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Huh… okay. Right, well how we do approach this?
Suppose we should get this much out of the way; it's an art project and the fertilisation was done without sperm, and the fertilisation took place outside the human body so no one had sex with a dog, nor is anyone trying to have a dog-human baby. But, saying that, this is still really really really weird.
So the artist in question is the Slovenian woman Maja Smrekar whose work has won awards (yes, this specific work). She wanted to create an art project that thoroughly
grossed everyone out celebrated the bond between humans and dogs.
So the artist used part of her Scottish Collie's DNA to fertilise one of her eggs which now exists independently of both person and dog as part of an artistic statement about… something?
Writing about the project, the artist's website reads, "The result is a hybrid cell, inherent in which is a dystopian scenario but which could create a new species whose chances of survival on Planet Earth are better than ours." So there you have it.
Wait no, there's more.
She also provided serotonin so that biochemists could merge her chemical scent with that of her dog's to create two perfumes named I Hunt Nature and Culture Hunts me.
Oh, and she breastfed another dog after taking special hormones to make her lactate. I love that she breastfed another dog, not her own, as though it would have taken it too far to breastfeed her dog. Ya know, you wouldn't want to make it weird would you?
Anyway, so, there's that. In order to celebrate the bond between human and dog this woman breastfed a dog and let another dog fertilise her eggs to create a cell that represents a potential future hybrid that could survive on Earth better than humans or dogs, while wearing a lovely perfume made out of her serotonin. And all of this, somehow, won her an award.
So someone, somewhere, looked at this woman with a chihuahua clamped to her nipple and a dog with "father of my child" on its collar-tag and thought,
"This speaks to me," before promptly pinning "first place art prize" to her lapel.
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It may be mid-April, but the mornings are still a bit chilly, which validates me enjoying this fall flavored drink in the Spring.
But, regardless of the season, this Spiced Almond Milk hit the spot this Saturday morning.
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp molasses
1. Pour the almond milk into a small sauce pan, and add the rest of the ingredients.
2. Turn heat to low/medium and bring to a slow boil. (Being careful not to burn your milk!)
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It would be nice to have blue-filled oceans, seas, and lakes on the Slippy Map. This page suggests one method.
The examples are in Perl, but should be applicable to your favourite programming language.
Get coastline data
Data is available in shapefiles from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); search for "PGS", or Prototype Global Shorelines.
We have a Perl script capable of reading these files at Almien coastlines (PGS), which is used for the coastline import into OSM, but could be adapted for other uses.
Similarly, any library capable of processing shapefiles will do...
Render tiles
What we need are lots of tiles that are either blue (sea), white (land), or some combination of the two (coastal). These should correspond with the tiles being generated by tiles@home, Mapnik, etc. (and the same coordinate system as Wikipedia:Google Maps)
See the Slippy map tilenames for details on how to convert lat/long to tile coordinates.
(If you store the tiles in an appropriate directory structure, you can even browse your coastline tiles using an OpenLayers slippy map, or add your land/sea layer to one of the existing map viewers)
When done, you should have 16,777,216 tile images (256×256 pixel) at zoom level 12, 67,108,864 images at zoom level 13, etc. up to zoom level 17.
You may wish to replicate the tiles@home "bug", whereby the edges of a zoom-12 tile are calculated correctly, but latitude-to-y conversions within that area are linearly interpolated. This will make it correspond with the data being generated by tiles@home renderers
Merge into tiles@home
The tiles@home program currently generates tile images and uploads them. This needs to be modified slightly.
- Make it generate a transparent tile image instead of one with a white background
- Make it download the appropriate land/sea tile that you created in the previous step
- Make it merge the two together, to create a tile with blue-filled seas as appropriate, and the road maps on top
- Then upload as usual
Low zoom
Tiles at zoom levels 0 to 11 are created by merging together zoom-12 tiles, so they will automatically pick up your oceans when they're next generated.
Perhaps you can think of a different way that tiles@home can be modified to fill the ocean areas?
I (Kleptog) have been playing around with this. First results are attached in this PNG image. It's a 4096x4096 B&W image, each pixel represents one zoom-12 tiles. All the white pixels are where there is a coastline, all the black will be constant colour (either all land, or all sea). The image is not yet complete, as evidenced by the gaps in the coastlines around the place.
Initial estimates indicate that around 200,000 zoom-12 tiles will have to be indidivually drawn, whereas the remainder of the 16 million will be constant colour.
Kleptog 12:00, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
I've got it so far as rendering the final detail that will be needed for zoom-17 tiles. Basically how I'm going approach it is:
- Make a world map that tracks which zoom-11 tiles contain a peice of coastline (done)
- For a given zoom-11 tile, render everything in there at a resolution of 16384x16384 (done)
This resolution is chosen because that means you can make 2^12 256x256 tiles out of that, which happen to be zoom-17 tiles. Basically this one image has all the info needed to generate all tiles between zoom-11 and zoom-17.
Yes, these images will be 256MB raw, but they compress really well (about 130KB). On my sample so far it seems to only take 30 seconds per tile, and we'll only need around 78,000 of them.
- Fill in areas that are sea with blue (not done yet)
It looks like the segments are all drawn so that the sea is on the right when following the segment. I hope so, as this will make it much easier to colour them in.
- Make snipping program to take each of these images and make 2^12 zoom-17 times, 2^10 zoom-16 tile, etc... (not done)
Kleptog 21:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Well, I've got the point where, given a location, I can generate zoom-11 through zoom-17 tiles for that place. It creates the files in zoom/x/y.png layout with optimisation for constant colour tiles. I'm in the process of turning the result into a slippy map you can browse.
Kleptog 14:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
- I've not followed this effort closely, but should we not ultimately aim at having the coastline in osm (i.e. in our data base), so that everyone can edit it, instead of linking the data in in a later step? (Or have you extracted your data from osm?) Depends of course on who should have the last word on coastline - our users and contributors, or whoever has created the coastline data... if at all possible, I would be much in favour of loading the coastline into OSM and rendering from there. If osmarender cannot be persuaded to use the data, then the tiles@home tile generation would have to be modified so that osmarender and your script are run one after the other, and the results merged into one tile. --Frederik Ramm 15:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
I've rendered the Netherlands and Denmark and most of England. It turns out the the issues with "holes" in the map play at the lower level also. Some of the smaller islands don't go completely closed either. The code deals with that to some extent, but you do end up with odd edges where it can't be decided whether you're on land or sea...
In response to Frederik comment, while I admire the idea of being able to modify the coastline I'm not sure it's practical. Basically, the coastlines are millions of points, most of which no person will ever visit. Norway alone has 50,000km of coastline and no-one is going to check it, seriously. Coastline data is fairly static (relative to other data) and I really don't think OSM is the right place.
- Nevertheless, people have in fact been correcting the coastline data in OSM around Oslo. This is very easy using the Yahoo! imagery. The PGS data is very low resolution, and a map of Oslo would not look good without corrected data. Even if is the coastline is kept in a separate database, it must allow corrections to be made. Håkon 13:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm also considering the issue of what happens if we find a better source of data. Currently we're using PGS, but what if they release a newer version? How do we merge user changes? That's a fairly unresolved problem. Rather than merging everything into a single server, make a seperate server just for coastlines and teach JOSM how to use it...
