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When you leave your country of origin nine years prior to make a better life for yourself and a Maniac tells you that your country is holding its first marathon ever, you sign up within 5 minutes, right? And that is basically what I did a few months ago.
Then, five minutes later, the following conversation occurred:
Docket: Mr. Docket, PR has a marathon and we're going.
Mr. Docket: Awesome! When?
Docket: May 5.
Mr. Docket: Did you say May?
Docket: Uhuh.
Mr. Docket: Who the fuck holds a marathon in PR in May? It's going to be hot!
Or what I call:
Truer words have never been spoken. Yesterday, I ran the hottest and most humid marathon I had ever done, with a heat index of 100F and a dewpoint of 79!!!! I am surprised I didn't have an asthma attack because that dewpoint is almost the highest you can have. And I cannot wait to do it again!
This is the current data for marathon day as taken by my husband. Look at the current data below the forecast:
Notwithstanding that, I was very excited for running the first marathon in PR. It was going to be a hilly marathon and a hot and humid one, but who cares? I was going to PR!
I took pictures of the typical elevation of most of PR:
To give you an idea. Overall, it would be a challenging course for sure.
We left for San Juan on Thursday night and we ended up arriving after midnight since all flights out of Miami were delayed by at least three hours. We were staying at the Sheraton by the Convention Center, which is a new hotel and only 100 meters from the starting line. That way, I could sleep until 4am for a 5am start. We managed to sleep a bit but the room they gave us was located near the service elevator so we heard a noise all night. The hotel changed us to a better room after which I slept well. We were also given a car that had been used by a smoker but we had to switch cars after I almost got an asthma attack from all that smell. Overall, by Friday morning, things were not looking up.
This is the Convention Center and starting line. Gorgeous, no?
Driving around on Friday, we realized how bad the humidity was. We both grew up there but the week was full of bad humidity, sun and heat. I was starting to wonder how bad the marathon would be and how much suffering I would have to take, haha.
We visited my parents and DH's mom and we also had dinner and drinks with friends. We had a great time. I was able to go to bed by 11:30pm and got ready for the race.
I woke up at 4am, got dressed and picked my coffee and Gatorade and left. My stomach was bad that day, so I only drank the Gatorade and left the coffee untouched to improve the chances for my stomach to stay healthy. It was 81F at 4am with a humidity of 80% (75 dewpoint) and it only got worse from there.
It was very touching to hear both National Anthems before the race (the ones for PR and the US) as it's typical for PR. We also had a moment of silence for the Boston Marathon victims and we were off at 5:04am. I settled on my easy HR and tried to keep up. The humidity was palpable and sometimes visible but overall, I felt OK. The first 11 miles went by quickly and I got to see some nice sights of San Juan, Isla Verde and Pinones at sunrise.
The paces there were all at easy pace even though the HR had climbed to marathon HR. I was already throwing water over my head at every water station and maintained my Gatorade/water combination. I took my first gel at Mile 7 and overall felt fine with my second gel at Mile 14 before I stopped taking them. Miles 8-10 were horrible as we ran towards Pinones with the sun in front of us already high in the sky. Most of the course was shadeless. At Mile 4-5 I saw a couple of Maniacs, Paul and Mary, said hi as they kept going. I met Paul again as we headed to the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, where they filmed the car chase scenes from Fast 5 and we ran/walk a mile or two together. We knew the weather was horrible and we took it easy.
Paul ran ahead at around Mile 12 as we headed to Rio Piedras to head towards Downtown San Juan, used in Fast 5 and The Losers movies. That part of the course was a slight downhill instead of the uphills from the bridge and the other highway portions, so I was doing well. I crossed the halfway point at 2:29-2:31, exactly where I wanted to be at that point. My goal was to run 5-5:17 but by then I knew the heat and humidity would suck the life out of me.
At this point, I'm running and having a great time and I'm even singing Daddy Yankee out loud. There is a cop at an intersection and as he hears me he starts smiling and dancing, after which I said: if you're not having fun, why do it, right? He agreed completely.
I caught up with Paul and Mary again as we headed into Downtown San Juan and we are all having fun, walking the uphills and running the downhills, throwing water over our heads, getting ice at the water stations and begging for beer, LOL. We headed to my hotel at around Mile 21 and I see my dad and my husband on the side of the street cheering us on. DH asks me how much longer and I told him around an hour or more (I had already been running 4:17 so I knew it would be closer to 5:30). They started walking to the finish line which was half a mile away and as I pass them again at Mile 22, my husband yelled, we are walking faster than you guys are running! LOL.
At this point, Paul and Mary run ahead and I stop to take a pebble out of my shoe. At this point, the pavement is so hot, I sit on the sidewalk to do so and the next thing I feel is my butt on fire, LOL. I head uphill all the way to the Capitol and run the hill at the Plaza Colón and head back down to finish. This is around Mile 23-24. By then, I have seen two people on the side of the street being treated and 3 emergency vehicles rush past me. The weather is horrid at this point.
At around Mile 24-25, I head to a water station where all the volunteers are dumping gallons of water over the runners. I get hit with 1.5 gallons and I am all wet and my shoes are squishy but I feel such a relief! I pass Mile 25 and start heading home but I can only manage a shuffle. Not because my legs are tired or I hit a wall, but mainly because of the heat. Wow. I live in Miami and I complain about Miami but I have never ever, not even during the Summer, run in hotter or more humid weather than I did yesterday.
As I enter the Sixto Escobar stadium, I see the finish line and crank it up. I hear my dad and husband yell Go! and my name being called by the staff and head to the finish. My husband and dad managed to take some great pics of me finishing:
Overall, I finished in 5:36:31 which is not even my worse marathon and this one was the hottest. I had a great time and although I hated the weather. I think I have trained for Badwater, LOL.
And before you ask, I spent the afternoon at the pool. With some beers, family and friends.
(PS, you can tell how humid it was by my hair!)
This is what I was looking forward the most. Some goodies and the bling (aka, trinkets, Lara, trinkets).
One thing I hope for my next: San Francisco better be freezing!!!!!!!!!!!
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."
It's always fucking hot in Miami!
Will run for beer.
Excellent! Well done Damaris.
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Great Job lady.
"we are walking faster than you are running" that is classic.
I have a picture from my saturday 5k where I am running and it looks like I am keeping pace with all of the walkers. I am next to a person being pushed in a regualr wheel chair. That picture didn't go on my race report
"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail."
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."
Congrats, Damaris!! What awful weather and yet you did an excellent job!! I love that this one was in a place familiar to you and that you could have so much fun while doing it! Thanks for writing a great RR!!
But The Smile That I Sent Out Returned With You.
Congratulations on your course PR in PR!
D., despite the heat/humidity and the hills, you looked incredibly strong in your pictures! I'd have difficulty just walking slowly 26.2 miles myself in that heat. I don't know how you did it... Bravo, woman!
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
Oh my! I will take snow and -10 any day over 100 degrees with 79 DP. It sounds like you had a phenomenal trip back to PR and ran a really, really smart race given the conditions. I'm so happy your asthma didn't give you any problems and you survived the inferno ... I would have melted into a gooey puddle before reaching the halfway point. Nice work and another one to mark off on the maniac climb.
Train smart ... race smarter.
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Well done, Crazy Lady! After reading that I need to go jump in the pool myself. If it is possible to both love and hate something, I bet that race was it. Congrats on finishing.
Congrats on finishing another tough race!
Susan,Queen of the Crocs
I loved your report, D, and am so glad that you had fun. You were smart to slow down and just enjoy the race in those crazy temp's. Way to get it done!
Congrats D great pictures, and nice rr!! Rather than dump water on you did they have misting tents?
Go figure
I loved the line about the humidity actually being visible - funny stuff. It sounds like you had a good time along the way, even though you were probably suffering quite a bit too. Nice job beating the time of some of your other marathons, even though this one was so tough.
Looking good in your Hokas!
Trying to find some more hay to restock the barn
Chasing Rainbows
Wow, I was wilting just reading your RR. Congrats on finishing under such challenging conditions!
The obstacle is the path. - Zen proverb
Thanks, guys.
SIAR, dewpoint is visible in PR most of the time, no joke. In Miami, sometimes.
RSX, no misting tents which I'll recommend. Also, more water stations. But the volunteers were great and kept us well hydrated throughout. I mean, well hydrated. I drank like there was no tomorrow.
Kewlness. Excellent report there Damaris. Will they host another event next year? I was talking to Marina last night about your race and asked her if she'd like to go next year, visit family, while I ran in it if they do.
YAYpril - B-Plus
I already told you once before, but YOU'RE A MANIAC! Seriously, great job in those conditions. I love that you made it super fun. Congratulations on another successful marathon.


