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We've been busy. This site has fallen silent over the past months. But life has a way of stabilizing again and bringing things back into balance. Novels have been written, agents have been wooed or are being wooed and now, it's time to return our attention to this place of creativity and whimsy. It is simply too fun to let go.
So… we're back!
Erika had the following prompts to choose from for her challenge:
Amy- Strawberry Bubble Gum
Cameron- It's a proven fact that you never have double stick tape when you need it.
Jen- Opening line: In the end it was the spiders that got her.
Wendy- Harry Potter meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Anyone who knows me would assume I would pick the Buffy and Harry prompt and that includes me. I'm still shocked, but I chose… Amy's.
"Did bad people steal nice lady's clothes?" I heard a piping voice above me.
I opened my eyes, blinking against the bright June sunshine. Straightening my sunglasses, I squinted at the small figure hovering above me. Wait, hovering? Yelping, I grabbed my towel and sat up in the chaise. "You… what are you?" I squawked as I covered my red bikini.
Stumbling, I stood and backed across the deck, searching for the sliding glass door. My heart pounded.
"My name is Heddywn ap Heilyn ap Awstin," he began. The air around him shone gold.
I cut him off. "Whoa. Stop. That's a lot of names." My head was pounding from last night's kegger. Never again, I swore.
"I have sixteen more names, lady," he replied, drawing himself up to his full height of less than a foot in mid-air. He took his cap off in a sweeping motion and bowed. "And my service you have." His aura shifted to a cheerful yellow.
"Your what?"
"My service, help, for thanks to you, most beneficent provider of the victuals." He came closer and I drew back, my head bumping the glass door of my parents' house. Add the thump to my hangover and a merry drum circle of pain danced around my brain. Ugh, never again I silently repeated, staring at my unlikely guest.
He was adorable. Dark hair, dimples, ravishing blue eyes, and, oh yeah, about ten inches tall with wings moving as fast as a hummingbird's. Wings.
I cleared my throat. "Victuals?" I asked, proud that my voice didn't crack. Part of me wanted to duck inside and lock the door, but part of me couldn't take my eyes of this itty bitty vision of perfection. I mean, a fairy? In my parents' backyard?
"Yes, victuals," he said, waving an arm around the deck. "The best in our territory. See the nectar." He pointed to the hummingbird feeder. His aura changed again, transitioning from yellow to a brilliant blue.
"For the birds," I said. He ignored me.
"The salty, yummy goodness," he continued, waving at the remains of yesterday's lunch on the deck's picnic table.
"Curly fries. Can't argue with you there," I said.
"Chewy, fatty, manna from heaven." He pointed to the plate which had held this morning's microwave bacon. I couldn't finish it, but the dish was clean now.
"Bacon." I sighed. "That about sums it up."
"But most munificent of all," he said, flitting to and fro in the air, gesticulating as he spoke, "for us, you left… BEER!" The air around him shone bright yellow again.
He swooped over a cache of beer bottles on the deck left where my friends and I had discarded them last night before heading out to the party. I made a mental note to clean up. It was still a few days until my parents got back from San Diego, but no sense leaving everything for the last minute. Their view of their nineteen-year-old drinking was bound to be dim.
"Look, um, what do I call you?"
"I am Heddywn ap Heilyn ap Awstin–"
"Right, right, I got that." I relaxed and sat down on a bench at the table. My companion, or hallucination depending on your point of view, sat on a candle across from me. "Look, would you be offended if I called you something else?"
"You wish to give me a title?" He perked up and slicked his hair back. I couldn't see that he needed to worry. Add another five feet and a few inches and he would be calendar worthy material. He was strangely dressed. His clothes were a bit of this and a bit of that, crudely stitched odds and ends.
"Yeah, right, a title.' I thought for a moment. He was hot enough to appear on romance covers. Well, matchbook size covers. "Let's call you… Fabio."
"Sir Fabio?"
"Sure, Sir Fabio. Um, are you a fairy?"
"Fairy? Me? No, fairies are scary, grumpy, and huge." Fabio's blue eyes were wide and his aura changed to a bright turquoise. I thought perhaps the changing shades represented the swing of his emotions. "I am a pixie."
"A pixie. Wow, I've never met a pixie before."
"Excellent! I am the first!" He flew up in the air like a shot and did a loop-the-loop. "Now, shall nice lady convey titles to my clan?"
"Uh, my name is Molly. Clan?" Before I had time to think Fabio gave a shrill whistle and I winced as the yard exploded in color and movement. One, two, three… six more winged beings emerged, their little high-pitched voices all talking at once.
Each pixie was dressed like Fabio in a bit of this and a bit of that. Their wings caught the summer sun in an iridescent rainbow's shine. The air around each diminutive being shone with changing colors.
After a few moments seven pixies alighted on my table. The six newcomers lined up and Fabio marched before them, his wings neatly tucked against his back and his expression serious. "Pixies of the Green House That Once Held a Black Cat," he said with a solemn air. I started, my parents' cat Sebastian died a year ago. Had these beings been here all along? Fabio continued, "This is Molly, She Who Left The Supreme Victuals, and she has decided to gift us all with titles."
"Ohhhhh," breathed the assembled pixies. They all regarded me with wide eyes.
I rubbed my forehead, wondering what had happened to my quiet, recover-from-a-hangover day. "Right, okay, titles for everyone." Gazing at the group, though their clothes were rag-tag, there was no denying that these were beautiful creatures. I had a sudden inspiration. "You need special names, er, titles."
I pointed to the first, a gorgeous little blond, a goddess in miniature. "You shall be Lady Charlize." Next was a copper-skinned little angel. "Lady Beyonce." Finally, Lady Ginger rounded out the females. My head was spinning, so I gave the males the first names that came to me: Prince William, Brad Pitt, and Ryan Gosling.
What? They seemed happy.
I sat back and watched as they cavorted and played, calling one another their new titles in high, squeaky voices. Shifting fields of color radiated each pixie's emotions through their auras. Matching expressions to colors I began to figure out what each shade meant. I got stuck on green until Prince William sidled up to Beyonce, glowing in verdant glory. She radiated red and smacked him upside his perfect little head when he got too handsy. Mystery solved.
As the shadows became long and my head felt better I decided it was time for me to change and grab some dinner. "Fabio?" I called.
"Yes, oh glorious Molly?" he answered.
I could get used to being treated like this, I thought. "Would you and your clan like some new clothes?" It occurred to me that my old Barbie and Ken clothes were just sitting there in the garage. Some were my sister's, but Mom would never notice if I just took a few.
"You can do that?" Fabio asked,
"Sure, I think they'll fit," I said.
"First beer and now garments?" He shook his head. "We shall be like kings and queens amongst pixies."
"Yeah, royalty, that's it." I ran to grab the clothes.
Returning, I brought the group my flashiest, most Vegas-worthy doll garments. I mean, why let them go to waste?
"We shall guard them with our paltry lives," said Sir Ryan Gosling, hitting his tiny chest with one clenched fist. Fabio, Beyonce, and the rest watched him and then hurried to copy his movements.
"Ouch," mumbled Charlize, who had gotten carried away in her chest-thumping enthusiasm.
"Look guys, I mean, knights and ladies, I need to get going. Don't worry about the clothes. They're yours to whatever you like with. I really need to think about getting this place cleaned up before my folks get home."
"What is this 'folks'?" asked Lady Ginger, toying with her fire-kissed locks.
"Those Who Rarely Leave Victuals," intoned Fabio in a mournful voice.
"Oh, them," said Ginger, her aura dampening for a moment.
"Yeah, them," I said, "and they'll pitch a fit if I leave everything like this." I gestured to the remnants of various meals on the deck and throughout the yard. I liked to be outside and it showed. "I have to do the inside, too."
"We hear your plea," said Fabio, flying up to look me in the face. He saluted. "We shall clean this yard for you. It shall be as if we were never blessed with the victuals."
"Thanks!" I raised my eyebrows. "Are you sure?"
"It would our honor," he said and the other pixies nodded vigorously. Fabio's gleeful smile reappeared. "Perhaps, oh glorious Molly, we might finish such snacks as can be discovered?"
"Certainly." I smiled back. "In fact, here." I ducked inside and grabbed a paring knife and a strawberry gumball. On the picnic table I cut the gum into seven ragged pieces. "Here's an extra thank you for helping me out."
The humming of their wings filled the air as the seven crowded around the unassuming pieces. "What is it?" "Can you eat it?" "It's very pink."
"It's bubble gum and you chew it. Don't swallow it. You can flatten it out and blow air against it and make bubbles. It's fun, I promise."
"Hmm, if you say so Munificent Molly," said Fabio. The others nodded, frowns on their faces, radiating a faint rose luster. Annoyance? Doubt? Oh well, I hoped they liked the clothes. I needed to get some food. I was starved.
The next day I peeked outside. The back yard seemed empty. Had I imagined yesterday's crazy events?
I walked across the deck. The yard, deck, and patio were immaculate. Garbage, beer bottles, everything was cleaned up, as though it had never been. The bubblegum was gone, too.
"Molly!" "Molly!" "Lady Molly!" My name was being called by many small voices. I turned and stifled a giggle. The clothes fit the pixies very well. However, the pixies had little regard for the intended sex of the wearer. I was treated to the sight of Brad Pitt in a ballerina tutu and Lady Beyonce in a white Liberace-style sequined tux. Color combinations were also original. For instance Sir Ryan Gosling looked quite fetching in a brilliant red and gold tartan plaid jacket with a purple floral wrap-around skirt. Pixies didn't wear shoes, but Sir Fabio had made my plastic sparkling doll pumps into a necklace.
"You all look… stunning," I said, biting the side of my cheek to keep from laughing as the little folk bowed and preened in their new finery.
"We know," said Lady Charlize, batting her eyelashes coquettishly, "but that's not the best part."
"It's not?" I said.
"No, the bubbles," she said with a sigh. "The perfection that is the bubble. We have never experienced anything like it."
"No other pixie has been so fortunate," said Fabio in a serious voice. "All envy us now."
"Okay, pixies love gum," I said, biting my lip now. "Good to know."
"Do you have more?" asked Lady Ginger in her lilting high tones.
"Shh," said Prince William. "The benevolent Molly has already bestowed so much upon us."
I waved my hands. "No problem, guys." I laid another strawberry gumball on the table. "You all did such a great job on the yard. It's the least I can do."
"Ohhhh, more bubble!" squealed Brad Pitt, spinning around in delight. The other pixies capered and cried out in glee.
"A-ha!" came a new high-pitched voice.
I turned to the right side of the yard. Seven more pixies flew over my fence and hovered above my deck. They were dressed like my bunch had been yesterday, odds and ends, but they were also armed: screws, a nail file, a small screwdriver, half a scissors, all household instruments with a new purpose. "So, it is true," said their leader, an exquisite little female with blue hair. "There exists more of this 'bubble.'"
"Go Away, Clan From The Big Tree!" scolded Fabio, his aura going deep red. "This is our place and our bubble!" His companions rumbled their agreement (as much as pixies can rumble). Weapons appeared from out of nowhere amongst my stylish group.
"We take the bubble!" cried the feisty blue-haired leader and the two bands converged upon one another.
"Wait, wait!" I cried, slamming my hand on the table. They stopped and all the pixies hovered, watching me with weapons drawn.
"How about this," I suggested, "You stop fighting and I give you another piece of bubblegum. Then each side can have their own gum." I placed a second gumball on the picnic table.
There was a stunned silence. Fourteen sets of eyes stared first at me and then at the twin pink spheres on the wooden table.
"Two pieces of the strawberry bubble?" squeaked Prince William.
"Two?" echoed Charlize.
"Two," I repeated firmly, "one for each side, but only if you promise not to fight."
"Twice the bubble." My diminutive friends' faces were beatific.
"Twice the flavor." Their fierce counterparts' expressions were likewise entranced. I wondered what on earth manufacturers had put in this gum that it had such an effect on the pixie population of Alameda County.
"Twice the happiness."
There was silence. I exhaled, blowing my bangs upward. The tiny would-be warriors sounded a lot like a commercial. "So, we're good now, right?"
"So good," squeaked Charlize. "Twice as much for the victor!"
"Wait, no fighting," I said, but no one was listening to me, giant or not.
"For the bubble!" cried Fabio.
"The bubble!" screamed the other pixie clan.
And with that, the battle was joined.
P.S. To My BBB Gals (That's Beer & Bacon Babes to those not in the know)- I hope you noticed that I included all our favorites in this story: beer, bacon AND babes- LOL! Love you, my writing friends!
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Get your glow sticks (and credit cards) ready!
Monday's big announcement was a no-brainer.
Zedd set a countdown on his website over the weekend and it finally clocked down to a big tour reveal on Monday afternoon (May 11).
The DJ will kick off the trek on September 4 in San Francisco, California and make his way to some big (and small) cities in United States, before wrapping things up on October 31 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now this wasn't an entirely groundbreaking announcement considering the folks behind his website jumped one step ahead of the game and included "Zedd: True Colors Tour" in the website bar title before the clock ended. If that isn't an HTML fail, I don't know what is. However, it looks like he has some more surprises up his sleeve since some of the tour dates are blurred out on his website. One can only assume that means the DJ will be apart of a few yet-to-be announced music festivals.
Back in April, Zedd unveiled a promotional track featuring his Interscope labelmate Bahari called "Addicted to a Memory." It's one of the many collaborations on his new LP, which is set to drop on May 18, including team-ups with Jon Bellion, Echosmith, and, of course, Selena Gomez.
Take a look at the tour dates for Zedd's True Colors tour below!
Announcing: The TRUE COLORS TOUR!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Zedd on Monday, May 11, 2015
Now, who's willing to start a petition to demand he churns out a revamped EDM version of Cyndi Lauper's hit "True Colors" during his show?

