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I could spend all day in the bath given the opportunity and I love how refreshed I feel after I have a shower. Unfortunately, I am one of those people that has to wash my hair every day otherwise it'll look like I have just took my head out of a deep fat fryer. I don't particularly mind it because my hair isn't thick so it doesn't take too long to dry and style, plus, washing my hair in the morning is part of what wakes me up and starts my day fresh, clean and dandy. SO, I thought I would share what products I've been loving in my bathroom recently and what I just couldn't leave out of my routine.
| Herbal Essences - Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo & Conditioner |
I thought to myself recently that I need to change up my shampoo and conditioner, because y'know, you should never used the same product for too long. I had heard good things about this Herbal Essences range that are slightly pricier than the usual hair products I'd buy at £4.50 each, but it is totally worth it. I am not kidding - this stuff smells incredible. I have always been a Herbal Essences fan as I love their fragrances and how my hair smells delicious all day long but this one's a new find and I am totally loving it. Not only does my hair smell good enough to eat, it's so soft, silky and shiny all day long.
| Imperial Leather - Orchid & Ylang Ylang Bath Cream |
My boyfriend came home with this one day as he likes to go shopping on his lunch time to pick up some bargains and usually comes back with some kind of new/favourite product for me (I know, cute right?) and he's being buying it ever since! I love this stuff and it's so cheap so I don't feel guilty when I over indulge by putting a tonne of it in my bath for -all the bubbles- The scent is luxurious and relaxing, a definite must when I have a bath.
| Jo Malone - Red Roses Bath Oil |
I love this product though I tend to use it sparingly because of the price tag but also because you don't really need much as just a couple of drops is enough to get your whole bathroom smelling like a beautiful rose garden. Stu bought me this for Christmas so whenever I use it, I think of him as it's also a very romantic smelling scent. Perfect for weekends away with your other half or a night in practising self love.
| Lush Bath Bomb |
This is pretty generic because I love to switch up my Lush bath bombs to try new ones or go back to old favourites. I love going to a Lush shop and stocking up on them; one that makes it in to my Lush basket every time is The Comforter - so many bubbles and it smells absolutely amazing! The only problem is, they're pretty expensive if you use them all the time so I tend to save them for when I can spend agessss in the bath and have a full on Instagram liking/commenting session.
Do you have any favourites?
Love Amber x


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text: NASDAQ:AVXL - Anavex Life Sciences Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Anavex Life Sciences Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $2.44 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 12/15/2019 07:22 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$2.39Now: $2.44▼$2.4850-Day Range$2.31MA: $2.54▼$3.0252-Week Range$1.25Now: $2.44▼$4.09Volume424,542 shsAverage Volume676,910 shsMarket Capitalization$128.47 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta2.16 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Anavex Life Sciences Corp., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of drug candidates for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. The company's lead drug candidate is ANAVEX 2-73, which has completed Phase 2a clinical trial for Alzheimer's disease; and preclinical clinical trials to treat Parkinson's disease, Rett syndrome, epilepsy, infantile spasms, Fragile X syndrome, Angelman syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and tuberous sclerosis. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Commercial physical research Sub-IndustryN/A SectorMedical Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVXL Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1314052 Webhttp://www.anavex.com/ Phone844-689-3939Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.03 Quick Ratio5.03Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$0.45 per share Price / Book5.42Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.39) Net Income$-17,450,000.00 Net MarginsN/A Return on Equity-151.39% Return on Assets-118.27%Miscellaneous Employees13 Outstanding Shares52,650,000Market Cap$128.47 million Next Earnings Date12/16/2019 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable Receive AVXL News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVXL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:AVXL Rates by TradingView Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL) Frequently Asked Questions What is Anavex Life Sciences' stock symbol? Anavex Life Sciences trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AVXL." How were Anavex Life Sciences' earnings last quarter? Anavex Life Sciences Corp (NASDAQ:AVXL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December, 12th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.02. View Anavex Life Sciences' Earnings History. When is Anavex Life Sciences' next earnings date? Anavex Life Sciences is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, December 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Anavex Life Sciences. How can I listen to Anavex Life Sciences' earnings call? Anavex Life Sciences will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, December 16th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. What price target have analysts set for AVXL? 3 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Anavex Life Sciences' shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Anavex Life Sciences' stock price to reach $12.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 391.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Anavex Life Sciences. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Anavex Life Sciences? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Anavex Life Sciences in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Anavex Life Sciences. Has Anavex Life Sciences been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about AVXL stock have trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Anavex Life Sciences earned a news impact score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the biotechnology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Anavex Life Sciences. Are investors shorting Anavex Life Sciences? Anavex Life Sciences saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,320,000 shares, a decline of 6.0% from the October 31st total of 6,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 319,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 19.8 days. Approximately 12.6% of the company's stock are sold short. View Anavex Life Sciences' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Anavex Life Sciences' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Anavex Life Sciences include STARPHARMA HOLD/S (SPHRY), Auxly Cannabis Group (CBWTF), Eloxx Pharmaceuticals (ELOX), Luna Innovations (LUNA), Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS), Bioanalytical Systems (BASI), BIOQUAL (BIOQ), HedgePath Pharmaceuticals (HPPI), Tenax Therapeutics (TENX), Cleveland BioLabs (CBLI), Vitality Biopharma (VBIO), US Stem Cell (USRM), Protalex (PRTX), Geovax Labs (GOVX) and ALGAE TEC LTD/S (ALGXY). What other stocks do shareholders of Anavex Life Sciences own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Anavex Life Sciences investors own include Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), POET Technologies (POETF), CytRx (CYTR), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics (BCLI), Sanchez Energy (SN), VASCO Data Security International (VDSI), Arch Therapeutics (ARTH), Novavax (NVAX), Energous (WATT) and Geron (GERN). Who are Anavex Life Sciences' key executives? Anavex Life Sciences' management team includes the folowing people: Dr. Christopher U. Missling, Chairman, Pres, CEO & Sec. (Age 53)Ms. Sandra Boenisch, Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer (Age 38)Mr. Stephan Toutain, Sr. VP of Operations (Age 53)Dr. Emmanuel O. Fadiran RPh, Ph.D., Sr. VP of Regulatory AffairsDr. Walter E. Kaufmann, Chief Medical Officer Who are Anavex Life Sciences' major shareholders? Anavex Life Sciences' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (1.49%), Hikari Power Ltd (0.89%), Virtu Financial LLC (0.10%), AllSquare Wealth Management LLC (0.08%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.05%) and Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC (0.05%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Anavex Life Sciences. Which major investors are selling Anavex Life Sciences stock? AVXL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Anavex Life Sciences. Which major investors are buying Anavex Life Sciences stock? AVXL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hikari Power Ltd, State Street Corp, Virtu Financial LLC, Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC, Kessler Investment Group LLC, FormulaFolio Investments LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Anavex Life Sciences. How do I buy shares of Anavex Life Sciences? Shares of AVXL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Anavex Life Sciences' stock price today? One share of AVXL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.44. How big of a company is Anavex Life Sciences? Anavex Life Sciences has a market capitalization of $128.47 million. The biotechnology company earns $-17,450,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.39) on an earnings per share basis. Anavex Life Sciences employs 13 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Anavex Life Sciences. What is Anavex Life Sciences' official website? The official website for Anavex Life Sciences is http://www.anavex.com/. How can I contact Anavex Life Sciences? 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Since my discovery of makeup in the 7th grade, I've forever been one of those women that wouldn't be caught dead without foundation. It was always on my list of top 3 makeup items I wouldn't leave the house without, along with a miracle working mascara and a good brow filler. These are things a woman just needs. An ongoing case of acne and blotchy skin, nothing too severe, but enough to make me want to cover it up, were the main reasons I wore foundation daily. I was definitely no stranger at the dermatologist's office either. I was always prescribed some type of topical medication that caused my acne to subside but it never quite gave me that, "I look like I'm wearing foundation but I'm totally not look." Worst of all, when I stopped using the medication, the acne always came back and nothing ever really helped with the blotchiness.
I'm not a fan of medication, unless I'm in dire need so the thought of having to use prescription acne medication my whole life wasn't really an option for me. For the past 2 years, I stopped trying different medications and gave my skin a rest until about 3 months ago. I began exploring more natural ways to heal my skin. I'd always heard facials were a good way to revitalize your skin, and I had a friend that was always raving about Dorit Baxter, and her aesthetician, Yaffa, so I decided to give her a try.
During my appointment, Yaffa thoroughly analyzed my skin and suggested I get a sports facial. She used a warm mint-tea-solution wrap, that softens the bumps and prepares the skin for extractions. After, a masque of camphor, thyme, and kaolin was applied to balance the skin, helping to reduce impurities and minimize pores. Let me just warn you, this is not one of those relaxing, I feel like I'm laying on a beach in Tahiti facials…ummmmm, I'd say it's more like "someone is sticking a needle type object in every single one of your pimples and squeezing until there's nothing left inside," type of facials. I promise it's worth it though. After, she used a peel to rid my face of all the dead skin. She questioned me about my diet, activities, and cleansing of my linens and towels. She also explained that although acne is a outward issue, it also directly correlates to our body and how we are treating it.
After 3 months of following her guidelines, I noticed a huge difference in my skin. All the little bumps I had have disappeared and my skin is super smooth, even a lot of the blotchiness has evened out. There's so many days now that I go foundation-free, with just a bit of under eye concealer, mascara, and brow filler to brighten my look, and not because of lack of time, but because I want to. I'm sure my skin is loving it too! The best compliment was during the Thanksgiving holiday, when my mom gave me a speech about how I need to stop wearing so much makeup, not knowing I wasn't actually wearing any foundation. I never used to feel as put together without foundation as I do with, but now I feel the same! I'm not saying I'll never wear foundation again, because I definitely have already but I love having the option of not having to. Check out the 5 EASY skin care tips that have kept me out of the dermatologist's office and totally loving my skin.
- Go see Yaffa ASAP!!!
- Wash your face 2x a day. Once in the morning and once at night.
- Remove all traces of makeup residue, and excess oils and dirt with a toner twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Moisten a cotton ball with water before applying the toner to the cotton ball. Then gently clean your face until no more residue shows up on the cotton ball. Be sure to avoid your eyes. You may go through several cotton balls, but don't stop until the cotton ball no longer picks up any traces of residue. I believe this was one of the most important steps for me.
- Switch out your pillowcase once a week. The oils from your hair and dust from the air build up on the pillow. Also switch your pillowcase from one side to the other everyday.
- Use 2 separate towels to dry your face and your body.


