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List of Birds from Around the World
Cinereous Tinamou Facts and Photos
Information about the Bird Cinereous Tinamou
The cinereous tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus), also known as brushland tinamou, is a type of ground bird found in swamp and lowland forests in northern South America. They have some localized names that have been used by the indigenous people such as in Amazonas where they are called inambu-pixuna, and in Par, Brazil where they are called nambu-sujo. Also, throughout their range they are called inhambu-preto. Cinereous tinamous have been around for many centuries. They are part of the oldest families of the world today and have fossils discovered dating back tens of millions of years. Their quick reflexes play a role in their ability to survive.
The cinereous tinamou is a monotypic species. All tinamous are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also ratites. Unlike other ratites, tinamous can fly, although in general, they are not strong fliers. All ratites evolved from prehistoric flying birds and tinamous are the closest living relative of these birds.Gmelin originally placed this bird in the Tetrao genus, as Tetrao cinereus, which is indicative of its apparent, but incorrect, closeness to the other game birds.
Crypturellus is formed from three Latin or Greek words. Kruptos meaning covered or hidden, oura meaning tail, and ellus meaning diminutive. Therefore, Crypturellus means small hidden tail. The term cinereous describes its colouration.
The cinereous tinamou is a shy and secretive Tinamou. It is approximately 29-32cm (11-13in) in length, and the male bird weighs around 435 grams (15.3oz) and the female of the species weighs 549-602 grams (19.4-21.2oz).
It is colored similar to the Berlepsch's tinamou in that it is dark brown to sooty brown or brownish black in coloration. It tends to be a tad more brown than the Berlepsch's tinamou. It is recognized by its smoky-grey with reddish-brown crown and nape. The feather shafts on side of its head are white, which shows through on occasion. Their color helps them blend with the environment making it harder for predators to detect them. The under parts of the bird are only slightly paler than the body, and the legs appear a dull orange to yellow. They have a light-colored eye ring. Their bill has a dark upper mandible and a yellow lower mandible. In general, their bill is very similar to the Berlpesch's tinamou's except it trends smaller and thinner. The females are generally slightly larger in size then the males.
The cinereous tinamou is diurnal. When they are frightened or surprised they usually run off very quickly. Their instincts have adapted to act quickly since they live their lives on the ground and have to flee quickly to avoid predators so they are rarely seen by humans. They have a tendency to walk or run rather than to fly. They are capable of flight, but it is unusual and short. While the cinereous tinamou may only be in flight for a short duration, their flight is strong and direct. They tend to occur either alone or in pairs, and generally do not travel in groups.
The cinereous tinamou is specially known to be easy to hear, but very difficult to see. It has a loud distinctive whistle heard mainly at dawn and dusk. Their whistles have a unique pitch and last almost two seconds between each whistle. Their whistles are mostly heard at dawn and dusk, and are monosyllabic. The bird is very capable of projecting its voice to seem like it came from another direction so hearing them and finding their exact location is very difficult. The call between the males and females are similar but not identical to the human ear. Their space between calls shortens as time progresses, so as to appear as to be speeding up in frequency.
The breeding season of the cinereous tinamou is year-round due to the perfect climate that they live in; however there is a period of preferred mating, which is August through October, except in Colombia, where it is in June. Like the majority of the tinamou family, the males practice simultaneous polygyny and the females practice successive polyandry. To initiate courtship, the males will usually call out to attract the females. It is believed that the courtship ritual is similar to that of others in their family. This courtship ritual involves the male lowering their chest to the ground. While doing this, they will stretch their neck forward and raise their posterior. It is believed that this serves a dual purpose, in that it appears that they are larger and thus more attractive to the females, and that they are larger and more dangerous to other males.
The cinereous tinamou nest is less a nest and more just a location on the forest floor, sometimes made of some leaves laid on the ground. They do choose a sheltered location, usually near a tree. The female will lay about two eggs in season. These eggs appear salmon violet colored, and are considered very colorful. Over time, the eggs will change color to a dark or sometimes milk chocolate color.
The young of cinereous tinamous are capable of moving around when they are hatched to the point that they can almost run as soon as they-re hatched. They are dark brown with a reddish speckling.
The food habits of the cinereous tinamou depend on the season and habitat although they are mostly herbivorous, with a heavy focus on fruit, similar to other members of Crypturellus. In the summer their diet consists of small fruits, seeds, and small invertebrates. The majority of the invertebrates that they eat are ants, mole-crickets, and pentatomids. In the winter time they usually eat a wide variety of seeds or berries collected on the ground, with a focus on the acai berry. They are considered a benefit to the nature for insect pest because of their large insect consumption. When the cinereous tinamou is young it is more dependent on insects than when they become adults. The cinereous tinamou does not scratch for food, but instead looks under leaves or uses its bill to dig.
The cinereous tinamou is a sedentary species.
The cinereous tinamou lives in a lowland rainforest or swamp forest, up to 700m (2,300ft) altitude. They also live in second growth forest, along with bushy areas with scattered trees.They have been known to take advantage of coffee and cocoa plantations and, on occasion, will utilize savanna. They prefer to live near streams or thick swamp woods. Their preferred habitat is thick, dark, and dense. They are abundant, within the upper Amazon, in the varzea.
This species is native to southern Colombia, southern Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, northern and western Brazil, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. Within Brazil, it occupies the Amazon Basin south to Mato Grosso and east to Par.
The IUCN classifies this tinamou as Least Concern, with an occurrence range of 5,920,000km2 (2,290,000sqmi). It is considered the most common tinamou in Suriname, and is considered uncommon in Peru. The threat to its existence is similar to that of all forest birds, and that is deforestation and fragmentation of the remaining habitat. It is believed that it loses 14.1-17% of its habitat over 3 generations.
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I am a Principal Engineer (PE) at Sun Microsystems; that statement probably doesn't mean much to most people reading this, so to put it into context: the PEs at Sun are a diverse community comprised mostly of senior technical field staff – mostly long-termers – who by virtue of being "customer-facing" are not exactly engineers in the "Sun MTS" C-Compilers-and-Kernel-Hacking sense.
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Symptoms of forgetfulness, absent-mindedness and poor concentration are common and may or may not have a serious cause. The aim of The Leicester Independent Memory Clinic is to offer timely assessment, information, and advice for memory conditions which combines the best levels of technical expertise with compassion and sensitivity in relaxed and comfortable surroundings. Where appropriate, treatment will also be available. Skilled assessment is particularly desirable in patients with mild or subtle symptoms where there is often the greatest challenge in distinguishing serious from less serious causes of memory disturbance.
