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Novena to Saint Rita of Cascia
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
Lord Jesus, to the man of the Gospel who asked a great favor of you, you said:" All things are possible to one who believes."
My faith is weak, Lord and too often it falters in the course of life's daily events. But encouraged by the example and the intercession of your servant, Saint Rita, I make the words of the Apostle Paul my own; " I know in whom I have placed my faith and I remain firm".
You, Saint Rita, have suffered greatly, but have always believed in the Lord no matter what life brought you. I, too Lord. Believe in you, Son of our all-powerful Father.
I believe firmly that you never deceive anyone who calls on you with a sincere heart, entrusting all to your wisdom and love. I believe that you order all the joy and suffering of our lives solely for our good. And so I believe that you will grant me the favor I ardently seek if it will be for my greater good.
O Lord, I will strive to live a life more consistent with faith in you and inspired by the teaching of the gospel
( A time of silent prayer )
Father in heaven, you granted to St. Rita a share in the passion of your Son. Give us courage and strength in time of trial, so that by our patient endurance we may enter more deeply into the paschal mystery of your Son , who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
O powerful Saint Rita you are called Saint of the Impossible. In this time of need, I come to you with confidence. You know my trials, for you yourself were many times burdened in this life. Come to my help, pray with me, intercede on my behalf before the Father. I know that God has a most generous heart and that he is most loving Father. Join your prayer to mine and obtain for me the grace I desire. ( HERE MENTION YOUR REQUEST ) I promise to use this favor when granted to better my life, to proclaim God's mercy , and to make you widely known and loved. Amen
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
Scripture tells us; " Abraham believed hoping against all hope." And God performed a miracle. Lord Jesus, how seldom I have practiced the virtue of hope in my life. I am so short-sighted. I place confidence in created things and in a world which will pass away and rarely hope in those greater goods which never pass away; in you, in your grace and in your promise of never-ending life.
I am so proud, Lord, that I entrust myself to your great power only when my own weak and helpless natural powers fail me. But now, Lord, the disappointing experience of misunderstanding and injustice, the impotence and the limits of our human resources have robbed me of all hope. Nonetheless, like Abraham, our father in faith, I want to hope. Since I hope in you. O Lord, you will hear me, O Lord my God.
Saint Rita, you teach me the way of hope and so I entrust o your powerful intercession the favor which is so close to my heart. You teach me by the example of your entire life to count on God alone, since he is the great hope of our people and above every other good.
(A time of silent prayer )
God is Love
Lord Jesus, may my heart discover in these words the most valuable lesson of life, which invites us to a life of trust in you and which is expressed in gratitude : because of love, you, O God, have wished to know our sorrow. God is love. Therefore I too created in your image and likeness, ought to be a reflection of your love, your mercy and your goodness, in the world and for the world.
Saint Rita was this, Lord. She was a true Christian, self-giving, generous toward all , even her enemies, both spiritually and materially.
I have not always been this way, and yet many times I have tries to be heard by you who have told me: love one another as I have loved you.
Saint Rita, example of love an suffering, teach me to love God and my brothers and sisters with true Christian love. And since on account of my selfishness I do not deserve to be heard, join your ardent love with my desire to grow in love and offer it to the God of goodness for the favor I so greatly desire.
( A time of silent prayer )
Saint James writes: Is there someone among you who is suffering? Let us pray
Jesus, I do not have the courage to pray to you. How can you hear the prayers of someone who turns to you in time of need but afterwards, in the normal events of life is so often far from you ?
Lord, the only prayer which can truly reach you is that of a life lived as you wish: in love, in truth, in fidelity to your law. It is impossible for you not to hear anyone who lives with you and for you and who serves you with a sincere heart.
I am not capable of offering you such a prayer. But Saint Rita is. And so I offer you her holiness, her faithfulness together with my sincere ande firm will to imitate her every day. Hear me Lord!
Saint Rita, teach me the prayer which can change my heart, the dialogue with God which opens me to accepting his will ane to making myself available to my brothers and sisters. I commend to your intercession the favor which I seek with all my heart. Ask it of our good God if it be his will.
( A time of silent prayer )
Lord Jesus, I can sometimes hear the words of your servant Job on my own lips: Where will I find strength to hope again, and when will the end which I have always awaited finally come to me ?
I know Lord that the faith of the true Christian is measured by patience but I become impatient precisely because faith is not deeply rooted in my heart. You, in your love, though have clothed our weak human nature and you know its limits. Clothe me with your mercy and grant me the gift of patience.
Saint Rita, you were spared nothing in this world: neither sorrow, nor humiliation nor deprivation; but God was your patience, God and his Word. Your whole life gives evidence of this. Today you offer me the word of Scripture to share with me the secret of your patience: "Happy the person who bears trials patiently because, once having been tried, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him".
Thank you, Saint Rita, or having shown me the light which does not deceive and the comfort o God's word. With greater tranquility and peace I commit myself to the intercession of your heroic patience to obtain the favor which I greatly desire and uniting to it the gift of patient waiting.
( A time of silent prayer)
Lord Jesus, you know how much strength I need in these days of trial. I have been frequently tempted against confidence and fearing that you would no longer hear my prayers, I have become more ane more filled with anguish. The first day of this novena to Saint Rita has helped me understand, however, that faith is the secret to strength- provided it is a living faith, nourished by prayer.
I believe Lord, that by virtue of my baptism I am a temple of God who is a tower of strength. He lives within me; therefore I live night and day within this tower. Yes, Lord, you are my rock and my strength.
Saint Rita, this truth was your strength in the trials of your life. But your strength joined with such heroism as to deserve to share, through the gift of a thorn, the redemptive suffering of our Savior. This special gift encourages me to place my trust in you.
I am certain that in my life, too, the cross must put my faith to the test; ane I am happy to be able to say to the Lord that I believe in his love in these days of sorrow. If it pleases him, I pray to obtain through your intercession the favor which I earnestly seek.
( A time of silent prayer )
Lord Jesus, the thoughts and the insights of these days of prayer have led me to place my complete trust in you. The closeness of your chosen one, Saint Rita, whose heroic virtues I have considered and, though only lightly, have tried to imitate, has revealed to me the absolute surety of your paternal and divine attentiveness and your immense love for us.
Now I am certain that, if it will be for my god and for the good of all those who are dear to me, you will grant the request I make of you to obtain this favor which is so important to me. If you should answer my prayer , I with my whole heart, will praise your greatness which is full of mercy and I will speak of you, Saint Rita, and of your sweet, protective intercession on behalf of all who like me are burdened with sorrow.
Forever, Lord, I will praise the works of your divine Wisdom. With the psalmist I will say: " Lord, though I must walk in the valley of darkness I will fear no evil because you are with me:
( A time of silent prayer)
Lord Jesus, it is impossible to approach you and your servant Rita without learning the way of forgiveness. No Prayer would ever be acceptable to you if it did not come from a heart free of all resentment and full of love. You have said: " Whatever you seek in prayer, believe you have received it and it will be yours. And when you come to pray, forgive anyone against whom you may have something. This is the condition you place before us.
You, Saint Rita, when your husband was murdered, quietly hid his bloodied clothing so that your sons would not be moved to seek revenge. Teach me the strength, the joy and the peace that are found in forgiving.
I want to give my brothers and sisters true Christian example, for without this my faith would be poor and pharisaical and all my offerings in vain. I do not want to be rejected by the God of mercy and love to whom I confidently offer today a willing heart and from whom, through your intercession, O great example of forgiveness, I await the favor I seek.
( A time of silent prayer)
Lord Jesus, I want to offer you today my good will. Praying to you throughout these days I have become aware of my spiritual poverty. I have come to understand how unworthy I am to be heard by you, for I have served you and loved you so poorly.
Saint Rita, let me share in your great love and your Christian zeal and I will offer these to our God of goodness as a precious gift to intercede on my behalf. He cannot but hear you. With my whole heart I pray you to enrich my humble prayer with your own ardent, confident and selfless prayer. Tell the Lord that from this day forward I too will render him more courageous and clearer witness. I wish to be a Christian in deed, a Christian who transmits to others the light of faith ,hope and love.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
( A time of silent prayer)
Lord Jesus how can I express my gratitude to you for having heard he prayer of your servant Rita who had recourse to your great power and love on my behalf. Lord you have granted my request and I can only try to thank you by satisfying the deepest yearning of your heart.
You said to your disciples before offering your life for us:" I will be with you for a short time. Love one another as I have loved you. In this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
Yes, Lord Jesus, I will love my neighbor, especially my most needy brothers and sisters and those who suffer most. I will help them and comfort them; this will be my task. I am certain that no other gift of mine could be more pleasing to your servant and my dear patroness Saint Rita, who can well be called the saint of fraternal love. For her, earthly life was not sufficient in giving herself in love. She now spends her life with you caring for us in our sorrows an difficulties.
Saint Rita, sweet messenger of divine mercy, I offer praise to our heavenly Father in your honor. Saint Rita...pray for us.