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Our practice so far has been building us up for this challenge. We've engaged in poses to stabilize our core, built our endurance with level 2 core stabilizing poses, added a little heat with a fire sequence, and now we will finish strong with balance! As with any balance pose we engage in, please proceed with caution. Listen to your body and move slowly through this practice. Feel free to also use a prop or wall for support as we engage.
Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III)
Stand tall upright either on or off your mat. Take a few cleansing breaths to center yourself before your practice.
As you inhale, lift your arms above your head and lace all but the index fingers. Draw your forearms just over the ears and relax the shoulders.
As you exhale, step forward with your right leg while lifting the back left leg off the earth. Engage your pelvic muscles as you begin to draw your chest forward. Move forward until your body is parallel to the earth.
Hold Warrior 3 for 5 breaths deep breaths, keeping the body stable and core engaged. Repeat on your other leg.
Crane (Bakasana) to Headstand (Sirsasana)
Note: Feel free to practice this pose in front of a wall for support. As with any transitional balance pose, move slowly and with control. Try practicing both poses individually before attempting the transition.
Come into a deep squat with your feet about hips-width apart
Place your hands flat on the earth about shoulders-width apart with your fingers wide-spread. Ensure your elbows are drawn into your sides (it helps to have your hands turned out slightly on the earth with your index fingers pointing straight ahead).
Place your knees on your forearms and begin to shift your weight onto your arms one leg at a time (try to get your knees high above your arms. The deeper you are able to bed into your hips, the higher you'll be able to take your knees).
As you move forward, keep your neck lifted and take both toes off the earth into Crane. Hold for 5 breaths.
As we make the transition to our Headstand, move with control and stability. Begin to round the spine and move the crown of the head towards the earth. Land into a tripod handstand with the crown of your head and both hands stabilizing your body.
When you are able to find your balance in tripod headstand, exhale and begin to move your legs up towards the sky, keeping your core engaged and slowly un-rounding your spine.
Hold in your headstand for 5 breaths. *Please Note: These photos do not show a tripod headstand, which is a great option for individuals who are newer to inversions. To work into a tripod headstand you'll keep both hands on the mat in front of you with your arms bent. This will allow for additional support in headstand.*
Headstand/Sirsasana Toe Taps
From your headstand, keep your pelvic muscles engaged as you separate your legs. Hold your headstand with your legs separated.
From your balance keep your core braced as you lower one leg at a time towards the earth to tap (for an additional challenge, see if you can tap your legs to the opposite side of your body).
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This is one of the very first pictures I took of our new apt. when I moved in last August. Two months to go until the wedding, lots to do and that "just moved in" feeling of things being awry.
Fast forward to this spring. I've had time to feather our nest and we feel at home here.
photo: mantel decoration, "Harding swing" replica, white dishes "shopped from the house" as the Nester would say, a candle holder from one of my showers, one of the apothecary jars from our wedding now holding springy nests, eggs and flowers instead of rock candy.
in this shot you can see way over to the left that we finally bought some furniture!
I need to post about that excitement!
vintage hat bought several years ago in McKinney where we were married, white dishes, a white feather, a bouquet that my mom gave to me, mini latte bowl from anthropolgie, spool of crotchet thread given to me free at Canton when I asked how much, a little piggy bank that I've had since childhood


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Ryanair has launched a direct air-link from Pardubice to London Stansted, with flights scheduled three times a week. The first flight was fully booked.
Pardubice is the fourth Czech city served by Ryanair, aside from Prague, Brno, and Ostrava.
Flight service fees are lower at Pardubice, and there is frequent train service between Pardubice and Prague on Czech Railways, RegioJet, and Leo Express. The two cities are 96 kilometers apart.
Some 50,000 people per year are expected to use the Pardubice route, according to Denis Barabas, Ryanair sales director for the CEE region.


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X-Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation: "Vote Canvass Fails; Ghosts Haunt Rolls" - George Bliss and William Currie - Chicago Tribune
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Although the Tribune's investigation into vote fraud produced a federal grand jury investigation, the Tribune finds that many ineligible voters are still registered to vote in the then upcoming election.
Follow-up: Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation: "Details of Vote Stealing Charges" - Pamela Zekman and William Currie - Chicago Tribune
5 City, County Patronage Workers Among Indicted
Pamela Zekman
William Currie
Supplemental story to the Task Force Report examines the identity of those indicted in a federal grand jury vote fraud investigation
Reaction: Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation: "37 indicted in Vote Fixes; Total Hits 75" - George Bliss - Chicago Tribune
George Bliss
A federal grand jury investigation indicts 37 more people in their vote fraud investigation. Part of the Task Force Report on Chicago's vote fraud.
Reaction: Task Force Vote Fraud Investigation: "Subpena Ward Boss Lists" - George Bliss and Pamela Zekman - Chicago Tribune
Precinct Data Is Sought in Vote Probe
George Bliss
Pamela Zekman
After indicting 40 election judges and poll workers on vote fraud charges, a federal grand jury investigation into Chicago's historic vote fraud subpoenas 15 ward committeemen for their rosters of precinct workers. The investigation is a result of the Tribune's task force report in to the city's vote fraud. This piece is a part of that series.


