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The Cleveland Orchestra has been supported by large numbers of dedicated volunteers since its founding in 1918. Opportunities for volunteering include membership in a variety of organizations and performing groups, and involvement with education, fundraising, and other projects.
The Orchestra's Volunteer Council was established in 1998 to reinforce the impact that volunteers have on the mission of the Orchestra. The Cleveland Orchestra salutes all the hard-working and dedicated volunteers who provide extraordinary service and support.
Two standing volunteer committees provide important support each year:
Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra, founded as the Women's Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra in 1921, works to support the Orchestra's educational activities. Now open to men as well as women, Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra continues its support of the Orchestra through music education, service, and fundraising.
Blossom Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra, founded as the Blossom Women's Committee in 1968, is a state-wide organization that assists in promoting and sustaining each summer's Blossom Music Festival.
For additional information about these committees, click here.
Over 400 volunteers provide service-related support each season. Volunteer Ushers participate in "front of house" duties at Severance Hall for Orchestra concerts and many other activities. Tour Guides lead tours of Severance Hall, and Store Volunteers help staff the Cleveland Orchestra Store at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center.
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Nearly 300 vocalists volunteer their time and talents in the performing groups that support the Orchestra each year. Membership is by audition. The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is one of the few professionally trained, all-volunteer choruses sponsored by a major American orchestra. Rehearsing weekly throughout the winter season, the Chorus performs choral works with the Orchestra and participates in the Orchestra's annual Christmas concerts. The Blossom Festival Chorus is comprised of singers from throughout northeastern Ohio, including members of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, and performs each summer with the Orchestra at Blossom Festival concerts. Most summer weeks include two or more rehearsals.
For further information about auditioning, click here.
In addition to the groups mentioned on above, trustees and other community members support the Orchestra as Fundraising Volunteers for annual operating and endowment gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations.
We also have an active group of Student Ambassadors as part of our Student Advantage program. To learn more, click here.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Do you love your father? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Do you love your father? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Family View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ToneJoined: 03 Sep 2006Posts: 175 Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 1:18 am Post subject: Do you love your father? Do you have problems with your parents? I think most of us have had some problems with parents before more or less. For me, I had a conflict with my dad because he has done something that really hurt me._________________==>English Quiz |English Grammar |English Conversation<== Back to top hana1985Joined: 11 Jan 2010Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: For me I love my father , he is the most important person in my life and he can understand me more than my mother and always he supports me . I am proud of him and i feel I am lucky to have such my father in my life. That is not just my feeling ,all of his family and his friend feel that. Back to top PablolopezJoined: 20 Oct 2010Posts: 1Location: Spain Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: i love my father i haven't got any problem with he _________________i like dogs and instruments.Ican play basketball Back to top YessVJoined: 29 Oct 2010Posts: 4 Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject: I love my Father too! He may have done many mistakes before, but I know he loves his family. He has told me many times that he will always try to do the best for my brother and me (and my mom, obviously). I know I can trust him, also, he's the person who always advices me. I don't know what I'd do without him. Back to top yasuponJoined: 16 May 2011Posts: 12 Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:02 am Post subject: Hi! I like my father, too. He sometimes helps that I bother my problem. My father is only my family. Back to top AfraJoined: 10 Jul 2013Posts: 131 Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:13 pm Post subject: To carry out their responsibilities of protecting children at risk of maltreatment, CPS caseworkers must effectively engage families that often both present and face great challenges. These can include substance abuse, mental health problems, economic stress, unemployment, separation and divorce, inadequate housing, crime, and incarceration. Figuring out how best to work with and engage these families, always with the safety of and permanency for the child as the goal, is not easy. 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Professor Eddy is Program Director for the U.S. Department of State-funded Legal Education Support Program--Afghanistan (LESPA), having re-joined the UW law school faculty in July 2005 and serving as the Director of the Asian Law Center from 2010 to 2013.
He is responsible for oversight of the project in Afghanistan and Seattle, designing study programs and professional mentoring for a cohort of Afghan law professors from Kabul University and leading provincial law schools in Afghanistan.
He has worked extensively as a consultant with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), its Australian counterpart (AusAID), and the U.S. Department of Commerce on a variety of legal reform initiatives in the Arabian Gulf and Southeast Asian regions. During 2003, Professor Eddy served as Resident Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in the Republic of Indonesia, where his principal responsibility was to support Indonesia's new Financial Intelligence Unit and associated government efforts combating money-laundering. He participated in revising the Indonesian anti-money laundering law, promulgation and implementation of presidential and ministerial decrees and agency regulations in the field of anti-money laundering and mutual legal assistance, and also served as part of the team representing Indonesia at international conferences and anti-money laundering forums.
Professor Eddy also has extensive experience in private law practice, having been included in Best Lawyers in America and selected by Washington Law & Politics magazine as a Washington SuperLawyer. His practice focused on complex corporate and financial transactions, and his diverse clientele included Citibank, Emirates Airlines and a number of venture capital investment partnerships.
Professor Eddy began his career teaching at Haile Selassie University Law School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1970-73 under Ford Foundation sponsorship. His career includes tenured and visiting faculty positions at the University of North Carolina, Boalt Hall, Kobe University and the University of Virginia, and he has also lectured at Indonesian universities, in Japan and Afghanistan and throughout the Arabian Gulf region.
With his former colleague Professor Peter Winship, he has authored a national casebook, Commercial Transactions: Text, Cases and Problems (Little, Brown 1985).


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Foals at Queens Social Club, Sheffield, Wed 28th Nov
"It's kind of psychobilly," is not something you'd ever have expected to hear Yannis Philippakis say about a Foals song. It's now been more than five years since the music press (we're pre-blogosphere at this point) went nuts for 'Hummer' – the song which, along with 'Mathletics', turned Foals into cult heroes overnight. Within months they were posing for magazine covers, and it wasn't long until they were massive enough to become a byword for hipster guitar music.
For some they represented the re-intellectualisation of indie in the messy neon aftermath of nu-rave. For others they were overly fashionable pseudo-math-rockers for NME-reading wankers. The consensus now, however, seems to be that Foals are one of the most important British guitar bands of modern times. They're one of a small number of UK acts who can unleash a comeback single, as they did four weeks ago with 'Inhaler', and have it treated as a major news event by practically every music publication going.
To put it simply, the music media love Foals, and they love them because they can't get rid of them. They're a gang of intelligent university drop-outs who've never been part of a scene, a sound or a movement that can be swept aside when it becomes uncool: they keep catching us offguard.
But now pyschobilly? Really?
The song in question comes at the end of Foals' first proper live show in a long time. It sees Philippakis howling like a bona fide bluesman – "I know I can't be true, I'm an animal just like you" – as Jimmy Smith pounds his guitar like he's just discovered rock 'n' roll and Jack Bevan fills his drum parts with jazzy frills. It's the most un-Foals song Foals have ever written: completely uncool, with more false endings than a latter-day Foo Fighters gig and any shred of intricacy bleached out by steadily building psychedelic strumming. It concludes an hour of music that leaves us with more questions about where Foals are going (and indeed, what the hell third album Holy Fire will sound like when it's released in February) than it answers.