Also, I don't think the land/sea tiles should be merged onto the osmarender layers, but rather they should appear as a base layer on which the others can display. I'm thinking in the future we might have height information also, and making seperate tiles to display the various combinations is silly. Better allow the user to overlay them at viewing time. To that end I'm just building the tiles directly now.
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Sorry for having been a bit quiet lately. It's been a weird, exhausting and very much up and down period. Feeling a bit Stephen Fry-esque, not the high IQ (far from it), more the bipolar bit. But without the serious depths of depression and the productive highs. I'm just up and down like a yo-yo. But really what it is, I'm overwhelmed and exhausted by this whole parenting business, and all the other stuff that is going on in my life at the moment. You know, when there is so much going on that all you want to do is hibernate under a blanket, give someone your gigantic to do list and say; wake me when all is sorted thanks….
Also had my seriously delightful lumbar puncture and 1 hour long MRI scan and now have to wait for a month for the results!!! Seriously. A month!
Anyhow, next week my son will start nursery for a whole 6 hours a week and if you see me in some cafe staring blankly into space, I haven't collapsed, I am just enjoying to stare into space!
I tried to up my doses of vitamin B12 which usually keeps me on an even keel but not all the B12 in the world seems to help at the moment. If anyone suffers from depression, anxiety or stress ( or being Bipolar I just found out) I can't recommend B12 highly enough.
Since the B12 doesn't work I made my favourite moroccan comfort dish instead, and man is it comforting (and healthy of course)
Spiced lentil and pumpkin tagine
Slightly adapted from a cookbook called Cooking Moroccan, a great book with lots of healthy moroccan food
Serves 4-6
275 gr or 11/2 cups brown or green lentils
3 tomatoes
600 gr butternut squash
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
3 teaspoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
6 tablespoons coriander, finely chopped
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Peel and seed the pumpkin and cut into 3 cm dice. If you are using a tagine put in a tray with a little bit of olive oil and put in oven for 15-20 min ( this will allow for much shorter cooking time) Otherwise put aside.
Rinse lentils in a sieve. Tip into a saucepan and add 1 litre ( 4 cups) cold water. Bring to the boil, skim the surface if necessary, then cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, halve the tomatoes horizontally and squeeze out the seeds. Coarsely grate the tomatoes into a bowl down to the skin, discarding the skin. Set the tomatoes aside.
Heat the oil in a tagine or a large saucepan, add the onion and cook over low heat until softened. Add the garlic, cook for a few seconds, then stir in the cumin, turmeric and cayenne pepper. Cook for 30 seconds, then add the grated tomatoes, paprika, tomato paste, honey, half the parsley and coriander, 1 teaspoon of salt and black pepper to taste. Add the drained lentils and chopped pumpkin, stir well, then cover and simmer for 45 min if you are using a tagine or 20 min if you are using a saucepan or until the pumpkin and lentils are tender. Adjust the seasoning and sprinkle with the remaining parsley and coriander. Serve with crusty spelt bread.
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A combined audio monitoring controller and loudness measurement system, intended for quality and compliance checking of stereo or 5.1 audio programme material. Rack-mounting (1U), with removable front panel for local or remote control; LAN port for full control via web browser.
- Checks audio for compliance with EBU R128 loudness regulations
- Generates alerts if pre-set loudness thresholds are exceeded
- Loudness measurement over user-definable time periods
- Integral monitoring controller for stereo/surround compatability checking
- Stereo downmix generation from 5.1 programme
- 8 channels permit 4 x 2ch or 5.1 + 2ch. operation
- 4 x AES3 digital I/O
- Expansion cards add additional I/O options:
- de-embedding/embedding of 16-channel audio from SDI (SD/HD/3G)
- 4 analogue inputs + 4 analogue outputs
- 8 analogue outputs
- 4 AES3 I/O channels
- Dolby® metadata control
- Optional internal Dolby® decoder for Dolby E/Dolby D (AC-3)/Dolby Digital plus
- Removable front panel for ease of remote control
- GUI control via web browser
- GPI and GPO parallel ports
- Wordclock input and output
- 1U 19" unit
The D*AP8 MAP is a further component in Jünger's range of audio loudness control products. It combines continuous loudness analysis with multichannel monitor control. It provides the broadcaster with a simple and self-contained unit which will continuously monitor the loudness parameters of up to eight audio channels simultaneously, and compare the results with thresholds pre-determined by the user. In the event of any thresholds being exceeded, the MAP will generate an alert, which can be in the form of GPO signals and/or SNMP traps which can convey the actual loudness value.
The eight channels can be used for 4 stereo pairs or 5.1 + stereo. Audio inputs and outputs are provided as four AES3id pairs as standard; with the appropriate options, audio may also be decoded from Dolby® E, Dolby D (AC-3) or Dolby Digital+ bitstreams. Several further I/O options are available (in the form of rear panel expansion cards): an SDI I/O card may be fitted which allows eight channels to be de-embedded from the sixteen channels contained within SD, HD or 3G serial video streams. A variable video delay is incorporated to compensate for the audio processing. The SDI interface also includes an embedder, for re-insertion of the audio post-analysis, or post metadata insertion. The unit includes a Dolby® metadata generator which provides similar functionality to the Dolby DP570 consumer decoder and allows the engineer to check the effect of the transmitted metadata on the audio.
Audio monitoring is also under the user's control; a 2ch. downmix from the 5.1 programme is generated to permit stereo compatibilty checking. An optional 8-channel analogue output expansion card is available to permit direct connection to the monitoring loudspeaker system. Controls are provided for adjustment of audio monitoring level, and individual speakers may be muted or solo'd .
Control of the unit may be via LAN from any convenient browser application, or from the front panel controls. The panel itself is very low profile and may be physically removed and located in a convenient position remote from the processor if wished; this may be of particular benefit in OB vehicles and other situations where space is at a premium, or the unit's placement in the programme signal path makes it more convenient from a wiring viewpoint for it to be installed elsewhere.


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My youngest daughter first said "gato", my oldest said "ma" or "mas". They both said things that resembled ma or mama early on, but it seems they may have both said their first words in Spanish. My baby boy is not talking yet but it sounds like he says "da-da" when he is happy and "mum" when he's tired and upset.
It might just be me but I have also heard them all say "aflac" when they were really young. I wonder if that's where that company got it's name from . It seems to be a sound babies make when they are trying to learn to talk.
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To set up IceTV's Guide on your Topfield TRF-5320, 5310, 5300, 2460, 2400 or TF7100HDPlus, please follow the simple instructions below. If you have any technical problems setting up IceTV Guide listings then please contact Support.
Note: The instructions below assume that you have already registered an account with IceTV and have selected which TV Guide region (EPG region) you would like to receive TV guide data for. If you haven't done this or are unsure please go to My Account and select your region and time zone and then click "Save Settings".