The process of assessment - At the Leicester Independent Memory Clinic patients will be able to be seen promptly for initial assessment following referral from their general practitioner. Typically, an initial assessment consultation will last just over an hour after which further investigations or more detailed specific assessments may be recommended depending on the preliminary findings. During your first consultation you will be asked about your current symptoms, your general health and wellbeing, and have an initial assessment of memory and other cognitive functions together with a brief physical examination. A conversation with a spouse, family member or other person well known to the patient is often invaluable at this stage to obtain the most complete picture possible of the pattern of symptoms.
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Winston Wong, administrator of pharmacy administration for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in the Washington area, is our bedfellow for this week's "Health Talk" with Abigail Trafford.
Below is today's transcript.
Abigail Trafford: Hi everybody. Welcome to Bloom Talk. The accountable is decree drugs and why you are activity to pay added for your drugs. It's accessible division aback federal workers and added advisers in the clandestine area get to accept medical advantage for the advancing year. But beware. Costs are up! Send us your questions and comments.
Abigail Trafford: Acquaint us about the new three-tier arrangement for biologic benefits?
Winston Wong: The three bank biologic account is advised to animate the use of all-encompassing and cost-effective branded medications. The everyman bank is for all-encompassing medications. The boilerplate bank is for adopted branded medications, and the accomplished bank is for non-preferred medications. The three bank account allows consumers to accept choices as able-bodied as a adventitious to aerate the bulk capability of the decree program.
Abigail Trafford: Why are assertive drugs such as Prozac and Zocor and Claritin so expensive? Biologic companies accept been criticized for charging too aerial prices for drugs that are cheaper in added countries. Can you explain this?
Winston Wong: As for biologic companies charging so much, that catechism has to be answered by the biologic manufacturers. As for why Prozac, Zocor and Claritin bulk so much, the bulk for analysis and development are acutely high. As a result, the biologic companies try to compensate the costs. But accession agency is the direct-to-consumer announcement that has become so accustomed lately. Ads for Claritin can been apparent everywhere these canicule – from magazines to baggage tags.
Silver Spring, Maryland: We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Plan coverage, accustomed family. My 16 year old babe has suffered from cephalalgia headaches aback she was 10 years old. This year, the headaches accept added in abundance so that she gets them at atomic alert a week. Our ancestors doctor assigned Zomig for the migraines, and the medication works for my daughter. However, BCBS will not awning the medication. We pay $53 for three pills! I appealed this accommodation by BCBS, and was denied the coverage. The acumen they gave was that Zomig has not been accurate to be able in children. If my babe was 18 years old, would the medication be covered? If the anesthetic works, and the doctor prescribes it, why isn't it covered? Will your behavior change in the a approaching to advice us with this?
Winston Wong: The Federal Employee Affairs is, in essence, a abstracted aggregation that operates afar from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. The FEP affairs does accomplish as allotment of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, however. Beneath CareFirst's plan, advantage would be allowed. However, CareFirst monitors the appliance and promotes the use of another therapy, like prophylaxis therapy.
Abigail Trafford: Is it cheaper to get prescriptions by mail? What about on the web?
Winston Wong: It depends on the architecture of your benefits. The bulk to the plan is beneath due to aggregate discounts from the pharmacy. On the web, about prescriptions abounding on the web are at the aforementioned costs as the retail setting.
Rockville, Md: Mr. Wong, I am currently demography a high-cost decree biologic for which there is no all-encompassing agnate or alternative.Up until two months ago, my biologic allowance appropriate me to pay a $15 co-pay anniversary time I best up the medication from my pharmacy. It additionally alone acceptable me to access one ages at a time, instead of three months and one co-pay. My co-pay has now risen to $30 a ages and the aggregation has instituted a three-tier arrangement like the one you alarm in the article. Unfortunately, I don't accept any alternative. The medication is one of three on the bazaar and the alone one after abhorrent ancillary effects. The added drugs are appropriately as costly. Do I accept any alternatives? The aggregation has put my medication on the account of drugs for which they apperceive there is no all-encompassing cast but I am still appropriate to pay the college co-pay. I do accept that if I were appropriate to pay the absolute amount, it would appear to added than $12,000 a year.
Abigail Trafford: If there is no alternative, why is this actuality actuality answerable the accomplished bulk in the three-tier system?
Winston Wong: Alike admitting there is no all-encompassing alternative, the biologic is still at a allusive college bulk and the copay is ample out. The industry accustomed for copays is amid 25 and 30 percent of the bulk of the drug. Therefore, although there is no another the branded biologic will still accept a college cost. On our three bank system, at atomic one of the three drugs will be on our boilerplate tier.
Abigail Trafford: Can you accord some examples of what drugs bulk the most? It seems absurd that for some abiding conditions, a year's accumulation of decree drugs can go over $10,000.
Winston Wong: Analysis for HIV can ambit amid $8,000 and $12,000 a year. Those are amid the best big-ticket medications on the bazaar today. Fortunately, these drugs accept been begin to access a person's affection of activity significantly. A biologic afresh appear for the analysis of arthritis can bulk about $10,000. However, this is the aftermost analysis another available. Some cholesterol drugs can bulk $2,400 a year.
Abigail Trafford: Consumers are accepting hit with a lot of ads for cast name drugs such as Claritin, Viagra, and the like. This increases address and makes it harder to say no to patients. Has absolute announcement that increases address been allotment of the botheration in the acceleration of biologic costs? What do you anticipate about absolute to chump advertising?
Winston Wong: Yes. Absolute to chump announcement has absolutely had an appulse on college acceptance rates. In a abstraction conducted in 1998, it was empiric that 81 percent of consumers who saw the ads took some anatomy of action. Up to 15 percent visited a doctor in acknowledgment to the ad. Twenty-nine percent who requested the medication absolutely accustomed it.
Abigail Trafford: Mr. Wong, does your plan awning bearing ascendancy pills? There's been a lot of agitation over "lifestyle drugs." Are contraceptive drugs advised "lifestyle" or "medical?"
Winston Wong: In our benefits, we do awning bearing ascendancy pills. We accept not developed a affairs category. Contraceptives can be advised either affairs or medical, about we are allowable to awning them.
