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Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that His movement would spread to every town and village and that the whole world would be flooded with Love of Godhead. Prithvite ache yata nagaradi grama / Sarvatra pracara haibe mora nama (Chaitanya Bhagavata Antya 4.126). Srila Prabhupada wanted to carry out the instructions of his spiritual master to preach in the English speaking world and he was the one empowered to accomplish Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's prediction that His holy name would spread all over the world..
In a lecture dated May 1st, 1973 at Mumbai, Srila Prabhupda has said "…natural tendency for, to love Krsna is there in everyone's heart. So our Krsna consciousness movement is how to invoke that natural tendency to love Krsna. That is our business…". The objective of the bhakti vriksha program is to invoke this natural tendency.
The Bhakti Vriksha system is a humble effort by bhakti vriksha practitioners to systematically spread Krsna consciousness by empowerment. The whole subject is logically presented for a fresher to start his Krsna consciousness path and progressively advance by regular guidance and mentoring by the bhakti vriksha sevak.
The following guidelines, program schedule, compilation of topics along with lead question and Srila Prabhupada's teachings relevant to the topic is used by the bhakti vriksha sevak to be well prepared for the weekly meetings.
The Bhakti vriksha sevak/host has to create the ambience and mood for devotion before the members start coming in for the weekly program. A simple yet attractive altar could be set in a place where everyone can have darshan. It would be nice if the program could be held in the same room where the altar is. This would bring a nice spiritual atmosphere and facilitate the members to offer arati (ghee lamp/incense-agarbatti) to their Lordships while kirtan is going on.
The MOST IMPORTANT THING is to start the program ON TIME – start at the TIME COMMITTED. This is very important because the members also realize that we respect and value their time.
Seating arrangement
The Bhakti vriksha sevak/host could layout the mats or carpets for people to be seated. Chairs could be kept for those people who cannot sit on the floor. The idea is everybody should feel comfortable and wanted, so that they look forward to the weekly programs enthusiastically.
The Bhakti vriksha sevak could request the members to be seated in a circlular fashion. This helps in the interacting with everyone.
Program schedule
The program schedule could be explained to all members before the program starts. Based on the convenience of the members the components of the program could be interchanged except ice-breaker. The purpose of having these inter-active programs is to make the members participate and get involved. Keeping this in mind the program components can be interchanged.
Recommended Program Schedule
Activity Description
Time spent
Kirtan & aarti
15 Min
Ice breaker
15 Min
Interactive session
60 Min
15 Min
Importance of preaching
15 Min
15 Min
2 Hr 15 Min
Kirtan, like in any ISKCON program, involves a lead singer and the group singing responsively. We could sing the invocation prayers to Srila Prabhupada, Panchatattva mantra and Hare Krsna maha-mantra.
The sheets having Srila Prabhupada's pranam mantra, Panchatattva mantra and Hare Krsna mahamantra have to be circulated in the language which the members are comfortable in reading. The tune should be simple for everyone to follow. During kirtan the members could be encouraged to offer agarbatti to the photos/deities in the altar.
Ice breaker
Ice breakers could be questions, games or anything which reveals interesting details about people's history, thought process, life and values, and can sometimes provide insights into their personality. This would help the Bhakti vriksha sevak to assess how much a member can absorb and therefore mentally plan the interactive session accordingly. Every ice breaker should have a conclusion and interface with the topic for the week's discussion. For further details, The Book of Ice-breakers published by ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry could be referred.
Interactive Session
The interactive session is based on the passage which is generally from Srila Prabhupada's books and his teachings. The bhakti vriksha sevak has to circulate the lesson sheet, consisting of a passage for the week with lead questions, excerpts from Namamrta book and excerpts from Preaching is the essence book. This has to be in the language in which the member is comfortable in reading. The discussion should be in the language which all the members understand.
The members could be asked to read one paragraph each. After which they could be given 5 minutes to read the whole passage by themselves before starting the interaction. The questions given under Discovery, Understanding and Application are lead questions for better facilitation. They could be broken down into smaller questions based on the passage for better interaction with the members. As a takeaway the bhakti vriksha sevak has to summarise the right Krsna conscious message.
Application part of the interactive session is an important component of bhakti vriksha. During this session members learn to practically implement the topic they discussed in their day to day life. The Bhakti vriksha sevak should inspire every participants to shares their views in response to the Application questions. The Bhakti vriksha sevak can provide a tailor made solution for each member's practical application. If required, the tailor made solution could be discussed with the members individually.
It is prudent to follow a prescribed flow of activities in each bhakti vriksha session. Given the varied kinds of persons (with different tastes, attitudes and levels of understanding) who attend these sessions, it is important that the topics follow a pre-defined flow. Also, it must be ensured that not too many new subjects are introduced or sought to be discussed in these sessions, otherwise it would make it difficult for the participants to absorb and thus feel left behind.
For every lesson the bhakti vriksha leader is provided the material for his preparation for the program. There is also train the trainer program conducted in selected centers so that the leaders are aware of the methodology to facilitate the bhakti vriksha. Devotees interested in the material for leaders may email email@example.com
Before the Japa Session, the bhakti vriksha sevak could read the excerpts from the Namamrta book in the lesson. This would help the devotees appreciate the importance of chanting the Lord's holy name.
Importance of Preaching
An extract from the book "Preaching is the essence" has been included in the lesson. The bhakti vriksha sevak reads from this so that from the very beginning the members get to appreciate the glories of preaching. By this the members feel enthused to share their knowledge in Krsna consciousness with others, inspire them and bring them to the programs.
Prasadam could be planned depending on what time the program is held. If it is held in the afternoon or early evening, then simple prasadam like fruit salad or mayapur khaja or anything simple but not heavy could be offered. In case it is a late evening program, and people need to travel far after the program, a light but sumptuous dinner could be planned. It's better not to set a high standard of providing an elaborate dinner. People may hesitate to have the program in their house if they think they may need to maintain that standard.
Attendance Sheet
The bhakti vriksha sevak has to fill the attendance sheet for the week immediately after the members leave. During the week the bhakti vriksha sevak has to update the Sector Sevak about the program. The Sector Sevak would guide appropriately.
