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SPRINGFIELD — Bishop Thomas John Paprocki today announced that noted First Amendment advocate L. Martin Nussbaum will speak at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Atrium at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, as part of the third annual Fortnight for Freedom.
Nussbaum will present "Constantine, Canossa, Culpeper County, the Council and 'Contraceptives' – the Foundations of and Current Assaults on Religious Freedom."
"We are fortunate that Mr. Nussbaum will join us during our Fortnight for Freedom observance to bring us up-to-date on the threats to religious freedom and address what each of us can do to resist and reverse the erosion of our First Amendment rights," Bishop Paprocki said.
Nussbaum, a Colorado Springs attorney, co-founder and co-chair of the Lewis Roca Rothgerber Religious Institutions Group, serves as a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for Religious Freedom. Nussbaum graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and obtained his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.
Bishop Paprocki created the idea of Fortnight for Freedom at the USCCB in November 2011 which resulted in the first Fortnight events taking place nationwide in 2012.
Prior to Nussbaum's presentation, Bishop Paprocki will celebrate Mass at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral and preside July 1 at a noon Prayer Rally for Religious Liberty at the Lincoln statue in front of the state capitol.
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In Anguilla, the concept of staying at villas is gaining prominence due to the big number of properties at the beachfront or nailed on the top of the hills looking up to the transparent sea water. It is perfect for a relaxing time with the family or partying with friends.
Some villas have absolutely everything: chefs, butler, beach toys, personal trainers and much more.
In between the options that Anguilla has to offer, we chose the best so you can enjoy this enthralling island in style. With a broad variety and unforgettable treats, follow bellow:
Supermarket list
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In Anguilla, you will enjoy most of your time at your hotel - relaxing in your suit, receiving beach massages or having a piña colada at the pool.
There is a wide range of options of things to do: some more sophisticated, others more chic and some even simple. In common, all border the surreal turquoise immensity of the island.
We selected the best options – find the style that better suits you:
There are two gas stations at the island: one at Rendezvous Bay and the other, next to the port.
Anguilla is a British island and they follow their traditions, so you will drive on the left side of the road.
You will find long roads at the island but keep a low speed. Police officers are spread all around the roads to keep the order and there are radars.
Beware of the goats! They have priority pass, be kind!
Start the morning at Geraud's Patisserie with an iced coffee or a cranberry smoothie accompanied by a fresh grain bread, a bagel with cream cheese, an egg white omelet or a vegie wrap! Some kind of French bakery at the South Hill road that opens every day until 2 pm. It suits perfectly not only breakfasts, but also the after-beach snacks.
In the afternoon, go to Sandy Island restaurant in a private island. This casual beach bar where everybody walks barefooted is famous due to its langoustines grilled on coal and the JoJo rum punch.
As you arrive, go on board in the island's boat called Happiness. It leaves from the Sandy Ground pier and in 15 minutes, you are there.
Lunchtime: from 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email - firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone 264.497.6534
In 2006, the chef Carrie Bogar and her husband Jerry decided to change the address of their already renowned restaurant, so they substituted Pennsylvania for the inspiring Anguilla. Today, they serve delirious dishes at Veya, in Sandy Ground. Start with the Moroccan shrimps and after that, taste the duck with carrot puree or the tuna watered with rum, or choose the tasting menu approved by our F*Hits Camila Coelho. There are 5 divine dishes that take you into a gastronomic journey of flavors.
Dinner time: from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone 264.498.8392
Omari Banks sings on Mondays at Veya, therefore you are at the right spot to have dinner and call it a night! Order your favorite drink and have fun!
At your hotel or villa.
Have a relaxing lunch at The Place, in Rendezvous Bay and savor a fish sandwich or a chicken wrap in comfortable beach armchair.
Lunchtime: from 12:00 to 3:00 pm
Chacha San, at the South Hill road. Taste de delicious Asian gastronomy by the hands of the talented chef Ken. A cool restaurant, attended by locals for a draft beer at the end of the day and its unmissable dinner. Get started with the sushi selection and follow to the chicken curry or the spicy chicken with lemon.
Dinner time: from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email - firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone - 264.583.1988
Walk by The Pumphouse at Sandy Ground. If you enjoy the vibe in there, go inside and have the last drink of the day in this pirate-style bar!
Head to Barnes Bay for a morning dive, visit the Viceroy's hotel beach hut, the Viceroy's Mediterranean for a fresh juice.
The perfect lunch with the feet in the sand at Bamboo, the Viceroy's hotel restaurant. Try the Caesar salad or the fish burger.
Lunchtime: from 12:00 to 3:00 pm
For dinner, go to the Straw Hat, the Frangipani's hotel restaurant in Meads Bay. It is in contact with the best anglers of the island, so the fish of the day is the ideal choice. Get started with the tuna sprinkled bread.
Dinner time: from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email - firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone - 264.497.8300
Dune Preserve, at Rendezvous Bay, is the bar elected the #1 beach bar in the world many times. A rustic lounge adorned with things found in the ocean, "The Dune" is the stream covered in wood itself. However, the highlight of the place is its owner the star Bankie Banx, host of the reggae evenings under the stars.
Bankie performs around 10:00 pm. Ask your concierge to check the exact time.
Every day the Chef Dale Carter prepares a nice selection of eggs with the tastes of the island for breakfast at his restaurant Tasty's, at the South Hill road. Choose between the eggwhite vegetarian omelet and the seafood omelet!
The cheerful Da'Vida restaurant at Crocus Bay offers since a seasoned chicken pizza to a fresh tuna salad. After lunch, rent a kayak and wander around the bay following the rays and sea turtles or talk to the sailor Calvin that usually it is beneath the exuberant tamarind tree, and navigate with him throughout the neighborhood of Little Bay. Lunchtime: from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.
To break the fish routine, eat the real Italian pizza at the avant-garde Blue Bar at the boutique hotel CéBlue, also in Crocus Bay. From the wood-fired oven, delicious pizzas sprinkled with plenty of fresh mozzarella come out.
Dinner time: from 7:00 pm to 09:30 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone - 264.462.1000.
Elvis Beach Bar is an Anguilla classic in Sandy Ground. A little wooden boat, good vibes from Elvis, good music and Caribbean drinks will give the final touch to your night.
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Rum, sun and fun - such is Scilly Cay! A dot of sand in the midst of the translucent Habour island waters and a husband and wife team. Owners Eudoxie and Sandra have been receiving happy guests here in their private island for decades, a must-see. Meals with a lot lobster, fruits and shrimp pasta accompanied by especially strong rum punch. To reach the petit island, wave to their small boat close to the wharf at Harbour Island.
Lunchtime: from 12:00 to 3:00 pm.
Head to Jacala at Meads Bay. Perfect for your Friday night, this is Martha Stewart's favorite restaurant in the Caribbean. Imagine a French chef preparing multi-Sensorial gastronomy. The result are dishes such as the tuna carpaccio on sesame olive oil, goat cheese terrine, garden vegetables, cucumber soup with yogurt and for desert, the spectacular baba au rhun.
Dinnertime: from 07:00 pm to 10:15 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email: email@example.com or by phone: 264.498.5888
On Fridays, Omari Banks plays at the Dune Preserve in Rendezvous Bay, a bar that belongs to his father, the big star Bankie and owner of Dune, elected many times the best beach bar in the world.
Start the day at Geraud's Patisserie with a banana smoothie with any of the delicacies that Geraud prepares on Saturdays.
Some kind of French bakery at the South Hill road that opens every day until 2 pm, perfect not only for breakfasts, but also for the after-beach snacks.
On Saturdays, the live shows begin at 1 pm at Smokey's at the Cove, in Cove Bay and follows deliciously until 4:00 pm. This restaurant-bar with sand in your feet is an island classical with a relaxed atmosphere and a tasteful menu commanded by the owner Ilan, an important local manager.
Lunch time on Saturdays: from 12:00 to 04:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by phone: 264.497.6582
Extend to Rhum Room or to the Zemi Beach pool bar for an appetizing dinner at the Stone Seasonal Cuisine restaurant that overlooks Shoal Bay beach and offers a selection of wines and artisanal cocktails, harmonized with the best fish, shellfish and fresh vegetables becoming the perfect translation of the farm-to-table concept.
