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I'm only a week into my year of nutrition school and I'm loving it! I was tremendously frightened to start the new journey, for multiple reasons:
- It was so much money
- I have no background in nutrition or medicine
- I don't know if I can start a business
- There's no degree that comes from this program – just a certification
- What if I fail?
- What if I'm not a good coach?
- What if I can't relay the material to others?
But, I prayed about it. I know, to some that might sound lame, and I used to agree with them. I thought that I was in charge of my fate and that praying was a sign of weakness; of not being in control of one's life. But, I've come a long way since those days in the "dark" and this was one of the first decisions that I really left up to God.
And now, here I am! Seven days down and…. 358 to go?! {Hope I did the math right there}
This week, we had 3 assignments we had to complete. I honestly spent over an hour working on the assignment and I got super worried that I was spending too much time on the assignment. A good friend of mine is 6 months ahead of me and said, well if it speaks to you, you should definitely spend the time on it. {I wound up flying through the other two assignments, so it all worked out in the end}.
Anyways, the first assignment was called "The Wish List", where we had to write about what our wishes are for the key elements that are meaningful in our lives. For me, that would be health, spirituality, relationships, and career. The first two are of more importance to me right now because that's where I see my life going. So relationships and career kind of fell to the short list without as many details. Honestly, this is because I don't believe that I have a lot of control over that (well none of it is in my control, but I can't just will myself to be pregnant here), so I don't want to expend energy in those areas. I've spent energy there – countless days, hours, months, and years – without much positivity. Why continue to beat a dead horse, so to speak?
Now, we didn't have to formally submit this assignment, but I'm finding that I really do love the prompts that they give us. And after reading all of my response, I felt compelled to share the ideas here for others to try ❤
My Wish List
I want a marriage full of trust and happiness. I know that things won't always be carefree, but I don't want things to be awkward or a constant battle of wills. I also want to start a family and raise my children in a home of love, fun, and knowledge. My mother was blessed enough to stay home with us and homeschool us for several years (my brother only went to kindergarten). She never had to choose between watching us grow or work – she was there every step of the way. I don't want to ever have to choose between putting food on the table/roof over our heads and whether or not to help my child succeed/watch my child grow. I don't want to have my child forego activities because a) I can't take them or b) I am never there to see them. In saying this, it leads me to my decision that I want a career that supports my choice to put my family first. I want to watch my children grow and have them partake in activities, knowing that I will go to their games/shows.
I want to feel alive and healthy. I was never super active as a child – I preferred to read inside. And while I never experienced obesity as a child, I was always a bit heavier (my mom called it big-boned). I chose studies over sports in high school and then partied too much in college. College is where it all went downhill with the late nights serving at restaurants or partying with friends. I drank and really ate very unhealthy, causing me to gain weight. I would do Weight Watchers and lose it, but I yo-yo'ed for several years. The heaviest I think I was close to 200 lbs, which was winter of 2011-2012. I dislocated my knee the 2nd week of January and I have to admit that was a HUGE eye-opener for me. I hated no being able to move, and when I finally got cleared for the gym, I made myself go every day for the bike and the elliptical. I lost nearly 50 lbs and when I met my husband, I was about 30 lbs down. He asked what I hated most about my body and I said "my legs", so he worked on me running.
I began to enjoy it and got a kick out of eventually beating him on our nightly jogs! However, I used running as a means to stay skinny and to feel good about how I looked. Not necessarily a terrible thing, but not the healthiest reason to be doing something. I was desperate for approval on my looks and being skinny was the only time I ever got it. I dropped down to under 140 lbs right before our wedding and that was 2 years ago. I think with all of the stress and wanting to look "sexy" took over me and I began to develop some unhealthy habits. Prior to the wedding, I was taking Hydroxycuts daily to help with my energy and my appetite. I continued to take them up until Halloween 2015, when I also chose to get off birth control. Those two combined (paired with the holiday sweets) really set me up for a weight battle.
I remember going home for Christmas and hating how bloated and yucky I felt. I know I was eating more and drinking due to stress (we were just starting to try to get pregnant). Four months and many fights later, we weren't getting anywhere. I was driving myself crazy with tracking and testing. I found a clean eating group and decided it was time to shift my focus. Instead of obsessing over what days I might be ovulating (or the fact that I wasn't actually ovulating according to ALL tests), I started working out and running 5 days a week. I set mini goals for myself and started to do things for my health and body – for ME. It was an enlightening change of mindset and one that I frankly fell quite in love with. What I didn't realize was how these little things would so drastically change my life.
Here I am, a year later, starting nutrition school. Has you told me last year this is where I would be, I would've laughed at you. I never in a million years would have dreamt of signing up for nutrition school I never would have dreamt of running a half marathon (which I've done once and will do twice more within the next 30 days), let alone running a FULL marathon. I never would have dreamt that I would have left my husband and my best friend to move home; to restart my life. Although I am not at my skinniest (and probably not my healthiest), I am working on the lesson of learning to love myself. I am learning to judge myself based on improving how I feel, not on what others think. I'm still struggling with self-image, but it's really tied more to how I feel. When I feel bloated and constipated, I feel gross and ugly. BUT, the
se are true feelings and while yes, I do feel ugly due to them, they're also not healthy feelings! So by diminishing these feelings, I will in turn elevate my self-love and self-care.
Finally, I want to feel connected. I am so tired of drama and ego-driven chaos that has ruled my world for, oh, the last 12+ years. I am tired of relationships (acquaintances, friendships, family connections, and even intimate relationships) that no longer serve me. I am tired of holding grudges and not forgiving. I'm tired of the evil and toxicity that I've allowed to lurk in the shadows of my life. I'm tired of not healing from the past and dragging it around from relationship to relationship, only to add more to the luggage as each year passes.
Last year, right before the new year began I made a promise to myself to not bring in the chaos and toxicity into 2017. I have been struggling – dealing with the lurking ex-best friend attacks and then the ego-driven email she sent in response to my wishing-you-well email. Dealing with the husband and all of the drama of that relationship – up and down/depression. But overall, I have felt more connected and on a calmer level. More strength and a willingness to give it to God. I owe this to my study of The Course of Miracles and my openness to new experiences.