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MOSCOW - NSA whistleblower and Russia's Director of Computers Edward Snowden has just made an interesting statement to Russia's national news agency, Vodkavich.
Snowden revealed that he has the personal cell and home phone numbers plus social security numbers of every man and woman residing in the United States.
He stressed that he will not use them for his benefit but if his boss, President Vladimir Putin requests to see the lists he will certainly provide them to him.
Snowden, who is engaged to President Putin's sensuously attractive niece Nadia Olgavich, said that he was surprised to learn that President Obama and Ann Coulter's social security numbers are exactly the same except for the last two numbers.
The president's social security number ends in 01 and Coulter's ends in 40.

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Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover mini brings tactile typing to the iPad mini for $80
It was inevitable that Logitech would expand its Ultrathin iPad keyboard cover lineup to include an offering fit for the iPad mini, and the time has finally arrived. Priced 20 bucks less than it's full-sized counterpart, the $79.99 Ultrathin Keyboard mini brings tactile typing and some added protection to Apple's 7.9-inch slate. Like the bigger version, it offers full size keys to please tapping fingers, has an aluminum cover and comes in your choice of black or white. Folks looking to pick one up won't have much longer to wait, as the Ultrathin Keyboard mini will make its retail debut in the US and Europe later this month.
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Decisions, decisions
The year is coming to an end and as I've mentioned before, I'm thinking about what to do for next year. December will finish itself out with a Space Marine Command Squad, which will cap off the 40K FIght Club painting challenge I've been doing. And then on to 2013!
I've got three candidates for my next 40K project. What do you guys think? Which one should I do? In each case I would be building and painting to fill out a pre-determined list – unlike my Marines where I was just building as my whim took me.
Imperial Guard Tallarn – I love the desert theme and I would draw heavily on the British LDRG and SAS, as well as a healthy does of Lawrence of Arabia, for inspiration. I want to make a light, fast, and elite raiding force with Sentinels and Rough Riders on those cool camel/dinosaur-looking mounts that Forge World makes. I also have a mind to convert up some trucks to use as counts-as Chimeras.
Pros: Loads of theme, conversion potential is high, relatively small model count (for IG)
Cons: Tallarn stuff is expensive – it's not super hard to find, but can be spendy, and the Forge World stuff won't be cheap. Most of the minis are metal too.
Chaos Daemons – I will admit that I want to do daemons mostly because they're really colorful! I've been painting grey Marines for so long, the crazy colors of a Chaos Daemon army would be a welcome change. As I have some Chaos Space Marines from the DV box set, I could use them as allies too. And I've always liked Bloodletters from way back when!
Pros: Readily available, lots of plastic so easy to convert, wide color palette
Cons: Compared against my other ideas, none that would hold me back
Adeptus Mechanicus – Oh, this would be a challenge. Most of the minis I would have to convert myself, which is not really a problem except that it would take me a long time to do. Of course, the potential for creativity here is very high, and I have seen some truly amazing Adeptus Mechanicus armies out there.
Pros: Lots of potential for cool conversions and scratchbuilds, awesome theme
Cons: Will take a long time to do
So that's what I'm thinking about. My own ranking is Daemons (because they'll be easy to get), then Tallarn, then AdMech.
And I'm also planning to build an army for the SAGA Dark Ages historical game. I've read the rules and seen some games played and it looks really cool. The relatively low model count is also attractive. Plus I like Saxons and their big ol' Danish axes!
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Daemons for the adventure in color! Tallarns have their own appeal but it is time to even out the legions of Space Marines with the denizens of the warp. Mechanicus is a great project but the main focus there would be converting and sculpting. Personally, I'd like to see your skills applied to this over a period of a year or two to do it some kind of justice.


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Carrot cake scones are loaded with carrots, plump raisins, and walnuts. They're just like the classic cake, but made for the brunch table!
Easter comes late this year, and somehow I still feel like it crept up on me. Because we live so far away, we don't have a big family gathering for the holiday.
That's why I like these carrot cake scones. They're a special treat that bring you all the flavors of carrot cake, but don't leave you with lots of cake leftovers to deal with.
(Yeah, I know cake leftovers aren't a problem but if you also have small kids you probably don't have time for that situation.)
Scones are really easy to make, so we have them at my house quite often. Between cherry walnut scones in the summertime, pumpkin scones in the fall, and piña colada scones when I'm wistful for the beach, I'm set for every season.
When it comes to making scones, the most important thing to remember is to not handle the dough too much. Just like when making pie crust, you want the butter to stay nice and cold to ensure a perfectly tender result.
This is why I use a to blend in the butter rather than my hands. It makes fast work of the task and also keeps the butter nonuniform, which is what you want. Larger pieces make the scones flaky, while the smaller pieces add the tenderness. The best of both buttery worlds!
For carrot cake scones, you'll need some additional mix-ins from the standard scone. Be sure to only use fresh grated carrot — do not use the kind you find prepackaged at the grocery store! I also add raisins, nuts, and a few spices to the scones.
I like best, as the milder flavor works really well with carrot. For the nuts I use walnuts, but pecans would also be good if you want a more pronounced flavor.
As I like to have scones for breakfast, I try to avoid making them overly sweet. I added a simple cream cheese glaze to the tops of the scones just for a hint of the classic cream cheese frosting taste. The recipe makes just enough for a drizzle, but you can easily double or triple the glaze recipe to coat the entire tops of the carrot cake scones.
The carrot cake scones keep well in an airtight container for a couple of days — if they last that long!


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Do you struggle with a forgetful memory? The best solution may be a good night's sleep. A recent study conducted at MIT confirmed that sleep is essential for the storage of long-term memories, according to an article in US News and World Report. Researchers from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics at MIT's Power Institute for Learning and Memory reported that the performance of specific circuits, known as trisynaptic circuits, found in the hippocampus is important in processing memories before they are stored in other regions of the brain. Study author Susumu Tonegawa told US News and World Report, "Our work demonstrates the molecular link between post-experience sleep and the establishment of long-term memory of that experience."
The researchers put their hypothesis to the test by first implanting electrodes in the brains of mice and then feeding the mice a special diet that disrupted their trisynaptic circuit. Each mouse negotiated a maze while researchers recorded their activity. They found that the mice formed cells that fired in recognition of learning their new environment. Subsequently, the new cells fired in a similar pattern as the mice slept. Those with properly functioning trisynaptic circuits during sleep displayed longer memories of the maze compared with mice that had disrupted circuits.