Dinnertime: from 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone: 264.584.0001
The night follows until late at the Pumhouse in Sandy Ground with live music and watered by the Caribbean drinks.
Start the day with a late brunch at Zemi Beach hotel. An appetizing selection of breads, cheeses, salads and snacks with spectacular views of the Shoal Bay sea.
Brunch time: from 11:30 am to 02:30 pm
On Wednesdays night and on Sunday afternoon you have the chance to see the star Bankie Banx playing live at the Dune Preserve, at the end of the Rendezvous beach. Enjoy your Sunday at this incredible bar with your feet in the sand, drinks and homemade food.
To confirm the star's performance, call 264.729.4215.
No formal dinner, Sunday is a lazy day. Follow to the Sunset Lounge, the Viceroy hotel's bar in Barnes Bay. Delicious sushis to conclude your Sunday afternoon!
Dinnertime: from 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Ask your hotel's concierge or villa to make a reservation or contact by email email@example.com or by phone: 264.497.7000
Your bed.
Elected the best bar in the world, Dune Preserve is unmissable.
A trendy and artistic bar that still counts on Bankie Banx, owner, musician and international star influenced by Bob Marley and Bob Dylan.
By the way, Bankie is one of the island's highlights because even as the years passes by him, the voice of the legendary singer only gets better, it is unbelievable.
1.6 km away from the Anguilla Beach coast, Sandy Island is a remote paradise surrounded by a shining sea and soft sand.
The island is also home of the cozy and unpretentious Sandy Island restaurant, a casual beach bar where everyone walks barefoot, famous by its hospitality, crayfish, lobsters grilled on charcoal and special cocktails such as the JoJo Rum Punch and the High Tide.
Get the island's boat properly called Bliss at the Sandy Ground dock or hire a boat to get there.
Rum, sun and fun - such is Scilly Cay! A dot of sand in the midst of the translucent Habour island waters and a husband and wife team. The owners Eudoxie and Sandra have been receiving happy guests here in their private island for decades.
To reach to the petit island, wave to their small boat close to the wharf at Harbour Island. As you are getting closer to Scilly Cay, take a nice look at the lobsters in the sea – succulent and fresh, they are going to be your lunch. Chat with Eudoxie whose personality fulfil the entire island and to the other guests while lunch is not ready.
After a complete lobster, fruits and macaroni salad meal savor the particularly strong Scilly Cay rum punch and enjoy the sea surrounding you as your tensions float away.


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Two of the three core medical staff have now reported for duty in the newly refurbished Ark Royal Medical Suites. I have been solemnly informed by One of Four that the crew refer to the Medical Facility on Board Ship as 'Sick Bay'. Clearly this is an early indication of the whimsical nature that I was advised by my colleagues on my home planet of Nisan.
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The Medical Scans have revealed the One of Four and Four of Four are clearly related, whilst this is not apparent in outward form they do both seem to share a fascination for technology. Curiously, when together they spend a considerable amount of time engaging in 'laughing'.
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Four of Four, continues to perform admirably in her studies and maintains an extremely high level of curiosity however this is mixed with an seemingly instinctive violent tendencies. After due consideration I will activate voice recording in the Medical Laboratory.
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I have filed a Missing In Action Report for the two Security Officers who were told to report to the Medical Facility.
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First-person puzzler adventure game "Maize" released today for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, nine months after its initial release on PC.
In this game, players meet a grumpy, talking Russian robot bear named Vladdy, along with a lot of sentient corn. Together, players will journey through a cornfield and into an underground research bunker while searching for answers.
To celebrate the game's console release, developer Finish Line Games released a new launch trailer:
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text: Patients turn to Superglue to fix varicose veins Patients needing treatment for varicose veins can now opt for a procedure at BMI Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow that uses an innovative glue to close off the vein, making the procedure less invasive and significantly reducing recovery times. The procedure takes just half an hour and one injection of local anaesthetic, making it a world away from the traditional method of 'stripping', in which the vein is pulled out of the body via an incision. Stripping is done under a general anaesthetic and it can take up to two weeks to recover from the procedure. The VenaSeal procedure using a medical 'superglue' usually requires just one injection and patients don't need to stay overnight in hospital, nor wear compression stockings after the procedure. The technique uses a fine catheter tube to insert a tiny amount of glue to the vein to seal it shut and patients can usually return to normal activities immediately. Stephen Kettlewell, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at BMI Ross Hall Hospital, says: "Varicose veins are quite a common problem affecting around 20 per cent of adults in the UK. "They are caused by faulty valves which causes blood to flow in the wrong direction. They often cause pain and aching in the leg, and can lead to more serious conditions such as phlebitis (inflammation), varicose eczema and ulceration. "The traditional method of treating varicose veins is by surgically "stripping" them from the leg. However, in recent years less invasive treatments such as laser and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) have been introduced which use heat to seal the veins and thereby prevent the reverse flow of blood. These techniques are effective and much less invasive than surgery but require a few injections of local anaesthetic, and patients are required to wear compression stockings for a week or so afterwards," said Mr Kettlewell. "VenaSeal is a new technology that uses a specially formulated medical adhesive which is injected into varicose veins and causes them to seal instantly. It requires a single injection of local anaesthetic and no stockings are required. Patients can literally have the injection and walk away with a small dressing to the leg and return to normal activities. "The procedure is done with the patient lying down. Ultrasound is used to map out the vein and a single dose of local anaesthetic is given. The VenaSeal catheter is then inserted into the vein and the glue injected. It takes about 15 minutes to do the procedure and a small dressing is placed at the injection site. "Initial research shows that VenaSeal is both safe and effective at treating varicose veins and compares very well to other minimally invasive treatments but, it has the advantage of not requiring any heat to destroy the vein, it usually needs only a single injection and patients don't need to wear a compression stocking." Elizabeth Sanderson, aged 72, from Helensburgh near Glasgow, had the VenaSeal procedure carried out on her right leg, at BMI Ross Hall Hospital earlier this year. "I worked as physiotherapist before retiring and was on my feet all day long, every day. I've suffered from varicose veins in both my legs over the years," she says. "I've had some significant problems with them, such as heavy, aching pains - even in bed at night - and I've worn support hosiery for the last 20 years to cover them up, and reduce swelling. My varicose veins made living life to the full more difficult and painful. "After having the Venaseal treatment, I walked straight out the hospital feeling amazing – I was Scottish country dancing just a couple of days later," she says, smiling. "I love being active, so to be able to get back to things I enjoy so quickly, is great. I no longer use support tights. "The difference between the Venaseal technique and previous procedures is incredible. I have had both the 'stripping' treatment and the RFA in the past, but I can say that the VenaSeal is much, much better. No general anaesthetic, no compression stockings, less injections, one little dressing for a tiny wound and up and about immediately. I'm really delighted!" Mr Kettlewell added, "Mrs Sanderson was the first patient in Scotland to receive the VenaSeal procedure at Glasgow Vein Clinic at BMI Ross Hall Hospital. I was very impressed with the simplicity of VenaSeal compared with laser and RFA and to see it working instantly." Categories: Health Date: 7th August 2017 Back to top Facebook Twitter Linked in Pinterest


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I am a Blogger devotee--this is what I started with, and this is what I feel comfortable with. [Please, I even changed the template, the height of my coding ability.] I know my way around blogs.
Until recently I had no idea LiveJournal (LJ) even existed. Then, some very nice LJers read my blog and, through them, I discovered that community. I always tread lightly when I go there, as a visitor in fairly unfamiliar territory. [I'm still not quite clear on how LJ works or how to link to them.] However, I must say that I absolutely love that place.
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I am only just 17, and yet I have been suffering from impotence and although I know that it is partly psychological, I just don't know what to do.
I have been in a reasonably stable relationship with my girlfriend for about 8 months, and to start with I had few problems with impotence, although we had not actually had sex, and we were still both virgins.
However, after three months, for no particular reason, we both lost interest, and I began to suffer from impotence, even during masturbation.