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Enveloped viruses initiate infection by merging their membrane with the target cell membrane. Our research is aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of enveloped virus entry into cells. We investigate entry/fusion of diverse viruses, such as HIV, influenza virus and Avian Sarcoma and Leukosis Virus (ASLV), using functional assays, including single virus tracking. Virus co-labeling with fluorescent membrane, content and/or core markers enables the detection of lipid mixing (hemifusion) and viral content and core release (fusion pore formation) during viral entry. Additional labeling and imaging strategies enable the visualization of transport, fusion and uncoating of HIV cores en route to the nucleus. We are interested in delineating the mechanisms of antiviral activity of host restriction factors that target the viral fusion and in identifying novel small molecule inhibitors of virus fusion.
|HIV-1 entry and fusion
Our laboratory has characterized the mechanism of HIV Env glycoprotein-mediated membrane fusion. Through the usage of various interventions and fusion inhibitors, we identified key intermediate steps of this process, such as a target membrane-inserted pre-hairpin intermediate, and showed that the requisite number of gp41 completes refolding into the final 6-helix bundle structure after the formation of a fusion pore (Figure 1).
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|Single particle tracking revealed that HIV, which has long been thought to infect host cells by fusing directly with the plasma membrane, enters several target cells via endocytosis and pH-independent fusion with endosomes(Figure 2 and Movie 1). Our imaging assay showed that HIV fusion initiated at the cell surface did not progress beyond a lipid mixing stage. These surprising findings offered a new paradigm for HIV entry and implicated yet unknown endocytic trafficking factors in facilitating HIV fusion. Through a targeted shRNA screen, we have since identified several endocytic trafficking proteins as essential factors for HIV fusion and are investigating their roles in the entry process.
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|In spite of the apparent lack of HIV fusion at the plasma membrane, viruses "wedged" between two adjacent cells can mediate cell-cell fusion. Unlike HIV-cell fusion, HIV-mediated cell-cell fusion (referred to as fusion-from-without, FFWO) is very inefficient and highly dependent on actin dynamics. Actin-dependence suggests a role for an external cell-generated force in HIV-1 fusion at the cell surface. Particles adhered to the plasma membranes of both neighboring cells – a condition that is satisfied in FFWO, but not for viruses bound to a single cell – could be subjected to forces that likely originate from Env-mediated signaling and actin remodeling. We thus hypothesize that HIV relies on mechanical tension in a cell membrane to dilate nascent fusion pores and release its genome into the cytoplasm.
We have also implemented a novel virus labeling strategy that biases towards detection of virus fusion at the plasma membrane. Virus particles are co-labeled with a releasable marker (mCherry, red) and an extra-viral pH sensor, ecliptic pHluorin (EcpH, green), which is fully quenched at mildly acidic pH (Figure 3). ). Whereas we were not able to reliably detect HIV fusion at the cell surface, the pH-sensor revealed that these particles occasionally shuttle between neutral and acidic compartments in target cells expressing CD4 (Figure 3 and Movie 2). It thus appears that a small fraction of viral particles is recycled to the plasma membrane and re-internalized.
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|In collaboration with the Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center (Drs. Yuhong Du and Haian Fu), we have carried out high-throughput screening for small molecule HIV fusion inhibitors. The hits from a 100,000 compound library are being analyzed and validated. Among the hits were several purinergic receptor antagonists as inhibitors of HIV fusion. Although published work suggested a role for purinergic receptors in HIV entry and fusion, we have shown that NF279, a P2X1 receptor antagonist, blocks the binding of both CCR5 and CXCR4 coreceptors by the Env-CD4 complexes (Figure 4). Consistent with its coreceptor-blocking function, NF279 also antagonizes the signaling function of CCR5 and CXCR4, as evidenced by the suppression of calcium responses elicited by their specific ligands RANTES and SDF1-α (Movie 3).
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|Real-time imaging of HIV core uncoating in living cells
Disassembly of the cone-shaped HIV capsid (uncoating) after virus-cell fusion is a prerequisite for establishing a life-long infection. We have developed a novel strategy to visualize HIV uncoating that is based on a fluorescently tagged oligomeric form of a capsid-binding host protein cyclophilin A (CypA-DsRed). CypA-DsRed, which is specifically packaged into virions through the high-avidity binding to the HIV-1 capsid, does not compromise the infectivity. This probe remains associated with cores after virus-cell fusion and is released upon uncoating or by treatment with cyclosporine A CsA,(Figure 5. Importantly, the rate of CypA-DsRed loss from individual post-fusion cores is accelerated by reverse transcription and is modulated by the capsid (CA) mutations that alter the core stability (Figure 5). The CypA-DsRed based imaging assay showed biphasic HIV-1 uncoating, with a large number of cores shedding the CA marker shortly after fusion (Movies 4 and a small fraction of cores undergoing gradual uncoating at late times post-infection Movie 5). We are currently delineating CypA-DsRed interactions with the HIV core, using imaging and structural approaches, and assessing the effect of CA-interacting host factors on the rate of uncoating. We are also interested in visualizing HIV uncoating in the context of transport of pre-integration complexes through the nuclear pore.
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|Host factors restricting virus entry/fusion
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs, Figure 6) inhibit infection of diverse enveloped viruses, including the influenza A virus (IAV), West Nile, Ebola and other viruses. We have examined the mechanism of IAV restriction by IFITM3 protein using direct virus-cell fusion assay and single virus imaging in live cells. IFITM3 did not inhibit lipid mixing, but abrogated the release of viral content into the cytoplasm (Figure 6 and Movies 6 and Movie 7). IFITM3's ability to block fusion pore formation at a post-hemifusion stage shows that this protein stabilizes the cytoplasmic leaflet of endosomal membranes without adversely affecting the lumenal leaflet. Alternatively, IFITM3 may redirect IAV fusion to a non-productive pathway by promoting fusion with intralumenal vesicles within multivesicular bodies/late endosomes.
We have also examined the mechanisms of action of broad antiviral effects of human alpha-defensins. We found that the human neutrophil peptide 1 potently blocks HIV-1 fusion by interfering with virtually all major steps of viral fusion, including HIV-1 endocytosis. We also found that even sub-inhibitory doses of this defensin in the presence of serum dramatically potentiate the neutralizing activity of antibodies against the HIV-1 gp41 N-terminal heptad repeat domain.
Figure 6
|Correlated light-electron microscopy (CLEM) approach to elucidate fusion intermediates of virus entry
In collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Wright at Emory University, we are developing novel approaches to combine live cell single virus fluorescence microscopy with cryo-electron tomography of the viral fusion sites. Proof-of-concept correlated images of single retrovirus engulfed by a clathrin-coated vesicle are shown in Figure 7. Together with Drs. Wright and Spearman, we have recently acquired a state-of-the-art Leica cryo-CLEM system, which is equipped with a cryo-stage and a cryo-transfer system that allow direct fluorescence imaging of frozen samples on grids, using a 50x/0.90NA long working distance objective.
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|ASLV as a model system for studies of endosomal entry
The receptor- and low pH-driven ASLV fusion is amenable for studies of virus entry via endocytosis. Owing to the extreme stability of Env-receptor complexes at neutral pH, ASLV fusion can be reversibly arrested by raising the pH and then synchronously released by removing the fusion block. Synchronized ASLV fusion is initiated within seconds after acidification and often culminates in release of the viral core from an endosome (Figure 8 and Movie 8).
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|Endosomal pH is one of the critical determinants of the location and timing of envelope protein refolding, which in turn drives viral fusion. Through incorporating pH-sensitive probes into the viral membrane, we were able to monitor the pH in virus-carrying endosomes and subsequent virus-endosome fusion (Figure 9 and Movie 9).
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|Reconstitution of virus fusion in a minimal model system
We have reconstituted fusion of single retroviral particles pseudotyped with the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) G protein with dextran-supported lipid bilayers (Figure 10). Incorporation of diffusible fluorescent labels into the viral membrane and the viral interior enabled detection of the lipid mixing (hemifusion) and content transfer (full fusion) steps of VSV G-mediated fusion at low pH. We found that phosphatidylserine (PS) and bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate (BMP) greatly enhance the efficiency of hemifusion and permitted full virus fusion (Figure 10 and Movie 10). The strong fusion-enhancing effect of BMP, a late endosome-resident lipid, is consistent with the model that VSV initiates fusion in early endosomes, but releases its core into the cytosol after reaching late endosomal compartments.
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Love the National Parks and NC mountains. Hiked in NC, CO, UT, AZ, AK, WA, BC, VA, SC, NH, ME, OR, HI, CA, MT, Alberta, Victoria, WY, TN, and NV. Just completed a tour of Northern California and Southern Oregon, hiking Mt. Scott, Lassen Peak and Cloud's Rest. Enjoyed a fantastic July 2013 National Park vacation in Death Valley (129 degrees!), Yosemite, Great Basin, Capitol Reef, Bryce, Zion and Grand Canyon North Rim. In 2014 explored Maine, including an "up and over" on Mt. Katahdin, climbing the Ladder and Precipice trails in Acadia and kayaking in Casco Bay. In 2015 an awesome visit exploring Oahu and Kauai, in 2016 a week in California in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite and Mammoth Lakes, including hiking Half Dome. Check out this AllTrails article on some good hikes in Hawaii: http://journal.alltrails.com/post/49444846944/top-12-short-hikes-with-hawaiian-taste-aloha ... also am recording some adventures on Hiking North America : https://billshikingpage.wordpress.com/