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Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness
Experts still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, social and psychological factors, and the ramifications of these differences for treatment and prevention. But a new article highlights evidence for considerable differences between the sexes in five domains — cardiovascular disease, cancer, liver diseases, osteoporosis, and pharmacology.
Medical research has focused almost exclusively on male patients. Given the seriousness of cardiovascular (CVD) disease, the knowledge that it presents markedly different symptoms in women can be critically important.
While a constricted chest and pain that radiates through the left arm are standard signs of heart attack in men, in women the usual symptoms are nausea and lower abdominal pain.
Although heart attacks in women are more severe and complicated, when complaining of these non-specific symptoms women often do not receive the necessary examination procedures, such as an ECG, enzyme diagnostic tests or coronary angiography.
Another serious illness is colon cancer, the second most common form of cancer among men and women. Women contract this disease at a later stage in life than men. Colon tumors are often located in a different part of the colon among women, and they respond better to specific chemical treatments.
Furthermore, gender also has an impact on the patient's responsiveness to chemotherapy administered to treat cancer, such as colon, lung, or skin cancer.
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a liver disease that primarily affects women. The authors of the study provide clear evidence that for this disease and chronic hepatitis C, the genetic makeup and differing hormone levels of females are a primary risk factor.
Osteoporosis is another disease that primarily affects women, although men can also develop this disease. In fact, osteoporosis is often overlooked in male patients resulting in a higher mortality rate among men suffering bone fractures.
In the study, Giovannella Baggio, M.D., and her team showed variation between men and women in the pharmacology of aspirin and other substances.
Differences in action and side effects are attributable to different body types, varying reaction times in the absorption and elimination of substances, and a fundamentally different hormonal status.
As such, effective and safe medication administration should take the patient's gender into account.
Researchers believe additional and more far-reaching clinical investigations of gender differences are needed in order to eliminate fundamental inequalities between men and women in the treatment of disease.
Source: Versita
Comparison of a man and woman photo by shutterstock.
Nauert PhD, R. (2018). Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 28, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/03/25/gender-matters-when-it-comes-to-illness/53011.html
Last reviewed: By a member of our scientific advisory board on 8 Aug 2018
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Book Nerd Bites is an original monthly feature created by Becca from Becca and Books, Cyra from Rattle the Pages, Kristie from Lost in Ever After, Natasha from A Binding Attraction, and Valerie from He Said Books or Me as part of the Book Blogger Creativity Project hosted by Nori from ReadWriteLove28. Each month we will be sharing exciting recipes inspired by some of our favorite books. Feel free to join in, but please make sure you link your post back to us so we can enjoy your favorite bookish delights as well!
Welcome back to Book Nerd Bites! This month is our Back to School edition!
This month I was inspired by the cover of Twilight. It also takes place during high school, so it fits the bill. I am going with a simple recipe that it perfect for an after school snack or can be used as an appetizer for a party.
I give you….apple shaped cheese balls!
I love this idea because you can mix and match different cheese balls, stems, and leaves. Today I will give you 3 options for different cheese ball bases.
Garlic Cheese Ball
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz cheddar cheese spread (I use Kaukauna with the blue lid)
1 TBL Garlic Powder
1 TBL garlic salt
Mix all ingredients together and follow the below instructions for shaping your cheese ball
Horseradish Cheese Ball
8 oz cream cheese
2 TBL horseradish
2 TBL mustard (any kind)
Mix all ingredients together and follow the below instructions for shaping your cheese ball
Meat & Cheese Ball
8 oz cream cheese
1 green onion diced
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup diced deli ham (thinly sliced)
A dash or 2 of Worcestershire
Mix all ingredients together and follow the below instructions for shaping your cheese ball
Place the cheese ball base on a piece of plastic wrap and shape it into apple. After you get the general shape you want, you can then roll it in paprika and make any adjustments to the final shape. Putting the paprika in a bowl makes it a little easier to coat the cheese ball, but do it whatever way you feel comfortable with.
There are several options for stems. The most common one I've seen is pretzel sticks. I actually like the crunchy chow mein noodles because they curl a little bit like an actual apple stem would. You can also use cinnamon sticks.
The first time I ever saw a recipe for this they used a bay leaf. I don't recommend using bay leaves because you aren't supposed to eat them and if you watch Chopped as much as I do, you know that you should never garnish with something you can't eat. That being said, a basil leaf if perfect because it is leafy and bright. Sage is another option. You could also substitute a mint leaf if you prefer. You can chew on it later to give you nice breath (or you can be like Gansey and just chew on it for the heck of it).
You can use all kinds of things for the outside coating if you don't want to go with the apple look. Shredded or crumbles cheese, bacon, panko or regular breadcrumbs, crushed chips or pretzels, etc. are all great options. I've even seen an amazing dessert ball rolled in M&Ms.
What is your favorite cheese ball recipe? Do you have a favorite after school snack? What are some of your favorite books that take place in a school setting?
Don't forget to use #booknerdbites if you want to share your food inspiration with us on twitter or instagram!
Here is this week's schedule for the rest of the group:
Monday – Cyra
Tuesday – Natasha (Me)
Wednesday – Becca
Thursday – Kristie
Friday – Valerie
Saturday – Nori