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Lightly salted and smoked slowly over a hot beechwood fire to a moist and flaky, cooked-salmon texture, the beautiful rosy-pink and flavourful slices lend depth and intricacy to many dishes, as well as a memorable and enduring taste that lingers deliciously.
As with our traditional smoked salmon, we hand-fillet the salmon and cure with a light sprinkling of natural dry sea salt. But the smoking process for roast smoked salmon is completely different. Hot smoking requires the fire to slowly rise in temperature to approximately 100° C, until the perfect moist and flaky-firm texture is achieved.
The combination of bechwood smoke, salmon and sea salt brought slowly up to a roasting temperature creates a richly aromatic flavour that must be tasted to believe. Try our roast smoked salmon cold in a salad with mayonnaise or horseradish. Ideal for buffets, try it hot with a pasta and cream sauce, in a fish pie, or on the barbecue. More Recipes…


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New Delhi: Two Indian clerics, including Syed Asif Ali Nizami the head priest of New Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, are missing in Pakistan, family claimed on Thursday.
As per sources sources, Asif Nizami, the chief priest, and his nephew Nazim Nizami had gone to visit the famous Daata Darbar shrine in Lahore and were to catch a flight from there to Karachi on Thursday.
"As per their families, while Asif was allowed to go to Karachi, Nazim was stopped at the Lahore airport on grounds of incomplete travel papers. While Nazim went missing from Lahore airport, Asif went missing after arriving at the Karachi airport," sources said.
The government has taken the matter up with Islamabad, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said this morning.
The duo had gone to Karachi to meet their relatives on March 8 before travelling to Lahore to visit the shrine.


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Titan Ring
I designed this simple silver ring with the thought of a Greek Goddess wearing it in mind.
This timeless double arc design is perfect for everyday wear, and you can wear it with pride knowing it's made from recycled silver, the eco friendly alternative to Sterling Silver.
Item comes in a branded, recycled jewellery box, as shown in the last picture.


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Tabbed Browsing on the iPad
Safari on the iPad lets you open up to nine pages simultaneously, but the iOS 5 and 5.1 versions dump the awkward multipage interface and gain instead a brilliant rendition of tabbed browsing similar to the desktop version of browsers like Safari.
When we surf the web on a Mac or PC, we rarely go to a single web page and call it a day. In fact, we often have multiple web pages open at the same time. Sometimes, we choose to hop around the web without closing the pages we visit. Sometimes, a link automatically opens a new page without shuttering the old one. (If these additional pages are advertisements, this isn't always welcome.)
After you have one page open, here are two ways to open additional web pages in Safari so that they appear on the tab bar at the top of the screen (rather than replacing the page you're currently viewing):
Tap the + button (see the figure) on the right side of the tab bar near the top of the screen. A blank tab named Untitled will appear, as shown. Now type a URL, tap a bookmark, or initiate a search and it will appear in this tab.
Hold your finger on a link until a list of options appears, and then tap Open in New Tab.
To switch tabs, just tap the tab. To close a tab, tap the gray X that appears on the left edge of the active tab.


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In a corner of the entryway of Zaroka Bar and Restaurant in New Haven stands an Indian treasure box, gorgeously inlaid with bits of shiny colored glass. The treasure is revealed to be a profusion of Indian spices — green cardamom, coriander, peppercorns, cumin and black cardamom, to name a few. It is a fitting introduction to an Indian restaurant that offers good food in a stunning setting.
According to Ram Shrestha, who has owned the restaurant with Ram Bhandari since 2005, Zaroka is a phonetic spelling of jharokha, which means intricately carved windows. And the restaurant is full of them, imported from India, in a lavish display of styles, shapes and colors by Zaroka's original owner.
At my first meal, we were seated a few steps up from the second-floor dining room, in a small, loft-like space designed to look like an outdoor veranda. The area is decorated with a nearly lifelike tamarind tree and one of those window frames, carved from dark wood and stretching from floor to ceiling. The open sides of the "veranda" are edged with low banquettes, strewn with pillows — a setting that conveys languor and luxury; the India of dreams.
The menu is predominantly northern Indian, with some regional variations and a few dishes from Nepal, home country to the restaurant's owners and chef. Mr. Shrestha explained that, particularly in the south, Nepalese cuisine shares a host of flavors and spices with neighboring India, while northern Nepalese cuisine is closer to that of Tibet. Zaroka offers a standard platter of northern Indian vegetarian appetizers, a combination of pakoras, samosas, aloo tikki and bataka wada (two versions of potato patties coated in chickpea flour and deep fried), which were crisp and well cooked but in no way surprising. More interesting were whole jalapeños coated in a lentil batter and deep fried; they ought to have been crisper but the flavor was wonderful and not too spicy.
Dahi papri, a dish of flatbread chips layered with chickpeas, diced cucumber, tomato and potato, topped with yogurt and tamarind chutney was a lively jumble of contrasting textures and flavors. Crisp and saucy, it was a perfect mix of sweet, sour and nutty.
Deep-fried cauliflower florets in Gobi Manchurian, an Indochinese appetizer, were a bit soft under their tomato coating, but the pleasantly spicy sauce offered another successful balance of sweet and sour. Chicken momo (steamed Nepalese dumplings) were seasoned with onion, turmeric, coriander and enough ginger to give them a satisfying kick.
Among entrees, tandoori chicken, a dish that is almost always dry, was an unexpected favorite. The red-tinted meat (colored with paprika and red-bell-pepper juice), cooked in a traditional charcoal-fired clay tandoor, was exceptionally moist and tender. We liked it better than the unusual tandoori vegetarian seekh kebab, a spicy, bready-textured mix of mashed cooked vegetables pressed to remove the liquid before shaping and skewering. Still, Zaroka is clearly a place to enjoy tandoori selections; we wished we had ordered more.
We consoled ourselves with a tender lamb achari, a delicious Punjabi stew flavored with sour Indian pickles that offset the richness of the lamb. Shrimp Malabar were nicely cooked in a preparation from Kerala; the thick sauce was rich and almost sweet with coconut, spiced with curry leaves and black mustard seeds.
Shrimp biryani was only slightly less successful; though the flavors were agreeable (if a little flat), the rice was undercooked in places while too soft in others.
Zaroka's breads were better prepared. Naan was puffy and tender and aloo paratha was crisp and buttery.
For dessert, we preferred the warm, sweet gulab jamun to kulfi, a bland rice pudding, and to a ras malai made with unsweetened cheese dumplings.
You can find comparable Indian cuisine elsewhere in the area. But Zaroka's cooking is good (often very good), its service is thoughtful, its prices are reasonable and its décor is out of this world.