I panicked, because we loved (and still do) love each other, and we wanted to have our first sexual experience together.
In desperation, I ordered Viagra from the internet, which cost me £130, and my girlfriend still does not know about this. It helped me, and we had sex a couple of times.
After this, I was able to achieve a lasting erection without Viagra.
However, I was not sure if this was also due in any part to the fact that I did not drink over a two week period, and also I stopped taking erythromycin for acne for about a two week period.
As my acne started to relapse, I began to take oxytetracycline for it and, following a big argument (within a few days of starting my course of oxytetracycline) my impotence relapsed, even worse than before, to the extent that I was unable to achieve an erection, even during masturbation.
A few weeks later, I took Viagra, and I was able to achieve an erection.
It seems to me that if I take Viagra a few times after a short spell of depression, I can rebuild my confidence and regain my ability to achieve and maintain an erection, which would not happen without Viagra.
However, although to me it seems a logical (and mentally and emotionally vital) idea, my doctor won't prescribe me anything, and simply told me that I was worrying about nothing.
I did not tell her about my use of Viagra.
I am feeling terrible, because I do not want to tell my girlfriend, but it is playing on my mind.
Because I have to buy Viagra off the internet, it is so expensive, and the fact that it costs over £15 a dose means that I cannot afford it even if I sacrifice everything.
I spent money given to me for my birthday and for Christmas on it, which cannot be right.
Is there any way that I could speak to someone other than my local GP (who I have known since infancy) about it, and would I ever get a prescription for my problem?
It's madness for you to be taking Viagra at your age – particularly as you're buying it off the internet, and your GP doesn't know you're on it. (You are also paying way over the odds for it!).
I suspect that most of your problem is due to panic and anxiety.
That's very common. Please contact the Brook advisory helpline for young people.
One of their doctors will see you and will help you to get through this difficult stage.
The best of luck to you!
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By Luke Henderson – - -
The lows of 2013 have quickly been replaced by highs in 2014 for fighter Maureen 'Baby Face' Riordon. After injuries kept her on the shelf and fights fell through, prospects for her career reaching the heights she hoped for were dimming.
"Literally the same week I had surgery, they announced there were tryouts for women in my weight-class for The Ultimate Fighter and I locked myself in my room and cried," Riordon said, talking about the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) reality program that ends with fighters receiving contracts.
But setbacks like that are in the past and Riordon made her own headlines in March with the announcement that she had not only signed a contract with national MMA organization Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) but had also signed one to make her professional fighting debut in a kickboxing match for the internationally known 'Glory' promotion, which is set to make its Denver debut at the 1st Bank Center on May 3 with GLORY 16.
Riordon sees the opportunities before her and intends to grasp them tightly.
"It's a great chance not just for me, but for the community. Women's MMA is a growing sport and the last year has been incredible. Things like this, things like fighting for RFA and for GLORY, all of that is an opportunity for me to show what I can do, but also for all of us to bring attention to Denver and Colorado and bring in organizations like this," Riordon said.
While RFA is well known in the state, fans may be unclear just how large the news is regarding GLORY coming to town. The '16' show will be broadcast on SPIKE TV and will be their immediate follow-up to a show in Istanbul. Billed as the world's premier kickboxing league, the organization's decision to come to Denver brings in a great deal of attention, revenue and pride to the state.
All of this Riordon is well aware and eager to justify through her performance, but she gets downright giddy when talking about the venue.
"Of course fighting at the 1st Bank Center is a dream come true. I can't even put into words what fighting there, in my pro debut, means. There are no words to be able to be there with my family, friends and fans, to see me on that stage. No words. I would have to draw a picture," Riordon said with a laugh.
But as she prepares for this next step in her career, Riordon is not losing sight of where she has come from. m"Adopted at birth, I take pride in the Irish heritage gifted to me by my family. That last name became my entire identity, my heritage. I hope the Irish community will embrace me, as I have so profoundly embraced them. Faugh A Ballagh!" Riordon shouted. 'Clear the way!'
Riordon intends to make 2014 the best year of her fighting career and with the opportunities laid before her the sky seems to be the limit.
To purchase tickets for GLORY 16, May 3 at The 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, go to www.altitudetickets.com.
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John Gillis A visiting Irish manuscript conservator who conserved the Faddan More Psalter–the 8th-century manuscript that was found in a bog in Co. Tipperary in 2006. A lecture about this Treasure from the Bog will be in Colorado Springs: lecture–7 pm, Wednesday, April 30, Gaylord Hall, Worner Center (NW corner of Cascade and Cache L Poudre), Colorado College; and a reception at Heller Center, UCCS, Friday, May 2, 4 – 6 pm. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, see (for Colorado College lecture): http://www.coloradocollege.edu/events/2014-04-30-treasure-from-the-bog-the-faddan-more-psalter#.U1BdO1yIzFI or (for reception at UCCS): http://www.uccs.edu/heller/events.html or contact: [email protected]
This lecture tells the story of the discovery of the Faddan More Psalter, an early medieval
manuscript unearthed from a peat bog in Co. Tipperary in the summer of 2006. The manuscript was probably written in about 800 in one of a number of monasteries in the area. A unique feature is that the inside of the leather cover is lined with papyrus, probably as a stiffening, an indication of the links between the Irish and Coptic churches at the time
Gillis will discuss the many new and exciting discoveries were made during the lengthy and difficult task of conserving this important archeological find, which had survived in an extreme environment for over a millennium and examine how that same environment was somewhat responsible for its survival. In
conservation terms much of the technique employed was developed as work progressed due to
the unique nature of the project, with little in the way of comparative work existing.
The contents of manuscript will be examined, which contains the fragmented remains of the one hundred and fifty Psalms from the Old Testament and includes areas of illumination and decorated
lettering. We will see the cover in remarkable original condition; possibly the only one of its kind in
Western Europe and one of only a handful of extant original early medieval Western book covers.
Gillis will draw comparisons with structures that hail from lands as far away as Egypt. We will also
look in detail at some of the surprise features from the cover that have raised more questions than
answers but without doubt will play an important role in adding to the history of book making and
monastic life in early medieval Ireland.
Jason Lee Returns to the Ring
By Luke Henderson –
Word came down the final week of March that fan favorite MMA fighter, Boston's own Jason 'The Dragon' Lee (6-4), would be returning to the cage in Colorado once more. This time he'll be facing Jeremy Hart (8-3) at Sparta Combat League's ARMY VS MARINES V event on April 26. Lee, coming off a win in late 2013, is ready to put on a show at the Budweiser Event Center in Loveland. "I'm very excited to tap into a new promotion and possible a couple of new fans in Northern Colorado," Lee said. He's up against a very seasoned and talented fighter in Hart. "From what I've seen of Jeremy's fights, he's got a lot of heart. We all know I'm born of that fabric," Lee said.
This fight card is special in that it utilizes as many servicemen as possible on it and promoter Jeff Cisneros gives away 3000 tickets to military members to enjoy the show and while Lee appreciates all the men and women of the armed services do, that doesn't stop him from getting in a good natured verbal shot at Hart.
"I believe Jeremy was in the Army at one point and while I appreciate his service, I was raised in a Marine Corps family and well, since I was born, let's just say I've known the difference. Semper Fi, do or die!" Lee exclaimed.
Lee has been on the shelf since late 2013 due to a fight falling through and now he's ready to breakout in 2014. "St. Paddy's has just passed and boy am I ready to shine in spring time. New life, new blood and I'm promising one hell of a banger on April 26, well…as long as Jeremy's chin will hold up," Lee said.
To buy tickets, go to www.comcasttix.com.
Folk Ragoût with Lights Along the Shore in Concert
On Friday, April 25th at Swallow Hill, Folk Ragoût will be performing and collaborating with Lights Along the Shore, the brilliant trio of UW professors Rod Garnett (flutes), Blake McGee (clarinets), and Lisa Rickard (piano).
The evening will include Folk Ragoût playing and singing French and Irish music, and Lights Along the Shore will play a great Moldovan/Romanian set. We'll also combine for some Irish-French-Romanian-Moldovan madness.