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Trinity Mirror has appointed Ellis Watson to the new post of general manager, MGN.
Reporting to chief executive Sly Bailey, Watson, 35, pictured right, will look after advertising, circulation and marketing for the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and The People. He will also be a member of the executive committee of the group.
Watson is currently managing director of Celador International, which licenses television formats on and off-air around the world, the most well known being Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Before joining Celador, Ellis spent 10 years with News Corporation. He was marketing director for News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun and News of the World.
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"Den Mothers" came in with Cubs, which wouldn't be started until 1930 or so.
I don't recognize the uniform the driver's wearing at all, but it seems unlikely it's
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FORT LAUDERDALE — Steffi Graf went shopping the other day and no one recognized her. She went to dinner and no one disturbed her. She practiced and no crowd gathered.
Steffi Graf was lost in America and she loved it.
``In Germany, I couldn`t go anywhere without being bothered,`` said Graf, the 15-year-old West German who became the youngest player to reach the U.S. Open semifinals earlier this month.
``The press wanted to talk to me every single day. I had to take the phone off the hook. When I went swimming, everyone wanted signatures.``
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``Boris had more to deal with after he won Wimbledon, but this was enough for me,`` said Graf, who lives in Bruehl.
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CANADIAN, Texas—August 11, 2014–The Citadelle Art Foundation will present a varied and colorful collection of World War I & World War II era sheet music covers from August 21 – November 23, 2014.
Songs of the Patriot revisits the American wartime fronts at home and abroad during World War I & II through the cover art and lyrics of popular sheet music from 1914 to 1919 and 1940 to 1945, respectively. The exhibit explores how music publishers, songwriters and cover artists expressed a range of American wartime feelings- from anti-war statements to supporting troops overseas. It also explores the booming sheet music industry, printing and chromolithography, and the significance of piano playing as an early form of home entertainment.
The Politics of Music
Wartime songs captured snapshots of various American attitudes. Themes ranged from pacifism and neutrality at the beginning of the wars, to the hope of loved ones returning home safely. In addition to the lyrical messages, sheet music covers were the perfect medium for visually interpreting these songs that at times could be serious, sentimental or even comical. Uncle Sam selling bonds, marching soldiers and mothers saying goodbye were among countless images.
Whether driven by personal feelings or meeting the demand of the huge music-buying public, WWI composers and artists were part of a thriving business in which great sums of money were being earned by the music publishing industry. New York City's "Tin Pan Alley" emerged as a major music-publishing center during this period. It is estimated that over 7,000 songs were published during World War I, more than what was produced during the Spanish-American War and World War II combined. Composer George Cohan was paid $25,000 in 1917 for his famous patriotic march "Over There," the highest price ever paid for a song at that time.
During the early years of the First World War, the United States held a position of neutrality seeing the conflict as purely a European war on foreign soil. President Woodrow Wilson stressed the importance of peace to the American people and the need to remain in the role of an impartial mediator. This was difficult for some Americans with ties to Europe and new immigrants who felt conflicting loyalties. They wanted to fight for the people suffering in their ancestral homelands yet also support the peaceful position of their new homeland.
In 1916 President Wilson was re-elected on his neutrality platform but after an accumulation of events, including German submarines torpedoing American ships in 1917, the United States declared war on Germany. This created an immediate need to overcome the percentage of the population that was still against involvement in the war.
In less than a week of the declaration, the government quickly established the Committee on Public Information. Its sole purpose was to change public opinion to favor involvement in the war. It utilized the talents of artists, the Hollywood film industry and government composers known as "Army Song Leaders," who wrote wartime music. A barrage of songs, pamphlets, posters and films that vilified Germany was the result of the CPI's massive campaign.
The CPI also supplied songbooks to theaters and music halls to encourage audiences to sing together in the name of patriotism and to lift morale. The popularity of music and piano playing in the home made music an effective medium to help gain wartime support in both manpower and funds.
As a back cover of sheet music proclaims, "Music will help win the war! A nation that sings can never be beaten..." These kinds of messages were able to spread from home to home through the united voices of a nation.
After the widespread success of songs during World War I, such as "Over There" and "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary," the U.S. government had recognized the power of music during wartime. Historically, the role of music often took on greater importance during trying times because of its ability to reach all levels of American society. In the spirit of patriotic propaganda, the government used images and songs to steer the nation's collective mind to boost morale and garner support for the war.
Unique to World War II, the government commissioned and published songs and even officially sponsored song writing contests. In 1942 the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations published a pamphlet titled "Music in the National Effort" providing suggestions for communities to use music to keep spirits high for citizens and departing soldiers. Music was the perfect medium for propaganda, which had become a refined tool by World War II. Knowing this, President Franklin Roosevelt called upon the entertainment industry and its celebrities to help rouse patriotism and mobilize the American people.
Fighting for Victory at Home
Home front efforts were to play an important role in victory. Citizens were called upon to conserve resources, to take on factory jobs producing goods for the military and to help pay for the war.
The Treasury Department used songs and sheet music covers in its campaign to promote the buying of war bonds and stamps. Lyrics urged Americans to, "Scrape up the most you can…buy a share of freedom today." "Everyone can help to win the war… Let's begin investing in the things our country's fighting for."
Covers often had small Treasury logos encouraging Americans to "Buy War Bonds and Stamps for Victory." A "V" for victory symbol and "Minuteman at Concord" figure were typical. Even the back covers of sheet music were used to spread messages, "For Victory, Buy United States War Bonds." By the end of these campaign drives, 8 out of 13 Americans had invested in bonds totaling over $185 billion dollars
As a World War II song proclaims, "Millions of voices are ringing, singing as we march along. We did it before and we can do it again." These kinds of messages were able to spread from home to home through the united voices of a nation.


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The Seneca Student Federation will be hosting a Federal Elections Candidates Debate on Tuesday, September 29th beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the Senecentre at Newnham campus which will be followed by a free BBQ for the ones attending the debate.
The three major party candidates, Joe Daniel, Akil Sadikali and Geng Tan, all running in the Don Valley North riding, will be presenting their platforms, which will then be followed by a question and answer session. Once the formal debate is over, the candidates will also be available for more questions, in an informal setting, during the SSF BBQ.


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Today is Lizzie Borden's 157th Birthday. Show a little respect.
Today is Lizzie Borden's 157th Birthday. Show a little respect.
UPDATE: Some fool paid $260! http://www.ebay.com/itm/291990475406?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Well, it's been nearly 8 years but the scam has surfaced again – this time on eBay.
Before you get too excited take note I was contacted via an email from one "Robert S——" on May 15, 2009, looking to sell the very same thing as evidenced below:
From: Robert S——
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 6:50 AM
To: Faye Musselman
Subject: Emma Borden Letter
Greetings from Baltimore. I have a purported Emma Borden letter. I am wondering if I sent you a scan of it, if you could just see if it looks like it is real. Nothing official, just an off the record opinion. Thank you for your time. Regards,
Robert S——
I replied and we communicated further – and I did a little investigation on this which supported my immediate skepticism. Read all about here in this blog posting I did at the time.
THE best play on Lizzie Borden, bar none, is Lizzie Borden Took An Axe by Garrett Heater. So I was particularly pleased to receive this information:
This video is very funny and very "inside". I love it!
Some years ago I did my own parody – cllck below.
Scroll down to "It's a Wonderful Life" – when Deadwood was still on HBO.
If you ever have a chance to see Garrett's play, BUY TICKETS IMMEDIATELY!!
I decided to take Lizzie Borden with me to Hawaii this year. Aside from bringing the most inappropriate clothing and a few surprising missteps in behavior, she was a most agreeable travel companion.
I usually stay on the more touristy side of the Big Island, Kona, but this year opted for Hilo – the only place in the entire State that is still representative of old time Hawaii.
From the balcony of our hotel room we had a view of the cruise ships harbored in the distance.
Lizzie so enjoyed watching them sailing in and out and told me of her voyage on the Grand Tour in 1890.
I was surprised at her exploratory nature at my friend's 5 acre estate just north of Hilo.
"Lizzie get down from there, you'll hurt yourself."
"That's better."
One day we drove straight across the middle of the island on the new between the two volcanoes.
Lizzie was in awe of its beautiful terrain.
We lunched in Kailua Kona.
We visited the old stone church across from the Queen's Palace…….
….where Lizzie suddenly became distressed that no one was in the pews. I had to remind her it was Thursday.
At one point she even climbed aboard the display of the ship on which the missionaries sailed from Boston in the 1870's.
Lizzie loved the many beaches and when she asked "Will we see more up the roadway?" , I answered "Since we're on an island, I'd be saying Yes."
At the famous Rainbow Falls.
"Lizzie, you're too far out…..come in closer to shore."
"Thank you."
Always conscious of her deportment, I was surprised on one occasion having to say: "Lizzie, get up off the table, you're embarrassing yourself."
But in all fairness, this is what occurred a little earlier.
Aside from that misstep, the trip was amazing for both Lizzie and myself. I may even take her next year.
Aloha and Mahalo.
Lizzie, Emma, Andrew and William
And let us not forget this JibJab goodie from a couple years ago:
It's A Wonderful Life With the Bordens
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In my FIVE DECADES of researching the Borden case, Fall River, the Gardners of Swansea, etc. etc. etc. I have never, ever come across validation of this rumor. Now it is confirmed….Lizzie Borden really was an odd duck.
I suspect Christina Ricci's portrayal of Lizzie Borden will be prolific in such manners of behavior as illustrated in the above article – not to mention somewhat validated by the video clip of the Lizzie Borden Chronicles shown below.


