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In support of Ministry of Mushrooms' Mushrooms Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, I am offering up a recipe that includes many of the healthy foods recommended to reduce risks of certain cancers including breast cancer. Better late than never, mrdelicious.ph is jumping in the pool here in the last week of the month.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so many different food media outlets have been debating about the health benefits and possible cancer risk reduction properties of certain foods. Certain foods such as leafy greens, whole grains and seeds are often recommended to help reduce the risk of breast cancer. Also studies have indicated a connection between eating mushrooms and lowering risks of developing certain tumors.
For this dish I grabbed several of the foods from the pantheon of 'super foods' that are densely packed with many different nutrients. Chia seeds, for example, have more omega 3 fatty acid than flax seed. I add this and wheat germ to the pizza dough to make the flat bread. The wheat germ adds another huge dose of folic acid, fiber and minerals. The garnish of oyster mushrooms, roasted beets and mustard greens provides your body a bevy of vitamins and minerals, essential to a healthy diet.
However, I'm not really qualified to debate this topic. I'm just the cook. So I'll teach you how to work with these ingredients to make really good tasting food.
I have a few tricks I like to use when cooking for my son to sneak in nutrition-boosting foods. I like to keep a bag of chia seeds, quinoa and wheat germ around to add to soups and sauces. This flat bread recipe produces a nice thin flat, crispy bread. It has a cracker like consistency and the chia seeds provide a pleasant crunch and nutty flavor. The wheat germ affects the texture less than a whole wheat flour might but still adds loads of nutrition.
First, this crispy chia seed and chive flat bread could be used for a number of purposes. Use it for hummus or eggplant dips or as a pizza dough.
Start by making the dough
3 cups type 'oo' flour
1 cup warm water, plus extra
1 tbsp dry, active yeast
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 tbsp chia seeds
Parmesan for garnish
3 tbsp chives
Combine the yeast with the warm water to activate. Add chia seeds to same water and allow to sit until bubbles begin to appear.
Combine all other ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend together. Add water to dry ingredients and mix together by hand. Add more water only as needed to bring the dough together. Once incorporated, knead the dough for 5 minutes on a floured surface.
Place dough in a floured bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise for about 20 minutes and gently punch down the dough to remove the large air bubbles. Allow to rise for another 30-40 minutes until it has doubled in size.
While the dough is rising, prepare the other ingredients
2 small bunches mustard greens, cleaned and chopped
2 cups oyster mushrooms, cleaned and torn
3 red beets, peeled
12 shallots, peeled
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cloves garlic, whole unpeeled
feta cheese for garnish
canola oil or palm oil
Preheat the oven to 175c/350f. Carefully slice the peeled beets into even 1/4″ slices. Add to a roasting or cake pan with the whole garlic cloves and whole shallots and season with salt and pepper. Cover with aluminum foil and roast in the oven, stirring occasionally until the beets are knife tender.
Preheat a sauté over medium high heat. Once the pan is nice and hot add enough oil to just coat the pan. Add the oyster mushrooms in one layer and allow them to sit undisturbed until they begin to color on the bottom side. Then add a small amount of garlic, a small nub of butter and season with salt and pepper. Toss several times and remove to a plate to cool.
In the same pan over medium heat add mustard greens, garlic and salt and pepper. Slowly wilt down the mustard greens, stirring constantly until most of the water is cooked out but they retain their firm texture. Return the mushrooms with to the pan with the greens and heat them back up together.
Roll out the flat bread
Preheat oven to 225c/450f. With a small amount of flour for dusting, roll out the flat bread to about 1/8th" thickness. Dust a sheet pan with a little flour or wheat germ and lay the rolled dough out on it. Brush generously with olive oil, and season with a little salt and black pepper. Next grate some fresh Parmesan over it and sprinkle with chopped chives (I like to use the white part here).
Place pan in the oven and bake until bubbles form and the bread begins to toast, about 7-10 minutes, then remove from oven.
Garnish flat bread
Lay down beet slices over the flat bread and then follow with the oyster mushrooms and mustard greens. Then sprinkle crumbled feta cheese over the top and garnish with the roasted shallots from the beets.
Return to the oven until all ingredients are hot and the feta softens. Remove and drizzle with more olive oil and sprinkle with chopped chives. If toasted properly it will hold all of the toppings without buckling under the weight and will have a wonderful crispy texture.
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Um. It's Thanksgiving-time. I really don't understand Thanksgiving. I mean, I understand the part about Abraham Lincoln declaring it a national day of thanksgiving, but I don't really understand the need to overdo the food preparation and consumption.
My favorite Thanksgiving ever was the one Spouse and I spent eating vedge in Pune, Maharashtra (India.) That was my favorite (even rode a camel!) Since, I get all sorts of weepy around Thanksgiving because I want to go back. Badly. Somehow the addition of a cranberry chutney to the traditionally stuffed bird doesn't do the trick.
While I don't understand the mass quantities of food and the stuffer-fest, I do understand the part about spending time with family and the part about being thankful. That's why today's Tuesday Tunes are all about being Thankful.
I'm thankful for many things. But guess what's in the top five of my all-time thankful faves? Music. That's why today's Tuesday Tune is:
Thank You For The Music - ABBA
And some others:
Gratitude - Oingo Boingo
Thank You - Led Zeppelin
Saving Grace (Theme) - Everlast
Thank the Lord for the Night Time - Neil Diamond
Gratitude - Paul Cardall
Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself Again - Sly & The Family Stone
Messiah, HWV 56 - But Thanks Be To God - Handel
Thank You - Tori Amos
Thank God I'm a Country Boy - John Denver
Gratitude - Earth Wind & Fire
Full Of Grace - Sarah McLachlan
Thank You - The Pipettes
Thanks A Lot - Johnny Cash
Grace - U2
Amazing Grace - Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
Thanks for Nothing - Danton Eeprom
(Not really a gratitude song, but it's kickin' and says "thank" in the title)
Thank You - Alanis Morissette
State Of Grace - Seal
I Thank You - ZZ Top
Gratitude - Mika
Thank You - Dido
For the record, WE HAVE SNOW (!), which means the Thanksgiving Boycott will be in full swing this year.

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Interstate 10 from New Orleans to Lafayette will likely stay closed until sometime Thursday, State Police spokesman Doug Cain said Wednesday afternoon.
"We do not expect the temperatures to get high enough nor the sun to be out long enough to thaw the ice on the I-10," Cain said.
He said temperatures of 36 degrees and 37 degrees are not warm enough to thaw out I-10, which has been closed since Tuesday.
However, Cain said that if the weather changes during the next few hours, portions of the interstate could open.
Many area roads and bridges across south Louisiana remain closed Wednesday due to ice and the Capital Area Transit System also stayed close, announcing it wouldn't resume bus service until 11 a.m. Thursday.
Updated information about road conditions is available at http://www.511la.org or by calling 511. Louisiana State Police road information is available online. Also, check the DOTD Facebook page for information about road conditions. East Baton Rouge Parish also has road closures listed online.
Check theadvocate.com for updates throughout the day.
Some openings announced:
• In Baton Rouge, I-12 westbound from O'Neal Lane to Airline Highway is now open. Eastbound lanes are still closed at this time. The River Road from St. Ferdinand to Chippewa is now open.
• The Old Mississippi River Bridge at U.S. 190 is open in both directions, Advocate staff confirmed.
• The St. James Parish Sheriff's Office announced the full opening of the Sunshine Bridge and La. 641 from Golden Grove to Louisiana Sugar Refinery and said one lane of the Hale Boggs Bridge is closed in each direction.
• The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office announced the opening of La. 73 at Cornerview , the La. 945 Loop in Donaldsonville, the Palo Alto Bridge and Bluff Road overpass.