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Cunniff Elementary ready for 2019 Halloween party
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Success Story
James was keen to find work so Liverpool in Work gave him the right advice and ensured he was applying for the right type of job. To do this we focused his job applications using universal job match to sales and call centre work. Also working with our Business Buddy Lynne Debbazi who had contacts within the sales sector. Lynne gave James a mock interview and some useful tips regarding the company she had approached about James. James met the criteria for the Youth Contract Initiative which offers the employer a cash incentive for taking on an unemployed 18 – 24 yr old.
The team work between James's Guidance officer and business buddy is what makes this story stand out, the business buddy put James in touch with a great employer and liaised with the employer to offer an interview to James, as a result of the buddy's and guidance officers' input the employer was impressed with his knowledge of the company and the standard and calibre of the candidate.
The employer offered James the position, it was a win-win situation with a great result for all particularly James who gained employment and the employer who accessed additional funding which he will receive after James has been in employment for 6 months.
James feels relieved to have found work as 3 months out of work was too long for him. He is really happy and looking forward to the challenge.
In addition, the Monthly Solo provided on securing employment at the end of his course reduced the financial pressure on the customer with starting a new job and having to wait a month until he got paid.


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I have noooo idea what my marker is trying to convey here.
But, I do appreciate the effort. He is clearly a doctor of something and communicates at a level of intellect that is way beyond my ability to decipher.
BTW, the question I was responding to actually did involve an answer that said 'the amount of walking that was effective was 60 minutes, three times a week'. I was talking about exercise that improves insulin sensitivity in obese type II diabetics. Personally I would also have put them on resistance training, however, in the study it was the walking group that got results. Why? Because they stuck with it. The group that was given harder exercise tended to slack off and practice avoidance to the point of non-results. The walkers liked it and did it. Something to learn there.


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All that is left of him: George Irwin
Watch the story of George Irwin, a man declared 'Missing' on Gallipoli, and retrace his mother's search to find him.
Note: This story is a silent presentation. Minor modifications have been made to sentence structure for the purpose of digital display.
A transcript for the video can be accessed from the Downloads area of this step.
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Have you ever watched a Bluejay eat an acorn? Around my home in Texas we have Bluejays year round. Actually, we have more Bluejays in winter than in summer but that's neither here nor there. The Bluejays in my yard tend to eat acorns they find on the ground. Watching them find an acorn to try is fun but the amusing part is the way they approach opening the shell of the acorn…After selecting the best subject for his attention the discriminating Bluejay takes his selection and flies to a comfortable tree limb out of harms way. Once settled on the chosen base of operations the Bluejay proceeds to pound the poor unsuspecting acorn into submission. Once the hard nut has cracked from the pounding, the hardworking Bluejay is able to enjoy the fruit of his labor.
Then the process is repeated…By a multitude of birds on succeeding days. I have never noticed if the supply of acorns runs out or not, but I suspect there are acorns as long as the birds wish to search for them. I would imagine some of the nuts are from the stash the squirrels hide in the yard all fall and winter long.
As I alluded above, at this time of the year, the Bluejays visit us individually. During the winter months they arrive in the yard in great flocks of upwards of half a hundred or more. They appear to rotate through the yard on a regular feeding circuit they share with the Robins that overwinter here as well. Between the two species, they add a touch of color to an otherwise drab vista out my kitchen window.


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Kevin's Blog: #ROH Aired 11 February 2011
Kyle O'Reilly is going to prove to Eddie Edwards that he's a bigger man. Eddie says Kyle started this whole ordeal. Eddie is going to knock sense into Kyle. It's kind of strange that a grudge match they have built up for at least 3 weeks is a curtain jerker. The match has no action until O'Reilly gets in a couple of knees. Edwards kicks him into a barricade after getting O'Reilly lost running around. Kevin Kelly is trying to sell the Ankle Lock as Davey Richards "move". Richards shows up at ring side as they go to commercial.
O'Reilly has a pretty slick looking triple butterfly suplexes that he turned into a cross arm breaker. Edwards evidently is the weakest man ever and tumbles over the top rope with O'Reilly while trying to suplex him. Edwards kicks the ring post. Adam Cole comes down to the ring and starts rooting for Eddie. Edwards only gets a two count after double stomp. They exchange two counts after back and forth action. Edwards turns a Dragin Sleeper into a bridge pin. He only got two. A single leg Boston Crab turns to a pin for O'Reilly. Edwards turns it into another pin and gets the win. Edwards talks about tag team partners. He offers Adam Cole a spot as a tag team partner. I guess tag team wrestling isn't completely dead.
Steve Corino is going to be the color commentator for some events now. We get a replay of Kevin Steen's promo. Mike Mondo is wrestling Matt Taven who is debuting in ROH. Corino is still at ring side. After early exchanges, Mondo takes over. They have mirrored each other too much in this match. Kevin Steen interrupts and complains that these guys got a match this week unlike him who has to wait until next week. Steen gives Taven (I originally wrote Maven) an F5. Steen then does the same to Mondo. Steen jaws at Corino as they go to commercial.
They replay the end of last week's show. Shelton Benjamin was fined $5000 for a chair shot to the head. Charlie Haas is yapping about getting satisfaction. Benjamin says he'll need to be sued to get the $5000 off of him. Oh & we're losers if we root for the Briscoes. Jim Cornette says no one in ROH is above the law. I mean, except for everyone who holds the company hostage as we saw last week. Minor detail Jim. Benjamin will not compete until he's paid the fine. The Briscoes say they'll whip Benjamin & Haas when they wrestle them again. They said they're fighting champs. This segment is such a train wreck week in and week out. It's three terrible promos strung together.
Roderick Strong & Michael Elgin are taking #DemBoys aka the Briscoes. There's a $5000 side bet. Jim Cornette is at the announce booth again. Jim says that NYC is getting the O'Reilly & Richards vs Edwards & Cole match. Double team action on both sides calms down with the Briscoes taking over. Mark Briscoe didn't suffer a concussion last week. Kelly tells us the tag belts aren't on the line. I still am trying to figure out which Briscoe is which. OK< Jay has less of a beard. Strong takes over and tags in Elgin who uses his power. Jay gets in a blind tag. Mark takes over with some help from multiple double teams. Jay gets back in the ring before the commercial break.
The Briscoes are in charge after the break against Elgin. The announcers are doing their best to selling Elgin. I can't take him seriously because he's like 5′-4″. I don't care how solidly he's built. Elgin turned it around. More double teaming by the House of Truth. Mark gets out of trouble with an enziguri. Jay is taking on Elgin. All four men are in the ring punding on each other. Truth Martini threw something into Jay's eyes. Jay left to the back. He came back with a bat. He nailed Elgin.. Strong begged off but still got hit. Mark grabbed the checks. I don't care. -Kevin


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Story highlights
- Newly released calls capture moment police breech the bathroom wall at Orlando club
- Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 on June 12 at Pulse
(CNN)The city of Orlando has released more 911 calls from the Pulse nightclub shooting, among them a call that comes from one of the bathrooms as gunman Omar Mateen is inside.
"Please come to Pulse, P-U-L-S-E," a panicked female caller requests of the 911 operator.
"I'm in the bathroom with a whole bunch of people and he's shooting, everybody is bleeding everywhere!"
In an exchange that lasts nearly 10 minutes, the 911 dispatcher tries to get the female caller to give more details from the scene and identify the shooter.
"Hurry up," the caller whispers back.
The call is interrupted by external noise and shorty after the call goes dead.
Judge orders release of 911 calls
In late October, Florida Judge Margaret Schreiber ordered the 911 calls made by Mateen be released to the public.
Mateen killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 on June 12 at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history.
The city of Orlando had argued all the 911 calls should be exempt from public open records law.
Real-time sounds of a hostage crisis, plus a chilling record of the killer's voice, were captured in the initial 911 calls made public in October.
In nearly 30 minutes of phone conversations with an Orlando police negotiator, Mateen sounded alternately angry, frazzled, evasive and condescending.
Over time, more calls from the nightclub shooting have been released, with those released Wednesday capturing the climax of the incident.
After a standoff of about three hours between police and Mateen, and while people trapped inside the club desperately called and messaged friends and relatives, police crashed into the building with an armored vehicle and stun grenades and killed Mateen.
In the second newly released call, audio of the moment police breech the bathroom wall is heard.
After a sequence of explosions, people in the bathroom can be heard screaming and crying out.
The dispatcher tells the caller to "tell everyone to move away from the wall."
At that point, officers can be heard entering the bathroom, shouting "hands up!"


