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JamesF wrote:Yes.
Paul, please check the Snes interlaced signal issue with these vga adapters.
JamesF wrote:I have many of the vga adapters and most of them work great, the famous Tendak doesn't work, but the cheaper ebay ones do work.
JamesF wrote:Most expect 16-235 limited range and will clip black shades if receiving full range 0-255.
Use hdmi_limited=1 with these adapters if you see missing black steps with 240p test suite and Pluge pattern.
SNES interlaced test (YPbPr)
JamesF wrote:ADV7513 has "RGB Quantization range" on address 0x57 bits [3:2) that should be set to '10' Full Range, because the Default '00' is always Limited Range.
For some reason the ADV7513 does not use Full Range as default for RGB, and these VGA DACs read that "RGB Quantization range" flag and respect it.
I know this because the RetroTink2x has ADV7513 too and I helped Mike (creator) to tweak its HDMI output.
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Hewhoisred wrote:Here are some pictures of the mod in case anyone might find them useful:
Sorgelig wrote:Hewhoisred wrote:Here are some pictures of the mod in case anyone might find them useful:
thanks for pics!
But i suggest to cross the sides in that recessed place near VGA connector because board edges i think touch the case and that wire on edge will make board position uneven.
JamesF wrote:The 'B' variant doesn't work with the Genesis core, but does work with Menu and Snes cores.
JamesF wrote:Is this the same PR from paulb-nl?
JamesF wrote:Typa 'A': Algoltek AG6200
Type 'B': CM6616
Type 'C': Chrontel CH7101B-BF
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AIT SLIDE TALK #30 Viewing event "Thinking about Writing about Art"
Speakers: Christy Lange (Associate Editor of frieze magazine), Andrew Maerkle (ART iT), Roger McDonald (AIT)
Date and Time: August 6th (Wednesday), 7 - 9pm
Venue: AIT Room, Daikanyama
*AIT will hold a screening event of AIT SLIDE TALK #30 which was held last month, as we received many sign-ups but due to limited capacity, many could not register. We look forward to your coming. *Talk was held in English only.
Thinking about Writing about Art: Christy Lange (Associate Editor of frieze magazine), Andrew Maerkle (ART iT) and Roger McDonald (AIT).
Date and Time: Thursday, July 3rd, 19:00-21:00
Venue: AIT Room, Daikanyama
*The talk will be held in English, with no Japanese translation.
Left: frieze magazine 2014 Summer issue No.164 / Right: 2014 May issue No. 163
We are pleased to be hosting Christy Lange, Associate Editor of frieze magazine for a one month residency in Tokyo supported by The Backers Foundation. Christy has written extensively about contemporary art for frieze magazine, in addition to organizing talk programs for Frieze New York and London.
For this event Christy will introduce frieze magazine, its workings, and its editorial directions within the broader landscape of art media and criticism today. Following her presentation, Andrew Maerkle of ART iT and AIT's Roger McDonald will join Christy for a roundtable discussion about art journalism and criticism, with a focus on the situation in Japan. In a highly globalized art scene, what is the role of art magazines like frieze? Can we speak of a shared international art discourse today, and how could we imagine Japan in this context? Is art history still the foundational ground from which to write art criticism, or can we identify a more open field of references that includes music, film, literature or art brut? Throughout the discussion, questions and comments from the audience will be welcomed.
We look forward to your attendance at this special event.
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Christy Lange
Christy Lange is an American writer living in Berlin, Germany. She is Associate Editor of frieze magazine and contributing editor of frieze d/e, as well as the co-curator of the Talks Program at Frieze Art Fair in New York in London.
Andrew Maerkle
Based in Tokyo, Andrew Maerkle is an editor with the online publication ART iT. He also writes for international publications including Art & Australia, Artforum and frieze, and has contributed essays and interviews to catalogues for artists including Thea Djordjadze, Daan van Golden, Isaac Julien and Koki Tanaka.
Roger McDonald
Deputy Director AIT and MAD program Director, independent curator, lecturer at Tokyo Zokei University and Director of Fenberger House, Nagano.


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Lithium is used as an integral component in the management of acute mania and unipolar and bipolar depressive disorder. It is also used as long-term prophylaxis of bipolar disorders. Thyroid abnormalities associated with lithium treatment have been widely reported in the medical literature over the last 5 decades. These include hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, unmasking or induction of autoimmune thyroiditis and goiter.
Like iodide, lithium inhibits thyroid hormone (TH) release. In supratherapeutic doses in rodents, as well as in vitro, lithium also inhibits thyroglobulin (Tg) iodination and coupling reactions. [1] The prevalence of lithium-induced goiter ranges from 20% in patients residing in iodine-replete areas to 87% in patients residing in or emigrating from iodine-deficient areas or who are on long-term lithium therapy. The latter statistic highlights the importance of susceptible individuals' iodine status, especially in view of the downward trends in iodine sufficiency of the US population over the last 2 decades, as reported in data analyses from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III study and subsequent reports. [2, 3]
Goiter has been noted within several weeks of initiation of lithium therapy, although in most cases, months to several years elapse before detectable goiter develops. The latter point is pertinent because lithium therapy is usually prescribed long-term for the control or prophylaxis of bipolar illness. Lithium-induced goiter is usually characterized by small, smooth, and nontender nodules; in some cases, nodules may regress over time despite continuing lithium exposure. A smaller percentage of patients treated with lithium (5-20%) may actually develop hypothyroidism, with or without goiter development. In most of these cases, the hypothyroidism is subclinical. Thyrotoxicosis can also be observed in lithium-treated patients, but it is rare, with a prevalence of 0.7%.
Lithium is highly concentrated in the thyroid gland against a concentration gradient, probably by active transport. In clinically useful doses, lithium induces a marked decrease in the release of preformed thyroid hormone (TH) from the thyroid. Its primary effect seems to be the blockade of colloid droplet formation in the apical pole of the thyrocyte and hence, inhibition of TH release, a process stimulated by thyrotropin and mediated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) within the thyrocyte.
The exact mechanism of action of lithium at the molecular level remains unknown. [4] While reports suggested either (1) lack of lithium effects on cAMP synthesis or (2) lithium-induced inhibition of cAMP synthesis, later work in a strain of rat thyroid follicular cells (FRTL-5) and a cell line of Chinese hamster ovary fibroblasts stably transfected with the human thyrotropin receptor (CHO-TSHR) showed significant potentiation by lithium of the cAMP response to exogenous thyrotropin. More recent research has highlighted additional complex effects of lithium on thyroid hormonal homeostasis. Lithium alters the structure of thyroglobulin (Tg), thereby affecting protein conformation and function and resulting in a clinical picture of an acquired mild iodotyrosine coupling defect. Finally, lithium exposure is associated with reduced hepatic deiodination and clearance of free thyroxine (T4). The latter induces a decrease in the activity of type I 5'-deiodinase enzyme.