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Heel spur refers to the calcium deposits on the underneath heal. It is very painful. The standard X-ray can diagnose this issue. Wearing high heels on a regular basis can lead to this problem. Standing for the excessive periods of time can result in heel spur. If the shoes do not give the heels proper support, it contributes the formation of the heel spur. Obesity and pregnancy can pressurize the heels severely. Therefore, people with pregnancy and obesity are at the higher risk of the heel spur. A person with this heel spur cannot walk properly and experience severe pain while walking. Fortunately, this health issue can be well handled with the help of some amazing home remedies.
In This Article, We Are Going To Share Such Amazing Home Remedies.
1. Salt Water Soak:
You can easily reduce the pain by soaking your heels in the salt water. This process increases the blood circulation in your feet. After soaking your feet in the salt water, you have to massage them. For this, you are required to take one teaspoonful each of castor oil and olive oil. Add both these oils. Later, add six drops each of chamomile flowers oil and lavender oil in that mixture. Now, massage your feet with the resultant mixture. Massage your feet with this mixture gently for some time.[1]
2. Coconut Oil:
Massage with coconut oil is another home remedy to manage heel spur. Take some coconut oil and warm it for some time. Now, massage the inflamed area with this warmed coconut oil. You have to try this home remedy for two times daily or until you get the desired results. The massage with coconut oil improves the blood circulation and thus reduces the pain of the heel spur. It relaxes your feet.[2]
3. Hot Compress:
The painful inflammation can be reduced by applying heat on the affected area. For this, you have to soak your feet in the hot water. You can also apply the heat pad on your heels to reduce the pain and inflammation associated with the heel spur. It also reduces the swelling.[3]
4. Apple Cider Vinegar:
Apple cider vinegar which works wonder in alleviating many kinds of health issues manages heel spur as well. For this, you are required to consume one tablespoonful of ACV on a regular basis. You can add it to your mixed salad. Prefer adding the ACV to your daily diet to manage the heel spur.[4]
5. Ice:
There are amazing health benefits of ice. It works wonder in relieving the swelling and pain associated with the heel spur. Apply ice compress on your affected area for twenty minutes. You can repeat this process for two times in a day.[5]


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What exactly is a bunion? A bunion is not an abnormal growth on the side of your foot, but a mal-alignment of your big toe joint. The bones that make up your big toe joint, are no longer aligned straight, but are moving in opposite directions, causing the prominence that you see. Bunions are almost always hereditary and can be worsened by shoes and abnormal mechanics of feet.
Will my bunion / bunions get worse? Because bunions are progressive, they don't go away, and will usually get worse over time. But not all cases are alike. Some bunions progress more rapidly than others.
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Terror Fan Site
Hardcore Music At Its Finest By TerrorTerror are a well known American band who specialize in the hardcore genre of music. They are based in Los Angeles where they record the majority of their songs. The band have produced six albums to date. Their most recent record is entitled The 25th Hour, and it was released in august 2015.
Hardcore music is typified by faster and heavier melodies than regular punk rock. The roots of hardcore punk rock can be traced to California, and this is where lead singer Scott Vogel hails from. He grew up during the hardcore revolution and this is where he got his inspiration for the band.
Terror have been successful as a band, despite being part of quite a niche music genre. They have a global fan base, having performed gigs in countries such as Bulgaria, Mexico and Russia. Their most successful album to date is entitled One With The Underdogs. The record sold over 40,000 copies, making it a hugely successful release for an independent band. Their album Always The Hard Way was also a major success story. It climbed to the dizzying heights of number 10 on the Billboard Heatseeker's chart.
Terror were formed in 2002, but the band's line-up has changed several times since. Vocalist Scott Vogel founded the band after his previous work with other groups including the metalcore act Buried Alive and other hardcore groups including Slugfest and Despair. Vogel wanted to create a hardcore act consisting of an all-star line up. He recruited other successful hardcore musicians including guitarist Todd Jones and drummer Nick Jett, poaching both of them from another well-known hardcore band by the name of Carry On.
The band are featured on the music merchandise website merchconnectioninc, where avid fans can purchase clothing and clothing and memorabilia associated with the group, including various t-shirts and CD's. Terror's image is as a hardcore band, but guitarist Doug Weber, who performed with Terror for a total of seven years between 2002 and 2009, feels that they are more of an old-school metal band. Weber has mentioned in interviews that Terror remind him of the metal bands he used to listen to when growing up as a teenager. Whatever the actual genre that Terror's music represents, there is no doubt that their impact on hardcore music has been profound.
Before forming terror, founding member Scott Vogel was well known on the underground rock music scene around Los Angeles. He is regarded as eccentric and generally a fun person to be around, and he has developed a reputation as someone who likes to engage in stage dives on a regular basis. They also like to engage in on-stage banter, which has led to adoration from fans who have attended their gigs. They frequently ramp up the atmosphere with statements such as "lets take this shit to the next level". Their use of slang language is simple, and it effectively helps to get any crowd moving without fail. When it comes to engaging with the crowd, Vogel and Terror take it to the next level, and this is a big reason for their large global following.
Terror are signed up with Chicago based record label Victory Records. The label is synonymous with signing up hardcore music bands, and they have had multiple successes with quite a few of their bands reaching sales of over 250,000 for one song. The most well known artists on their books other than Terror include Hawthorne Heights and Taking Back Sunday. Both of the aforementioned bands have been some of Victory Record's most successful music artists.
The first album of Terror's to feature on the Billboard 200 album charts in America was the 2013 album Live By The code. The record was originally set for a 2012 release, but there were some setbacks in recording the songs. The album peaked at number 21 in the Billboard album chart.
Terror are about keeping hardcore fun and engaging for listeners, but they don't write music for the sake of it. Lead singer Vogel has often described in interviews that Terror's music always contains a message. Vogel formed the band to get a message across to listeners through the medium of music. He has been cited as mentioning that he is disappointed with the modern trend in the hardcore genre of music containing no lyrics. This is why any Terror track you will hear will always say something, to try to speak to the listener.
Terror have mentioned that their biggest inspiration in the hardcore genre was American band Hatebreed. The band, formed in 1994 broke all expectations of any band in this genre before, expanding their music to attract a huge fan base outside the hardcore genre and even getting a nomination for a Grammy award. Terror's own success in appealing to a fanbase not just in America, but throughout the world has mirrored their idols before them.
The band's most recent album the 25th Hour was well received by fans. It is a darker and more raw album for the band and provides a marked change in direction from the preceding records. Terror have mentioned that their plan for the future is to release new records on a regular basis – always upgrading the direction of their music and ensuring that their lyrics have a meaning. They also hope to do as many tours as possible as a thank you for the support of their die-hard fans. Their enthusiasm for music is infectious, and we can expect to be hearing from them on the hardcore scene for many years to come.
The group tour on an almost constant basis, and their gigs are quite often sold out weeks in advance. Their current tour is called the Persistence Tour, and it includes concerts throughout Europe and the Americas, stretching through the first eight months of 2016. It is a busy year in store for the band, but that is what they thrive on. Their global following and energy levels are unsurpassed as a hardcore band and if they could tour all the time, they would.


