Sulpizio says the course helped him get hired by NJ Transit for its locomotive engineer training program. "It definitely helped me out because there are so many rules and regulations for the railroad," says the Philadelphia resident. "It gave me a head start, especially with all the signals you have to learn."
Mattis says those who complete the course will have an advantage over other applicants for a railroad's training program. Once accepted, engineers can earn a training salary of between $40,000 and $50,000 a year, according to Mattis. After training and certification, which takes about two years, salaries range from $60,000 to more than $100,000 a year, Mattis says.
Mattis will be available to answer questions about the course from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 and Monday, April 22. The free information sessions take place on the Newtown Campus. To register, call 215-968-8409.
The Locomotive Engineer and Conductor Basic Training Program meets twice a week (Sat. and Tue.) from May 4 to June 25 at the Newtown campus. Tuition is $365 (plus textbook). To register, visit www.bucks.edu/con-ed or call 215-968-8409. The college is located at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA, 18940.
Bucks County Community College's Division of Continuing Education is certified by the Learning Resources Network (LERN), the largest association in the world for continuing education providers, program review, and certification.


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This family-friendly Mumbai hotel is located near the airport, within 3 mi (5 km) of University of Mumbai, Bandra Kurla Complex and U. S. Consulate. MMRDA Grounds and Lilavati Hospital are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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4 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a nightclub, 2 bars/lounges, and a health club are onsite.
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All 547 individually decorated rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and 24-hour room service. Guests will appreciate conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, while LCD TVs with satellite channels and DVD players provide a bit of entertainment.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Grand Hyatt Mumbai features an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 11571 square feet (1075 square meters) include a conference center. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, a health club, and a nightclub. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle and an area shuttle. Complimentary valet parking is available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 547
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Grocery/convenience store
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 6
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Free valet parking
- Garden
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 1075
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Year Built 2004
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Conference space size (feet) - 11571
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Rainfall showerhead
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Room service (24 hours)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
China House - This fine-dining restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Fifty Five East - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Soma - This restaurant serves dinner only.
Celini - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Soma - This restaurant serves dinner only.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the hotel. An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
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Club Oasis has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 1000.0 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between INR 500 and INR 5000 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: INR 2200 per person (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: INR 1000.0 per night
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- Grand Hyatt Mumbai
- Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel
- Mumbai Grand Hyatt
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- Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel Mumbai (Bombay)
- Mumbai Hyatt
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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Book a stay in any Club room or Suite and receive the following benefits: Complimentary buffet breakfasts for all registered guests; 1 hour of complimentary access to the Club boardroom; one way airport transfer (per stay); daily Happy Hour from 6 PM-8 PM.
Must book Club room or Suite to receive benefits. Full details at check-in. Guests must contact the hotel directly with their flight details to arrange pick up; contact information is provided on the booking confirmation email. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. No refunds for any unused portion of offer. Offer subject to availability. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.


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For more information, contact:
Kristina Gawrgy
For Immediate Release:
April 17, 2006
NAEYC Develops 10 Standards of High-Quality Early Childhood Education
Leader in early education creates checklist for families, strengthens accreditation system
(Washington, D.C.) – The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is helping families make the right choice for their kids by giving them a tool to know whether child care programs, preschools, and kindergartens meet the mark of quality. NAEYC has 10 standards that define excellent programs for young children and an accreditation system to measure whether programs meet those standards. Now NAEYC has created a Quality Checklist of characteristics parents can look for when choosing a program.
"Choosing the right child care program or preschool can seem overwhelming," says Mark Ginsberg, Ph.D., executive director of NAEYC. "NAEYC wants to help families feel good about the choices they make. The Quality Checklist is a helpful tool for parents as they begin their search."
NAEYC's Quality Checklist provides families with a shorthand way to know whether or not a program provides excelent care and education. High-quality programs should meet the following standards, as outlined in the NAEYC Accreditation system:
- Promote positive relationships for all children and adults
- Implement a curriculum that fosters all areas of child development – cognitive, emotional, language, physical, and social
- Use developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches
- Provide ongoing assessments of child progress
- Promote the nutrition and health of children and staff
- Employ and support qualified teaching staff
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with families
- Establish and maintain relationships and use resources of the community
- Provide a safe and healthy physical environment
- Implement strong program management policies that result in high-quality service
For more than 20 years, NAEYC has measured the quality of early childhood centers and schools through its voluntary accreditation system. Child care centers, preschools, kindergartens, and other programs serving children from birth through five years are eligible to earn NAEYC Accreditation.
In 2004, NAEYC began a thorough process to revamp its accreditation system to reflect new research and understanding of high quality early learning and to better meet the needs of centers and families. As a result, NAEYC's new system is more effective, more credible, and more reliable than ever before.