Chevy Chase MD: I accept purchased a lot of medication the accomplished year. Afresh I noticed that I am not actuality answerable for medication any more. Is there some point at which BC-BS advantage maxes out on the co-pay and covers the abounding bulk of prescriptions. I didn't apperceive about this and was surprised.
Abigail Trafford: This sounds too acceptable to be true. . .
Winston Wong: About aback a best is reached, the affiliate would pay for the absolute bulk of the medications. In your case, conceivably there was a account change that ability accept acquired the change. I would advance you alarm your chump account adumbrative – the buzz cardinal will be on the aback of your associates agenda – if you accept any added questions.
Abigail Trafford: It doesn't assume fair to allegation accession in the third bank if there is no added alternative. It's not the patient's accountability that alone one biologic is accessible for his condition. It's not as admitting he could accept a cheaper version. The accomplished point of the three bank arrangement is to get consumers to accomplish acute choices about decree drugs. And pay the aberration if they accept the best big-ticket drug. But this accommodating doesn't accept a choice. If it's a cast name drug, why isn't it in the boilerplate tier? Otherwise it looks like the bloom affairs are captivation up the chump who has no alternatives. Your comments?
Winston Wong: The boilerplate bulk of a all-encompassing decree is amid $13 and $14. The boilerplate bulk of a cast decree is about $60. Therefore, a college copay is advised to be proportional with the bulk of the prescription. In our benefit, there will consistently be an another in the boilerplate tier. That's for all of CareFirst products.
Abigail Trafford: What about bodies who don't accept advantage for biologic benefits? You acknowledgment an arthritis biologic that costs $10,000 a year. How can chief citizens who don't accept biologic advantage allow that?
Winston Wong: That's a acceptable question. The answers to questions like these don't appear easy. This is why decree biologic advantage has become such a hot affair amid politicians in the 2000 elections.
Baltimore, MD: How do we apperceive which bloom affairs will apparatus three-tier system. It is "invisible" now in their ante for the aing year.
Winston Wong: You allegation to alarm the plan and ask. Ask them to explain the decree benefit, ask accurately if they accept a bank arrangement and if it's three bank or aloof two. Also, ask if decree biologic allowances can max out and at what bulk does that happen. Finally, ask if there are any accessible changes they can acquaint you about.
Garh, Georgia: My HM0 keeps abnegation to pay my claims because their annal say I accept added allowance – which I don't. But alike if I did, why would it matter?
Abigail Trafford: Can you explain the aberration amid primary and accessory insurance?
Winston Wong: If your HMO refuses to pay a claim, alarm and ask about the appeals process. Abounding insurances differentiate amid actuality the primary and accessory insurer – the aberration actuality the primary is the aboriginal to pay a affirmation and the accessory picks up the difference.
Norman, Alabama: I'm sorry, but…it's adamantine for me to feel any benevolence for allowance companies aback you allocution about accepting to pay added for name-brand drugs. Why don't your companies cut bigger deals with the biologic producers? This is acutely a case of captivation up the consumer, and it's a prime archetype of why so abounding bodies animosity HMOs so intensely.
Winston Wong: The agreements with biologic manufacturers are already congenital into the appraisement of the decree product. Bloom affliction companies are not the ones dispensing the drugs. They artlessly pay the claim.
Alexandria, VA: A affiliate of my ancestors was diagnosed with a claret array in her leg. Her doctor assigned a medication that bare to be injected. The allegation for 10 injections was $500 and her allowance aggregation would not awning the bulk of the medicine. Why ability this blazon of analysis not be covered?
Winston Wong: This may be due to a account that excludes the use of injections. In the decree plan at CareFirst, we do awning self-administered medications that charge be injected. I would acclaim you abide an address to your bloom plan.
Orono, ME: What is the account – added than extenuative money for the allowance aggregation – abaft "maxing out?" I mean, it's not as if bodies booty medication any best than they allegation to. My babe takes medication for a affection problem. She'll apparently allegation to booty it her accomplished life. Why should she be penalized or denied coverage, artlessly because her action requires a longer-term analysis than most?
Winston Wong: The attendance of a best is an advantage to the employer. We do not authorization maximums to be congenital into a benefit. In added words, your employer has the advantage of affairs a account affairs that offers no best on biologic benefits. However, that costs more.
Rockville, MD: Mr. Wong, I'm the actuality who at the alpha of the altercation mentioned a biologic that would bulk $12,000 a year if I had to pay the absolute cost, article I am beholden I do not accept to do. The biologic is copaxone and is acclimated in the analysis of MS. As I said, it is one of three drugs on the bazaar that has been accustomed for analysis of this ache and article I will booty for the blow of my activity until a cure is found. It does not assume fair that a biologic that has been begin safe by the FDA cannot be covered beneath the additional tier. With the new allocution of HMOs not authoritative decisions, ability the biologic allowance companies go the aforementioned way?
By the way, I am beholden that I accept allowance for this drug. II generally admiration about bodies who do not.
Winston Wong: In CareFirst's benefit, copaxone will be on the boilerplate bank alpha aing year.
Bethesda, MD: In my amaranthine attempt with my HMO, I've assuredly won approval for my daughters to get the synagis injections that their cardiologist says they need. The rub, however, is that the HMO wants me to get the biologic and booty it to my doctor's office. In accession to actuality acutely adamantine to get, my compassionate is that this is a actual difficult medication to handle -it needs to be consistently refrigerated.- My catechism is how a health-care plan justifies putting this array of accountability on one of its action holders. Shouldn't the doctor artlessly be able to use whatever anesthetic he or she has in stock? Is this the way it's activity to be in the future, area cost-control overrides accepted sense?
Winston Wong: With CareFirst, this biologic is not accessible through the decree benefit. It is alone accessible through a physician appointment visit. CareFirst has implemented a affairs to aid the physician in accepting the biologic to advice accumulate the process.
Arlington, VA: I am a anchorman accoutrement the managed affliction industry, and my sister-in-law is a biologic rep, so I accept a bit of an central clue aback it comes to biologic benes. What apropos me is the skyrocketing biologic prices, of course, but I'm alike added afraid about the absurd mark-up hospitals abode on drugs. One accurate biologic costs hospitals $5 for a week's treatment, and they resell it for $63! I wouldn't accept it if I hadn't apparent it for myself. What's activity on here?
Abigail Trafford: We've all heard belief about the actor dollar aspirin in hospitals. But I anticipation with managed affliction that you adjourned discounts with hospitals and wouldn't accede to pay such aerial mark-ups?