• The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office announced the La. 1010 Bridge is open.
State troopers are monitoring road conditions around the state:
• Sunshine Bridge (LA 70) restricted to one lane
• I-12 closed from the I-10/I-12 split in Baton Rouge to La. 1077 (Madisonville) in St. Tammany Parish
• La. 1026 (Juban Road) overpass at I-12 closed
• La. 16 (Pete's Highway) overpass at I-12 closed
• I-10 closed from Lafayette to New Orleans
• La. 37 at Comite Bridge down to one lane in both directions
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Stage shows that have been performed at the Sesame Place theme park, which opened in Langhorne, Pennsylvania in 1980.
Stage shows
Big Bird & Company Musical Review (1989 to 1992)
The Perils of Miss Prairie (1994)
The Perils of Miss Prairie was a stage show presented at Sesame Place in the summer of 1994. The Sesame Street characters star in a musical show in which Oscar the Grouch threatens to take away Prairie Dawn's ice cream parlor. Elmo helps save the day. The show title was a nod to the 1914 silent film serial The Perils of Pauline.
Makin' Music, Makin' Friends (1996)
I Can Do It (1996 to 1997)
Elmo's World Live! (2001 to 2006, 2011 to 2014)
Elmo's World Live!, based on the popular Elmo's World segment from Sesame Street, opened at Sesame Place in 2001.
In the first version of Elmo's World Live! (2001-2006), Elmo explored the concept of dance -- what can and cannot dance, and especially the many different types of dance. Selected guests in the audience were able to join Elmo on stage with his friends Dorothy and Mr. Noodle's Nephew. As of 2005, there had been over 3,500 performances of the show. [1]
In 2007 the show was revamped, with a new script and theme: fish. This version of Elmo's World Live was used from 2011 to 2014.
Oscar's Big Game Show (2002 to 2005)
Oscar's Big Game Show is a stage show at Sesame Place that stars Oscar the Grouch in an interactive game show. "Oscar's Big Game Show" features contestants chosen from the audience to compete on stage in various games. Also appearing are Big Bird and Sal the Trashman (played by a live-actor).
The show opened in 2002 and was held daily at the Paradise Theater on Sesame Island.
Gotta Dance (2005 to 2006)
Gotta Dance is a music and dance performance show held in the Paradise Theater on Sesame Place's Sesame Island.
Children's recording artist David Jack returned to Sesame Place in 2005 and 2006 for a new show that co-stars Big Bird and Zoe. Jack and the Sesame Street characters get visitors to join them in dancing to different songs while teaching viewers new dance moves and styles.
Elmo's World Live! - Fish (2007 to 2010)
Elmo's World Live!, based on the popular Elmo's World segment from Sesame Street, opened at Sesame Place in 2001. In 2007 the show was revamped, with a new script. In the updated version of Elmo's World Live! (2007-present), Elmo explores the concept of fish with his friends Dorothy and Mr. Noodle's Nephew. This version of Elmo's World Live ended in 2010 and was changed back to Dancing in 2011.
Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt (2007 to 2011)
Abby Cadabby's Treasure Hunt is a musical show which premiered in May 2007 at Sesame Place.
In the show, Abby Cadabby and her friends — Elmo, Cookie Monster, Rosita, Grover and Oscar the Grouch — search for the key to a magical talking treasure chest. Along the way they encounter many strange and magical items — including a singing tree, a rhyming rock, and a shouting toucan.
The show premiered at SeaWorld in 2008 under the title "Elmo and Abby's Treasure Hunt."
Big Bird's Beach Party (2004 to 2009)
Big Bird's Beach Party was a stage show presented at Sesame Place during the summer season at the Big Bird Theater, until 2009. The Sesame Street characters, along with their human friend, Jamie, decide to go to the beach for an impromptu party. While there, Telly faces his fear of the water. The show included more characters than any other show in the park. The show first opened in the summer of 2004.
The show is currently being performed at SeaWorld.
Elmo Rocks! (2010 to 2016)
Elmo Rocks! opened at Sesame Place in 2010. The show stared Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie. The musical show, features the transformation of the Sesame Street cast into "The Rockin' Elmo Band."
The show replaced Big Bird's Beach Party and took place in the Monsterpiece Theatre (formerly known as Big Bird Theater). The show was replaced by the Magic of Art.
Let's Play Together! (2012-present)
Let's Play Together opened at Sesame Place in 2012. The show stars Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Grover, Rosita, Bert, and Ernie.
Show description:
Songs: "The Elmo Slide," "Elmo's Got the Moves," "Shake Your Head One Time," "Muevete," "A Very Simple Dance," "Rhyme Time," "Friendship"
Elmo the Musical - Live! at Sesame Place (2014-Present)
Elmo the Musical - Live! at Sesame Place!, based on the segment Elmo the Musical from Sesame Street, opened at Sesame Place in May of 2014. The show stars Elmo, Cookie Monster, Velvet, and a couple of chickens.
Elmo likes to use his amazing imagination to put on new musicals! So when Cookie Monster's very favorite cookie goes missing, he needs Detective Elmo and his musical investigative ways to help him out—by putting on a musical using math to solve the mystery!In order to help Elmo and Cookie Monster achieve their goal, they get some assistance from Elmo's friend Velvet, the talking theatrical curtain, some members of the audience, and a couple of fun-loving chickens! (Yes, we said chickens…) "
The show was written and directed by John Tartaglia, with musical direction by Michael Shawn Lewis.[1]
Songs: "Imagine That," "Me Lost Me Cookie," "I Get Around," "One Little Star"
The Count's Halloween Spooktacular stage shows (seasonal only)
Countdown to Halloween (2005 to 2013)
Countdown to Halloween is a Halloween show that premiered in 2005 as part of Sesame Place's annual Halloween event, Count's Halloween Spooktacular! Countdown to Halloween is a show about an unusual Halloween night with Count von Count. Audiences are treated to seeing classic Sesame Street characters singing and dancing about pumpkins, bones, and having a party.
Elmo's World Live! - Halloween Show (2009 to 2013)
For Halloween 2009, as part of "The Count's Halloween Spooktacular," Sesame Place introduced the Elmo's World Live! Halloween Show. According to the Sesame Place website: "Today Elmo is thinking about Halloween! Join Elmo, Mr. Noodle and Dorothy as they explore this fun, fantastic holiday. This interactive show encourages audience participation as children will pretend to be a ghost, help Mr. Noodle decide what Halloween costume to wear this year and join Elmo as he learns all about scarecrows. Filled with songs, surprises and special effects, Elmo's World Live – Halloween Show will transport Sesame Place guests into Elmo's world of make-believe."
The Not-Too-Spooky Howl-o-ween Radio Show! (2010 to present)
The Not-Too-Spooky Howl-o-ween Radio Show! was introduced in 2010. In the Halloween-themed show, Count von Count serves as the master of "scare-emonies" on an old-time radio show. With help from his Sesame Street friends — Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Grover, Oscar and Elmo — The Count produces a not-too-spooky Halloween radio show. The WSME Howl-o-ween show features, song and dance numbers, comedy sketches with Elmo and Oscar, magical surprises from Abby Cadabby and a cooking segment with Cookie Monster that goes awry. The show ends with a special performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
Who Said Boo?! (2014 to present)
Elmo the Musical—Halloween! (2014 to present)
When a white rabbit enters with a miniature hat, he needs Magician Elmo's magical help. He accidentally made the hat way too small with a magical mistake, and now this bunny's blunder is going to ruin "The Great David Cluckerfield" annual Halloween Magic Show. If only one of Elmo's friends knew anything about magic, maybe the show won't be ruined!Music, magic and mayhem are everywhere at the Sesame Studio Theater, and the audience gets to be part of the action, along with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Velvet, Abbot the Rabbit, The Great David Cluckerfield, and of course, some very silly feathered friends. "
Elmo's World Live! Christmas (seasonal only until 2014)
The show was replaced by Elmo the Musical: Christmas in 2014.