The show opens dramatically with an instrumental jam. Smith tremolo picks his guitar severely, Bevan thumps his floor toms and Philippakis unravels arpeggios with increasing intensity. These clusters of chords become smooth licks that wouldn't be out of place on a classic rock compilation, until a mountainous riff of Biffy Clyro proportions arrives and suggests that 'Inhaler' wasn't necessarily a curveball and that Holy Fire really will be Foals' heaviest work yet.
Naturally, 'Inhaler's chorus erupts in the encore with equal power, sounding strangely more brassy than it does on the radio. Its big beat drums and glossy riffs are completely at odds with the complexity of the track previous, 'The French Open', marking it out as a major departure, and a surprising one, even for Foals. The only other new one we get is the one the band premiered on Later… With Jools Holland a fortnight ago, 'My Number'. In a way, this track is the most confusing of the lot, in that it has nothing whatsoever in common with the other new material we hear – imagine an slinkier, sassier, more sugary sweet version of 'Miami', but exponentially more danceable so that even Yannis pogos around the stage to it.
As ever, Philippakis is a delight to watch perform: when he's not waving his arms like a rapper and standing on the monitors, he's climbing an amplifier stack and poking his head through a ceiling tile, or doing a lap of the crowd and taking a detour to rock out, standing on the bar.
The crowd, on the other hand, don't quite know what to make of it all. Sure, they go nuts when Foals drop 'Balloons' early on. They shush each other and sing along softly to 'Spanish Sahara' ahead of its blissfully commanding climax. And they respond with the requisite level of hysteria when encore-closer 'Two Steps Twice' kicks in so vividly it feels like you're reaching an orgasm as you go off the edge of Oblivion at Alton Towers.
But there are a few who clearly didn't get what they expected tonight. After all, this is a small tour of intimate venues (the bingo hall of a working men's club in this case) ahead of a new album release. The point is to road test new material, right? Not just play four new songs, two of which you can find easily enough on YouTube?
Introducing the final song of the night, Philippakis tries to explain. "We wanted to play more new ones," he says, "but the new ones were hard to find". The heckles come thick and fast at this point, but they aren't cries for songs Foals have skipped like 'This Orient', 'Hummer' or even 'Cassius'. "Play some new songs," the crowd shout. "Play a new one."
But Foals don't. They play 'Two Steps Twice' brilliantly and then they are gone. And having teased and baffled us all night, they leave us even more intrigued as to what Holy Fire will sound like, and even more excited to get our hands on it than before. The clever gits.


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Petersburg Medical Center to repay $1.2 million
The Petersburg Medical Center Board voted on Thursday to repay a $1.2 million credit line to Wells Fargo bank; a loan that was initiated in 2006 to pay for equipment and meet payroll needs.
PMC has recently come under scrutiny after Petersburg voted to become a borough and it came to light that for public entities, such as PMC, borrowing money without a public vote is not allowed under the state constitution.
PMC Board President Tom Abbott said paying back the loan is "in keeping with state law."
The loan will be paid back by using reserve funds. The reserve fund account was at $4.1 million earlier this year. About $400,000 has been used to cover an operating loss and repaying the line of credit will drop the balance of the reserve account to about $2.5 million.
"Going through the process of the Borough and changing a lot of language, to change from a municipality to a borough government, it became clear that this had happened against state law. It happened without our knowledge that this was not allowed ... it all happened through a series of CFOs and CEOs," Abbott said.
With the amount of the loan and need for repayment identified, the board discussed what that means for the future of the medical center.
"That account as far as I'm concerned should be for capital construction; basically we're borrowing the money from ourselves, and I understand that," said board member Phil Beardslee. "I think we should be looking at starting it toward the beginning of next year ... Once we get CPSI in place and everything and I think maybe we can get the accounts receivable set better then I think we'll be in better shape and we're gonna have to build this account back up I feel."
"I don't think we're gonna be able to do it, when you look at the financials," Board Member Rocio Tejera said.
Currently, the medical center is working to collect $3.25 million in overdue patient bills.
"I think, moving forward, we have been, as we have been for several years, trying to set a budget where we balance on operations. And hopefully our reserve investment account grows somewhat, where we're off by .3 percent of the budget, or something like that..." Abbott said.
"So, when we do need capital improvements we will need to have partnership with the Borough, and get Borough support," he added.
The board will meet with the Borough Assembly on August 22 to discuss future financial needs.
In other news, the Board learned that accounts that were overdue for 365 days, or longer, are harder to collect. Focus for June and July, for the billing office, has been to collect on overdue accounts from Medicare, Medicaid and private pay.
Also, an internal audit, dating back to 2010, revealed that of 776 billed accounts, two were incorrect. One of the payments was a Medicare payment and it was already corrected and the other is being cleared up.
The PMC board has recently come under fire from a former business office manager, Ramona Thompson, who was fired on May 23. Thompson had also reported to the board that the business office has been understaffed since 2011. A problem, Thompson pointed out, that put the medical center at risk for potential fines for missing Medicare paperwork and possible problems in customer billing.


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It's a damp Saturday evening in London, and in front of enough fans to storm the Palace The Libertines prepare to reunite for Barclaycard British Summer Time. Behind us a chair-swing hurls grown-ups into orbit. Teen bladders threaten to burst. A child in a sun-hat watches two crows circle a billboard, snapping at each other's tails.
On stage enter four familiar faces. Topless, Gary looks robust and unstoppable. Carl and John have the dignified air of old barstool philosophers. And Pete... well, there's no pleasure in admitting Pete is some way past his sell-by date. Whitening hair. Pale porky face. Zero visual focus. Even on a Barclaycard British Summer Time bill designed to make him seem healthy - Jason Pierce, Tom Clarke, Shane MacGowan - he looks practically compostable. Still, it hurts to be cruel.
Biggles and Bilo, is what the mags used to caw in the special-feature cover issues, way back in the don't-call-'em-Noughties when a baggy band tee and straw hat struck kids like me as acceptable daywear. Those days the charts mattered, fan forums swallowed hours and A4 manifestos awaited the Guardian writer fool enough to declare Doherty 'better off in prison'. Here was an indie soap opera for the ages. Even the band wrote an album about it.
Stagefront a tremendous melee threatens to crush diehards. Halfway into 'Boys in the Band' security scramble onstage and broker calm. Riled, mid-crowd renegades hoss fireworks; their red smoke illuminates banners reading: 'Barclaycard British Summer Time'. Lax dad is how you'd describe Pete's reaction. 'We can't carry on if you don't calm down a bit,' urges Carl with fondness. You have to admire Carl. Seeing him marshal proceedings is like watching your mate's mum enforce bedtime at a sleepover, lest we roll home all frazzled nerves and sunken eyes. Meanwhile dad spills the ashtray fumbling for The Exorcist on blu-ray.
Ten minutes later 'Boys in the Band' resumes and everyone loses their shit. In Pete's face you see the ruins of a dream. Carl looks at him like, We've got this pal. Drummer Gary is the secret weapon - tight, propellant, ferociously fast. 'Death on the Stairs' spins a riotous yarn of clambered balconies and Eritrean maidens. Who needs social realism when Arcadia remains unmapped?
