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Van der Vaart admits Ajax snub
Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to re-join Ajax this summer.
By Chris Burton
Last Updated: 14/08/09 3:25pm
Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to re-join Ajax this summer.
The Holland international is currently on the lookout for a new club after falling out of favour at Real Madrid.
He has been informed that he no longer features in future plans at Santiago Bernabeu and is free to leave should a suitable offer materialise.
Van der Vaart only joined Real from German outfit Hamburg last summer, but endured a difficult debut season in Spain.
He is fully prepared to cut his losses and move on, but has made it clear that he will only go to one of Europe's top divisions.
He admits that his former Hamburg boss, and now Ajax chief, Martin Jol has sounded him out regarding the possibility of returning to his homeland, but the 26-year-old has no desire to discuss such a switch.
"Martin Jol has already contacted me, but I do not intend to return to my former team," Van der Vaart told reporters in Spain.
"My dream is to play in a major championship, namely England, Spain, Italy or Germany. Other proposals from abroad do not interest me."

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D.M. Williams has never had to prepare a résumé.
He got his job as general manager of Casa del Mar back in 1981, after Rosie Turner, a former waitress at his Midland, Texas, restaurant who became a local condominium expert, recommended him, and he has been there ever since.
But Williams, 81, recently notified Casa del Mar's board and unit owners that he is sending out his résumé and looking for references. He made his decision after the 102-unit resort's board notified him in June that it would extend his contract for one more year but would not renew it upon its Sept. 30, 2013, expiration.
"For anyone who is interested in an 80-year-old with a lot of experience, I'll be available Oct. 1 (2013)," Williams said.
Williams said he was "shocked" when two board members back in June prior to a board meeting told him that his contract would be renewed for just one more year; he said he wasn't given any reason for the decision. He believes he is facing age discrimination.
But the board's president, John Zefeldt, vehemently disagrees with Williams' statements, saying that the board has had discussions about succession for Williams for years.
"Nobody has more respect for the job he's done," Zefeldt said. "That's why we gave him another one-year contract, so that he could get his affairs in order. If you didn't like the person, most companies would say 'goodbye' tomorrow." Zefeldt also told the Longboat Observer Williams received an increase in salary and a bonus in the one-year contract.
According to Zefeldt, the resort's assistant manager, Mark Meador, has been in his role for 27 years and is ready to move into the role of general manager. The board hasn't formally offered Meador the job but plans to do so in the next year.
"If you were to make a change when things are not going well, then everyone would think that was the reason you had made a change," Zefeldt said. "If you make the change while things are going well, the new manager could come into the situation and the old manager could go out on top of his game."
Williams, however, denies that any substantive discussions of succession had occurred. He said that he hoped to stay on another two to four years as general manager and then possibly transition into a role such as handling public relations or serving as an ambassador.
Now, he said, he is planning to stay on through the remainder of his contract, unless dismissed sooner — which he told the Longboat Observer Friday evening could happen, depending on the nature of this story. If he hasn't been hired when his employment ends, he plans to apply for unemployment benefits.
Williams said the issue isn't about money and that he wants to keep working. He knows that job opportunities for an 81-year-old may be limited.
Then again, his résumé is more colorful than most.
It includes performances in the Cripple Creek Cloggers dance troupe, serving as a wedding and vow officiator, poetry recitations and growing the world's largest cotton plant. It also includes a host of awards for his management and philanthropic efforts, including the former Sarasota Keys "Citizen of the Year" title and a five-year beautification award from the Longboat Key Garden Club.
Williams said that he used to have many of those awards hanging on the walls of his office. But since June, he has packed them up and moved them to his house in Bradenton.
"I've lost all my enthusiasm," he said.
Casa del Mar General Manager D.M. Williams sent the following letter to unit owners Sept. 28:
To all owners at Casa del Mar:
As I prepare to begin my final year as manager here at Casa del Mar beginning Monday Oct. 1, 2012, and ending Monday Sept. 30, 2013, I feel that it is necessary to start submitting my résumé to all condominiums that would be interested in employing someone of my age and experience.
Since I have worked for over 30-plus years on Longboat Key, that would be my first choice of locations.
However, I am open to traveling. I have been asked by a couple of local businesses for my résumé along with as many references as I can provide.
This would not only be personal references from the board members but also owners and vendors that I have worked with during these past years.
Your co-operation and response to this request will be most appreciated.
However, they do realize that I cannot start before Oct. 1, 2013.
"Lest Ye Forget"
D.M. Williams


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Lady Washington, the Official Ship of the State of Washington, will help the City of Westport celebrate its 100th birthday with a visit June 27-29. The vessel will offer walk-on tours and a special Fireworks Sail for viewing the city's fireworks show. Here's the ship's schedule:
6/27: 11:30 a.m., arrival of Lady Washington at Westport Marina
6/27: Noon to 5 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person requested
6/28: Noon to 5 p.m., walk-on tours, $3 donation per person requested
6/28: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Fireworks Sail, $43-$63
6/29: 8 a.m., Lady Washington departs for Aberdeen.
The Fireworks Sail offers a chance for guests to watch the celebratory fireworks from the deck of a tall ship as it sails in Grays Harbor. Tickets are $63 adults, $53 students/seniors/active military, $43 children 12 and under. Guests will board the ship before departure at 8 p.m. Groups of eight or more purchasing tickets together automatically receive a 15 percent per ticket discount. The show is expected to start at dusk. Purchase tickets online at www.historicalseaport.org or call 800-200-5239.
Located on a peninsula on the south side of the entrance to Grays Harbor, Westport was incorporated on June 26, 1914. The city is home to the largest marina on the Pacific Coast of the Pacific Northwest. It is also home to the Grays Harbor Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse on the Washington coast. The city has a population of 2,099.
Lady Washington is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her launch this year. The ship will also appear at Rusty Scupper Pirate Daze in Westport June 20-22.
Editors: Download high-res images of our ships at http://historicalseaport.smugmug.com. Click the "Media Images" category and select a gallery. We welcome media aboard to observe operations and interview crew. Contact (media only) Joe Follansbee, 360-589-0766, [email protected]. Information is subject to change without notice. Facebook: facebook.com/GHHSA; Twitter: @graysharborhist.


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We are getting tired of hearing about a terror report every time Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels abroad. Almost without exception, terror strikes whenever Erdogan goes on an important trip, like yesterday [June 19, 2012].
During the late hours of the evening while Erdogan was in Mexico, the bitter news came from our Omer Celik, who reported: "The PKK again attacked the village of Daglica. We have eight martyrs and 15 wounded. Clashes are ongoing. Unfortunately even the ambulances can't access the location."
We were all demoralized instantly.
The terrorist organization hasn't carried out such attacks for some time. I remember saying: "This must be the work of the Bahoz Erdal group." Someone from the table said: "On every trip abroad, we get such news." Omer Celik was more on the mark when he said: "Not every foreign trip. The PKK attacks on the eve of each meeting with Obama. Tomorrow there is Obama-Erdogan meeting and PKK attacked again. Take note."
Another attack, again many martyrs and again the work of Syrian-originated terrorist Fehman Huseyin, aka Bahoz Erdal. The same name is linked to all major bloody PKK attacks of recent times. That is precisely what stirs my curiosity.
Turkey has all the technology: heavy external support, Predator drones, Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), signal intelligence capabilies, human intelligence and special forces commandos which are said to be among the world's best.
While the US finds and eliminates its targets one by one in Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan and pinpoints and kills the al-Qaeda leader in his residence, why can't Turkey do the same to the leading cadres of the PKK, or at least to Bahoz Erdal?
Is it so difficult? Is it Impossible? Are our special forces incompetent? Were we misled about their prowess all these years? Is our intelligence weak? Are we lacking technology?