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The first time I decided to visit Dick's it was spur of the moment and I opted for take out. Upon entering the restaurant, I immediately felt like I was at home. There was a display rack with Tastekakes, made in Philly since 1904. A sign proclaiming the use of Amoroso rolls hung proudly above the take out counter. Directly ahead were a line of simple dining tables, traditional of Philly Steak shops. The aroma put me over the top... I could smell those steaks cooking on the grill.
Dicks Philly Cheese Steaks offers the traditional list of toppings: Cheese - Provolone, American, or Cheese whiz. Vegetable list is grilled onions and mushrooms, raw onions, sweet peppers -these are jarred sweet bell peppers, hot peppers, pizza sauce, lettuce, tomato. Of course if you choose the lettuce and tomato you just made it a Hoagie!
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Okay Guys, I am a lefty and I am thinking about purchasing my first semi auto handgun. I am interested in the P226, Beretta FS92, Glock, and Springfield in a 9mm. However, I am not sure if these guns can be converted to left handed. Comments and suggestions welcomed! Thanks and look forward to hearing from ya'll.
??? Are you wondering if the magazine release and safety can be made ambidextrous? Or something else?
^^^^ What he said? :confused:
Or are you worried about RH ejection of the shells going across your body/face?
I was thinking the M9/Beretta 92FS had ambidextrous safety and reversable mag drop. It wouldn't matter on the Glock that i can understand or the XD9 if that is the Springfield you are interested in; they have no safeties and have reversable mag drops, i bleve.
One of the reasons I love Glock, there's no safety to worry about and the mag drop is easy to manipulate with the trigger finger. As a lefty, I've had no problems with any semi-auto except if it does have a safety and it's not ambi.
Lefty here. Got a glock 17, beretta 92fs, czsp01 tactical, beretta px4 storm and walther pps. All pretty lefty friendly. I never had any issues with mag releases, etc.
I own a Ruger SR9c and both the thumb safety and mag release are ambi. Other than that, im not sure if the ones you listed could be converted.
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Let no joyful voice come therein.
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as infants which never saw light.
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery,
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My roarings are poured out like the waters.
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me,
and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
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CAMBRIDGE: If opinion polls are right, Russia's people are poised to deliver Russia's government a stinging rebuke in December's Duma elections. Russians are reacting not merely to the strains of economic crisis and social change, but to staggering government corruption. Because the real progress of economic reform was compromised by mass corruption, it is no surprise that public support for it is tenuous.
Price liberalization, stabilization, and privatization were pursued since 1992 with varying degrees of commitment. These policies, even if implemented incoherently, reshaped the economy. Value-subtracting heavy industries shrunk, services expanded to over 50% of GDP, and the private sector produces almost 60% of Russian output.
Although transition was bound to be painful, Russia's epidemic of corruption caused more political damage than the economic side effects of reform. Government tolerance of bribery and racketeering enabled opponents to say the "mafia" was grabbing the gains of economic change. The government, and thus economic reform, will pay for this neglect at the polls.
Corruption blights reform throughout the ex-communist world. When civil society -- the press, private business, religious and community groups -- is weak, corruption can go unchecked. Russian corruption goes beyond levels experienced elsewhere, and for three reasons:


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'Jersey Shore's' Ronnie Arrested
On the heels of Snooki's disorderly conduct bust, Jersey Shore star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was arrested in Seaside Heights, New Jersey on Sunday — and it wasn't because he drank too much of his trademark Ron-Ron Juice.
MTV News confirms the iron-pumping 24-year-old was nabbed for "outstanding warrants related to unpaid parking tickets." Ronnie was quickly released after paying the overdue fines.
Ronnie's arrest is just the latest in legal drama for the Shore cast. Last week J-Woww filed a complaint with New York police, accusing her ex-boyfriend of stealing from her.


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A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. In December 2008, according to global internet research firm comScore*, the world reached one billion online users. The country with the single largest online audience is now China with 180 million users, which surpassed the U.S. with 163 million connected users. North America now represents 18.4 per cent of the global online audience compared to 28 per cent for Europe and 42.3 per cent for Asia Pacific (Latin America represents 7.4 per cent and the Middle East and Africa make up 4.8 per cent). To put this in perspective, 66 per cent of the world's online audience was in the US in 1996. Today, 83 per cent of the world's online population is outside the US and able to track what is being said in Davos in real-time. In the not-too-distant future, there will be billions of people connected to the internet with some kind of broadband connection. The implications of this type of inter-connectedness is absolutely seismic, and only a few of us fringe technology investors, entrepreneurs and IT providers within the Davos community have begun to discuss and analyse some of the inherent long-term issues and opportunities in this trend. Let me share aspects of one such discussion that is highly relevant.
Last night was an IT Governor's dinner on cloud computing. We're speaking of the internet cloud – not stratocumulus. Cloud computing is the fancy new umbrella description of enabling users to access applications or other computer resources from a centralised utility-like offering. Today, if you use an internet email programme, you're enjoying some of the benefits of cloud computing.
It's early days for cloud computing, and vendors are still building out a lot of the plumbing that will make it possible to build and deploy applications that can be consumed on-demand by individuals or businesses, just as we currently plug into an electrical outlet to consume electricity. I won't bore anyone about the virtues of virtualisation, or how future datacentres will be built and managed. Nevertheless, it's important to note that there's a lot of important computer science behind cloud computing capable of addressing key issues like support of massive scalability, data security and computer privacy, performance, reliability, and even the delivery of custom functionality to end users and businesses in a hosted or on-demand model.
How is this connected to the growing online population of the world? First, we're seeing Moore's law applied to an entire technology stack, not just semiconductor performance, meaning that the cost of building and consuming very sophisticated applications is going to come way down. Second, developing countries and small to medium-sized companies will no longer need to invest huge amounts in capital equipment and proprietary IT resources, as they'll purchase services directly from cloud-based providers. Third, with the proliferation of smartphones and netbooks, even people without "real" computers will be able to access powerful cloud services, opening a large new market for vendors.
Lastly, let's leap a few years into the future to imagine one small example of how this all becomes even more interesting. In the future, many people will choose to store all their personal information in the cloud. Why? Because it will be far cheaper, more reliable, portable, and arguably more secure for us to do this versus buying and maintaining a lot of computers and personal devices at home.
Now assume in the future that everyone's medical records were online and could be accessed in an anonymous way (ie. just looking at medical histories and discarding all personal identifiers) by a smart software agent that would correlate all medical conditions to treatments with the explicit purpose of improving health care, identifying viral diseases quickly, and focusing resources on urgent care issues.
Our dinner group, which included key executives from Autodesk, BMC Software, Computer Associates, Google, Qliktech, and Salesforce, discussed this idea last night, and we speculated that such a collective intelligence platform could potentially save millions of lives. This glimpse into the future was aptly described by one participant as Cloud Computing Phase II, and we clearly have a long journey before we get to this stage with many thorny issues to address, not least of which has to do with consumer privacy. Healthcare is only one of many areas in which large online shared information could be very valuable.
For now, my partners and I are very excited about the potential of cloud computing and how it enables new start-ups and existing portfolio companies to address the vast needs and interests of our rapidly growing global online community.
*Note: comScore is a former WEF Technology Pioneer, and Accel Partners has an investment in comScore
Bruce Golden is a partner at Accel, the venture capital firm