The music rocks primitive but its mythology's more complex. Like all cross-culture icons - Chuck D, Joe Strummer, Tony Blair - Pete and Carl were uniquely of their time, capitalising on a New Labour hangover by prematurely reviving the principles of Britpop and injecting old-romantic fantasy. But their draw stretched beyond capital-P Politics. On the eve of textspeak and online chatois, the 'Likely Lads' fused Artful Dodger jest and arch genteelism to paint an appealing universe in which class conflict (rather than race-, gender- or psychological conflict) possessed the sex appeal that mainstream apathy lacked. It was rock music, basically.
Yet in the surrounds of my working-class tenement adolescence, what a gold mine! What history in the making! What convenient reprieve from biting the bullet and confronting the midcentury travails that persistently harrowed my Black American ancestors. A few miles away Kanye headlines Wireless. We all know the trade-off there - insensitive lyrics, baby-faced rants, freakish antagonism - but at least he self-destructs properly. Right now Pete's soldiering through some technical difficulties by mocking a backstage official who questioned the Union Jack on his camper van.
Steeped in disillusion, pissed in a field, do I long for Kanye's vitality, his grandiose sincerity, his demented flair? To my shame, no.
'Time for Heroes' pumps out the serotonin and suddenly we're invincible. Seeing 'Don't Look Back into the Sun' live feels better than my first kiss. Okay, I don't remember my first kiss. But hey, 'Radio America' lands like my first love letter. And don't get me started on 'Tell the King'. I mean, for years Up the Bracket consumed around 50 per cent of my total capacity for teenage love and devotion, and I'm not about to forget it. I'm not about to stand in reverie without plundering some dark reserve and bellowing every slurred aside verbatim as my new best mate besieges my shoulder-blades for a smoke.
Still, there's an unfortunate combination of fighty fans, open-air sound and slightly muffled vocals - annunciation never being the band's strong point - that threatens to swizz the night of some unpindownable majesty. Oblivious, the show ends on a jubilant note. Pete and Carl wrestle, a beast of many elbows. Feedback recedes leaving the empty stage backlit by corporate enthusiasm for an Ally Pally rerun. Chilli from Palma Violets mills about the press area. A grown-up on Facebook dubs the concert life-changing. A child in a sun-hat watches two crows circle a billboard, snapping at each other's tails.
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Jeremy Cook advances the potato cannon arms race from muzzle- to breech-loading eras with this .602 caliber pneumatic spud gun prototype that fires from a high-pressure gas reservoir instead of via the familiar fuel-ignition system. He writes:
The actual sliding bolt mechanism was made from a piece of Delrin, which is a type of plastic with a very high resistance to abrasion and fairly low friction. It was also what was available to me at the time. There is a hole down the middle of it which allows air to pass through when fired. One end is tapped for 1/4 inch NPT to allow a 1/4 inch air fitting to be screwed in. The other end is cut just smaller than the inside diameter of the 1/2 inch pipe that it will be putting air into. To keep air from escaping when fired, a slot is cut for an o-ring to provide for a tight seal. Additionally, a 1/4 – 20 hole is tapped through one side to screw the [operating handle] into.
Jeremy is rigorously documenting the build on his blog. [via Hack a Day]


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It had all the optics of a truly historic day. Vice President Joe Biden presided over the Senate vote that would reform the country's broken immigration system and help provide a path to citizenship for 11 million people living here illegally. The gallery was full, including dozens of young Hispanic men and women wearing blue and orange shirts with slogans such as "11 Million Dreamers."…
"We all gave. We all took. We all fought. We all smiled. And at the end of the day we held hands and walked out here together," Schumer said. And at the end of the press conference, he walked arm-in-arm with McCain, very aware that a group of a half-dozen photographers were snapping their photos. For posterity. Or something…
"I just wish now I could go over to the House for a few months and work this out over there," said Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, a Republican member of the Gang, and recent defector from the House.
A senior White House official said the Senate's 68-32 passage of a sweeping immigration bill on Thursday has created pressure for action in the GOP-led House.
"There is a national conversation happening about immigration reform. And there is a sense of momentum created by what the Senate just did. So we expect that conversation is going to continue," said Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council…
"[Y]ou're talking about the business community, from the National Association of Manufacturers, to the U.S. Chamber, to the tech sector, small businesses, faith leaders of every kind, but also this conversation is happening locally in a different way in religious congregations, in communities around the country," she said. "The country is for this and I think ultimately the House of Representatives will be too."
Supporters say they are on the offensive now.
"The House has not felt our love yet," said Eliseo Medina, the international secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees International Union, a leading labor group in the campaign for the overhaul. On Friday, more than 100 top organizers from unions, immigration groups and other organizations converged on Washington for a two-day session to strategize for the House debate.
Mr. Rodríguez, of the evangelical coalition, said Republicans who voted to block the overhaul could face future costs.
"We were at the edge of the Jordan River, but after the Senate, we officially got our feet wet," he said. "If 11 million immigrants are left in the middle of the water and do not reach the promised land, neither will the Republican Party reach the promised land of the White House."
Even though leadership usually would like far-right lawmakers to keep their mouths zipped when they talk about these issues, this time they plan to let the anti-immigration reform members run wild. They want to see exactly how many people agree with folks like Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). From there, they'll have a better sense of what kind of legislation is feasible…
"Lord only knows, two months ago there were two of us, maybe even only one of us," King said of the anti-reform movement. "Today, you can count us by the dozens or the scores. We'll see if that becomes a big enough number. I'm encouraged by the positions that I have seen taken by our leadership in that they want to see the majority of the majority support whatever we end up with. That's a pretty good position to be in."
Conservatives in the conference are going to talk a lot about trust. After the recent spate of scandals, why should anyone trust President Barack Obama to implement border security measures? And why should they trust Republican leadership not to trick them into passing what they consider amnesty?
"There's got to be hard, fast rules, and not just guidelines, but targets that must be met," said Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Kansas Republican who tried and failed to depose Boehner earlier this year. "The idea of letting this administration define border security is like letting Bill Clinton define sexual relations."
Until now the conversation about the bill's congressional prospects has been a Lindsey Graham monologue with occasional Ted Cruz footnotes, as if the House didn't have its own priorities and math.
This is the math.
Republicans currently control 234 of the House's 435 voting districts. In 210 of these districts—eight short of the votes you need to elect a speaker—the Hispanic share of the vote is below 25 percent. Of the other 24 districts where Hispanic voters might be problematic for a Republican who attacks the immigration bill, 12 went for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. So, if House Republicans held every one of their current seats that only have a tiny fraction of Hispanics, and the dozen with solid Hispanic votes but Republican tendencies, they'd have the majority with four votes to spare. "Nonwhite voters are a threat to Republican White House chances in 2016, but hardly a threat to the House Republican majority," says David Wasserman, House race editor of the Cook Political Report…
Pro-reform scolds have known that for a while. "If people are only looking at their own little backyards, yes, there are a lot of Republicans who can afford to vote no with no immediate repercussions," says Florida-based GOP strategist Ana Navarro. "Sure, if you're in the middle of Iowa, you'll be fine, but I'd like to think there are enough responsible adults in the Republican Party to pass a bill."