Studio shows
The Wild Duckie Chase (1989 to 1997)
The Wild Duckie Chase was a studio stage show at Sesame Place. The show first opened at the park in 1989, and closed in 1997 when it was replaced with The Amazing Adventures of Elmo and Zoe.
The show used audience participation to put selected visitors in a "movie" with the Sesame Street cast. Audience members were selected and asked to act out, what would appear like random and abnormal actions in front of a green screen, and the audience. At the end of the show, the filmed actions of the participants were used in a movie shown to the audience. By mixing the prescribed actions with pre-taped appearances of the Sesame Street Muppets and cast via chroma-key, the guests appeared to be "interacting" with the characters, sets and plot, taking advantage of the previously mysterious actions the participants were asked to perform. Participants of the show were able to purchase a souvenir copy of their Sesame Street "appearance" on VHS after the show.
The plot took the participants on a search for Ernie's lost Rubber Duckie, meeting many Sesame Street characters along the way and traveling to many exotic locations.
The Amazing Adventures of Elmo and Zoe (1997 to 2000)
The Amazing Adventures of Elmo and Zoe was an attraction at Sesame Place that first opened in 1997 (replacing The Wild Duckie Chase). The show used audience participation to put visitors in a "movie" with the Sesame Street cast. Audience members were selected and asked to act out apparently random and abnormal actions in front of a green screen. At the end of the show, the videotaped actions of the participants were used in a "movie" shown to the audience. By mixing the prescribed actions with pre-taped appearances of the Sesame Street Muppets and cast via chroma-key, the guests appeared to be "interacting" with the characters, sets and plot. Participants were able to purchase a souvenir copy of their Sesame Street "appearance" on VHS after the show.


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Not only was Mr Lafley one of P&G's most successful ever leaders between 2000 and 2009, he has literally written the book on how he achieved the corporate turnround – Playing to Win, co-authored by Roger Martin and published this year. But the record of chief executives who return to the top job is mixed: while there are benefits to bringing back the former CEO, there are pitfalls too. Read more


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David Luiz has warned his Chelsea team-mates they cannot afford to let up as the race for the Premier League title has not yet been won.
Antonio Conte's men beat Stoke City 2-1 on Saturday to move another step closer to domestic glory and need 21 points from their remaining 10 games to be guaranteed top spot.
But with Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool giving chase, David Luiz is eager to guard against complacency.
"It is still a long way to win the title," the Brazilian told the club's official website. "Nobody makes it easy.
"It is always difficult to play at Stoke. They are a strong and physical team. It was a typical Premier League game, we are happy with the victory.
"We played a good game, kept calm and had the opportunity to score the second goal. We had to believe."
The centre-back has been key to Chelsea's fine form in this campaign following his transfer from Paris Saint-Germain and he is determined to keep pushing in the remainder of the season.
"I try to improve every day. This is my goal," the 29-year-old added.
"Everybody can see my football, the team is doing very well. The results are coming.
"As a defender they do not talk about the good things you do, they talk about the mistakes, so I am trying to play the best football I can to help my team. Sometimes you have to give them more security, defend to get a positive result.
"It is important to understand my role in the team [but] it is not just me, it is Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, everybody. Everybody understands what they need to do."
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Aspen Lodge Resort & Spa has a nice relaxing hot tub that is open seasonally. What makes our hot tub stand out from the rest is not in the bubbles, but the exquisite view that surrounds it. Sit and relax while the warm water engulfs you. In the distance you will see the beautiful Rockies, the most predominant being the towering Longs Peak, the tallest mountain in Northern Colorado.


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Mark Yarbrough:Welcome to DTS Dialogue - Issues of God in Culture. I'm your host, Mark Yarbrough, Executive Director of Communications at Dallas Theological Seminary, and today our discussion topic is "Leadership in the Church."
Mark:OK, let's move beyond those comments on pitfalls and dangers. Thank you for those comments. Good discussion. A lot of times when we talk about leadership in the church, unfortunately, our thought is just on the pastor. We could list issues of elders and deacons and Sunday school teachers and volunteers and everybody that it takes in terms of leadership. It's not just the pastor, is it?
These issues that we're talking about go far beyond just a person or a pastoral team, regardless of what your church governance is and how it is set up and established. Leadership is more than just a person at a church, isn't it? Sure it is. How can we talk about these traits needing to be carried out at all levels of leadership?
Dr. Aubrey Malphurs:Well, in the 20th century, again, it's rather interesting. Earlier, people looked to the pastor in particular to be the leader. They could more or less act like Moses coming down with the Ten Commandments. "Here's what we're going to do!" And everybody would tend to follow in line. Those days are gone for the church. Today what pastors are discovering is that they have to develop leaders, because a lot of people in their church want to be involved in leadership and in the leadership process. And I think that's wonderful.
When I go out and work with churches, a lot of what we do is strategic envisioning or strategic planning. I always ask them to come up with a strategic leadership team of 25 to 30 people. These are your key leaders in the church, and these are the people that I want to work with. That's the way that leadership works today. You're working along with a team and through a team, and they must have ownership of what you're doing. When they do that, they'll support the direction in which the church is going.
And then you've got other people out there seeing where the leaders are going and it just works beautifully. But you have to understand that it's not about you as a pastor alone. It's about developing and cultivating leadership to go along with you.
I find that this tends to be lacking in our churches. I think a big reason is that a lot of pastors say, "I just don't know how to do this." Again, "I didn't get it in seminary, " or "I've not gotten it along the way, somehow, somewhere."
Dr. Andy Seidel:I think as the church grows, it needs leadership at every level there. You think about the Sunday school leader. We didn't used to think in that way. They just need to be able to organize the Sunday school and everything. But the reality is, without some good leadership at that level, you're going to always be having to beg for volunteers to teach Sunday school classes.
Unless that leader can present a vision for what this ministry is accomplishing in the lives of these children, and how it's impacting them and making a larger contribution. People will then say, "Oh yeah, I'd like to be a part of that." So leadership is required really at just about every level you can talk about in the church.
Mark:It really is. When you talk about casting a vision, I've heard before that it's the age-old recruiting... "We need another Sunday school teacher!" It's almost presented in this context of negativity. "Well, if you, at minimum, can give this much time... We're going to require very little from you..."
As opposed to this issue of saying "You know what? Here's what's needed. We need somebody to help change the life of a seven-year-old." It's a total different perspective of how you lay it out in front of the group. We should be motivated, as believers, for opportunities to serve through leadership roles.
Aubrey: Exactly.
Mark:And to be able to communicate that in our churches, every church that I know of, and the church where I pastor at, it's that same issue of being able to help unite the body to see that. And to realize that it is a corporate responsibility. It is not just the responsibility of one or two.
Aubrey:To do this very practically, the church where I go - which is a large mega church here in Dallas. An excellent church will periodically interview someone on video and then run it during the service: maybe a minute or two of how someone in the church has caught on to this, and is just so excited about what they're doing. They'll interview them and project this. That has a tremendous effect because it's visual, and you hear what's going on.
I just played one last night for my students from my church. It's a guy working with hispanic ministry. He has learned Spanish to become more effective as a leader in this hispanic ministry.
Andy: That was his purpose. How fantastic.
Aubrey:He almost cries, because it's meant so much. It's changed his life. And again, this is not a "professional ministry" type person.
Mark: That is great.
Aubrey: When you look at that, you say, "Gosh, I can do that."