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Interview: Def Leppard reissue 'Slang,' head back into the studio
An interview with Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell.
So, why the decision to reissue "Slang" over many of your other classic albums?
Well, it's very simple really, we don't own the other albums. Ownership reverted back to us sometime in the last couple years for the masters to "Slang." But the band's original recording contract means that the earlier classic albums all the way up through "Adrenalize," the one before "Slang," are owned in perpetuity by the label unfortunately. So we never get those back.
I know you weren't in the band for many of those records, but being as intimately as you've been involved since then, is that something you think you would have done differently while negotiating terms with the label?
Oh yes of course, but I guess when your'e 18, or 19, or 20 and you're signing a record deal and you're getting a lot of money in advance to make a record you don't think about 30 years down the road, you know? So that's actually part of the reason we've been re-recording some of the bigger songs. We did "Sugar," we did "Rock of Ages," we've redone the song "Hysteria," and we're in the middle of doing "Love Bites" at the moment.
So we're slowly re-recording, doing exact replicas of our masters *laughs*, because we've had this ongoing battle with the label about the digital distribution, because for years and years Universal were selling digital songs and not accounting for the band. So we had to do an audit with them, and they eventually did pay us our money but we couldn't come up with what we felt was a fair split for future digital downloads. So that's why we're kinda in this slow standoff with the label.
Do you think they were doing this out of malice? Doing it behind your backs on purpose?
Well, the fact was they were exploiting a loophole that existed. When the band first signed a record contract this technology didn't exist, nobody knew that was coming down the pipeline. So they were exploiting that void and basically sitting on a lot of the band's money for years and years. We did a settlement with them for pennies on the dollar. It's as old as the music business, isn't it? It's not exactly a pure business, but very few are.
I read something somewhere about how there was an instrumental track recorded during the original sessions for "Slang" that was tentatively titled "Heavy Metal Christmas." How serious were you guys about that? What became of the track?
*Laughs* Yeah, I don't think we were ever really serious about that. It just happened to be approaching Christmas time when we had it done so we had a bit of a festive spirit down our necks. There's no danger we're making a heavy metal Christmas album.
Was that song ever used for anything, or is it one of the bonus tracks?
I believe it is but you know what Andrew, I gotta be honest—you're talking to the wrong guy. *laughs* I don't even remember, I'm looking forward to the re-release so I can hear this stuff for the first time in many years. Aside from the obvious fact that we're re-releasing "Slang" because we can, because we now own it, it's also the fact that we've always felt it never really got a fair shot when it came out. It was kind of the wrong place at the wrong time. It was the mid-90's and ere was Def Leppard, a big-haired band from the 80's, and it just wasn't what people wanted to hear.
I remember the first single in the states was a song called "Work It Out," which I had written, so this was my first writing contribution to the band. Here I was, stoked that the label had decided to go with that for the first single, and I remember someone from our management at the time calling me up to tell me the bad news. These modern rock stations, in particular this one somewhere down in Florida, had tested the song and gotten great reaction to it but they realized they couldn't play it because the DJ's couldn't announce afterwards that "that was new from Def Leppard" because they figured they would lose so many listeners. They were playing Pearl Jam, and Nirvana, Soundgarden, and they couldn't slot in Def Leppard alongside them even though they liked the sound of the track.
It was a very frustrating time for us. We got certain critical acclaim, like Q Magazine in England gave it a really, really good review, which I think is the only time that they've ever given Def Leppard a positive review. But it was very hard to get anyone to pay any attention to new Def Leppard music in 1996. So for that reason we're kinda glad that with the passing of the last 20 odd years we can put it out there, and hopefully it will be judged impartially this time around.
I was also curious about the aesthetic of the album. This was the first album in the band's catalogue that didn't have the same classic logo and comic book art-style of the records before it. Were you doing this to separate yourselves from the past, or from current trends in '96?
Oh yes, it was all done very consciously. The kind of record we were making, they way it was presented, the packaging, all of that was coming from the same line of thought. We knew we were going to be crucified no matter what, we were almost apologetic. It was like, "I'm sorry to make you listen to our new record." It was really a bizarre time, we were damned if we did and we were damned if we didn't.
Sonically, the underlying brief for the writing and recording of the album was, "It can't sound like a Def Leppard album." You can ask the other members of the band and you'll get five different opinions, but my personal opinion of "Slang" is that we went a little too left field. I think we could have been a bit more Def Leppard in terms of the songwriting. There's no backing vocals to speak of on the record, which was a big Def Leppard trademark. There's no real sense of that melody, the hooks that Leppard records of the past had. I felt that being the new guy, I didn't rock the boat too much. I was just glad to be there, but I think we went a few degrees too far left. We could have addressed a little more melodic structure and production value. But like I said, either way we knew we were facing an uphill struggle. It's nice that it will get a second run and be judged by a different generation.
I know you said you were still new at the time, so you were "just glad to be there." But a lot of people remember "Slang" as "Vivian's first album." Did anyone try to pin the wild new direction of the band on you?
No, no I don't think so at all. Although there were a conflict of influences at the time, like the grunge movement. I do feel that my personal musical taste are a little bit more organic, perhaps. So you know, I do think I helped the band kinda get into the mindset of picking up an acoustic guitar every night again and doing an acoustic version of "Pour Some Sugar On Me," or something. Up to that point Def Leppard was very much production-heavy and bombastic. But leading up to that process, and leading up to the "Slang" record, the band kind of became a little more in touch with organic elements that it probably hadn't dealt with much in the past. But no, nobody's ever come up to me and accused me of ruining Def Leppard's sound *laughs*.
As an outsider though, it was nice that you guys went out of your comfort zone. It was fresh.
It is fresh sounding, and that's the one thing that I really really love about "Slang." It's sonically very vibrant sounding, and the way that we approached recording it was very different from the typical Leppard MO in the studio. It does sound good to me, I love the fact that Rick Allen played an acoustic drum kit again. I love the way we recorded the guitars, it's kind of old school. And the fact that we recorded it in a house in Spain instead of going to a professional facility. We recorded stuff in the kitchen, garden, bathrooms, in the living room, under the table, in the stairway. It was very makeshift and it has a bit of that Guerrilla recording sound to it, which I think still sounds fresh.
And, while I'm thinking about it, I'm headed to Dublin on Friday and we're going to be recording over there at Joe's studio. And in the first time in that many years, since we did "Slang" we're actually going to try to record that way again. Rick's going to play an acoustic kit and we're going to play in real time. People have been doing it that way for 50 years, but for Def Leppard this is new and exciting and to actually go and record as a real band.
We usually record to a drum machine, one guy at a time, very slow and methodical and boring. But Leppard's a great, great live band and when we play live there's a real dynamic sense that we don't get when we're building the track bit by bit by bit. So we're excited about that, we're basically songwriting and recording while we go. We won't get a new album done this year, but we're hoping to get a song or two or three done over the next couple of months.