With regard to the effects of lithium on thyrocyte growth, in the FRTL-5 cell system, lithium was found to stimulate cell proliferation in the absence of thyrotropin stimulation, but surprisingly, under thyrotropin stimulation, lithium diminished thyrocyte proliferation, especially when used at higher concentrations. [5] Whether the above in vitro data gathered from nonhuman thyroid cell lines and using acute exposure to lithium reflect the situation in patients typically treated long-term with lithium remains speculative. Of note, although lithium stimulates thyrocyte proliferation via activation of assorted pro-proliferative tyrosine kinase cascades and the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway, the aggregate in vitro evidence suggest that this drug is not a bona fide thyroid epithelial carcinogen.
In a pathophysiologic context, exposure to lithium causes a mild initial elevation of thyrotropin levels [6] as a compensatory pituitary response to the initial lithium-induced decline in TH release. Hormone stores eventually increase, thus leading, in most cases, to normal TH output despite a reduced fractional TH secretion capability. The tendency of the thyroid gland to "escape" the inhibitory effects of lithium is similar to that observed with iodine therapy, although it is less marked.
The above sequence may be the mechanism for the development of euthyroid goiter observed in these patients. Concomitant hypothyroidism probably occurs in individuals predisposed to thyroid failure, because most persons in this subgroup already have positive antithyroidal antibodies. [7] Additionally, lithium-induced hypothyroidism is observed more frequently in patients with a prior history of thyroid gland damage (eg, following external radiation or iodine-131 [131 I] therapy administered to treat previously diagnosed hyperthyroidism).
Although the cause of the rarely encountered condition of lithium-induced thyrotoxicosis is not clear, some authorities have speculated that lithium may directly stimulate autoimmune reactions. On the other hand, thyroid autoimmunity per se reportedly is highly prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder, probably more so than in normothymic control subjects. [8]
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The prevalence of goiter in patients receiving lithium therapy is approximately 15-20%. Up to a third of patients on lithium therapy who develop goiter (ie, 5% of all patients on lithium therapy) also may develop hypothyroidism, which usually remains subclinical. The development of clinically evident thyrotoxicosis is rare.
The prevalence of goiter in patients receiving lithium therapy is higher in patients from iodine-deficient areas and in patients receiving long-term therapy (20-87%). Up to 20% of patients receiving lithium therapy who develop goiter (ie, 25-50% of all patients on lithium therapy) have concomitant hypothyroidism.
Neither lithium-induced goiter nor hypothyroidism causes mortality directly. Morbidity is mostly related to concomitant hypothyroidism and to local compressive symptoms from thyroid enlargement (eg, dysphonia, dysphagia, voice-quality changes, neck discomfort). Lithium is potentially toxic and can cause arrhythmias, atrioventricular block, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, agranulocytosis, confusion, seizures, mental status changes, and coma. Lithium-induced heart atrioventricular block can be exacerbated by the hypothyroid state. However, these adverse effects occur at supratherapeutic serum lithium levels, which are avoided by serial monitoring of these levels, especially in the setting of renal impairment (creatinine clearance, < 40 mL/min).
No well-described racial differences have been reported for the development of lithium-induced goiter.
No differences in the incidence or prevalence of goiter formation have been reported between men and women, although lithium-induced hypothyroidism is more common in women. Further, because males generally have a larger thyroid gland volume than do females, lithium-induced global thyroid enlargement theoretically may lead to more compressive symptomatology in males than in females, although this has not been reported to date.
Older patients are more prone to the development of goiter. [9]
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Fellow food bloggers, and my people LOL. I have been chosen to participate in a contest called "El Blogerro Delicisioso" (the delicious blogger). The contest is to be able to have a recording and be featured on the cooking show "Delicioso" on Univision.
PLEASE SUPPORT ME and vote for me! I would really appreciate it :D Maybe my dream will come true :D
I started this blog about 2 years ago, going into my 3rd to share my culture through a culinary perspective. Because I believe that the best way to learn about a culture is through it's food, and of course I wanted to also share the food I enjoy and my knowledge about it with other's.
Growing up I grew up in a very "food oriented" family, I quickly learned to appreciate and love the preparation of food. My Tata (grandma) making the rich Spanish and Cuban bean stews in the kitchen, the cured meats, the pork, the golden rice dishes, and rich tomato based stews, the fragrance of sofritos cooked in generous olive oil illuminating through the house, and of course the smell of fried pork. My mother (mom) making her Tamales, spicy flavorful stews of all kinds with an array of all sorts of peppers and sweet spices, enjoyed w/ fresh made corn tortillas, the humble dishes of vegetables simply sauteed with onions, tomatoes and garlic served almost daily. All these memories I wanted to share.
When my Tata moved, it made me get even closer to my culinary heritage it was a way to stay close to her, and in touch with my roots. Through out this time, I learned more through friends, and other foodies I met, and still keep learning to this day.
Currently I am still a student at Cal State Northridge majoring in Dietetics/ Nutritional Science to which I am adding a Food Science minor too. I don't know where this road will take me exactly whether working in a hospital as a RD helping other's, or formulating some wacky stuff ha ha. Who knows maybe culinary school after wards. Regardless though being on a cooking show or even having my own some day, maybe a restaurant is also one of my many dreams :)
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This blog is to share what I like and know how to cook. Anything from Mexican recipes taught to me by my mother to old fashioned traditional Cuban (Pre- Castro) and Spaniard cooking taught by my grandmother. Simply because it is what I've been exposed to. I learn plenty from friends, family, and other blogs. However often I wonder into other cuisines I am intrigued of and will share my finds of these. :)
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Everybody Always
In the season of Lent, FPCM studies Everybody Always by Bob Goff. What happens when we stop worrying about a challenging world full of difficult people and instead simply love everybody? From finding the exact right number of friends to discovering the upside of failure, Everybody, Always points the way to embodying love by doing the unexpected, the intimidating, the seemingly impossible.
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Love Everybody Always
We tend to mark people as good people or bad people but no one is either all good or all bad. When you start to get to know people they stop being flat characters and you start to see them as people that God calls you to love.
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 and Matthew 18:1-5
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Love Without Condemnation
Consider empathy and shame when it comes to loving people who you might find a little creepy. Instead of judging them you will be asked to consider where they've come from and what they've been through. Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 and
Luke 15:11-32.
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Sunday, March 24, 2019
Be Loved in Brokenness
God saves broken people. Even if you did everything right, it would separate you from God because you did it on your own. Jesus calls prostitutes and tax collectors so that he could give them grace. Let's get real about our failures to find God's grace. Scripture: Matthew 6:1-4 and John 9:1-11
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
Love Messed Up People
Who you spend your time with is a big deal. We normally tend to live by "bad company corrupts good character" but that isn't How Jesus lived, he ate with the messy people. Opening up to God is not just about seeing your own need but drawing close to other needy people. Scripture: John 17:20-30 and Matthew 25:31-46
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It is not easy to love people well. It can risk your comfort, your plans, your life. Do not fear losing the life you build for yourself. Only fear meeting a holy God and not being ready. Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:6-12 Matthew 20:18-22
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Plan out what it ACTUALLY looks like to put it into action and love people, even enemies. Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48 and 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
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Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He's also published a near-future thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a 'slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children'.
Stuart's next book, The Blood Road, is due in May. We already have a waiting list for it so get your reservation in early. In the meantime, you can read or listen to one of Stuart's other books from our physical catalogue or OverDrive service.