The House GOP are watching their backs from potential primary opponents who would run to the right of them. If they supported a Senate immigration bill, it's likely the challengers would emerge in droves to throw them out of office. At the same time, the House Republican leadership recognizes that if they don't produce an immigration reform bill, the Democrats led by President Obama will continue to hammer them for being anti-Hispanic.
The key for House Republicans to protecting the already damaged GOP brand would be to produce a conservative immigration bill that will get 218 votes and make it into conference negotiations with the Senate. Lawmakers can tell their constituents that they voted for immigration reform that protected the rights of Americans while securing the border. It also somewhat dilutes the attacks from Democrats that Republicans are acting out of touch.
Both versions of immigration reform will be stuck in conference and as an election year quickly approaches, it's going to be more difficult to reach a consensus. The blame game between both parties will ensue and voters will grimace once again about the gridlock in Washington.
KRISTOL: Sure, they could pass individual pieces of legislation or knit them together as they wish. That's not going to be easy. This is a hard problem, and in some cases maybe deciding just to do nothing for now and revisit it in a year or two, but I hope they can pass pieces of legislation. I think the key then is to say, "Look, the Senate should take up this legislation." The Senate could amend it, the Senate could send it back to us. That's traditionally the way legislation often gets worked out. But we are not going to let you use as an excuse for going to conference some piece of border security legislation or guest worker legislation or high-tech visa legislation that we pass. Because once they go to conference, the Senate can dominate the conference, the few renegade House Republicans can team with House Democrats to end up with a conference report. Then the speaker's in the position of is he not going to bring up a conference report? And once it gets to the floor, it can be passed with overwhelmingly Democratic votes in the House. So, it's a little technical, I guess, as a legislative process matter, but I think it's very important that House Republicans, on the one hand, put forward their own ideas, absolutely, but on the other hand, take the position: no capitulation to the Senate bill. I'd say no comprehensive legislation in the way comprehensive is being used — 1,200 page bill full of pork and exceptions and waivers and all that. So no capitulation, no comprehensive legislation and no conference with the Senate bill.
House Republicans are unmoved by the sense of urgency projected by immigration reform advocates. "The bottom line is it's been since 1986 that there was legislation related to immigration reform. I don't know what a couple more months is going to hurt," said Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., who chairs the House Judiciary Committee's Immigration Subcommittee…
Immigration-reform advocates are preparing to blame the House Republicans for blocking the Senate's legislation if they fail to pass an immigration bill that would allow a House-Senate conference committee. If the House doesn't pass legislation, activists will likely turn their attention to the administration next year, asking for more deferrals of deportation along the lines of last year's deferred action program for "Dreamers," unauthorized youth who were brought to the country as kids.
"The irony is that if House Republicans block immigration reform, in hopes of thwarting Obama and getting a bill more to their liking in the future, they will give Obama a chance to go down in history as the great emancipator of Latino immigrants," said America's Voice Executive Director Frank Sharry. "A future Democratic Congress and president will be able to pass reform with a path to citizenship without giving nearly as much as they're prepared to give this year."
But even in the face of this win-win, we are all dependent on House Republicans taking a page from Lindsey Graham's profile in courage playbook going forward. There is plenty of upside economically for the nation and politically for the GOP, at least in terms of not permanently alienating the fastest growing demographic group in the nation.
But as with JFK's original definition of profiles in courage, elected representatives must do what they know is right for the long-term fate of the nation in the face of potential short-term political risk from their constituents. That is the spirit Graham exemplified in the Senate on this bill. Now conservative colleagues in the House also will need to rise to the occasion. They can gird their courage with a practical realization: they will earn their rock-bottom approval ratings permanently if they cannot find a way to reason together to pass major legislation.
The 2012 exit polls show the country unhappy with the state of the union, disappointed with Barack Obama's governance, disapproving of Obamacare, and generally inclined to think government should do less, not more. Yet Mitt Romney still lost—in no small part because voters believed that Obama, not Romney, cared about average people.
If Republicans are to win again, this is the image they must combat. Too many voters still see the GOP as a bunch of rich, aloof plutocrats. The most obvious way to address this problem is for Republicans to focus relentlessly on the middle-class squeeze that has afflicted the country for over a decade. Incomes have stagnated, while the costs of energy, health care, education, and other essentials have only grown. The result is that wages and salaries, adjusted for inflation and population, are lower today than any point since 1998…
The point is that the Gang of Eight bill hurts the Republican party in ways that are central to its long-term viability. The GOP is not going to thrive if it is perceived as conspiring to reduce wages, increase unemployment, give newly legalized immigrants a hiring advantage over citizens, or grant special favors to politically connected interests. If Republicans want to return to the political majority, they need to stand, forcefully and unequivocally, for the middle class and against special interests—and that means vigorously exposing the flaws in the Gang of Eight bill.
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I find it hard to believe the Post is on the case and not just trying to tear down the credibility of the most highly regarded paper in the country (as it continually has over the years). It's still the rag it's always been. His conclusion that The Times is trying to push its real estate agenda with every WTC editorial is laughable.
In fact, poll after poll has found that the public has no love whatsoever for Libeskind's design, and that in fact, half of all New Yorkers would like to see the Twin Towers rebuilt as they were.
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In the arc of human existence, we have only recently begun to understand the subconscious and unconscious minds and how they work, primarily within the last century. Thank you, Doctors Freud and Jung. Experiencing, understanding, and mastering these facets of ourselves are important to the process of human evolution; I think of that old saying that "The way out is through." However, for the last few decades and increasingly since the Uranus-Pluto conjunctions in the 1960s, it appears that humanity has been basking in and glorifying intense emotions and we've felt freer to explore and express them "at" each other whenever and wherever we want.
This includes darker intentions, when some people think they can get away with subversive plans and maneuverings because others don't know what's happening if they can't see it. And, in fact, people often seem to care less and less whether their actions and maneuverings are clearly visible to others—this is the dark side of feeling that we have the right as individuals to have and create whatever we want (dark Uranus).
We seem to have opened up a Pandora's Box of subconscious content and habits, giving free reign to emotions and thought patterns and fears that are extensions of animal, limbic brain reactions to things around us (dark Pluto). Observing current pop culture (witness the chaos and insanity that is a lot of "reality TV" these days), it often feels as though Descartes' principle "I think, therefore I am," has warped into, "I feel intensely and love drama; therefore I am ALIVE and thriving, and the center of my own life!"
In its roughly 30-year cycle through the signs of the zodiac, Saturn enters the sign of Scorpio on October 5th, 2012, where it will be for a little over two years. This planetary dance is asking us, among other things, to take responsibility for intense emotions, for how we manage subconscious content rising up, and for how we dance with the energies flowing between us and others. It asks us to turn down the volume on internal, interpersonal and collective drama, and to do something about what we're feeling and experiencing. And that "something" that we do about it should not fall into the category of childish reactions, blaming, and pushing the responsibility outside of ourselves. Saturn is a hard task-master. Yet when we embrace Saturn and do the hard work in front of us, we feel pretty good, proud of ourselves, fulfilled to have accomplished something worthwhile and lasting.