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Those of you that have followed my blog for awhile know that I teach at a school that's been fairly popular among the current administration. Bill Richardson campaigned for Obama during the presidential race in 2008, Obama gave his opening day address to schools from our gym in 2009, Arne Duncan (the Sect. of Education) has visited our school at least four times, and today, Duncan, Obama, and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stopped in to chat with an AP US History class.
Nobody else in the building got to see him, even though we had to go through security, etc, so it was a bit anti-climatic for most, but yay for the kids in there! And Ms. Fraley (the teacher) is a good friend of mine - holla! What a fun way to celebrate your birthday :)


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German Fridge Cake
Recipe by Sackville
A great recipe for kids and adults who are really kids at heart! So easy to make. I got this recipe from my German friend Katja, who often brought it to a class we took together and made my lunch breaks very tasty indeed. I think you could sub shortening or butter for the coconut fat (Palmin) she used but I have not tried it, having only made this while in Germany.
Top Review by texasgal 3
The cake is called " kalte Schnauze" ( cold muzzle)or "kalter Hund" (cold dog) depending on the area you live in. It is a kids birthday party favorite( at least for the now 40 and older crowd :) Then you would of course omit the rum!!! Oh, the recipe brings back so many german childhood memories. Guten Apettit!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 250 g coconut fat, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 150 g icing sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 tablespoon coffee
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel (optional)
- 24 butter cookies
- 2 tablespoons nuts (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Melt the shortening and let cool.
- Mix the eggs, salt and icing sugar together.
- Add the cocoa powder, coffee and rum as well as the lemon zest if using.
- Add shortening when cool.
- Line a small loaf pan with aluminium foil or wax paper.
- Layer the cookies, then cover with some of the chocolate mix. Repeat.
- Sprinkle with nuts on top.
- Cool 2 hours in the fridge, slice and enjoy.


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Why your child's diabetes care requires a motivated team and a game plan
As a nurse practitioner at our Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic in Neenah, Wis., I have the privilege of providing diabetes care to Cara — a 13-year old figure skater. She eats a healthy diet, exercises and tries hard to get plenty of rest. But she struggles with fitting it all in while maintaining good grades in school.
I asked Cara, "Who's on your diabetes team?" Listing people who could help her manage her diabetes was a great reminder that she is not alone in diabetes care. We discussed the importance of the team in synchronized skating and the importance of a team in diabetes management. If you're part of a team, you're more likely to do your part.
On the diabetes team, parents and guardians are the head coaches and health care providers are the assistant coaches. While health care providers know a lot about diabetes, the parent is with the child the most and sees firsthand the relationship between food, activity, stress and sugar variations.
Motivation is vital
With skating, Cara is motivated by her love of the sport and knowing there are alternates in training who are ready to step in if needed. In caring for her diabetes, she is motivated by energy. If numbers are high she gets tired more easily. If numbers are low, she has to stop skating until they improve. These are powerful motivators for her.
Attention to the game plan is key to achieving goals
To evaluate how anything in life is working, I follow the PDCA process: plan, do, check and adjust. To encourage review of the game plan, I recommend family "time-outs" to look at what is working and what may need to be adjusted. Time-outs should be held when the family is able to focus. They should be brief, and what you learn (what worked, what did not) should be used to direct future care. This allows the family to adjust the care plan as needed between appointments, keeps the home team vested and can prevent surprising negative results at clinic visits.
Whether it's tightening skates or evaluating the diabetes plan, we can use the PDCA model for successful management. Evaluating and adjusting the plan is important to achieving goals in any area of life.
– Shari Liesch, MSN, APNP, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
The Diabetes Clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is one of the largest in the nation, serving more than 1,700 children with type 1 (juvenile) and type 2 diabetes. The clinic treats patients in Milwaukee and Neenah, Wis.


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Chapter 9Edit
As Weavel stood his ground, the Bandit Titan charged forth, swinging its arms towards him. Leaping upward, he easily avoiding the Titan's charge, causing it to smash headfirst into the wall behind him. Landing safely behind it, he began to open fire on its back.
Letting out a roar, the Titan tore itself out of the wall and spun about, firing a volley of plasma bolts from its wrist blaster. As this was happening, an arm blade formed out of its other arm, its razor sharp tip glinting in the dim light.
Rolling out of the way, Weavel pulls out an plasma grenade and tossed it at the feet of the Titan. The explosion engulfed it in a wave of deadly flames, causing it to be temporarily blinded by the smoke and heat. Using this to his advantage, Weavel put away both of his guns, and then raised both of his arms before his chest. Arm blades quickly appeared on both of them seconds before he leapt forward.
As the Titan cleared its eye sensors, it was caught unaware by the sudden melee attacks of its opponent. Weavel had managed to slash off its shoulder mounted grenade launcher and its flamethrower with a single strike. Growling, the Titan swung its own blade towards him, but Weavel managed to leap out of the way and slash several more times. Roaring, he grabbed forward and managed to catch Weavel in his cybernetic grip. Lifting him upward, he suddenly let out a cry of anguish as his arm was severed off at the shoulder.
Weavel dropped to the ground, his blades covered in a yellowish liquid consisting of a mixture of mechanical fluids and blood. The Titan grasped the stub of flesh and metal where its arm was once located. Roaring once again, it charged him in a blind rage. Weavel simple dodged its attacks and swung again, severing its other arm off at the elbow. This caused the Titan to stumble backwards forward in pain, creating an opening in its defenses.
The Titan was filled with pain from the combined loss of both of its arms. Suddenly it saw its opponent leap onto him, causing him to fall to the ground. As he looked up, the last thing he saw was Weavel swinging both of his blades in unison.
Weavel simple chuckled as foe's head rolled onto the ground. After a moment of catching his breath, he ran off towards the hangar bay.
Meanwhile, in the med lab, the main doors were sealed in order to prevent the Star Bandits from entering. Pounding could be heard from the other side of the door as some unknown behemoth attempts to break it down. A group of Elite Commandos began set up a turret and several barricades when suddenly the door shattered, revealing a giant android.
Within seconds the android, known to the Star Bandits as "Ironhands", raised a massive plasma minigun and began to tear apart the barricades and pirates with a burst of plasma bolts. Pirates roared out in pain as the shots tore them and the lab to pieces. Eventually only one was left, a lab tech that had retreated to the back of the room for protection. Ironhands lifted him skyward and said in a metallic voice "Open… the stasis chamber."
The tech hesitantly stepped towards the control council, and quickly activated it as he saw the android aim his minigun at him. As the chamber opened, the tech said "It… it's done…" seconds before he was torn to shreds by a torrent of plasma bolts.
Ironhands walked towards the stasis chamber, and as he reached forward to open the pod a roar was heard from within. Ridley burst from the pod and took flight. As he landed, he stared at Ironhands and said "Who are you, scum?" as he noticed the carnage around him.
Ironhands replied "I am one of the mightiest leaders of the Star Bandits, Ironhands!" He then noticed Ridley's confusion and then said "You don't know of the Star Bandits, do you? You have been gone for far too long. The Space Pirates are done for, and now we have replaced them as the true lords of this galaxy."
Ridley growled as he heard this, thinking about how much he had missed in between his death and cloning. He roared "The Space Pirates do not fear the likes of you and your ilk; we are the invincible children of the Mother Brain! I will enjoy tearing you apart!", as he stabbed at the android with his tail.
Ironhands simple chuckles as he dodged the attack and said "The Mother Brain is dead, foolish reptile."
Ridley freezes as he hears this, and then lunges toward the android while yelling "You lie!!!"
Ironhands grabbed onto Ridley as they both took flight, and said "The hunter known as Samus killed her, which caused the planet Zebes itself to self-destruct. You should have seen it; the entire planet first began to implode before exploding with enough power to completely shatter it. It was a glorious sight." He laughs as he raises his arm blade in an attempt to severe Ridley's head from his body, a fitting trophy he thought.
Ridley slams upward into the ceiling, knocking the android off. As he stabilized, he fired a powerful beam of flames from his jaws at it.
Ironhands rolled out of the way of the blast and fired twin rockets at his powerful foe. As the missiles soared upwards, they shattered, revealing six smaller missiles within each of them, each having a drill bit for a head, perfect for piercing Ridley's hide.
Ridley dodged the missiles, but was suddenly hit by a plasma blast, sending him flying backwards into the nearby wall before slumping to the ground. As he wheezed in pain, he realized that his armored hide had yet to completely harden. Suddenly Ironhands grabbed him by the throat and lifted him into the air.
Meanwhile, Weavel had just entered the hangar bay. As he strolled forward, several Star Bandits suddenly began to enter the room, weapons raised. Weavel simply stood still as he saw the spectacle, and after a moment, his feet locked onto the floor. The Star Bandits looked at one another in confusion seconds before Weavel shot the nearby bay door control panel, causing the doors to rise, venting the atmosphere into space, along with the Star Bandits themselves.
After several seconds the doors shut down as the main computers all over the base came back online. Auto turrets began to activate, eliminating the surviving Space Bandits. A sudden noise caught Weavel's attention, and after breaking down a door, found himself face to face with a cowering traitor Nul-ter, who had entered the room in order to hack into the main computer system.
Nul-ter, seeing Weavel, quickly raised his wrist blaster, but a sudden swing of Weavel's arm blade sent it, along with most of his arm, flying. Crying out in pain, the Space Pirate traitor attempted to run for it, but a blaster bolt hit him directly in the spine, paralyzing him. As he looked up in horror, the last thing he saw was the muzzle of Weavel's blaster seconds before it fired.
As Weavel exited the room, he heard another sound. Looking towards the ship, he saw Krul'tor. The Star Bandit warlord walked along the top of the ship, holding a laser spear in his hand. He says "So, we meet again Weavel… it has been awhile." Krul'tor continued to walk along the top of the ship, saying "So Weavel, I believe it is time we finished our battle." He suddenly threw a dagger at Weavel, who reflected it with his arm blade, seconds before Krul'tor leaped downward towards him, spear in hand.