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Among the things that happened this past week in the American Restoration Heritage history:
May 10
Today, death is close at hand. Very close, indeed.
* May 10, 1816 – Having made a recent trip to Kentucky, eighteen year old Thomas Miller ("T.M.") Allen and a young female friend are making their way back to Virginia on horseback. However, they are caught out in the open as a storm envelops them. The storm's strong winds blow over a large tree which lands on them, killing Allen's friend and the horse. Allen escapes death, but suffers injuries to an arm that will leave that arm crippled for the rest of his life.
Seven years later, Barton W. Stone, Sr. will baptize Allen into Christ and he will come to be used as a mighty instrument of God for the advance of the Restoration Heritage in the state of Missouri. [cf. the entry for March 24 in this series for more information on Allen]
* May 10, 1863 – With his army outnumbered two-to-one near Chancellorsville (Spotsylvania County), Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee risks all and defies conventional military wisdom by dividing his troops in the face of his foe, Union General Joseph Hooker. Sending many of his men out on an attempt to outflank the Union Army of the Potomac, Lee selects Lieutenant General Thomas J. ("Stonewall") Jackson to lead the effort. Jackson's attack is more than just a little successful and the Union Army is served one of its greatest defeats of the entire American Civil War.
However, the victory comes at great price to Lee and the Confederacy for Jackson himself is one of the battle's casualties, suffering three wounds, all of them from a volley of friendly fire. In efforts to save his life, surgeons amputate Jackson's left arm, and though the surgery is a success, the doctors are no match for the case of pneumonia that follows. Still, death does linger long enough in claiming its victim for Jackson's wife to arrive and be at her husband's side at his passing. Jackson's last words are: "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." Upon learning of his friend's death, Lee says: "I have lost my right arm."
Jackson's deathbed is on Fairfield Plantation, the property of a man by the name of John Chandler .. and Chandler is one of the elders of a nearby Restoration Heritage church in Guinea Station. Just before what was to become known as the Battle of Chancellorsville, Chandler, sympathetic to the Confederate cause and having sons in Confederate service, had offered his home to Jackson to use as his headquarters. Jackson graciously declined that offer, but he now has no say in the same serving as his deathbed. Ironically, the following spring (1864), this same elder's home is taken over by the staff of Union General U. S. Grant for use as their headquarters during the Battle of the Wilderness.
To this day, the National Park Service maintains John Chandler's home, Fairfield Plantation, as a shrine to Stonewall Jackson. The property is located just south of Fredericksburg.
May 11
May 11, 1800 – Today, William P. DeFee, the first Restoration Heritage preacher known to regularly minister in Texas, is born to William & Delilah DeFee in Darlington County, South Carolina. He will labor hard for Christ's kingdom for several decades among people who are largely unreceptive, his most effective sermon being his godly life.
We know precious little about DeFee's youth; however, we do know that at the young age of fourteen he serves with General Andrew Jackson's army in the Battle of New Orleans. He marries Nancy Ann Partee in 1820 and he determines to become a doctor, and so, enters a medical school in Tennessee. And it is there, in Dyer County, Tennessee in 1827, that a man by the name of "Goodman," an elder in a Stone-Campbell Movement church, baptizes DeFee into Christ.
Making his living now as a travelling physician, DeFee's growing family (William and Nancy will come to have at least fourteen children) move to east Texas in 1833. As DeFee travels and treats people's physical ills, he also seeks to address their spiritual health through sharing Scripture and preaching in homes. And it is somewhere in the region we know today as Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby counties in Texas that DeFee takes a moment to pen an ever so brief report of his ministry for publication in Barton W. Stone's Christian Messenger. The note reads:
"I have started a society on the Christian doctrine."
We would likely refer to such today as a "community Bible class." Three years later (1836), in Rhoddy Anthony's home just a few miles outside of San Augustine, DeFee gathers enough members together so as to organize a church known as "Antioch."
DeFee continues to practice medicine and preach throughout the area. In Shelby County in 1847, DeFee and W.K. Withers plant a church in the home of Richard Hooper in Shelby county. The little flock of eight charter members put forth the following statement of their intent (church covenant):
"We, the Christians of the church called Zion, have met together this day, the 18th of July, 1847, and give each other our hearts and hands and all agree to take the Bible as the only infallible rule of faith and practice."
However, not everything is roses. In brief reports through the years during this time, DeFee communicates to the brotherhood that the work in east Texas is more than just a little difficult. Preachers are exceedingly few and far between and DeFee describes Christian faith in general as being in a "cold state" in that portion of the world. Indeed, if one judges by the number of Christians of the heritage and the number of congregations, east Texas lags behind any other portion of Texas in terms of growth even as late as 1860, and the coming of the Civil War decimates what is found there. In the words of one preacher, J.H. Cain, in 1866:
"Our churches in East Texas, most of them, have come to nothing."
The following year (1867), DeFee concurs, once again using the word "cold" to describe the difficulty of the field and the state of the churches in East Texas.
But, DeFee is made of tough material and he soldiers on, sowing the seed of the kingdom until his dying days. J.A.A. Hemphill authors Defee's obituary notice that appears in the Nov. 4, 1869 issue of the Gospel Advocate. In it Hemphill notes:
"Never, perhaps, at least not in modern times, has any man lived nearer the cross, for near a half century than did Father Defee. Always hopeful and cheerful, he went forth battling for the cause of his blessed Redeemer. When he began preaching he was completely alone in contending for the faith and for the Gospel as the power of God to salvation. He lived to be able to count good and true brethren by hundreds among his acquaintances. He was possessed of a piety that put scorners to the blush, and, though not eloquent as a preacher, his influence as a Christian was great, owing to his orderly walk and Godly conversation.
"About a year before he died he was stricken with paralysis, and for the remainder of his life had but little use of one arm and leg, and was almost wholly unable to ride on horseback. Yet, so earnest was he for the perseverance of the Saints that he would walk for miles around in his neighborhood, encouraging the brethren and sisters to be faithful. When death came he was ready, and by his words and acts showed that he desired to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. An aged wife, the companion of his youth, and a numerous offspring join his spiritual brethren in mourning his loss."
May 12
Today, we (A) hear a careful scholar make a grand boast and (B) play "name that county and church" (though precious little "play" ever happened there).
* May 12, 1863 – A writer, editor, publisher, and book lover gushes praise today for a book that is about to come from the press. Speaking in regard to J.W. McGarvey's forthcoming Commentary on Acts, Benjamin Franklin writes in his paper, the American Christian Review:
"It is a commentary on the part of the New Testament most needed and one of the kind demanded. We are satisfied this work will meet the expectation of the brotherhood as fully as any book that has appeared for many years."
Just a few days earlier, in an article in the Gospel Advocate, McGarvey himself had written about the making of his commentary. Aside from his most pressing work related to ministry, the research and writing of this commentary has been his point of focus during the past three-and-a-half years. He penned his work so that it would be "a book to be read, and not merely a book of reference." And, he sees it as a work "adapted to circulation among sectarians and the unconverted" as well as "for the edification of the brethren."
However, it is McGarvey's claim for his brethren, not his commentary, that is perhaps most interesting (amazing?) of all. In his words – and McGarvey, if anything, is a man not prone to exaggerate anything in the slightest degree and of a deliberate habit of stating matters precisely as he believes them be – his commentary on Acts:
"… presents the real meaning of the text, as developed in the writings and teachings of our brotherhood, the only people of modern times who have understood and appreciated this book [the book of Acts]."
One hundred and fifty two year after its initial publication, McGarvey's commentary on Acts is still available, now in both paper and electronic formats. However, McGarvey's boast that we are "the only people of modern times who have understood and appreciated" the book of Acts is a bit … suspect.
* May 12, 1864 – It's now time to play "name that county and church." You'll receive six clues as to the identity of both.
(1) This church was begun in 1832, rather early on in the Restoration Heritage. Eighty-one year old Samuel Alsop led the design and construction of the existing church building.
(2) On several occasions before the American Civil War, Alexander Campbell himself preached in the county where this church is situated.
(3) The county in which your church building is located is the setting not only for a great deal of all kinds of fighting throughout the course of the war, but serves as the battlefield for four – yes, f-o-u-r – major battles.
(4) During the course of one of those major battles – the last of the big four and one in which there are over thirty thousand casualties – your church building is made use of as a hospital for Confederate soldiers. The Zion Methodist Church will serve as a hospital for Union troops.
(5) What is agreed on by many veterans, both Union and Confederate, as being truly the most horrific hand-to-hand combat of the entire war, not just in this particular battle, goes on rather close to your church building, some of it as close as half-a-mile away.
(6) And as a part of that battle, today, a cannonball flies through the front doors of your church house/hospital, lodges in a wall … and by the grace of God, does not explode.
Name that county and church building. Five bonus points will be rewarded if you can name the specific battle referenced; ten points if you can identify the battle and the scene of the battle's most gruesome combat.
The answer? That would be the Berean Christian Church in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Whether Alexander Campbell ever preached in Spotsylvania, I don't know, but it is known that he preached a number of times in nearby Fredericksburg. The four major battles fought in Spotsylvania County are Chancellorsville, the Battle of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania Court House. Some of the war's most gruesome fighting takes place at what becomes known as the "Bloody Angle" portion of the "Mule Shoe" (about four miles from Berean Christian Church) and at "Heth's Salient" about a half-a-mile away from Berean Christian.
Today, the Bearean Christian Church building serves as the Spotsylvania County Museum.
May 13
May 13, 1846 – A preacher confesses his deep regret over having left some things unsaid.
Today, war between the United States of America and Mexico begins. And two years later, Alexander Campbell expresses the trouble in his heart over having not spoken more freely and fully against Christian participation in warfare before the Mexican-American War began. Indeed, Campbell fears that his relative silence may have cost some young men their very lives. Campbell poignantly writes in an 1848 issue of the Millenial Harbinger:
"I must confess that I both wonder at myself and am ashamed to think that I have not spoken out my views, nor ever before written an essay on this subject … I am sorry to think, very sorry indeed, to be only of the opinion, that probably even this much published by me some three years, or even two years ago, might have saved some lives that have been thrown away in the desert—some hot-brained youths. We must create a public opinion on this subject. We should inspire a pacific spirit, and show off on all proper occasions the chief objections to war."
May 14
May 14, 1861 – Today, while one man helps steer men toward heaven, his nephew helps lead the way to the creation of (what John Denver famously styled) "almost heaven" here on earth.
Less than one month ago (April 17), a convention assembled and voted for the secession of the state of Virginia from the United States. The matter is anything but unanimous with over one-third of the delegates present voting in opposition to secession (55 of 143). Those on the losing end of the vote now schedule their own convention and meet today in Wheeling, Virginia for the explicit purpose of condemning the recent vote to secede. By means of a referendum a little over one month following (June 20), the dissenters announce that the western portion of Virginia is now separate and apart from the rest of the state. It is decided that the city of Wheeling will be the seat of government for this new "state." Two years later, to the day (June 20, 1863), West Virginia is admitted into the union of the United States of America.
A leading figure in all of these doings toward the formulation of the new state of West Virginia is the editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling's newspaper: Archibald Campbell, Jr. Archibald is a nephew of Alexander Campbell, a son of Alexander Campbell's younger brother, Archibald, Sr. In fact, a letter Archibald penned to President Abraham Lincoln is considered by some to have played a significant part in tipping the scales in favor of West Virginia's admission to the Union.
At the time of today's dissenter's convention, Archibald, Jr. is twenty-eight years of age and his uncle, Alexander Campbell, Sr., is seventy-two.
There is no shortage of abolitionists in the immediate, and extended, family of Alexander Campbell; however, there are others, such as Alexander Campbell, Jr., who serve the Confederacy. As one might imagine, the relations between all of the Campbell family members are, as we are apt to put it today, "complicated." Following the war, the strained relations between Archibald, Jr. and Alexander, Jr. eventually heal, with Alexander, Jr.'s wife, Mary Anna, being the prime mover for their reconciliation.
May 15
May 15, 1896 – Death knows no bias today as a preacher and his wife – James Daniel & Martha Frances Shearer – are among several dozen killed by the effects of a rare F5 tornado that cuts a twenty-eight mile long swath of destruction through north-central Texas. An obituary notice in the Gospel Advocate (June 11, 1896) reads:
"Shearer, J.D.
"Brother J. D. Shearer and Sister Shearer ("Nee" Taylor) [Martha Frances (Taylor) Shearer] were both killed by a cyclone that swept away their house in the suburbs of Sherman, Texas, May 15, 1896. Mistaking the noise of the cyclone for a passing train, there was no effort to escape until it was too late. Two of their sons were with them in the same room, and were badly bruised, but not seriously. Brother Shearer was instantly killed. Sister Shearer lived a few hours, and, it is supposed, died of the shock. Almost everybody was wild with excitement. What words could describe the feelings of the son who were away from home when they heard that their father and mother were thus taken away? One of the sons was so far away that he could not come in time to see the remains. The hearts of the entire community went out in sympathy toward the distressed ones; and one of the largest audiences ever assembled in Grayson County at a funeral gathered around the grave, where I tried to say some fitting words in memory of my schoolmate and fellow-laborer, J. D. Shearer.
"Brother and sister Shearer had struggled hard to rear their large family, and had seen them grow up to be useful and honored citizens, a happy family. The sons great desire was to see their parents comfortable in their declining years. Alas, how bitterly disappointed! Brother Shearer had spent his life since he was a student at Kentucky University in preaching and teaching, and Sister Shearer has toiled faithfully by his side. The mother's life seemed wrapped up in the lives of her boys. To care for them and to help them was her sweet joy, and to dote upon and care for their mother was happiness itself to these sturdy young men. Responsibility was thus suddenly removed, but there came the greatest of all earthly affliction. May the Father of the fatherless comfort and help them to bear their heavy burden, and may they be brought at last to their Fathers house on high.
"O. A. Carr"
The man preaching the funerals and writing this obituary notice is Dr. Oliver Anderson ("O.A.") Carr, considered to be "perhaps one of the best known educators in the South" at the time. O.A., and his wife, Mattie, former missionaries to Australia, had recently (1894) founded Carr-Burdette College, "a school for young ladies" in Sherman. Mattie raised the money to build the school by selling two hundred and fifty $200 lots in the rapidly growing city. The school continued until the onset of the Great Depression (1929) brought its work to an end. O.A. Carr and the deceased preacher, J.D. Shearer, were the same age (both born in 1845) and, as noted in the obituary, were both graduates of Kentucky University.
May 16
May 16, 1811 – Today, a twenty-two year old preacher by the name of Alexander Campbell embarks for the first time on what will become a very common thing in his life: a preaching tour. He journals his experience and in the course of reading over his shoulder we learn of the connections he makes, where he preaches, what Scriptures he preaches from, and how he is received.
"I set out from my home on Thur., May 16, 1811, and stopped first evening at Lutham Young's. Conversed upon the fundamental doctrines of the Christian religion. Next morning, accompanied to the river by Mr. Young, I crossed [into eastern Ohio] opposite Steubenville. Introduced myself to Mr. James Larimore and Dr. Slemmons, and was received with courtesy. Was introduced by Dr. Slemmons to Mr. Buchanan, lodging at the Doctor's. After dining, reasoned with Mr. Buchanan on the general state of religion, and argued the principles with him which we advocate; but he would not see. In our discourse a Mr. Boyd, of Steubenville, interrupted by vociferously taking Mr. Buchanan's side of the argument. Finished in a disorderly manner. Appointed to preach in the courthouse, Sabbath day [Sunday], at 12 o'clock. Proceeded to James McElroy's, where I tarried till Friday morning, hospitably entertained. On Sabbath day, I preached, according to appointment, in Steubenville. Had a crowded house, notwithstanding Messrs. Buchanan, Snodgrass, Lambdin, Powel, etc. I had a mixed audience of Presbyterians, Unionists, Methodists, etc. Mr. Lambdin, the Methodist preacher, was present. I was introduced to a Mr. Hawkins, a most respectable citizen, and a Methodist. Sabbath evening, preached at Mr. McElroy's, among whom was Mr. McMillan, with whom I sojourned that night at Mr. Thompson's. Reasoned with him upon our principles. He granted me three things of magnitude.: 1. That independent church government had as good a foundation in Scripture as the Presbyterian. 2. That the office of a ruling elder was not found clearly in the Scriptures, but was a human expediency. 3. That he did not believe that the Confession of Faith was the system, that is, the precise system, the whole system, or the only system of truth contained in the Bible. Preached on Monday, at the McElroy's, to a respectable assembly, from Gal. iv. 15,16 – On the Sabbath at Steubenville, my text was Heb. ii.3. In the evening, Mark xvi.15. On Wednesday morning, left McElroy's, and arrived at Cadiz. That evening lodged at Squire McNeeley's. Thursday morning, proceeded to Dr. McFadden's; tarried with him until Sabbath morning. Preached, Sabbath day, two sermons, to a large audience – one from John v. 39, and the other from Acts xi.26. Sabbath evening, lodged at Samuel Gilmore's. Monday evening at James Ford's. Preached at James Ford's, Tuesday, two discourses – one from Rom. viii.32, and the other from 2 Tim. 1.13. Tuesday evening lodged at a Methodist exhorter's. Wednesday at James Sharpe's. Preached, Thursday, at William Perry's. Stopped all night. Friday, stopped at Samuel Garret's. Preached, Saturday, at Samuel Patten's, in Wheeling, from Phil. iii.8. Lodged with him, and preached, Sabbath day, June 2, at St. Clairsville, from Rom. viii. 32, and secondly, from Isa. lxvii. 14, with lxii.10, and lodged at Mr. Bell's."
How I wish now that I had established such a habit of journaling so early in ministry and had faithfully kept up with such through the years! If you are "in ministry," let me encourage you to "just do it." And if you do have such a habit, exactly how do you do it: on paper or electronically?