During the next two years, Saturn's passage through Scorpio also ties into the current three-year period of exact Uranus-Pluto squares. For the next two years, Saturn and Pluto are in each other's natural signs: Saturn in Scorpio, Pluto in Capricorn. This intensifies the circuitry of energy flowing back and forth between these two planets, and what they're stimulating within us. One of the highest ways to work with this combination, within the context of personal and human evolution: Pluto churns up the deep, subconscious patterns crystallized within us, and we apply conscious, Saturnian effort and action to clear those things.
Both planets are pushing us to rise up and change things. Uranus in the mix pushes us to no longer sit back and go along with things, but to get "sick and tired of being sick and tired." It's time to buckle down, take an honest look within ourselves and within our social structures, and to seriously do something about the issues we find.
One other quick and critical note in the theme of taking responsibility to be actively involved in what effects us: Mercury goes retrograde three times every year. For its third and final time this year, Mercury turns retrograde on Tuesday, November 6th, Election Day in the United States. (This also occurred in 2000 when the votes had to be recounted. It took a while for a presidential winner to be declared, and many were suspicious that their vote had not been counted.) It is characteristic of Mercury retrograde to wish you could go back and do something differently than you did, or to find SNAFUS that need to be fixed. But with elections, there isn't usually a "do over."
With the seven Uranus-Pluto squares over the next three years, there's no magic solution to fix the problems we face nationally and globally. We have to evolve our way through it all, and that is only done with conscious effort and awareness. The themes of these three years of Uranus-Pluto squares include democracy, fair representation, and taking an active role in the way our lives play out in the social structure and larger context. Saturn demands we step up as mature, conscious adults and citizens, and participate in what is happening. Never has it been more important to make our voices count.
Suggestion for the month (and the next two years): Observe and consider what's happening in both the big picture and the details of your life, as well as in the social structures around you. Take conscious action to form and transform your life, and to participate in the processes of forming and transforming collective social reality. Personally: choose a meditation that gets at transforming some internal thing you keep stumbling against within yourself. Socially: research, observe and get ready to VOTE!
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According to research by Cannacord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, as shared by Fortune, Apple still rakes in a whopping 57% of the profits in the mobile industry, while Samsung grabs the other 43%. Note that I said "mobile industry" not "smartphone industry". In case you're wondering why this adds up to 100% despite the presence of other players, it looks like the small profits from guys like BlackBerry and HTC are offset by losses from LG, Motorola, Nokia and others. The report also apparently goes into some detail on how Samsung should overtake Apple to be #1 in profitability. This is a red herring. It does not matter. And here's why...
According to Cannacord Genuity, Apple has 8% of the mobile market. Considering Apple is only involved in the smartphone market, and currently only offers 3 phones -- the iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 4 -- I think this is an incredible result. And yes, Samsung has much more overall mobile share than Apple, but that's because they sell lots of feature phones, and because they offer a far wide range of Android phones than Apple does iPhones. Samsung ships a lot more phones than Apple and at the high end of the market, they both have great hardware with fairly high price points. Samsung should be able to make a lot of money. That Apple can make way more money than Samsung per phone is impressive.
Whenever I see studies like this it just makes me salivate as an Apple shareholder because a huge chunk of the market is currently NOT using smartphones, yet Apple already has 8% global share. What happens when the rest of the planet migrates over to smartphones? I'll tell you what. Apple will gain customers. They will probably lose share in the smartphone market because on the low end more people will buy Android But they'll still be gaining customers and therefore gaining market share in the only thing that actually matters here - mobile market share.
Remember, smartphone market share is irrelevant in the long term. All phones will be smart and the dumb phone industry will be gone.
The global adoption of smartphones is great for both companies. As an investor in the mobile market, and a shareholder in both companies, I see both Apple and Google as strong growth stories.
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Unfortunately this happens and I get quite upset that the escort never bothered to read my material back when she had a chance. All because she wanted to save a few bucks.
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2 things I'd like to discuss before I continue:
- I'm constantly learning more about how to escorts can be more safe and be more successful. I don't profess to know it all because no one can EVER know it all.
- I need to state here that this is NOT a get rich quick scheme. There are some people who never make a lot of money working as an escort either because they don't know what they are doing, or they just aren't good at their job. There are too many varying factors to garantee anything. All I can tell you is that most escorts make a lot of money and so if you think you have what it takes to be a successful escort, my business kit will show you how to move forward. The rest is up to you and having me as your consultant by your side.
"Why would anyone enter
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Well there's a few reasons actually:
Money is the most common reason. Women from ages 18-63 are sick and tired of working for peanuts and they don't want to live paycheck to paycheck, so they decide to become escorts.
Yes you heard me, I'm proud to say that one of my newest clients is a very young 63 year old, and from the sounds of it, she's happy working as an escort and probably doing better than women in their 20's.
My hat goes off to her and she will always be a shining example of what makes this industry great and gives women of all ages an opportunity to be free and successful!
But an escort will never enjoy her work or make her clients happy if all she cares about is money, so what are the other reasons females decide they want to become escorts?
- Because they enjoy making people happy. They feel they will be good at it. They are a people person.
- They also feel they will make a difference in the escort industry and THAT makes me proud. Proud to honored enough help teach women how to become successful escorts. This is exactly why I stay in the escort industry, to make a difference.
The world is changing, relationships are changing, Not only is the divorce rate 1 in 2, I'd take a guess and say that the other 50% comprises of at least 15-20% men and women who stay in the relationship or marriage ONLY for financial reasons or for the children. They don't want to be in that relationship, but they feel forced into staying.
I may not agree with their choice to stay, but if they are going to, that opens a pool of men and women who need outside companionship.
- Last but not least, the other most common reason women become an escort, is not because they are desperate for money, nooooo, they already make an above average income, but they are sick and tired of working so many hours every day. They've generally been in their career for at least 15-20 years and they need a break, but they don't want to give up their affluent lifestyle. Who could blame them.
- Would you feel happier and less stressed? Would you feel more relaxed about your college or university tuition, overdue bills, and rent?
- Would your lifestyle change? Could you see yourself spending more time at the mall buying your dream outfits, dazzling jewelry and fancy shoes? Eating at better restaurants? Driving a better car?
- Would you see more of the world? Not just to your favorite places, but also new and exciting destinations you've only heard about from others who are luckier than you?
- Would you live in a nicer home? Would it be a nice neighborhood in the suburbs, or a cozy, upscale condo in an exclusive part of town?
All this is possible for YOU because successful escorts also call their own shots. They work when and where they choose. They're totally independent of hiring, firing or degrading office politics.
In fact, good escorts are among the freest people on earth. They're enjoying life to the fullest, and reaping the rewards that only a fat and secure bank account can offer.
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- If you're at the bottom or middle of the J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) food chain… You've had enough of the long hours, poor pay, and thankless management.
- If you're already a successful professional with a "real" career… You're out of patience with back-stabbing office politics, constant stress, long hours and hard-to-get promotions.
And to top it all off… hanging over everything is the crumbling economy. Listen to any news program and you'll hear about mass layoffs in job sectors that used to be golden. Banks are failing. Regular companies are shutting their doors. Bills are rising. People are cutting back and trying to keep their head above water as things get darker and darker.