Lights Along the Shore is known for their extraordinary virtuosity, musicality, and creativity and they rarely come to Colorado, so don't miss them! 303-777-1003.
CELTIC WOMAN "THE EMERALD TOUR" at Pikes Peak Center
Tracy Jones-Colorado Ballet's Irish Ballerina
By Luke Henderson —
(Black and white front cover photo of Tracy Jones by Francisco Estevez Photography. Flower pattern background from Tracy Jones dancewear company "Tulips by Tracy")
The Irish call those that have emigrated from the country with the affectionate term 'wild geese' and bird imagery has often been used within the world of ballet. With Ireland-born Colorado Ballet star Tracy Jones, the two fit perfectly together.
For Jones, who was born in Cork, dancing has been with her seemingly forever. At age five her mother, a dancer growing up herself, enrolled her in ballet classes. A love was born and soon she was ready for the next step. "It wasn't until I was 11 and I auditioned for a spot at The Royal Ballet School that I realized I wanted to really focus on classical ballet," Jones said.
That early investment and keen focus has earned her a spot within one of the most prestigious ballet troupes in America and while she's enjoying her time in Colorado, she admits she wishes for a chance to be reminded of home a bit more by connecting with our Celtic community. "I would very much like to become more involved with the Irish community and meet fellow countrymen. I do always smile though when I see an Irish bumper sticker on cars around town or hear an Irish accent when I am out and about," Jones said.
But free time for someone so dedicated is limited, especially when attempting to keep up with not only the demands of her craft, but a love for it and desire to see it respected. "I believe that dance and the arts are not only important, but a necessary part of any community. Colorado Ballet has very talented dancers from all over the world and the level of the company in my opinion is world class. In most cosmopolitan cities and especially in Europe, any great metropolis will have a great ballet company. Denver has this by being home to Colorado Ballet, but I think that we have to help our community recognize this," Jones said.
If the Colorado Ballet keeps up its high level of professionalism, the community will have no choice but to follow. Currently it is closing out its very successful 2013-2014 season. "It has been really fantastic," Jones said about the season, before detailing her accomplishments within it, which included performing in; a pas de deux (a tango piece choreographed by ballet mistress Lorita Travagli), Giselle, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and finally in the Ballet Director's Choice where she will be featured in The Last Beat.
Through rigorous performance seasons, surgeries and even continental changes of location, Jones knows just what keeps her dancing. "Being on stage. Although we put in a lot more hours into being in the rehearsal studio and keeping our bodies in shape and healthy, it is all worth it when we get to the theatre. Having the opportunity to share this art form with an audience is such a privilege and for me, there is no other feeling like it," Jones said.
As for Ireland, her love of it is a feeling unlike any other as well. "I believe that where you come from is always very important and for me, although I haven't lived there in a long time, Ireland will always have a very special place in my heart," Jones said.
While that place may be large, Jones makes it clear she could not be happier where she is. When asked if there has ever been a moment she just stops and thinks about her dreams coming true, she replies without hesitation. "Honestly, I tend to feel like this most of the time when I am on stage," Jones said.
The art of ballet can be both mesmerizing and intimidating to those beholding it. But behind the hours of practice, years of study, decades of dedication and centuries of history, lay the stories of the performers that make up the pageantry of this art. Tracy Jones, born of Ireland, resident of Denver, is one of those stories and the Colorado Celtic community is fortunate to have the chance to be a small part of her story.
If you wish to follow and support Tracy Jones, she stresses her desire that everyone come and see the Colorado Ballet perform. However to follow her directly you can find her on Twitter @tracyannejones, on her website www.tracyjones.weebly.com, or follow her business of ballet skirt creation at www.tulipsbytracy.com.
Denver Gaels ramp up for GAA season!
As the weather warms and the ground thaws, the Gaels have plenty of events going on.
The Hurling Pub League ramps up to high gear as players shake off the last of the rust and start chasing the Cup in a big way. They'll also ramp up our gaelic football training in preparation for the start of Football Pub League in May.
Social event s are also a big part of the Gaels, so if you are interested as a player or supporter stop by www.DenverGaels.com
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(photos: Canaan Grigsby above; Jason Clayton below)
Two of Colorado's fighting Irish community, Jason Clayton (7-4) and Canaan Grigsby (2-1), are set to face off in separate matches this month on the Fight to Win MMA, 'Animals' card. Both men are veterans of the local fighting scene and were nominees for the 2013 Celtic 'Club' award.
Grand Junction's Jason Clayton will be facing Cody Mumma (5-1) in the co-main event of the evening. It might be an uphill battle for the Celtic Clayton, who will be looking to rebound from two straight losses. His fight is against a very tough Mumma who has won five straight since losing in 2012.
Clayton knows the fight is a tough one, but that's the only kind he likes.
"I want to fight the best fighters every time I step in the cage. It is about testing myself and my discipline. I truly love the competition part of this sport," Clayton said.
He hopes The Celtic Connection readers will turn out to support him in Denver.
"I'm mainly Irish and Indian. Both very proud heritages. I just seem to identify more with the Irish side. I genuinely love fighting and it just seems to be a natural part of that heritage. People should come out and watch this fight to show support for all fighters involved. Most importantly to see two great, talented fighters test their skills," Clayton said.
While fight fans are excited about the Clayton/Mumma match, tongues are wagging for the grudge match of the year when Canaan 'The Super Beast' Grigsby collides with Jeremiah Talley (1-1). A considerable amount of bad blood exists between the two men and a war of words has gone on stretching back to 2013. Grigsby, a fan favorite firebrand of a fighter, credits his toughness to his heritage.
"I'm from hardworking people. My grandparents worked their asses off to make it and give life to our family and that means something to me. My grandmother actually 'homesteaded' her property so yeah we are a people of this earth and whether we were born in Ireland like my great grandparents and great-great grandparents, or born right here on this Native-American land, I am honored to carry my last name," Grigsby said.
Two more of Colorado's Irish-American community are set to display their skills on April 18 at the National Western Complex in Denver. To support these fighters you can purchase tickets through www.fighttowinmma.com. Scheduled 12 Fight card to begin at 7PM.
INCO Presents the Third Annual "SURE THE CRAIC WAS 90: AN AFTERNOON OF IRISH STORY AND SONG" with STORYTELLER LIZ WEIR and music by Celtic Friends
Irish Network-Colorado (INCO) welcomes all the Irish-American community and everyone who loves Irish story and music to once again join them for a special afternoon. " Last year's event was such HUGE FUN, we just have to do it again!" enthused the INCO press release when announcing the return of "Sure the Craic was 90: An afternoon of Irish Story and Song." The event will be anchored by Storyteller Liz Weir with special guest musicians/singers Celtic Friends and take place at The Celtic Tavern, The Celtic Tavern, 1801 Blake Street, Denver, Saturday, April 12 at 2:30p.m. Folks are invited to arrive early to have lunch and socialize. Tickets are $10 in advance via www.irishnetworkco.com
Liz Weir is a storyteller and writer from Cushendall , Northern Ireland, who has told her stories to children and adults on five continents. The first winner of the International Storybridge Award from the National Storytelling Network, which cited her "exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling within Ireland and between other countries," Weir has once again been nominated for this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She is in Colorado to participate in the Conference on World Affairs held April 7-11 at the CU campus in Boulder (www.colorado.edu/cwa).
INCO hosted Film, Food, and Fun last month at Katie Mullen's in Denver. (photo) Seamus Blaney, Eleanor Burns, and other members and friends of INCO shared many laughs as they watched the hilarious documentary "The Irish Pub" and then listened to local Irish born publicans sharing stories about doing business in Denver vs. the 'Old Sod.'
The 2014 Conference on World Affairs (CWA) will take place April 7th through 11th at University of Colorado campus, Boulder. Originally founded in 1948 as a forum on international affairs, the conference expanded rapidly in its early years to encompass the arts, media, science, diplomacy, technology, environment, spirituality, politics, business, medicine, human rights, and so on. Roger Ebert, who participated in the CWA for four decades, always referred to the CWA as "the Conference on Everything Conceivable."