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Boost Mobile celebrated Black History month in February 2018 by commissioning myself and a few other artists to create a finished work and video showing the creative process behind it. We were each to pick a hero of black history so I chose Eartha Kitt.
This was my first experience creating video! I am looking forward to more.
To launch its new app, AirBnb chose 12 artists from all over the world to represent their home cities and Nairobi is one of them! I am so happy to share my home and show it off this way. You can still see the 12 posters on your AirBnb app.
A client will be using a version of this portrait for a line of bags. I'm quite excited to see the final product!
One new letter everyday from a Kenyan to their younger self on the creative and thoughtful "Hadithi - Letters to Self." These are some of the pieces I created for a category and some letters on the site.
Monmon is a series based on memories from my childhood. Find the full story behind each one on my instagram page!
This was a fun collaboration with fashion PR maven, Diana Opoti, for the 100 days of African fashion series to introduce a younger audience to African fashion.
My first art challenge in 2015 was to produce a diverse body of work for ten weeks based on my personal sense memory. It is my way of contributing to the spectrum that is modern Kenyan art. The story behind each piece is on my instagram page.


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The season's final regular season event saw Davis Love III win for the first time since 2008. Love became the third oldest person to win on the PGA Tour and also gained entry into this week's Barclays. Although world #2 Rory McIlroy has opted not to play, the majority of the top-125 in the FedEx Cup standings will make their way to Plainfield Country in Edison, New Jersey. Plainfield CC will be hosting The Barclays for the second time; the first since Dustin Johnson won after Hurricane Irene shortened the event to 54 holes in 2011. The top-100 in the standings after this week will earn a spot in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Last year, Hunter Mahan fired a final round 65 to win by two shots over a trio of players.
Tier A
1) Jason Day (4): Day will be teeing it up for the first time since winning the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Day's three wins on the season are second most to Jordan Spieth. In his last five starts, Day has not finished outside the top-12. The last time the Barclays was held at Plainfied CC, Day shared 13th.
2) Justin Rose (3): Like Day, Rose comes to Plainfield Country Club white hot. In his last seven starts, Rosie has five top-6 finishes, including each of his last four. Two weeks ago at the PGA Championship, Rose finished solo 4th. Rose finished T6 the last time The Barclays was held at Plainfield CC.
Tier B
1) Nick Watney (3): Watney seems close to putting his game back together. Two weeks ago at the PGA Championship, Watney bounced back from a first round 78 to finish in a share of 30th. Last week at the Wyndham Championship, Watney was in contention after 54 holes, but a final round 72 dropped him into a tie for 31st. Watney tied for 10th the last time this event was held at Plainfield CC.
2) Ben Martin (3): Martin has been quite inconsistent, but he does have two top-20 finishes in his past five worldwide starts. Martin finished 17th at the Scottish Open and then last week, Martin shared 10th at the Wyndham Championship.
Tier C
1) David Lingmerth (0): Since winning the Memorial, Lingmerth has four additional top-15 finishes. In his last three starts, Lingmerth finished solo 3rd at the Quicken Loans National, shared 6th at the Bridgestone Invitational, and tied for 12th at the PGA Championship.
2) Robert Streb (1): Streb is on a run of five straight top-18 finishes. In his past two starts, Streb finished solo 5th at the Bridgestone Invitational and tied for 10th at the PGA Championship. I am pretty sure the whole world wants to see captain Jay Haas pick #TeamSreb for the President's Cup over his boy Bill, and another strong showing will make that decision even easier.
Other Golfers Considered:
Jordan Spieth (Tier A): I only have one start left for Spieth so I am going to save him for one of the last three tournaments. With that said, Spieth continued his historic season at the PGA Championship. Although he came up a few shots short, Spieth still finished runner-up to Jason Day. Spieth's win-win-4th-2nd major championship season is one of the best of all time.
Brooks Koepka (Tier B): This is pretty much a no brainer. I can no longer start Koepka, but if you can, I would suggest starting him each and every week.
Paul Casey (Tier C): I really like Casey this week, but I can only use him two more times. Casey has top-20 finishes in three of his past six events. Last week at the Wyndham Championship, Casey tied for 3rd.