Mark:It is contagious, and that's what we say about one of the marks of a good leader. They are someone that you just see a transformation in their life. And you can't help but have this mirror effect. Then you look back at your own and you say, "Why am I not being transformed in that regard?" Then you should be driven back to that great vertical relationship with the Lord. Where I am on it, and what's going on in my spiritual walk? That's good stuff.
Andy: That's really one of the core principles of leadership: and that is, you lead by example.
Mark: You lead out of who you are.
Andy:You lead out of who you are; you lead by example. Aubrey brought up the passage in Matthew, or you could take the one in Luke 22, same thing, where Jesus said, "Don't lead like the Gentiles do," who are leading basically for themselves. Then he talks about servant leadership. The disciples had a hard time getting that.
By the time you get to First Peter 5, Peter is writing there and he's gotten it, because he goes back to that time with the Lord when he's talking to the elders of the churches. And he says "Don't lord it over those under your charge, but prove yourselves to be examples for your church." So the basic principle of leadership is that you lead by example.
Mark:Good stuff. Let's move on to another question, and this really turns the coin over. Leaders need followers, and by definition if someone is leading, there is someone who is following.
Aubrey: When you turn around and look behind you, there needs to be somebody back there! Because if there isn't...
Aubrey: There's a joke about that.
Mark:What advice could you give or provide for those who are in the position of following servant leaders? And in one sense - I also want to put this caveat on that - that's all of us.
Even the greatest leaders, especially in our Christian context, must also be followers. Let's interact with that one. We may be having someone who's listening right now who says, "Hey, that's great. You've listed off a few roles: pastor, elder, and a deacon, and a Sunday school teacher; and I might not find myself in one of those. Right now, in the position in my life, maybe because of circumstances, I'm not in a position to lead in one of those areas. Right now, at the local level, I need to be in that role of a follower. What words of encouragement would you give to that individual, and that's interact on that topic for a little bit.
Aubrey:I would like to stress the importance again of servanthood and again, that Matthew 20 passage that we keep going back to. Jesus says I came not to be served, but to serve.
And as I'm working out there with churches, I find in every church there's a group of people that are there to be served, and they just don't get it. And when they're not served, they complain. And I would say, please, if anyone in the listening audience, if they would honestly look at themselves and say, "Do I do this sometimes? Do I find myself complaining a lot?"
This is starting to get to me as I work with these churches and I see these folks, and I just want to say, look at Jesus. Look at the purpose why he came. He came not to be served, but to serve.
Yes, we want the church to help us, but if we could take this attitude of "I'm here, and it's nice if I'm helped, but I'm here to help. I'm here to serve as well."
And so, for people who maybe consider themselves more followers at this point than leaders, I would ask them to take a good hard look at themselves and the kinds of things that they say about the church. The kinds of things they say about the leaders of the church, is it positive or is it negative? I'm really getting tired of this. I feel spent sometimes when I come back, and I've been around some of these people in the church.
And so I would plead with those in the radio audience that, if they sense this in themselves, or if they're not sure, to ask a spouse, ask somebody, "How do you perceive me in my view of the church? Am I becoming too fault-finding, too critical? Have I missed what Jesus says about being here to serve, or to be served?"
And he says, look, our attitude is that we're here to serve, and that comes first. Yeah, the church should be serving us to some degree, but we don't start there. I would hope that everyone in the audience would think through that.
Mark: That's great.
Andy:You know leadership and followership, that's a cooperative relationship. And I think what I would say to followers is: engage your leader. Communicate with them, talk with them. Don't be passive, in the sense that his job or her job is to tell me what to do and I do it.
But let them know what's going on. Make suggestions. Engage with them in talking about the whole leadership situation, because hopefully you'll have a leader that will welcome that. And for a leader, I'd say: encourage it, because you will function better if you do that. The ministry will be better if you actually listen to your followers. So followers, engage them.
Mark: And in that regard, see, a follower is involved in leadership in many ways.
Andy: Absolutely.
Aubrey: A part of leadership is following.
Mark:It is. Well, even in our terms that we've had thus far, we're going to come back around to that issue of servant leadership. I mean a leader in our Christian context of how we're divining it in terms of the biblical teachings of how Christ defined it, lived it, modeled it, is through serving.
I mean, it's this paradox change for us. It is a new way of thinking because we see different patterns in the world, clearly. And so, I think that's great to make that point to someone who is wrestling with that.
I hear your plea, Dr. Malphurs. I appreciate that. You know, of individuals, where is their heart attitude in this, and to realize that they need to be part of that contributing factor, even to those that are leading, in a different way. That's great. Good stuff.
Well, gentlemen, we've talked a little bit about resources. We've talked about the Center for Christian Leadership, and some of the tools that are available. You can go to the main DTS website and go to the Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership and find out some of the resources that are there. Not just books and publications, but also of conferences and seminars, continuing education opportunities.
Andy:Right, we do conferences and seminars really throughout the year every year. And our whole purpose is to find those issues that ministry leaders are dealing with and try to provide some input on those, and bring in speakers who are experts on that area.
We just did, a year or so ago, a three-conference series on postmodernism and how the church relates to that, and the whole emerging church issue.
And so we really desire input from pastors to know what they're dealing with, and our whole desire is to serve them and other ministry leaders, and business leaders in ways that we do as well, but particularly ministry leaders with conferences, materials. Any way we can.
Mark:That's great. Dr. Malphurs, where could they contact you. If someone's out there and said, I'd like to talk with him, or we've got an issue at our church, how is the best way for someone to reach you?
Aubrey: Well, again, outside the seminary, I have a ministry called the Malphurs Group, which would be www.malphursgroup.com. And they could email me at email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com. And I get a number of contacts that way, and if someone needed some help along those lines, that would be one way. The other way would be to buy books. We've written on a lot of different areas, and I think they would find those helpful as well.
Mark: You can those at major book publishers?
Aubrey: Just about anywhere. Amazon is great, because they have just about everything out there.
Mark:Sure, sure. Good deal. Well, gentlemen, I thank you so much for your time today. Dr. Seidel, greatly appreciate your ministry here at the seminary.
Andy: Thanks, Mark.
Mark:Thank you for the time. Dr. Malphurs, greatly appreciate your ministry here at the seminary, and again in the midst of a busy semester, thank you for coming out and taking some time to hit this very important topic.
We'll probably come back around and be able to get more specific on certain events down the road. We're hearing a lot from our listening audience of different topics that they would like, and a lot of them are related to leadership.
Aubrey: We didn't exhaust that area, did we?
Mark: No we did not. Well, let's have a word of prayer, in fact, Aubrey, if you would lead us.
Aubrey:Father, we thank you for the privilege of interacting on such an awesome topic and we know in our hearts that you have addressed this area, you have not left us without content, and we thank you for that. And I want to pray in particular for the listening audience any that might be struggling in this area that they might go away with hope as a result of what they've heard. And if any are struggling deeply that they might look for assistance. And we thank you for those who are servant leaders out there, and what they're doing in the body of Christ. We thank you for them in Jesus name, Amen.
Mark: Amen.
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What do you get when you mix a former biology teacher with a communications director at a Patient Support Forum?
As we disassembled the conference room following a day full of science, solutions and soulful conversation, I noticed what appeared to be a crinkle-edged, doodle-covered note on the edge of a table. Just as I was about to swipe it into the trash, a hand swooped in, snatching it up for the rescue.
"It's an easy way to explain basic genetic mutation, using language," Jennifer See said, holding it up for me to see.
Hmm. A quick and simple visual aid to the often complex biology of our very existence? I was intrigued.
"To be or not to be," she said, grabbing a fresh piece of paper and taking the seat next to me. As she began to re-draw what appeared to be the very same doodle, it occurred to me that I was not the only person that could benefit from this avante-garde science lesson on the basics of genetic mutation. Luckily there were seven remaining minutes of power on my iPad…and Jennifer only needed one take!