1. Who were your literary influences as you were growing up?
A. A. Milne was my introduction into a lifelong love of reading, paving the way for the Hardy Boys novels and from them to Dashiell Hammett. I loved Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Stephen King, James Herbert, Larry Niven…
I went back to the Hardy Boys recently to research an article I was asked to write and, dear Lord, they're dreadfully written. But when I was a wee boy I loved them.
2. Your latest book is The Blood Road. How would you describe it to someone reading this and thinking they would like to read one of your books?
The Blood Road is dark, thrilling, funny, gripping, and terrifying in equal measure. Or, at least, I hope it is.
3. Logan McRae is a great character. How did he come about?
Logan's a reaction against all the crime fiction I love reading – the kind where there's a larger-than-life central character with loads of strange character tics (Morse, Rebus, Sherlock…) and they always have a normal person they drag around with them so the writer can explain what's going on to the reader (Lewis, Siobhan, Watson…).
I thought, wouldn't it be interesting to write about the sidekick rather than the hero? So that's where Logan comes from: he's a normal guy trying to do his best, while working for the kind of characters who should be the hero. Like DI Steel.
4. Is there anything you can share about your latest 'work in progress'?
Tufty loses something very important, Steel goes to the toilet, Rennie does a Columbo impersonation, and Logan eats a sandwich. I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you.
5. What is it about Scotland that produces so many great crime writers?
We're thrawn. Completely and utterly thrawn. It runs through us like the letters in a stick of Blackpool rock. And it's that resistance to authority and being pushed around that suffuses our crime fiction.
6. If you had the chance to re-imagine another book in any genre what would it be?
I've been toying with the idea of Miss Marple, believe it or not. But I'm not one of those writers who says things like "Oh I wish I'd written [this book] or [that book]…" because there isn't a single book I'd like to have written. Because if I'd written [that book], I wouldn't have had the joy of reading it. And if I'd written it, it wouldn't be the same book, because I write like me, not like whoever it was that wrote [that book].
So I think I'll probably stick to doing my own thing. I'd love to write a children's novel, or more science fiction, or fantasy, or magical realism, or horror, assuming I ever get the time.
7. Do you have a message for your many readers in Suffolk Libraries?
Yes: you are magnificent animals! Libraries are the cathedrals of literature – we need more of them, not less – and if you're using your local library you're helping it stay open. Councils seem to be desperate to shut down the places where we can worship the written word, learn and experience new things, explore worlds that have never existed, and share a deep and visceral connection with each other's brains. Using your local library makes it a lot more difficult for these people to close them.
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The bus rumbles and squeaks to a stop in front of me, and the doors (as usual) do their arthritically slow attempt to open…clank, clank, clank. I lean in to say hello to The Bus Ladies and am greeted by a broadly smiling face that says: "What did you give this boy for breakfast??? He sang all the way to school and was smiling from ear to ear all the way! It was contagious! Everyone was happier than usual! What was THAT about???"
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Icing consists almost entirely of sugar, so it should not be included as part of a Paleo lifestyle. The sugar is mixed with some sort of liquid (such as water, milk, or cream) so it can be spread on top of baked goods.
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Of course, you shouldn't be eating anything you would put icing on anyway, but maybe you want to make some Paleo cupcakes. Can you put icing on them? What if we make the icing with more milk and cream than sugar?
Milk is also pretty high in sugar, so you won't be doing yourself any favors by adding it to sugar. Even cream doesn't have enough fat to counteract the sugar rush icing will give you, so you're better off avoiding it altogether.
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Studies have shown sugar inhibits the immune system, increases cortisol (the hormone your body makes when under stress), decreases appetite, increases insulin resistance (leading to diabetes and heart disease), and may even promote cancer (source). So icing is definitely off the Paleo menu.


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Question 464: What is the authenticity of Al-Uns Salaah (prayer)? It is performed after Maghrib (Sunset Prayer) on the day of burying the deceased. Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) perform such Salaah, and how should it be performed?
Answer: Al-Uns Salaah is one of the innovated Salaah. It is an impermissible Bidd`ah (innovation in religion) because acts of worship are based on divine texts. None should worship Allaah except through His legislation. It was authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said: Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours that is not of it, it will be rejected.... read more here.


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Tottenham eye moves for Manchester United flop Luke Shaw and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley to boost Premier League top four hopes
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino ready to spend big in January with young England internationals his top targets
TOTTENHAM will move for Manchester United flop Luke Shaw and Everton's Ross Barkley.
Spurs have slipped out of the Premier League's top four and are prepared to spend big in January to boost their Champions League hopes.
And, according to the Sunday Express, left-back Shaw and midfielder Barkley top Mauricio Pochettino's Christmas wishlist.
Shaw, 22, cost £30million from Southampton in 2014 but has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho.
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Shaw is willing to call time on his United career but, as SunSport revealed this month, the £130k-a-week star will demand a £5m payoff to leave.
Newcastle are also interested but Shaw would prefer a move to North London if he is to exit the Red Devils.
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The homegrown Toffee, 24, is out of contract in the summer and looks destined to leave Goodison.
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He returned to training this week after a long-term hamstring injury and Everton boss Sam Allardyce is keen to reintegrate Barkley into his squad.
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Allardyce last week admitted: "If someone comes in during January and says: 'Here you go' (with an offer) and the club says: 'Look, if he's not going to sign for us this has to be the case,' then I accept that.
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Ask yourself: do you have any friends or relatives this facility will help?
Do you have grandchildren that may need this type of facility?
If your family considered moving back to Randolph, and they have children, do you believe a quality Child Development Center would be a necessity?
The need for childcare has been identified as a community need in every survey that has been done. The components for attracting new families have no particular order, but the first priority for any family is the welfare of their children.
Nebraska families remain in the top 10 percent of families where both parents work. The work of women at home as diminished to a point where her career value is greater in bringing home family insurance benefits and an income. Nebraska continues to be a state where the Work Ethic is instilled in each man and woman. Below is a table illustrating the amount of salary needed to earn the same dollar purchase power between 1986 and 2016. Not just the diluted earning power, but also the acute need for health insurance make it necessary for farm and city wives alike to seek employment. To see what has happened to earning power over the past 30 years, see the purchasing power calculator below:
The school and community are committed to providing a Child Development Center. Their approach to the Center has a great possibility of keeping your taxes lower in the future if this is a nonprofit instead of a tax demanded or required Rule 11 approach.
The school's larger commitment is remodeling existing space. The renovations to the facility are upgrades for already scheduled new windows and also include improvements for new bathrooms that are also needed. The amount of tax dollars being used for the facility continue to belong to the school district and are a one-time expense of tax dollars. This commitment of tax dollars is money spent with a chance of a great return on the dollar over the years.
A Child Development Center can help keep present families in Randolph and bring in new families. New residents can provide an additional tax base through extra real estate taxes, personal property tax, and sales tax. We are asking businesses and individuals for financial help through a tax-deductible contribution so this Child Development Center does not ever become an ongoing tax obligation.
There is no guarantee for any business's success. This business has a great chance for success because the facility will offer early child development, which is extremely important for discipline, behavior, and academic success.