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How do we define Perfection?
I have been waiting to write this post since before this blog was even conceived. I have been set on going to this restaurant for about half a year.
Being a Marylander, summer means that it is time to migrate. We pack up our autos, meander through the highway system, cross the Bay Bridge, and then continue Eastward until we hit the Atlantic. We then spend a few days at whatever Ocean Resort we can get our hands on. Ocean City, MD is a little too busy, so I stick with Rehoboth, DE. Since it's Delaware and not Maryland there is no Old Bay at the French fry stand, but I can take it if it means a more relaxed atmosphere.
In some ways Rehoboth is very much like Ocean City though. Can any desirable vacation destination avoid the air of becoming a tourist trap? There is plenty of overpriced dollar store junk; knives with your name cut into them, sandals that will hopefully last the week, and cute little plastic sandcastle sets. In short, its kitschy. Yet again, I think America is all about kitsch. As much as I try to fight it, this is simply the way it is. America is all about the massive gorilla statue outside of a car dealership.
America is all about the facade. And that is fine. But it only made the experience I had more profound.
I found perfection in Rehoboth. It was tucked into a nice little block of shops. It has walls painted a deep malachite. It had a massive bar with hundreds of different vodkas. It had Soviet propaganda signs advertising happy hour. It had music with Russian lyrics. And, most importantly, it had authentic Russian food. Yes, amidst the hermit crab and beachy clothes shops there is a blink and you'll miss it piece of Russia in Rehoboth. The shop opens up at 6 PM. Most people walk by it as the day passes. The adventurous at least go up to the window and look at the menu. Americans have certain stereotypes of Russian food, we'll get into those later.
All that matters for the discussion is that the shop opens at 6PM and that I made a Reservation on 7/20 for 7PM.
Its 6:20PM. I wake up my mate and we get dressed. Its 6:40PM. I am driving down Coastal Highway and taking Rehoboth Beach Access Route A. Its 6:50PM. I find a parking spot directly across from the restaurant, feed the meter. Its 7. I'm seated in a bright red booth hugging an oval table. I am in Red Square.
Oh sorry I haven't mentioned the name yet have I? Red Square! (Красная площадь [Krasnaya Ploshad])
I invite you to explore their website to see what its all about or plan your own trip: http://www.redsquarecaviar.net/
The tables are immaculate. The walls are a gorgeous malachite and are covered with paintings. The bar is stocked.
I only saw two other couples in the restaurant that night. I did not see many people in the night before or after. Most Americans are weird about Russian food (a point I will continue to kick down the road-keep reading) and most Americans on vacation would rather drink overpriced beer and have second rate pizza with their dull children than have an unforgettable meal and try something new. This place is all about quality, and it exists in regal defiance of all your expectations about vacationing on the eastern shore.
Oh god the menu. How do I pick? So many choices! I do not even know if I like caviar. Which meal should I get? How many courses? Which vodka do I pick from the hundreds at the bar? After the initial shock wore off (the same sort of shock I suspect an Otaku gets when visiting Otakon for the first time) I decided to go for it. I have been waiting for this and have worked hard, this would be my graduation present to myself. When in Red Square do as the Russians do…and it is my humble opinion that Russians have an unparalleled taste for luxury. This capacity is part of what got the Romanov family killed I suspect…
So I order the Prince Gourmet with a shot of Stolichnaya Elit. The vodka arrived first. My girlfriend is a fan of the Hellboy comics so she naturally ordered the cocktail named after the Mad Monk himself, Rasputin. I was astonished by how smooth her drink was. I suspect that Rasputin must have been just as smooth with Tsaritsa Alix…
I did not drink the vodka the moment it was served to me…I wanted it to be a chaser for the caviar. I suspect this may be a faux pas although I'll need to do more research…
And then the caviar was brought out.
The Prince Gourmet consists of 1/4oz each of Ocetra and Sevruga caviar served with clarified butter, blini, toast points, and crème fraîche. True Caspian Sturgeon caviar comes in three varieties priced according to rarity, size, and age of the species of sturgeon they are harvested from (the waiter explained this to me, incidentally he taught me how to actually eat the caviar too). These varieties, in order from most to least expensive, are as follows:
- Beluga: the rarest caviar, I cannot comment on the flavour or appearance as I did not have it.
- Ocetra: middle of the road with medium size and a brown colour. Has a rich but somewhat neutral flavour.
- Sevruga: the least expensive of Caspian caviar with small eggs and a dark colour. Still rich but has a saltier taste that lends a great umami character to it. This was actually my favourite although it seems to be more polarizing for other people. The flavour reminded me of anchovies although it is far more subtle. It is evocative of the briny smell and taste that winds coming inland from the sea carry.
The caviar came out on half shells astride chipped ice. It was served with a mother of pearl spoon as metal would contaminate the flavour. I tried a bit of straight caviar and then used it as a topping. Slather a toast point with the crème fraîche and add on some caviar, or maybe pour some clarified butter on a blini before adding caviar and wrapping it up. Perfection! I suspected that I was not necessarily eating it right but that is fine; better to make mistakes now right? No one was judging me.
I made it through the Prince Gourmet. My better half does not like the idea of eating roe which just meant more for me. As I mentioned before, I preferred the more pronounced edge that the Sevruga carried. It has a wonderful salty taste with plenty of buttery richness and depth. Caviar is an exceedingly simple food, but with each spoonful you notice something deeper, you go a little further down the rabbit hole.
After the caviar I took my shot of Stolichnaya Elit as planned, but not after I toasted with a cheer of Поехали! (Poyekhali!) That is what Yuri Gagarin alleged said before being launched into space. It translates to "Let's go!" I'm not sure how much of a toast it is but I'm fond of it. The vodka goes does like water. I drank the whole shot at once although I left a little bit and had to take a second sip. I would have had more but I was the designated driver so I had to hold off. Next time though…
While waiting for our entrees we were treated to some lovely Russian Black Bread. It had a smell smell and taste of rye but was so excellent that my rye bread-hating girlfriend happily partook.
We were also greeted by the owner, Victoria. I mentioned that Russians have a great sense of luxury, they also have a magnificent eye for hospitality. She shared a bit of her story with us and was happy to ask us about our vacation was going. She made us feel very welcome, and very comfortable as well in the face of a new experience. She visited our table several times actually to make sure that everything was perfect. I mustered the courage to try some of my Russian language skills and we struck up a conversation. I even managed to learn a few Russian phrases from her.
The entrees arrived next. My better half is a fiend when it comes to dumplings so she ordered the Pelmeni (пельме́ни). They were absolutely divine and steamed to perfection; served with clarified butter, crème fraîche, and some apple cider vinegar. Victoria explained that this last addition was her husband's idea. It seems to be an American-Russian taste. Regardless, it is a delicious idea.
I ordered a dish that I had been fantasizing about ever since I have read about its immensely complicated preparation in Anya Von Bremzen's Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking.
Kulebiaka (кулебя́ка) is as delicious as it is beautiful. It consists of fish (in this case salmon) put onto a bed of rice with capers and mushrooms before being wrapped in pastry dough. It was served with a refreshing dill sauce. Victoria explained that it is sometimes used as a wedding dish and then instructed me on how to proceed with eating it; one must cut into it, break it up, and mix up the various parts of it. I must admit, it was painful to destroy something that was so beautiful…
But it was worth it…It was absolutely worth it. The kulebiaka was at once rich and refreshing, heavy and light, filling and yet somehow airy. The salmon was cooked to perfection and the rice was absolutely delicious. The entire thing was perfectly cooked, and the shell was a rich golden brown as you can see. Every component melded to create a perfect harmony. I keep using the word perfect here…and I mean it!
At this point we were stuffed but we needed dessert. We got a house dish called the Strawberry Romanov. It was served in an over sized martini glass and consisted of layers of boozy strawberries with whipped cream. The vodka did not affect me very much, but this thing did and it was a fine way to end the meal.
This was easily the best meal of my life.
After that we paid our bill and said our goodbyes to everyone. We stepped outside back out into the warm ocean locale. The sun hadn't set yet. We had left the Tsarist court; we were now tourists again. There was nothing special about us. No one talked to us. Most people did what they normally do and just walked by. A few looked into the restaurant, perhaps not realizing what treasures lie inside. But as we walked I realized that we weren't like the rest. We did not have pizza and burgers and bar food. We did not have a side of fries and an American Adjunct Lager. We just had an unforgettable meal of unparalleled luxury and quality. We had gone to Russia and back, all in the span of just a few hours. We had touched something new, something exotic and unusual and surely possessed by the Russian soul. I shuffled along on the pavement and then on the boardwalk but I didn't feel like anyone else. I felt like I had left heaven to walk among mortals again. Wow I am starting to sound crazy here I bet? I guess caviar does that to you. Or maybe it was the Strawberry Romanov…Regardless, I couldn't help but relish what was surely the most unique and fanciful experience Rehoboth, nay, the whole state of Delaware, has to offer.
The website for Red Square makes a bold claim that it will "bring you back to old Tsarist Russia." It unconditionally makes good on this. The decadence, atmosphere, and quality of food and service are almost surreal and anachronistic. And yet Red Square is the realest place in all of Rehoboth. Here was something authentic. Here is a place that means something. Red Square as a restaurant is out of place in both Rehoboth Beach and in modern America as a whole. Its bold. Its pure. Both are rare in our kitschy and fast-paced culture. I read about Russia and learn about it every day, but to actually touch and taste Russian culture changes just puts everything in perspective. A picture is worth a thousand words but a meal is worth many, many more.
One more note, after our entrees arrived Victoria came to tell us how to approach them. She was happy that we ordered kulebiaka and pelmeni; most Americans simply opt for the more recognizable Chicken Kiev and Stroganoff. Most Americans seem to have an unflattering view of Russian cuisine. This is because they don't read into it and aren't looking for a challenge. Maybe they have trouble seeing past the smoked fish and borscht. Maybe they're simply too comfortable with what they expect.
So I urge you all to go out and try new things. Go out and experience new corners of the world. I would say that Red Square is a perfect place to start your journey.


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Song name: Life in Color
Artist: Beenzino
Released: 26/05/2016
Label: Illionaire records
EP/LP Name: Life in Color
The song
The sound is very chill and smooth, reminiscent to me of the grime music I grew up on. In fact, I was struck by how much it fitted with that style… right down to his voice. I am so much more used to hearing a typical American hip-hop sound in Kpop that it was a pleasant departure for me.
If this sound is a sign of things to come, I am really looking forward to the next few months.
The video
The video couldn't be more Beenzino if it tried. The box and white artefacts soon give way to the bright colours we associate with Beenzino. Beenzino is, as ever, very charismatic which is definitely a contributing factor to his success.
Again, we are struck with a video which seems to be taking inspiration from the early music videos and the experimental effects they used. I guess we can expect this trend more and more this summer.
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My role with Purch has progressively evolved over the last three years. I was hired as the SVP & General Manager of their ecommerce business and to oversee a team of over 100 on TopTenReviews.com with P&L responsibilities. Highlights included a site experience re-vamp across 1200 categories that elevated the brand while being responsive to all screens. We also worked a lot on improving our credibility through an enhanced testing & review process. A re-brand & re-launch of our ecommerce practice with expanded category coverage while optimizing fulfillment and doubling down on our customer service operation was also a focus.
Recognizing that we needed both an audience diversification strategy and a mobile strategy, my role then evolved to lead a new business division we called "Shopper Services" which focused on building a customer loyalty strategy by leveraging & white labeling our recent acquisition of Activejunky.com into a horizontal service layer that offered deals, sales and cash back from leading brands to our family of 25+ brands. The concept of building customer lifetime value was new & innovative for a media publisher that traditionally focused only only CPM rates. We also focused on creating a mobile App ecosystem that focused on connecting the online shopper journey with the offline journey through our acquisition & evolution of the Consumer App (renamed Purchx) and ShopSavvy.
With Shopper Services launched and now fully integrated into our B2C business, my role has evolved again to focus on building our corporate brand while implementing a company wide brand architecture strategy. My role also includes supporting & leading go to market strategies for new lines of business (such as business.com) and supporting the overall corporate storyline through paid, earned, and owned strategies.