Interested in learning more? Go to: What's a Gene by confettiskin.com, detailing the very same topic discussed in this video.
Tips from the Product Breakout Session in Mahwah, NJ:
Also, as promised, below is list of helpful tips and products discussed during our product break out session with doctors and members. Keep in mind, that FIRST does not endorse or favor one product over another. We keep a comprehensive list of creams, lotions, bath additives, cooling products, etc., which is available to you by contacting our office. Below are just a few helpful tips and products mentioned in Mahwah:
- Remember, creams and lotions are a personal preference. Ask your child directly, what lotions do they like? This will help guide what is working for their particular condition.
- The group collectively agreed that some moisture creams sting less than others. Over the counter petroleum jelly is still a popular alternative following a bath, and some members have not had the need to even try other products. It doesn't sting and it is inexpensive.
- Body conditioner was recommended by one of the teen attendees to smooth and soften skin.
- For exfoliating the scalp, one dermatologist highly recommended the "Tangle Teaser," a comb from the UK.
- Shea butter, mixed with lotion, is popular and inexpensive choice for moisturization.
- Dawn dish detergent is a great additive to the laundry; with the regular detergent, add a squeeze in the washer.
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Having visited the original Kutsher's — the campy Catskills resort said to be the inspiration for Dirty Dancing, dance lessons and talent shows and all — with my grandparents as a kid, I wasn't sure what to expect a year ago when the founders' great-grandson opened up a swanky homage to the place in New York's trendy TriBeCa. Turns out, the urban Kutsher's is successfully breathing new life into Jewish classics like gefilte fish (transformed into delicate quenelles of halibut) and borscht (with the addition of roasted duck, their elevated beet soup made me a borscht believer).
For Hanukkah, I'm turning to Kutsher's for some latke inspiration. They're serving up eight nights of latkes, each night offering different toppings that go far beyond the traditional applesauce-and-sour-cream combo. The first night (December 8) kicks off with pastrami, pear butter and sour cherry. Lox lovers should zone in on the fourth night for chili-cured belly lox, pickled peppers and chipotle cream. Latkes take on an Asian accent on the final night of celebration: think Peking duck, cucumber, scallion and hoisin.
This got me thinking about all the possible ways to top off latkes and take them to a new level at home. Sauteed mushrooms and a dollop of creme fraiche, perhaps? Maybe a spiced fruit compote for a sweet-salty bite? A schmear of fresh pesto with shaved Parmesan on top? Kutsher's shared their basic latke recipe — it's worth the extra time and effort to julienne potatoes on a mandolin if you want them super-crispy — so you can start there and get creative with your toppings. In my mind, there are very few things that wouldn't taste delicious atop a fried potato cake.
Check out 20 top Hanukkah recipes from Cooking Channel. We've got brisket, blintzes, fried doughnuts, lots of latkes and more for eight days of celebration.


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Tiger Woods is delivering an unmistakable pre-Masters warning to his major rivals at the World Golf Championships (WGC) tournament in Florida.
The former world No.1 appeared set for an unprecedented 17th victory in a WGC event - the elite tier below majors - after he surged to a four-shot lead over Graeme McDowell with a five-under-par 67 third round to reach 18-under.
A win on the TPC Blue Monster course on Sunday would bring Woods a seventh WGC-Cadillac Championship title and his 76th US PGA Tour win as he hunts down Sam Snead's record of 82.
More importantly for Woods, it would be a win against the rest of the world's best with the Masters at Augusta National looming, having not won a WGC event since 2009 and a major since 2008.
Ominously, Woods' tally of 24 birdies through 54 holes is a career-best for the world No.2.
When leading after 54 holes, Woods has closed out 50 of 54 US PGA tournaments and plenty are wondering if he is headed back to his form of 2000 when he was at his dominant best.
"Well, I don't want it to be as good. That was never the intent. I want it to be better," Woods declared.
"I'm excited about the way I'm playing, hitting the ball well, making some putts."
McDowell, the 2010 US Open winner, shot 69 to move to 14-under to be one shot clear of Americans Phil Mickelson (69) and Steve Stricker (69).
John Senden (70) was the best of the Australians in a tie for 13th, but a distant 10 shots off the pace.
With stronger winds forecast for Sunday's final round, the chasing pack was still confident they could reel in Woods.
"I've won a few tournaments in the wind," Woods countered.
"I think that if you're coming from behind, it's always nice to have tougher conditions.
"But also when you've got the nice lead, too, it's nice to have tougher conditions and you can make a bunch of pars.
"I'll get a good feel, going out tomorrow before I tee off from some of the guys, what they are doing out there."
Senden struggled to build momentum throughout his round.
"I wasn't sure the leaders were going to move that far forward in these conditions but look at Tiger - he's really steamrolling forward now. He's obviously doing everything great," Senden said.
"Tomorrow I need to try to shoot in the 60s and see what happens. I don't think Tiger will be coming back but I'd really love to be double figures under par.
"There is a lot to play for, these world events give up lots of world ranking points and I'm in a good spot to get a good result after a slow start to the year."
Adam Scott (-6) was in a tie for 19th while Jason Day (-1) dropped back.
Australia's Masters hopefuls Geoff Ogilvy (even) and Marcus Fraser (+6) put themselves under pressure in their bid for much-needed world-ranking points as they try to be inside the world top 50 by April 1.
The top 57 place-getters this week are awarded a descending amount of points with Ogilvy now tied 41st and Fraser 62nd.
Ogilvy started the week at 47th in the world and Fraser 56th, but current standings would have them fall backwards.


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WOODSETTON special school will remain closed tomorrow (Wednesday) due to the weather conditions.
A message on the Tipton Road school's website states a snow plough is due to arrive to clear the school entrance and car park.
The majority of borough schools and colleges reopened to staff and pupils today (Tuesday) after children enjoyed two days of sledding and building snowmen.
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HOUSTON - Police need help identifying and finding a man suspected to be involved in two sexual assaults near Hobby Airport.
Houston police the first attack happened on New Year's Eve. A 22-year-old woman and a friend got off a METRO bus near the intersection of Glencrest and Airport. After the two began walking, a man driving a green Ford Mustang offered the women a ride, police said.
One of the women asked to be driven to a business near the corner of Airport and Monroe, and she was taken there. The other woman asked to be taken to a business near Airport and Hansen, but the driver took her to an abandoned building in the 8900 block Gulf Freeway.
Investigators said the driver used the car's child safety locks to prevent the woman from getting out. The man hit the woman in the face and choked her as he sexually assaulted her, police said.
The same man is suspected of attacking another woman on Feb. 8. Police said the man approached a 28-year-old woman in the 8900 block of Airport and asked her to go to a nearby motel with him.
The woman got in the man's car and the man drove past the motel, investigators said. The man pulled into the parking lot of an abandoned motel and next to a post office, officials said. The man hit the woman several times and choked her while he sexually assaulted her, police said.
Investigators said the woman fought back and was able to escape through a driver's-side door. She was partially clothed and someone at a nearby convenience store helped her, officials said.
The man was described as Hispanic with a dark brown complexion, 36 to 42 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall and 170 to 180 pounds with medium-length hair and a mustache. Witnesses said he spoke with a Spanish accent.
At the time of the first attack, the man wore a brown plaid shirt and blue jeans. During the second attack, he wore a white T-shirt and light blue jeans.
