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Navigation Bridge 21" (530mm)
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The concept most people find harder to grasp is why some stocks are more 'liked' than others. What makes a particular stock go up, whilst other stocks go down? Part of it is due to negative or positive news for a company. Some people view one particular news as good, and buy into a stock, whilst others will view the same piece of news as negative, and sell their stock. Everyone has their own ideas and strategies for determining the probability of the stock's movements.
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- Supply and Demand are the two biggest driving forces that determine the stock price.
- A company's market capitalization can be calculated by multiplying the price by the number of shares outstanding.
- A company's stock price does not necessarily represent the value of a company. You cannot compare the stock price of two companies, and assume the one with the higher stock price is 'better'.
- Many investors use a company's earnings to determine the value of a company. However, there are many other elements, and indicators that ultimately affect stock prices.
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Saturday, November 2, 2019 - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
STEAM inserts arts into the acronym for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and it allows children to make connections between these subjects and their world through hands-on experimentation. These strategies have been developed to support schools who are often constrained by limited time and limited funding to "teach to the tests" and are not able to offer this type of practical learning to their students. In order to help fill this gap, Curious Kids' Museum will offer additional hands-on learning opportunities through science and creative programming all year long!
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Admission- $6 per person, 12 months and older
August 31 STEAM: Floating Paper Clip, Craft: Frogs
September 7 STEAM: Surface Tension on Pennies, Craft: Paper Plate Shakers
September 14 STEAM: Tower Buildings, Craft: Paper Bag Puppet
September 21 STEAM: Paper Helicopters and Dragon Flyers, Craft: Coffee Filter Flowers
September 28: Animals Alive! Join Tom Moore with Wild Tracks as we venture into the exciting world of reptiles. Get up close and personal with LIVE animals!
October 5 STEAM: Magnet Maze and Magnet Play, Craft: Turtles
October 12 STEAM: Catapults, Craft: Animal Masks
October 19 FUNDRAISER: MUSEUM CLOSED
October 26: Animals Alive! Join Tom Moore with Wild Tracks as we venture into the exciting world of reptiles. Get up close and personal with LIVE animals!
November 2 STEAM: Force and Motion, Craft: Rock Painting
November 9 STEAM: The Planets, Craft: Hand Print Flowers
November 16 STEAM: Pictograph, Craft: Creating pictograph
November 23 Crafts: Thanksgiving crafts
November 30: Animals Alive! Join Tom Moore with Wild Tracks as we venture into the exciting world of reptiles. Get up close and personal with LIVE animals!
Location:Curious Kids' Museum
415 Lake Boulevard
Saint Joseph,
Contact:Cost: Free with regular admission ($6/person 12m and older)
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Once again, I'm writing from a train. This time if feels good to be heading home; to Sabrina, my bed, my pillows, my guitars. We've just left Edinburgh for London, where I catch my flight back to Singapore this evening. I've been gone about four weeks and I'm especially looking forward to brewing my own Peets coffee again.
I come from provincial people. My Grandma Mac (Gertrude Cappuro) was born on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco and never left the state of California. My mom left California for the first time when she was 80 years old. I don't remember my dad or his mom ever leaving California either. We traveled by car from L.A. to San Francisco every summer. That was as far from home as we ever got.
I used to think that this was because my Dad had served in Okinawa in WWII. I figured that cured him of wanting to go anywhere. It wasn't until I got older that I realized that my parents lived from paycheck to paycheck. I'm certain now that they never really had the means to take us anywhere but up north to visit the grandparents. This serves as an ever-present reminder to me, what a privilege it is to have the opportunity to get out and see the world a little bit.
It wasn't until I started high school that I became aware of wanting to travel. The Let's Go Europe, backpacking-on-a-shoestring thing was in full swing. I read about it and talked to people who had been, and started saving for it. My first trip out of state was to Colorado, my second trip landed me in Paris (1976). Despite camping in the Bois de Boulogne for 4 weeks, I found that I was burning through my nest egg way too quickly, so I headed east toward cheaper adventures. I traveled overland through Austria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, to India. When I reached Varanasi I hunkered down and stayed for 6 months (leaving once to go to Nepal to renew my visa). I stayed in India until I ran out of money. My parent's had a yard sale in L.A. to help pay my ticket home. Altogether, I was gone for about 9 months. It was enough to feel bit by the travel bug for life.
Meanwhile, around the time I was off on this overland jaunt, Sabrina was having travel adventures of her own. When we met she had recently wrapped up working on a NOAA ship for two years, taking core samples in the icy waters between Seattle and Alaska. So she had this wanderlust thing too, and it was one of the things we immediately connected about when we met. We've been ready to go at the drop of a hat ever since. Our current life in Singapore is the result of always wanting to live overseas for a time.
But we are also people who enjoy putting down roots. We so look forward to returning to our home and family in California. And we realize that this addiction for planes, trains and automobiles is not everyone's cup of tea. I have some dear friends who have little to no desire to leave home, despite having the means to do so. And I don't chalk this up to living in the Golden State (a great place to never leave, IMHO.) Though I don't entirely understand this way of thinking, I do respect it. I especially enjoy those local village characters who know everybody, are seen often, and really have no desire to be anywhere else.
Which brings me to this song, Driftwood Way. It's about a guy whose roots keep him from going anyplace else. He loves his home. He could never leave. And he's mostly okay with that, though it's clearly a mixed bag as he sits by the fire. This tune has kind of a retro-folk sound to my ears. It sounds a little to me like it could have come out of Greenwich Village in the 60s. But it's another one recorded with Tom Prasada Rao in Texas, (in this present century.)
To wrap up I want to circle back around to what a privilege it is to have these travel opportunities. It's something that I'm constantly aware of, but some things really drive it home. Sabrina's work in Singapore has her traveling home to California about 4 times a year. We can't really afford to fly Cabana Boy home that often, so I go twice a year. When I get left behind in Singapore, sometimes I go on a shorter, cheaper, jaunt in Asia. About a year ago I was able to return to Varanasi to reconnect with that first exotic trip abroad in my youth.
On this recent trip, I met a young man by the river and we chatted often over the 10 days I was there. He was what's often referred to as a "tout"; someone who makes his living hitting on tourists to act as a guide and take them to various shops where he makes a commission. He came from a small village about 40 kilometers away. His would go home once every couple of weeks to visit his family and share his earnings. His family didn't really approve of his lifestyle, and a lot of burned out tourists treated him poorly, but he enjoyed the hustle and was just trying to make an honest buck on his own terms.
But what I remember most about him was his curiosity about my travel experience. He had never been on an airplane, and had only trained out of the state of Uttar Pradesh a couple of times in his life. He asked about what they fed me on the plane. (I didn't have the heart to call it crap) if I drank alcohol on the plane (a resounding YES, which delighted him), and how BIG was the plane? (about from here to that cow way over there.) It was clearly not his Driftwood Way-like roots that prevented him from flying. So we both wished he'd get to go on a plane one day. We're probably both gonna wish that for a long, long time. That conversation really stuck with me. I try to never take it for granted.