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As usual with me and my OCD of having everything look nice and all, I got way too triggered by having the valkyrie profile undub in a clear jewel case with my crappy handwriting on it on my shelf, so I conjured a custom coverscan for it, which I decided to put up on the download page in-case someone out there wants to use it too.
I shamelessly abused the more recent art from valkyrie anatomia for it, but I think it turned out pretty nice nonetheless, and being a custom, it's not like it has to be official looking anyway.
grab it from the Undubs page.
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BRAZIL STRIKER GABRIEL Jesus has no problem with Nicolas Otamendi after suffering a facial injury at the hands of his Manchester City team-mate during the international friendly against Argentina.
Otamendi accidentally struck Jesus in the face with his arm in the closing stages of Friday's encounter in Melbourne, which ended in a 1-0 win for Argentina, and had to be taken off on a stretcher.
The injury did not initially appear to be too serious, but Jesus was released from the Brazil squad having reportedly sustained a fractured eye socket.
Nevertheless, the young attacker does not carry a grudge against Otamendi as he feels there was no intent in his challenge.
There was no bad intention. It was a very normal challenge, it was not deliberate," Jesus told SporTV.
"His arm came down in a normal way and unfortunately I was on my way up. We were shocked. But there were no bad intentions on his part.
We talked afterwards in the dressing room and he sent me a message. He is a good guy.
"These things are part of the game and he did not do anything bad."
Jesus, 20, will miss Brazil's friendly against Australia on Tuesday due to the injury, with the Manchester City man back in his native country to undergo further examination.
We do not know the exact extent yet, but it is nothing to worry about," he added.
"If I have to undergo surgery, then so be it. After my holiday, I will return to Manchester at 100 per cent."
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There are some great moments of validation in an artist's career:
- When someone likes a piece of your work
- When someone likes a piece of your work enough to buy it
- When you win an award for a piece of your work
Thankfully, I've had the first two happen . . . and now I can say I've hit the trifecta!
A few weeks back I submitted one of my photos for an online contest with a company called Art Forward Contests (unfortunately their site is down for maintenance, but please check back):
This piece, called Heavenly Light, is one of the images that, while I was capturing it, I KNEW would be amazing (provided I caught it right). So I was thrilled when I saw how it turned out.
That's why I thought to include it in the Art Forward contest. And when I heard from them two weeks ago that I won, I was over the moon! There were over 800 artists who submitted their pieces for this contest, and mine was chosen for the Bronze award! According to the congratulatory letter that came in the email, my name will show up on a double-page spread in an upcoming International Gallery Guide. This guide is distributed in Galleries, Museums, and other locations, and apparently reaches hundreds of thousands of art patrons around the world. In addition to that, my image and contact information will appear in the "Winners" section of the website (when they finish updating it), which has a following of about 15,000 and growing.
I think I literally bolted out of my seat and jumped up and down for joy when I read the email, for I can now call myself an award-winning photographer. I did win one before for a piece called Open Reflection, but that was when this was all just a hobby for me . . . when I was just testing the waters to see if I could make a go of this photography business. For some reason, this award seems more of a validation, saying "Yes, your photography is good enough. You may continue."
It also encourages me to continue submitting my photos to contests. Who knows, the next award I receive might be the Gold.