You will need the following information before starting
- Your IceTV account details (what you use to log in to this website) which are the following:
- Your IceTV member ID (also known as your IceTV username).
- Your IceTV password.
Your Topfield must have a connection to the Internet
- Your Topfield will need to already be setup and connected to your router so that the Topfield has Internet access.
See this help page for setting up wireless using a Topfield Wireless USB Dongle.
- Setup an IceTV Interactive Device.
- Check the Firmware version.
- Setup instructions for Topfield.
- Setup the IceTV EPG.
1. Setup an IceTV Interactive Device
An IceTV Interactive device is needed in your account so that your Topfield can download the guide. When you sign up for the IceTV Guide an Interactive device should automatically be created for you. The following steps will show you how to check this and set one up if needed.
- Login to the My Account section on the IceTV website.
- Click on the "TV Recorders" tab.
- Under the "Add an Interactive device" section enter a name for your device in the box marked "Device label" (e.g. Loungeroom or Topfield).
- Set the device type to the model of your Topfield.
- Click "Add"
- The page will refresh and you will get a confirmation message at the top saying "Device Added" and a new box will appear just in case you want to add a second device (if you only have one device to use with IceTV Interactive for remote recording purposes just leave this new box blank).
You are now ready to check the firmware on your Topfield Plus at step 2. Check the Firmware version.
2. Checking the Firmware version
You should ensure that you have the latest version of the Topfield firmware installed to use the IceTV Guide on your recorder. Please follow the instructions below to check your firmware version and update your firmware version (if required);
Checking your firmware version
On the PVR:
- Press "Menu" on your remote control and select the "Information" menu.
- Click on the "Recorder Status" to display the current firmware version on your PVR.
- The "Application Version" number is the one that needs to be checked and you should write down this number (and with the "Last Update" date that is listed).
- Check this version against the latest version listed on the Topfield firmware download page, just select your model of Topfield from the drop down list.
- If you have the latest firmware version then you can proceed to step 4. Setup the IceTV EPG., otherwise follow the instructions below to update the firmware.
Updating your firmware
On your PC:
- Go to the Topfield firmware download page, just select your model of Topfield from the drop down list.
- Download the firmware to your PC, this will be in the section for your model and save it in a known location (i.e. the 'desktop').
- Unzip the file if necessary.
- Copy the firmware file to a USB Stick or Flash Pen.
On the PVR:
- Turn the machine on and go press the "Menu" button on the remote control.
- Scroll to "Installation" and press OK on the remote.
- Scroll to "Firmware Upgrade" and press OK on the remote.
- Plug the USB Stick or Flash into the USB slot on your PVR.
- Select "USB Firmware Upgrade" and press OK on the remote.
- Select the firmware file from the list presented.
- Select "Yes" and press OK when asked if you'd like to continue.
- The PVR will prepare to update the firmware, then reboot and update the firmware (this might take a while).
- The PVR will then reboot again with the new firmware.
- Once the firmware update is complete you should also perform a reset to factory defaults to ensure no old settings are left behind that could cause corruption. To do this press the "Menu" button on the remote control.
- Scroll to "Installation" and press OK on the remote.
- Scroll to "System Recovery" and press OK on the remote.
- Scroll to "Factory Setting" and press OK on the remote.
- Select "Yes" and press Ok when asked if you'd like to "Reset all data?"
- You will now need to setup the Topfield again using the instructions in the Topfield manual to search for the channels and any other settings that are necessary like the clock offset and daylight savings.
You are now ready to continue on at step 3. Install and setup the Topfield.
3. Install and setup the Topfield
To use the Guide on your Topfield you will first need to install and setup the device. This will involve connecting the Topfield to your antenna connection, your TV and your home network. This will also include the scanning of channels and setting up a favourites list so that you can set the order of the channels in the guide. There are detailed instructions for these steps in the manual that was included with your Topfield.
If you are using the Topfield USB wireless dongle to connect to the Topfield to your wireless network we have a how-to guide here.
You are now ready to continue setting up the Guide on your Topfield at step 4. Setup the IceTV EPG.
4. Setup the IceTV EPG (TV Guide)
- Open the setup screen by pressing the "Menu" button on the remote control, scroll across to "Settings" and press "OK" on the remote.
- Scroll down and select "IceTV" by pressing "OK". (Note: Older firmware called this Icelink)
- Change the IceTV option to "Enable" by pressing the right arrow (next to OK).
- Select "User Info" and press OK, then press 0000. (This is the pin number of the Topfield, if you have not changed this from the default).
Please note: On the December firmware for the Topfield the default pin number is 2606. If 0000 does not work then try 2606.
- Select "User ID" and press "OK", then delete the default 'guest' characters using the << button.
- Type in your IceTV Member ID using the on-screen keyboard. When finished select "Save" and press OK (or press the "Stop" button).
- Select "Password" and press "OK", then delete the default 0000 password using the << button.
- Type in your IceTV Password using the on-screen keyboard. When finished select "Save" and press OK (or press the "Stop" button).
Please note: That the IceTV Password is case sensitive, so enter it exactly as you originally typed in the IceTV website.
- Scroll down and select "OK" and then press the OK button on the remote control. You should see "Login Successful".
- The "Device Type" should be downloaded from the server and list the Interactive devices you have setup in your account. If you have just one device setup then you can leave this at the default setting. If you have more than one device in your account you will need to use the left or right navigation keys on the remote to choose between the available devices.
- You can now exit the menu.
You will also want to enable padding to extend your recordings in case they start early or run late. To enable this feature follow these steps:
- Go to the main Menu on the Topfield.
- Select 'Settings' from the menu and press OK.
- Select 'Recording' and press OK.
- Scroll down to 'Front Time Padding' and use the right and left buttons to change it to 2, or 3, minutes.
- Scroll down to 'Rear Time Padding' and use the right and left buttons to change it to 20, or 30, minutes.
- Press Exit to exit the menu.
You have now successfully completed IceTV's setup procedure for the Topfield.
To view the TV Guide, press the "GUIDE" button on the remote control. Note: it may take 2 minutes before the guide data appears the first time.
If you do not see any TV Guide data after a few minutes please check that you have followed all the above steps correctly. If the problem still persists you can check our Knowledgebase section at Topfield or contact Support.


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Issue Date: July 16, 2012
Simulations Peg Protein Folding
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Keywords: protein folding, green fluorescent protein
Data from theoretical simulations of the folding of green fluorescent protein (GFP) agree well with previous experimental results on the thermodynamics and kinetics of the protein's folding (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201808109). GFP is widely used as a fluorescent marker in molecular biology studies, so the new results could aid the design of modified forms of GFPs for a range of applications. Devarajan (Dave) Thirumalai of the University of Maryland notes that his team's molecular dynamics simulations of GFP's folding pathways are the first to replicate experimental thermodynamic and kinetic data on such a large protein. GFP has about 240 amino acid residues, whereas similar molecular dynamics simulations had been done only for proteins with fewer than 100 residues, he says. Thirumalai and coworkers used a technique called the Molecular Transfer Model to simulate denaturant-induced GFP folding. The data confirm experimental findings showing that GFP folds initially to an ensemble of intermediate states, which then take one of four possible pathways to reach GFP's native conformation.