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The Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium is a comprehensive program on the many issues facing alfalfa and forage crops. Forages represent a major component of western farming and impact many other enterprises such as dairy farming, beef production, sheep, goats, as well as honey, agricultural industries and environmental issues. This symposium covers topics ranging from economics and markets, regulatory trends, industry issues, pest management, forage quality, irrigation, genetics to impacts and the environment. The symposium is a "must" for anyone interested in these important crops.
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The first artist is a friend I have never met in real life. I know her as a fellow artist and blogger. We met through an online class we both took from Alyson Stanfield. (Was that almost two years ago already?) Meet Patricia Scarborough, plein air painter extraordinaire! Patricia paints in oil and pastel, focusing on scenes from her local Nebraska surroundings. I am enchanted with her light-filled paintings. Please take a moment to visit her website or blog and see for yourself why I love her work. She also has the ability to put a smile on my face with her delightful sense of humor. Patty, I am such a fan!
|Tree Line. Oil, 6 x 6 inches. ©2010 Patricia Scarborough.
The next artist I have been drawing inspiration from lately is also someone I have never met. That is because he died about 55 years before I was even born. August Macke (1887-1914) was a German artist who embraced the avant guard artistic ideas of his time, melding the ideas of the Blue Riders, the Expressionists, Futurism and Cubism into his art in a unique way. I have a tiny book of images from watercolors he painted while visiting Tunisia with Paul Klee, and I love the vibrant colors and abstract qualities of the collection. Macke also painted in oil, and produced some amazing paintings for someone who lived such a short time. I do have a larger book with more of his paintings and a short biography that I love to spend hours with.
|August Macke. A watercolor from the Tunisia trip.


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A winner was selected from 44 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
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There is something about physical pain that brings the demons out to play. Today they run untamed. I spent the past five months with my head down, focused on rebuilding my body and slowly increasing training so I could stand in the starting corral as a competitor again. I played recovery by the books. I spent countless hours foam rolling and doing foundational strength exercises. I track my HRV daily to avoid overstressing my body. I reintroduced running slowly. I did so much pre-hab that progress seemed slow. I constantly wrestled my inner competitor, that somehow still exists, to accept that slow and steady would win the race. And yet, three days ago my body completely betrayed me and my back seized up with no warning.
Emilie Jones is an OCR athlete on a mission to become an Elite racer. Follow her journey through this blog and on social media.
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RARITAN TWP. — Take a good look at Paul Jennis' beautiful Hunterdon landscapes on this page, because with any luck you'll never see the originals. They are in the Emergency Department of Hunterdon Medical Center.
Jennis, who lives and paints in Raritan Township, says that four or five years ago Hunterdon Healthcare CEO and President Robert Wise "came to me with this vision for the E.R." The concept was for four large oil paintings of Hunterdon scenes, each one depicting a different season. The recently completed project is called "A Time to Heal and a Place for all Seasons."
Wise explains, "Patients and families coming into the Emergency Department are usually upset because their visit is unexpected due to injury or illness. The art in the Emergency Department is not just for decoration, but is being used to create a healing and therapeutic environment for patients."
Jennis says, "I went all over Hunterdon County and just shot probably a thousand-some-odd photos.… It took awhile just to narrow those photographs down and get exactly what we wanted.
"Because of the theme, we wanted to find some interesting spots that would show the winter, summer, spring and fall. We had an idea probably the Red Mill was going to be in there" just because it's so familiar to everyone. That became the springtime picture.
"I knew I was going to go for the icy landscape of Lambertville with the church steeple" for winter, says Jennis. Those two paintings were done and hung right away.
Then other commissions intervened, including painting the official portrait of Gov. Richard Codey, before Jennis and Wise recommitted to completing the four-picture set.
One of them would be of the Readington River Farm.
"There were so many farms I shot, but the fall foliage behind that farm" attracted him. He also liked the fact that it's a buffalo farm, even though he decided "it would be a distraction" to include any of the bison.
Wise wanted hot-air balloons in one of the pictures, so they became a key element in the summer scene at Spruce Run Reservoir.
He explains the emphasis on the local angle, saying that although Hunterdon Healthcare has expanded its operations into Somerset, Mercer and Warren counties, "Hunterdon Medical Center was built for the residents of Hunterdon County." So he wanted scenes that "represent the quaint towns, historic landmarks and beautiful scenery of Hunterdon, which are also why many of us enjoy living here."
Wise helped pick the scenes, but he left it up to Jennis to deal with the oblong format.
"Even though there seems a simplicity of the scenes," says Jennis, "to fit a three-foot-by-ten-foot format is not easy, to keep it interesting, to keep it moving. Composition-wise it's a tough format."
If the paintings were to be any longer, Jennis would have had another problem. His studio is small and "ten feet pretty much takes me to the doorway."
The final two paintings were hung recently across from the other two. The four canvases are in the main room of the Emergency Department, high above the activities of staff and patients.
Jennis says he enjoyed collaborating with Wise. "He was great all through the process, very encouraging, very supportive." The artist likes working with someone who is "for the arts; they understand the complexity, the hard work, the talent, the skills. When I work for that kind of people, it ends up great."
He said it was the same way working with Father Tim Christy on the religious murals at St. Magdalen's Parish Center in Flemington.


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Dates: Tuesday Feb 10 to Monday Feb 16, 2015 (6 nights).
Focus: Candid peer-to-peer examination of the Cuban legal system and exploration of Cuban culture fitting the guidelines for travelers using an Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of the Treasury, General Research License.
INCLUDED: (This land package provided by Cuba Education and Explorer Tours, Vancouver, Canada)
• Hotel: Melia Cohiba (5-stars, but remember this hotel will not equate to a 5-star hotel in the US)
• Full time English-speaking Cuban guide and transportation in a "luxury" tour coach with dedicated chauffer, airport transfers
• All breakfasts and lunches, two dinners, all activities
• Mandatory Cuban medical insurance coverage
NOT INCLUDED: (These additionals are expected to cost about $500)
• Charter airfare from Miami to Havana
• Cuban Tourist card
• Gratuities
• Cuban airport departure tax
Pricing: $2399 per participant based on double room occupancy, $250 single room surcharge
In February 2015 I took a group of 16 mediators to Cuba. (We were there the same time as Conan O'Brien but sadly, we did not run into him or the film crew.) You can read what I had to say about Cuba in three blog posts – Cuba: My State of Conflict, What Americans Need To Know About Cuban History, and Ricky Ricardo Doesnt Live Here Anymore.
This was a once in a lifetime trip for David and I. While it was definitely worth our time and money I don't see us doing Cuba again.
Epilogue – Six months after our trip I received an email from our Guide telling me he had defected and was now living in California. I can understand why he made that choice.