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CMEMS provides daily routing maps and data to guide Boogaloo, a nickname for the boat owned by OceanoScientific. Boogaloo left Monaco last November 17th 2016 for a round-the-world trip of 110-120 days.
Pooling their expertise and best practices, the EU Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) and the EU Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action on the "Evaluation of Ocean Syntheses" propose:
The Global Ocean Week
Opportunities & Perspectives in Ocean modelling
10-14 October 2016, Toulouse (France)
Do you want to engage with the European Commission at a national, regional and local level to foster the Copernicus user uptake?
Then this is the right time for you to submit your application for membership of the Copernicus Relays, the new network launched on July 29 by the European Commission.
To speed up the user uptake of the European Union's Earth observation programme Copernicus, the European Commission's Copernicus Accelerator will now foster the development of commercial space applications and products.
The latest CMEMS training sessions took place on 31/05 & 1/06 during the 2016 European Space Solutions conference, a key event organized during the Dutch presidency of the Council of the EU, with over 2000 attendees from the business and public sectors and users and developers of space-based solutions. Let's discover the highlights!
For the fifth time, ESA will be inviting 20 developers to its ESRIN location in Frascati (including travel expenses and accommodation). The Space App Camp is an opportunity to spend a week with like-minded people, gaining insight into the European Space Programmes, and learning how to enrich mobile applications with satellite data.
Attending the European Space Solutions conference? User or prospective user of the Copernicus Marine Service? Join the first CMEMS Regional User and Training Workshop dedicated to the North West Shelf seas!
During the European Space Solutions conference on 1st June in The Hague, the Netherlands, EUMETSAT and Mercator Ocean will be organizing a side event, during which participants will:
The Copernicus Marine Service supports the 7th Continent Expedition, an organisation actively engaged in ocean conservation efforts, relying on solid scientific, educational and media skills to take concrete steps towards lasting change.


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Graphing linear functions and finding the slope
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Not too long ago, I knew nothing about how to run a Facebook ad to sell a product. Okay maybe just tried it once. I ran an ad for an iPhone app I had to try and get more users. I wasn't sure if it really helped. I probably was doing it all wrong. Still I tried.
One day in March I came across someone selling a course about how to make money selling your own t-shirts online. This seller was your typical internet marketer. He said how easy it was. He said he earned over $100k in a month. He made it seem like anyone could do it. He knew how to sell.
So my eyes got big and dreamt about the money I could earn if I sold my own designs. Selling t-shirts had been on my mind for many years. I just never thought I could make that much money from it.
I bought the course, which was really cheap. The course was just okay, but I knew nothing to start anyways. Soon I had my first t-shirt design uploaded and ready to sell. I created it myself with my basic Photoshop skills. I created an ad and started running a Facebook ad campaign. I learned to test it out with a $10 ad budget. If no one bought a shirt in the first $10, then stop the ad. It was a way to test out the design and buyers.
My first design got to $10 and no one bought. I stopped it.
Still I was interested in this. I liked the process. I joined a couple Facebook groups to talk and learn from other people. Some were just beginning, some were having success, while some were still struggling.
The next twenty designs and ad campaigns failed. I spent $10 each time to test it out, and despite thinking people would love the shirt, no one was buying.
The highest I got was 3 shirts. I thought I had an amazing design and targeted the right audience. I lost money on that campaign because each day I spent $10 and ran it for seven days hoping at least ten shirts were ordered. The reason I needed ten orders is because the website I was using to print and ship these shirts is Teespring.com. They make it easy for anyone to sell shirts. Just upload a design, set your price, and if at least 10 shirts are ordered, then the shirts get printed and shipped. They handle that. They just send you money.
If it doesn't reach at least 10, then no one will get charged and no shirts will be printed.
So no upfront costs and no need to keep any inventory.
I learned it wasn't as easy as I thought. I couldn't just make a shirt, and advertise it. Twenty-one failures proved that. I tried selling shirts to dog lovers, coffee lovers, hot sauce lovers, lawyers and more. It would have been easy to quit after so many failures. I wasn't ready to quit yet.
Finally on the 22nd campaign I had a winning design. It was stupidly simple. It was just a cute message I found on Instagram which got a lot of like thanks to the cheapest likes on Instagram I got and targeted towards pediatric nurses. It took less than five minutes to create it in Photoshop. Once I ran the ad, I had a sale before I spent $10.
After the campaign ended seven days later, 17 shirts were bought. I spent $81.72 on ads and earned $112.25 for a profit of $30.53. It wasn't a huge profit, but it was a successful campaign finally. It took a few more failures before I had another successful one when I sold 32 shirts.
Here is that shirt. As you can see I was targeting butchers, and giving them a funny shirt.
After my first full month, I just about broke even. I cashed out $1,106.87 from Teesrping, but paid just about that much in Facebook advertising. Some people might be discouraged, but I was glad I broke even.
In the month of May, I kept working hard. I was flat out was obsessed with it. All my free time was spent on this. Because I was trying to find the right audience and sell them the right design, I had more failed campaigns than winning ones. But the winning campaigns were massive.
I had my tipping point
The month of May I was finally profitable! I finally was more consistent with my campaigns and selling designs that my customers wanted. All the struggling I had before was finally turning around. All the hard work I put in was now starting to show me massive results.
The month of May was my tipping point. Since then I've been profitable every month.


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Cantor Arts Center Exhibition Features Chiaroscuro Technique: A First for Reproducing Color Images
Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from 16th-Century Italy:
Promised Gifts from the Kirk Edward Long Collection
November 3 – February 27, 2011
Stanford, California —The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces an exhibition on the 16th-century Italian invention of chiaroscuro, the first technology for reproducing images in color. "Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from 16th-Century Italy: Promised Gifts from the Kirk Edward Long Collection" features more than 20 works drawn entirely from Long's collection and is on view from November 3, 2010 to February 27, 2011.
"The exhibition includes many of the most famous examples from the first century of the chiaroscuro technique, tracing the evolution of thematic and compositional styles in 16th-century Italy," said Bernard Barryte, the Center's curator of European art. "Chiaroscuro Woodcuts" showcases Bartolomeo Coriolano's monumental "Fall of the Giants," as well as important works by prominent masters such as Ugo da Carpi, who claimed to have invented the chiaroscuro technique, Parmigianino, a painter who experimented with the technique, Antonio da Trento, and Giuseppe Niccolò Rossigliano, called Vicentino.
Produced by a technique that was both difficult to master and labor intensive, the works on display illustrate the capacity of this hybrid medium to achieve both linear and painterly effects. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to enjoy some of the first examples of color printing created by the Italian masters of this Renaissance technology.
"Chiaroscuro Woodcuts" is made possible by the Lynn Krywick Gibbons Exhibition Fund.
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VISITOR INFORMATION: Cantor Arts Center is open Wednesday – Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm. Admission is free. The Center is located on the Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way. Parking is free after 4 pm weekdays and all day on weekends. Information: 650-723-4177, museum.stanford.edu.
PUBLICITY IMAGES: High-resolution images are available for publicity use. Contact Margaret Whitehorn at 650-724-3600 or email email@example.com
Bartolomeo Coriolano,
The Fall of the Giants, 1647
Chiaroscuro woodcut
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Allegory of Virtue (after J. Ligozzi), 1585
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From funky wah-like sounds to off-the-wall, vocal-like squall, the Behringer FM600 Filter Machine Effects Pedal can take your sound to some truly alien territory. This pedal is equipped with Behringer's Real Sound Modeling technology to make your guitar sound like it is in an acoustically perfect environment of its own design. It must be heard to be believed!