It is suggested that during the week, the Bhakti vriksha sevak could be in touch with the members in order to build a friendly relationship with them.It could be either on phone or meeting them personally. When a good rapport is established, it is easy for the Bhakti vriksha sevak to guide them in their spiritual journey.
A vyuha program involves the participation of two or three bhakti vriksha groups together in a combined program. This program is a break in the format from the regular bhakti vriksha programs. The members need to have something different and relaxing periodically. This would also encourage them to be more participative and involved in the bhakti vriksha meetings.
Siksha Ceremony
The most important part of this program is to encourage your members to commit to a spiritual standard. Brief them the importance of taking such spiritual commitments and the benefits they would reap by making such commitments. Ensure the recommendation sheet is filled once the member commits to the spiritual standard. In recognition of their commitment a certificate is awarded during the Vyuha.
The documents currently being used in our centers are available here. For the materials for the bhakti vriksha leaders , devotees may get in touch with firstname.lastname@example.com
Bhakti Vriksha Programs currently conducted by ISJM
Bhakti Vriksha Programs currently conducted by INRJD
For participating in Bhakti Vriksha programs , please fill up the contact form or contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Online bhakti vriksha programs are also conducted currently over skype. For participating in online bhakti vriksha programs, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
List of programs under ISJM
|Bannerghata Road
|HSR Layout/Haralur
|JP Nagar
|Kurubara Halli
|Mahalaxmi Layout
|Old BEL Road
|Prashanthnagar, Majestic
|Rajarajeshwari Nagar
|RT Nagar
List of Programs under INRJD
|DRDO, C V Raman Nagar
|Kodigehalli – Hebbal
|Kodigehalli -Magadi Road
|Kodigehalli -Sadarmangala, Whitefield
|L & T South City, Bannerghatta Road
|Magadi Road, NRJD
|Modi Garden
|Old Airport Road- Challagatta
|R T Nagar
|Raghavendra Layout
|Ramamurthy Nagar
|T Dasarahalli
|Vivek nagar
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I know not everyone has a sweet tooth but sometimes I just crave a little dessert. When you're doing paleo, your dessert options can feel limited. Well, I'm excited to share a great Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe that lets you indulge a little while still feeling good. These cookies are chewy, moist, chocolatey, grain free, and dairy free. It's now one of my favorite homemade paleo treats!
Grain-Free Bacon Dog Treats + Riply's Favorite Things
Y'all. I've taken the next step into dog motherhood. Riply now has her very own Instagram account (@riplyvsaliens)! Yes, that's Riply vs Aliens 😝 Needless to say, I've become even more obsessed with my dog than ever before. I'm very thankful for Zach for his support but also for his occasional reminders to chill TFO. Hah! But that does not stop me from doing another dog post! Check out this recipe for homemade Grain-Free Bacon Dog Treats. Plus, sharing some of Riply's favorite things – stuff that she loves, and has been real handy for us as…paw-rents. Sorry, couldn't help it.
Warm Up Winter with Hot Toddy Cupcakes
Today I'm bringing together two of my favorite things – whiskey and cupcakes! During these winter months, nothing warms me up better than a hot toddy. It's a warm cocktail of whiskey, honey, and lemon juice (sometimes made with tea.) It's delicious and warms the soul. I presonally also think it's a great home remedy for sore throats and colds. 😉
These Hot Toddy Cupcakes may not have the exact same effect but they'll definitely satisfy a sweet tooth!

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Homeopathy, or homeopathic medication, is a medical philosophy and observe based mostly on the concept the physique has the power to heal itself. U.S. medical faculties don't presently emphasize the homeopathic method, though it has turn out to be standard among some physicians in European and Asian nations and is extensively used by the general public in over-the-counter medications. However, HPUS nonetheless excludes homeopathic cures from many FDA guidelines that regulate other medicine.
In late 2011, the Swiss authorities's report on homeopathic drugs represents probably the most comprehensive evaluation of homeopathic medicine ever written by a authorities and was just printed in book kind in English. Homeopathic medicines are manufactured by potentization, a technique of serial dilution and agitation that produces microdoses of the natural substances from which the medicines are derived. A complete of 9.6 p.c of youngsters between three and five years of age are handled with homeopathic medicines.
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The 1910 Flexner Report on American medical training could have hastened the closing of some homeopathic schools. In the 1970s, disenchantment with the standard medical system led customers and practitioners to explore homeopathy amongst other types of alternative and complementary medication. The solely conclusion that is justified at the moment is that analysis has not conclusively proven that homeopathic treatments are efficient. Homeopathic treatments usually have fancy names going again to Hahnemann's time, when much of drugs was obscured by use of canine Latin.


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On Christmas Eve, after Santa put out the presents, I decided to take some pictures of our Christmas decor. The house was so peaceful with Jillian sound asleep in bed and Jeff passed out on the couch. Although I would have liked to have done more with our Christmas decor this year, I am pleased with how it turned out. My goal next year is to switch the colored lights for white lights and add some tulling as garland and as a tree topper.
I bought the light up Christmas presents last year at Marshall's and was so excited to break them out for this year. I think out of all my Christmas decor, these are my favorite!!!
Last year, I found a fun way to use Christmas ornaments in my Apothecary jars. They add so much Christmas color to our kitchen!
I have decorated our staircase the same way for the past three years and I like the simplicity of the garland and the lights. I am thinking of possible adding a little more pizazz to it next year but for now, it's perfect!


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|Leawo Total Media Converter Ultimate
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Software
|Written by Aidan Moore
|Monday, 15 April 2013
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Leawo Total Media Converter Ultimate
Manufacturer: Leawo Software Co., Ltd.
Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Leawo.
As new video formats emerge to support evolving PC, smart phone and tablet resolutions, new tools are needed to allow video content to be shared among the different devices. If you have ever tried to convert your collection of DVDs to a portable format, or tried to archive your Blu-ray video collection, then you know there are a wide range of tools available to help you with these tasks. Some of these tools are free, while others charge for converting and archiving your video.
Any product that uses the word "ultimate" in its name sets a high bar for expectations. The Total Media Converter Ultimate claims to be an all-inclusive media solution with a top rated, fast and efficient video converter. That claim is not trivial for a media conversion product, as the number of video and media formats available today is enormous.
