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Cocoon and Cocoon+ let you browse the Web privately and securely.
The Web is a scary place. Between the advertisers looking to follow your every move, hackers eyeing your passwords, and viruses threatening to ruin your PC, it's enough to make you swear off surfing forever. Or, you could just download Cocoon, a browser add-on for Internet Explorer and Firefox that helps you browse the Web. Cocoon is available in two versions: the free (but ad-supported) standard Cocoon and the $5 per month (or $48 per year) Cocoon+, which is ad-free and offers password storage in addition to the cadre of privacy and security features found in the standard version.
To use the cloud-based service, you sign up for an account and then install the add-on to your browser of choice. (If you're using an iOS device, you also can download a free Cocoon app from Apple's App Store.) Once installed, Cocoon appears as a slim toolbar in your browser. Click its power button to turn it on, login, and you're good to go. When Cocoon is turned on, all of your browsing is done privately.
Cocoon uses a proxy service, so that all of your browsing is done through Cocoon's servers -- Web sites see their information instead of your IP address or ISP. The trade-off for using a proxy server is, of course, a slowdown in your browsing speed. And browsing the Web while using Cocoon is noticeably slower than doing so without it, but it was not enough to turn me off from the service.
But that's just the tip of Cocoon's privacy and security iceberg. The service also encrypts your browsing history and personal information, which is especially useful if you're surfing over a public Wi-Fi connection. Cocoon also includes built-in antivirus protection, as it scans all of your downloads before allowing them to reach your computer. You can delete your browsing history and any cookies.
Cocoon+ includes a notes feature that doubles as a password manager. If you want to store a Web password, you can create a secure note for that site, and use it to store your password. This solution is not as elegant as using a dedicated password manager like the excellent LastPass, but luckily, you can use LastPass while browsing with Cocoon.
More impressive are two of Cocoon's privacy features. Mailslots is a feature that allows you to create a disposable email address when you need one to sign up for an online service or make a purchase online. Rather than entering your real emailaddress, and potentially subjecting yourself to spam, the Mailslots feature will create an email address for you, which you can save in your Cocoon account for as long as you need. Equally useful is a feature that allows you to block Facebook tracking, so that your online activities cannot be reported back to the social network after your sign out.
You could get many of Cocoon's features by installing several different applications and utilities. But why bother? Cocoon offers so much in one easy-to-use package. Its password manager could be a bit more elegant, but that's a minor complaint compared to the rest of the features it offers.
--Liane Cassavoy
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The Official Opening Ceremony Of 'Metta Scotland Clinic And Training Centre', Matara
SBV Press Release-Glasgow, Monday, July 31, 2006
Scotland's Buddhist Vihara, (SBV) the only Sri Lankan Buddhist temple in Scotland, is officially opening its "Metta Scotland Clinic and Training Centre" on Saturday 19th August at 3 pm in Pamburana, Matara.
"Metta Scotland Clinic and Training Centre" was established by Scotland's Buddhist Vihara and funded by the Lloyd's TSB Foundation for Scotland, one of the largest financial institutions in British society. As Venerable K Sri Rewatha Thero, head monk of SBV said, "We called this clinic and training centre 'Metta Scotland' because that is what made it possible and that is where it came from. Thanks to the generosity of people and Government and large financial institutions of Scotland we have been able to offer direct assistance to the people in Southern Sri Lanka."
The Clinic and training centre operate as part of the post-Tsunami relief projects run by Scotland's Buddhist Vihara. The Clinic and Training Centre will provide opportunities for 500 widows and widowers to move into self-employment or to receive training for employment as part of SBV's livelihood development project. Complementing the livelihood development project is SBV's counselling and medical treatment programme which will also operate out of 'Metta Scotland Clinic'. The Clinic therefore serves a variety of purposes all aiming to keep families together and support the infrastructure in Matara.
Scotland's Buddhist Vihara is running five interrelated projects in the Southern districts of Sri Lanka. The Scottish Executive directly funds these projects to the tune of 30 million rupees over two years. The projects represent a substantial investment in Southern Sri Lanka.
The Chief Executive of Lloyd's TSB Foundation for Scotland, Mr Andrew Muirhead will be the guest of honour and perform the opening ceremony. Venerable Rewatha Thero (head of SBV), Mr. Barry McGivern (SBV Charity Advisor) and Ms Nelum Arachchige (Project Coordinator) will be participating in the ceremony on behalf of Scotland's Buddhist Vihara.source: http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/ukscene/20060731140106.php
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This was an amazing effort by individuals to help the helpless in the dog world. It began when rescuers seized these dogs that survived deplorable conditions. There is no way to count the number of animals that didn't survive over the years of neglect. People can change the real estate of these precious animals from a puppy mill to a […] [Read More]
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The SRC Community Chorus was established in 2005-06 by a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois. Its purpose is to provide music education through rehearsal and performance of specific genres of music. The Chorus now has over 90 singers, musicians, and technicians and produces a minimum of two presentations each year.