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Collaborative Effort to Manage Lionfish in Belize
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage Site (BBRRS-WHS) encompasses seven marine protected areas with a total area of 116,148 hectares. It is the second largest barrier reef system in the world. It is Belize`s top tourist destination and is vital to its fishing industry. The Belize Barrier Reef System is home to a large diversity of plants and animals, and is one of the most diverse ecosystems of the world. Twenty two coastal communities and a few inland communities live adjacent to the BBRRS-WHS and their coastal livelihoods depend on the health of the reef system for activities such fishing and tourism.
The most recently identified threat to the biodiversity of the reef is the highly invasive lionfish. This species, a native of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, was introduced to Florida waters in the 1990s, and has been spreading throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea via ocean currents. People are concerned that all of the native fish of Belize are going to be eradicated, including the much loved grouper, spiny lobster, and the other species that are also important to the economy and the health of the reef.
- Protecting 116,148 Hectares of Marine Reserve
- Lionfish Threatens Reef Biodiversity
- Removal of 15,000 Lionfish - Enhancing the Economy
The Lionfish Project: Increasing the Capacity of ECOMAR (Environmental Conservation Organization) and the National Coral Reef Monitoring Network to prepare and Implement an Effective National Lionfish Response Plan utilizing the Assistance of Government Organizations, Civil Society, Private Sector, Artisanal Fishermen and Tour Guides is contributing to preserving the integrity of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. A major achievement is the removal of over 15,000 lionfishes from the BBRRS-WHS to date. Twelve workshops have been conducted in coastal communities throughout Belize and a Lionfish Management Plan is currently being finalized with partners, under the project. Of special note is the innovative Lionfish hunter cards issued to some 62 tour guides and fishermen on the island by the Government of Belize as part of the Lionfish Project. The ID cards can be presented by the marine guides when fisheries officers inquire why they're spearing; they give the holder permission to use a spear while diving and to catch only lionfish. Although the lionfish contain venom, they are not poisonous when eaten, so the fish are processed and sold at restaurants as a tasty meal. Markets are currently being developed for export, and prices for lionfish are comparable to grouper.
At an Achievements Presentation on March 22, 2012 held in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District the DVD "The Belize Lionfish Project: A Local Response to a Regional Problem" was launched. The DVD documents the history of the lionfish in Belize and shows how all the various stakeholders have been working together to manage the lionfish.
The Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation Programme (COMPACT) is a programme of the UNDP-implemented Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), the United Nations Foundation (UNF), United Nations agencies, and a broad range of civil society partners. COMPACT was launched in 2000, with the aim of replicating the GEFSGP successes at the local, national, regional and global scale for protected areas, UNESCO World Heritage Sites for their Outstanding Universal Value. COMPACT`s uniqueness ensures that strategic partnerships are developed and sustained with local communities in an effort to sustainably manage their natural resources.
In Belize, COMPACT is housed in the UNDP Belize Country Office. It provides technical and financial support and demonstrates how community-based initiatives can significantly increase the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation within the BBRRS-WHS by complementing and adding value to existing conservation programmes being implemented in support of the management and sustainable use of protected areas which comprise the BBRRS-WHS. Furthermore, COMPACT responds to the fact that biodiversity conservation efforts and protected areas in particular are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that they can contribute to economic development and poverty alleviation, in particular to achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals.
By Leonel Requena, Local Coordinator, COMPACT Programme and Marta Hendrikx, Communications Associate, UNDP Belize, April 23, 2012


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Mechanism That Maintains Stem Cells Readiness Identified,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
An immune-system receptor plays an unexpected but crucially important role in keeping stem cells from differentiating and in helping blood cancer cells grow, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report today in the journal Nature. Cancer cells grow rapidly in part because they fail to differentiate into mature cells. Drugs that induce differentiation can be used to treat cancers," said Dr. Chengcheng "Alec" Zhang, assistant professor in UT Southwestern's departments of physiology and developmental biology. "Our research identified a protein receptor on cancer cells that inhibits differentiation, and knowing the identity of this protein should facilitate the development of new drugs to treat cancers."