Consumers have a lot of choice when it comes to a video conversion product. General purpose utilities such as Handbrake are free, and they are generally highly regarded by users. On the other hand, free utilities do not usually perform well, or at all when it comes to transcoding DVD and Blu-ray source material. For those tasks, a paid software utility is required, typically costing in the $50-$100 range.
The Total Media Converter Ultimate has all the functionality for general video format conversion, but also allows straightforward transcoding of DVD and Blu-ray material. There are some nice extras in the product such as GPU acceleration for fast transcoding, and a convenient link to the companion YouTube downloader product.
In this article Benchmark Reviews will look at the features and capabilities of this all in one video conversion product.
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cutecasper: Seriously, HOPE Vodafone or the Apple store here in NZ get it out in equivalent prices to USA market.
I am soooooooooo hoping!
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Bradford Small World Film Festival – Call for Submissions
Deadline 31st March
Short film submissions are welcomed from cities within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Bradford's Small World Film Festival based on this year's theme 'My City'.
Bradford UNESCO City of Film are looking for short films about Dundee that meet the following criteria:
– The short films should not exceed a maximum of 6-minute length.
– All entries must be carry English subtitles and be suitable for a family audience.
– All genres are accepted to portray your city: animation, documentary, fantasy, sci-fi, drama etc.
All short films which meet the criteria will be played out on the Bradford Big Screen located in the heart of the City Park throughout the month of June 2017. The winning five films will be selected by Bradford's panel jury made up of members of the public.
The winning five films will be screened at the UCCN XI Annual Meeting to be held in Enghien-les-Bains, France, from 29 June to 2 July 2017.
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Jim Daniels' Added to All-Star Team
Germantown TN., Jim Daniels will join drivers Charles Espenlaub, Scott Bradley, Ken Dobson, Johnny Kanavas, Robert Davis, Tim Buck, Jeremy Barnes, Scott Kaluza, Andy Bornhop (of Road & Track Magazine), and Mark Gilles (of Automobile Magazine) for a factory-backed, 2-car assault on the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill Endurance Race Presented by the U.S. Air Force, Dec. 2-4 2005.
With Mazda's announcement of the 2006 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook Tires, which will utilize the brand new and redesigned 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata, the team plans to use The 25 as development ground for the brand new race car(s). Mazdaspeed Motorsports will field a pair of brand new MX-5 Miatas for the event. The 25, held at Thunderhill Raceway Park, in Northern California, brings on all types of conditions, close competition and, of course, an extreme test of endurance…
This will be the eighth year NASA has organized this unique race and believes it will be one of the best years ever. Last year's starting grid saw over 60 cars take the green flag! This prestigious west coast event brings teams from all over the world to compete. The green flag is set to fly at 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 3 at Thunderhill Raceway Park.


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Guidelines for Hosting a LabPhon Conference
Making a bid
At each LabPhon conference, the Executive Council reviews bids to host the next conference. Anyone wishing to bid to host a conference is invited to submit a document describing the plan to the President of the Association for Laboratory Phonology as long before the meeting as feasible. The considerations to be taken into account in planning a conference are listed below.
- Conference themes. Themes are usually broadly defined in order to bring together speakers and commentators from different disciplines and theoretical backgrounds. Past conferences have had between four and six themes.
- Possible invited speakers and commentators. There is typically one invited speaker and one commentator invited for each theme of the conference.
- Conference format. Previous conferences have adopted the format of grouping thematic papers in one session, including the invited paper and two or three regular papers, followed by a commentary with scope over the entire session. This format is not presented as a standard, but the bid should describe how papers will be organized into sessions, and if commentary papers will be included, for which sessions. The bid should also indicate the number of poster and oral sessions and the expected number of posters and oral papers in each session.
- Organizing committee. Who will be involved in organizing the conference? How will the tasks outlined in Practical Details be shared?
- Scientific committee. How many reviewers will be needed, and how will potential reviewers be identified?
Practical Details
- Possible dates. What are the proposed dates for the conference? It's useful to check with scholars in Europe, the Americas, Oceania, and Asia to confirm that the proposed dates do not present serious conflict with academic schedules, major holidays, or other major conferences.
- Venue and facilities. The bid should include evidence of a confirmed venue, such as a signed letter of commitment from the venue management or host institution. Make sure that the proposed venue can accommodate all participants in oral sessions, and that there is sufficient space in poster sessions to allow participants to circulate and view all posters.
- Catering and social events. What social events will be organized for participants (e.g., welcome reception, banquet), and how will catering be provided? How will dietary restrictions be accommodated?
- Accommodation. Identify the hotel or other accommodation options that will be available for the projected number of participants. Be sure to include low-cost options, especially for student participants.
- Access to venue. Identify how participants can travel to the venue, with attention paid to ease of access and travel information for participants travelling from outside the host country. Include price estimates for transportation (air or rail, and including local transportation).
- Guest editor(s). Which members of the organizing committee will be serve as Guest Editors for the special issue of Laboratory Phonology dedicated to papers from the conference?
- Marketing. Where will announcements for the conference be sent? What are the plans for designing and printing posters and/or fliers? Be sure to include this expense in the budget.
- Expenses. What are the projected expenses for the conference?
- Registration. What will the registration fee structure be, and will there be reduced rates for early registration? For students or post-docs? For participants from developing economies?
- Financing. What are the sources for financing the conference organization. Include a letter of commitment for contributions from the host institution(s), and state any plans for submission of proposal(s) to external funding agencies.


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Basic Japanese
Basic Japanese is a lively and informative introduction to the Japanese language. It is for anyone, regardless of age, who is interested in learning Japanese as a foreign language. Basic Japanese is taught at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.
The course contains speech and writing components. The spoken component deals with the use of Japanese in realistic everyday situations and the development of the student's skills in listening, reading and speaking Japanese. The written component introduces writing assignments, graded for difficulty, to practice Japanese syntactic structures. Students will learn basic grammar, progressing from simple to more complex structures.
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- Once again, data scientist ranks as the best job in America, according to employees.
- Business Insider interviewed a data science manager at Glassdoor to learn what it's like to have the best job in America right now.
- Data scientists not only command high salaries, but play a huge role in influencing company decision-making.
For the third year in a row, data scientist has been ranked the best job in America.