Included among the participants from around the world are performer, storyteller, writer, Clare Muireann Murphy originally from Ireland, now based in London. Storyteller Liz Weir from Northern Ireland will be making her 14th appearance to the event! More information and schedules are at www.colorado.edu/cwa.


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If you feel hopeless, have I got a story for you! A dream, to be more specific.
First, here's a short list of what's new on Blossom:
10 Time-Tested Ways to Know if You Love Someone – My favourite tips are the ones from divorce attorneys – they know a surprising amount about love.
How to Write a Strong Cover Letter and Get That Job – because you never know when you'll have to sell yourself, right?
How to Write Powerful Words That Grab Attention – I plucked the five best ways to tell powerful stories from an awesome book called Power Words.
7 Ways to Deal With Depression After a Breakup – especially helpful if you're struggling with hopelessness and despair. Don't let the "after a breakup" part fool you. It's for all types of healing.
And finally – How to Get Rid of the Worst PMS Symptoms Right Now. Did you know that iron helps lessen symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, and potassium can increase your pain? So the researchers say, anyway.
Blossoming When You Have No Hope Left
Last night I dreamt that two people brought Zoey back to me. She was my cat, who I had to give away 15 years ago when I moved to Africa.
Long ago, I gave up hope of ever touching Zoey again – or even catching a glimpse of her! When those two people (one was a veterinarian, the other a vet assistant) told me they were bringing her back to me, I didn't believe them. They even told me in advance, to give me time to prepare.
I refused to believe.
I'd given up hope, and I couldn't allow myself to accept the possibility that it could be true. I'd stopped looking, stopped believing. I thought too much time had passed.
The veterinarian and his friend didn't just give me my cat back, they gave me a piece of myself that had been missing for years. It broke my heart to give Zoey away, and I never fully recovered. We never really "get over" the pain of losing someone, do we?
In my dream last night, I received something even more precious than the cat I deeply loved. I was given the gift of restoration and healing, surrender and acceptance. A piece of my heart came home to me.
What have you given up on? Have you stopped hoping for something you truly wanted…and perhaps even needed? Maybe you've even been told it's coming back to you, but you just can't believe it.
Maybe it's not too late. Maybe you won't get it back the exact way, shape, or form you expect. Maybe you won't get the specific person, possession, or dream that you want…but maybe you'll be given back a piece of your heart. And maybe that'll be even better.
Stay open. Let yourself believe. Receive.
Are you struggling with hopelessness? Read How to Hold on to Hope When Life Seems Hopeless.
I welcome your thoughts below. I can't give advice, but you may find that writing helps you feel less alone. Perhaps even more hopeful.
Blessings and Blossoms,


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New Clinical Trials Searches for Evidence of Benefit from Animal Assisted Therapy
What is an Emotional Support Animal?
How's your ESA doing? It's a good bet you didn't know your family's pet(s) could also be "Emotional Support Animals."
Here's another related acronym, "animal assisted therapy (AAT)." This is a growing field of research and practice in the use of animals for psychological therapy.
It's not difficult to understand the underlying beliefs about how animals can have a healthy effect on the human psyche – just hold a warm, fuzzy and purring kitten for a while.
However, when it comes to psychology, medicine, and the benefits for people with mental illness, animal assisted therapy can be more fuzzy than warm.
The Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy
While human beings have known for centuries that relationships with animals could be beneficial, there's a really big step from the benefits of a pet and the use of an animal to treat a serious mental condition such as PTSD, depression or autism.
For one thing, as a practice of medicine, animal assisted therapy usually involves animals trained for the task. Most of these animals are dogs, although dolphins, horses, chinchillas and many other animals are also used.
There's a significant difference between a pet, an animal 'just around the house' for a long time (usually years), and an ESA/AAT animal such as a dog trained to recognize symptoms of certain mental distress and to help individuals with recovery and treatment for a specific time (usually months, but sometimes for very short visits).
For another thing, AAT animals are not a panacea. They aren't effective for every kind of mental condition nor for every patient. Psychiatrists recognize that animals are best for conditions where stress and emotional upset are mild enough to tolerate the animals.
People with violent or highly aggressive mental problems are (for obvious reasons) least likely to respond properly to animals – and they may represent a risk for the animal.
Evaluating Effectiveness of Animal Assisted Therapy
Another problem for the psychiatrist and other medical professionals is the lack of clinical trial evidence for the positive effect of animal therapy. Common experience and decades of observational data connect animals to good benefits, but without controlled conditions, it's very difficult to accurately evaluate how much benefit is due to the animals and how much to other factors.
The relative lack of clinical trials in AAT reflects, in part, the traditional subjectivity of evaluating the value of animal companionship. It's also difficult to conduct the trials in conditions that can identify and monitor other factors such as the living environment, type of mental problem, the training of the animal (or not), the attitude of the person toward animals, and the length of time for contact with the animals.
New Trials Researching Animal Assisted Therapy
A good example of new attempts to evaluate AAT in a clinical trial is the joint project of the American Humane Association, Zoetis, Inc. (a large animal medicine firm) and the pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, Inc. After a pilot study using dogs with children suffering from cancer, the clinical trial, which opened in October of 2013 and scheduled to run 14 months, is a major test of animal assisted therapy for pediatric oncology.
The trial will involve approximately 100 children at three sites, beginning with St. Josephs Children's Hospital in Tampa, Florida. The project, called Canines and Childhood Cancer (CCC), seeks to provide evidence for two hypotheses:
1. Pediatric patients with various forms of cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, children aged 3-12 years, and their parents/guardians who receive animal assisted therapy will experience less distress throughout the course of their treatment than patients who do not receive AAT.
2. Participating therapy dogs will exhibit minimal distress over the course of the CCC study.
Methods for Testing Animal Assisted Therapy
The methods for testing need to be well defined. In this case, children are first assessed for their base level of distress (essentially from the course of cancer treatment). A psycho-social survey testing physiological benchmarks (heart rate, blood pressure, etc.) provides this information for each participant, whether they receive AAT or not (in the control group).
During the period of the trial, the children in the treatment group visit with their therapy dog for about 20 minutes once a week during their visits to an outpatient clinic. Each visit is videotaped and their stress level, psychosocial attitudes and physiological condition are recorded.
In this trial, the dogs are also evaluated. Samples of the dog's saliva are collected from each session to measure the cortisol level (related to stress levels). The dogs' handlers complete a self-report about the dog's behavior, and what activities occurred during the session.
This study is one of very few taking place in clinical and hospital settings, which is important because of the intensity of treatment involved for cancer patients. The use of dogs for therapy is ameliorative; it makes the patients feel better but is not a primary treatment.
The clinical trial hopes to put some quantitative measurements to this outcome. Doctors will also be looking to evaluate the therapy in the context of the overall treatment for cancer. It's part of a growing recognition of the importance of stress reduction and positive mental outlook for cancer patients.
In the broad context for animal assisted therapy, clinical trials such as this one are important to establish the specific circumstances for benefit – the types of mental and physical diseases, the attitudes of the patients, the type and training of the animals and the level of possible therapeutic benefit. The more specific the information, the more likely it will be that AAT can become a routine part of treatment – perhaps leading to standards of treatment and certification of AAT trained animals.


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Planning a secure financial future is easy if you focus only on what is important.
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text: Founded in 2000 by designer Yul Ku, denim brand AG Adriano Goldschmied creates chic and classic jeans, tops, and jackets for both men and women. AG has vertically integrated manufacturing facilities where it conducts design, cutting, sewing, finishing, and shipping, allowing for greater oversight over the entire process. The company is dedicated to social responsibility, employing energy-efficient techniques and using eco-conscious materials, in addition to partnering with charities. AG Adriano Goldschmied's philosophy shines through in its designs, which are always a step ahead. Shop a wide selection of AG jeans, shirts, and jackets for men and women at Bergdorf Goodman.


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The People's Republic of Berkeley signs on to U.N. treaties
Maybe they'll get their own seat on the U.N. Security Council now:
Berkeley became the first city in the United States, and possibly the world, to agree to international human rights treaties on Tuesday night, after the City Council approved a measure usually reserved for countries. After a brief but spirited debate, the City Council voted unanimously to allow unpaid interns to report to the United Nations on how, or whether, Berkeley complies with treaties on civil liberties, racial discrimination and torture.