Winston Wong: These are hospital accuse and they are not covered beneath a decree biologic program. The decree biologic affairs is advised for medications that are accustomed alfresco the hospital.
Eggston, UT: It seems to me that the bodies who are allurement about assorted medicines and why they may or may not be covered are all accepting at the aforementioned point: managed affliction companies consistently over-rule the judgement of doctors. If the patient's doctor says that a accustomed advance of analysis is the best for a accurate patient, shouldn't that be the basal line?
Winston Wong: Abounding times the physician is not acquainted of another therapies. Therefore it is not our absorbed to alter the accommodation by the physician but rather to apprenticeship him/her on added medicines that may be added bulk effective.
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FIFA confirmed today what seemed obvious from the beginning; three Cubans defected before their World Cup qualifying match against Canada in Toronto on Friday.
Cuba had just 11 players available for the game despite arriving in Toronto with 15.
Soccer's governing body confirmed the players defected today, but didn't offer any further details, The Associated Press reported.
There are reports the men attempted to flee into the United States, but US officials wouldn't confirm or deny that.
Canada beat Cuba 3-0 in the group stages of qualifying for Brazil 2014.
The referee ejected one player for a vicious tackle, leaving the Cubans further shorthanded.
A Canadian player, however, was also later ejected during a minor scuffle.
Coach Garces Gonzalez, at first, tried to deflect or explain away the missing players.
According to the Toronto Sun, Gonzalez said one player was sick and that he didn't want to talk about who wasn't there.
He eventually relented, then blamed FIFA's sanctions against Cuban athletes.
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"As with any Cuban sport team that travels, they are all chasing the American dream," Gonzalez said, the Sun reported.
"For the team to try and keep the team together it's difficult. If FIFA would allow these players to play in other league perhaps this wouldn't happen in the future."
Last year, two Cuban women left their team during a match in Vancouver.
Canada's former ambassador to Cuba said the Canadian government wouldn't deport the Cubans if they tried to remain in the country.
However, he said it's likely the men are trying to reach Florida's large Cuban population.
"My guess would be that some of the men would have family or networks in the United States; that's where most of the Cuban diaspora is. So it's possible that after some discussion these guys will head south," Michael Kergin told CTV News.
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Believe it or not, ESP is really a fantastic program. That is why so many people decided to invest in the program. If you want the best chance to get your ex back, you should definitely join as soon as possible.
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So how is Active No Contact Rule different from the other No Contact Rule? Well, Active No Contact Rule means you actually do something to improve yourself within this 30 days. You don't just sit there and do nothing during no contact and expect miracles to happen.
When it comes to getting an ex back, you need to be proactive. You need to take initiative. You need to put in effort. Anything worth acheiving in life is not easy. So you cannot expect it to be an easy journey.
There is one question that everyone wants to know. They want to know how long it takes to get their ex back if they join the Ex Solution Program. Well, I am not going to lie to you just to get you to join the program.
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You are actually learning the skills that will help you build a relationship that will last. If you don't have those skills, you will end up in an on-off relationship. I am sure you don't like the idea of getting back together and breaking up again and again.
That is why it is so important to learn those advance relational skills. When you mastered those advance relational skills, you will be able to communicate with your ex and get through to them.
The ESP also comes with a 60 days money back guarantee. So don't worry about spending $147. You can easily get your money back if you don't think the program is for you. Therefore, you really have nothing to lose.
I highly recommend that you join the Online Support Group. The Online Support Group cost $47 per month. However, the first month is free. Therefore, it is a no brainer. With the Online Support Group, you get to ask questions in their members forum.
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When you join the Online Support Group of ESP, you will be able to access the weekly Q&A webinar conducted by Clay and Mika. On average, the webinar is at least 2 hours long. You should listen to them every week so that you can learn from other people's situation as well.
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Hello and Happy New Year to all of you fabulous readers…all you blog lovahs!
I'm handing the keyboard over to my favorite guy, Mr. Marky Mark…we decided that he would write the first post of 2016!
Hey everyone…I'm not a wordsmith like Courtney, but I have a few things to share.
To start, Courtney and I never envisioned that we'd be here…in this cool little house with blog readers and followers and a second house that we're going to tackle.
There's no way we would be doing all of this without the fabulousness that is my wife! She makes me look far better than I really am…though now I take a backseat to baby Lily. 🙂
I'd also like to point out that Courtney makes this blogging thing look easy…she can write a post in 10 minutes…I've been writing this since October!
I love being part of this adventure we're on, and we're only getting started. One of Courtney's favorite things to say to me is…Think Big, Give Back, Be Joyful!
And that's what 2016 is going to be about…building big things and blessing others. Another one of my wife's favorites…Life is about give and take, but the GIVING is the most important!
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All I Want for Christmas Is Jesus
As we celebrate His coming into the world this year, I'm realizing more than ever before that Jesus truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
It's been a challenging fall this year. Diagnosed with pneumonia in mid-September, I had no idea of the recovery journey ahead of me. Naively thinking the antibiotic, inhaler, and short rest would help me bounce back, I found myself still struggling in mid-November.
Additionally, working a full-time job hasn't provided the extra rest needed for a speedy recovery, along with some aftermath of pneumonia dogging me with on-going pain. And living at over 7,000 feet elevation has certainly not been my friend in mending, either.
Strength in Weakness
Yet, some days are better than others and just when I'm thinking that I'm finally over the hump, another painful day appears.
In growing weary of not feeling well, my prayers have become much shorter and more to the point than in the past. And in my weakness, 1 Corinthians 1:26 has come to mind where Scripture describes, "God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong … so that no one can boast in ourselves but rather in God, whose weakness is stronger than man's strength."
Amid a culture that admires and rewards personal strength, God says that weakness has a divine purpose in this world.
My New Fixation
Thinking of how in the New Testament the presence of Jesus brought freedom and restored health to the afflicted, my prayers for the past few weeks have been very simple and direct. Lately, I've basically been praying and asking Jesus to come to my weakened state. And, I've been contemplating Hebrews 12:2 that encourages me to "fix" my eyes on Jesus, "the author and perfecter of faith."
Looking up "fix," the dictionary defines it as "to direct one's attention or efforts." Consequently, because of feeling physically weak, I've found that my thoughts have become very "fixed" on Jesus. I've become pretty much consumed with Him 24/7. Dealing with the the discomfort day-after-day has caused me to be dependent on His constant presence in my life just to make it through each day.