There is a profound need in our area specifically because of our proximity to Norfolk, Wayne, and Yankton, all of which are commuter job markets. The school facility is the most suitable in town for space to grow, a playground, gym—and most important—security.
This is a public/private venture, if structured correctly, can be very successful. As a nonprofit, your donations can be received on a tax-deductible basis. The hourly rate for care has been established to not be competitive with existing private daycares and will keep the facility running for many years into the future.
The family structure in the 21st century has changed dramatically. It is now a necessity in most households for both parents to work just to cover the normal expenses—rent or house payments, car payment, health insurance, uncovered health costs, food, clothing, utilities, along with upkeep on the home and care, and emergency expenses.
It would be ideal to have one parent at home to provide the daily care, but that has become extremely difficult with basic living costs rising faster than wages. "Paying it forward," is not necessarily for just today's needs but also for the future generations that we need to grow our town.
The community has options to create additional homes and rentals with new construction. Tax increment financing is in place to help new construction of homes, building of retirement facilities have been discussed that could entice seniors to move into a more convenient maintenance free environment.
This could free up more homes and living space can be erected, but without an adequate Child Development Program our community will lose workers, families, and children.
Here is a final thought on housing: The surveys for childcare needs indicated that a significant number of families that commute to Randolph from nearby communities will also use the facility. There is no better way to attract new families like these than to introduce their children early on to our Blue Ribbon elementary school program housed in the same building.
For two reasons that young families are already painfully aware:
A large part of any community's heart and soul is their school. Without a strong school and learning environment, a town loses its ability to attract families with children. It loses its future.
To stay viable a school needs enrollment—it needs children. Children are not a readily renewable resource. We must constantly work to attract parents with a child.
If a school declines or closes in a community, 3 things happen:
Think about surrounding towns that have lost their schools and the effect it has on their community. If one values their community at all, the first place to start working is in welcoming new babies and children.
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Top 10 Tuesday is actually on a break until August 15th, so until then I'll be making up my own prompts or picking out from the list of past prompts because I like my schedule the way it is and I don't like change. Anyways, it's summertime here in the Northern Hemisphere! I will admit that summer is my least favourite season because I don't handle hot weather very well, I hate showing off my limbs, and I very rarely go outside, whomp whomp. But, that doesn't mean that I can't match what I read to the weather because my reading tastes definitely depend on the time of year.
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon – Recently I've seen this book making the rounds and it sounds pretty cute so I had to give it a go (also, it's currently 99p on Kindle). I haven't read any contemporaries in a while and it's a genre that I always come back to, but it's usually very white and reading more diverse books is something I planned to do this year, so why not put it on my TBR.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – I've been wanting to read this book since it was released, but money got in my way of getting a copy of it. That's problem's been solved now because I got in on Kindle and can finally read it, since I've heard so many good things.
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater – I recently finished The Raven Boys and while I didn't love it, I did like it enough to want to continue on with the rest of the series (i may have a soft spot for Gansey now). Just before I started this post I ordered a copy of this book so now I just have to play the waiting game.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson – This book hasn't really been talked about for a while but it's been sitting on my shelves for ages and it looks sort of summery (maybe?) so now feels like the right time to read it since summer is usually contemporary time for me.
Fire with Fire by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian – It's been the hottest of minutes since I read Burn for Burn and I'm wanting to get as many series that I own finished as I can, and I realised that I didn't own a copy of Fire with Fire, which is on its way to me. Happy days.
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas – I originally had this book on my spring TBR but because I'm not good at keeping to a schedule sometimes I ended up putting it back on my shelves, but this time I'm determined to read it because it's been too long.
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson – Another library book! I still haven't read any of Jandy Nelson's books even though I own The Sky is Everywhere, but I have heard plenty of good things about I'll Give You the Sun that I will definitely get it from the library.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo – I have been extremely hyped for not just this book, but this entire series (with one exception) since it was first announced so of course I had to place a pre-order for the first book because 1) it's Wonder Woman and 2) it's Wonder Woman written by Leigh Bardugo. Um, yes please. (As for the exception, there's going to be a Catwoman book by Sarah J. Maas that I'll more than likely skip because I really don't like Catwoman, and the more criticism I read about SJM, the less interested in her books I am.)


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Cape Coral – a Beautiful and Affordable Paradise!
Are you ready for your piece of paradise?
Cape Coral is a beautiful place to live and I'm happy to help you find your dream home in paradise at an affordable price!
Yes, this really is what Cape Coral, FL looks like and if you are a boat lover this is the perfect place to live and boat all year long! And no, you don't have to be rich to live here! There are 3 bedroom, 2 bath, pool homes on salt water canal that start in the low $300k's. Give me a call and let me know how I can help you buy your piece of paradise now! 239-425-2503
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The city is known as a "Waterfront Wonderland", with over 400 mi (640 km) of navigable waterways, Cape Coral has more miles of canals than any other city in the world. Cape Coral's temperate climate, abundant forests, and access to the Gulf of Mexico make it an ideal destination for boating, fishing, hiking, and many other outdoor activities. Cape Coral is the perfect destination for any outdoor enthusiast, and from hiking one of the many trails at the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park to fishing at the Cape Coral Yacht Club there are activities for just about everyone. Coral Oaks Golf Course is a great place to work on your game, and if history is your thing or you just love beautiful flowers, don't forget to check out the Cape Coral Historical Society Museum to see some interesting relics and their prized rose garden.
Renowned Gulf Coast beaches, verdant golf courses and family attractions like the popular Sun Splash Family Water-park make Cape Coral an appealing destination for visitors and people looking to relocate to paradise. Located near Fort Myers and within sight of the glimmering Gulf of Mexico, Cape Coral is a vibrant and friendly community with all the beauty that you expect from Southwest Florida. With more than 400 miles of canals, boating, fishing and water sports are a significant enhancement to the quality of life. And don't forget the golf courses, tennis courts, athletic parks and nature preserves.
As a Southwest Florida Real Estate Agent it's my job to educate my clients and help them get exactly what they want and make sure their best interest are being considered in every detail of the purchase. This blog is all about educating you and empowering you with all the industry news, information, tips and things to consider before buying or selling your home. If you found this article interesting and know someone else that might benefit from it please feel free to share!
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Mattel, the world's largest toy company, posted lower quarterly profit, missing Wall Street estimates, Monday on charges stemming from its recent global recalls of potentially harmful toys.
The maker of Barbie dolls and the T.M.X. Elmo said third-quarter profit fell to $236.8 million, or 61 cents a share, from $239 million, or 62 cents a share, a year earlier.
Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 70 cents a share, excluding special items, according to Reuters Estimates.
Excluding recall charges, Reuters Estimates estimated the company earned 68 cents a share.
Mattel recalled about 21 million toys earlier this year due to lead paint and hazards posed by small magnets. The company said the recalls resulted in a charge of about $40 million during the quarter.
"Despite the challenges the company faced during the third quarter, the business has performed fairly well, even with some supply chain disruptions that impacted sales during the quarter," Chief Executive Robert Eckert said in a statement.
"U.S. Barbie performance was soft and remains an area of focus," he said, "although a good portion of the decline was directly related to supply chain disruptions."