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When you're shopping for speakers, don't forget the tweeter. The shape and the material it's made from have a direct impact on how your music sounds.
Installing tweeters in your doors will give you better stereo imaging and raise the soundstage in your car. Here, we describe your options for mounting tweeters.
By separating the tweeter and the woofer, component speaker systems improve the sound quality and overall audio experience in your car in three very big ways.
Brand-name speakers will make a big difference in your car's sound. But with some simple, relatively inexpensive extra steps, you can make them sound even better.
Properly tweaked, your car or truck can be a fantastic place to listen to music. But first, you need to compensate for some of its natural limitations.
Even the best component system can sound better with a few tweaks. Let's look a few set-up tips and additions that will tune up your speakers for the best sound.
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Installing component speakers in your vehicle can make a big difference in the sound, but there's a bit more involved than in installing regular full-range speakers.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
With a "dummy tummy," Manuel de Gongora gets a lesson in how to do peritoneal dialysis (PD) at Northwest Kidney Center. It's a self-dialysis process using the peritoneum in the abdomen across which fluids and dissolved substances are exchanged from the blood. The dialysis takes place overnight while the patient is asleep.
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I think it was a Top CHef episode (or something like that). Someone was accused of taking (and not making his own) pea puree.Originally Posted by Mags225;4058460;
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All I see is Jim Carrey when I look at her...
"Man is Elyse [top model] ever thin. Makes me want to go to the gym. Right after I eat my sandwich." - Giz
"Every time you dont buy CoverGirl cosmetics, Jesus cries" - SnowflakeGirl
"And I'm also tired of people saying "OMG I'LL NEVER WATCH AGAIINNN". Come on now. ANTM is cocaine and you are the lindsay lohans who crave it" - queenegoist
It's one thing to have and espouse an opinion. It's another to have and espouse a thought as if it is the word of God.
Gretchen doesn't get the difference. She's equal opportunity though, and is pretty direct about her own work - good and bad.
She's kind of endearing in her cluelessness.
Gretchen is one of my more favorite designers from all the seasons. I think she's got a unique style that we've never seen on this show, and I'm glad she's around.
Hmmm. Blogging Project Runway had a transcript of an interview with Michael C. He said one thing they did not show was a fake make-out seen with him and Gretchen. He also ended the interview with the comment: "I love the show, and I'd like everyone to know that Gretchen is not a b$%^h."
I'm missing PR because of the ongoing NYFW fall 2011 presentations and runway shows. Had that plan of 2 shows a year worked out, we would have seen the collections last week and would have been discussing it right now. Anyway, I would just like to say that Michael Kors really digged the granny panty look that Gretchen showed (as seen on Arizona Muse in the Feb Vogue ish). Very soignee! Well done, Gretchen! In other news, Mondo does well as a T-shirt designer (dubiously copied from McQueen's skull shirts).


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The last five years in concert
March 5th, 7pm -- COLONY THEATRE 1040 LINCOLN RD
TICKETS: colonymb.org/lastfiveyears
Join us at Colony Theatre as Broadway stars, Betsy Wolfe (Falsettos, Bullets Over Broadway) and Adam Kantor (Rent, Fiddler on the Roof) from the critically acclaimed 2013 Off-Broadway production of The Last Five Years, perform the powerful and intimate songs from the hit musical.
From Tony Award–winning composer Jason Robert Brown, comes a concert version of the powerful and intimate musical, The Last Five Years, starring Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor from the critically acclaimed 2013 Off-Broadway production, presented by the Colony Theatre's resident theater company Miami New Drama.
The Last Five Years tells the powerful story of Cathy and Jamie, two twenty-something New Yorkers who dive headfirst into a marriage fueled by the optimism that comes from finding "the one." But in a city where professional and personal passions collide and only the strongest relationships survive, navigating the waters of love and matrimony can sometimes prove to be daunting. Sung from their individual points of view, Cathy's journey is told from ending to beginning, and Jamie's from beginning to end. Funny, honest, and intimate, and with an exuberantly romantic score, The Last FiveYears takes a bold look at one young couple's hope that love endures the test of time.


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All You Need to Know About Opioids
Opioids are psychoactive chemicals that relieve pain by binding into some opioids receptors in the brain. They are considered to be one of the oldest drugs that encompass analgesic effects which when taken by people, will immediately control the emotion and diminish the effect of painful stimulus.
Opioids come from the plant Opium Poppy, which is botanically known as Papaver somniferum. The plant was first cultivated around 3400 B.C. This plant is also found in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia and is referred to as the "common garden poppy". The opium poppy grows up 1.2 meters with flowers that have various attractive colors like white, pink, red, and purple. Their seeds also vary in color from white to blue.
Today, opioids can be found as contents in several painkillers like morphine, heroin, thebaine, codeine, papaverine and noscapine. To detect the presents of opioids in the body, a drug testing may be administered through the opiates drug test kit.
History of Opioids
The opium poppy first got its name "opius", a Greek word for "little juice", where the word "opioids" basically has coined its name from. Back then, Opioids were used by Romans and Greeks to induce sleep and produce constipation. Two prominent Greek physicians, Hippocrates and Galen make use of the opium poppy to relieve headache, coughing, asthma, and to alleviate the feeling of sadness and cause euphoria.
In 1805, a German chemist Friedrich Serturner discovered the medicine morphine by isolating the opium poppy. By 1853, Alexander Wood invented the hypodermic syringe and developed the intravenous route of administration for morphine which was commonly administered to the wounded soldiers during the civil war.
However, people later on discovered the addictive effects of opioids. Most of the soldiers began craving for the drug and the instance was referred to as the Soldier's Disease.
Opiates & Other Types of Opioids
Most people have known opiates to be a synonym of opioids, however; the two basically differ from each other. Opiates refer to the drugs that are derived from the opium poppy plant while opioids refer to the drugs that are created to mimic the effect of opium. Opioids are synthetic opiates. Although they resemble the same effect to humans, they are chemically different.
Today, the term "opioids" is used to call the entire family of opiates including natural, synthetic, and semi-synthetic.
Opium Alkaloid
The opium alkaloid refers to the dried latex that comes from the opium poppy plant. It is obtain by scratching the immature seed to obtain the white sap that firstly leaks out the seed. This later on dries into a sticky yellowish residue that is scraped from the fruit and is used to make a variety of pain killers.
- Morphine - This is the most common and abundant opium alkaloid found in the opium poppy plant. It consist 12 to 17 percent of the weight of the dried sap of opium poppy. Morphine is basically administered intravenously, subcutaneously, or via intramuscular to treat chronic pain. Its analgesic effects can last from 3 to 4 hours. However, while morphine is habit forming, most people who used the drug basically end up being dependent to it which is why morphine belongs to the group of the most commonly abused prescription drugs. A person who is medically treated by morphine may get positive drug testing. Longer association with morphine can cause several adverse effects which include constipation, gastric pains, and damage to coronary arteries which may even cause asphyxia and death. Quitting morphine in an instant will also cause severe withdrawal symptoms.
- Codeine - This drug is an isomer of mythelated morphine, also known as 3- methylmorphine. Codeine is the second most abundant opium alkaloid consisting 2 percent of the dried sap. Compared to morphine, codeine is more prevalent in the Iranian Poppy and is determined for its antidiarrheal usage. It is also use to treat mild and severe pain and is commonly found as content in some cough medicines. However, because of its addictive effects, this drug is one of the most commonly abused prescription drugs by teenagers. At first, codeine create the feeling of happiness and contentment from pain, but longer association may cause various side effects such as itching, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, dry mouth, urinary irritation, constipation, and frequent mood swings.