Past performances include Handel's MESSIAH; MAN OF LA MANCHA, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE; 50 YEARS OF BROADWAY; A GOLDEN HOLIDAY; YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN and more.
Proceeds from the performances are used to benefit scholarships or arts programs sponsored by Spoon River College. The chorus has contributed to the establishment of the Harley L. Davis Scholarship, the Tom Greenwell Memorial Scholarship, and the Marge Saville Memorial Scholarship and has raised over $35,000 from ticket sales.
The Chorus and the SRC Foundation recently assisted with funding for a new LED lighting system in the theater in Taylor Hall. The system was installed by award-winning light designer Jacob Welch, an SRC alum.
Tickets for the December 6 and 7
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Scrabble word: FLATTING
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Definitions of FLATTING in dictionaries:
- noun - a level tract of land
- noun - a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- noun - a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- noun - freight car without permanent sides or roof
- noun - a deflated pneumatic tire
- noun - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas
- noun - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- adj - having a smooth or even surface
- verb - to make or become flat
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I remember so clearly the first minutes I spent alone with my newborn baby.  I was wheeled into the maternity room from delivery, exhausted and in pain, and he started to cry. My initial thought was, "How am I supposed to know what he wants? We just met!"
And even now that he's older, when I'm finding his behavior hard to deal with, I still have moments of self-doubt. Like many parents, I've asked myself: "What is wrong with my child? Why is he like this? Why is he misbehaving? Why won't he listen? Why is he being so difficult?" Basically, why do children do the things they do?
There is one simple answer:Â They do it because it works.
Let me give you an example. As adults, when we walk into a grocery store and buy a carton of milk, are we considered manipulative or demanding? Is it "spoiling" us for the cashier to let us take it? Or is it understood that that's how we get our need for a gallon of milk met? Well, our kids have needs, too. And while they may not be as clear-cut as the need for a gallon of milk, they will act on their environment to get those needs met, just as adults do.
We all want many of the same things, regardless of age. We want attention sometimes, a break other times. To be able to get the things we want and need. To do the things that make us feel good. To get relief from pain or discomfort. And children sincerely want to please adults. They want happy homes as much as we do. But children still are learning; they are trying, sometimes desperately, to figure out how to get their needs met, including the need to please their parents.
Think of it this way. Children are not manipulating; they are learning. They aren't "bad," "difficult," or "manipulative" kids. They are children who are finding it difficult to figure out what we want them to do.
Decades of research on the science of behavior has made clear that when someone (including a child) engages in a particular behavior, it is because of what they can gain or avoid. No matter how problematic the behavior, there is something that compels it—a "payoff." So, there are no "bad," "difficult," or "manipulative" children. There are only children who find it difficult to get what they need in other, more "positive" ways: children who find it difficult to please us.
It can help to look at your child's behavior like a scientist would. Scientists do not make random, stab-in-the-dark guesses; they do not try to read minds; they do not judge—they observe. They do not blame, panic, or torture themselves; they simply observe. So when your child is being "bad," "difficult," or "manipulative," look at what is really going on. What is driving their behavior? What need are they trying to get met? Have they had the chance to learn another (more positive) way to get the "payoff" they are seeking?
After those first few moments with my son, a glimmer of common sense quickly took hold: he had just met everyone. I was still the one who knew him, and his needs, best. And over the next few months, we figured it out, both of us together. We are still figuring it out today. It is still not perfect. We are still learning. But what has helped me so tremendously, and what I believe can help you too, is that "scientific" approach. I don't guess randomly or automatically think that my child is "bad" when his behavior is "bad"; instead, I observe. Every day.
Ann Beirne, M.A. BCBA is a mom of two, stepmom of two and creator of the Behaviormommy Parenting Program. Find out more here.
As parents, we know that throughout their lives, our children will benefit in so many ways from well-developed reading skills. That's why we start teaching them when they are little, sitting and reading to our kids, pointing out words and pictures. And young children typically experience joy when first learning to read. But as they get older, many kids stop being readers.
As an elementary school teacher, I would often hear from parents that getting their child to pick up a book was a huge challenge. My first question was always: "Do you read?" Unfortunately, more often than not, the reply was "no." As parents, we all know that each minute of the day is precious, and that the to-do list is endless. And we also know that children mimic what the adults in their life do. So, if you knew that it would help your child become a reader, would you make time to read? For most of us, the answer of course is "yes." And the reality is that if the parent is reading, the child often will as well.
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Reading skills infiltrate every part of life. Encourage your children at a young age to be readers, and it will serve them their entire life.
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A note from Elisabeth Wilkins, EP Editor: I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of the Empowering Parents community. Jennie Wallace is a mom of three and a writer whose articles on parenting, family and cultural issues have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Real Simple and other national publications. We were happy to learn that she's been a fan of EP for some time. Read on to learn more, and look for Jennie's blogs regularly in the weeks ahead. Welcome to the community, Jennie! We're all looking forward to talking with you on EP.