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Have you noticed your pet scratching and itching a little more than usual? How about other unusual signs, like bald spots or scabs?
If so, it may be due to a dermatological issue, such as an allergy or an infection.
Underneath all the fur and fluff is a layer of skin that can be susceptible to many of the same dermatological problems that humans can experience. Along with these conditions, your pet may exhibit a number of unpleasant symptoms and side effects, from itching and minor discomfort to outright pain.
The good news is we can help your pet be as healthy on the outside as he or she is on the inside. Our professional allergy and dermatology services are designed to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat whatever type of condition is plaguing your pet.
|Some of the many dermatological issues we can provide assistance with include:
Our hospital is equipped with cutting-edge diagnostic technology that allows us to pinpoint the exact cause of your pet's symptoms. Through tools like blood work, skin scrapings and biopsies, we'll get to the bottom of the problem so we can focus on helping your pet feel better once again.
We use a number of treatment modalities to combat skin problems, including the use of topical creams, medications, supplements, surgery or some combination of these. Your pet's recommended treatment plan will be tailored to meet his or her unique needs.
If we determine that an allergy is to blame for your pet's discomfort, we will take the appropriate measures to establish exactly what type of allergy we're dealing with (food or environmental), and then develop a strategy for reducing and/or removing those things that are triggering your pet's reactions.
In many cases, we are able to eliminate allergies altogether. In others, we will come up with a plan for managing the condition in a way that reduces symptoms and improves your pet's quality of life.
Some of the signs that a pet may be experiencing a problem with his or her skin, ears or feet include:
- Scratching more than usual
- Obsessively chewing, biting or licking at the affected area
- Over grooming
- Bald spots
- Scabs
- Flaking skin
- Foul odor from the ears
- Unusual lumps or bumps
If you notice any of these signs and symptoms and you suspect an allergy or other dermatological problem is to blame, don't let your companion suffer another moment. Let the team at Springfield Animal Hospital help them live a more comfortable life. Give us a call at 703-451-1995 for more information or to schedule a consultation.


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In this last article in the series on Values by the Catholic Medical Guild and Caritas Singapore, we look at gambling and games of chance where money is involved and examine the moral issues behind indulging in them
Gambling and gambling addiction are on the rise in Singapore.
In the first year of the opening of Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, three million visitors, of which one million were tourists, have crowded their premises.
The two casinos posted more than S$6.1 billion in revenues in 2010 and are expected to rake in more than S$7.6 billion in 2011. This projection would make Singapore the world's number two gaming destination, ahead of the Las Vegas strip in the US and just behind Macau.
The National Addictions Management Service showed that 17 per cent of patients in 2009 were gambling addicts compared to 5 per cent two years earlier. Counselling centres in Singapore are seeing more cases of gambling addiction, Channel News Asia reported on April 6, 2010.
The average profile of a gambling addict is usually male, Chinese, between the ages of 30 and 40 and earns about $1,000 to $3,000 a month.
Gambling – an intelligence deficit?
Would you join in a crowd that gathers to lose more than $300 billion a year – the size of the global gaming market – getting no money in return?
Strangely, this is what gambling actually is. Casinos and lotteries are just the joint ventures of millions of people who undertake to lose money for no proportional benefit. Anyone who calculates the odds of winning and losing knows that buying a lottery is simply a losing deal. In fact, economists call lottery the "stupidity test".
Yet, the figures show that gambling is fast growing in popularity in parts of the world. Americans spend more in legalised gambling than on all other forms of entertainment combined. More than 80 per cent of Australian adults engage in gambling of some kind.
While one pays for some kind of satisfaction in other forms of entertainment, in gambling, most people simply lose money with no gain.
Why? For the slim hope of winning a handsome reward.
It is this possibility alone that gives gamblers the reward they seek. It seems that we are wired to be rewarded while we wait for future benefits. The reward is chemical. It is called the "happiness hormone" even if it is not really a hormone but a neurotransmitter that the brain produces to make the person feel good while waiting for the delayed gratification. Americans, for example, buy an average of 150 lottery tickets per person a year not only because they hope to win, but because the very probability of winning makes their brains reward them instantly.
Gambling as recreation
Gambling is not mere risk-taking. It is a game. We have brains that get excited with the expectations of winning a reward and game manufacturers and casino operators know it. The key to a popular game and a crowd-favourite slot machine is to keep the perfect equilibrium between keeping the expectation while avoiding boredom, and providing satisfaction while avoiding despair.
Gambling is or could become a form of recreation and recreation per se is good. St Thomas Aquinas acknowledged that "just as weariness of the body is dispelled by resting the body, so weariness of the soul must needs be remedied by resting the soul: and the soul's rest is pleasure" (Summa Theologica, II-II 168, 2). And, he continues, this pleasure is obtained through games and recreation.
Gambling as addiction
However, Aquinas was very well aware that everything that is pleasurable could turn vicious and addictive when it becomes unreasonable and harmful to the individual.
So he acknowledged that for everyone who engages in games, a special virtue is needed to guarantee a healthy and beneficial use of games. Aristotle called this virtue, eutrapelia. It is certainly not a common word today, but perhaps it is time to resuscitate the old virtue with new vigour.
Not wrong to gamble, but wrong to be a gambler
Gambling or betting is not intrinsically wrong. One can think of instances in which gambling and betting could be morally not harmful or even a beneficial form of entertainment.
However, something that is not wrong in itself may prove to be wrong in practical life. And gambling is a good example, and casinos largely benefit from the ease with which people fall victim to the addiction of gambling.
There is a still more powerful connection between gambling and ethics. Ethics, in its best understanding, deals with the fulfilment of the human potential, the art of achieving a good life. Shakespeare made Prospero utter in The Tempest: "we are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep." As Country singer, David Mallett, puts it, "Man is made from dreams and bones." We need to nourish our spirits in the hope of a greater future. Spiritual and religious fulfilment leans on it.
Gambling can be just a game; or it can ruin entire families. Right and wrong depends on what people make of it. A realistic approach to gambling should not be oblivious to both the frailty and the loftiness of the human condition. This frailty should never be exploited in the name of business. That loftiness should never be betrayed but steadfastly upheld to lead us towards our highest destiny.
Gambling in a Nutshell
What It Is
- Gambling is the wagering of money (or something of material value) on a game of chance. The intent of gambling is to gain money or goods from winning the wager, though games can also be played for fun.
- Casinos offer various types of gambling games such as table games (blackjack, poker, roulette, bingo, etc) and slot machines. Non-casino gambling games include the lottery, 4D, Toto, sports betting, card games and mahjong.
The Current Landscape
- Legalised gambling has become the norm over the past 25 years as more and more jurisdictions have tapped the tremendous revenue provided by the taxation and regulation of gambling. Over 150 countries participate in some kind of legal gambling. In 2009, the global legal gambling market was worth $335 billion. In the few places left where gambling is still illegal due to religious or ideological reasons, there are proponents who are making a strong case for its introduction.
- In 1968, the Government established Singapore Pools to counter illegal betting and to channel proceeds of sales to benefit the community. Legalised gambling in Singapore was limited to the Singapore Sweep lottery, 4D and Toto games operated by Singapore Pools, horse-racing conducted by the Singapore Turf Club, and certain types of gaming in private clubs (eg jackpot machines). All other forms of gambling were illegal.
- In 1999, Singapore Pools introduced legalised football betting on S-League games. In 2002, sports betting was extended beyond local S-League games.
- In April 2005, the Singapore Government announced its decision to lift its ban on casinos. In 2010, two casinos started operations as part of the "Integrated Resorts" in Singapore.
Arguments For Gambling
- Matter of personal responsibility and choice. It is a recreational activity like any other. People who engage in it are free and responsible individuals who should know what they are doing. They are spending their own money and can do with it as they please.
- Profitable business. It is a very profitable business. It stimulates the economy and gaming businesses contribute large sums of money to charity. Singapore's two casinos, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa are the world's most profitable casinos. Casino gaming revenues are expected to reach over US$6.4 billion (S$7.6 billion) in 2011.
Arguments Against Gambling
- Undermines work ethic and character. The something-for-nothing craving which gambling stimulates undermines the work ethic and the character. Gambling appeals to the weakness of a person's character. It encourages the sins of greed and covetousness and develops recklessness and callousness.
- May lead to addiction and destructive consequences. Problem or compulsive gambling can lead to major financial losses. Problem gamblers have higher rates of abuse, divorce, depression and other mental disorders and even suicide. It also tends to destroy the gambler's family, emotionally as well as financially. Gambler's debts may lead them to crime and other destructive behavior. Theft, drugs, corruption, money laundering and organised crime are societal ills associated with gambling.
What the Church Teaches
- One cannot be the slave both of God and of money. "Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy them and thieves can break in and steal. But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys them and thieves cannot break in and steal. For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be too. … No one can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money." (Matthew 6:19-21, 24)
- Love of money can lead one away from God. "The love of money is the root of all evils and there are some who, pursuing it, have wandered away from the faith and so given their souls any number of fatal wounds." (1 Timothy 6:10)
- Games are not bad, but passion for gambling risks enslavement. "Games of chance (card games, etc) or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. They become morally unacceptable when they deprive someone of what is necessary to provide for his needs and those of others. The passion for gambling risks becoming enslavement." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2413)