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- Collecting beautiful art, antiques and other fine goods
- Enjoying vacations to exotic cities and locations that others only dream about
- Creating a secure and stable future that lets you (and your family) sleep easily and truly enjoy life!
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but what's next?"
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You see, working though a professional, ethical escort service does have its advantages.
- They're responsible for advertising and booking your calls (this is a big advantage when you're first starting out, or if you don't have the skill or desire to land your own clients)
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- What sexy and saucy STAGE NAMES work the best (You'll love this part!)
- How to answer the probing questions of nosy neighbors, relatives and busybodies
- Where, when and how to place effective ads
- The entire lowdown on "In Calls" vs. "Out Calls"
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Here are some revealing examples. You'll discover how to …
- Tell if it's really a legitimate client in the hotel room – or a possible sting! Discover the secrets of weeding out the paying customers from the potential "puritan police."
- Handle those annoying callers who pull your chain and waste your time.
- What to keep your eyes open for before and during any engagement.
- What to do when your date doesn't exactly smell like roses. (Find out how to get them smelling squeaky clean – without offence).
OK, I'm nearly done, but here are a few more things you'll learn from "How to Become a Successful Escort"...
- When Religion Goes Mad – This one tip alone will save you from nutcases that only want to "save your soul" … or worse.
- Red Flag Words -- Hear these on the line and your best bet is to slam the phone down for good.
- Dental Detective Work -- Discover what a simple toothbrush can tell you about your date. (Hint: It's what it doesn't say that's important!)
- Pillow Talk -- What's under the pillow can speak volumes. Know what you're looking for – and how to do it without arousing suspicion.
- "No Go" Zones – These are the places you should never even consider traveling to. I'll tell why not – and more importantly – where they are.
Long story short: most of the dicey situations you can expect to encounter are covered as safety tips in this business manual.
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- Which type of session is best for you – local or out of town, and
- How to time a date without using a clock
- Why other escorts aren't always the friends you may think they are – but also how to use them to your mutual advantage when the time is right.
I've even written an entire section on what to wear and how to wear it so you'll be the seductress men have fantasized about since they were teenagers!
I also give you sample ads you can immediately customize for your own business.
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- And of course a FREE 20 minute Personal Success Session with me – Michelle
By now you're wondering what it's going to cost to start building your dream lifestyle. Other personal development and business opportunity kits out there are typically offered at $495 or $995 (and way, way up from there for one-on-one consulting).And it's almost impossible to find the specialized and VERY hard-to-get information you'll find in this escorting business opportunity kit.
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Laura O., Cincinnati, OH
"This manual is a detailed and informative guide on how to become an escort and is especially helpful to those wanting to work independently."
"Michelle did a great job putting this book together. "
TC, Gloster, Louisiana
"I would like to say that I more than enjoyed your book"
"I have just finished reading How to Become an Escort. I would like to say that I more than enjoyed your book. It gave me a lot of flags to look out for. It also gave me some tips as well. Becoming an escort is something that I have thought long and hard about. I'm humble and I REALLY want to do well. "
R. H., Durham, NC
"How To Become An Escort has been my bible during the last week while trying to start up my business.'"
"I am just starting up on my own as an independent escort. Recently, I have worked for an agency that not only "borrowed" money from me but asked for sexual favors and did a lot of the things you described in the manual. So I'm giving it a shot on my own.
How To Become An Escort has been my bible during the last week while trying to start up my business. It was attractively packaged and easy to read, and has provided a wealth of information and tips to make sure I am safe and well-paid."
Michelle R., Tempe, AZ
"This is exactly what I need"
"I just wanted to take a minute to let you know that I read the document and I think it's really great you're willing to help in so many areas. This is exactly what I need. "
Leasha W., Annapolis, MD
"I completed your book, it was fantastic! Very well written with lots of good, applicable information for all levels of service."
J.J., Sugarland, TX
"Thank you for all of the insight"
I just finished reading my ebook "How to Become an Escort." Thank you for all of the insight you have given on the industry, especially when us newbies are often unsure of where to turn for accurate information. I definitely will be purchasing more volumes as I progress with my business startup.
Summer B.
"An excellent resource packed with tid bits of information that would take years to learn otherwise."
"Thank you! "
Sheri B., Tampa, FL
"I was so happy to have found such a great resource"
"I was so impressed with your website, your technological savvy, your follow up and customer service. I started reading the manual this morning and when reading the acknowledgments and the pages through Part Four, I was moved by your appreciation for those that helped you and how well written the manual was. I was so happy to have found such a great resource for starting my new career. I thought to myself that this woman (you Michelle) is really intelligent and I would be so fortunate to be like her one day. "
Lauren, Pembroke Pines, FL
"YEA!!!!! I am up and reading your terrific book, it is truly awesome information!"
Bettina, Hobart, IN
"I loved your work"
"At the time I made the decision to enter the escort industry, I no longer had ties to anyone that may have contacts to share with me. I was on my own to do the research. The only way I thought I might overcome my paralysis about getting started was to just plunge in and answer an ad in local adult classifieds. I figured I could decide later if I really wanted to. When the agency returned my call, I was not prepared to ask the questions that I knew might be my only safety net.
Then I found Michelle's book! She really delivers the info she promises. After reading the book, I was able to feel better about which agency I selected. I was also able to feel comfortable with their pricing structure and "fees". By the time I finished, I was able to make a shopping list of "accessories/tools" for my business. I was also happy to find out that Michelle also offers telephone consultation sessions. I need this, as I was urgently in need of info.
Don't wait to order this book! "
Liza, Minneapolis, MN
"It has given me the confidence to seek work in this field"
I purchased your e-book "How to Become an Escort" a month or so ago. Firstly, I'd like to thank you for making this most informative guide available. It has given me the confidence to seek work in this field and to discover for myself that I am good at what I do. My goal is to ultimately work independently, but the guide helped me decide to work for an agency first. This experience is allowing me to get my toes wet, if you will. I have been working for an agency for only a short time now, but my experiences thus far tells me that this is a fabulous and enjoyable personal career move. One concern before I started was whether the reality of working as an escort would be as interesting and fulfilling as idea of doing so. I have learned that for me, it most certainly is! Thanks again, because you have provided the information I needed to get started."
Ashley, B., Lynwood, WA
"Couldn't put it down"
"I read your book last night. Couldn't put it down. Finally finished around 3:30am. It is full of very useful tips.
In fact, I think it is so good that I'm interested in being an affiliate and letting other newbies that I've met on boards know about it. It's a great beginner's guide.
I would like take that 20 minutes to chat with you when you have time. Call when you have time. In the evening for me is good between 6 and 9, but that may be too late for you. I'm around alot, so try when you are free.
Take care, "
(name withheld on request), CA
"This book is… honest"
"What impresses me a lot about this book is that it's honest, as it seems hard to find honest people in this industry. For someone with no experience in this industry, it's definitely a good book to give them an overview of what to expect. Even experienced people can find a few helpful tips from this book"
Janelle J., Sugarland, TX
"You are great!"