Transforming Prayer
Since I have been "fixed" on Him, I'm realizing a change in my heart attitude, words, and desires.
For example, my first thoughts are turning more often to the needs of others rather than analytical thoughts rushing to mind, with compassion filling my mind and my asking myself, "What can I do to help in this situation?"
I've also noticed that others in our household are thinking, talking, and focusing more on Jesus, too. So inviting Him more into my life seems to also be influencing those around me.
And it's not like I've been ignoring the needs of others all along but my focus on life situations has been transforming in a deeper, loving, empathetic sort of way.
What's funny, too, is it seemed so natural that at first, I didn't even comprehend the differences occurring until one day it just sort of hit me.
Jesus "really" is coming and being present in my weaknesses, influencing my heart and desires for the better.
Give Me Jesus
So this Christmas season, it's hard for me to think about anything else but Jesus. Pneumonia's aftereffects isn't from God but by allowing it in my life, I'm confident He is working it together for my good.
In Jesus daily walking me through it, I'm experiencing His presence in beautiful new ways.
This time of recovery has given me an opportunity to turn my heart, thoughts, and efforts from the numerous distractions in life to Jesus.
As we celebrate His coming into the world this year, I'm realizing more than ever before that Jesus truly is the gift that keeps on giving. A Savior who is near to the faint, weary, and broken, and as Psalm 147:3 states, brings healing to our wounds.
When Doing Justly, Loving Mercy, and Walking Humbly Stand at Odds
If your compassion far exceeds your capacity, here's one way you can be sure to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly.
One of my life verses is Micah 6:8, "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
It is one of my favorite verses because my heart has been so moved by the love Jesus has for me and the sacrifice He made for me that I am grateful to have a way to express my gratitude through acts of justice and mercy while walking humbly with God.
I have found at times, however, the call to do justice and love mercy come in conflict with the call to walk humbly with God. For me, one of the ways to walk humbly with God is to recognize my limitations. I have to put skin to the fact that I am not God which means saying, "no" to ministry requests. It means going to sleep when I could be spending time advocating for the harrowed and helpless in the world. It means limited seats at my table, limited funds in my bank account, and limited energy in my body cannot be ignored but respected and adhered to.
This is hard for me at times, especially when I scroll my Facebook feed and see friends who are caring for their really sick children, spouse, or other family member all while millions of refugees flee war torn countries and babies are slaughtered by the hundreds each day in our country through the abortion industry.
As I scroll, I receive texts about one family member's surgery gone wrong and another family member announcing a new baby is on the way. I have in mind my neighbor who has inpatient surgery scheduled this week and another neighbor who is trying to hold down a full-time job, care for twins all while battling profound "morning" sickness.
Folks at church are fighting for their lives in physical and spiritual ways, and strangers who pass me on the road are clearly battling something as demonstrated by their impatient honking because I won't take a right turn on red. I want to meet the needs of all; I want to do justice and love mercy, but I'm daily confronted by the fact that I am so limited.
What am I to do when doing justly and/or loving mercy seem to come in conflict with walking humbly with my God?
God keeps bringing me to this answer: prayer.
God invites us to cast our cares before Him because He cares for us.
God tells us to be anxious for nothing BUT WITH PRAYER present our requests before Him.
God commands us to pray without ceasing.
And, when I walk humbly with God, I see the immense kindness in His command.
He gives us a way to do justly, love mercy WHILE walking humbly with Him.
It is by praying without ceasing.
I cannot take a meal or give money to every sick person or family I know. I cannot extend kindness to all my neighbors all at the same time they're in need nor conjure up sustainable solutions for the refugee crisis and contact all the necessary world powers to make it happen.
I cannot heal all, but I know the Healer.
I cannot provide for all the needs, but I know the Provider.
I cannot rescue everyone in need, but I know the Rescuer.
I cannot comfort all the broken, but I know the Comforter.
I cannot speak peace over every situation, but I know the Prince of Peace.
I cannot be all to all, but I can go to the Great I Am through prayer, lay all the people, problems and pleas for help before the Omniscient and Omnipresent God of all Creation.
I can do this through prayer.
Recently, via an Instagram contest of all things, I came upon A–Z prayer cards designed by blogger/author/speaker, Amelia Rhodes. It is a simple concept packed with a powerful prayer punch. It has served me personally in this tension of wanting to do far more than I practically can do. It provides prayer prompts starting with each letter of the alphabet along with a scripture that coincides with the prayer focus. It ranges from Adoption to a creative "Zero Prejudice" for the letter "Z."
The cards are well thought out, color printed on sturdy cardstock with blank lines for the user to write in the names of people and/or organizations that are personal to them.
If, like me, your compassion far exceeds your capacity, pick up a set of these prayer cards and unload your burdens onto a God whose competence matches His kindness, both boundless.
Facing Our Fears in Motherhood
Do you have fears tied to motherhood? If so, here's encouragement for you.
"Are you scared?"
I was taken aback by his question. Scared? Of what?
"Of anything," he answered.
I had just shared my due date with a new class of trainees.
"He has three boys," another new hire volunteered. So fear is to be expected, I reasoned. I'm just about to face the most frightening experience in my life.
Of course I was scared.
I was scared…
- I'll lose my temper.
- I'll whine about sleepless nights.
- I'll breastfeed too often or not often enough.
- I'll leave piles of unfolded onesies in the middle of the nursery floor because I'm too tired (or lazy?) to fold teeny-tiny baby clothes for the upteenth time.
- I'll go with disposable diapers when the better choice would be cloth.
- I'll work too many long hours at the office and miss precious moments with her.
- I'll sign her up for too many activities and push her to become Miss Achieve-It-All.
- I'll pass on to her my ugly pride, self-righteousness, and perfectionism like a dreadful contagious disease.
- I'll miss countless little joys in life while pursuing worthless dreams.
In short… I was afraid I was going to fail miserably as a parent.
And now, holding my second-born daughter in my arms, thinking back on that brief exchange just a few years ago, I realize those fears were well-founded. I've failed many times. I've lost my temper. I've raised my voice. I've worked too much and played too little. I've seen my own sinfulness reflected in my daughter.
Yes, I've failed, but over and above it all, God's grace has covered my parenting imperfections and made me run to the cross day after day. The writer of Proverbs puts it this way:
Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.