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Dear Queen, as I'm going to call you in this letter,
I know you're struggling right now, which is why you're distant and barely reachable. I know you don't have any plans. I know you feel like nothing interests you at the moment. I know you feel low and stressed. I know you're scared. I want you to know that you are not the only one who doesn't know what to become.
You're the smartest girl I know, and I always wondered why you'd cry before exams when you always aced them. But I know why: you were stressed and you put so much pressure on yourself to do well that it all got too much. You might be doubting yourself but I don't doubt you.
I, too, am afraid of the future. I, too, struggle to find my ambition. I'm not going to university next year either. If you want to talk to anyone about this, talk to me, because I know what you're going through. I know what it feels like to not have any clear goals. Of course, there is my writing, but realistically speaking, that's going to be nearly impossible to accomplish.
I know you don't talk to me as much recently, and I know you haven't really been saying much to other people, but it's important you remember that we all love you and we all care. You are so beautiful and fantastic and I'm so proud that you're my friend.
Please, text me, or email me, or meet up with me sometime — you are appreciated. You are. I understand how troubling it can be thinking about your future; I'm in the same boat and sometimes I cry about it. But at least I have my writing to let my feelings loose. You really need someone to talk to, I think, though you're scared to admit it. You're awesome, Queen, and whilst you're still going to doubt that, remember that no one else does.
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If the 67's want to make a return to the post-season in the spring, they'll have to find a way to win some games they have no business being in.
The rebuilding 67's managed to pull off the feat in their preseason finale Wednesday, surviving an early onslaught and holding on to a 4-2 win over the Belleville Bulls at the Smiths Falls Memorial Centre, marking the second straight year the 67's have pulled out an exhibition win in the arena.
And from the script that has developed over their four-game exhibition schedule, the 67's (3-1) will be relying heavily on the masked man in goal — whether that's Jacob Blair, who turned in a stellar start after stealing the show in a 40-save performance against Gatineau, or overager Clint Windsor — along with timely scoring, strong special teams and team discipline ... and add a dash of good luck.
Blair was outstanding early on as the Bulls poured on the pressure, outshooting the hosts 15-3 and looking more like the team that ran away with last season's East Division crown than the one still looking for its first pre-season win (0-4).
While it took more than seven minutes for the 67's to fire their first shot on Bulls counterpart Charlie Graham, Taylor Fielding made it count, placing his first pre-season goal high over the blocker.
Blair's toughest test came during a seven-minute Bulls power play after Jonathan Duchesne was ejected for running David Tomasek, the Bulls' most dangerous forward of the night.
Without the physical Duchesne on the back end — and with coach Chris Byrne forced to juggle five defencemen for the game's ensuing 53 minutes — the penalty killers scrambled while Blair turned aside every puck that got through, including a tough stop on Jake Worrad's blast from the point.
Worrad finally snuck one through with 1:19 left in the second period, but the 67's answered right back 29 seconds later after a scramble play came back to the mid-point, where Mike Vlajkov hammered his shot past Graham.
The Bulls tied the game again early in the third, with Niki Petti waltzing through the defence and tucking his backhand five-hole, but the 67's again had an answer.
Brendan Bell got his stick on an Adrian Sloboda point shot to regain the lead, and 3:30 later Tyler Hill cut in and slipped a backhander through Graham.
The 67's begin the OHL season at home against the Bulls next Friday.
ICE CHIPS: Missing in action for the 67's were Sean Monahan (Calgary Flames) and Joseph Blandisi (Colorado Avalanche), both away at their respective NHL training camps, while the Bulls went without Alan Quine (New York Islanders), Brady Austin (Buffalo Sabres), Brendan Gaunce and Jordan Subban (Vancouver Canucks) ... First overall pick Travis Konecny had another electrifying game after being scratched in Sunday's game, playing on a line with Fielding and Andrew Abou-Assaly, and picking up two assists.
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This makes for 3 FOs in 3 days. (Do I get a turkey, like in bowling?!) I don't know how this happened. Well, yes, I do–I knit only really small things!
Pattern: Fetching, this time for me.
Yarn: I honestly have no idea. I'm sure it's 100% Merino, but that's all I know. I made myself my hat out of this years and years ago (maybe 3?), and I had started a few pairs of gloves with the rest of the yarn, but always stopped at a certain point for whatever reason. I don't especially love the hat, but it's the best one I have for myself that I'm happy to wear in public.
Needles: US 6 wooden dpns that I hardly knew I owned
Started: 7:30am today Hang on, stupid. You knit one of the mitts (sans thumb) last night!
Finished: 8:30pm today; I think they took just over 2 hours total 3 hours. Maybe Definitely less than 4. My commute is more than half an hour each way, so I got themthe second one mostly done on the bus, and then I just had to deal with the thumbs and the sewing in of ends for both when I got home.
Modifications: As I said, I have no idea what this yarn is, and so I don't know how much I used. But I have plenty leftover–I actually think I could get another pair out of what remains–and so I was able to make proper-sized thumbs. Well, I only did 3 rows instead of 4, because I wanted them short.
I'm wearing them now to type. It's bitterly cold out there, as many of you on the East Coast know, so I'm not going to be wearing them out and about for a while, but I can wear them while typing or knitting.
The pair for Tamar was sent off today, and I have to admit I was quite sad to see them go. Now I have a pair for me!
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I love it when my friends collaborate on events and this one in particular should be a great time. My good friend & fellow writer Ale Sharpton is hosting a party this Thursday with chefs from around Atlanta for great food, desserts, craft beer along with live art and music. The Beast Feast is a perfect way to get you into the Halloween spirit, with no costume required.
If you missed the VILLAINS pop up at Miso Izakaya, chef Jared Pyles will be there with a special creation, along with my friend ( and most recently, proud papa!) Eddie Russell, formerly of the Four Coursemen, and now Parish in Inman Park.
Mike LaSage of Bone Lick BBQ, Joey Ahn of SOHO and Matt Deckard of Deckard's Tavern round out the bill. High Road Craft and OMG Cup and Cakes will satisfy the sweet tooth. Sweetwater Brewery will of course keep the pint glasses filled.
The full rundown of the event follows and tickets can be purchased here.
The month of October in Atlanta will never be the same. Georgia capital's finest, most eccentric and eerily talented culinary geniuses will demonstrate how beastly they are in their kitchens via extraordinary fashion on Thursday, October 18, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Burgeoning creative agency AllWays Open Creative (Ale Sharpton, Eric Nine, and Mike Moore) will host the inaugural Beast Feast at SweetWater Brewery, featuring five of the most heralded chefs who are responsible for creating a dish to pair with SweetWater's revered line of craft brews. The result is satisfying the ravenous, yet critical palates of the ATL during the evening. To embrace the theme of Halloween, the design work of AllWays Open will first artistically transform each chef into the beast of their choice through various digital art platforms. Once finished, these works of art will premiere at one of the most anticipated dining events of the year. Already making headlines across the country with their first I'm A Beast art exhibition on the eve of Halloween in 2010 using 13 visionaries and hipsters throughout Atlanta (www.imabeastcollection.com), followed by the highly successful filled-to-capacity I'm A Beast: The Second Killing art exhibit on August 30, 2012, AllWays Open focuses on the culinary arts the third time around.
Co-Owner, Chef, P'Cheen/Co-Owner, Executive Chef, Bone Lick BBQ Mike LaSage being morphed into a pitchfork-wielding satanic demon, and Parish Executive Chef Eddie Russell becoming a haunting paradox—"Famine" of the Four Horsemen—are just two of the five culinary geniuses turned nightmare-inducing beasts. Executive Chef Joey Ahn (SOHO Bistro), Jared Lee Pyles (Villains of the 4th Ward), and Matt Deckard, Executive Chef, Deckard's and Tappan Street will also have their portraits unveiled during the evening as well. Each participant of this quintet will create an exclusive dish for the limited VIP tickets ($39.99, which also includes desserts and gift bag).
Although the chefs' dishes will require plates, one Beast—SweetWater Head Brewer Nick Nock—will be filling pint glasses or SweetWater pint glasses with numerous variations of his demonic concoctions of water, yeast, hops and barley—crafted ales—that will be strategically paired with the five chefs' dishes. Not a beer drinker? Wine tastings of co-sponsor Piccolo Tesoro Rose Moscato will be poured throughout the night!
For dessert, East Atlanta's revered OMG Cup and Cakes and local gourmet ice cream makers, High Road, will be making extraordinary treats using SweetWater's beer and award-winning Picolo Tessuro Moscato as well.
If satisfying the hundreds of guests with delectable food, desserts, beer, and wine was not enough, there will be live art by three revered Atlanta artists—Eric Nine, Jeremy Ray, Michi Meko—and the world renowned DJ Kemit spinning, and many more surprises in store.
The Beast Feast will be such an unforgettable night, even the thought of it is scary!
$39.99 VIP in advance which includes the feast, dessert, gift bag, access to art exhibit
$19.99 for beer, wine, access to art exhibit all night. Both are killer deals!
www.xorbia.com ("The Beast Feast")
For more information, visit www.alesharpton.com
To see more Beasts, visit www.imabeastcollection.com
Event Overview:
Date: Thursday, October 18
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 p.m.
Location: SweetWater Brewery, 195 Ottley Drive Northeast Atlanta, GA 30324; upstairs Reel Room
Culinary Participants:
Mike LaSage: Executive Chef, P'Cheen/Co-Owner, Chef, Bone Lick BBQ
Joey Ahn: Executive Chef, SOHO
Edward Russell: Executive Chef, Parish
Jared Lee Pyles: Opening Villains in Old Fourth Ward, Formerly Executive Chef of HD1,
Matt Deckard: Executive Chef, Deckard's Tavern and Tappan Street
Nick Nock: Head Brewer, SweetWater Brewing Company
Piccolo Tesoro Rose Moscato
High Road Ice Cream
OMG Cup and Cakes
Featured artists featured include:
Eric Nine, Multimedia, Graphic Artist (Live Art), AllWays Open Partner
Jeremy Ray, Multimedia (Live Art)
Michi Meko, Multimedia (Live Art)
Shawn Knight, Sculptor
Mike Moore, Photographer, AllWays Open Partner


text: William "Bill" Pickett would grow up to be one of the most famous cowboys of all time. Young Bill attended school through fifth grade, quit and began the epic journey from school boy to super star cowboy as a ranch hand. Pickett was so adept at things cowboy, in 1905 he joined the 101 Ranch Wild West Show. As a member of the 101 show, Bill worked along side some other fairly well-known cowboys - Will Rogers and Buffalo Bill, to name a couple. Considering the times and this man's heritage, what were the odds of him being perhaps the Greatest Cowboy of that era? Pickett thrilled audiences all over the world with his extraordinary skills and abilities. Bill Pickett died April 2, 1932 doing what he loved, being a cowboy and was honored accordingly in 1971 by being inducted to the National Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame and, in 1989, was named to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. With credentials such as those, it's no wonder Pickett was and by many is still called, The Greatest Cowboy.