I recently came across a study that suggested it may be in a mother's best interest to take some time away from Facebook. This may hold true for fathers as well. Numerous studies have been conducted in an effort to understand what effect, if any, Facebook and other social media sites have on our outlook and sense of well being. Social media, it appears, stresses mothers out because they feel the need to present a perfect life through status updates. In turn, Facebook has a negative effect on how we view ourselves.
There has actually been a word coined for one effect social media has on its users: "Facebook depression," which is a lowered sense of well-being and life satisfaction correlated to Facebook use. The more you use Facebook and other social media sites, the worse you tend to feel about your life. As connected as Facebook allows us to be with family and friends, it can also increase our feelings of loneliness and disconnectedness.
There is some logic behind why it tends to be specific to social media sites, and not internet use in general. Our social media friends tend to be like-minded or people from our past, like high school and college classmates. Comparing ourselves to people who are similar or belong to our generation, and feeling like we are somehow lacking, is a lot more deleterious than not measuring up to celebrities we might come across on our Yahoo or MSN newsfeed. Those people are famous, so it makes sense that they have more and can do more than we can. We may feel a twinge of envy, but it is nowhere near what we might feel if it were someone who graduated with us.
I understand this phenomenon all too well. I have found myself reading status updates of friends and feeling like I need to do more or do it better than I have been. One friend in particular really does seem to have the perfect life with perfect children. Everyday, there are pictures posted of smiling kids as they receive some award or achieve some accomplishment, or vacations where everyone is smiling at the camera and gleefully engaged in some family activity. How is that kind of life even possible?
We took a trip to DC last year and every activity we did seemed to end with one of us in a snit about something. There were only four of us and it seemed impossible to find something everyone wanted to do at the same time. As happy as I am that my friend's life has turned out well for her, I'm also a bit envious. I'm tempted to post a status update of my own, although I would have to stretch the truth to even come close to measuring up to how her life appears to be. Is it really as happy as it seems to be on the outside? On the other hand, could it be that she chooses to post only the positive aspects of her life because she too feels a need to measure up to some Facebook ideal?
I try not to let other people's posts get me down. Instead, I try to focus on being happy that they are happy, and what is positive in my life. Maybe we all need to take some time away from social media every once in a while.
What do you think? Should we take a break from social media every once in awhile to lessen stress and improve our outlook on our own life? Have you ever been tempted to post a less than truthful status update or felt "less than" as a parent in response to someone's status update?
 Denise Rowden is a parent of two teens: a 17-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old son. She has worked in Special Education, Alternative Education and adolescent group homes. She has a BS in Psychology from USM and is currently working on her Life Coach certification from ICF.
When a parent establishes a strong connection with a teacher early on, children quickly realize that both parent and teacher are on the same nurturing team: their team. I have the pleasure of working with middle school children on a daily basis and see their joy and delight when their parents are involved in their schooling. The fact of the matter is, when parents and teachers are united, they've created one of the most powerful partnerships a child could ever ask for.
In order for parents and teachers to be "tuned in to the same station" and successfully make this connection happen, they must being willing to focus on the best interests of the child and let go of judgments and the impulse to jump to conclusions. The most successful proactive approach for benefiting a child is getting to know the child. When both parents and teachers commit to this philosophy, a child feels cared for, loved, and better understood, which results in better behavior and school success.
When should I reach out to my child's teacher?
Parents may be hesitant to meet a teacher, perhaps anticipating bad news or worried that their parenting will be questioned. One of the biggest mistakes parents make is waiting until a problem arises with their child's academic performance or behavior at school to initiate contact with a teacher. At that point, the child is oftentimes deeper into a problem than the parent realizes, and it's harder to start a good parent-teacher relationship when the waters are already troubled.
While being in touch with the teacher when an issue is brought to your attention certainly is imperative, my advice is to be proactive. Don't wait until a problem comes up to begin a relationship with your child's teacher. The easiest way to start is by striking up a conversation with your child's teacher at Parent-Teacher events, like an Open House. Whether it's 20 minutes or two hours, setting aside time to meet your child's teachers will be the best investment you make for your child this school year. Besides getting to hear what teachers have to say about your son or daughter, you're laying the foundation for your parent-teacher relationship. You are also indirectly communicating positive messages to your child: that you care, are aware of what's going on at school, and that you're not too busy for them. And kids tend to like it; they feel they can talk more openly to you about their teachers when you actually know who they are.
What should I ask my child's teacher?
While speaking with a teacher, it is important to make the most of the time, no matter how much or how little it is. Parents sometimes discover interesting information about their child's behavior and overall performance at school versus what they see happening at home.
I advise, first and foremost, before inquiring about how your child is learning, ask the all-important question, "How is my child doing socially?" "Is he being teased or teasing other children?" "Does she appear happy, withdrawn, outgoing?" While grades are important, they are not the only indicator of whether matters are okay at school.
We've seen the increasing amount of school violence over the past 15 years, and have come to understand that preventative factors include helping children feel accepted, valued and respected. One of the biggest reasons for low academic achievement and unhappiness at school is not feeling accepted socially or flat-out being bullied. Knowing if your child is feeling happy, is not in constant fear, and is doing okay socially is extremely important. If this is not the case, these matters must be addressed. Learning appropriate social skills helps develop a child's self-confidence and forms who they will become as they get older and enter the workforce.