- Thebaine - Thebaine is basically a minor constituent of opium. It got its name from the ancient city of Egypt called Thebai. However, unlike the others, this drug is not used medically but is used to create more effective opiate narcotics such as Oxycodone, Buprenorphine, and Naloxone. In the United Kingdom, Thebaine is considered to be a Class A drug, a group of the most dangerous yet largely abused drugs such as cannabis and cocaine. This drug is also labeled as Schedule II in the United States.
- Papaverine - Papaverine is another opium alkaloid but unlike the others, this drug is not used to treat pain but is basically used as a relaxant after surgeries. Thebaine is also used to treat spasms especially those that occurs inside the gastrointestinal tract, bile ducts, and urethra as well as a remedy to erectile dysfunction. By this, thebaine is directly applied or injected to penile tissues which immediately relax muscle tissues, thus; resulting to erection. Longer association with thebaine can be dangerous to health though. Its adverse effect can start from simple constipation, severe sweating, and loss of appetite to contagious hepatitis and even aggravated circumstance of cerebral vasospasm.
Classification of Opioids
Opioids are classified into four: naturally occurring opioids, endogenous opioids, synthetic opioids, and the semi-synthetic opioids. Their names were coined based on how they are derived and are used in a variety of situations.
- Naturally Occurring Opioids
Naturally occurring opiates are those that primarily come from the dries sap of the opium poppy plant. This includes the opium alkaloids such as morphine and codeine which are used to treat mild to severe pain, and thebaine which is converted industrially to make up more effective analgesics like Oxycodone. Most of the drugs that are made from the naturally occurring opiates such as Astramorph PF morphine are prescription drugs or drugs that cannot be taken out without any prescription. Longer association of the naturally occurring opioids can actually be addictive which is why some patients become dependent to it. Some teenagers, however; simply use the drug for recreational purposes.
- Endogenous Opioids
These are the types of opioids that are produced in the body such as endorphins, enkephalins, dynorphines, and endomorphins. Endorphins are produced in the pituitary glands during strenuous activity and orgasm but they also produced analgesic effects same to that of the naturally occurring opioids. Enkephalins are produced in the body in response to painful circumstance. Dynorphines are produced from the precursor prodynorphin which arise during the proprotein process. Endomorphins, on the other hand, have the highest affinity in the opioids receptors. There are two types of endomorphins, the first is Endomorphin 1 which is commonly produced in the brain and the other is Endomorphin 2, which is more common in the spinal cord.
- Synthetic Opioids
Synthetic opioids refer to opiates that are only made in laboratories emulating the effects of real opiates. These false opiates are considered to be less addictive and are often prescribed by doctors to treat pain than the real ones. Unlike the naturally occurring opiates, these do not immediately draw positive opiate drug test result. Some examples of the synthetic opioids include fentanyl, pethidine, methadone, tramadol, and dextroprpoxyphene. The most common one is fentanyl which is actually sold in pharmacies under different brand names such as Sublimaze, Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora, Onsolis, and Instanyl. These drugs are commonly prescribed by doctors to treat pains caused by cancer treatment.
- Semi-synthetic Opioids
These drugs are basically created from various chemical manipulations of the sap extracted from the opium poppy plant. These are the substances that have already undergone certain processes in order to create more effective medicines that resemble the same effects such that of the naturally occurring opiates. Two most common examples of semi-synthetic opioids include hydrocodone and oxycodone. Both resembles a morphine-like effect which are usually prescribed to patients suffering from severe pain; however, because of their highly addictive characteristic that lured many teenagers to abuse the drugs, both the hydrocodone and oxycodone are now labeled as Schedule II drugs which belong to the most dangerous yet commonly abused prescription drugs among teenagers. Some other examples of semi-synthetic opioids include heroin, oxymorphone, desomorphine, nicomorphine, dipropanoylmorphine, benzylmorphine, and ethylmorphine.
Uses of Opioids
Medical Usage of Opioids
The pure opium poppy plant has been greatly used as remedy to pain even long before the discovery of morphine. With the advent of medical machineries, today the dried sap of the opium poppy plant has been converted into a variety of prescription medicines used to relieve pain such as paracetamols and analgesics.
Opioids are basically contained in some medicines and are prescribed by doctors to treat mild to severe pain. Their main function is to bind with the opioids receptor in the brain and prevent the body from feeling the throbbing of muscle tissues.
The hydrocodone and oxycodone are most commonly used to treat pain after a surgery or to remedy the pains of excruciating cancer treatments as well as dental and injury-related pain. Codeine, however; is only to treat mild pains and is also used to relieve coughs and diarrhea.
Modern Usage
The discovery of opioids' addictive effects has actually marked a significant change on opioids usage. Although modern technology has converted the drug into useful medicines such as codeine and morphine, their addictive nature has lured people to abuse the drugs.
Nowadays, opioids are still prescribed by doctors in order to treat mild to severe pain, however; at the same time used by teens and adults for recreational use.This is the reason why many countries have joined together to promulgate the U.N. Commission of Narcotic Drugs which actually put opioids into a few of the prohibited drugs. With this, any person who is caught using the drug, unless it is prescribed by doctors, will face some criminal liabilities.
Furthermore, in some other countries like South America, the opium poppy plants are used as decorations. In some parts of the country, the opium poppy is cultivated even without legal controls while the seeds, despite containing morphine, codeine, and many other alkaloids, are made into colorful house decorations. In some cases, opioids are also topped into bread and cookies to add flavor or boiled in order to make a bitter tea.
Opioids Addiction Among Teens
According to research, teens are very prone to opiate drug addiction, especially during high schools and college years when they begin to separate from their parents.
In a survey conducted by the National Substance Use Drug Health, drugs are commonly smuggled at school and are easily obtainable from friends and colleagues. According to data, more than 2500 teenagers between 12 to 17 years old abuse opioids for the first time each day. And since 1992, the number of children abusing opioids has tripled in number.
The two most commonly abused forms of opioids are prescription pain killers and heroin. However, prescription painkillers have shown to be the favorite of most children. In a survey done in 2006, more than 2.1 millions kids with age between 12 20 13 years old were found to be abusing prescription killers. In fact, they abused more than they abuse cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
- Perilous Pastries
The availability of perilous pastries has also lured teens to abuse opioids without being caught.
In truth, some bakeries make use of the poppy seeds as flavorings to their breads and cakes. Bakers usually topped one gram of poppy seeds which actually contain 33 micrograms of morphine and 14 micrograms of codeine. In North America, they make used of the poppy seed oil to bake rusk, bagels, and cakes. In Europe, bakers sprinkle poppy seeds on top of their white bread pastries to create the popular bun known as Cozonac which is actually traditional Romanian sweet bread.
These baked goodies are sometimes used as medicines, but in some places, they are simply sold naturally like any other ordinary bread. However, their availability has actually added more reasons for youth to abuse opioids. What is even more appalling is the prevalent act of neglecting its forthcoming dangers.
According to research, eating two rolls of opium poppy bread can cause positive opiate drug testing since one roll already contains 0.76 grams of poppy seeds. Likewise, a slice of cake which contains 5 grams of poppy seeds can also positive opioids drug testing within 24 hours. Frequent eating of the perilous pastries, can actually make a person more addicted to opioids.
- Cheese, fentanyl, syrup and soda
The cheese made from heroin is actually another type of opioids, created by a combination of heroin and cold medication drugs like Tylenol and the antihistamine diphenhydramine which is an active ingredient in Benadryl. In Dallas, Texas the widespread of cheese samples have actually cause severe addiction to the youth as well as great tragedy in schools where a number of students died from its withdrawal symptoms. Cheese has a very strong potency that appears from 6 to 24 hours. This is also the reason why it is termed by the many as "starter heroin."