"For decades, NAEYC worked tirelessly to help programs improve," says Kim McClennahan Means, Senior Director of the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation. "Our new accreditation system has been improved as well, responding to programs that wanted a more clear and efficient structure and families that wanted a way to feel comfortable that they were choosing a good place for their kids."
To earn NAEYC Accreditation, child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens must complete a rigorous four-step review process to prove that they are meeting the NAEYC standards, including an on-site visit by a highly-trained NAEYC assessor. There are more than 400 criteria that programs use to demonstrate that they are meeting the standards. NAEYC Accreditation lasts for five years, during which programs must submit annual reports and are subject to unannounced visits to ensure they remain in compliance.
Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children has nearly 90,000 members worldwide. The association is the largest and most influential advocate for early care and education in the
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Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children is the largest and most influential advocate for high-quality early care and education in the United States.


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Warren Sapp, to Esquire magazine in 2000
Editor: Jack Sheppard; Designer: Alexis N. Sanchez; Cover illustration: Steve Madden; Contributing writers: Joe Smith, Stephen F. Holder, Rick Stroud, Joey Knight, Gary Shelton; Copy Editor:: Aaron Greenfield; Research: Caryn Baird
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Whether you loved him or loathed him on or off the football field, Warren Sapp made you pay attention. • The mouth that soared did it again during his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night. • "Talking trash and backing it up is just the way of my family," Sapp said …
CANTON, Ohio — The Bucs celebrated their second Hall of Famer's induction Saturday, but there could be more merriment to come one year from now.
"Thank you, Ozzie (Newsome) for that fantastic introduction. You know, I've often thought about that day back in 1996 when you drafted me instead of Lawrence Phillips. You know what, buddy, I think that worked out well for everybody. … If you strive for perfection, maybe, just maybe, you can become great."
CANTON, Ohio — Tony Dungy had just finished touring the Pro Football Hall of Fame with his young son Justin, taking in the collection of heroes and memorable moments.
CANTON, Ohio
Say this for Warren Sapp. The guy looks good in gold.
CANTON, Ohio — He's the man responsible for Don Shula, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith.
CANTON, Ohio — Warren Sapp visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in March, touring the museum where his bust would one day reside among the game's best.
Blair Buswell made this clay sculpture that was used to produce the bronze bust of Bucs defensive tackle Warren Sapp that will be displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sapp's bust is the first in the Hall of Fame to have braids.
CANTON, Ohio — During Warren Sapp's initial trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he looked forward to relishing the decades of history found in its corridors, a treat for a man who often professes respect for his predecessors.
Brett Favre has countless anecdotes and memories from his 20-year career. But every time the three-time MVP quarterback speaks at a luncheon or takes questions from fans, Favre said one name almost always comes up. Warren Sapp. "And I'm usually the one bringing him up," Favre says. "They want to hear stories." With …


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|Cardiovascular Disease Psychological Stress Stroke Coronary Artery Disease
|Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Behavioral: Health Education Program
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Women at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
- Psychological stress [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Psychological stress will be examined using standardized written questionnaires measuring perceived stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and anger
- Cardiovascular Risk [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Cardiovascular risk as measured by Reynold's Risk Score and endothelial dysfunction
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Actual Study Start Date:
|July 1, 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 1, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
8 week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program
Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
8 week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program
Other Name: MBSR
Active Comparator: Health education program
8 week Health Education program
Behavioral: Health Education Program
8 week Health Education Program
Other Name: Health Education
Detailed Description:
Evidence demonstrates that chronic stress doubles the risk of myocardial infarction and contributes to proinflammatory processes implicated in coronary artery disease and stroke. Veterans who have experienced combat are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to noncombat Veterans and non-Veterans. However, previous research has focused primarily on male Veterans. Yet statistics reveal a startling number (81-92%) of women Veterans report at least one traumatic event sometime in their lives and women Veterans experience significant rates of prior life adversity such as sexual assault, physical violence, and combat exposure. Compelling evidence demonstrates a strong relationship between the breadth of prior life adversity, proinflammatory cytokines and stress-related inflammatory disease, such as CVD. Assisting women Veterans to reduce stress and develop coping strategies may improve psychological well-being and reduce CVD risk. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) involves intensive training in mindfulness, which promotes positive adaptation to life stress. MBSR has been found to reduce symptoms of depression and improve quality of life in Veterans experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Practitioners of MBSR gain increased awareness and insight into the relationship among their thoughts, emotions, and somatic reactivity which can facilitate change in conditioned patterns of emotional reaction. However, only minimal research and no randomized control trials (RCTs) have examined MBSR as an intervention for reducing CVD risk in women Veterans. Furthermore, previous studies have neither examined CVD risk objectively using a well-established CVD risk score nor measured endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial dysfunction is acknowledged to precede atherosclerosis and is a strong predictor of CVD. Furthermore, studies demonstrate that lifestyle changes, such exercise and yoga, can reverse endothelial dysfunction. However, no studies were found that considered endothelial function in relation to MBSR. Moreover, potential protective and risk factors, such as prior life adversity, social support, health behaviors, acculturation, and diurnal cortisol, posited to moderate the effect of psychological well-being and inflammation on MBSR have not been examined.