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WOODBURY, N.Y. — Sarah Palin did not visit Iowa or New Hampshire on Thursday, and she did not drop by South Carolina or Nevada. But inside a country club ballroom here, as she logged another stop as a paid speaker, she said she could not wait much longer to decide her future.
"Nobody is more qualified to multitasking and doing all the things that you need to do as president than a woman, a mom," Ms. Palin said to appreciative laughter, particularly among the women. She added with a smile, "Maybe someone who's already run for something — a vice-presidential candidate?"
No, she did not say whether she intended to upend the Republican race for president with a campaign of her own. And, no, she did not say when she would answer the question that has kept other prospective candidates in suspense. But she did suggest that the presumed candidates for 2012 might not have the intensity that voters are demanding.
And, she said, her decision could come sooner rather than later.
"Time on the ground is very important, and I'd be the first to not necessarily recommend a short amount of time," Ms. Palin said, recalling those chaotic days after she was chosen as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2008. "People need to start making up their minds here pretty soon for that time on the ground, meeting with constituents and having time to pack their suitcases."
For more than an hour on Thursday afternoon, she took questions not from Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity or Greta Van Susteren, who often interview her as an analyst on the Fox News Channel. Instead, she stepped away from her comfort zone and appeared before a bipartisan crowd of 1,000 business leaders at the Long Island Association and took questions from the group's president, Kevin S. Law.Continue reading the main story
She urged Congressional Republicans to oppose raising the nation's debt ceiling, declaring, "It doesn't necessarily have to result in a government shutdown." Even if it did, she added, "Let it be for a week or two."
She conceded that a successful presidential bid could not be built through a digital campaign alone, saying that Facebook and other forms of social media could not reach enough voters. Asked if she would be the first Twitter president, she blanched and adopted a self-mocking tone. "What a slogan: I tweet more than you tweet."
She said it was unwise for Republicans to keep doubts alive about the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate and citizenship, saying: "It's distracting. It gets annoying. Let's stick with what really matters."
And she called for the full repeal of the new health care law, revisiting the catchphrase that caused so much controversy during debate of the bill: "When I talk about death panels, death panels was in quotation marks."
Such lines are standard political fare, and Republicans may not give them a second thought on television. But on the front lines of a campaign — whether in an Iowa living room or a New Hampshire diner — voters often consider things with a different ear.
"What people are desiring to see is no more status quo — not necessarily just seeing more players in these political machines, who are sort of preordained and get to be the ones who get nominated and go forth," Ms. Palin said. "People are ready for our governmental establishment to kind of shake it up."
Ms. Palin's afternoon appearance at the ballroom of the Crest Hollow Country Club, the site of numerous wedding receptions and bar mitzvahs, offered an atmosphere much like she would face if she decided to run for president. Despite her best-selling books, reality television show and hours of televised interviews, Ms. Palin is not yet a fully formed political figure, and her approval ratings could change — for better or worse — as a candidate.
The audience, which included many Democrats, responded with repeated applause. But there were also uncomfortable silences. She held up a Reader's Digest from February 1964, the month of her birth, which she used to make a point about reducing the deficit.
"We don't have to reinvent any wheels here to get the economy back on the right track," Ms. Palin said. "The solution in here to fix the problem, you know what it is? You invest in a five-cent stamp and you write your congressman and you tell him, 'You're going to get fired.' Five cents back in the day! Nothing's changed. It's the same principles that can be applied."
Robert Zimmerman, who represents New York on the Democratic National Committee, was in the audience and met with Ms. Palin at a reception before her talk. He said he was surprised by the Reader's Digest anecdote.
"She's really an Atlantic City lounge act for the right wing," Mr. Zimmerman said. Still, he said, Democrats should not to dismiss her potential, saying, "Suburbs have the largest swing voters in the country, which concerns me."
The Long Island Association, which bills itself as the state's largest business group, invited Ms. Palin to speak about a month ago. She was paid for her appearance, but organizers declined to disclose details of the arrangement. It was originally intended to be private, officials said, but Ms. Palin asked that it be opened to the media.
"I was actually surprised she got as much applause as she did," said Mr. Law, who asked Ms. Palin questions for 64 minutes. After escorting her to her car, he said: "She told me she loved the format. She probably will do more of it because she did pretty well."
An article on Friday about an appearance by Sarah Palin at the Long Island Association misstated, in some editions, the given name of the president of the association, who interviewed her before an audience of business leaders. He is Kevin S. Law, not Peter.