"First let me say you are WONDERFUL with your service and the way you reply so promptly! You are great! OK....now back to business.....
I think I may need the research done for Houston as well as purchasing the whole set. I really want to make sure I have a thorough knowledge of my business because I truly want it to be successful. I have learned so much from you already, and I thank you. "
Merissa P., Sarasota, FL
"I found your book "How to Become an Escort" extremely helpful!"
"I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I found your book "How to Become an Escort" extremely helpful! I think it is very well written and had answers to all of my questions I had about the escort industry. After reading and rereading your book, I have decided that working for an agency is what I want to do as opposed to going independent just yet.
I used your guidelines for finding a reputable and professionally run business and have came across quite a few shady ones. (once again your book helped me to see some of the "red flags" that popped up when I was researching different agencies.) I was wondering if any of the agencies in my area (Sarasota, FL) have purchased your book on how to run an agency. I do wish that to find one that operates in a way that you ran your business. Please let me know if you can help. Thank You."
Kristina, K., Wilmington, North Carolina
"The book was thorough and well organized"
"I actually finished the book the very night I got it! It was very good, I enjoyed it a lot. I am going to read it again this weekend.
I think the part of the book that I found the most informative was the How to Research an Agency. It had a lot of good questions, and things you should look for when looking for an agency to work for. The book was thorough and well organized. "
Christie, Austin, TX
"The book breaks down every aspect of escorting clearly"
"I am so glad I purchased this ebook, without it I think I may have made many mistakes starting out in this industry. The book breaks down every aspect of escorting clearly. What I like best about this book is that makes you think about how you want to approach escorting, what types of services are right for you to offer, and how to keep yourself safe. With the clear guidance of how an escort's website should be constructed, I was able to have mine launched and functional and linked to recommended directories in 1 weeks time, and in 2 weeks have already seen traffic to my site. I spent time researching all the ebooks available and I made the right choice purchasing Michelle's book. If someone is wanting to buy a good ebook on escorting, my advice would be to ignore all the other ebooks you've seen and order How to Become an Escort."
Chanel D., Henderson, Nevada
"Thank you for helping me"
"?I would like thank you hundreds times for the book,I am reading it slow for better understanding, I am enjoying it.
Thank you for helping me. I knew that it's worth it. You the best!!!
Talk to you soon "
Megan C., Gilbert, Arizona
"How to Become an Escort provided me with common sense answers to questions I had about the industry, and answered questions I didn't even know to ask"
"I was very skeptical at first. it actually took me a couple of weeks before I finally bought the book. So my expectations weren't high, but I was curious. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised and I've really gained alot from having purchased the book."
Virginia, K., Washington, DC
""I was very skeptical at first"
"The book helped me to understand the value of the service I provide and how to improve the services I provide -- creating a win-win for me as a provider and for my clients."
Angelle, G., Philadelphia, PA
"Since I've read your e-books my business has prospered working as an independent agent"
"I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I found your book "How to Become an Escort" extremely helpful! I think it is very well written and had answers to all of my questions I had about the escort industry. After reading and rereading your book, I have decided that working for an agency is what I want to do as opposed to going independent just yet.
I used your guidelines for finding a reputable and professionally run business and have came across quite a few shady ones. (once again your book helped me to see some of the "red flags" that popped up when I was researching different agencies.) I was wondering if any of the agencies in my area (Sarasota, FL) have purchased your book on how to run an agency. I do wish that to find one that operates in a way that you ran your business. Please let me know if you can help. Thank You."
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I wanted easy and easy they were. I wanted them to be simple enough that they wouldn't be too fussy for the men in my life. Just in case anyone else is looking for some easy peasy bookmarks, here's directions.
1) First, I searched the internet for vintage images that reflected my guys – so, vintage race cars, bicycles, owls, hedgehogs, rhinos. I think the bookmarks would be fun with family photos as well.
2) I created a page of images in Word, sized the images at 1 1/2" wide, and printed them off – I used Electric Quilt's pre-treated printable fabric.
3) I was aiming for speed, so I just took a sheet of Steam-a-Seam 2 Lite and fused it onto linen. You could cut rectangles of the linen and the fusible separately, but this way was nice and fast.
4) From the fused linen, cut rectangles 2 1/4" by 8".
5) Trim 1/4" around the image and then measure the size of the image itself (not counting the quarter-inch seam allowance).
6) Draw the image size onto the back of a linen rectangle (paper still on). I finger pressed a fold in it to help me center the rectangle.
7) Cut out the window.
8) Peel the paper off the linen with the window and a non-window linen rectangle as well. Lay the uncut (no window) linen rectangle on an ironing surface with the fused side up. Lay the rectangle with the window on top with the fused side down. After they are neatly lined up, carefully peel back the window area so that you can line up your image. Then iron to fuse them together.
9) Stitch around the window. Then stitch 1/4" in around the outer edges of the bookmark.
10) Use a rotary cutter with a wave blade to trim the edges. Line up the 1/8" inch mark on the ruler with the stitching that is 1/4" in from the outer edges of the bookmark.
11) Trim around all four edges and you're done.
Gosh, I love quick little projects!
I'm not done with my Christmas sewing yet. Are you? I'm still burning up my Bernina finishing up another couple projects.
You might be smarter than that.
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Increasingly, research is showing that CoQ10 depletion is a key factor in FM and ME/CFS and that supplementation with CoQ10 can significantly improve symptoms.
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ-10) is a vitamin-like nutrient that is present in virtually every cell of the body.
CoQ10 is an essential component of each cell's ability to produce energy.
It is also a powerful antioxidant – a chemical that "mops up" potentially harmful substances.
In order to understand how CoQ-10 works, it is first necessary to understand the mitochondria. Mitochondria are the energy producers in each cell that enable the cells to function properly. It is the job of the mitochondria to supply this energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This is where CoQ-10 comes in. CoQ-10 is the catalyst that makes it possible for the mitochondria to produce ATP, the molecule upon which all cellular functions in the body depend.
Since the mitochondria play such a key role in the function of all cells, it seems logical to think they may be implicated in diseases like fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. As it turns out, research is proving that mitochondrial dysfunction and low levels of CoQ10 do indeed play an important role in these illnesses.
The CoQ10 – Fibromyalgia Connection
A team of Spanish scientists have led the way in identifying the role CoQ10 plays in fibromyalgia. In a 2009 study, they found that CoQ10 levels were 40% lower in fibromyalgia patients than in healthy controls. (1) A follow-up study in 2010 confirmed that FM patients have reduced levels of CoQ10 and determined that mitochondrial dysfunction is a key factor in the disease.(2)
The research team has since gone on to test the effectiveness of CoQ10 supplementation on fibromyalgia symptoms. In 2013, they gave 20 FM patients 300 mg/day of CoQ10 for 40 days. They found that "An important clinical improvement was evident after CoQ10 versus placebo treatment…" The patients receiving the CoQ10 showed significant improvements on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). The most prominent reductions were found in the pain, fatigue and morning tiredness subscales of the FIQ.(3)
The CoQ10 – ME/CFS Connection
When plasma CoQ-10 was analyzed in 58 ME/CFS patients and 22 normal controls, researchers found that CoQ-10 levels were significantly lower in the ME/CFS patients than in the normal controls.(4) This finding has far greater implications than the obvious lack of energy experienced by people with ME/CFS. Because CoQ-10 is essential to every cell in the body, a severe CoQ-10 deficiency can cause mitochondrial dysfunction, which in turn has a serious negative impact on multiple organs and body systems and can ultimately result in heart failure.