Women Veterans between the ages of 18 and 70 years who have at least one CVD risk factors (as defined by Framingham CVD Risk Scale) will be randomized into either an 8-week MBSR program or health education control program. The following specific aims will be addressed: (1) Determine the extent to which training in MBSR (1) improves psychological well-being, (2) decreases inflammatory burden, and (3) reduces cardiovascular risk in women Veterans; and (2) Evaluate protective and risk factors posited to moderate the effect of MBSR on psychological well being, inflammatory burden and cardiovascular risk in women Veterans. Age, body mass index (BMI), menstrual status, medications, and socioeconomic status (SES) will be evaluated as covariates. The proposed research is innovative in that MBSR has not been evaluated in women Veterans at risk for CVD. The investigators expect that MBSR will improve psychological well-being and reduce CVD risk with improvements sustained for at least 6 months. Given that CVD is a major cause of mortality, this research may have broader implications for reducing CVD in the general population.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Between the ages of 18
- Female Veteran
Able to
- write
- read
- speak English
Must have ONE of ANY of the following:
- Total cholesterol > 240
- Diabetes mellitus or pre-diabetic
- Systolic blood pressure> 120 and/or diagnosis of hypertension and/or taking antihypertensive medications
- Parental history of MI prior to age 60
- History of smoking
Exclusion Criteria:
History of:
- myocardial infarction or ischemic heart disease/angina
- left ventricular hypertrophy
- ischemic stroke
- pregnant
- planning on becoming pregnant during study period
- gave birth in prior 6 weeks or lactating
- immune-related disease
use of immune-altering medications, such as:
- glucocorticoids
- cancer
- active infection
- substance abuse
- major psychoses
- already trained in MBSR
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01784796
|United States, Illinois
|Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
|Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-5000
|Principal Investigator:
|Karen L. Saban, PhD RN
|Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01784796 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|July 7, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
|Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
|Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
cardiovascular disease
women's health
psychological stress
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Stress, Psychological
Heart Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Behavioral Symptoms
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RICHMOND — Chevron has agreed to pay $2.85 million for the restoration of 200-plus acres of San Francisco Bay wetlands as part of a settlement over contamination from its refinery.
Stephen Edinger of the California Department of Fish and Game said the restoration of wetlands is important because less than 10 percent of the Bay's historic tidal marshes exist today.
Funds from the settlement will help restore 30 to 45 acres of tidal habitat in north Richmond and another section of affected shoreline in the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
The environmental injury case stems from the Chevron refinery's long-term wastewater discharges which contaminated soil in Castro Cove. The discharges ended in 1987.
A statement released by Chevron late Friday said the company had worked "cooperatively" to reach the settlement.


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text: Home → News The dirty dozen: How do you rank 12 presidential scandals? President Richard Nixon gestures during his news conference in Washington, June 29, 1972. Nixon announced the United States will return to the Paris peace talks without pre-conditions but with hopes for serious negotiations. (AP Photo) By Ryan Teague Beckwith, Peggy Bustamente and Jason Fields, Digital First Media Posted: 05/23/13, 12:01 AM EDT | Updated: on 05/23/2013 # Comments In this story you have the chance to consider what you think are the top scandals to ever rock the White House. The dirty dozen: How do you rank 12 presidential scandals?President Obama is facing multiple scandals for the first time in his presidency.The IRS was found to have improperly investigated Tea Party groups. The Department of Justice is being criticized for digging into phone records of reporters with The Associated Press.And Republican lawmakers continue to demand investigations into the administration's response to an attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that led to the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens.These, however, aren't the first scandals to hit 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., ...View "The dirty dozen: How do you rank 12 presidential scandals?" on Spundge Advertisement Digital Subscribe to Home Delivery and SAVE!


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Marmol not worried about trade rumors
MESA, Ariz. -- Carlos Marmol doesn't pay attention to the trade rumors that seem to include the Cubs' closer every other day.
Marmol was mentioned recently as possibly drawing interest from the Tigers, who are looking for a closer. He has given Cubs management a list of five teams he would approve a deal to, but said he has not been approached about it.
"I don't worry about that," Marmol said Friday. "I just keep working here."
The rumors may continue all spring.
"I can't make that decision," Marmol said. "The boss guy makes the decision. I can't worry about that. The only thing I have to worry about is being ready every time they give me the ball."
Does Marmol think he'll be traded this year?
"I don't believe anything," the right-hander said. "I come here, work out and whatever decision they make here, I don't have anything to do with it."
What's been encouraging is that he is ahead of last season, as far as Cubs manager Dale Sveum is concerned.