Sales climbed 3% to $1.84 billion. Analysts were expecting about $1.9 billion, according to Reuters Estimates.


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Blue Mountain talk on body contouring
Blue Mountain Health System will host a talk on body contouring at 6 p.m. Monday, June 11, in the community room at the Gnaden Huetten campus, 211 N. 12th St., Lehighton.
W. Michael Morrissey, a plastic surgeon on Blue Mountain Health System's medical staff, will discuss procedures that are available for people who have had significant weight loss resulting in excess skin on the abdomen, breasts, arms and thighs.
Body sculpting surgery can effectively eliminate excess fat and skin due to diet, exercise or gastric bypass, including abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast lift or reduction and upper arm or thigh lift.
To register, call (610) 377-7070.
VNA/Hospice of Monroe County will offer a free children's bereavement camp Saturday, June 16, at East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church. This one-day event is open to any child age 5 to 12 who has experienced the death of a loved one.
This is the sixth annual Camp Hope offered by VNA/Hospice; this year's theme is "Healing Around the World." Campers will participate in fun projects and activities designed to support healing and processing grief. Registration deadline is Friday, June 1. Applications may be downloaded online at www.vnahospiceofmc.org or by calling (570) 421-5392 during business hours.
"Caring for the Caregiver" is the topic of a free program at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, in Moravian Hall Square's Kortz Hall, 175 W. North St., Nazareth. A light supper will be provided.
Kelly O'Shea-Carney, Ph.D., of Eldercare Assessment and Resources in Bethlehem, will present this informative program to assist caregivers with what to expect and where to find resources.
Moravian Hall Square is a nationally accredited continuing care retirement community that includes Galilee House memory support area.
Reservations are required by calling (610) 746-1000 or online at www.moravian.com.
The American Red Cross of Monroe County will host a lifeguard training class 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, May 29 through June 1, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 2.
Training is at Koehler Field House, East Stroudsburg University. Cost is $150. To pre-register and pay, call (570) 476-3800.
Diabetes is rising at epidemic rates. There are more than 41 million Americans who are at increased risk for the disease. Pre-diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough for diagnosis.
Who is most at risk? Women who have had a baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth, people who are overweight, who don't exercise regularly, are age 45 and older, have a family history of diabetes, or are of Hispanic, black, American Indian and Pacific Islander descent.
To find out more on the prevention and management of diabetes, plan to attend a free workshop presented by Michelle Bernotsky, a diabetes nurse consultant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The workshop will be held 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at Blooming Grove Firehall on Route 739, Lords Valley.
Registration is required by Monday, June 4. Contact Pike County Cooperative Extension at (570) 296-3400; e-mail email@example.com; or fax (570) 296-3406.


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Often when giving a person a plant we think about giving someone a rose bush, or an orchid or some other cute and girly plant. This, however doesn't have to always be the case. You could also buy plants like a green plant in a woven basket or a bonsai or even a spiky cactus.
When someone goes out of their way to help you out there is only one polite thing to do- that is, of course, to say thank you to them. There are going to be one hundred and one times that you're going to have to say thank you, like that time that your colleague gave you a lift home when your car wouldn't start or that time your boss day you a day off because there was steam coming out of your ears and tears pouring down your eyes. It has to be said that there are many ways that you can say thank you to a friend or loved one. You could give a hug, write a thank you note, or you can buy a plant online as a thoughtful thank you gesture. For instance you could by an orchid or a cute little cactus as a great plant gift.
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There are more bridges in Dusseldorf.
Hafenbrücke Düsseldorf or "Dusseldorf Harbor Bridge" was subject of our last post. Here comes more.
Another road bridge, with fast traffic, tram tracks and inevitable pedestrian-bicycle part.
Oberkasseler Brücke or in English "Oberkasssel Bridge" is one amazing bridge that connects Dusseldorf downtown and one of the richest and most luxurious parts of Dusseldorf – Oberkasssel.
It can be a major event, to cross this bridge, if you are afraid of heights.
For those people afraid of heights, there is no need to walk near the fence, you'll feel just fine if you are more near the road.
But view is definitely worth the drama.
Breathtaking is the word.
Whole Rhine, majestic Rhine tower and almost entire Dusseldorf are before you.
On the other side is a very rich Oberkasssel with beautiful houses, almost castles. Lovely alley, nice shops and restaurants. Simply irresistible.
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The Flaw of the Human Brain
The human brain is a powerful thing; it's the most complicated matter known to man. But our brains have one fundamental 'flaw' that we can all take advantage of to make vast improvements to just about any area of our lives.
That single 'flaw' is this: the human brain does not know the difference between reality and fiction. It doesn't know whether or not something is actually real. In other words, it can't tell the difference between something you're thinking about and something that's actually happening.
As incredible as that sounds, it's absolutely true. And I'll prove it to you. Do this now:
Think about a time when you were really scared. Picture in your mind the images of what made it so scary. Feel what you felt at the time, think what you thought while you were there. Blow the images up really big and make them life-like. Keep running it through your mind over and over while you do this, reliving the experience.
Now if you've done it properly you'll be feeling a little nervous. A little scared at reliving that experience. Not as scared as you were at the time, but certainly you'll be feeling rather anxious about it.
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So how is it that, even though you're sitting comfortably reading this and feel safe and secure while doing so, that replaying that scary incident over again in your head rekindles the feelings and worry you had when the actual experience was physically taking place?
Quite simply, it's because your mind doesn't know the difference between what's real and what isn't.
Try it a different way. Relive, in the same way as above, ways in which you felt overjoyed or incredibly successful, or really clever and pleased with yourself. Follow the same steps to intensify the experience.
You'll get those feelings back, too. Those euphoric, amazing feelings of happiness will come flooding back as if you're right there now, doing what it is you're thinking about.
So how can you use this fact to improve your life? Let me give you an example:
Many, many people loathe the thought of speaking in public. They fill their minds with the scariest thoughts they can muster up with everything going wrong, fluffing their lines and facing a hostile audience.
But it is, quite literally, all in the mind. Instead of thinking that way, picture the performance going exactly as planned with the audience loving everything you say. Imagine them laughing at your jokes and seeing faces light up when you reveal a secret or two. Picture everyone listening intently to every word you say because your information is vastly important to them.
While reading this you can easily see the difference it makes. All you need to do is apply the same strategy to other areas of your life as well. You'll be amazed at the difference it can make when you simply use your mind to see things going well instead of wrong. Most people are full of negativity and it's actually the way they think about things that does this to them.
Change the way you think and you can change your entire life.
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[The first of a proposed series.]
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe;
I told it not, my wrath did grow.1
I was sixteen the first time I told anybody. I went to confession to Fr. T, who's known our family for years. I don't think I went in there planning to spill the beans, but it came out anyway: I'm gay. He said, Do you want to talk about it?
So we did, once every week or so over the next I-don't-know-how-many years. I learned so much. I learned how angry I was, for one thing: so angry that I had no idea I was angry, like a fish doesn't know it's wet. Angry at God, at my father, at myself. I learned how hurt I was, too. Same deal there. Fr. T would ask me how I felt about something and I'd respond with some elaborate logical answer — not what he was asking. I think I still remember the first time I was able to say: fucking awful. It felt good to say.