According to rankings by job site Glassdoor, the data scientist position has the highest overall job score of 4.8 out of a possible 5.
To determine its job rankings, Glassdoor takes into account the average salary of positions listed, the number of open positions, and the average job satisfaction of employees in these roles.
According to Glassdoor, data scientists have anaverage compensationof $US120,000 per year, there are 4,524 job openings, and overall job satisfaction in the position scores a 4.2 out of 5.
To find out what it's really like to have the best job in the country, Business Insider interviewed Ling Cheng, a Data Science Manager at Glassdoor.
Why data scientist is the best job this year
Aside from the great pay and ample job opportunity, data scientists help steer their companies in the right direction.
"I think that it's a really exciting field," Cheng told Business Insider. "More and more companies are starting to realise the potential they have in their data.A data scientist who's answering questions for you does their own delving in and serves as the detective.
"You have to be open to what comes out of the data. What is it telling you versus what you believe in? This can happen when we look at A/B tests, when we look at products, and it can be in strategy, where we find what's working and what's not."
What being a data scientist actually looks like
Data scientists can impact the decisions that managers make, with respect to product management and operational efficiency.
"It varies by company, but overall, it could be generating insights for high-level decisions, product decisions, business decisions, or strategy decisions," Cheng said.
The job can also include building dashboards to display data in a more visually clear way. A single dashboard can include several charts and graphs containing different information.
"In Glassdoor's case, it could be building salary estimates, looking at how to return results for job search," Cheng said. "I think those are kind of the big areas. Insights, dashboards, and building products."
The main difference between a data scientist and a data engineer
Although there is quite a lot of overlap between data scientists and data engineers, their roles are not to be confused.
"A data engineer is responsible for making sure that data scientists have all the data that we need and that we get it in a timely manner," said Cheng.
As Vik Paruchuri wrote on DataQuest, "Data engineers are responsible for constructing data pipelines and often have to use complex tools and techniques to handle data at scale." He continued: "Unlike [data science], data engineering leans a lot more towards a software development skill set."
Data scientists really depend on data engineers, Cheng told Business Insider, "because we need the data processed, and we need it available in a way that we can get to it without waiting hours. So they build tools and process the data in a way that allows us to do that."
A typical day in the life of a data scientist
Like many jobs, each day in the life of a data scientist can look extremely different.
"It's a combination of coding, reading papers, talking to product managers, data engineers, and then also looking at data myself to get some of my own insights," said Cheng.
"But mainly, each day is different. This morning, I was reading a paper that someone shared, and then I had to interpret it and see how well the ideas could work for what we're doing.
"And then I had to look at some code that someone was prototyping. So I'm looking at their code, how it performs, and then I have to talk to so many different people to get it working.
"So we work with data engineers for implementation, I work with the product managers to discuss the products at hand, and because I'm a manager, I also talk to my reports."
Misconceptions about the job
"One of the misconceptions is that data scientists are just datamonkeys, that others in the company come up with all the questions that we need to answer, and you have a bunch of requests, and they are just going to answer your question and come back to you with that," said Cheng.
Instead, data scientists can impact the decisions that managers make with respect to product management and operational efficiency.
"With almost every project, as we start digging through the data, we find new directions to go to, or maybe we find things we didn't know were there, or maybe the outcome was totally different from what we expected.
"You're not just answering questions given to you by the managers, which I think is sometimes what people might think to hire one for," she said.
Most useful skills for a data scientist to have
There are both technical and entrepreneurial skills aspiring data scientists should develop in order to succeed in the role. Cheng outlined a few:
• SQL• Some Python• R • Modelling • Dashboarding • Depending on the data scientist you are you can use Tableau • More recent big data tools like Hadoop
"Just as important is having product and business sense," Cheng said. "Having your own intuition and understanding of your subject area so that you can come up with good questions and build models that actually make sense to the area that you're building."
How to become a data scientist
The level of education you need to become a data scientist can vary depending on the role and company at hand.
"More analytics-focused DS roles typically just need a bachelor's degree, but ML-focused roles tend to prefer either advanced degrees or more experience," said Cheng.
In her experience, many PhD graduates in STEM fields become data scientists, because DS-focused roles generally pays better, and come with research and learning aspects that appeal to PhDs. There's even a program calledInsight Data Sciencethat specifically trains PhD graduates to become data scientists – but although Cheng works with many PhDs, she says you don't need one to be successful in the field.
"Also, there are a lot of data science openings and there are a lot of people training to become data scientists," Cheng said. "If you are totally getting into it, there are data science bootcamps, there's online courses, there's Udacity, there's online communities."
Advice for breaking into the industry
"I think the way to build the product and business sense is to build projects using real data," Cheng said. "I always tell people who have no experience to find something they're interested in and find a way to do a data science project around that."
One of the more well-known examples of someone who created their own project is Nate Silver, who started posting forecasts for the performance of MLB players for fun. He became more famous after predicting the individual state outcomes of 2008 Presidential election, Cheng said, and then started the fivethirtyeight blog, which gave a higher probability to Trump winning the 2016 election than most sites.
"You can even do it with any job, even if you're not a data scientist," Cheng said. "What I've seen is people in operations doing some data science on their area and that can actually transition you into a data scientist. It's finding ways to be a data scientist in your current job."
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Police officers in Haringey were contacted at 00:35 a.m. on Monday in regards to a burglary in Tottenham. They headed to Woodside Road thinking they were searching for two men only to discover something entirely different.
They arrived and were unfortunately unable to find any trace of the burglars, but they did come across a large cannabis factory with the help of the police dogs. According to a Metropolitan Police spokesperson, there have been no arrests yet.
The police also came across a list of house rules tacked up on the wall. One of them being, "No smoking anywhere in the house. Even with the door/window open".
Cannabis is a Class B drug and is the most widely used illegal drug in the United Kingdom. It is illegal to possess, grow, distribute or sell without appropriate licences.
Recently though people have become much more vocal about liberalising drug laws. Aberystwyth University student James Richard Owen started a petition on the government's official website pushing for the legalisation of the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis. It received over 221,000 signatures and was debated on the 12th of October by MP's.


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Sacrifice is at the very heart of being a priest and being a Catholic. This Lent, restoring sacrifice is the key to being a Church in the modern world.