"Last spring, we were still in that fistfight trying to get him to throw that fastball more, to get something out of Spring Training," Sveum said.
On Thursday, Marmol failed to finish one inning because he reached his pitch count for the day.
"That's all right," he said about his outing, in which he walked two against the White Sox. "I felt very good. I liked the way I threw the ball yesterday. The ball was coming out of my hand good, my body feels great, everything's good.
"I don't worry about walks, especially here," he said. "I'm trying to work on my pitches."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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reflection wrote:It's more reasonable to say the escape from the 5 senses is through letting go the desire for the five senses.
reflection wrote:This seems to me more a recipe for non-returning than it does for jhana (although it could both be inferred, subduing referring to jhana, abandoning to non-returning)
daverupa wrote:reflection wrote:It's more reasonable to say the escape from the 5 senses is through letting go the desire for the five senses.
Quite so. MN 13: "And what, bhikkhus, is the escape in the case of sensual pleasures? It is the removal of desire and lust, the abandonment of desire and lust for sensual pleasures. This is the escape in the case of sensual pleasures."
Thanissaro: "And what, monks, is the escape from sensuality? The subduing of desire-passion for sensuality, the abandoning of desire-passion for sensuality: That is the escape from sensuality."
('Removal', 'abandonment' perhaps emphasize an energetic connotation as over against 'letting go'. It is important to evoke right effort.)
When not sensitive to that dimension, my friend, one is percipient of what?
Ananda - There is the case where, with the complete transcending of perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of resistance, and not heeding perceptions of diversity, [perceiving,] 'Infinite space,' one enters & remains in the dimension of the infinitude of space. This is one way of being percipient when not sensitive to that dimension.
etc etc for the next 2 formless attainments.
Ekamidāhaṃ, āvuso, samayaṃ sākete viharāmi añjanavane migadāye. Atha kho, āvuso, jaṭilavāsikā bhikkhunī yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho, āvuso, jaṭilavāsikā bhikkhunī maṃ etadavoca— 'yāyaṃ, bhante ānanda, samādhi na cābhinato na cāpanato na ca sasaṅkhāraniggayhavāritagato, vimuttattā ṭhito, ṭhitattā santusito, santusitattā no paritassati. Ayaṃ, bhante ānanda, samādhi kiṃphalo vutto bhagavatā'ti?
308Evaṃ vutte, sohaṃ, āvuso, jaṭilavāsikaṃ bhikkhuniṃ etadavocaṃ— 'yāyaṃ, bhagini, samādhi na cābhinato na cāpanato na ca sasaṅkhāraniggayhavāritagato, vimuttattā ṭhito, ṭhitattā santusito, santusitattā no paritassati. Ayaṃ, bhagini, samādhi aññāphalo vutto bhagavatā'ti. Evaṃsaññīpi kho, āvuso, tadāyatanaṃ no paṭisaṃvedetī"ti.
Ven T's translation -
Once, friend, when I was staying in Saketa at the Game Refuge in the Black Forest, the nun Jatila Bhagika went to where I was staying, and on arrival — having bowed to me — stood to one side. As she was standing there, she said to me: 'The concentration whereby — neither pressed down nor forced back, nor with fabrication kept blocked or suppressed — still as a result of release, contented as a result of standing still, and as a result of contentment one is not agitated: This concentration is said by the Blessed One to be the fruit of what?'
"I said to her, 'Sister, the concentration whereby — neither pressed down nor forced back, nor with fabrication kept blocked or suppressed — still as a result of release, contented as a result of standing still, and as a result of contentment one is not agitated: This concentration is said by the Blessed One to be the fruit of gnosis.'[1] This is another way of being percipient when not sensitive to that dimension."
daverupa wrote:I see satipatthana as a near-synonym of jhana, as one is to develop it with vitakka-vicara, then with vicara, and then without either. So, samadhi without effort perhaps correlates with "...born of samadhi/unification of mind" and not "...born of seclusion" in the pericopes for the first two jhanas. Indeed, we can see the anapanasati lines "...calming bodily fabrication/calming mental fabrication/releasing the mind" as instructions for enacting this transition.
In any event, I'm disinclined to see a lack of will in jhana, as I consider that one directs ones mind to the destruction of the taints from within (fourth) jhana; the calming of fabrications is one thing, but the presence of right effort within the Samadhi category of the Path means that the suggestion that right effort drops away in right samadhi is wholly mysterious to me.
So evaṃ samāhite citte - parisuddhe, pariyodāte, anaṅgaṇe, vigatūpakkilese, mudubhūte, kammaniye, ṭhite, āneñjappatte, .... pubbenivāsānussatiñāṇāya cittaṃ abhininnāmesiṃ. .
Finally, AN 9.37 is an odd one, in that it talks of the formless attainments without mentioning jhana at all. I'm fairly suspicious of conclusions about jhana built up on that sort of thing, but mileage varies.