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December 28, 2011 - Bend Bulletin - Concrete work begins on canal between Bend and Redmond
Dec 28, 2011
Concrete work begins on canal between Bend and RedmondBy Dylan J. Darling / The Bulletin
Published: December 28. 2011 4:00AM PST
A project to line the sides of a Central Oregon irrigation canal with concrete will result in more water for farmers and fish, say the groups and agencies behind it.
"It's to conserve the water that is currently being lost," said Richard Macy, a member of the North Unit Irrigation District's board and a farmer near Culver.
Work on the canals began early this month.
Stopping seepage out of a five-mile stretch of the district's main canal between Bend and Redmond could boost flows along the Crooked River near Smith Rock State Park by 220 cubic feet per second, according to the district.
The canal brings water from the Deschutes River in Bend to farmland in Jefferson County. Along the way, pumps near the state park pour Crooked River water into the canal.
By keeping more of the Deschutes water in the canal, less Crooked water will be pumped, said Ken Bierly, deputy director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
The change could keep about 7,800 acre-feet of water — enough to submerge 7,800 acres of land a foot deep in water — in the Crooked River each year.
Bierly said the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation each put up about $1 million to help fund the $2.25 million project, with the North Unity Irrigation District covering most of the rest of the cost.
The district provides water for about 59,000 acres of farmland, said Martin Richards, another member of the district's board and a farmer near Madras. He said the district's water rights are newer than those of other districts around the Deschutes basin, so it is the last to be allocated water.
By improving the efficiency of the main canal, Richards said, more of the water the district gets will be used on farms, not lost to the leaky canal.
"It will give us a more reliable source of water for the district," Richards said.
Having more water flowing down the Crooked River will help with salmon and steelhead restoration efforts, said Bobby Brunoe, general manager of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs' natural resources branch.
"It's a good thing for fish," Brunoe said.
The Deschutes River Conservancy, a Bend-based nonprofit aimed at restoring streamflow around the Deschutes basin, worked on the project with the North Unit Irrigation District, the tribes, and Portland General Electric, as well as state and federal agencies.
Work should be done before irrigation season starts in April, said Nancy Coleman, a realty specialist with the Bureau of Reclamation in Bend. The bottom of the canal is concrete, but "the walls are just lava rock and compacted soil," she said.
Construction crews are spraying concrete on the sides of the canals to cover the porous rock sides.
— Reporter: 541-617-7812,
Published Daily in Bend Oregon by Western Communications, Inc. © 2011
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text: It's been a long time coming, but the first Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard has finally shown itself in Moscow and, as you can see in the picture above, it's already being put to good use. Of course, the lucky few that got in on the first batch of orders will still have to wait a while longer to get a taste of all that excess first hand, with the keyboards apparently still on track for a release by the end of the year. We somehow suspect there will be plenty more pics to whet the appetites of the rest of us in the meantime though, and if you just can't wait for that inevitability, you can hit up the read link below for a slightly larger version of this one.


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Watch: 'Riverdale' Actor K.J. Apa Stars in Trailer for Christian Film 'I Still Believe'
Most people may know New Zealand actor K.J. Apa as Archie Andrew in the moody and sexy teen series "Riverdale" but the young celeb has found a new role: Starring in the new Christian film "I Still Believe."
Directed by the Erwin Brothers, Apa plays Jeremy Camp, the real-life Christian music singer best known for his Grammy nominated 2010 album "Speaking Louder Than Before." "I Still Believe" is based on Camp's memoir of the same name and follows his romance with his first wife, Melissa, whom he married in October 2000 despite knowing she was dying. On their honeymoon, the couple learned her cancer had spread and she later died in 2001.
"For the People" star Britt Robertson plays Melissa and Gary Sinise and Shania Twain also appear in the film.
"I Still Believe" hits theaters on March 20, 2020. Watch the trailer below.


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A Channel Manager is an essential tool for any hostel. The easiest way for hostels to increase profits is to be listed on more booking websites (aka Channels). More people will see your listing and book if you are listed on more Channels. However it is almost impossible to manage more than one Channel without […]
What is a Property Management System?
A Property Management System, or PMS, handles all operations for your hostel from reservations and rates to check-ins, check-outs and payments. A good Property Management System will also keep availability and rates up to date across all booking channels. This reduces labor and increases bookings while reducing the risk over-bookings.


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The first weekend of Special Tuning Racing's World Touring Car Championship campaign has continued to get worse, as Darryl O'Young's car caught fire in the Sunday morning warm-up at Monza.
The team's entry for this weekend was already down to one car after not having enough parts to run Tom Boardman, and then O'Young suffered engine problems in his SEAT Leon at the start of qualifying.
The team fitted a new engine in O'Young's car, but it caught fire just three minutes into the warm-up session this morning.
Yvan Muller posted the fastest time in the warm-up in a Chevrolet dominated top five.


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Hot off the heels of ISWC, I'm already lusting over other conferences.
The Space Between is an international conference looking at textiles, art, design, fashion, and the "fluid spaces between the familiar domains of [these] traditional disciplines". They have a great speaker line up, including Lucy Orta and Marie O'Mahoney, author of Techno Textiles and Cyborg: The Man-Machine. For those fortunate enough to attend, the conference will take place in beautiful Perth, Australia next April.
- Thanks to Chad for the conference link!