Fentanyl is actually one of the most common medicines for pain derived from the original opium poppy plant which is four times more potent than morphine. It is used to treat pains caused by cancer treatment but is commonly abused by many people to calm and soothe emotions. The lollipop fentanyl or Actyq lollipop is actually known to be mostly eaten by children.
In 1990, heroin sodas and syrups were made popular by the hip hop community especially in Houston Texas. Back then, codeine and promethazine is mixed into soft drinks like sprite, mountain dew, coke, and sprite to make up opiate sodas. Today, these types of drinks are known as Purple Drink, Sizzurp, or lean.
Effects of Opioids
Whether a person use opioids for medical or recreational reasons, opioids always bring varying effects to both physical and psychological aspects of a person. Medical effects of opioids are good. When they are medically used, they alter the person's perception with pain and relieve the muscles and tissues from feeling the ache.
However, while opioids are highly addictive drugs, taking opioids for longer medications may cause physical addiction. This is clearly manifested in a person who cannot go through such pain without taking opioids. This physical addiction may also lead to a series of psychological effects which are considered as negative.
Symptoms of Opioids Abuse
There are many ways to detect whether or not a person is using opioids for recreational purposes. These symptoms may also occur when a person is going under opiate medication but some may also lead to a suspicious opiate abuse which can become strong grounds for opiate drug testing.
The following are symptoms of opiate abuse and addiction:
- Taking longer larger doses of opioids in order to get the desired effects
- Spending a lot of time focusing on drug such as taking it over and over again even without the feeling of pain
- Hiding large doses of medicines and buying it without doctor's prescription
- Weight loss as a result from loss of appetite
- Nausea / vomiting even without eating meals
- Untidy physical appearance
- Having dark sunken or reddish eyes
- Becoming stubborn and paranoid
- Suicidal thoughts
- Depression
- Altered social activities
- Social problems such as withdrawal from family and friends
- Significant problems at work
- Poor decision making
- Becoming irresponsible and dishonest
Adverse effects of Opioids to Health
Abusing opioids can reflect in the eyes of the abuser. Unlike cocaine which makes the person's eyes alert and highly suspicious, opiates make the person's pupil to look extremely constricted to pin points in the eye. This is the reason why people who abused opiates are termed as "pinned" wherein their pupils looked almost invisible due to their small size.
However, what abusers have actually neglected behind its euphoric effect are the dangers opiates can cause to the central nervous system. Since prescription medications like Oxycontin and Vicodin suppresses the central nervous system causing the function of the brain and the body to slow, taking larger dosage of the drugs can be very dangerous to the health.
The following are the adverse effects of opiates to health:
- Elevated body temperature
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure
- Decreased appetite
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Allergies
- Chest pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Heart attack and stroke
Drug Testing on Opiates
Drug testing on opiates can be done in three ways: saliva drug testing, urine drug testing, and hair follicle test.
Using the drug test kits, drug testing on opiates basically detect for opiate metabolites. During a urine drug test, a urine sample is obtained from the subject. The sample undergoes an initial test known as immunoassay. If the urine sample is positive during the initial test, another sample will be taken from the subject to perform the confirmatory test known as gas chromatography- mass spectrometry.
On the other hand, the saliva drug testing is performed through the use of a swab which is similar to that of an ordinary toothbrush. The swab is placed in the lower cheek and gum to gather the saliva for two minutes until it gets wet before it is brought to the laboratory for the detection of opiate metabolites.
Lastly, the hair follicle test detects for opiate metabolites through the piece of hair, particularly 1.5 inch closest to the scalp. According to studies, when a person abuse drugs, it actually goes through the bloodstream and is absorbed by the hair when they grow. The hair follicle test detects for any drug history within 90 days while detection period can last up to 5 days.
What will cause positive opiates?
Opiate medication can cause positive opiates when a person undergoes opiate drug test, however; this positive result is referred to as false positive. In this case, a person may not face any liabilities. In this case, sspeople who are into opioids medication must inform authorities about their condition before any drug test to be able to come up with unbiased result.
Medicines like OxyCodone, Codeine, Hydrocodone, Fentanyl, Tylenol #3, Norco, Vicodin, ENdocet, Percocet, Percodan, Codeine Sulfate, Acetaminophen with Propoxyphene, Fentanyl (aka Actiq), MS Contin, Oramorph SR, OxyContin, and Morphine can actually cause positive opiates. A person may also result into positive codeine when taking cough suppressants like Robitussin A-C and Robitussin DAC as well as head ache analgesics like Fiorinal, Fioricet and Butalbital.
Detection of Drug Metabolite 6-AM
The 6-acetylmorphine or 6- AM is the drug metabolite of heroin which can be detected through the opiate drug test kits in a person who use heroin for recreational purposes. 6 -AM basically serves as confirmatory for heroin abuse in order to prevent false positive results. Drug testing detects for the drug metabolite within 2 to 4 days while 6 -AM itself is already detectable 3 to 5 minutes after injection. The metabolite has a short half-life of 36 minutes which can be detected in urine after 8 hours of heroin usage. It is important to note that 6-Am is not a metabolite of morphine and codeine but complications can occur when heroin is mixed with codeine and morphine.
New Federal Cut- off Level
To avoid false positive result, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has mandated a specific cut -off level of drugs for every drug testing methods. This is the minimum residue of drugs that must be confirmed in the sample in order for a person to be labeled as positive. By then, a person may be required to explain the drug positivity or face some liabilities.
Previously, the SAMHSA mandated that all drug screening laboratories to use 300 ng/ml cut off level of drug metabolites in urine samples. However, due to frequent false positive results and the increasing number of teens abusing drugs as well as the existence of the different detox methods, it was later on revised in October 10.
The new federal cut-off level for 6 -AM is now at 10 ng/ml. Confirmatory test cut-off is more than 2, 000 ng/ml. For opiate in general, the new federal cut- off is 300 ng/ml for the initial test and 2000 ng/ml for the confirmatory test. For codeine and morphine, initial test cut-off level is 120 ng/ml while the confirmatory should be 2000 ng/ml.


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A central team will visit the state after receiving a report from the state government about the losses. Naidu said all necessary assistance will be provided by the Centre.
Accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Kamenani Srinivas, Naidu took off in a helicopter from here and flew over parts of Guntur district affected by heavy rains and floods last week.
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Naidu flew over Peddanandipadu Gurazala, Macherla and other villages to inspect the damaged crops and also the overflowing rivulets and streams. He also made an aerial survey of the railway tracks damaged due to floods.
The central minister spoke to the Guntur Collector to ensure that all necessary relief like food and drinking water are provided to the people in the rain-hit areas.
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Normal life in Srikakulam district has come to a standstill because of rains since Monday. The tribal areas of the district were worst hit with several villages cut off due to flooded roads.
Almost all water reservoirs in the state were receiving huge inflows. The authorities are releasing surplus water from the Prakasam barrage, which is receiving massive inflows from upstream projects across the Krishna river.
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WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2012-- Intact Vascular, LLC, today announced the appointment of Scott Kraus to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He will report directly to Carol Burns, President and CEO.
Intact Vascular CEO, Carol Burns, commented, "We are committed to recruiting the brightest personnel with a proven track record of success. We believe that Scott is the embodiment of that commitment.
Mr. Kraus's prior peripheral vascular experience and demonstrated track record for establishing and developing markets will help Intact Vascular realize its goals." Most recently, Mr. Kraus was Vice President of Sales with Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. where he led the efforts of a large sales organization, and drove annual revenue from $0 to $80MM. In addition, Mr. Kraus has also held sales and sales management positions for Boston Scientific Corporation, Guidant Corporation, C.R. Bard and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Mr. Kraus received his MBA from Saint Joseph's University Haub School of Business and his BS from Villanova University.