Sylvester wrote:Now, if we can get back to the business at hand, ie the meaning of kāmā in the kāmā seclusion pericope, please share what you understand kāmā/sensuality/sensual pleasure to mean in this pericope within the Pali and in the translations.
Sylvester wrote:PS - re the differences between BB's and VT's rendering of pañcakāmaguṇā, it' doesn't seem to be relevant to talk about plural or singular here, since the plurality is obviously with reference to the noun guṇā, rather than the noun kāma. The lemma kāma could have been inflected in either the singular or plural within the compound. Both have however translated the lemma to be in the singular. VT's translation harks back to an old explanation I recall him giving for the kāmaguṇā being akin to the strings of an instrument producing music; his analogy being that the kāmaguṇā when touched produces desire. BB's translation also has kāma in the singular, but referring to a pleasant feeling, rather than desire. The doctrinal impact of this difference is significant, depending on whether or not one accepts the suttas' tajja/correspondence model in describing the types of feelings that can arise with particular objects of cognition.
danieLion wrote:So Rev. T shares a the meaning of a word with the Abhidhamma. So what?
Sylvester wrote:If you are thinking of MN 125...
Sylvester wrote:The "within" concept... temporal disjunction... the event of the concentrated mind precedes the work...
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Hmm. Well, considering that we define jhana as the cessation of certain processes and the arising and/or continuation of other processes, I see "within" as referring to work done concomitant with a constellation of processes which conform thereby. I do not see any clear reason to suggest that there is a substantive change between the arising of jhana and the direction of attention as instructed.
The transition to second jhana can be seen as the habituation of satipatthana, but before this happens there is work to be done. AN 9.36 shows something of this with its metaphor (although here again there are some formless intrusions; nevertheless they do not detract from the point. "He regards" may not be a matter of will so much as a matter of wisdom, but it becomes a semantic argument when the effort to see clearly with wisdom is nowhere described as 'just happening', as though simply a fortuitous reward for wallowing in jhana).
Sylvester wrote:danieLion wrote:So Rev. T shares a the meaning of a word with the Abhidhamma. So what?
Let me count the ways it matters -
1. If I discount any praxis considerations and indulge purely in academic ruminations, textual criticism deems it of importance to know what words mean in different strata of texts. Confusing meanings have demonstrable problems - witness Ven Buddhaghosa's difficulties in explaining why the kāmā seclusion formula was predicated with "eva", while the other seclusion formula was not. Another difficulty that presents with the Vibhanga definition was the glaring absence of the adjective "other" in the akusala dhammā pericope, as if kāmā were not an akusala dhamma. Witness the ridiculous results that reflection and I have pointed out with VT's use of "sensuality" in the ubiquitous allure, drawback and escape analyses of kāmā. If the critical apparatus exists, as it does in the CPD, why not use them, instead of jumbling up sutta connotations with Abhidhammic ones, when they lead to unreadable passages such as VT's "sensuality" would necessitate with MN 13?
2. From a praxis perspective, I need to know what the texts actually mean, and I wasted many years of my study and practice believing VT's discursive Jhana model. I've seen more than enough of VT's attempts to (a) exploit the English reader's unfamiliarity with Pali grammar to change the connotation of Pali texts (especially in the temporal grammatical constructions), and (b) re-writing Pali texts to suit his Jhana model. It was extremely difficult for me to shake off my previous faith in his translations - there was something very powerful to cling on to, namely identification of my meditations with his "jhanas". It would be far easier for me to rest on my laurels, having fulfilled his Jhana criteria, but a critical reading of the texts simply does not allow me the luxury of such a lie any longer.
It is for this reason that "practical" descriptions are, IMO, a poor yardstick for the interpretation of texts. Whether it is Ajahn Thanissaro's or Bhante G's or Ajahn Brahm's or Ajahn Sujato's or Ven Buddhaghosa's, all claims to being the right interpretation must be measured against the suttas.
Now that it has become apparent that VT's "sensuality" carries no plural connotation (contrary to your belief), would you indulge me by telling me what you think kāmā in the 1st Jhana's vivic'eva kāmehi pericope means?
Sylvester wrote:...From a praxis perspective, I need to know what the texts actually mean....
Sylvester wrote:danieLion wrote:So Rev. T shares a the meaning of a word with the Abhidhamma. So what?
Let me count the ways it matters -...
danieLion wrote:Wait. Are you one of those people who believes words and their meaning(s) always have a one-to-one correspondence? That's not very practical (when I say practical in this topic I'm referring to something similar to Reflection's practice emphases, not textual descriptions, per se).
Why? The practitioners who did it before the texts existed didn't, and plenty of meditators after that--up to contemporary times, e.g., Ajaan Chah--didn't.
You only got up to 2. Is that it?