Talking to Fr. T helped me learn that I could talk to other people, too. In college I learned to let down my guard a little bit, and opened up to a roommate about feeling lonely. I opened up to a couple of friends about my SSA, and then to my older brother. Eventually I was able to open up to the rest of my family.
The more you open up, the easier it is. The more times you experience the compassion and love of friends and family, the more possible it becomes to believe that there's nothing inside you so shameful that someone won't understand. Eventually you stop thinking about it as shameful at all.
You start to see yourself as your friends see you, and as God sees you: wounded and struggling, yes, but always beautiful, always worthwhile.
15 Comments on "How It Got Better #1: Talking"
Oh, you sweet, sweet soul. How much you are loved.
Talking about anything definitely helps. You'll feel less isolated, and in the process of talking and listening you just may gain insights you would not have found otherwise.
hey, I don't think there's anyway to message you privately… but I can't believe this blog… It's great, and an amazing blessing to me at a really desperate time in my life… I have so many questions for you…
Anonymous, you can email me at Steve(dot)Gershom(at)gmail(dot)com.
Another touching post … God bless Fr. T … and God bless you!
In my own life, I've been thinking of how certain Catholic things have been such a blessing to me; this church gives us many valuable tools to navigate life. And it is filled with wonderful men & women like Fr. T.
Amen, Steve. When I FINALLY let it out and shared my soul with 1 then 2 of my closest buds – and they responded with the love they have always had for me – the entire world seemed to open up and shout, alleluia! The shackles were shattered. The lock of the prison door was anihilated. Pulverized. Dust.
And THIS is the 'secret' which the 12 Step movement has known and championed for +- 70 years: "To admit to God, to ourselves and to another human beong the exact nature of our wrongs" (Step 5). And this is why fellowship – be it in a recovery group of 30 or an intimate friendship of 1 – is VITAL to sobriety, recovery, health, wholeness and all things (as you nicely put it_ that are "fucking awful".
I made this intimate disclosure fully to my closest buds about 10 years ago and man…live didn't end…it only changed for the better.
This might sound like a stupid question.
When you told your family and friends, what were their reactions to you? What were you hoping to hear from them?
I ask because I have often thought of what i would say or how i would react if a loved one "came out of the closet". Besides the obvious, I love you, how can one "minister" to a person who tells them of their SSA to another?
God Bless Father T!!! Would that more priests understood what it means to minister to the "struggle" of their penitents. True love as Christ has for each one of us is not in condemnation, not in telling a person how they should be or not be, but in compassion and mercy.
I am truly enjoying your writings, Steve and am glad that you do write.
Also really appreciating Dan S's comment, just in case, you know?
Dan S.,
I'd say be accepting and be supportive of the person with SSA. (Don't of course approve of any immoral behavior but I assume we're talking about a chaste person here.) Don't shrink back or treat them any less affectionately than before. You can say "You have my [unqualified] support" or "I'm behind you 100%" or "I have no intentions of letting this diminish our friendship". Anything reassuring or empathetic. I'm willing to bet that anyone who discloses to you wants to talk about it, so do that. "That must be quite a burden" or "Do you want to talk about it?" or "I'm here for you whenever you want to talk." Whatever you do, don't respond with silence or try to change the subject. Once I had someone respond with "Well, I have SSA, too." Someone else responded with, "All men experience SSA to one degree or another."
The biggest fear someone who is disclosing has is rejection. The second biggest fear is that they will negatively alter the dynamics of the friendship, which is basically the same thing. Anything you can do to counter those two notions will be a big help.
I've disclosed to a handful of friends (I can count six off the top of my head) and have found great acceptance (even, ironically, from women I was going out with). There was the one case where a person who I thought was receptive responded with silence; that's still an awkward situation for me. I had one priest, my spiritual director, who, while not saying anything explicit, was not reassuring and made me feel uncomfortable enough to end the relationship.
Thanks for the advice. What you say makes sense, and seems like it "should' be rather obvious. However, i asked because it is not obvious to me.
There is another challenge. Assuming that the person chooses to live in that lifestyle, while i think it would be wrong, I also think that I shouldn't be keeping myself at arms length either. People are people. We are all broken to some degree. I even see, in myself, the stupid programming that society put into me about women and what healthy attitudes of sexuality toward women are. Goodness, it's all screwed up. When that crap is put in your head in your formative years, it is an active battle to not let the old tapes play in your head when you are older.
None of us are really defined by our sexuality. The key is in seeing the person as a person, as Jesus would. not gay or straight ( really never liked those phrases anyway).
How to minister, be a friend, love them, even if they might be embracing that lifestyle is the challenge too. We are called to be an icon of Christ. That is what our baptism means. That's what I hope to be (and I' sure we all hope to be).
BTW, i say all of this in hypotheticals as I don't have anyone close to me (that i know of) with SSA. So forgive my ignorance of experience here. But I guess that's why I was asking in the first place.
Sometimes, as an aside, I get this little quiet stirring in my heart from the Holy Spirit that I need to move in a certain direction, and this might be one of them. I dunno. Maybe my desire to learn more about ministering to others struggling with this is in preparation for some real world experience coming my way. Seeing the way God has worked in my life in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case. That's why I feel so blessed to come along this blog. Maybe the best way to continue, is just to pray on it for now.
I think for people who are disclosing who are involved in the lifestyle, we still need to support them as persons and love them while expressing our disapproval of their behavior, carefully distinguishing the sinner from the sin (love the sinner, hate the sin).
A good discussion about their relationship with their father and mother might be in order. Men with SSA tend to have a poor relationship with their fathers and overbearing/suffocating/overinvolved mothers. Perhaps if you can help them see how their feelings are rooted in dysfunction you have a hope of getting through to them but I expect this would be difficult.
Justin, about trying to help men with SSA "see how their feelings are rooted in dysfunction" — wow, I think I'd have to know someone pretty well before I'd be able to say anything like that to them. And they'd probably have to ask first.
Well, all of this is rooted in discretion, of course. I just know for me, understanding the role of dysfunction is what keeps me firmly convinced that my SSA is disordered and that chastity is "right" and it's what I cling to when on occasion my faith grows thin. It's a natural law type of argument against SSA: If, fundamentally, I realize I'm tempted to act out because I know I am compensating for the shame my father inculcated (not to mention because I'm jealous of the man's perceived masculinity), that helps me resist the siren song of the gay rights movement that says that this is natural and wholesome and so forth. Thus I am less tempted to abandon my faith to go live the lifestyle, because even without faith it is as plain on the nose on my face that SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THIS! Returning to my point, perhaps if we can (gently, with much discretion) steer people toward this natural, non-faith-based insight, we can make inroads. Your mileage may vary.
Hey Justin,
I reread your above comments to Dan S. (Dan, my apologies for not answering your question — don't know how I missed it) and I see that you have a good head on your shoulders about it.
I think it's perfectly appropriate to try to "make some inroads," assuming that you're close enough to the friend to be able to say some very personal things. Even then, I think such a thing will be unhelpful unless it's solicited. But that is all part of the discretion you already mentioned.