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Heritage > BUCHANAN George Allan: 1883 – 1917 DOW ANZAC
The Upper Yarra Museum has initiated a project to recreate a Memorial avenue of trees dedicated to the WW1 fallen from the old Upper Yarra Shire. The reformed avenue is to be planted along the old railway line, now the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail by Anzac Day 2015.
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George Allan BUCHANAN
Private George Allan BUCHANAN was a soldier from the Upper Yarra who was killed in World War 1.
|Family Name
|Given Names
|George Allan
|Birth Date
|Birth Place
|Smeaton, VIC
|Occupation at time of Enlistment
|Grocer assistant
|Date of Enlistment
|Age at Enlistment
|32 years 10 months
|Service Number(s)
|Next of Kin
|Brother: James Stark BUCHANAN
|Embarkation roll
|Address at Date of Enrolment
|"Gartchonzie" Launching Place, VIC
|Date of Embarkation
|Name of Ship
|HMAT Nestor A71
|Port of Embarkation
|Nominal roll
|Nominal Roll
|Rank on Nominal Roll
|Unit on Nominal Roll
|22nd Battalion, 13-18 Reinforcements
|Died of wounds after a right thigh amputation
|Australia War Memorial Honour Roll
|Roll of honour
Australian War Memorial
George Allan Buchanan's name will be projected onto the exterior of the Hall of Memory
Roll of Honour name projection
|Location on the roll of Honour
|Panel No 95
|Date of Death
|Place of Death or Wounding
|10th Casualty Clearing station, BELGIUM
|Age at Death
|34 years
|Roll of Honour Circular
|Commemoration Details
|Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
|Panel Reference
|Plot 20 Row E. Grave 7A
|Victory MedalBritish war MedalMemorial scroll
|Local Rolls of HonourPhotographs in soldier's gallery
|Political Labor Council Honor Roll, Shire Hall Yarra Junction 1918 : Upper Yarra RSL
Yarra Junction School 3216 : Yarra Junction Primary
|Local MemorialsPhotographs in gallery
|Yarra Junction Cenotaph: Fallen
|Memorial trees*check
|Yarra Junction 13.12.1918
|CollectionsPhotographs in gallery
|AIF Data Base
|George Allan Buchanan
Family and Early Life
|Son of John and Jane Buchanan. Native of Smeaton, Victoria, Australia.The Family lived at Gartchonzie Launching place.Brother James Stark Buchanan.Sister Christine McInnes Buchanan
Military Service
|War Service : Western FrontArrive in Plymouth, England, and then joined his unit on the Western Front, France, on 24 February 1917.Pte Buchanan was wounded in action for the first time on 3 May at Bellicourt, 1917 France, and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his unit near Saint Omer, France, on 25 August 1917.Pte Buchanan was wounded in action dispatches for the second time on 4 October 1917 whilst carrying dispatches near Zonnebeke, Passchendale Ridge Belgium, and died of these wounds . AWM
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It is essential to keep the car transmission in good condition since this part costs you as much as the motor. If you want to keep the car consistent over a long time and minimize the cost of maintenance, you should pay due attention to the transmission. This post is going to give you expert tips to make your transmission last longer.
It is of great importance to keep an eye on the level of the transmission fluid since the absence of it will cause serious issues and harm the motor. The fluid plays a significant role in providing cooling and lubrication. The improper level of fluid will affect the transmission performance. To make sure, you should have your car checked by a skilled mechanic.
To make sure the transmission will not wear out over a short period, you should have the fluid and filter replaced every year at the maintenance center. Don't hesitate to spend some money on high-quality filter since this is an economical investment in the long run. You'd better off having the car's cooling system checked carefully monthly. The car's cooling system makes sure the temperature of the car doesn't exceed the accepted limit and therefore, protect the transmission from major problems.
The rule number one is to shift between gears only after you stop the car. Gentle shifting from one gear to another will make your driving much safer and beneficial in the long run. If you sudden change the gear while the car is still moving, the transmission will be suffered. Another important thing you should be aware of is how you apply the brake.
You can probably enhance the efficiency of the transmission by adding a friction modifier to the fluid. The friction modifying additives can extend the life of your transmission and will help save a significant sum of money later on. You can also regular the heat efficiently by installing an auxiliary cooler. This equipment is designed to deal with the extensive heat and help balance the temperature appropriate for the transmission and the motor in general. Another way to boost your transmission is the cooler line filter. The line filter is to reduce the amount of dirt and particles clogging the passages and thus, protect the transmission from being rusted and worn out.
Bear in mind that the car needs to get to a particular temperature before running, especially in cold weather conditions. You probably own a safe and smooth, problem-free trip to this tactic.
You might be thinking that the transmission's life can't be changed or extended by anyways. But above are strategic ways to make the transmission last longer and perform consistently over a long time. Besides applying these tips, it is important that you address any arising problems as soon as possible to reduce the damage and protect car parts. We hope that you have a better insight into maintaining the car and wish you safe driving trips down the road.


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The Boston 2 drawer consul table is perfect for slimmer spaces like hallways and alcoves.
Antique brass handles and the warm-toned lacquer finish really set off the beauty of the oak grain.
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Staff members can borrow roll ups (so called '4 Screens') for conferences, exhibitions, ceremonies and other representations. Please contact the Faculty's public relations officer for further information.
- Dimensions: 100 x 215 cm
- German or English
- B1 certificate
- Set up time per roll up: 5 minutes
- inclusive carrying bag, foot and supporting rod
- Weight: 3 kg
English roll ups for conferences and ceremonies
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The Zion UMC Youth Group is dedicated to building a relationship with Christ through many different outlets. Whether it be Sunday School, Youth Meetings, Activities, or Volunteer Projects, the Youth are constantly striving to put our stamp on the community. Providing opportunities to strengthen our relationship with God and others is the basis of our mission. It's our job not only to spread the word of the Lord, but to LIVE IT! Please join us!
1 Timothy 4:12 - "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity."
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"I asked one of the best doctors I have seen — and I have worked with a few — about the effect, if any, of menopause on Parkinson's disease. Her response was 'estrogen doesn't cause Parkinson's disease,' which wasn't my question at all. What I remember about her answer was wondering: where can I turn for a better one?"
It is striking just how similar Lisa Cone's comments are to those of 25 other women who joined the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) last month in launching our Women and PD Initiative, the first national coordinated effort to improve the health and well-being of women with Parkinson's disease, with a three-day conference in New Jersey.
These women, all living with Parkinson's disease, know all too well how a better understanding of issues related to women and PD is standing between them and a better life with a chronic and progressive disease. Like Ms. Cone, they joined us in examining, challenging and finding ways to change the status quo when it comes to the lack of women-centered research, care and support.
There is clear evidence in Parkinson's, as with many other chronic diseases, that women experience differences in disease presentation, symptom severity and medication response. Yet there has been little effort to define the differences and ensure that the medical community and women themselves have the information to manage them.
- For example, while there is initial evidence that men and women have different responses to medications, few studies explicitly focus on women and PD. Not only that, women are underrepresented in clinical research studies.
- There is growing evidence that women experience a longer duration of time than men, (one study estimates 61 percent longer) between the onset of their disease and the first time they see a neurologist specializing in movement disorders. (This gap is particularly troubling given that 92 percent of people with Parkinson's who see a specialist rated their knowledge on the disease as informed or very informed compared to only 66 percent of those who see a general neurologist (a non-specialist) who could say the same).
- Women with PD may be more prone to depression but show less cognitive impairment. And they tend to have more difficulty than men with daily activities, like walking and getting dressed.
- This is to say nothing of the societal norms that are challenged has women living with Parkinson's, struggle to fulfill their traditional roles partners, mothers and daughters of aging parents. For some women, the disease leads to struggles with self-image and it becomes difficult to dress and groom themselves. Many suffer from the impact of symptoms as their gait changes and facial expressions become "masked," not conveying their emotions of sadness or joy.
The situation became clear when, just over a year ago, when we surveyed women with PD and 72 percent told us that women have unique needs when facing PD, but 91 percent said they have never received any information or resources related to those needs.
The conference launching the PDF Women and PD Initiative exceeded our expectations in providing a forum for collaboration between women who live with Parkinson's and women professionals in the fields of movement disorders, psychology, physical therapy, sexuality and wellness. These women came together to share knowledge, shine a light on unmet needs and identify actions to address them — to ultimately improve the health and well-being of women living with Parkinson's.
The energy and momentum demonstrated by this amazing group of dynamic leaders made it clear that together, they can and will put issues of importance to women with PD on the map. More importantly they will chart a course that will inform and galvanize women in communities across the country in shaping the future of research and care for women with Parkinson's.
Because when we think back to Ms. Cone's question about menopause and PD, shouldn't we have an answer for her? And if we do not, shouldn't we be looking for one or, at the very least, can't we offer her a place to turn?
After spending an intensive three days with these women who are ready to take on the world while working in their own communities to raise awareness and offer resources, I am much more confident that we will.
What Do You Think?
Have you experienced issues unique to women with Parkinson's disease that you think need research and attention? Please share your thoughts below in the comments.
Learn More
Do you want to learn more about the Women and PD Initiative? Recently, several of our inspiring new PDF Advocates blogged about their experience. We encourage you to check out our own website and visit their blogs below.
- Visit www.pdf.org/womenpd to learn more about the Women & PD Initiative
- Read "Conference Wrap-Up," on the blog Parkinson's Women's Support, written by Darcy Blake of Redwood, CA
- Read "Women and PD Initiative: An Introduction," on the blog Parkinson's Diva blog written by Maria De Leon, M.D., of Nacogdoches, TX
- Read "Women and PD Initiative: Part1 and Part 2" on the blog Twitchy Woman written by Sharon Krischer, M.S., M.A., Beverly Hills, CA
- View photos of Women and PD Initiative