Mr. Kraus stated: "I am excited to take on the role of worldwide sales and marketing for Intact Vascular and developing a strategic plan for the market introduction of the Tack-IT Endovascular Stapler(TM)". We believe this technology will serve as a new paradigm in the treatment of peripheral artery disease by offering a solution that reduces the amount of metal used post angioplasty, minimizes chronic injury and offers versatility to the physician for spot treatment of lesions." About Intact Vascular Intact Vascular is a privately held medical device company that develops minimally invasive peripheral vascular products. The Tack-It Endovascular Stapler(TM) is designed to optimize peripheral balloon angioplasty results in the treatment of peripheral artery disease.
This technology will offer physicians a new treatment option for treating peripheral artery disease which affects 8-12 million in the US. Intact Vascular is committed to developing safe and efficacious products for patients and for the physicians who use these products.
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Bills notebook: Kyle Williams wakes up with back issues
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams is listed as questionable with a sore lower back for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons in Toronto.
Williams woke up Friday with back spasms and was not able to practice with the team during its workout in the field house.
He had practiced fully Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"I don't know how to gauge it," Williams said.
"I plan on playing. At the same time, if you can't you're only gonna hurt everybody else. We're gonna work on it, we're gonna be aggressive and see how it does."
Other than Williams, the Bills are at full strength for the game.
The Falcons list two key starters as questionable.
Tight end Tony Gonzalez, who has 58 receptions, was limited in practice each day this week. He has been bothered by a sprained toe but has played despite being questionable each of the previous two games. Sean Weatherspoon, Atlanta's best linebacker, is questionable with a sore shoulder.
The Bills normally conduct only a walk-through practice session the day before a game.
However, they scheduled a light practice for today in Toronto's Rogers Centre to get more familiar with the facility.
"I heard the field is in great condition," coach Doug Marrone said. "They've done everything they could to make it comfortable for us to go there. I think we'll go there, get a chance to run around and practice up there and get used to the environment."
There have been complaints about the quality of the turf at Rogers Centre in past seasons. After consultation with the NFL, stadium officials added a dense, rubber pad under the turf for Sunday's game. It will be in place for the first time.
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Jackie's Ongoing Pregnancy Journal
I'm not only getting up there in weeks, but also in weight. I've now gained 33 pounds, which was the amount I gained with Jackson at 37 weeks. Eeks. I have had a much more insatiable appetite this time and my husband (yes I'm blaming him) keeps buying ice cream. So I've indulged a few more times than I should have. We also just celebrated our 8th anniversary this week. We were married over Thanksgiving weekend in 1996. Well, what did my hubby buy me, but what is generally my favorite desert in the whole world, a cheesecake. Ok, so I know I really shouldn't be eating all this stuff. But I found out from a gastro-intestinal specialist that once you've had one child with a lactose intolerance problem it's most likely your other children will have problems too. So that answered my question about whether I should just cut out dairy right away. Since I know I will be, I figured I might as well just eat all the dairy I want now.
I spent some free time this week stocking up on a few things like a cd of white noise for when the baby first comes home (I'm testing out Dr. Karp's theory that the room shouldn't be silent, but you should make it more like the womb which sounds like a vacuum cleaner) breastfeeding bras and breast pads. I can't stand them and found last time the kind I liked the best were fabric that you could wash. I also discovered there's now something called lily padz. They're really weird and different, but my old lactation consultant said they work great and people have been really happy with them. They're clear and a sort of silicone kind of material that sticks to your breast actually preventing you from leaking. It sounds weird, but she says they work. The greatest thing is they're thin and don't make a protruding puffy circle that all the world can see through your t-shirt. I also got a cool blanket called the miracle blanket that makes swaddling like a tight little papoose way easier. I can't wait to test it out.
Tomorrow my church is having their Christmas tea. Last year more than 800 women attended. A bunch of ladies host tables that seat eight or ten people. Last year I hosted with a friend. This year we're hosting again, only it wound up being two tables so essentially I'm hosting a ten-seat table alone. I'm responsible for all the china, water glasses, tea cups, serving trays, centerpiece, gift and the list goes on. It's a lot of preparation and set up, but also a lot of fun. Before the tea they have a couple of women talk about what Jesus has meant to them in their life and there's also singing and music and finally one of the pastors reads "A Cup of Christmas Tea". This year my mom and my friend's mom will be coming up. It should be a fun day, but I have a feeling I'm going to be wiped out.
Speaking of being wiped out. I took my son to the Huntington Library Children's Garden yesterday and can barely walk or get up off the floor because of all the walking we did. I also talked to my OB at my appointment about this inner thigh, lower abdomen pain I'm having. She recommended sitting on a birthing ball as much as possible and also getting something called a v-belt. I'm honestly not sure that I want to wear one or that it's even worth it with the number of weeks I have left. I know it's kind of vain of me. But it looks like it would make wearing my pants even more uncomfortable than they already are.
Well...what else is new on the pregnancy front. I got to hang out with my friend who had her baby in October and she made me feel positive about something. What I suspected is true. She said she is enjoying all the little things a lot more since this is the second baby and it's not such a whirlwind of uncertainties. That makes me happy because it's what I'm hoping will happen for me.
As much as I'd like to write more, I have to finish packing up my things for the tea and try to get some rest. I hope everyone's enjoying their pregnancies!
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ONGC Finding Gas Deposits in Mizoram
Oil and Natural Gas Corp is exploring gas reserves in in Kolasib district in north-western Indian state of Mizoram.
The company's spokesman said the "exploratory well, around 130 km north of Aizawl, is in close proximity to known hydrocarbon provinces. The prospective locations comprise of over 4,000 square km in north-western part of the state."
In addition, the spokesman noted that "exploratory block was recently awarded in the third round of bidding to a consortium of ONGC (80 percent) and Indian Oil Corporation (20 percent)."
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Our primary school in Tirana continues under the supervision of local margiis.
The Nile River School is expanding fast!
Read about the Nile River School here
An older update is here…
Syria and Lebanon
The Syrian crisis has led to a large number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and refugees. At the end of September this figure stood at around 2 million IDPs in Syria and 400,000 refugees in neighboring countries. Most of these people depend on humanitarian assistance, or sharing host families' dwindling resources to meet basic needs. This figure is growing daily and has led to a doubling of people in need in the last couple of months.
AMURT and AMURTEL has local volunteers in Syria and Lebanon distributing food, non-food items and providing assistance with medical and educational needs. In Lebanon, AMURT runs case management services for refugee families hosted by their friends and relatives in the mountain villages overlooking Beirut. The AMURT team selects the most urgent cases and works patiently to meet their individual needs, be they getting a child admitted to a local school, or finding a hospital willing to provide urgent medical care.
Many of the refugees have harrowing tales to tell. Mohammed, a grandfather, took shelter with relatives in western Syria, but had trouble even getting bread as the streets were too dangerous to enter. He used his savings to pay an exorbitant fee to a driver to take him across the border. "It was like escaping from jail," Mohammed said. "The driver took a lot of money because we could die in the street." We have organized much-needed medical supplies and winter items for Mohammed and his family.
AMURT is appealing for funds to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of refugees seeking our assistance.
Zahraa and her family arrived in Lebanon as refugees from Syria a month ago. For the first two weeks they stayed at a construction site but are now in temporary housing. AMURT helped Zahraa to go to school and provided her family with bedding and other necessities for the winter.
These siblings escaped Syria with their mother. Their father had to stay behind as he is on dialysis and the treatment is beyond their means in Lebanon. AMURT helped this family with clothes and bedding in preparation for the cold months ahead.