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Today is World Youth Day. Instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II, this has been an annual celebration of the youth of the world, who are not only the Church's future, but her present as well. While WYD is observed every year, Pope Francis thought it would be a good idea to hold the current biennial en masse celebration in Krakow, JPII's hometown, especially because it is the Year of Mercy, and Mercy was perhaps the greatest cause in his pontificate. The theme for the celebration is always taken from scripture; this year's theme is Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
At the same time, Jesus wants his disciples to seek the fullness of life (cf. John 10:10--which was the theme of WYD 1993, which I was privileged to attend). The abundant life that Jesus promises is far more than a list of goods or services that we might demand from God as if they were terms of surrender or for returning a hostage. We're talking about nothing less than participation in the life of the Blessed Trinity.
Is it possible not to want that? More to the point, is it possible to live as if we didn't want it–is it possible to choose against it? Jesus himself insists so.
While even the pagan philosopher Aristotle noted that everyone desires happiness and fulfillment by nature, it's just that everyone's vision of happiness doesn't line up appropriately with each other's vision–and quite often they fail to line up with God's vision. We can in fact have a scorpion in hand when our son asks for an egg. When Jesus suggests so, we may think it preposterous (and certainly He meant the question rhetorically), but He sneaked in a grain of truth. All of Jesus's parables and comparisons reflect His keen understanding of our fallen human nature.
In this respect he is consistent with the Hebrew Scriptures that He learned. Say what you will about the content of the Old Testament, its divine and human authors knew well our tendency toward selfish corruption. As we read from Genesis, God couldn't even find ten righteous people in the city of Sodom, so He followed through on the decision to cleanse it by fire. As a literal event it may be hard to understand, but in principle not at all.
Perhaps you've seen this election sign. Given the contemporary state of politics, one might be tempted to cast such a vote.
The Church's Catechism (1867) picks up on a centuries-old teaching tool that lists sins that cry to heaven for vengeance. Not that any sin is acceptable, but these are so heinous in God's sight that He demands immediate and total redress.
First is the blood of Abel. Recall how God told Killer Cain, "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!" (Gen 4:10). The balance of the universe is thrown off by willful murder. Our dignity in the Heart of God ought to be our dignity in each other's hearts; when we treat each other otherwise, we are debasing our own dignity.
Then there is the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah alluded to in today's first reading from Gen 18. It has long been understood as sexual activity that physically contravenes human nature, involving persons of the same sex, or by extension persons of the opposite sex who have made a point of separating the two appropriate purposes of marital love: union and procreation.
More recent authors have demonstrated an amplified sense of their sin, to include a lack of concern for the needy. While this fits in with the other examples of vengeance-seeking sin, the most salient example is the one herein cited. Consult this article for more details.
More recent authors have demonstrated an amplified sense of their sin, to include a lack of concern for the needy. While this fits in with the other examples of vengeance-seeking sin, the most salient example is the one herein cited. Consult this article for more details.
The cry of the Israelites oppressed in Egypt (cf. Ex 3:7-10) also seeped out of the soil. Having heard it (of course God knew of it, but the Scriptures speak poetically), God decided at length to intervene through the initially unwilling agency of Moses. He may have been carrying around the guilt of his earlier Egyptian homicide, as if to object that he was in no place to advocate the cessation of oppression. That God deems otherwise attests to His mercy.
God's outrage at the cry of the foreigner, the widow, and the orphan is variously attested in the Hebrew Scriptures. These folks in particular were already disadvantaged, lacking their customary means of security. Israel of all nations should know better than to treat anyone as second-class citizens, because she herself had been so considered in her day.
Injustice to the wage earner is also reprehensible to the Lord. When people in power withhold the funds necessary to live a decent life, that is oppression along the lines of the offenses mentioned above.
These sins have one commonality: the intentional obstruction of human flourishing. We may wonder why God does not seem to punish these crimes immediately and unmistakably. Perhaps that will remain forever scandalous. But the consequences of these actions nonetheless proceed. The world is basking (basting?) in them right now.
Our heavenly Father invests us with understanding, freedom, and passions to respond gracefully to Him and to our fellow human beings. Again, we may wonder why God does not prevent people from failing to respond gracefully. But the perhaps central component to today's parable is a dual persistence: God's in allowing us to recognize our sins, repent of them, confess them, and to live forward with renewed attentiveness; and our persistence in doing those very things as often as we sin.


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Reader's Request: Burberry Prorsum and Lily Donaldson
Haylee Stewart: "I was really wanting to know if you could help me find an outfit (mainly the dress) a lot like lily's in the attached pic??? I really love it and want it urgently! Kind regards"
Well, Haylee, Lily's wearing the nicest mini dress by Burberry Prorsum Fall 2009! She shone at Burberry Day, May 29 in London. Lily looked very stylish in her black tights and short version of the dress:
Since the collection has just recently launched, you can find this dress and similar ones (some affordable versions) later this Fall season. At Fashion Show there were maxi version of this dress:
Well, I could find some similar mini alternatives, some of them are not so cheap as I would like to have, but anyway, let's look at them! The first one which I like very much is the hand-crafted clothing that made being bohemian so chic is emboided in this semi-sheer mini dress by MaxStudio. The next is silky wiggle check mini dress by Whistles. I think you can pair these dresses with black or bright tights, try some gladiator heels and have a great look!
At Asos you can find cotton Vila Button Front Tulip Dress. Miss Selfridge also offers similar shirtsleeve dress in mink, which looks very shiny, which I would wear at some summer party. And finally, GoJane has a nice summer white button up tie-back mini dress.
At RevolveClothing you can also find some nice versions to keep Lily's sassy style. Jen's Pirate Booty creates a flirty, bohemian-inspired collection made from 100% sheer cotton gauze. While DA-NANG offers to relax in the most comfortable piece — button mini dress.
BTW, Lily's wearing of course Burberry Prorsum Fall 2009 amazing shoes! I'm sure these ones will be season hit, so we'll have some affordable version soon :)
So, you have a choice here which I hope you make :) And welcome for new requests, girls! Summer has arrived!
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Source: Revolve Clothing
Source: Miss Selfridge
Source: MaxStudio
Source: Whistles
Source: Lily Donaldson
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Do you know what shoes she's wearing?
I really like the one by ASOS


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Defrauded investors in Fannie Mae FNM, +5.08% are getting a $356 million payout from securities regulators stemming from the mortgage-finance giant's settlement with the government. Regulators found that the company broke accounting rules between 1998 and 2004 and ordered it to restate earnings and pay a $350 million fine. "The SEC is continuing to make highly effective use of the authority provided by Congress in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to return more money to injured investors as quickly as possible," said Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox. Shares of Fannie Mae were recently trading at $59.02, off 3.1%.
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If you are at a Jesuit university, might I suggest that while Catholic friends may be an OK source of information, Catholic friends who are majoring in Theology would be a better source of information, and the professors teaching in the Theology department as well as the Jesuits teaching in the other departments would be the best source of information.