Proverbs 14:26
When it comes to fears, we have two choices: Will we fear the unknown or will we fear the Lord? Will we allow the uncertain to grip us in its clutch or will we turn to God's Truth to set us free?
Scared? Oh yeah. There was so much to be scared of that day. And even now, if I'm completely honest, there are still fears nibbling at the edges of my consciousness. Fear that we won't outgrow the temper tantrums. Fear that the two girls won't get along. Fear that I'll mess them up and cause them interminable hours on a psychologist's couch.
I'm sure you have fears, too.
But rather than allow those fears to consume and paralyze us, we can take them to the Lord, acknowledging His sovereignty over our parenting, pleading His grace over our mistakes, and entrusting His provision over their futures. He is not only able to handle it all — He is far more capable to be trusted with it all.
If I say one thing to that frightened 9-month-pregnant me standing in that room years ago, I would say this: Don't let fear rob today's joy with tomorrow's unknowns. Each day has enough worries of its own (Matthew 6:34).
Instead, let us keep seeking God, running to Him as our secure fortress and resting in the knowledge that He will care for us and our children one day at a time.
What are you scared of today? Name your fears and bring them to the Lord, allowing Him to replace them with His peace that passes all understanding.
He Gives Shade To The Weary
If anxiety is a struggle for you right now, remember that He gives shade to the weary.
Do you ever have those moments of fear because you don't know what lies ahead? When do those thoughts tend to happen to you?
For me, most of those thoughts happen when I lay my head down to sleep at night. The vulnerability comes forth every time. That's what happened the other night to me. I shut my eyes and immediately anxiety welled up inside me.
What if we don't succeed in this new venture? What if we have to move? What if we can't pay our bills?
I laid there with the covers drawn tight over my head (I still think that I am safer if the covers are over my head), praying scripture over my anxious heart. Assuring myself that God sees me and that He cares.
In the morning, I turned to Isaiah 41, specifically verses 10-20.
"Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10, NASB)
Yesterday, the "what if's" piled up as I anxiously looked about me. My daughter needs tutoring, however at this point in life, tutoring feels like a luxury we can't afford. So I listed some items online to sell hoping to make just enough to cover the tutoring. I'm buying groceries on a Visa reward card. I'm holding my breath until the next paycheck comes. But what did God speak over me: Do not fear. Do not look anxiously about you.
"For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand, Who says to you, 'Do not fear, I will help you.' Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you," declares the Lord, "and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel." (Isaiah 41:13-14 NASB)
Why shouldn't I be anxious? Because God will hold me up. God will help me. When I first read the word "worm" as a description, I took it as a slam against Israel. Like, gesh, God. What animal does He relate me to? But through further study, He calls them a worm because worms are helpless. They are viewed as insignificant, despised and weak. God will help me — seemingly insignificant, helpless me — because He is my Redeemer. He is my go'el — my next of kin. The Redeemer is the one who provides for all my needs. Rent. Car payment. Credit card bill. Gas. Food. Clothes. Debt. God will redeem.
"Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff. You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the Lord, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel." (Isaiah 41:15-16 NASB).
God is transforming me from a helpless one to a powerful one. The description of that type of threshing sledge is like a modern day earth mover. Powerful. Strong. Immovable.
"The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them." (Isaiah 41:17, NASB)
He will come to our rescue. God, Himself, will answer you and me. Can you hear how personal that sounds? Have you ever pleaded with someone important whether your boss, public figure, or even a parent, and they responded to the need themselves? You expected for them to send their assistant, but instead they — the most important one — responded to you.
"I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water. I will put the cedar in the wilderness, The acacia and the myrtle and the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert Together with the box tree and the cypress." (Isaiah 41:18-19, NASB)
This passage describes the wilderness-like times in life. You are barren. You are thirsty. You are hot. You are in need. God will provide what you need. God will quench your thirst. He will provide shade when you are weary. During those times, God can provide in creative, innovative ways. He can provide something out of nothing. Doesn't that give you great hope? Even when you can't answer how He will do it, He is creative enough to figure it out even when the odds are stacked against you.
"That they may see and recognize, And consider and gain insight as well, That the hand of the Lord has done this, And the Holy One of Israel has created it." (Isaiah 41:20 NASB).
God will do all of this so that His glory will be put on display. People — including yourself — will see that He is powerful.
So you can see how after a night of wrestling with fear and anxiety, reading this was like shade and water for my soul. God is a god who sees. And God is a god who acts on your behalf.
What do you need His help with today? What are you fearful about today? What keeps you awake at night? Where do you need some shade?
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i am 18 and pro porn. i started watching porn when i was 14 and watch it every day. i love to masterbate and am prolly an addict and i am sick of people saying its bad. its good for people and helps them explore their sexuality. porn introduced me to better ways to masterbate, fuck and suck and if it wasnt for porn when i tried my first dildo it wud b way more dificult. i think ur blog is the best on the net. what i cant understand is why parents dont encurage their kids esp. guys to use porn as much as they can and really encurage them to jerk off. the world wud b a really less fucked up place. why dont parents do this? i cant understand why they dont.ReplyDelete
truthfully, I think a lot of barely legal has more to do with the old fantasies of fucking the prom queen or head high school cheerleader than fucking children...ReplyDelete
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Consistently fantastic
This restaurant has a funky relaxed vibe and the food is amazing! So much selection for a vegetarian. The hummus, falafels and tabouleh salad are outstanding!
Music is too loud but great food
Service and meal were on point. Everything was quickly brought out of the kitchen, and our food was to die for. Great value and plates for price point. Can't wait to come back.
Lovely service, warm atmosphere, and great food, especially for those who want to share plates and try everything. Highly recommend the Arais (if you're a carnivore) and the sublime Mushroom Mix – make sure you order extra pitas if you're getting dips – they're delicious. A great casual night of noshing and sipping, will definitely be back. Thanks Parallel!
The Ozery family are the most caring and generous hosts and food creators. I have been to Parallel three times and plan on returning with new guests and my Ryerson class in November. Attentive service, delicious, fresh and healthy food, as always. What a pleasure to experience the evolution of this great family business!
I have been dined in this restaurant for several times since it was opened. It never disappointed me every time. The food was just as authentic and delicious each time. The atmosphere is vibrant and relaxing depending on the day. My only comment is they don't have a variety of deserts choices. If they can work on that would be a five stars experience!
Food was great.
Much too noisy for our friend with a hearing problem.
The food was excellent, and the service was good, but the space is noisy and conversation was difficult.