In August 2014 an incredible group of 53 volunteers repeated an adventure that started in 1998, selling vegetarian food at music festivals in Portugal: Andanças Festival and simultaneously at the Boom Festival. Funds were raised for the development of Ananda Kalyani Master Unit in Portugal, plus donations to other AMURT/AMURTEL social service projects around the world.
Prout Convention
In the beautiful Danish countryside, 170 people attended the 2014 Global Prout Convention at Ananda Gaorii Master Unit, Vig, Denmark.
Jaya Brekke opened the conference, as she has for several years, with a report on the impact of austerity measures in Greece, Spain and the Ukraine and resistance movements to them, screening the documentary she made, Future Suspended. Dr. Ed McKenna, Professor of Economics at Connecticut College in USA, gave three inspiring classes: Spirituality and Finance, Causes of the Economic Crisis, and The Way Forward. A video about the movement Future Tasmania ended with a videoconference interview of Liila Hass. Dada Madhuvidyananda gave a talk about sadvipras and a class about the Prout political party he has started in Germany. Ramesh Bjonnes and Govinda gave classes about four interconnected crises: finance, inequality, resources and the environment. Satya Tanner organized duty co-ops and presented Organizing Effective Teams. Hiranmaya from USA gave a workshop on Integrating Prout with Local Food Movements. Divyajyoti presented The History and Potential of a Nordic Union. Frands Frydendal and Martin Wozniak gave workshops on Sociocratic Decision-Making and The Dragon Dreaming Method. Candela Vargas gave a workshop on non-violent communication.
The most inspiring part of the conference was amazing news reports about Prout work around the world. Dada Vandanananda gave news of 14 active samaj movements in India. Didi Ananda Devapriya and Diipanii told about the inspiring work they are doing with the European Roma Movement and the NGO community in Romania. The Prout Research Institute of Portugal and the PROUTugal Movement are doing great work. Other great news came from Prout work in Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, UK, Ireland and Germany. Dada Maheshvarananda gave a workshop, Strategy Ideas for Implementing Prout and news about the Prout Research Institute of Venezuela.
This interview on Prout was shot at the conference:
Meanwhile, Prout Blocks are being established all around the world. This one in Manchester!
Prout presence at Bilderberg 2014:
In London, AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) is involved in a feeding program that feeds over 250 homeless and poor people every Thursday in Holborn.
Dada Maheshvarananda met President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland at Áras an
Uachtaráin, the president's official residence, in Dublin on 12 February, after
President Higgins read Dada's book After Capitalism and invited him to meet.
Here's Dada's account of the meeting:
The military attache who showed us into the beautiful historic reception
room set up with tea and coffee explained where I should stand and greet
the president when he entered. When Niall asked him how long the meeting
would last he said, "That completely depends on the president, but I would
expect between 10-20 minutes." In fact the meeting lasted almost an hour.
The president had invited Ruairí McKiernan, a young social entrepreneur
and self-described community troublemaker who had organized the Dalai
Lama's visit to Ireland, to attend. After the photos were taken, the
president asked the reception assistants to bring orange juice for me, and
his attache to bring in his Prout books. The copy of After Capitalism that
Niall had mailed him had several book markers.
He said, "I've marked up my copy a lot. I know Marcus Arruda who wrote the
preface. We met during the Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro when
I was minister for the environment. We made a documentary together."
President Higgins repeated several times, "This book is remarkable. It
needs wide circulation." He expressed his gratitude to "this wonderful
person, Niall," who had sent it to him. He explained that he had tried to
find Niall's telephone but it wasn't listed, so I joked that he wasn't as
"efficient" as the NSA. Then he suddenly asked Niall, "Why haven't you
made this book available to the public?" The president then suggested
various publishers and trade union leaders that we should approach this
week while I am here in Ireland.
The president opened his copy of the book and read to us one paragraph:
"The International Monetary Fund in 2009 estimated the total value of the
world's economy to be US$70.21 trillion. And yet the total world
derivatives market in the second half of 2009 has been estimated at about
US$615 trillion, more than eight times the size of the entire global
economy!" And now it is even more than that, he emphasized.
He felt the second Prout book that Niall had sent him, Principles of a
Balanced Economy by Roar Bjonnes, is also very good but it's more a
handbook for cooperativists.
He talked about the discourse on language, how it has been subverted by
the neo-liberal agenda. He said that the media throughout Europe now talks
about "the tax burden" as though it should be avoided completely, not that
it is part of our social responsibility. He asked me, how to change the
discourse of institutions? How to get this into the discourse?
He recounted his experiences in Nicaragua and El Salvador with international
human rights delegations. He said he knew one woman who was killed. He later
stood with the woman's grandmother at the Monument to Memory and Truth in
El Salvador that has the names of 47,000 people who lost their lives during the
Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992). Sadly, he said, the children who were
refugees always made drawings of helicopters.
He said at the World Economic Forum that takes place each year in Davos,
Switzerland, all the people "have ashes in their mouths." The politicians
keep going, but they keep mouthing the same thing because they haven't got
any vision.
I gave President Higgins a copy of Notes and Recommendations on the Irish
Economy by the Institute for New Economic Futures (INEF). I explained
that seven Proutist economists in different countries had contributed to
this 13-page proposal on how to make Ireland more self-reliant and resilient
to global financial crises. That 400,000 Irish, mostly young people, have left
the country since the 2008 crisis looking for work in other countries is a tragedy.
He feels there is a great misunderstanding in Europe about Latin America.
He talked about the different religions that depend on "the book" and
about the fatalism of India. I agreed that there are dogmas in both the
West and the East that are dogmatic and divisive, and how spirituality, on
the other hand, is all-inclusive.
He was very impressed about Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar and said, "Anyone who
can fast for five years on only two cups of yoghurt a day must be very
After a pleasant hour of charming conversation, President Higgins graciously
apologized for taking so much of my time. When we said farewell, he embraced
Also in Ireland, the Sunrise Farm has turned into a hive of activity:
Download Suryaprabha, the newsletter of Ananda Marga in Spain and Morocco.
Read the latest AMURTEL Romania newsletter…
Didi Ananda Devapriya was interviewed recently for the second time on TV6 Romania, on a spiritual talk show called Dialogues Between the Mind and Heart. The interview went into some depth about kiirtan and the importance of opening the heart with devotion.
Download AMURTEL Romania 2014 Year in Pictures
Visit the AMURTEL Romania website and Facebook page for news and photos of the children's home and other projects such as the Bucharest kindergarten.
The Sunrise kindergartens have been enjoying increasing enrollments and a lengthening waiting list, a welcome relief after several years of tight times.
We also have added new members into our teaching team, and this year they went through a well structured professional development program in Neohumanist Education in 4 saturday sessions. The Neohumanist Education Curriculum that our team has been working on for the past two years served as a basis for the training, and have helped to improve the integration of new members into the team, providing more clarity about the methodology and approach. Our Neohumanist Early Childhood Education Curriculum underwent a rigorous review and revision process with the help of a committee formed by Gurukul, and has at last received their endorsement. The Romanian version has just finished revision in July and we plan to submit it by the end of the month at the Ministry of Education for another review, in the process of accreditation as a national educational alternative.
The program this year was diverse and creative in both kindergartens. In both locations, we invited our friends from the Fire Department, who came in fire fighter gear and taught the kids about fire safety. In the Mihai Bravu Kindergarten, the children celebrated world cultures by focusing on Egypt – and an Egyptian ambassador came to the kindergarten, presenting the children with papyrus scrolls and showing slides of his country. In Bucuresti Noi, the children had a Spanish fiesta, with costumes and lots of dancing! Our yearly theme of "Many faces, one human heart" about human diversity included a visit from Marius – a young man with cerebral palsy who attended the kindergarten when he was little, and Diipani, AMURTEL's Executive Director who is of Roma ethnicity. The kindergarten's approach to overcoming stereotypes is to form warm friendships with people from minority groups. In Bucuresti Noi, a total of 7 socially disadvantaged children attended the kindergarten through a partnership with the Department of Social Services. It was a chance to make a difference in the lives of these small children, and the parents also benefited from guidance and support from our staff. This is another facet of our inclusive education program, in addition to the inclusion of 3 special needs children in Mihai Bravu kindergarten.