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Luckily, we've had sun almost every day, here at The Villages. But the afternoon storms have been impressive! Take a look at the storm that rolled in today. The clouds were beautiful!
Monthly Archives: July 2015
New Villages Cart
We're back in the Villages and this new house includes a cool golf cart. It's not as fast as the last one, but it definitely runs better.
Creepy door knocker
This is the door knocker on the front door of the house we're renting. We can't figure out the genders. We only know that to knock on door, you smash their faces together. Weird.
Boulevard Cafe St. Simons Island
Jodi and I walked a couple of blocks from our house to a small local restaurant this morning for breakfast. It's a small place called Boulevard Cafe. It's not in the middle of the downtown traffic so it wasn't busy, but it should have been.
They have a limited menu, but what we had was great. From what we gathered it's a husband and wife owned place. On our way out we ran into the husband and spent 5 or 10 minutes in the parking lot talking. I'm sure they get a fair amount of vacation traffic, but I think they probably have a lot of regular locals.
If we were going to be here longer, we would definitely go back. So, if you visit St. Simons Island at some point be sure to stop at the Boulevard Cafe. You'll be glad you did.
St. Simons Island
We're half way through our stay at Three Sisters Cottage on St. Simons Island in Georgia. We've come here every year for the last 5 years or so for a work conference that Jodi has.
So far so good, although it's not quite as convenient as it was in The Villages. Honestly, we miss having the golf cart and paths to get around. We've seen some people driving carts here, but the area is not designed for them. It's also been incredibly hot and humid this week. That's typical weather for here this time of year, but it seems to be exceptionally heavy air this year.
On a side note: as I'm typing this post there are related news stories that are coming up in a sidebar. The first story in the list has this title: Human skull found in St. Simons Island surf. You don't see that every day.
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The Villages, FL Vacation Home – Village of Hillsboro – July 2015
This is more of a video tour than a review. We absolutely loved this house but, the owners love it, too. The day after we checked out, they moved in full time. I don't blame them. It's a great little house. But, this means that none of you will have a chance to rent this beautiful home.
As usual, I waited until check-out day to do the video and I forgot a few things like the exterior and the garage. But, at least I remembered to take the video. Right?
Time to Leave The Villages
Well, this is our last night in the house we rented in The Villages in Florida. The trailer is all packed except for what we need. We returned the rainbow golf cart. And the house has been cleaned.
Now we wait for tomorrow morning when we'll drive a few hours to St. Simons Island in Georgia. Jodi has a work event there and then we'll actually be coming right back to the Villages for another month. We'll be in a different house this time though.
It looks like we'll have much more of a view. The back yard looks out over the golf course. This next house also comes with a golf cart, so we won't have to spend the extra money to rent one. Speaking of which, Jodi and I talked about it today and decided that it is definitely a good idea to have a golf cart if you're staying here for any length of time. While you can get everywhere with a full size car, a golf cart is much more convenient and better on gas.
We spent some time today getting most things packed in the trailer and cleaning. We don't have to clean, but we like to leave a good impression. So, there you have it. That's our adventure for today from what I can remember.
Burke's BBQ by The Villages
Jodi and I had driven by Burkes BBQ a couple of times while on our way to other places. We were trying to find someplace new the other day and Jodi remembered that we had gone by this place, so we decided to go try it.
What we found was a little bit of awesomeness in meat form. It's fantastic!!!
The prices are great as well. The serve everything in a cafeteria style. The first time we went we both tried to normal bbq things, i.e. pulled pork and chicken. The second time their special was meatloaf, so we both had that.
The staff, atmosphere, prices and food are all great. I wish I could come up with a better word to describe it adequately. It is truly family owned and operated and you can tell. From what we can tell they have hit all of the bases when it comes to operating a family restaurant.
One our first visit we ended up talking to the owner about Indiana Tenderloins. He happened to know what we were talking about and went back to the kitchen to make a sample for us while we were talking. If you're ever in the area and want to try it, here's the address:
Burke's BBQ 311 Hwy 466A, Fruitland Park, FL 34731
Here's their website: www.burkespitbbq.com
I hope you'll give it a try if you're in the area. We like to support small businesses whenever we can.
Wherever the wind blows…
I thought I would give a quick update on where we've been and where we're going. So far:
Fripp Island, SC
Acworth, GA
Pensacola, FL
Gulfport, MS
Orlando, FL
Gulf Shores, AL
The Villages, FL
Where are we going?
Hot Springs Village, AR – September
Somewhere, TX – October (see pink heart) because our first grand baby will be born!!! Woohoo
Port Charlotte, FL – November
So, I need your help finding our next homes after that. We still need to find something close to Belton, TX in October and we need homes for the Winter months. If you know anyone that owns furnished, dog friendly vacation/rental homes in any of the Southeastern states, please let me know.


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Short- Term (Workcamps)
Marttinen, Virrat. Photo by Milka Autio, Finland (2015)
SCI organises short term voluntary projects, commonly known within SCI as 'workcamps'. These projects are organised in cooperation with SCI branches and partner organisations, who in their turn cooperate with local communities. A short term voluntary project is a unique form of volunteering, bringing together people from different countries, cultures and backgrounds to live and work together with local communities for a period of two to three weeks.
Contributing to peace
Short term voluntary projects aim to break down barriers between people and develop intercultural understanding. In that way they contribute to building a culture of peace among people. The projects place a strong emphasis on intercultural learning and include elements of peace education. There are many different projects to choose from and they are open to everyone.
Accessibility of workcamps
SCI is a non profit organisation and therefore able to keep participation fees low. This makes the workcamps accessible to people with fewer resources. In some countries SCI has special programmes for young people with fewer opportunities that facilitate their participation in short term projects.
Diversity of workcamps
Every year thousands of short term voluntary projects are organised in different fields and with different types of voluntary work. There is always something that will interest you. For example, did it ever occur to you that you could go abroad to…
- …organise an open air cinema with the Roma community in Kosovo?
- …experience life in an eco-village in Finland?
- …run activities for refugees in Kenya?
- …work with children from asylum seekers in Belgium?
- …wake up to the sound of crying wolves in the USA?
- …support the daily work of a Palestinian youth center in Israel…?
Online workcamp database
All this and much more is what you can do as a volunteer on an SCI workcamp. If you got enthusiastic then please have a look in our on-line workcamp database and find the short term project of your choice! For most projects it is possible to register on-line.