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WIN a 2 night stay for 4 people at Waveney River Centre
Our lovely friends at Waveney River Centre are offering a 2-night stay between now and 19th October to one of our Facebook followers and up to 3 friends, in one of their beautiful new yurts.
New for 2017, these nomadic yurts are a great way of enjoying all the fun of camping without having to worry about putting the tent up or down. They measure 5m across and feature an insulated roof, a double bed & sofa bed, plug sockets, an electric heater and even your own wood burning stove to make cold evenings cosy. There's room for your barbecue or camping stove on the decking in front – or you can use their new shared cooking tent.
To be in with a chance of winning, just hop over and 'like' the Visit Waveney Valley Facebook page and share the post with your friends.
The winner will be announced on Sunday 3rd September.
Waveney River Centre is the Waveney Valley's multi-award winning 5 star holiday destination. Year-round holiday lodges and luxury camping & touring facilities offer a great range of holiday and short break options, tucked away in perfect rural isolation on the banks of the River Waveney. This is a peaceful, tranquil wildlife haven in the Broads National Park, with plenty to keep you occupied including an indoor heated pool, childrens play areas and day cruiser & canoe hire – as well as a friendly pub, large shop and Customer Information Centre. Just across the river (accessed by our ferry) you'll find the Carlton Marshes Nature Reserve and Angles Way long distance footpath. There are various events throughout the year including wildlife tours and walks, and story telling & RSPB activities during the school holidays. Click here for more information.


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Veteran hotelier Allan C. Federer has been appointed managing director of the iconic Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, effective July 24, 2017. Federer will oversee the operations of the 40-acre resort on the island of Maui, Hawaii, including 776 guest rooms, seven restaurants and 110,000 square feet of meeting space, reporting directly to Pascal Duchauffour, area vice president of operations-Luxury Hotels, The Americas.
Federer joins Grand Wailea after holding senior leadership positions at luxury properties throughout the world for more than 30 years.
Most recently, Federer was general manager at Fairmont Raffles Hotels' Hamilton Princess & Beach Club in Bermuda where he guided the hotel through a three-year, $150 million renovation. Prior to that, Federer was general manager for hotels operated by The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in such locations as Moscow, Dubai, Ireland, Singapore, Istanbul, Montreal and the United States.
A former native of Canada, Federer started his career with Fairmont Hotels and moved on to York Hannover Hotels, Kanata Hotels Ltd, Gencom Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Ramada International Hotels & Resorts and other Canada-based hotel operators.
Jerry Gibson, area vice president, Hilton Hawaii said, "We are delighted to welcome Allan to our team here in Hawaii. He has done an exemplary job leading numerous upscale hotels and resorts; we look forward to his taking the helm at Grand Wailea."
Federer has a Dip. D.E.C. in hotel and restaurant management from LaSalle College in Montreal, Quebec. He also completed the Advanced Management Program and Center for Professional Development at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, N.Y.
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Links to 69th SPEECH FESTIVAL SCRIPTS (2017-2018), DICTATIONS, and PHONICS Lessons are in the menu above.
Welcome to TCN's English Corner!
This is the English Corner of SKH Tin Wan Chi Nam Primary School. We are located in Tin Wan on Aberdeen Harbour on the southern coastline of Hong Kong Island.
Our students have eight English lessons a week, with a large number of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to choose from. We use curricula from CECES (the Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood Education and Services), and our teachers have completed many hours of professional development in using the CECES materials.
The revamp of the school-based curriculum takes place in 2017 and will be completed by 2019. Our school-based curriculum is integrated with the use of textbooks and e-resources, such as e-reading platforms and educational websites. All e-resources help cater to learners' diversity and promote self-directed learning. These resources are adopted for brushing up students' grammar and the four macro skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Click on "Curriculum" and "ECAs" in the menu in the right column or above to read more.
We have been part of the EdB NET Scheme for over ten years. (The Education and Manpower Bureau Native English-Speaking Teacher Scheme.) Our first NET, Mrs Morgan, was with us for ten years and was replaced by Miss Gould who was with us for four years. Our new NET, Mr Milbank, arrived in August 2017, and has previously taught on Lantau Island. His role is to assist teachers in learning different ways of teaching, to assist with curriculum development and to develop teaching resources for use by all teachers. He also teaches some lessons on drama and uses table-top games to facilitate students' language acquisition by allowing them a fun and authentic setting to practice their social skills, and develop reading techniques using TRUGs (Teaching Reading Using Games). In addition, like all teachers at TCN, he runs extra-curricular activities for students throughout the year.
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yes yes yes. so much exciting stuff ahead indeed. thanks for your support! <3 but let's do new york when new york comes, and take a look at this week in the mean time:
happiness of the week: friends! i have so much good and supportive people around me. who support my move, who calm me down when anxiety over life is taking over and who just like and comment with loving support. thank you! hashtag blessed
adventure of the week: moving to new york on sunday! obviously. it's all in yesterdays post ICYMI.
meal of the week: goodbye dinner with my roomies ebba & ivana at aliment. i had ricotta gnocchi with smoked shallots and parmesan, it was SO good.
mood of the week: excited! a little stressed out. and a little sad to leave. all at once.
shocker of the week: that after a weekend of 33°C/90°F it now suddenly got freezing (15°C/55°F)?! very disappointed. even more disappointed that it seems to be rainy in nyc too. what a shocker talking about the weather, i know … but no other insanity this week, luckily.
speculation of the week: when will i be back in san francisco? will it be in december? next year? NEVER? i think (and kinda hope ehe) december.
tack för era fina ord angående new york igår! ni e bäst. men new york kan vi ta när new york kommer, vi kan väl kolla på den här veckan först? här är lite om veckans glädje, äventyr, måltid, och lite sånt. puss!


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MTV Shuga South Africa Partnership
Name: MTV Shuga South Africa Partnership
Duration: October 2016 – March 2017
Overview: The MTV Shuga South Africa Partnership is among MTV Staying Alive Foundation, MTV Base, CDC and Government of South Africa. It aims to improve sexual and reproductive health of South African youths ages 15-24 by using a broad 360-degree campaign, including TV, radio, online, mobile, billboard, print, as well as facilitated discussions. Key themes addressed are HIV/AIDS, family planning, and gender issues. The TV and radio content is available rights-free at no cost to third-party broadcasters to ensure maximum reach.
Cardno's Role: Cardno provides Contracts & Funds Management; Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting; and Communications & Knowledge Management services
Program Area: Youth Demand Creation for HIV/AIDS Testing & Counseling; Key Population Prevention (KPP); Gender-based Violence (GBV)
Funding Partner: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Division of Global HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis;
Private & Implementing Partners : MTV Staying Alive Foundation; MTV Base; Marie Stopes International South Africa; ViiV Healthcare/Positive Action
Host Government Partner: Basic Education Department; South African National AIDS Council (SANAC); Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF); FHI 360
Contact: For more information contact us at [email protected] and visit mtvshuga.com.