Most readers know by now that there is a lot going on in my situation. I want to thank writer, Ryan MacDonald for stepping in with some important news for readers last week. I do hope you understand that I will not be writing about the developments he described so well.
But that is as it should be. I must leave it to others to take up this story, and indeed some have. David F. Pierre, host of The Media Report – and author of Catholic Priests Falsely Accused – addressed the story in stunning fashion in an "Exclusive Report" that I hope TSW readers will review and help pass around. As someone posted about this on a Facebook page, "It's time to awaken the sleeping giant of on-line Catholic media with news of this story." Please do.
The beautifully presented Sancte Pater Blog also ran the story, as did others. As Ryan MacDonald wrote last week, I have decided to just stay the course I have been on here at These Stone Walls. Suffice it to say, I thank readers for your prayers, support, encouragement, and hope.
Today, Ash Wednesday, I mark 6,361 days in prison. I didn't tally this with scratch marks on my cell wall, and I don't actually keep an ongoing count in my head. I won't wake up tomorrow and tell myself it's the start of day number 6,362. At least, I hope I won't. That would be really awful. But two or three times a year I pull out my calculator and tally the days I have been in this place. I'm not even sure of why we do this, but everyone here does. Our friend, Pornchai Moontri just told me that today he has been in prison for 7,275 days, and others of our friends have been "inside" a lot less.
Sometimes I discover some strange coincidences when I count the days. For example, my 5,000th day in prison was also my 26th anniversary of priesthood ordination. My Ash Wednesday post last year was "Protect Us from All Anxiety: Nightmares and Dreamscapes in the Desert." The day I described the recurring nightmare that I have in prison was also my 6,000th day behind these stone walls. The numbers don't mean much except to convey a sense of the drama of time as it plays out in such a place.
Time is experienced differently here than anywhere else. The New Yorker Magazine had a very good article last month by Adam Gopnik entitled "The Caging of America" (Jan. 30, 2012) about our ominous and burgeoning prison system. He wrote that "a prison is a trap for catching time" and described the trap thusly:
"It isn't the horror of the time at hand but the unimaginable sameness of the time ahead that makes prisons unendurable for their inmates… That's why no one who has been inside a prison, if only for a day, can ever forget the feeling. Time stops. A note of attenuated panic, or watchful paranoia – anxiety and boredom and fear mixed into a kind of enveloping fog."
It's not a pretty picture, and I think the pain of living in prison is experienced proportionately to one's mental capacity. Prison is the one place on Earth where intellect is a handicap, and possibly even a source of deep personal anguish. I took on "Does Stephen Hawking Sacrifice God on the Altar of Science?" last year because I feared my brain cells might atrophy from lack of use.
Perhaps I am in good company in this suspension of time. A great comment from TSW reader, Carlos, on my post, "E.T. and The Fermi Paradox" mentioned that God lives in the "nunc stans," a place where there is no passage of time at all. Carlos is exactly right that God lives outside of time. Psalm 90 gives a hint of this, and it's a good Ash Wednesday message:
"You turn man back to dust and say 'Turn back, O children of men!' For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night." (Psalm 90:3-4)
I know the feeling. My time here has not been experienced as thousands upon thousands of days, but as one very long one – a sort of long Lent with no Easter in sight – except, perhaps, in hope. I guess it's really that way for all of us. Without hope, there can be no Easter, only Lent. The reverse is also true. To be a Catholic Christian is to live in hope despite all appearances to the contrary.
I'm showing my age, but I can hear Roger McGuinn from The Byrds intoning the musical version of Ecclesiastes (3:1): "For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven." I don't mean to lecture you, but "doing time" – "doing Lent" – qualifies me to write about both. This Lent is our time to ponder freedom and all the dire threats to it.
It's a time to wake up, a time to take stock of who and what we are, and most importantly of what we are becoming. It's a time to measure our civic duty as Catholic members of the human race in this place at this time. It's a time to account for what it means to live as humans are meant to live, in God's image and likeness in a society and culture we are supposed to add to and not just take from. It's a time to discern whether we as Catholics shape our culture more than it shapes us. Even a prisoner can enter into that discernment.
I wrote of one vivid example a year or so ago, but it's worth repeating. It's a typical prison story with a very atypical outcome. It involved my friend, Joseph, whom I wrote about In "E.T. and The Fermi Paradox." One of Joseph's many disputes with other prisoners erupted into a fight. Both were hauled off to spend some time in "the hole." Joseph emerged first, then a week later, his enemy. News of their ongoing combat spread throughout the prison, and the peer pressure was intense. "Fight – Fight – Fight" was the sole message they heard from both friends and foes. The prison was abuzz with the inevitable. Joseph ducked all my efforts to intervene. This was about a month after our friend, Pornchai was received into the Church on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2010.
Seated in the prison chow hall one day, Joseph awaited his opponent for the big scene. Pornchai was sitting with me as usual as hundreds of prisoners poured in for dinner and a show. I decided I would have no choice but to try diplomacy. Then Pornchai suddenly stood up. In the presence of hundreds of anticipating prisoners, Pornchai walked to the door to meet up with Joseph's enemy.
I groaned as I saw diplomacy fly right out the window. Then Pornchai gestured to the young man to follow him. Together they walked to the table where Joseph was seated. They sat down, and the three of them had a conversation. I watched from across the hall as Pornchai spoke and the two enemies stared at their shoes.
I don't think the Geneva Convention entailed such drama and a sense of impending doom. Then suddenly – in the sight of all – the three of them stood up. Joseph and his enemy shook hands, gave each other a fraternal smack on the back, then parted company. The war ended and a treaty was struck. I was very proud of Pornchai. Gandhi could not have done better.
There is a Gospel declaration for the age we live in, and Pornchai exemplified it that day. It's a worthy goal for Lent for all of us who have been waiting for some light in the darkness while sometimes forgetting that we are the ones who are supposed to bring it:
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand where it gives light to all in the house." (Matthew 5:14-15)
TSW reader, Mary Floeck has posted a number of comments here and in other Catholic blogs. She is a great example of a faithful Catholic discovering that she has a voice in the public square. Mary has found her voice in some recent well written letters published in a few Catholic publications. Having seen her name in many comments on These Stone Walls, I have been very proud to also see it in Our Sunday Visitor and a few other places expressing her hopes and concerns as a Catholic.