The council also agreed to take the first step in raising parking revenue by voting unanimously to add 420 meters and increase the parking meter rate 25 cents an hour, to $1.50.
But the decision to comply with the U.N. treaties generated the most energetic response from council members and the public.
"This is extremely important," said Councilman Max Anderson, who represents south Berkeley. "This is the way Berkeley should be talking. This should be an inspiration to other communities." Councilman Kriss Worthington called the initiative a creative and important way Berkeley can support the values put forth in the U.N. treaties. "In our small and humble way, we can submit our own record," he said. "I think this is a wonderful thing for us to do."
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle)
Berkeley prof wants "Burrito Wall"/"bi-national library" at the border
April 6, 2011 01:20 PM by Michelle Malkin
Heh: Former Michigan Gov. Granholm to Teach Job Creation at UC Berkeley
January 24, 2011 04:25 PM by Doug Powers
Berzerkely City Council votes tonight on WikiLeaker honors; Update: Tabled indefinitely!
December 14, 2010 10:21 PM by Michelle Malkin
Berzerkley vs. America, Part 99,999
December 8, 2010 01:17 PM by Michelle Malkin
Another day, another bizarre UC Berkeley tantrum
May 13, 2010 10:21 AM by Michelle Malkin


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The club accepts requests for registration cancellation in three cases.
- Requests submitted to the Registrar prior to the start of the season* will result in a refund of the registration fee minus a $15 cancellation fee. These requests can be made without any specific justification.
- Requests submitted by the third Friday after the start of the season will result in the player's account being issued a credit that can be reused in future seasons. These requests will be only be accepted for medical reasons and must be accompanied by a signed letter from a doctor attesting to the impossibility of the player to continue playing. The credit will be equal to one half of the regular refund, or one half of (registration fee minus $15 cancellation fee).
- When a registered player is selected to play for the one of the North Allegheny School District school teams and the parents request cancellation no later than a week after the school teams are announced. In this case only the club will issue a full refund, i.e., no cancellation fee will be charged.
* Travel (U11 and older): The start of the season will be determined as of the date teams are required to be declared for the current season (August 1 for fall; March 1 for spring). In-House (U10 and younger): The start of the season will be determined as the first day practices are scheduled to begin.
If you need to request a registration cancellation, please make sure to notify the player's Age Group Coordinator and his/her coach (if known).
Players that the club is unable to roster on a team for any reason will be given a full refund.


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BikeNewark exists to improve bicycling in Newark, Delaware, by working with partner organizations on five critical parameters—engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement, and evaluation—for the overall benefit of people who bicycle and the city as a whole.
Our Objectives
BikeNewark strives to:
- make biking and walking central to Newark's culture.
- build a movement in Newark for better biking and walking.
- expand safe and connected bike and walk infrastructure.
- educate community members in the safe and legal operation of bicycles.
- make Newark the best small city for biking in the Mid-Atlantic Region.


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Quicklink to feature iPhone HD PRO app at IBC2012
By TVTechnology
Quicklink will showcase a new native 720p resolution (1280 x 720) HD ultra-low delay iPhone app at IBC2012, Sept. 7-11, in Amsterdam.
Using the iPhone's inbuilt hardware encoder chip, the app encodes native HD resolution, with an encoding time of only one frame, thus allowing true end-to-end interview mode.
This advanced software is fully configurable and settings such as resolution, maximum data rate and frame rate can be controlled from the control center.
The Quicklink iPhone HD PRO is fully self-tuning automatically for differing network conditions and incorporates Quicklink's Real Time Optimization (RTO). The app also is automatically adaptive to changing network conditions.
The Quicklink HD app produces low latency allowing ultra-low delay talkback.
The Talkback component can be used as a standalone talkback receiver with Quicklink's existing product range thus allowing complete flexibility to the field shoot.
See Quicklink at IBC2012 Stand 7.J16.
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Gorgeous home by Bill Buchan in Timberline Park. Four bedroom
2-story home with cedar siding, brick fascia and newer 50 year composition roof has tremendous street appeal. Hardwood entry with dual lead glass sidelights. Bright living room features tall coved ceiling and gas log fireplace. Large main floor bedroom/den offers double glass door entry, chair rail and closet. Formal dining room with bay window, shadow box and chair rail detailing. Spacious kitchen includes gas cooktop, eating nook and ample cabinet space. The warm family room features a beamed ceiling, gas log fireplace and built-ins. Three additional bedrooms are located upstairs including a master bedroom with five-piece bath and mountain view. Slider to a covered patio and fenced backyard. 8,298 SF lot backs to a permanent open space.
This home has been pre-inspected. Report available.


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Programming is "Pointless"
Some may call it "pointless", but I absolutely love the point-free tacit programming style. The level of brevity can be truly astounding! Some of the terseness comes from not having to mention parameter names all over the place and much of it comes from the relentless factoring that this style makes straight forward (the Factor language is well-named).
Most of my exposure to it has been in stack languages like Forth, Joy, Cat, Factor, RPL and others with a shallow dive into J, K and APL and a look at John Backus' FP (must read his Turing Award lecture) and most recently I've spent some time playing with Kona.
It's All About Composition Baby!
I mentioned briefly at the start of my TransForth series that a very nice way of thinking about programming in concatenative languages is to consider words to be stack->stack functions and then it becomes all about composition. What you're doing is defining words in terms of composition of other words and threading a stack through them. Haskell uses a simple dot ( . ) for composition. Most stack languages use nothing! As Erik Meijer says, the most important operator in a language should be given the lightest-weight syntax. You can think of the whitespace between words as the composition operator.
One of my answers on Stack Overflow gave me the idea for this post. I realized that indeed we could build a simple point-free stack language without leaving F# at all. In fact it can all be done in a pure functional way. Keep in mind that this is just an experiment. Don't take it too literally or too seriously. The idea isn't to actually use this for anything real. The idea is to demonstrate the equivalence of "definitions" and "words" in concatenative languages to composition and stack->stack functions. Let's give it a try!
Composition Refresher Course
Given functions f and g (let's say implementing squaring and doubling respectively):
let f x = x * x
let g x = x * 2
We can define a new function h, that combines the two (doubles and then squares):
let h x = f (g x)
It's the x we don't want to see and, wait a minute, this f (g x) is the very definition of composition itself.
let compose g f x = f (g x)
Given a function from a -> b and a function from b -> c, it returns a new function directly from a -> c. It's the ultimate in higher order functional programming; a function that takes functions as arguments and returns a function as a result. You can do a lot with this useful little thing; in fact you can do everything.
In F#, "compose" is spelled >> . Not quite as nice as using whitespace as in Forth but it'll do. This is very similar to the pipeline operator |> which can be thought of as threading an argument through a series of functions. If we rewrite our h using the pipeline operator it's very clear that x is being given solely to be piped through:
let h x = x |> g |> f
With composition, we can sort of cancel out the x on each side and define it in a most succinct way:
let h = g >> f
Beautiful! The x has vanished, yet we end up with the same double-square function (for example, h 3 gives 36 in all three forms we've used).
Composing n-Arity Functions
One problem with composing a pair of functions is that not only do the argument types need to match, but the number of arguments must match as well. You may want to compose a sum function (adding two arguments) with a square function (taking a single argument) to get a function returning the square of the sum. This seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do but it doesn't work:
let sum x y = x + y // int -> int -> int
let sqr x = x * x // int -> int
let sumsqr = sum >> sqr // Type mismatch!
The trick is to use an n-arity collection type as the single argument for everything! Stack languages use a stack. You could potentially use some other data structure. Stacks are nice because then, without naming values, return values may be left as arguments being referenced only by position relative to the top of the stack. In this particular case, sum would pop two values, add them together and push back the result which would then be consumed by sqr.
F# Embedded "Forth"
If you've been following the TransForth series you'll recognize most of these Forth words. I'll even capitalize them to make it look like TransForth.