Once you've established how your child feels at school, and provided there is time to ask the teacher another question, I would recommend asking: "What are my child's strengths and weaknesses? How can I be of help to my child at home?" A parent will gather a ton of useful information from asking this. You'll find out not only what your child excels at, but also be tipped off to what he or she may be motivated to do in life and have a desire to pursue one day as a career. On the flip side, by recognizing a child's weaknesses, parents can offer support at home to strengthen these areas.
How often should I be contacting my child's teachers?
Once initial connection with the teacher has been made, be sure to learn the class policies, expectations and curriculum and get a good handle on your child's school profile. This, then, opens the door for back-and-forth conversations on an as-needed basis throughout the school year. I recommend that parents ask teachers which method of communication they prefer, email or telephone. Let the teachers know that you want to be kept informed about what is happening at school and if they see any sudden changes or incidents take place. Ultimately, establishing an open, regular means of parent-teacher communication—with the best interests of the child forefront in everyone's mind—will only benefit your child in the long run.
Douglas Haddad, M.S., C.N., Ph.D. (aka "Dr. Doug") is a public school teacher in Connecticut and has worked with children in a variety of capacities as a coach, mentor, tutor, nutritionist, and inspirational speaker. He is the regular columnist for About.com Learning Disabilities and the author of the child guidance book Save Your Kids…Now! and co-author of a health and wellness book Top Ten Tips For Tip Top Shape. He regularly speaks, writes, and blogs about self-empowering topics for parents and children including his Success Strategies for Regaining Control over Your Life…NOW! and his Happiness Formula for Achieving Anything. Visit his website at www.douglashaddad.com.
I became a grandmother in 2010, and the experience is as delightful as I thought it would be! My grandson was welcomed into our family with great joy. Initially, I spent as much time as I could with him and his parents. Often, they were at my house a week or two at a time. My grandson would giggle when I walked in the room and reach up for me—priceless moments.
As a parent, you always want to be there for your children—whether that's congratulating them in their victories or consoling them in their defeats. And while this is a natural tendency, this type of behavior can sometimes have unintended effects; it could even become harmful. Indeed, intervening too frequently throughout your child's life could stifle his or her interest in trying new things or tackling new challenges.
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Don't worry, AT&T's customized Nexus 6 is still a Nexus November 24, 2014 at 9:24 am
AT&T has made more tweaks to the Nexus 6 than anyone expected, but Motorola didn't let the carrier go nuts. This is still a Nexus in every way that matters.
Samsung realizes it's making too many phones, will cut lineup by 30% November 18, 2014 at 5:22 pm
Samsung has always made a phone for every niche in the market, but now it's pulling back as profits continue to lag. Instead it will focus on few devices and a tighter supply chain.
Nokia N1: An iPad Mini clone that runs Android 5.0, priced at just $250 November 18, 2014 at 8:35 am
What looks like Apple's iPad Mini, but has better specs, is considerably cheaper, and runs a stock version of Android 5.0 Lollipop? The new Nokia N1 tablet, apparently. At just $250 with 32GB of storage — as opposed to the iPad Mini 3's base price of $400 for the 16GB model — the Nokia N1 is definitely priced to sell.
Why Android 5.0 Lollipop is already coming to phones and tablets November 13, 2014 at 4:33 pm
You use to be left waiting many months for an update, even on the newest phones. Why is the Lollipop rollout so much faster?
Microsoft makes .Net open-source, finally embraces iOS, Android, and Linux November 12, 2014 at 2:46 pm
It's a big day for Microsoft and its (soon to be even larger) cadre of dedicated developers: Starting today, Microsoft is making the core parts of its .Net framework open-source, and cross-platform on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Microsoft is also committing to adding Android and iOS support in the upcoming Visual Studio 2015. This is a bold move that will attempt to cement .Net, C#, and Visual Studio as the dominant development platform across Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and Mac — and, well, it might just work.
PowerVR Series7 GPU unveiled: Bringing desktop-class graphics to the mobile masses November 10, 2014 at 10:27 am
Imagination Technologies has detailed its next-gen PowerVR Series7 GPUs — and boy are they beastly. Imagination is claiming a performance boost of 60% over its Series6 GPUs, clock for clock, which for a single generational leap is pretty darn impressive. The top-end Series7XT GT7900 will feature 16 clusters, for a total of 512 ALUs and peak theoretical performance above 1 teraflop — or around the same as an Nvidia GTX 750.
Microsoft releases free Office apps for iPhone and iPad, Android coming soon November 6, 2014 at 11:45 am
In a rather surprising move, Microsoft has made the Office suite of apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — free to download and use on the iPad and iPhone. Previously, an Office 365 subscription was required. If all that wasn't exciting enough, Microsoft also announced that the free Office suite is coming to Android, with beta access starting today.