We had a parallel salad, a fattoush salad, a Black Sabbath, and split orders of hummus and falafel. All were quite good
Falafel were amazing, thought the hummus surprisingly bland, even with the meat ragu. Fattoush salad is a hipster interpretation of a fattoush salad, not a real fattoush salad. Surprisingly underwhelmed.
Always excellent service and excellent food!!
Service & food were excellent. I've been to Parallel once before, in the winter and I found it was rather cramped for space. With the patio open this time of year it was a much better experience as you didn't feel like you were sitting on top of the table next to you.
We had the Parallel salad, falafel, truffle hummus and the grilled seabass special. It was all delicious.
We'll be back!
Food was spectacular, a little noisy but overall excellent.
Very creative recipes with high quality and super fresh ingredients. Very friendly service!
Food was excellent - shared their daily special watermelon salad and I ordered their Parallel Salad (I added grilled tofu). Both were really good. My friend ordered the lamb & beef kabobs for her main. My only complaint was that although we said we would start with the special, my salad came out too so I was more than halfway done before my friend even got her main.
Very noisy.
Great food, great location, really hype ambience! The portion sizes of the dishes were great. Lots of vegan options available. I would definitely recommend this place.
Very nice meal accompanied by very poor service. Wait staff all seemed new to the industry. Our drink order was taken, then the meal, then we were ignored for the rest of the time we were there. I had to get up to find a waiter for a second drink and again to get the bill. The food was quite nice though so could be worthwhile only if you're very patient.
Falafels were amazing- service was kind and attentive without being in your space.
Only complaint is that it is quite loud, and with the high ceilings- it just seemed really busy with lots going on- hard to focus on conversations.
Braised beef lamb was amazing. Loved the pita. Service was excellent and looking forward to going again.
Everything was great.
Cleanliness was under par with expectations. Toilet was filthy. Our plates were greasy and the laminated menu was covered in food splotches.
Great food, good atmosphere. I would definitely recommend to others and dine here again.
Going back this Sunday! The food here is off the charts delicious.
Great food and service! Brunch on the patio was spectacular!
Food is awesome.
The kale salad was wilted - tired. It did not seem fresh. I've had it here before and was much fresher. Should always be fresh.
A fantastic food experience, completely unpretentious. Everything was tasty and plentiful. Service was great. 10/10. My fave restaurant in TO.
Always a good time. Server was a hoot. Thanks db
Best food ever. I've never had falafel like this, it is life changing! Very vegetarian friendly
Took my partner out for a nice brunch for his birthday. The service is excellent, they gave us the option to sit on the patio + the food is delicious. Their falafels are so airy and fluffy! How do they do this sorcery? :)
Food is well prepared but quite pricey for the amount of food you get. Highlight was their in-house hot sauce spice mixture. The space indoors is a large concrete room so it is very reverberant and hard to hear others when there loud house music playing in the space.
Great food, and excellent service, but it's too loud. The high walls intensify the crowd noise and electronic music. Maybe I'm too old...Again, the food was great, and the was perfect.
Wait staff very attentive. Seated promptly. Food terrific.
Delicious Mediterranean fare ... falafel and tabluleh salad are a must!
I book my reso incorrectly on open table, booked the wrong day by accident. The hostess was very nice and was able to get ya us a spot at the bar. The place was busy! The Bar was perfect the bartender was very cool and the help is with menus sections! All the selections were amazing, incredible food! Thanks Parallel for an awesome experience. I'll be back very soon!


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Cathy Humphreys interview on The Wire
Professor Cathy Humphreys was recently interviewed by Community & Indigenous Radio, The Wire, on the newly-established Centre for Research Excellence to promote Safer Families.
To listen to the audio, visit this website.
The Centre, led by Humphreys, Prof Kelsey Hegarty and Prof Stephanie Brown will conduct research into how early intervention work can help create safer communities.
The research will also look at the health sector responses needed to improve safety, health and well being of those affected by domestic and family violence.
The centre's launch closely follows new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare which reported the hospitalisation of nearly 6,500 women and girls from 2013-2014 as a result of domestic violence.
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MIDLAND, Texas — A Texas sheriff fired one deputy and suspended three others without pay after a scantily dressed waitress holding a rifle posed for photographs on the hood of a patrol vehicle.
Police said Round Rock officers were dispatched to a restaurant after someone reported the waitress with the weapon, which had been given to her by one of the Midland County deputies who had been attending a training session near Austin.
The incident occurred last week in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant, which promotes its "fun, friendly and sometimes flirty atmosphere!"
The deputies told Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter that they had about three to five beers each.
A fifth deputy who remained inside the eatery got a letter of reprimand.
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24th and 25th November 2015 : 1st business convention of the Université Paris-Saclay on "Big Data"
Université Paris-Saclay is organizing its first Business Convention (BDBC) on the theme "Big Data" in Saclay. This is an ambitious event with a national scope targeting challenges and opportunities of Big Data including data sciences, business potential. Nozha Boujemaa, Director of the Inria Saclay Ile-de-France research centre, is head of the organizing committee of this convention to be held on 24th and 25th November 2015 at HEC Paris.
Under the patronage of Axelle Lemaire, Minister of State for the Digital Sector, the 2-day Business Convention will highlight the Université Paris-Saclay offers in terms of research, education and innovation in the field of Big Data. The purpose of this event is to strengthen relationships between the industry and the members of the Université Paris-Saclay in order to promote collaborative projects and to generate transfer opportunities.
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Duchess Kate spends Valentine's Day at a high school
Valentine's Day was a working day for Duchess Kate, who inaugurated an art therapy room at Northholt High School in London. It was built by The Art Room, for which she is royal patron.
This was the second public appearance for the Duchess of Cambridge so far this year, except for paparazzi shots while on vacation in the Caribbean. The other was also this week. Both were to promote one of her charities.
She wore a striking "snorkel" blue sheath by L.K. Bennett called the Detroit Notch Collar fitted dress, paired with black suede pumps and a black clutch, according to the HRHDuchessKate blog.
Kate also spent Valentine's Day 2012 on a public engagement. She had visited Liverpool while Prince William was on duty in the Falklands with his RAF helicopter squadron.
For today, Kate's jewelry was low-key and simple, unlike Tuesday when she attended a gala at another of her charities, the National Portrait Gallery, wearing an inky blue Jenny Packham gown and a dazzling diamond necklace borrowed from the queen.