I wish I could get someone to help me understand. I've asked many times - no luck.
I was raised a Roman Catholic and educated by the Jesuits. But I'm afraid I just don't get The Bible. - Not what the Bible says, but why ANYONE would care what The Bible says. How could anyone, much less hundreds of millions, believe that writings THAT full of holes and with that kind of dubious history could possibly be divinely inspired or, in any way, be worthy of even a second look.
With the Bible set aside as completely irrelevant, suddenly Jesus disappears, then God himself, then we're all on our way to a rational world.
Yes, I DO want to convert people - wake them up, more like.
"You know, I could actually ask one of my professors, if you wanted to hear what they have to say."
Which is why I posted that in reply to your post. Thanks. Consider it a non-credit assignment (unless you can wangle some credit out of them.) :-)
@MikeLong - I believe the answer is the fear of death and subsequently, hell - that gun-to-the-head story that Prof. Robert maintains couldn't possibly be effective --
One has to distinguish between the Catholic Church with all its restrictive policies and the Catholic on the street who has his/her own ideas about contraception, abortion, homosexuality, gay marriage, etc.
Thats interesting Sam ... I didnt know that he was the runner up.
I thought it was really funny when they were showing us the candidates, they had two token black guys in there ... As if to say ... 'Hey were hip" .. But we all knew that there was no way a black Pope would ever be elected...
That's the American news media, Angela, not the Catholic Church. There's no such thing as a papal "candidate", and certainly no PR group within the Curia who would even know what "hip" meant <g>.
and certainly no PR group within the Curia who would even know what "hip" meant
The pope's recent venture into the world of Twitter would disagree. If that is not a sad attempt to appeal to the internet generation, I don't know what is.


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Link to my fashion blog — >> iamdewberry
Month: July 2011
Color To Taste
I was never a good cook and I could only wish I could be one day. I'd say I'm a good friend of the spoon and the fork, but a mere acquaintance of the ladle. I'm good at eating but I just keep wondering how the cooking was done. Until it occurred to me that, "In life, it happens when all you have are ingredients and utensils. In times of hunger, that seems to always happen."
Yes, I paint. And yes, the way I cook has something to do with my hobby – painting. It must have been why I later found enjoyment in cooking, although it was never my thing. It turned out that I just found some new painting materials. And what's amazing is that the output is in 4D! (LOL) I can see it. I can smell it. I can touch it. Most of all, I can eat it.
A Birthday Wish
It's not always that I believe in wishes coming true, nor do I often make wishes. At times I do, for the sake of a candle's role to be blown. But oftentimes I don't.
Dear Wish,You be…a successful operation. And may I let you know that I'm letting you take care of one of the best moms in the world and in history.Important: Don't forget to come true.Wishing,Birthday Girl


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Exploring and Visualizing Plans, Events, and Effects Interactively
Theresia Gschwandtner 1
Wolfgang Aigner 1, 2
Katharina Kaiser 1
Silvia Miksch 1, 2
Andreas Seyfang 1
1 Information Engineering Group, Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2 Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering, Danube University Krems, Austria
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The effective visualization of the application of treatment plans and patient data is an interesting research topic. However, visualizing the effects of applying treatment plans as well as supporting the exploration of effects on a patient's condition are still largely unresolved tasks. To fill this gap, we have developed CareCruiser -- an interactive visualization of patient parameters in combination with applied treatments which provides means (1) to assess success or failure of previously applied treatment plans, (2) to explore the effects of each applied clinical action on the patient's condition, and (3) to identify sub-optimal treatment choices.
To retrieve an enlarged version of the images, click on them:
The logical view (in the upper left corner) communicates the logical structure of treatment plan execution by means of a flowchart-like representation. The lower left part displays a tree graph to visualize the hierarchical structure of treatment plans and sub-plans; the time-oriented view (on the right) focuses on the temporal-qualities of applied treatment plans, clinical actions, and patient parameters. This screenshot shows one treatment plan that has been applied on three different patients (aligned vertically for comparison). The charts and treatment plans are colored according to the color scheme of the parameter values' distance to the intended value. Selecting ranges with big distance to the intended value with the range slider draws attention to critical cases and brings out the differences between the conditions of the three patients.
Highlighting the progress of parameter values from the initial value toward the intended value, results in getting an immediate idea of success or failure of the applied treatments. The overall success of executing the selected treatment plan at a given point in time is determined by the minimum of the success value for stabilizing the patient's tcSO2 and the success value for stabilizing the patient's PCO2. The low success values for stabilizing the patient's tcSO2 lead to a low overall success for the selected treatment plan.
Revealing the delayed drop of the patient's tcSO2 when applying the clinical action 'reduce the FiO2 when tcSO2 rises above 92%'. All applications of this action were aligned vertically along the black line; the negative slopes of tcSO2 were highlighted. Dragging the focus window over the time span after applying the action reveals a vertical turquoise pattern (drops of the tcSO2 curve) with some delay to the application of the action.
Theresia Gschwandtner, Wolfgang Aigner, Katharina Kaiser, Silvia Miksch, and Andreas Seyfang: Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Visualization of Therapy Plans and Patient Data
In Proc. of the 25th BCS Conference on Human Computer Interaction (HCI2011), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, July 2011, forthcoming.
Theresia Gschwandtner, Wolfgang Aigner, Katharina Kaiser, Silvia Miksch, and Andreas Seyfang: CareCruiser: Exploring and Visualizing Plans, Events, and Effects Interactively In Proc. of the IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2011), Hong Kong, P. R. of China, p. 43 - 50, March 2011. [bibtex]
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What Is the Difference Between HGH and DHEA?
Human growth hormone, or HGH, and dhydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA,are both hormones made by your body. They serve distinct functions though and have been the subject of controversy due to their use by athletes and individuals wanting to slow the aging process. Your body does not readily accept hormones introduced through supplementation, and taking hormone supplements, including HGH and DHEA, can cause serious health problems. You should, therefore, consult your doctor before taking an HGH or DHEA supplement.
Your pituitary gland, a small structure at the base of your brain, produces the HGH hormone. Your body uses HGH to build muscles and organ tissues. Your body produces a higher quantity of HGH during childhood and adolescence to promote growth. As you age, the amount of HGH produced by your body starts to decline. This decline may promote the visible signs of aging in your body. Therefore, manufacturers of HGH claim that injecting this hormone into your body can slow or even reverse many of the signs of aging. Available clinical evidence does not, however, support these anti-aging claims, as of the time of publication.
Uses for HGH
Doctors commonly prescribe HGH for children who have abnormal growth rates. Doctors administer HGH to these children to stimulate children' natural HGH production. It is rare for adults to have a growth hormone deficiency, but doctors may prescribe HGH supplements to adults who have AIDS and certain types of cancers to prevent wasting syndrome, a disorder characterized by the wasting away of muscle tissue. HGH injections can increase your bone density, muscle mass, physical capacity and decrease your overall body fat.