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New from Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation, check out this behind-the-scenes featurette of the upcoming film The Pirates! Band of Misfits.
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More of an in-depth look behind-the-scenes, HeyUGuys visits Aardman Animation Studios. Very informative with a ton of great little details.
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It was a pleasure talking with you at Dreamforce in San Francisco.
We're just back from the event and wanted to take the time to thank you for your interest in the Odaseva backup & restore solutions.
Disaster Recovery plan is indeed a must and we are delighted to see, from the many questions raised during those three days, that our product fills a long-lasting demand for companies running their CRMs on Salesforce technology, along with millions of records.
Please find here a link to our online brochure, where you'll find a recap of the many advantages and the obvious added value of our backup solution.
We also take this opportunity to remind you that you can try our solution for free, and ask to get nominated for access to our brand new Restore pilot.
We look forward to seeing you as a new Odaseva Backup user, and remain available if you have any inquiry about the product and its many features.
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Some treatments are more likely to cause side effects than others, and not every person will feel the same effects as someone else, even when they have the same treatment. Preventing and managing side effects is extremely important for the success of your treatment. When you feel better, you're more likely to complete your treatment as planned, which offers a greater chance for a successful outcome.
Tell your medical team when a new side effect begins, even if you consider it trivial. Remember, your medical team can't help you if they don't know how you're feeling, so be open and honest with them. You may find keeping a diary helpful for tracking side effects. In your diary, be as detailed as possible. Write down when it starts and what you are doing at the time. Include where in your body the side effect occurs, how long it lasts, how severe it is and if anything you do makes it better or worse. Take the diary to your appointments to ensure you remember everything you'd like to discuss.
Following are common side effects. Your doctor may prescribe prescription medications or suggest over-the-counter drugs. If you experience sudden side effects or sudden pains, or if the side effects are getting worse and you aren't getting any relief, don't wait for your next appointment. Call your medical team so they can help.
Some treatments may cause loss of hair on the head, face and other parts of the body. Radiation therapy may cause hair loss in the area being treated.
Ask your oncologist for a prescription for a wig. Using certain phrasing, such as "cranial (or skull) prosthesis due to alopecia caused by chemotherapy for cancer" may make the wig eligible for insurance coverage. Read more.
Anemia is an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body's tissues. Anemia can cause many symptoms, most often fatigue and weakness, and can be temporary or long lasting. Read more.
People being treated for cancer often refer to "chemo brain" when they can't think clearly or have trouble remembering details, such as names and dates. It is associated with chemotherapy but can occur in people receiving all types of treatments. Even though it is treatment-related, some people don't experience it until months or even years after treatment ends.
Use a daily planner to keep track of things. Solve crossword puzzles or number games to help strengthen your mental ability. Record memory and attention problems to determine when you're most affected. Don't multitask; instead, focus on one thing at a time. Read more.
When mild, diarrhea is an inconvenience. If left untreated, it can lead to serious problems, such as dehydration, loss of important nutrients, weight loss and fatigue.
Over-the-counter medicines and fiber supplements are available to control diarrhea, but ask your doctor before taking anything. If diarrhea is severe, your doctor may prescribe other medications or choose to stop your cancer treatment temporarily until your diarrhea is controlled. Your doctor may check you for a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) colon infection.
After treatment begins, you may be able to anticipate when you'll be affected by diarrhea. If so, mark your calendar so that you aren't planning to be out for a walk or having company when it is most likely to happen. Read more.
Treatment-related fatigue occurs primarily because the body needs extra energy to repair the healthy tissue damaged by cancer treatment. Additionally, other side effects of treatment, such as pain, nausea and vomiting, can cause or worsen fatigue.
Although most people think more rest will help relieve fatigue, increasing activity and performing regular exercise (such as walking or bike riding) are the best ways to combat it. If your fatigue is severe, your doctor may prescribe a drug to improve alertness. Read more.
Fever, which occurs when the body's temperature is abnormally high, is the body's response to infection. Fever can develop in a person who is receiving drug therapy. It can be particularly concerning if it occurs when a person's white blood count is low. If you recently received chemotherapy and develop a fever, call your doctor immediately. If you know a medication you are taking has fever as a side effect or if you know your white blood count is low, check your temperature if you feel warm or unwell.
Your doctor may recommend over-the-counter medications, such as acetaminophen, to treat the fever related to flu-like syndrome. Avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs, as well as aspirin, if you have a bleeding disorder. Discuss all of your options with your doctor before treatment begins to know the best way to manage a fever.
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a common side effect of allogeneic stem cell transplantations that can occur when white blood cells from your donor (the graft) recognize healthy cells in your body (the host) as foreign and attack them. Call your doctor immediately if you have dryness of the eyes and mouth; tightening, blistering or burning of the skin; jaundice; fever; sudden weight loss; or abdominal pain or bloating.
Nausea and vomiting are side effects that can cause severe dehydration and interrupt your treatment plan. Talk to your doctor about lowering your medication doses or adding antiemetics (anti-nausea drugs) to help keep you comfortable.
It is important for you to contact your doctor if you experience any of the following serious symptoms: more than three episodes of vomiting per hour for at least three hours; blood in vomit; vomit resembling coffee grounds; inability to drink more than eight cups of fluid or ice chips in 24 hours or eat solid food for more than two days; weakness or dizziness; or cannot keep your medications down. Read more.
Neutropenia is a low number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell. Neutrophils play an important role in preventing infection throughout the body, so having an abnormally low number of neutrophils increases the risk of infection. Neutropenia also makes it more difficult for an infection to resolve.
If you experience any of these serious symptoms, contact your doctor immediately: fever (oral temperature over 100.5°F), OR chills OR sweating; flu-like symptoms (body aches, chills, general fatigue) with or without fever; coughing, shortness of breath or painful breathing; abdominal pain; sore throat or mouth sores; redness, pain or swelling on skin; pus or drainage from any open cut or sore; pain or burning with urination; pain or sores around the anus; or vaginal discharge/itching. Read more.
Mouth sores are small cuts or ulcers that can affect the gums, tongue, roof of the mouth or lips. Mouth sores sometimes begin as mild pain or burning, followed by white patches that may become large, red lesions. Pain may range from mild to severe, making it difficult to talk, eat or swallow. Your doctor may suggest medicated mouth rinse or another pain reliever. Read more.
Diagnostic procedures, treatments and the disease itself may cause different types of pain, including muscle and bone pain. Untreated pain, even if it's minor, can get out of hand quickly and affect your body's ability to heal. That is why it's so important to let your health care team know right away if you are in pain. Although you can't expect to be entirely free from pain, you can expect them to do everything possible to make sure you're comfortable. Read more.
Peripheral neuropathy can result from different types of treatment and usually has a burning or electric shock-like feeling. These symptoms may make it difficult to carry out normal activities, such as buttoning clothes, picking up small items or writing. Muscle weakness and balance problems may cause an unsteady gait or difficulty with walking. Your medical team may suggest seeing a physical or occupational therapist. Some people find relief for neuropathy from exercise, acupuncture or massage therapy. Read more.
Skin reactions can include redness and irritation (similar to sunburn), skin rash or dry, flaky skin. Although most reactions are mild to moderate and often cause itchiness and discomfort, some can become severe if not treated early. Your doctor may prescribe a mild corticosteroid cream or an antibiotic gel. Severe rashes are usually treated with an oral antibiotic and perhaps an oral corticosteroid. When a rash is severe, the dose of the cancer drug(s) is often reduced or temporarily stopped until it improves. Read more.
Some treatments can interfere with the body's ability to make platelets, which are a type of blood cell. The result is a condition called thrombocytopenia, and it can lead to bleeding and clotting problems as well as easy bruising. Avoid taking Omega 3 supplements, aspirin and other blood thinners while you're being treated, and talk with your doctor about any other supplements you may be taking.
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Rural In the City-Voelker Dairy Farm
by Celia Hayes
Within living memory, much of modern, built-up and suburban San Antonio was confined to well within the 410 Loop. I have friends not very much older than myself who can recall Nacodoches Road as a two-lane country road, doddling off into farmlands in the upland north of town, and those friends of my parents' age remember that the airport was away the heck and gone in the middle of nowhere, and Broadway at 410 was a dirt road. Here and there remain small islands and patches of rural activity: stone and frame houses of an earlier age, surrounded with crumbling outbuildings which once were barns and stables, marooned on a little patch of land while the tide of suburbia has all but engulfed all else.
When I first moved to north-east San Antonio, there was a riding stable on Judson road, next to the Sam's Club: it is now closed and the land on the market, but there are two more stables which offer boarding and riding lessons that I know of, embedded in established neighborhoods: Oakwell Farms and Turkey Creek Stables. Kind of surprising to encounter these establishments, when tooling down an urban street, but there you are.
Now, one of the most significant rural enterprises remaining within San Antonio is embedded in Phil Hardberger Park, just about where Blanco intersects with the Wurzbach Parkway: more than three hundred acres of undeveloped wood and pastureland which formed the Voelcker Farm – a working dairy farm which was still operating under the original owner until just a decade or two ago. The farmhouse, the original farmhouse, the barns and outbuildings . . . and some urban cows are still there, as part of the park. Just last weekend there was a 'Dairy Day' event, aimed at educating children who may be a little uncertain as to where milk actually comes from (you mean, it doesn't just magically appear in a plastic gallon jug on the supermarket shelf?) and their parents, who may also be a little shaky on the concept.
The old farm complex is right next to the start of a section of the Salado Creek Greenway. Elements of the park and the trail are still under construction, and the older buildings, which are as historic as they are dilapidated, are scheduled for repair and renovation. Certainly one of the barns leans as much to one side as the old frame building on Josephine Street which used to house the Liberty Bar; one good sneeze or the next high wind might bring it down entirely.
The old stone homestead was built onto with a frame addition; even so, it was still pretty small, although at one point in the 20th century it evidently housed someone, as there was a rusting TV antenna attached to the central chimney.Alas, I arrived very late in the event: there was supposed to be a demonstration of milking a cow, and feeding calves, but by ten o'clock the cows were empty and the calves were full. The calves had retreated to an out-of-the-way corner in back of the most dilapidated barn, but the cows were mooching around in front. This, I think, must have been their most interesting day in months, but they didn't really seem to be interested in it. Cows are not exactly the life of the party animals.
The Alamo Area Master Naturalists were there, handing out information on their classes, and little packets of native plant seeds and bluebonnet seeds, and also some flyers from the National Wildlife Federation, encouraging the planting of locally native plants. According to the Hardberger Park website, one of the long-time goals is to restore the original oak and meadow habitat – which is now quite overgrown with cedars and other invading species.