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The story of Childhelp is about two young Hollywood actresses' "chance" encounters—one with 11 homeless orphans abroad, and one with Nancy Reagan—and how they led to a lifelong commitment to helping children in need.
The Childhelp Story
Yvonne (left) and Sara - 1959
The Beginning of a Lifetime Commitment to Children…
Eleven half-American, half-Japanese orphans wandering homeless in Tokyo following a typhoon sparked a mission that has spanned internationally for nearly 55 years and impacted the lives of millions of children.
Hollywood actresses Sara Buckner (O'Meara) and Yvonne Lime (Fedderson) first met on the set of The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, when they played the girlfriends of Ricky and David Nelson. Their mission for children began in 1959 when they were sent on a government-sponsored goodwill tour to visit troops in Japan.
On the streets of Tokyo after a typhoon, the actresses came upon a group of cold and frightened children huddled together for warmth. Learning they had no parents and were born from American troops during the Korean War, the young women took the children to their hotel room for the night with the idea of placing them into an orphanage the next day.
What that they didn't know then was that this was the beginning of a lifetime commitment to children.
They learned the youngsters had been turned away from orphanages because of their mixed heritage. They were told of a woman, Kin Horuchi, living in a one-room hut that kept several Japanese-American children.
|Mama Kin" (3rd row, far right) and several of the children from the first orphanage surround Yvonne (2nd row, left of center) and Sara (center) - 1967
She agreed to care for the 11 additional children and the ladies promised to send money to help the children. They thought the problem was settled, but word of what they were doing spread rapidly through the city. They had suddenly become surrogate mothers to a brood of 100 Japanese-American children that were left on the doorstep of the hut, which now needed to become an orphanage.
Returning to California, the actresses began to raise funds among friends and their families, as well as the film community to care for the children.
From that beginning grew International Orphans Incorporated, an organization that eventually built four orphanages, caring for thousands of abandoned Japanese-American children.
America's Best Kept Secret
In 1966, the actresses were invited to Washington to discuss the building of orphanages for Vietnamese-American children. With the help of the Third Marine Amphibious Force, they established five orphanages, a hospital and a school for abandoned children in Vietnam. International Orphans Incorporated maintained the facilities until the American troops pulled out. In 1975, the two young women helped arrange Operation Baby Lift, flying thousands of children to waiting adoptive homes in America.
|"Baby Lift" - Sara (left) and Yvonne – 1975
It was after a speech they made on International Orphans Incorporated, that Nancy Reagan, then First Lady of California, asked they turn their attention to "America's best kept secret" – child abuse. The Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth had just released a study that child abuse had become epidemic in the United States and was the leading cause of death in young children.
With encouragement of childcare experts in private and public sectors, International Orphans Incorporated began a campaign about child abuse, producing and airing the first television special on child abuse in America and in 1976, changed its name to Children's Village USA. They began a program in the United States for abused and neglected children and called it a "village." This was the only the beginning of a life-long mission to help children in need.
Childhelp achievements include:
1959 - 1978
- In 1959, International Orphans is founded by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson to support a nucleus of 11 Japanese-American children found wandering the streets of Tokyo, Japan. Within three weeks, the number of children they supported increased to over 100.
- From 1960-64, I.O.I. is incorporated and is instrumental in the establishment of nine orphanages, a school, and a hospital in Japan and Vietnam.
- In 1974, through collaboration with "Operation Baby Lift", thousands of orphans are rescued from Vietnam and brought to the United States for adoption. Nancy Reagan suggests to Sara and Yvonne that I.O.I. address the problem of child abuse and neglect in the United States. Planning begins for a residential treatment center for abused children and their troubled families.
- International Orphans, Inc. changes it's name to Children's Village USA in 1976.
- In 1978, Childhelp developed a residential treatment facility exclusively for severely abused children: the Village of Childhelp West in Beaumont, California (near Palm Springs). Along with its excellent therapeutic programs, the village incorporated innovative programs such as art and animal therapy, which continue today.
1980 - 2000
- Co-Founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson were instrumental in designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In 1980, they joined President Carter in signing the federal proclamation in the Oval Office.
- In the same year, the organization raised national awareness of child abuse and neglect through the first television special addressing the topic. Childhelp's program "A Time for Love" was syndicated coast to coast.
- In 1982, Childhelp began operation of the Childhelp® National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has received as many as 300,000 calls annually from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.
- Since 1980, Childhelp continued to open new facilities and expand its programs, which directly serve severely abused and neglected children. These include group homes and specialized foster care programs in California and Virginia; a second residential treatment facility (Village) in Virginia, near Washington, D.C.; and child abuse advocacy centers in Tennessee, Virginia and Arizona. Childhelp plans to continue growing its facilities nationwide.
- In 2000, Childhelp's National Day of Hope® was initiated and is observed on the first Wednesday of April as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The goal is to mobilize everyone across America to stop child abuse and neglect.
2001 - Present
- In 2001, Childhelp dedicated the first mobile children's advocacy center in the United States, serving children in rural areas.
- In June of 2002, the Childhelp Children's Center of Virginia opened in Fairfax, serving Northern Virginia. The child-friendly facility provides a continuum of integrated programs, ranging from prevention programs to an advocacy center which provides assessment, investigation and treatment services to child abuse victims.
- In 2003, Sara and Yvonne authored Silence Broken: Moving from a Loss of Innocence to a world of Healing and Love.
- In 2004, the Childhelp Therapeutic Foster Care Program of Michigan officially opened.
- In 2005, the book, Silence Broken was made into a Lifetime Network movie, For the Love of a Child, starring Peri Gilpin and Teri Polo. It aired throughout 2006 and 2007 and is one of the Network's highly-rated movies to date.
- In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009: Sara and Yvonne were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, five years in a row.
- In 2005, Childhelp acquired the national Good-Touch/Bad-Touch® program, a school-based child abuse prevention and education program that reaches thousands of children across the nation. This program is now in over 42 states nationwide.
- In 2006, Sara and Yvonne see their efforts to create a National Child Abuse Registry come to fruition when it passes into law as a key provision within the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act on July 27th. The registry sets up a national database of abusers to aid authorities in identifying and tracking perpetrators across state lines.
- In 2007, Childhelp launches Childhelp Alert™ System which alerts subscribers when a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
- On average, 90 cents of every dollar donated goes to programs helping children. In nearly 55 years of operation, Childhelp Programs have helped over 9 million children.
Today, Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization as Chairman/CEO and President, respectively. The organization's hotline, residential treatment centers and advocacy centers are studied by professionals from around the world, as "best practices" related to child abuse investigation and treatment methods.


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Melbourne (ANI): George Miller is reportedly planning to shoot another Mad Max film in Sydney, almost 25 years after the last one. The fourth film in the groundbreaking franchise could go into production as early as the later part of this year, according to industry insiders.
However, reports also said that it is 'extremely unlikely' that actor Mel Gibson, star of the first three films, will be returning to the story. Miller apparently said two years ago that he thought Gibson was 'too old' to play the avenging road warrior.
"It won't be Mel. He was 21 when he made the first one, now he's a lot older and his passion is for filmmaking and directing," News.com.au quoted Miller as saying. "I don't think he is into acting and I don't think he would be interested in being involved at all," he added.
At the time, Miller also suggested that he was considering a new, young star for the lead.


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Setting the reports straight, a rep for the singer states that Aguilera and Ronson are 'nothing more' than good and longtime friends.
A representative for Christina Aguilera has dismissed rumors linking the newly-single singer to lesbian DJ Samantha Ronson - insisting they are "nothing more" than just good friends. The "Dirrty" hitmaker announced her split from husband Jordan Bratman last week and subsequently filed divorce papers in a bid to officially end the union.
After news of the separation surfaced, the pop star was spotted spending time with Ronson, who previously dated actress Lindsay Lohan, leading to rumors linking the women romantically. But a rep for Aguilera is adamant the stories are not true, telling the Chicago Sun-Times, "(It is) a good, longtime friendship and nothing more than that."
Aguilera and Ronson's romance rumors made headline after a source said that the two became "close, emotional friendship" which later led Bratman feeling frustrated and "less than a man."