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This week's Recommendations in Brief features quite a few synthesizers, and one of those films that I should have seen a while ago but never got round to it.
For your starter, a video essay about Gorillaz and the deconstruction of genre:
It's strange how I can trace my interest in different musical genres to Gorillaz. It's like when you stop mid-conversation and try and work out how on earth you got onto the topic of the aggressive personalities of hippopotamuses. My fairly straight forward music taste began to branch off towards the various collaborators and genres that Gorillaz introduced me to. This video essay examines those branches.
The Butterfly Effect. Another film that I knew the name and reputation of, but had never got round to seeing. It popped up on Netflix and I gave it a go. Having watched it, I understand why it could be regarded as silly or trashy, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was like someone took the style and cast of an American high school rom-com and threw in a Christopher-Nolan-esque high concept. It's simultaneously fun and creepy, like Donnie Darko with a higher colour saturation. If you want a camp 90s American version of Black Mirror, this is for you.
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, explaining the process behind their creation. It's kind of like a director's commentary, but for music. The Weezer episode was particularly interesting, they have a strangely regimented and obsessive approach to song writing which involves scat singing and spreadsheets.
Synthy women. Having also listened to the CHVRCHES episode of Song Exploder, I've recently been enjoying the combination of female vocalists and synthesisers. An oddly specific mix, but you never know what's going to get stuck in your head. This has been a week of Lana Del Rey, CHVRCHES, and Grimes. Here are some tracks for your perusal:


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Use Of Stun Guns Can Trigger Tougher Sentences
A new Arizona court ruling says use of stun guns while committing crimes can trigger tougher sentences.
The state Court of Appeals has upheld a sentencing enhancement for a woman who took part in a 2011 home invasion in which a stun gun was used on the victim.
The enhancement resulted in longer prison sentences for two of Amy Gustafson's convictions in Pima County Superior Court. The home invasion victim had a heart condition and fell on a concrete floor when she was stunned.
Gustafon's lawyer argued a stun gun was not a dangerous instrument. But the appeals court ruled jurors reasonably concluded that it was based on common sense and circumstances of the crimes.
Gustafson is serving a 10.5-year sentence at the Perryville state prison complex west of Phoenix.


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By: Elena Grace Flores
Policemen are noted to immediately resort into killing suspected small-time drug pushers despite them being unarmed and poor. Most excuses would be; they tried resisting arrests, they fought back or worst, they grabbed the police's gun. This leads to the speculation that there's an operation to kill these small-time illegal drugs operator before their existence can lead to the real masterminds.
In House Resolution 61, Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat cited the 25 drug suspects killed in police operations from June 16 to 20, compared to the 68 killings recorded between January 1 to June 15. The sudden rise of fatalities is definitely very obvious in just a matter of days.
Senator Leila de Lima will be filing a bill calling for a congressional probe on the growing list of drug suspects killed in police operations. For sure, she will again be rediculed for counteracting the bad moves of the president – but this time, she is right. Duterte's anti illegal drugs campaign is just not working. Instead, it made big-time drug syndicates into laughing at him for destroying himself on human rights violations that he will be facing. He should widraw the "shoot to kill" order asap – or he will be blamed for all the killings in the country just like the former President Ferdinand E. Marcos during Martial Law.
Reference: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/572789/news/nation/solon-seeks-house-probe-on-killings-of-suspected-drug-offenders
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N on Wednesday won dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former customers of Bernard Madoff who blamed the U.S. bank for playing an active role in his Ponzi scheme and ignoring red flags of his fraud.
U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan said the plaintiffs failed to show that JPMorgan had specific control over Madoff's fraud.
He also said the allegations suggested at most that JPMorgan and its employees "were negligent, not fraudulent" in dealing with Madoff, a major client for two decades prior to his December 2008 arrest.
Koeltl also dismissed several state law claims, saying they were preempted by federal law.
Helen Chaitman, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
JPMorgan spokesman Brian Marchiony said the New York-based bank is pleased with the decision.
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of an estimated 2,500 "net winners" who withdrew more money from their accounts at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC than they invested.
They sought to hold JPMorgan liable for failing to end its relationship with Madoff although it knew or should have known his business was a fraud, and failing to report suspicious activity to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Many net winners say Irving Picard, a court-appointed trustee liquidating Madoff's firm, undervalued their claims and have filed lawsuits to hold other individuals and companies that dealt with Madoff liable for their alleged losses.
The JPMorgan lawsuit began in March 2014, after the bank agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle other Madoff litigation, and in a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. government acknowledged responsibility for failing to stop Madoff.
Madoff, 78, is serving a 150-year prison term.
The case is Friedman et al v. JPMorgan Chase & Co et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 15-05899.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Will Dunham and Steve Orlofsky
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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Haryana Demnad Survey Applications to Start SoonPublished on sarkariyojana.com
State government of Haryana has decided to conduct demand survey for the central government's flagship affordable housing scheme "Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana". The demand survey would be conducted in urban areas for identification of beneficiaries for providing affordable housing under PMAY.
Decision of conducting demand survey for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana was taken during a recent meeting help between the officials from urban local bodies and the chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The eligibility of the applicants would be as per the guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana defined by the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation.
PM Awas Yojana Haryana – Eligibility Criteria
The following applicants would be eligible to participate for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana demand survey
- People living in urban areas and were residents of the state as on 17 June 2015.
- People belonging to EWS, LIG and MIG and living in urban areas would be eligible for Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme under PMAY.
- The applicants should have Aadhar Card and a bank account.
- The applicant or his/her family should not own a pucca house in any other locality.
- The applicant should not have already benefited under any state or central housing scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Haryana Application Forms
However, it is not confirmed but in the age of digitization, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana application forms for demand survey in Haryana might be invited through online mode. The online application forms would be available on official website of Haryana Government.
The details about PMAY demand survey application forms in Haryana would be available soon after announcement by the state government.
The demand survey application forms are also being invited through the official website of PMAY at pmaymis.gov.in for assessment of candidates for PMAY benefits.


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Companies are such good global citizens these days (the LBGT community of lesbians, bisexuals,gays and transgenders seems to have more supporters than Manchester United).
But the favourite theme for most of the world's big corporations seems to be 'sustainability,' with Unilever in particular trying to take the global lead.
Sustainability is never far from Coca-Cola's thoughts either although the mighty drink-maker has one obvious problem – its products are sold in billions of cans which still produce mountains of unwanted rubbish despite strenuous recycling efforts.
Now it's tail is being tweaked (actually being given a painful yank) by make-your-own-fizzy drink firm Sodastream which is highlighting the cans issue with its Facebook-based Cage Challenge.
This involves filling cages with empty drink cans and, to add insult to injury, Sodastream has plonked one of these outside Coke's Atlanta HQ. Coke, obviously, is reaching for its lawyers.
Now this is quite smart of Sodastream CEO Daniel Birnbaum, trying to draw attention to his (by Coke standards) tiny company and rather old-fashioned product. Birnbaum (pictured below) says: "Every day, approximately one billion bottles and cans are added to our parks, rivers, oceans and landfills worldwide – almost 400 million in America alone. We must not allow Coke, or anyone, to silence this unfortunate truth."
But is it so smart to get quite as punchy as this when you're trying to present yourself as a good citizen? The difference between being a good citizen and irritatingly holier-than-thou is quite a fine one.


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Didn't I Say There Would Be A Revlon PhotoReady Insta-fix Highlighter Stick?
Earlier last month I shared the Revlon Photoready Insta-Fix Contouring Duo with you that includes a Revlon Photoready Insta-Fix Contouring Fix Stick as well as a highlighting stick! Now we have a two shade selection of Revlon PhotoReady Insta-fix Highlighter Stick ($13.99) available as well outside the kit! I actually spoke a little about how I thought they'd do an individual launch of this when discussing the contouring set earlier last month.
No surprise here right? Everyone's looking to get their strobe on!
The Revlon PhotoReady Instafix Highlighter Stick is available in Gold Light and Pink Light and acts to add a touch of radiance and illuminate to your face with a creamy, easy to blend formula. I believe the Contouring Duo Set is available in three different shades of highlighter which is based upon skin tones where as these new sticks are only available in two shades.
Funny, they remind me A LOT of the Sonia Kashuk Chic Luminosity Highlighter Stick which also comes in pink and gold!
Revlon PhotoReady Insta-fix Highlighter Stick is available now at Ulta.com.