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Wow Val these are great... so clever!ReplyDelete
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I follow the Zentangle blog and love the work the contributors create but have not yet had the time/courage to put pen to paper. You have inspired me as yours looks so good. Love that you have done yours in purple - sounds daft but it's less harsh than the black. Keep Zentangling!! Hugs, Buttons xReplyDelete
Val these are great zentangle images which are are so eye catchingReplyDelete
Val these are lovely! I particularly like the leaf design, I've not seen that before.ReplyDelete
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Love your tangle Val, have just got the pens and basics book from Glenda so am looking forward to having a playReplyDelete
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These are great designs Val - and you're right about the correlation between Zentangle and free machine embroidery......just look at vermichelli stitching!ReplyDelete
Super work Val ... Very effective and eye catching .... How are your Twinchies ?ReplyDelete
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i'm so pleased - thrilled actually! I love that heart/leaf pattern & couldn't believe that you did this without using the books. There's gorgeous movement in this & it looks as if a scattering of pebbles has tumbled down the centre. Oh you can't imagine how you've cheered & encouraged me today.ReplyDelete
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You've been busy this last month Val. Love all the cards that you've made and your quilt is beautiful. I love this Zentangle, I doodle especially when I'm on the phone, I've never tried to do anything constructive with hem though. Maybe I should give it a go.ReplyDelete
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Plastic Found in 1/3 of Leatherback Turtles, According to Study
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"Leatherback turtles are ancient creatures with a modern problem: Plastic."
A new study has looked at "necropsy reports of more than 400 leatherback" turtles and found that about 1/3 of them had plastic in their digestive system. They're not saying it was the immediate cause of death, but as Mike James, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, says: "Eating something that is plastic can't be good for you, whether it leads to death or not." By saying no to plastic bags, you might be indirectly helping turtles...
A leatherback turtle laying her eggs. Photo: Flickr, CC
From Discovery News:
Leatherback turtles are critically endangered and highly charismatic creatures. They are big, weighing 1,000 pounds or more, with shells that can measure more than 6 feet across. These peaceful creatures have had the same basic body plan for 150 million years.
Leatherbacks are also popular for what they eat: namely, large quantities of jellyfish. The problem is that plastic bags look a lot like jellyfish, and plastic often ends up in the oceans, piling up in areas where currents -- and turtles -- converge. That led James to wonder how much often the turtles were swallowing plastic in their hunt for yummy jellyfish.
If you're wondering how this study was done, don't worry, they didn't actually capture and kill turtles to see what was in their stomachs! They dug up already existing necropsy reports (some quite old). It took them two years to find enough, but after careful study, plastic emerged as a big problem. "It's not what they should be eating. And it's kind of scary that it is showing up in their diet to the extent that it is."
So plastic bags - and the Pacific garbage patch - aren't just annoying eye-sores. They make their ways to all corners of the planet and can be quite hazardous to animals like the leatherbacks. First thing should be to cut back dramatically on plastic bag use, and then recycle those instead of throwing them away, and then biodegradable bags can probably help further reduce the risk to wildlife too.
Via Discovery News
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Earlier today, MicroPower Technologies, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based surveillance device company, announced that it has been awarded the top honor in the Green Technology category at the first annual American Technology Awards.
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A few years ago, I began supplementing my "Favorite Albums" list by recognizing the few songs I liked that weren't tracks on my favorite albums – at the time, mostly rap songs released into the digital ether. This year, however, thanks to more continuous album listening (i.e. making it more difficult to extract single tracks) and finding more records on which I only liked a few tracks, there's been less overlap than ever before. Full list after the jump.
25. "Aquaberry Dolphin" – Riff Raff ft. Mac Miller (from Neon Icon)
"The lime Benz candy coated with the applesauce / The apple gloss, I'm on a beach, David Hasselhoff /Hassle me, I'm Tim McGraw; I don't pass the ball" – rare-earth swag from a living, breathing reminder that the real world isn't very real. Rap Game Andy Warhol.
24. "Mad Mary Jones" – The Vacant Lots (from Departure)
If Grease were an arthouse film, this would be the song that soundtracks its penultimate scene. Except in this case, Sandy lives in Bushwick and breezes by Danny with Kim Gordon disaffection.
23. "Deadbolt" – SKATERS (from Manhattan)
Hard to choose between this and dreamy Clash-esque mess-around "Bandbreaker," but a killer chorus wins out every time. Feels like a hazy, warped memory of neon whirring by while floating around Manhattan at last call.
22. "Why" – Rome Fortune (from Small VVorld)
New Weird Atlanta's Cool Hand Luke delivers a sparse, ice-cold banger to rattle the five-percent-tinted windows of your matte black whip.
21. "The Whole Bag" – Nova Rockafeller
Plug your phone up in the Uber and kindly ask your driver to bend corners to this one as you vibe out.
20. "Hole" – Royal Blood (from Out of the Black)
Hard to believe just two dudes made this noise. It swings with big, nasty aplomb, and I think I love it so much because it reminds me of Kyuss' "Gloria Lewis."
19. "Rainbow's Run" – King Tuff (from Black Moon Spell)
Get in the van, pop in this cassette, grab a sixer, and go for a night swim, ya square.
18. "The Wheel" – Gemma Ray (from Milk For Your Motors)
Imagine Isobell Campbell's evil stepsister fronting a band with Tom Waits, Brian Wilson and The Cramps' Poison Ivy. Sweet on the surface, sinister underneath.
17. "Galley Man" by Sinkane (from Mean Love)
You had me at "reggae with steel guitar." Just dreamy.
16. "King of the South" – Big K.R.I.T. (from Cadillactica)
A stinging reiteration of what Krizzle must've felt "Mt. Olympus" apparently didn't address clearly enough. Nothing can fill the void Big and Dre have left, but if we can't have new 'Kast, this will do.
15. "Let Fall Each and Every Sedition Symptom" – Trap Them (from Bliss****er)
The still-heaviest band in the universe truly outdoes itself with a monolithic album closer, building to a physically disorienting climax only to then abruptly topple it. I love this band.
14. "West Coast" – Lana Del Rey (from ULTRAVIOLENCE)
I couldn't get into Lana, then I heard her elegiac rendering of "Heart-Shaped Box" and it instantly clicked. Thank goodness that compelled me to try ULTRAVIOLENCE! This song, perfectly conveyed by its video, is moody, pulpy, ethereal – like a pair of faraway eyes in a diner on a rainy night.
13. "Velvet" – BADBADNOTGOOD
A song truly worthy of its name. Lush, smooth, sophisticated, and effortlessly cool. Pair with a Padrón, two fingers of Dewar's, and a great nighttime view in the Hollywood hills.
12. "The Dumb Room" – Gallon Drunk (from The Soul of the Hour)
4th annual recipient of the "Green Onions" Swagger Award (see also: 2013, 2012, and 2011 winners). This is 180-proof James Johnston, as he yowls mightily over a brawny backbeat and a sizzlin' groove.
11. "Don't Play" – Travi$ Scott ft. Big Sean & The 1975 (from Days Before Rodeo)
Best summed up by its video's top comment: "La Flame Don't Play No Games." Who knew that harpsichord + a chorus from The 1975 would = one of the year's hardest songs?