Your adrenal glands that sit atop your kidneys produce DHEA. DHEA is an endogenous hormone made in your body used to produce both male and female sex hormones. DHEA production in your body peaks at around the age of 20 and declines as you age. Different physical ailments also can cause your body to produce less DHEA. Ailments that can reduce your DHEA levels include diabetes, AIDS, end stage kidney disease, coronary artery disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
Uses of DHEA
DHEA has had several different applications. You can use DHEA to treat Addison's disease, lupus, osteoporosis and erectile dysfunction. Although DHEA has many several purported medical applications, clinical evidence does not support the use of DHEA to treat specific medical conditions. You should consult a doctor before consuming any DHEA supplement.
- "HGH (Human Growth Hormone): Age-Reversing Miracle (Woodland Health Ser)"; Rita Elkins; 2004
- "Naturally Raising Your HGH Levels"; Dicken C Weatherby; 2005
- "The DHEA Breakthrough"; Stephen A. Cherniske; 1998
- "DHEA: A Practical Guide"; Ray Sahelian; 1996


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Carvoeiro is a coastal resort and is located approximately 37 miles west of Faro Airport. It is still described as predominantly a fishing village with life revolving around the busy town square and is often marketed as the Algarve's "Premier" resort. It is one of the few resorts to have retained its charm over the years and is now a popular holiday destination.
The main beach is situated at the main town square, is sandy and surrounded by a rocky shoreline. Some of the spectacular rock formations found in the Algarve can be found in the Carvoeiro part of the coast. There are several other beaches all within a few miles.
Carvoeiro is well served with excellent restaurants, bars (some of which offer live entertainment) and shops. The town is also well served with taxis and public transport. Because of Carvoeiro's central location on the Algarve it makes it an ideal base to explore the region.
The town has 3 golf courses, two 18-hole courses on the Pestana resort and a beautiful 9-hole par 3 course on Vale do Milho. With over 30 golf courses in the Algarve offers varying challenges for every level of golfer, more than half of these are within a 30 minute drive away. With the friendly climate, the Algarve also offers year round golf. Assistance can be provided in booking tee-off times if required.
A horse riding centre and tennis facilities are both easily accessible and the Slide 'n' Splash water park is only 3 miles west.


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The researchers at Northwestern University developed a patch made of nanodiamonds, tiny bits of diamonds consisting of few groups of carbon atoms that will be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs more effectively.
The researchers placed nanodiamonds with chemotherapy drug doxorubicin between layers of polymer films to make a patch. Due to the small size of diamonds bits, the material is compatible with the tissues of the body, while the high surface area allows better delivery of the drugs. The previous studies showed that nanodiamonds have anti-inflammatory properties. The flexible patch will be able to carry the drug to a certain area where cancer cells remain, that can reduce drug's side effects.
The study findings showed that the nanodiamonds patch released the chemotherapy drug slowly and evenly over time. This positive effect will be used to improve chemotherapy to reduce side effects from this kind of treatment.


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After starting three small businesses, I've learned firsthand the headaches that accounting causes for most small business owners. It's one of those back-office tasks that never cross your mind when you decide to run your own business, and yet it sucks up your day and makes running a successful business that much harder. But there's hope, and it starts with getting organized. Here are 5 tips I've learned by helping business owners trying to tackle their accounting:
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You just spent months hunting for the perfect vintage rug, you finally get it home and cry a few happy tears inside because of your amazing score, and a few days later the unimaginable happens...you drop a crumb on it.
I know, I know - this feels like the end of the world. How on earth is that amazing photo of your new vintage runner rug in your kitchen supposed to be reposted 1,000 times on Pinterest and Instagram now that it's polluted with a friggin' crumb?!
But with my 8 tips you can rest assured that you'll be ready to tackle crumbs, wine spills, and anything else that happens to your beautiful vintage or antique rug over the years to come.
Tip 1 - Vacuum your vintage and antique rugs properly.
I can read your mind...you're thinking, what the heck did I get myself into?!
But the fact is, it doesn't take long to vacuum your vintage and antique rugs properly, especially if you want them to look beautiful for next 100 years.
First things first, use the right vacuum (or at least the right vacuum setting.) If you can, use a carpet sweeper, most vacuums are simply too aggressive for fine vintage and antique rugs.
If you can't, opt for a canister vacuum set on high and use the right technique. Only vacuum your vintage and antique rug from side to side. This lessens abrasion and helps you avoid your rug's fringe. Oh yea - don't vacuum the fringe.
Tip 2 - Remove spills the right way, quickly.
It's housewarming party time. Everything looks spotless and every single guest except Marla (uggghhh of course not Marla) has complimented you on your amazing vintage rug.
Then it's feast time. You pull out that vegan fettuccini Alfredo (you'll thank me later) and red wine and everyone raves. But in the middle of all this best-housewarming-party-of-the-year-goodness, MARLA accidentally spills her glass of red wine in the middle of her heart-felt discussion on the awesomeness of safety cones. Of course.
So you have a few options:
A. Give Marla the wine bottle, tell her to lay down on the rug with said wine bottle, roll the rug up with Marla in it, and call Lyft to drop them off at the nearest body of water.
B. Break down in tears, kick everyone out...Marla first, and sell your new home because everything is ruined. RUINED!!
C. Calmly and quickly rush over to the wine spot with a moist clean cloth and blot the stain from the edges to the center. Then raise the rug to help the wet spot dry so your rug won't mildew and rot. Once done, beg Marla to continue sharing her thoughts on why safety cones are better without stripes.
Even though option A would be the most satisfying, option C will save your vintage rug from destruction and an expensive, emergency call to your favorite oriental rug cleaner.
Tip 3 - Don't get that amazing vintage or antique rug wet.
This is the biggest reason I recommend choosing the right rug for the right area in your home. If you want to buy a silk rug, the worse thing you can do is use it in the wettest part of your bathroom.
The fact is, quality vintage and antique rugs are often made of natural fibers like wool and silk. These materials don't like to get too wet. So when you're picking a vintage or antique rug (I teach you the right way to buy a vintage and antique rug here) as a bathroom rug, make sure you keep the space and materials in mind.
Tip 4 - Move that plant.
(rug in photo above is Fergie)
Those planted fiddle leaf trees on rugs look amazing on Pinterest but in real life, they can destroy your vintage and antique rugs. Even if you're trying to hide that rug repair, don't do it with a plant. The moisture and dirt will leave a stain at best or worse, rot your rug and that's no way to take care of that new-to-you vintage and antique rug. Right!?
Tip 5 - Don't use the wrong rug pad.
Anyone that's used the wrong rug pad will warn you, don't do it. The cheap ones will leave a stain on your floors and will not provide proper protection for your new-to-you vintage and antique rug. If you need a rug pad (which I recommend to those trying to prevent tripping hazards on smooth/slippery floors) go with a high quality felt rug pad.
Tip 6 - Don't forget the bi-annual cleaning.
I get it. Your home is spotless, no one even eats near the rug, and you don't wear shoes in your home or let alone walk on the rug.
Although your family has mastered handstand walking because of your vintage and antique rugs, I assure you, your rug is still dirty. Over the years, life happens and every bit of dog hair, dust, dirt, and grime will find it's way to your amazing vintage and antique rug. No amount of vacuuming or shoe cover wearing can prevent this. It will just reduce the amount of dirt and wear.
