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eliciting the relaxation response — a physiologic state of deep rest — influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body's response to stress.
Herbert Benson, MD, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute and co-senior author of the PloS One report. "Now we've found how changing the activity of the mind can alter the way basic genetic instructions are implemented."
The first phase compared gene expression patterns of 19 long-term practitioners of different relaxation response techniques with those of 19 individuals who had never engaged in such practices. Those control participants then went through an 8-week training program to investigate whether initiating relaxation response practice would change gene expression over time.
Both phases of the study indicated that the relaxation response alters the expression of genes involved with processes such as inflammation, programmed cell death and how the body handles free radicals
We found that no matter which particular technique is used — different forms of meditation and yoga, breath focus, or repetitive prayer — the mechanism involved is the same.
Relaxation Response Can Influence Expression Of Stress-related Genes [Science Daily]
The RR is characterized by decreased oxygen consumption, increased exhaled nitric oxide, and reduced psychological distress. It is believed to be the counterpart of the stress response that exhibits a distinct pattern of physiology and transcriptional profile. We hypothesized that RR elicitation results in characteristic gene expression changes that can be used to measure physiological responses elicited by the RR in an unbiased fashion.
We assessed whole blood transcriptional profiles in 19 healthy, long-term practitioners of daily RR practice (group M), 19 healthy controls (group N1), and 20 N1 individuals who completed 8 weeks of RR training (group N2). 2209 genes were differentially expressed in group M relative to group N1 (p<0.05) and 1561 genes in group N2 compared to group N1 (p<0.05). Importantly, 433 (p<10−10) of 2209 and 1561 differentially expressed genes were shared among long-term (M) and short-term practitioners (N2).
Genomic Counter-Stress Changes Induced by the Relaxation Response [PLos ONE]


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Enumerating common causes of mouth ulcers, Dr Sharma said: "Stress, food sensitivity, trauma, and a common ingredient of tooth pastes (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate) that leads to mouth ulcers if users are sensitive to it."
Speaking about a common cause of oral ill-health and bad hygiene, Dr Shivani Sharma said: "frequent use of these soft drinks erode the enamel - the outer layer of the teeth which is also the hardest substance in the body and can never be grown back. If you drink these aerated soft drinks occasionally, always use a straw to avoid direct contact with the upper front teeth. Do not swish through the teeth before swallowing."
Speaking about another young people's favourite 'chewing gum', Dr Shivani Sharma said: "Chewing gums stimulate the flow of saliva which helps to clean food residues but the sugar content enhances tooth decay. Let me give for chewing gum lovers. Use chewing gums with xylitol, the sweetener which does not enhance acid production by bacteria. Do not use chewing gums for a long time, chewing gums for more than 3 hours a day contributes to TMJ (JAW) discomfort."
Spreading awareness on how to diagnose bleeding gums, Dr Shivani Sharma said: "Basic cause of bleeding gums is plaque deposit on teeth-plaque irritates gums-leads to swelling and bleeding in gums.
Bleeding gums can also occur due to hormonal changes. If not taken care of in early stage-bone loss-tooth mobility-tooth loss."
"Tobacco is a BAD NEWS in any form. Smokeless forms of tobacco like, spit, chew, snuff are even more addictive."
She cautioned against pre-cancerous lesions like leukoplakia. Cancer is painless initially, that is why it is often ignored, said Dr Sharma. "Cancer can lead to extensive, disfiguring surgeries, even worse, IT CAN KILL" said Dr Shivani Sharma.
"You are God's priceless gift to this world and specially your parents. So if you love your creator, God and your parents take a pledge to stay away from tobacco in all its forms" appealed Dr Shivani Sharma.
Ms R Khanna, Principal, Spring Dale College, appealed to students to stay away from tobacco and other unhealthy habits.
Let's hope their appeals help ensure health for hundreds who were listening to them at the seminar in Spring Dale College, Lucknow.
On another note, it was very inspiring to see how Mumbai-based dental surgeon Dr Shivani Sharma went back by close to 20 years when she herself passed out of Spring Dale College. The Principal madam, Ms R Khanna; teachers and students were so excited to have her trace back her roots. More reason to remember the message she came along with :)
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Upon hearing the word slavery, many people, perhaps most, associate it with USA history; the US Civil War and black chattel slavery of those imported into the USA from the 16th through 18th centuries. To many it conjures mental images of black field hands laboring in the South, picking cotton, wearing rags, a bandanna wrapped around their head and white slave owners cracking the whip over the heads and backs of their slaves.
However, ancient history is not the subject of this article. Though illegal in just about every country in the world, chattel slavery most certainly still exists in the world, fortunately no longer here, but there are other forms equally as vile. Making something illegal doesn't make it disappear. Herein I discuss the history and modern meanings of slavery in our time and how it affects us all.
"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it." --Thomas Jefferson
If even the source of ones livelihood might be forcibly taken, whether legally or not, is that not a loss of liberty and an enforced form of slavery? Confiscated by due process of law, perhaps, but taken nonetheless. We just don't call it slavery because most everyone has agreed upon this form of governmental subjugation. If you actually think you own your house, etc. then stop paying the taxes assessed upon it and see how long it takes before someone else more willing to pay taxes takes possession of it.
How many farms and homes were lost to governments for non-payment of property taxes? It used to be a common theme for Saturday serial matinees but no more. Now we just get the government (or actual tax payers) to pay for it or lower interest rates through Fannie or Freddie or some other entity.
We invented the use of taxes in various forms for our mutual advantage to fund education and various other governmental services such as law enforcement. Although governments can now forcibly take properties to give to other entities that might pay higher taxes and enhance the revenues available to politicians, true liberty would require each recipient to pay specifically and only for the exact services each entity received or the expenses of their prosecution and incarceration as required.
Our modern "Entitlements" based form of social security and welfare arose because people feared the loss of even their most basic necessities to high taxes, low wages, and the inability of the so-called common man to put aside enough wealth to care for themselves in their old age. Roosevelt called Social Security the Old Folks retirement security fund. Now it is just a part of the vast entitlement and welfare system that affects virtually every facet of life in America. Entitlements exceed 60% of all the monies spent by the Federal Government and our national debt is several times our gross national product every year. Factually, Social Security hasn't taken in as much as it has spent in several years nor has there ever been an actual savings account. The monies derived from SS were simply spent each year by greedy politicians to buy votes from the weak minded and ignorant voters who simply did not know where their monies were going.
There is also the bondage of debt even though much of it is self imposed, for individuals and for nations. Borrowing monies that can never be totally repaid or that must be repaid at usurious interest rates ties individual, even national, effort to the enrichment of others at the expense of relinquishing the fruits of ones' own labors. That is a large reason China is growing precipitously and we are on the decline. They own most of our national debt and we pay them huge sums in the form of interest on that debt.
Of course, our pols cry "We are only indebted to ourselves!" but it isn't true. When the Federal Banking system has to borrow enormous amounts of money each year, they "sell" bonds to back-up that debt and those bonds derive interest. Nor is there the slightest chance we will ever get out of debt so long as we "spend" far more than we take in.
That fact is the principal one the Progressive Socialists who call themselves Democrats want to substantially increase income taxes on everyone in the US. Of course, they say they only want to increase taxes on the "rich" since they have more and should bear a greater amount of the burden imposed on all of us by dishonest socialist politicians. But the top levels of income in the US (those above 1 million annual income - 1 in 6 of our population) already happen to be bearing far more than 1/2 of all the monies taken through income taxes.
What the Austrian school of Economics (and most people not socialist Dems) wants is for the numbers of higher income people to be increased as rapidly as possible so more monies will be generally available. Since lower income people (those who receive the various forms of welfare) pay no income taxes anyway (or vary low percentages), it is easy for the dishonest Dems to say they only want to keep those poor "middleclass" incomes from having to pay higher taxes. The greatest fight is about how to grow those higher income populations.
Today, many people live fragile existences in a struggle for financial survival and their American Dream can be ended by missing just a few paychecks. The carrot at the end of the stick formerly known as "the American dream" has been replaced by a whip best described as our American nightmare. You no longer work just to achieve a better life for yourselves and your children. You work to keep a roof over your head and pray that you don't lose it because of oppressive taxation or bad policies being enforced from Washington. Most Americans are oblivious to the extent of taxation only seeing it happening each April 15. They aren't told by politicians or the media that besides income tax, they are taxed for just about every action they take and item that they buy. Go over a bridge, pay a toll (tax); pay your utility bills, pay surcharges (taxes); buy a product, pay sales tax; buy a vehicle or fuel for a vehicle, pay federal and state taxes. And those taxes are invariably controlled by politicians supporting their favored programs.
Americans willingly become de facto slaves when fear replaces free incentives such as motivations to work for themselves. Our leftist media regurgitates liberal-left talking points generally disguised as news stories about the wealthy living it up while common men and women struggle to feed themselves and their children. The idea is older than Marxism. Create dissatisfaction to the point that people will seek out populist politicians who promise much whether or not they can deliver anything (a chicken in every pot.) Then the Pols ask for even more power for themselves and their puppet masters to cure the very problems they create.
Enslavement is not coming with a bang, but expands with a slow, relentless monotony. Each day, each week, each month, each year brings us closer to that state of de facto slavery as a result of our greed thinly disguised as "civil rights" and entitlements. Ask most Americans and they will tell you that food, clothing, shelter and other necessities are "rights," not just necessities but rights to which they are entitled and that must be provided by an omnipotent government.
Even when actually warranted, government charity most often morphs into government nightmares. For example, President Lyndon Baines Johnson's "Great Society" poured billions of taxpayer dollars into programs that have done more damage to the American family than any other public handout. The government pays women who bare children a monthly allowance based on the number of children in the household. The program and its underwriters failed to understand that the way the program's requirements were structured, millions of men no longer required for familial support were freed to leave home and in fact decided that the need for marriage was trumped by their need - or desire - for "free" money
All socialism is a form of enslavement and its practitioners and advocates need to be removed from positions of power and authority as quickly as possible.