In a recent letter in OSV (February 5, 2012) Mary raised the challenges faced by the Church and priesthood by the Holy Father's announcement of the formation of an "American Ordinariate." This is the creation of a special diocese for formerly Episcopalian congregations that want to become Roman Catholic. A part of the transition is that the married Episcopalian priests can become Roman Catholic priests and remain married.
The practice is not new. Pope John Paul II established such a process for individual Anglican clergy in the early 1980s. I wasn't sure I agreed with all of Mary Floeck's concerns in her OSV letter until just a few days later. I came across a brilliant editorial in The Wall Street Journal by Father Richard Cipolla ("Being a Catholic Priest – and Married," Houses of Worship, Feb. 3, 2012). Father Cipolla is a Catholic priest ordained in 1984,just two years after I was ordained. Previously a married Episcopalian priest, Father Cipolla became Catholic and was ordained through a special indult of Pope John Paul II extended to Episcopalian clergy on a case by case basis back then.
Mary Floeck's OSV letter piqued my interest, so I was intrigued by what Father Cipolla had to say about priesthood, celibacy, and marriage. I read it twice, and found it to be an articulate and powerful lesson for me as a priest. It isn't about celibacy. It's about sacrifice, the heart and soul of both a priestly and a Catholic identity.
In his brief editorial, Father Richard Cipolla has given the Church and priesthood a Lenten reflection on being Catholic in a culture increasingly closed to Catholic ideals. Here's an excerpt that helped me prepare for Lent:
"Sacrifice is at the heart not only of the priestly life but also of the life of every Catholic. How could it not be so when the primary symbol of our faith is the love of God displayed on the cross of Jesus Christ?"
"Despite my situation . . . I am a firm supporter of the celibacy of the Catholic clergy. Its basis is not found in councils or popes but rather in the person of Jesus Christ. The heart of the Catholic priesthood is sacrifice, and celibacy frees the priest to give himself totally to the Church and its people."
Father Cipolla added that the sexual abuse scandals that have been in the spotlight over the last decade have been "a glaring example of the perversion of celibacy," a result of too many priests living a life that is "selfish and closed off." I agree, in part, but I also want to emphasize the role played by money in the causes and context of the scandal. In my review of David F. Pierre's landmark book, Catholic Priests Falsely Accused, I pointed out the hard evidence raised by former Los Angeles prosecutor Donald Steier that a full fifty percent of the claims against Catholic priests have been false and tainted by the lure of money. This aspect of the scandal has been grossly overlooked by the entire Church, and a part of our sacrifice as a Church must not be to sacrifice justice for priests falsely accused.
Someone might argue that I have a vested interest in taking that position. Perhaps that's true, but no justice afforded to me now will give me back even one of the 6,361 days and nights taken from me in prison. Those are my sacrifice, and this Lent I offer that sacrifice for the Church, for the priesthood, and for the readers of These Stone Walls who come here from the city on a hill with a search for truth and justice in their hearts.
"I appeal to you therefore, by the mercies of God, to present your selves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind so that you may have sure knowledge of the will of God, of what is good, and acceptable, and perfect." (Romans 12: 1-2)
Memento homo, quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris.
Remember, O Man, that thou art dust, and to dust shalt return.
~ William Byrd, Anglican convert to Catholicism during the reign of Queen Elizabeth


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You know, you can't think your way into the Divine. You can't get there through strategy. Strategy is inherently dishonest. You can't make a deal with the Divine to become it. The whole idea is: all deals are off. All deals are off and what you approach it with is that remarkable sense of innocence that knows nothing. Do you follow?
Human beings have invented these strategies of redemption; that you need to be redeemed. Only something dead or dying needs to be redeemed. That whole game of redemption, salvation, being saved, is created by a paranoiacally driven intellect, by a being that has been gripped by imaginative fears. It's one thing to merge into God because you adore God. It's a whole other thing to think you can merge into God, or be saved by God, because you either deserve it or because you need to be rescued from your guilt and sin. Those are completely different movements.
A human being who adopts the philosophy that he needs to be saved really does need to be saved. But what he needs to be saved from is the whole framework that he is absorbed [in] to make him think those kinds of thoughts. That life, that has absorbed those fictional ideas, needs to be deconstructed in honesty, into a state of existential innocence, from which all real spiritual progress begins. Existential innocence is the starting point for all real spiritual progress.
Hello David
What a inspiring text which really resonated in what I am contemplating at the moment, and I hope you can help me in my quest to reach existential innocence by commenting on the following.
I would like to know whether we share this assumption: Engaging in a strategy of redemption is possible for man because he does not have an existential understanding of himself, but is stuck in an intellectual understanding which enable man to understand himself as someone who needs redemption, or simple as one how might not be good enough as he is, as one how can be the subject of shame. In the same way, the capability of grasping my existential innocence, being capable of accepting myself as I am in all aspects of life, refers back to the ability to realize my true existential nature. That is, if I understood my true existential being, I would not be able to take on a strategy of redemption because I would understand that I was existentially innocent.
I we are on the same page about the above then here is my problem: My experience is, that these strategies of redemption are subtle and, for me at least, hard to transcend. Though I have come some way, my thoughts at actions still sometime reveal that my understanding of existential innocence is still lacking in some respects. On the basis of my previous assumption, this is because I do not yet fully understand my true existential nature.
In order to overcome this problem a new existential insight or understanding of what I/man is must be revealed to me. I will have to develop further the understanding of what I am, one that is more existentially and phenomenological sound than I am presently capable of. In other words, I am in need of help to be saved from the framework that I am still absorbed in. So how can I learn more about your thoughts on how to deconstruct in honesty?


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Erik ten Hag has selected 20 players for the UEFA Champions League game against AEK. Hakim Ziyech (injury) and Nico Tagliafico (suspension) will have to sit out the game in Athens.
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Scientology Spokesman Walks Off 'Nightline' Set
Perhaps Nightline is honing a new style by airing tussles with PR people. Three days after airing footage of Ronn Torossian attempting to steer an interview with his client Benny Hinn, Nightline ran in its entirety a contentious interview last night ending with Scientology Spokesman Tommy Davis tearing off his mic and walking off the set.