Windows 10 is great – but it won't stop the PC from dying and taking Microsoft with it November 4, 2014 at 12:16 pm
Windows 10 is a lost cause; even in a best-case scenario where Microsoft delivers the finest desktop OS to ever grace humankind, there's no getting around the found that Windows 10 is an attempt to revivify a slowly dying beast.
Nexus 9 review roundup: A premium-priced tablet that fails to deliver on multiple fronts November 4, 2014 at 8:46 am
The reviews for Google's latest Nexus tablet are in — and sadly, it seems the HTC-made Nexus 9 is continuing the trend that was initially set by the first big-screen 'Nexus' tablet, the Motorola Xoom. The Nexus 9 is good, but it's certainly no iPad killer — and for the premium price that it commands, it should be better.
Microsoft Band: A cross-platform fitness-oriented smartwatch for $200 October 30, 2014 at 10:46 am
Microsoft has unveiled the Microsoft Band, a fitness band with a small screen and some smartwatch-like properties. To get the most out of the Band, you'll also need Microsoft Health, a quantified self/mobile health app that produces pretty graphs and tracks your various fitness-related activities (or lack thereof). Microsoft Band is available to buy today (in the US) for $200, and the Health app is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.


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The Healing Benefits of Writing and Publishing a Memoir
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A memoir begins with the need to tell a story. The story often contains a momentous life situation which the author needs to excavate and examine in order to discover how the event shaped his or her values and opinions. Telling the story in a way that readers can see themselves can create a healing experience for both the writer and the reader. In my case, I decided to break my silence about my husband's death in the Vietnam War.
Ruth W. Crocker, Ph.D is an author, writing consultant and expert on recovery from trauma and personal tragedy. Her book, Those Who Remain: Remembrance and Reunion After War describes her experience following her husband's death in Vietnam and how she found resources for healing. An excerpt has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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Welcome to the award winning show "the Conversation" in its 4th year airing on Blog Talk Radio. This show features the brightest and most unique guests we can find. We offer a dose of positive energy to inspire, motivate and educate you our listeners. Welcome sit back and enjoy the show!
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Memoir of a Reluctant World Traveler
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Don Feeney is "a retired United States Diplomat and United States Air Force officer. He has a Masters of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Southern California, and teaches graduate school part-time. Don lives with his wife Andi, and their cat, Kismet, in Indian Harbor Beach, Fla." Don Feeney is that author of Gathering No Moss: Memoir of a Reluctant World Traveler.
According to the book description of Gathering No Moss: Memoir of a Reluctant World Traveler, "Don Feeney has seen it all. As a diplomat working for the United States, he served in embassies and consulates around the world. As an air force officer, he had some daring exploits of varying levels of sanity and sophistication. He's lived, worked, and played in more than fifty countries on five continents. In his memoir Gathering No Moss, Feeney recalls his three-decade trip down the wild, weird, and surprising journeys of his life. A somewhat reluctant traveler, he conveys the heavy burden of loneliness on the road while driven by the search for meaning, spirituality, and love. His life has been one of thought-provoking questions, highly charged emotional situations, and brushes with both greatness and tragedy. He's been an airman, an officer, an instructor, a commander, an administrator, a trainer, a consular officer, a manager, and a diplomat. He's sold paintings on a street corner, washed dishes, worked in a paper mill, flipped hamburgers, painted houses, and tended bar. He smoked pot, drank too much, and fell in (and out) of love (including four marriages). He went AWOL, was shot at three times, survived a brain aneurysm, and beat colon cancer. His mantra- "The more you know, the more you don't know sh*t" or TMYKTMYDKS-reminds us all that the human mind will never let you understand the human mind."
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The Dream Lived: A Memoir by Susie Sanchez
As children, we are taught to dream big. We're encouraged to shoot for the moon and to reach for the stars. Anything is possible. So, why should adulthood be any different? In her memoir, The Dream Lived, Susie Sanchez captures the essence of life through the pursuit of a dream. Defying all odds, Susie, a lifelong dancer, perseveres through the trials and tribulations of balancing family life with dance life as she dreams of performing on a grander scale. Whether she's teaching dance to neighborhood children, helping raise her granddaughter, or achieving success as a Professional Cheerleader in the NFL, Sanchez embraces each and every experience, and aspires to positively impact everyone she meets throughout her incredible journey.
Through the best of times and the worst of times, Sanchez's heartfelt account leaves you wondering what's stopping you from chasing after, achieving, and living your dreams.
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AWTR Show 489: Wife and War: The Memoir
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Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by the Army Wife Network Core Team - www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military families.