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What's the latest politi-cally correct term for white people? Is it white man, Caucasian, Anglo, Euro-American, Paleface, Yankee, Gringo, Honky? It changes so often, I find it hard to remember.
I'm often asked what Native people prefer to be called. Is it Native American, Indian, American Indian or what? You'll likely get a different answer from everyone you ask. Probably the safest answer is Native American--or in Canada, Aboriginal or First Nations.
This ever-changing glossary of labels poses quite a dilemma both for white people and Native people who are trying to be culturally sensitive to one another. We Christians need a worldview that mirrors the kingdom of God. Our core beliefs about people need to respond comprehensively to the growing diversity and related social and spiritual challenges the body of Christ faces.
Biblically and scientifically speaking, there are not different evolutionary gene pools from which "colored races" stem. According to Scripture, there is only one race in humanity--the Adamic race.
"And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings" (Acts 17:26, NKJV).
This verse reveals critically important truths about identity. It says God created all the nations--the ethnos, or the ethnic people groups--of the world. It says He sovereignly predetermines the periods of history that people groups exist in, as well as the specific geographic locations where they live.
I believe this significant sense of purpose is inherent in the term "First Nations." Today, I and many others strongly embrace the concept that it conveys. We'd like to suggest that the North American church use the term.
Here are a few reasons why:
First Nations communicates a sense of original habitation, God's sovereignty and corporate identity. "American Indian" and "Native American" both denote a political or colonial identity imposed on us through conquest and treaty.
An older Native man once asked a group of people if they knew why America is called a free country. "Because they never paid us for it," he answered them. Before the flood of boat people first hit our shores at Plymouth Rock, there were nations already flourishing throughout the Americas.
In fact, long before we discovered and rescued Christopher Columbus--the first wayward European to visit our land--the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob already was revealing Himself and working among the First Nations in this land. We know this because Romans 1:19-20 tells us how God has revealed His invisible attributes to the people of the world through His creation. The strength of this natural revelation of creation is so compelling, the Bible says, that it leaves all men without excuse before God.
First Nations captures the essence of biblical identity for us as a people created in God's image, not in the image of European culture and Manifest Destiny. It puts us as nations in North America first, before all other nations began migrating here, because God wanted us here first, as Acts 17:26 says.
This fact includes a degree of divine assignment that is related to stewardship and authority. It comes with being the host people of the land.
First Nations acknowledges the Father's sovereignty in making us co-equal partners in the cause of Christ. He has made us co-equals with all Christians in divine purpose, worth and value. He has not made us dependents who find their identity or fulfillment in the approval or patronage of others.
So, when you speak of us as First Nations people I hope you will go much further than simply being politically sensitive. Please consider us in light of God's sovereignty and eternal purposes for our nation.
The church is just now awakening to this reality. How about you? What term will you use the next time you talk about people of color, whatever color they are?
P.S.--If you call me an Indian, I promise I won't get offended, Paleface.
Richard Twiss is Rosebud Lakota/Sioux and the president of Wiconi International. He is a popular speaker, diversity-awareness trainer and author of One Church, Many Tribes (Renew). He lives in Washington state with his wife and four sons. Visit him on the Web at www.wiconi.com.
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Protesters gather on Wall St. amid historic White House meeting
President George W. Bush conducted a historic meeting in the White House today with members of his cabinet, congressional leaders and the top two presidential candidates to discuss a Wall Street bailout package that Bush said last night was "aimed at preserving America's overall economy."
As the president met with Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and GOP hopeful Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)--who claims to have suspended his campaign to help move the bailout discussion forward--an informal, loosely organized protest made up of ordinary people angry over the potential cost of the bailout to taxpayers gathered on Wall Street itself with banners, placards and signs.
"By having this protest ... we can show these thieves that we're not their suckers," read an anonymous email message posted on a New York media group's website. "There is no agenda, no leaders, no organizing group, nothing to endorse other than we are not going to pay!"
As the White House meeting was still ongoing, a key Senate Republican emerged to speak to reporters, saying that there was no deal as of yet. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) had criticized the plan even before the meeting.
"We did not get into this situation in a matter of days, and we are not going to fix it in a matter of days," said Shelby in a statement he released earlier in the day. "Proponents of the Paulson plan are telling the American people we can solve this problem with a single bill. I don't believe that is credible."
Both McCain and Obama left the meeting, neither making statements or taking questions. Obama reportedly was to hold a press conference from his hotel later, and the Politico site said both McCain and Obama would appear on all three major networks tonight.
There was still no official word from the McCain camp as to whether or not the Arizona senator would show up for the first presidential nominee debate tomorrow in Oxford, Mississippi.
The Obama campaign has suggested that were McCain to follow through with his word and not appear tomorrow, the Illinois Democrat would conduct a townhall-style meeting on his own at the debate locale.
A series of videos follows below.
The first video features President Bush in his opening remarks at the beginning of the meeting. The video is from Fox's Your World with Neil Cavuto, broadcast September 25, 2008.
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The next video shows protesters gathering on Wall Street. This video is from CNN's Situation Room, broadcast September 25, 2008.
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The next video features Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) speaking to reporters. This video is from Fox's Your World with Neil Cavuto, broadcast September 25, 2008.
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Calgary artist goes big (and abstract)
VASA hosts Catton's Passion Series
Wednesday, Mar 05, 2014 06:00 am
Abstract artworks by Deborah Catton
On display at VASA Gallery
Exhibit runs until Friday, March 28
Opening reception on Saturday, March 8 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Artist will be in attendance
25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue
(Hemingway Centre)
Call 780-460-5990 or visit www.vasa.ca for more information.
The Visual Arts Studio Association doesn�t care if Valentine�s Day has come and gone. The local gallery is going to get passionate in a big, big way.
All credit goes to Calgary painter Deborah Catton. The abstract artist has set up a show called The Passion Series that surely must have been created from a lot of paint and a lot of enthusiasm. How else could you explain the scope of some of her works?
A highlight will surely be the two large canvases that will be hung like a tapestry. She completed the 2.6 by 1.8-metre project when she was doing a residency in Ottawa in the summer of 2013.
�I�m so excited about being able to show those,� she stated.
She graduated with her bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Calgary back in 1988. Raising a family and taking a different career as an herbalist (with a full-time clinical practice in Calgary for the last two decades) both left her unfulfilled in certain creative areas of her life.
Art, as it turns out, is something that she is so passionate about that she just couldn�t ignore it any longer.
�I decided about six or seven years ago that I was going to make a real conscious effort to try to move back into my art. I was using different processes with some of my clientele and that got me going back into my own body of work. Now, I�m working virtually full time as an artist as well.�
�I think when you really feel deep down inside that that�s what you�re meant to do and how you�re supposed to express yourself, if you�re not following that then I think you�re doing more harm to yourself than not. I feel like I�m back on track.�
The Passion Series is probably the best way for her to make her big debut in St. Albert. Some may remember that she donated some work for last year�s Square One fundraiser for the Art Gallery of St. Albert. Those pieces were only one foot by one foot, however.
Catton is not usually content to work small. She has a triptych in this show where each piece measures 63 centimetres by 1.75 metres each. Then there�s a panel work that she finished in Paris last fall. It�s made of 49 individual panels.
It�s obvious that she put a lot of herself into the entire effort.
�It just came to me that I wanted to work on a body of work that touched into places � moments, really � where I felt something passionate was surging through me,� she continued.
�I spent a lot of time reflecting through journal work, going back and looking at times in my life, picking moments that I wanted to work with. A lot of what I explore are relationships, no matter what series I�m focused on. The relationships, the human condition, feelings, emotions that we carry as human beings � those are things that I�m very interested in.�
The Passion Series is not meant to simply be an exercise in self-indulgence. She explained that she hopes viewers will get something out of it for themselves.
�[The works] definitely have a very personal context to them. They�re relatable in a way that someone looking at them could be moved in whatever way that they see something that they relate to without that necessarily being about my content.�


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Casey Stoner wins the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, Jorge Lorenzo is world champion.
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Casey Stoner completed a dream sixth successive victory in his final home Australian MotoGP appearance at Phillip Island.
The Australian won by 9.223sec in a race that saw Jorge Lorenzo wrap up the 2012 World Championship after rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out of the lead on the second lap.
Comfortably fastest in every track session prior to the race, despite a spill in qualifying, Stoner continued in a class of his own during the race.
Third behind Lorenzo and team-mate Pedrosa on the opening lap, Stoner powered past Lorenzo's Yamaha out of the final turn, then took the lead when Pedrosa slid-off at the hairpin on lap two.
The victory was Stoner's first since his mid-August Indianapolis ankle injuries - and fifth of the year - and carried the Australian flag proudly on the slow down lap.
Turn three at Phillip island was named 'Stoner Corner' in his honour on Thursday.
Lorenzo and Pedrosa had long conceded that Stoner would be unbeatable in normal conditions and were instead focussed on the title fight.
Holding a 23-point lead, Lorenzo would be champion if he could score three points more than Pedrosa. Lorenzo had seen Pedrosa's early slip - after which the #26 pulled into the pits and retired - and settled into a safe second thereafter.
Tech 3 Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow was promoted to third by Pedrosa's exit. The Englishman was never threatened as he secured his second MotoGP rostrum.
The best weather of the weekend was present for the race, with clear blue skies and 15 degree air temperatures. Honda LCR's Stefan Bradl was the only rider to pick anything but a soft-soft tyre choice - opting for the harder rear.
That looked to be paying off as he muscled his way past Alvaro Bautista and Andrea Dovizioso as the halfway mark approached, but the German rookie couldn't break away.
The closing stages saw Bradl shuffled back to sixth, with Tech 3's Dovizioso snatching fourth place from Gresini Honda's Bautista by 0.129s and Bradl just 0035s further behind.
Valentino Rossi, unbeaten at Phillip Island from 2001-2005, was already 22 seconds behind Stoner by the midway mark and spent much of the race in an all-Ducati duel with team-met Nicky Hayden.
Rossi concluded his penultimate Ducati rider 37s from victory and 1.2s from Hayden.
Fellow Desmosedici rider Karel Abraham took ninth with Randy de Puniet, who claimed a new CRT qualifying high with ninth on the grid, found himself challenged in the race by team-mate Aleix Espargaro.
The Aspar pair traded places on the penultimate lap, with Espargaro beating de Puniet to the line by 0.043s.
Hector Barbera (Pramac), Danilo Petrucci (Ioda), Michele Pirro (Gresini) and Ivan Silva (Avintia) also completed the race and all scored at least a point.
Local rider Kris McLaren, drafted into the Avintia Blusens squad in place of the injured Yonny Hernandez, didn't start the race after missing the 107% time in practice and qualifying.
Phillip Island was the last in a gruelling run of three 'flyaway' races - Japan, Malaysia and Australia - in three weekends. MotoGP now takes one weekend off before the Valencia finale from November 9-11.
Lorenzo's team-mate Ben Spies will also miss Valencia following recent shoulder surgery and be replaced by test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga.


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Teething in Kittens
Just like humans, kittens will go through the process of teething where their baby teeth (also known as deciduous teeth) break through the gums. Teething begins in kittens around the age of two weeks.
It would seem most people refer to teething in kittens as the eruption of the second set of teeth (the adult teeth), but teething is, in fact, the eruption of the first (baby) teeth. This article will cover the eruption of both baby teeth and adult teeth.
How many teeth do cats have?
Kittens have 26 teeth.
Cats have 30 teeth.
What age and order do the baby teeth come in?
- 2 weeks: Deciduous incisors (the small teeth at the front) begin to come in.
- 3 – 4 weeks: Deciduous canines (the long, pointy teeth next to the front teeth) begin to come in.
- 4 – 6 weeks: Deciduous pre-molars (also known bicuspids, these are the teeth located between the canine and molar teeth) begin to come in.
- 8 weeks: All baby teeth have come in.
What age do the adult teeth (nondeciduous) begin to come in?
Around 3-4 months the incisors erupt, followed by the canines, premolars, and molars around 4-6 months. All the adult teeth should be in around 7 months of age.
You may notice your kitten has loose teeth at this time, it is not unusual to find tiny kitten teeth on the floor. This can be quite worrying for cat owners who don't realise that kittens lose their baby teeth.
Does teething hurt kittens?
This is not known for sure, but many people believe that teething does cause some pain and discomfort and they notice their kitten becoming a bit more grumpy around teething time. Symptoms of teething in kittens can include:
Chewing hard objects.
There may be some slight redness of the gums as the teeth erupt but this should return to normal quickly.
You can offer some relief by doing the following:
- Giving him finely chopped up food or canned food if he appears to be in pain.
- I have noticed kittens have an interest in gnawing on somewhat firm objects when the adult teeth are erupting. One kitten chewed on a leather handbag of mine. Find something suitable for your kitten to chew on such as a hard, rubber toy.
Retained baby teeth
This is quite common. You may notice that the adult tooth erupts before the baby tooth has fallen out. In most cases, the tooth will eventually come out, but it is a good idea to seek veterinary attention as it may need to be manually extracted. This is a simple process as the tooth will be loose anyway.


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The 13-year-old's mother was appalled that the singer would blame her daughter for their botched 'How Do I Live' duet.
LeAnn Rimes has angered Carly Rose Sonenclar's family for throwing the "The X Factor (US)" contestant under the bus. The 13-year-old's mother could not believe that Rimes said Sonenclar was "nervous and had trouble hitting the right notes" when they sang a duet of "How Do I Live".
Rimes' performance on Tuesday, December 18 night was panned by Twitter users who claimed she looked drunk. The singer's representative then told TMZ that the duet was awkward because "I was trying to help this 13-year-old girl who was having some trouble with the song."
However, Rimes later denied that she gave such quote while TMZ insisted that her rep "specifically gave us the quote and told us we could use it". Rimes wrote on Twitter, "In my 18 years of performing, I have never been anything but professional onstage. It is a shame that gossip and lies are overshadowing the performance of Carly, a very talented young girl."
She continued, "And while I have not given any media outlet a quote, if you want one, here it is 'It was an amazing opportunity to share this experience with Carly and I know I'll be watching for her to win tonight'." The gossip site is now accusing someone in Rimes' camp as lying.
Tate Stevens went on winning the competition show's second season, sending Sonenclar to the runner-up position.


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The eyes, ears, nose and throat are interconnected organs that are vital parts of several body systems. Discover how these organs work as well as conditions that can affect them.
The ear consists of three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Hearing begins when sound waves make it to the middle ear, causing the ear drum to vibrate. Explore the different parts and conditions of the ear.
Although small in size, the eye is an extremely complex organ that captures light and transforms it into impulses that the brain can interpret as images. Discover the different muscles, parts and conditions of the eye.
The nose serves dual functions as the organ for the sense of smell and as an entry to the respiratory tract. The throat is a passageway connecting the back of the mouth and nose to the esophagus and to the windpipe. Discover conditions associated with the nose and throat.


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Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' TV Series Adds "Deadly" New Agent
Just when you thought the live-action Marvel Universe couldn't get any bigger, along came Brett Dalton. New reports indicate that the 'Blue Bloods' star has landed a role in Joss Whedon and ABC's forthcoming 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' TV series, portraying yet another member of the up and coming squad. The series, set to shoot its pilot next year will operate within the same cinematic universe as 'The Avengers,' but focus largely on original characters. What "deadly" new character will Brett Dalton bring to life for the 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' TV series? Details inside!