10. "Repeat" – The Brew (from Control)
Did Wolfmother change its name? I don't care; this one really cooks.
09. "Ember City" – Mastodon (from Once More 'Round the Sun)
A soaring, striking chorus from a record that tried way too hard to be full of them.
08. "Here They Come" – The Janitors (from Evil Doings of an Evil Kind)
A dark, unsettling, anything-but-meditative meditation on mankind's heart of darkness and the [pick your poison] Industrial Complex. Its gnarly, spiraling groove will stay in your bones forever.
07. "Black Sap Scriptures" – Plague Vendor (from Free To Eat)
Leering, sneering, unflappable punk weirdness that shows up uninvited to your party, kicks a hole in your drywall, takes your beer and leaves.
06. "Follow Me" – Coathangers (from Suck My Shirt)
Dare y'all not to "whoa-oh" along with Rock 'n Roll High School's bad girls.
05. "Collard Greens" – ScHoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar (from Oxymoron)
"We gon' turn it out until the neighbors wanna party, too." A groovy groove from Groovy Q with a super-psychedelic video to boot.
04. "Don't Mess With Me" – Brody Dalle (from Diploid Love)
The Goddess of Punk Rock (and my eternal #WCW) swings for the big-hook fences and that beautiful smoky husk sends it sailing over the center field fence. It's the kind of song that demands to be sung at the top of your lungs and makes you say, "Man, that's a good song" out loud to yourself as your ears ring in the aftermath.
03. A handful of Avant-Lanta anthems:
"No Flex Zone" – Rae Sremmurd (from the upcoming SremmLife)
"Look At Wrist" – Father ft. iLoveMakonnen & Key! (from Young Hot Ebony)
"Tuesday (Remix)" – iLoveMakonnen ft. Drake
"About the Money" – T.I. feat. Young Thug (from Paperwork)
"Move That Dope" – Future ft. Pharrell, Pusha T & Casino (from Honest)
Another year of heaters to extend our city's reign. ATL's musical influence on the rest of the country gives new meaning to our "Empire State of the South" designation.
02. "No Time for the Blues" – OBN IIIs (from Third Time to Harm)
This'un's a white-hot ripper. RIYL: Bud Heavy, going Full Cage, bar fights at the Double Deuce, the Duke brothers catchin' air, 100 percent pure adrenaline
01. "Blue Suede" – Vince Staples (from Hell Can Wait)
A deceptively swaggy slab of G-funk for our *eye roll* "post-racial" age, perfectly designed to rattle your trunk and your core. Even though it's more of an intra-community indictment than a topical statement on race relations in America, It crystallized this moment in time for me as I was hit with reminder after reminder that things haven't gotten much better outchea since '88 ("Watch out for Judas, vice and G-unit / Five-O ****in' with the yayo, too"). There's a lot of work to be done so that the "next" Sybrina Fulton / Lesley McSpadden / Samaria Rice / Gwen Carr never has to shed a tear. May we never be divided or conquered.


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Pet Dental Offered with Your Stockton Veterinarian
You probably see your dentist to have your teeth professionally cleaned twice a year; your pet needs to have the same care for its teeth. Veterinary pet dental care isn't just a matter of making your pet's teeth look clean and breath smell sweet. At the Venetian Pet Hospital, we make pet dentistry an important part of every regular pet wellness examination. Your pet's dental health is tightly connected to its overall health, making its oral hygiene one of the most important parts of its preventative care.
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During its annual wellness checkup, our veterinarian will do a thorough examination of your pet's mouth. He'll look for loose or missing teeth, excess tartar on the surface of the teeth, a tongue that's swollen or red, pale or swollen gums, and even extremely bad breath. Any of these symptoms could be a sign of a more serious medical issue, and we'll address it right away.
Tartar is one of the most serious dental problems your pet can have. After your pet eats, sticky plaque forms on its teeth, and if it's not cleaned away it will harden into a yellow substance called tartar. This substance has microscopic holes on its surface that are the perfect place for bacteria to grow. This gives germs the opportunity to thrive in your pet's mouth and, eventually, move down into its blood system. This can affect your pet's heart, liver, and other organs, causing serious illness or even death.
Ways Our Veterinary Dentist Can Help
Almost all pets will have a tartar problem by the age of three, so it's something our team has dealt with quite frequently. We'll make an appointment to take care of your pet's tartar when the vet decides it's time. We'll administer general anesthesia for your pet's safety, to keep it calm and unharmed.
Once your pet's teeth are clean and it's back home with you, you'll need to get into the habit of brushing your pet's teeth at least once a week to help prevent the tartar from coming back. Our team will be happy to teach you how to brush your dog's or cat's teeth. It's a learning process that is going to take time, but with care and patience your pet will learn to allow you to care for its teeth without stress.
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The Committee on Radiological Protection and Public Health (CRPPH) has chosen to focus its limited resources on addressing issues and topics in two areas. These can be broadly divided into conceptual and policy issues, involving operational radiation protection. The CRPPH is currently working on the following projects:
The CRPPH works in close collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the area of radiation protection, and the two agencies' programmes of work are complementary. Results of these programmes are made available to the international nuclear community. Representatives of the European Commission (EC) also participate in most CRPPH activities.
The CRPPH programme of work is product-oriented, based on a few "core" projects which require some continuity over time in order to be effective, with the remainder of the programme being based on issues of interest to CRPPH members. All projects within the programme of work include in their annual reports to the CRPPH the progress made on goals from the previous year, propositions for goals for the coming year, and as appropriate, milestones and measures of performance.
At least every other year the Secretariat, on behalf of the Bureau, sends a questionnaire to Committee Members, Chairs of other NEA Standing Technical Committees, and key OECD stakeholders requesting subjects which they feel should be studied within the context of the CRPPH.
The NEA Steering Committee approves the CRPPH programme bi-annually. Any new projects identified in the above process must either fit within the broad lines of the existing programme of work, or must be proposed to the NEA Steering Committee for approval prior to being launched.
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As we leave the EU, free movement is coming to an end, the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice will no longer apply, and the days of sending vast sums of money to Brussels every year are over for good.
This plan is a good deal for Britain, for the British people and for businesses in this country. However, if we cannot reach agreement with the EU, the Prime Minister is clear that no deal remains better than a bad deal and preparations for this are being intensified.


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Example has only just started having singing lessons, despite having released three albums.
Example has only just started singing lessons.
The 'Say Nothing' star already had a career spanning five years but recently decided to see a professional in order to coach his voice.
He said: ''I've released three albums and about 15 [UK] Top 40 singles, so my manager went, 'Do you think we maybe should have a singing lesson now?'
''But the vocal coach said to me: 'You've got a really unique voice. I don't want you to lose the sound you've got.'
''So she taught me to warm up, basically, so I don't lose my voice.''
The singer - who is about to release his fourth album, 'The Evolution Of Man' - has also blasted stars who charge fans to meet them, saying the practice is ''a disgrace''.
He added to the Daily Star newspaper: ''It's taking people's money for the sake of it. It's a disgrace.
''Why should someone pay £200 to shake your hand and take a photo?
''I heard about one pop band charging £200 to meet 200 people after each gig, so they were getting £40,000 a night. That's outrageous.
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