Let's get started with some basic arithmetic functions:
let dyadic f = function (x : float) :: y :: t -> f y x :: t
let monadic f = function x :: t -> f x :: t
let ADD = dyadic (+)
let SUB = dyadic (-)
let MUL = dyadic (*)
let DIV = dyadic (/)
Each of these takes and returns a stack of floats. For example:
We can define a LIT function meant to be partially applied to produce a literal-pushing function:
let LIT n t = n :: t
And then convert to pure composition. We still need to plumb through an initial empty stack:
Wonderful! We can add some of the normal stack manipulation words:
let DROP = function _ :: t -> t
let DUP = function x :: t -> x :: x :: t
let SWAP = function x :: y :: t -> y :: x :: t
let OVER = function (_ :: x :: _ as t) -> x :: t
let ROT = function x :: y :: z :: t -> z :: x :: y :: t
let CLEAR _ = []
And even start defining them in terms of each other:
let DDROP = DROP >> DROP
let RROT = ROT >> ROT
let DDUP = OVER >> OVER
let NIP = SWAP >> DROP
let TUCK = SWAP >> OVER
let SQUARE = DUP >> MUL
let CUBE = DUP >> DUP >> MUL >> MUL
If you squint, this is looking a lot like Forth ( : CUBE DUP DUP MUL MUL ; ).
With one more primitive NAND function we can then define Boolean logic (using -1. and 0. as truth values as in Forth):
let NAND = dyadic (fun a b ->if not (a = -1. && b = -1.) then -1. else 0.)
let NOT = DUP >> NAND
let AND = NAND >> NOT
let OR = NOT >> SWAP >> NOT >> NAND
let NOR = OR >> NOT
let XOR = DDUP >> AND >> RROT >> NOR >> NOR
let XNOR = XOR >> NOT
With that and one more comparison primitive we can define greater-than (GT) and equal-to (EQ) and proceed to define the others in terms of them:
let comp f = dyadic (fun a b ->if f a b then -1. else 0.)
let GT = comp (>)
let EQ = comp (=)
let LT = DDUP >> GT >> RROT >> EQ >> OR >> NOT
let LEQ = DDUP >> LT >> RROT >> EQ >> OR
let GEQ = DDUP >> GT >> RROT >> EQ >> OR
let NEQ = EQ >> NOT
This is looking pretty good!
Implementing an if-then-else construct is a little trickier. In Forth it's done with compile-time insertion of branches, but in a pure functional world what we want is a higher order function. Much like LIT takes an argument and returns a stack->stack function to be used in composition, IF will take two functions as arguments and return something composable. The two functions represent the true and false cases. That is, IF will execute one or the other depending on the top of the stack:
let IF t f = function x :: s -> (if x = -1. then t else f) s
If you want something more like an if-then without an else, just pass a no-op identity function for one of the cases:
let NOP = id
We can now define some words requiring conditionals:
let ABS = DUP >> LIT 0. >> LT >> IF (LIT -1. >> MUL) NOP
let MIN = DDUP >> GT >> IF SWAP NOP >> DROP
let MAX = DDUP >> LT >> IF SWAP NOP >> DROP
Notice that the arguments to IF are themselves just compositions. For fun and to show that we can define somewhat useful things, here is the quadratic formula (ax² + bx + c, but factored to x(ax + b) + c) - expecting x, a, b and c from the stack:
let QUADRATIC = DUP >> RROT >> MUL >> ROT >> ADD >> MUL >> ADD
Now we're getting into some crazy territory. We could make higher-order words like LOOP, REPEAT, and such but, as I've said before, recursion is the new iteration. All the cool kids prefer it :-)
Let's trying making the old favorite factorial function with a recursive definition similar to:
letrec fac n = if n > 1 then n * fac (n - 1) else n
…but in our completely point-free style. I'd love to just use F#'s rec keyword and say:
let ONE = LIT 1.
letrec FAC = DUP >> ONE >> GT >> IF (DUP >> ONE >> SUB >> FAC >> MUL) NOP
However, this can't possibly make sense and we get an error complaining that FAC is, not just calling itself but is, defined in terms of itself.
Now be sure you're sitting down for this part. If you've never seen this before you may have your mind blown. We're about to pull the crazy Y-combinator out of the toolbox. This function is so cool that people have it tattooed to themselves.
letrec Y f x = f (Y f) x
It looks simple enough. The Y combinator essentially takes a function which is not recursive and returns a version of it that is. How does it do it? Magic! The function given to the Y combinator is expected to itself take a function (and a value) which it's able to use to recurse. The Y combinator generates this by applying itself to the function given! I really should write a separate post explaining this but, to stick to the "pointless" topic at hand, let's just see it in action. A rewrite of our plain F# factorial function from above would look like:
let fac = Y (fun f n ->if n > 1 then n * f (n - 1) else n)
Notice there's no rec keyword (and no fac in the body), yet it works! We can do the same for our Forth-style version:
let FAC = Y (fun REC ->
It's a bummer that we can't avoid doing this in a pointful manner (the REC argument), but it works nicely:
For a finale, and using our FACto demonstrate that you can compose recursive functions, let's calculate my favorite number (the constant e) using the power series:
We can run the series to some finite k and it quickly converges; in fact to n-decimal places with a max k of n+3.
let EULER_GEN = Y (fun REC -> DUP >> FAC >> ONE >> SWAP >> DIV >> ROT >> ADD >> SWAP >> ONE >> SUB >> DUP >> LIT 0. >> GT >> IF REC DROP)
Given a max k (of 12) and an initial seed value (of 1) it spits out e to the 9th decimal place:
Actually, I lied though. My favorite number is zero of course.


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Graphic Designer Winslow Taft takes a hint from a fallen tree and goes eco-rustic retro with his 1920's Crestwood cottage.
Written and Photographed by Graham Yelton
This story might never have come to pass if it weren't for a large tree and an April thunderstorm. Not an uncommon tale these days, but for Winslow, it turned out to be his lucky day. "I was planning to renovate the whole house. And the fallen tree just sort of helped it along. It kept me from having to do it all on my own." The house was definitely a fixer-upper. Winslow, not one to shy away from a serious project, began renovating the house himself, one room at a time. He was halfway through with the second bedroom when the tree fell.
Insurance money trickled in and Winslow began work with architects, Marshall Anderson and Kris Nikolich at at Design Initiative. "Basically, we wanted to keep the footprint of the house as it was, and figure out some modern touches to add into it. We also needed to figure out how to fix some issues with the house." There were some issues. The water heater sat in the corner of the dining room. The kitchen, which was also the laundry room, had no counter space and overall the house had little natural light. The goal was to open up the tight spaces, give it clean lines and install larger, more modern windows; a necessary splurge to give the space a new vibe. Unconventional and cost friendly finishes, such as plywood, were used in the hallway and as kitchen countertops.
"We were looking for parts of the house that I could finish myself. I abhor drywall work, so finding a different wall surface in the hallway was preferable. Plywood proved to be an easy solution and a major design element. I also have a bit of a love affair with plywood that stems from my affection for modern bent ply furniture. And the use of simple materials in unusual ways. Marshall Anderson, of Design Initiative, came up with a brilliant installation plan that gave it uniformity and a custom fit and I love little details like that."
Winslow's talent for up-cycling and patient bargain hunting, might be the most impressive part of this renovation. Every appliance, light fixture and piece of furniture has a story. There is at least one piece in each room, that he made himself or took existing parts and recycled, like the dining room table or shadow boxes in the hallway. The shadow boxes were initially built-in drawers in the original house. "They were obviously made by the previous owner using recycled materials and I couldn't just throw them out."
For this reason, the house may never be "complete" in Winslow's eyes. There is always a project in the works. Regardless, the home is so full of curiosities and cozy places to sit that it's become a regular spot for friends and dogs. The dining room is a perfect place for a competitive game of cards and old fashion cocktails. The large sliding doors open up the space to a chaotic burst of color in the backyard. Winslow has the same resourceful approach to his garden as he does in his home and it has paid off. On a tight budget, Winslow managed to revive the cottage without wiping out it's past, instead celebrating it.