The man is believed to be driving a green Ford Mustang with a partial license plate number of BL714. It has damage on the right rear panel near the driver's side taillight.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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What is a fact beyond all doubt is that we share an ancestor with every other species of animal and plant on the planet. We know this because some genes are recognizably the same genes in all living creatures, including animals, plants and bacteria. And, above all, the genetic code itself — the dictionary by which all genes are translated — is the same across all living creatures that have ever been looked at. We are all cousins. Your family tree includes not just obvious cousins like chimpanzees and monkeys but also mice, buffaloes, iguanas, wallabies, snails, dandelions, golden eagles, mushrooms, whales, wombats and bacteria. All are our cousins. Every last one of them. Isn't that a far more wonderful thought than any myth? And the most wonderful thing of all is that we know for certain it is literally true...
The whole world is made of incredibly tiny things, much too small to be visible to the naked eye — and yet none of the myths or so-called holy books that some people, even now, think were given to us by an all-knowing god, mentions them at all! In fact, when you look at those myths and stories, you can see that they don't contain any of the knowledge that science has patiently worked out. They don't tell us how big or how old the universe is; they don't tell us how to treat cancer; they don't explain gravity or the internal combustion engine; they don't tell us about germs, or anesthetics. In fact, unsurprisingly, the stories in holy books don't contain any more information about the world than was known to the primitive peoples who first started telling them! If these 'holy books' really were written, or dictated, or inspired, by all-knowing gods, don't you think it's odd that those gods said nothing about any of these important and useful things? -Richard Dawkins
Prayer seems to me a cry of weakness, and an attempt to avoid, by trickery, the rules of the game as laid down. I do not choose to admit weakness. I accept the challenge of responsibility. Life, as it is, does not frighten me, since I have made my peace with the universe as I find it, and bow to its laws… It seems to me that organized creeds are collections of words around a wish. I feel no need for such.
I know that nothing is destructible; things merely change forms. When the consciousness we know as life ceases, I know that I shall still be part and parcel of the world. I was a part before the sun rolled into shape and burst forth in the glory of change. I was, when the earth was hurled out from its fiery rim. I shall return with the earth to Father Sun, and still exist in substance when the sun has lost its fire, and disintegrated into infinity to perhaps become a part of the whirling rubble of space. Why fear? The stuff of my being is matter, ever changing, ever moving, but never lost; so what need of denominations and creeds to deny myself the comfort of all my fellow men? -Zora Neale Hurston
An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated. ~Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Founder
In the history of the world, the number of times a supernatural anything has been proven true is zero. Every god, ghost, spirit, devil, possession, and miracle ever claimed true is a lie. No exceptions. The number of times an atheistic (godless) argument has been proven wrong by a theistic argument is zero... In contrast, every time a theist-versus-atheist argument has been settled, an atheistic argument has won. This does not mean science is antireligion; it just means (or rather, strongly implies) religion is wrong... I challenge anyone to find any scientifically valid testable proof of anything supernatural, ever. If you can prove it, even once, I'll quit my job. I'm not nervous, as it has never been done in history, because it's ALL a lie. ~David Silverman, President
THE SMALL ORGANIC FARM greatly discomforts the corporate/ industrial mind because the small organic farm is one of the most relentlessly subversive forces on the planet. Over centuries both the communist and the capitalist systems have tried to destroy small farms because small farmers are a threat to the consolidation of absolute power.
Family Farms
Are The Heart
Of Free Communities
The only "hallowed halls"
I know of exist in
libraries and bookstores.
They saved my life. ~ ds
If you have a garden
and a library,
you have everything
you need. ~ Cicero
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Topic: Hello Friends
Hello to everyone,
I just found this site tonight, and I can't stop reading all of the information, blogs, and heart-rending posts. You see, my father, age 75, was just diagnosed with this horrendous disease. I had never even heard of this type of cancer before last week, and I had no idea what we were up against when we were given the diagnosis. Now, I do. Although I've been crying my eyes out all evening, at least now I have a better understanding of the situation, thanks mostly to this site.
God bless you all.
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Topic: Liver lesion - the disease takes its course
Hello all:
Looking back at this year, I have reasons to feel grateful. At this time last year I was very ill. UCLA made the decision not to do surgery, and I was told I had months to live. A referral to Dr. Selby at USC changed our lives. After a total of 22 hours or surgery, I was rendered "disease free." This relatively healthy time has been a gift.
Of course, this disease is tenacious to say the least. CT scans performed for Dr. Lenz this week revealed a growing lesion in the liver. I will have an MRI next week to provide more imaging information. I will also see Dr. Selby, not because there is a surgical option, but because he best understands my re-engineered liver and can evaluate the lesion and treatment options.
Honestly, it's been a tough couple of days. Of course, we've assumed this day was coming, but one always hopes it would be later rather than sooner. Thursday we were numb. Friday sad. Today, I'm hoping we begin to turn the corner to take the next positive steps in the journey.
As always, we appreciate the support we've received from all of you through the downs and ups and downs.... For everyone, I hope for a blessed holiday season.


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MOORE, Okla. Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of eight children.
Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, ranking it at the top of the scale used to measure tornado strength. Those twisters are capable of lifting reinforced buildings off the ground, hurling cars like missiles and stripping trees completely free of bark.
Residents of Moore began returning to their homes a day after the tornado smashed some neighborhoods into jagged wood scraps and gnarled pieces of metal. In place of their houses, many families found only empty lots.
After nearly 24 hours of searching, the fire chief said he was confident there were no more bodies or survivors in the rubble.
"I'm 98 percent sure we're good," Gary Bird said at a news conference with the governor, who had just completed an aerial tour of the disaster zone.
Authorities were so focused on the search effort that they had yet to establish the full scope of damage along the storm's long, ruinous path.
They did not know how many homes were gone or how many families had been displaced. Emergency crews had trouble navigating devastated neighborhoods because there were no street signs left. Some rescuers used smartphones or GPS devices to guide them through areas with no recognizable landmarks.
The death toll was revised downward from 51 after the state medical examiner said some victims may have been counted twice in the confusion. More than 200 people were treated at area hospitals.
By Tuesday afternoon, every damaged home had been searched at least once, Bird said. His goal was to conduct three searches of each building just to be certain there were no more bodies or survivors.
The fire chief was hopeful that could be completed before nightfall, but the work was being hampered by heavy rain. Crews also continued a brick-by-brick search of the rubble of a school that was blown apart with many children inside.
No additional survivors or bodies have been found since Monday night, Bird said.
At least 24 people were killed in the twister, including at least eight children. One of the most hard-hit buildings was Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, where police spokesman Jeremy Lewis said seven children died under a collapsed wall. Another child was killed at Briarwood Elementary School in Oklahoma City.
Nineteen of the total fatalities were in Moore; five were in Oklahoma City. About 200 people have been pulled from the rubble, and 25 percent of the homes in more were destroyed, Lewis said. Over 300 people are injured.
Gov. Mary Fallin lamented the loss of life, especially the children who were killed, but she celebrated the town's resilience.
"We will rebuild, and we will regain our strength," Fallin said.
In describing the bird's-eye view of the damage, the governor said many houses were "taken away," leaving "just sticks and bricks, basically. It's hard to tell if there was a structure there or not."
Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, said an incorrect number of fatalities were originally reported because she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm that struck Monday afternoon. Downed communication lines and problems sharing information with officers exacerbated the problem, she said.
Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children. About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized at another facility. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot says Integris Southwest Medical Center has seen 90 patients, including five children who have been released. About 20 people remain hospitalized there.
In Washington, President Barack Obama signed a major disaster declaration and pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.
"In an instant neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew - their school."
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The president added that the town of Moore "needs to get everything it needs right away."
The ferocious storm -- less than 1 percent of all tornadoes reach such wind speeds -- ripped through the suburb of Moore in the Midwest region known as Tornado Alley. Severe weather warnings were posted in much of the region Tuesday morning.