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What would Jesus do about Usury interest rates? tapsearch.com/tapartnews/id40.html
By Ray Tapajn - Link: Tapart News and Art that Talks Editor and Artist
Usury interest rates have been around a long time. President Bush says Jesus was his favorite philosopher but he certainly does not act out his beliefs in office. The only time Jesus seemed to have lost his quiet temperament is when he chased the money changers out of the temple. He was not silent as many were victimized with heavy financial burdens.
Most likely they cashed in their life insurance policies first and then they start charging more on credit cards to survive. It took time for the realization of their plight to sink in. They thought they could just find another job of equal value. The interest rates on their credit cards went over 18 percent. After missing a payment or two, the rate shot up to 24 percent and as bankruptcy loomed, the interest rates radically up to 34 percent predicting the doom of bankruptcy. The bankruptcy rate has broken records for years now. If Jesus was told he had to pay 18 percent interest or more, he may have taken a whip of cords to show his disapproval.
Today many say it is the buyer's fault for buying a home above their ability to pay - including the high interest rates. These buyers should have anticipated the bubble in the housing market. Alan Greenspan, the head of the Federal Reserve, liked the bubble. He thought the rising values in housing which allowed a vast home equity loan market was a good financial product. However, it turned out to be funny money as other money products are today.
We call this Financialism. See Financialism and the oil money standard running on empty. The U.S. economy is now based on money as the major product instead of actual products made or farmed in the USA. Many of these money products can only survive on debts. Today this funny money market is collasping with many losing their homes. In Cleveland more than a 100 homes have been put on fire by arsons. The American Dream is literally Burning.
"Nice guys" with Christian manners in the media and politics wear blinders and hide from it all. Many promote this funny money climate.
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Some of the founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson called banks "more dangerous than standing armies." Andrew Jackson told a group of bankers they were a "den of vipers and thieves."
And Jesus reacted this way -- " And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When he had made a whip of cords, He drove them from the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured outthe changers' of money and overturned the tables" ( John 2:14-15 ) - and President George Bush says Jesus is his favorite philosopher as he backs up the money changers of our times.
Sources : Tcrnews2 Com Usury and our own Bizarre Politics site at Transformer Money Toy Economy