Reflection has not done this.Sylvester wrote:You've hinted that VT's "sensuality" versus BB's "sensual pleasures" were not that different, since you thought "sensuality" was contextually plural. reflection has shown that VT uses it in a clear singular sense....
Sylvester wrote:2. From a praxis perspective, I need to know what the texts actually mean, and I wasted many years of my study and practice believing VT's discursive Jhana model. I've seen more than enough of VT's attempts to (a) exploit the English reader's unfamiliarity with Pali grammar to change the connotation of Pali texts (especially in the temporal grammatical constructions), and (b) re-writing Pali texts to suit his Jhana model. It was extremely difficult for me to shake off my previous faith in his translations - there was something very powerful to cling on to, namely identification of my meditations with his "jhanas". It would be far easier for me to rest on my laurels, having fulfilled his Jhana criteria, but a critical reading of the texts simply does not allow me the luxury of such a lie any longer.
Sometimes you read about teachers who turn out to be major disappointments. They do really horrible things to their students, and the students complain that they've been victimized. But in nearly every case, when you read the whole story, you realize that the students should have seen this coming. There were blatant warning signals that they chose to ignore. You have to be responsible in choosing your teachers, choosing your path. Once you've chosen the path that looks likely, you have to be responsible in following it, in learning how to develop your own sensitivity in following it. Because after all, what is the path that the Buddha points out? There's virtue, there's concentration, and there's discernment. These are all qualities in your own mind. We all have them to some extent. Learning how to develop what's in your own mind is what's going to make all the difference. The Buddha's discernment isn't going to give you awakening; his virtue and concentration aren't going to give you awakening. You have to develop your own. Nobody else can develop these things for you. Other people can give you hints; they can help point you in the right direction. But the actual work and the actual seeing is something you have to do for yourself.
So the question is: Are you mature enough to want this path? Are you mature enough to follow it through? Nobody's forcing you. Just realize the dangers of not following this path and make your choice.URL
If you go to a teacher, saying you've had a certain experience, and the teacher identifies it as a level of jhana or a level of insight, can you be sure? Do you really want to hand those judgments over to somebody else? Or do you want to learn how to judge things on your own, so that you can trust yourself? If you let the other people do the judging, there's always going to be an element of doubt: Do they know what they're saying? At the same time, you're absolving yourself of any responsibility. Discernment becomes their duty and not yours. That's not a good attitude for a meditator to take. You've got to learn to look, to try a few things.URL
So as a teacher, he tried to instill in his students these qualities of self-reliance, ingenuity, and a willingness to take risks and test things for themselves. He did that not only by talking about these qualities, but also by forcing you into situations where you'd have to develop them. Had he always been there to confirm for you that, "Yes, you've reached the third jhana," or, "No, that's only the second jhana," he would have short-circuited the qualities he was trying to instill. He, rather than your own powers of observation, would have been the authority on what was going on in your mind; and you would have been absolved of any responsibility for correctly evaluating what you had experienced. At the same time, he would have been feeding your childish desire to please or impress him, and undermining your ability to deal with the task at hand, which was how to develop your own powers of sensitivity to put an end to suffering and stress. As he once told me, "If I have to explain everything, you'll get used to having things handed to you on a platter. And then what will you do when problems come up in your meditation and you don't have any experience in figuring things out on your own?"
It's like going out in the wilderness. You read the maps, you make your plans, but when you get out in the forest you realize that the forest doesn't look like the map. The map has splotches of solid pale green with red lines and little symbols on it. But when you look around yourself in the forest, you don't see those splotches, symbols, or lines. Now, the lines are relevant: They symbolize the paths through the forest. They give you a sketchy idea of what's out there. But you have to realize that there's a lot more out there than just the pale greens and reds of the map. There are actual trees, actual animals, actual changes in the lay of the land. So you make plans based on the map, but be prepared to throw your plans overboard as you meet up with new and unexpected things. This is an important part of the training: how to deal with the unexpected.URL
Some people want to have all kinds of guarantees before they embark on this training, but you can't really guarantee anything. You can guarantee that when you reach the goal it's going to be good, but how much is that guarantee worth for someone who hasn't experienced it yet? Just one more thing to take into consideration. The Buddha, when he embarked on his quest, had no guarantee that all the sacrifice was going to be worth it, that he was going to find the deathless, or even that he was going to survive. But he had reached a point in his life where he realized that if he didn't at least try it, he would feel that his life had been wasted. And so for him it was a huge experiment. There was a lot of risk and a lot of uncertainty. And yet he was willing to take the risk and to face the uncertainty.
For us, it's not quite that drastic. We have people who've gone before. There's the question of whether we can trust them and believe them, but then look at the alternative: a life lived devoted to the pursuit of sensual pleasures, trying to squeeze happiness out of things that are going to die and that we'll have to leave in the end — if not before the end. So at the very least you say, "Well, there's a possibility here. Let's give it a try." Try to have that sense of adventure. Be open to new things and learn how to deal with uncertainties.