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2nd PAGCOR Nat'l Photography
"Only in the Philippines." If you missed the 1st round, now's your chance to start snapping and submitting your entries in the 2nd PAGCOR National Photography Competition. Travel from north to south and capture the unique facets of our culture, the Pinoy way of life and a wide range of attractions that can only be found or experienced in the country. Categories for this year are: Conventional Photography and Mobile Photography. You may submit two (2) photos under 1 category or one (1) entry each on both categories. Just limit your submission to two (2) entries only. There will be 4 regional screenings in which five (5) finalists in each category will be selected and move on the the Grand Finals. Make sure to submit the photo you think shows the best in Filipinos or anything that is beautiful and endearing about the Philippines. Twelve (12) winners in the Conventional Photography category will win P75,000 cash + Trophy. Another twelve (12) winners in the Mobile Photography category will receive P30,000 cash + Trophy. Non-winners will each take home consolation prizes worth P20,000 and P5,000 respectively plus a Certificate of Merit. Lastly, P5,000 and Certificate of Recognition will be given to the Most Popular Photo with most likes.
Contest Requirements:
- Open to all nationalities, at least 18 years old
- Note: Foreign nationals should present a valid passport and Philippine address where they stay during the contest period
- Log on to pagcor.ph and fill out the online registration/entry form
- Theme: "Only in the Philippines"
- Two (2) Categories
- Conventional Photography - Photos taken using all types of traditional or conventional cameras like Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or Digital SLR, compact cameras and the like
- Mobile Photography - Photos taken using apps in all types of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets
- Must be in full color
- Should have no watermark
- Image must include "photo title" and "photo caption". The caption must indicate the place where the image was taken, and must have an accurate description of what the photo is about
- For Conventional Photography category - Should be in digital format/file (JPEG or JPG), 300 dpi, at least 1,600 pixels on one side (whether image is vertical or horizontal)
- For Mobile Photography category - Image quality must be set to Best mode
- Adherence to Theme/Content
- Creativity and Originality
- Photographic Quality
- Visual Impact
Contest Prize:
- Categories:
- Conventional Photography
- Grand Prize - Twelve (12) winners of P75,000 EACH + Trophy
- Consolation Prize - P20,000 EACH + Certificate of Merit
- Special Prize (Most Popular Photo) - One (1) winner of P5,000 + Certificate of Recognition
- Mobile Photography
- Grand Prize - Twelve (12) winners of P30,000 EACH + Trophy
- Consolation Prize - P5,000 EACH + Certificate of Merit
- Special Prize (Most Popular Photo) - One (1) winner of P5,000 + Certificate of Recognition
- Online submission
- Multiple entries allowed
- CASH prize
- Easy to do
- Twelve (12) Grand winners per category
- Winning entries will be included in the 2015 calendar of the state-owned gaming firm and will also be used in its various communication and promotional collaterals
- PAGCOR will handle and shoulder the printing and framing of the Grand Finalists' photo entries
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The Basics of Wood Varnish
From a very general definition, Varnish is a type of liquid that is applied to the surface of the wood. When it dries, it provides a hard coating that will protect against the elements. It is primarily comprised of a resin, a drying oil and a type of solvent that enables it to soak into the pores of the surface. There may also be an added colouring agent if the varnish is tinted.
Varnish is unique in the fact that unlike many other types of paint, it provides a waterproofing quality to woods. So, it can be used on both interior and exterior surfaces. This will greatly enhance the longevity of a surface and issues such as mould are all but eliminated.
Choosing the Best Wood Varnish
Besides the physical benefits of modern varnishes, consumers will have a host of different colours to choose from. Many of these are organic tones although there are some instances when personalised formulations will be offered by the manufacturer. The tone should ultimately complement the existing colours that are present in order to provide an aesthetic appeal.
The second consideration is whether or not the finish will be transparent, semi-transparent or solid. Transparent varieties are great if the grain of the wood needs to be accentuated. Solid varnishes are commonly chosen when a more uniform look is desired. Transparent finishes will often be used on high-end pieces such as bannisters, stairwells and cabinetry.
Varnishes are available in different finishes such as matte, semigloss and high gloss varieties. This is once again up to the consumer. However, high-gloss wood varnish can be a great way to accentuate a piece of furniture or a highly crafted object such as crown moulding. Another advantage of choosing a gloss finish is that it generally offers a higher level of durability.
Wood varnish is a very useful treatment option and appreciating which types are available will enable you to make the most appropriate decision when the time is right.