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8.554569 - Listen, Learn and Grow Vol. 1
Listen to classical music
When we think about our ears, we usually focus on hearing. That is certainly the most obvious function, but there is more to the ear than hearing.
Scientific research has verified that the ear is the first organ to be fully functional, being completely formed when the fetus is four and a half months old. This is why stimulation to the central nervous system, via music, provides an important ingredient to your child's early brain development.
Musical sounds are among the first stimuli that an infant responds to and your baby will enjoy music instinctively; but what type of music is "good" for your baby? Recent studies have shown that certain types of music – especially the music of the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – have had many positive effects when played for newborns and older children.
Learn with classical music
From the moment children are born they enter a new world of light, energy and sound. Every moment becomes a new experience in mental and sensory stimulation. It is important that your newborn is provided with the best stimuli possible to encourage the development of communication skills, attention span, quality of speech, memory and maturity.
Scientists are just beginning to understand how classical music can provide stimulation to the developing brain. Recent studies have shown that the cortical neurons, which are used for such things as mathematics and abstract reasoning, respond more quickly and are strengthened by the rhythms, melodies and high frequencies that are found in classical music.
And Grow
At a very early age, children have the ability to perceive patterns and how they develop. The rhythms, melodies, and high frequencies of classical music stimulate and charge the creative and motivational regions of the brain: it is these specific frequencies and patterns that "exercise" the neural pathways in your child's brain.
During every stage of your child's development, creativity is a central part of their inner growth. As children grow, so does their need to expand upon what they've learned.
We at Naxos of America believe that classical music can and does provide the stimuli needed to help your child realize their full potential. The music presented here is meant to last a lifetime; a lifetime of listening, learning and growing.
From the very beginning the Naxos label was meant to make classical music more accessible to the average person by making it more affordable. More than any other classical record label, major or independent, Naxos has also made an important effort to educate future audiences by producing educational material – from our acclaimed A to Z of Classical Music and How to Build a Classical Music Collection to our latest brochure, How to Enjoy a Live Concert. Naxos presently provides financial support to several ongoing educational projects.
Music for Children offers advice and the tools necessary for parent and primary school teachers to teach music and dance to children ages 6-10. Attaca is a music education course developed by a Swedish educator for students ages 10-18, which will also be made available in an English version in the United States. We are also supporting I-Cubed an internet based music appreciation course for college and university students.
By making classical music available to families, Naxos will play an important part in helping children to maximize their future potential. We at Naxos are proud of that fact. Classical music will improve a child's learning capabilities. It can help them to become more balanced human beings and generally enrich their lives.
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Dark Souls is great - it's a game not afraid to be impossibly hard and unforgiving, in an age where other game companies actually WANT gamers to be happy and able to finish the game. Really, it's the closest modern day equivalent to an arcade game. Speaking of...can you imagine of Dark Souls took quarters for every life?
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Birth Date: August 5, 1987
Year Started Outriding: 2010
Hometown: Okotoks, Alberta
World Professional Standings
2014 - 9th
2013 - 7th
2012 - 8th
2011 - 9th
2010 - 24th/25th - Rookie Season
Major Awards And Victories
Personal Information
A future champion outrider, Doug just completed his fifth consecutive year in the saddle on the WPCA Pro Tour. Doug was part of Reg Johnstone's Calgary Stampede Aggregate winner in 2011, was the recipient of the Rod Glass Memorial Award symbolic of the WPCA's Most Improved Outrider in 2013, and was the WPCA Top Rookie Outrider in 2010. Doug won his first show championship at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede in just his second year, outriding for the man who gave him his start in the chuckwagon business - Grant Profit. He made his debut ride behind Chance Bensmiller at the 2010 Colonial Days Fair in Lloydminster prior to making his first official ride on the WPCA Pro Tour behind John Walters on the final night of the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede. Doug started his career as a barn hand for Grant Profit for many years prior to trying his hand as an outrider. Doug is an an oilfield worker in the off season, and has done some movie work appearing in the mini-series "Klondike." he served as the outrider representative on the WPCA board of directors the past two years. has a girlfriend Jaycee Bremner, and makes his home in Okotoks, Alberta.
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Sermon for 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, 18 Jan 15
John1:43-51 Psalm139:1-6,13-18 1Samuel3:1-11 1Corinthians6:12-20
Since a bunch of you asked about them, here's my much ballyhooed pair of pants, the ones made famous by Tim's sermon last week.
The story is I crashed my bike riding to one of our Monona outreach events. They'd been a gift, were still pretty new and hadn't gotten used up, so I patched 'em. Mostly I dress nicer for work, but I did wear these for the "God's Work. Our Hands" project on Homecoming Sunday since we were going to get dirty serving at Winnequah School. Nate McConnell saw the red patch during worship and was worried I was bleeding.
Today I wore them not just to showcase but to make a point, or to raise distinctions of what counts as a distraction versus being central to faith, a question of what's appropriate and right and beneficial.
It comes up in part because of our Gospel reading, with one of my favorite Bible verses, because it seems so random and quirky (which, you probably know, appeals to me). The line is when Jesus tells Nathanael "I saw you under the fig tree." Yet Nathanael reacts with a ridiculously astounded confession of faith: You saw me under the fig tree? Wow! You're God almighty! It's goofy. Almost no commentators in the history of Christianity give it any special value or meaning.
Sure, figs pop up on occasion in the Bible. In a different strange story, Jesus cursed a fig tree because, out of season, it had no snack for him. Adam and Eve made the first clothes by sewing together fig leaves. Through the Old Testament the sweet fruit of fig trees, along with grape vines, signaled an established home. Maybe that's what this fig tree is doing located here in the Gospel of John, signaling that Nathanael was at home. Instead of being a fisherman out in his boat as we'll hear with calling disciples from Mark next week, maybe Nathanael is a landlubber hanging around the farm. Or maybe he was lazy and taking a snooze in the shade. It could even be that it was someone else's tree and he was stealing figs.
Probably the fig tree doesn't really symbolize anything about Nathanael or his relationship with Jesus, remaining an obscure, trivial detail.
But that would be just fine, because the overall point is that Jesus is concerned about you, in all the obscure, silly, trivial, asinine moments and details of your life. Nathanael could've been in a boat. He could've been in school or in a jail or at a store. It just so happens that he was under a fig tree for whatever reason, and that's where Jesus found him.
Which brings me back to my pants. I usually dress up more, and believe there's still value in "Sunday best" clothes fitting God's extreme goodness to us. I try to look nice during the week to respect and acknowledge that the Lord is with you (just as we declare in our greetings), making all the moments of your life important. Still the reverse side of it is needing to remember that God is with you even when we don't look our best. Even in hospital gowns or shabby sweat pants, still the presence of God abides with you. Are you getting the feel for these distinctions?
To go beneath your clothing, our Psalm proclaims that your body is created by God with care and delight. There's no regrettable part of you that so ultimately disappoints God, no blemish or infirmity that would make God stop loving you. God declares that you look marvelous. We could probably extend that to your clothes. You don't need to be embarrassed of your clothes, or put extra weight onto them as if something fancier will make God like you better.
Again, we could look at the official garments for worship. Our white albs that we wear to lead worship are actually not supposed to be fancier garb (or pajamas as Jim Wiskowski suggested this morning). They're supposed to be equalizers. They symbolize all of us being washed clean in baptism, that we're all pure in Christ. On the other hand, in 11:00 worship, Tim and I don't wear these white garments. Since these seem more formal, or specialized, we dress instead to look more familiar. Between these two sides, it's tough to say that one is right and one is wrong. Neither is a petty choice. Both are trying to make a connection between faith and our lives.
One more similar example: Today I put on my red Chuck Taylors. That's not to match the patch on my pants. To coordinate I would've actually preferred wearing green to go with the liturgical color for the day. I chose these because at one point a dozen years ago, I'd written on the bottom "Ephesians 6:15." That verse says, "As shoes for your feet, put on whatever enables to proclaim the gospel of peace." Clearly these shoes aren't the only thing fitting for proclaiming peace in Jesus. But they can fit the bill, even here and now.
To take a bit different approach, let's return to our 1st reading, of God speaking to a young child. We learn God may call us even when we don't understand it. God may have something to say not only when we're sitting in church alert and listening for it, but also in our sleep.
Yet that raises further distinctions. The reading doesn't mean that the only place you can hear God's voice is when you go to bed. It doesn't mean that every dream you have is God trying to call you to a new way of life. It doesn't mean you can only perceive God's voice when you're young before your hearing goes. Again, as the Psalm nicely says, God knows your sleeping and your rising up, watches you as you roam and as you rest, from before your birth until long after your death, God surrounds and holds you.
Martin Luther King covered similar ground in writing, "the worth of an individual does not lie in the measure of intellect, her racial origin, or his social position. In the ultimate and final Christian analysis, human worth lies in relatedness to God. An individual has value because he or she has value to God. Whenever this is recognized, 'whiteness' or 'blackness' pass away as determinants in a relationship and 'sister' and 'brother' are substituted."*
It's into the midst of this kind of difficult and vital question of society and ethics under God's unconditional love that Paul tries to navigate in our 2nd reading. If God's love will never let you go, if your clothes or your body type or your age or your personality don't determine or prevent God's blessing for you, then what? "All things are lawful for me," Paul writes. Nothing can cut you off from God, won't make God punish you. From the smallest harmful choice like junk food to even something so extreme as fornicating with a prostitute can't take you away from Christ. As he says in another place, clean or messy is nothing, law-breaking or law-abiding is nothing, but that we are a new creation in Christ is everything! (Gal6:15)
So does that mean anything goes? Are holey cords—that is, corduroys with holes in them—really the holiest choice? Is it alright just to hang out under fig trees? Could Samuel just as well have gone back to sleep, preferring a bit more shut eye instead of having to pay attention to the word of the Lord? If Christ has freed you from the bonds of sin, should you really feel free to sin against other people, or your loved ones? Should you abuse yourself and creation?
Well technically you could.
Your identity is held in Christ. You are claimed as a beloved child of God and member of this family. You are fundamentally a citizen of his kingdom, a creature of his new creation. You are a Jesus person. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. That will be true no matter how you look or how you act. There's no lightning bolt coming to expel you from this place.
But it's also true that you'll serve your neighbor and glorify God by not graffitying up or littering the temple with junk. The question for the day is not if you're a better disciple than somebody else, if your behavior is more important or holier. It's more a question of distinctions on what's beneficial. What will most enable you and others to live into this new reality of God's abundant grace. What inhibits and what encourages following that beautiful invitation from Jesus of coming to see?
Hymn: Baptized and Set Free (ELW #453)
* "The Ethical Demands for Integration," in Testament of Hope, p122. Edited for inclusivity.
postscript: It was with full irony that I talked about my trivial clothes after starting worship with this word of MLK's Letter from Birmingham City Jail:
"In the midst of blatant injustices inflicted upon blacks, I have watched white churches stand on the sideline and merely mouth pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities. In the midst of a mighty struggle to rid our nation of racial and economic injustice, I have heard so many ministers say, 'Those are social issues with which the gospel has no real concern,' and I have watched so many churches commit themselves to a completely otherworldly religion which made a strange distinction between body and soul, the sacred and the secular.
"So here we are moving toward the exit of the 20th century with a religious community largely adjusted to the status quo, standing as a taillight behind other community agencies rather than a headlight leading us to higher levels of justice."


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it's just not summer until you pack a picnic and enjoy a show at the hollywood bowl!
here's a throwback to Sondheim's 75th , directed by the brilliant Paul Lazarus with Paul Gemignani leading the LA Philharmonic and Gerald Sternbach - choreographed by me!
nothing wrong with an old school musical number!!


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Ashford and St. Peter's Maternity unit have now gone live with antenatal bookings using BadgerNet Maternity. Having considered options, they have opted to use the BadgerNet iPad app in the community setting, with a combination of desktops and iPads in the unit. This will allow clinical access to the full maternity record.
Women in the area will now be able to access their maternity notes online via an Android app, iPhone app or browser based system. BadgerNet Mat Notes will send through appointment reminders and updates as well as see relevant information to their pregnancy and localised leaflets for Ashford and St. Peters.
The team at Ashford and St. Peters have been tremendous. Within three months they have moved from kick off to being live with the system and been an absolute pleasure to work with throughout!