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The company will hold a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (ET) on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, to discuss the company's results with the media. The conference call will be concurrently webcast and the replay will be available on the company's website at www.FreddieMac.com/investors for approximately 30 days.
All materials related to the call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the company's website.
Freddie Mac makes home possible for millions of families and individuals by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Since our creation by Congress in 1970, we've made housing more accessible and affordable for homebuyers and renters in communities nationwide. We are building a better housing finance system for homebuyers, renters, lenders and taxpayers. Learn more at FreddieMac.com, Twitter @FreddieMac and Freddie Mac's blog FreddieMac.com/blog.
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Publisher's Summary
Angel Knight never knew anything was missing from his life. Not until one fateful night when he met her. She was fiery, beautiful, and he knew he had to make her his.
Breanna Hunt lived a normal life until rock star Angel Knight walked into her life. He made her a job offer that she just couldn't refuse, but could she keep herself safe from his charms?
Angel does everything he could to make Breanna accept him as her mate, but when a rogue vampire starts killing people associated with Angel, it isn't easy. When the killer sets their sights on Brea, all bets are off.
What listeners say about Out of the Dark
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- Candateshia Pafford
- 08-24-14
Oh! How I loved this!!!
Wow! I was shocked... I didn't think I would just fall in love with this book. It was awesome. I felt so connected to Angel...well not connected...But I totally like him. I got angry with Brea when she ran away from Angel. How could she... he needed her to live!!!! What a selfish little twit!
I really felt like Angel should have mind warped her or something...but darn that thing about free will with his mate... Sheeez! Anyway...what an enjoyable story from beginning to end. I loved it... even all the angsty moments...
Worth a credit, buy or sale... I can't wait for book 2.
Narration was pretty good too.
13 people found this helpful
- 🎧 Cyndi Marie 🎧
- 09-28-20
✫✫ 3.5 Stars ✫✫
I enjoyed this PNR, it was fun and kinda sweet. It wasn't crazy deep which I think is exactly what I needed today. I enjoyed the characters, the sex was hot and the action was pretty high. I will be moving on to book 2! Narration was good too.
5 people found this helpful
- MeDi
- 08-28-14
Love this paranormal book
Any additional comments?
This is one of the paranormal book I have read so far. I recommend this to the listeners who love this genre.
4 people found this helpful
- Elizabeth L.
- 09-01-14
A Paranormal mystery ...
Any additional comments?
Rock star and vampire clan leader Angel Knight meets Brea Hunt when she waits on him at a local restaurant. Attracted to her, Angel hires Brea to help plan a party. During the week it takes to plan the party sparks fly between Angel and Brea and it gets hot! Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose and all signs point to a vampire killer. When Brea becomes the next target, Angel joins forces with the human police force to find her.
Out of the Dark is Book 1 of the Forbidden Love series. Ms. James creates a world of vampires and werewolves that stand side by side with humans.
Mr. DeVoe does great job giving each character their own voice. He shows plenty of emotion and has good pacing in his narrating. He kept me coming back to find out what was going to happen next.
I would recommend this book to my friends who enjoy a good sexy vampire story. I look forward to listening to more books in this series and also to more of Mr. DeVoe's work.
3 people found this helpful
- Angela
- 09-17-15
Life Among the Supernatural!
I will admit that I accidentally listened to the the second story before listening to this one. I realized what I had done but I found the story so good that I ended up finishing it. I finally got back to this series and knew I had to start this story. I'm glad I did because I missed out details that were pertinent to the series. Danielle James has created a unique and intriguing series. I especially like her take on vampires and she changed the lore on have to kill vampires, she changed it from all the typical and boring way vampires does in all the other stories and movies. I absolutely LOVED the majority of all the characters in this story. This series shows us just how gifted and talented Danielle James truly is.
Robert Neil DeVoe did a fantastic job with his telling of Out of the Dark. I thought his accents of the male voices were done really well but his voice and accent changes were done exceptionally well. I would recommend this story to anyone. Overall, I give this story a perfect 5 🌟 rating.
1 person found this helpful
- erobbins33
- 05-04-15
Paranormal Romance
If you could sum up Out of the Dark in three words, what would they be?
Waitress loves vampire- it's a pretty simplistic synopsis. The waitress, Bri, is terrified of paranormals, after being stalked by a werewolf 2 years ago. She meets Angel Night, a rockstar and vampire, and he woos her. There's a murder mystery, some sex, and an HEA
What other book might you compare Out of the Dark to and why?
I wouldn't really compare it. It's definitely a reluctant, paranormal, rockstar, mystery, romance. You can't really sub-group this one.
Which scene was your favorite?
The epilogue, which I can't really tell you about here, because that would be a major spoiler! Suffice it to say that Frida, the housekeeper's reaction to a "situation" made me laugh out loud!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I wish! It's too long to listen in one sitting. I have too many interruptions in my life for that!
Any additional comments?
I totally enjoyed the voice actor's interpretation of this story. My only disappointment was his "French accent", and pronunciations, were atrocious. Thankfully the French portions were few, and the rest of his performance was stellar!
1 person found this helpful
- karina Larson
- 04-04-15
Great book.
I really liked this book. I got into this book right from the beginning. Bree was my favorite character, she had sass and morals. I liked how she didn't let the vampires or Angel push her around. I couldn't come up with one thing I didn't like about this book. The story was great, the characters were good, and the narration was exceptional! I really love audio books, they bring a whole new life to the books that reading it myself can't. It's better than any movie!
1 person found this helpful
- Kindle Customer
- 01-21-15
A wonderful start to a great series!
This is a must have. It's a lovely story. The H/h faced challenges since he was a vampire and she was a mortal, and also how the whole mated situation was handled. I will not spoiled the story. I do recommend the entire series and also Phoenix's, Jaded's and Spider Web's stories.
1 person found this helpful
- 08-20-14
What a great start to a whole new Vampire world where they, and Werewolves, walk freely amongst us humans. New myths, cultures, lores, creatures and amazing characters are slowly unfolded as the story and romance nicely progresses.
Handsome, sexy, drool-worthy Angel, ahhh, Angel he's a Rock God and, along with his fellow Band members, are all Vampires but there's no groupies or darkness they all just seem pretty normal (with a few quirks) and he is also California's Clan Leader over the Vampires. Brea is a feisty when angry redheaded Waitress who fears the paranormals but when she's about to take Angel's order one night and their eyes lock it's the start of something life altering for both of them. Delicious scenes unfold as Angel proves his weakness for Brea.
Great romance, sex, an evil villain or two who want Angel's job, a Vampire serial murderer, thrills, intrigue, suspense, fights, funny bits and some interesting, loveable and amusing secondary characters all get tossed into this enjoyable listen. Narrator's voice for Angel's character was just so sexy.
Worth a credit? I thought I had become a bit tired of Vampire romances..... but, after this, I was very wrong so DJ please keep em coming and YES creditworthy and a 'lighter' side to Vamps.
11 people found this helpful
- Colleen
- 01-25-17
Not a huge fan
Didn't like the narration and the story was ok but small things were out of place like he grew up in 1700 France but his wife's name was Amanda? I don't think that fits well. Wouldn't recommend
- haley
- 12-13-16
loved this book till be went tot off the rail she gave her verginaty for god sake now she is going on like he is nothing hate how you turned this mysterious powerful man into a fool weakling and this is a clan leader shame book went down hill did the Wright er forget what book was being written or did wrighter hand over tosome one else 3 hrs left dnf
- Sharon
- 09-24-15
Sharon Bolton
Very interesting storytelling keep you on from the start of the book to the next chapter and on to the end of the book and the next book you will be reading more from this lady works


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During the 60-minute call, we will:
- Determine your acne types (inflamed, non-flamed or combination) and skin tolerance.
- Evaluate the hormones, digestive system and stress levels for imbalances that may be triggering acne.
- Recommend herbs and supplements to help re-balance the body from the inside out.
- Recommend the home care products that you will need to get clear.
- Educate you on the lifestyle habits and choices that aggravate acne- food, birth control pills (they do not always help acne), medications, prescriptions,and stress. Please be prepared to make some lifestyle changes. If you do, you will see results.
After the consult, you will receive:
- Personalized Skin Clearing Plan
- Acne Triggering Foods PDF
- List of Pore Clogging Ingredients PDF
- Birth Control Simplified PDF
- Lifestyle Factors that Trigger Acne PDF
What's next after the consult? Learn more about the 16-week Online Acne Program.
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Single Ply Splice for Fabric Expansion Joint Material
When doing a single ply splice on fabric expansion joint FLEXXCEL material, U.S. Bellows recommends that a test splice be performed first . Experience has shown fluoropolymers can be processed and used at elevated temperatures without hazard if proper ventilation is used. Make certain all heat sealing is performed in well ventilated areas. Make certain the heat sealer is safely handled during use. The heat sealer temperature will reach 725°F in normal operation. Special care must be taken with the heat sealer during handling due to the high temperature.
Equipment required to splice FLEXXCEL materials:
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5. ensureAsplice product
6. Stapler
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8. Blade Knife
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To operate the Heat Seal Iron, follow these instructions:
1. Plug the unit into an electrical outlet.
2. Place the Heat Seal Iron on the FLEXXCEL
3. Backer Board or another insulated surface.
4. Push the toggle switch up to the "on" position.
5. Set the temperature by turning the dial to the desired temperature. A temperature range of 700°-740°F (370-385°C) is typical for splicing FLEXXCEL materials.
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Planck offered vastly improved performance in measuring the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation compared to balloon-borne and ground-based experiments and exceeded the performance of any previous space-based instruments of this kind.
The spacecraft revolved about its Sun-pointing axis once per minute to stabilise its attitude. Planck used this stabilisation spin to scan the sky, observing at least 95% of it through two separate observation periods in a span of 15 months.
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Labor Day has passed and the US Open finals are nigh. These are the days, and especially the nights, when last-minute invites to the Billie Jean King Tennis Center are most prized, often more than an invitation to the Givenchy show (which, by the way, you will be able to attend, since the men's semifinals start at noon). Before you head out to Flushing Meadows, here's a back-to-school brushup on all you need to know as we head into the final rounds.
Today is National Venus and Serena Day.
The story of this year's Open is, of course, Serena Williams's quest to conquer the calendar-year Grand Slam, a feat so preposterous that it hasn't been achieved since Steffi Graf dominated the 1988 season. At the moment, Serena's biggest challenge is her very own sister, Venus, whom she will face in the quarterfinals this evening at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The moment will be so stressful for the sisters' mother, Oracene Price, that Price told the New York Post she would be skipping the match. "I'll probably kick around the house," she said, "go to a store, shopping . . . It's hard for them to be in this position." It's hard for us too, Oracene!
Hot pink suits Roger Federer. Who knew?
Last night, the Swiss superstar routed John Isner, the last-standing American man, in three sets, two of which were decided in tiebreakers that were nothing less than fabulous. Federer was also wearing a Nike look trimmed with an electric peach color—the NikeID site lists something similar called "Digital Pink"—which has been everywhere at the Open this year.
Nadal and Murray are out; Anderson is in.
The men enter the quarterfinals without two of the Big Four: Italian "magician" Fabio Fognini knocked out Rafael Nadal (making this the first year in eleven that the Spaniard will not win a major), and yesterday South African Kevin Anderson toppled Murray in four sets topped by a tiebreaker clinched in seven straight points that Anderson shot out relentlessly.
Donald Young is bringing back Boast.
Twenty-six-year-old American Donald Young fomented a short-lived sensation this season when he recovered from a two-set deficit to narrowly win his first-round match against Gilles Simon—and then he did it again in the third round. Stan Wawrinka ended Young's hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals yesterday, but Young's Boast endorsement continues to make an impression. The company, popular "when I was a kid," as Patrick McEnroe put it, is best known for its Japanese maple logo, often mistaken for a more potent five-pointed leaf.
Eugenie Bouchard and Nick Kyrgios are stars in the making.
She's the 21-year-old Canadian blonde who's been hailed as the next Maria Sharapova. He's the Canberra, Australia, native with a mohawk who, at just 20 years old, is already a lightning rod in the tennis world for his bravado, showmanship, and uncouth outbursts. And as partners, Eugenie Bouchard and Nick Kyrgios are the most compelling young duo in tennis right now. The pair won an electric first-round match in mixed doubles before Bouchard, who was also through to the Round of 16 in the singles event, was forced to withdraw from the tournament after sustaining a concussion in a locker room accident. Bouchard and Kyrgios have, nonetheless, set themselves up to be two of the most entertaining players in the game. Stay tuned.