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A trip in Northern Thailand isn't complete without a trip to the ancient city of Chiang Mai, the largest city in Northern Thailand. We opted for a 3-hour bus from Chiang Rai, heading up over the mountainous pass with breath taking views and a superb backdrop.
Arriving in Chiang Mai old city, there were lots of hostels and hotels around the area to chose from. Having already pre-booked our hotel through booking.com, we checked in to the quaint Log Home Boutique with no problems. The cabins were set back off the road surrounded by trees, with a decent sized pool in the middle and numerous deck chairs. The Log homes themselves were basic, but the beautiful surroundings made up for that. They were reasonably priced so we hadn't expected too much as it was. After checking in at reception, we had to find the cabin ourselves. The staff were nice and helpful if you had a query but other than that we didn't see much of them. Breakfast wasn't included in the price so we headed out in the mornings and pick it up along the road for cheap enough.
To find your perfect accommodation click here for some amazing deals.
Exploring and Discovering
You will defiantly not be short of things to do in Chiang Mai, we were here for 3 nights and both said we could have stayed longer.
Night Safari:
The Night Safari was a 20 minute tuk-tuk from the old city (costing 400 TBH return), past the airport and heading to the outskirts of the city (I actually fell fast asleep in the tuk tuk as I was so tired! That was an experience). As we arrived we were met by numerous deer walking around the entrance. After a cheeky photo with them, we headed on in. First off we had a photo opportunity holding a cub tiger before our tour started; my goodness these little things were heavy, you could just feel how much power they had.
Once on the small train, we headed into the savannah. As we passed the zebra, elephants, kangaroos, rhinos and various types of buck, some of the animals would wander up to you so you could feed them.
Following this we headed off on to the predator tour, this time we weren't allowed to feed the animals, for obvious reasons… There were lions, tigers, bears and more but as it was getting dark it was a little bit harder to see. Once back at the main park we headed straight to the tiger show. It was a bit of a rush to get there as it had already started to absolutely pour down with rain and we didn't get the best seats (well I didn't being sat behind a pole…). Behind a glass screen we watched a few handlers feeding and playing with the tigers.
If you have the time and love Zoo's then you might want to check this one out but this wasn't one of the highlights of our trip as it was nothing special, so we wouldn't return or recommend it for the price unless it's something you know you'll love.
Old City:
Being in Chiang Mai we could not miss out on going to explore the old city and what better way to do this than by walking. Along the way we discovered temples, the 3 men monument, the city gates and the old city itself. It's a good job massages are plentiful in Thailand as we definitely needed to indulge in a foot massage after this day.
Elephant Sanctuary and trekking tour:
Whilst exploring the city the previous day we booked an all-day elephant sanctuary and trekking tour costing 1,300 THB per person including pick up at our hotel at 08.30am.
Our first stop was The butterfly park. There wasn't much to see here other than to wander around looking at the butterflies and flowers (it was very hot and humid in here too).
Our next stop of the day was to be more interesting, a traditional Thai Village, where we shown how the villagers live and told about their day to day life. Afterwards we walked up to a view point over looking the village before returning to the van.
Driving through the rainforest, we arrived at the elephant sanctuary be greeted by these magnificant towering creatures. Whilst here we were told about all about the Asian elephants as we fed them bananas and washed them in the river (which was a bit grim and dirty but all part of the experience no less).
Following this, we then headed further off the beaten track. Trekking through the rainforest with our guide until we stumbled across a hidden waterfall. The view was breath taking and after a long, sweaty hike, a refreshing jump in the pool was exactly what we needed. This was followed by the final activity of the day, bamboo rafting down the river. A jam packed day which was well worth the money and we would recommend it to anyone. To read about the day's tour in more detail on our next blog click here.
Flight of the Gibbons:
This was my personal favourite activity and if you're a bit of an adrenaline junkie like me then it will be right up your street. High in the mountains a tree top zip line course will take you over valleys and rivers, zipping past trees and bush. All the way through keep your eyes peeled for some gibbons, as the focus of the attraction is to raise money for the conservation of the Gibbons natural home.
Now it does come with a high price tag of about £80 GBP per person, but if you are at all afraid of heights then this is not for you as Vicky found out on the first and smallest zip line. It wasn't for her and she ended up heading back up to the main reception and sitting this one out, so make sure you are prepared as there was no refund. All in all, it was a great day (for me) the tour guides are all extremely well trained and have excellent English, stopping and telling us about the surrounding area along the way.
Eating out
Thaphae Loft Café:
One of the first places we stumbled across to eat was just up the road from the hotel as we had been travelling all day and where starving. We ate in Thaphae Loft Café, which served a range of Thai and western dishes, was reasonably priced, clean and the food was nice.
Dukes Bar and Grill:
This place was located at the night market and was an excellent find, a bit of a pricey restaurant serving western food but well worth it. We indulged in a tuna steak, beef burrito, chips and 2 drinks which came to a grand total of 1,275 THB, (or at the time about £25 GBP).
Girasole Ristorante:
We had been walking past this Italian a couple of times as it was just up from the hotel and on one evening stopped in on the way back. We ordered pizza and pasta and a few drinks. We could not fault the food it was lovely along with the service, location and small price tag.
These were just a few of the places we ate in whilst in Chiang Mai. We also experienced a traditional Thai meal one night at one of the many restaurants along Nimmanhaemin Road, where we ordered a mixed platter to start and two Thai curry's. All the food we experienced in this city was beautiful and prices ranged from very cheap, to reasonable, to expensive depending on where you ate. There is something for everyone whether you want Thai, Western, Chinese or European.
Saturday Night Market:
We attended 2 markets in Chiang Mai, the Saturday night walking market which was bustling with people and mosquitoes. We were bitten alive so much so that one of the police men walked up and helped pick a few of them off my back. It must have been because I just taste so sweet and nothing to do with the amount I was sweating due to the humidity! Here there were various food stalls and the usual nick knacks that you could pick up. We also stumbled across a lovely temple just off from the main street, which we went in to explore but sadly Vicky could not enter the silver temple as it was men only. The architecture was amazing to see.
Walking street market:
Another evening we went to the walking street market and this was the one where we literally shopped until we dropped. There was bargain after bargain, stall after stall and we picked up some greats buys that are still with us today. I got a north face backpack for a few quid, still doing the job. Vicky got a Michael Kors bag on the other hand which is no longer with us. If you're looking for clothes, to electronics, to lamps and paintings the walking street market has them all and is defiantly worth a trip if your there on the right day.
The only bad thing about this wonderful city is that we regrettably couldn't stay longer but we are planning a trip back here for next year so we can do some more exploring. If you have any comments or recommendations for us, please leave them below.
These were just some of our recommendations, for more places to discover and explore around Northern Thailand check out Lonely Planets special offers and deals here.