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Terre Roche and Her Memoir
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For over 30 years, Terre and her sisters, Maggie and Suzzy, were the successful singing group known as The Roches. Terre has written a funny, wise, and very candid memoir of her life, both before and after fame. Terre's book, Blabbermouth, is a brave, tender and disturbing book. In it, Terre tells the story of her origins, her adventures as a young teenage girl who leaves the "lilac walls" of her childhood bedroom with the support of her close-knit suburban family, her rise to fame with Columbia Records, her travels on the road from coast to coast, alone with her slightly older sister. ("A teenage Thelma and Louise but without the murders," Terre describes them.) Terre also tells of her early mentoring by Terri Thal and Dave Van Ronk, Paul Simon, and Michael Tannen, of how the towns of Park Ridge, Hammond, Baton Rouge, San Francisco and Greenwich Village shaped her. She tells riveting tales of her early auditions, her first lover, her first male friend, Derek; reveals the sources of her sense of safety – notably her family – and relates violent encounters that she meets in the world as a teenager. Blabbermouth inhabits an uneasy place where injustices are unresolved. Terre is choosing to "see each other in the big picture," (as she calls it) by telling her story without apology. Her prose's clear tone is like that from the gold-leaf rim of a glass stroked by a conductive finger. It's quite an accomplishment.
Life Positive: A Powerful HIV Memoir | Nicholas Snow Reads Chapter One
Nicholas Snow reads from his living-powerfully-with-HIV memoir, Life Positive: A Journey To The Center of My Heart. Nicholas Snow Live, a daily, global conversation "Connecting the Circuitry of Humanity." Producer/host Nicholas Snow's previous show, SnowbizNow, has had over 1.5 million downloads.
Joy Keys chats with Author & Playwright Pearl Cleage about her memoir
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Pearl Cleage is an Atlanta based writer, currently Mellon Playwright in Residence at The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta where her play, "What I Learned in Paris," opened the 2012-2013 Season. Her works include award winning plays, bestselling novels and numerous columns, articles and essays for a wide variety of publications including Essence, Ebony, Rap Pages, Vibe, The Atlanta Tribune, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Her first novel, What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day, was an Oprah Book Club pick and spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. She is the author of thirteen plays, including Flyin' West, the most produced new American play in the country in 1994. Her Blues for An Alabama Sky was included in Her the 1996 Olympic Arts Festival in Atlanta and will receive a 20th anniversary revival at the Alliance in 2015. other plays include Chain; Late Bus to Mecca; Bourbon at the Border; A Song for Coretta and The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Year. She is the author of eight novels, including Baby Brother's Blues, which received an NAACP Image Award for Literature.
She is also the co-author with her husband, writer Zaron W. Burnett, Jr., of We Speak Your Names, a praise poem commissioned by Oprah Winfrey for her 2005 Legends Weekend. Cleage and Burnett are frequent collaborators, including their award winning ten year performance series, "Live at Club Zebra!" featuring their work as writers and performance artists. Her new book of non-fiction entitled Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons and Love Affairs, was published by Simon and Schuster/ATRIA Books in April, 2014.
7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing: Build a Priceless Legacy One Story at a Time!
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7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing: Build a Priceless Legacy One Story at a Time! with author Mary Anne Benedetto
Mary Anne Benedetto's career background and education were in the fields of accounting, commercial property management lease administration, paralegal studies, and employee benefits until a personal experience propelled her in the direction of teaching and speaking on the topic of memoir writing.
She is currently a speaker, blogger, Certified Lifewriting Instructor, ghostwriter and author of Eyelash, Never Say Perfect (Christian fiction), 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing: Build a Priceless LegacyOne Story at a Time!, From Italy with Love & Limoncello, and Write Your Pet's Story in 7 Easy Steps. Her passions include helping people capture and preserve their memoors, writing fiction, guiding pet owners in writing their treasured animal stories, world travel, golf and walking the spectacular South Carolina beaches.
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Weekend Watchdogs: Knicks Preview, Bob Ryan talks New Memoir, and Joe Maddon
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Mike Silva and Joe Buono preview the 2014-15 Knicks w/ Anthony Donahue of SNY. Legendary columnist Bob Ryan chats about his new memoir: "Scribe: My Life in Sports." The guys talk about the Mets passing on Joe Maddon and the Week 8 NFL matchups.
Tell Your Story - Write Your Memoir
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Studies have shown that writing for 15 or 20 minutes a day for four consecutive days can have a healing effect. It can help those dealing with illness or a transition or even help someone get to know themselves a little better. You can leave your mark, reveal your accomplishments or explain the obstacles that led you to where they are today. In Dr. Roberta Temes, "How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days" (Reader's Digest, 2014), she provides readers with day-by-day instructions for creating and publishing their own personal story. This book can turn anyone into an author of their own life, helping readers learn how to become a memoirist in a short period of time. Whether the memoir is for yourself, family and friends, or the entire world, Temes explains the framework for creating and editing your very own piece of work.
Join me in conversation with Dr. Roberta Temes. Dr. Roberta is an accomplished author, editor and writing instructor, as well as a seasoned psychotherapist and psychology faculty member. She lectures around the country at corporate meetings, medical conferences and health spas. Dr. Temes' newest book is How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days.
Company of Stone: A Memoir with John Rixey Moore
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John Rixey Moore is the product of two old southern families from Virginia and South Carolina, but he grew up in the bi-lingual environment of the oil fields in Venezuela where his father worked as a petroleum engineer.