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'Tradition' comes from the Latin traditio, the noun of the verb tradere, 'to transmit', 'to deliver'. It was a term of ratification in Roman law: for example, the legal transfer of a shop or house was accompanied by the act of handing over its keys, traditio clavium; the sale of a piece of land was accompanied by the act of handing over a clod of earth. Tradere, traditio meant "to hand over an object", with the intention, on the one hand, of parting with it, and, on the other, of acquiring it. Tradere implied giving over and surrendering something to someone, passing an object from the possession of the donor to the receiver... An equally good simile would be that of a relay race, where the runners, spaced at intervals, pass an object from one to the other...
from The Meaning of Tradition by Fr. Yves Congar, O.P.
Tradition is not something for your grandparents. It's not wistful nostalgia for the past. It is, in brief, what enables us to keep moving forward, to keep expanding and enhancing our knowledge about things, to progress--it's progressive, not conservative. Whether or not you like it, essentially everything you have had taught to you is a kind of tradition, and that is A Good Thing.
Of course, not all traditions are good or perennially helpful. Each of us has to evaluate what is given to us and assign it value, but I'm just saying we shouldn't discount tradition just because it was handed down to us, i.e., not dismiss things out of hand because they are "traditional." I would even go further to suggest that we might want to implicitly give traditional knowledge more value than something we discover on our own until we have plenty of evidence to recommend another course precisely because it is something that those who came before us thought was valuable enough to hand on to us.
In other words, I'm suggesting we not reinvent the wheel if we don't have to. What our parents and grandparents (and theirs and theirs and theirs) hand on to us should have implicit value for us, to help us to not start from scratch, to learn from their experience and mistakes, and to, as Sir Isaac Newton and others have said, see a little bit further than they by standing on the shoulders of giants. We should value tradition because it enables us to be truly progressive.


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The Therapists Toolbox workshop
Saturday 6th April 2019 10am-17:00 Cost; £105 Facilitator : Melody Powell PG Dip, NCS and MHS accredited CPD hours 5.5hrs This workshop aimed at Hypnotherapists, Counsellors, and intervention work...
Organiser: Brian Turner / Debbie Waller
Phone: 0774 330 0894 / 0774 330 0894
Date & Time: 16th June 2019, 9.30am - 5pm
Cost: £160
Location: Trinity Business Park
his course is ideal for qualified/practising hypnotherapists or hypnotherapy students who wish to extend their basic training. It would also work well for other therapists with some knowledge of hypno-therapeutic techniques.
This intensive one-day course covers:
The biology of anxiety - brain chemistry, medical interventions etc.
Understanding and recognising the different anxiety-related conditions.
Effective intakes - a variety of tools and techniques to help you collect and collate the right information to provide effective therapy and measure success.
Psychological explanations of anxiety - how different theories can inform our choice of techniques.
Effective techniques and tools for clients out of trance.
Effective tools and techniques for clients in trance.
You will receive:
Comprehensive information and notes.*
Handouts to use with clients.
Suitable hypnotherapy scripts.
*This is divided into two sections: First, about a month before the course, or thereafter, we'll send you an ebook containing background information and a multiple choice questionnaire which can be handed in on the day of the workshop. We anticipate this will take most people around two hours. Then, at the workshop, you'll be given detailed notes, and a CD/download of resources to use with clients.
The advantages of sending information to you in advance are:
You get to read through the background information in your own time, so we can concentrate on developing practical skills at the workshop.
You benefit from extra CPD hours without having to pay for tutorial time.
The advanced certificate in anxiety management is accredited as CPD by the ACCPH.
Co-authors: Debbie Waller of Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training and Yorkshire Stress Management, an experienced hypnotherapy tutor and author of Their Worlds Your Words, and Brian Turner, is a psychotherapist specialising in working with anxiety and depression, and placement co-ordinator for 'Stamp Out Suicide' (Registered Charity Number: 1171162).