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of Heart by Jack Allen is the first book in the Joshua McGowan series. This
is an action packed spy thriller that just does not let up until the reader has
turned the last page.
The action of Change of Heart begins with a bang (literally) and spans the entire
globe. Joshua McGowan is a government operative working with Naval
Intelligence. His mission fly to the Sea of Othotsk off the Pacific coast of
Russia, pick up a former KGB spy that the CIA broke out of a Siberian prison,
and bring her in. Sounds simple, but nothing is ever simple for Josh. The
weather turns nasty, the Russians are trying to kill him and the girl dead, and
Valeria Konstantinova, the way too young, too beautiful and too sexy spy is not
particularly interested in being brought in. In fact, she has other travel
plans in mind. Complicating this already explosive situation are: an ambition
former KGB officer who needs the girl in order to bring back Communism, an
American scientist not opposed to selling military secrets to the Russian for a
price, and a lovesick member of a Russian crime family with the hots for
Valeria. Beyond this, there is a sub plot involving Iraq terrorists and plastic
explosives that seems to have Joshs name on it. In fact, it seems that Josh is
on everybodys hit list and in more ways than one! What is poor Josh going to
do? If you answered blow up something or for that matter a few things, you are
only partly right.
of Heart is a literary roller coaster ride. The action is non-stop. The
plot twists and turns with spills and thrills and many an unseen surprise
around the bend. Every new turn seems to lead to new things to blow up and new
menaces with which to spar and shoot. With its heart pounding tension, this is
not a book for the weak of heart. In fact, this is an old-fashion Shoot em
up! Blow it up! Bang! Bang! Youre dead!
spy novel. If you blend James Bond with Indiana Jones, add a gorgeous woman, a
few evil geniuses, liberally sprinkle with a gallery of loutish canon fodder to
shoot at, and add lots of buildings, vehicles, and other expensive toys to blow
up, you would have this novel.
Jack Allen is the owner-operator of
Burping Frog Publishing, a small press devoted to espionage and spy thrillers.
There are four books in the Josh McGowan series: Change of Heart (2001),
An Innocent Among Them (TBA), Widow of Calcutta (TBA) and The Lennox Conspiracy (TBA). Breathe
of the Flesh (TBA) is not in the series and is described as an espionage
story set in 1942. He is currently still at work on The Lennox Conspiracy. Jack Allen lives in Taylor, Michigan. Change of Heart is his and Burping
Frogs first novel.
Change of Heart by Jack Allen is a fast paced explosive spy
thriller. Josh McGowan is James Bond, updated, politically corrected, but
slightly accident prone and definitely having a bad hair day or two or well,
perhaps a whole lifetime. If you like non-stop action, with plenty of bullets
flying, this book is for you! (And, Jack, best of luck with the publishing
company. I would like to see the rest of this series in print.) I highly
recommend this novel.
© 2002 Su Terry
Su Terry: Education:
B.A. in History from Sacred Heart University, M.L.S. in Library Science from
Southern Connecticut State College, M.R.S. in Religious Studies/Pastoral
Counseling from Fairfield University, a M.Div. in Professional Ministry from
New Brunswick Theological Seminary, a Certificate in Spirituality/Spiritual
Direction from Sacred Heart University. She is a Licensed Minister of the
United Church of Christ and an Assistant Professor in Library Science at
Dowling College, Long Island, NY. Interests in Mental Health: She is interested
in the interplay between psychology, biology, and mysticism. Her current area of
research is in the impact of hormonal fluctuation in female Christian mystics.
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Portland Commissioner Pushes Matching Funds System of Public Financing
the Portland Mercury: "Based on a system New York City has used for decades, the policy would force interested participants to show they're viable by collecting at least $2,500 total from 250 people for city commissioner races, or $5,000 from 500 people for mayoral races.
"If they can meet that threshold, candidates would get a 6-to-1 match for contributions up to $50. In other words, each $50 donation would generate an additional $300 from the city's general fund (but multiple $50 donations from the same person wouldn't count). Fritz's office has proposed earmarking 0.2 percent of the city's general fund budget for the program, which would translate to a little more than $1.2 million of this year's $602 million fund."
"Meanwhile, it's looking doubtful the proposal will even get passed this year. [Commissioner and sponsor Amanda]Fritz and a host of advocacy and labor groups are stressing that city council should pass the proposal outright, without voters' direct approval. They argue such a vote would be tantamount to trying to reform the big money system via the big money system."
"The fact that voters narrowly scrapped public campaign financing once before will definitely enter into their thinking."
WI Gov Protected Lead, Mining Industry while Hiding Raising over $700,000 each from Two Related Companies
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: "Citing leaked documents gathered during a now-shuttered investigation into the governor's campaign, the Guardian U.S., an arm of the British newspaper, reported that Harold Simmons, owner of NL Industries, a producer of the lead formerly used in paint, made three donations totaling $750,000 to the Wisconsin Club for Growth between April 2011 and January 2012.
"Simmons' donations were made before and after Republicans approved two laws helpful to the industry — one in January 2011 and the other in June 2013. The 2013 measure was inserted in a budget bill in the middle of the night despite warnings about its constitutionality."
"Simmons' contributions mirror a $700,000 donation from mining firm Gogebic Taconite to Wisconsin Club for Growth around the same time, a donation that was earlier disclosed in court records. After that contribution, the GOP-controlled Legislature and Walker approved legislation aimed at streamlining regulations for an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin."
SD Sec. of State Proposes Prohibiting Personal Use of Campaign Funds
In the, how is this still a thing category?
Watertown Public Opinion: "South Dakota doesn't prohibit candidates for state elected offices from spending campaign money for personal purposes and they can keep the money remaining after they leave office.
"Secretary of State Shantel Krebs wants a campaign-finance review panel to consider changing state laws so those practices would become banned."
"The past two governors kept their campaign accounts active for many years after they left state office.
"The current governor, Dennis Daugaard, continues to keep his campaign account running, too."
Initiative May Upend Rich White Men's Dominance over Miami Campaigns
Miami New Times: "Miami is in the midst of the most spirited campaign-finance debate it's had in years. Barring the results of legal appeals and a counter-suit filed this week, a group of activists has forced Miami-Dade County to let its citizens vote on a measure that would cut political donations to just $250 per person. If the bill passes, it will likely lessen the stranglehold the wealthy have over Miami's political climate."
According to the study: "'The donor pool for Miami-Dade's upcoming election is whiter than the population of Miami-Dade, particularly at the highest levels. While 59 percent of Miami-Dade's adult population and 83 percent of donors giving less than $100 to mayoral candidates are Latino, only 42 percent of those giving more than $1,000 are. The result is that while whites make up 42 percent of all donors to both mayoral and county commissioner races, they make up 52 percent of the money contributed. In total, 47 percent of county commissioner donors were white, more than double the white share of the adult population."
"The study adds that, while only 20 percent of Miami-Dade residents make more than $100,000 per year, more than half of mayoral donors make more than that amount. It also says that 71 percent of county commission donations came from men."
Leaked Documents Show WI Gov's Fundraising Efforts for Third Party Groups, Access Granted & Favors Done
From The Guardian, a master's class in understanding the web of groups politicians use to raise money to support their campaigns and campaigns of their allies - and how this money can turn into access and rewards for their donors. The article covers an investigation into the fundraising practices of WI Governor Scott Walker, which was stopped by Supreme Court justices this fundraising helped keep in office. Leaked documents from the prosecution, that the same court ordered destroyed and sealed, allow us for the first time to see the donors involved, how Walker helped raise the money and how spending that money was coordinated by consultants with connections to Walker. Read the whole thing!
"It was known as a John Doe investigation because, much like a grand jury, its subjects were kept anonymous while officials weighed whether or not to press charges. In this case, prosecutors alleged that there was evidence to indicate that Walker and his team of advisers and associates had set up a coordinated effort with lobbyists and major donors to swing elections by secretly pouring huge amounts of corporate cash into the races.
"The money was channeled through a third-party group, the DAs alleged, in order to circumvent state and federal rules that set limits on political contributions and require them to be publicly revealed."
"The email trail shows a pattern of behavior developing: Walker meets up with big corporate donors and encourages them to contribute unlimited sums of money through WCfG in secret, then shortly after the checks start to flow. In June 2011, the emails show, the governor had dinner with the CEO of the largest privately owned trucking company in the US, Schneider National, in the hope of getting him and his peers to donate $250,000."
"Stress the donations to WiCFG are not disclosed and can accept Corporate donations without limits," Walker's talking points said."
"The John Doe files reveal that the billionaire owner of NL Industries, one of America's leading producers of lead used in paint until the ban, secretly donated $750,000 to Wisconsin Club for Growth at a time when Walker and his fellow Republican senators were fighting their recall elections. Also in the same time-frame, the Republican-controlled senate passed, and Walker signed into law, legal changes that attempted to grant effective immunity to lead manufacturers from any compensation claims for lead paint poisoning."
OH Voting Rights Activists (Mostly) Lose Two Court Decisions on Early, Absentee Voting
NPR: "The U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in a voting rights case from Ohio on Tuesday, leaving intact a reduction of early voting days that was enacted by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature.
"The cutback still allows for 23 days in which voters can cast in-person ballots prior to Election Day, but it eliminates the so-called Golden Week in which voters can both register and cast ballots."
Associated Press: "The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati rejected all but one element of a lower court's decision that found the laws violate the Voting Rights Act and place an undue burden on voters. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley had said the laws could harm black voters in particular. Judge Damon Keith dissented in part.
"The ruling affirmed Marbley's rejection of absentee-ballot requirements for birthdate and address entries as presenting an undue burden on voters, saying Ohio could provide no justification for its precise standard. At the same time, the court reversed Marbley on other changes, saying they were not burdensome and didn't disparately affect minorities.
"At issue in the case were several changes on absentee and provisional ballot requirements Ohio's Republican-led legislature passed in 2014.
"The panel's ruling blocks Ohio from requiring the full and accurate completion of absentee-ballot forms before otherwise qualified voters' ballots can be counted. It lets stand provisions that reduced the time voters could cure errors and prohibited poll worker assistance."
Proposed MA Charter School Expansion Draws $11.5M from Business $7.2M From Labor
Boston Globe: "Most of the $11.5 million raised this year for the referendum — which would, if it passes in November, allow up to 12 new charter schools or expansions a year — came from out-of-state sources. But a number of prominent local leaders played a big role, according to newly released records from the state Office of Campaign & Political Finance."
"Executives were essentially absent from the list of big donors to Save Our Public Schools, the anti-charter school group. But the unions, led by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, filled much of the void, ensuring the group raised nearly $7 million this year.
"Spokesman Steve Crawford pointed out that the donations to the pro-charter cause from local business leaders can't compare to the $1.8 million that siblings Jim and Alice Walton gave. The scions of the family behind Wal-Mart Stores are well-known charter school supporters.
"Crawford also pointed to the roughly $6 million that an affiliate of Families for Excellent Schools gave this year. The New York nonprofit established itself in Massachusetts in 2014."
MO Appeals Court Leaves Initiative Limiting Campaign Contributions on Ballot
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Opponents say the campaign limits initiative financed by Clayton businessman Fred Sauer unfairly limits some classes of businesses and associations from giving money to campaigns.
"In particular, Hatfield said some classifications of banks and member-owned organizations such as the Association of Missouri Electrical Cooperatives would be barred from contributing to their own political action committee."
"The initiative will ask voters in November whether they want to limit contributions to individual candidates to $2,600 and limit contributions to a political party to $25,000."
"The referendum attempts to ban the current practice of funneling money through different committees to hide the source of the contributions. It prohibits contributions by foreign interests and companies not legally authorized to conduct business in Missouri.
"Sauer, a Republican, ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2012. This is his third attempt to put the referendum before voters. It comes in an election season in which mega donors like retired St. Louis financier Rex Sinquefield and Joplin building materials magnate David Humphreys donated millions of dollars to candidates."
US Ambassador Warns about Chinese Influence in Australian Elections
The Australian: "In an exclusive interview, the departing US ambassador to Australia, John Berry, said foreign donations were illegal in America, and the US had been 'surprised' by Chinese money power in this country and wanted Australia to resolve the issue.
"'It is an entirely different matter when the government of China is able to directly funnel funds to political candidates to advance their national interests in your national campaign,' Mr Berry told The Australian.
"'That, to us, is of concern. We cannot conceive of a case where a foreign donation from any government, friend or foe, would be considered legitimate in terms of that democracy.'
Mr. Berry neglects to note that U.S. Elections are already under increasing influence from foreign companies and, theoretically, can be directly influenced by foreign governments channeling money through US companies or subsidiaries of which they own part or all, such as Saudia Arabia's investment in Uber. See our discussion of this issue.
NY Candidate & Prof Zephyr Teachout Offers Tutorial on Political Corruption
Defense of Rep Who Wrote Leg that Benefited Him: I Did It for Lobbyist, Major Donor
The Center for Public Integrity: "The current controversy is over a bill pushed by Cally Houck, mother of Raechel and Jacqueline Houck, 24 and 20 years old, who were killed in 2004 when the Chrysler PT Cruiser they rented from Enterprise Rent-A-Car crashed into an oncoming semi-tractor trailer in central California. The car had been under a safety recall for a fire hazard that caused a loss of steering.
"Houck successfully sued the company and embarked on a crusade to get a law passed that would prohibit rental car companies from offering vehicles that are subject to safety recalls."
"Rep. Williams offered an amendment on the floor of the House just before midnight on Nov. 4 that alleviated the dealers' concerns. It would, as understood by Williams and NADA, carve out an exemption for auto dealers. It would, in effect, allow them to rent or loan out vehicles even if they were subject to safety recalls. Dealers often loan or rent cars to customers who are getting theirs serviced."
"According to the statement [from Williams], the top lobbyist for NADA, Michael Harrington, was concerned about the effect the rental car act would have on his dealer members. He emailed Sean Dillion, Rep. Williams' legislative director on Oct. 29. Dillion in turn asked J. Spencer Freebairn, Williams' deputy chief of staff, to contact Harrington to discuss "issues surrounding" the bill in question.
"Mr. Freebairn did so, and by that afternoon NADA had sent proposed language for Amendment 819 to him," according to the statement, signed by Williams."
"The [auto dealer] industry, through contributions from individuals and political action committees, has given him a total of $667,950 over his relatively short career, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That ranks him fifth among active and former House members, which is a little misleading."
Energy Group Fighting to Prevent Vote on CO Anti-Fracking Initiatives Spent $7M
Coloradoan: "The measures would have allowed local governments to impose tighter regulations on the oil and gas industry and required new oil and gas developments to maintain a 2,500-foot setback from occupied buildings. Protecting Colorado's Environment, Economy, and Energy Independence was active early on in the campaign, launching a "decline to sign" campaign to deter people from adding their signatures to the petitions to get the two measures on the ballot."
"By the end of August, Protecting Colorado's Environment, Economy, and Energy Independence had raised more than $13 million and still had more than half of that on hand, according to campaign finance documents. When asked if the group would give that money back to contributors, Crummy said the organization was looking at multiple options for what to do with the contributions."
CO Tracer (Campaign Finance Disclosure Database): Protecting Colorado's Environment, Economy, and Energy Independence started 2016 with $746,000 on hand, raised $13.4 million and spent $7 million.
Trump Family Rewarded DC Politicians Whose Work Resulted in Trump Hotel
The Daily Beast: "In February of 2012, the federal government announced that Donald Trump's organization had won a bid to turn the Old Post Office Pavilion, located on Pennsylvania Avenue just a few blocks from the White House, into a new luxury hotel, which had its soft opening this week. Ivanka Trump, the mogul's daughter, was put in charge of the project.
"Months later, money began to pour in from the Trump family to two politicians with prominent roles in the hotel development project: Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser."
"The final lease agreement between the GSA and the Trump Organization was reached in June of 2013."
"Less than three weeks later, [Ivanka] Trump sent Norton $2,600, according to filings from the Federal Election Commission."
"The groundbreaking ceremony for the renovated complex took place on July 23, 2014 and the whole Trump family attended. Alongside them was Norton and Muriel Bowser, who was in the throes of a mayoral election campaign. Just over two weeks later, on August 6, Ivanka Trump gave Norton another $2,600."
"Just a few months prior to this groundbreaking ceremony, right after Bowser won the Democratic primary, Ivanka Trump made another D.C. contribution: the maximum of $2,000 to Bowser, according to financial filings.
"In October, just a month before her mayoral election, Eric Trump—another major shareholder in the hotel—maxed out with another $2,000 to her election committee. And finally, once Bowser won her election in November 2014, Donald Trump himself gave $5,000 (the maximum allowed) to the new mayor's D.C. Proud Inaugural Committee. Ivanka Trump later met with Bowser in 2015 for lunch."
FEC Commissioner Calls for New Limits on Foreign Spending as National Security Measure
FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub: "In this tumultuous political year, foreign influence on American elections has emerged as an area of great concern to the American people. A startling story this week in The Washington Post provides the latest evidence why: 'U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are investigating what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.'
"Already, we have seen reports of foreign interference with our political parties. We have seen reports of foreign hacks of state voter-registration data. And we may have spotted the tip of the iceberg in foreign political spending, the true size of which is obscured by a sea of dark money."
"Today, the FEC cannot provide assurances to the American people that foreign money is not being used to sway how American citizens vote. This is unacceptable. It is within the power of this Commission to provide these assurances. It is our duty to do so."
"Our courts have said that foreign money may be barred from our elections. Congress has said that foreign money must be barred from our elections. The American public has the right to expect the Federal Election Commission to ensure that foreign money is barred from our elections. To fail to do so is to threaten the integrity of America's political institutions and thus the national security of America herself."