The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, a community of 56,000 people about 10 miles south of Oklahoma City. Block after block lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside. Rescuers launched a desperate rescue effort at the two elementary schools, pulling children from heaps of debris and carrying them to a triage center.
Emergency crews were having trouble navigating neighborhoods because the devastation is so complete, and there are no street signs left standing, Fallin added.
At Plaza Towers Elementary, the storm ripped off the roof, knocked down walls and turned the playground into a mass of twisted plastic and metal as students and teachers huddled in hallways and bathrooms.
Seven of the eight dead children were killed at the school, but several students were pulled alive from under a collapsed wall and other heaps of mangled debris. Rescue workers passed the survivors down a human chain of parents and neighborhood volunteers. Parents carried children in their arms to a triage center in the parking lot. Some students looked dazed, others terrified.
Isabela Rojas, 7, told CBS News what she heard and saw. "I was hanging on," she said. "All the dirt that got in my eyes and on my clothes ... all of it was on top of us. The teacher got stuck, so somebody had to help her because the desks were on her leg."
Teachers used their bodies to cover their students. Jennifer Doan tearfully recalled from her hospital bed how scared one of the students were. She is recovering from a fractured sternum and spine.
"I said to keep calm, that [rescuers] would come," Doan told CBS News' Vinita Nair. "He just kept telling me that he couldn't breathe and he didn't want to die.
Nine-year-old Jenae Hornsby was one of the Plaza Towers students who didn't make it. Her father Joshua, raced to the school in his car, but the building was already destroyed by the time he got there.
"When I hit the corner, where I could see the school, the school was gone," he told correspondent Mark Strassman. "And my heart just sank."
He got a much-dreaded call from the medical examiner 8:30 this morning.
"To come to terms with that, that I won't be able to spend no more Sunday dinners with her, I'll have no more time in the Church with her, all that stuff we used to do," said her grandmother, Yolanda, through tears. "And that smile. That smile."
Many parents of missing schoolchildren initially came to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, which had been set up as a meeting site. But only high school students were brought to the church, causing confusion and frustration among parents of students enrolled at Plaza Towers. They were redirected to a Baptist church several miles away.
"It was very emotional -- some people just holding on to each other, crying because they couldn't find a child; some people being angry and expressing it verbally" by shouting at one another, said D.A. Bennett, senior pastor at St. Andrews.
After hearing that the tornado was headed toward another school called Briarwood Elementary, David Wheeler left work and drove 100 mph through blinding rain and gusting wind to find his 8-year-old son, Gabriel. When he got to the school site, "it was like the earth was wiped clean, like the grass was just sheared off," Wheeler said.
Eventually, he found Gabriel, sitting with the teacher who had protected him. His back was cut and bruised and gravel was embedded in his head -- but he was alive. As the tornado approached, students at Briarwood were initially sent to the halls, but a third-grade teacher -- whom Wheeler identified as Julie Simon -- thought it didn't look safe and so ushered the children into a closet, he said.
The teacher shielded Gabriel with her arms and held him down as the tornado collapsed the roof and starting lifting students upward with a pull so strong that it sucked the glasses off their faces, Wheeler said.
"She saved their lives by putting them in a closet and holding their heads down," Wheeler said.
The tornado also grazed a theater, and leveled countless homes. Authorities were still trying to determine the full scope of the damage.


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Give busy preschoolers their own toys to take apart and put back together! This little CAT Take-A-Part dump truck has 16 large parts. Kids can use the motorized toy screwdriver to attach and remove the large plastic screws (they can also use their fingers). Pieces are big enough to handle easily. Needs two AA batteries (not included). Ages 3 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children younger than 3 years.


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LOCAL artist Christopher Jelly is calling for tree stories linked with the Parks Walks Arboretum in Minehead as he has been tasked with creating a webapp to replace the current pamphlet.
When the work is completed, it will be freely available through a single click in your smart phone browser and all the files import immediately and are revealed when in location in the parks.
Last year Christopher won a national award from the British Association for Storytelling Excellence for his digital 'Storywalks'.
The parks web-app will be an extension of these.
He said: "I am keen on hearing any stories about the trees and not just the ones along the park walk.
"The arboretum itself has an international collection of specimens and it's linking in with the folklore of these which I find fascinating.
"Recently, I learned of an oak near Crowcombe which came down in a storm to reveal a civil war musket hidden in the main fork.
"There must be a dozen similar stories hidden in the history of our park and beyond so please get in touch."
Stephen Hooper, manager of Minehead Vision Group has commissioned the app.
The parks walk web-app is due to be completed in June and will be free for all to access.
You contact Christopher by visiting www.storywalks.info where you can find information about other projects.


text: NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Square's deal with Starbucks ( SBUX) may have huge ramifications for the mobile payments industry, and by selling its mobile payment readers in 7,000 Starbucks U.S. stores, it'll give Square another heads up on the competition. According to media reports, Starbucks will sell its readers in the stores, further adding to the deal the two companies agreed in August, whereby Square's service would be used in 7,000 Starbucks U.S. locations. The Digital Wallet's Future Is Now Square's readers are already sold in other retail locations, including Apple ( AAPL), Target ( TGT), Best Buy ( BBY), and Wal-Mart ( WMT). By adding Starbucks to its retail locations, this will only continue to put its services, software and readers in the forefront of consumers' minds. San Francisco-based Square has been able to take the lead in mobile payments over other companies, thanks in large part to its retail presence. Square is thought to be doing over $8 billion in payment transactions annually, though that number could be higher given the its deal with Starbucks. The small white reader, which users connect to their smartphones or tablets sell for $9.99, but new users are offered a full rebate once they begin using the reader. -- Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email. Follow @Commodity_Bull


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text: Italian government took action to establish a committee that will represent the Muslim community whose population is over 1 million and 300 thousand, with the directive of Prime Minister Berlusconi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs set up a committee of 19 members that could become an official authority for Islamic institutions and imams. The Minister of Internal Affairs, Roberto Maroni named the formation as "Italian Islam Committee". According to an article published in Sabah newspaper, the committee is composed of imams, journalists, lawyers, academicians and representatives of institutions. The committee is to act like a think tank where problems of Muslims in Italy are discussed.


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Same lineup tonight, with Lundqvist starting in goal. Prust is expected to play with a shoulder that's been sore from fighting, and if he can't, then White will be de-prucha'd.
Drury is now skating and stick-handling, but still can't shoot. Prospal is on the ice for 15 minutes or so at a time, with no equipment, just very light skating.
John Tortorella:
On Michael Sauer's game
"I like the way he played last night. His last game I thought he struggled against Pitt, but he bounced back last night. The key to his game is he stays within himself. He doesn't try to do too much. Getting better and better positionally as far as having plays come through him. I love his edge as far as on the back end. And again, he's a guy, and no one talks about it — I think he has a pretty good sense of when to come in offensively. I mean he's not terribly skilled offensively, but he reads the plays and knows when to jump in. He consistently goes about his business. He's played well."
He said the D have to be involved when the Rangers are cycling, because most of the time it's three against five.
On double-shifting Gaboik (and alike elite players):
"With him, he is just such an efficient skater. He's on top of the ice all the time. It's not a lot of work for him, where he skates a shift and he comes off. He can recover quickly. He's in great shape and just how efficient he is skating, it doesn't wear him down. And I think with him … I mean, all players want to play. It's always, 'Give me the ice time, I'll show you.' With him, right now, in the start of his year, we want to try to get that to him. He's been out for a while, we're trying to get him going and he can just do it because of his conditioning, he's strong, and he's so efficient. It doesn't take a lot out of him when he skates a full shift."