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The conference is the outcome of our shared dream: to advance both Indian scholarship, as well as scholarship on India. With the help of an amazing group of colleagues around the world, and sponsors who have stepped forward to make the dream a reality, we are delighted to present the SMS India Conference.
We are experiencing what may be the defining phenomenon of this century, namely a shift in the center of gravity to emerging economies. Businesses in India, both domestic and foreign, are redefining global industries through innovations in product, process and business models. However, much of this is anecdotal, and outside the scope of mainstream discussions and research in business schools in the West. Simultaneously, although research has become a hot button issue in Indian business schools, many are looking for ways to leapfrog the learning curve on research competencies. Having experienced this in our India-based research and teaching engagements, we felt the need to create a platform where B-school leaders, scholars and doctoral students from around the world can engage with their Indian counterparts, and with leaders of India Inc., to co-learn from one another, and to define an ambitious research agenda that can help propel the next stage of inquiry in the field of strategy.
Focusing on innovation, this conference will bring together an international group of over 500 scholars, executives, and leaders of corporations and business schools from around the world for three days of intense interaction, learning, and networking. Designed around four sets of events, the conference has already attracted some of the most renowned strategy scholars from around the world, as well as corporate leaders who have put India on the global map.
Conference highlights include:
Doctoral, Junior Faculty Consortia & Senior Faculty Consultative Workshop:
World renowned scholars from leading business schools around the world will be engaging with over 100 of the brightest Indian academics and doctoral students. Through this platform, we expect that new collaborations will form, fresh ideas will emerge, and tomorrow's thought leaders will be trained, motivated and energized.
Four Plenary Panels:
Corporate leaders, who are putting India on the global map and are some of India's biggest success stories, will engage with world renowned strategy scholars and thought-leaders to discuss:
- a. Business Model innovations from India
- b. Globalization Models from Indian Multinationals
- c. Leadership and Talent Development: The Indian Story
- d. Tapping into India's Brain Power: Multinational Innovation in India
Research Paper Sessions
Over 100 research papers and panels that explore several emerging issues in strategic management.
Deans' Panel and Conclave
A signature event for and by business school leaders from around the world, in conjunction with their Indian counterparts, to explore how emerging markets can inform the future of management education and research.
The conference is thus designed to (a) provide a platform for Indian academics and doctoral students to engage with leading strategy scholars from around the world, (b) to show case business model innovations emerging from India, and (c) to bring together leadership from US/Europe/Indian B-Schools in a Deans' Conclave to explore ways in which emerging markets can become an integral part of the dialog.
Come. Participate. Experience. Build with us a new era of strategy scholarship in and on India!
MB Sarkar
Associate Professor & Stauffer Research Fellow
Fox School of Business,
Temple University
Charles Dhanaraj
Associate Professor
Richard Ivey School of Business,
University of Western Ontario