Today's event was more focused on the practical uses of art. At the high school, she greeted staff and students, and sat in on a short Art Room session to learn how the school and the charity will work together.
Her press people tweeted a picture of her at a table with students.The Telegraph posted a video.
The Art Room, where Kate has been patron since 2012, is a British charity that uses art as therapy for troubled youngsters, helping them gain self-confidence and do better in school. This is the charity's seventh art studio in a school. It's expected to serve up to 60 students a week.


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New polls: Pennsylvania's sewed up; Ohio, Florida close
Barack Obama is holding on to leads in the three major battleground states — Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania — though Florida is too close to call and the other two have tightened, Qunnipiac University's new polling data report Wednesday.
Marist University polls, also released Wednesday, provide a similar snapshot for Pennsylvania, where Obama enjoys a comfortable lead, but shows Ohio much closer. (Marist didn't offer a Florida poll.)
No one has been elected president since 1960 without taking two of these states, Quinnipiac points out.
Quinnipiac's numbers:
Florida: 47-45, compared to 49-44 last week.
Ohio: 51-42, compared to 52–38 last week.
Pennsylvania: 53–41, compared to 53–40 last week.
Significant point: Majorities in each state think Obama would make a "great" or "good" president; only a minority of voters had the same opinion of McCain.
Numbers: Florida, 51-47; Ohio, 52-43; Pennsylvania, 55-42.
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said McCain has made up some ground among white voters, but that Obama is keeping it close enough among whites that he's still maintaining a lead in all three states. Enthusiasm and the dwindling number of voters who say they might change their minds work against McCain. "Time is running out for Senator John McCain," Brown said.
Men are backing McCain in all three states (FL, OH, PA): 49-44, 48-45, 49-46.
Women are backing Obama: 50-42, 55-36, 59-32.
Independents back Obama: 47-39, 50-38, 54-35.
Quinnipiac sees those trends holding Obama in good stead through Tuesday in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In Ohio, "He's only losing one in five Clinton voters and is within two points of Senator McCain among whites without college dgrees. That's a recipe for Obama success," Brown said. Pennsylvania "is consistently Obama blue down the home stretch, even with white voters only narrowly in his corner," said Clay Richards, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. The expected big Obama win in Philly's southeast suburbs "should seal up Pennsylvania for Obama," Richards said.
Florida is a tougher battle for Obama. He's trailing by 18 points among white voters without college degrees, a group he's doing much better with in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and that's going to keep Florida close.
As for the Marist numbers: Pennsylvania is Obama country, 52-39 among registered voters, 55-41 among likely voters. Obama holds the edge in favorable image, 59-50.
In Ohio, Obama's ahead, but not by much: 46-43 among registered voters, 48-45, among likely voters. Favorability rating also goes to Obama, but not by as much as in Pennsylvania: 56-51.
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Sometimes You Just Get A Feeling
I met Mark, liked, him, pitched the book at the new title meeting and before we knew what was happening, Colm & The Lazarus Key was published and on bookshelves (complete with a rocking cover by the wonderful Snowbooks folks).
Last week the shortlist for the 20th Bisto Children's Book of the Year Awards was announced and Kieran's wonderful book was one of the ten books chosen for that shortlist. I'm delighted because I honestly believe that Kieran has many more fine books in him and that Colm & The Lazarus Key is one of the finest Irish children's debut novels for some time.
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Animal Rescue Center Makov was established in 1993 by the Czech Union for Nature Conservation. This Center is a part of the National Network of Rescue Centers in the Czech Republic. 35 aviaries built on the area of the Center cover 4000m². The Center accepts all injured or ill wild animals. It takes care of abandoned baby animals and provides first aid, veterinary treatment, rehabilitation, preparation for release and actual release back to nature.
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The Czech Republic is a cool little landlocked country south of Germany and Poland, with a national addiction to pork and beer. Potatos, cabbage, and dumplings are close behind them, and they also have this great bar food called "utopenec." It means "a drowned man," it's pickled sausage with onions, perfect with some dark wheat bread and beer. The Czech bread is legendary, like a meal all by itself.Czechoslovakia first became a sovereign state in 1918 when it declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The state of Czechoslovakia lasted until the "Velvet Divorce" of 1993, which created Slovakia and the Czech Republic.It was occupied by Germany in WWII but escaped major damage, unlike most other European cities. The nation's capital, Prague, retains some of Europe's most beautiful Baroque architecture as well as one of the largest medieval castle complexes still standing. The President of the Czech Republic has his offices in the Prague Castle even today.There was a coup d'etat in 1948 and Czechoslovakia fell under Soviet rule. For fifty years Czechoslovakia was a Socialist state under the USSR, subject to censorship, forced atheism and even the arrest of jazz musicians!In 1989, communist police violently squashed a pro-democracy demonstration and pissed everybody off so bad that a revolution erupted over it, finally ending the Communist rule.The next twenty years saw rapid economic growth and westernization. Today in Prague you can eat at McDonald's or KFC, shop for snowboarding boots and go see a punk rock show.The Czech Republic took over the presidency of the European Union in January 2009. This instantly created lots of political drama because the President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, is a renowned Euroskeptic.We anxiously await the outcome of "President Klaus vs. the Lisbon Treaty", a world heavywieght fight sceduled for spring 2009.Text by Steve Smith.


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It's entirely fine to outfit the lair in your bachelor pad with a inexpensive coffee table from Ikea, but when it comes to the bed for a babe, you're going to want it to be made out of something sturdier than Swedish cardboard.
That's why when Reddit user Mergs2 1 listened he was going to have a brand-new niece, he got right to work on a customized crib for her, terminated with an adorable animal-themed back board!
He started tiny, crafting the swine that would be his niece's best friends during her bed years.
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He expended an epoxy finisher to leave a glossy appearance.
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When it came time to build the actual crib, Mergs2 1 craved exclusively the best for his niece, so he use special mortise and tenon joinery. It's exceptionally strong but are also welcome to broken up readily for moves.
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He sawed and planed grey oak committees for the body of the crib.
After plowing each bit with shellac and gluing the personas together, he included drawers beneath the cot for what he called newborn "baggage."
It's officially bedtime!
It was a lot of work, but it all seems worth it now.
What a luck niece to have an uncle that can make a bed like this AND occupy it with cute little animals.
If simply he made plots for grown-up males, too! My Ikea frame is being held together with electric videotape at the moment…