Earlier today we were talking about the maps for the jhanas. When you try to apply the map to your actual experience, it's going to be uncertain for a while. You read the description of directed thought and evaluation, rapture and all, and the question is: What do those terms correspond to in your actual experience? You may have some ideas, but they may be wrong. Is that going to stop you from practicing? It shouldn't. It should simply alert you to the fact that you're going to be dealing in uncertainties for a while. When you place labels on your experiences, they have to be post-it notes, signposts to use in the meantime until you get a better sense of the terrain. The surest of the signposts is the one for the fourth jhana — when the in-and-out breath stops and stays stopped for the duration of that state of mind — but that's all the way in the fourth. So how are you going to know the signposts for one, two, and three? Well, you guess for the time being and you attach a few notes here, a few notes there. And have the confidence that when you find something more certain, you're going to be in a position to rearrange the notes if need be.URL
Ñāṇa wrote:But the heart of the matter is the assertion made by Ven. Brahmavamso and his associates that he is teaching the Buddha's sammāsamādhi, and that most everyone else isn't.
Sylvester wrote:...would you indulge me by telling me what you think kāmā in the 1st Jhana's vivic'eva kāmehi pericope means?
danieLion wrote:
Why are you blaming your misunderstandings of Thanissaro's teachings on the good Reverend? Where's the personal responsibility and accountability? You've concocted a conspiracy theory about Rev. T's ulterior motives that is actually a reflection of your own failures.
So, why are you trying to villainize the good Reverend? Do you really think he deserves the blame you've tried to attribute to him? I'm sorry you feel misled, but the fault is not Rev. T's.
It's yours.
Sylvester wrote:
...would you indulge me by telling me what you think kāmā in the 1st Jhana's vivic'eva kāmehi pericope means?
You tell me what you think first and we'll see how it goes.
"Herein, bhikkhus, a certain recluse or a brahmin does not understand as it really is what is wholesome and what is unwholesome. He thinks: 'I do not understand as it really is what is wholesome and what is unwholesome. Now, there are recluses and brahmins who are wise, clever, experienced in controversy, who wander about demolishing the views of others with their wisdom. If, without understanding, I were to declare something to be wholesome or unwholesome, they might cross-examine me about my views, press me for reasons and refute my statements. If they should do so, I might not be able to reply. If I could not reply, that would distress me, and that distress would be an obstacle for me.' Therefore, out of fear and loathing of being cross-examined, he does not declare anything to be wholesome or unwholesome. But, when questioned about this or that point, he resorts to evasive statements and to endless equivocation: 'I do not take it thus, nor do I take it in that way, nor do I take it in some other way. I do not say that it is not, nor do I say that it is neither this nor that.'
Sylvester wrote: I merely point out that what Ven T says in his teachings is not necessarily what the suttas say in the original Pali . The disillusionment is realising that I had been short-selling myself by using his interpretations.
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What do the following texts reveal about Christ's ministry as High Priest? Heb. 2:17-8; 3:6; 4:14-15; 7:24–28; 8:1–3.
Jesus is the "great High Priest" (Heb. 4:14, NKJV). He is superior to all high priests and rulers of earth. The Bible assigns a number of qualities to Jesus as great High Priest:
Merciful and faithful. The two characteristics of merciful and faithful (Heb. 2:17) fit Christ's role as mediator, for He bestows His gifts on us ("merciful") and is loyal to His Father and to us ("faithful").
With us. Jesus can sympathize with us (Heb. 2:18; 5:2, 7). Because He has lived as a human, we can trust that He is a compassionate and perfect Helper. Yet, He is not in the same situation as we are, because He is "without sin" (Heb. 4:15).
Over us. Jesus as High Priest is not in the community of believers, as Moses was; He is over us, like a son presides over the house of his father (Heb. 3:6). Christ enjoys full authority among the saints.
As we are. Jesus' divine origin did not give Him any exclusive rights. He was tempted just as we are (Heb. 4:15). The selected temptations in the Judean desert show that He was tempted in the physical, mental, and spiritual dimension (Matt. 4:1–11).
For us. Christ appears in the heavenly sanctuary in the presence of God "for us" (Heb. 9:24), and He is making intercession for us (Heb. 7:25). Thank God that we have a divine Representative to appear in the judgment in our place.
Jesus is in heaven "for us." What does that mean? How can you draw some assurance and security from this wonderful truth?


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Test results: Additional lanes at San Ysidro border significantly reduce wait times
By Javier Fernandez
The U.S. General Services Administration recently opened all 25 northbound lanes at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (LPOE) for a weekend test period. Previously, the port operated with 17 northbound lanes into the U.S. as eight lanes were closed to accommodate ongoing construction work and the installation of new inspection booths. As the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, San Ysidro LPOE northbound wait times can often exceed 180 minutes during peak commute hours. However, during the test period when all lanes were available, the average wait time was significantly reduced to 45 minutes. Even more improved were SENTRI and Ready Lanes with wait times as low as 15 minutes.