In fact, that is exactly what happens, according to Dr. Sarah Myhill, MD, a UK-based ME/CFS researcher and clinician. In her paper, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Mitochondrial Dysfunction," she makes her case that ME/CFS is actually a symptom of mitochondrial failure.(5) Dr. Myhill recommends that ME/CFS patients have their CoQ-10 levels checked and begin taking CoQ-10 supplements if they are low. She also notes that CoQ-10 will work best in conjunction with acetyl L-carnitine, magnesium, D-ribose and Vitamin B3 (niacinamide).(6)
CoQ-10's Role in Other Diseases
Because a deficiency of CoQ-10 can potentially affect every cell in the body, more and more research is being done to determine how much of a role it may play in other illnesses. Animal and/or preliminary human studies have been conducted to uncover how CoQ-10 may work in managing a number of diseases including: breast cancer, melanoma, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's, and migraines.(7-11) All have had promising results indicating that CoQ-10 may be helpful in supporting the prevention or treatment of those diseases.
How Do We Get CoQ10
Small amounts of CoQ-10 can be found in foods, primarily meat and fish. The highest amounts are found in organ meats (heart, liver, kidneys) as well as beef, soy oil, sardines, mackerel and peanuts. CoQ-10 is also synthesized in bodily tissues. In healthy individuals, the combination of dietary intake and biosynthesis work to maintain normal CoQ-10 levels.
Then why do so many people seem to be deficient in CoQ-10? No one knows for sure. There are likely multiple causes. Perhaps the emphasis in recent years on eating less red meat as well as generally poor eating habits have contributed to reducing our dietary intake of CoQ-10. And a number of other factors, such as environmental toxins, chronic diseases and some prescription medications may contribute to the impairment of the body's ability to synthesize CoQ-10.
For example, research has shown that the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as "statins" (Lipitor, Zocor, etc.) not only lower cholesterol, but also inhibit the biosynthesis of CoQ-10 by as much as 40%.(4) Anyone taking medication to lower cholesterol should seriously consider also taking CoQ-10 supplements.
Other types of medications thought to deplete the body of CoQ10 include beta-blockers, diuretics, tricyclic antidepressants, and diabetes medications such as metformin, tolazamide and glyburide.
When our bodies are not maintaining adequate CoQ10 levels – for whatever reason – supplementation may become necessary.
What Type of CoQ10 is Best
The CoQ-10 found in most supplements is called ubiquinone. In order to produce cellular energy, the body must convert the ubiquinone to ubiquinol. It is the ubiquinol that carries electrons through the mitochondria and produces energy.
Young healthy people can easily convert CoQ-10 to ubiquinol. But as we age or when we have a chronic illnesses, our ability to convert CoQ-10 to ubiquinol diminishes. This decreased ability becomes apparent around the age of 40, although some scientists suggest that it may begin in the early to mid-20s.
Ubiquinol's superior effectiveness on the degenerative consequences of aging was demonstrated in a 2006 study published in Experimental Gerontology. Age-accelerated mice were divided into three groups. The first group was fed a standard diet with no supplementation. The second group received a standard diet plus the ubiquinone form of CoQ-10. The third group ate a standard diet plus the ubiquinol form of CoQ-10.
After a year, the first group suffered severe, degenerative changes related to aging. The second group, those receiving the ubiquinone, showed noticeable, but less harsh changes. The third group, who received the ubiquinol, remained alert and energetic, exhibiting the characteristics of young, healthy mice.
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Overall, the ubiquinol group aged 51% slower than the group receiving no CoQ-10 and 40% slower than the ubiquinone group.(12)
Another peer-reviewed study compared how well humans absorbed ubiquinone and ubiquinol. The results showed that it takes 8 times as much ubiquinone to equal the blood plasma concentrations of ubiquinol. More specifically, 150 mg. of ubiquinol was equal to 1200 mg. of standard CoQ-10.(13)
Additionally, in an unpublished study with aged rats, blood concentrations were sustained longer with ubiquinol. After eight hours, the concentration of ubiquinol CoQ-10 was 3.75 times greater than standard CoQ10.(14)
Any type of CoQ10 is good but as these studies indicate, it is probably better to give the body CoQ-10 in the form it can most readily use – ubiquinol. It's important to note that healthy individuals under the age of 25 can easily convert standard CoQ-10 to ubiquinol, but if you are over 25 or have a chronic illness, ubiquinol is the recommended form of CoQ-10.
How to Take CoQ-10
Most fibromyalgia and ME/CFS specialists recommend CoQ10 to their patients. The doses vary from 300 mg/day up to 1200 mg/day. Evidence indicates that doses up to 1200 mg/day and perhaps even higher are safe and no side effects have been reported.
If you are taking standard CoQ10, it should be taken with a high-fat meal in order to be properly absorbed. However, Ubiquinol CoQ-10 bonds with water, making it easier to absorb and eliminating the need to take it with fatty foods.
Karen Lee Richards is a Health Guide specializing in Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS, for HealthCentral's Chronic Pain site (www.chronicpainconnection.com). Karen is co-founder of the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) and was Executive Editor of Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine for four years.
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3. Cordero MD, et al. "Can Coenzyme Q10 Improve Clinical and Molecular Parameters in Fibromyalgia?" Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, April 6, 2013.
4. Maes M, et al. "Coenzyme Q10 deficiency in myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is related to fatigue, autonomic and neurocognitive symptoms and is another risk factor explaining the early mortality in ME/CFS due to cardi…" Neuroendocrinology Letters. 2009;30(4).
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8. Rusciani L, et al. "Recombinant interferon alpha-2b and coenzyme Q10 as a postsurgical adjuvant therapy for melanoma: A 3-year trial with recombinant interferon-alpha and 5-year follow-up." Melanoma Res. 2007 Jun;17(3):177-83.
?9. Yang L, et al. "Combination therapy with coenzyme Q10 and creatine produces additive neuroprotective effects in models of Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases." J Neurochem. 2009 Jun;109(5):1427-39.
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11. Sandor PS, et al. "Efficacy of coenzyme Q10 in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized controlled trial." Neurology 2005;64:713-715.
12. Yan J, et al. "Reduced coenzyme Q10 supplementation decelerates senescence in SAMP1 mice." Exp Gerontol. 2006 Feb;41(2):130-40.
13. Hosoe K, et al. "Study on safety and bioavailability of ubiquinol (Kaneka QH) after single and 4-week multiple oral administration to healthy volunteers." Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2007 Feb;47(1):19-28. Epub 2006 Aug 21.
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Note: This information has not been reviewed by the FDA. It is general and is not meant to prevent, diagnose, treat or cure any illness, condition or disease. It is very important that you make no change in your healthcare plan or health support regimen without researching and discussing it in collaboration with your professional healthcare team.