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How High-Frequency Training Can Boost Your Workout
When it comes to making progress while you're training, how often you should train is a big question. Unfortunately, a definitive number for everyone in every situation does not exist.
What you must do is consider the intensity of training, the overall volume, the time allotted and psychological commitment. Although there's no one right answer, there is one approach that will work for most people: higher-frequency training. Let's take a look at why:
The intensity of a training session correlates with the resistance used as well as the perceived exertion from the session. The higher the overall intensity, the greater the demand on the body and, subsequently, the greater the adaptations and results.
If you only train one to two times per week, those sessions must be at a very high intensity in order to achieve the necessary stimulus. But if you train more frequently, such as three to five times per week, the sessions can be slightly less intense because you're going to achieve a higher overall intensity throughout the week.
Volume is determined by the amount of repetitions you complete in a session, day or week. For example, you may complete two days of training with eight exercises in each session. Each exercise has three sets and, for the sake of ease, let's say 10 reps. This creates a total volume of 480 repetitions throughout the week. (This is a completely arbitrary number, by the way.)
Instead of completing those 480 repetitions over the course of two sessions, which could take one to two hours, we can divide them between three and five shorter sessions. Now, rather than completing 240 reps per session, you would complete 96 to 160 reps per session. This allows you to spend less time per session while still achieving the same overall volume.
Also, it has been shown that these lower-volume sessions spread throughout the week result in the same strength and hypertrophy as the higher-volume routines twice per week when overall volume is kept consistent. To make it even better, with more sessions it will be easier to achieve a higher overall volume throughout the week (just by adding a few more sets per session), likely resulting in greater gains.
How well you recover from one training session to the next will affect the intensity of the subsequent session and therefore the long-term results. When you must complete a high volume during one to two sessions per week, it's difficult to recover adequately.
By keeping the volume lower per session, it will likely allow you to recover more efficiently even though you'll be training more frequently.
Psychological Effect
When you know you only have one or two opportunities a week to get in some exercise, you may feel like you have to work to an extremely high intensity (for the most part this is true). But this isn't easy, and you may find it hard to be mentally up for it.
When you have three to five chances per week, you can approach a session with a little less urgency, making the sessions more enjoyable. The best program is one that allows for consistency — and the mental factor is a large component.
Train More to Gain More
When it comes down to it, a lower training frequency can bring about results. But if you're in it for the long run, a higher training frequency allows you to achieve the same or higher overall intensity and volume, greater recovery and a better psychological state. All of these factors together will invariably bring about greater results.
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One of the impacts of reading Walter Isaacson's biography of tech and marketing wizard Steve Jobs was a curiosity about the mind altering effects of LSD.
Back in the day, Steve was a fan of recreational drugs., back in the day. He credited his LSD experiences with opening up his mind and enabling him to see the world in a different light.
"Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there's another side to the coin, and you can't remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could."
I can't say that I have not fantasized about taking a trip. I love lucid dreaming and am curious about opening my consciousness to a deeper understanding. The fact that it is illegal and that I am scared of becoming a vegetable has kept it in the realm of fantasy.
It is no secret that the potential of LSD for rewiring and evolving the mind was researched with great zeal in the sixties and illegally in the seventies. Research with LSD as a psychiatric treatment was banned in 1966.
Now a Swiss psychiatrist has completed the first controlled controlled trial of the hallucinogenic drug in forty years. The results are startling. I should mention that Dr. Peter Gasser's research has US FDA approval.
Subjects who received full doses of LSD saw a 20% improvement in their anxiety symptoms! The study involved 12 people who were dying, most of terminal cancer. They took their 10-hour "trips" in Gasser's office.
Looks like the makings of a policy platform for the next Liberal Party Policy Convention.
Anyone have ten hours to hold my hand and change a diaper or two?
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We're kind of a small company and a little old fashioned. Although we've gotten pretty good at this "internet thing", it's still nice to communicate with customers.
We love special requests and we always respond to inquiries quickly. It's how I was raised.
My parents and grandparents were retailers in inner-city hardware stores. I grew up there and I learned from my mom, dad and older brother how to serve people, learn their names and thank them for stopping in.
Now that we're online, interaction with customers is a lot different but we try to bridge the gap with good communication, sincerity and blazing fast service.
We know why you're shopping online: for convenience and good prices. We deliver that and more.
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That you exist in relationship with all is a belief that you must now incorporate into living.
Further, you must remember that relationship is based on trust.
Jesus, A Course of Love T2.7.5
That you exist in relationship with all is a belief that you must now incorporate into living.
Further, you must remember that relationship is based on trust.
Jesus, A Course of Love T2.7.5
Whether you be male or female matters not, as you are in truth, the union of each.
Jesus, A Course of Love T1.9.2
I am with you and never leave you comfortless. Call on me, for I am here. Talk to me, and I will hear you. Listen, and I will respond.
I am in each voice that responds to you and your voice is mine as you respond to others.
~ Jesus, A Course of Love A.47
All fulfillments of nature attained, the human is not merely a reflector of divine light but becomes actively united with Spirit. This state is Kaivalya, oneness.
~ Sri Yukteswar, The Holy Science
Who I Am to you, and who you are to me, is all that matters. Our relationship can only be thus in union and relationship with each other.
We are not two beings who are separate but relating in union. We are each other's own being. We are one and we are many. We are the same and we are different.
In "own"-er-ship we are full of one another's own being. We are each other's own.
Fullness comes only from love, which is the source and substance of who we are being. I Am being you. You are being me. In this equation is fullness of being, which is love.
Christ, A Course of Love, Day 38
We are the beloved when we are the beloved to one another, when we are who I Am to one another.
~ Christ, A Course of Love, Day 38
You can see, now perhaps, why we have had to build your awareness slowly in order for you to be able to reach this place where you may be able to accept this new idea which is simply the truth.
It is the same truth that has been stated here in many different ways to allow you to become accustomed to the idea of a truth that may seem heretical to some of you when it is stated as directly as it is being stated here.
But our time together is coming to an end and your acceptance of the truth of who you are and who you can be is essential to the accomplishment of our mission–to the creation of a new heaven and a new earth.
The only way to create it is to experience it. The only way to experience it is to create it. All that stands in the way of your creatorship is your final acceptance of who you are in unity and relationship.
Jesus Christ, A Course of Love, Day 36


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Stroke Research and Treatment
Volume 2011, Article ID 157969, 1 page
Therapeutic Hypothermia in Stroke
1Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco Neurology (127) VAMC 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
2Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9
3Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, 9444 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
4Department of Physiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-422, Republic of Korea
5Departments of Neurology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Received 27 October 2011; Accepted 27 October 2011
Copyright © 2011 Midori A. Yenari et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This article has no abstract.


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How to Create Borders and Edges in Photoshop CS6
An attractive border from Photoshop CS6 can give your image an edge. If you want an edgy look or want to take your work right to the edge, you can apply this technique faster than you can say, "Overworked metaphor!" Photoshop lets you apply deckled looks and other effects to the borders of your image by using any of several plug-ins built right into your trusty Filters menu.
Follow these easy steps to the edge of image immortality:
Choose a photo that you think could use a decorative border and open it in Photoshop.
With the Rectangular Marquee tool, select the portion of the image you're framing.
Double-click the Quick Mask Mode icon in the Tools panel. In the Quick Mask dialog box that appears, choose Selected Areas in the Color Indicates area.
Click OK to enter Quick Mask mode.
Photoshop highlights the rectangle you selected.
Choose Filter→Blur→Gaussian Blur, set the Radius, and click OK.
Choose Filter→Brush Strokes→Sprayed Strokes.
Adjust the Stroke Length and Spray Radius sliders to acquire the desired effect.
The higher the resolution, the higher the value you may need.
Select your desired Stroke Direction from the drop-down list.
After application, the edges of the quick mask overlay (highlighted area) appear frayed.
Press Q to exit Quick Mask mode.
A selection border with ragged edges appears around the selection.
Press Ctrl+J (Command+J on the Mac) to copy the selected area and create a new layer from that area.
Create a new layer and fill it with the color you want for the background.
In the Layers panel, move the colored background layer underneath your deckled image.
Choose Layer→Flatten Image.
The finished image appears.Credit: ©iStockphoto.com/cgbaldauf Image #6349076


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A Million Miles
I havent heard from him in almost a month when this morning
I got an email and it had the most wonderful poem in it. I was
2 months pregnant when he left and all he has seen is a sono-
gram picture i sent him. he wrote me a poem and it left me
crying for hours. i visit the website often to see what people
have writen and just to re read what i have writen to him.
If you could please post this poem my husband wrote to me
on your website it would be much appriciated. He might be a
little embarrassed but i know it will hit home with a lot of wives.
We all seem to get pregnant before they leave! thank you very
much for even considering it.
Evelyne De Vriese
A Million Miles
a million miles away from her,
at night i cannot sleep.
nothing here but guns and dirt,
so lonely that i weep.
they expect me here to lead my troops,
across this burning sand.
but my reason, strength, and driving force,
is in another land.
i have all the treasure in the world,
feeling like i've not a dime.
i pray my family falls not apart,
will i make it back in time?
got a picture in the mail today,
of my soon to be baby boy.
happy tears fill my eyes,
but still i'm missing all the joy.
my baby's momma is trying hard,
to make it through this test.
i'm supposed to hold her hand through this,
i can only wish her the best.
she's probally just as hurt by this,
and all that we'll go through.
evelyne, please hear me now,
remember, i love you.
Sgt Matt de Vriese
Evelyne De Vriese