"The weekend test period was extremely successful and served as a precursor to how traffic will be greatly improved when construction is complete on the northbound lanes," said Scott Shin, project manager for the San Ysidro LPOE expansion and realignment project. "The reduced northbound wait times we observed in general vehicle, SENTRI, and Ready Lanes represented a significant functional and operational improvement over the port's previous lane configuration."
In collaboration with its binational partners, GSA also opened two northbound new feeder lanes near the former Mexican inspection station, Puerta Mexico. These new lanes connected to Mexico's five additional lanes and helped increase overall queuing capacity within the port by 300 cars. The binational effort had a noticeable impact and reduced border crossing-related traffic in the city of Tijuana.
The lane improvement and new double-stacked booths installed at the San Ysidro LPOE are part of a larger expansion and realignment project. Once complete, the port will have 34 vehicle lanes and 63 booths.
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The author of this opinion piece makes a good point about Big Pharma profiting off of obese Americans. I also am not a fan of fat bashing, but I was taken aback by some of the terminology in this article. What is a "weight diversity speaker"? Are there really people who "proudly self-identify as fat"? And is there really an ongoing "war on obesity"? If so, I don't think the skinny people are winning that war.
You can find the full op-ed piece here.
What do you think?


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From now, until Selection Sunday, Sporting News will analyze the outcomes of key games involving bubble teams for the 2013 NCAA Tournament and look at how the results affect the team's tournament chances.
At this time of the season, every game carries a life-or-death feel for teams in the NCAA Tournament bubble conversation. They rarely are quite that important—remember, the phrase "body of work" is critical—but the tournament selection committee is watching intently.
Here's what they saw Thursday night:
GOOD NIGHT: Virginia
Outcome: Won at home vs. No. 3 Duke, the 19th time this season that an unranked team beat a top-five team. The Cavs held Duke scoreless for the first 4:40 of the game, embarrassed used-to-be All-American candidate Mason Plumlee (abused on defense, abused on the boards, non-factor on offense) and pulled the 73-68 upset, which wasn't as close as the score would indicate, behind Joe Harris' big night (36 points before fouling out).
Prognosis: Welcome to the NCAA Tournament, Cavs. Barring a collapse in the final week, Virginia should be in. Despite a few bad losses (Delaware, George Mason, Old Dominion), the Cavs are now 7-2 against top-100 RPI teams.
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GOOD NIGHT: Temple
Outcome: Won at home vs. Detroit, in a game rescheduled from December because of weather. It wasn't easy for the Owls. In fact, had Detroit pulled the upset it could have worked itself onto the bubble. Khalif Wyatt scored 12 of Temple's final 14 points, including back-to-back 3s in the final 1:40, to pull out the come-from-behind win.
Prognosis: It's looking good for the Owls (20-8). They now have three RPI top-50 wins—including over Syracuse on a neutral floor—and are 9-6 against teams from the top 100.
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GOOD NIGHT: Louisiana Tech
Outcome: Won at home vs. Utah State. This game would've been more interesting had Preston Medlin and Kyisean Reed been healthy. As it was, 25th-ranked Louisiana Tech jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never was challenged.
Prognosis: Winners of 17 straight, this is the best Louisiana Tech team since Karl Malone ran the floor in those short-shorts. It's still no guarantee that LaTech (25-3) would get an at-large bid should they lose some time in the WAC Tournament.
GOOD NIGHT: Middle Tennessee State
Outcome: Won at Troy. Marcos Knight led MTSU with 20 points and eight rebounds as the Blue Raiders (26-4) won their 15th straight.
Prognosis: Although the Blue Raiders certainly passes the "eye test" of what an NCAA Tournament team looks like, they better win the Sun Belt Tournament. They have an impressive RPI ranking of 23 but are only 1-3 against top-100 teams.
Starting Five: Determining which teams deserve bubble bids
GOOD NIGHT: Cal
Outcome: Won at home vs. Utah. Cal was down eight with 5 ½ minutes to go in the first half, but then went on a 20-2 run behind Allen Crabbe's double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds) and never looked back.
Prognosis: The Golden Bears have won six consecutive games and are in, as of now. Cal lost at Colorado and Stanford earlier in the year but can get revenge against both over next week at home and solidify their NCAA spot.
Bubble teams in action Friday ...
Harvard—at Princeton, 7 p.m. (ESPNU). OK, so this isn't technically a bubble game. The Ivy League doesn't have a tournament, so the regular-season champ will get the NCAA bid. Harvard has a 1 1/2-game lead (one game in the loss column) on Princeton with four games remaining. So this could well be a play-in game, like those in Dayton in a couple weeks.