In fact, if you've had your antique or vintage rug for a few months now, I dare you to stop everything you're doing right now, flip your vintage rug to the back and vacuum it (this is what I do before I send my rugs to get professionally cleaned) and tell me what you see.
Once you lift the rug, you will find a surprising amount of loose dirt on your floor. That was in your rug, so make sure you get a quality good wash every 1-3 years.
Tip 7 - Just say no to DIY.
I cringe when I scour the Internet and see all of these "amazing" DIY cleaning tips for vintage and antique rugs. Most of them involve tools, techniques, and chemicals that will ruin your beautiful vintage or antique rug investment. There are a lot of things you can do to prevent stains and damage to your rug. But there are many more things you can do to destroy it.
My best advice to you is - you've invested so much into buying a vintage and antique rug, don't ruin it with a DIY.
Just say no to the rug doctors. And don't even think about involving a washing machine. Vintage and antique rugs aren't fragile (I mean you're already buying a rug that looks amazing at 30-100 years old) but there are sure fire ways like creating DIY cleaning solutions to clean your vintage and antique rugs to ensure they don't last beautifully for another century.
Tip 8 - When in doubt, involve a professional.
I have the privilege of dealing with some of the best oriental rug cleaners in the business on a daily basis. I also have the privilege of seeing and hearing first-hand about the destruction people unknowingly bestow on their gorgeous antique and vintage rug treasures.
If you don't know what to do and a google search yields questionable results, let a pro take care of it. And make sure to involve the right professional. Most likely, your best local carpet cleaning guy isn't the one - sorry Mr. Carpet Cleaning Guy. You need the services of an experienced professional (just search for "oriental rug cleaning") that uses the proper equipment and techniques (particularly when drying the rugs) to clean and maintain your vintage and antique rugs.
In fact, I'll end this article with a video to show how a PROPER rug cleaning is done and you'll see why an experienced professional is required, until next time folks!!


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28 Days: Making Heroism American
This evening, Eakins expert Elizabeth Johns will lead off a public discussion about The Gross Clinic at WHYY's Civic Space. In her book Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life, Johns makes the case for the painting as a unique American interpretation of a powerful international trend:
Most citizens on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1830s and 1840s, benefiting from the sweeping growth of educational, professional, and social opportunities, had every confidence that the eighteenth-century terms of heroism could be grafted to modern life. Their optimism became an article of faith that dominated popular and professional literature. Leaders in the new professional fields, men in commerce and industry, educators, and publishers of the vastly expanding number of periodicals and newspapers urged that men could cultivate heroism in every role—that of the physician, the writer, the pianist, the banker, the factory owner, even the athlete. Their creed had several tenets. These modern heroes would be 'scientific,' undertaking their work on the basis of principles developed through direct observation and experimentation; they would be 'egalitarian,' investigating without prejudice all phenomena, activities and people; they would be 'progressive,' acutely sensitive to change, and demonstrating their awareness of it by knowing the history of their pursuit. And finally, they would be 'doers.' They would transform the old hierarchies, in which a man's worth was determined by his class, with the egalitarian standard of performance.
That said, Eakins' choice to take Dr. Gross's clinic and make this modern masterpiece was an absolutely brilliant choice—an "Aha!" moment in American identity. What else could have been a better choice for the dust jacket of John's book?Explore posts in the same categories: Eakins Countdown
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November 28, 2006 at 4:21 pm
Congratulations to WHYY for its important role in covering the Eakins Painting sale story and implications thereof.
To me I have "perverse gratitude" to the Jefferson leaders because for me this sale can spark a regional if not national debate on
1) What do patients want from hospitals?- see my essay- http://medicalcrises.blogspot.com
2)What can we expect from our regional health care sector institution leaders? Surely not decisions like this!
Dr.Rick Lippin
Southampton Pa
November 29, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Having attended the whyy informational meeting last night on the Gross Clinic I must say I have a much better understanding of the importance of this moving and dramatic painting to not just Artists but the Medical Community and the Philadelphia historical relevance. It does seem tragic that this painting could leave the environment where it has such a rich and colorful past and presence.
The eloquent speakers both on the panel and in the community were passionate and thoughtful in their illuminating the dilemma we face at the loss of this Painting.
Of course the amount of money needed to save it is intimidating and there would have to be a bit of a miracle to save it – it seems.
Thank you to everyone who cares about culture in this community, Philadelphia is a truly rich environment for an artist to work. I wish Eakins could know how much this painting moves people today after his terrible rejection in his lifetime.
Kathleen Sheehan
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Dancing for a cause
ROCHESTER — A benfit dance will be held for 7-year-old Alex "Ovi" Anderson on Friday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m.-midnight, at the Rochester American Legion, 94 Eastern Ave.
Anderson was recently diagnosed with leukemia; proceeds will go to help offset costs the family will be facing.
There will be food, entertainment and a cash bar. Additionally, there will be a silent auction, raffles and a 50/50 drawing. Tickets will be available at the door for a $5 donation.
For those who are unable to attend, but would still like to donate, the Alex Anderson Donation Fund has been set up at Citizen's Bank.
For more information, contact Rick Langis at 312-1727 or rlangismetrocast.net.
Sacred circle
PORTSMOUTH — A sacred circle dance will be held Friday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m., at the Portsmouth Center for Yoga and the Arts, 9 Brewery Lane.
People in all cultures, throughout history and across the world, dance. Join in this tradition with dances from a multicultural folk dance background accessible to many ages, body types and experience levels. Steps taught; no experience or partner needed.
Cost: $5. For more information, contact 750-7506 or amyla44juno.com.
Penny sale
BARRINGTON — There will be a Penny Sale on Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Christian Fellowship Church, on Route 125. For more information, call Dianna Cullen at 509-2628.
Adult education
York, Maine — The following York Adult Education classes are beginning the week of Dec. 1:
Holiday Kissing Ball, How to really make it in voiceovers, Certified Nursing Assistant program begins Feb. 3, with interviews scheduled for Jan. 13 and 15.
For more information about course costs or to register, call 207-363-7922 or visit www.yorkadulteducation.org.
Christmas trees
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Rotary Club will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Lafayette Plaza on Route 1 in Portsmouth as part of its annual fundraising effort beginning Friday, Nov. 28.
Each year the Portsmouth Rotary Club raises over $100,000 which goes back into the Seacoast community through student scholarships and donations to local nonprofit organizations. Last year's recipients included The Birchtree Center, Community Diversion Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Seacoast Family Food Pantry.
College aid information
DOVER — The Dover High School Guidance Department will host a Financial Aid Workshop for college-bound seniors and their families on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m., in the DHS auditorium. A representative from the UNH Financial Aid Office will provide information about how to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) that is the application for federal and state grants, work-study and loans. Other topics related to financing a college application will be addressed.
For more information, contact the DHS Guidance Department at 516-6940.