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Discipleship Summits Held In The Philippines
One of the Asia-Pacific Region's priorities is Ongoing Discipleship. One way that the region is achieving this goal is to use small group ministries as a way to disciple Nazarenes throughout Asia and the Pacific.… Read More
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Two years ago, Vision 441 was announced as the new mission strategy for the Asia-Pacific Region. The strategy was derived from John 4:41: "And because of his words many more became believers." The vision seeks to grow… Read More
Context and Christological Language
Context and Christological Language Bruce G. Allder is a senior lecturer at Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane, Australia in Pastoral Theology and Ministry, and Director of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) program that reaches into… Read More
Baptism and Christology
Baptism and Christology Dr. David Ackerman is the Field Education Coordinator of the Philippine-Micronesia Field. A question raised during the Global Theology Conference on the topic of baptism and Christology requires further reflection.… Read More
A Cruciform God and a Cruciform Church
Jesus and the Church: Reflections from the Global Theology Conference 2018 A CRUCIFORM GOD AND A CRUCIFORM CHURCH Rev. Dr. Rob Fringer is Principal and Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages at Nazarene Theological… Read More
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Jesus and the Church: Reflections from the Global Theology Conference 2018 Taking up the Cross as a Means of Grace Dr. David B. McEwan is the Academic Dean of Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane. Wesleyan… Read More
Project Biliran Recovery: "Biliran is for Christ"
"Biliran is for Christ" is the battle-cry as the mission team led by Sta. Fe Church of the Nazarene stepped in the province for the first time with prayers that out of the initial approach,… Read More
A church led by children
What do you imagine when you think of "children's church"? Most people picture a group of children being led in worship and other activities by adults. But the GMA Church of the Nazarene in Cavite,… Read More
Shipai Church Takes Risk in Discipleship
One year ago, a service at Shipai Church of the Nazarene had about 20 people attending. Pastor James Huang had just succeeded Pastor Shi and his wife who had faithfully served the church for nearly… Read More
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In California (and elsewhere), immigrants have long been targeted by predatory lawyers and consultants who exploit their clients' lack of English and status as noncitizens, charging exorbitant fees and in some cases failing to do the work expected of them. With dramatic changes to immigration laws looming in Washington, some states are already anticipating an increase in scams and victims.
In California, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Assemblyman Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), with the help of the California Bar Assn., have introduced legislation to protect immigrants from unscrupulous lawyers who commit fraud. That's a good idea, given that immigration fraud is among the top 10 issues the L.A. County Department of Consumer Affairs deals with.
Unfortunately, the bill fails to adequately address the problem and should be shelved, at least for now.
Immigrants: An Aug. 11 editorial gave the wrong title to Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles). He is a member of the state Senate, not the Assembly. It also incorrectly identified a legal organization as the California Bar Assn. The correct name is the State Bar of California.
AB 1159 would require immigration attorneys to deposit clients' retainers into trust accounts and would prohibit them from collecting any further payments until their cases are filed with federal authorities. Additionally, it would prohibit those attorneys from soliciting clients or taking money to begin the legalization process before Congress approves immigration reform legislation.
Those provisions are fine, but the bill would also require attorneys to carry malpractice coverage or post bonds of $100,000. That sounds like a sensible approach until you consider that many lone practioners — reputable lawyers, not scammers — would be forced to increase their fees dramatically to pay for such bonds and other mandates imposed under the bill. That, in turn, would likely drive up the cost of legitimate legal representation and push more immigrants into the arms of notarios, who are not lawyers and who too often promise to provide legal assistance at discount rates but end up filing frivolous paperwork damaging to cases.
The bill also requires attorneys to provide non-English speaking clients with official translations of any contracts. Surely, clients should be informed of what they are signing in a language they understand. But that can be achieved in far less expensive ways. Another onerous provision would require attorneys to provide clients written status reports every two months detailing what work has been done. Lawyers are obligated to keep clients informed, and most do. But requiring written updates would only drive up costs.
There is still time, however, for lawmakers to rethink their approach. Congress is unlikely to approve an immigration bill before October, if at all. And any new law is unlikely to kick in for at least a year. The Legislature ought to use that time to devise new legislation that protects immigrants without driving up fees prohibitively.
In the meantime, if the state bar and the Legislature are concerned about new scams, they ought to consider far more limited legislation that bans attorneys from receiving fees in anticipation of immigration reform.


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Even though we may give it the cutest name in the world, most women find that belly fat is anything but cute. Many women who carry extra pounds around their midsections are always looking for ways to hide, or at least not emphasize their belly fat. In our search for these ways to conceal belly fat, we end up wearing clothes that are too large or uncomfortable undergarments to hide the extra weight around our midsections. However, without having any liposuction surgery, by choosing the right clothes, you can make your waist look thinner and make it seem as if you have shaved some pounds off your body. In this article, we will look at some of the best tips and tricks to hide your belly fat. Consider these tips the next time you go shopping and you will see how slimmer you'll look.
Do Not Wear Clingy or Tight Tops
If you really want to look stylish and hide your belly fat, the consider not wearing overly tight tops or clingy tops. These tops can accentuate every roll of fat on your belly, thus taking away attention from your stylish clothes. Instead, replace the tight tops with tops which have a ruching or draping. Also, layered tops can be a very good option.
Consider Skinnies or Leggings With Longer or Drape Tops
If you are looking for ways to conceal your belly fat, then skinnies or leggings can be a good option. The can comfortably fit around your waistline and with so many long tops available, you will look completely stunning. Not even one person will notice the extra weight on your belly. Also, avoid belts above your belly since they emphasize your belly fat.
Wrap Dresses
Another great way to make your waist look slimmer is wearing a dress with a V neckline. This draws the attention from your waist to your face by showing some skin around your chest and neck. A wrap dress can be a good option since it ties around the waist and has a V neckline. A colorful scarf or necklace are two accessories that can also be used to draw attention away from your belly.
A-Line Dresses
Another way to hide your belly fat is wearing an A-Line dress. These dresses are generally narrower at the waist and top and a wider bottom. The extra flowing material can work wonders to create an illusion of a slimmer waist, thus making you look as if you don't have belly fat.
Consider long jackets, ponchos, and cardigans to create vertical lines
Layering can be one of the most effective methods of disguising your belly. Add a jacket or cardigan to your wardrobe. Jackets and cardigans can create vertical lines which lengthen you and draw attention away from your belly. The longer the cardigan, the leaner and longer you'll appear. Also, long vests can be perfect to create long vertical lines.
Consider Fabrics, Colors, and Patterns
Even though the proper style of dressing is vital, another important factor to consider if you want to conceal belly fat is your dress's material and pattern. Generally, a woman with extra rolls of belly fat around her waist should go for a dress with vertical, instead of horizontal patterns and flowy fabrics. Also, one color clothes in darker colors can be most slimming. Darker colors doesn't mean that you go for black, explore other colors with darker shades as well. If you love wearing prints, then go for it as long as it's not too extravagant.
Dress In Fitting Clothes
Another crucial tip to keep in mind is choosing dresses that fit well. This might seem pretty obvious, but most people believe that wearing large dresses can conceal their belly fat. However, the opposite is true. Wearing clothes with too much material just add bulk to your body. However, don't do the opposite and go for a small dress. Small and tight clothes only emphasize your belly area. Purchase clothes which are in your fitting size. If you love jeans, then avoid low waist jeans which can give a pushup to your belly, hence emphasizing it further.
Are you looking to hide those extra pounds of fat around your belly? Choose one of the above styles and you'll be amazed at how the best fabric and cut will hide your midsection.