There were also several special excursions organized – one of the highlights was a trip to a traditional village of pottery makers, where the children got a chance to work on pottery wheels and play with clay. We also went to visit a Salt Mine, deep under the earth with salty high vaulted walls, giving the impression of a massive cathedral, and tiny flecks of salt filling the air. Salt Mines are considered a therapeutic treatment, and a general health tonic, especially for children that tend to get colds – so many of the parents were happy that we organized this trip. It was an extremely hot day, but deep underground, the temperature was cool enough that we had to dress in warm jackets and hats! That day ended with a picnic outdoors alongside a salt lake and playing on inflatable slides and a trampolene.
In Bucuresti Noi, the end of the year programs were affected by an outbreak of chicken pox, but luckily most of the children were able to participate in the annual theater performance of Cinderella. In Mihai Bravu, the children performed a version of a famous Romanian story "Veronica", similar to Alice in Wonderland. The "Ladybugs" family of smaller children performed a story about an apple tree.
The school year concluded with a very special event – an overnight pyjama party! The day began with our annual much-loved excursion to go horseriding. We returned to the kindergarten after a picnic lunch, and the children had a nap….Then they helped make pizzas – each child got to decorate their own pizza according to their imagination! They also helped decorate the courtyard with lots of balloons and streamers, and then we had a dance party – with musical chairs and other games – including apple bobbing! After dinner, Didi played her flute to help the children settle down, and then we had an open-air movie theater, complete with popcorn and icecream, and lit sparklers in the courtyard for a grand finale! It was exciting for the children to sleep in their familiar naptime beds overnight – so it took some time for all eyes to close, even after such a long and fun day! The next day, the fun continued with a pinata and splashing in the pool! Our dedicated teachers were quite exhausted after such a long 2 days – but everyone was very satisfied and happy with the memorable experience that the children had!
Fountain of Hope needs more sponsorships
Fountain of Hope is very full this year with 42 children enrolled. Buzau county, where Panatau is located, suffered from such an extreme winter this year that it made international news, showing houses literally buried under the snow with army helicopters sent in to dig people out. While the hilliness of Panatau protected it from the more extreme snow drifts, but the temperatures were very severe and many of our pipes broke and we still haven't had enough money to repair everything. I also have had little time to dedicate to fundraising for this project, except for donations received when travelling, and as a result we have just about run out of money. So it is time to request your help to sponsor the project so we can keep it going. A yearly sponsorship for one child is 220 euros and it is easy to donate online in a few clicks.
Download the Fountain of Hope annual report
Visit the Fountain of Hope Facebook page
Since its inception in 1995, Gradinita Rasarit "Sunrise Kindergarten" in Bucharest has been pioneering inclusive education in Romania, not only integrating special needs children within a the kindergarten setting, but also giving special attention to adapting the program itself to be accessible and welcoming for all. Neohumanist Education celebrates diversity and works to individualize the program to respond to the specific needs of the children.
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Welcome to our first installment of the Cloud 5, our weekly feature where we scour the web searching for the five most intriguing and poignant cloud links we can find.
Before we jump into this week's links, please have a look at one of our most recent blog posts, As Chromebook sale soar, the debate roars about who it hurts. NPD released some Chromebook sales numbers recently and it started a debate about whether Chromebook sales were hurting Apple or Microsoft more - or even if it was accurate data. But regardless, people buy the devices that suit their needs and Chromebooks fill a valuable need for people looking for a low cost device running cloud services.
And without further delay, here we go with this week's links:
Why The Cloud Just Might Be The Most Disruptive Technology Ever - Forbes
When Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen defined disruptive innovation in his 1997 seminal book Innovator's Dilemma, he probably couldn't have imagined that one of the most disruptive technology forces in the history of business was waiting just around the corner. But the cloud has disrupted just about everything and this article explains why.
The Pre-History of Software as a Service - SmartBear
It's easy to forget now in a time when just about everyone is using some software as a service, but we tried a similar model over a decade ago called Application Service Providers (ASP), and it fell flat on its face, as a concept that was simply ahead of its time. The development of mobile devices created a market for these services and changed all that, but in the days before smartphones and tablets, it was hard to see the upside.
Verizon cloud will let you buy your Oracle by the hour - GigaOm
Imagine being an Oracle shop and you need to buy a couple of hours worth of cloud cycles to run your database or Oracle middleware. Now you can do that, as Verizon is offering this ability to Oracle customers and they can use their existing licenses to do it. As the author points out, AWS already offers such a service, but this is fairly granular billing.
Cloud Wars In 2014: Amazon Versus Google And Other Follies - ReadWrite
What's coming for the cloud in 2014? Well it wouldn't be January if we didn't have some predictions for the coming year, and this article examines what's coming as cloud service providers look for ways to fight for you business.
Downtime Report: Top Ten Outages in 2013 - IT Business Edge
One other right of yearly passage is looking back the previous year, and this list looks at the top cloud outages for last year. It's not a list that any cloud vendor would want to be on, but outages are part of any computing environment whether you're a cloud vendor or you control your own data center.
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The Crazy Sweater Club (Mindy Kaling is a Member)
(Source: Mike Windle/Getty Images North America)We've professed our love for many a stylish celeb, but can we admit that Mindy Kaling may take the cake? The hilarious and super smart actress has absolutely no fear taking on color, prints and even some jeweled embellishments. We're apt to follow the leading lady's lead, so when she throws on an insane top, we may follow suit. Here, five wild sweaters that Mindy would approve of.
(Source: Mango)Mango Contrast Trimming Printed Sweater Jackson Pollock would be proud: Black splatters against a while background can make us look like one of those cool gallery girls. Bonus: The cobalt blue piping is a special little detail that breaks up the two-toned number.
(Source: Target)Merona Women's Printed Crewneck Sweater An impromptu geometry lesson is always in style: The tessellation patterns make for a dizzying show, but is tempered by the preppy burgundy and navy colorway.
(Source: StyleBop) Just Cavalli Printed Pullover When dreary skies need a little bit of sunshine, sidle into this pastel confection. Mint, lemon, and psychedelic parrots will undoubtedly put a smile on your face.
(Source: J.Crew)J.Crew Collection Cashmere Stained Glass Sweater Wonderfully bright shapes configured in a way that makes triangles seem like the next big thing.
(Source: Tory Burch)Tory Burch Wren Sweater Jeweled bugs laid out in an explosive kaleidoscopic pattern – 'nuff said.
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Shane Eli ft. Jason Caesar - Die Alone
In his Pensées, the French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, "We are fools to depend upon the society of our fellow-men. ...[T]hey will not aid us; we shall Die Alone." Following February's Prelude to a Kill, the second single off Shane Eli's next album finds him sharing some similarly-toned reflections on mortality. Featuring the artist's cynical, cerebral bars, a moody instrumental co-produced by the headliner and Jon Pakfar, and guest vocals from indie R&B singer Jason Caesar, this cut has an appeal reminiscent of The Throne's acclaimed No Church in the Wild. Director Embryo complements the record's cinematic vibe with a suspenseful official video. Enough Love currently lacks a drop date, but we in the Booth will keep you supplied with release details and fresh tunes as they emerge.