Holiday goings on
DOVER — Maple Suites, 30 Holiday Dr., invites the community to visit its holiday house and enjoy events coming up in the month of December. Call 742-8820 to make reservations.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1:45 p.m., holiday card making and scrapbooking, tour and luncheon.
Thursday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m., dinner and concert performed by the Seacoast Trmbone Quartet.
Friday, Dec. 5, 12 p.m., Monthly Bridge Players Luncheon and Tournament.
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m., Holiday Dinner Theater Night featuring the Pontine Theater's production of "It's A Wonderful Life!"
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2-5 p.m. "Maple Suites Open House with Santa Claus! "
Monday, Dec. 15, 11:45 a.m., Maple Suites one-year anniversary party with a holiday piano celebration, lunch, afternoon bingo, dinner and entertainment.
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., a French-American holiday celebration.
Monday, Dec. 29, 4 p.m., Piano with John Casey and dinner.
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 5 p.m., New Year celebration.
Short films
PORTSMOUTH — Local artists and filmmakers, Mitchell Rosenzweig and Flynn Donovan, will share the big screen to present original documentary short features on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Levenson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library.
Donovan will screen two films, "A Mark in the Sand" and "Shadow of a Smile." Rosenzweig will screen "Subway Film" and False Summits."
For more information about this event and others, contact the library at 427-1540 or visit www.cityofportsmouth.com/library. This event is free and open to the public.
Save the oysters
PORTSMOUTH — A program on restoring oyster reefs in the Great Bay Estuary will be held on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Levenson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library (first floor).
This is the fourth and final program in the Piscataqua Gundalow Fall Contemporary Coastal Issues Series. For more information, contact the nonprofit Gundalow Company at 433-9505 or infogundalow.org
Skiing program
ELIOT, Maine — Registrations are now being taken for the Eliot Community Service Department's cross country skiing program for children in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade.
ECSD partners with the Healthy Hometowns Ski program for ski and equipment rentals. Lessons will be held December-March (depending on snow) on Mondays, 4-5 p.m. Children keep the skis for the winter, so they can use them at home too.
The deadline to register is Dec. 5, and there will be a mandatory information meeting on Dec. 8 at the Eliot Elementary School gym.
For pricing information or to register, call 207-451-9334 or visit www.eliotcsd.org.
Basketball tryouts
ELIOT, Maine — Tryouts for the Eliot Northeast League boys' team will be held Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eliot Elementary School Gym.
The league is open to high school students in grades 9-12 who do not participate on a school-sponsored team. The league runs from mid-December through the beginning of March. Sign-ups are now being held at the ECSD office on Dixon Road. For pricing information or to register, call 207-451-9334 or visit www.eliotcsd.org.
Rabies clinic
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — A Rabies and Microchip Clinic will be held Sunday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the North Berwick Community Center on Lebanon Road.
Cost is $10 per vaccine. Dogs must be leashed, cats and ferrets in carriers. Proceeds will benefit Another Chance Animal Rescue. For more information, e-mail boomeracanimalrescue.org
Victorian tea
ELIOT, Maine — A Victorian Tea will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, to benefit the William Fogg Library. The tea will be hosted at the Fogg Homestead, the historic home on library property. The tea features an array of elegant sandwiches, homemade scones with traditional clotted cream and jam, desserts and tea.
There will be two seatings for the tea, 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and reservations for a specific seating are required. Tickets are $10; call the library at 207-439-9437, or stop by during library hours to reserve a ticket.
Only a penny
MILTON — the Milton Learning center will hold its annual Penny Sale and Silent Auction at the Nute High School gym Sunday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Drawings begin at 4:30 p.m.
Prizes come from Walt Disney World, Six Flags, Manchester Mondarchs, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Water Country and other businesses.
A trip to the Pops
SOMERSWORTH — A trip to see the Boston Pops at the Verizon Center in Manchester on Sunday, Dec. 14, is being offered by the city's Recreation Department. Bus departs from Somersworth Plaza at 12:30 p.m. for a 2:30 p.m. show. Great seats in Section 119. This holiday concert, conducted by Keith Lockhart, is best known for its rousing sing-a-longs and touching renditions of great Christmas classics.
Cost is $50, which includes bus transportation and ticket. For more information, call 692-9508.
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From The Socialist newspaper, 3 February 2016
Councillor suspended after cuts query: activists seek joint work
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A north London Labour group has suspended one of its councillors for questioning cuts to adult care. Anti-austerity campaigners in Haringey are appealing to Councillor Gideon Bull to join them in drawing up a no-cuts 'people's budget'.
Socialist Party member John Dolan works in the service Cllr Bull spoke out to protect. John said: "Many people who work in this vital service, and who rely on it, were delighted when Cllr Bull spoke out.
"We thought - 'at last, a councillor who is speaking up for services rather than just passing on Tory cuts!' It is outrageous that he has been suspended for doing what, in our view, a Labour councillor should do."
Cllr Bull addressed a Haringey Momentum meeting on 28 January, where he vowed to continue speaking up for those who rely on these vital services. He also explained how difficult this period in his life had been. He said the stress of the Labour group's treatment of him brought on a life-threatening heart complaint.
"In December 2014," said John, "Haringey council agreed £70 million of cuts over three years. But the council also has £96 million in reserves. Many Labour Party members, as well as council workers, service users, and campaigners, think these reserves should be used to avoid cuts.
"Jeremy Corbyn won a landslide leadership election victory because people want an alternative. Many new Labour Party members, inspired by his anti-austerity message, will be horrified at this action. I would appeal to Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell to intervene and reinstate this councillor."
The Momentum meeting condemned Cllr Bull's suspension. But unfortunately, local Momentum leaders - including a sitting councillor - ruled out calls for Labour leaders to intervene, and postponed a discussion on a no-cuts budget. A sizeable minority, however, backed these proposals.
John said: "I also appeal to Cllr Bull to join with anti-cuts campaigners in the borough to draw up an alternative, people's budget for Haringey. This would avoid these devastating cuts, and start to build up the massive campaign necessary to win the funding back from central government."
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Socialist Party news and analysis
Solidarity with health workers
Bedroom Tax ruling: The fight to scrap it must continue
Air pollution destroys more lives and homes
Conservatives have no interest in collecting corporation taxes
Readers' comments and reviews
Private renting: Unfit homes and couch surfing
Witty take on credit crunch misses problems at heart of capitalism
Arrested 'Heathrow 13' climate activist speaks
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Fight to save Huddersfield A&E
Angry south Londoners march against the housing bill
Newham Labour disunited against austerity
Councillor suspended after cuts query: activists seek joint work
Wakefield tells big business to frack-off!
Celebrating the revolutionary life of Robert Burns
Fighting to save the last two play centres
Socialist Party features
World economy heading into a storm
Zika virus: Another healthcare system failure
Workplace news
Fight to save 1,550 finance jobs in Surrey
Tories axe 310 jobs in Northern powerhouse
London Transport workers braced for huge cuts in spending
Tories are taking London taxi drivers for a ride
Crane drivers' strike for pay rise
Tesco slashes pay for thousands of workers
International socialist news and analysis
Japan: The failure of 'Abenomics'
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