On the shots missing the net:
"Sometimes (it's the lanes being taken away), but not all the time. The way we try to approach it is, you end up scoring a goal on a rebound. It's a pretty good play, scoring a goal on a rebound. That's probably your best pass. Especially defensemen, when we're trying to get them involved in rotation, going to the net, beind underneath the hashmarks sometimes. I don't think it's the best idea to try to pick a corner to try and score a goal. If you're going to miss, you need to miss on the net, especially for a defenseman. It's a breakout pass if it's shot wide and you're caught in, and we've done that. It's something we work on every day. But we've done that a little bit here, where I think some of our best chances the past few games have been shot wide. And not only by our D, but also some of our forwards.
"So it's just a concentration of thinking that, 'I have to at least hit the net, not try to pick corners' where it could go wide, and maybe (we) bang in some rebounds. And you also create momentum by keeping the puck on a rebound and staying on the forecheck."
"It was (better earlier in the season). We just need to concentrate more on not trying to score that pretty goal. If you have to miss, at least hit the net."
On Avery having exchanges with Sim and Parenteau (among others) last night:
"That's part of Sean's game. We don't want to take that away from him. It's something that we've never tried to take away. It's just making sure we stay disciplined with it, too, where we're not going too far with it. I liked Sean's game last night. He was engaging Sim, a lot of people were yapping at him. But I liked Sean's concentration. He played every shift, was probably one of our best players last night — offensively and on the wall. He did some good things on the wall, too, where some guys struggled on our team.
"The other stuff comes with it, and I think that helps his game. As long as it doesn't effect him where it's too much to the other side and he's not worried about playing, because he's a pretty good player."
On Christensen's line:
"They moved the puck quickly. It was our best line. The other lines did some things offensively, but I thought hurt us defensively at times, too. Christensen, Aves and Gabby, they had the puck in the end zone quite a bit and I thought Sean initiated that with his forecheck and holding on to the puck and turning his back.
On Christensen's goal and his ability:
"He's able to do that. You see a lot of players now, I don't think (his was) such a bad angle, but you see a lot of bad angle goals in our league now. People are throwing them up there. But he's got a great shot."
Tortorella smiled and started to laugh, and added, "He's got it all. He's got it all."
He was then asked how often he tells Christensen just that.
"You could replay it and replay it. As hard as I am on him sometimes, I'm also trying to tell him that, 'Jesus Christ, look what you're doing here; this is really good.' So it goes both ways. But again it's a matter of him believing it. Not me. He played well. He played well."
On why so good on the road and not at home:
"Nope. I don't know why. I don't know why. I don't have an answer."
On the success in the second of back-to-backs (6-0-0 this season):
"I think our conditioning comes into play there, and I think when you start getting some success you start believing you can do it. It ends up being kind of a mindset when you start having some success early. This has gone on for a couple of years now (9-2-2 last season). I give the players a lot of credit for the work that they do, not duirng the year, but in the summertime, as far as getting ready for camp. That's where you make your gains as far as conditioning."
On Drury's progress:
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Parents were kept in the dark when a school canteen received the worst possible food hygiene rating from inspectors, it has emerged.
Children at Holly Park School, in Bellevue Road, Friern Barnet, were eating lunches prepared in an insect-infested kitchen for weeks – but their parents were never told.
The damning report by council inspectors was made public this week following a Freedom of Information request by the Times Series.
Governors and senior staff have known about the zero out of five rating, which means 'urgent improvement necessary', since the report was compiled in January.
But Sonya Karafistan, whose two children aged six and ten have regular school dinners at Holly Park, told the Times Series this afternoon that parents were not informed of the inspectors' rating.
She said: "This is the first I've heard of it. It's disgusting – appalling. The school owes it to the parents to inform them and give them the option to switch to packed lunches.
"Had I known the hygiene levels were so poor, I would have pulled my children out of school dinners immediately. It is horrific – I'm really quite angry about it."
Mrs Karafistan led a parents' campaign last year against a proposed expansion of Holly Park School – proposals which have since been shelved by the council.
And she said she was horrified at the lack of transparency from the school on what she describes as "a major failing".
She said: "There is a history of a lack of communication between the parents and the governing body and this is another example.
"When we challenged them about expansion, the condition of the school was one of the things we brought up, but they didn't mention anything.
"This isn't a question of investment or expansion, or strategic decisions – it's looking after the basic health of children. Every parent should be able to expect that from their school.
"They should have informed parents immediately. It is a gross failing on behalf of the school and the local authority."
The inspectors' report in December listed 21 breaches of its food hygiene standards including inappropriate work surfaces, peeling paint, broken flooring and cobwebs and insects above food preparation areas.
A council spokesperson said in a statement: "The inspection highlighted a number of health and safety issues regarding maintenance issues at the school, which is not uncommon in older premises such as these.
"It is important to note the food hygiene and handling was rated as good. Environmental health officers have been working closely with the catering manager to remedy the issues and a recent inspection rated this as good.
"£150,000 has been allocated for substantial kitchen refurbishment at Holly Park. This is a substantial task which will happen during the summer break."


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Study: Single Gene, Plus Some "Junk" DNA Turned Ape Ancestors Into Modern Man
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Crucial gene controls higher brain growth
To the uninformed observer it may seem baffling how geneticists, biochemists, paleontologists, and other researchers can claim that two creatures that look as different as a man and a monkey could not only be "related" but have been
produced by evolution
the last couple million years
I. It's All in the Genes
But the key to understanding evolution is to understand genetics: our body is driven by protein enzymes, which catalyze critical processes inside the body. Many proteins share common domains. And the blueprints to all the proteins a creature makes are stored in a special highly-ordered storage construct called DNA.
While living organisms go to great lengths to preserve their genetic code without errors like swapped sections or deletions, occassionally during the process of making sperm and eggs such an error is made. Most errors result in infertility or death of the offspring. But occasionally just the right combination of protein domains has accidentally been clumped together, producing something that fundamentally transforms the organism.
Researchers have finally found a gene -- perhaps
gene -- which separates humans from the ancestors they share with apes.
Humans and apes, both members of the order Primates, share
96 percent of their genetic code
. Most of the remaining 4 percent is so-called "junk" DNA; stretches of mostly inactive code.
Humans share 96 percent of their genetic code with primates, like this
Rhesus macaque
[Image Source: Mark Snelson]
Of course, junk DNA is not useless geneticists and biochemists have recently discovered. It has been shown to in many cases play a key role in regulation of other genes' expression and other "epigenetic" effects.
But researchers had yet to discover a truly active gene that humans have that apes lack -- until now.
II. miR-941 May Hold the Key to How Mankind is so Crafty
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have discovered a gene called miR-941, which is only found in humans and is absent in their primate relatives.
The gene was absent not only in the gorilla and
chimpanzee genomes
, but also in the genomes of other non-primates, such as mice and rats. The gene, absent in all the other critters except for man, is mainly active in the brain; particularly in areas of the brain
associated with so-called "higher brain" functions
The gene was actively being transcribed in the regions of the brain responsiible for language learning and decision making. Researchers hypothesize that it may play a key role in abilities that are largely unique to humans, such as formulating, understanding, and preserving multiple complex communications codes (languages) and developing advanced tools (weapons, machinery).
The newly discovered human-unique gene is active in areas of the brain associated with higher thinking processes. [Image Source: Neuroimages Tumblr]
Some other creatures -- gorillas, parrots, dolphins, and whales -- show different levels of sign language or spoken/sung language skills. And chimpanzees, octupi, and other creatures have been shown to use basic implements, like sticks, as tools. However, only humans are known to manifest these helpful survival skills in more complex manners.
Now, modern genetics may have cracked a key mystery of human evolution and explained why.
The research was
in the prestigious peer-review journal
Nature Communications
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