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Friday, 24 May 2013
Unleashing Your Imagination
The definition of writing is that it's a language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols.
That sums it up very neatly doesn't it? But that summary is just the stone which hits the water; there are so many more ripples to explore. Writing to me is about having my voice heard, unleashing my imagination, making new friends in my characters, boosting my confidence, a way of keeping me focused, a method of learning through research, increasing my organisational skills by accurately setting time-lines in my story and putting the chapters in the right place to help the story flow and most definitely - escapism.
What made me think of writing this blog post, was a critique I had to do for this month's fiction group at Nottingham Writers' Studio. I'd started by picking out the odd grammar mistake and highlighting beautiful similes, when I became more interested in what the writer was saying than any grammatical errors. Two sentences jolted me. I read them again. 'It occurs to me that writing can be a means of control which is lacking elsewhere in our lives. Writing is sometimes taken up when life itself fails, disappoints or falls short in some way.'
It occurred to me that I took up writing novels in 2007 just as a certain part of my life changed and I felt my control of life was, for the most part, out of my hands. Did my sub-concious lead me to start a novel that Sunday morning as a way of gaining some control back? I've often remarked that I love writing because I'm in charge of my characters' decisions and directions. I can tell them what to say, lead them out of danger and direct them to a happier life. I become lost in their lives and actually feel that my characters are my friends as I disappear into my writing. Is this a sort of therapy my mind led me to as a way of protecting me? Perhaps. Writing is known to help people with traumatic problems, so why shouldn't it help someone who has just lost their way?
Writing about traumatic and emotional events has been found to result in improvements in both physical and psychological well-being. As a way of healing affected people, they're asked to write about past stressful events. Those who do so, generally have significantly better physical and psychological outcomes compared with those who write about neutral topics. Writing is so much more than a textual medium. It can be used successfully as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma and in psychiatric settings and is associated with both short-term increases in physiological arousal and long-term decreases in health problems. Not bad for just putting pen to paper!
If you can't change something about where you are in life then change it by writing. Go to the ocean in your mind and listen to the sound your footsteps make on the pebbles or feel your toes sink into the cool sand. Listen to the waves as they hush up and down the the beach, smell the salt-air and sweet seaweed. Write about the cherry blossom festivals in Japan by going there on the page. Can you smell the fragrant blossoms as they tumble to the floor in the mild breeze? How about indulging in the freedom of skiing. The skis are swishing from side to side as you glide down the hill, looking up at the blue shadows on the mountains and the sun glinting off the peaks. Go for it. Indulge in a little imagination. It's a fantastic tonic!
I read an interview in The Times last month by Rose Tremain, the Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. She said,
'My belief in the imagination is absolute. Part of the joy of writing is going on a journey somewhere outside my own life.'
And it does help to escape from time to time, if only in our imaginations. As the old cliche goes, a change is as good as a rest!
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The magic of the human spirit, with its capacity for survival, growth and joy, has always intrigued Dr. Barbara. Now, taking that magic of the human spirit to a new level, she has written her first novel for women, Next Year in Jerusalem. Combining her talents as a writer and a psychologist has resulted in a story filled with romance, intrigue, mystery, and spiritual awakenings. Read it for pleasure but don't be surprised to find that you are coming closer to your own feelings, passions, desires and yearnings for personal growth!
Next Year in Jerusalem is the first book in The Jerusalem Trilogy For Women.
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, internationally known Positive Psychologist and Author, is the creator of The Enchanted Self ®, a way of teaching women how to find more joy, meaning and purpose in their lives. She is a psychologist in private practice in Long Branch, New Jersey and licensed in the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts since 1981.
Dr. Barbara is also the author of The Truth: I'm a girl, I'm smart and I know everything and it's sequel Secrets: You tell me yours I'll tell you mine.... Maybe. To learn more about The Truth series books visit The Truth for Girls website.


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ASIRT clears officer of wrongdoing after incident leaves man with broken ribs, collapsed lung
An Alberta RCMP officer accused of kicking a man, breaking his ribs and collapsing his lung during an arrest has been cleared of wrongdoing by the province's police watchdog.
An investigation was launched Jan. 15 by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team into a New Year's Eve incident near Blackfalds, about 15 km north of Red Deer.
On Dec. 31, 2014, the report said, two RCMP cars were dispatched to find a red truck reportedly stolen in the area. Another truck stopped near them and then began driving again with its high beams on.
Finding this behaviour odd, the officers tried to stop the truck, but it drove past, hitting the arm of one officer who had stepped out of his car.
Police followed the truck and saw beer cans being thrown out of the windows before it drove through a T-intersection and into a ditch.
Three passengers — two women and one man — got out of the truck while the driver, who was later found to be impaired, stayed inside.
Police said the women stayed on the ground when asked, but the 47-year-old male passenger failed to follow directions and instead walked toward the officers, swearing. One officer said he struck the man in the head with his service pistol, knocking him over.
When he refused to stay down, the officer said he kicked the man two or three times in the torso and, when he didn't get up again, handcuffed him.
The man, however, said he was kicked twice in the head and three times in the ribs.
Though the driver didn't see what happened, the two women gave statements that an unnecessary amount of force was used when the man was kicked. But ASIRT found the testimony of the women inconsistent.
"Although it is believed that the evidence of the two female passengers was given to the best of their abilities and with a desire to be honest, its reliability was undermined by the fact that parts of their statements were demonstrably in error and contradicted by available video evidence, and the fact that the women had consumed alcohol," ASIRT said
The man was charged and taken to Lacombe Hospital, where he was assessed and released. Five days later, his condition worsened and he went to the Three Hills Health Centre. He was diagnosed with broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Although the report said the "most reasonable inference is that the injuries were sustained as a result of the force used," it was also found that they could have been caused by the initial collision when the truck left the road and went into the ditch.
ASIRT executive director, Susan Hughson, found that there was "no clear evidence that could provide reasonable grounds to believe the officer committed an offence."
ASIRT's role is to investigate incidents or complaints involving serious injury or death of any person, and matters of a serious or sensitive nature, that may have resulted from the actions of a police officer.