If this is PR's best two out of three, Scientology loses. Footage of Tom Cruise helping and high-fiving 9/11 firemen cleanse their bodies using Church methods? Yayyyy. Interview with a former Church member who says the same regimen is also used to punish its members? Boooo. Church Spokesman not understanding the concept of spokesmanship by not gracefully handling questions about ancient humans buried in volcanoes and instead taking it as a personal attack, sorry, game over.
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- Captain Dickson's rant about being an Angry Black Man stereotype.
- Pretty much everything he says is hysterical.
- Schmidt's Delayed Reaction to getting stabbed during a fight.
"When did I get stabbed?"
- The car chase which Lampshades the Every Car Is a Pinto trope throughly.
- The coach getting his dick shot off and trying to pick it up with his teeth
- Schmidt and Jenko getting high.
- Or more importantly the screen cap for the last stage of "FUCK YEAH, MOTHERFUCKER!" to whomever is on the stuff.
- After Schmidt and Jenko throw a wild house party at Schmidt's parents' house as part of their cover, Mrs. Schmidt completely freaks out at them; at one point during her rant, she states that "I used to party with Robert Downey, Jr.. before he got sober!"
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Looking for friendship symbol tattoos? Are you searching for the perfect way to show off your awesome relationship with your best friend? Almost everyone can name that one special person in their life that they call their "best" friend.
Looking for friendship symbol tattoos? Are you searching for the perfect way to show off your awesome relationship with your best friend? Almost everyone can name that one special person in their life that they call their "best" friend.
This is the person they can call anytime and no matter what, they will be there. So what better way to show your best friend and the world how much they mean to you than by getting a tattoo dedicated to your friendship?
There are many ways to symbolize friendship. Here we will offer not only the traditional symbols of friendship, but also some unique and original friendship tattoo designs. These designs can be used individually or incorporated with names, phrases or other symbols to create the perfect friendship tattoo.
Flowers are a common subject for tattoos, not just because of their beauty, but also because each flower has a certain symbolism attached to it.
This list of flowers all have a meaning that can be related to friendship, some of these flowers are unusual and would make beautiful and unique friendship symbol tattoos.
Abor Vitae – True Friendship
Baby's Breath – Happiness
Camellia – Excellence and Steadfastness
Cardinal Flower – Distinction and Splendor
Pink Carnation – I will never forget you
Red Carnation – Admiration
Chrysanthemum – You are a wonderful friend
Daisy – Gentleness, Innocence and Loyal love
Forget-me-not – Faithful love and memories
Oak-leaf Geranium – Friendship
Iris – Your friendship means so much to me
Jonquil – Affection returned
White Periwinkle – Pleasant memories
Pink Rose – Admiration
Pale Rose – Friendship
Rosemary – Constancy and Loyalty
Spearmint – Warmth of Sentiment
Wallflower – Friendship
Zinnia – Thoughts of absent friends
Pink Zinnia – Lasting Affection
As you can see from this list, there is a flower for practically any friend. You could even use several of these flowers together and get a bouquet as your friendship tattoo.
Everyone remembers the friendship bracelets that were passed around during school years to symbolize best friends or groups of friends. These, too could be tattooed as a permanent friendship symbol tattoos.
These originated from a Native American tradition of giving these brightly colored woven bracelets as a symbol of peace and friendship.
The colors of the turquoise stone and the lapis lazuli are both considered to promote friendship and loyalty, and would be a beautiful addition of bright color to your friendship bracelet tattoo.
It isn't a very common practice to see friends ink their friends name in their tattoo, however, there are lettering tattoos that can be symbolic of their friendship. Kanji has a beautiful symbol for the word friendship.
You could also translate the word friendship into another language to add originality. Here are a few of the more common translations for friend you can use in your friendship tattoo designs.
French – Ami
Spanish – Amigo
Dutch – Vriend
Italian – Amico
German – Freund
Friends that are very close will sometimes choose to get matching friendship symbol tattoos. Many times these are similar to the necklaces or bracelets that come in two pieces, with each piece being half of the whole symbol.
In most cases these are heart symbols with the phrase "best friends". There are other designs friends can choose to get tattooed that symbolizes the strength of their friendship as well.
Pineapple – As unusual as it may seem, the pineapple has long been a symbol of friendship and commitment.
Claddagh – The Claddagh symbol is a Celtic design showing two hands holding a heart topped by a crown. The expression used to explain the symbol is "With my two hands I give you my heart, and crown it with my loyalty".
Turtle – Another unusual friendship design is the turtle. The turtle is a symbol of harmony and long life. With matching tattoos of turtles you will always be reminded of the harmony you share and the long life of your friendship.
Whatever way you choose to display your friendship in friendship symbol tattoos, the most important thing is to always remember why you chose to do it. There is an old proverb that would also be a beautiful lettering tattoo in honor of a friend that reminds us what our true friends are for:
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Foster Wish Lists
Jack had both of his eyes removed. He is now back in his foster home getting used to being blind.
Jack's Wish List contains items that help keep him occupied. Before the surgery, jack wouldn't play with chew toys. Now that he is out of the pain, he LOVES chew toys. Jack says that even though he can't see you, that he says thank you very much and that he loves you all!!
Buddy Sue
Buddy Sue is a young boy who has been with Midwest for a while now. Buddy appears to have been born with a neurologic issue so he can not control his bowels or bladder. Buddy wears diapers while in the house but he says he still is as handsome as ever with his dapper diaper suspenders. Buddy loves everyone including kids and other dogs. His foster mom says he is quite the ambassador for those with disabilities and she thinks he would make a great therapy dog! Buddy is a quick learner, smart, sweet and well mannered.
If you would like to help Buddy with some of his "special" things, you can visit his Amazon wish list. Buddy says Thanks so much!!