He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Philosophy at the height of the Vietnam War and chose to enlist in the military rather than risk the consequences of waiting for the draft. He joined the Special Forces and served in Vietnam where he ran deep penetration interdiction and assassination missions for the CIA into Cambodia, Laos, and North Vietnam until he was wounded the third time and sent home.
Soon after leaving the dig, he found shelter in a monastery from a series of winter storms that kept him inside for several weeks, and by the time the weather cleared, he had found a way to help the kitchen staff in the monastery scullery. During this time and in this quiet place, he was able to begin putting the war behind him. Along with his work both within and around the 14th able to spend many hours in the library with its huge collection of old books and coal burning fire places. He has written about some of the unusual personalities he encountered there.
His acting career eventually took him to California, where he lives, writes, studies lines, and practices the fiddle in the mountains north of Los Angeles and drives into the city for business. He runs a writers group that meets each week in Studio City, and he has had two memoirs published. One, called Hostage of Paradox, is an account of the terrible months he served in Special Operations in Southeast Asia, and the second, called Company of Stone, is about his time in the monastery and then the gold mine.
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Superintendent DuRoss visits District 54 Food Pantry at Mead Junior High SchoolPosted November 19th, 2014 by Terri McHugh
District 54 Superintendent Andy DuRoss visited Mead Junior High School in Elk Grove Village this month to interview students and staff about the District 54 Food Pantry.
With the holiday season approaching, many people look for opportunities to help those less fortunate. While our main mission in District 54 is to educate students, we have several programs that support families in need. By providing this additional level of support, students can come to school ready to learn.


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Rodney Hunt started an 8(a) company that became a success and graduated to a full-blown, well-situated company in the technology world that has plenty of government business. What could possibly be next? The World Series?
Hunt, president and founder of RS Information Systems, is part of an investor group trying to buy the Washington Nationals in an effort to make his baseball dream come true.
For folks who don't follow the company, its revenue in fiscal 2004 was $320 million, and it is the 36th largest federal IT contractor in the United States. No strikes there.
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Travelers from 27 countries participating in the State Department's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must now have digital photos printed on a page in their passports to enter the United States, the Homeland Security Department said.
The requirement kicked in Oct. 26, but valid passports issued before then are still acceptable as long as they are machine-readable. Travelers with new passports lacking a digital photo must get a visa.
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Most VWP countries already use digital photos, but DHS expects Austria, France and Italy to miss the deadline because they lack sufficient digital photo production facilities. DHS advised those countries' residents to get visas before traveling to the United States.
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This year's Executive Leadership Conference, taking place this week, plans to mix fun and work in one fell swoop in Hershey, Pa., home of Hershey's Kisses and chocolate bars.
The speakers this year include Scott Adams, creator of the cartoon "Dilbert," and Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Others slated to speak include Comptroller General David Walker, Transportation Department Secretary Norman Mineta and Clay Johnson, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
The conference will have several top-notch speakers discussing subjects such as "Integrated Cyber and Physical Security: A Lesson from the Super Bowl."
Get that chocolate bar when you check in because next year's conference is moving to Williamsburg, Va., and we can't figure out what the hotel will give guests -- a copy of the Virginia Bill of Rights, perhaps?
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Joe Leo, former chief information officer at the Agriculture Department and now a vice president at Science Applications International Corp., has won the Electronic Funds Transfer Association's 2005 EBT Pioneer Award for his innovative work with electronic benefits transfer (EBT) systems. The award recognizes Leo's "distinguished service over a long and successful career and the leadership [he] provided in making EBT a nationwide reality."
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Christians of the nascent Church did not regard their missionary proclamation as propaganda, but as an inner necessity, consequent upon the nature of their faith: the God in whom they believed was the God of all people, the one, true God, who had revealed himself in the history of Israel and ultimately in his Son, thereby supplying the answer for which all people, in their innermost hearts, are waiting.
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Keywords: Pope Benedict XVI, Missionary, Evangelization, faith and reason, atheism, Court of the Gentiles, Deacon Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA. (Catholic Online) - Yesterday, I covered the launch of Pope benedict XVI's outreach called "The Court of the Gentiles" intended to encourage a dialogue with non-believers. The effort debuted in Paris over the weekend. It already has appointments in Tirana, Albania, Stockholm, Sweden, numerous locations in the United Sates, Canada and Asia. This effort is the inspiration of Pope Benedict XVI, the Missionary Pope, and is being led by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi who heads the Vatican's culture office.
The Fathers of the last great ecumenical Council, the Second Vatican Council, in their decree on Missionary Activity, wrote "The pilgrim Church is missionary by her very nature, since it is from the mission of the Son and the mission of the Holy Spirit that she draws her origin, in accordance with the decree of God the Father". Clearly, Pope Benedict XVI has taken this vision into the very heart of his pontificate. He is the Pope of the new Missionary Age of the Church.