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Ending our trip with another visit to Brighton, my favorite seaside town in England due to it's pebble beach (previous visits: 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008); here's photos from this trip:
Margaret & Ian's life together, including Ian's MINIs!
Like on our previous England trip, we spent a few days in London – it's a great city to tour on foot, or on the many bus / boat options available! We stayed close to Tower Bridge (and even saw it opening), and toured as far as the Houses of Parliament.
We also visited the Tate Modern; while none of the "art" there was particularly appealing, we did enjoy the views from the top (available at no cost, too!):
While visiting Margaret's sister, we also visited Burghley House with it's spectacular grounds and even more spectacular ceiling and wall murals inside! Really a bit of a must see …
Visiting with our friends in Newcastle, and visiting our old haunts, took us to Corbridge today. First a tour of the Corbridge roman ruins (which I used to know as "Corstopitum" but apparently that's not the accepted name any more). Whatever they are called, they are a very splendid set of ruins – I love the construction of the raised floors of the granary (keeping the grain dry), and all the water management drains / fresh water storage / etc!
We then had lunch in the (modern) village, and took a walk along the river Tyne.
This year we stayed close to Beamish museum rather than closer to Newcastle and so of course we decided to spend a day at Beamish museum! It's a "living history" type museum with late 1800s / early 1900s theming of actual buildings either already on site, or re-located; there's a couple of villages, a steam engine, coal mine, and more.
A photo in the hotel in York led us to a trip to Brimham Rocks for a beautiful walk among huge boulders, with fabulous Yorkshire Dales views!