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5. The Way of the Gospel, Health Care, and Religious Freedom
PJR Vol. 3 2017, Health and Human Flourishing
Grattan T. Brown
Grattan T. Brown holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from the Alfonsian Academy (Lateran University, Rome, Italy) and is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Chair of the Theology Department at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. He serves as an external member of several medical ethics committees in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Public discourse in the United States typically discusses human flourishing and health care in terms of earthly well-being. In a recent article in this issue of Public Justice Review, Joshua Bombino and Chelsea Langston Bombino advocate for a holistic analysis of human flourishing and health care that recognizes how the economic activities involved in budgeting and investment at various social levels--household, business, nonprofit, and government--promote human well-being that incorporates environmental, biological, psychological, relational, and spiritual benefit. Public discourse should rightly focus on such robust conceptions of human flourishing to discern effective government action in our pluralistic society.
This earthly human flourishing begins in the souls of people who strive for virtue, or holiness to use religious language, and who cooperate for the common good. Earlier in this series, Clarke Cochran urges us to scrutinize our souls, to recognize the consequences of an overwrought individualism in matters of life and of the use of scarce health care resources, and to offer medical and institutional practices that better serve the common good. Longed for transformations in health care begin with this disciplined spiritual effort. If attended to by many, that effort can infuse health care institutions with the "soul-shaping institutional engagement" that Bombino and Bombino hope will transform "socially, financially, and spiritually impoverished individuals and communities experiencing a deficit of health and well-being in different areas of their lives."
We see this aspiration for soul-shaping institutional engagement in the mission statements, leadership, and work of faith-based health care institutions across the nation. The spiritual foundations of this engagement are the hearts and minds of medical professionals that respond to patients not only with sympathy, as anyone would, but also by ordering well the materials, persons, and activities that promote comfort and healing in the patients' body and psyche. The encounters that patients have with the institution and the healing process transform them spiritually, so they in turn, with souls shaped, might contribute to the health and well-being of others. Hearts and minds encounter hearts and minds through the work of a health care institution.
Conscience Illuminates a Rich Tapestry of Meaning in Action
The spiritual effort to benefit others passes through conscience. Conscience judges the actions we take in pursuit of our goals. It judges actions not merely by their true pragmatic value, but comprehensively, that is, whether they are not only effective and just, but also charitable, realistic in expected benefit, not excessively burdensome, rightly adapted to the circumstances and perspectives of those involved, expressive of whatever beauty they might possess, and capable of bringing their measure of joy.
Conscience is not a choice but a judgment about options. It jettisons some options as wrong, accepts others as morally good, better, or best, and urges the best. We can choose to follow our best judgment, or choose against it. We can experience uncertainty regarding both the judgment and the choice, and suffer coercion to judge and choose certain practices as if they were good. We can hope to end up with wisdom about the practices of our day.
Each person's natural goals and guiding purposes shape the standards by which their conscience judges. At the most basic level, conscience tells a person: If you would get along well with your neighbors, then avoid harming them in body, reputation, and spiritual equilibrium. Inquire with them about fundamental human questions: God's existence and relationship to humanity, the origin and purpose all things, the ways of true love, the meaning of suffering and death, the existence and character of the afterlife, and the ultimate destiny of all things. Discuss civilly the various responses to these questions, understand the moral implications of your views, act with integrity, cooperate with others so far as integrity allows, decline to cooperate when you cannot, give reasons for the moral soundness of your view, correct your errors, hope for an eventual shared judgment of what is truly best, and in the meantime, allow for conscientious disagreement.
When we think seriously about the goals and means of a good life, conscience naturally leads us—slowly—through a rich texture of meaning in action and through earthly concerns to ultimate questions and back again. Conscience proves to be a demanding tutor.
Christian Tradition and Institutions Help Form Conscience
Human beings do not start from scratch when working through these fundamental questions, their implications for moral life, and how those implications should play out in work. Over hundreds of generations, we have developed various philosophical and theological traditions of moral wisdom. A quick inspection of health care ethics textbooks shows the traditions that we have brought to bear on current questions: philosophical traditions such as utilitarianism, deontology, virtue, and natural law, as well as the moral theological traditions of various religions. Each leads conscience to judge medical activities in light of its views about suffering, healing, freedom, the good life, human relationships, and other fundamental human considerations.
The Christian tradition views healing as a process of restoring functionality in the body and of promoting faith, repentance, and conversion in the patient. In Mark 2, for example, when Jesus was preaching the Gospel in Capernaum, he healed a paralytic who was lowered through the roof, and he also forgave the paralytic's sins. In this story, the healing is not just about physical restoration but about sin, conscience, faith, friendship, spiritual effort, forgiveness, repentance, and God's power over creation.
Christian institutions help people understand the Christian tradition and form their consciences by it. From the earliest times, Christians have formed institutions dedicated to spiritual maturity through the way of the Gospel, and the spiritual development they promote in their members spills over into service to society.
Christian monasteries illustrate the union of spiritual development and social action in a particularly clear way. Monastic communities, of course, were not established to provide health care; they were established to preserve the way of the Gospel in difficult times, seek God, pursue holiness, and serve society. The monks took up the battle within themselves against the corruptions of soul and aspired to holiness, spiritual friendship within the community, and witness through social service, that is, soul-shaping institutional engagement. They wrote community rules to make their goals and activities explicit: to promote repentance, true faith, and character development through mentoring in the spiritual life, worship, and work. These rules established a basis for vivid discussion among the monks about how to live Gospel holiness in community. Life under monastic rule enabled some communities to grow stronger in virtue and social practice, even as they refined the rules under which they lived. The best rules survived and display a wide pluralism: Desert Fathers, Sts. Pachomius, Basil, Augustine, Benedict, and Columban, and the hundreds of Christian communities that organize community life under them.
Social engagement followed spiritual development. Christian, and especially monastic practice, established inns for travelers and pilgrims, houses in which to keep and feed the poor and abandoned, and hospitals to care for the sick. Providing health care in these institutions was itself a religious practice that supported the more fundamental religious practices of repentance, worship, and religious commitment to follow Christ.
Religious Freedom and Health Care in a Pluralistic Society
Across different societies and successive eras, Christian hospitals have cared for the sick in a wide variety of cultures and under different forms of polity. However, many will recall when Christian institutions failed miserably to respect conscience or religion and argue that they can be expected to do the same today in various health care institutions. Some sixteenth-century Christians in Europe sought to impose rival versions of Christianity upon each other and severely limited the social freedoms of Jews. These horrible experiences paradoxically demonstrated the value of individual conscience, whose modern understandings have been articulated by authors as diverse as the School of Salamanca, leading Protestant reformers, and authors such as John Locke, John Milton, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, and John Henry Newman. Twentieth-century experience demonstrates that this trampling of conscience and religion is fundamentally a human rather than a religious fault. Fascism and communism attempted to reconstruct society without religious belief, practice, and association and even to eliminate the Jewish people. Those horrible experiences paradoxically demonstrated the value of religion, displayed in Christian resistance movements during and after World War II.
Preserving religious freedom and institutional pluralism protects against the twin pitfalls of using civil authority to impose religious belief or to eliminate religion altogether from public life. Institutions provide a limited social space for religious communities to demonstrate the value of their beliefs and their way of life for the good of society as a whole. In that social space, individuals inhabit and aspire to roles that demand spiritual maturity, benefit others, and cultivate wisdom. This institutional work cultivates wisdom by engaging consciences about the institution's activities, not merely for their true pragmatic value, but their meaning in relation to fundamental human questions. In faith-shaped institutions, this engagement of conscience develops wisdom about the value of that religion's beliefs and ways of life for social engagement. Theoretically more fluid in their institutional identities, non-religious institutions draw more explicitly upon consciences formed by the variety of worldviews found in a society, including religious ones.
Religious freedom and institutional pluralism can work to the advantage of a modern society dedicated to cultural, political, and economic freedom, but its health care institutions cannot flourish if medical professionals are forced to violate their consciences. There are many reasons why, and here are four: initiative, innovation, transcendence, and moral integrity.
First, practicing medicine begins with a judgment of conscience. Confronted with a suffering patient, conscience says "do something." Give attention to that person, investigate pathology, devise intervention, advise remedy, and recommend (at times strongly, almost to the point of obliging) specific actions that heal the body or modify an unhealthy lifestyle. By urging these actions, conscience frees medical professionals for the kind of soul-shaping engagement that supports a patient's larger purposes, such as service to spouse and family, work in society, and recreation. Other than the will to excellence, nothing more than conscience so powerfully directs the transforming encounter of the patient with medical professionals and the institutions they represent.
Second, well-formed judgments of conscience spur positive, adaptive change. Health care institutions rely on their people for judgment about what medical interventions and institutional arrangements best assuage suffering and restore health in the patient. Expecting to speak and act according to one's conscience motivates medical professionals, patients, and surrogates to form a conscience at all. By contrast, overriding an individual's conscience tends either to deaden it, generating passivity, or to inflame it, generating conflict. Neither outcome encourages people to answer the question: "If we would maintain and improve our ability to heal patients, we should …."
Third, through all its prompting, reasoning, judging, and urging, conscience relates earthly concerns to fundamental human questions and thus illuminates the meaning of our activities. Conscience connects a person's deliberation to action and connects the healer to the interventions helping the body to heal. This connection asks more than "Did I treat the patient fairly?" but also "Because I acted medically, did the patient experience (or not experience) illness and healing positively in the larger context of meaning in suffering, intimate relationship, self-examination, repentance, forgiveness, and wonder about divine mystery?" Various philosophical and religious traditions help people answer this question.
For the Christian healer, answering this question begins with Christ's call to repent, believe in the Gospel, and act so that others might flourish. The most fundamental way of responding to the Gospel is to affirm faith in Christ and to offer one's life and work in cooperation with God's plan of salvation. The medical professional's work heals the body and therefore participates directly in Christ's redemption of the body and in his miracles of earthly healing. But as in the story of the healing of the paralytic, the encounter with and response to illness also provokes the consciences of those involved to recognize their faults, the weaknesses in their society, and what wiser action might better promote human flourishing.
Fourth, free expression of conscience promotes moral integrity for individuals and institutions. A person's choice is not morally good because it follows the judgment of conscience. Some judgments fall short of moral goodness. Even sincerely undertaken, some actions have little or no capacity for human flourishing. Without active consciences and communities of discussion, people miss the bright-line moral violations of human life, speech, property, and freedom, and then drift into immoral, sometimes heinous acts. They struggle to find the morally strongest course of action when few good options exist.
Wide institutional pluralism and protections for religious freedom make it more likely that individuals will find others of similar conscience to test their seriously considered, conscientious judgments. It is also more likely that they will find rivals who challenge their vision of health care and morality. This dynamic seems particularly necessary in science and medicine. Medical technology offers more power and more options for modifying the body and for curing diseases in the human body and psyche. Yet the greater power draws into sharper relief both human limitations and fundamental human questions, especially regarding the meaning of suffering and the specific characteristics of human dignity.
Institutional pluralism allows for religious and philosophical traditions to help people form their judgments about the real value of new possibilities. This spiritual effort brings communal well-being and provides the soul-shaping institutional engagement that the members of society desire and that civil authorities cannot provide entirely on their own.
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Earlier today, the SDK for Windows Phone 8 was leaked to the masses. Going through the documents here and the SDK with a few helpful folks reveal a few new features.
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Pub owner's closure fears amid caravan planning row
PUBLISHED: 08:49 15 September 2018 | UPDATED: 16:15 15 September 2018
A pub owner has been left fearing for the future of his business after a dispute with the Broads Authority scuppered his plans.
Ray Hollocks, who owns the Beauchamp Arms on the banks of the River Yare, had hoped to bring new life to the pub by offering accommodation to fishermen through static caravans.
With statics having previously been kept on site, he believed he would be able to install them without the need for planning permission and had them delivered in May.
At a meeting of the Broads Authority's planning committee, though, members voted to give officers the authority to take enforcement action against him, requiring them to be removed.
However, a technicality means the action can not be taken immediately, as the vans were moved to new locations on his land fewer than 28 days ago, meaning they were not in breach of planning policy.
Mr Hollocks, 65, who has owned the pub for 20 years, had intended to use the vans to diversify the pub's business and use it as holiday accommodation.
He said: "I really do not know what to do now - our entire business plan going forward relied on being able to offer accommodation through the statics and our letting rooms.
"However, if you find yourself fighting the very people who should be supporting you, you start to lose the will to keep on fighting."
He said that unless some kind of agreement can be reached with the authority, the pub will likely close within the next year.
At the meeting, committee member Lana Hempsall requested an exception be made to regulations to allow Mr Hollocks to speak, but this was refused.
Ms Hempsall added she could not support the authority's recommendations and motioned to defer any decision until a planning breach had been committed. However, this was not seconded.
She said: "I feel I am being asked to endorse enforcement action when there is not a breach."
Bill Dickson, vice-chairman, asked whether the planning team was looking to make "a pre-emptive strike".
Cally Smith, the authority's head of development management: "The vans do not have permission to be there and will unlikely receive it."
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