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DT Nguyen, chief executive officer, drives Koan's overall strategy and direction, including development of strategic alliances. A national leader in transformative healthcare information technology, Mr. Nguyen has held successful executive roles in revenue cycle management, pharmacy and medical management, clinical decision support and information exchanges.
Before founding Koan Health, Mr. Nguyen served as president of MedAssets' revenue cycle management business while it was a Galen Portfolio company. Under his leadership, the business grew and achieved number-one KLAS rankings for multiple market segments. He was the founder of XactiMed, an RCM company acquired by MedAssets in 2007. XactiMed revolutionized the industry by building workflow rules into the integration engine—allowing hospitals and physicians to improve cash flow and reduce AR days. XactiMed technology still serves as the foundation of MedAssets claims applications.
Earlier, Mr. Nguyen held senior executive positions with IPN Network, FoxMeyer Health and U.S. HealthData Interchange. Active in the community, he's a board member of Tarrant County Hospital District and a former board member of Parker University. Mr. Nguyen is the recipient of an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Parker University in recognition of his dedication, leadership and philanthropy in transforming the healthcare delivery system.


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"Following radiation therapy or prostatectomy there was a significant (P<0.05) improvement in the adjusted sexual function and sexual interest scores associated with the initiation of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors," said radiation oncologist Irwin Lee, M.D., of the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor.
"We wanted to determine if the efficacy of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors is any different following radical prostatectomy versus radiation therapy for patients with prostate cancer," Dr. Lee said in a poster presentation at a prostate cancer symposium.
Dr. Lee scrutinized data from the CaPSURE (Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor) to identify 1,087 men who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer from 1995 to 2003 and treated by prostatectomy or radiation. They all initiated phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors following treatment.
The 846 men who had a radical prostatectomy had lower baseline scores for both sexual interest and sexual function than the 241 men who underwent radiation therapy. But after two years of treatment with sildenafil or similar agents, sexual function scores increased by nearly 50% in the surgery group.
Men who had radiation therapy also reported increased sexual function after treatment, but the improvement was not as dramatic as that reported in the surgery group, perhaps reflecting better baseline status.
Dr. Lee said the study indicated that "following radical prostatectomy, the effectiveness of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors may increase over time, perhaps as patients are recovering from surgery."
In the radiation group he pointed out that the response to was modest, but stable. He said the finding "suggests that phosphodiesterase inhibitors may counter the post radiation therapy decline in sexual function that was seen in this and previous studies."
|The Prostate Cancer Symposium was cosponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the Society of Urologic Oncology.
Dr. Lee listed no potential conflicts of interest. CaPSURE is supported by TAP Pharmaceuticals.


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Ideas for your vacation in Jurmala
Tourists from all over the world enjoy vacationing on the Baltic sea coast of Jurmala, and escpecially it is treasured by visitors from Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine and other CIS countries.
This resort town does have what to offer to its guests! Here are just a few ideas that will help to make your holiday unforgettable:
- Go for a horse back ride around Jurmala and admire the beauty of the pine forest, deserted sandy beaches and breath in the taste of freedom.
- Play a game of football or voleyball on the equipped venues on the beach. Or watch one of the many beach voleyball tournements that is organized throught the summmer.
- Rent a catamaran for a leisurly walk or a boat, learn how to water ski or enjoy a refreshing ride on a Jet Ski.
- Take a family trip to the best water park in Europe — Livu Akvaparks.
- Play tennis or take a couple of lessons with a professional coach.
- Go skating in the modern indoor skating ring Ice Palace.
- Take a fishing trip or purschase ready-made fish specialities in the local Jurmala shops.
- Enjoy the gastronomic diversity — the numerious restaurants of Jurmala are ready to welcome you!
- Today's Jurmala is a SPA — immerse yourself into the world of gorgeaus SPA treatments that are offered by the hotel's of Jurmala.


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WBEZ News
Syrian rebel fight felt in Hoosier heartland
Syria is half a world away from the Midwest.
But to Kenan Rahmani, it's like home, although it's a home that's been besieged with violence, bombs, death and suffering for nearly two years.
Rahmani wants to end the bloodshed and hopes Americans will lend a hand.
"I don't have a stomach for war, but I also don't have the stomach to see 35 children being killed on a daily basis. I hope that Americans can see there's a moral issue," Rahmani told WBEZ in an exclusive interview. "Part of the promise of this country (United States) is that we stand up against oppression. Our moral conscious should lead us to the right answer in Syria."
Rahmani is a 24-year-old resident of Fishers, a wealthy suburb just north of Indianapolis. He also attends law school at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend.
His family moved to the United States when he was two years old leaving behind relatives such as cousins, uncles and aunts.
Rahmani used to visit overseas often but the Syrian conflict that erupted two years ago doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.
Syrian President Bashar Assad is holding on to power as rebel forces continue to fight – some with guns, others with art.
Two months ago, Rahmani visited parts of Syria to delivered humanitarian aid to families who he says have nothing to survive on.
Upon his return, Rahmani helped to bring back to the United States 34 political drawings poking fun of Assad, criticizing his politics and taking the U.S. to task for not getting involved in the conflict even more.
Those paintings – drawn by activists in the northern Syrian city of Kafrabel, were displayed at Eman Elementary, an Islamic-based school in Fishers on Sunday night. It was hosted by the Indianapolis chapter of the Washington, D.C.-based Syrian American Council. It's the first stop in several for the Midwest which will make its way to Chicago on March 30.
"These activists are incredibly brave young men who week after week, they go out and stay up all night to try to send the perfect message to the world because they have lost faith in governments, they have lost faith in the U.N.," Rahmani, national board member of the Syrian American Council, said. "But they have hope, that Americans, that Europeans, people of the world can look at these posters and see for themselves. … All we want is someone to stand up for our right for us to stand up to a dictator."
Some of the drawings are done in Arabic but many are in English to appeal to a wider international community.
Dr. Shadi Latta, a physician who lives in the northern Chicago suburb of Niles, says it wasn't easy getting the painting out of the country. It's also dangerous to even possess the drawings, he said, since it's a crime to criticize the government.
"When the revolution first started in Syria, no international media was allowed to get into Syria to tell people what is going on. These talented people found this way to reach out to deliver their messages," Latta, a native of the Kafrabel region, said. "All that they had was their cell phones with a camera and a Facebook account. That was the only mean of delivering their voice."
The Indianapolis area is home to a small number of those of Syrian descent, about 40 families.
Laila Mossa-basha is an American born Syrian who lives in Carmel, another northern suburb of Indianapolis.
The 21-year-old has visited Syria in recent years but returning isn't likely because of the ongoing conflict.
"Syria is always in our hearts all times. It really breaks our heart of what's going on there," Mossa-basha, a pre-med student, said.
"It's an honor to have the paintings here in Indianapolis for its first stop."
The event was also an opportunity for organizers to raise funds for humanitarian aid. Some $10,000 was raised during Sunday's event.
Rahmani will return to Syria in early March to deliver more aid, such as food, blankets and infant formula.
He's hoping the United States will provide the rebels with arms to protect themselves.
His hopes has the support for several top ranked U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
But so far, President Barack Obama is unwilling to arm the rebels.
New U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet this week with the leadership of the Syrian rebels during his first overseas trip as secretary of state.