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"The plans of the diligent end in profit, but those of the hasty end in loss." (Proverbs 21:5)
Those that have been around me during March Madness the last few years know I graduated from the University of Dayton (Go Flyers!). Recently, I read an article about a young man named Jeremiah Bonsu. Jeremiah is a 5'11" Jr. guard for the Dayton Flyers, but two years ago Jeremiah was the team manager. It is very improbable that anyone could go from team manager to team member, but what makes it even more improbable is that Jeremiah only scored 1 point in his entire high school varsity career.
While I am sure that he left plenty of time for his school work, he never gave up on a dream to play basketball in college. He worked out every day and played endlessly at the University of Dayton RecPlex. As Jeremiah puts it, "I'm talking every single day. Classes were done? Off to the Rec. Friday night? Rec. Saturday morning? Rec." Jeremiah reported that the other students thought he was "a weirdo" because he wasn't doing the other things that college students do. He spent every free second at the gym. "I guess they were right. I didn't [want to party]. I wanted to ball. And if that made me weird, then I liked being weird," said Jeremiah in a recent blog post.
Then the improbable happened. Jeremiah made the team. Perhaps the only one not surprised by this was Jeremiah.
Writer Malcolm Gladwell is credited with popularizing the "10,000 hour rule." This "rule" postulates that nearly anyone can become an expert at something if they dedicate themselves to deliberate practice for 10,000 hours. This "rule" is based upon research by Anders Ericsson. Ericsson's research demonstrates that expert performance, especially in certain disciplines, is more dependent upon what he calls "deliberate practice" than innate talent. This principle was recently featured in the Freakonomics podcast, "How to Become Great at Just About Anything." While additional research has pointed out certain limitations to this principle, there is definitely something to it.
As Catholics, stories like Jeremiah's shouldn't surprise us. After all, isn't this "Diligence:" One of the LCSS Core Gospel values and one of the Church's Seven Heavenly Virtues? An online search reveals that Diligence is "careful and persistent work or effort." Through the practice of diligence, we need to continue to encourage our students and each other to work with careful and planned persistence to ensure our God-given talents will be fully discovered and maximized. As parents, as coaches, and as teachers, we need to remind our children and students that Greatness exists within them, even if they don't immediately see it. Through patient and continuous effort, success in life is often contingent upon constant and diligent hard work.
Former first lady, Abigail Adams, is quoted as saying "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."
Diligence means doing what you need to do even if you do not feel like it sometimes. It means not procrastinating and working hard. And, sometimes, like Jeremiah, Diligence may cause others to call you "weird," but the pursuit of Greatness is a calling we all must hear. I am hopeful that as parents and educators we can help our young people to hear that call.
We are focusing this year on our nine core Gospel Values – Community, Servant Leadership, Respect, Gratitude, Humility and Understanding, Wellness, Patience and Perseverance, Diligence, and Integrity. This is the 8th installment of a series of articles which explores these Gospel Values. This installment discusses "Diligence." (Please click on the links, above, to view the previous installments.)