This approach of dialogue, without fear, is rooted in a deep conviction that in every single human heart, in words attributed to Blaise Pascal, there is a "God shaped vacuum". Or, in the words of the great Western Bishop of Hippo, Augustine, taken from his Confession, "You have made us for yourself Oh Lord and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." It is rooted in a deep confidence that faith and reason are never at odds.
Rather, in the words of the late John Paul II in the introduction to an encyclical letter he wrote entitled "Faith and Reason", "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth-in a word, to know himself-so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves." (cf. Ex 33:18; Ps 27:8-9; 63:2-3; Jn 14:8; 1 Jn 3:2).
To understand the love of God, compassion of Christ and confidence in the Holy Spirit which inspires Pope Benedict XVI and informs this latest initiative, it is necessary to consider his thought. Two years after his extraordinary overture at Regensburg where he invited the thinkers of the Muslim world to a dialogue on faith and reason, he gave an adress at the Coll�ge des Bernardins in Paris. The complete text can be read here on the wonderful web site of Mount Angel Abbey, a community of Benedictine Monks founded in 1882 from the Abbey of Engelberg in Switzerland and located in St Benedict, Oregon. Here is an excerpt:
Pope Benedict XVI: To seek God and to let oneself be found by Him
"....The classic formulation of the Christian faith's intrinsic need to make itself communicable to others, is a phrase from the First Letter of Peter, which in medieval theology was regarded as the biblical basis for the work of theologians: "Always have your answer ready for people who ask you the reason (the logos) for the hope that you all have" (Logos must become Apo-logia, word must become answer - 3:15).
In fact, Christians of the nascent Church did not regard their missionary proclamation as propaganda, designed to enlarge their particular group, but as an inner necessity, consequent upon the nature of their faith: the God in whom they believed was the God of all people, the one, true God, who had revealed himself in the history of Israel and ultimately in his Son, thereby supplying the answer which was of concern to everyone and for which all people, in their innermost hearts, are waiting.
The universality of God, and of reason open towards him, is what gave them the motivation-indeed, the obligation-to proclaim the message. They saw their faith as belonging, not to cultural custom that differs from one people to another, but to the domain of truth, which concerns all people equally.
The fundamental structure of Christian proclamation "outwards" - towards searching and questioning mankind - is seen in Saint Paul's address at the Areopagus. We should remember that the Areopagus was not a form of academy at which the most illustrious minds would meet for discussion of lofty matters, but a court of justice, which was competent in matters of religion and ought to have opposed the import of foreign religions. This is exactly what Paul is reproached for: "he seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" (Acts 17:18).
To this, Paul responds: "I have found an altar of yours with this inscription: 'to an unknown god'. What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you" (17:23). Paul is not proclaiming unknown gods. He is proclaiming him whom men do not know and yet do know - the unknown-known; the one they are seeking, whom ultimately they know already, and who yet remains the unknown and unrecognizable.
The deepest layer of human thinking and feeling somehow knows that he must exist, that at the beginning of all things, there must be not irrationality, but creative Reason - not blind chance, but freedom. Yet even though all men somehow know this, as Paul expressly says in the Letter to the Romans (1:21), this knowledge remains unreal: a God who is merely imagined and invented is not God at all. If he does not reveal himself, we cannot gain access to him.
The novelty of Christian proclamation is that it can now say to all peoples: he has revealed himself. He - personally. And now the way to him is open. The novelty of Christian proclamation consists in one fact: he has revealed himself. Yet this is no blind fact, but one that is itself Logos - the presence in our flesh of eternal reason. "Verbum caro factum est" (Jn 1:14): just so, amid what is made (factum) there is now Logos, Logos is among us. Creation (factum) is rational. Naturally, the humility of reason is always needed, in order to accept it: man's humility, which responds to God's humility.
Our present situation differs in many respects from the one that Paul encountered in Athens, yet despite the difference, the two situations also have much in common. Our cities are no longer filled with altars and with images of multiple deities. God has truly become for many the great unknown. But just as in the past, when behind the many images of God the question concerning the unknown God was hidden and present, so too the present absence of God is silently besieged by the question concerning him.
"Quaerere Deum" - to seek God and to let oneself be found by him, that is today no less necessary than in former times. A purely positivistic culture which tried to drive the question concerning God into the subjective realm, as being unscientific, would be the capitulation of reason, the renunciation of its highest possibilities, and hence a disaster for humanity, with very grave consequences. What gave Europe's culture its foundation - the search for God and the readiness to listen to him - remains today the basis of any genuine culture."
Those who read my writing know that I am convinced that we are living in a new missionary age. Further, that this Pope, standing on the shoulders of his predessors and living in the heart of the Church for the sake of the world, is leading us all into it. We are fortunate to have him in the Chair of Peter. We are called to learn from his wonderful teaching, inform our own participation in the one mission of the Church and enter into this task no matter what our state in life or vocation.
Like those early Christians we know that the God in whom we believe is "the God of all people, the one, true God, who had revealed himself in the history of Israel and ultimately in his Son, thereby supplying the answer which was of concern to everyone and for which all people, in their innermost hearts, are waiting."
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