Baby Leah
Meet Baby Leah. Leah is a very special little Boston with very special needs. She was found living under a house in Missouri and her rescuers noticed there was something wrong with her hind legs and she appeared to have no control over her bowel or bladder. They contacted Midwest for help. After a series of x-rays, it was found that Leah has recently broken her lower back (her L7 vertebrae is fractured). The vet thinks she was either hit by a car or fell from a tall object. Either way, it has already started to heal and fuse, so she is not a candidate for surgery. This accident has left Leah with wobbly back legs and currently no bowel/bladder control. She can walk and run, she just looks like a drunk little sailor. The vet also says Leah has a Luxating Patella on the left which may need to be addressed as she gets older. For all these reasons, Leah should not be allowed to go up or down stairs so her foster mom has placed a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs. Leah currenlty has to wear diapers while in the house. Although she appears to be housebroken and asks to go outside and does squat to do her business, nothing happens. She currently needs her bladder manually emptied 3-4 times a day, which after a little practice only takes a minute to do. She has no control over her bowels either and will frequently soil her diaper. Leah is super sweet. She adores everyone she meets and follows her foster family around everywhere. She does get playful, but because of her injury and the fact she was just spayed this week and had her prolapsed rectum fixed, we are trying to keep her quiet. Leah seems to get along with other small dogs (we've been told she does not like large dogs). She mostly has ignored them this week, but today she was found trying to get a few of her foster siblings to play. The problem is her younger foster siblings play a little rough and her foster mom has had to keep a close eye that Leah doesn't get knocked over or hurt. For that reason, she would probobaly be best as either an only dog or with older dogs who don't play so rough. Her foster home will re-evaluate this after Leah heals and her stitches are removed. Leah would also be best in a home without small children for the same reason. Leah is the most amazingly sweet baby her foster mom has ever seen. Even right after her surgery when expressing her bladder was so painful for Leah, she would cry and lick her foster parents faces at the same time. She adores her foster dad and just wants to hang out on the couch with whoever will sit with her. She is very good about getting her diaper changed. She is crate trained and rides good in the car. Leah is a very special little doll whose foster mother is already extremely fond and protective of her. Leah is waiting for that perfect forever family to love and cuddle her who is willing to look past her disability and won't mind having to carry a diaper bag on doggy outings. Her forever family must be commited to learning to express her bladder to prevent recurrant bladder infections. Leah would also like a family where she is not left home alone for long periods. If you are that special family and have room in your hearts for this very special little girl, Leah would love to hear from you! Leah would love to have some sponsers to help her through her rehabilitation. If you would like to donate to her care, she would be very grateful!
Nan is a senior dog in our cares. She has a skin condition but it's getting cleared up with an antibiotic. The foster home leaves pee pads down for her. Nan would love more pee pads and what senior dog doesn't love a nice warm blanket to sleep under to stay warm with the cold weather coming up. Thanks everyone!!


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A 23-year-old man died Saturday after being stabbed in the neck and chest on a Brooklyn street, police said.
Police were called to Utica Avenue in Crown Heights at around 5 a.m. Saturday. They discovered the man, who was then pronounced dead on arrival at Kings County Hospital Center, the NYPD said.
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Scared? No, Terrified is more accurate.
So, I've been bouncing along, kind of understanding the journey thing on an intellectual level. A confluence of special events this week has allowed me to extend this understanding of the journey to my heart and soul. No longer terrified, the old cement is cracking and falling away.
Scared? No, Terrified is more accurate.
Terrified? Take it to a Sit.
I use two sit locations. My primary sit and meditate location is the same comfortable chair in my room. My secondary sit location for extended or difficult topics is on the beach near the surf. Approaching Transformation, definitely a beach sit, with the full trust and expectation that the Universe will guide and provide.
Thank goodness I'd already given myself permission to be Happy and to Access my Power to be Powerful!
"There's something out there
I can't resist
The sweetest song is silence . . ."
These Dreams
This has been a life changing week. Praise be to the Universe.
Growth be the Journey
I try and get down to the beach to do my meditation as often as I can. I find I connect so much more down there. There's something about the ocean. It draws me in.
I love your web page name too!! Keep on shining!
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Having high triglycerides puts you at risk for developing heart disease. The treatment that is best for you depends on what caused your triglycerides to be high and how high your level is. For anyone who has a triglyceride level higher than 150 mg/dL, the first step is usually to take action to make sure your LDL - the bad cholesterol - is in the desired range. These are the other actions your doctor may take.
If your level is borderline high, that means that it is between 150 and 199 mg/dL. Your doctor is likely to talk with you about losing weight and exercising more.
If your level is high, that means that it is 200 mg/dL or higher. You have increased risk for heart disease. Your doctor will most likely talk with you about losing weight and exercising more. Depending on your risk factors, your doctor may also recommend that you take medicine to lower your cholesterol levels if needed.
If your level is very high, that means it is 500 mg/dL or higher. In these cases, your doctor needs to take action to prevent pancreatitis, a painful inflammation of the pancreas. You will need to follow a low-fat diet, with 25% of your calories coming from fat. You will also need to lose weight and exercise more. Most likely, you will also need to take a medicine to help lower your triglycerides. Your doctor will test your levels repeatedly until they are less than 500 mg/dL, and even then, you will need to continue taking action to keep your triglycerides and LDL cholesterol in a healthy range.


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There are several times when you may have made modifications and customized a theme you are using on Windows XP or Windows Vista, in such cases if you apply a new theme, all your modifications will be lost, so it is better to always keep a backup of the theme you modified, so that you can apply them again without having to modify the settings once again.
Here are some simple steps that will help you backup your themes in Windows XP and Vista, except for the first step, all the other steps are similar in both Windows XP and Vista.
Step 1: The steps are slightly different for Windows XP and Vista, please follow the instructions according to the operating system you are using.
For Windows XP Users: Right click on your desktop and select Properties and navigate to the Themes Tab or Appearance tab for style.
For Windows Vista Users: Right click on the desktop and click on the Personalize link in the menu, from the available options click on the Themes link.
Step 2: In the new window that opens up (see screenshot below), your current theme will be selected by default, click on the Save As button.
Note: The themes screen will have more tabs in Windows XP.
Step 3: In the file save dialog that appears give your theme a name and save it to a safe location. Once you have saved the file a .theme file will be created where all your settings will be saved.
Bonus Step Restoring Themes: If you want to restore your desktop to use a theme you have saved earlier, you can do that by expanding the themes select box and choosing the name of the theme you saved. If the theme is not available in the list, you can click on the browse button and open the theme from the location you saved in step 3.