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Ingrid Dahle
"A combination of quirkiness and deft timing means she should be destined for stardom" – The Argus
From deep in the fjords of Norway, Ingrid has sprung forth making a name for herself on the UK comedy scene.Blending her innate oddness, a love of British culture and unique physical comedy, Ingrid reached the final of So You Think You're Funny, won Brighton Comedy Festival's inaugural Squawker Comedy Award and took her first show to Edinburgh, all within the first 18 months of performing.February 2015 Ingrid became runner up at the Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year .Ingrid is also currently a finalist in Magners New Act Competion ,Final is in September .
Blessed with a fiercely creative imagination, Ingrid is now involved in expanding her comedy horizons by branching out into filmed sketches, short films and a regular podcast, all the while honing her live set and bringing her distinctive brand of beautiful weirdness to a larger audience.
Ingrid Dahle offers something genuinely different in her act…mark her out for an alternative hero of the future: Steve Bennett – Chortle
One of the best ways to spend a lunchtime hour at the Fringe. – Fringe Review


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Simple Spaghetti Squash
|1 spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
|1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
|1 zucchini, julienned
|1 T. white-wine vinegar
|1 sweet red pepper, julienned
|1 T. minced basil
|1 t. olive oil
|2 t. minced oregano
|2 cloves garlic, minced
|1/4 t. ground black pepper
|2 T. grated Parmesan cheese
Microwave squash halves on high for 4 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Using 2 forks, fluff the flesh of the squash into strands. Add to the
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My name is Corrie and I want to welcome you to my new mommy blog.
I have lived in Wyoming all my life. I've been married to Kevin since 1993 and we have two wonderful boys. Chris is 14 and loves to play football, basketball, and swimming. Josh is 11 and loves to play soccer and basketball.
We love to camp, site see, and spend time together. We like to go to Colorado and South Dakota on vacation.
I hope you enjoy my mommy blog and I look forward to reading your comments.


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Radial Head
Fractures in the head portion of the radius bone are referred to as radial head fractures. In these fractures pain gets worsened with the movement of the forearm. Fractures that are not displaced do not require surgery and are treated by early motion. However, surgery is indicated if it is a displaced fracture to repair and align the fragments. In severe cases the radial head is either removed or replaced.


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How To Stay Employed (and Even Get a Promotion and a Raise) in a Bad Economy
My previous article, How I Got Every Job I Ever Wanted, detailed how to increase your chances of getting hired at a company. In this article I'm going to explain how to keep your job and even get a promotion or raise no matter what the economic conditions. First realize that when you get hired to work at a company, you are expected to do your job. You're expected to do what the company hired you to do for the salary and benefits agreed upon. You won't get a raise doing what you're already being paid to do, so don't


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Suzie's yard is a 13 hectares smallholding. We make our own extra virgin oil, our own wine, we make soap from old oil, we have bees and sell raw honey, we grow our own vegetables, make our own bread, have planted a fruit orchard for jams, lots of herbs and we chop our own firewood … and we grow our own wheat and spelt.
As well as growing, seven years ago we helped found a purchasing group of families who want to buy all their food from local farms. We're about 25 families now and we buy our meat, cheese, cereals, flour and pasta directly, cutting out the middleman. The farmers get a better deal, we get a guarantee of quality and safety: it's a win-win.
It's been a huge learning curve (one that doesn't ever finish), and we've made some mistakes along the way. We've had a lot of local help, and in the last three years a wealth of WWOOF volunteers, young willing people who have donated their energy and time and participated.
Extra virgin olive oil, raw honey, tomato sauce, artisan soap, bags of bay leaves and our first wine this year. You can buy all our products directly from our farm and a selection on line.
Our philosophy is to look at how it's always been done. And then to look at it objectively, as if we had just landed from another planet.
The area where Cetona is located is part of the Val di Chiana.The whole length of the Val di Chiana, from Umbria to the plains of Lazio, still touches the core of the Etruscan epic. The Sienese part is home to bounteous wisdom: first agriculture, then art, then the solid, vital foundation of water. Three elements that define the civilization of 'living life to the full'.
Four reasons to grow organically: Organic is healthier for us (we eat the food we grow), healthier for you, and healthier for the land. The last reason that we are organic is because we can be.; because we can, we feel we should.
At Suzie's Yard we offer people a connection between the food they eat, the land where it is grown and the real people who grow it.
Food production has to be sustainable. Whilst farming we have a moral responsibility towards our land resources, water resources, today's generations and tomorrow's.


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As I contemplate the service I've received over the course of five pregnancies, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. Strangely, though, the experience that stands out most doesn't involve a meal, babysitting, a ride to the doctor–you know, all those things I normally group under the "Compassionate Service" heading.
Following a blood clot in my brain at the age of 21, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and told that it would affect my life in two ways: I would be on blood thinners the rest of my life, and I'd have problematic pregnancies. I was blessed to find a specialist whose area of research dealt with my disorder in pregnancy. He had an 80% success rate in treated pregnancies, so finally my husband and I said a prayer (okay, a lot of prayers) and took the plunge. (That sounded much dirtier than I intended. Sorry.)
My pregnancy was textbook normal. I had extra appointments (Apparently not every woman has an ultrasound at 7 weeks to confirm viability–who knew?) and injected myself with blood thinners twice a day, but things were going well. Having children was a righteous desire–a commandment, even–so why wouldn't I have a baby?
I was 14 weeks pregnant, at a routine appointment with my specialist. He pulled out the doppler…no heartbeat. But I'm obese, and babies like to hide, so nobody was worried. Because of my high-risk profile, he sent me for an ultrasound "just to be safe."
In retrospect, the ultrasound was unusual, but I'd only had the viability scan, so I didn't realize that. After the first 5 minutes, the technician stopped talking. Ten minutes in, she excused herself to get a doctor. I will never forget that moment when the doctor took my hands in hers and said, "I'm so sorry. Your baby is dead." It's ten years after the fact, and typing that still makes me cry.
I called my best friend, who happened to be pregnant. Her due date was a week after mine. Shortly after I arrived home from the hospital, I heard a knock at my door. I opened it, and there stood Katie, a dozen roses clutched in her hands. I looked at her, she looked at me, and she promptly burst into tears. "I don't even want to be pregnant any more!" she cried, and we both stood there in my doorway, hugging and crying.
The cards and kind words spoken during that time mean a lot to me, but aside from family members, Katie was the only one strong enough to cry with me. It is, to this day, the strongest manifestation of Christlike love I've ever experienced.
Mosiah 18:8-9 (that's the Book of Mormon, for those of you who read my blog and don't happen to be of the same religion as I) says, "…and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another's burdens, that they may be light; Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort…" (emphasis added)
I'll never forget the day that Katie didn't just comfort me–she mourned with me and, for a time, I felt a little less alone.


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Recruitment Agencies based in Lincolnshire, East Anglia, UK
Lincolnshire is a county situated in the east of England that was historically an agricultural heartland. The second largest English county has suffered less than many parts of the country during the recent recession, with figures estimating that the area's economy is worth around £10bn.
Jobs in Lincolnshire
As a largely rural county, Lincolnshire has a strong Agricultural economy - and related sectors such as Packaging and Sales also do well there. Candidates looking for a position in one of these areas would do well to seek the services of a recruitment agency - who will often be aware of job vacancies that are just opening up.
Lincolnshire is also home to a number of notable cities and towns including Lincoln, Scunthorpe, Boston and Spalding. Spalding is a large market town in the South Holland district and makes up around 3% of the county's overall ceremonial population. The majority of the local workforce are employed in Manufacturing, Food and Transport jobs, and this is largely supported by a number of leading business including Bakkavor, Guttridge and Uniq PLC. As with much of the county, Agriculture is another significant industry in the town and the Tulip Parade attracted between 40K-100K tourists to Spalding every year, until it ended in 2013.
The quality and quantity of land in the region ensures Lincolnshire is one of the most important counties in the UK in terms of providing food for the rest of the country. Staff will also find employment in the Tourism Industry, with the county's long coastline generating many opportunities in this sector. The prevalance of the Agriculture and Tourism Industries does mean that there is a seasonal nature to employment in the county with unemployment often rising in the winter months. Part-time and temporary employment is therefore popular in the county - and recruitment agencies in Lincolnshire are perfectly placed to facilitate this.
As well as agriculture and tourism, 20% of the firms employing 200 or more in Lincolnshire are in the Retail or Banking / Finance Sector. So recruitment agencies are also likely to be able to find staff for jobs in these areas.
Lincolnshire's economy
Unemployment fell from 3.8% in January 2010 to 3.2% during 2012 and remains below both the national median. The average full-time weekly earnings for Lincolnshire are £ 474.00. If you are looking for a recruitment agency in the Lincolnshire area, whether you are a candidate or an employer, the search box below will help you to find the right team for you:
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Dr. Susan Strauss is a national and international speaker, trainer and consultant. Her specialty areas include education and workplace harassment, discrimination and bullying; organizational development, and management/leadership development. Her clients are from healthcare, education, business, law, and government organizations in both the public and private sectors. Susan conducts discrimination and bullying investigations, works as an expert witness for education and workplace harassment and bullying lawsuits, and coaches managers and employees that need assistance in identifying and remedying misconduct.
Susan has authored over 30 books, book chapters and articles, and she has been featured on 20/20, CBS Evening News, and other television and radio programs, as well as interviewed for newspaper and journal articles. She holds a doctorate in organizational leadership.