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A Guide to Replacing Adult Teeth
Here in Jacksonville, TX, we learn from an early age that when you fail, you should try, try again! Never give up, and keep fighting back to reach your goals. This a great mentality, but we often forget that there are something things that you only get one shot at.
Take your healthy adult smile, for example. If you fail to keep your smile healthy the first time around, you don't get another chance. Once those teeth come out, they are gone for good. Once a tooth is gone, you have to make a decision: will you restore that tooth or not?
We see patients all the time who are on the fence about restoring their natural tooth. We understand the hesitation to undergo a serious procedure, but we know that there is something much greater at risk, and that's your health.
Let's take some time today to dig into the matter of dental restoration. You might be very surprised by what you find out!
To Replace or Not to Replace, That is the Question
When you considering a dental restoration, we want you to think about the choice in two ways. First, we want you to consider the impact a missing tooth has on you psychologically. Second, we want you to consider the impact a missing tooth has on your physically. Let us show you what we mean!
Psychological Impact
A missing tooth isn't a symptomless thing. There are ramifications and implications that go well beyond the health of your smile. New research links a missing tooth with increased anxiety and depression, especially if the missing tooth is in the smile zone.
So, why would a missing tooth be linked to psychological conditions? Maybe because each of your teeth are important to your smile and appearance. It is difficult to feel confident when you have a large gap in your smile! It's no wonder that you might begin to feel anxious or depressed when you feel like you are constantly being judged due to a missing tooth!
Physical Impact
The psychological impact is important, but definitely not more important than the physical impact of a missing tooth. If you make the decision to leave a gap in your smile, you will suffer the consequences of that for many years to come. Over time, the rest of your teeth with shift and come out of alignment, which can lead to more serious problems.
On top of that, if you never come into the office for a lost adult tooth, we will never know what caused the tooth to come out in the first place, and you could soon lose even more of your teeth due to the spread of infection or decay!
How to Replace a Missing Tooth
We hope you are convinced that a dental restoration is definitely in your best interest for both psychological and physical reasons! Now it's time to look at ways to get that dental restoration. We have two very popular restoration options for you to consider: the bridge and the dental implant. Let's take a look at both!
A CEREC Bridge
A dental bridge is a dental appliance that contains two crowns with a pontic (false) tooth in the middle. The idea behind a bridge is that we can put crowns on the two teeth adjacent to the gap so that the pontic rests in the middle where the missing tooth once stood. The crowns will be bonded to the healthy teeth, which should hold the bridge in place. With CEREC technology, we can craft this bridge in a single appointment so that you have very little time missing a tooth!
The only trouble with a bridge is that it isn't completely permanent, and it doesn't replace the ENTIRE tooth. You can expect your bridge to be good for 15-20 years, but chances are pretty good that it will need to be repaired or replaced. And it only fills the gap. It doesn't actually restore the root of your tooth, which is needed to keep your jawbone healthy and in place.
A Permanent Dental Implant
Your second option is a dental implant. Unlike the bridge, an implant is completely self-sufficient. We simply place the titanium root in your jawbone and give it some time to fuse with your natural bone. Once that is complete, we will attach a beautiful crown to the top of the implant to completely restore your missing tooth.
An implant isn't perfect for all patients. Some patients are concerned with the cost, and others are very nervous about the placement process. We tell our patients the same thing: this is the one and only permanent restoration on the market. We believe it is worth every penny and anxious moment because we know how completely and comfortably it restores a missing tooth!
Making the Best Decision for Your Smile
Ultimately, the decision is up to you! We help patients make this decision based on many different factors. We aren't here to push you into something you aren't interested in, but we are here to help you have the healthiest, happiest smile possible!
The bottom line is that leaving a gap in your smile is simply not an option.
Learn More at All Smiles
Want to learn more about dental restoration options? We have all the answers you need right here at the office! Contact us today to set up a consultation or appointment. We would love to hear from you soon so that we can help you regain the smile of your dreams!


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- Service: Digital Product & Transformation Customer Experience
- Industry: Energy & Utilities
Built on feedback from more than 6,000 customers, this initiative produced the strategy, initiatives, and foundation for becoming a more data-driven, customer-centric organization.
The Challenge
Using customer data to meet evolving expectations
Like others across the industry, AES Corporation's two North American utility companies are transforming their business strategies to succeed in a digital world where customers expect to be understood and served with ever increasing speed and efficiency. The key to success is the sophisticated use of customer data by a culture that operates with purpose and agility.
While the two utilities recognize the importance of customers, their operations were not proficient at delivering consistent, differentiating, "customer first" experiences. Existing corporate metrics and processes focused on operations rather than customers. Furthermore, the utilities stored vital customer data across systems, inhibiting their ability to see and "know" customers across interactions. They turned to West Monroe Partners for its uncommon blend of industry, customer, technology, and data management expertise.
The Solution
Data fuels new opportunitiesWest Monroe facilitated 12 internal workshops to build consensus among internal AES staff. These workshops brought together internal stakeholders ranging from linemen to utility presidents and represented an array of business functions, including regulatory, customer service, corporate communications, and field operations.
The sessions included:
- Customer journey mapping exercises to understand current "pain points"
- Innovation workshops that identified ways to solve those pain points
- CRM-specific workshops that gathered detailed business and technical requirements
From the internal and customer input, West Monroe Partners and AES Corporation created a three-year customer experience strategy designed to break down business and technology silos and modernize its operating platforms. The team also developed an organizational structure that allowed AES to move towards a customer-centric model and execute future initiatives.
The strategy also establishes a set of guiding principles to motivate employees to focus on customer experience as the primary driver for operations and to deliver excellent customer service.
The Impact
Equipped to achieve moreThe output included 10 actionable initiatives and a roadmap for implementing a future CRM solution to establish a single source of customer data, including interaction history and communication preferences. Armed with this key digital enabler, the organization's utilities will be able to use data to create new approaches for interacting with customers and introduce new service offerings.
This highly collaborative project has positioned AES Corporation and its U.S. utilities to focus its culture, operations, and systems on using data to transform the customer experience. By involving stakeholders across all relevant business functions, the organization has achieved consensus for its customer experience strategy, key initiatives, and CRM roadmap—and equipped themselves to achieve far more, far faster, for years to come.


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"My boys and I were blessed by the basketball we learned, the new friends we made, and the time we had together. Higher Level Camp will help elevate your game and your relationships."
- Clark Kellogg, Television Analyst, Former NBA Player
"Higher Level Camp is a unique opportunity to share with you son. I have attend several years with my sons. The basketball experience and connection with your son will be cherished for a lifetime."
- Greg Fullhart, Fishers Indiana.
"Higher Level Basketball Clinics are really remarkable. Dads and kids get together to get better at basketball and life."
-Darrin Gray, Director of Partnerships at All Pro Dad
I have been attending the higher level camps with my sons for 6 years and will continue for as long as I can. The father son time alone is worth the time spent. Adding basketball on top of that makes it wonderful and provides ways to connect with sons thru practice long after the camp is done.
- Steve Brenneman, Goshen, IN