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I posted this back in March of 2011, and I'm reposting because Butler is back in the NCAA tournament, baby! In case you haven't heard the tale...
Unfortunately, this is not the story of some seedy hotel room in downtown Indianapolis after some of that magical shrimp cocktail from St. Elmo's. Far from it. This is the story of me, a sterile operating room, and my fifth cycle of in vitro fertilization.
I always knew I was going to have fertility issues, based on no grounds whatsoever. Just something in the back of my mind since forever. Because I'm a psycho hypochondriac. And I was not wrong. We tried for a year, which turned into two years, which turned into a battery of tests and tears, which led us to a fertility clinic in the summer of 2007.
In June of that year, I started my first round of shots and pills and ultrasounds and blood tests with a positive, "This is totally going to work" attitude. It didn't. My ovaries got too hyped up about the prospect of being useful, and then all the follicles started deflating. My cycle was cancelled. I got sad and we decided to hold off for a little bit.
We opted to try again at the beginning of September, right when I was starting a new job. Great timing. My ovaries hyper-stimulated and I was cancelled again. Because of two too many follicles. Boo.
Those cancelled cycles were depressing, but also enlightening. I allowed myself to come to the realization that maybe, possibly kids weren't in my future. At least not biological kids. And I allowed myself to be OK with that. I started to look for other ways to fill my life -- teaching, writing, yoga -- and the future didn't look so bleak. I learned then to be happy with what I did have in my life, not to mourn the things that eluded me. It was an important lesson.
So armed with my newfound sense of inner calm, we jumped right into our third and final (damnit!) round of IVF. This time my ovaries cooperated. This time I made it all the way to egg retrieval, and on Halloween of 2007, I had two embryos transferred into my uterus. The stronger of the two grabbed hold for dear life and is now my 4 1/2 year old son.
We left the timing of our second child up to chance. A lot of people with fertility issues get pregnant out of nowhere the second time around, I'd been told. I figured that if I got pregnant, I got pregnant. If we had Irish twins, no big deal.
We did not have Irish twins.
When my son was one and a half, we started contemplating IVF again. I didn't want our two kids (our target number of children) to be years and years apart. I totally knew what I was doing this time around (or so I thought. IVF is like childbirth in that you forget the pain of it ex post facto). It would be, like, boom! A couple shots, a few days of bed rest, and I'd be pregnant. In January of 2010, kind of without a lot of time for contemplation, we began our fourth cycle of IVF. I got all the way to egg retrieval and all the way to embryo transfer. I didn't get pregnant.
That was rough. To go through all the shots and medicines and the ultrasounds and the bloodwork and the anesthesia and the full bladder with the catheter and all that jazz and to come up empty save for a brand spanking new blood mutation to add to my resume of issues? Not fun.
So we took a month off. I semi-accidentally painted the living room a shade called "Blueberry," yes I did. I imagined what life would be like for my son if he were an only child. I decided he'd survive it. He had his cousin. She's like a sister to him.
And we jumped into one more round of IVF.
Now it was March 2010, and basketball insanity was upon us.
I had to go to the fertility doctor's office every single day while I was in the middle of the cycle because my ovaries were so wonky. So, every morning I'd load my son and my 6-month-old niece (for whom I was babysitting at the time) into the car. We'd stop at Starbucks (or "Chai House" as my son likes to call it) and head over to the doctor for my daily ultrasound and bloodletting. The kids were fine with this. They got to look at fishies and collect stickers with Cars characters emblazoned upon them (that I'm still finding hidden in my house to this day).
Actually, I was fine with this, too. Because of March Madness. Because of my Butler Bulldogs. Because of John Williams and his daily Bulldog update on WGN. Because my beloved alma mater was distracting me from my cantaloupe-sized ovaries and my twice-daily battery of shots with its Cinderella run up to the NCAA finals.
I remember going in for one of my last ultrasounds, two days before the Final Four. My ovaries were ready to go. They were juiced up and ripe for the picking. Of course. Right when John (my husband, not Williams) was heading down to Indianapolis to watch Butler play Michigan State.
I explained to the ultrasound tech what was at stake here. My brother, having noticed the year before that the Final Four were to be played in Indianapolis, suggested to my husband that they try to get tickets because it would be fun. My brother, always on top of things, got tickets. John did not. So my brother told John (like, all the way back in the summertime) that if Butler made it to the Final Four (Ha-ha! Imagine that. Never gonna happen) he would take John to the game. Fast forward eight months and wouldn't you know...
The tech felt for us. The coordinating nurse felt for us. But my ovaries, the bastards, did not. They were raring to go on Saturday morning, the day of the Butler/State game, the day of John's birthday. So the nurse scheduled us for the earliest retrieval possible. I went under anesthesia, had my eggs removed, and went home to lie in bed while my in-laws entertained my son and John drove down to Indy for a night of basketball and expensive late night drunk food at Ruth's Chris. Yes, I "allowed" my husband to go away during a weekend in which I A) had minor surgery and B) had to entertain his parents. I am officially the best wife ever. Or a huge pushover. It was his birthday, though, so...
John came back on Sunday (Easter) because he was with a bunch of good Catholic Loyola University alumni (Go Ramblers!). He had good news for me. One of the guys who had gone to the game on Saturday would not be able to make it to the final game on Monday. Would I like to take a trip down to Indianapolis to watch Butler play Duke?
Of course I would. But what about the little matter of those embryos...?
I received the call on Monday, just before heading downtown to pick up all of the guys for our whirlwind trip to the Circle City. The little 'bros were growing like rock stars and ready to be transferred on Tuesday morning. Mere hours after the game.
I was not going to not go. The best thing about IVF is the two days of bed rest after the embryo transfer. I'd sleep then.
So John, my brother, a friend, and I loaded up into our car and headed down I-65. We slid Hoosiers into the DVD player to pump ourselves up for the game. We didn't need to try too hard.
The game was amazing. Except for the end result, of course. Lucas Oil Stadium was filled with people wearing Butler (not Duke) blue. The mood in the building was electric. I allowed myself to drink one last beer before nine months of sobriety (fingers crossed).
We would've loved to stay down in Indy for the night to meet up with friends or hang out by the star fountain (like we ever did that when we were undergrads) or whatever, but some of us had to work and some of us had to start gestating our spawn. To keep us awake during the long late night drive home, we put season one of Arrested Development in the DVD player because it's awesome.
We made it home without a hitch in time to grab about three hours' sleep. John and I went to the fertility center (still sporting our Butler gear) in the morning and watched on the ultrasound as the doctor transferred two perfect embryos from a petri dish to my womb.
The stronger of the two held on for dear life. Convinced I was having another boy, I took to calling the kid by the boy's name we had picked out: Gordon (or, affectionately, "Gordito"). Not after Gordon Hayward (we had had the name picked out since before having our son), but kind of apropos.
Nine months later, two days after my own birthday, I gave birth to a healthy, spunky baby girl, known on the Twitters as "Baby Cookies," thanks to my niece. And three years later, we're all gearing up to cheer on the Bulldogs in the NCAA tournament again.
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Serves 8.
4 ozs. bacon, thick cut and diced
2 ears of corn, shucked and grilled (save the husks for corn-infused cream)
1 lb. soybeans, blanched
1 small red onion, diced
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1/2 tsp. garlic, chopped
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 tbl. fresh chopped basil
1/4 cup corn-infused cream (recipe follows)
1. Render out bacon until crispy but not burnt. Strain and reserve the bacon fat.
2. Cut the corn off the cob and set aside. Heat up a large sauté pan to medium high heat and add a tablespoon of the bacon fat. Add the soybeans, onion and bell pepper and sauté until tender. Add in the garlic, corn and bacon, and cook for about 2 minutes.
3. Deglaze pan with white wine and simmer for 1 minute then add the fresh basil and stir. Add the corn-infused cream and let simmer for 2 minutes and set aside until ready to use.
For the corn-infused cream:
2 corn husks
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp. white pepper
1 tbl. kosher salt
1. Place all ingredients in a saucepot and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for five minutes.
2. Turn heat off and let mixture steep for 30 minutes. Strain, cool and set aside for use in succotash recipe.


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Celebrating 20 years of working with the Swiss watch label, the gorgeous supermodel looks elegant while flaunting the Constellation Pluma and the Seamaster Aqua Terra.
Crawford is thrilled to have capped two decades with Omega- "It's been an amazing adventure – twenty great years! When I started working with OMEGA in 1995, the company had a great reputation as a watchmaker…I had the chance from the very beginning, to have input on the design of the Constellation watches and I'm proud of the fact that OMEGA is now, along with all of its technical accomplishments, considered to be a fashionable watchmaker."