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When you hear "long-necks on ice", the first thing that probably comes to mind is a cold beverage. However, today we're talking about a different kind of long-neck, a sauropod! A team from Argentina discovered a sauropod vertebra in Antarctica, according to an article on LiveScience. This is a significant find because sauropod fossils had been found on every continent in the world except for Antarctica.
Sauropods were a group of long-necked dinosaurs that included the Diplodicus, Brachiosaurus, and the Apatasaurus. They lived on earth about 100 million years ago in the upper Cretaceous period. Though other dinosaur bones have been found in Antarctica, the discovery of the sauropod vertebra is the first of its kind.
The discovery was made by Ariana Paulina Carabajal, a paleontologist at the Carmen Funes Municipal Museum in Plaza Huincul, and her team from Argentina. Carabajal's team flew to James Ross Island via helicopter. Being dropped off in the frigid domain must have been a humbling experience. "When the helicopter leaves you there just with boxes and goes back to the base … you feel like Ooh, what am I doing here?'" Paulina Carabajal said. She later came to appreciate her surroundings a little better.
Her team didn't have any luck finding dinosaur bones until the end of their stay, when they decided to go to the site where the first Antarctic ankylosaur was found in 1986. That is where they discovered the single sauropod vertebra. The single fossil makes it difficult to identify the exact species, however they know that it belonged to a type of Titanosaur. Titanosaurs were common to South America and weighed around 100 tons.
So how did these Titanosaurs arrive in Antarctica? Back in the Cretaceous period, the continents were vastly different than they are today. Antarctica was actually connected to Australia and South America, and was further north. This would have made the climate acceptable to these sauropods along with an easy walk over land, instead of the swim through frigid waters that it is now. This significant find will hopefully shed more light on how these wonderful creatures spread across the globe.
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It's another casual day around here: we had a preschooler soccer game this morning and are painting pumpkins this afternoon. We plan to try trunk-or-treating later. Are you familiar with this? They didn't have it when I was a kid. You take your kids to a parking lot and they just walk around and collect candy that was provided by the organization or sponsor. So you're in a safe place, with safe candy, and you can get it all done in one crowded place. We'll still go trick-or-treating on Halloween, too.
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A look under the bonnet of modern cars with fuel injection is enough to realize that the air supply is hampered by unnecessary angles and distances. However, just needed air induction and a filter of the air to pass through without much resistance. The success of the 57i kit is in development. Using special equipment, the air flow is measured and determined from this data, the correct filter size. Dynamometer tests ermittel then not only yield the best performance, but also value torque curve, the response and the economy is down.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Hike the Brandywine Gorge Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Nestled between Akron and Cleveland along a 22-mile corridor of the Cuyahoga River is one of America's newest national parks, Cuyahoga Valley. This pastoral chunk of land attracts horseback riders who ride on meadows in a former farmstead, bikers who pedal along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, and hikers who take advantage of the 125 miles of paths. The highlight of the park is the 1.5-mile Brandywine Gorge Trail that leads to one of the prettiest waterfalls in the Midwest, Brandywine Falls. At a height of only 60 feet, Brandywine is not a long drop. Instead, it's terraced like the tiers of a wedding cake, with frothy water tumbling down the color of a creamy white frosting. The boardwalk brings you right up to the falls, surrounded by moss-covered stone and shaded by a stand of eastern hemlocks. Once you get your fill of Brandywine, visit the two other waterfalls in the park, Blue Hen and Buttermilk.


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Film Scores
The Fall of the House of Usher
A preview of Pyrrha's original score to Jean Epstein's 1928 silent film The Fall of the House of Usher. Studio recording coming soon…
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The Phantom Carriage
A preview of Pyrrha's original score to The Phantom Carriage by Swedish filmmaker Victor Sjostrom. Recording available below.
Pyrrha is the collaboration of Minneapolis based musicians Jackie Beckey, Jonathan Kaiser, and Adam Wozniak. A core instrumentation of viola, cello, and bass might suggest classical tradition, but these are three players with more experience in rock clubs and art galleries than in traditional concert halls. Pyrrha explores a sonic spectrum from ethereal sensitivity to furious roars of amplified sound.
In their individual work with Brute Heart, Myrrh, Dark Dark Dark, and other bands, each member of the trio has honed an idiosyncratic creative voice and an unconventional style of playing that defies easy categorization.
Together, as Pyrrha, their sound moves fluidly between moods and musical genres in a way that is undeniably cinematic. In fact, writing music for cinema has been a prominent part of the group's output. Being longtime friends and musical collaborators, Jonathan helped Jackie's band Brute Heart when they were commissioned to score the classic silent film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari at Walker Art Center in 2012. Since then, the two worked as a duo to compose and perform live film scores to D.W. Griffith's A Corner in Wheat at a former Poor Farm in Wisconsin, and Kaiser's film Flat Land Speed at Empire Drive-In at the New York Hall of Science. Jonathan and Adam had already toured together in the band Dark Dark Dark and worked to score Fritz Lang's Spies at the Walker in 2011. In 2015, Adam joined Pyrrha and the trio wrote an original score to the silent film The Phantom Carriage to perform at ASI and the Heights Theater.
Pyrrha's recording of The Phantom Carriage is out now on cassette and digital, with a recording of their score to Jean Epstein's The Fall of the House of Usher coming soon.
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The Sh*t, the Fan and the Film Star
Have you ever wondered when you would go to if you had a time machine?
In FROM THE SEWER TO THE STARS, the latest episode of our Radio Clerkenwell 666fm podcast series, I talk about an actual Time Machine that is said to exist right here right now in a London Cemetery. Really.
And I tell the story of how we went from being deep in the sh*t (literally and metaphorically) to hanging out with a very Famous Film Star in Paris. If you don't believe me, check the photos below for proof.
There are teasers of new tunes, mention of 'three albums' due for release in 2019 and a shout out to you, our friends.
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Little Blog on the Prairie, by Cathleen Davitt Bell. 2010. Genevieve Welsh is your standard suburban eighth-grader, starting high school in a few months. Her summer plans include soccer camp and swimming at the rec center with her friends. But her mother has different ideas and has signed up the whole family to Pioneer camp. … Continue reading
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