Living Room
The aluminum coffee table is from a government surplus auction at Oak Ridge, where the original atom bombs were made. The wood table next to the sofa is a Winslow original, made from a slice of a downed tree in the neighborhood and a mix of oak dowels and repurposed chair leg parts. The orange chairs in the living room came from Urban Suburban and were recovered. The oversized wooden floor lamp is custom made from Plenty Design Coop. Most everything else is from Atmosphere Home Essentials.
Main Hallway
The little shelves between the boxes were made from scrap wood from his dad's wood shop. The exposed beams are original to the house, sans the drywall. The tulip chair and stool are from Atmosphere.
The desk in the office was purchased at the Oak Ridge Auction and Winslow replaced the laminate top and drawer fronts with wood. It is paired with a custom chair from Plenty Design Coop. The cabinets are Ikea, same as the base cabinets in the kitchen. The large poster art on the cabinets is by Ana Benaroya, who is an illustrator that is a regular contributor to mental_floss.
Bedroom & vestibule
Black leather chair is family antique. As is the low dresser and cabinet in the little vestibule between the bedrooms. "My grandparents had great midcentury pieces. Especially my grandmother, she had great style." Cow photo is by Cary Norton. Artwork is Melinda Clair. Lighting is Atmosphere Home Essentials.
Dining Room
Winslow got a bargain on a broken Calligaris table, but was able to make a new base for it. The wooden chairs were found at the thrift store, and the colorful plastic ones were a gift from a friend. Artwork is Paul Cordes Wilm.


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"The same self love in all, becomes the cause of what restrains him, government and laws."
Alexander Pope
It is only fitting that the Supreme Court announced it would hear cases regarding the definition of marriage only weeks after the first U.S. states have legalized the use of marijuana. From the conservative viewpoint, the debates surrounding each issue are fundamentally the same, for in both cases there is concern that an inability to exhibit the self-restraint that is necessary for self-government will only result in an invitation for government control.
On the legalization front, my opponents will no doubt point to quotes like those of William F. Buckley, who acknowledged the drug war was a failure. In this much we can agree. It has been a failure. But failure is not a reason for giving up, but rather it is a reason for reevaluating tactics.
Many have said we should embrace the Legalize Movement as a movement of liberty, and that to do otherwise is inconsistent with our hands off approach. I personally am suspicious of the "liberty" for which this movement advocates. I am reminded of the words of John Milton: "License they mean, when they cry liberty."
Conservatives are interested in creating sustainable liberty; a type of liberty that can only be preserved in a well ordered system by self-governing individuals who practice self-restraint. History has shown that failure to do so only results in expanding government power. Nothing illustrates this more than the history of the marriage debate.
Ryan T. Anderson of the Heritage Foundation correctly pointed out that long before conservatives found themselves in a debate about the definition of marriage, they were in a debate about marriage itself. Some fifty odd years ago the sexual revolution came with prophets preaching "free" sex and "free" love. Conservatives were there to point out that nothing is free, and asked who would pay for all this "free" sex. It took them awhile to respond, but we finally got our answer. This past year they sent a spokeswoman, named Sandra Fluke, to Congress. She declared that "free" sex was now too expensive, and that the government must intervene.
Conservatives are skeptical of the legalization movement for the same reasons we were skeptical of the sexual revolution. It was not a sustainable liberty. We don't imagine it extravagant to say that some 50 odd years from now another representative will be sent to Congress to declare that addiction is too expensive, and that government must intervene.
The drug war has been fought badly, and it is time to fight it on a different front. To completely embrace the legalization movement to gain votes in the short term would be to betray the long-term interest of our nation and of true freedom. I propose that conservatives and libertarians, who truly care for the preservation of true liberty, join hands in promoting "Just say No" campaigns. Conservatives should be open to reducing penalties for possession, but also work to empower local churches and communities to work to end drug use.
Many of my counterparts have celebrated the recent votes in Colorado and Washington State. I join with Edmund Burke, and say that before we congratulate them on being able to "do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do."
Many have said similar things over the coming debate on the definition of marriage, and that it is just another issue we should abandon in the name of winning the future. But it is wholly un-conservative to abandon the past in the name of the future. The family is the cornerstone and foundation block of the independent and self-governing community. Without it there can be no sustainable liberty.
Congressman Paul Ryan stated:
"A 'libertarian' who wants limited government should embrace the means to his freedom: thriving mediating institutions that create the moral preconditions for economic markets and choice. A 'social issues' conservative with a zeal for righteousness should insist on a free market economy to supply the material needs for families, schools, and churches that inspire moral and spiritual life. In a nutshell, the notion of separating the social from the economic issues is a false choice. They stem from the same root."
Brian Miller | George Mason University | @BrianKenMiller


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The Chicago Bears on Sunday will honor a teen who had a golf-ball-sized tumor removed from her brain two months ago.
Jessica Michalec, 17, has been invited to Soldier Field to help the team unfurl a large 4th Phase Flag as part of a pregame ceremony, then enjoy the game against the Baltimore Ravens with her mother, Lori Havelka.
Michalec's struggles began in high school, where she frequently dealt with headaches that sometimes affected her vision and made her miss class. She and her family didn't worry about them too much until one especially painful episode that led her to the emergency room at Advocate Children Hospital's in Oak Lawn.
During that visit, doctors discovered a benign mass in the frontal portion of her brain.
"It was surreal finding out that Jessica had a brain tumor," Havelka said. "Three days after going to the emergency room, Jessica has brain surgery. Three days after that, she goes home healthy."
Michalec underwent a six-hour surgery and has been tumor-free for two months. Doctors said her positive attitude and young age were key factors that led to her quick recovery.
"She was very involved in her treatment," pediatric neurosurgeon Dimitrios Nikas said. "She wanted to know everything that was going on."
Now, Michalec is focused on the future. After four years of stellar academic performance in high school and college courses, she plans to graduate with her high school diploma in June. She will also receive an associate's degree in graphic web design from DeVry University Advantage Academy.
And on Sunday, she'll be the center of attention among thousands of football fans.


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- Posted on: May 25 2011
As a parent of three children, I certainly have learned how to pick my battles. Yet there are certain arguments that I will not back down on! I can handle my daughter dressing like Blossom, though I do sometimes cringe when she comes down the stairs. I have learned that brothers fight and someone WILL get hurt, no matter how many times they are warned. I, as an only child, cannot understand why siblings fight, but that's a whole different story.
What I can't let go of are the things that MUST be done. Use your manners, have respect for others and always remember that one bad choice can instantly ruin your life. We all teach these things to our children and I have been lucky so far. Here comes the battles! Why must I constantly remind my children they have a hamper and they need to use it? Not so hard right? Well it gets worse.
Why do they fight me when it's time to shower or brush their teeth? It's like I am asking them to shower in acid rain. Can anyone relate? About their teeth, I must admit this bugs me the most! I have worked for Dr. Berman for the past seventeen years. My kids have been in the office since they were born. They have had hygiene visits, baby teeth extracted, and even tooth colored fillings. I am ashamed to admit that they have had cavities. How can this happen to my kids? Shouldn't they know better! At this point must I brush their teeth for them as I did when they were little?
I have seen the effects of people who do not care for their teeth. Believe me, it's not a pretty sight. I've explained to my kids what plaque and tartar can do, the importance of flossing and that they need to brush twice a day for 2 minutes and still, nothing. The facts are that 84% of 17 year olds have had tooth decay and 60% of 15 year olds have gingivitis. Gum disease is almost always caused by accumulation of plaque. Nutrition is important in keeping their teeth and body healthy. That can be a battle too!
I want them to know how important their choppers really are! I can't give up, so every day the fight continues. When will they finally get it? I hope by then it's not too late! Remember camp season starts soon and the kids will be home from college too. Please call for their hygiene visits while there are still time slots available.
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- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 sliced shallots
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 pounds assorted mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped marjoram leaves
- In a saute pan, add the butter and melt over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and saute until they have given up most of their liquid, about 8 minutes. Add the herbs and season with salt and pepper.
Recipe Details
- Source: Emeril Live EM1F17e
- Dish Type: Sides