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Rush University Medical Center nurses are on the front line of our efforts to provide quality care, receiving Magnet status four consecutive times for making outstanding nursing care the standard at the Medical Center.
Rush was the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to receive Magnet status. In 2020, we earned our fifth Magnet designation.
The highest recognition given for nursing excellence, the Magnet Recognition Program recognizes health care organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. The status is designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center of the American Nurses Association.
Magnet status is considered the "gold standard" and means Rush nurses are experts continually working to improve patient care through specialized training and quality improvements. It acknowledges that our nurses are among the best in providing high-quality patient care, improving patient outcomes and safety, pursuing ongoing training, working as a team and giving to the community. Rush nurses have a healthy work environment and high level of engagement as demonstrated through an annual nursing engagement survey.
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Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky and Rav Yisroel Reisman are both urging the entire community to turn out in strong numbers and vote in the coming election for New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind. Both rabbonim expressed the value of maintaining Hikind's leadership and representation in State office on behalf of the Flatbush and Borough Park Jewish community.
In response to this, Assemblyman Hikind said, "I am honored to be endorsed by two of our community's most respected Rabbonim, HaRav Chaim Yisroel Belsky Shlita and HaRav Yisroel Reisman Shlita. I know that neither of these beloved Torah leaders give their personal endorsement lightly and I am truly humbled by their continued faith in me as I seek reelection."
Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky is a world-recognized posek and a leading rosh yeshiva in Yeshiva Torah Vodass. He received his semicha from Yeshiva Torah Vodaath in 1962, and from Rav Moshe Feinstein in 1965.
Rav Reisman Shlita is also rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva Torah Vodass, the rov of Agudath Israel of Madison and author of numerous seforim.
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In the New Testament the noun for "leaven" is zume [ζύμη] and the verb for "to leaven" is zumoo [ζυμόω]. The noun occurs eleven times, and the verb four times. There are, however, really only three distinct uses of "leaven" in the New Testament.
The first occurrence is in the parable of the leaven (Matt 13:33; Luke 13:20-21). This parable teaches that the reign of God is like what happens when leaven permeates a batch of dough. Jesus' point is that the small, insignificant beginnings of God's reign in himself will one day be great. Although the parable does not describe how this will happen, it alludes to Jesus' future reign as the Son of Man.
The second occurrence of "leaven" is Jesus' warning to his disciples (Matt 16:5-12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1-12). Mark (8:11-15) presents Jesus' warning following the Pharisees' questioning of Jesus about a sign from heaven. After Jesus' curt statement that no sign will be given to this generation, he and his disciples sail across the Sea of Galilee. In the boat Jesus warns them about leaven, really meaning the attitude or perspective of the Pharisees and Herod. In the ensuing discussion (8:16-21) it is apparent that the attitude that Jesus is warning about is that of blindness toward his identity as the Messiah. He repeatedly asks them, "Do you still not understand?" (8:21). And significantly, after Jesus performs a second remarkable process miracle of Jesus' healing the blind man (vv. 22-26 the first was 7:31-37), Peter "finally" confesses that Jesus is the Messiah (8:27-30). For Mark, then, leaven stands for the obdurate refusal to perceive that Jesus is the Messiah.
Matthew (16:1-6) presents Jesus' warning in the same context as Mark, but brings out some distinctive nuances. Matthew records that Jesus' response to the questioning of the Pharisees and Sadducees included some symbolic discussion about weather and a reference to "the sign of Jonah" (v. 4). Then, in the following discussion with his disciples after they have reached the other side, Jesus warns against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matthew clarifies with Jesus' statement (v. 12) that the disciples finally understood that Jesus was referring to the teaching (didache [διδαχή]) of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matthew does not record either process miracle, but immediately narrates the confession of Peter that Jesus is the Messiah. The way Matthew presents the whole scene, with the explicit use of teaching in verse 12, seems to focus the meaning of leaven in his Gospel on the attitude of the rejection of Jesus by the Pharisees and Sadducees. The meaning is essentially the same as in Mark, but Mark's sensitivity to the struggle of the disciples to perceive Jesus' identity as symbolized in the two process miracles is not present in Matthew.
Luke (12:1-12) presents Jesus' warning about leaven in the context of his large central section on Jesus' teaching journey to Jerusalem (9:51-19:44). He has just narrated Jesus' woes on the Pharisees and Scribes (11:37-53) and now describes the gathering of a large crowd. Jesus warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees, which Luke notes is hypocrisy (v. 1). Thus, Luke brings out that Pharisaical hypocrisy is the point of Jesus' warning. Luke then illustrates this with Jesus' words about everything being finally revealed (vv. 2-3). And, significantly, he continues with Jesus' further discussion about the proper fear of God, rather than fearing human persecutors (vv. 4-5). Following this Luke includes Jesus' words about acknowledging him before men (vv. 8-10) and his encouragement that the Holy Spirit will assist them in times of persecution (vv. 11-12). Thus, Jesus' warning about the leaven of the Pharisees in Luke seems to stress preparation for times of persecution.
The third occurrence of "leaven" in the New Testament is found in Paul's letters. In what is probably his earliest letter, Paul cites the proverbial statement, "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough" (Gal 5:9). This proverb is intended by Paul to cause the Galatians to expel the dangerous Judaizers from their churches. Leaven here symbolizes wrong teaching that destroys true Christianity.
The same proverbial citation and symbolism occur in 1 Corinthians 5. Here Paul is strongly urging the Corinthians to expel the incestuous offender from the church. In the development of his argument Paul includes the statement, "Don't you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough?" (v. 6). He then explains that "Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed" (v. 7). He refers to "the old yeast of malice and wickedness" (v. 8). Paul makes his point that just as at the Passover ancient Israel was instructed to remove any leaven from their homes, so now the church, believing Israel, must remove all sin and evil in order to worship God in the observance of the new Passover of the Lord's Supper. Here, leaven symbolizes sin that defiles the believer and disrupts the church's worship of God. First Corinthians 5:1-8 also reminds us that the Old Testament background (leaven or leavened is used twenty-two times in the Old Testament) and foundational meaning of leaven goes back to the Passover of Exodus 12-13 and the instruction given in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Throughout the Old Testament, and into the first century a.d., leaven symbolized corruption, defilement, and sin.Hobert K. Farrell
Bibliography. R. A. Cole, Galatians; F. E. Gaebelein, The Expositor's Bible Commentary, vol. 8; L. Morris, 1 Corinthians; R. Young, Analytical Concordance to the Bible.
Bibliography InformationElwell, Walter A. "Entry for 'Leaven'". "Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology".<http://classic.studylight.org/dic/bed/view.cgi?number=T429>. 1897.
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Time: 11.00am to 3.00pm
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During the 1960's, as the Toronto area began having an influx of Armenians, there was a movement to start a Homenetmen chapter to meet the needs of our youth. In November 1969, this became a reality with the founding of the Homenetmen Toronto chapter (first location was near the corner of Avenue Road and Dupont). During the first 10 years of existence, the efforts to get Homenetmen Toronto established were difficult as the construction of a new centre was being constructed. In 1979, with the opening of the Armenian Community Centre, a small gymnasium, hall and meeting rooms were available for Homenetmen Toronto to continue its' efforts.
In 2004, Homenetmen Toronto was blessed with the opening of a full sports gymnasium and youth centre.
Homenetmen Toronto Athletics
Right from the beginning in 1969, Homenetmen Toronto organized a soccer team of approximately 25 youth and a year later they participated in a local soccer league. Over the years, Homenetmen Toronto Soccer teams have participated in Canadian Regional games, West Coast Navasartian Games and East Coast Regional Games.
We have had dedicated athletes who have participated in regional games and have strived for excellence. We have also had strong mens and women's basketball teams over the years. The first Canadian Regional basketball game took place in Toronto, between Montreal and Toronto in January 1970.
Homenetmen Toronto organized the first Canadian volleyball team and has always fielded strong volleyball teams – dating back to 1971.
Homenetmen Toronto has a proud 45 year history of having basketball, soccer, athletic, volleyball, floor hockey, ping pong and chess programs.
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I've been researching the possibility of participating in a new endurance race for a few years now: the South African 9 hour. And with recent news of SRO adding a round in Africa to their Intercontinental GT Challenge, this may actually happen for me.
Like most other events SRO hitch their wagon to an established event, and the South African 9 hour has been run for years. While it's not huge in it's current form there is some variety like CN prototypes among GT3 field and other support classes. Kind of like the Gulf 12 hour in Abu Dhabi but more locally focussed. The California 8 hour was small too last year. But it was fairly exciting. News of Kyalami being bought and refurbished last year sort of hinted at bigger and better things to come. And this is pretty awesome.
While there's no guarantees anything will actually materialize, it certainly gives me something to look forward to and plan out. The race won't be until the end of the 2019 racing season, early November. Plenty of time to save up money with my new job, and request the time off I would need for the 16 hour flight from NYC to Johannesburg. Sign up for some rewards cards to optimize my hotel and airline redemptions. Research the MX5 Miata community to organize a meet. And maybe even plan a side trip to Madagascar or the Seychelles. Who knows? The possibilities are endless.
But for now I'm excited to see what pans out from this. I have participated in most SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge events, Spa 24 hours a few times. Bathurst 12 hours, Sepang 12 hour, California 8 hour at Laguna Seca… Suzuka has rejected me for my first event in Japan but I'm hopeful the South Africans would be more welcoming.
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Welcome to the Chellaram Diabetes Institute
There are currently about 50 million people with Diabetes Mellitus in India. The number is expected to double by 2040. The disease, along with its complications, threatens to have a crippling effect on the health and economy of a developing nation like India.
The existing public health care system in India is as such stretched with combating communicable diseases and dealing with the emerging epidemic of Diabetes and its complications. It is important to note that the disease particularly affects the productive segment of society, whether rural or urban.
To tackle the situation and to create a lasting impact globally, Chellaram Foundation, has established the Chellaram Diabetes Institute – A Not for Profit Institute in Pune with state-of-the-art facilities.
About Us
Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI), a unit of Chellaram Foundation, is a Not-for-Profit Institute based in Pune. Chellaram Foundation, a Section 25 Company founded by Mr. Lal L. Chellaram, strives to serve the underprivileged sections of society by providing support to organizations who are creating an impact in areas of Education, Health, and Research. Chellaram Diabetes Institute, with advanced Research, Education, Awareness, Medical and Diagnostic facilities, is geared to create an impact on the alarming Diabetes scenario, by providing unique and state-of-the-art services under one roof. Read More...
Chellaram Foundation
The Chellaram Foundation is a public charitable organization established in 2016 in memory of Late Kishinchand Chellaram and Late Bhai Lokumal Kishinchand Chellaram. Mr. Lokumal Chellaram was the Chairman of the Group for over fifty years from 1951 to 2002 and consolidated and expanded the business empire founded in 1916 by his father Kishinchand Chellaram.
The main objective of the Research Program at CDI is to develop a research unit with technology core laboratories that will facilitate national and international collaboration among clinicians and basic scientists. The goal is to promote mechanistic studies to understand the cause of high prevalence of Diabetes among Indians and to rapidly translate discoveries to reduce the burden of Diabetes in India.
The laboratory of CDI is extended over an area of 5000 Sq.Ft. It is proposed to include a state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory, Bio bank, facilities for clinical research and bioinformatics, a tissue culture facility, research laboratory to perform basic science and a mass spectrometry unit. Read More....
Diagnostic Laboratory
Diagnostic Laboratory will be divided into three sub sections:-
» Clinical Chemistry
» Hematology
» Clinical Pathology
Besides, there will be separate rooms for central sample accessioning, storage and biomedical waste.
The entire set up will be integrated through a state-of-the-art Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to have a systematic and error-free work flow and data management. Read More....
Education and Training
At CDI we believe that this is one of the areas that will have a very positive and substantial impact on the course of Diabetes in India.CDI conducts short term/long term courses for practicing General Medical Professionals, Super Specialists, Post Graduates, Podiatrists, Para-medics - such as Educators, Dieticians, Physician's Assistants, and Patients.
The CME Program of CDI is accredited by the Maharashtra Medical Council and targets to train about 120 to 150 practicing doctors and about 500-600 Para Medics every year to benefit from these courses which in turn would benefit thousands of patients.
Courses are offered for Doctors and Paramedics Read More....
Patient Care
CDI provides specialized medical care to patients with comprehensive clinical and investigative services under one roof. The Clinical division is attended by well-known specialists in their respective fields. In addition, talks are on with well-known International Medical Institutes for having an e-Consulting link facility with CDI.
1) Diabetology
2) Ophthalmology
3) Cardiology
4) Neurology
5) Radiology
6) Nephrology
7) Foot Care
8) Physiotherapy/Yoga
9) Nutrition
10) Pharmacy
11) Telemedicine
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Chellaram Diabetes Institute
1st Floor, Lalani Quantum
Pune-Bangalore Highway
Bavdhan Budruk
Pune - 411021
Tel: +91-20-66839700